Search Results: Authors starting with S from The Prime Meridian: Antique Maps & Books

Edward Stanford, London, c. 1860. Fine w/ minimal browning, hand colored outlines and some divisions. S.D.U.K. map w/ details including bridges, court houses, churches, topography, railroads (existing and projected), canals. 36.5x31.5cm..

London: William Johnston, St. Paul's-Church-Yard, 1749. Near fine copperplate, b&w as issued, folds as issued. This is a nice continental. Decorative small cartouche, with the figure decidely more European than in the North American image. From Salmon's "A New Geographical and Historical Grammar: Wherein the Geographical Part is Truly Modern...". The image measures 7x9 inches (18x23cm). .

London: William Johnston, St. Paul's-Church-Yard, 1749. Near fine copperplate, b&w as issued, folds as issued, with the terrioral divisions of the times Includes Macedonia and Greek Archipelago with Rhodes and Cyprus. Decorative small cartouche. From Salmon's "A New Geographical and Historical Grammar: Wherein the Geographical Part is Truly Modern...". The image measures 7x9 inches (18x23cm). .

London: William Johnston, St. Paul's-Church-Yard, 1749. Near fine copperplate, b&w as issued, folds as issued, showing Irish Sea and English Channel. Just the eastern edge of Ireland. Decorative small cartouche. From Salmon's "A New Geographical and Historical Grammar: Wherein the Geographical Part is Truly Modern...". The image measures 7x9 inches (18x23cm). .

London: William Johnston, St. Paul's-Church-Yard, 1749. Near fine copperplate, b&w as issued, sinle small page highly decorative and detailed celestial representation. Zodiac, horizon, tropic of capricorn, meridian and others shown as a series of circles, with cherub in lower left. From Salmon's "A New Geographical and Historical Grammar: Wherein the Geographical Part is Truly Modern...". The image measures 7x4 inches (18x10cm)..

London: William Johnston, St. Paul's-Church-Yard, 1749. Near fine copperplate, b&w as issued, folds as issued, with no indication of Lusitania. Includes southern Bay of Biscay. Shows Majorca. Decorative small cartouche. From Salmon's "A New Geographical and Historical Grammar: Wherein the Geographical Part is Truly Modern...". The image measures 7x9 inches (18x23cm). .

London: William Johnston, St. Paul's-Church-Yard, 1749. Near fine copperplate, b&w as issued, folds as issued, with a small insetof the Shetland Islands. Also shows The Western ISlands. Decorative small cartouche. From Salmon's "A New Geographical and Historical Grammar: Wherein the Geographical Part is Truly Modern...". The image measures 7x9 inches (18x23cm). .

London: William Johnston, St. Paul's-Church-Yard, 1749. Near fine copperplate, b&w as issued, folds as issued, with Baltic Sea on the western edge. Decorative small cartouche. From Salmon's "A New Geographical and Historical Grammar: Wherein the Geographical Part is Truly Modern...". The image measures 7x9 inches (18x23cm). .

London: William Johnston, St. Paul's-Church-Yard, 1749. Near fine copperplate, b&w as issued, folds as issued, with the terrioral divisions of the times. Decorative small cartouche. From Salmon's "A New Geographical and Historical Grammar: Wherein the Geographical Part is Truly Modern...". The image measures 7x9 inches (18x23cm). .

London: William Johnston, St. Paul's-Church-Yard, 1749. Near fine copperplate, b&w as issued, folds as issued, withnice images of Sicily, Corsica and Sardinia. Gulf of Venice indicated. Decorative small cartouche. From Salmon's "A New Geographical and Historical Grammar: Wherein the Geographical Part is Truly Modern...". The image measures 7x9 inches (18x23cm). .

London: William Johnston, St. Paul's-Church-Yard, 1749. Near fine copperplate, b&w as issued, folds as issued, with English Channel, including Guernsey, Jersey. Decorative small cartouche. From Salmon's "A New Geographical and Historical Grammar: Wherein the Geographical Part is Truly Modern...". The image measures 7x9 inches (18x23cm). .

Paris, 1680. VG, later hand color, flattened and matted. Small decorative cartouche. Shows coastal areas of Morocco and Algeria. Includes Strait of Gibraltar. This specific map is not referenced in Norwich's "Maps of Africa". Sanson was the forerunner of the ma jor mapmakers of the French Enlightenment. This is a very attractive map. 20x26cm..

Paris, 1656. VG w/minimal soiling and mild offsetting along centerfold. One of a number of Sanson's small atlas maps of the African area. Moderate coastal detail w/more topography of mountainous regions. An attractive map w/decorative cartouche, and early hand c olored outlines. 18.5x26cm..

Paris, 1680. VG- w/mild centerfold discoloration, later hand color, flattened and matted. Very decorative cartouche occupying much of northeast map corner just above the Canary Islands. This specific map is not referenced in Norwich's "Maps of Africa"Sanson was the forerunner of the major mapmakers of the French Enlightenment. This is a very attractive map. 17x28cm..

Paris, 1656. VG w/minimal soiling. The above date is approximate One of a number of Sanson's small atlas maps of the African area. Fairly elabaorate coastal detail w/some topography. An attractive map w/decorative cartouche, and early hand colored outlines. 19x28cm..

Paris, 1680. VG, later hand color, flattened and matted. Less decorative cartouche than some. Cyprus and easter portion of modern middle-east and southern Turkey are shown. This specific map is not referenced in Norwich's "Maps of Africa". Sanson was the forerun ner of the major mapmakers of the French Enlightenment. This is a very attractive map. 18x25.5cm..

Paris, 1656. VG w/minimal soiling; a 2 inch lower centerfold tear was repaired on verso w/archival tape, and the top maargin has been trimmed to neatline. One of a number of Sanson's small atlas maps of the African area. Relatively elaborate topography of mounta inous regions. The Strait of Gibraltar, connecting the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea is seen at the northern edge. An attractive map w/decorative cartouche, and early hand colored outlines. 18.5x26cm..

Paris, 1680. VG, later hand color, flattened and matted. Less elaborate cartouche than some. The northern portion of the Bay of Bengal (Golfe de Bengala) is indicated. Sanson was the forerunner of the major mapmakers of the French Enlightenment. This is an attra ctive map. 19x24cm..

Paris, 1656. VG w/minimal soiling. One of a number of Sanson's small atlas maps of the African area. Moderate topography, and includes area of Canary Islands. An attractive map w/a highly decorative cartouche, and early hand colored outlines. 17x27.5cm..

Paris, 1680. VG- w/mild centerfold discoloration, later hand color, flattened and matted. Small, decorative cartouche. This specific map is not referenced in Norwich's "Maps of Africa", and the regional designations do not match those of modern Africa in this re gion. Sanson was the forerunner of the major mapmakers of the French Enlightenment. This is an attractive map. 19x25.5cm..