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Devon. Saxton (Christopher & Lea Philip), Devon-Shire Described by C. Saxton Corrected, Amended and many Additions by P. Lea, circa 1690, engraved map with early outline colouring, an inset town plan of Exeter and decorated with heraldic shields, a compass rose and table of explanation, laid on later thin card, 400 x 455 mmQty: (1)

* Devon. Speed (John), Devonshire with Excester Described and the Armes of such Nobles as have borne the titles of them, John Sudbury & George Humble, [1627], hand-coloured engraved map, an inset town plan of Exeter, central fold strengthened on the verso, one small hole affecting the image, 380 x 510 mm, English text on verso, framed and double glazedQty: (1)

East Indies. Covens (Jean & Mortier Corneille), Carte des Indes et de la Chine..., Amsterdam, circa 1730, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, slight marginal fraying and staining, small splits at head and foot of central fold, 620 x 630 mm, together with De Vaugondy (Robert). Les Indes Orientales où sont distingués less Empires et Royaumes..., Paris, 1751, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, slight staining and lightly toned overall, 490 x 570 mmQty: (2)

* Eastern Europe. Waldseemuller, Sarmatia (Tabula VIII Europae), Laurent Fries, Lyon [1535], hand-coloured woodblock Ptolemaic map of Western Russia and Ukraine on a trapezoidal projection, slight wear to the central fold, 290 x 465 mm, mounted, framed and glazedQty: (1)NOTESA Ptolemaic map of the ancient region of Sarmatia corresponding to the present territory of Ukraine and Russia. In 1522 Fries produced an edition of Ptolemy's Geographia, based on Martin Waldseemuller's version of Strasbourg in 1513. The maps were reworked several times, each with slight modifications and then published in a variety of European cities.

Eastern Mediterranean and the Dalmatian Coast. De La Feuille (Jacob), Totius Danubii Nova & Accuratiss. Tabula, Universam Simul Turciam Europaeam Hungarium Magnam Germaniae Partem..., Amsterdam, 1710, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring showing Italy, Greece, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Hungary and the Balkans, large uncoloured Baroque cartouche, some worming to the central fold and the margins, repaired on verso, 520 x 600 mm, together with Seutter (Matthaus). Theatrum Belli sive Novissima Tabula qua Maxima pars Danubii et Praesertim Hungaris cum allis Adiacentibus Regnis nec non Graecia, Morea et Archipelagi Insulae..., Augsburg, circa 1760, engraved map with contemporary hand-colouring, two small repaired closed tears affecting image, some old adhesion scaring to verso, 500 x 580 mmQty: (2)NOTESAn uncommon map.

England & Wales. Cruchley (George Frederick), Cruchley's New Travelling Map and Itinerary comprising the whole of England, with part of Scotland & Ireland and a portion of France and the Netherlands, shewing the communication between London and Paris, 1828, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, uncoloured floriate cartouche, slight offsetting and staining, 635 x 515 mm, marbled endpapers, contained in a contemporary slipcase with publisher's printed label to upper cover, worn and rubbed at extremities, together with Cary (John). Cary's Six-sheet Map of England and Wales with part of Scotland on which are carefully laid down all the Correct and Principal Cross Roads, the Course of the Rivers and Navigable Canals.., 1821, engraved map with contemporary hand-colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, slight staining and dust soiling, 1345 x 1035 mm, extensive juvenile pencil scribbling to the verso of the map, contained in a contemporary marbled card slipcase with publisher's printed label to upper cover and an additional later label with an ownership signature, rubbed and wornQty: (2)

England & Wales. Smith (William), A New Geological Map of England and Wales with the Inland Navigations exhibiting the Districts of Coal and other sites of Mineral Tonnage by William Smith, Engineer, published G. F. Cruchley, circa 1845, engraved map with contemporary hand colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, table of explanation of the geological colours and a list of the Canals and Navigable rivers, 765 x 625 mm, tartan endpapersQty: (1)NOTESAn uncommon geological map by G. F. Cruchley.

Estate Plan. McClatchy (James), A Map of that Proportion of the Lands of Ballclander, Belonging to Mrs Margaret Dixon otherwise Ross Shewing the Area of each Tenants Farm in Irish Measure Bounded &c. as express'd on said Map and Reference Survey'd A. D.1780, ink and watercolour manuscript map, ornate compass rose and table of reference, scale in Perches and ornate strapwork border, some staining and slight soiling, old folds, 195 x 295 mmQty: (1)

France. Senex (John), A New map of France shewing the Roads and Post Stages thro-out that Kingdom as also the errors of Sanson's map compared..., 1719, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, large uncoloured cartouche, inset map of Catalonia, occasional marginal closed tears, 510 x 570 mm, together with Sayer (Robert, publisher). A New Map of the Kingdom of France Divided into its Governments with all the Post Roads..., 1792, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, 480 x 585 mm, with Jansson (Jan). Champagne comitatus Campania, Amsterdam, circa 1650, engraved map with contemporary hand colouring, 375 x 490 mm, plus Touraine. Turonen sis Ducatus, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, circa 1650, uncoloured engraved map, slight text show through and offsetting, 380 x 490 mm, German text on verso, and Coronelli (Vicenzo Maria). Ducato di Normandi, circa 1690, hand-coloured engraved map, 460 x 615 mm, with two other similar of a plan of Bordeaux by J. Henshall and a regional map of L'Argiège by LevasserQty: (7)

Holy Land and Palestine. Weigel (Christopher), Terra Sancta in XII olim Tribus nunc VI Provincias Dispertita..., [1712], engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, slight water staining, 320 x 390 mm, together with Bowen (Emanuel). Een Naukeurige Kaart van het Heilige Land..., circa 1775, hand-coloured engraved map, a later Dutch edition by W. A. Bachiene, some staining to margins but not affecting the image, 330 x 230 mm, with Sanson (Nicolas). Geographiae Sacre Tabula in qua Terra Promissa..., circa 1670, hand-coloured map, engraved by A. de Winter, old folds, 200 x 255 mm, plus Stoopendaal (Daniel). Jerusalem, circa 1740, hand-coloured engraved imaginary plan of Jerusalem with the borders decorated with scenes from the bible and Old Testament antiquities, probably produced for a Dutch bible, old folds, 305 x 440 mm, Dutch text on verso, with a further uncoloured plan of Jerusalem by William Collins and an engraved map of Ancient Palestine with contemporary outline colouring, by J. RapkinQty: (6)

Italy. Bordiga (F.), Carta amministrativa del Regno d'Italia co' suoi stabilimenti politici, militari, civili e religiosi e con una parte degli Stati limitrofi, 1813, uncoloured engraved map of northern and central Italy and the island of Corsica, sectionalised and laid on linen on six sheets, slight staining, each sheet approximately 390 x 545 mm, contemporary green card chemise which is stained and faded, contained in a contemporary marbled card slipcase with printed label to upper cover, label and slipcase worn and frayedQty: (1)

Italy. Homann (Johann Baptise, heirs of), Italia in suos Staus divisa ex d'Anvilliano Rizzi Zannonioque prototypis desumta..., 1790, engraved map with contemporary hand colouring, slight creasing, 595 x 460 mm, together with Senex (John). Italy Distinguished according to the Extent of all the States, Kingdomes, Republicks, Dukedoms, Principalities &c that do at present Divide it, 1719, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, inset map of Sicily, slight staining to central fold which is partially repaired on the verso, 490 x 565 mm, with Tardieu (P. F.). Carte Génerale de L'Italie, Paris, circa 1795, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, 445 x 340 mm, plus Brué (A.). Carte Générale de L'Italie Moderne..., Paris, circa 1845, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, 520 x 375 mmQty: (4)

Kent. Cary (John), Geological Map of Kent by W. Smith, Mineral Surveyor, 1819, engraved map with contemporary hand-colouring identifying the various rock strata within the county, sectionalised and laid on linen, additional title within an oval cartouche 'A New Map of Kent Divided into Lathes and Subdivided into Hundreds...,' compass rose and key, slight staining and dust soiling, marbled endpapers with slight wear, 510 x 545 mm, the verso of the marbled endpapers have one ownership paper label of G. M. Arnold Esq. of Milton Hall Gravesend and another of a clipping from an old trade catalogue offering the map for sale for 2s 6d, contained in a contemporary marbled card slipcase, some wear to slipcaseQty: (1)NOTESThe noted cartographer, engraver and publisher John Cary (1755-1835) collaborated with William Smith, 'the father of English geology', on a number of his geological projects, notably the 1815 Map and geological sections (1817-1819). Cary had previously produced large, topographical county maps for his 'New and Correct English Atlas'. The plates that were being prepared for a new edition were instead adapted to accommodate Smith's detailed geology, the first set of geological maps being issued in 1819. This is the first state of these rare geological county maps. The second state, although coloured using William Smith's geology, gives no acknowledgement to Smith at all.

Lewis (Samuel). A Topographical Dictionary of England ..., Atlas volume only, London: S. Lewis and Co., 1844, printed title, folding engraved map of England and Wales with contemporary outline colouring and one small handling tear, uncoloured folding engraved plan of London, 43 engraved maps with contemporary outline colouring (including 13 folding), some spotting and staining (mostly to margins) and occasional marginal closed tears, Yorkshire with handling tears, loosely inserted map of Guernsey by Thomas Richard (publisher), some staining to rear endpaper, contemporary cloth gilt, faded, bumped and marked, 4to, together with A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland..., 1846, printed title, large scale engraved map of Scotland with contemporary outline colouring, printed on six folding sheets, calligraphic title, uncoloured vignette of Melrose Abbey, compass rose and table of explanation, slight spotting and occasional small splits along old folds, contemporary cloth gilt, 4to, with another copy similarQty: (3)

* Lincolnshire. Speed (John), The Countie and Citie of Lyncolne Described, with the Armes of them that have bene Earles thereof since the Conquest [1611 or later], hand-coloured engraved map, inset town plan of Lincoln, large strapwork cartouche, compass rose and mileage scale, one short marginal closed tear, 385 x 505 mm, mounted, framed and glazedQty: (1)NOTESA clean and bright impression.

* Lithuania. Homann (Johann Baptist heirs of), Magnus Ducatus Lithuaniae in suos Palatinatus et Districtus Divisus. delineatus a Rever Patre Ioanne Nieprecki ..., Nuremberg, 1749, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, title repeated in French above image, displayed in a double aperture mount with another copy similar, each 485 x 540 mm, framed and glazedQty: (1)NOTESThe map was originally created by Tobias Mayer, who, in turn, based his work on a manuscript map by a Jesuit Missionary, called Ioanne Nieprecki. Both Mayer and Nieprecki are credited within the cartouche.

Maps. A collection of 36 British & foreign maps, 17th - 19th century, engraved map, many with hand-colouring, mostly foreign countries, cities and regions, including examples by Braun & Hogenberg, Munster, Tallis, Moll, Sanson, Stanford, Brué, D'Anville, Levasseur, Sayer, Ortelius, De Val, Bonne, Cassini, Bellin and Bowen, various sizes and conditionQty: (36)

Morden (Robert). Devonshire, Gloucestershire, Midlesex & Worcestershire [1695 or later], together four hand-coloured engraved maps, slight toning and spotting, Middlesex with repaired closed tear, each approximately 365 x 425 mm, together with Kent & Suffolk. circa 1701, two smaller format hand-coloured engraved maps, some overall toning and staining, 170 x 205 mm and 170 x 235 mm respectively, with Kelly (Thomas, publisher). Europe, circa 1830, hand-coloured engraved map, toned and stained, 190 x 240 mmQty: (7)

* Munster (Sebastian). Frankfurt an der Oder..., circa 1560, woodblock city plan with contemporary hand-colouring, 205 x 290 mm, displayed in a double aperture mount with another uncoloured slightly later example with Latin text above and below the map, 255 x 290 mm, framed and glazedQty: (1)NOTESFrankfurt an der Oder, in Brandenburg, is a medieval town that lies on the Oder River, on the modern border between Germany and Poland.

* Munster (Sebastian). Nouvelle description de Poloigne & Hongrie, Basel, circa 1560, woodblock map with contemporary hand-colouring, very slight creasing, 270 x 345 mm, displayed in a double-aperture map with another copy similar, framed and glazedQty: (1)NOTESThis map of Eastern Europe includes present-day Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and part of Poland.

* Norfolk. Donald (Thos. & Milne Thos.), A Topographical Map of the County of Norfolk, Surveyed and Measured in the Years 1790, 91, 92, 93 and 94..., Executed and published at the expense of the proprietor William Faden, August 12th 1797, large scale engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, on two sheets, calligraphic title and compass rose, inset plans of Great Yarmouth, Kings Lynn and Swaffham, very slight offsetting, each sheet approximately 1230 x 910 mm, William Faden's label to the verso of each sheet, contained in a contemporary marbled card slipcase with a morocco gilt label to the upper cover, the slipcase faded and wornQty: (1)NOTESThis very large map took five years to survey and was the first survey of the county completed on the scale of 1 inch to 1 mile.

North & Central America. Chatelain (Henri Abraham),Carte contenant le Royaume du Mexique et la Floride..., Paris [1719], engraved map with contemporary hand-colouring, a large panel of text to the lower left describing Florida and Mexico, old folds, 410 x 520 mmQty: (1)NOTESThe map is based upon Guillaume De L'Isle's earlier map of the region and was published in Chatelain's monumental seven-volume 'Atlas Historique'. The map clearly illustrates the advancing cartographic knowledge of the regions of Texas, Florida, New Mexico, the Gulf Coast and the Panamanian Isthmus.

North America. Colton (J. H.), Colton's Map of the United States, Mexico, The West Indies &c, New York, 1861 [but a slightly later impression], lithographic map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, inset map of the Americas, Africa and Europe, inset table of distances between principal cities, old pinholes to each corner, toned overall, 850 x 1000 mm, near-contemporary French map dealers label to versoQty: (1)NOTESUncommon.

Norway. Page (Thomas & Mount & Page W. & John), A New and Exact Map of Part of the Coast of Norway beginning at Long Sound wth. the East & N E Coast thereof; also the Soen Water Dram and Christiana Rivers..., printed for Benyan Crowe, circa 1760, large uncoloured engraved sea chart, originally published in 'The English Pilot', old folds, 570 x 975 mmQty: (1)

* Ogilby (John). The Road from London to Aberistwith on the Sea coast com. Cardigan, Wherein are included the Roads to Oxford and Worcester Actually Surveyed and Delineated..., circa 1675, Hand-coloured engraved strip road map, decorative cartouche showing a surveyor using a waywiser, 310 x 435 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, together with Carington Bowles (publisher). London to Cirencester and to Glocester by Farringdon, 1785, hand-coloured engraved strip road map, 165 x 95 mm, mounted, framed and glazedQty: (2)NOTESSheet no.1. The road commences at London and passes through Camden, Acton, Hayes, Uxbridge, Beaconsfield, High Wickham, and Tetsworth and ends at Islip, with an inset map to Oxford.

Pacific Ocean. Jansson (Jan), Mar del Zur Hispanis Mare Pacificum, Amsterdam, circa 1650, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, insular California, slight spotting, central fold split and repaired on the verso, some repaired marginal closed tears, 445 x 550 mm, Latin text on versoQty: (1)NOTESBurden. The Mapping of North America. no.292. This early sea chart of the Pacific Ocean - the first to appear in a Dutch atlas - shows a long chain of islands in the South Pacific. It has been speculated that they are a depiction of 'Terra Austalis' but their close proximity to Cape Horn and Tierra del Fuego would refute this. The islands were mentioned by Jansson to have been discovered by Hernando Gallego, but this is a legendary attribution.

Persia. Blaeu (Johannes), Persia sive Sophorum Regnum, Amsterdam, circa 1635, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, decorative cartouche and heraldic shield with dedication, repaired closed tear in the left-hand margin, but not affecting image, 380 x 500 mm, Latin text on verso, together with Bowen (Emanuel). A New and Accurate Map of Persia with the adjacent Countries drawn from the most approved modern maps &c. circa 1750, hand-coloured engraved map, old folds, 350 x 425 mmQty: (2)

* Poland. Ortelius (Abraham), Poloniae, Lithuaniaeq Descriptio, Auctore Wenceslao Godreccio et correctore Andrea Pograbio Pilsnensi, [1595 or later], engraved map with contemporary hand colouring, 375 x 490 mm, mounted, framed and glazedQty: (1)NOTESMarcel Van den Broecke, Ortelius Atlas Maps, no. 155.

* Poland. Bazewicz (Jósef Micha), Polska W. Trzech Zaborach G. Tranicach Przedrozbiorowwch W 1770 R. Oraz W Innych Wazniejszych Okresach Historycznych, Warsaw, circa 1920, decorative colour lithograhic map of Poland decorated with the coats of arms of Polish voivodships and military institutions, four inset maps showing Poland's territorial evolution, old folds with slight wear, 665 x 940 mm, mounted, framed and glazedQty: (1)NOTESAn uncommon map, published and conceived by J. M. Bazewicz - a renowned bookseller and cartographer - who created the map as a celebration of the history and re-emergence of Poland as an independent state after the conclusion of World War I.

* Poland. Coronelli (Vicenzo Maria), Polonia Parte Occidentale..., & Silesia Inferiore..., Venice, circa 1690, two uncoloured engraved maps, large heraldic cartouche to the map of Polonia and a large allegorical cartouche to the map of Silesia, the map of Silesia with some staining, 600 x 450 mm and 450 x 610 mm respectively, uniformly mounted, framed and glazedQty: (2)

* Poland. De Mancy (Adrian Jarry), Tableau Historique Des Revolutions de Pologne (Methode de la Sage, Ct. de las Cases, Paris, 1832, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, the maps surrounded by explanatory text in French, 530 x 660 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, together with another example with explanatory text in Italian, mounted, framed and glazedQty: (2)NOTESAn uncommon separately published map and historical table, describing the History of Polish uprisings and revolutions. The descriptive text is probably by Leonardo Chd?k?.

* Poland. De Vaugondy (Robert), Le Royaume de Pologne..., 1767, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring and some later enhancement to the strapwork cartouche, mounted with another later example from circa 1796 showing the partition between Russia, Prussia and Austria, each 485 x 540 mm, framed and glazed, together with Mentelle (Edme & Chanlaire Pierre-Gilles). Carte de L'Ancien Royaume de Pologne partagé entre la Russie, La Prusse et L'Autriche, 1795, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, mounted with another slightly later example form 1807 showing the additional partition to Germany, 435 x 625 mm, framed and glazedQty: (2)

* Poland. Du Val (Pierre), La Cours de L'Elbe et de L'Oder où sont Electorats de Saxe et de Brandebourg, Les Duchés de Mekelbourg et de Pomeranie, Paris, 1684, engraved map with contemporary hand colouring, presented in a double aperture mount with another slightly earlier example, each 405 x 530 mm, framed and glazed, together with Jansson (Jan). Ducatus Silesiae Grotagnus cum Districtu Episcopali Nissensi..., Amsterdam, circa 1650, engraved map with contemporary hand-colouring, slight creasing, presented in a double aperture mount with another slightly later example, each 400 x 505 mm, framed and glazedQty: (2)

* Poland. Speed (John), A Newe Mape of Poland, done into English..., G. Humble, 1627, uncoloured engraved 'carte-a-figures' map of Poland, eight costumed figures to the vertical margins and six oval vignettes of the principal cities along the upper margin, slight creasing to the central fold, very slight toning, 400 x 510 mm, mounted, framed and glazedQty: (1)

* Poland. Von Pufendorf Samuel Baron), Dantiscum, Nuremberg [1696], engraved hand-coloured map of the city of Gdansk, with a panorama above the map, displayed in a double aperture mount with another uncoloured example, 295 x 375 mm together with Conflictus propre Dirschaviam, Nuremberg [1696], engraved hand-coloured plan of the battle (of 1657) of Dirrschau (Tczew), displayed in a double aperture mount with another uncoloured example, 295 x 385 mm, uniformly mounted, framed and glazedQty: (2)

Polynesia. Djurberg (Daniel), Polynesien (Inselwelt) oder der Funfte Welttheil Verfafst von Herrn Daniel Djurberg Neu Herausgegeben von Hern F.A. Schraembl, Vienna, 1789, engraved map of Australia, New Zealand and the Southern Pacific Ocean with the tracks of Cook's voyages clearly marked, very slight creasing and staining, 475 x 725 mmQty: (1)NOTESTooley (R. V.). The Mapping of Australia, no 447. A later issue by F. A. Schraembl, derived from Djurberg's map of 1780 which was published in Swedish. Unusually Djurberg has used the native name for Australia of Ulimaroa.

Drake (Edward Cavendish). A New Universal Collection of Authentic and Entertaining Voyages and Travels... , 1st edition, London: J. Cooke, 1768, 54 engraved plates and 8 maps, world map torn with loss to western hemisphere section, damp staining to preliminary leaves, sketching to front endpaper, spotting throughout, plates offset, 19th-century half calf, spine extremities rubbed, boards rubbed, corners bumped, folioQty: (1)

Scotland. Ainslie (John), Scotland Drawn and Engrav'd from a series of Angles and Astronomical Observations..., 2nd edition, Printed and Sold by the Proprietor Thomas Brown, North Bridge Street, Edinburgh and William Faden London, Published with improvements till 1800, large scale engraved map with bright contemporary hand colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, on four sheets, inset maps of the Orkney and Shetland Islands, calligraphic title, compass rose, large uncoloured allegorical cartouche, dedication, list of 'The Heights of Remarkable Hills' and a triangular distance table, each sheet approximately 910 x 815 mm, William Faden's label to the verso of each sheet, contained in a contemporary calf book box which is worn and rubbed, repaired and re-backedQty: (1)NOTESFirst published in 1789, this large and rare map would become the benchmark map of Scotland unsurpassed until Aaron Arrowsmith's map of Scotland some 20 years later. A large and very striking four-sheet map of Scotland with bright contemporary colouring.

Scotland. Mercator (Gerard), Scotia Regnum, circa 1607, hand-coloured engraved map, large strapwork cartouche, large margins, small repair at base of central fold but not affecting image, 350 x 405 mm, Latin text on verso, together with Blaeu (Johannes & Pont Timothy). Lorna cum insulin vicinis et provinciis eidem conterminis - Lorn with the Yles and Provinces bordering upon them, Amsterdam, circa 1660, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, 395 x 530 mm, French text on verso, framed and double glazed, with Collins (Captain Greenville). Untitled hand-coloured sea chart of part of Shetland and the Isle of Brassey, 440 x 555 mm, framed and glazedQty: (3)

Sea Charts. Van Keulen (J.), The New Sea Map of the First Part of the Channel Betwext England et France, Amsterdam, circa 1800, uncoloured engraved chart, orientated to the east, titles repeated in Dutch, French, Spanish and Italian, occasional marginal closed tears, 525 x 610 mm, together with Mount & Page (publishers). A Chart of the Grain Ivory & Quaqua Coasts in Guinea from Cape St. Anne to Teen Pequene, circa 1750, uncoloured engraved sea chart, inset map showing the coastline from Cape la Hou to Tee Pequene, 435 x 530 mm, with Robyn (Jacob). Pas-caert vande Gout-cust in Guinea..., [and] De Zee Cust van Melegette en Melly, Amsterdam, circa 1695, two hand-coloured engraved sea charts, both trimmed with slight loss to the upper strapwork margin, both maps with slight toning and staining, each approximately 420 x 530 mm, with Bellin (Jacques Nicolas). Plan d'une Baye et d'un Havre sur la Côte du Chili and la Mer du Sud..., 1741, hand-coloured engraved chart orientated to the west, one repaired handling tear, old folds, 265 x 315 mm and two other similar, plus Jansson (Jan). Devonia vulgo Devon-shire, Amsterdam, circa 1648, engraved map with sparse outline colouring, trimmed to neatline, margins strengthened on verso, central fold split and crudely repaired on verso, stained, long closed tears affecting image, 390 x 490 mmQty: (8)

* Silesia. Quad (Matthias), Silesiae Ducatus Accuratissima Descriptus..., J. Bussemacher, Cologne circa 1608, hand-coloured engraved map large strapwork cartouche, 215 x 295 mm, mounted in a multi-aperture mount with 3 other examples (one uncoloured), framed and glazedQty: (1)

South America. Blaeu (Johannes), Brasilia, Amsterdam, circa 1640, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, orientated to the east, decorative cartouche and mileage scale, compass rose and numerous rhumb lines with the equatorial and Tropic of Capricorn meridians clearly marked, 390 x 500 mm, Dutch text on verso, together with Blaeu (Willem Janszoon). Chili, Amsterdam, circa 1640, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, orientated to the west, decorative cartouche and mileage scale, half compass rose and numerous rhumb lines, very slight marginal staining, 360 x 480 mm, Dutch text on verso, with De L'Isle (Guillaume). Carte de la Terre Ferme de Perou, Du Bresil et du Pays des Amazones..., Jean Covens & Corneille Mortier, Amsterdam, circa 1695, engraved reticulated map with contemporary outline colouring, additional title in Latin above map 'Tabula Geographica Peruae, Brasiliae & Amazonum Regionis', very slight offsetting, 495 x 575 mm and Philip (George & Som, publisher). Peru, Bolivia. Chili & La Plata, circa 1860, lithographic map with contemporary outline colouring, slight chipping to margins, 625 x 510 mmQty: (4)

Southern Pacific Ocean. Bernard (Robert), Carte d'une Partie de la Mer du Sud Contentant les Decouvertes de Vaisseaux de sa Majeste le Dauphin, Commodore Byron, la Tamar, Capitne. Mouats, 1765, le Dauphin, Capitne. Wallis, le Swallow, Capitne. Cartaret, 1767, et l'Endeavour, Lieutenant Cook 1769, Paris, circa 1774, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, originally published in a French edition of 'Hawkesworth's An Account of the Voyages ... for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere', old folds, slight spotting and staining, 360 x 665 mmQty: (1)

Ellis (Henry). Journal of the Proceedings of the Late Embassy to China; comprising a correct narrative of the public transactions of the Embassy, of the voyage to and from China, and of the journey from the mouth of the Pei-Ho to the return to Canton, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1817, portrait frontispiece of Lord Amherst (detaching), 2 engraved maps only (of 3, lacking most of folding map), 6 hand-coloured aquatint plates only (of 7, lacking plate 7), errata leaf at end, some spotting and soiling, Douglas Library stamps to frontispiece and title, contemporary half calf, rubbed, 4toQty: (1)NOTESAbbey Travel 536; Hill 542. Sold with all faults not subject to return.

* The Americas. Speed (John), America with those known parts in that unknown world - both people and manner of buildings Discribed and Inlarged by I.S. Ano. 1626 Thomas Bassett & Richard Chiswell [1676], hand-coloured engraved 'carte-a-figures' map, inset map of Greenland, ten costumed figures to the vertical margins and eight oval vignettes of principal cities along the upper margin, insular California, 400 x 520 mm, English text on verso, mounted, framed and double-glazedQty: (1)NOTESP. Burden. The Mapping of North America, no.217, state 4.

Van Keulen (Johannes). Nieuwe Wassende Graade Paskaart over de Geeheele Oost-Zee Nieuwelijcks Opgestelt door Nicolaas de Vries, Amsterdam,[1680 or later], uncoloured engraved sea chart of the Baltic and the Gulf of Finland, inset map of Lake Ladoga, large allegorical cartouche, very slight staining, 525 x 605 mm, bound in the remnants of a Van Keulen sea atlas containing another three sea charts and a double-page horizon profile, lacking title, prelims and endpapers, disbound, retaining a near-contemporary gilt morocco rear board, but heavily worn and scarred, upright folioQty: (1)NOTESThe other three charts are all of Scandanavia and the North Sea by G. & J. Van Keulen and comprise of:- A New Enereasing Compass Map of part of a part of the east coast of England Extending from Eckles to Flamborough Head..., with the title repeated in Dutch, Paaskaart voor been Gedeelte van de Oost Zee beginnende van Valsterbon tot Schenkkenes als mede van Straal..., [and] Paskaart voor een Gedeele van de Oost Zee Beginnende van Sernevisse tot aan Parnout...,

* Wiltshire. Blaeu (Johannes), Wiltonia sive Comitatus Wiltoniensis Anglis Wil Shire, Amsterdam, circa 1648, engraved map with contemporary hand-colouring, large decorative cartouche and mileage scale, 410 x 495 mm, mounted, framed and glazedQty: (1)

Wiltshire. Cary (John), A New Map of Wiltshire Divided into Hundreds, Exhibiting its Roads, Rivers, Parks &c. 1831, engraved map with bright contemporary hand-colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, with the additional engraved annotations identifying the various geological strata within the county, based upon William Smith's earlier geological survey, very slight offsetting, 570 x 495 mm, marbled endpapers, contained in a contemporary marbled card slipcase with printed yellow and black publisher's label to the upper cover, some wear to the extremities of the slipcaseQty: (1)NOTESThe noted cartographer, engraver and publisher John Cary (1755-1835) collaborated with William Smith, 'the father of English geology', on a number of his geological projects, notably the 1815 Map and geological sections (1817-1819). Cary had previously produced large, topographical county maps for his New and Correct English Atlas. The plates that were being prepared for a new edition were instead adapted to accommodate Smith's detailed geology, the first set of geological maps being issued in 1819. This later state, has the engraved annotations identifying the various rock strata to be found within the county but lacks the hand colouring which identifies the geological variations. A note below the map states 'Smith's Geological Section of the Strata on the Road from Bath to Salisbury to accompany this Map may be had of the Publisher. J. Cary, No. 86 St. James St. London, Price 5s.' Scarce.

World. A collection of World Maps, 18th & 19th century, engraved maps, including examples by Harrison, D'Anville, Mawman, Bell, McGowan, Bowen, and Oddy, including one celestial map by Wyld, various sizes and conditionQty: (9)

World. Cruchley (George F.), Map of the World on Mercator's Projection showing the Discoveries at the North Pole and the New Settlements in Australia and New Zealand &c. additions to 1855, engraved map on two sheets with bright contemporary hand-colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, slight staining, marbled endpapers with map seller's labels to each, each sheet approximately 940 x 840 mm, contained in contemporary half morocco gilt boards with morocco gilt label to upper cover, boards stained, rubbed and worn at extremitiesQty: (1)

World. Harrison (John), A New Map of the World with the Latest Discoveries, 1788, hand-coloured engraved hemispheral map, old folds, 300 x 500 mm, together with Brué (A.). Mappe Monde en Deux Hémisphéres, Paris, circa 1845, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, 330 x 560 mm, with Levasseur (Victor). Planisphère, Paris, circa 1840, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, 300 x 415 mm, plus Robinson (G. & J.). The World, 1799, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, light overall toning, one repaired closed tear affecting image, slight staining and some creasing, 305 x 460 mmQty: (4)

Fortune (Robert). A Journey to the Tea Countries of China; Including Sung-Lo and the Bohea Hill; with a Short Notice of the East India Company's Tea Plantations in the Himalaya Mountains, 1st edition, John Murray, 1852, additional decorative title engraved in red and black, 2 tinted lithographs, 1 engraved map and 1 plate, illustrations to text, 16 pp. publisher's catalogue at rear, a little minor spotting and dust-soiling and minor fraying to lower margins of first few leaves, original cloth gilt, rebacked with original spine relaid, heavily rubbed, some edge wear, 8voQty: (1)NOTESAbbey, Travel 529.

World. Kircher (Athanasius), Tabula Geographico-Hydrographica Motus Oceani, Currentes, Abyssos, Montes Ignivomos in Universo Orbe Indicans, circa 1665, uncoloured engraved map of the world on a Mercator projection, which shows ocean currents, chasms and volcanoes, originally published in 'Mundus Subterraneus' (The Underground World), old folds, slight creasing, 340 x 550 mmQty: (1)NOTESR. W. Shirley. The Mapping of the World, no. 436.

World. Nolin (Jean Baptiste) Mappe-Monde ou Carte Générale de la Terre et des Mers suivant les Dernietes Observations..., Paris, 1785, hand-coloured engraved double-hemisphere map surrounded by celestial and terrestrial diagrams, some marginal closed tears and repairs, backed with later paper, 515 x 755 mmQty: (1)

World. Van der Aa (Pieter), Nova Delineatio Totius Orbis Terrarum, Leiden, circa 1720, uncoloured engraved map on a hemispheral projection, the borders illustrated with allegorical and classical depictions of day & night and the four elements, insular California, short split at the base of the central fold, 260 x 350 mmQty: (1)NOTESThe map is based upon an earlier world map produced by Colom and Van Meurs. The map was first published by J.Gottfried and was reissued by Pieter Vander Aa with his own imprint and the French title "Nouveau Carte Du Monde" in the lower cartouche of the Eastern hemisphere.

* Yorkshire. Blaeu (J.), Ducatus Eboracensis pars Orientalis, The East Riding of Yorkeshire, Amsterdam circa 1645, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, very slight toning, 2 closed tears affecting image, crudely repaired with tape on verso, 380 x 505 mm, Latin text on verso, mounted, framed and double-glazed, together with Bowen (Emanuel). An Accurate Map of the East Riding of Yorkshire divided into its Wapontakes &c..., T & J Bowles, T. Tinney and Robt. Sayer, circa 1760, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring and some later enhancement, inset map of an 'Epitomised map of the East Riding', an engraved panorama of Kingston upon Hull, slight staining, some oxidization to old watercolour, one long crease affecting image, some marginal creasing and short closed tears, 255 x 650 mm, framed and glazed, with Saxton (Christopher & Hole G.). Eboracensis comitatus...., pars Orientalis vulgo East Riding, [1607 - 10], hand-coloured engraved map, large strapwork cartouche and compass rose, 195 x 250 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, plus Moll (Herman). The East Riding of Yorkshire, circa 1720, uncoloured engraved map with the vertical margins decorated with antiquities, 190 x 320 mm, mounted, framed and glazedQty: (4)

* London. A good collection of 15 prints & engravings, 18th & 19th century, including Vue d'optique. A View of the Custom House with part of the Tower taken from ye River Thames London, Vue Perspective de la Grande place du Parc St Jacques a Londres, Vue de la Maison de Campagne de Mr Smith's a Battersea Sur le bord de la Thamise, Vauxhall Gardens shewing the Grand Walk, A View of Erith looking up the Thames [and] La Douane de Londres sur la Tamise, circa 1760, together six French and English vue d'optique engravings, all with contemporary hand-colouring, occasional creasing and dust soiling, each approximately 250 x 385 mm, with another 8 engravings, including examples by or after Stadler, Keller, Ackermanns (publishers), Toms [and] The London Magazine (publisher), with Blome (Richard). To the Honoble. Sr. Robert Vyner of the Citty of London, Alderman, Kt, and Baronet..., circa 1667, uncoloured map engraved by Wenceslaus Hollar, key plate identifying 59 locations, frayed with slight loss to the printed image along the lower margin, margin extended, 170 x 280 mmQty: (15)

Golden Cockerel Press. A Voyage Round the World with Captain James Cook in H.M.S. Resolution, by Andrew Sparrman, introduction and notes by Owen Rutter, Golden Cockerel Press, 1944, wood-engravings by Peter Barker-Mill, folding facsimile map, one or two light spots, top edge gilt, original green buckram gilt, slight fading to extremities, folioQty: (1)NOTESLimited edition 191/350.

Humboldt (Alexander de & Bonpland, Aimé). Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent, During the Years 1799-1804, translated into English by Helen Maria Williams, volumes 1-4 (of 7) bound as 3, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1818-1822, engraved map frontispiece to volume 1 and 5 folding engraved maps and plans bound at rear of volume 3, volumes 1 & 2 bound as 1 with separate pagination but no title to volume 2, some spotting and offsetting from frontispiece to title in volume 1, contemporary black half calf gilt, rubbed, some edge wear, 8voQty: (3)NOTESVolumes 1, 2 & 4 are first English editions, volume 3 a second edition.

Anderson (Aeneas). A Narrative of the British Embassy in China, in the years 1792, 1793, and 1794, 2nd edition, London: J. Debrett, 1795, some light spotting and soiling, previous owner signature, contemporary sheep-backed boards, some wear, 8vo, together with [Bartlett, William Henry]. Forty Days in the Desert on the Track of the Israelites; or, a Journey from Feiran, by Wady Feiran, to Mount Sinai and Petra, 1st edition, London: Arthur Hall, circa 1848, frontispiece and additional title, folding map (with split along one fold), steel-engraved illustrations, occasional minor spotting, contemporary presentation inscription, all edges gilt, contemporary morocco gilt, 8vo, plus Lossing (Benson J.) The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea, 1st edition, New York: Virtue and Yorston, [1866], steel-engraved frontispiece, illustrations, a little minor spotting, bookplates and contemporary presentation inscription, all edges gilt, contemporary morocco gilt, slightly rubbed, 8vo, with 6 others including Edward Whymper's Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the Years 1860-69, fifth thousand, 1871, Thomas Bacon's The Orientalist, second series, 1842, Heath's Picturesque Annual for 1833 and two Landscape Annuals for 1830 and 1834Qty: (9)