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Lot 551

A Coloured Great Western Railway Map

Lot 90

A huge Togolese wall hanging painted on papyrus type material, centred with a map of Togo, 175 x 342cm.

Lot 300

Elastolin and Lineol, composition figures including Elastolin Sailors (6) with Captain, French Infantry Rangefinder, Map Reader and Soldier with Field Telephone, British Army Band Members (10), Soldiers Marching with Officer (6), Lineol German Infantry Kneeling and a green tinplate Field Gun, P-G some cracking and losses, one British lacks arm (29)

Lot 430

Bunyan`s Pilgrims Progress and other works with notes and a map of Jersey (2)

Lot 871

A novelty coffee table, the top as a framed map of Nottinghamshire; a pair of watercolour studies of bright summer flowers; a similar landscape; other prints and pictures; qty

Lot 175

England & Ireland. Vrients (Jan Baptist), Angliae et Hiberniae Accurata Descriptio Veteribus et Recentioribus Nominibus Illustrata......., c.1612, hand coloured engraved map, extensively decorated with a strapwork cartouche, sea monsters, mermaids and Neptune, a genealogical ‘family tree’ of the Kings and Queens of England from William I to James I dominates the right hand side of the map, one small hole in image, trimmed to plate mark on one margin, central fold strengthened on verso, 440 x 575mm, Latin text on verso. This map first appears in Abraham Ortelius’s atlas of 1606. A slightly later state showing the alteration to the central circular panel on the family tree now states that James I is King of Britain and not King of Britain and France. The previous state had understandably proved unpopular with the French authorities and Vrients altered the plate. R.W.Shirley, Early Printed Maps of the British Isles, no.275 and no.323. Marcel van den Broecke, Ortelius Atlas Maps, no. 17.2. (1)

Lot 176

England & Wales. Bowles (Thomas & Carver Samuel, pubs.) Geography Bewitched! or, a droll Caricature Map of England and Wales, 1794, engraved allegorical map after Robert Dighton, contemp. hand colouring with some later enhancement, trimmed to plate mark with margins extended and strengthened on verso, occ. marginal tears and repairs, 210 x 170mm (1)

Lot 177

England & Wales. Kitchin (Thomas), A New Map of England and Wales Drawn from Several Surveys &c. on a New Projection, Corrected from Astronomical Observations & the Places marked where the Observat’ns were made....., the Canals inserted to 1792 by J.Phillips Surveyor, pub. Laurie & Whittle, 12th May 1794, large engraved map with contemp. outline colouring on two sheets conjoined, inset map of The Scilly Isles, large decorative b & w cartouche, list of canals and table of explanation, old folds, occ. repaired tears, slight dust soiling, 1285 x 1085mm, together with Andrews (John),A New Physical, Historical & Political map of England and Wales from actual Surveys & Astronomical Observations of the Royal Society....., 1st. ed., 1786, engraved map on six sheets conjoined in pairs, contemp. hand colouring, calligraphic cartouche and table of explanation, inset map of the Scilly Isles, slight marginal spotting and staining, occ. repaired marginal closed tears, overall size 1590 x 1300mm, plus Arrowsmith (J.),England, 1832, engraved map with contemp. outline colouring, 630 x 505mm (3)

Lot 178

England & Wales. Langley (Edward & Belch William), Langley’s New Travelling and Commercial Map of England and Wales, 1817, engraved map with contemp. hand colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, panels at sides giving information about market days, distances etc., panorama of London and three inset views of Vauxhall, Waterloo and Southwark bridges, slight staining, slight dust and finger soiling, slight fraying to linen on old folds, 480 x 675mm, together with another seven county and road maps, including examples by Cary, Ogilby and Morden, various sizes and condition (8)

Lot 179

England & Wales. Mercator (Gerard), Anglia Regnum, c.1636, hand coloured engraved map, frayed and torn with some loss, restored on verso, repaired closed tears, slight staining, trimmed to neat line on lower margin, upper margin strengthened on verso, two short printers folds, backed with archival tissue, 355 x 470mm, English text on verso (1)

Lot 182

* English Channel. Pine (John), Untitled map showing the progress of the Spanish Armada along the English Channel, 1739, hand coloured engraved map on two sheets (nos. 3 & 4), decorative allegorical borders, 385 x 610mm, mounted, framed and glazed. The map shows the southern coastline of Cornwall and Devon from Dedman Point to Torbay including Plymouth, Salcombe and Dartmouth. These maps depicting the Spanish Armada’s disastrous progression around the coastline of England & Wales were taken from a series of tapestries which hung in the Houses of Parliament. The tapestries were destroyed by fire in 1834, (1)

Lot 183

* English Channel. Pine (John), Untitled map showing the progress of the Spanish Armada along the English Channel, 1739, hand coloured engraved map on two sheets (nos. 9 & 10), decorative allegorical borders, 395 x 620mm, mounted, framed and glazed. The map shows the south east corner of Kent and the northern coast of Picardie and Flanders. These maps depict the Spanish Armada’s disastrous progression along the coastline of England & Wales and are taken from a series of tapestries which hung in the Houses of Parliament. The tapestries were destroyed by fire in 1834. (1)

Lot 184

Europe. Lehmann-Dumont (Karl), Humoristische Karte von Europa im Jahre 1914, pub. Leutert & Schneidewind, Dresden, 1914, colour printed caricature map, inset map of Japan, old folds strengthened on verso, some marginal fraying with very slight loss. occ. marginal closed tears, 350 x 490mm, together with eleven early 20th century North American and Canadian share certificates, each approx. 250 x 320mm. The map is a scarce allegorical depiction of Europe, with the bias on Germany and Prussia. Undoubtedly published for amusement it concentrates on the national characteristics and foibles of each nation, but there is also a more disturbing element of propoganda. The date of publication and the depiction of national stereotypes will prove to be highly prophetic of the carnage that was shortly to engulf the continent. (12)

Lot 185

Flintshire. Speed (John), Flint-Shire, pub. Thomas Bassett & Richard Chiswell, c.1676, engraved map with sparse outline colouring, inset plans of St. Asaph and Flint, strapwork cartouche and mileage scale, some fraying and marginal closed tears, slight offsetting of watercolour, 390 x 520mm, English text on verso, mounted (1)

Lot 189

* Gloucestershire. Saxton (Christopher), Glocestriae sive Claudiocestriae Comit (Claudy Caesaris Nomine ad huc Celebrat) Verus Tipus atq Effigies. No. Dni. 1577, c.1579, engraved map with contemp. hand colouring, elaborate strapwork cartouche and mileage scale, 385 x 500mm, mounted, framed and glazed. A fine example in very good condition. (1)This map has now been examined out of frame and the colour is early, but with some later enhancement

Lot 191

India. Read & Co. (pubs.), Read’s Illustrated Map of India, Shewing all the Principal Cities, Military Stations, Railways, Telegraphs &c. from Cape Comorin to the Himalaya Mountains, pub. Sept. 15th. 1857, pictorial colour lithographic map, inset views of Lahore and Delhi, some staining, 465 x 360mm, together with Thomson (John),British India, Northern part, 1817, three engraved maps on one sheet (as published), contemp. outline colouring, 505 x 620mm. The first map described was probably published to coincide with the start of the Indian Mutiny which commenced in the same year. (2)

Lot 194

Ireland. Bellin (Jacques Nicolas), Carte Generale des Costes D’Irlande et des Costes Occidentales D’Angleterre avec une Partie de celles D’Ecosse, pub. Paris, n.d., c.1760, uncoloured engraved sea chart, inset map of Chester and the River Dee, compass roses and numerous rhumb lines, ‘Depot de la Marine’ stamp, slight staining, trimmed to plate mark along lower margin, 620 x 870mm, together with Carte Reduite des Isles Britanniques Cinquieme Feuille Contenant L’Irlande, c.1760,uncoloured engraved sea chart, decorative cartouche, ‘Depot de la Marine’ stamp, slight water staining just affecting image, 890 x 580mm, with Admiralty Chart (pubs.), Bedford (Commander G.A., Surveyor), Ireland, W.Coast, Galway Bay, c.1898,uncoloured litho. sea chart, short split to central fold, 630 x 960mm (3)

Lot 195

Ireland. Five sea charts, 17th & 18th century, including Jacobsz (aka Lootsman. Jacob),De Noordwest zyde van Yerlandt...., pub. Amsterdam, c.1670, hand coloured engraved sea chart, strapwork cartouche and mileage scale, compass roses and numerous rhumb lines, trimmed to neat line and laid on near contemp. paper, 425 x 520mm, together with Doyle (William),A New Chart Being an Actual Survey of the Harbours of Rineshark and Waterford to the Confluence of the Rivers Sure and Barrow and Sea Coast to them Adjacent, pub. George Grierson, Dublin, 1737,uncoloured sea chart, on two conjoined sheets, compass roses and numerous rhumb lines, old folds, short closed tear to one fold, slight waterstaining, 570 x 720mm, with Collins (Capt. Greenville),A New and Correct Chart of the Harbour of Corke by The Revd. J.Lindsay, late of His Majesty’s Ship Fougueux, pub. Mount. W & J and Page T. & T.,1759, uncoloured sea chart, two elaborate cartouches, short split at base of central fold, 440 x 530mm, plus Depot de la Marine (pubs.),Carte Particuliere des Costes Occidentales D’Irlande qui Comprend La Baye de Galloway et la Riviere de Lymerick, pub. Paris, c.1753,uncoloured sea chart, inset map of Kinsale harbour, compass roses and numerous rhumb lines, 610 x 870mm, with Collins (Capt. Greenville),[Dublin Bay], c.1790, untitled uncoloured sea chart, decorative cartouche, compass rose and numerous rhumb lines, 450 x 570mm (5)

Lot 196

Ireland. Speed (John), The Province of Connaugh with the Citie of Galwaye Described, pub. John Sudbury & George Humble, c.1627, hand coloured engraved map, inset town plan of Galway, elaborate strapwork cartouche, compass rose and mileage scale, 390 x 520mm, English text on verso (1)

Lot 197

Ireland. Visscher (Nicolas), Hiberniae Regnum tam in praecipuas Ultoniae, Connaciae, Lageniae et Momoniae...., pub. Amsterdam, c.1700, engraved map with contemp. hand colouring, elaborate uncoloured cartouche and mileage scale, some oxidisation of watercolour causing cracking to image, strengthened on verso, 570 x 475mm (1)

Lot 198

Ireland. Jansson (Jan), Hibernia Regnum vulgo Ireland, pub. Amsterdam, c.1650, engraved map with contemp. hand colouring, strapwork cartouche and mileage scale, 390 x 505mm, Latin text on verso (1)

Lot 199

Ireland. Rossi (Giacomo Giovanni), L’Irlandra o’ uero Hibernia Distinta nelle sue provincie e Contee, con la gionta delle chiese Episcopali secondo le moderne notitie Dal Molto R.P.Agostino Lubin....., pub. Rome, 1689, uncoloured engraved map, elaborate strapwork cartouche, 585 x 445mm, together with Petty (Sir William),A New Map of the Kingdom of Ireland Divided into its Several Provinces &c., pub. T.Bowles, c.1780, engraved map by J.Bayly with contemp. outline colouring, uncoloured decorative cartouche, 575 x 495mm, with Senex (John),A New Map of Ireland from the Latest Observations, 1720, engraved map with contemp. outline colouring, decorative b & w cartouche, trimmed along horizontal margins with slight loss to printed borders, 580 x 490mm (3)

Lot 201

Ireland. Ortelius (Abraham), Irlandiae Accurata Descriptio Auctore Baptista Boazio, pub. J.B.Vrients [1609 - 12], engraved map with contemp. hand colouring, strapwork cartouche and mileage scale, trimmed with very slight loss to vertical margins, 440 x 570mm, Latin text on verso. Marcel van den Broecke, Ortelius Atlas Maps no.23, state 23.2 with the reference to James I replaced with one referring to St.Patrick. Jonathan Potter, Collecting Antique Maps, p.96. (1)

Lot 203

Lincolnshire. Speed (John), The Countie and Citie of Lyncolne Described with the Armes of them that have bene Earles thereof since the Conquest, pub. Thomas Bassett & Richard Chiswell, c.1676, engraved map with sparse outline colouring, inset town plan of Lincoln, ornate strapwork cartouche, compass rose and mileage scale, slight split to central fold, some fraying to margins not affecting image, 390 x 520mm, English text on verso, mounted (1)

Lot 204

* Map puzzle. The World, England, Ireland, Scotland, Europe, North America, c. 1870, six hand-coloured lithographed maps on 30 wooden cubes, with five loose key maps (Ireland map pasted to upper cover of box), one or two light spots, contained in original paper-covered wooden box with clasp, lacking hinges, some edge wear and soiling, puzzle blocks together 213 x 177mm (1)

Lot 205

Map reference. Saxton (Christopher), An Atlas of England and Wales, The Maps of Christopher Saxton, Engraved 1574 - 1578, facsimile ed., pub. The Collectors Library of Fine Art, 1979, numerous double page col. maps, limited. ed. 145/500, signed by R.V.Tooley, pubs. half calf gilt, folio, together with Ptolomey (Claudius),Cosmographia, pub. Rome 1478, facsimile ed., pub. Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Ltd., Amsterdam 1966, [and] Geographia, pub. Strasburg 1513, facsimile ed., pub. Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Ltd., Amsterdam, 1966,numerous b & w folding maps in each vol., pubs. gilt cloth. d.j. with occ. short tears. folio, with Nordenskiold (A.E.),Facsimile-Atlas to the Early History of Cartography..., pub. New York, 1973,numerous b & w plts. throughout, pubs. colour printed limp card boards, folio, plus Shirley (Rodney W.),The Mapping of the World, Early Printed World Maps, 1472 - 1700, 2nd. corrected ed. pub. Holland Press, 1987, numerous b & w and col. plts. throughout, pubs. cloth gilt, d.j., folio, with Speed (John),The Counties of Britain, A Tudor Atlas..., facsimile ed., pub. The British Library, 1988, numerous col. double page maps throughout, pubs. gilt cloth, d.j., 4to, with one other similar (9)

Lot 206

Map reference. Tooley (R.V.), Collectors Guide to Maps of the African Continent and Southern Africa, pub. Carta Press, 1969, numerous col. and b & w illusts. throughout, pubs. gilt cloth d.j., 4to, together with Booth (John),Looking at Old Maps, pub. Westbury, 1979, numerous b & w illust. throughout, pubs. gilt cloth, d.j., 4to, with Skelton (R.A.),Decorative Printed Maps of the 15th to 18th Centuries, pub Staples Press, London & New York, 1952, numerous col. and b & w illusts. throughout, pubs. gilt cloth, d.j. price clipped and a little stained and soiled, 4to, plus Moreland (Carl & Bannister David),Antique Maps, A Collector’s Handbook, 1983, title page signed by both authors, numerous b & w illusts. throughout, pubs. gilt cloth, d.j., 4to, with Skelton (R.A.),County Atlases of the British Isles, 1579 - 1703, pub. Carta press, 1970, numerous b & w illusts. (including 2 folding), pubs. gilt cloth, d.j., 4to and Whitfield (Peter),New Found Lands. Maps in the History of Exploration, pub. The British Library, 1998, numerous col. and b & w illusts. throughout, pubs. gilt cloth, d.j., 4to, with another twenty similar, plus The Map Collector, a broken run, nos. 1 and 31 - 34, numerous b & w illusts. throughout, pubs. orig. printed wrappers, 4to (31)

Lot 207

Maps. A mixed collection of approx. ninety-five maps, 17th - 19th century, including Johnson (W & A.K.),Johnson’s Map of the Counties of Aberdeen and Banff, with the Railways, n.d., c.1870, large engraved map with contemp. outline colouring on two conjoined sheets (as published), laid on contemp. linen, damp stained, soiled and frayed with some loss, with another nine examples of the map in similar condition, each approx. 1040 x 1350mm, together with Sargent (Prof. C.S.),Sixteen Maps Accompanying Report on Forest Trees of North America, c.1900, title page and sixteen colour litho. maps, one map torn with loss, disbound, boards detached, contemp. morocco gilt, stained and worn at extrems., slim folio, with Jansson (Jan),Ins Ceilan quae Incolis Tenarisin Dictur, n.d., c.1639, engraved map with contemp. hand colouring, trimmed to neat line on two borders, margins extended, split to central fold, , slight creasing, 345 x 500mm, French text on verso, plus Mercator (Gerard),Tab.1. Asiae in qua Galatia, Cappadocia, Pontius, Bithynia, Asia Minor, Pamphylia, Lycia ac Cilicia, n.d., c.1640, hand coloured engraved map, long closed tear affecting image, 350 x 465mm, together with approx. twenty early 20th century maps of South Africa and approx. forty-seven additional engraved and litho. maps, various sizes and condition (approx.95)

Lot 208

Maps. Mercator (Gerard), Hungaria, c.1610, uncoloured engraved map, 375 x 445mm, Latin text on verso, together with Faden (Wm.),The French Empire and the Kingdom of Italy with Part of the States of the Confederation of the Rhine, 1813, engraved map with contemp. outline colouring, table of the French Departments on one margin, slight offsetting, 490 x 900mm, with Sprange (Jasper),Plan of the Encampment on Waterdown Forest near Tunbridge Wells, under th Command of Lieut. Genl. Fraser, 1780, engraved map with contemp. hand colouring, slight creasing, 265 x 310mm, plus Lizars (W & D),United States of America, Drawn & Engraved for Wardens Statistical Account &c., c.1850, engraved map with contemp. hand colouring, 390 x 455mm,, with six others similar (10)

Lot 212

Merioneth. Speed (John), Merionethshire Described, sold at the Corner of Hemmings Row in St. Martins Lane, n.d., c.1680, hand coloured engraved map, inset map of Harlech, strapwork cartouche and mileage scale, very slight toning, 385 x 505mm, no text on verso. The published imprint is a separately printed piece of paper pasted over a ‘Bassett & Chiswell’ imprint. Hemmings Row was home to a large number of book binders, book, map and print sellers and stationers including M.Hennekin, C.Meyer, D.Battiscombe and C.Fowler. The address appears on several 18th century mezzotint portraits including a fine portrait of Christopher Wren by G.Kneller sold by M.Hennikin. However we can find no record of this imprint on a John Speed map. (1)

Lot 214

Middlesex. Speed (John), Midle-Sex described with the most Famous Cities of London and Westminster, pub. C.Dicey & Co., n.d., c.1770, hand coloured engraved map, inset town plans of Westminster and London, inset views of Saint Peters and Saint Pauls, old horizontal fold, lighly toned overall, 385 x 510mm, no text on verso. The last and one of the more uncommon editions of John Speed’s maps. (1)

Lot 216

Montgomeryshire. Speed (John), Montgomery Shire, pub. Thomas Bassett & Richard Chiswell, c.1676, engraved map with sparse outline colouring, inset town plan of Montgomery, elaborate strapwork cartouche, compass rose and mileage scale, slight fraying to margins not affecting image, slight offsetting of watercolour, 390 x 515mm, English text on verso, mounted (1)

Lot 218

Northumberland. Speed (John), Northumberland, pub. Thomas Bassett & Richard Chiswell, c.1676, engraved map with sparse outline colouring, inset town plans of Berwick and Newcastle, slight toning to central fold, some dust soiling to map, some fraying to margins not affecting image, 390 x 515mm, English text on verso, mounted (1)

Lot 219

Ogilby (John). The Road from Exeter to Truroe in Com. Corn., c.1675, hand coloured engraved strip road map, elaborate strapwork cartouche, 345 x 455mm (1)

Lot 220

Ogilby (John). The Continuation of the Road from London to the Lands End, Plate 4th. and last, Comencing at Plimouth com. Devon & Extending to Senan Com. Cornub., c.1675, hand coloured engraved strip road map, decorative cartouche, trimmed to neat line on one margin, 340 x 480mm (1)

Lot 221

* Oxfordshire. Speed (John), Oxfordshire described with ye Citie and the Armes of the Colledges of ye Famous University, pub. Thomas Bassett & Richard Chiswell, c.1676, hand coloured engraved map, inset town plan of Oxford, eighteen heraldic shields in vertical margins, 385 x 525mm, mounted, framed and glazed (1)

Lot 222

Pembrokeshire. Speed (John), Penbrokshyre described and the Sittuations both of Penbroke and St.Davids shewed in due form as they were taken by, pub. Thomas Bassett & Richard Chiswell, c.1676, hand coloured engraved map, inset town plans of Pembroke and St. Davids, decorative strapwork cartouche and mileage scale, 390 x 515mm, English text on verso (1)

Lot 224

Radnorshire. Speed (John), The Countie of Radnor Described and the Shyre Townes Sittuatione, pub. Thomas Bassett & Richard Chiswell, c.1676, engraved map with sparse outline colouring, inset town plan of Radnor, strapwork cartouche and mileage scale, short split to central fold, slight fraying to margins, 390 x 515mm, English text to verso, mounted (1)

Lot 225

Russia. Ortelius (Abraham), Russiae Moscoviae et Tartariae Descriptio, Auctore Antonio Jenkensono Anglo, Edita Londini, anno 1562, pub. Amsterdam [1580 - 89], engraved map with contemp. hand colouring, tablet cartouche, central fold partially strengthened on verso, 360 x 450mm, German text on verso. Marcel van den Broecke, Ortelius Atlas Maps. no. 162. (1)

Lot 227

Scandinavia. Moll (Herman), A New Map of Denmark and Sweden According to ye Newest and most Exact Observations, pub. J & T Bowles and Philip Overton, c.1725, engraved map with contemp. outline colouring and some later enhancement, on two conjoined sheets (as published), inset map of the Northern Cape of Norway and Spitsbergen, decorative cartouche and five panels to right showing genre scenes of Laplanders, old folds, very slight browning to old folds, 605 x 1015mm (1)

Lot 232

* Shropshire. Speed (John), Shropshyre Described, The Situation of Shrowesbury Shewed with the Armes of thos Earles and other memorable things observed, pub. George Humble, n.d., c.1627, hand coloured engraved map, inset town plan of Shrewsbury, decorative strapwork cartouche, compass rose and mileage scale, 385 x 505mm, mounted, framed and glazed (1)

Lot 237

Thomson (John & Co., pub.). A collection of twelve maps, c.1817, twelve engraved maps with contemp. hand colouring, slight marginal dust soiling, one map with closed tear affecting image, each approx. 510 x 580mm. The maps consist of:- France, Martinico & Dominica, Chart of the Mediterranean Sea, St. Vincent & Barbadoes, Jamaica, The Bahama Islands The Bermudas and the Island of Cuba, Atlantic Islands, Birman Empire, St. Christopher St. Lucia & Nevis, Discoveries of Capts. Ross Parry & Franklin in the Arctic Regions, Guadaloupe & Antigua and China. (12)

Lot 240

* Wales. Lhuyd (Humphrey, Jansson Jan & Mercator Gerard), Cambriae Typus Auctore, Humfredo Lhuydo Denbigiense Cambro Britanno, [1647 or later], hand coloured engraved map, decorative cartouche and mileage scale, compass rose and numerous rhumb lines, some creasing and folding to map, slight loss replaced in facsimile, 350 x 495mm, framed and glazed. John Booth, Antique Maps of Wales, no.5. (1)

Lot 241

* Warwickshire. Speed (John), The Counti of Warwick, The Shire Towne and Citie of Coventre Described, pub. John Sudbury & George Humble, n.d., c.1627, hand coloured engraved map, inset town plans of Warwick and Coventry, strapwork cartouche, compass rose and mileage scale, 380 x 505mm, mounted, framed and glazed (1)

Lot 245

West Indies. Bowen (Emanuel), A New and Accurate Map of the Island of Antigua or Antego..., c.1747, hand coloured engraved map, slight dust soiling, 330 x 235mm, together with Jefferys (Thomas),Guadaloupe, one of the Caribbee Islands Subject to France in the West Indies from the best Authorities, c.1770, engraved map with contemp. hand colouring, trimmed to plate mark, one short marginal closed tear, 350 x 370mm, with Bonne (Rigobert),Carte de L’Isle de la Martinique, Colonie Francoise dans les Isles Antilles, c.1775, hand coloured engraved map, old folds, thread margins on one border, 330 x 220mm, with another copy similar, plus, Bowen (Emanuel),A New & Accurate Map of Bermudas or Sommers Islands...., c.1747, hand coloured engraved map, some marginal closed tears, strengthened on verso, 360 x 220mm, with Sayer (Robert, pubs.),Turks Islands from a Survey made in 1753 by the Sloops L’Aigle and L’Emeraude, by order of the French Governor of Hispaniola, with Improvements from Observations made in 1770 in the Sr. Edward Hawke, King’s Schooner, 1775, engraved map with outline colouring, slight staining, 480 x 330mm, together with another thirteen maps of the West Indies, including examples by Kitchin, S.D.U.K., Tallis, Stieler, Cary & Lea, Zannonni and Moll, various sizes and condition (19)

Lot 246

West Indies. De L’Isle (Guillaume), Carte de L’Isle de la Martinique, Colonie Francoise de l’une des Isles Antilles de L’Amerique...., pub. Paris, 1732, engraved map with sparse outline colouring, compass rose and numerous rhumb lines, slight creasing, some water staining largely confined to margins, slight staining to map, occ. marginal closed tears, 485 x 630mm, together with Bowen (Emanuel),A New & Accurate Map of the Island of Jamaica Divided into its Principal Parishes...., c.1747, hand coloured engraved map, two inset maps of the harbours of Port Antonio and Port Royal, old folds, occ. short marginal closed tears, 350 x 430mm, with Le Rouge (George Louis),La Martinique une des Antilles Francoises de L’Amerique, pub. Paris, 1753, engraved map with sparse contemp. outline colouring, strapwork cartouche, four compass roses and numerous rhumb lines, slight water staining, 510 x 650mm, plus Jefferys (Thomas),The Coast of Yucatan from Campeche to Acension Bay with the West End of Cuba, pub. Robert Sayer, 1792, engraved map with sparse outline colouring, occ. marginal closed tears, 500 x 645mm, together with another five maps similar, including examples by Du Val, Jefferys, Sayer and ‘Depot de la Marine’, various sizes and condition (9)

Lot 247

* West Yorkshire. Blaeu (Johannes), Ducatus Eboracensis pars Occidentalis; The West Riding of Yorke Shire, c.1648, engraved map with contemp. hand colouring, decorative cartouche and mileage scale, 385 x 505mm, mounted, framed and glazed, together with Morden (Robert),The West Riding of Yorkshire, c.1695, hand coloured engraved map, strapwork cartouche, 360 x 410mm, mounted, framed and glazed (2)

Lot 248

* West Yorkshire. Speed (John), The West Ridinge of Yorkeshyre with the most Famous and Fayre Citie Yorke described, pub. John Sudbury & George Humble, c.1627, hand coloured engraved map, inset town plan of York, strapwork cartouche and mileage scale, one small closed tear repaired on verso, 380 x 500mm, English text on verso, mounted, framed and double glazed (1)

Lot 249

* West Yorkshire. Bowen (Emanuel), An Accurate Map of the West Riding of York Shire Divided into its Wapontakes, Drawn from Surveys with various additional Improvements....., pub. Carington Bowles, John Bowles & Robert Sayer, n.d., c.1780, engraved map with contemp. outline colouring and some later additional enhancement, inset town panorama of Leeds, 530 x 700mm, mounted, framed and glazed. Not examined out of frame. (1)

Lot 251

World. Lattre (Jean), Nouvelle Mappe Monde dediee au progres de nos connoissances, Paris, 1760, hand coloured engraved hemispheral map of the world, decorative borders, several marginal closed tears professionally restored on verso, 465 x 660mm (1)

Lot 252

* World. Conder (Thomas), An Accurate Map of the World, Comprehending all the New Discoveries in Both Hemispheres carefully drawn from the Best Authorities, c.1770, hand coloured engraved hemispheral map of the world, decorative strapwork cartouche and margins, 305 x 480mm, framed and glazed. Not examined out of frame. (1)

Lot 253

World. Bellin (Jacques Nicolas), Carte des Variations de la Boussole et des Vents Generaux que l’on trouve dans les Mers les plus Frequentees, Paris, 1765, hand coloured engraved map of the world on a Mercator projection, showing isogonic lines of magnetic variation, large strapwork cartouche, numerous windheads, ‘Depot de la Marine’ stamp, central fold strengthened and repaired on verso, 560 x 890mm (1)

Lot 254

* Yorkshire. Blaeu (Johannes), Ducatus Eboracensis Anglice Yorkshire, n.d., c.1648, engraved map with contemp. hand colouring, decorative cartouche and mileage scale, 390 x 510mm, mounted, framed and glazed (1)

Lot 375

Bible [English]. The Holie Bible, [Imprinted at London: In Powles Churcheyarde by Richarde Iugge, printer to the Queenes Maiestie, 1572], New Testament title and divisional titles present, Apocrypha present, printed in black letter, woodcut dec. initials, illustrations and maps to letterpress, lacking general title and all before Bii (text comences at Genesis xix 1), also lacking double-page map of Cannan and last two leaves at rear of volume (Siii & Siv), leaves Si & Sii at rear torn with loss and repaired, some dampstaining and dust-soiling, few ink stains and marks, occasional marginalia, some leaves torn with occasional loss and marginal fraying, endpapers replaced, early 19th c. calf, morocco title label to spine, neatly rebacked preserving orig. spine and corners repaired, folio. Herbert 132. Sold with all faults, not subject to return. (1)

Lot 387

Coronelli (Vincenzo Maria). Effigies et Series Chronologica Ministrorum Generalium Totius Ordinis S.Francisci Minorum Conventualium, pub. Venice, 1716, dec. engraved title, eighty-nine (of 91?) engraved plates including frontispieces, armorials and portraits, near contemp. speckled sheep, worn at head and foot of spine, 4to, together with Murray (Sir Alexander),The True Interest of Great Britain, Ireland and our Plantations: or a Proposal for making such an Union between Great Britain and Ireland and all our Plantations as that already betwixt Scotland and England...., 1740, title page and advertisement, five folding maps and tables (only of thirteen), later qtr. calf, slim folio, with Walker (Col. J.T.),Account of the Operations of the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India, vol. 1 (only), pub. Dehradoon, 1870,numerous tables but lacking folding map, contemp. cloth, upper joint weak, spine partially detached, bumped at extrems., a little stained, large 4to. Sold as a collection of prints and maps, not subject to return. (3)

Lot 395

Grose (Francis). Military Antiquities Respecting a History of the English Army, From the Conquest to the Present Time, 2 vols., new ed., 1801, engraved frontispiece and titles to each, numerous engraved plates, occasional spotting, endpapers marked and bookplates removed, hinges repaired, contemp. calf, rebacked, wear to joints, head & foot of spines and board edges, 4to, together with Raymond (George Frederick), A New, Universal and Impartial History of England, from the Earliest Authentic Records, and most Genuine Historical Evidence, to the Summer of the Year 1787..., J. Cooke, [1784], folding eng. map frontis. of Great Britain by Thomas Bowen (torn with loss & repaired to verso), numerous eng. plts., title, dedication & one plt. torn to margins and repaired, some spotting & occasional dampstaining, endpapers renewed, contemp. calf, neatly rebacked and corners repaired, folio (3)

Lot 396

Heber (Mrs. Amelia). The Life of Reginald Heber, D. D., Lord Bishop of Calcutta, with selections from his correspondence, unpublished poems and private papers; together with a journal of his tour in Norway, Sweden, Russia, Hungary and Germany, and a History of the Cossaks, 2 vols., pub. John Murray, 1830, eng. port. frontis. to vol. 1, two eng. plts., folding map (relined), contemp. calf, rebacked, gilt lib. blindstamp to covers, rubbed, 4to, together with Sidney (Algernon), Discourses Concerning Government..., 1751, eng. port. frontis., manuscript text to front free endpaper and head of eng. port. frontis., contemp. speckled calf, rebacked, rubbed, small folio, plus Canning (George & others), Poetry of the Anti-Jacobin, 4th ed., 1801, some occ. spotting, contemp. mottled calf gilt, rebacked, rubbed and some wear, 4to, plus Memoirs of Richard Cumberland, Written by Himself..., 1806 (5)

Lot 461

Murchison (Roderick Impey). The Silurian System, founded on Geological Researches in the Counties of Salop, Hereford, Radnor, Montgomery, Caermarten, Brecon, Pembroke, Monmouth, Gloucester, Worcester, and Stafford; with Descriptions of the Coal-Fields and Overlying Formations, 2 parts in one, 1st ed., 1839, fifty-six litho & eng. plates & maps (including 45 plts., a few folding or hand-colored, 9 folding hand-coloured geological sections & 2 single maps), lacking the separate large geological map, folding plt. of ‘view from near Shrewsbury’ torn & frayed to blank margins, spotting and dampstaining mostly affecting plts. (some heavy), contemp. morocco gilt, with blind dec. to boards and spine, upper joint split, rubbed & scuffed, 4to (1)

Lot 462

Murchison (Roderick Impey). Siluria. The History of the Oldest known Rocks containing Organic Remains, with a Brief Sketch of the Distribution of Gold over the Earth, 1854 folding hand-col. eng. map frontis., thirty-seven litho plts. (some folding), wood eng. illusts. and diagrams, 20pp. pubs. ads. at rear, ink ownership stamp to verso of map frontis. and lower blank margin of title, with rubbed out stamp to upper outer blank corner of title (some consequent paper thining), occasional spotting, hinges cracked, adhesive staining to front endpaper, orig. cloth gilt, spine faded, extrems. slightly frayed, 8vo, together with Arkell (W.J.), The Jurassic System in Great Britain, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1933, b & w plts., diags. and maps (some folding), orig. cloth gilt, thick 8vo, with Lyell (Sir Charles), The Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man with Remarks on Theories of the Origin of Species by Variation, 1863, wood eng. frontis. and illusts., pubs. ads. at rear, orig. cloth gilt, rubbed, wear to joints and extrems., 8vo, plus nine other volumes including A Manual of Elementary Geology, by Sir Charles Lyell, 5th ed., 1855, Geology Chemical, Physical, and Stratigraphical, by Joseph Prestwich, 2 vols., Oxford, 1886, Dicours sur les Revolutions de la Surface du Globe..., by G. Cuvier, 6th ed., Paris, 1830, and Island Life or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras..., by Alfred Russel Wallace, 2nd ed., 1892 (12)

Lot 464

Phillips (John). Illustrations of the Geology of Yorkshire; or, a Description of the Strata and Organic Remains: Accompanied by a Geological Map, sections, and Plates of the Fossil Plants and Animals, part 1 only (of 2), The Yorkshire Coast, 2nd ed., 1835, single-page hand-col. eng. map, nine sectional plts. (7 hand-col.) and twelve plts. of fossil specimens, some spotting, 20th c. green cloth, 4to, together with Tate (Ralph & Blake, John Frederick), The Yorkshire Lias, 1876, folding hand-col. litho map loosely inserted (entitled to lower margin ‘Geological Map of North-East Yorkshire’), two col. litho tables, two folding col. litho sectional diagrams, nineteen litho plts., few wood eng. illusts. & diags., ownership signature and ink stamp to front free-endpaper, hinges slight cracked, orig. cloth gilt, slightly frayed at head & foot of spine, 8vo, with Kendall (Percy Fry & Herbert E.), Geology of Yorkshire. An Illustration of the Evolution of Northern England, Printed for the Authors, 1924, b & w plts., illusts. and plans (few folding), pages browned, ink stamp to title, orig. cloth gilt, 8vo, plus Geological Rambles in East Yorkshire by Thomas Sheppard, [1907] (4)

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