1799. Hand-coloured engraving, four sheets, text including title, date “Feb. 2, 1799” and publisher’s line in cartouche upper left corner, 106.1 x 124.1cm. Repaired tears, missing portions, old folds. Linen-backed. Text continues “with the European possessions and settlements in the East Indies and an exact delineation of all the discoveries..... More
c1744. Engraving in two sheets, plate number “XLI” and title upper right in image, and engraver “Richard William Seale” in platemark below image, 27.7 x 90cm. Old folds, minor tears and stains to edges, trimmed upper margin. Text includes “Commodore Anson’s track from Acapulco to Tenian and from thence to..... More
c1588. Wood engraving, 32.3 x 35.9cm. Minor foxing, old folds and creases, chips and repaired tears to edges. Text loosely translated from German includes “The first general chart showing the sphere of the Earth.” The map shows “Terra Australis non dum cognita [not yet known]”, which includes parts of the..... More
c1930. Globe with brass and timber stand, 47 x 34cm (with stand). Slight stains and oxidation to globe, crazing to stand. Shows railway routes, steamer-route distances in sea miles, heights in English feet, and highlights countries of the British Empire in red. Text includes publisher “Geographia Ltd, 55 Fleet Street..... More
c1860. Globe with iron and turned wood stand, small compass affixed to base, accompanied by original handheld magnifying glass, 30 x 19cm (with stand). Oxidation, minor crazing and wear to varnish (globe), repaired missing portion to “North America” section. Text in French includes “Nuremberg, institute artistique de C. Abel-Klinger, editeur.”..... More
c1775. Hand-coloured engraving, text including title upper centre and engraver “Guill Delahaye” lower right, stencilled page number “92” verso, 49.5 x 54.6cm. Slight foxing. Text continues “principalement fur les cartes de Russie, de la Chine, et de la Tatarie Chinoise; et divisee en ses Empires et Royaumes, par le Sir..... More
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1630. Engraving, text including title in plate overall, 42.7 x 56.7cm (paper). Soiling and minor rubbing overall, repaired tears, creases and missing portions. Text includes “Amstelodami. Ioannes Ianssonius excudebat.” Original as issued. Important early map of Southeast Asia and the Philippines, and a landmark in the mapping of Australia, first..... More
1650. Hand-coloured engraving, text including title in plate overall, 43.8 x 55.9cm. Centre fold, slight foxing overall, minor cockling and discolouration to margins. In bird’s-eye maple frame. Important map showing discoveries up to but not including Tasmania. More
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1835. Containing 13 double-page colour woodblock maps, Japanese accordion binding with paper-covered boards, title in Hiragana characters on slip affixed to cover, red seal to title page, 34.8 x 20.5cm (book), approx. 33.5 x 39cm (map). Repaired worming to margins and outer edges of maps, rubbing, creases and surface loss to covers..... More
c1775–1780. Hand-coloured engraving, text in French, 23.8 x 63.1cm. Trimmed upper platemark, minor creases, stains. Text continues “avec une partie du passage du Cap’ne Cook a travers Les Detroits Endeavour et de la route et des decouvertes du Cap’ne Dampierre dans la N’le Guinee at le N’la Bretagne en 1699..... More
c1720s. Engraving with hand-colouring, title in plate centre right, extensive text throughout, 61.3 x 102.6cm. Perforations and tears to old folds, minor tears and foxing to edges, uneven margins. This map shows the East Indies from the Persian border to New Guinea and the southern part of Japan, including India..... More
c1860s. Colour woodcut map comprising six sheets, in original paper wrappers, title and text in Japanese, 71.4 x 143.7cm (overall), 24 x 18.2cm (folded). Slight soiling and wear overall, some foxing and creases to wrappers. Text includes a key to distances of towns from Tokyo, and services available to a...... More
1816. Engraving on two sheets, text including title and date in plate, 95.8 x 64.8cm (approx. each). Trimmed to platemark, old folds, slight foxing, soiling and stains overall, wear to edges of folds. Text reads “To the honourable the Court of Directors of the United Company of Merchants, trading to..... More