Nairobi: Camerapix Publishers International, 1994. Illustrated with color photos throughout. 191 pages. 4to, blue boards. d.w. Nairobi: Camerapix Publishers International, (1994). A very good(+) copy with minor spotting to both panels; wrapper is very good with moderate scuffing and corner wear, on tear near head of rear panel. More
Paris: Jacques Nicolas Bellin, 1764. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 8 1/2" x 13 3/4". This is a scarce 1764 map of Mauritius by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, created at the height of French colonial power. Known as Isle de France, Mauritius was a key stop on the East India Trade and a productive agrarian colony under the French East India Company from 1715 to 1810. Oriented with North to the Southwest, the map details inland topography, river courses, and..... More
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
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
Paris: Sibley. Map. Copperplate engraving. Image measures 9 x 5.5". This bird's-eye-view show the East African island of Quiloa, now known as Kilwa Kisiwani in Tanzania. Printed circa 1748, the map shows the fort, settlements, and gardens of the island. It dates to a few decades before the Arab conquest of the island, after which the French built a fort at its northern end. The map is a dark impression in very good condition. Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) was the..... More
Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1970. Color photographic illustrations throughout both volumes. Unpaginated. Volume 1: Slim 4to, peach cloth with gilt lettering at the spine, pictorial d.w. Volume 2: Slim 4to, gray cloth with gilt lettering at the spine, pictorial d.w. Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed, (1970). Reprint. A near fine set in very good(+) dust wrappers, housed in a dark blue slipcase (worn). More
Ausburg: 1751. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Measures 6.25" x 10". Beautiful map of the Kingdom of Sardinia. Lavish sea themed cartouche on the right with a beautiful mermaid in the title cartouche. No margins and some tape residue but otherwise in good condition. Gabriel Bodenehr the Elder (1673 - 1766) was a German engraver and publisher. More
Paris: Rigobert Bonne, 1780. Map. Engraving. Image measures 8 3/4" x 12 5/8". This is a lovely 1780 map of Reunion (I. Bourbon), Mauritius (I. De France), and Rodrigues Island, collectively known as the Mascarene Islands in the Indian Ocean. Essentially four maps on one sheet, the maps detail each island individually with the forth map depicting the Mascarenhas archipelago. Each map is beautifully detailed and identifies rivers, bays and topographical features with relief rendered in profile.The map of Bourbon..... More
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1962. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. 250 pages, 8vo, maroon cloth (top edge bumped), dust wrapper (small chips at top of spine). New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., (1962). A very good(-) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
London. Chart. Uncolored. Page measures 15 1/4" x 9 1/4". Unique chart of Typa and Macao and surrounding islands from the voyages of James Cook. This chart has much clarity in its rendering of soundings, topography, and written observations about the tides and navigational lines around the islands which have a conversational or journal-like tone. Good condition. More
Venice: Vincenzo Coronelli, 1690. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 23.75" x 17.75". This beautiful map of the East Indies includes the Malay Peninsula, the Philippines, and the north coast of Australia, depicting the region when it was the center of the VOC (Dutch) trading network. Sand banks, inlets, ports, towns, villages, are labeled in Italian. The title cartouche in the lower left shows winged cherub mermaids emerging from the water carrying the title in a banner format. Creative engraved line..... More
Frankfurt: Theodore De Bry, 1609. Map. Uncolored copperplate engraving. Sheet measures 12" x 8". This interesting map of Novaya Zemlya or Nova Zembla in Dutch, an archipelago in the Arctic Sea located just north of Russia. The map, centered on the Kara Strait (here noted as Fretum Nassau or Nassau Straits), covers the southern tip of the Novaya Zemlya and the northern tip of Vaygach Island. The map beautifully renders the topography and the sea, with seven Dutch ships making..... More
Amsterdam: Covens and Mortier. Map. Original engraving. Image measures 18 x 23 inches. Sheet measures 20 3/4 x 25 3/4 inches. Large scale map of the island with excellent detail on elevation and safe soundings and fresh water noted, in French and Dutch. The Amsterdam publishing firm of Covens and Mortier (1665-c. 1862) was established by Cornelius Mortier and Jean Covens. Together, the two republished the works of great 17th and early 18th century Dutch and French cartographers such as..... More
Paris: Pierre Duval, 1676. Miniature map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 5" x 4", page measures 6 1/4" x 5 3/4" Intricate miniature map depicts the Maldives, a double chain of coral atolls situated in the Arabian Sea. Beautifully depicted, a dozen nearly uniform clusters of islands, arranged from the northwest to the southeast corners of the page. The map is in very good condition. Original centerfold. Pierre Duval (1618-1683) was the nephew and apprentice of Nicolas Sanson. His widow Marie..... More
London: Frys & Couchman, 1783. (xvi), 189, (xi), 75 pages, scattered foxing. Small slim 8vo, rebound in early green textured cloth. Frys & Couchman, and sold by J. Buckland; T. Wilkie; and J. Matthews, London, 1783. Personal copy of Francis Steegmuller, with her penciled name on fly-leaf. More
Verona: Mondadori Electa, 2017. Translated from the Italian by Sylvia Adrian Notini. Vibrant color photographic illustrations throughout, many full-page. 175 pages. Square 4to, blue boards, pictorial d.w. Verona: Mondadori Electa, (2017). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Amsterdam: Jacques & Gasper Anthoine, 1669. Sea chart. Uncolored copperplate engraving. Image measures 17 1/4" x 21 1/4". This rare sea chart by Pieter Goos shows the Spanish territory of the Canary Islands off the coast of northwest Africa. It encompasses, from left to right, El Hierro, La Palma, La Gomera, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, Isla de Lobos, Lanzarote, La Graciosa, Montaña Clara, and Alegranza. In addition to ports, the map includes soundings, sand bars, fishing banks and navigational hazards..... More
Amsterdam: Jacques & Gasper Anthoine, 1669. Sea chart. Uncolored copperplate engraving. Image measures 17 1/4" x 21 1/4". This rare sea chart by Pieter Goos shows a section of the eastern coast of the Netherlands, covering the regions of present-day North and South Holland. It is oriented with north to the lower right and extends from the island of Texel in the north to the Hook of Holland in the south. At the center of the map is the Breeveertien..... More
Amsterdam: Jacques & Gasper Anthoine, 1669. Sea chart. Uncolored copperplate engraving. Image measures 17 1/4" x 21 1/4". This rare sea chart by Pieter Goos features six charts of northwest Africa on one sheet. The upper chart covers the area once known as the Barbary Coast in Morocco, reaching from Mehdya, near Casablanca, in the north to Ras Nouadhibou (known as Cape Blanc or Cabo Blanco) in the south. The middle chart extends from Ras Nouadhibou along the coast of..... More
Amsterdam: 1669. Sea chart. Uncolored copperplate engraving. Image measures 17.5" x 21.5". This rare sea chart by Pieter Goos shows the coasts of Russia and Finland with north oriented to the right. The islands of Spitsbergen and the tip of Novaya Zemlya are also visible. An inset map, oriented with north to the lower right, shows the River Dvina as it flows through the city of Arkhangelsk (Archangel), the chief seaport of Russia at the time. In addition to ports..... More
New York: George H. Richmond, 1892. 2 volumes in 4 (Volume I parts I, and II, Volume II, parts I, and II). Translated from the French by Mary W. Artois. Illustrated in black and white with tissue guards. 16mos, 3/4 blue Morocco leather over marbled boards, gilt stamped spines, top edges gilt, other edges deckle, rubricated title pages. New York: George H. Richmond, 1892. A near fine set. More
Amsterdam: Jansson, J., 1666. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 15.25" x 19.5". Map of three of the West Frisian Islands, Vlieland, Terschelling and Ameland, as well as part of Friesland. Shows rail lines, post roads and major churches. Latin text on back. Minor staining along top margin, some wear to lower corners. Jan Jansson was part of an influential family of map publishers from the Netherlands throughout the 17th century and beyond. They were based in Arnhem then in Amsterdam..... More
London: Robert Sayer, 1789. Map. Engraving. Image measures 18 1/4" x 24 1/4" Some foxing and toning and repairs to center fold, otherwise in good condition. This scarce map of Jamaica by Thomas Jefferys published in 1789 depicts the Caribbean island in impressive detail. Two insets feature the Harbour of Bluefields and the Harbours of Kingston and Port Royal. Includes depths, settlements, roads, topographical features, salt pans, and reefs. Relief shown by hachures; depths by sounding. Chips and toning to..... More
Coral Gables: University of Miami Press, 1971. Signed by the artist and author. Illustrated in black & white. 95pp.Oblong 8vo, boards, d.w. (some tears near edges). Coral Gables, Florida: University of Miami Press, (1971). Slightly edge-worn, still a very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Signed and inscribed by Frank Kleinholz with two original drawings. More
Paris: Denys Thierry, 1683. Miniature view. Copper plate engraving with hand coloring. Sheet measures 8" x 5.25". This miniature map by Allain Manesson-Mallet dates to 1683 and depicts the Moluccas, part of the so-called Spice Islands, otherwise known as the Maluku Islands, in Indonesia. The map covers the Islands in North Maluku from Pulau Hiri and Ternate to Bacan. Various vessels fill the expanse of water around the islands, seemingly engaged in naval warfare. Trees, hills, and fortifications are noted..... More
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