114. Read ( Lieutenant R.P.) This Geographical Plan of The Island and Forts of Saint Helena, separately published pictorial map of Napoleon’s place of exile, title and dedication, upper right, Napoleon’s facsimile signatures, lower right, with ships and spouting whales, the island graphically depicting the topography, trees, roads and numerous buildings, engraved map with full original hand-colouring, 450 x 590mm., dissected and linen-backed, with descriptive text pasted on verso, exposure line from previous over-mount within the borderline, even browning over the map area within, pin-holes to three corners with a small loss to upper right, well outside the border, lacking slipcase, 8vo., Burgis & Barfoot, Laurie & Whittle, and others, 1815.
est. £300 – £400