* KITCHIN, Thomas (1718-1784). A General Atlas, Describing the Whole Universe. London: Robert Sayer, 1773.

Folio (558 x 345 mm). Title printed in red and black, 23 engraved maps on 35 double-page and folding sheets hand-colored in outline. (A few maps with frayed edges, a few tears to folds or margins, occasionally with repairs, some light offsetting.) Contemporary half calf, marbled boards (lower cover detached, upper joint starting, some wear).

FIRST EDITION, maps dated 1772 or earlier, with 6 maps relating to the Americas, including the first issue of Ross's Course of the River Mississippi. The map of North America is Emanuel Bowen and John Gibson's An Accurate Map of North America. Describing and distinguishing the British and Spanish Dominions, published by Robert Sayer in London on 2 July 1772. RARE: according to online records, only two copies of the First Edition have sold at auction in the last 30 years. Phillips 3514; Sabin 38021; Stevens & Tree 49c.