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

Engraving with original hand-colored. Image measures 8.5" x 5.75". Sheet measures 12.5 x 9.25". This map, published circa 1764, shows the course of the Menan River (Chao Phraya River) to the Gulf of Thailand, passing through the town of Bangkok. The Gulf is tinted with a light yellow and the river is outlined in a subtle blue. A ornamental compass rose appears to the right of the map, and a decorative border surrounds the title to the left. The map... More about Carte du cours du Menan depuis Siam jusqu'à la mer

Amsterdam: Willem Blaeu. Map. Engraving. Image measures 14.75 x 19.25". This stunning circa 1640 map of the volcanic island of Ischia located in the Tyrrhenian Sea on the northern part of the Gulf of Naples depicts the mountainous island in exquisite detail. A combination of a map and a Bird's-eye view, it covers the island as well the coast of nearby Naples. The peninsula of Capo Miseno as well as the island of Procida are included. Oriented with north at... More about Ischia Isola, olim Aenaria

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: HarperCollins, 2003. Illus. 416pp. 8vo, pictorial boards, d.w. (New York): HarperCollins, (2003). Fine. More about Krakatoa; The Day the World Exploded, August 27, 1883