Paris. Map. Uncolored copperplate engraving. Image measures 13.5" x 9 1/8". This map of the East Indies extends from Formosa (present-day Taiwan) to Borneo and from the Philippines to Pegu (now Bago in Myanmar), including Southeast Asia. Insets to the right depict Guam and the Mariana Islands in Micronesia. Arrows in the South China Sea depict monthly trade winds. Mountains are labeled pictorially. The map is in good condition with offsetting in the South China Sea and a small chip..... More

Illustrated. 225pp. 8vo, cloth-backed boards. N.Y.: William Morrow & Company, Inc, 1973. Very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More

New York: Harper's Weekly, 1898. Map. Color lithograph. Image measures 15 1/2 x 10 7/8 inches. Persuasive map of the Chinas Seas region with flags and costume design in set. "A patriotic map of the China Seas at the outset of the Spanish American War. Dewey had defeated the Spanish on May 1 at the battle of Manila Bay, and a large American flag is planted on that spot. All of the flags of other colonial nations including the Spanish..... More

Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1960. Numerous plates in color & in black & white, large folding map. 562 pages, dark green cloth. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1960. First Edtion. Very good (+). More

London: Blackie & Son, 1859. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Sheet measures 21.25 x 14.75 This beautifully detailed map essentially features two maps on a single sheet. Published by Blackie and Sons in 1859, the left side of the sheet depicts the island of Borneo, while the right hand side of the sheet features the Celebes or Sulawesi Island along with the Moluccas or Maluku Islands. The maps are exceptionally detailed with numbers place names, rivers, mountains and smaller..... More