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Click here to subscribeNO RESERVE Wales.- Speed (John) Montgomery Shire, county map of Montgomery, engraving on laid paper with armorial watermark, with hand-colouring, sheet 387 x 510 mm. (15 1/4 x 20 1/8 in), English text verso, central vertical fold, trimmed to borderline, some nicks and scuffs to extremities, inset plan of the town supplied in facsimile, unframed, 1610-11 and later.
Wales.- Speed (John) Wales, decorative map with the four corners showing the diocesan cities of Bangor, St. Asaph, Llandaff and St. David's, while the compass rose bears the arms of the Prince of Wales, the two side panels show the twelve county towns of Wales, excluding Monmouth, engraved map with early hand-colouring, platemark 380 x 510 mm. (15 x 20 1/8 in), under glass, central vertical fold, light even-browning, minor nicks to extremities, and surface dirt, framed and glazed, Basset & Chiswell, [1676]
NO RESERVE Canada.- Philip & Son (George, publisher) Picture Map of Newfoundland, map of the island with inset map showing sea routes to Newfoundland from America and mainland Canada, lithograph printed in colour, 645 x 555 mm. (25 1/2 x 21 3/4 in), folding into contemporary green morocco boards [together with] Newfoundland, Road Map of the Peninsula of Avalon, lithograph printed in colour, 570 x 450 mm. (22 1/2 x 17 3/4 in), folding into boards, gilt title to upper cover with initials 'E.M.W.', slightly worn, 4to, [early 20th century].
Cape Verde.- Coronelli (Vincenzo Maria) Bocche del Fiume Negro et Isole di Capo Verde, showing Cape Verde Islands and of part of the coast of Senegal to the right, engraved map, an excellent impression on laid paper with swallowtail flag watermark, platemark 460 x 615 mm. (18 1/8 x 24 1/4 in), central vertical fold, light offsetting and surface dirt, unframed, Venice, Padovani, [circa 1696].
NO RESERVE America.- Foster (J.W.) & Whitney (J.D.) Geological Map of the Lake Superior Land District in the State of Michigan, showing the geology of the Upper Michigan Peninsula, Isle Royale and the north shore of Lake Superior and indicates copper, iron, silver, marble furnaces, iron forages and active/inactive mines, lithograph with hand-colouring, three sections joined, total approx. 620 x 950 mm. (24 1/2 x 37 1/2 in), mounted on linen, with handling creases, minor surface dirt and light browning, unframed, J. Ackerman, 1847.
Caribbean.- Sanson (Nicolas) Isle de la Guadeloupe Scitueé a 16 Degree de Lat. Septentrionale, map of Guadeloupe, including parts of the Isle de la Desirade and Marie-Galante, engraving with outline hand-colouring, on laid paper with ecclesiastical watermark with shield before a mantle topped with a crown with tassels falling either side of the coat of arms, platemark 315 x 420 mm. (12 3/8 x 16 1/2 in), sheet 405 x 570 mm. (16 x 22 1/2 in), central vertical fold with discoloured parallel creases, surface dirt, numbered in brown ink in the upper right margin, unframed, Pierre Mariette, [1650]; together with L'Isle de la Martinique Scituee a 14 Degrez 30 Minutes de Latitude Septentrionale, map of Martinique, divided into the abode of the French and the that of the 'savages', engraving with outline hand-colouring, on laid paper with ecclesiastical watermark of shield before a mantle topped with a crown with tassels falling either side of the coat of arms, platemark 320 x 430 mm. (12 1/2 x 17 in), sheet 400 x 570 mm. (15 3/4 x 22 1/2 in), central vertical fold, minor handling creases and surface dirt, numbered in brown ink in the upper right margin, unframed, Pierre Mariette, [1650] (2).
China.- Ortelius (Abraham) Chinae, olim Sinarum regionis, nova descriptio. Auctore Ludouico Georgio, map of China oriented with north to the right, extending into parts of Indo-China, the Philippines and part of Japan, with The Great Wall delineated, and with illustrations in the interior with tent cities of the Tartars, stags, elephants and elaborate sail-powered carriages, engraving with hand-colouring, on laid paper with armorial watermark, platemark 370 x 470 mm. (14 1/2 x 18 1/2 in), sheet 450 x 540 mm. (17 3/4 x 21 1/4 in), central vertical fold with small split to lower margin, repairs to tears in margin centre right, small repaired hole in margin lower left, unframed, [Antwerp, 1603].Literature:VdB 164.3⁂ The first European-printed map of China.
NO RESERVE China.- Stanford (Edward) Stanford's Map of the Empires of China and Japan with the Adjacent Parts of the Russian Empire, India, Burma, &c., engraving with hand-colouring, 675 x 1030 mm. (26 1/2 x 40 1/2 in), dissected and mounted on linen, yellow endpaper with publisher's printed advertisement, folding into original green cloth boards with printed title to upper cover, rubbed, 8vo, Edward Stanford, 1900.
China.- Sewall (John Kirk) Map of the Western Hills, including a detailed description of the spots of interest and of the roads leading to same, title and 9 pp. of descriptive text, with map 'Trips Outside Peking' showing Beijing with old city wall, the inner city wall and the Imperial City, and other locations of interest in the surrounding area, lithograph printed in dark-green, 580 x 470 mm. (22 3/4 x 18 1/2 in), two tears into map, folding into original paper wrappers, printed title to upper cover, some surface dirt and finger-soiling, with original slip-case, rubbed and slightly worn, 8vo, Peiyang Press, Ltd. 1935 § Wyld (James) Map of China Compiled from Original Surveys & Sketches, showing China and Korea, with The Great Wall and the Imperial Canal both depicted, engraving with some hand-colouring, 650 x 830 mm. (25 5/8 x 32 3/4 in), dissected and mounted on linen, some minor off-setting and light browning, folding with blue marbled ends, surface dirt, without slip-case, 1841 (2).
America.- New York.- Montresor (John) A Map of the Province of New York, with Part of Pensilvania, and New England, wall map of New York to the east and west of the Hudson River Valley, including all of Long Island and parts of Connecticut and New Jersey, engraving with hand-colouring, total approx. 1455 x 935 mm. (57 1/4 x 36 3/4 in), dissected and mounted on linen, but split along horizontal fold, three sections up from the bottom, otherwise some light off-setting, minor browning and surface dirt, folding into later cloth drop-back box, 4to, A. Dury, 1775.
Egypt.- Ortelius (Abraham) Aegyptus Antiqua, two-sheet map of ancient Egypt, with inset map of Alexandria and its surroundings, the bottom sheet with dedication cartouche to the humanist and medical doctor Scipio Fabio of Bologna, with strap-work cartouches, ships sailing in the Mediterranean Sea, pyramids, and decorative border, engravings, with early hand-colouring, on laid paper both with crossed arrows watermark, each platemark approx 402 x 482 mm. (15 7/8 x 19 in), sheets 455 x 570 mm. (17 7/8 x 22 1/2 in), Latin text on verso, good margins, central vertical folds, minor nicks to extremities, some surface dirt and finger-soiling, unframed, [Antwerp, 1584] (2).Literature:VdB 219.1 and 220.1
Europe.- Ortelius (Abraham) Europam, sive Celticam Veterem ..., map of ancient Europe based on classical sources such as Salustius, Plinius, Herodotus, Strabo and Dionysius, engraving with early hand-colouring, on laid paper with armorial watermark, platemark 360 x 480 mm. (14 1/4 x 18 7/8 in), sheet 420 x 530 mm. (16 1/2 x 20 3/4 in), Latin text verso, central vertical fold, re- margined to lower border, minor handling creases and surface dirt, unframed, [Antwerp, 1595 but later].Literature:VdB 189.1
Europe.- Roman Empire.- Ortelius (Abraham) Romani Imperii Imago, map of the Roman Empire centered on the Mediterranean and covering most of Europe, Northern Africa, and the Near and Middle East, with genealogical tree of the rulers of Rome at right, and an account of Roman history lower left, engraving with early hand-colouring, on laid paper with crossed arrows watermark, platemark 345 x 500 mm. (13 1/2 x 19 3/4 in), sheet 460 x 555 mm. (18 1/8 x 21 3/4 in), Dutch text verso, central vertical fold, some surface dirt, faint exposure lines in margin from previous mount, minor handling creases in margins, unframed, [Antwerp, 1598]Literature:VdB 187.2
NO RESERVE America.- Wyld (James, publisher) Strategic War Points of the United States: The Country Round Washington. The Chesapeake and the Potomac, map showing from Philadelphia in the north to the northern boundary of the State of North Carolina, and from Liberty (Virginia) to the Atlantic, lithograph with outline hand-colouring, 340 x 520 mm. (13 3/8 x 20 1/2 in), dissected and mounted on linen, printed advertisement verso, folding into original cloth boards with publisher's label, rubbed and worn, 8vo, circa 1861.
France.- Côte d'Azur.- Anonymous (early 19th century) Carte des environs d'Antibes, map and plan of the port and town of Antibes, including the surrounding area, with a line delineating the are of patrol by garrison soldiers, pen and brown ink, watercolour, on cream laid paper with watermark of fleur-de-lis, sheet 392 x 530 mm. (15 1/2 x 20 7/8 in), central and vertical folds, some splitting, minor spotting and surface dirt, unframed, [probably early 19th century].
NO RESERVE France.- Côte d'Azur.- Tassin (Charles, publisher) Description Du Cap De La Croix Isles Ste Marguerite et St Honorat, map showing Cannes and the Cap de la Croisette, with the islands of St Marguerite and St Honorat, including many ships, sea monsters, and with title cartouche upper right, engraving with hand-colouring, sheet 520 x 370 mm. (20 1/2 x 14 1/2 in), trimmed to borderline and re-margined, handling creases and light folds, minor nicks, surface dirt, unframed, [circa 1640].Literature:Pastoureau, M. Tassin II-33
NO RESERVE France.- Côte d'Azur.- Tavernier (Melchior) Description des Isles de Ste. Margrite & St. Honorat, two maps on one sheet, both showing the islands Sainte-Marguerite and Saint-Honorat, both with ships, one showing Cannes and the surrounding coast, engraving with hand-colouring, 430 x 540 mm. (16 7/8 x 21 1/4 in), horizontal folds, handling creases, some damage and small loss to lower edges, with small split and loss within map centre left, repaired lower left corner, unframed, Paris, 1637.Literature:Pastoureau, M. Tavernier II-C, #82, fig. 157
NO RESERVE France.- Côte d'Azur.- Merian (Matthaeus) Eigentliche Delineation der insulen S. Margarite und St. Honorat, engraving, on laid paper with watermark of the letter M, sheet 318 x 380 mm. (12 1/2 in), central vertical fold, minor surface dirt and light browning, unframed, [circa 1650].⁂ Merian's map illustrates the French campaign against the Spanish that resulted in the return of the islands to French control in 1637.
NO RESERVE France.- Côte d'Azur.- Ayrouard (Jacques) Plan de la Baye du Gourien et des Isles Ste. Marguerite, map showing from Cannes to Juan-les-Pins, including the islands Sainte-Marguerite and Saint-Honorat, engraving, sheet 330 x 495 mm. (13 x 19 1/2 in), central vertical fold, some worm-hole damage to lower margin and borderline, small printers' crease upper left, minor surface dirt, unframed, 1730; together with 'Plan du Port D'Antibe', engraving with hand-colouring, on laid paper with indistinct text-based watermark, sheet 330 x 505 mm. (13 x 19 3/4 in), central vertical fold, minor nick lower centre in margin, unframed, [circa 1730s] (2).
NO RESERVE France.- Côte d'Azur.- Ottens (Rainer & Joshua) Plan Du Passage du Var, fait le 30 Nove: 1746 par les Armées combinées Imperiales & Sardinoises, engraving, on laid paper with watermark of fleur-de-lis and countermark 'IV', sheet 450 x 580 mm. (17 3/4 x 22 3/4 in), central vertical fold, minor surface dirt, unframed, 1746; together with map number 169 from 'Le Description de l'Égypte', showing from the Gulf of Fréjus to St-Laurent-du-Var, and with 22 further maps and plans of the Côte d'Azur, including maps of Monaco, Toulouse, Antibes, and general maps of the region, engravings, various sizes, 600 x 650 mm. (23 5/8 x 25 1/2 in) and smaller, occasional minor surface dirt, handling creases, all unframed, [mainly 18th century], (24).
NO RESERVE France.- Provence.- Covens & Mortier (publisher) Carte de Provence et des Terres Adjacentes, detailed map of Provence, engraving on laid paper, with original hand-colouring, sheet 565 x 660 mm. (22 1/4 x 26 in), central vertical fold with repaired splitting, minor surface dirt, unframed, [circa 1745].
Arabian Peninsula.- Münster (Sebastian) Tabula Asiae VI, early Ptolemaic map of the Arabian Peninsula, presented on a trapezoidal projection with parallels and meridians, woodcut with early hand-colouring, sheet 315 x 405 mm. (12 1/2 x 16 in), Latin text verso with woodcut border, central vertical fold, minor surface dirt, unframed, [circa 1545].
France.- Provence.- Homann (Johann Baptiste) Provincia Indigenis dicta la Provence, map of the Provence from Arles to Monaco, with inset plan of Toulon harbour in the lower right corner, and pictorial cartouche in the lower left, engraving with full hand-colouring, on laid paper with indistinct watermark device, platemark 495 x 585 mm. (19 1/2 x 23 in), numbered '45' in brown ink on verso, central vertical fold with small rust-stain at upper section, some light spotting and surface dirt, unframed, Nuremberg, [circa 1730].
Holy Land.- Ortelius (Abraham) Terra Sancta, map of the Holy Land oriented to the east, showing from Beirut to Gaza, with strap-work title cartouche with three vignette roundels depicting Christ's crucifixion and resurrection, and with large sea monster and vessel in the lower left corner, engraved map with early hand-colouring, on laid paper with armorial watermark, platemark 370 x 500 mm. (14 1/2 x 19 3/4 in), sheet 445 x 540 mm. (17 1/2 x 21 1/4 in), Latin text verso, central vertical fold, small nicks and tears to extremities of margins, minor surface dirt and light browning, unframed, [Antwerp, 1603].Literature:VdB 173.1
Holy Land.- Jansson (Jan) Judaeae seu Terrae Israelis, map showing the divided kingdoms of Judea and Israel, with large title cartouche supported by the figures of Moses and Aaron in the upper left corner, and two figures in rustic costume carrying oversized grapes in the lower right corner, engraving with hand-colouring, on laid paper without watermark, platemark 360 x 485 mm. (14 1/4 x 19 1/8 in), sheet 490 x 610 mm. (19 1/4 x 24 in), central vertical fold with parallel light crease, some spotting and browning, mainly visible in the margins, unframed, [Amsterdam, circa 1650].
India.- Gastaldi (Giacomo) Seconda Tavola, map of southern Asia, oriented with south at the top, showing Arabia (with Bahrain) on the right, India, Ceylon and the Maldives, with the edge of Sumatra at the top left, from Ramusio's 'Delle navigationi et viaggi', numerous illustrations of hunters and elephants and other wildlife feature, six large sea monsters fill the ocean, engraving on 16th century laid paper with watermark of an [?]axe, platemark 280 x 385 mm. (11 x 15 1/8 in), sheet 310 x 400 mm. (12 1/4 x 15 3/4 in), central vertical fold, minor handling creases, unframed, Venice, [circa 1563 and later].⁂ Engraved version, cut in 1563 after the original woodcut was destroyed in a fire at the printing house in 1557.
India.- Joseph (Charles) Map of the Grand Trunk Road from the Karamnassa to the Sutledge, Part Second, from Agra to Ferozepoor, large folding road map of one of the oldest and longest trade routes linking the Indian subcontinent with Central Asia, lithographed map with hand-colouring, 2270 x 1075 mm. (89 1/2 x 42 1/4 in), dissected and mounted on linen, some surface dirt and light abrasion, folding with blue endpapers into original cloth covered boards with publisher's label on upper cover, worn, oblong 4to, 1854⁂ Scarce. The present map is the second part published to accompany an earlier publication, in 1851, of the area between Agra and Benares. Little is known about Charles Joseph, but he appears to be listed as a surveyor in the Surveyor General's office.
Arabian Peninsula.- Winter (A. De) 'T Steenachtig Woest en Gelukkig Arabien, map of the Arabian peninsula based on Nicolas Sanson's map of circa 1650, engraving on laid paper without watermark, sheet 220 x 315 mm. (8 3/4 x 12 3/8 in), old folds, minor handling creases, unframed, [late 17th century].
Iran & Iraq.- Mercator (Gerard) Tab. V. Asiae, repraesentans Mediam Hyrcaniam, Assyriam, Susianam, ac Persidem, Ptolemaic map showing much of Persia (Iran), Mesopotamia (Iraq) and part of Armenia, from the Persian Gulf to the Caspian Sea, with Babylon (Baghdad), the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, engraving with some outline hand-colouring, platemark 350 x 465 mm. (13 3/4 x 18 1/4 in), sheet 400 x 510 mm. (15 3/4 x 20 1/8 in), central vertical fold with small repairs to splitting, light handling creases and surface dirt, minor spotting in the upper left section, unframed, [Amsterdam, 1578 but circa 1695].
Italy.- Rossi (Giacomo Giovanni) Patrimonto di S. Pietro, olim Tuscia Suburbicaria, regional map of Tuscany, with large decorative title cartouche upper left, etching and engraving on four sheets, unjoined, excellent clean impressions, each on laid paper with watermark of an encircled fleur-de-lis, each platemark approx. 440 x 570 mm. (17 3/8 x 22 1/2 in), sheets approx. 470 x 675 mm. (18 1/2 x 26 1/2 in), minor drying creases visible, light spotting and surface dirt, unframed, rolled, 1696; together with the four sheet map Il Lazio ..., etching and engravings, each on laid paper with watermark of an encircled fleur-de-lis, each platemark approx. 435 x 570 mm. (17 1/4 x 22 1/2 in), all with full margins, light spotting and surface dirt, unframed, rolled, 1693, (2 maps, 8 sheets).⁂ Excellent impressions of Rossi's scarce regional maps of Italy.
Italy.- Diderot (Denis) Fragment de la Carte Theodosienne, publiée a Venise en 1591 par Marc Velser, & connue sous le nom Carte de Peutinger, unusual print depicting part of a Roman road map of the world, after an original parchment document that was found in a library in Augsburg, and first published by at Aldus Manutius in Venice, 1591, with descriptive text and key, engraving, on laid paper with watermark of an encircled crucifix on a mound, platemark 415 x 600 mm. (16 1/4 x 23 5/8 in), sheet 515 x 650 mm. (20 1/4 x 25 5/8 in), central vertical fold, minor spotting and surface dirt, mainly in margins, unframed, [1760].
Japan.- [Map of Japan], folding map showing from Kagoshima to Aomori, with title and text in Japanese, woodblock on thin japan paper, 365 x 1410 mm. (14 1/4 x 55 1/2 in), olds folds, in later cloth drop-back slip-case with label to upper cover, 8vo, [late 19th century].Provenance:Cliff Parfit, with ex-libris label
Malta.- Pozzi (G.) Gruppo delle Isole di Malta, map of the Maltese archipelago, with inset plan of Valletta in the lower left corner, engraving with outline hand-colouring, on wove paper without watermark, sheet 410 x 580 mm. (16 1/8 x 22 3/4 in), minor surface dirt and light handling creases, unframed, Milan, [circa 1850].
Mexico.- Ortelius (Abraham) Hispaniae Novae Sivae Magnae, Recens et Vera Descriptio, map of the central and western coastal regions of Mexico, with three ornate strap-work cartouche, engraving with early hand-colouring, platemark 350 x 505 mm. (13 3/4 x 19 7/8 in), sheet 425 x 530 mm. (16 3/4 x 20 7/8 in), good margins, with Spanish text verso, central vertical fold with repaired split, and further repaired fine split centre right, minor surface dirt and finger-soiling to extremities, with careful restoration to lower right hand margin, unframed, [Antwerp, 1602].Literature:VdB 13.2
Netherlands.- Coronelli (Vincenzo Maria) Parte Septtentrionale dell' Hollanda, vulgo Westuriesland en Tnoorder Quartier, map of the northern Netherlands with the fortified cities of Amsterdam, Hoorn, Haerlem, Alkmaar and Edam, with vignette of five seafaring putto holding a banner in the lower centre, engraving on laid paper without watermark, platemark 475 x 620 mm. (18 3/4 x 24 1/2 in), sheet 500 x 680 mm. (19 3/4 x 26 3/4 in), central vertical fold with small pin-hole, minor surface dirt and handling creases, unframed, [1690].
Arabian Peninsula.- Philby (Harry St. John Bridger) Routes in South-West Arabia, from surveys made in 1936, with inset map showing the Ruins of Shabwa, lithograph printed in colours on machine-made wove paper without watermark, sheet 410 x 730 mm. (16 1/8 x 28 3/4 in), handling creases and two vertical folds in the left margin, unframed, Royal Geographical Society, 1936.
New Zealand.- Harden (O.B.) Isthmian Canal Commission Economic Report- New Zealand Showing Location of Resources and Industries, map of New Zealand showing the North and South Islands, including railroads and projected railroads, from the Report of the Isthmian Canal Commission 1899-1901, photo-lithograph, on thin wove paper, sheet 485 x 350 mm. (19 x 13 3/4 in), folds with minor repairs to splitting, light surface dirt, unframed, 1901.
Sicily and Sardinia.- Fries (Lorenz) Tabula VII Euro, Ptolemaic map of Sicily and Sardinia based upon Waldseemüller's map of 1513, woodcut on laid paper with watermark of an encircled anchor with heart [cf. Briquet 585, datable to 1530s and earlier], sheet 380 x 480 mm. (15 x 18 7/8 in), Latin text verso with woodcut border decorations, central vertical fold with early manuscript stub verso, two small nicks to fold, some surface dirt and finger-soiling, small damp-stain in the the left and right borders, not affecting the map, rough edges, unframed, [Strasbourg, 1535].
Sicily.- Ortelius (Abraham) Siciliae Veteris Typus, map of ancient Sicily, with an inset plan of Syracuse, with three decorative cartouches, ships and sea monsters, engraving, on laid paper with crossed arrows watermark, with early hand-colouring, platemark 370 x 485 mm. (14 1/2 x 19 1/8 in), sheet 405 x 530 mm. (16 x 20 7/8 in), central vertical fold, minor damp-stains and surface dirt, light handling creases, unframed, [Antwerp, 1584].Literature:VdB 211.2
Southern Hemisphere.- Ottens (Reiner & Joshua) Hemisphere Meridional pour voir plus distinctement Les Terres Australes, featuring De L'Isle's map of the Southern Hemisphere with the tracks of the explorers and circumnavigators around the southern oceans, including Magellan in 1520, Abel Tasman in 1642, and Edmund Halley in 1698-1700, engraved map with descriptive text in French and German, on laid paper with watermark initials of 'PL' in ligature, map 465 x 610 mm. (18 1/4 x 24 in), sheet 540 x 640 mm. (21 1/4 x 25 1/4 in), central vertical fold with minor creasing and discolouration, light spotting and surface dirt, unframed, Amsterdam, [circa 1740].
South America.- Falklands.- Bellin (Jacques Nicolas) Carte Reduite des Isles Malouines ou Isles Nouvelles que les Anglois Nomment Aujourhui Isles de Falkland ... sur les Observations Memoirs et Journaux des Francois et des Anglois, detailed chart of the Falkland Islands with depth soundings and the tracks of recent French and English ships, with coastal profile views at the top, engraving with hand-colouring, on thick laid paper with double-headed eagle watermark and text-based countermark, platemark 595 x 900 mm. (23 1/2 x 35 1/2 in), sheet 635 x 935 mm. (25 x 36 3/4 in), central and vertical folds, minor nicks and tears, some repaired, light spotting and browning, numbered 88 in brown ink in the upper right corner, unframed, 1771 § Chatelain (Henry Abraham) Carte de la Terre Ferme, du Perou, du Bresil, et du Pays des Amazones ..., engraved map with hand-colouring, 415 x 530 mm. (16 1/4 x 20 7/8 in), central vertical fold with minor splitting at ends, light surface dirt, unframed, [circa 1720] (2)
Sri Lanka.- Fries (Lorenz) [Tabula XII Asiae], Ptolemaic map of Sri Lanka with part of the Indian coast, woodcut on laid paper with watermark of an encircled anchor with heart [cf. Briquet 585, datable to 1530s and earlier], sheet 380 x 470 mm. (15 x 18 1/2 in), Latin text verso with woodcut border decorations, central vertical fold with early manuscript stub verso, small nicks and splitting to fold with faint discolouration, surface dirt and finger-soiling, small damp-stain in the the left and right borders, not affecting the map, handling creases, unframed, [Strasbourg, 1535].
Switzerland.- Fries (Lorenz) [Tabu. Nova Helvetiae], Ptolemaic map of Switzerland oriented with north at the bottom of the sheet, printed without banner title found on the 1525 edition, woodcut on laid paper with watermark of an encircled anchor with heart [cf. Briquet 585, datable to 1530s and earlier], sheet 380 x 470 mm. (15 x 18 1/2 in), Latin text verso with woodcut border decorations, central vertical fold with early manuscript stub verso, fold with minor discolouration, surface dirt and finger-soiling, rough edges with nicks and tears, the lower corners with some minor loss, all outside the map, handling creases, unframed, [Strasbourg, 1535].
Turkey.- Fries (Lorenz) Tabu Asiae Minoris, Ptolemaic map of Turkey, woodcut on laid paper with watermark of an encircled anchor with heart [cf. Briquet 585, datable to 1530s and earlier], sheet 380 x 470 mm. (15 x 18 1/2 in), Latin text verso with woodcut border decorations, central vertical fold with early manuscript stub verso, small nicks to fold with faint discolouration, surface dirt and finger-soiling, small damp-stain in the the left and right borders, not affecting the map, with small loss to edges, unframed, [Strasbourg, 1535].
NO RESERVE Turkey.- Anonymous (18th century) Carte de la Ville de Constantinople et du Canal de la Mer Noire, one part of a larger map with text in Turkish and French, after surveys undertaken by Turkish engineer Franz Kauffer, showing the eastern part of the sea of Marmara, Constantinople, and Uludağ, the ancient Mysian Olympus, and with an inset map showing part of the Bosphorus, engraving, on laid paper without watermark, platemark 535 x 530 mm. (21 x 20 7/8 in), sheet 575 x 635 mm. (22 3/4 x 25 in), vertical fold, surface dirt and spotting, mainly to right hand side, faint damp-stain lower left, unframed, [?Paris], 1776.⁂ Scarce.
Voyages.- London to Tianjin.- Anonymous [Map detailing a voyage from London to Tianjin, China], Italian map showing from the British Isles to Japan, including Africa and part of America and Australia, with reference in the text to the conquests of The Qianlong Emperor, the sixth emperor of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty, etching, a good impression on laid paper with watermark of initials 'A.M.', platemark 245 x 330 mm. (9 5/8 x 13 in), sheet 305 x 380 mm. (12 x 15 in), minor handling creases and old folds, unframed, [18th century].
World.- Rosaccio (Giuseppe) Orbis Terrae Compendiosa Descriptio, double-hemisphere world map based on Mercator's map of 1587, from Rosaccio and Ruscelli's edition of Ptolemy's Geographia, engraving with stipple, a good impression on laid paper without watermark, platemark 195 x 255 mm. (7 3/4 x 10 in), sheet 230 x 335 mm. (9 x 13 1/4 in), Italian text verso, central vertical fold with minor repairs to splitting, light surface dirt, unframed, [1598].
World.- Ruscelli (Girolamo) Ptolemaei Cognita, Ptolemaic world map with the Indian sub-continent missing, from Ruscelli and Rosaccio's edition of Ptolemy's Geographia, engraving with stipple, a good impression on laid paper without watermark, platemark 190 x 270 mm. (7 1/2 x 10 5/8 in), sheet 230 x 335 mm. (9 x 13 1/4 in), Italian text verso, central vertical fold with minor repairs to splitting, light surface dirt, unframed, [1598]; together with Bellin's map of China 'L'Empire De La Chine ...', 1748, and Blaeu's panoramic view of Ninove, and another of Roeselare, various sizes, all unframed, (4).
World.- Zurner (Adam Friedrich) and Pieter Schenk. Planisphaerium Terrestre cum utroque Coelesti Hemisphaerio, sive Diversa Orbis Terraquei, double hemisphere map of the World, with California show as an island, featuring two celestial charts and 26 further scientific projections, with two vignette landscapes in the lower corners, engraved map with hand-colouring, 510 x 590 mm. (20 x 23 1/4 in), trimmed to image and re-margined, total sheet 555 x 615 mm. (21 7/8 in), central vertical fold with light parallel creasing, several small well-repaired tears to extremities, unframed, [circa 1700].
World.- Bowen (Emanuel) Nuova Ed Esatta Carta del Mondo [New and Accurate Map of the World], Italian edition of Bowen's map from 'A Complete System of Geography', showing the world in Mercator projection with isogonic lines, engraving on laid paper with watermark initials 'FV', platemark 370 x 450 mm. (14 1/2 x 17 3/4 in), sheet 450 x 630 mm. (17 3/4 x 24 3/4 in), handling creases but mainly in margins, some surface dirt and damp-stains in the lower margin, unframed, [late 1740s].
NO RESERVE World.- Tardieu (Pierre François) Mappe-Monde, from 'Atlas Universel...', engraving with outline hand-colouring, 340 x 440 mm. (13 1/2 x 17 3/8 in), central vertical fold with some light browning, minor spotting and surface dirt, Mentelle et Chanlaire, Paris, [1806]; together with six further maps from the same, showing North and South America, including Canada, and Mexico, engravings, each approx. 340 x 450 mm. (13 1/2 x 17 3/4 in), some spotting and browning, all unframed, [1806]; and with another map of North America by Thomas Kitchin, (8).
World.- Anonymous (early 20th century) [Double-hemisphere World map], text in Cyrillic, each hemisphere set within decorative border, lithograph on thin wove paper, sheet 235 x 365 mm. (9 1/4 x 14 3/8 in), central vertical fold with stitch marks, repaired tear to lower left corner, surface dirt, unframed, [probably early 20th century].
Travel/Exploration/Everest collection comprising: 'Mount Everest The Reconnaissance', C. K. Howard-Bury, first US edition, New York: Longmans, 1922, folding map at rear, lacking frontis.; 'The Fight for Everest: 1924', E. F. Norton, first edition, London: Edward Arnold, 1925, with folding map; 'Everest 1933', Hugh Ruttledge, first edition, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1934, folding map at rear, wear to spine; 'The Picture of Everest', Alfred Gregory & Sir John Hunt, Hodder and Stoughton, 1954; 'The Epic of Mount Everest', Sir Francis Younghusband, reprinted 1926; 'The Ascent of Everest', John Hunt, Hodder & Stoughton, third impression, January 1954, dust-jacket present but with wear/loss. a/f (6)
Ottoman Empire & Southern Russia - Personal Narrative Of Travels Is Babylonia, Assyria, Media, And Scythia In The Year 1824 - By Major The Hon. George Keppel F.S.A. 1827. First edition. Two Volumes; Volume 1 XII, 338 pages Map and 2 plates. Volume 2, VII 351 pages and 1 plate/ All plates handcoloured. Giving an interesting account regarding the author's extensive travels over this region. In original marble board binding with ribbed and gold tooled leather spine, each size 4¾" × 7½". (2)
China - Voyage To Corea And The Island Of Loo-Choo - by Captain Basil Hall. London. Published by John Murray 1820. A 259 page book with 4 plate illustrations and 1 folding map. Giving an interesting account of this attempt to make detailed exploration of coast of northern China and to try to establish treaties with Korea. This ship being part of Lord Amherst's attempted Embassy to China in 1816 and 1817. In original marble board with tooled leather spine, front board loose, fragile
1677 The Antiquities of Nottinghamshire, Extracted Out of Records, Original Evidences, Leiger Books, and Other Manuscripts, and Authentick Authorities by Thoroton, Robert - London: Printed By Robert White for Henry Mortlock. First Edition. Folio. Beautified with Maps, Prospects, and Portraictures. Has folding county map. Containing the eight pages of coats of arms and twenty-two single page plates, many folding, numerous etched illustrations to text, the vast majority are by Wenceslas Hollar, engraver and Richard Hall, architect. Hardcover. Bound in later full red morocco with gilt decoration to spine and boards six raised bands. Note: Dr. Robert Thoroton (4 October 1623 - 21 November 1678) was an English antiquary, mainly remembered for his county history, The Antiquities of Nottinghamshire (1677). He belonged to an old Nottinghamshire family, which took its name from Thoroton, near Newark. He resided mainly at another village in the same neighbourhood, Car Colston, where he practised as a physician and where he lived the life of a country gentleman. He took very little part in the Civil War, although his sympathies were with the royalists, but as a magistrate he was very active in taking proceedings against the Quakers. In 1667 Thoroton, aided by a band of helpers, began to work upon his great county history, The Antiquities of Nottinghamshire. This was published in London in 1677; it was dedicated to the eminent antiquarian William Dugdale and was illustrated by engravings by W. Hollar. It was Dugdale who had urged Thoroton to complete the work of history begun by Thoroton's father-in-law.
Malta - A Tour Through Sicily And Malta In a Series of Letters to William Beckford, Esq. of Somerly in Suffolk Book - 2 volumes, new edition, 1776. Volume 1 355 pages and map, Volume II 373 pages plus 3 pages of adverts. Both books extensively detailing the lands, cultivation, its beauty, historical ruins, Administration, Government of the Knights of Malta, The Viceroy in Sicily etc etc. In original Leather board covers, each size 5¼" × 8¼".
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