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A 1950s large school type wall map of Australia (Political) by W & A K Johnston of Edinburgh and London, printed, laid on canvas and rolled with wooden rods, 90 cm x 130 cm

An Ordnance Survey map of Carlisle detailing Citadel Station and the County Gaol, surveyed in 1865 by Captain E R James, watercolour tinted engraving, in gilt slip and moulded frame under glass, 107 cm x 72 cm overall

A retro 20th century circa 1970s mahogany & brass bound Campaign style low occasional coffee table. The table having a glass top with a copy of the first world map design in chrome metallic toner. Raised on straight supports with brass inlays. Measures approx. 38cm x 102cm x 61cm.

Chad Valley - a mid century vintage childrens' desk top globe map of the world. The globe mounted upon triangular stand marked 'Chad Valley - By Appointment Toy Makers to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother - Made In England', on circular weighted base. Measures approx. 29cm tall.

A collection of local interest books on the subject of Devon including Tiverton, Tavistock, Newton Abbot, Exeter, a vintage Ordnance Survey map of Barnstaple etc

A large framed map of the world dated 1983

A Letts's bicycling map of England & Wales dated 1883 along with W Faden map of Great Britain (to accompany Paterson's book of the roads) and an ABC of Southern locomotives

A vintage "Souvenir of Egypt" lighter in the form of a map of Africa along with a small iron cross with feint writing (name?) and dated 1915

An 18th century etched map of the the holy lands with numerous biblical extracts and etchings of religious sites, prospect of Jerusalem etc. dated Jan 30th 1773. Some damage as shown.

Frankreich - Paris - - 10 Jours à Paris(Deckeltitel). 7 mehrfach gefalt. farbig lithogr. Tafeln (je ca. 17,5 x 85 cm). Paris, Chez Baudot, ca. 1900. 7 Leporellotafeln. Or.-Ppbd. Mit Deckeltitel. Außerordentlich seltenes Ansichtenwerk, nicht im KVK, nicht im Handel nachweisbar. - Mit 11 Promenaden (Rundgängen) durch Paris und 1 Plan. Jeweils übereinander dargestellt der Hin- und Rückweg mit Abbildung und Bezeichnung der Gebäude und Sehenswürdigkeiten der jeweiligen Route. Hinterdeckel mit Werbung der Automobilfirma Bégot & Cail (existierte von 1900-1902). Exceptionally rare work of views, not in the KVK, not in trade. - With 11 promenades (tours) through Paris and 1 map. The outward and return routes are shown one above the other, with illustrations and names of the buildings and sights on each route. Back cover with advertisement of the automobile company Bégot & Cail (existed from 1900-1902).

Astronomie - - Philipp Fauth. Unser Mond. Wie man ihn lesen sollte. Neues Handbuch für Forscher nach Erfahrungen aus 52 Jahren Beobachtung. Publikation VII seiner Sternwarte. Mit 16 Tafeln und einer gefalteten Übersichtskarte in 6 Blättern. Leipzig, Koehler & Ameland, 1936. 592 S. Gr.-8°. Blaue OLwd. mit silbergepr. Titel auf Rücken und Deckel (fleckig). Selten. - Die Karte in 6 gefalteten Teilen in lose beiliegendem Umschlag mit DTitel: "Übersichtskarte des Mondes in 6 Blättern für die Namen und die genauen Örter nach der Internationalen astronomischen Vereinigung und der Map of the Moon (1935)." - "F.s glühende Begeisterung für die Astronomie, seine einzigartige Sehtüchtigkeit (...) ließen ihn zu überragenden Leistungen auf dem Gebiet der Mond- und Planetenforschung gelangen. Diese wurden gewürdigt durch finanzielle Unterstützung seiner Publikationen durch die Berliner und Münchener Akademien der Wissenschaften wie 1937 durch die Verleihung des Titels Professor. 1932 wurde ein Mondkrater offiziell mit seinem Namen bezeichnet. Sein großes Mondbuch (...) sicherte der deutschen Wissenschaft auf lange Zeit die Führung auf dem Gebiet der Mondforschung." (NDB 5, S. 35f.) - Sowohl auf dem Titelblatt als auch auf dem Umschlag der Karte ist der Verlag Eschenhagen in Breslau überklebt und mit dem des Leipziger Verlegers ersetzt. - Sehr gutes Exemplar. Astronomy - With 16 plates and a folded general map in 6 sheets. Blue orig. cloth with silver-stamped title on spine and cover (soiled). - Rare. - The map in 6 folded parts in loosely enclosed envelope with cover title: "General Map of the Moon in 6 Sheets for the Names and Exact Locations According to the International Astronomical Union and the 'Map of the Moon' (1935)." - Both on the title page and on the cover of the envelope the publisher Eschenhagen in Breslau is pasted over and replaced with that of the Leipzig publisher. - Very good copy.

Südamerika - Brasilien - - Hermann Burmeister. Reise nach Brasilien, durch die Provinzen von Rio des Janeiro und Minas geraes. Reisebeschreibung u. Atlas in 2 Bden. Mit 1 gefalt. Karte u. 11 getönten Lithographien. Berlin, Reimer, 1853. VII, 608 S. 8° (Text) u. Quer-Folio (Atlas). HLdr. d. Zt. mit goldgepr. RTitel (berieben, etw. fleckig u. bestoßen) u. mod. marmor. HLwd. mit RSchild Erste Ausgabe mit dem seltenen Atlas. - Sabin 9346. - Henze I, 409ff. - Der Atlas enthält 13 Ansichten auf 10 Tafeln u. 4 indigene Portraits auf 1 Tafel. - Karte in Segmenten auf Lwd. aufgezogen - Kl. bezeichnete Bleistiftzeichnung "Der Corcovado bei Rio de Janeiro" beiliegend. - 1856 dat. Besitzeintrag von Heinrich Burmeister, beide Tle. durchgehend etw. stockfleckig. South America - Brazil - First edition with the rare atlas. Travel description and atlas in 2 volumes. With 1 fold. map and 11 toned lithographs with 13 views on 10 plates and 4 indigenous portraits on 1 plate. Contemp. half leather with gilt stamped title to spine (rubbed, somewhat stained and bumped) and mod. marbled half cloth with label to spine. - Map in segments mounted on canvas. - Small inscribed pencil drawing "Der Corcovado bei Rio de Janeiro" included. - Ownership entry by Heinrich Burmeister dated 1856, both parts somewhat foxed throughout.

Italien - Toskana - - Francesco Fontani. Viaggio Pittorico della Toscana. 6 Bde. Mit gestoch. Porträtfrontispiz u. 211 Kupfertafeln, darunter 4 topographische Pläne. Florenz, Giovanni Marenigh, 1822. 12°. Einheitlich je Pp. d. Zt. je mit etw. spät. mont. RSchild. u. Musterpapierbezug (gebräunt, die Rücken etw. stärker, RSchilder mit kl. Defekten). Dritte Auflage. - Mit einem Porträt des Autors als Frontispiz. - Die Kupfer zeigen versch. Ansichten und Bauten wie den Palazzo Pitti, die Kirche Santa Maria Novella und den Dom von Florenz sowie weitere zahlreiche Ansichten und architektonische Ansichten toskanischer Städte. Mit einer gefalt. Karte der Toskana u. 4 Stadtplänen: Florenz, Siena, Pisa und Livorno. - Papierbedingt im Blattrand sehr zart gebräunt, bis auf Bd. V je etw. wurmspurig (Bd. III etw. stärker betroffen), die Schäden tls. hinterlegt. Bd. V u. VI etw. stockfleckig bzw. wasserrandig (Papier leicht gewellt). Insgesamt wohlerhaltene u. vollständige Exemplare, die filigranen Kupfertafeln mit ausgeprägter Kontrastwirkung. Italy - Tuscany - 6 vols. With engraved portrait frontispiece and 211 copper engraved plates. Uniformly bound, each cont. cardboard with somewhat later mounted labels on spine and patterned paper cover (slightly browned, the spines a bit stronger affected, labels with small defects). - Third edition. - The engravings show various views and buildings such as the Palazzo Pitti, the church Santa Maria Novella and the Dome of Florence as well as other numerous views of Tuscan cities. With a folded map of Tuscany and 4 city maps: Florence, Siena, Pisa and Livorno. - Due to paper very delicately browned in the margins, except for vol. V each somewhat worm-marked (vol. III slightly more affected), the damages partly backed. Vol. V and VI somewhat foxed and waterstained (paper slightly wavy). Overall well preserved and complete copies, the filigree copper plates high in contrast.

Afrika - Ägypten - - Karl Werner. Nilbilder. Vier und zwanzig Facsimiles nach Aquarellen. Naturaufnahmen während zweier Orientreisen 1862 und 1865. Erläuternde Texte von A.E. Brehm u. J. Dümichen. Mit 24 chromolithogr. Tafeln u. 1 Karte. Wandsbeck, Seitz, 1881. Titel in Rot u. Schwarz, 81 S. Folio. 12 Lieferungen in 6 illustr. Umschlägen (am Innenfalz verstärkt) in spät. HLwd.-Mappe mit mont. DTitel. Kainbacher I, 145. - Vgl. Ibrahim-Hilmy II, 324. - "Pantographie-Ausgabe" mit prachtvollen Tafeln (zu diesem von Seitz entwickelten Verfahren vgl. Ries, S. 290, Anm. 1). - Karl Werner reiste bis Nubien. Nach seinen unterwegs gemalten Aquarellen enstand die Folge der farbfrischen Chromolithographien mit schönen Ansichten von Kairo bis Philae. Gezeigt werden u.a.: Kairo von der Nordseite, Chalifengräber, Pyramiden von Giseh, Nilufer, Barbierladen, Tempel etc. - Text papierbedingt leicht gebräunt, Taf. tls. (meist im vollen w. Rand) etw. stockfleckig, vereinzelt geringe Läsuren im Rand. Africa - Egypt - 24 facsimiles after watercolours during two journeys to the Orient in 1862 and 1865. With 24 chromolithogr. plates and 1 map. 12 deliveries in 6 illustr. wrappers (reinforced at the inner fold) in later half cloth folder with mounted title to cover. - "Pantography edition" with magnificent plates (on this method developed by Seitz, cf. Ries, p. 290, note 1). - The series of freshly coloured chromolithographs with beautiful views from Cairo to Philae came about after the watercolors he painted on the way. Shown are among others: Cairo from the north side, caliph tombs, pyramids of Giseh, bank of the Nile, barber shop, temple etc. - Text slightly browned due to paper, plates partially (mostly in the full white margin) somewhat foxed, occ. minor defects in the margins.

A. J. von Krusenstern. Reise um die Welt in den Jahren 1803, 1804, 1805 und 1806 auf Befehl Seiner Kaiserl. Majestät Alexanders des Ersten auf den Schiffen Nadeshda und Newa... 2 Bde in 3. Mit 1 Frontispiz-Porträt (von 3), 11 gefalt. gestoch. Tafeln und 1 grenzkol. mehrfach gefalt. gestoch. Karte. Berlin Haude u. Spener 1811-1812. XLII, 450 S., 1 Bl., 294 S., 1 Bl., 8 S., VIII, 269 S. 4 Bl. 12°. Pp. d. Zt. mit mont. goldgepr. RSchild (beschabt, berieben u. bestoßen, etw. knickspurig, die Rücken leicht verfärbt). Du Rietz 691. - Forbes I 421 u. 407. - Henze III 85ff. - Die Zweite rechtmäßige mit Bewilligung des Verfassers veranstaltete und mit dessen Bildnis gezierte wörtlich nach dem Original gedruckte Ausgabe. - Bedeutender Bericht über die erste russische Weltumsegelung. - Vorliegende Ausgabe enthält den gesamten Reisebericht der Quart-Ausgabe St. Petersburg 1810, lediglich die naturhistorischen Abhandlungen (Bd. 3 der EA) wurden hier nicht abgedruckt. - Adam Johann (Iwan Fjodorowitsch) Krusenstern russischer Reisender deutscher Abstammung wurde von Zar Alexander I. mit der Führung der ersten russischen Weltumsegelung betraut deren Zweck es war, die Nordwestküste des damals russischen Alaska zu erforschen und Handelsbeziehungen mit China und Japan in die Wege zu leiten. Im August 1803 stach Krusenstern in Kronstadt auf der "Nadeshda" in See. Er segelte um das Kap Horn in die Südsee lief Hawaii an und machte eine Aufnahme der Marquesasinseln. Weiter erforschte er die Westüste der japanischen Insel Hokkaido die Ostküste von Kamtschatka und Sachalin sowie die Kurilen und Aleuten. - Mit den 4 Bll. Verlagsanzeigen in Bd. 3 die nicht allen Exemplaren beigegeben wurden (s. hierzu Forbes 1 421. Du Rietz zählt die unnum. Bll. zur Paginierung und führt somit fälschlich 278 S. auf). - Die beiden Frontispiz-Porträts der zweiten Abteilung als Nachdruck eingebunden. Bibliotheksexemplare (Titelbl. je gestempelt), die Vorsätze etw. leimschattig. Insgesamt äußerst saubere und wohlerhaltene Exemplare mit kontraststark, detaillierten Tafeln. 2 vols. in 3. With 1 frontispiece portrait (of 3), 11 fold. engraved plates and 1 border col. folded engraved map. Cont. cardboard bindings with mounted gilt label on spine (scuffed, rubbed and bumped, somewhat creased, the spines slightly discoloured). - Second edition, published with the permission of the author and adorned with his portrait. - Important report on the first Russian circumnavigation. - With the 4 ll. Publisher's advertisements in Vol. 3 which were not included in all copies (see Forbes I 421. Du Rietz counts the unnumbered leaves for pagination and thus incorrectly lists 278 pages). - The two frontispiece portraits of the second section bound in as reprints. Library copies (title page each stamped), the endpapers somewhat glue-shaded. Altogether very clean and well-preserved copies with high-contrast, detailed plates.

Syrien und Palästina - - C.W.M. van de Velde. Reise durch Syrien und Palästina in den Jahren 1851 und 1852. 2 Teile in 1 Bd. Mit 2 farblith. Frontispizen, 2 gefalt. lith. Karten u. 1 gefalt. lith. Schrifttafel. Leipzig, T.O. Weigel, 1855/56. VIII, 337 S., VIII, 422 S. 8°. OLeinen mit ornamental gepr. Deckeln u. goldgepr. DTitel (minimal berieben u. bestoßen, Rücken erneuert, Kopfschnitt etw. angestaubt). Erste deutsche Ausgabe. - Tobler 243 - Henze V, 389f. - Röhricht 449 - Eutiner Landesbibliothek 1431. - Sehr selten im Originalleinen, wie hier vorliegend. - Van de Velde arbeitete 1851-52 als Geograph und Topograph in Syrien und Palästina, wo er für den kartographischen Verlag Perthes eine Karte von Palästina aufnahm. Er berichtet hier in Briefform über seine Reisen in bis dahin teilweise noch unbekannte Gebiete. - Papierbedingt im Blattrand zart u. gleichmäßig gebräunt, Vorsätze erneuert, Frontispize u. Karten etw. braunfleckig, 1 Karte mit etw. laienhaft restauriertem Einriss. Insgesamt wohlerhaltenes u. sauberes Exemplar, selten im OEinband. Syria and Palestine - 2 parts in 1 vol. With 2 colourlithogr. frontispieces, 2 folded lith. maps a. 1 folded lith. prehistoric tablet. Orig cloth binding with ornamental embossed covers, gilt title on front cover (minimally rubbed a. bumped, spine restored, head edges somewhat dusty). - Very rare in the original cloth binding. - Due to paper delicately and evenly browned in the margins, endpapers renewed, frontispieces and maps somewhat brownspotted, 1 map with a slightly amateurishly restored tear. Altogether well preserved and clean copy in the original cloth binding.

Hamburg - - Ganz Hamburg und seine Umgebungen für Sechzehn Schilling. Mit zwei mehrfach gefalteten lithographierten und kol. Karten. Hamburg, F.H. Nestler und Melle, 1842. 2 Bll., 95 S., 6 S. 12°. OPpbd. (bestoßen und beschabt, fleckig, Rücken mit Defekten). Enthält die Beschreibung der Feuersbrunst vom 5.-8. Mai 1842 und die dadurch entstandenen Veränderungen, einem Plan der Stadt mit Bezeichnung der Brandstätte und einer Karte vom Hamburger Grenzgebiet entworfen von F. W. Hanemann. - Papierbedingt sehr gleichmäßig gebräunt, einige Bll. minimal braunfleckig. Die Karten in den Rändern knickspurig und mit kleinen Einrissen, ansonsten ordentlicher Zustand. With two multiple folded litographed and colored maps of Hamburg and its surroundings. Original cardboard binding (bumped and chafed, stained, spine with defects). - Contains the description of the fire of May 5-8, 1842 and the resulting changes, a plan of the city with designation of the fire site and a map of the Hamburg border area designed by F. W. Hanemann. - Paper very evenly browned, a few p. minimal brown spotting. The maps in the margins creased and with small tears, otherwise decent condition.

Amerika - - Millroy & Beverstock. Panama Canal, Topographic, Diagramatic, and Illustrative. Farblithogr. Karte (42,5 x 135 cm). Washington, Millroy & Beverstock, 1903. gefaltet. (kl. Einrisse in wenigen Faltungen). Dekorative Karte mit 2 Vogelschauansichten. Die obere Tafel zeigt die Ausgrabungen der beiden französischen Unternehmen, die mit dem Bau begonnen haben. Das mittlere Feld zeigt ein Profil des Projekts. Die noch ausstehenden Ausgrabungen, schwarz dargestellt, sollten von den Vereinigten Staaten abgeschlossen werden. Die Vogelperspektive auf der unteren Tafel zeigt, wie die fertige Passage aussehen sollte. Decorative map with 2 bird's eye views. The upper panel shows the excavations of the two French companies that started the construction. The middle panel shows a profile of the project. The remaining excavations, shown in black, were to be completed by the United States. The bird's eye view on the lower panel shows how the finished passage should look.

Eisenbahn - - Robert Stephenson. Description of the patent locomotive steam engine of Messrs. Robert Stephenson and Co. Mit 4 gefalt. Kupfertafeln und zahlr. Textholzschnitten. London, Weale, 1838. 67 S. 4°. Lwd. d. Zt. mit montiertem, typograph. DSchild (fleckig und bestoßen, oberes Kapital mit kl. Fehlstelle, Gelenke minimal angeplatzt). BMC XXIV, 217, 695 (Ausgabe 1850) und Poggendorff II, 1003 - nicht bei Metzeltin. - Mit hs. Widmung (des Verlegers ?) im vorderen Vorsatz. - Angebunden 8 Bll. Anzeigen. - Wohl erste Separatausgabe der Patent-Beschreibung, die auch in Tredgolds "Steam Engine" (1838) erschienen ist. - R. Stephenson einer der Pioniere des englischen Eisenbahnbaus und war Mitbegründer der Stephensonschen Lokomotivfabrik. Daneben war er längere Zeit Chefingenieur der London-Birmingham Railway. Das vorliegende Werk über die Stephensonsche patentierte Lokomotivmaschine wurde in Tredgolds berühmtes Werk über die Dampfmaschine aufgenommen. - Papierbedingt zart gebräunt, vereinzelt etw. stockfleckig, die Tafeln teils mit Abklatsch. Insgesamt wohlerhalten. - Dabei: Colburn, Z. and A. Holley, The Pernament Way and Coal-Burning Locomotive Boilers of European Railways. Mit 51 gestoch. Tafeln u. 1 Kte.. new York, 1858. 4°. Lwd. d. Zt. (etwas bestoßen). - Erste Ausgabe. - Metzeltin 725. - Vors. knickspurig u. gestempelt. - Gutes Exemplar. With 4 folded copper engraved plates and numerous woodcut illustrations in the text. - Cont. cloth with mounted label on cover (soiled and bumped, upper capital with small defect, joints minimally cracked). - With handwritten dedication (of the publisher ?) in the front endpaper. - Bound in 8 pp. advertisement. - Due to paper delicately browned, a few sheets somewhat foxed, the plates partly with offset. Altogether well preserved. - Added: Colburn, Z. and A. Holley, The Pernament Way and Coal-Burning Locomotive Boilers of European Railways. With 51 engraved. plates and 1 map. New York, 1858. 4°. Cont. Covers (somewhat bumped). - First edition. - Endpapers creased and stamped. - Good copy.

Arabien - Ägypten - - Charles Nicolas Sonnini (de Manoncourt). Voyage dans la haute et basse Egypte fait par ordre de l'ancien gouvernement. Mit einem gestochenen Portrait, 38 gestochenen Tafeln und 1 gestochenen Karte (Insgesamt 40 Tafeln). Paris, F. Buisson, Paris, 1799. 40 Bll. Kl.-Folio. Interims-Broschur mit Deckeltitel (Bezug am Rücken fehlt). Eindrucksvoller Atlas einer Beschreibung einer Entdeckungsreise, die Sonnini (1751-1812) im Auftrag von König Ludwig XV. von Frankreich 1777 durch Unter- und Oberägypten unternahm. Der Autor, einst Serkretär von Buffon, war sehr an der Naturgeschichte der Region interessiert. - Im Innensteg etwas braunfleckig, nur wenige Tafeln mit Wasserflecken, insgesamt noch ordentlich. Arabia - Egypt. - Interim brochure with cover title (cover on spine missing). With one engraved portrait, 38 engraved plates, and 1 engraved map (40 plates in all). Impressive atlas of a description of a voyage of discovery that Sonnini (1751-1812) undertook by order of King Louis XV of France in 1777 through Lower and Upper Egypt. The author, once a secretary of Buffon, was very interested in the natural history of the region. - A little browned in the inner bridge, only a few plates with water spots, overall still good.

Militaria - Preußen - - Plan von der Gegend bey Potsdam auf welchem das Mannoeuvre verzeichnet vom 21ten Septtr. 1784. Handgezeichneter Militärplan. 1784. Tusche und Aquarelle auf Papier. Sichtmaß 57 x 42 cm. In vergoldetem Holzrahmen und unter Glas gerahmt (ungeöffnet). In der oberen Hälfte mit detaillierter Karte der nördlichen Region von Potsdam um Bornim, Nedlitz und Bornstedt. In der unteren Hälfte mit Beschreibung des Manövers und Legende zu der Königl. Armee und der des General Wichard von Möllendorff. - Mit geglätteten Falzen. Im Rand minimal fleckig. Insgesamt sehr schön erhalten, insbesondere die Farben. Militaria - Prussia - Hand-drawn plan of a manouevre in 1784. Ink and watercolours on paper. Framed in a gilt wooden frame and under glass (unopened). - In the upper half with detailed map of the northern region of Potsdam around Bornim, Nedlitz and Bornstedt. In the lower half with description of the manoeuvre and legend to the Royal Army and that of General Wichard von Möllendorff. - With smoothed folds. Minimally stained in margins. Overall very nice condition, especially the colours.

Inkunabeln - Postinkunabeln - - Gregor Reisch. Margarita philosophica cu(m) additionibus novis: ab auctore suo studiosissima revisio(n)e tertio sup(er)additis.) Durchgehend rot und blau rubriziert. Mit Titelholzschnitt, 17 ganzs. Holzschnitten, zahlr. Textholzschnitten sowie zwei gefalteten Holzschnitt-Tafeln. Basel, M. Furter & J. Schott, 14. März 1508. 316 Bll. 8°. Blindgeprägtes Ldr. d. Zt. über Holzdeckeln mit späterem hs. RSchild (Gelenke geplatzt, Bezug u. Rücken mit Fehlstellen, teils wurmstichig, Schließen fehlend). Erste Basler Ausgabe, insg. 3. Ausgabe (EA 1503). - VD16 R 1036. - Sabin 69129. - Graesse VI, 73. - ADB 28, 117. - Vgl. Smith, Rara 83. - Nicht im BM STC und bei Adams. - Die Margarita Philosophica gilt als eine der frühesten und bedeutendsten Enzyklopädien Europas. Sie ist in Dialogform zwischen Lehrer und Schüler abgefasst und behandelt die Freien Künste, sowie die Naturwissenschaften, darunter, Astronomie, Musik (mit Holzschnitt-Noten) Medizin, Geometrie, Mechanik und Physik etc. Die schönen und detailgetreuen Holzschnitte zeigen allegorische Darstellungen von Philosophie, Mathematik, Musik, Baukunst, Medizin, Religion u.v.a. - "Die Gliederung in zwölf Bücher, die in das Trivium der rationalen Philosophie (Buch I: Grammatik, II: Logik, III: Rhetorik), dann in das Quadrivium der reale Philosophie (IV: Arithmetik, V: Musik, VI: Geometrie, VII: Astronomie, VIII: Physik Naturphilos., IX: Naturkunde, X: Physiol., XI: Psychol.) und schließlich als Gipfel des Studiums in die Moralphilosophie (XII) einführen, spiegelt im wesentlichen das aristotelisch-scholastische Wissenschaftssystem in der Umbruchphase zwischen Spätscholastik und Humanismus wider." (ADB) - Ohne die Weltkarte. Nicht identifizierter Sammlerstempel auf Titel (Initialen "RS" in figürl. Darstellung). Erste Bll. mit kl. Einriss im linken weißen Rand. Fliegende Vorsätze fehlend. Etwas gebräunt, vereinzelt leicht fleckig. Zwei Holzschn. mit übermalten Genitalien. Einige wenige Bll. im äußersten weißen Rand minimal wurmspurig. Einige sehr wenige zeitgen. Marginalien. Insgesamt gutes Exemplar des bedeutenden und seltenen Werks. Incunabula - Postincunabula - With title woodcut, 17 fullpage woodcuts, numerous woodcuts in text and two folded woodcut plates. Blind-tooled cont. leather over wooden boards with later handwr. spine label (joints cracked, cover and spine with missing parts, some wormholes, clasps missing). - First Basel edition, 3rd edition in total (first ed. 1503). - The Margarita Philosophica is considered one of the earliest and most important encyclopaedias in Europe. It is written in dialogue form between teacher and pupil and deals with the liberal arts, as well as natural sciences, including astronomy, music (with woodcut notes), medicine, geometry, mechanics and physics etc. - Without the world map. Unidentified collector's stamp on title (initials "RS" in figurative representation). First few pages with small tear in left white margin. Flyleaves missing. Somewhat browned, sporadically lightly spotted. Two woodcuts with overpainted genitalia. A few leaves minimally worm-marked in the outermost white margin. A few very isolated cont. marginalia. Overall a good copy of this important and rare work.

Rhein - - Der Lauf des Rheins von Basel bis Rotterdam. Cours du Rhin de Basle à Rotterdam. Lithographierte u. teilkolorierte Karte in drei Teilen, 136 x 18,5 cm. Wesel, J. Bagel, um 1900. Zeigt den Rheinlauf von Waldshut bis zur Mündung. - Links und rechts mit 15 Ansichten von Städten sowie Sehenswürdigkeiten entlang des Rheins. - Papierbedingt zart gebräunt, im Blattrand mit kl. Einrissen und wenigen Läsuren, leicht fleckig, mit etw. größerem Feuchtigkeitsfleck. Insgesamt in guter Erhaltung. Lithographed a. partly coloured map in three parts, around 1900. - Shows the course of the Rhine from Waldshut to the mouth. - On the left and right side with 15 views of towns and sights along the Rhine. - Due to paper slightly browned, the margins with small tears and a bit stained, with slightly larger moisture stain. Overall in good condition.

Russland - - K. C. T. Friedmann Goebel. Reise in die Steppen des südlichen Russlands... in Begleitung der Herren C. Claus und A. Bergmann. 2 Bde. in 1 Bd. Mit lithographischem Widmungsblatt, 18 lith. Tafeln u. 1 gefalt. lith. grenzkol. Karte. Dorpat, A. Kluge, 1838. XIV S., 1 Bl., 325 S., 1 Bl., VIII, 372 S. 4°. HLdr. d. Zt. mit Marmordeckeln, Lederecken u. dreiseitig gefärbtem Schnitt (beschabt, berieben u. bestoßen). Henze II, 360f. - Pritzel 3432. - Erste Ausgabe. - Seltene Reisebeschreibung des bedeutenden Pharmazeuten F. Goebel, welcher die Reise im Auftrag des Zaren unternommen hatte. "Sein Hauptanliegen war die chemische Untersuchung der Salzseen, der Salzkräuter, die chemische Analyse des Wassers des Kaspischen, des Asowschen und des Schwarzen Meeres sowie die Untersuchung der Exhalationen der tamanischen Schlammvulkane. Daneben wurden barometrische und hodometrische Messungen ausgeführt, Pflanzen und Tiersammlungen angelegt. Die Reise brachte der Wissenschaft mehrfachen Gewinn, nicht zuletzt auch der Erdkunde." (Henze) - Der botanische Abschnitt wurde von Claus unter Hinzuziehung der Botaniker Ledebour, Bunge und Mayer bearbeitet. Neben den Pflanzenzeichnungen fertigte er auch die Zeichnungen für den ersten Teil mit Ansichten von Bergen, Seen, Einheimischen, u.a. - Innengelenke angebrochen, tls. etw. stockfleckig (wenige Bll. etw. stärker betroffen), papierbedingt teils zart gebräunt. Insgesamt überwiegend sehr sauberes und wohlerhaltenes Exemplar mit differenzierten Tafeln. Russia - 2 parts in 1 vol. With lithographic dedication sheet, 18 lith. plates and 1 fold. lith. border col. map. Cont. half leather binding with marbled covers, leather corners and three sided coloured edges (somewhat scuffed, rubbed and bumped). - First edition. - Rare travel description by the important pharmacist F. Goebel, who went on the journey on behalf of the Tsar. - The botanical section was edited by Claus with the assistance of the botanists Ledebour, Bunge and Mayer. In addition to the plant drawings, he was also responsible for the drawings for the first part with views of mountains, lakes, local people, etc. - Inner joints crakced, partly somewhat foxed (a few leaves slightly more affected), a bit browned due to the paper. Altogether a mostly very clean and well-preserved copy with differentiated plates.

Berlin - Brandenburg - - Daniel Friedrich Sotzmann. Generalcharte von der Altemarck. Berlin, Kunz, 1788. Teilkolorierter Kupferstich auf Bütten. 47 x 50 cm (50 x 57 cm). Mit großer, figürlicher Titelkartusche, Legende und nicht identifiziertem Wasserzeichen. - Siedlungstopographischen Karte und frühe Arbeit des Geographen der Berliner Akademie Sotzmann. Mit Einzeichnung der Wind- und Wassermühlen, Ziegeleien, Poststraßen, Wäldern, Mooren, Wiesen und Wüstungen. - Mit geglättetem Mittelfalz. Unscheinbar fleckig, meist nur im weißen Rand. Insgesamt sehr sauber und mit schönem Kolorit. Partly coloured copper engraving on laid paper. - With large figural title cartouche, legend and unidentified watermark. - Settlement topographic map and early work by the geographer of the Berlin Academy Sotzmann. With inscriptions of wind- and watermills, brickworks, post roads, forests, moors, meadows and deserts. - With smoothed centrefold. Insignificantly spotted, mostly only in the white margins. Overall very clean and with nice colouring and wide margins.

China - - Neue vollständige Karte von China. Tokio, Taisho 3 (1914). Format ca. 124,5 x 148,5 cm. Mehrfach gefaltet. In HLwd.-Mappe mit chines. DTitel (berieben, bestoßen, etw. fleckig). Großformatige chromolithographische Karte von China mit chines. Titel, Legende u. mont. Korrekturzettel. - Papierbedingt gebräunt, kl. Randläsuren, Falze tls. hinterlegt u. mit Einrissen, tls. wasserrandig u. mit Abklatsch. New complete map of China. Folded several times. In half cloth folder with printed Chinese title (rubbed, bumped, somewhat stained). - Large format chromolithographic map of China with Chinese title, legend and mounted correction sheet. - Browned due to paper, small marginal defects, folds partially backed and with tears, partly waterstained and with offset.

2. Weltkrieg - - Großformatige Fluchtkarte von West-Europa auf Seide. Sheet C u. Sheet D. Wohl Großbritannien, um 1942. Farbdruck auf Seide, beidseitig gestaltet. Maße aufgefaltet: 73 x 73 cm. Die Briten gaben diese Art von Karten aus, um Soldaten bei der Flucht zu helfen, wenn diese hinter feindlichen Linien gefangen waren. Seidenkarten wurden verwendet, weil sie haltbar, leicht zu verstecken und zu transportieren waren und keine Geräusche verursachten. - Blatt C umfasst Holland, Belgien (außer Westküste), Frankreich (Nordost), Deutschland (West und Mitte). Die Legende zeigt wichtige Durchgangsstraßen, andere Hauptstraßen, Nebenstraßen, besondere Autobahnen, Eisenbahnen, Kanäle, internationale Grenzen und ehemalige Grenzen. Die Rückseite, Blatt D, ist in 2 Karten unterteilt und umfasst die Erweiterung der neuen deutsch-belgischen Grenze sowie Frankreich (Südosten), Deutschland (Südwesten), Schweiz (außer Südosten). - Mehrfach gefaltet. Vereinzelt minimale Anschmutzungen. Insgesamt in wirklich sehr gutem Zustand, Farben sehr gut erhalten. World War 2 - Large format escape map of Western Europe on silk. Sheet C and Sheet D. Printed on both sides. Probably Great Britain, around 1942. Colour print on silk.- The British issued this type of map to help soldiers escape when they were trapped behind enemy lines. Silk cards were used because they were durable, easy to hide and carry, and made no noise. - Sheet C covers Holland, Belgium (except west coast), France (north-east), Germany (west and centre). The legend shows important transit roads, other main roads, secondary roads, special highways, railways, canals, international borders and former borders. The reverse side, sheet D, is divided into 2 maps and includes the extension of the new German-Belgian border as well as France (south-east), Germany (south-west), Switzerland (except south-east). - Folded several times. Isolated minimal soiling. Overall in very good condition, colours very well preserved.

A Embroidery plus a Map a Staffordshire.

Property of a Gentleman. Charles Booth (1840 - 1916), A 'Poverty Map' of Battersea, 1902. Chromolithograph on paper. Originally published by Charles Booth in 1902 as part of his monumental study, 'Life and Labour of the People in London', this map clearly shows, on a scale of six inches to the mile, the socials status of each street at the time. Street names are clearly legible and each is coloured, ranging from black (denoting the 'lowest, vicious, semi-criminal class'), through gradations of blue, purple, pink, red, and yellow (denoting the 'wealthy, servant keeping' classes). Dimensions: (Paper) 13.75 in. (H) x 14.75 in. (W) (Frame) 18.75 in. (H) x 20 in. (W)

Amended Description The Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past - Super Nintendo - SNES This lot contains a boxed and complete (with manuals) copy of A Link to the Past for the SNES. It also contains the map and Top Secrets booklet.Condition Report: The box is in very good condition with only one side ever being opened (the black Nintendo seal is still on the other side). All the inserts are in great condition. These inserts do include the Top Secrets booklet, which still has its Triforce seal intact.

Esnauts (Jacques) and Michel Rapilly. Nouveau Plan Routier de la Ville et Faubourgs de Paris Avec ses Principaux Edifices Par M. Pichon, large wall map of Paris, the border decorated with 28 vignettes of architectural and historical sites of interest, including a view of Palace of Versailles, with allegoriacal title cartouche in the upper left adorned with a nymph of the Seine, engraved map by Michel Glot, with some early hand-colouring, on four sheets joined, total 1050 x 1510 mm (41 1/4 x 59 1/2 in), under glass, a few printer's creases and some handling creases, a few small nicks and small losses, surface dirt and toning, framed, M. Pichon, Paris, 1790⁂ Vignettes include: place de Louis le Grand; nouvelle église de la Madeleine; Hotel de Ville; la Sorbonne; Galerie du Louvre du côté de la rivière; La place Royale; Eglise Cathédrale de Notre-Dame; le Palais du Luxembourg.

Bryant (Andrew) Map of the County of Norfolk from Actual Survey by A.Bryant in the Years 1824, 1825 and 1826, Respectfully dedicated to the Nobility, Clergy & Gentry of the County, large scale county map in two sections, calligraphic cartouche, list of the ecclesiastical divisions, compass rose, table of explanation and fine engraved vignette of Norwich Cathedral in the lower right corner, engraving with bright original hand-colouring, each sheet approx. 710 x 2250 mm (28 x 79 3/4 in), dissected and mounted on linen, edged with green-coloured linen, some surface dirt and spotting, folding with green endpapers, scuffed, contemporary book-style slipcase, gilt, worn, 4to, 1826.

Central Asia.- Abbott (Capt. James) Narrative of a Journey from Heraut to Khiva, Moscow, and St. Petersburg, during the late Russian invasion of Khiva, 2 vol., first edition, portrait lithograph, folding engraved map, bound without half-titles, bookplate, contemporary calf, rebacked retaining original backstrip, a little rubbed, 8vo, 1843.⁂ Provenance: Bookplate of Frederick Abbott (1805-92), brother of the author.

Hong Kong.- Volonteri (Simeone) Carte Topographique de l'ile de Hong Kong dressée par Mgr. S. Volonteri de la Congregation des Missions Etrangères de Milan Vic. Apoost du Ho-non (Chine) ancien Missionaire de Hong-Kong, detailed bilingual map of Hong Kong and its environs, with locations in Chinese and French, lithographs, on thin wove paper without watermark, map 250 x 300 mm (9 7/8 x 11 3/4 in), sheet 310 x 475 mm (12 1/4 x 18 3/4 in), very minor offsetting, two vertical folds, probably as issued, unframed, printed by Stab. Fratelli Tensi, Milan, 1874 ⁂ Scarce; we can trace no other copies sold at auction. Monsignor Simeone Volonteri (1831-1904) was an Italian missionary, who spent a decade in Hong Kong, and in 1860 joined the Mission of the Propaganda in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Prior to producing the present map Volonteri made one other of Hong Kong in 1866, 'Map of the San-On District, (Kwangtung Province)'.

Geology.- Knipe (James Alexander) A Geological Map of England & Wales, and Part of Scotland, showing also the Inland Navigation..., detailed geological map of England and Wales, a slightly later state with Knipe's name removed, engraving with full original hand-colouring, 1435 x 995 mm (56 1/2 x 39 2/4 in), dissected and mounted on linen, minor surface dirt and spotting, folding with green cloth-covered ends into book-style slipcase, red morocco gilt label to spine, slightly scuffed and worn, upper cover join slightly loose and lifting off, a few ink spots, 8vo, J. & C. Walker, [c. 1837]

Rowe (Robert) A New and Correct Map of London, Westminster and Southwark, exhibiting the various Improvements to the Year 1815, second edition, with the Intended Street from Carlton House to the Regents Park, N.B. the proposed streets highlighted in yellow, engraved map with hand-colouring, 405 x 780 mm (16 x 30 3/4 in), dissected and mounted on linen, some minor offsetting and light toning, folding into near contemporary slipcase with publisher's printed label to upper cover, worn, 8vo, [Howgego 232 (3)-(4)], 1815; together with 3 further folding maps of London, including Mogg's 'An Entire New Plan of the Cities of London & Westminster with the Borough of Southwark... 1804', 'Reynold's New Map of London and its Suburbs... 1879', and Standford's 'Map of the Environs of London Extending Twenty Five Miles fr. the Metropolis', circa 1800 (4)

Le Carré (John) The Honourable Schoolboy, first edition, double-signed by the author "John Le Carré a.k.a David Cornwell 26 ii 02 Cornwall" on title, plain endpapers, original boards, slight bumping to spine tips, dust-jacket, light rubbing to upper edge, small patch of laminate lifting to upper panel, but a near-fine example overall, 8vo, 1977.⁂ The second title in the Karla trilogy, rare double-signed. There are two issues with either map or plain endpapers, seemingly without any established primacy.

Whitbread (Josiah) Whitbread's New Map of London and its Environs, engraving with fine hand-colouring, dissected and mounted on linen, 1090 x 910 mm (42 7/8 x 35 3/4 in), folding with green endpanel into publisher's green cloth boards, gilt, bound with Index and advertisement to front pastedown, worn, 8vo, 1870; together with 'Cross' New Plan of London', 1858, and Mogg's 'An Entire New Plan of the Cities of London & Westminster & Borough of Southwark', [Howgego 227 (7)], 8vo, 1809 (3)

Ibn al-Wardi (Zayn al-Din 'Umar) Kharīdat al-ʿajā'ib wa-farīdat al-gharā'ib, text in Arabic, double-page map, 2 full-page illustrations, lacking pp.201-202, previous owner's pencil inscription to title, tear into text of final ff., marginal staining, one or two small marginal holes not affecting text, broken hinge, contemporary calf-backed boards with flap, rubbed and worn, loss to corners, 8vo, [Cairo], Matba'a Castelli, 1289 AH [1872 CE].⁂ Scarce. An early illustrated edition. Musa Castelli (b.1816) was a Jewish printer active in Cairo, born in Italy. The printer's colophon is followed by a short notice with directions on where to purchase his books.

Greenwood (C. & J.) Map of the County of Somerset from Actual Survey made in the Years 1820 & 1821, large county map on six sheets with calligraphic title and vignette view of Wells Cathedral, engravings with bright original hand-colouring, on six sheets of Whatman wove paper with watermark dates '1821', not joined, minor offsetting, some marginal handling creases, the first sheet with old creases to corners, small splits to central folds, mounted on stubs, later half calf, upper cover with early red morocco label, gilt, 'Greenwood's Map of Somersetshire', elephant folio, presented in solander box, George Pringle, 1822.

Arrowsmith (Aaron) A Map of Lower Egypt from Various Sources Communicated by Major Bryce and other Officers, large scale map in four sections, engraving with hand-colouring, each sheet approx. 640 x 805 mm (25 1/4 x 31 3/4 in), dissected and mounted on linen, edged with light blue-coloured silk, vellum thumb tabs with ink inscription to each, offsetting and minor surface dirt, folding into contemporary marbled slipcase, bookplate to upper cover of 'G.A.F.H. Bridgeman', scuffed, slightly worn, large 4to, 1807.

Rocque (John) A Topographical Survey of the County of Berks in Eighteen Sheets [with] A Map of the County of Berks Reduced from an Actual Survey in 18 Sheets, including all 18 map sheets and the "Reduced" double-page map sheet, engravings, some outline hand-colouring to the 18 map sheets, the reduced map sheet with hand-colouring, sheets of varying size, some with full margins, others trimmed to or just outside the platemark, some old folds and handling creases, a few careful repairs and strengthening to the former, occasional light toning and surface dirt, loose, unframed, 1761; [together with] A Geographical and Historical Index, title printed in red and black, 12 letterpress leaves, some spotting and minor surface dirt, later half calf, presented in solander box, folio, James Dixwell, 1761

Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, first edition, first impression, frontispiece, one plate and 8 illustrations, including 7 full-page, map endpapers printed in red & black, all by the author, 2" tear to lower edge endpapers, 2pp. advertisements, occasional light pen mark or finger-soiling mark to pages, small marginal hole to pp.223/4, pen colouring and writing to fore-edge, original pictorial cloth, light shelf-lean, spine darkened, chipping and fraying to spine ends and corners, light soiling, 8vo, 1937.

Dorset.- Taylor (Isaac) Dorset Shire, large county map on six sheets, figural title and dedication cartouche, dedication to the Earl of Shaftsbury, vignette views of Corfe Castle, Maiden Castle, the Ampitheatre at Dorchester, Lulworth Castle, the Observatory at Horton and Sherborne Castle, engraving with some outline hand-colouring, a very good clean impression, each sheet approx,610 x 530 mm (24 x 20 3/4 in), total 1220 x 1630 mm (48 x 64 1/8 in), dissected and mounted on linen, minor surface dirt and faint handling creases, folding with marbled endpaper into later half calf, upper cover with label, gilt, elephant folio, presented in solander box, 1765.

Greenwood (C. & J.) Map of the County of Cornwall, from an Actual Survey made in the Years 1826 and 1827, large wall map in two vertical sections, decorative title in the left sheet, vignette view of St Michael's Mount in the right sheet, engraved map with extensive original hand-colouring, each section approx. 1820 x 930 mm (71 1/2 x 36 1/2 in), dissected and mounted on linen, edged in green silk, with green marbled endpanels, some faint offsetting, minor spotting, folding into morocco book-style slipcase, scuffs and spine rubbed, corners bumped, 4to, Greenwood & Co., 1827.

Booth, Charles.- Smith (Hubert Llewellyn) The New Survey of London Life and Labour, 9 vol., first editions, including two volumes comprising 13 folding poverty maps, index maps and key maps, based on and expanded from Booth's Poverty Maps, various sizes, blue cloth, gilt, upper cover bearing LSE's coat of arms, ex-collection of Fulham Public Library, spines with abrasion from library ref. number labels, rubbed and scuffed, 8vo, P.S. King & Son, 1930-1935; together with Charles Booth's 'Life and Labour of the People in London', 9 vol., lacking map volumes, green-blue cloth, worn, 8vo, Macmillan & Co., 1892-1897 (18)

Great Game.- Pottinger (Lt. Henry) Travels in Beloochistan and Sinde, first edition, hand-coloured aquatint frontispiece (frayed), large folding engraved map in outline hand-colouring (laid down), title, frontispiece and final leaf also laid down, some soiling and marginal staining, last few leaves with marginal repairs, modern crimson half calf over marbled boards, spine slightly faded, [Howgego P43. Wilson p.178; Ghani p.305; Diba p.224], 4to, 1816.⁂ Disguised as Muslim horse-traders, British secret service officers Henry Pottinger and Charles Christie, in 1810 followed orders "to explore the Baluchi country and the east of Persia, tracts at that time were wholly unknown to Europeans" (Elphinstone), as well as "to collect information on roads and other means of moving troops and to study the political situation in Herat... noted for its strategic position, which at that time was the trading crossroad of central Asia" (Howgego, 489). The mission was undertaken in order to help prepare the Persian army against foreign invasion; a promise Britain had made in return for the Shah's influence on the Afghans in negotiating peace with the British in India. Based upon his official report to "the Right Honorable Governor-General in Council," Pottinger's Travels was an immediate best-seller, describing his under-cover activities, including "such incidents as I thought curious or amusing," and outlining the routes that were taken by advancing troops of the East India Company and then by the British Empire.

America.- Ellis (Henry) A Voyage to Hudson's-Bay, by the Dobbs Galley and California ... for Discovering a North West Passage, first edition, folding engraved map frontispiece, 9 engraved plates, of which 5 folding, list of subscribers, previous owner's ink signature to title, one or two areas of marginal loss, expertly repaired, occasional faint spotting, contemporary calf for William Brown, Edinburgh, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Sabin 22312], 8vo, for H. Whitridge, 1748.

Greenwood (C. & J.) Map of London made from an Actual Survey in the Years 1824, 1825 & 1826..., first edition, large scale detailed map of London, showing Kentish Town in the north, clockwise to the River Lea, Greenwich and Kensington, calligraphic cartouche, table of explanation, inset views of Westminster Abbey and St. Paul's Cathedral, dedication to George IV in the lower centre, engraving by James and Josiah Neele, an excellent richly inked impression with luminous contemporary hand-colouring, total sheet 1275 x 1870 mm (50 1/4 x 73 5/8 in), dissected and mounted on linen, edged with green silk, minor surface dirt and browning in places, small handling crease to the lower right corner, folding with marbled endpapers, rubbed, folding into tree calf book-style slipcase, red label to spine, gilt, rubbing and scuffs, 8vo, [Howgego 309], George Pringle & Co., 1827⁂ Fine example of Greenwood's map of London, which took three years to complete.

Davies (Benjamin Rees) London and its Environs, Containing the Boundaries of the Metropolitan Boroughs, the different Railroads & Stations, The New Cemetaries, Roads, Docks, Canals, and all the modern improvements, lithograph with vibrant original hand-colouring, 570 x 725 mm (22 1/2 x 28 1/2 in), dissected and mounted on linen, minor surface dirt, folding with marbled ends into original dark brown boards, gilt, spine split with upper cover almost detached, 8vo, [Howgego 404 (1)], C.F.Cheffins, 1847 § Cary (G. & J.) Cary's Map of the Country 12 Miles Round London, engraving with fine original hand-colouring, 590 x 723 mm (23 1/4 x 28 1/2 in), dissected and mounted on linen, old signs of splitting to platemark at lower centre, well outside the map, now secure without any loss, folding with green endpanels into slipcase with publisher's printed label to upper cover, 8vo, [?Not in Howgego], 1828; together with Wyld's New Plan of London and its Vicinity, engraved map with vibrant hand-colouring, 790 x 1160 mm (31 x 45 3/4 in), dissected and mounted on linen, minor spotting and surface dirt, folding with publisher's printed label to endpanel, folding into cloth boards, publisher's printed label to upper cover, 8vo, 1869; together with 'Andrew's New and Accurate Map of the Country Twenty-five miles round London...' [Howgego 167], 1787 (4)

Homann Heirs (publishers) Urbium Londini et Westmonasterii nec non suburbii Southwark accurata ichnographia, large-scale decorative map of London, showing Old Street to Grosvenor Square, and Mile End to Newington, with inset views of St. James's Square, Custom House, and elevations of St. Paul's and the Royal Exchange, engraved map with some hand-colouring, total sheet 530 x 1730 mm (20 7/8 x 68 1/8 in), under glass, appears to be laid on conservation support but unexamined out of frame, several old creases, restored loss to edge above St Paul's, nicks and tears to extremities framed, [Howgego 81], Nuremberg, 1736.

World.- Wit (Frederik de) Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula ex officina F. de Wit Amstelodami, first state, double hemisphere world map with California as an island, and the north west coast of North America is unknown, the borders with allegorical scenes representing the four elements, etching and engraving by Romeyn de Hooghe, early hand-colouring and heightened with gold, 490 x 570 mm (19 1/4 x 22 1/2 in), under glass, some repairs visible to central fold, minor toning and surface dirt, framed, [Shirley 444 (state 1)], [Amsterdam, 1668]

World.- Visscher (Claes Janszoon) Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula Auctore N. I. Piscator, magnificent carte-a-figures world map on Mercator's projection, an early edition with the dating of Columbus' voyage erroneously described as 1592 to 1599, decorated with panels surrounding the map that include twelve Roman emperors to the top and bottom, six groups of national figures and six vignettes of principal cities to the left and right borders, and each of the four corners with female allegorical representations of the continents, engraving with full hand-colouring heightened with touches of gum arabic, an excellent well inked and early impression, on laid paper without watermark, trimmed to the platemark at the lower edge but expertly re-margined, several small marginal losses and tears expertly restored, notably the upper corners, some minor rubbing and abrasion just off the coast of Florida with careful ink facsimile to some letters, and small repaired perforation to just below Guinea, both areas only really visible verso and under raking light, minor surface dirt, unframed, [Amsterdam, 1652]⁂ An excellent impression of this scarce world map, known as The Twelve Caesars World Map, both richly decorated with fine engraved details and finished with full hand-colouring.

Arrowsmith (Aaron) Map of England and Wales, The Result Of Fifteen Years Labour, engraved map with original outline hand-colouring, in 17 sections, including title, with small index map, each section approx. 630 x 915 mm (24 3/4 x 36 in), overall size approx. 3530 x 2740 mm (139 x 107 3/4 in), dissected and mounted on linen, edged with light green-coloured silk, offsetting, minor spotting and surface dirt, some sheets with Cheltenham Public Library affixed to end-panels, a few with thumb index tabs, folding in to modern book-style slipcase, 4to, 1815.

Greece.- Gironci (G.) L'Isola di Corfu Con il Littorale della Terraferma, manuscript map of Corfu, watercolours and inks, decorative cartouche in the upper right, dated and signed 'G. Gironci', on two sheets conjoined, 420 x 770 mm (16 1/2 x 30 1/4 in), under glass, old folds, some tears and small restored losses, minor browning and surface dirt, framed, 1817⁂ Detailed manuscript map, presumably by a cartographer from the family of mapmakers including the 18th century Venetian, Pietro Gironci. Highly decorative map produced four years prior to the Greek Revolution of 1821.

Pasquier (Jacques Jean) and Louis Denis. Plan Topographique et Raisonné de Paris, first edition, title, index map, folding map of Paris, 41 further engraved maps throughout, many presented side-by-side double-page, occasional hand-colouring, front free endpaper splitting, scattered spotting and minor surface dirt throughout, near contemporary mottled calf, spine splitting, slightly worn, 8vo, 1758; with another copy of the second edition, with additional folding maps, later calf, 8vo, 1763 (2)

London.- Horwood (Richard) Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster the Borough of Southwark and Parts adjoining Shewing every House, first edition, large wall map of London, 31 sheets only (of 32, lacking sheet F4), presented on a scale of twenty-five inches to the mile, with title in oval and imprints to lower centre of each sheet, extending from Angel to Limehouse, and Kennington to Brompton, engravings with some hand-colouring, on cream wove paper each watermarked 'Horwoods Plan/ Of London', each individual sheet approx. 705 x 575 mm (27 3/4 x 22 5/8 in), all carefully laid on conservation supports, occasional handling small losses and tears in the margins, with larger tears and associated browning from old repairs to sheets F1, C2, and C3, many sheets with some localised spotting and browning to marginal edges, scattered surface dirt, unframed and loose, presented in modern cloth portfolio case, facsimile label to upper cover, elephant folio, [Howgego 200 (1)], [c.1792-1799].⁂ The largest map printed in Georgian Britain, and a defining study of London at the end of the eighteenth century. Horwood's plan was the first map of London to attempt to show every individual property, and took over 7 years to complete following numerous logistical and financial obstacles.

England & Wales.- Greenough (George Bellas) [A Physical and Geological Map of England and Wales By G.B. Greenough Esq. F.R.S.], an unfinished working proof, outline base map of England and Wales, an early unpublished state, with numerous manuscript ink annotations and inscriptions, presumably by Greenough himself, with his name and address inscribed to the lower centre of the south east sheet, 'G.B. Greenough/ 2 Parliament Street/ Westminster/ An Unfinished Proof', engraving, in four sections, each sheet approx. 950 x 800 mm (37 1/2 x 31 1/2 in), dissected and mounted on linen, some worm holes, surface dirt and signs of use, folding into marbled slip-case, 8vo, worn, [circa 1816-1819]⁂ Unique early working proof of Greenough's geological masterpiece, the personal copy of Greenough himself, and likely annotated in his hand. Notable differences in the engraved lines and topographical information from the published copy in 1819 are apparent, as well as manuscript annotations, additions, and corrections. Samuel Neele agreed to engrave the map starting in June 1815, however he would not finish until April 1819, with Greenough obsessing over the details.The Geological Society of London have variant impressions of the second/third state, and with the present map having slightly more topographical information it is likely to be the third if not an additional later state prior to the published version.

Rocque (John) A Topographical Map of the County of Surrey in which is expressed all the Roads..., Compleated and Engrav'd by Peter Andrews, large scale county map, the edition with Battersea Bridge included, highly ornate dedication cartouche in the upper left, engraving with hand-colouring, on nine sheets conjoined, total 1670 x 2040 mm (65 3/4 x 80 1/4 in), dissected and mounted on linen, folding into nine sections, four dissected map parts to each section, some offsetting and surface dirt, edged with green linen, folding into modern case and solander box, elephant folio, [circa 1775].

Rocque (John) A Plan of Geneva and the Environs - Plan de Geneve avec ses Environs, detailed plan with 3 inset maps, including a plan of ancient Geneva alongside Lac Leman, another regional map of the environs of the Geneva, and a further inset plan showing the city fortifications as of 1715, engraved map with fine hand-colouring, on cream laid paper without watermark, platemark 500 x 655 mm (19 3/4 x 25 3/4 in), sheet 535 x 710 mm (21 x 28 in), central vertical fold as issued, 1766⁂ Scarce at auction.