Venice: Giovanni Battista Albrizzi. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 14.25" x 18.5". Shows some light damp staining. In very good condition. This beautiful map of Sicily features a title cartouche at upper left depicting inhabitants fleeing the explosion of Mount Etna, which is also identified geographically on the map. The map shows pictorial depictions of mountains, forts, and prominent churches, and cities and rivers are also labeled. The map is in excellent condition. Narrow margins. Giovanni Battista Albrizzi... More about Carta geografica dell'Isola di Sicilia

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 about Isle de Machian, toute remplie de Montagnes./Isle de Bachian

L. G. Stahl, 1902. Disaster; Personal Experiences of Survivors... Illus. 462pp. 4to, pictorial cloth, cloth spotted, corners bumped, last few pages are slightly wavy. N.p.: (L. G. Stahl, 1902). More about Complete Story of the Martinique and St. Vincent Horrors. Incidents of the Awful Volcanic...

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 about Martinique, Flood of Fire and Burning Rain. The Greatest Horror of Modern Times

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 about Siciliae Insulae Nova Descriptio

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 about A Map of the Island and Kingdom of Sicily From the latest observations; A New Map of Sicily, most...

New York: Harper Collins, 2003. Illustrations. 8vo, glossy pictorial boards, with wide wrap-around band. New York: Harper Collins, (2003) First edition, later issue, signed by Winchester. More about Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990. Many black & white illustrations. 4to, red cloth, d.w. Cambridge: University of Cambridge Press, (1990). First Edition. Small private library ink numbers on cloth & wrapper spine, otherwise a fine copy. More about Volcanoes of North America: United States and Canada