Author: James Duquemin
Title: Plan of the Town and Parish of St. Peter Port, Guernsey
Description: Guernsey, F. Clarke; Mardon, Son and Hal, 1873 . Cloth. James Duquemin's very scarce folding lithographic colour map of the Town and Parish of St. Peter Port, Guernsey. A very scarce folding colour lithographic map.The work of James Duquemin, a notable surveyor in Guernsey in the nineteenth century.A copy of this detailed map is part of the collection at the Island Archives of the States of Guernsey, and has been referenced in historical discussions about St. Paul's Church in St. Peter Port, indicating the map's utility in understanding the development of the region.Measuring approximately 39" by 28" when unfolded.The map has been mounted on cloth, and bound in cloth covered boards. In cloth covered boards. Externally, age toned, with handling marks to boards. Joints starting, with boards a touch tender. Internally, folding map laid down on cloth, and firmly held. Map bright, with the odd spot and instances of light handling marks. Very Good . Ill.: James Duquemin. Very Good .

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