John Senex

A Map of the World

John Senex, at the Globe against St. Dunstans Church

1710 - 1728

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An English map of the world.

  • John Senex (English).
  • A Map of the World Corrected from the Observations communicated to the Royal Societys of London and Paris. By John Senex F.R.S. To the Right Honorable Richard Boyle Earl of Burlington and Cork, Viscount Dungarvan, Baron Clifford of Landsborough and Baron Boyle of Youghail.
  • Fleetstreet, London: John Senex, at the Globe against St. Dunstans Church, 1710 (-1728).
  • Double-page engraved map on two sheets joined, with full contemporary hand-coloring.
  • This work is presented framed.


John Senex (1678-1740) was one of the foremost mapmakers in England in the early eighteenth century. He was also a surveyor, globemaker and geographer. As a young man, he was apprenticed to Robert Clavell, a bookseller. He worked with several mapmakers over the course of his career, including Jeremiah Seller and Charles Price. In 1728, Senex was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, a rarity for mapmakers. The Fellowship reflects his career-long association as engraver to the Society and publisher of maps by Edmund Halley, among other luminaries. He is best known for his English Atlas (1714), which remained in print until the 1760s. After his death in 1740, his widow, Mary, carried on the business until 1755. Thereafter, his stock was acquired by William Herbert and Robert Sayer (maps) and James Ferguson (globes).

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Stain on right fold.

Center fold creased.

Some old repairs.

Dimensions

Height: 42.52 inches / 108 cm
Width: 23.03 inches / 58.5 cm

Framed Height: 27.75 inches / 70.5 cm

Framed Width: 47.24 inches / 120 cm

Language

English

Subject

Maps, World, Travel, topography and voyages

SKU

D2SJ8

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