1700s Coast of Portugal and Spain Map, Mount & Page
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Early 18th century. A partially hand-colored New Sea Chart of the Coast of Portugal and part of Spain, from Cape Finistere. By the notable Mount & Page mao company.
Fair condition. Bottom right corner destroyed, along with part of the bottom edge; chipped edges. Brown staining.
Mount & Page was a firm of religious and maritime publishers that flourished in the eighteenth century. The name became well-known worldwide as an imprint of nautical charts. The firm was founded in 1701 by Richard Mount (1654–1722) and Thomas Page (active 1700-1733). As Mount & Page the firm flourished throughout the 18th century and made the fortunes of both families, helped by government contracts. Successive generations of Mounts and Pages worked in the business, and the families intermarried. One of its staple titles was Navigatio Britannica by John Barrow, published in 1750 and still being advertised in 1787.
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