Search Results: Cartography from Aquila Books

New York: F.A. Hammond, c1910. Undetermined. very good. Two folding, chromolithograph maps housed in a chromolithograph folder. Folder measures 6.5" X 4". Maps measure 22.5" X 12.5" unfolded. Each map tipped near fold of folder. Outside of folder contains lithograph advertisements for the Murray Hill and Plaza Hotels of New York. Insides of folder contain advertisements for the Hotel Essex of Boston and the Plaza Hotel of New York. Folder lightly rubbed. Folding maps with a few small closed tears at intersections of folds. very good A scarce, interesting piece of New York and Boston advertising ephemera from the early 1900s. The folder advertises three hotels, 1 in Boston and 2 in New York, and contains attractive colour folding maps of the cities of New York and Boston. Each map labels landmarks for its respective city. The folder was likely given to patrons for their reference while in one city and perhaps to motivate a trip to a hotel in the other city. A beautiful little… Read More

New York and London: Holmes & Meier Publishers, 1976. Hardcover. fine. LIMITED EDITION OF 1200 numbered copies. 293pp. Tall Folio in original green cloth and pictorial paper covered card slipcase with illustrations including frontispiece and facsimiles of 76 maps (some colour some folding). N.B. Extra shipping required. Before placing your order please click the link Ask Bookseller A Question. We can then confirm availability and give you an accurate quote for postage, and also discuss any special requirements. fine A representative selection of maps produced from the time of Columbus's discovery of America to the mid 19TH-CENTURY, including rare manuscript maps and printed maps which are not readily accessible. 1976

's-Gravenhage: Mouton & Co, 1958. Undetermined. good to very good. Facsimile Reprint. 17pp. + mapspp. Oblong Quarto in original off-white cloth with numerous facsimile maps many with foldouts. Binding has minor soiling and may have a few dents to edges. good to very good An unpublished work begun in 1697 and completed in 1701, presently held at the Houghton Library of Harvard University and known as KHOROGRAFICHESKAYA CHERTEZHNAYA KNIGA. 1958

London: Studio Editions, 1990. Hardcover. very good. 1st edition. 224pp. Folio. Original blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Elegantly illustrated throughout, including endpapers. Tight, bright, clean copy. very good Introduction, captions and selection of maps by John Goss (formerly Cartographic Advisor to Sotheby's). Published in co-operation with royal geographical society london. 1990

Amsterdam: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, 1966. Undetermined. very good. Facsimile Reprint. xvi,472pp. Octavo in original cloth. Not illustrated. Some minor wear and fading to front cover. very good The topographical works in the library of the british museum relating to great britain and ireland. 1966

Napoli: Benedetto Marzolla, 1844. Leatherbound. very good. Original hand-coloured 1844 map. 20.5" X 28". (52 X 71 cm). Detailed lithographed map on thick paper. Delicate, bright and crisp hand done outlines. Some light foxing, mainly in margins. Vertical crease down center. A beautiful map. very good Detailed map of the North Pole/Arctic. Surrounded on bottom and both sides with elegant Italian text. Atlas map. 1844

Paris: Desbuissons/ Sous la Direction de MR Alcide D. Prbigny, 1836. Leatherbound. very good. 14.5" X 21" (36.8 X 53.3 cm). Writing in French. Black and red linear rectangular border. Very edges are lightly than the map rectangle. Hand-coloured; land masses have been filled in with light colour and shading shows increases in elevation. Light blue outlines the water. Three verical creases and one horizontal. A few subtle ripples in some areas. very good Map shows North America. The continent is bordered by Siberia to the top left, Greenland the top right and the Northern top of South America at the bottom. A nice map with delicate hand colouring. 1836

Great Britain: Map Collector Publications Ltd. in association with The International Cartographic Association, 1987 First Edition. xx, 353 pp. Octavo. Original green pictorial cloth with gold lettering on front cover and spine. Dusk jacket as new. A fine copy. A decorative fronispiece by Jan van Vianen in Le Neptune francois. This book is for both those working in the history of cartography and modern cartographers interested in the origin of techniques used today. 1987

Fleet Street, London: Robert Sayer & J. Bennett, 1775. Undetermined. very good. First sheet of a three part 1775 map. 20" X 45" (51 X 115 cm). Original map on thick paper which consists of two parts which have been attached at the center. Several verticle creases from being once folded into an atlas. Slight soiling. A few small closed tears at edges. Top left corner trimmed slightly. Hand colouring along outlines of land masses in yellow and green. Copper engraving hand-coloured with water colour. very good A beautiful map with fine detailing. This is the top portion only of a three part atlas map. Printed beneath title above Baffin's Bay is a comparative table showing comparisons of observations of exact geographic locations with dates and names of observers. Printed beneath "Northern Ocean" is a table of "Latitudes observed by Captn. Behring on the Coast of Siberia." Thomas Jefferys (c.a. 1710-1771) was one of the most significant English cartographers of… Read More

Weimar, 1838. Undetermined. very good. 21" X 26.5" (53.34 X 67.31 cm). All continents except for America have been outlined in colour by hand (in oranges and yellows) with legend beneath. Subtle greenish tinge to the border surrounding each circle. Deep creasing down middle of map (vertically). Some light creasings, small closed tears and chipping to map, mainly near edges; as well as slight rippling across the page. Yellowish discolouration to bottom and top edges (visible a couple of inches into the page), however this not intrusive to the map or decoration. very good World is shown split into two circles attaching at the center (With America and part of Australien on the left and Africa, Europa and Asien to the right). Delicate line decoration surrounding title and publication information. A beautiful antique map. 1838

Amsterdam: Theatrvm Orbis Terratvm Ltd., 1971. Hardcover issued without dust jacket. fine. Facsimile Reprint. XIII,1659;CXXXVII,1030;CLXIII,639pp. Octavo. Original blue cloth. Black title panels with silver lettering on front and spine. Fine condition. Bound in two volumes. Volume I-II titles I-3265, Volume III-IV - 3266-5234. fine Reprint edition of the original edition published in Washington 1909-1920 compiled by Phillips - Chief, Division of Maps and Charts. 1971

Amsterdam: Nico Israel, 1967. Hardcover. as new. Facsimile Reprint. 1137pp. Octavo. Bound in green cloth. as new A subject-chronological monograph relating to the maps of America in the Library of Congress as of November, 1897 with a preface of works relating to cartography. 1967

London: George Philip & Son, 1927. Undetermined. near fine. 4th Edition. Octavo. Map is paper, segmented and mounted on linen, bound within green cloth boards lettered "Hudson's Bay Company 1927 N.W.T. " in gold gilt. Map measures approximately 36" by 27" when unfolded. Green marbled endpapers to front. One-inch long tear in two places along the linen folds, else bright and unworn. Fourth edition. Shows fur trade district boundaries and offices; posts and outposts; transport routes; railroads; departmental stores; and land offices. Very scare and interesting illustration of the Hudson's Bay post system. 1927

Athens: Olkos Ltd., 1985. Hardcover. very good. 1st Translated edition. 263pp. Quarto. Original rust red cloth. Gilt decoration on front board, gilt lettering on spine. Decorated endpapers. Illustrated with 166 coloured plates of maps. Textblock clean and tight. Pictorial dust jacket has rubbing, a small scuff mark on front and minor chipping. very good This is the translated edition of this detailed historical map book. A fantastic resource of material for the map collector. 1985

Washington, D. C.: National Geographic, 2004. Undetermined. fine. 8th Edition. 134pp. Elephant folio in original pictorial slipcase with attached ribbon bookmark. Colour pictorial boards with map endpapers. Profusely illustrated with colour maps and photos. Colour photo frontispiece. fine From National Geographic, the eighth edition of their comprehensive world atlas. Full of detailed satellite imagery and maps on world information ranging from political boundaries to tectonic plates and biodiversity. All continents are covered, with extra chapters on the world's oceans, cities, nations and space, the last of which contains maps of the moon and Mars. 2004

1853. Undetermined. near fine. Original 1853 map with writing in German. 18" X 14.5" (45.75 X 36.8 cm). Simple square line border surrounding map broken up by a few small bits of land. Hand coloured outlines in a variety of bright shades. Medium weight paper with darkening around edges. A few slightly soiled spots with a small closed tear near the bottom left corner- else in fine condition. near fine Antique map showing North America bordered by Russian America to the left, the top tip of South America to the bottom and Greenland to the top right. 1853

Toronto: Academic Press Canada Limited, 1979. Hardcover. Limited First Edition xi,292pp. Oblong Folio in original gilt beige linen, mustard colour endpapers and 46 plates (some colour). Printed on Strathmore Artlaid Natural paper. Signed, Limited Edition of which this is number 1150 of 1500 copies. Fine condition Appendix: Carto-Bibliography, Bibliography & index & map illustrations, some full-page; the early printed maps reproduced have been selected & arranged to illustrate the development & dissemination of knowledge about the north part of America. Large, heavy book - extra shipping costs may apply. 1979

Utrecht: Hes Uitgevers, 1984. Hardcover. fine. 1st Edition. 290pp. Octavo in original green cloth and dust jacket with colour plates (both sides) and b&w illustrations in text from photos. fine Description of almost 340 Netherlandish globes made before 1850. 1984

Ottawa: Canadian Ministry of Agriculture, 1880. Undetermined. very good. 1st Edition. 36 + 10 mapspp. Folio. Brown pebbled cloth with gilt titles and blindstamped designed to front board. Head and tail of spine and corners with discrete professional restoration. Boards lightly rubbed. Endpapers with some age-toning. Edges of two pages and rear pastedown with a few small chips and a few maps with very small marginal tear where map inserts into text block, else a bright, clean and attractive copy. very good An interesting coloured atlas of Canada, intended by the author to dispel the prevailing myth that Canada was "Like Greenland, a cold, barren country, thinly inhabited by Esquimaux and other savages, and the soil so rocky and thin that only moss, shrubs and a few scattered trees can grow upon it". To this end, the 10 fold-out colour maps depict a variety of natural and botanic aspects of the country, including the climate, crops, flora and geological formations from coast to coast to… Read More

Ottawa: Canadian Hydrographic Service, 1959, 1961. Undetermined. very good. True First Edition. [xxiv] 183,[xi] 434, [x] 370pp. 3 vols. Ex-lib. Octavo. Publisher's white cloth; titles to front boards. Labels removed from lower spines; ink stamp to front board of 3rd vol. Boards of all somewhat rubbed. Circulation pocket to front pastedown with lending card, all volumes; library stamp to front fly of similar. Illustrated with maps, some folding and B/W photographs in text. Errata bound in to vol.2; duplicate list of illustrations tipped in at front of vol 3. Supplement pocket to rear pastedown of all volumes; supplement maps and pamphlets included. A bright, tight set; remarkably clean for library origins. very good Complete true first edition, originally held in the library of J.C. Sproule & Associates of Calgary, Alberta. Volume I extremely rare in true first, appearing mostly in reprint dated 1965. Scarce set. 1959