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Description

Rare two-sheet map of Asia originally engraved by Charles Price.

The present example is later state, bearing the imprint of George Wildey and Timothy Brandeth.

Wildey acquired the Price's stock in 1713, at which time he added his the Wildey and Brandeth imprint.  The partnership dissolved quickly, and maps with this imprint are very rare on the market.

The map is very rare on the market.  We are aware of several variants, one advertising for Wildey's Great Toy Shop and another with a dedication by Charles Price to John Poulett, who was Lord Steward between 1711-1714.

Charles Price Biography

Charles Price (1679?-1733) was an engraver, instrument maker, and mapseller.

Price had been apprenticed to John Seller, famous mapmaker and father to Charles’ business partner, Jeremiah. In fact, Jeremiah and Charles were made free of the Merchant Taylors Guild on the same day, September 1, 1703. The two were already working together by then.

After breaking off with Seller, Price worked with John Senex (1705-10) and George Wildey (1710-13). He was still working in the 1720s, but was in Fleet Prison in 1731 for debt and died two years later.