Berry (William). Composite atlas, 1680-8

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Berry (William). [Composite atlas], London: sold by William Berry at the Sign of the Globe between Charing-Cross and White Hall, 1680-c.1688, containing:
1. Africa divided according to the extent of its Principall Parts, 1680,
2. South America, 1680,
3. Italy, 1682,
4. The Empire of Germany, c.1685-8,
5. The Kingdom of Hungary, c.1680-5,
6. Russia Alba or Moscovia, 1682,
7. Scandinavia, 1684,
8. The Kingdom of Denmark, c.1680-5,
9. The United Provinces of the Netherlands, c.1680-5,
10. The Catholick Provinces of the Low Countries, c.1680-5,
11. The Course of the River Rhine, c.1680-5,
12. The Circle of Swabia, c.1685-8,
13. The Circle of Bavaria, c.1685-8,
14. The Dukedom of Pomerania, c.1685-8,
15. The Circle of Westphalia, c.1685-8,
16. The Mountains of the Alpes, 1683,
17. Part of the Circle of Austria, c.1685-8,
18. Part of the Circle of Austria in which are the Dukedomes of Stiria, and Carinthia, or Carniola and other Heriditary [sic] Countrys of the House of Austria, 1688,
19. The Dukedom and Electorat of Brandebourg, c.1680-5,
i.e. 19 engraved maps, each on two conjoined sheets mounted on guard, each with strip-title to head, title and dedication within large elaborate cartouche incorporating royal arms and ethnographic and allegorical elements and secondary cartouche containing bar scales and imprint, contemporary outline colour throughout, South America and United Provinces with later enhancement, variable toning and browning, tissue-repairs and consolidation throughout, many maps backed on tissue or linen, two large sections of restoration within image of Africa map, a few other maps with small restored sections to frames, various sheet sizes (58.2 x 88 cm to 61 x 91 cm), modern panelled calf to style, atlas folio

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Tooley Africa p. 56 ('uncommon').

Based on Jaillot’s Atlas nouveau (1674), a reworking of Sanson, Berry's maps were published separately between 1680 and 1689, which may account for their high attrition rate.