Isaac Basire. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 7.75" x 11.75", sheet measures 10" x 13.75". Shows some foxing. Shows mat-burn at top and right edges. Lower margin repaired. In very good condition. A detailed map of Sicily with a vignette showing the eruption of Mount Etna foregrounded by forge workers. A mermaid can be found along with a ship in the Mediterranean. Also featured is a small inset of Sicily within a regional context that shows the northern coast of..... More

2 maps on 1 sheet. Engraving. Image measures 11.25 x 7". These unusual aerial maps depict Machian and Bachian, now known as Makian and Bacan, located off the coast of Indonesia. These two islands were part of the historical "Spice Islands," which the Europeans and Chinese valued for their vegetation, particularly mace and nutmeg, and which belonged to the Dutch East Indies. Published circa 1756, these two maps emphasize the volcanic nature of the two islands, with the empty center..... More

Amsterdam: Covens & Mortier, 1739. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 18.5" x 22.5", sheet measures 21" x 25.5". Shows some light damp-staining as well as repairs at verso of fold line. A small (1") tear at top left, image unaffected. An embossed library stamp can be seen at top left corner ("Lowell City Library 1844"). In very good condition. A detailed map of Sicily. Towns, fortresses, churches, ports, duchies, aqueducts, geographical features and ancient cities (ruins) are shown as pictographs..... More

Philadelphia: P. W. Ziegler, 1902. Illus. 448pp. 8vo, publisher's 3/4 red simulated leather with green cloth, red cloth lightly rubbed, green cloth lightly soiled. Philadelphia: P. W. Ziegler, (1902). First Edition The 1902 volcanic explosion in Martinique. More

Amsterdam: Pierre Mortier, 1723. Map. Copper plate engraving with hand outline color. Image measures 16 7/8" x 21.5", sheet measures 20.25" x 25.75". Shows some wear at bottom of original fold line, and light creasing to lower corners. Full original margins. In very good condition. Classical map of Sicily with an inset of Syracuse and a feature. Also includes a list of large towns. Pierre Mortier (1661-1711) was a Dutch cartographer, engraver, and printseller who worked in Amsterdam. He used..... More

London: John Senex, 1719. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. 20.25" x 24". Shows some wear at original fold line, and some small tears at bottom edge, image unaffected. In very good condition. A beautiful map of Sicily. Cities, castles, churches, harbors, and ruins are shown pictographically with a corresponding legend with notes on Aqueducts. An inset at lower left shows a map of Malta ("A Particular Map of the Island of Malta & the Neighbouring Islands"). John Senex (1678-1740) was..... More

New York: HarperCollins, 2003. Illus. 416pp. 8vo, pictorial boards, d.w. (New York): HarperCollins, (2003). Fine. More