ADAM'S - THE HISTORY SALE - APRIL 26TH 2017 (Click Lot title for more images and to Place Bid)

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The History Sale
Chart of the North Coast of Ireland
The title is in a circular frame in the centre and reads “A New Chart OfThe North Coast of Ireland From Sligo Bay to Rachlin Isle Drawn FromThe Latest Surveys forW.
Heather. 1807”. Below the title is “J. Stephenson Engraver”. Below the frame is the imprint “London. Published as the Act directs, January 1st 1807, byWilliam Heather, at the
NavigationWarehouse, No. 157 Leadenhall Street”.
This is part of a series of three charts covering the north, west and south coast of Ireland, first produced in 1807. It overlaps chartV to include Sligo town.
It shows the coast from Ballycastle and Rathlin Island, county Antrim, to Achris Head, county Sligo. There are scattered coastal profiles, notes on the sea bottom, numerous
soundings and tide and current marks. There are also two compass roses showing north to the top and scales of latitude and longitude west from Greenwich, on all four sides.
Magnetic variation is dated 1807.
In the lower right corner is an inset (265 x 230 mm.) entitled “A New Chart of Loch Foyle, being the Entrance to Londonderry” with a “Scale of Miles 6 [= 70 mm.]” and one
compass rose showing north to the top. 780 x 645mm.
€ 100 - 200
A Chart of the North Coast of Ireland
Laurie &Whittle (1794). 795 x 525
€ 150 - 250
Two autograph letters signed.
HenryWellesley was born into one of the most famous Irish families,
his father Garrett, was first Earl of Mornington, his brother Arthur,
the Iron Duke, became Prime Minister, and another, Richard Colley,
MarquessWellesley, was Governor General of India and Lord Lieu-
tenant of Ireland.
The first letter written from Spain in 1811 within two months of
becoming Ambassador there “I am very much obliged to you for the
invaluable communications which I have received in relation to the
military operations inValencia ……”. The second letter dated 1825
was written fromVienna, also while he was Ambassador there, to Mr
Andrew, Bookseller, Bond Street, concerning purchases of books.
€ 100 - 200