Curiosities: A Dedication to “James III” of England
Vincenzo Maria CORONELLI / Jean-Baptist NOLIN “LE ROYAUME D’ESCOSSE …” Scarce broadsheet map of Scotland, first published in…
Biography: John Rocque
John Rocque (properly Jean) was a French Huguenot émigré, one of four children (including three brothers), who seems…
Napoleon’s Threatened Invasion of England
A MAP intended to illustrate the threatened INVASION of ENGLAND by BONAPARTE. [2a, ob – 4a, ob] A…
Geography Bewitched! (Again)
Robert Dighton was a well known painter of portraits and caricatures, as well as decorative subjects, who is…