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Particular Map of the Western Coast of Africa, from Cape Blanco to Cape de Verga, and of the Course of the Rivers Senega and Gambia, from D'Anville's Atlas.
Particular Map of the Western Coast of Africa, from Cape Blanco to Cape de Verga, and of the Course of the Rivers Senega and Gambia, from D'Anville's Atlas.
Haywood delin. Bowen sculp.t.
London Engraved for Jn.o Harrison, No 115 Newgate Street. June 2d, 1788.
Engraving. 515 x 380mm.
Western Africa, after the French cartographer d'Anville.
[Ref: 3037]   £130.00  
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[American Arctic] Carte Particuliere de L'Amerique Septentrionale, ou sont compris le Destroit de Davids, le Destroit de Hudson &c.
[American Arctic] Carte Particuliere de L'Amerique Septentrionale, ou sont compris le Destroit de Davids, le Destroit de Hudson &c.
A Amsterdam Chez Pierre Mortier. [n.d., 1705.]
Engraving on two sheets conjoined, total 90 x 830mm, with strong original hand colour. A few repairs to verdigris cracking.
A large and decorative chart showing from the west coast of Ireland, Iceland, Greenland and the bays of Arctic America. The abundance of English placenames is a testiment to their efforts to find the North West Passage, thus reaching the east without having to pass the French and Spaniards. Published in Mortier's issue of the'Neptune Francois'.
[Ref: 4325]   £500.00  
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Carte d'Asie 1833.
Carte d'Asie 1833.
[Paris c.1833.]
Engraved map. 200 x 240mm, 8 x 9½".
French map of Asia.
[Ref: 13241]   £95.00  
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[Gibraltar] Carta Esferica del Estrecho de Gibraltar…
[Gibraltar] Carta Esferica del Estrecho de Gibraltar…
Joachim Ballester le grabó. Joseph Assensio lo escribo.
[Madrid, c.1786.]
Engraving, 850 x 580mm.
A large sea chart of the Straits of Gibraltar, showing from Cadiz to the Rock, with the African coast opposite.
[Ref: 492]   £360.00  
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Beyde Stett Basel mit dem fürfliessenden Rhein und allen fürnemmen gebeüwen.
Beyde Stett Basel mit dem fürfliessenden Rhein und allen fürnemmen gebeüwen.
C.S. RMD.
[Basel, n.d., c.1570.]
Woodcut. Printed area 270 x 350mm, 10½ x 13¾". Small split in upper centrefold repaired.
Early map-view of Basel, drawn by Christoph Schweicker (whose initials appear in the Rhine on the left) and engraved by Hans Rudolf Manuel Deutsch (monogram RMD bottom left), published in Sebastian Münster's 'Cosmographia'.
Basel was Münster's home city: he was Professor of Hebrew at Basle University, editing the Hebrew Bible and translating it into Latin. He died of the plague in 1552.
His 'Cosmographia' one of the most successful books of the C16th, with 24 editions.

[Ref: 13170]   £220.00  
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The Battle of Prague May 6th 1757. For the British Military Journal Jan.y 1799.
The Battle of Prague May 6th 1757. For the British Military Journal Jan.y 1799.
Engraved by T. Foot.
Copper engraving. 260 x 415mm. 10¼ x 16¼". Vertical folds.
A map showing the positions of Austrian and Prussian forces during the battle of Prague. From the British Military Library or Journal
[Ref: 11162]   £120.00  
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[Cadiz] Carta Esferica desde Punta Cador, Hasta Cabo Trafalgar, que contiene Los Baxos de la Azeytera… Construida Por el Brigadier de la Real Armada D.Vicente Torfiño de S.Miguel.
[Cadiz] Carta Esferica desde Punta Cador, Hasta Cabo Trafalgar, que contiene Los Baxos de la Azeytera… Construida Por el Brigadier de la Real Armada D.Vicente Torfiño de S.Miguel.
Bauza lo delineo. Grabada em Madrid por Joaquin Ballestre.
[Madrid, c.1787.]
Engraving, 900 x 590mm. Lateral crease.
A large sea chart of the area around Cadiz, also marking Cape Trafalgar, which Nelson made famous less than twenty years later.
[Ref: 556]   £260.00  
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A New & Accurate Map of the Netherlands or Low Countries.
A New & Accurate Map of the Netherlands or Low Countries. Laid down from the best Authorities, assisted by the most approved Modern Maps and Regulated by Astron.l Observations.
by Eman. Bowen.
[London, c.1747.]
Engraved map. 360 x 440mm, 14¼ x 17¼".
Map of Belgium and Luxembourg, published in 'A Complete System of Geography'. A text refers to the Barrier Treaty of 1715, during the War of the Spanish Succession.
[Ref: 13579]   £85.00  
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[Canada] Carte du Cours du Fleuve de Saint Laurent Depuis Quebec jusqu'a la Mer en Deux Feuilles…
[Canada] Carte du Cours du Fleuve de Saint Laurent Depuis Quebec jusqu'a la Mer en Deux Feuilles…
Par S.Bellin, Ingenieur de la Marine… 1761.
[Paris, Bellin, c.1761.]
Pair of coloured engravings, each c. 605 x 870mm.
Detailed charts of the St Lawrence River in North America from its mouth to Quebec. One of the insets is acknowledged to be after an English chart of the river published in 1760: this was surveyed by James Cook during the Seige of Quebec in 1759, a decade before his circumnaviation made him famous. How much of this chart is based on Cook's work is uncertain.
[Ref: 603]   £920.00   view all images for this item
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[Canada] Suite de la Carte Réduite du Golphe de Saint Laurent…
[Canada] Suite de la Carte Réduite du Golphe de Saint Laurent…
A Paris chez Mr. Bellin, Ingenieur de la Marine… [1753.].
Coloured engraving, 910 x 570mm.
Detailed chart of the mouth of the St Lawrence River in North America.
[Ref: 604]   £420.00  
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