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Theatro d'el orbe de la Tierra by ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-1598)

by ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-1598)

Theatro d'el orbe de la Tierra by ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-1598)

Theatro d'el orbe de la Tierra

by ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-1598)

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Antwerp: Jan Baptist Vrients, 1602. Folio (18 x 12 inches). EXCEPTIONALLY FINE HAND-COLOURED engraved title-page HEIGHTED WITH GOLD, coat of arms of Philip III of Spain by P.A. Schottus, portrait of Ortelius and 149 engraved maps by Frans Hogenberg and others on 120 copperplates and printed on 117 mapsheets, each map richly embellished with figural cartouches, arms, sailing ships, sea monsters, and deities etc (map 21 misbound, rusthole on world map just touching the plate-mark), 120 ten-line woodcut historiated initials, 33 various smaller woodcut initials, all FINELY COLOURED IN A CONTEMPORARY HAND, PROBABLY BY MYNCKEN LIEFRINCKS (TRUUSJE GOEDINGS). Contemporary Spanish paneled vellum over paste-board, each cover finely decorated with gilt filletes, fleurons and and central gilt arabesque, yapp edges, the title in manuscript on the spine, all edges gilt, remains of two pairs of ties (very early and expert repairs to the head and foot of the spine, some minor staining). Modern half green morocco folding-case. Provenance: Otto Schaefer, his sale Sotheby's November 1995, lot 162. AN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE AND ATTRACTIVE COPY OF THE RARE SPANISH EDITION OF ORTELIUS'S "THEATRUM ORBIS TERRARUM" The second edition in Spanish, first published in 1588, and the first edition of the "Theatrum..." published under the imprint of Jan Baptist Vrients, who assumed responsibility for the atlas three years after Ortelius's death. Vrients added several new maps to Ortelius's oeuvre and continued to publish the atlas until his own death in 1612, after which no further editions appeared. This edition of the "Theatrum..." was published without the "Parergon" and the "Nomenclator". The world map used in this edition is printed from Ortelius's third and final "Typus orbis terrarium" plate, which greatly improved the delineation of the southwest coastline of South America and depicted the Solomon Islands for the first time. Also included is the landmark map "America Sive Novi Orbis Nova Descrptio" (America, or New World, Newly Described). Ortelius first published his "Theatrum...", arguably the first atlas in the modern sense of the word in 1570, A businessman native to Antwerp, Ortelius complied the best existing maps, re-engraved them on a standardized format, and included them with the text in one volume. Dedicated to Philip III, King of Spain, who in 1602 ordered an 'armada' to sail from Acapulco on the South coast of Mexico to report on the islands of the Pacific Oceans and the "great realm of California". Truusje Goedings, renowned expert in Dutch colourists of the 17th-century writes of this copy: "The de-luxe colouring of this copy of the Spanish edition has remained remarkably fresh and is of very high quality. It was done by one, contemporary hand in a definitely Flemish style, with its overall colouring in rather heavy, warm hues, though somewhat more refined than usual. The plates and maps are heightened with gold, also in the lettering. Moreover, all initials in the text are coloured brightly and with care and variation. This is rare, and accentuates the quality of the colouring. In general coloured copies of the 'Theatrum' had their texts left plain, and if colour was applied to initials or text-decorations, this was mostly done thin and hastily with just one or two colours. The green used for large land surfaces did not turn into a brownish yellow as often in atlases of this period, but remained fresh in many places. Only a brighter hue, apparently a mixture, has been discoloured. A special feature is the lead white used to whiten the white of the paper (to enhance contrast, or as ground for other colours). In some places this has oxidized and turned into grey, f.e. at the upper part of the dedication print on verso title, and in the cartouche on the Africa map. A de-luxe colouring like this was very costly at the time. Plantijn, former publisher of the 'Theatrum', used to ask especially for these copies expert colourist Myncken Liefrincks, head of the Liefrincks printing firm. As she was still the best address at the time, Vrients will have done the same. Plantijn's archives reveal some of her prices. For instance, for a de-luxe colouring of a Spanish Theatrum (ed. 1588, priced uncoloured ca. fl. 20) with adornments in gold and silver she got payed fl. 36,-, almost four times the price of a regular colouring - and almost twice the price of a plain copy. (see on this my article in Kunst in Kaart, exh. Amsterdam). "The richness of colouring and the carefull overall treatment of this copy suggest it was intended for a wealthy client or for presentation. This Spanish version was Vrients's first edition of the Theatrum after he had bought the plates from Ortelius' heirs, which he dedicated in print to the Spanish king. He certainly had prepared a few copies for presentation to the Spanish court. Where the dedicatee himself in general was presented with a de-luxe binding in leather, one or two of his high-placed favorites who were often also gifted had to do with a little bit less, be it in colour, or in binding (as here might have been the case). Anyhow, the Spanish title and monograms on spine indicate a provenance from an early Spanish owner. Comparison with 2 copies of the same edition held in the Escorial library (see Koeman 31:451, p.212) might bring more light to this". Rijksmuseum 1989, p.95-130, esp. p.113-117, with lit.; and C.Hofmann in Couleur de la Terre, Paris Bibl. Nationale 1999, p.69 ). "All the elements of the modern atlas were brought to publication in Abraham Ortelius' "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum". This substantial undertaking assembled... the best available maps of the world by the most renowned and up-to-date geographers... each of Ortelius' maps was engraved specifically for his atlas according to uniform formats" (Shirley). Ortelius first published his "Theatrum…", arguably the first atlas in the modern sense of the word, in 1570, with 70 seventy copper engravings on fifty-three double-folio pages. A businessman native to Antwerp, Ortelius compiled the best existing maps, re-engraved them on a standardized format, and included them with the text in one volume. But, by 1570, he had been dealing in maps and charts for more than twenty years. The death of Ortelius' father in 1535, who had been a wealthy merchant, seems to have placed his family in financial difficulties. When Ortelius was as young as 19 he is recorded as having joined the Guild of St. Luke as 'afsetter' "or colourist of maps and prints. He seems to have reached a very advanced level of skill in this craft, as some customers continued to insist on buying atlases coloured by him personally at a time when he had already developed into a publisher and cartographer/merchant… Ortelius [also] became a trader in books, prints and maps. Much of this trading had to do with the house of Plantin [subsequently publisher of the 'Theatrum']…Soon he was attending the book fair in Frankfurt to buy and sell books, maps and prints for others as well as for himself. He first met Gerard Mercator there in 1554, which marked the state of a life-long professional relationship and personal friendship… " (van den Broecke page 14). Through his work Ortelius became quite the cosmopolitan, he travelled extensively to France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Italy, England and Ireland, and as a result had command of several languages. With the publication of the "Theatrum" came tremendous success and wealth. Giving full credit to the original cartographers, the "Theatrum" was so successful that it was printed three times in 1570 alone. In 1574 Ortelius retained the position of Royal Cosmographer to Phillip II and was given a fine gold necklace, worth 1000 ducats. Between 1570 and 1612 the atlas was published in 42 editions and the 7 languages: Latin, German, Flemish, French, Spanish, English and Italian. Koeman Ort 34; Palay 205364; Shirley 158. 1016.4V.4B.Catalogued by Kate Hunter.
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London & Edinburgh: A Fullarton & Co The Imperial Map of England and Wales according to the Ordnance Survey, with the latest additions shewing clearly every feature of the country, Railways and their Stations, Roads, Canals, Rivers, Gentlemens Seats etc. on the scale of 4 miles to an inch by John Bartholomew. 19 linen backed sheets numbered 1-15 plus 16 A,B and C. together with a folded index sheet. Flat sheet size, 550x750mm, folded size 275x185mm. All the maps in first class condition with no distress to folds. The folds to the paper index sheet have at some time been rather crudely stregthened. The whole enclosed in the original leathered covered box with an envelope style lid.
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Francois Lecoy's 'Simple and Easy Methods for Surveying' is a fine, early 19th-century treatise on the systems used in construction and map preparation. Lecoy discusses the means by which French surveyors level land through the means of linear trigonometry. This 1805 first edition is an exception example of early 19th-century landscaping and topography. Note that this book includes impressive, folding color engravings of topographical examples and surveying tools.
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Méthode simple et facile pour lever les plans, suivie d'un traité du nivellement, d'un abrégé des règles du lavis et des élémens de trigonométrie rectiligne
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London: Henry S. King & Co. Collectible-Good/NO DUSTJACKET. 1877. First Edition. Hardcover. Folding map plus 16 illustrations by the Eskimo. Complete with decorated cloth protected with a mylar cover. . Sm 8vo., 468 pp. plus 32 pp. catalogue, Inter spine and hinges needs repair. Contents clean. Former owner's inscription, bookplate. .
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Map of Vermillion County, Indiana drawn by John Collett for the 1st annual report of Prof. E.T. Cox, State Geologist, 1869

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Indianapolis: W. & J. Braden, 1869. Original map from the 1869 book, open measurement, 12 1/4" x 30", folds to 8 1/2" x 5 ", Very Good Plus, 2" tear at fold and 1/2" tear at fold, light soiling to verso at main folded section. One of 3 maps from the SCARCE 1869 book.. First Printing. Map, Folded. Very Good Plus. 12 1/4" x 30".
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Book is in Very Good condition but the leather cover is fragile/Fair. All around gilt, spine is very worn and the hinges are cracked with the covers almost detached. 771 pages plus transportation. Also includes portraits and biographies of all the presidents of the U.S. and Governors of the State. A very large book, additional shipping outside the continental U.S.A.
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Paris: Chez l'auteur... Laurent d'Houry... Jean Boudot, libraire..., 1699. 12mo. [18],300;112 pp. plus 26 plates (three folding). Contemporary speckled calf, spine richly gilt, gilt leather label, raised bands, edges rouged. Light institutional inkstamp in title page. 18th-century inscription in titlepage and signature of Theophile Leonard in title page and final page of the dedication. Occasional 18th-century marginalia. Minor wear. Near fine. First edition of the first major work of Nicolas Bion, complete with 26 plates of terrestrial and celestial maps, diagrams, and images of globes. Bion (ca. 1652-1733) was a Paris-based cosmographer and maker of mathematical and astronomical instruments, holding the title of "king's engineer for mathematical instruments" under Louis XIV (DSB II, pp. 132-1330). A landmark in its field.
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FIrst page of the preface and last page of the index are facsimiles, else; complete with 39 original maps and shapes, mint condition and wide complete margins. 698pp of Ottoman Turkish text, printed by Ibrahim Muteferrika in 1145 AH. - 1732 AD. In contemporary hard covers binding. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION OF THE JIHANNUMA. Planned as a great cosmosgraphy, the work was never completed, although Katib Celebi wrote two versions. The text contained here is the second version, rewritten after the author had acquired a Mercator-Hondius Atlas minor (Koemans mistakenly considered the Jihannuma a translation into Turkish of that Atlas). It covers the world from Japan to the Ottoman borders and is well-illustrated with engraved maps, including: the World in twin hemispheres, the World in oval projection, Europe, Africa, Asia, America, the North and South Poles, Arabia, Japan and various other parts of Asia and Asia Minor. Several of the maps and diagrams had appeared in earlier books printed by Mteferrika.The… Read More
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Arab navigation in the Indian Ocean before the coming of the Portuguese

by Ahmad ibn Majid al-Sadi , G.R. Tibbetts

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Ahmad ibn Majid al-Sadi, G.R. Tibbetts - Arab Navigation in the Indian Ocean before the coming of the Portuguese - London, The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland; Luzac and Company Ltd, 1971 - First Edition - Hardcover - 614pp + 4 maps (out of 7)- 22x14 cmCondition Very Good: Cover some light shelf wear, inside as new. Four out of seven maps present: Chart of the Arabian Sea, India and the Bay of Bengal, Red Sea and Gulf of Eden, East African CoastIf you have any questions or want to see more pictures, feel free to ask.Your book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking number, signed & insured.
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Savoia.  Sabaudia

Savoia. " "Sabaudia

by Ortelius, Abraham

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Europe: Antwerp Joannem Bapt. Vrientium/ Vrients. 1601. Copper engraved minature map by Phillip Galle of the Savoy, France, from" Epitome theatri Orteliani praecipuarum orbis regionum delinaetiones. . Editio ultima" Latin text to verso, describing the succeeding map. . Dark impression; overall toning; light foxing/staining to blank margins. The first edition of the"Epitome" in 1577, a reduced format atlas, with minature maps of Abraham Ortelius's "Theatrum" is believed to have been the initiative of the engraver Phillip Galle who asked Peter Heyns to write the text. Ortelius had fled to England in 1576 having taken refuge there from Spanish oppression, and may have been unaware of the plan of his two friends. The pocket atlas was a a commmercial success and was reprinted several times with Galle adding many new maps, and replacing some. Jan. Baptist, Vrients bought the rights and plates of the Epitome from Phillip Galle in 1601, . he published 4 editions using the Galle plates of which this is the… Read More
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Auraicus Princ. " "AuRaicus Principatus

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Europe: Antwerp Joannem Bapt. Vrientium/ Vrients. 1601. Copper engraved minature map by Phillip Galle of the Principality of Orange, Southern France, from" Epitome theatri Orteliani praecipuarum orbis regionum delinaetiones. . Editio ultima" Latin text to verso, describing the succeeding map. . Dark impression; overall toning; light foxing/staining to blank margins; printed crooked on the page. The first edition of the"Epitome" in 1577, a reduced format atlas, with minature maps of Abraham Ortelius's "Theatrum" is believed to have been the initiative of the engraver Phillip Galle who asked Peter Heyns to write the text. Ortelius had fled to England in 1576 having taken refuge there from Spanish oppression, and may have been unaware of the plan of his two friends. The pocket atlas was a a commmercial success and was reprinted several times with Galle adding many new maps, and replacing some. Jan. Baptist, Vrients bought the rights and plates of the Epitome from Phillip Galle in 1601, . he published… Read More
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Europe: Antwerp Joannem Bapt. Vrientium/ Vrients. 1601. Copper engraved minature map by Phillip Galle of Blois, France, from" Epitome theatri Orteliani praecipuarum orbis regionum delinaetiones. . Editio ultima" Latin text to verso, describing the succeeding map. . Dark impression; overall toning; light foxing/staining to blank margins. The first edition of the"Epitome" in 1577, a reduced format atlas, with minature maps of Abraham Ortelius's "Theatrum" is believed to have been the initiative of the engraver Phillip Galle who asked Peter Heyns to write the text. Ortelius had fled to England in 1576 having taken refuge there from Spanish oppression, and may have been unaware of the plan of his two friends. The pocket atlas was a a commmercial success and was reprinted several times with Galle adding many new maps, and replacing some. Jan. Baptist, Vrients bought the rights and plates of the Epitome from Phillip Galle in 1601, . he published 4 editions using the Galle plates of which this is the… Read More
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Delphinatus.  Auaicus Principatus

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Europe: Antwerp Joannem Bapt. Vrientium/ Vrients. 1601. Copper engraved minature map by Phillip Galle of Duphiné, France, from" Epitome theatri Orteliani praecipuarum orbis regionum delinaetiones. . Editio ultima" Latin text to verso, describing the succeeding map. . Dark impression; overall toning; light foxing/staining to blank margins. The first edition of the"Epitome" in 1577, a reduced format atlas, with minature maps of Abraham Ortelius's "Theatrum" is believed to have been the initiative of the engraver Phillip Galle who asked Peter Heyns to write the text. Ortelius had fled to England in 1576 having taken refuge there from Spanish oppression, and may have been unaware of the plan of his two friends. The pocket atlas was a a commmercial success and was reprinted several times with Galle adding many new maps, and replacing some. Jan. Baptist, Vrients bought the rights and plates of the Epitome from Phillip Galle in 1601, . he published 4 editions using the Galle plates of which this is the… Read More
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Europe: Antwerp Joannem Bapt. Vrientium/ Vrients. 1601. Copper engraved minature map by Phillip Galle of Anjou, France, from" Epitome theatri Orteliani praecipuarum orbis regionum delinaetiones. . Editio ultima" Latin text to verso, describing the succeeding map. . Dark impression, overall toning, light foxing to blank margins; one darker spot to lower blank margin The first edition of the"Epitome" in 1577, a reduced format atlas, with minature maps of Abraham Ortelius's "Theatrum" is believed to have been the initiative of the engraver Phillip Galle who asked Peter Heyns to write the text. Ortelius had fled to England in 1576 having taken refuge there from Spanish oppression, and may have been unaware of the plan of his two friends. The pocket atlas was a a commmercial success and was reprinted several times with Galle adding many new maps, and replacing some. Jan. Baptist, Vrients bought the rights and plates of the Epitome from Phillip Galle in 1601, . he published 4 editions using the Galle… Read More
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Lotharingiae Typus. '

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Europe: Antwerp Joannem Bapt. Vrientium/ Vrients. 1601. Copper engraved minature map by Phillip Galle of the Lorraine, France, from" Epitome theatri Orteliani praecipuarum orbis regionum delinaetiones. . Editio ultima" Latin text to verso, describing the succeeding map. . Dark impression; overall toning; light foxing/staining to blank margins. The first edition of the"Epitome" in 1577, a reduced format atlas, with minature maps of Abraham Ortelius's "Theatrum" is believed to have been the initiative of the engraver Phillip Galle who asked Peter Heyns to write the text. Ortelius had fled to England in 1576 having taken refuge there from Spanish oppression, and may have been unaware of the plan of his two friends. The pocket atlas was a a commmercial success and was reprinted several times with Galle adding many new maps, and replacing some. Jan. Baptist, Vrients bought the rights and plates of the Epitome from Phillip Galle in 1601, . he published 4 editions using the Galle plates of which this is… Read More
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Caletum et Bononia.

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Europe: Antwerp Joannem Bapt. Vrientium/ Vrients. 1601. Copper engraved minature map by Phillip Galle of the Pas-de Calais, France, from" Epitome theatri Orteliani praecipuarum orbis regionum delinaetiones. . Editio ultima" Latin text to verso, describing the succeeding map. . Dark impression; overall toning; light foxing/staining to blank margins. The first edition of the"Epitome" in 1577, a reduced format atlas, with minature maps of Abraham Ortelius's "Theatrum" is believed to have been the initiative of the engraver Phillip Galle who asked Peter Heyns to write the text. Ortelius had fled to England in 1576 having taken refuge there from Spanish oppression, and may have been unaware of the plan of his two friends. The pocket atlas was a a commmercial success and was reprinted several times with Galle adding many new maps, and replacing some. Jan. Baptist, Vrients bought the rights and plates of the Epitome from Phillip Galle in 1601, . he published 4 editions using the Galle plates of which this… Read More
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Campania.

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Europe: Antwerp Joannem Bapt. Vrientium/ Vrients. 1601. Copper engraved minature map by Phillip Galle of Champagne, France, from" Epitome theatri Orteliani praecipuarum orbis regionum delinaetiones. . Editio ultima" Latin text to verso, describing the succeeding map. . Dark impression; overall toning; light foxing/staining to blank margins. The first edition of the"Epitome" in 1577, a reduced format atlas, with minature maps of Abraham Ortelius's "Theatrum" is believed to have been the initiative of the engraver Phillip Galle who asked Peter Heyns to write the text. Ortelius had fled to England in 1576 having taken refuge there from Spanish oppression, and may have been unaware of the plan of his two friends. The pocket atlas was a a commmercial success and was reprinted several times with Galle adding many new maps, and replacing some. Jan. Baptist, Vrients bought the rights and plates of the Epitome from Phillip Galle in 1601, . he published 4 editions using the Galle plates of which this is the… Read More
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Veromandui.

Veromandui. "

by Ortelius, Abraham

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Europe: Antwerp Joannem Bapt. Vrientium/ Vrients. 1601. Copper engraved minature map by Phillip Galle of the area around St. Quentin & Pérrone. known as Vermandois, France, from" Epitome theatri Orteliani praecipuarum orbis regionum delinaetiones. . Editio ultima" Latin text to verso, describing the succeeding map. . Dark impression; overall toning; light foxing/staining to blank margins; printed crooked on the page. heading shaved, and upper margin very short2-6mm. The first edition of the"Epitome" in 1577, a reduced format atlas, with minature maps of Abraham Ortelius's "Theatrum" is believed to have been the initiative of the engraver Phillip Galle who asked Peter Heyns to write the text. Ortelius had fled to England in 1576 having taken refuge there from Spanish oppression, and may have been unaware of the plan of his two friends. The pocket atlas was a a commmercial success and was reprinted several times with Galle adding many new maps, and replacing some. Jan. Baptist, Vrients bought the… Read More
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Burgundiae Ducatus.

Burgundiae Ducatus. "

by Ortelius, Abraham

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Europe: Antwerp Joannem Bapt. Vrientium/ Vrients. 1601. Copper engraved minature map by Phillip Galle of the Duchy of Burgundy, France, from" Epitome theatri Orteliani praecipuarum orbis regionum delinaetiones. . Editio ultima" Latin text to verso, describing the succeeding map. . Dark impression; overall toning; light foxing/staining to blank margins. The first edition of the"Epitome" in 1577, a reduced format atlas, with minature maps of Abraham Ortelius's "Theatrum" is believed to have been the initiative of the engraver Phillip Galle who asked Peter Heyns to write the text. Ortelius had fled to England in 1576 having taken refuge there from Spanish oppression, and may have been unaware of the plan of his two friends. The pocket atlas was a a commmercial success and was reprinted several times with Galle adding many new maps, and replacing some. Jan. Baptist, Vrients bought the rights and plates of the Epitome from Phillip Galle in 1601, . he published 4 editions using the Galle plates of which… Read More
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The Sky and the Forest
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The Sky and the Forest

by Forester, C.S

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C.S. Forester: The Sky and the Forest. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. Stated First Edition First Printing Thus August, 1948. Cover price $2.75. Used. VG BOOK/VG UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. A story of a central Africa. By C.S. Forester, author of the Admiral Hornblower series.
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Alaska and Klondike Region; [With inset of Klondike Region on the Upper Yukon detail] [From an...

Alaska and Klondike Region; [With inset of Klondike Region on the Upper Yukon detail] [From an atlas, "Gazetteer of Alaska and Yukon Region " pp. 105 and 106]

by Miller, J. Martin

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Chicago: J. Martin Miller, 1899. Unknown. Map. Very Good. [Map copyright 1899, printing date of Atlas later] [19.875x15.125in]; Colored map of Alaska with steamer routes from Portland and Seattle, insets of the Klondike Region on the Upper Yukon and Western portion of Aleutian Islands; On verso index of places and names with two large black and white images; Age toning to all edges, water stain marks on bottom, slight printing offset of colors, small chips and closed tears to lower edge;.
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Zemepis Sveta - Monsunova Asie

Zemepis Sveta - Monsunova Asie

by De La Blache, P. Vidal; Gallois, L

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Aventinum, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1931. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Text entirely in Czech. Geography book on Asia with numerous photographs and maps. 1930 edition also available. Size: 4mo - over 9 3/4" - 12" tall. 400 pp. Pages are yellowed, but are tight and clean. Moderate shelfwear along the spine. Corners are lightly bumped. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 3-5 pounds. Category: Travel & Places; Non-English Language::Czech; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 001228. . Additional shipping charges may apply.
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Zemepis Sveta - Monsunova Asie

Zemepis Sveta - Monsunova Asie

by De La Blache, P. Vidal; Gallois, L

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Aventinum, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1930. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Text entirely in Czech. Geography book on Asia with numerous photographs and maps. 1931 edition also available. Size: 4mo - over 9 3/4" - 12" tall. 400 pp. Pages are yellowed, but are tight and clean. Moderate shelfwear along the spine. Corners are lightly bumped. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 3-5 pounds. Category: Travel & Places; Non-English Language::Czech; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 001227. . Additional shipping charges may apply.
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North America from the Best Authorities, Russell, ca.1800

North America from the Best Authorities, Russell, ca.1800

by Russell

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Russell, J. : A General Map of North America from the Best Authorities. Nd but ca.1800. From "A New Geographical, Historical and Commercial Grammar and Present State of Several Kingdoms of the World." Copper engraving. Size approx 200 x 230mm. Two neat folds. Some age colouring to edges, otherwise very clean and bright.
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Asia from the Best Authorities, Russell, ca.1800

Asia from the Best Authorities, Russell, ca.1800

by Russell

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Russell, J. : Asia from the Best Authorities. Nd but ca.1800. From "A New Geographical, Historical and Commercial Grammar and Present State of Several Kingdoms of the World". Copper engraving. Size approx 200 x 230mm. Two neat folds. Some age colouring to edges, otherwise clean and bright. Includes Arabia, India, Borneo, Japan, China and eastern Russia.
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MAP OF UTAH [Territory]
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MAP OF UTAH [Territory]

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New York, Richmond, Chicago, & Toledo: H. H. Hardesty, 1885. Original color lithographed map printed by Rand, McNally & Company, Engravers and published in HARDESTY'S HISTORICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA: SPECIAL VIRGINIA EDITION. 19 3/8 inches by 13 1/4 inches on a 21" X 14 1/2" sheet. The map depicts the Territory of Utah in its final form--large areas had been removed and ceded to Nevada, Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska since Utah became a U. S. Territory in 1850. The issue of polygamy prevented statehood until it was finally granted in 1896. This map features railroads and topography and uses color to set off counties from each other. Unlike most atlas maps of the period, this map identifies most small towns. The map is guaranteed to be moe than 135 years old. The map is in about very good condition: generally clean and bright, with slight toning of paper and one faint water stain near the center-left edge of the map.. Original. Single Sheet. Very Good-. Elephant… Read More
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Philips Special Map of the Nile, The Advance on Khartum and the Environs of Omdurman. Cc1900

Philips Special Map of the Nile, The Advance on Khartum and the Environs of Omdurman. Cc1900

by George Philips and Son,

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Philips Special map of the Nile illustrating the Advance on Khartum [Khartoum] with an enlargement of the environs of Omdurman [Omdur]. George Philips and Son, London and Liverpool Ca 1900. 580mm x 900mm folded map. Front title wrapper has come loose, not affecting map area. Three maps are displayed within the sheet. Map1. Map of the Nile Valley 520mm x 300mm showing the approaches of Khartum. Scale 1inch to 100 Geographical miles. Coloured indicating Possessions and Protectorates of European Powers. Map 2. Special map of the Nile from Dongola to Khartum. Scale 16 miles to the inch. Coloured. In set in this map is Map3. Environs of Omdurman, Scale 5 statute miles to the inch. Some small breaks at some folds, not affecting imagery or use of map. Title label is damaged, the map is clean and bright, probably unused. A very interesting record.
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Original Antique Map of Cheshire

Original Antique Map of Cheshire

by John Cary

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Cary, John: A Map of Cheshire. John Stockdale 26th March 1805. Engraved by J Cary 43x 53cm. Uncoloured. Two vertical folds. Some age toning on map, otherwise good strong print with great detail and accuracy. Excellent condition.
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Channel Islands, Tallis, ca.1851

Channel Islands, Tallis, ca.1851

by John Tallis & Rapkin

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Tallis, John: Channel Islands. London. [ca.1851]. From the Montgomery Martin Illustrated Atlas. Map engraved by Rapkin. Size approx 360 x 260mm. Original steel engraved map with original outline hand colouring. 5 vignettes include St Peters Port, Castle Cornet, Druidian Alter near Lancresse, Mount Orgueil Castle and Jersey. Decorative border encloses 2 maps of the large islands of Jersey and Guernsey with an inset of the other islands. Single page unfolded map in excellent, clean condition. Associated text page of the Montgomery Martin Atlas included. A good Tallis Map.
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