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Click here to subscribeSecond Sino-Japanese War. A 'souvenir' album, [Tokyo, 1938], folding colour map, numerous photographic illustrations, some colour and tinted, original pictorial boards, silk ties, original box, some wear, oblong 4to (Qty: 1)NOTESIllustrated account of Japanese troops in China during the opening campaigns of the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-45). Uncommon.
Bosman (Willem). A New and Accurate Description of the Coast of Guinea, divided into the Gold, the Slave, and the Ivory Coasts, 1st edition in English, London: for James Knapton, 1705, folding engraved map (repaired on verso), 7 engraved plates, 3 pp. publisher's catalogue at rear, title tipped in, contents leaf dampstained at head, some letterpress gatherings strongly toned, minor dampstaining at rear (to head of gutters), modern sheep to style, 8vo (19 x 11.2 cm) (Qty: 1)NOTESESTC T114282; Goldsmiths' 4513; Hanson 520. Originally published in Dutch as Nauwkeurige beschryving van de Guinese Goud-, Tand- en Slave-Kust in 1704. The second edition in English (1721) is more usually encountered.
Stanley (Henry M.) Through the Dark Continent or the Sources of the Nile around the Great Lakes of Equatorial Africa and down the Livingstone River to the Atlantic Ocean, 2 volumes, 1st US edition, New York: Harper Brothers, 1878, portrait frontispieces, folding map contained in each rear pocket (with closed tears), maps and illustrations, contemporary brown half morocco, spines lettered and decorated in gilt, joints and edges a little rubbed, 8vo (Qty: 2)
Stark (Freya). The Southern Gates of Arabia. A Journey in the Hadhramaut, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1936, all halftone photographic plates as called for, folding map, inscribed by the author 'To Dr Howell Evans, with thanks & friendly greetings from Freya Stark, 7th June 1936' on the front free endpaper, original cloth, dust jacket (staining, some fraying and loss, repairs verso), 8vo, together with: Lawrence (T. E.), Oriental Assembly, 1st edition, London: Williams and Norgate Ltd., 1939, all halftone photographic plates as called for, original cloth, dust jacket, 8vo, Hart (B. H. Liddell), 'T. E. Lawrence' in Arabia and After, 1st edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1936, 12 plates, 9 maps (most folding), original cloth, dust jacket (spine toned, frayed at head), 8vo, Dickson (H. R. P.), Kuwait and her Neighbours, 1st edition, 2nd impression, London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1969, colour frontispiece, halftone plates, 3 folding genealogies (2 in end-pocket), 3 folding maps in end-pocket (of 4: without 'Road map of Hasa province', but retaining the large colour map 'Basra-Kuwait', small staple through front free endpaper, original cloth, dust jacket (spine nicked at head), 8vo, and 18 others, mainly Middle Eastern travel, mid-20th century, including others by Freya Stark, original cloth, dust jackets (Qty: 23)
Bowles (Carington). Bowles's Pocket Atlas of the Counties of South Britain or England and Wales..., printed and sold Carington Bowles, [1785], double page calligraphic title set in an oval cartouche, 56 (of 57) engraved maps on 48 sheets, all with contemporary outline colouring, including 15 folding, lacking index leaf and map of England & Wales, near contemporary manuscript map title to verso of each map, map of Dorset with repaired margins, slight marginal staining, rebacked but retaining contemporary marbled boards, worn and rubbed, 8vo (Qty: 1)NOTESChubb CCLVI. Scarce.
Durrell (Lawrence). Clea, 1st edition, 1960, one or two light spots, original cloth, dust jacket, some fading to spine, a few small chips, 8vo, together with: Fermor (Patrick Leigh). Between the Woods and the Water, 1st edition, 1986, double-page map, original cloth, dust jacket, 8vo, signed by the author, plus others including Patrick Leigh Fermor's Roumeli, 1966 and A Time of Gifts, 1977, Graham Greene's Travels With my Aunt, 1969 etc (Qty: 21)
Harrison (John). Maps of the English Counties, with the subdivisions of Hundreds, Wapontakes, Lathes, Wards, Divisions &c. to which are added two folio pages of Letter-press to face each map; 1791, printed title detached, 8 pages of distances, 38 (complete) engraved maps with contemporary outline colouring, each map with a near contemporary manuscript number above each, slight spotting and dust soiling throughout, last page of text with closed tear, last 4 leaves with some creasing, near contemporary manuscript index list to front paste-down, hinges and joints split with text-block detached, contemporary half sheep over marbled boards, heavily worn and frayed, spine partially lacking, oblong folio (Qty: 1)NOTESChubb CCXCI.
Plot (Robert) . The Natural History of Stafford-shire, 1st edition, Oxford: Printed at the Theatre, 1686, lacking map, 10 engraved plates only (of 37), early marginal ink annotations, some repaired leaves, slight worm trails at rear, light toning throughout, bookplate to front pastedown, contemporary diced calf, rebacked preserving gilt decorated spine, covers detached & rubbed with loss, small folio, together with other 17th-19th century literature & reference, including Fruitfull Sermons: Preached by the right Reverend Father, and constant Martyr of Jesus Christ, Master Hugh Latimer, London: Printed by Thomas Cotes, 1635; The Ports, Harbours, Watering-Places, and Coast Scenery of Great Britain, by William Beattie & illustrations by W. H. Bartlett, 2 volumes, 1842, plus a defective Bible, London: Robert Barker, 1613, printed in black letter, lacking general title, some leaves detached and margins frayed, contemporary calf, lacking upper board, very worn, 4to (Qty: 2 cartons)
Brodrick (Thomas). A Compleat History of the Late War in the Netherlands. Together with an Abstract of the Treaty of Utrecht, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: William Pearson, for Thomas Ward, 1713, initial advertisement leaf to volume 1, engraved folding map as frontispiece, 14 double-page engraved plans, contemporary panelled calf, gilt spines, joints rubbed and partially split but firm, loss to spine-ends, tips bumped and showing through, 8vo (22 x 13.5 cm) (Qty: 2)NOTESProvenance: 1) John Gordon, 16th Earl of Sutherland (1661-1733), army officer and politician (engraved bookplates to verso of title-page and volume two part-title); Sutherland commanded an infantry regiment in Flanders in the 1690s and was awarded the Order of the Thistle by George I for his role in suppressing the Jacobite rebellion of 1715-19. 2) George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland (1758-1833), landowner and overseer of Highland clearances (blind supralibros to front covers; engraved bookplates with style 'The Marquis of Stafford' to front pastedowns). ESTC T114756.
Doughty (Charles M.) . Travels In Arabia Deserta, 2 volumes, new edition, 1921, folding map to rear of pocket of volume 1, black & white illustrations, bookplates to front pastedowns, some minor marginal toning, uniform original gilt decorated green cloth, boards & spine slightly faded & rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, together with: Lawrence (T. E.), Revolt In The Desert, 2nd impression, 1927, folding map to rear , cracked front gutter, 8vo, Seven Pillars Of Wisdom, a triumph, 1935, 4to, both with black & white illustrations, original brown cloth, lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo/4to, and Valentine (L.) , Palestine Past and Present, 1893, 7 colour plates & numerous black & white wood engravings, some light toning & spotting, all edges gilt, publishers original gilt decorated blue cloth, spine slightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, plus other late 19th & 20th century Middle Eastern travel & history reference & related, including Freya Stark, all original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to (Qty: 3 shelves)
Boswell (James). Letters of James Boswell, collected and edited by Chauncey Brewster Tinker, 2 volumes, OUP, 1924, portrait frontispiece and facsimile letter to volume i, light spotting to endpapers, original cloth, dust jackets, spines a little toned with small chips, 8vo, together with: Cole (G.D.H. & Margaret, editors). Rural Rides... by William Cobbett, 3 volumes, Peter Davies, 1930, illustrations, map endpapers, original cloth-backed boards, a little rubbed, 8vo, limited edition 320/1000, with others, letters, Johnsoniana etc, including The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell, edited by Frederick Pottle, 4 volumes only (of 6), 1951-57 limited editions of between 400 and 1050 copies, George Hill's Letters of Samuel Johnson, 2 volumes, 1st US edition New York, 1892, Jane Austen's Letters to her sister Cassandra and others, edited by R.W. Chapman, 2 volumes OUP, 1932 (rebound in later cloth) and Diary and Letters of Madame d'Arblay, with preface and notes by Austin Dobson, 6 volumes, 1904-05 (Qty: 3 shelves)NOTESApproximately 50 volumes
Fortescue (J. W.) . A History of The British Army, 20 volumes including 6 map volumes, 1910-30, numerous colour folding maps, volumes 1-3 are ex-library copies with associated marks, some period inscriptions, some toning & spitting, publishers uniform original red cloth, spines & boards slightly faded, marked & rubbed, 8vo, together with: Speke (John Hanning) , Journal of The Discovery of The Source of The Nile, 1864, New York, black & white illustrations, period & later inscriptions to front endpaper, some spotting & toning, original gilt decorated cloth, boards & spine slightly faded & rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, and other late 19th century & modern history reference & related, including Chips From A German Workshop, 4 volumes, by F. Max Müller, 1880, plus publications by Oxford, Cambridge, Navy Records Society, Batsford, Routledge, Folio Society, all original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo (Qty: 6 shelves)
William Pollard & Co. [publisher] . A Book of The South West, printed for the seventy-fifth annual meeting of the British Medical Association..., 1907, Exeter, numerous black & white illustrations, colour folding map, some light toning, publishers original gilt decorated vellum, boards & spine slightly spotted, 8vo together with: Lewis (Samuel) , A Topographical Dictionary of Wales,..., 2 volumes, 1834, black & white maps, bookplates to front endpapers, some spotting & offsetting, modern endpapers, modern green cloth spines retaining contemporary green cloth boards, boards slightly marked & rubbed to head & foot, 4to, and Stahlschmidt (J. C. L.) , Surrey Bells and London Bell-Founders, 1884, black & white illustrations, period signature to head of the title page, some toning throughout, original embossed green cloth, boards & spine slightly marked & rubbed, 8vo, plus other 19th century & modern U.K. topography & campanology reference & related, many original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to (Qty: 6 shelves)
Speed (John). England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland Described and Abridged with ye Historic Relation of things Worthy memory from a farr larger Voulume Done by John Speed, Anno Cum privilegio, pub. George Humble, 16[27], decorative title page, Catalogue of all the Shires and first few leaves frayed with loss, title page with later manuscript ownership signature, 63 uncoloured engraved maps by Pieter Van den Keere including two folding (British Isles and Yorkshire), map of the British Isles with some worming, map of Kent torn with very slight loss to printed image, map of Cumberland and Westmorland bound upside down, index bound at rear, some water staining throughout, endpapers torn and frayed with loss, contemporary vellum with faded manuscript inscription and title to upper cover, lacking ties, oblong 8vo (Qty: 1)NOTESProvenance: Estate of John Lawson (1932-2019). Chubb XII.
Walpoole (George Augustus). The New British Traveller; or, a Complete Modern Universal Display of Great Britain and Ireland: being a new, complete, accurate, and extensive tour, London: Alex. Hogg, [1784], engraved frontispiece, 46 engraved maps on 23 sheets (including 4 folding) and 87 engraved plates, folding map of England & Wales torn to lower blank margin and lined to verso, repaired closed tear to map of Monmouthshire/Herefordshire, final leaf 'list of subscribers' torn with loss, dust soiling mostly to first & last few leaves, light scattered spotting, disbound folio (Qty: 1)
Acade?mie des Sciences. Me?moires de l'Institut National des Sciences et Arts: Sciences Mathe?matiques et Physique, 14 volumes, Paris, 1798-1818, half-titles, numerous engraved plates (some folding), occasional spotting or toning, volume 11 dated 1811 containing: Cuvier (Georges and Brongniart, Alexandre) , Essai sur la Geographie Mineralogique des Environs de Paris, with 2 folding engraved plates (lightly offset) and one folding engraved hand-coloured geological map, late 19th century terracotta brown quarter morocco gilt, Athenaeum gilt stamp at foot of spines, later cloth sidings (with upper covers faintly showing oval impression beneath cloth from earlier leather sides?), few joints slightly cracked and extremities lightly rubbed, 3 volumes a little worn at head, 4to (Qty: 14)
Buckland (William). Geology and Mineralogy considered with reference to Natural Theology, 2 volumes, London: William Pickering, 1836, half-titles (Bridgewater Treatise VI), 87 engraved & lithograph plates (some folding, including hand-coloured folding chart), near-contemporary half calf, both volumes neatly rebacked preserving morocco title & volume number labels, 8vo, together with: (Gideon Algernon). The Medals of Creation; or, First Lessons in Geology, and in the Study of Organic Remains, 2 volumes, London: Henry G. Bohn, 1844, hand-coloured lithograph frontispieces to both volumes and four lithograph plates (some hand-coloured), numerous wood engraved illustrations, endpapers renewed, original gilt blocked red cloth, both volumes neatly rebacked preserving original spines, 8vo, and 12 hand-coloured engraved maps from the Geological Survey of England and Wales, and A Geological Map of Scotland by J.A. Knipe, 1859 ( linen-backed, map surface worn & varnished) (Qty: 17)
Sheppard (Thomas). William Smith: His Maps and Memoirs, Hull: A. Brown & Sons, 1920, monochrome plates, diagrams & tables (some folding), original green cloth, slightly mottled, 8vo, together with: Phillips (John), The Rivers, Mountains, and Sea-Coast of Yorkshire. With essays on the climate, scenery, and ancient inhabitants of the county, Subscribers' edition, London: John Murray, 1853, 36 lithograph plates (including 1 hand-coloured map), 16 page publisher's catalogue list at rear, light toning and occasional minor spotting to few leaves, modern pale terracotta morocco gilt, black morocco title label to spine, 8vo, Dufrénoy (Pierre Armand, Élie de Beaumont, & Jean Baptiste Armand Louis Le?once), Voyage Me?tallurgique en Angleterre, ou re?cueil de me?moires sur le gisement, l'exploitation et le traitement des minerais d'e?tain, du cuivre, de plomb, de zinc et de fer dans la Grande Bretagne, Paris: Bachelier, 1827, half-title, spotting throughout, toning and browning to first & last few leaves, contemporary quarter marbled sheep, gilt decorated spine with morocco title label, vellum tipped board corners, 8vo (Qty: 3)
Africa. Bailleul (Nicolas), L'Afrique divisée suivant l'entendüe de ses pricipales parties, Lyon: Daudet, 1752, large wall map with contemporary outline colouring, engraved by Delamonce on 2 conjoined sheets, the map surrounded by 30 uncoloured vignettes, old folds, slight dust soiling, slight abrasion and loss where old folds cross, 785 x 1015 mm (Qty: 1)NOTESA rare wall map. Nicolas Bailleul was a Parisian geographer of whom very little is known. He was the son of Gaspard Bailleul, also a cartographer active in the early 18th century. The map was printed by Daudet, a card merchant, map and bookseller in Lyon. We have been unable to trace a copy in the British Library catalogue or on Worldcat, but a set of Bailleul maps comprising the world and the four continents including Africa is known to have been exhibited by a continental dealer at the London Map Fair in 2019.
Baines (Edward). Illustrations. History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County Palatine of Lancaster. Maps, Plans and Tables, published William Wales & Co., Atlas volume, 1824 - 1825, eight single page uncoloured engraved maps of cities and towns (Ashton-under Line (sic), Stockport, Bolton, Blackburn, Rochdale, Oldham, Preston & Lancaster), engraved by S. Hall, one large uncoloured folding map of Liverpool, engraved by Neele & Son, another folding map of the county of Lancashire by J. H. Franks, and a folding map of the canals and navigable rivers of England, Wales and Scotland, engraved by S. Hall, together with two large folding tables, one showing the population returns of England and one with a table of reciprocal distances between towns in England including all the conurbations of Lancashire, some dust soiling and slight spotting, some repairs and fraying along old folds, contents disbound and loose, contemporary half morocco with title printed to upper siding and an advertisement to rear siding, heavily worn and frayed and lacking spine, slim 8vo (Qty: 1)NOTESSold as a collection of maps, not subject to return.
* Bedfordshire. Speed (John), Bedford Shire and the situation of Bedford described, with the armes of thos Honorable familyes that have borne ye titles of Dukes and Earls thereof, published Roger Rea [1662], hand coloured engraved map, inset town plan of Bedford, large strapwork cartouche and mileage scale, 380 x 510 mm, mounted, framed and double glazed, English text on verso (Qty: 1)
[Eden, William]. The History of New Holland, from its First Discovery in 1616, to the Present Time. With a particular account of its produce and inhabitants; and a description of Botany Bay, 1st edition, London: John Stockdale, 1787, folding engraved map of New Holland with outline colour, folding 'General Chart of the Passage from England to Botany Bay' supplied in facsimile, advertisement leaf, previous owner signature at head of title, a couple of closed marginal tears, occasional light offsetting and spotting, contemporary sprinkled calf, spine and edges rubbed, one or two light stains, 8vo (Qty: 1)NOTESFerguson 24. Erroneously attributed to William Eden as it includes Eden's fourth chapter of his Principals of Penal Law , the work was written before the sailing of the First Fleet and largely consists of information from previous sources, mainly Cook.
Birmingham. Price (W. H.), The City of Birmingham, 1949, large pictorial city plan, laid on card, 705 x 925 mm, together with Sleigh (Bernard). A Picture Map of Birmingham in the year 1720, printed by the Kynoch Press and published Cornish Brothers Limited, Birmingham, 1924, title printed in red and black, five pages of descriptive text, double-page colour printed pictorial map, map size 330 x 475 mm, un-trimmed and bound in publisher's paper wrappers with printed title to upper cover, slim folio (Qty: 2)NOTESThe first described map shows detailed images of notable landmarks, historical figures, sports, buildings and markets
Boucher (Lucien) . Air France Réseau Aérien Mondial , Paris, circa 1935, chromolithographic poster of a map of the world on a Mercator projection, slight toning to margins, 525 x 905 mm (Qty: 1)NOTESLouis Boucher designed and produced posters for Air France for nearly thirty years and this clever design manages to give the suggestion of a blend of fantasy and reality and at the same time provides the viewer with suggestion of the experience they will have if they choose to fly with Air France. It is designed to capture the imagination and at the same time provides a strong brand message. In an almost surrealistic manner Boucher has managed to illustrate the world as obtainable but somehow still magical and encourages us to see the aeroplane as not just the master of the sky, but of the whole world, connecting the passenger to mystical and fantastic earthly destinations.
* British Isles. Blaeu (Johannes), Britannia prout divisa suit temporibis Anglo-Saxonum praesertim durante illorum Heptarchia, published Amsterdam, [1645 or later], engraved map with contemporary hand colouring, vertical margins decorated with fourteen scenes of Saxon figures and events, 415 x 535 mm, French text on verso, mounted, framed and double glazed (Qty: 1)NOTESR.W.Shirley. Early Printed Maps of the British Isles 1477 - 1650, no. 549.
British Isles. Chatelain (Henri Abraham). Nouvelle Carte D'Angleterre, D'Ecosse et D'Irlande..., circa 1720, hand coloured engraved map of the British Isles with two inset hemispheral maps of the world, the map surrounded by blocks of descriptive and explanatory text, old folds with some wear, repaired on verso, 470 x 630 mm, together with Carte pour L'Introduction à L'Histoire D'Angleterre..., circa 1720, hand coloured engraved map of the British Isles under Roman Occupation, inset map of England & Wales as a heptarchy, the map surrounded by numerous circular portraits of British monarchs and explanatory text, old folds, slight staining to folds, 520 x 600 mm, with Carte du Gouvernement Militaire D'Angleterre...., circa 1710, hand coloured engraved map of the British Isles supported by two allegorical scenes with descriptive text below map, 350 x 465 mm, with Nouvelle carte du Gouvernement Civil D'Angleterre et de Celuy de la Ville de Londres, circa 1720, hand coloured engraved map of England & Wales with an inset map of London, supported by two allegorical scenes, descriptive text below map, 355 x 465 mm and Nouvelle carte de L'Angleterre ..., circa 1720, hand coloured engraved map of England & Wales, inset map of Northumberland, list of counties and towns to vertical margins, old folds, 475 x 640 mm (Qty: 5)
* Canton and Hong Kong. Canton River and adjacent Islands from the latest Surveys. The Hong Kong or Broadway River reduced from a Chinese Manuscript, published H. Colburn, 1845, Engraved map by Isaac Purdy with contemporary outline colouring, inset map of part of the Canton River, old folds, small area of repair to one fold, 410 x 430 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, together with Bellin (Jacques Nicolas). Carte de l'Entrée de la Riviere de Canton dans la Chine, circa 1760, engraved map with contemporary hand colouring, some oxidisation to old colour, 225 x 175 mm, mounted, framed and glazed (Qty: 2)NOTESThe first item described is rare. The chart shows in great detail Hong Kong Island, Lantau, Macao, Canton and localities, forts, islands along the then-named Canton River (now more commonly called the Pearl River), also showing the Boca Tigris estuary and the positions of the Small Bar and Second Bar used as anchorage points in the 19th century, as well as Dane Island, French Island and Whampoa Island seen in China Trade paintings of the period. The inset map of the Canton River shows the position of the British squadron off Hanan Island just outside Canton City during the first Anglo-Chinese War ('Opium War') of 1838-1842, which resulted in Hong Kong being ceded to Great Britain in 1842
Cheshire. Swire (W. & Hutchings W.F.), A Map of the County Palatine of Chester, Divided into Hundreds & Parishes from an accurate survey, made in the years 1828 & 1829, published Henry Teesdale, 1830, large scale map engraved by J. Dower with bright contemporary hand colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, calligraphic title, compass rose, table of reference and an uncoloured vignette of the south west view of Chester cathedral, slight offsetting, edged in green silk, marbled endpapers with decorative book-plate of John Ireland Blackburne and dated 1874, 960 x 1320 mm, contained in a contemporary marbled calf book-box, box heavily worn and frayed (Qty: 1)
Clegg (Ernest). A collection of seven British county maps, maps, published John Waddington, 1945 - 1947, seven colour printed decorative pictorial maps, two (Sussex and Northumberland) laid on board, one (Norfolk) printed on silk but stained, one duplicate, each approximately 530 x 415 mm, together with: McRae (Lieut. Col. John M.D.). In Flanders Fields, New York, 1921, printed title, four colour illustrations after Ernest Clegg, limited to 265 copies printed by William Edwin Rudge, bookplate of the Typographic Library and Museum of the American Type Founders Company, publisher's boards with gilt title to upper siding, spine frayed with loss, slim 8vo, Hoffman (Spencer). A Map shewing the Hills, Villages, Churches and the Houses of the Great and Good within some seven miles North and Nor'west of Thame, published John Fothergill, 1925, pictorial map, 325 x 410 mm, and another 14 engraved county maps, town plans and road maps, with examples by Holder, Ellis, Kitchin, Baines, Ogilby, Morden, Moule and Fullarton, various sizes and condition (Qty: 23)NOTESThe Ernest Clegg maps comprise: Oxfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northumberland, Sussex, Derbyshire (2 copies) & Norfolk.
* Cornwall. Kitchin (Thomas), A new improved map of Cornwall from the best surveys & Intelligences Divided into Hundreds..., published T. & J. Bowles, J. Tinney and R. Sayer, circa 1760, large engraved map with contemporary outline colouring and some later enhancement, inset map of the Scilly Isles, large decorative cartouche, 520 x 690 mm, mounted, framed and glazed (Qty: 1)NOTESOriginally published in 'The Large English Atlas'.
* East Anglia. Blaeu (Johannes), Regiones Inundatae in Finibus Comitatus Norfolciae, Suffolciae, Cantabrigiae, Huntingtoniae, Northamtoniae, et Lincolniae, Amsterdam, circa 1646, hand coloured engraved map, ornate strapwork cartouche and mileage scale, 435 x 545 mm, mounted, framed and double glazed, French text on verso (Qty: 1)
* England and Wales. Ogilby (John), A New Map of the Kingdom of England & Dominion of Wales. Whereon are Projected All ye Principal Roads Actually Measured & Delineated by John Ogilby Esq, [1676], hand coloured map, engraved by James Moxon, ornate strapwork cartouche and mileage scale, inset table or 'Catalog' of roads to the upper right, 380 x 500 mm, mounted, framed and glazed (Qty: 1)NOTESR. W. Shirley. Printed Maps of the British Isles 1650 - 1750. Ogilby 1 state 2 lacking the spire and tower symbols used to denote towns and represented by simple circles but now with ships decorating the sea. Published as the key map to John Ogilby's 'Britannia'.
England and Wales. Merry (Tom, pseud William Mecham), Map of England, A Modern St. George and the Dragon!!!, published St. Stephen's Review, 1888, colour lithographic allegorical map, one repaired marginal closed tear, 505 x 320 mm, together with Ignorance. Propoganda map on the theme of Universal Education, circa 1880, wood engraved map of Europe in silhouette, descriptive text in French, 300 x 415 mm, with Malkin (Thomas Williams). A Corrected and Revised map of the County of Allestone from the best authorities, 1801, uncoloured engraved imaginary map of Allestone, old folds, some dust soiling, folds strengthened on verso, 295 x 400 mm (Qty: 3)NOTESThe first described map is a satirical map illustrating the 1886 Irish Home Rule crisis. The map was published in the Conservative leaning St.Stephens Review. It shows the Tory leader, Lord Salisbury, as a rather corpulent St George, spearing the dragon Gladstone, who was the Liberal Prime Minister. Gladstone's tongue is labelled ' Home Rule'.
* England, Wales & Ireland. Speed (John), The Invasions of England and Ireland with al their Civill Wars since the Conquest, published George Humble, circa 1627, published George Humble, circa 1627, hand coloured engraved map by Cornelius Danckerts, decorative cartouche, compass rose and numerous rhumb lines, slight text show-through, some creasing, central fold partially repaired on verso, 385 x 520 mm, mounted, framed and double-glazed, English text on verso (Qty: 1)NOTESShirley. Early Printed Maps of the British Isles, 1477 - 1650, no. 397.
Estate Plan. Pfeiffer (Frederick), An Exact Plan of the Royal Palace and Park at Richmond with Sion House on the opposite side the River Thames, 1779, pen and watercolour estate plan, title repeated in French, three inset views of Merlins Gate, Hermitage and Daltrey House, old folds, some spotting and staining, some repaired marginal fraying and closed tears, table of references in French and English, 485 x 730 mm (Qty: 1)NOTESA very detailed and well drawn plan, probably copied from an earlier engraved map. The text and vignettes are possibly in a more amateurish and different hand.
Europe. Bohn ( Francois ), Europa volgens de nieuwste verdeeling , Haarlem, circa 1794, engraved allegorical map with contemporary hand colouring, old folds, 250 x 180 mm (Qty: 1)NOTESMercator's World, IV, 1 (The Female Landscape). The allegorical map shows Europe as a regal queen, but this anti-Napoleonic image demotes Europa from a virgin queen to a homely middle-aged housewife. The figure is superimposed over a map that includes a surprising amount of detail. Spain & Portugal comprise her head, Italy is her left arm, stirring with her right arm (Corsica and Sardinia) in a pot (Sicily). Her scarf forms the British Isles, and the rest of the continent is encompassed in her flowing dress.
Europe. Munster (Sebastian), Untitled map of Europe as a woman, circa 1580 , coloured anthropomorphic map of Europe as a queen, with Iberia at the head with Italy and Denmark comprising the arms, some spotting, 290 x 170 mm, German text above and on verso of map (Qty: 1)NOTESA design originally created by Bucius (Johannes Putsch) in 1537. It has been postulated that the character of the map is not a woman at all but a representation of Charles V of Spain showing Europe with Spain as its crown. In light of the recent referendum in the United Kingdom it is perhaps apposite that the British Isles are shown separate from and not integrated into the main body and figure of the map.
France. Tavernor (Melchior), A true and most exact Map of the Siege of Rochell presented to the Kings Maiestie the first day of May 1628, by Melchior Tavernor graver & printer to his Ma'tie, dwelling in the Isle of the Palace at the Golden Wheate-eare, Paris Melchior Tavernor and Thomas Walkely at the Eagle and Childe in Brittaines Bursse, 1628, uncoloured engraved plan of the siege of La Rochelle, old folds, trimmed and laid on later paper, frayed and torn with some loss, part of the title is replaced in manuscript facsimile, 545 x 420 mm (Qty: 1)NOTESA rare and separately published broadside illustrating the war between the French royal forces of Louis XIII of France and the Huguenots of La Rochelle in 1627–1628. The siege marked the height of the struggle between the Catholics and the Protestants in France, and ended with a complete victory for King Louis XIII and the Catholics.
* Germany & Northern Europe. Tavernier (Melchior), Generalis exactissima et novissima Germaniae descriptio..., Paris, 1638, large hand coloured engraved map of Germany, Poland and Switzerland, separately printed descriptive French text to base and vertical margins, overall size 765 x 1210 mm, mounted, framed and glazed (Qty: 1)NOTESA scarce 17th century map, not always found with the descriptive text.
* Gibraltar. Kane (Brigadier-General Richard), A Plan of the Town, Mountain and Bay of Gibraltar as now fortified with the designs of such additional works as are judged necessary to be made for the security of them, by R. K. 5 March N.S. 1712, very large pen, ink and watercolour plan of Gibraltar on three conjoined sheets, ornate strapwork title cartouche, inset map of the Straits of Gibraltar, title repeated in French, tables of explanation in English and French, old folds, slight dust soiling and staining, small area of water 'bleeding' to lower right neat-line, 500 x 2020 mm, framed and glazed (Qty: 1)NOTESThe creator of this map 'R. K.' is believed to be Richard Kane. Kane was an Irish Soldier who served in the British Army and is particularly associated with the Island of Menorca. Kane enlisted in the Antrim Volunteers, part of the Army of the North. This was a scratch force of Protestants raised to oppose the Royal Irish Army which was loyal to James II. Kane took part in the defence of Derry in 1689 and shortly afterwards, he joined the Earl of Meath's Regiment (later the Royal Irish regiment and otherwise known as the 18th Regiment) and fought in William III's campaigns in Ireland. He was present at the Battle of the Boyne and the Siege of Limerick in 1690.His regiment was singled out in recognition of its bravery during the 1695 siege of Namur at which he was wounded. In 1702, William died and the Duke of Marlborough took command of the army. Kane fought under Marlborough in many battles during the war of Spanish Succession and was severely wounded at the Battle of Blenheim. In December 1710, Queen Anne named him colonel of his own regiment of foot. In 1711, Kane sailed to Canada in an unsuccessful expedition under General Jack Hill to take Quebec from the French. In the following year he commanded British troops in a takeover of the town of Dunkirk which ended disastrously when an epidemic killed half of the men. In the summer of 1712, Queen Anne signed orders for the Duke of Argyll to proceed to the Spanish island of Menorca as its Governor. Menorca had been captured by the British in 1708 and under the terms of the peace treaty then being negotiated, the island would remain in British hands. Argyll remained titular governor for the next three years, but the work was really done by Richard Kane, the lieutenant governor. He arrived 10 November 1712 and remained on the island, apart from a few absences, until his death twenty four years later. It is presumed that this drawing was executed by Kane on his way to Minorca. Kane would return to Gibraltar in 1720 when he was appointed Lieutenant Governor when it was threatened by Spain and, in 1725 George I ordered Kane to Gibraltar again to strengthen the defences and ward off Spanish invaders. This he did, at the same time recommending a civil government for the 'Rock'.George I rewarded him in 1725 for his work by creating him colonel of a regiment (later the 9th Regiment of foot). Kane returned to Menorca in February 1727. He was formally appointed Governor of Menorca in 1733 and given the rank of brigadier general in 1735. Richard Kane died in Mahon on 31 December 1736 after almost twenty five years of devoted service on the island. He was buried in the chapel of St. Philip's Castle which was later bombed by the Spanish. A bust by J. M. Ruysback with a Latin inscription listing his many achievements is in Westminster Abbey
Gillray (James). A New Map of England & France. The French Invasion; - or - John Bull bombarding the Bum-Boats, H. Humphrey Nov 5th 1793 [but H. G. Bohn edition, circa 1851], hand coloured etched allegorical map, 350 x 250 mm, together with Fighting for the Dunghill; - or - Jack Tar settling Buonaparte, H. Humphrey Nov. 20th. 1798 [but H. G. Bohn edition, circa 1851], hand coloured engraved caricature showing Jack Tar/John Bull giving a bare-chested Napoleon a bloody nose as they straddle the northern hemisphere of a globe showing Europe, re-margined along upper border, uncoloured caricature on verso, 280 x 365 mm (Qty: 2)NOTESThe first item described is a gloriously rude caricature which shows a stylised map of England and Wales with the county of Durham turned into the face of King George III. The king is shown defecating on France; his faeces gradually evolving into warships which threaten the coast of northern France. One of Gillray's most vulgar cartoons which captures the belligerent spirit of 'John Bull' in the face of the tyranny of France and Napoleon.
* Gloucestershire. Saxton (Christopher & Lea Philip), Glocester-Shire described by C. S. corrected and amended with many additions by P. Lea, circa 1693, hand coloured engraved map, inset town plans of Bristol and Gloucester, strapwork cartouche and mileage scale surmounted by dividers, the principal towns ringed in red, 390 x 505 mm, mounted, framed and glazed (Qty: 1)NOTESAlthough printed from Christopher Saxton's original copper plates, Lea has amended and altered the plate by adding town plans, heraldic shields and roads, taken variously from the maps of John Speed and John Ogilby.
Hoskyn (E. L.). Stories of Old..., containing twelve full-page illustrations in colour by L.Tennant, published Adam and Charles Black, 1912, twelve (complete as list), colour printed allegorical maps by Lillian Tennant, each showing a historical or mythological character set within a map of the country of the story's origin, all maps disbound and loose, hinges weak, publisher's decorative boards with colour printed panel to upper cover, 4to (Qty: 1)NOTESSold as a collection of maps, not subject to return.
Boer War ‘5,000 Miles with the Cheshire Yeomanry in South Africa’. Original Edition.A copy of the Limited Edition this being unnumbered but signed by the compiler. Gives an account of the Regiments service in South Africa. With a Roll of members, photographic illustrations, a fold out map etc. Overall GC.
German Third Reich WW2 Army and Waffen SS Kuban Arm shield.A good brass example. Eagle and swastika on shield bearing the date 1943 and map of the region. Retains original metal backing plate and all four blades. Generally VGC. Instituted 20th September 1943, for the defence of the Kuban Bridgehead on the Eastern Front.
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