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A Mapp of Kent. With its Laths and Hundreds. By his Majesty's Command.
London: 1673. Hand coloured map of Kent with a cartouche of flowers and fruit, being the products of the County, which is balanced by the arms of the Rt. Hon. Heneage Finch, Earl of Winchelsea, Viscount Maidstone, Lord Fitzherbert of Eastwell, Lord of Ye Royal Manor of Wye and Lieutenant of the County. Shows all the lathes and hundreds but no roads are indicated. Map 101/2" x 131/2" board is 15" x 17" Richard Blome (1635-1705) was a cartographer and publisher. Often accused of plagarism, this work appeared in his "Brittannia" in 1673. A smaller edition was later produced in "Speed's Maps Epitomised"
Condition: The colouring of the cartouche and arms are quite well done, but the colouring of the lathes and hundreds is a little gaudy - and is probably later colouring. The map and mounting board are both a touch darkened, but overall in sound condition. There is a very light centre fold to the map.
Book ID: 1673More details Price: £150.00 -
Accurata Utopiae Tabula. Das ist: Der neu entdeckten Schalck Welt oder des so osse benanten, und doch nic erkanten Schlarraffenlandes. Neu erfundene lacherliche Land tabell.
Book ID: 1737More details Price: £300.00 -
An Essay on the Variation of the Compass, shewing how far it is influenced by a change in the direction of the ship's head, with an exposition of the dangers arising to navigators from not allowing for this change of variation. Interspersed with Practical, Observations and Remarks.
Edinburgh: Printed for William Blackwood, Prince's Street; and John Murray, Bookseller of the Admiralty and Board of Longit, 1817. Scarce First Edition. This is an ex-library of the copy from the Literary And Philosophical Society in Newcastle. In brown / green cloth hardback boards. Complete; including frontis folding chart entitled "Exhibiting the Variation of the Compass agreeable to the position of the Ships Head at the time of Observation. Also the track of His Majestys Ships Sybille & Princess Carolina in a Cruize to East Greenland in 1814." 140 pages. 220 x 140 mm (8¾ x 5½ inches).
Condition: Boards are darkened, and have some very small spots of soiling. Fold-out has small tear to very edges. Unfortunately, aside from the expected library stamps at the front and on verso of fold-out, the book has some damage from damp. Several of the pages have obviously stuck together at some point, and been forcibly opened, leading to loss of text. Most of the tables are still in a good condition, but towards the back the condition is worse. Only in a fair condition. See photos.
Book ID: 2909More details Price: £85.00 -
Asia From Keith Johnston's General Atlas
London: W & A.K. Johnston. A map of Asia, extracted from the General Atlas. This conforms best to the 1879 edition, except the lack of page title to the top edge, and the different page number. Engraved area is 13" x 17" (sheet is 141/2" x 181/2"). Lightly tipped onto mounting board, and now protected by archival protection. A lovely copy of this map from the height of colonial era.
Condition: A clean and tidy copy of this map. No significant damage at all. Clean and tidy, with the lightest of darkening.
Book ID: 1727More details Price: £15.00 -
Atlas Historique, Genealogique, Chronologique et Geographique Avec des augmentations par J. Marchal, de Bruxelles et de nombreuses ameliorations par une societe de savans et de gens de lettres.
Edition: First Thus
Book ID: 1918More details Price: £395.00 -
Britannicae Insulae in quibus Albion Seu Britannia Major
Venitiis / Venice: Antonium Zatta, 1785. Hand-coloured map of Great Britain in good condition. Good. Wide margins. Fold as published. Slightly foxed in the margins. Imprint later hand colouring on verso. Verso: blank. 31 x 40 cm. From Zatta's Altante Novissimo, one of the last great decorative atlases of the 18th Century. Carte coloriée à la main de la Grande-Bretagne en bon état. Bon. De larges marges. Plier tel que publié. Légèrement rousseur dans les marges. Imprimez plus tard la coloration à la main au verso. Verso : vierge. 31x40cm. De l'Altante Novissimo de Zatta, l'un des derniers grands atlas décoratifs du XVIIIe siècle.
Book ID: 1783More details Price: £90.00 -
Carte de l' Isle de Cheu-Chan ou Isle de Chusan de la Province de Che-Kiang Avec les Costeset Isles voisines…
Book ID: 1788More details Price: £50.00 -
Carte des isles de la Societe Isle de Noël, Maurua, Tubai, Bolabola, Ulieta, Huaheine, Havre d'Oopoa, Havre d'Owharre.
Paris: Bonne: 1780. Copper engraving with hand colouring. Dimensions: 23 x 34 cm. Engraved by Andrei. States in the corner that this chart was part of Cooks 1st Voyage. A note engraved states (in French) that the islands are claimed by both the French and the English. Condition: very good, with a fold mark (as issued). Gravure sur cuivre avec coloration à la main. Dimensions : 23x34cm. Gravé par Andrei. Indique dans le coin que cette carte faisait partie du 1er voyage de Cooks. Une note gravée indique (en français) que les îles sont revendiquées à la fois par les Français et les Anglais. Condition : très bonne, avec une marque de pli (comme émis).
Book ID: 1806More details Price: £150.00 -
Carte du Canal de Mosambique contenant l'Isle de Madagascar avec les Cotes d'Afrique avec les Cotes d'Afrique, depuis le Cap de Bonne Esperance jusqu'a Melinde
Book ID: 1789More details Price: £80.00 -
Carte Generale de L'Asie divisee en ses principaux etats par C.F. Delamarche, successeur de Robert de Vaugondy
Book ID: 1774More details Price: £150.00 -
Carte Générale Des Indes en-deca et au-dela du gange
Book ID: 1793More details Price: £60.00 -
Geographie Moderne: Barbarie/ Desert de Barbarie / Nigritie A hand coloured map of the Sahara desert & North Africa - Also showing Southern Europe
Book ID: 1755More details Price: £85.00 -
Geographie Moderne: De L'Empire de la Chine, Tartarie, de Coree, du Japon. (Chine, Tartary, Korea & Japan).
Book ID: 1775More details Price: £95.00 -
Geographie Moderne: De la Guinee / Du Congo / De la Cafrerie / Isle de Madagascar A hand coloured map of the African coast - Upper Guinea, Madagascar, the Gold Coast etc:
Book ID: 1756More details Price: £90.00 -
Geographie Moderne: De la Tartarie: Grande Tartarie / Iberie ou Tartarie / Tartarie Chinoise / Chine A hand coloured map of Siberia / Tartary (Norhern & Central Asia) / China.
Book ID: 1751More details Price: £80.00 -
Geographie Moderne: Empire du Mogol / Siam / Cochin Chine & Camboja A hand coloured map of the Mogul Empire, India & South East Asia (Thailand & Vietnam)
Book ID: 1753More details Price: £90.00 -
Kaart van het gebied in het noorden van Nederland getroffen door de overstromingen in 1825
Condition: Overall in very good condition, with some darkening around the folds. The blue indicating the flooded areas is somewhat faded, but still visible.
Book ID: 2185More details Price: £120.00 -
Kent
London: J. Cary, 1793. An engraved map of Kent, hand coloured in outline. The detail from Cary's atlas for Kent is visible and legible to the verso. Framed in a simple pale green mounting board. Protected by acid free plastic. John Cary worked from London as a mapmaker, engraver and publisher, towards the last quarter of the 18th century up to around 1830. His "New and Correct English Atlas", first published around 1776, was a benchmark in British topography. He used Copper plates for all his work, despite steel engraving becoming more common at this stage.
Condition: Very nice clean condition. There is fractional foxing to the edge of the written page (verso) the map itself is clean and tidy with the merest hint of darkening. A couple of tiny marks not affecting detail.
Book ID: 1279More details Price: £10.00 -
L'Irlande suivant les Nouvelles Observations
Book ID: 1784More details Price: £140.00 -
Les Isles Britanniques
Paris: Robert de Vaugondy, 1754. Large-folio map of England, Ireland and Scotland. Contemporary border coloured. Copper engraving appeared in "Atlas Universel" Very good. Centrefold as published. Small tears in the margins. Light stains. Printers fold top centre. Verso: blank with the indication Isles Britannique. Carte à grand folio de l'Angleterre, de l'Irlande et de l'Écosse. Bordure contemporaine colorée. Gravure sur cuivre parue dans "Atlas Universel" Très bonne. Pli central tel que publié. Petites déchirures dans les marges. Taches légères. Les imprimantes se replient en haut au centre. Verso : vierge avec l'indication Isles Britanniques.
Book ID: 1787More details Price: £130.00