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Lot 25

Arabian Peninsula.- Lotter (Tobias Conrad) Magni Turcarum Dominatoris Imperium per Europam, Asiam, et Africam ..., map of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East, engraving with hand-colouring on laid paper with large indistinct watermark device, platemark 505 x 590 mm. (19 3/4 x 23 1/4 in), sheet 535 x 660 mm. (21 x 26 in), central vertical fold reinforced verso, some small wormhole damage in lower sections, minor surface dirt, ink inscription '#86' upper right, unframed, [circa 1730].

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Lot 26

Arabian Peninsula.- Bonne (Rigobert) Carte de l'Arabie qui se divise en Arabie Pétrée, Deserte et Heureuse..., map covering modern-day Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Oman, with large rococo title cartouche in the upper right, engraving with outline hand-colouring, on laid paper with large watermark of a Maltese cross surrounded with rosary beads, platemark 325 x 470 mm. (12 3/4 x 18 1/2 in), sheet 387 x 512 mm. (15 1/4 x 20 1/4 in), central vertical fold, minor surface dirt and light browning in places, unframed, Lattre, Paris, 1771.

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Lot 27

Arabian Peninsula.- India.- Ortelius (Abraham) Erythraei Sive Rubri Maris Periplus, map covering the north-west coast of Africa, Arabian peninsular, India, and Malaysia, with inset map of Mediterranean in the lower centre, with inset map "Hyper Borei" in the upper right corner, engraved map with extensive early hand-colouring on laid paper with indistinct armorial watermark, platemark 360 x 465 mm. (14 1/4 x 18 1/4 in), sheet 445 x 560 mm. (17 1/2 x 22 in), Latin text verso, central vertical fold with small repair to splitting in the lower section, minor surface dirt and light browning, one or two small nicks to extremities, unframed, [1603].Literature:VdB 224⁂ "[...] in spite of all their exertions, a passage to the Far East via the North Pole has not yet been found by the English or the Dutch". [Ortelius]

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Lot 28

Arabian Peninsula.- Oman.- Wellsted (Lt. James Raymond) Map of Oman in Arabia, an early map of part of Oman and part of the United Arab Emirates, with vignette in the lower left corner showing a desert landscape with an oasis, Bedouins and a camel, for Royal Geographical Society Journal, engraving with hand-colouring, on thin wove paper, sheet 405 x 420 mm. (16 x 16 1/2 in), faint folds as issued, unframed, John Murray, 1837; together with corresponding Journal, Volume the Seventh, 1837, Part 1, and Sketch of a route to the Ruins of Nakab Al Hajar on the Southern Coast of Arabia, 1837 (3).⁂ Rare early map of Oman.

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Africa.- Fries (Lorenz) Aphricae Tabula Secunda Continet Aphricam & Numidiam, Ptolemaic map of northern Africa, including parts of Sardinia and Sicily, woodcut on laid paper with watermark of grapevine, sheet 395 x 522 mm. (15 1/2 x 20 1/2 in), Latin text verso, central vertical fold as issued, some small wormholes in lower margin, minor surface dirt, unframed, Gaspar Trechsel, [1541].

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Lot 31

Saudi Arabia.- Carruthers (Douglas) Sketch Map of North West Arabia Showing the explorations by Douglas Carruthers, from the Geographical Journal, lithograph map printed in colour, 330 x 365 mm. (13 x 14 3/8 in), minor nicks to edges, unframed, 1910; together with a corresponding copy of The Geographical Journal, No.3 March 1910, Vol. XXXV (2).

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Saudi Arabia.- Murray (John) Map of the Northern Part of Arabia Shewing the Routes of Mr. G.A. Wallin, engraved map by J. & C. Walker, with hand-colouring, 217 x 250 mm. (8 1/2 x 9 7/8 in), central vertical fold, minor spotting and browning, unframed, Royal Geographic Society, 1850.

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Lot 34

Asia.- Mercator (Gerard) and Henricus Hondius. Asia ex magna orbis terre descriptione Gerardi Mercatoris desumpta studio et industria G. M. Iunoris, map of Asia showing from the Arabian Gulf, across India, South East Asia, China, and Japan, with part of Australia in the lower right quadrant, decorative strapwork cartouche in the lower left, sailing ship off the coast of Japan, engraving on laid paper with watermark of an armorial shield, platemark 382 x 472 mm. (15 x 18 5/8 in), sheet 430 x 540 mm. (17 x 21 1/4 in), French text verso, minor handling creases and surface dirt, two small wormholes, unframed, [circa 1609 and later]

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Lot 35

Asia.- Sanson (Nicolas) Partie Meridionale de l'Inde en Deux Presqu'Isles, l'une deca et l'autre dela le Gange..., map of southern Asia extending from India in the west to Sumatra and Borneo in the east, with part of China in the north east, decorative title within a clam shell in the lower centre, engraving with some hand-colouring on laid paper with watermark of a large and intricate coat of arms, platemark 385 x 530 mm. (15 1/4 x 20 7/8 in), sheet 435 x 580 mm. (17 1/8 x 22 3/4 in), central vertical fold as issued, minor nicks to extremities, some light browning and spotting, minor surface dirt, unframed, Pierre Mariette, 1654.

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Asia.- Homann Heirs (publishers) Asia Secundum Legitimas Projectionis Stereographicae Regulas et Juxta Recentissimas Observationes..., detailed map of Asia, showing from the Arabian peninsula across India and China, with Indonesia and the Philippines, with Japan in the upper right, decorative title cartouche with vignette of an Emperor and elephant, further cartouche with scale in the upper right, engraving with hand-colouring, on laid paper with text-based watermark, platemark 500 x 560 mm. (19 3/4 x 22 in), sheet 540 x 625 mm. (21 1/4 x 24 1/2 in), central vertical fold, later German colour key pasted in margin lower centre, minor nicks and tears, handling creases, some surface dirt, unframed, 1744.

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Lot 37

Asia.- De L'Isle (Guillaume) Carte d'Asie Dressee pour l'Usage du Roy sur les Memoires Envoyez par le Czar ..., detailed map of Asia showing from the Arabian Peninsula, across India, the Malay Peninsula, China and Japan, with title cartouche in the upper right, engraved map with hand-colouring on laid paper with text-based watermark, platemark 495 x 655 mm. (19 1/2 x 25 3/4 in), sheet 522 x 660 mm. (20 1/2 x 26 in), two vertical folds as issued, the central fold with small repairs visible verso, handling creases and light surface dirt, unframed, 1788.

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Asia.- Elwe (Jan Barend) L'Asie Divisee en ses Empires, Royaumes, et Etats..., large detailed map of Asia showing from the Arabian Peninsula, across India, the Malay Peninsula, China and Japan, with decorative title cartouche in the upper left corner, engraved map with hand-colouring on laid paper with watermark of an armorial device, platemark 478 x 595 mm. (18 3/4 x 23 1/2 in), sheet 550 x 645 mm. (21 3/4 x 25 3/8 in), faint central vertical fold with some repairs to old splitting, minor handling creases to edges, unframed, 1792.

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Lot 39

Asia.- Arrowsmith (Aaron) Asia, impressive large-format wall map, showing all of Asia including the Arabian Peninsula, the Ural Mountains and Black Sea, across to China, Japan and the Philippines, dedicated to James Rennell, engraving with hand-colouring on four sheets joined, 1260 x 1490 mm. (49 5/8 x 58 3/4 in), dissected and mounted on linen, light offsetting, minor surface dirt, with contemporary marbled slip-case with manuscript label on upper cover, worn with splitting and loss, 4to, 1801.

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Lot 40

Asia and America.- North Pacific.- Ortelius (Abraham) Tartariae sive Magni Chami Regni Typus, earliest printed map to focus on the North Pacific, showing the Kingdom of the Great Khan in Asia, including Japan, and with part of North-western America naming California, with decorative strap-work title cartouche, ships and sea monster, engraving with early hand-colouring, on laid paper with crossed arrows watermark, platemark 350 x 470 mm. (13 3/4 x 18 1/2 in), 430 x 560 mm. (17 x 22 in), Latin text verso, central vertical fold with minor splitting to extremities, minor surface dirt and finger-soiling, unframed, [Antwerp, 1573].Literature:VdB 163.2

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Lot 41

Asia and America.- North Pacific.- Ortelius (Abraham) Tartariae sive Magni Chami Regni Typus, earliest printed map to focus on the North Pacific, showing the Kingdom of the Great Khan in Asia, including Japan, and with part of North-western America naming California, with decorative strap-work title cartouche, ships and sea monster, engraving with early hand-colouring, platemark 350 x 470 mm. (13 3/4 x 18 1/2 in), under glass, central vertical fold, framed and glazed, [Antwerp, 1579].Literature:VdB 163

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Lot 42

Southeast Asia.- Mercator (Gerard) Asiae XI Tab:, map illustrating the Ptolemaic concept of Malaya and Indochina, or "India beyond the Ganges", with a distorted Malaysian peninsula to the east of the Ganges, and the China Sea and large landmass to the east of that, engraving on laid paper without watermark, platemark 357 x 334 mm. (14 x 13 1/8 in), sheet 395 x 524 mm. (15 1/2 x 20 5/8 in), Latin text verso, central vertical fold with expert repairs, unframed, [circa 1595, but later, probably early 17th century].

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Lot 43

Southeast Asia.- Ortelius (Abraham) Indiae Orientalis Insularumque Adiacientium Typus, map of southern Asia from India across to Java and New Guinea, and including China and Japan to the north, with Portuguese coat of arms in the upper left, with mermaids and a sea monster observing a floundering vessel, engraving on laid paper with crossed arrows watermark, platemark 350 x 497 mm. (13 3/4 x 19 5/8 in), sheet 388 x 550 mm. (15 1/4 x 21 3/4 in), Latin text verso, central vertical fold with small repair to splitting in the lower section, unframed, [Antwerp, 1571].Literature:VdB 166

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Lot 44

Austria.- Grimm (Maximilian von) Grundriss der Kl: Kl: Haupt und Residenzstadt Wien mit ihren Vorstadten nach den Neuen Hausnumern 1797 / Plan de la Ville de Vienne et de ses Fouxbourgs avec le Denombrement des Maisons Fait en 1797, impressive large-scale map of Vienna, centred on the the "Innere Stadt" with the principal imperial palace of the Habsburg dynasty, The Hofburg, with title cartouche decorated with allegorical figures in the lower left corner, and detailed key in the lower right, engraving with some hand-colouring, split into two sections, total approx. 1365 x 1375 mm. (53 3/4 x 54 1/8 in), dissected and mounted on linen, folding with decorative engraved labels to ends, some minor offsetting, surface dirt and light abrasions, folding into contemporary straight-grain morocco book-style slip-case, spine gilt with coat of arms of the library of King Louis-Philippe I of France, worn, 4to, published by Artaria et Comp., Vienna, 1797.⁂ First edition of the great Vienna plan by Maximilan von Grimm.

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Bermuda.- Speed (John) A Mapp of the Sommer Ilands once called the Bermudas... / Mappa Aestivarum Insularum..., map showing the division of the island into "Tribes" and lists below the proprietors, with the arms of Bermuda and Britain in the lower corners, a large strapwork title in English and Latin in the centre, with two sailing ships and patterned border, engraving on laid paper without watermark, 427 x 525 mm. (16 3/4 x 20 3/4 in), English text verso, central vertical fold as issued, with small damp-stain in the upper margin, the map slightly trimmed within the plate at the left and right hand sides, Bassett and Chiswell, [1676].

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NO RESERVE Africa.- Ortelius (Abraham) Barbariae et Biledulgerid, Nova Descriptio, north coast of Africa, from Morocco to Libya and the western Mediterranean showing parts of Spain and Portugal, the Balearic Islands, Corsica, Sardinia, southern Italy and Sicily, engraved map, sheet 350 x 515 mm. (13 3/4 x 20 1/4 in), laid onto paper support with repairs to central vertical fold, with small areas of loss to upper and lower left corners, unframed, [Antwerp, 1571]; together with 7 other maps of northern Africa, including a Hondius Fessae et Marocchi Regna, of Fez and Morocco, Delisle's maps of Western Africa Carte de la Barbarie de la Nigritie et de la Guinée, and four others of Libya, Algeria, and Barbary, by Neele, Smith, and Samuel Dunn, engraved maps, all but the Hondius with some outline hand-colouring, various sizes, largest 530 x 790 mm. (20 3/4 x 31 in), all unframed, 18th and 19th century (8).

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Canada.- Gibson (John) A New and Correct Map of the Isles of New Found Land, Cape Breton &c., with the Provinces of Nova Scotia, engraved map on laid paper with watermark of a crown and the initials GR within a circle, sheet 300 x 350 mm. (11 3/4 x 13 3/4 in), light folds, minor handling creases, [circa 1780].

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Lot 51

NO RESERVE Canada.- Cary (John) A New Map of Upper & Lower Canada; A New Map of Nova Scotia, Newfoundland &c., two maps of Canada from Cary's 'New Universal Atlas', engravings with hand-colouring, each sheet approx. 540 x 640 mm. (21 1/4 x 25 1/4 in), central vertical folds as issued, minor offsetting and light browning, unframed, 1807 (2).

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Caribbean & Gulf of Mexico.- Blaeu (Willem Jansz.) Insulae Americanae in Oceano Septentrionali, cum Terris Adiacentibus, fine map centered on the West Indies, showing parts of Virginia and Florida, Cuba, Jamaica, and the Caribbean islands, with the northern coastline of South America, engraving on laid paper without watermark, platemark 380 x 520 mm. (15 x 20 1/2 in), sheet 475 x 575 mm. (18 3/4 x 22 5/8 in), central vertical fold with fine parallel crease and light toning, minor spotting and surface dirt, some minor handling creases to margins, rough edges, unframed, [circa 1640].

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Lot 56

Caribbean.- Battle of St. Lucia.- Faden (William) Sketch of Part of the Island of Ste. Lucie, map by Lt. G.V. Hart, assistant engineer while in North America, showing the northwestern coast of Saint Lucia, specifically Grande Cul De Sac Bay to Castries, with details of British troops and fleets, and a letterpress extract from General Grant's Letter to Lord Germain printed below the map, engraving and letterpress on laid paper with large watermark of strasbourg lily, map 405 x 495 mm. (16 x 19 in), sheet 540 x 615 mm. (21 1/4 x 24 1/4 in), central vertical fold, two small tears into the right edge, damp-stain and browning to the sheet, unframed, 1781.⁂ Scarce. The Battle of the Cul de Sac was a naval battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the French Navy, off the island of St. Lucia during the American Revolutionary War on 15 December 1778. Following the battle the island eventually surrendered to the British.

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Caribbean.- Martinique.- Tirion (Isaac) Het Westindisch Eiland Martenique Volgens e Nieuwste Waarneemingen in Kaart Gebragt, decorative map of the island divided into three districts, title cartouche decorated with sugarcane in the lower left corner, engraved map with hand-colouring on laid paper with watermark of Strasbourg lily, platemark 310 x 370 mm. (12 1/4 x 14 1/2 in), sheet 415 x 480 mm. (16 1/4 x 18 7/8 in), minor surface dirt, unframed, Amsterdam, [1769].

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Africa.- Merian the Elder (Matthaeus) Nova descriptio Africae, decorative map of the African continent based on the cartography of Blaeu, embellished with numerous ships, sea monsters, a compass rose and exotic animals, engraving, a good clean impression on laid paper with watermark of a Bishop's Crosier within crowned shield, platemark 270 x 360 mm. (10 5/ 8 x 14 1/4 in), sheet 310 x 327 mm. (12 1/4 x 12 7/8 in), central vertical fold, with discrete well-executed repairs to minor splitting, unframed, [1637].Literature:Norwich 33

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China, Korea & Japan.- Tirion (Isaac) Nuova Carta dell' Imperio della China e dei Paesi Circonvicini / Nieuwe Kaart van t Keizerryk China, Italian edition of Tirion's map of China, Korea and Japan, with the title in both Italian and Dutch, with The Great Wall and the Gobi Desert both shown, engraving with hand-colouring on laid paper, without watermark, platemark 250 x 330 mm. (9 3/4 x 13 in), sheet 385 x 495 mm. (15 1/4 x 19 1/2 in), central vertical fold, minor printer's creases and light surface dirt, unframed, [circa 1760].

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Croatia.- Schenk (Peter) Le Gouvernement de Raguse, Estant une Partie de Dalmatie, avec Quelques Isles, Tres Exactement Mis en Escrit par le Pere Corneille, two maps on one sheet showing islands off the coast of Croatia, the top map shows the Peljesac peninsula with nearby Korcula, Mljet, the southern part of Hvar, and various smaller islands, the lower map shows the islands of Cres and Losinj, engraving with some hand-colouring, on laid paper without watermark, platemark 295 x 495 mm. (11 3/4 x 19 1/2 in), sheet 525 x 610 mm. (20 3/4 x 24 in), central vertical fold as issued, minor handling creases, light surface dirt, unframed, [1720].

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Eastern Europe.- Ptolomaeus (Claudius) Octava Europe Tabula, detailed early map including parts of Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iran, from the second Rome edition of Ptolemy's Geographia, engraving on two sheets joined, one sheet with watermark of a hat [see Briquet 3391, datable to Florence ca. 1490-1500], total approx. 410 x 560 mm. (16 1/8 x 22 in), the sheets carefully joined with linen strip with faint damp-stain, small repaired tear within map to lower left quadrant, lower left corner with some paper reinforced verso, other small nicks to extremities, some finger-soiling and minor surface dirt, unframed, Petrus de Turre, 1490.

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Egypt.- River Nile.- Mercator (Gerard) Appendix. III. Tabulae Afr:, map of the Lower Nile River in Egypt, with two strapwork cartouche, from Ptolemy's 'Geography', engraving with hand-colouring, platemark 248 x 372 mm. (9 3/4 x 14 3/4 in), sheet 275 x 425 mm. (10 3/4 x 16 3/4 in), lower edge re-margined, small loss and nicks to extremities, even browning, and minor handling creases, unframed, [1730].

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Europe.- Homann Heirs (publisher) Europa Secundum Legitimas Projectionis Stereographicae Regulas et Juxta Recentissimas Observationes Aeque ac Relationes...., detailed map of Europe including Iceland, the Mediterranean, and part of Northern Africa, with large decorative cartouche in the upper left featuring Europa and the figure of Fame with her trumpet, engraving with hand-colouring on laid paper, platemark 510 x 585 mm. (20 1/8 x 23 in), sheet 530 x 630 mm. (20 7/8 x 24 3/4 in), central vertical fold with several small repairs to splitting, surface dirt, unframed, 1743.

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Europe.- Roman Empire.- Ortelius (Abraham) Romani Imperii Imago, map of the Roman Empire centered on the Mediterranean and covering most of Europe, Northern Africa, and the Near and Middle East, with genealogical tree of the rulers of Rome at right, and an account of Roman history lower left, engraving with early hand-colouring, on laid paper with crossed arrows watermark, platemark 345 x 500 mm. (13 1/2 x 19 3/4 in), sheet 460 x 555 mm. (18 1/8 x 21 3/4 in), Dutch text verso, central vertical fold, some surface dirt, faint exposure lines in margin from previous mount, minor handling creases in margins, unframed, [Antwerp, 1598]Literature:VdB 187.2

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France.- Waldseemüller (Martin) [Lotharingia], early Ptolemaic map of the Duchy of Lorraine, woodcut printed in colours and finished by hand, on laid paper with small fleur-de-lis, borderline 365 x 265 mm. (14 1/4 x 10 1/2 in), sheet 450 x 310 mm. (17 3/4 x 12 1/4 in), blank verso, the left hand side re-margined, several repaired areas of small loss, small nicks and tears, minor spotting and browning, unframed, Strasbourg, 1513.

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France.- Ortelius (Abraham) Gallia, detailed map of France, with part of southern England, northern Italy, and includes Belgium and the Netherlands, a large title cartouche with two putto decorating the upper right quadrant, with 4 1/2 compass roses, and three sailing ships off the Norfolk coast, engraved map with extensive hand-colouring on laid paper with watermark of a postal horn, platemark 402 x 487 mm. (15 7/8 x 19 1/4 in), sheet 430 x 545 mm. (17 x 21 1/2 in), Latin text verso, central vertical fold with minor repairs to lower section, other minor repaired nicks to lower margin, some surface dirt and handling creases, unframed, with Joan Baptista Vrient's imprint at the end of the title cartouche, [1612].Literature:VdB 36

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NO RESERVE France.- Esnault le jeune (Jacques) Plan Routier de la Ville de Paris et ses Fauxbourgs ..., detailed city plan of Paris, with title in the upper right corner, detailed table of road names to the right of the map, engraved map with outline hand-colouring, 550 x 790 mm. (21 3/4 x 31 1/8 in), folding into contemporary boards with printed label to upper cover, worn, 8vo, 1819

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Paris.- Loosjes (Adriaan, publisher) Plattegrond van Parijs, Naar de Jongste Verdeeling in 48 Wyken, Dutch plan of Paris, with small inset map of the environs on Paris in the lower right, and title vignette in the upper right corner, engraving with hand-colouring, laid paper affixed to mount support, sheet 310 x 410 mm. (12 1/4 x 16 1/4 in), exposure line from previous mount and light even browning, old folds visible, small tear to centre left edge, unframed, [late 18th, early 19th century].

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Lot 78

NO RESERVE France.- Provence.- Louis Le Rouge (George) La Provence Suivant les Nouvelles Observations, map of Provence, engraving with outline hand-colouring, on laid paper with watermark of prayer beads, sheet 540 x 670 mm. (21 1/4 x 26 1/2 in), central and vertical folds, light handling creases, some surface dirt and light browning, unframed, Paris, 1747.

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NO RESERVE French Riviera.- Sella (Andreae, ex-libris owner) Plan de la Rade du Gourjan et des Isles Ste. Marguerite, collector's bookplate with map by Gorvel, showing from Cannes to Antibes, engraving with hand-colouring on laid paper without watermark, platemark 130 x 95 mm. (5 1/8 x 3 3/4 in), sheet 150 x 125 mm. (5 7/8 x 4 7/8 in), some light spotting and browning, minor surface dirt, unframed, 1727; together with three other small maps of Var and the French Riviera, specifically Pierre Lemau de la Jaisse's 'Isle Ste. Marguerite' from his 1736 account on French fortified cities, and two others, 160 x 100 mm. (6 1/4 x 3 3/8 in) and smaller, unframed, 18th and 19th century (4).

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NO RESERVE Africa.- Vaugondy (Robert de) Afrique Divisee en ses Principaux Empires et Royaumes, map of the African continent with Madagascar, a detailed political key table to the right of the map, engraving with hand-colouring, on laid paper with large watermark of a Maltese cross encircled with rosary beads, platemark 510 x 675 mm. (20 1/8 x 26 1/2 in), sheet 550 x 760 mm. (21 3/4 x 29 7/8 in), central horizontal and vertical folds, well repaired tear in the lower left quadrant, minor handling creases and surface dirt, unframed, Delamarche, 1795 § Wells (Edward) A New Map of the North Part of Antient Africa Shewing the Chiefe People, Cities, Towns, Rivers, Mountains &c. in Mauritania, Numidia, Africa Propria, Libya Propria, and Egypt, engraving with outline-hand-colouring, platemark 375 x 495 mm. (14 3/4 x 19 1/2 in), central vertical fold as issued, even browning, some minor loss to margins, small nicks ant tears, unframed, [circa 1700] (2).

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Holy Land.- Israel.- Ortelius (Abraham) Typus Chorographicus, Celebrium Locorum in Regno Iudae et Israhel, map of the ancient kingdoms of Judea and Israel based on Tilleman Stella's maps of 1552 and 1557, with large strap-work title cartouche in the upper left corner, and ornate sculptural cartouche lower right, engraving with early hand-colouring, platemark 370 x 470 mm. (14 1/2 x 18 1/2 in), sheet 420 x 530 mm. (16 1/2 x 20 7/8 in), central vertical fold, carefully inset and re-margined, unframed, [Antwerp, 1586 but later].Literature:VdB 180.2

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Holy Land.- Palestine.- Ortelius (Abraham) Palestinae Sive Totius Terrae Promissionis Nova Descriptio Auctore Tilemanno Stella Sigenens, map of the Holy Land, based on Tilemanno Stella's map of 1557, with elaborate strap-work cartouches, ships, and sea monster, engraving with early hand-colouring, on laid paper with crossed arrows watermark, platemark 350 x 465 mm. (13 3/4 x 18 1/4 in), sheet 430 x 550 mm. (17 x 21 3/4 in), Latin text verso, central vertical fold with careful repairs to splitting, minor handling creases, surface dirt and finger-soiling to margins, early ink marginalia upper right, unframed, [Antwerp, 1579].Literature:VdB 171.1

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India.- Münster (Sebastian) Tabula Indiae X, early Ptolemaic map of India from Münster's 'Geographia Universalis', woodcut with early hand-colouring on laid paper without watermark, sheet 315 x 400 mm. (12 1/4 x 15 3/4 in), Latin text verso with woodcut title 'Asiae X. Tabu-', central vertical fold as issued with small area of loss in the lower section, otherwise minor spotting and light browning, one or two small nicks to extremities, unframed, [1540].

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India.- Sanson (Nicolas) L'Inde deca et dela le Gange, ou est l'Empire du Grand Mogol ..., map of northern India and Pakistan, by Jan van Somer, engraving with outline hand-colouring on laid paper with watermark of large armorial device, platemark 350 x 555 mm. (13 3/4 x 21 7/8 in), sheet 450 x 600 mm. (17 3/4 x 23 1/2 in), central vertical fold, minor abrasion in the upper right corner, small printers' creases, unframed, Pierre Mariette, 1654.

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India.- Coronelli (Vincenzo Maria) Impero Del Gran Mogol, map of Northern India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, extending north to the Himalayas, engraving on laid paper without watermark, platemark 460 x 610 mm. (18 1/8 x 24 in), sheet 495 x 695 mm. (19 1/2 x 27 3/8 in), central vertical fold as issued with minor browning, small nicks to extremities, minor damp-stains to lower left and right margins, unframed, [circa 1690].

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Lot 86

India.- De L'Isle (Guillaume) Carte des Cotes de Malabar et de Coromandel, map of Southern India and Northern Ceylon, that extends to the Maldive Islands, and the northern tip of Sri Lanka, engraving with outline hand-colouring, on laid paper with watermark of Maltese cross surrounded with rosary beads, platemark 475 x 610 mm. (18 3/4 x 24 in), sheet 510 x 660 mm. (20 x 26 in), faint central vertical fold, unframed, 1723.

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India.- Covens & Mortier (publishers) Carte d'une Partie des Indes Orientales, map of the Indian Subcontinent, and the surrounding countries including parts of Oman, China, and Myanmar, with the Maldives of the Indian coast, engraving with outline hand-colouring on laid paper with large indistinct text-based watermark, platemark 600 x 508 mm. (23 5/8 x 20 in), sheet 650 x 550 mm. (25 1/2 x 21 3/4 in), central horizontal fold, minor nicks to edges with some small repairs, contemporary French ink inscription verso, unframed, Amsterdam, [circa 1730].

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India.- De L'Isle (Guillaume) Carte des Cotes de Malabar et de Coromandel, detailed map of India with part of Sri Lanka in the lower right corner and decorative title cartouche, engraving with outline hand-colouring on laid paper without watermark, platemark 477 x 585 mm. (18 3/4 x 23 in), sheet 552 x 660 mm. (21 3/4 x 26 in), central vertical fold as issued, minor finger-soiling and surface dirt, mainly to margin, unframed, Covens & Mortier, [circa 1730].

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India.- Seutter (Matthäus) Accurater Geographischer Entwurf der Königlichen Dänischen auf der Küste Choromandel in Ost-Indien belegenen Stadt und Vestung Trankenbar oder Tarangenbadi u Dansburg, map of the region surrounding Tharangambadi, the chief factory of the Dutch East India Company in southwestern India, engraving with some hand-colouring on laid paper, sheet 520 x 595 mm. (20 1/2 x 23 1/2 in), central vertical fold, the map mounted on linen, several nicks, tears and handling creases, even browning and surface dirt, would benefit from conservation, unframed, [circa 1740].⁂ Rare.

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Africa and Arabian Gulf.- Ortelius (Abraham) Presbiteri Iohannis, sive, Abissinorum Imperii Descriptio, map of the central African kingdom of the mythical Christian king, Prester John, with the Persian Gulf in the upper right quadrant, a large cartouche with legend of Prester John in the upper left, and a strapwork title cartouche in the lower right corner, engraving with hand-colouring, on laid paper with watermark of armorial device, platemark 374 x 440 mm. (14 3/4 x 17 1/4 in), sheet 465 x 575 mm. (18 1/4 x 22 3/4 in), Latin text verso, central vertical fold with minor splitting to lower section, minor handling creases and printers' creases, light surface dirt, unframed, [1595].Literature:VdB 175

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India.- Kitchin (Thomas) A New Map of Indostan or East Indies, map of India, with parts of Nepal and Tibet, Pakistan and Bangladesh, engraved map with hand-colouring on laid paper without watermark, platemark 345 x 385 mm. (13 5/8 x 15 1/4 in), sheet 380 x 495 mm. (15 x 19 1/2 in), exposure lines and some even browning, taped into mount, unframed, [circa 1782].

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India.- D'Anville (Jean Baptiste Bourgignon) Coromandel, map of the southeastern coast of India from False Divi Point to the Kaveri River, engraving with some hand-colouring, on wove paper without watermark, sheet 508 x 305 mm. (20 x 12 in), unframed, 1788; together with 4 other maps of India, including Robert Sayer's A Chart of the Eastern Coast of the Gulf of Bengal, Bellin's Plan de Madras a la Coste de Coromandel and Carte du District de Tranquebar, and de Fer's Plan de Pondichery a la côte de Coromandel, engravings on various papers, 485 x 340 mm. (19 x 13 1/4 in) and smaller, mainly 18th century (5).

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India.- Laurie & Whittle (publishers) A New Map of the Jaghir Lands, on the Coast of Coromandel, The Territory Belonging To The East India Company Round Madras From An Actual Survey In The Possession Of The Company, engraving with some outline hand-colouring, on laid paper with large watermark of fleur-de-lis, sheet 730 x 540 mm. (28 3/4 x 21 1/4 in), central horizontal fold as issied, some light offsetting, minor surface dirt, unframed, 1794.⁂ The surveys were performed by James Rennell, appointed Surveyor General in 1767 and known as "The Father of Indian Geography."

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India.- Faden (William) A Map of the Peninsula of India from the 19th Degree North Latitude to Cape Comorin, impressive two sheet map of the Indian subcontinent, extending from Bombay and Aurungabad, south to include the northern half of Sri Lanka, engraving with hand-colouring on wove paper with watermark of 'Ruse & Turners' with date '1805', each platemark approx. 510 x 840 mm. (20 1/8 x 33 in), each sheet approx. 585 x 843 mm. (23 x 33 1/8 in), central vertical folds as issued, minor nicks to extremities, some surface dirt and light browning, unframed, [circa 1800 and later] (2).

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India.- Wyld (James) Hind, Hindoostan, or India By L.S. de la Rochette ..., detailed map of the Indian continent including Sri Lanka and the Maldive Islands, with jungle vignette featuring an elephant surrounding the title cartouche in the lower right corner, engraved map with hand-colouring on wove paper without watermark, platemark 710 x 540 mm. (28 x 21 1/4 in), central horizontal fold as issued with small split to left and right hand edge, minor spotting and surface dirt, unframed, 1824.

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India.- Allen & Co. (William H.) Map of the Western Provinces of Hindoostan, The Punjab, Rajpootana, Sinde, Kabool &c., large and impressive folding map by J. & C. Walker, including parts of Afghanistan, Pakistan and western India, including the cities Kabul, Lahore, Delhi, Lucknow, and Jabalpur in the lower right quadrant, with decorative border and large title in the upper right corner, engraving with hand-colouring, 1260 x 1265 mm. (49 5/8 x 49 3/4 in), owner's ink inscription below scale that reads: 'F. Burroughs./ 93. Highlanders/ 1860', dissected and mounted on linen, even browning and some surface abrasion in places, light surface dirt, small holes and wear in the corners of the margin, folding with publisher's printed labels to ends into original slip-case, very worn, 8vo, Edward Stanford, 1857.⁂ Rare. The present copy appears to once have been owned by Sir Frederick William Burroughs (1831-1905), who served in the 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot.

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India.- Revindran Naix (R., Surveyor) District Kottayam Taluks, Devicolam and Udumbanghola, regional manuscript map, pen and ink with watercolour, 760 x 560 mm. (30 x 22 in), central and vertical folds, minor nicks and tears, unframed, 1963; together with two other manuscript maps of Attappady Valley and Nilgiri District, pen and coloured inks, 750 x 500 mm. (29 1/2 x 19 3/4 in), handling creases and folds, all unframed, [1963 and later] (3).

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SCROLL MAP OF LUNDY printed and published by the General at the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton 1905, second edition, 264cm x 100cm

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DEMIDOFF, E. 'HUNTING TRIPS IN THE CAUCASUS' 1889, 1st Edition, published by Roland Ward, with folding map bound in half red morocco leather

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MEIKLE R.S. 'AFTER BIG GAME' with folding map, circa 1918, and Wallace, Frank 'Stalks Abroad' 1908

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CHRISTY, C. 'BIG GAME AND PYGMIES' 1924 1st Edition, with folding map and original blue cloth binding

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