Search Results: AFRICA from Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints

The city of Beira was developed by the Portuguese Mozambique Company, which was founded in 1891 as a royal company in this Portuguese colony. In Beira the Company ran the post office & public administration, and founded a bank, but took advantage of local conscripted labor. Beira also played an important role as a key port and railroad terminus for the British land locked territories of Zambesia, Southern Rhodesia and Nyasaland. The Beira Railway was formed in 1892; by 1890 Cecil Rhodes had already pushed into the region around Salisbury (Harare) and the settlers there were demanding dependable transport. These photographs date from the colonial period in which the Mozambique Company administered Beira. Photographs taken by C. E. Hogg. Thirteen b&w photographs, 4 3/4 x 3 3/4" with titles handwritten on the verso. The titles are as follows: 'Beira' (a view of the city taken from the Indian Ocean); 'a street in the native village', 'men gathering coconuts', 'mother and child', 'Mozambique natives, the… Read More

1700. 16 1/2 x 21" plus small margins, with repairs. Measures larger than the Blaeu, which is 15 x 19 1/2", and was first published in 1635. Attractive cartouche of a man, woman & 3 children, 2 of which are perched above the others on the cartouche, shielding them from the sun which sits above them in the "Oceanus Orientalis". Another small child on the left with a measuring device. Period outline color, the green strengthened from behind in a couple of places. Goes from just above the Tropic of Cancer to Mozambique. Center fold with slt. split at lower end. Very attractive.

New York: A.W. Lovering, 1889. Hardcover. Illustrated by the Most Eminent Artists. Illustrations include: Morocco, Algeria, Algeria-Tunis, Tripoli, Soudan, Egypt, Abyssinia, Zanzibar, Cape Colonies, Hottentot, Gaboon, Guinea, Dahomey, Senegambia, the Desert and Explorations. 4to, b&w frontis, b&w illus throughout, 200pp, all edges gilt. Medium blue cloth pictorial covers with gilt title at front cover; no title at spine. Covers rubbed at top and base of spine and at corners. Small dark spot at lower right corner begins at page 7 and continues through p 21; pages lightly toned.

Amsterdam, 1607. Very good condition with handsome original color. Looking forward to being able to travel again! Copper engraved map from Mercator's "Atlas Minor", published in 1607. Latin text on verso. Image size: 7 3/4 wide x 6". Paper size: 9 x 7". Good impression. For a ca. 1609 German edition, see Van der Krogt, P. (Atlantes) 8600:351.

Zurich: W. Wetter & Co., 1945. Paperback. Good +. Exhibition which ran from 24 June-2 September 1945. 8vo, 31pp text, 40 b&w photo plates of African carvings, pottery, etc. Pic. pp wrps, g+.

Paris: Musee de l'Homme, 1967. Paperback. Very good. 4to, pictorial stiff papered boards. Unpaginated, c. 175pp, b&w ills throughout, very slt. bumped o/w vgc.

Florence, Italy: Giuseppe Vanni, 1766. Print. Very good condition. Period hand-colored copper engraving from the [Natural History of the Birds Treated Systematically and Adorned with Copperplate Engraving Illustrations, in Miniature and Life-Size], 1766-1777. The work carries some interesting historical importance according to Peter Dance: "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the… Read More

Amsterdam, 1607. Very good condition with handsome original color. Looking forward to being able to travel again! Copper engraved map from Mercator's "Atlas Minor", published in 1607. With three maps on one sheet, including insets: Carthaginensis Sinus; Aegyptus. Note that the maps are upside down as compared to the title and page number. Latin text on verso. Image size: 7 wide x 5 1/2". Paper size: 9 x 7". Good impression. For a 1608 French edition, see Van der Krogt, P. (Atlantes) 8610.351.

Belgium, 1930. Corners faintly rubed, a trifle sunned, very good overall.. Full back postcard, unused, wit lines for the address in the top left corner.

Belgium, 1930. Very good.. There is a large group of people watching in the background, seated under a long pavillion-type roof. Split back postcard, unusued. Inscription on back "Congo Belge - Leopoldville, Juillet 1930, le Sport Militaire"

Santa Ana, Calif.: PTV Publications, 1979. First printing. Pamphlet. Fine. Narrated by Musindo Mwinyipembe. A transcript of a three-part film series on Kenyan politics and government, broadcast by PBS, April 3, 4 & 5, 1979. 8vo, 71pp, 2pp unnumbered images, tan cards wraps with black and red title and decoration, staplebound.

Paris, 1775. Very good condition. Detailed copper engraved map of the Cape Verde Islands off the west coast of Africa and the present day country of Senegal. Map extends from Isle de St. Antoine down to Isle de St. Yago (sic). Additional islands named include St. Vincent, Ste Lucie, I. Branca, Isle de S. Nicolas, Isle de Sal, Isle de Bonavista, Isle de St. Philippe ou de Fuego, Isle de St. Jean ou Brava, and Isle de May. From Prevost's "L'Histoire Generale des Voyages". Bellin (1703 - 1772), one of the most noted French mapmakers of the 18th century, was named the hydrographer (chief cartographer) to the French Navy, and later, the Official Hydrographer to the French King. Ornate compass rose at center of map, with rhumb lines. 11 1/4 x 9", with ample margins. Strong impression, very clean.

Paris, 1775. Very good condition. Detailed copper engraved map of the east coast of Africa, from the Saudi Arabia coast and the Red Sea, down to Zanzibar. Many coastal cities and rivers named; the countries and regions named include: Costes d'Hasbach, Zeila, Ajan, Muji, Munni, and Zanjibar (sic). From Prevost's "L'Histoire Generale des Voyages". Bellin (1703 - 1772), one of the most noted French mapmakers of the 18th century, was named the hydrographer (chief cartographer) to the French Navy, and later, the Official Hydrographer to the French King. With compass rose. Folding, 8 x 10 1/8", with ample margins. Strong impression, very clean.

Paris, 1775. Very good condition. Detailed copper engraved map of the west coast of Africa, from Gabon ("ou Pongo"), down to Cap Negro in Benguela (modern day Angola). Many coastal and interior cities and rivers named, with various kingdoms marked. From Prevost's "L'Histoire Generale des Voyages". Bellin (1703 - 1772), one of the most noted French mapmakers of the 18th century, was named the hydrographer (chief cartographer) to the French Navy, and later, the Official Hydrographer to the French King. Folding, 12 1/4 x 10", with ample margins. Strong impression, very clean.

Paris, 1775. Very good condition. Detailed copper engraved map of the west coast of Africa, from Sierra Leone and the Gulf of Guinee or St. Thomas, down to Angola. Many coastal cities and rivers named; the countries and regions named include: Coste de Grain, Coste d'Ivoire, Coste d'Or, Coste des Esclaves, Benin, Biafara, Maiumbo, Loango, Congo and Angola. From Prevost's "L'Histoire Generale des Voyages". Bellin (1703 - 1772), one of the most noted French mapmakers of the 18th century, was named the hydrographer (chief cartographer) to the French Navy, and later, the Official Hydrographer to the French King. With compass rose. Folding, 10 x 8 1/8", with ample margins. Strong impression, very clean.

New York: Sotheby & Co., 1968. Paperback. Very good. Illustrations of tribal art including Hawaii, Easter Island, Melanesia, New Guinea, Eskimo, Indonesia, Nepal, Africa. Auction held on June 25th 1968, at Sotheby's New Bond Street address. 85pp, green printed paper wrapper w/ black lettering and design.

Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1912. Fourth edition. Hardcover. Very good overall. The author made a 3,700 mile journey through central and west Africa in 1910-1911. With many observations and illustrations of local people and culture. Large 8vo, frontis, xiv, 322pp and numerous b&w photographic plates, 3 maps including folding map in rear pocket; complete. Blue gilt stamped decorative cloth, with title at front cover with large gilt decorative panel; gilt title at spine. Covers fresh, spine ends only very slightly rubbed. Internally, fox spotting to early pages and at foredge.

Amsterdam, 1607. Very good condition with handsome original color. Looking forward to being able to travel again! Copper engraved map from Mercator's "Atlas Minor", published in 1607. Latin text on verso, with the following page of text included. Image size: 6 3/4 wide x 5 1/2". Paper size: 9 x 7". Good impression. References: Van der Krogt, P. (Atlantes) 8755:351.

Paris, 1775. Very good condition. Detailed hand colored copper engraved map of the west coast of Africa, from Gibraltar and Tanger, down to the Canary Islands and Cape Verde Islands, and Gambia. Many coastal cities and rivers named. From Prevost's "L'Histoire Generale des Voyages". Bellin (1703 - 1772), one of the most noted French mapmakers of the 18th century, was named the hydrographer (chief cartographer) to the French Navy, and later, the Official Hydrographer to the French King. With compass rose. Folding, 8 1/4 x 10", with ample margins. Strong impression, very clean.

Paris: Societe des Voyages & Hotels Nord Africains, 1927. Limited edition. Wraps. Very good overall. Limited edition of 4,000 copies, of which this is number 642. An album of 21 printed watercolor sketches of a North African tour, touted here as "le voyage a la mode". Each sketch accompanied by printed captions describing the sites, which include scenes of everyday life, marketplaces, details of local architecture (mosques, minarets, cemeteries), local landscapes, the Kasbah, Arab design motifs and more. Printed red paper wrappers, the original red cord tie still present. 4to, [21] pp, unpaginated. OCLC: 25944961 records 5 copies.