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Click here to subscribeSpencer (Nathaniel). The Complete English Traveller; or, a New Survey and Description of England and Wales..., 1772, eng. frontis., folding eng. map of Great Britain and single-page map of Scotland, fifty-eight eng. plts., early ink signature at head of title, contemp. calf with old reback, joints & extrems. worn, folio (1)
Buffon (Georges-Louis Le Clerc, Comte de). Storia Naturale di Buffon, Nuovamente Ordinata e Continuata per Opera del C. di Lacepede, 102 vols., Livorno, 1829, port. frontis. to vol. 1, folding map at rear of vol. 2, 296 hand-col. plts., contemp. uniform dark green quarter calf gilt with vellum tips, 12mo. An unusual Italian edition of Buffon's Natural History. A new edition containing few plates than in most preceeding editions, with additions by Comte de LacŽpde, was first published in twelve volumes in 1817-1818, and reprinted in 1825, and 1828-29 in twenty-six volumes. (102)
Berkshire. Speed (John), Barkshire Described, sold Sudbury & Humble, [1611 or later], hand coloured engraved map, some creasing and repairs, close trimmed with a little loss to printed margins, approx. 390 x 510 mm, together with other maps of Berkshire incl. Ellis, Moule, Walles, etc., mounted (5)
British Isles. Munster (Sebastian), Das Under Buch Beschreibung Engellands und Schottlandts, [c.1550 or later], uncoloured woodcut map of Great Britain and part of Ireland, approx. 250 x 170 mm, together with an engraved birds-eye view of Edinburgh from the same work (approx. 100 x 180 mm) (2)
China. Jansson (Jan), Pecheli, Xansi, Xantung, Honan, Nanking, in Plaga Regni Sinensis inter Septentrionem ac Orientem Ceciam versus Sitae Provinciae, c.1660, engraved map with old hand colouring, uncol. ornamental title cartcouche surrounded by Chinese figures, approx. 460 x 515 mm, blank to verso (1)
England & Wales. Wit (Frederick de), Occidentalior Regni Angliae Districtus..., together with Orientalior Districtus Regni Angliae..., c.1670s, engraved map of England and Wales on two sheets, hand coloured in outline, ornamental title cartouche incorporating classical figures, a few spots, each sheet approx. 580 x 500 mm (2)
Europe. Cary (John), A New Map of Spain and Portugal Divided into their Respective Kingdoms and Provinces, 1811, hand coloured engraved map, oval title border, approx. 470 x 520 mm, together with Thomson (John), Spain and Portugal, c.1816, hand coloured engraved map, approx. 500 x 605 mm, and Covens & Mortier (pub.), Dwina Fluvius, c.1730s, engraved map of the Dvina River in Russia, hand coloured in outline, approx. 430 x 540 mm, and Thomson (John), South Part of Turkey in Europe, c.1816, hand coloured engraved map, some creasing and splitting to central fold, approx. 500 x 600 mm, plus other maps of Europe and countries within Europe incl. Cary, Thomson, Hall, etc. (33)
* France & Radnor. Munster (Sebastian), Galliae Regionis Nova Descriptio, c.1570s, woodcut map of France with old hand colouring, list of towns in Latin and French, single armorial, scattered light spotting and two small repaired holes, approx. 270 x 350 mm, together with Saxton (Christopher & Kip, William), Radnor Comitatus quem Silvres, [1610 or 1637], engraved map with old hand colouring, ornamental title cartouche and separate scale of distance surmounted by dividers, lightly foxed, approx. 270 x 325 mm, framed and glazed (2)
Gaspey (William). Tallis's Illustrated London; in Commemoration of..., vol. 2 only, [1852], addn. engraved title, num. engraved views, contemp. half calf, rubbed and marked, 8vo, together with Moll (Herman), To his Grace...This Map of Germany & c. is Most Humbly Dedicated, early 18th century, engraved map, hand coloured in outline with ornamental title cartouche, a little marginal fraying, close-trimmed to upper margin, approx. 620 x 510 mm, and others including an engraving entitled 'The Village Festival' after Wouwerman, a view of East Cowes, etc. (7)
* Herefordshire. Jansson (Jan), Comitatus Herefordiensis. Herefordshire, c.1644, hand coloured engraved map, ornamental title cartouche and separate blank cartouche, approx. 390 x 510 mm, not laid down, framed and glazed. Very scarce. This preliminary state was never contained in any of the pre-1646 Jansson atlases and was issued only as a loose sheet. Skelton p.225 "...the only known impression of it, as a loose sheet, has been recorded by Mr D. Hodson (Map Collector's Series, No. 34 (1967)". (1)
* Herefordshire. Saxton (Christopher & Hole, William), Frugiferi ac Ameni Herefordiae Comitatus, [1610], uncoloured engraved county map, ornamenatal title cartouche with separate scale of distance surmounted by dividers, approx. 290 x 315 mm, together with an eighteenth century map entitled 'Britannia Romana', approx. 390 x 280 mm, both framed and glazed (2)
* Huntingdonshire. Speed (John), Huntington both Shire and Shire Towne..., sold George Humble, [1611 or later], hand coloured engraved map, title cartouche flanked by rustic figures, num. armorials and two inset plans of Huntingdon and Ely, some light offsetting, approx. 390 x 510 mm, framed and double-glazed (1)
Ireland. Hondius (Henricus), Map of Ireland on two sheets, [1636], the northern half untitled, the southern half titled 'Hiberniae pars Australis' within ornamental title cartouche, both maps engraved and hand coloured in outline, some light toning and spotting, each approx. 345 x 475 mm, English text to verso (1)
Italy. Thomson (John), Tuscany and the States of the Church, together with Naples and Sicily, and Venetian States, 1816, three hand coloured engraved maps, some minor offsetting, each 500 x 600 mm, and Wyld (James, pub.), The States of Italy, with their Islands..., c.1816, engraved map, hand coloured in outline, some closed tears and fraying, approx. 640 x 550 mm, and a late 18th century vue d'optique inside St. Peter's Church in the Vatican entitled 'Vu‘ Interieur de l';Eglise de S.Pierre de Rome' (approx. 260 x 410 mm), plus others related (7)
Italy - Puzzuoli. Rossi (Giovanni Giacomo de), Explicatio Aliquot Locoru Quae Puteolis Spectantur, c.1660s, uncoloured engraved map, inset title and key to principal buildings, old untidy ink marginalia and some marginal tears, image approx. 260 x 340 mm. Puzzuoli lies seven miles WSW of Naples. (1)
Leicestershire. Morden (Robert), Leicestershire, [1695 or 1722], engraved map, hand coloured in outline with ornamental title cartouche, remargined, approx. 360 x 415 mm, together with another copy and Cary (John), A Map of Leicestershire, 1805, engraved map, hand coloured in outline, laid down onto card, approx. 480 x 430 mm, and other maps of Leicestershire by Teesdale, Walker, Moule, etc, mounted (7)
London. Rocque (John), A Plan of the cities of London and Westminster, and Borough of Southwark; with the Contiguous Buildings, two joined sheets only, pub. John Pine & John Pinney, 1746, two joined uncoloured engraved sheets showing part of London, a few short marginal tears, the whole approx. 680 x 970 mm, together with Tallis (John, pub.), Japan & Corea, [1851], hand coloured engraved map with vignette illusts., approx. 270 x 355 mm, and Thomson (John, pub.), Untitled map of part of Scotland, 1828, hand coloured engraved map, approx. 510 x 630 mm, plus Thomson (John, pub.), England and Wales, c.1820s, engraved map with inset view of St. Paul's, hand coloured in outline, one unsightly ink mark, approx. 300 x 230 mm (4)
North America. Seale (Richard William), A Map of North America with the European Settlements & Whatever Else is Remarkable in ye West Indies, 1745, uncoloured engraved map of North America showing California as an island, ocean current shown, ornamental title cartouche, laid down onto paper, approx. 390 x 480 mm (1)
North America. Moll (Herman), To the Right Honourable John Lord Sommers Baron of Evesham in ye county of Worcester...This Map of North America According to ye Newest and Most Exact Observations is Humbly Dedicated..., pub. John and Thomas Bowles, [1715], engraved map of North America showing California as an island, hand coloured in outline, ornamental title cartouche, inset harbour plans and view of Newfoundland fishermen, some browning and marks, a little creasing and minor fraying where previously folded, laid down onto linen, approx. 585 x 950 mm (1)
North America. Sayer (Robert & Bennett, John, pub.), Untitled engraved map of North and Central America showing Europe and South America, [1777], hand coloured in outline, vertical splits where previously folded with one section detached, some marginal fraying, approx. 530 x 1160 mm. The upper half of Sayer's 'A New Map of the Whole Continent of America Divided into North and South and West Indies. With a Descriptive Account of the European Possessions, as Settled by the Definitive Peace Treaty, concluded in Paris, Feb. 10th, 1763'. (1)
Northamptonshire. Saxton (Christopher & Kip, William), Northamtoniae Comitatus Descriptio, [1610], hand coloured engraved map, separate title and scale of distance cartouches, some creasing and fraying with a little loss to right-hand margin, approx. 285 x 350 mm, together with Cary (John), Northamptonshire, 1793, engraved map, hand coloured in outline, approx. 220 x 265 mm, and Bowen (Emanuel), Northamptonshire, 1754, engraved map, hand coloured in outline, approx. 200 x 180 mm, plus six engraved town plans from John Speed maps (four of Northampton and two of Peterborough) (9)
Scotland. Mercator (Gerard), Scotiae Regnum, c.1600, showing Scotland on two sheets with old hand colouring, each approx. 345 x 450 mm, Latin and French text to verso, together with Keere (Pieter van den), The Eastern Part of Scotland..., [1627 or later], uncoloured engraved map, approx. 85 x 120 mm (3)
Scotland. Blaeu (Joan), Insulae Quaedam Minores ex Aebudis quae Mulam et Skiam Insulis Interjacent. Some of the Smaller Westerne Yles Lying Between the Yles of Mule and Skye, [1654], engraved map of the isles of Rum, Egg, Muck & Canna after Timothy Pont, title and scale within separate ornamental cartouches, hand coloured in outline, split to foot of central fold, approx. 390 x 520 mm, German text to verso (1)
Scotland. Cary (John), A New Map of Scotland from the Latest Authorities, 1811, hand coloured engraved map on two sheets, oval title border, a few minor fold repairs, the whole approx. 900 x 1010 mm, together with Sayer (Robert, pub.) A New and Correct Map of Scotland or North Britain with all the Post and Military Roads, Division, & ca., 1790, large engraved map on two sheets, hand coloured in outline with ornamental title cartouche and inset distance table, some closed tears with occ. minor loss, approx. 1260 x 1070 mm, and Johnston (A.K.), Scotland, c.1850s, engraved map, hand coloured in outline, approx. 610 x 500 mm, plus Arrowsmith (John), Scotland, 1834, engraved map, hand coloured in outline, a little loss to outer margin not affecting image, approx. 600 x 500 mm, and other maps of Scotland incl. Murray, Aspin, etc. (8)
United States. Kitchin (Thomas), A New and Accurate Map of the British Dominions in America, According to the treaty of 1763; Divided into the Several Provinces and Jurisdictions, [1769], uncoloured engraved map of the Eastern seaboard from the Gulf of Mexico to Newfoundland, ornamental title cartouche, some light toning, approx. 530 x 630 mm (1)
West Indies. Moll (Herman), A Map of West-Indies or the Islands of America in the North Sea; with ye Adjacent Countries: explaining what belongs to Spain, England, France, Holland & c., also ye Trade Winds, and ye Several Tracts made by ye Galeons and Flota from Place to Place, pub. Thomas & John Bowles, [1715], engraved map of Central America and the West Indies, hand coloured in outline, inset harbour plans and view of Mexico City, some dampstaining, a little browning and minor fraying where previously folded, the whole laid onto linen, approx. 595 x 1015 mm (1)
World. Munster (Sebastian), Das erst General/Inhaltend die Beschzeibung und den Circsel des Gantzen Erdtreichs und Moeze, [c.1550 or later], uncoloured woodcut map of the World surrounded by twelve wind-blowing heads, paper repair to lower margin and a few repaired wormholes, approx. 265 x 380 (1)
World. Speed (John), A New and Accurat Map of the World Drawne According to ye Truest Descriptions Latest Discoveries & Best Observations yt Have Been Made by English or Strangers, sold George Humble, 1626 [or later], hand coloured engraved twin-hemisphere map surrounded by engraved decoration including two celestial hemispheres, some surface marks and light finger soiling, closed vertical split repaired to verso with sellotape, close trimmed with some loss to upper printed border, the whole laid onto modern paper, approx. 395 x 520 mm. Shirley 317. The first map from an English atlas to show California as an island. (1)
Bible [English]. The Holy Bible, Conteyning the Old Testament, and the New: Newly Translated out of the Originall Tongues: and with the former Translations diligently compared and revised by his Maiesties speciall Commandement, 2nd ed. [Great 'She' Bible], imprinted at London by Robert Barker, 1613/11, black letter text, fifty-nine lines in double column, large portion of woodcut general title still present (large portions to fore-margins missing, relaid), all eighteen leaves of prelims. present, without the Speed map usually found after the Genealogies, A2 repaired to margins, with some loss, A3 & 4 repaired to top margin, sl. affecting one or two words, several following leaves with paper repair to extreme top margin, not affecting text, eighteen leaves of Genealogies present (the first two leaves misbound before A2 of prelims.), NT woodcut title present (in good condition), lacks final leaf of text (Aa6), now supplied in old manuscript, Aa5 repaired and restrengthened to margins, with some loss of text to lower outer corner, occn. minor marginal repairs elsewhere, some minor damp stains, mainly to top margins at front of vol., occn. minor soiling (text generally in good clean condition), contemp. blind-panelled full calf over wooden boards, remains of brass clasps, diamond-shaped brass lozenge to centre of upper and lower covers, and brass bosses to corners of each cover (one missing to upper cover), 19th-c. reback, large thick folio. Herbert 319. A good copy of the Great She Bible, with the correction 'She' for 'He' in Ruth, III, 15. (1)
Topham (John). A Description of an Antient Picture in Windsor Castle, Representing the Embarkation of King Henry VIII at Dover, May 31, 1520; Preparatory to his Interview with the French King Francis I, printed by J.Nichols, 1781, 42pp., single-page eng. map and folding eng. plt. (ink stamp to verso), bound with Ayloffe (Sir Joseph), An Historical Description of an Ancient Painting at Cowry, in Sussex, the Seat of the Right Honourable Lord Viscount Montague, pub. 1778, 20pp., bound with An Historical Description of an Ancient Picture in Windsor Castle, pub. 1773, half-title present, 45pp., near contemp. half calf, recent reback, slim 4to (1)
Allom (Thomas). Views in the Tyrol, With Letterpress Descriptions by a Companion of Hoffer, nd, c.1850's, vignette title and forty-five steel eng. plates on India paper, folded map at rear (all correct as list), contents little browned at edges, t.e.g., orig. half morocco gilt, rubbed and a little worn, inner hinges cracked 8vo, with other misc. travel, incl. two photograph albums (a carton)
Antiquarian. Bartholomew (John), Geological Map of England & Wales Reduced Chiefly from the Ordnance and Geological Surveys, c.1890s, folding colour printed map, sectionalised onto linen, approx. 1060 x 900 mm, contained in orig. cloth slipcase with Stanford's paper label (sl. rubbed), together with Cooke (George Alexander), Topographical and Statistical Description of the County of Surrey, c.1817, four engraved views, folding engraved map, later paper wrappers, 12mo, and others including a book of John Leech etchings, an incomplete 1620s edition of the works of George Wither, three mid 18th century acts of parliament relating to Mutiny and Desertion from the army, etc (a carton)
European School 17/18th century- "Momonia Hibernice Moun et Woun Anglice Mounster"; hand-coloured engraved map, 41.6x52.4cm: together with four other maps including: "Champaigne et Brie, etc.", "Ducatus Teschenrnsis in Silesia Superiore..." by M. Seutter, "Belgium Regium..." by H. Jaillot, and "Kiangsi Imperii Sinarvm Provincia Octava...", (5)
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