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795 Lavoisne's Complete Genealogical, Historical, Chronological, and Geographical Atlas Atlases Lavoisne/Aspin 1814 B   $500.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 12 x 17.7 inches) Atlas dedicated to Her Royal Highness The Princess Charlotte of Wales. 64 colored maps and charts, averaging 12" x 12", surrounded by copy. The British edition of this folio atlas was published by John Barfield. The complete atlas contains 30 double-page maps, plus scores of chronological and historical tables. Two maps related to the Americas. Hard bound, title page, Introduction, Contents,...

796 An Historical Atlas Atlases Hilliard, Gray & Company 1833 B passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 16.5 x 12 inches) Complete atlas containing 12 charts, by J.E. Worcester, fifth edition. Includes a chart of American history. Issued without any maps. Charts decorated with wash hand coloring. Hard bound with marbled paper covers.

797 Black's General Atlas' Atlases Adam & Charles. Black 1846 B passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 13 x 17.7 inches) Title continues "Comprehending Sixty-One Maps from the latest and most authentic sources. Engraved on Steel in the First Style of the Art. By Sidney Hall, Hughes, &c. with Geographical Descriptions, and an Index of 56,000 Names." Three maps of U.S. interest; "North America," "United States" covering the region east of the Mississippi and "Mexico" covering north to about 40° and east to Mississip...

798 Colton's General Atlas, Containing One Hundred and Eighty Steel Plate Maps and Plans, on One Hundred and Thirteen Imperial Folio Sheets Atlases Joseph Hutchins Colton 1863 B   $2,000.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 15.3 x 18 inches) Colton's single volume folio atlas contains 102 steel engraved maps, including 10 double-page sheets, plus the frontispiece. The lovely frontispiece is titled "Colton's American Atlas" and depicts a group of Native Americans overlooking the development overwhelming their land. Includes the double-page map of Texas and of Nebraska and Kansas. The map of the Southwest shows Arizona in possession...

799 Atlas of Pennsylvania With Descriptions. Historical, Scientific, & Statistical. Together with a map of the United States and Territories Atlases Walling & Gray 1872 B   $300.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 14 x 17.3 inches) Complete folio atlas filled with great, detailed maps. Contains four thematic maps including a beautifully engraved and colorful geological map, double-page maps of Pennsylvania and of the Untied States, and twenty-three (4 double-page and 19 single-page) maps of counties and cities. Hardbound in cloth with calf spine and tips, and embossed gilt titling on cover, 138 pp, title page, Table of Con...

800 The Century Atlas of the World Atlases Matthews-Northrup 1899 B   $150.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 9.5 x 12 inches) A very nice turn-of-the-century atlas complete with 118 double-page maps including maps of each U.S. state and territory. The maps are packed with detail with railroads shown in red. All are printed on one side only, which is unusual for atlases of this period. 402 pages including an extensive index. Hardbound in original quarter calf over cloth boards, marbled end papers. A large collection o...

801 The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain with The Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World John Speed 1676 Atlases John Speed 1991 A   $375.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 12 x 18 inches) A limited edition facsimile edition of the complete 1676 atlas published in full size. Folio, red cloth bound with gilt title on cover. Fits into matching red cloth slipcase. This atlas was reproduced from a copy in the private collection of Mrs. K.M. Hales. A difficult to find edition as it was limited to 600 copies, this being #153. Published by Jonathan Potter.

802 An Improved System of Geography Geography Books F. McNally 1866 B   $210.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 10 x 12 inches) An early publication by Francis McNally, later of Rand, McNally fame. Illustrated paper covers, two engraved frontispieces, engraved title, text and maps, 110pp. Contains 32 full-page maps fully hand colored. Plus two thematic world maps, total of 34 maps with 18 of U.S. interest. Numerous wood engraved vignettes within the Descriptive Geography text. From the National Geographical Series No....

803 Harper's School Geography With Maps and Illustrations Prepared Expressly for This Work by Eminent American Artists New England Edition Geography Books Harper Bros. 1884 B   $42.50 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 10 x 12.2 inches) A very nice school geography with 128 pages illustrated with world and regional maps, plus 25 page supplement of New England with individual maps of Maine, Vermont & New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. Numerous uncolored wood engraved views are in the text. Illustrated paper covered boards and leather spine.

804 Descriptive Geography Taught by Means of Map Drawing Teachers' Edition Geography Books 1893 A   $65.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 8.8 x 10.8 inches) The title continues "for Map Drawing Books of the Continents, Map Drawing Books of the United States: and also a Text-Book for the use of Teachers in Preparing Teachers' Examinations, Regents' Examinations and Entrance Examinations Given in Normal Schools." A fascinating look at the teaching methods and the skills expected from teachers of this period. An apparently scarce issue with the Library...

805 Gazetteer of Philippine Islands Geography Books - Philippines U.S. Gov. 1901-1902 A   $230.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 6.5 x 9.5 inches) This is a compendium of useful information on the Philippines at the time of their Spanish cessation to the United States. It includes seven principal maps covering the islands in broad context, 141 coast and harbor charts and more than 200 photographic images of cities, modes of transport, buildings, etc. Also included is detailed information on minerals, forests, fruits, industries, commerce, ...

806 Memoires de l'Amerique Septentrionale, ou la Suite des Voyages de Mr. Le Baron de Lahontan Exploration and Surveys Lahontan 1704 B passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 4 x 7 inches) This is volume 2 of Lahontan's Nouveaux Vouyages de Mr. La Baron de LaHontan, dans l'Amerique Septentrionle'.. It includes the Petit Dictionaire de la Langue des Sauvages, a very early Algonquin and Huron dictionary, a folding map of Canada, New England and the Great Lakes, "Carte generale de Canada," plus 11 engravings, 222 pp. + index. Original full brown calf, spine tooled in gi...

807 Notes of a Military Reconnaissance, from Fort Leavenworth, in Missouri, to San Diego, in California, Including Part of the Arkansas, Del Norte, and Gila Rivers Exploration and Surveys William Hemsley Emory 1848 C   $190.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 6 x 9 inches) Emory's report documents the 1846-1847 journey of the advanced guard of General Kearny's Army Of The West. Emory was Brevet Major of the Corps of Topographical Engineers. It is illustrated with many full-page engravings of the natives, rivers, sights, flora and fauna that were encountered during the march to the Pacific. There are 40 lithographed plates and 3 plans, but without the foldi...

808 Stanfield's Coast Scenery. A Series of Views in the British Channel, From Original Drawings Taken Expressly for the Work. History and Travel Books Clarkson Stanfield 1836 B   $275.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 9.8 x 12.2 inches) Fine volume containing 40 steel engraved plates with extensive descriptions of the region. 128 pp., 40 plates + frontispiece and vignette on title page. Images approximately 5.5 x 3.5". Original quarter calf binding with raised bands and gilt on spine. Page edges gilt.

809 China historisch, romantisch, malerisch History and Travel Books 1840 B   $250.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 6.5 x 9.5 inches) This German language book contains finely engraved plates, including views of Canton, Macao and Hong Kong. Carlsruhe im Kunst-Verlag. 351 pp with 35 steel engraved plates. Original marble-paper covered boards with leather spine with gilt lettering.

810 The Bosphorus and the Danube History and Travel Books W.H. Bartlett 1850 B   $110.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 8.7 x 11 inches) The volume contain 24 fine steel engraved plates by W.H. Bartlett followed by text describing the views. The text pages are numbered 39 through 86 indicating that this one volume in a set. No title page. Original embossed cloth binding with gilt illustration on front cover and lettering on spine.

811 Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In. A Delineation by Pen and Pencil' History and Travel Books William C. Bryant 1872 B   $250.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 10.3 x 13.1 inches) One of the most beautiful plate books on the United States ever produced. Forty-seven beautifully rendered and engraved steel plate views and over 500 wood engravings, many full-page. Works by Thomas Moran, Harry Fenn, Granville Perkins, F.O.C. Darley and other important American artists of the 19th century. Two volumes with matching tooled leather bindings. Hardbound, in full leather, embossed wi...

812 [Lot of 3] Adventures in Americana 1492-1897 [and] Americana Collection of Herschel V. Jones - A Check-List [1473 - 1926] Reference Books 1964 A+ passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 9.3 x 12.3 inches) Compiled by Wilberforce Eames. Complete set of 3 volumes. The Jones collection covered the whole period of American exploration; from Columbus and Vespucci, to the gold rushes of California and Alaska. "Adventures in Americana" covers the 300 most important works in the collection with illustrations of the title-pages. The check list has 1,746 short entries and includes all the titles in the c...

813 Landmarks of Mapmaking An Illustrated Survey of Maps and Mapmakers Reference Books Charles Bricker 1968 A   $65.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 11 x 16 inches) Preface by Gerald Roe Crone with maps chosen by R. V. Tooley. A standard reference and a beautifully produced and illustrated work covering the development of cartography, the exploration and mapping of Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas and Australia. This first edition has 20 foldouts; ten fold-out maps in facsimile, printed in six to eight colors; four similar maps printed in one color, and si...

814 Hawaii: A Pictorial History Reference Books 1969 A passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 10 x 13 inches) Compiled and designed by Joseph Feher, Honolulu. This profusely illustrated reference work portrays Hawaii from the earliest Polynesian migrants to life in the islands in the 1960's. Filled with hundreds of images of engravings, early photographs, drawings and much more. Includes the rare Hawaiian produced map of North America (Amerika Akau) that was printed at Lahainaluna in 1837. Text by Edw...

815 [Lot of 2] A Book of Old Maps Delineating American History' [together with] New Found Lands Maps in the History of Exploration Reference Books 1969-98 A   $110.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 0 x 0 inches) 1) A Book of Old Maps Delineating American History From the Earliest Days Down to the Close of the Revolutionary War compiled and edited by Emerson D. Fite & Archibald Freeman, Dover Publications 1969. Reprint of the Harvard University Press edition of 1927. An excellent study of American cartographic developments in 75 selected maps made between 1474 and 1825. These maps provide a uniqu...

816 The World Map of 1624 by Willem Jansz. Blaeu & Jodocus Hondius Reference Books Hondius/Blaeu 1977 A   $80.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 17.3 x 21.8 inches) This is a large folio booklet with Blaeu's wall map of 1624 reproduced full-size on 20 pages. Written by Gunter Schilder with 17 pages of detailed study. Purportedly the second edition of Blaeu's map of 1605; the only known copy located at the Hispanic Society of America. One of a limited edition of 600 copies published by Nico Israel in Amsterdam. Paper covers, frontispiece of the wall map of...

817 [Lot of 2] The Mapping of America [and] The Mapping of North America Reference Books 1980-90 A+   $120.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 0 x 0 inches) 1) "The Mapping of America" by Seymour Schwartz and Ralph Ehrenberg is a significant reference book that presents a detailed, analytic history of the mapping of North America, emphasizing the area that comprises the United States. Two major periods are covered; the first extending from 1500 to 1800 and the second from 1800 to the present. Illustrated with 354 plates, 84 in full color. 363 pp., ...

818 [Lot of 2] Decorative Maps [together with] Atlas of Columbus and the Great Discoveries Reference Books 1980-90 A+   $95.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 0 x 0 inches) 1) Decorative Maps contains six pages of text with 40 beautifully reproduced full-page color map plates. A volume in the Poster Art Series. Illustrated paper covers. Roderick Barron, 1990, London, 11" x 15". 2) Atlas of Columbus and The Great Discoveries, by Kenneth Nebenzahl, illustrates a selection of the most significant materials of the period, beginning with the wo...

819 [Lot of 2] Early Sea Charts [and] America on Paper The First Hundred Years Reference Books Robert Putman 1983-9 A   $75.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 0 x 0 inches) First is by Robert Putman, New York: Abbeville Press, 1983. 143 pages, 12 x 15.5". Reproductions of charts from the 14th to 18th centuries, with a good commentary on each. Illustrated double title page. Includes 76 plates, full-page and double page reproductions of sea charts in full color and black-and-white text illustrations. Hardbound in blue cloth with blind-stamped title on front cover and...

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