* Poland. Jaillot (Alexis Hubert), Estats de la Couronne de Pologne, Presente a Monseigneur le Duc de Bourgogne, Paris, circa 1730, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, several small repaired marginal closed tears along the bottom margin, additional title "Tabula Regni Poloniae ..." above map, 500 x 610 mm, mounted, framed and glazedQty: (1)
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Rutland. Speed (John), Rutlandshire with Oukham and Stanford her bordering Neighbour Newely described, 1st edition, 1611, hand-coloured engraved map, inset town plans of Oakham and Stanford, large strapwork cartouche and mileage scale, 390 x 515 mm, English text on versoQty: (1)NOTESA bright clean example.
Scandinavia. Blaeu (Willem Janszoon), Suecia, Dania et Norvegia regna Europae Septentionalia..., Amsterdam circa 1640, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, large decorative cartouche containing the coats of arms of the 3 nations, 435 x 535 mm, Lain text on versoQty: (1)NOTESA clearly defined map of the kingdoms of Sweden, Denmark and Norway. The legend in the title cartouche attributes the map to Anders Bure (1571-1646), a Swedish cartographer and mathematician. Bure is best known for his 6-sheet map of Scandinavia and for serving as the first director of the Swedish land survey. The Kingdom of Sweden appears a great deal larger than the boundaries of the nation today because it contains present-day Finland and the Baltic states.
Shropshire. Baugh (Robert), To the Right Honourable Edward Earl of Powis Lors Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the Counties of Salop and Montgomery, This Map of Shropshire is humble and respectfully dedicated by His Lordship's obliged and obedient Servant..., Robert Baugh, Llanymynech, Shropshire [1st August 1808], engraved large scale map, sectionalised and laid on linen, sparse later 19th-century outline colouring highlighting the railways, large calligraphic cartouche surmounted by a view of English Bridge in Shrewsbury, table of explanation and mileage scale, slight staining, edged with blue silk which is frayed in places, marbled endpapers, 1395 x 1420 mm, contained in a contemporary marbled slipcase with a printed label to the upper cover, slipcase worn and frayedQty: (1)NOTESThe first and only edition of this scarce map of Shropshire.
Silesia. Blaeu (Willem Janzoon). Silesia Ducatus A Martino Helwigio Nissence descriptus, Amsterdam, circa 1650, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, large decorative cartouche, 385 x 500 mm, French text on verso, together with Lotter (Tobias Conrad). Nova Mappa Geographica Totius Ducatus Silesiae Tam Superioris quam Inferioris exhibens..., Augsburg, 1758, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, an inset town plan of Breslau (Wroclaw), 480 x 570 mmQty: (2)
Silesia. Coronelli (Vicenzo Maria), Silesia Inferiore..., 1694, hand-coloured engraved map, very large ornate cartouche, 460 x 620 mm, together with Jansson (Jan). Silesiae Ducatus nova et accurata descriptio, Amsterdam, circa 1640, hand-coloured engraved map, several marginal closed tears, old folds, 385 x 500 mm, no text on verso, with Silesia Ducatus. circa 1700, a hand-coloured unattributed map, old folds, 365 x 470 mmQty: (3)
* Staffordshire. Speed (John), Stafford Countie and Towne with the ancient Citie Lichfield described, Thomas Bassett & Richard Chiswell, [1676], hand-coloured engraved map, inset town plans of Stafford and Lichfield, laid on later card, slight staining to margins, 390 x 515 mm, framed and glazed, together with Darbieshire Described, 1st edition, John Sudbury & George Humble, [1611], uncoloured engraved map, inset town plan of Derby and a view of Buxton Well, several long closed tears affecting image, they and the central fold crudely repaired on the recto with old tape which has browned and stained the printed surface, light overall toning, narrow margins, 385 x 510 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, English text on verso, with Leicester both Countye and Citie described, The Honorable Famylies that have had the titles of Earls thereof. With other accidents therein observed, John Sudbury & George Humble, circa 1627, uncoloured engraved map, an inset town plan of Leicester, central fold toned, closed tear affecting image, some creasing, lightly toned overall, 375 x 505 mm, mounted, framed and glazedQty: (3)
Tartary. Speed (John), A Newe Mape of Tartary, Thomas Bassett & Richard Chiswell [1676], hand-coloured engraved carte-a-figure map, 4 oval vignettes of principal cities to upper margin and 8 costumed figures to the vertical margins, large strapwork cartouche, two small wormholes affecting image, central fold strengthened on verso, 395 x 515 mm, English text on versoQty: (1)
Van Langeren (Jacob). A collection of 36 maps, originally published in 'A Direction for the English Traveller...,' [1643], uncoloured engraved miniature maps, set into the lower right corner below a triangular mileage table, slight spotting, the map of Hampshire with marginal water staining, a contemporary ink manuscript title on the verso causing slight show through, each approximately 105 x 105 mm, apart from the map of Wales which measures 230 x 210, together with the title page and directions for using the mapsQty: (36)NOTESThe maps comprise:- Wales, Lancashire, Hampshire, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Devon, Middlesex, Cheshire, Suffolk, Somerset, Essex, Oxford, Sussex, Cornwall, Berkshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Buckinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Herefordshire, Westmorland, Huntingdon, Cumberland, Cambridge, Durham, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Nottinghamshire, Wiltshire, Hertfordshire, Leicestershire, Shropshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Northumberland and Norfolk.
Wales. Ortelius (Abraham & Lhuyd Humphrey), Cambriae Typus Auctore Humfredo Lhuydo Denbigiense Cambrobritano [1608- 12], hand-coloured engraved map, large strapwork cartouche, central fold strengthened and repaired on verso, slight creasing to the margins, 375 x 505 mm, Italian text on versoQty: (1)NOTESMarcel van den Broecke. Ortelius Atlas Maps, no 21 state 2. John Booth. Antique Maps of Wales, map no.2
* Wales. Speed (John), Breknoke both Shyre and Town described, John Sudbury & George Humble, circa 1627, hand-coloured engraved map, an inset town plan of Brecknock, large strapwork cartouche, slight text show through, 385 x 510 mm, framed and double-glazed, English text on verso, together with Saxton (Christopher & Kip W.). Merioneth comitatus olim pars Ordovicum, circa 1610, hand-coloured engraved map, large strapwork cartouche and mileage scale, 265 x 320 mm, mounted, framed and glazedQty: (2)
* Wales. Speed (John), Wales, John Sudbury & George Humble, [1616], hand-coloured engraved map with inset vignettes of Bangor, St Asaph, St Davids and Llandaff, the vertical margins decorated with 12 oval views of the principal towns within the Principality, small area of repair to the strapwork margin at the top of the central fold, 385 x 520 mm, Latin text on verso, mounted, framed and glazedQty: (1)NOTESA good clean example from the scarce Latin edition.
West Indies. Moll (Herman), The Island of St Christophers alias St Kitts, 1729, hand-coloured engraved map, left-hand vertical margin extended, together with Edwards (Bryan). Map of the Island of St Christopher's for the History of the West Indies [and] Map of the Island of Antigua..., J. Stockdale, 1791 & 1794 respectively, two hand-coloured engraved maps, both trimmed to platemark and laid on later card, each approximately 190 x 245 mm, with Bellin (Jacques Nicolas). Carte de l'Isle St. Christophe pour Servir a l'Histoire Genle. des Voyages, Paris, circa 1780, hand-coloured engraved map, old folds, 210 x 325 mm, with another copy similar but toned overall, with three later lithographic maps published by Waterlow and Sons of St Christopher and Nevis, St Lucia and Antigua, various condition, each approximately 140 x 210 mmQty: (8)
Westmorland. Speed (John), The Countie Westmorland and Kendale the Cheif Towne Described, Thomas Bassett & Richard Chiswell [1676], hand-coloured engraved map, an inset town plan of Kendal, large strapwork cartouche, compass rose and mileage scale, slight mount staining, 385 x 510 mm, English text on versoQty: (1)
World. Homann (Johann Baptist), Planiglobii Terrestris cum utroq hemisphaerio Caelesti Generalis Exhibitio, Nuremberg, circa 1720, engraved double-hemisphere map with contemporary hand-colouring, two additional celestial hemispheres, allegorical engraved vignettes to each corner, slight staining top of central fold, slight marginal staining, central fold strengthened and repaired on verso, 495 x 560 mmQty: (1)
World. Ortelius (Abraham), Aevi Veteris Typus Geographicus, [1601 - 12], engraved map of the 'old world' with contemporary hand-colouring, with the four continents displayed in rondels in each corner, some fraying and repaired closed tears to margins but not affecting mage, 315 x 445 mm, Latin text on versoQty: (1)NOTESOriginally published in the 'Parergon'. Marcel van den Broecke, Ortelius Atlas Maps, no 186
World. Zahn (Johann), Facies Una Hemisphaerii Terrestris [and] Facies Altera Hemisphaerii Terrestris, Nuremberg [1696], engraved map of the world, printed on two sheets with bright contemporary hand-colouring, the upper margins decorated with the signs of the zodiac, the lower with female representations of the four seasons, insular California, each approximately 365 x 425 mm, mountedQty: (2)NOTESUncommon. R. W. Shirley. The Mapping of the World, no. 584. Zahn was best known for his work on optics and astronomical observation and these two maps appear in his 'Specula Physico-Mathematico-Historica Notabilium'.
Yorkshire. Blaeu (Johannes), Ducatus Eboracensis pars Occidentalis; The West Riding of Yorkshire, Amsterdam, circa 1648, engraved map with contemporary outline hand-colouring, decorative cartouche and mileage scale, slight staining to margins but not affecting image, 390 x 505 mm, Dutch text on verso, together with Ducatus Eboracensis pars Orientalis; The East Riding of Yorkshire, Amsterdam circa 1646, engraved map with bright contemporary hand- colouring, slight creasing along central fold, 385 x 510 mm, French text on versoQty: (2)
Miscellaneous items to include Victory plywood jigsaw puzzle, another of a map, a vintage wood ply - Visit from Whitehall, original box, miniature brass miners lamp, brass aircraft, Cornish ware lighthouse, vintage headphones, 1974 Camelot calendar plate, ertc Most items generally good, wear consistent with age, some more extensive
WW1 RFC / Cavalry British Army Issue Map BoardThis pattern issued to the RFC, RNAS and mounted Officers of the Army. The board is with two rolls to accommodate a linen map. Also fitted with compass. Complete with leather strap. Maker's stamp of ?Astow & Mander Ltd? Some service wear, leather strap supple.
Imperial German Printed Cotton Souvenir Map25 x 20 inch, cotton map "Karte Vom Deutschfranzösischen Kriegsschauplatz 1914". Red, white and black border with oak leaf decoration. Minor damage. Together with a small, printed cotton, tri-national, Imperial German pennant ... Imperial German card album "Uniformen Der Marine Und Schutztruppen" ... April 1945 Kolnischer Kurier newspaper.
TIBET -- STEVENS, H. Through deep defiles to Tibetan uplands. The travels of a naturalist from the Irrawaday to the Yangtse. (1934). W. plates & fold. map. Ocl. (Bind. a bit soiled). -- L.G. GOVINDA. Tibet in pictures. A journey into the past. (1979). 2 vols. 4°. Ocl. w. dust-j. (Spines faded). -- K.E. RYAVEC. A historical atlas of Tibet. (2015). 4°. Ocl. w. dust-j. -- R. KAULBECK. Salween. (1938). Ocl. -- And 8 o. on Tibet. (13).
NIELSEN, K. East of the sun and west of the moon. Old tales from the north. Lond., The Folio Soc., 2000. Lge-8°. Or. bind. In or. slipcase. -- P. BARBER. King Henry's map of the British Isles. BL Cotton MS Augustus I i 9. Lond., The Folio Soc., 2009. Lge-°. Ohcl. In or. slipcase. -- AESOP. Fables. Lond., The Folio Soc., 1998. Ocl. In or. slipcase. -- P.W. NASH. Folio 60. A bibliography of The Folio Society, 1947-2006. Lond., The Folio Soc., 2007. Lge-8°. Ocl. In or. slipcase. -- And 11 o. (15).
EUSTACE, J.Ch. A classical tour through Italy an. 1802. 6th ed. Lond., 1821. 4 vols. W. lge-fold. map & sev. (fold.) plans. - R.C. HOARE. A classical tour through Italy and Sicily. 2nd ed. Lond., 1819. 2 vols. W. 1 map. - Tog. 6 vols. Uniformly bound in cont. blue full grain mor. w. raised bands, dec. gilt backs and sides, & marbled edges. NOTE:In 1802 Eustace travelled through Italy. During these travels he wrote a journal which subsequently became celebrated in his 'Classical Tour'. The work obtained for him sudden celebrity, and he became a prominent figure in literary society, Edmund Burke being one of his chief friends. - Fine set.
LYON, G.F. A brief narrative of an unsuccessful attempt to reach Repulse Bay, through Sir Thomas Rowe's "Welcome," in his majesty's ship Griper in the year MDCCCXXIV. Lond., J. Murray, 1825. xvi, 198, (2) pp. W. a fold. engr. map of Hudson's Strait & Welcome Passage, 1 engr. diagram, engr. plate of Eskimo portrs. & 5 engr. view. Cont. blue h. mor. extra, uncut. (Spine a bit chafed, slightly browned). NOTE:First edition of Lyon's narrative of his exploring voyage with the Griper in 1824 in search of the north-west passage by way of Hudson's Bay. The plates were engraved by Edward Finden after drawings by Lyon and Kendall. - Sabin 42851; Hill 186.
(VARNHAGEN, F.A. de). Historia das lutas com os Hollandezes no Brazil desde 1624 a 1654. Vienna, 1871. xxix, (3), 365, (3) pp. W. lithogr. front. Cont. green hcf. w. dec. gilt spine. (Spine a bit rubbed, outer margin p. 14-15 restored, a bit browned/foxed). NOTE:First edition of an interesting work on the colonial history of Brazil during the years 1624-54, incl. the activities of the Dutch and the history of their possessions in Brazil, by Francisco de Varnhagen who added many notes and the original texts of many important documents at the end. The frontispiece shows a map of the coastline of Brazil and facsimiles of the official seals of the time, including those seals used by the Dutch West India Company. - Borba de Moraes, p. 883.
ATLAS VAN TROPISCH NEDERLAND. (Batavia), 1938. (10) pp. W. 31 cold. maps & index. Fol. Ocl. From the library of B.G. Escher (Beer) and with his woodcut bookplate by M.C. Escher (50 x 50 mm). Small variant of this bookplate - not mentioned by Bool! - on 'Naamregister' (30 x 30 mm). Cf. Bool, Escher, 91. -- Added: C.M. KAN & N.W. POSTHUMUS. Atlas der natuurkundige aardrijkskunde. (1874). W. 27 cold. lithogr. maps. 4°-obl. Hcl. -- N.W. POSTHUMUS. Atlas, voornamelijk ten gebruike bij het onderwijs in de natuurkundige aardrijkskunde, (…). Amst., C.L. Brinkman, 1883. W. 48 partly double-p. plates of which 21 cold. lithogr. maps. Fol. Ocl. (Spine and corners clumsily rep., 1 map loose). -- (3).
(GUTHRIE, W. A New Geographical, Commercial, and Historical Grammar (…). Edinburgh, A. Kincaid, 1790). Collection of 33 plain engr. fold. maps numb. by hand 1-33, incl. a world map (210 x 400 mm), and maps of the Southern and Northern Hemisphere, by Conder, Fraser, a.o. 8°. Bound in mod. hcf. bind. (Maps a bit age-toned, but in good condition). - Maps only, no text. With index written in an old hand preceding the maps.
NICOLET, H. Atlas de physique et de météorologie agricoles. Par., 1855. 10 pp. W. 14 double-p. cold. lithogr. maps (nrs. 1-13 & 7bis). Lge-fol. Cont. hcf. (Last map a bit browned & margins stained, a few marg. stains in other places). NOTE:Rare atlas of meteorology and agronomy of France, Europe and the world printed by Hayet in Versailles. Illustrated with frontispiece and 13 maps lithographed in colours. The maps depict the distribution of vines, plants, cereals, rain in France, Europe and the world.
ROMANELLI, F.C. & G. GRIVAUD. Cyprus 1542: The great map of the island by Leonida Attar. 2006. 4°. Owrps. W. CD. -- L. NAVARI, ed. Maps of Cyprus. 2003. 4°. Owrps. -- V. SPHYROERAS, (a.o.). Maps and map-makers of the Aegean. 1985. 4°. Ocl. w. dust-j. -- C. QUIRINO. Philippine cartography (1320-1899). 2nd rev. ed. w. introd. by R.A. Skelton. (1969). 4°. Obrds. -- B.J. SLOT. The origins of Kuwait. 1991. 4°. Ocl. w. dust-j. -- (5).
SCHOOL-ATLAS van alle deelen der aarde. (Den Bosch, P. Scheefhals, n.d. (=c. 1860)). W. calligraphed double-p. steel-engr. title, and 23 double-p. steel-engr. maps, incl. world map, and 1 double-p. plate presenting the flags of the most important sea-faring nations, all cold. by hand. 4°. Cont. hcf. (Traces of use, some stains in places, ran out ink in places, but altog. a very reasonable copy). NOTE:Koeman, Atlantes Neerl. V: Sche 1. Without the name of the publisher: "Anonymous copies are known".
VOGEL, C. Karte des deutschen Reichs. Gotha, (c. 1895). W. double-p. ti. w. small map & 27 double-p. cold. maps. 70 pp. index. Fol. Or. h. mor. extra. (Spine a bit rubbed/chafed, corners a bit worn/dam.). -- R. ANDREE & O. PESCHEL, Hrsg. Physikalisch-statistischer Atlas des deutschen Reichs. 1878. W. 25 double-p. maps. Fol. Or. h. mor. extra. -- And 1 o. (3).
METEOROLOGY/CLIMATOLOGY -- BLODGET, L. Climatology of the United States. 1857. W. 12 fold. lithogr. maps (all w. libr. punch stamps). Mod. cl. (Ex libr. copy w. stamps, a bit foxed). W. author's autograph dedication. -- H.M. DAVY. Les mouvements de l'atmosphère et les variations du temps. 1877. W. 24 cold. maps. Cl. (W. stamp). -- F.W.C. KRECKE. Het klimaat van Nederland. 1863. 2 in 1 vol. W. cold. lithogr. ti. & 5 fold. plates/maps. Cont. h. mor. (Joints split/worn, corners bumped). -- E. HUNTINGTON. The climatic factor as illustrated in Arid America. 1914. W. num. ill. & 14 plates. 4°. Owrps. (Spine dam./stained). -- W. SARTORIUS v. WALTERSHAUSEN. Untersuchungen über die Klimate der Gegenwart und der Vorwelt, mit. bes. Berücksichtigung der Gletscher-Erscheinungen in der Diluvialzeit. 1865. W. 1 fold. cold. plate & 1 fold. cold. map. 4°. Wrps. -- And 12 o. (17).
METEOROLOGY/CLIMATOLOGY -- CHARPENTIER, J. de. Essai sur les glaciers et sur le terrain erratique du bassin du Rhone. Lausanne, 1841. (4), x, 363, (2). W. fold. map and 8 plain lithogr. 4°. In old vellum bind. (1 fold. lithogr. fully split on fold, libr. stamp on ti., bind. a bit warped, but a very good copy). -- Added: L. AGASSIZ. Untersuchungen über die Gletscher. Solothurn, 1841. xii, 326, (2) pp. 19th c. hcl. Unfortunately without the atlas. -- (2). NOTE:Both important works on glaciers. - DSB III, p. 211 & PMM 309.
METEOROLOGY/CLIMATOLOGY -- COUDRAYE, (F.-C.) de la. Théories des vents et des ondes. 2e éd. Par., (1801). W. lge-fold. map. Hcf. (W. stamp on ti.). -- (J.) LARTIGUE. Exposition du système des vents. Par., 1840. W. 2 lge-fold. maps. Brds. -- W. FERREL. A popular treatise on the winds: Comprising the general motions of the atmosphere, monsoons, cyclones, tornadoes, waterspouts, hail-storms, etc. etc. Lond., 1890. Ocl. (Spine worn/dam.). -- (3).
PLANT GEOGRAPHY -- GRISEBACH, A. Die Vegetation der Erde nach ihrer klimatischen Anordnung. 1872. 2 vols. W. 1 fold. cold. map. Cont. hcf. (Small libr. stamps, some underl.). -- Added: A.F.W. SCHIMPER. Pflanzen-Geographie auf physiologischer Grundlage. 1898. W. 4 fold. cold. maps. Lge-8°. Ohcf. (Top of spine a bit weak, libr. stamp). -- (3).
PLANT GEOGRAPHY -- SCHOUW, J.F. Grundzüge einer allgemeinen Pflanzengeographie. Aus dem Dänischen übersetzt v. Verfasser. Berlin, Reimer, 1823. viii, 524, (4) pp. W. 4 fold. tables. Sm-8°. Cont. marbled brds. (Bind. a bit worn in places, but in fine internal condition). -- Id. Pflanzengeographischer Atlas zur Erläuterung von Schouws Grundzügen einer allgemeinen Pflanzengeographie. Berl., Reimer, 1823. W. double-p. engr. ti., double-p. explanation of plates, & 12 cold. fold./double-p. engr. maps. Fol. Mod. cl. (A bit foxed, lower blank margin last map a bit stained). - First German editions. Very scarce.
EUROPE -- "COMITATUS NAMURCI emendata delineatio, (…)". (Amst.), N. Visscher, (c. 1680). Engr. map in cont. col. 476 x 573 mm. -- "GEOGRAPHICA ARTESIÆ Comitatus Tabula". (Amst.), N. Visscher, (c. 1680). Engr. map in cont. col. 465 x 565 mm. -- "GALLOFLANDRIA, in qua Castellaniæ, Lilana, Duacena, & Orchiesa, cum dependentibus; necnon Tornacum, & Tornacesium". (Amst.), W.J. Blaeu, (1644-55). Plain engr. map. 391 x 510 mm. Embellished w. num. coats of arms. V.d. Krogt 3220:2:202-3. -- And 4 o. of France, Germany and Belgium. (7).
EUROPE -- "GALLOFLANDRIA, in qua Castellaniæ, Lilana, Duacena, & Orchiesa, cum dependentibus; necnon Tornacum, & Tornacesium". (Amst.), W.J. Blaeu, (1644-55). Cold. engr. map. 391 x 510 mm. Colourful map embellished w. num. coats of arms. V.d. Krogt 3220:2:202-3. -- "CHAMPAGNE LATINE Campania, Comitatus". Amst., W.J. Blaeu, (1644-55). Engr. map. 388 x 503 mm. V.d. Krogt 4200:2:202-3. -- And 7 o. maps: 3 by Blaeu, 2 by Hondius, 1 by Visscher 1 by Janssonius, relating to France and Germany. (9).
EUROPE -- "PLAN DE LA VILLE DE BRUGES". Bruges, A. Ancot, n.d. (c. 1880). Plan of Bruges and vicinity on 10 cold. lithogr. sheets, each 610 x 465 mm (paper size), which can be conjoined to form a large plan. Lge-fol. Owrps. (Cover torn and a bit dam., but altog. in good condition). NOTE:Charming lithograph 'facsimile map' after the 1562 plan by Marc Gérard.
FORTIFICATIONS & SIEGES -- "PLAN DE LA VILLE DE DUNKERQUE Et de ses attaques, avec les retranchements des Espagnols, faicts en l'an 1646". (Amst., Blaeu, c. 1649). Plain engr. plan of the city, ships on the roadstead. 440 x 547 mm. (Some unobtrusive brown stains in places). V.d. Krogt 1169. -- "SIEGE DE GRAVELINES". (Amst., Blaeu, 1652). Plain engr. map of Gravelines and surroundings. 417 x 523 mm. V.d. Krogt 1618. -- "PERFECTE AFBEELDINGE van de Stercke Stat Ayre ofte Arien (…)". (Amst., Blaeu, 1652). Plain engr. map of Aire-sur-la-Lys and surroundings. 403 x 523 mm. V.d. Krogt 56. -- And 28 o. engr., mainly Dutch/Belgian, fortresses and fortalices from different sources (some by Blaeu). (31).
GERMANY -- "POLITISCHE UEBERSICHT von Deutschland von J. v. Stülpnagel". Gotha, J. Perthes, n.d. (c. 1860?). Large cold. lithogr. map by C. Hellfarth of Germany (but also (part of) France, Belgium, Holland, Switzerland and Austria). Intersected in 9 parts and laid down on linen. 141,5 x 146 cm. NOTE:Wall map for use on schools. First edition.
GERMANY/LOW COUNTRIES -- "NEUE GEOGRAPHISCHE SPECIAL KARTE von dem Fürstenthum Ostfries- und dem Harrlingerlande Ingleichen den Herrschaften Jever und Kniphausen als dem ietzigen XIten Departement des Königreichs Holland. Aufgenommen (…) durch (…) W. Camp, H. Bunnik und W. v.d. Linden." Ostfriesland/Amst., 1804. Very fine and detailed map engr. by C. Jättnig, printed on 2 sheets which can be conjoined to form a large map. W. scale indicator, and 2 cartouches in the left lower and right lower corner. 760 x 925 mm. NOTE:The engineers who made this map remained loyal to the House of Orange and fled to Prussia in 1795 where they were given order for the mapping. The result was a manuscript map on a scale of approx. 1:60.000 from which this map was deducted. In the west, the map extends to the city of Groningen, as a result of which it also has significance for the historical cartography of the Netherlands, in particular through a detailed topography of the settlements. (Cf. Koeman, Geschiedenis, p. 185). In very fine condition, fully margined.
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