A MEMOIR EXPLANATORY OF THE CHART AND SURVEY OF THE COUNTY OF LONDON-DERRY, IRELAND

London, England: G. and W. Nicol, Pall-Mall, 1814. First Edition. Leather-bound. Very Good Plus. Quarto, 10.8 in. x 8.3 in., pp. xvi, [4], 357. Illustrated with fold-out frontispiece entitled "View of Londonderry" and seven additional plates. Subscribers list. Contemporary full calf with thin triple-frame and armorial emblem of two bucks embossed in blind to center of front and back boards. Gilt title and five gilt-edged raised bandlines. Marbled edges. Dark brown endpapers. Previous owners embossment to front free endpaper. Light age-toning to pages. Clean and sharp: Handsome edition. Previous owner's embossment reads: "Dispensary House, Carricart, Lifford, Co. Bcl".

George Vaughan Sampson (1763-1827) was born in County Antrim, and was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was headmaster of Foyle College, Derry for four years before becoming Rector of Aghaboe. This memoir provides a detailed account of the chart and survey of the County of London-Derry in Ireland. The book is divided into several chapters, each of which focuses on a particular aspect of the survey. The author provides a comprehensive description of the geography, topography, and natural resources of the region. He also discusses the history of the county, including the various invasions and settlements that have occurred over the centuries.