Rogers’ Human Life: A Poem Mapmaker(s)_Kerry Lee [xvi] b/w illustrations

[xvi] b/w illustrations

A chart of Sète in southern France

A sea chart of Foça

The cartouche illustrates a stag hunting scene

which traced its roots back to Gerardus Mercator

Rogers’ Human Life: A Poem Mapmaker(s)_Kerry Lee [xvi] b/w illustrationsRogers' poem was printed in both quarto and octavo formats in 1819, the year of its first publication. Eclipsed by some of his great contemporaries, Rogers was praised for the musicality of his verse, and his literary breakfasts were a feature of the social scene. An early owner has picked up on Rogers' comment on p. 81, that he 'would say something in favour of the old fashioned triplet, which I have ventured to use so often'. 41 times, according to