SCHEDEL, Hartmann.

[No Title].

Nürnberg, Anton Koberger, 1493. Latin text. 360 x 225.
Woodcut; minor marginal staining otherwise good.
Woodcuts set in a page of text of the lineage of Popes; Zacharias A.D. 734, Stephanus A.D. 744 and Paulus. From the 'Nuremberg Chronicle' by Hartman Schedel (1440-1514). One of the earliest examples of printed incunabula available.

£75

ALEPH.

Prussia.

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1869. 210 x 270.
Coloured chromolithograph; light spotting and marginal age-toning as is often the case.
Caricature map, published in "Geographical Fun. Humorous Outlines of Various Countries"', priced five shillings. The map was supposedly drawn by a fifteen year old girl, with the verse underneath by 'Aleph', a pseudonym for William Harvey (1796-1873). He was a popular journalist and author of 'London Scenes and London People...', published in 1863. After the Battle of Sadowa, in which the Prussians destroyed the Austrian army with a new needle gun, Count Bismark of Prussia is approached by the other German states to head the North German Confederation. SLOWTHER: Compass Points (The Map Collector 16, p.48-)

£195

TALLIS, John.

A Comparative View of the Principal Waterfalls, Islands, Lakes, Rivers and Mountains. In The Eastern Hemisphere.

London, John Tallis & Co., c.1851. 335 x 250.
Uncoloured; slight marginal browning, otherwise fine.
Shows the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, Borneo, Madagascar and Java together with others. The seas of The Caspian, The Black and the Aral, with other important lakes. The rivers Nile, Ganges, Thames and the Rhone amongst others, and also the mountains - with Dhawalagiri being attributed the highest at just under 28,000 feet. Everest was measured by Sir George Everest in 1841 and given a height of 1028 feet more.

£48

TALLIS, John.

A Comparative View of the Principal Waterfalls, Islands, Lakes, Rivers and Mountains. In The Western Hemisphere.

London, John Tallis & Co., c.1851. 335 x 250.
Uncoloured; very slight marginal soiling, and just trimmed into top title cartouche, otherwise fine.
Shows the islands of New Zealand, Cuba, Iceland etc. The Great Lakes and others, the rivers Mississippi, St Lawrence and Amazon and the mountains with the highest given as Nevada de Sorata, South America.

£48

ALEPH.

Denmark.

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1869. 210 x 270.
Coloured chromolithograph; old fold to left margin, just clipping printed line border, otherwise a very good example.
Caricature map, published in "Geographical Fun. Humorous Outlines of Various Countries"', priced five shillings. The map was supposedly drawn by a fifteen year old girl, with the verse underneath by 'Aleph', a pseudonym for William Harvey (1796-1873). He was a popular journalist and author of 'London Scenes and London People...', published in 1863. In 1863 Princess Alexandra of Denmark married the Prince of Wales: here she is shown as a skater resting on the snow, harried by various "unclean beasts that grin below".
SLOWTHER: Compass Points (The Map Collector 16, p.48-)

£210

ALEPH.

Prussia.

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1869. 210 x 270.
Coloured chromolithograph; minor stain to edge of top margin, light age-toning to left margin, otherwise fine condition.
Caricature map, published in "Geographical Fun. Humorous Outlines of Various Countries"', priced five shillings. The map was supposedly drawn by a fifteen year old girl, with the verse underneath by 'Aleph', a pseudonym for William Harvey (1796-1873). He was a popular journalist and author of 'London Scenes and London People...', published in 1863. After the Battle of Sadowa, in which the Prussians destroyed the Austrian army with a new needle gun, Count Bismark of Prussia is approached by the other German states to head the North German Confederation.
SLOWTHER: Compass Points (The Map Collector 16, p.48-)

£195

BELLIN, Nicolas.

Education des Vers à Soie.

Paris, c.1760. 4 plates, ea. 200 x 140.
Uncoloured; some age-toning to edges of margins, otherwise very good.
A set of plates depicting the manufacture of silk. Shows weaving, spinning and dyeing, a fascinating set of engravings.

£140

ZATTA, Antonio.

Planisferio Celeste Settentrionale - Planisferio Celeste Meridionale.

Venice, 1779. 325 x 420.
Original colour; slight staining in lower margin just extending into printed surface, other minor marginal soiling, otherwise good.
Two celestial charts - displaying and naming the constellations. The corners of each sheet have illustrated the major observatories of Europe, including; Bologna, Milan, Pisa, Greenwich and Copenhagen.

£580

ZATTA, Antonio.

Tavola Cosmografica I.

Venice, 1778. 280 x 430.
Original colour; light marginal staining just effecting printed area, otherwise a good example.
An astronomical chart, showing the orbital paths of the planets of the Solar System around the Sun. From 'Atlante Novissimo'.

£78

[GOTTFREIDT, J.].

[No Title].

[Frankfort, c.1655]. 140 x 175.
Uncoloured; lightly age-toned, cut close at margins but with enough paper ro facilitate framing and no loss of printed surface to the engraving, otherwise very good.
An interesting engraving from the German edition of Gottfreidt's 'Newe Welt'. Shows natives collecting wood and provisions and then transporting them to the anchored European squared rigged vessels, probably some kind of trade going on.

£36

[GOTTFREIDT, J.].

[No Title].

[Frankfort, c.1655]. 150 x 210.
Uncoloured; lightly age-toned, trimmed to plate mark, but with just enough blank paper to facilitate framing, otherwise good.
An interesting engraving from the German edition of Gottfreidt's 'Newe Welt'. Shows an European square rigged sailing vessel in the background, with a rowing boat giving chase to a lateen rigged sailing vessel, possibly arabic, but almost certainly asian. The europeans are firing at the natives and they can be seen diving into the sea from the prow of the boat.

£36

[CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria.].

Maniera di Smorzare gli Incendy.

[Venice, 1702]. 135 x 175, each.
Uncoloured; minor soiling and spotting to margins, otherwise fine condition.
Two fine engravings of early fire engines, although they appear to be effective in both cases I can't help musing over the fact that buckets of water might be more efficient. I suppose the advantages are that the fire can be fought at a distance away from the heat. RARE.

£180

[SMITH, Major C. H.].

Plan of the Movements of the Confederate Armies under the command of the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Louis of Baden.

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown 1817. 230 x 510.
Some original colour; light staining in the margin and signs of old folds, otherwise very good.
A battle plan from the 'Atlas to the Memoirs of John Duke of Marlborough.

£24

[SMITH, Major C. H.].

Plan of the Operations to Cover the Siege of Lille.

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown 1817. 420 x 560.
Some original colour; light staining in the margin and signs of old folds, otherwise very good.
A battle plan from the 'Atlas to the Memoirs of John Duke of Marlborough.

£34

KIRCHER, Athanasius.

Tabula Fluxus et Refluxus, rationes in Mari Anglico cæterisq circum-jacentibus Litoribus-exhibens.

Amsterdam, Jan Jansson, 1665. 315 x 205, including text.
Original colour; light age-toning caused by the text on the verso, otherwise fine.
A map of western Europe, primarily shows the tidal flows and currents of the North Atlantic, shows the islands of Iceland, the mythical Frisland and Nova Zembla [sic] erroneously position above Scandinavia. Also shows the coast of America, in a very sketchy form. Athanasius Kircher was a celebrated Jesuit scholar, this map was published in his 'Mundus Subterraneus' a scientific work on ocean currents, chasms and volcanoes.

£240

SMITH, Major C. H.

Plan of the Battle of Blenheim or Hochstadt, fought the 13th of August 1704.

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown 1817. 240 x 555.
Some original colour; light staining in the margin and signs of old folds, otherwise very good.
A battle plan from the 'Atlas to the Memoirs of John Duke of Marlborough.

£23

SMITH, Major C. H.

Plan of the operations of the Confederate & French forces on the Moselle & Saar. During the month of June 1705.

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown 1817. 435 335.
Some original colour; light staining in the margin and signs of old folds, otherwise very good.
A battle plan from the 'Atlas to the Memoirs of John Duke of Marlborough. A reference key gives the details of the forces and their positions.

£23

SCHEDEL, Hartmann.

[No tile].

Nürnberg, Anton Koberger, 1493. Latin text. 390 x 235,
Woodcut; minor marginal staining, small wax stain, otherwise good.
Woodcuts set in a page of text. Down the right-hand side a full length woodcut shows the life of Christ from birth to Crucifixion. From the 'Nuremberg Chronicle' by Hartman Schedel (1440-1514). One of the earliest examples of printed incunabula available.

£150

SCHEDEL, Hartmann.

[No tile].

Nürnberg, Anton Koberger, 1493. Latin text. 380 x 230.
Woodcut; minor marginal staining, otherwise good.
Woodcuts set in a page of text. The main woodcut illustrates the head of John the Baptist on a platter. As a result of John's pronouncement regarding the relationship between Salome and Herod, it being incestuous, this scuppered her plans to become the wife of the king, Salome was later to ask for John's head on a platter. On the verso is a woodcut of Strabo. From the 'Nuremberg Chronicle' by Hartman Schedel (1440-1514). One of the earliest examples of printed incunabula available.

£180

SCHEDEL, Hartmann.

[No tile].

Nürnberg, Anton Koberger, 1493. Latin text. 380 x 230.
Woodcut; minor marginal staining, otherwise good.
Woodcuts set in a page of text. The main woodcut illustrates St John the Evangelist. From the 'Nuremberg Chronicle' by Hartman Schedel (1440-1514). One of the earliest examples of printed incunabula available.

£120

SCHEDEL, Hartmann.

Maria Magdalena.

Nürnberg, Anton Koberger, 1493. Latin text. 380 x 230.
Woodcut; minor marginal staining otherwise good.
Woodcuts set in a page of text. The main one shows Mary Magdalena, held aloft by four angels, above this is another woodcut of St Luke. On the verso three Popes, St Clemens I (88-97), St Anacletus (76-88) and St Evaristus (97-105). From the 'Nuremberg Chronicle' by Hartman Schedel (1440-1514). One of the earliest examples of printed incunabula available.

£150

[BOWEN, Emanuel.].

Sr. Francis Drake, taken from an original painting late in the possession of Sr. Philip Sydenham Bart. Deceased.

London, 1748. 300 x 185.
Uncoloured; very light age-toning, otherwise fine.
A portrait of Sir Francis Drake. Issued in John Harris's 'Navigantium atque Itinerantium Bibliotheca', or 'A Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels'.

£25

ALEPH.

Russia.

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1869. 210 x 270.
Coloured chromolithograph; light spotting, otherwise good.
Caricature map, published in "Geographical Fun. Humorous Outlines of Various Countries"', priced five shillings. The map was supposedly drawn by a fifteen year old girl, with the verse underneath by 'Aleph', a pseudonym for William Harvey (1796-1873). He was a popular journalist and author of 'London Scenes and London People...', published in 1863. Tzar Alexander II stands back to back with a brown bear.
SLOWTHER: Compass Points (The Map Collector 16, p.48-, cover illustration).

£220

BOWEN, Emanuel.

No Title.

London, 1748. 340 x 205.
Uncoloured; very slight print offsetting, light age-toning, otherwise fine.
Eight engravings on one sheet, shows top left the famous Heidelberg Tun, a seven-metre wine cask that holds over 220,000 litres (approx. 58,000 gallons). On top is a platform for dancing. Also, the costumes of the women of Augsburg, the Rialto Bridge and the Doge of Venice. Issued in John Harris's 'Navigantium atque Itinerantium Bibliotheca', or 'A Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels'.

£18

SCHEDEL, Hartmann.

[No title].

Nürnberg, Anton Koberger, 1493. German text. 330 x 230.
Woodcut; uncoloured, minor staining and marginal defects including a small section (thumb size) torn out of lower margin, otherwise good.
Five woodcuts of philosophers, at the top is Zeno of Elea, below him, Archita Tarentinus?, then Plato, then Antistenes? and then Speusippus? Notes in the German text give reference to Athens and Socrates, although lack of time prohibits further research. From the 'Nuremberg Chronicle' by Hartman Schedel (1440-1514). One of the earliest examples of printed incunabula available.

£58

SCHEDEL, Hartmann.

[No title].

Nürnberg, Anton Koberger, 1493. German text. 310 x 235.
Woodcut; uncoloured, minor staining and marginal defects, otherwise good.
Woodcuts show lineage of the Ptolemy king's of Egypt and others including philosophers. From the 'Nuremberg Chronicle' by Hartman Schedel (1440-1514). One of the earliest examples of printed incunabula available.

£48

ALEPH.

Denmark.

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1869. 210 x 270.
Coloured chromolithograph; two short old folds to margins, very light marginal soiling, otherwise a very good example.
Caricature map, published in "Geographical Fun. Humorous Outlines of Various Countries"', priced five shillings. The map was supposedly drawn by a fifteen year old girl, with the verse underneath by 'Aleph', a pseudonym for William Harvey (1796-1873). He was a popular journalist and author of 'London Scenes and London People...', published in 1863. In 1863 Princess Alexandra of Denmark married the Prince of Wales: here she is shown as a skater resting on the snow, harried by various "unclean beasts that grin below".
SLOWTHER: Compass Points (The Map Collector 16, p.48-)

£190

ALEPH.

Germany.

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1869. 210 x 270.
Coloured chromolithograph; very light marginal spotting, otherwise a fine example.
Caricature map, published in "Geographical Fun. Humorous Outlines of Various Countries"', priced five shillings. The map was supposedly drawn by a fifteen year old girl, with the verse underneath by 'Aleph', a pseudonym for William Harvey (1796-1873). He was a popular journalist and author of 'London Scenes and London People...', published in 1863. With unification an imminent prospect, Germany's high hopes are represented by a dancing lady.
SLOWTHER: Compass Points (The Map Collector 16, p.48-)

£220

ALEPH.

Ireland.

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1869. 265 x 205.
Coloured chromolithograph; very light spotting to margins, short expertly repaired tear to top margin, just clipping the line border, otherwise a very good example.
Caricature map, published in "Geographical Fun. Humorous Outlines of Various Countries"', priced five shillings. The map was supposedly drawn by a fifteen year old girl, with the verse underneath by 'Aleph', a pseudonym for William Harvey (1796-1873). He was a popular journalist and author of 'London Scenes and London People...', published in 1863. "And What shall typify the Emerald Isle? A peasant happy in her baby's smile?" This rustic representation appears to be quite harmless, with a woman carrying her baby in a sling: however the baby has a protruding ape-like jaw, propagating the popular prejudice that the Irish were slightly less than human.
SLOWTHER: Compass Points (The Map Collector 16, p.48-)

£420

ALEPH.

Italy.

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1869. 270 x 210.
Coloured chromolithograph; very light age-toning in the margins from earlier framing, signs of an old crease across the top right corner, otherwise a very good example.
Caricature map, published in "Geographical Fun. Humorous Outlines of Various Countries"', priced five shillings. The map was supposedly drawn by a fifteen year old girl, with the verse underneath by 'Aleph', a pseudonym for William Harvey (1796-1873). He was a popular journalist and author of 'London Scenes and London People...', published in 1863. Garibaldi, waving a flag and carrying the Cap of Liberty, makes up the whole of the Italian peninula. He towers above the enemy of Italian unification, Pope Pius IX (who introduced the doctrine of papal infallability), pictured as Sardinia. Garibaldi was always popular in Britain, attracting huge crowds on a visit. Here he is described as the "Uncompromising friend of Liberty!".
SLOWTHER: Compass Points (The Map Collector 16, p.48-)

£310

ALEPH.

Holland and Belgium.

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1869. 210 x 270.
Coloured chromolithograph; very light marginal spotting, otherwise a fine example.
Caricature map, published in "Geographical Fun. Humorous Outlines of Various Countries"', priced five shillings. The map was supposedly drawn by a fifteen year old girl, with the verse underneath by 'Aleph', a pseudonym for William Harvey (1796-1873). He was a popular journalist and author of 'London Scenes and London People...', published in 1863. "Dame Holland" holds "Master Belgium" in her arms. Despite his childish long hair and skirts, Belgium is smoking a cheroot.
SLOWTHER: Compass Points (The Map Collector 16, p.48-)

£250

ALEPH.

Prussia.

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1869. 210 x 270.
Coloured chromolithograph; light spotting and soiling to margins, otherwise a very good example.
Caricature map, published in "Geographical Fun. Humorous Outlines of Various Countries"', priced five shillings. The map was supposedly drawn by a fifteen year old girl, with the verse underneath by 'Aleph', a pseudonym for William Harvey (1796-1873). He was a popular journalist and author of 'London Scenes and London People...', published in 1863. After the Battle of Sadowa, in which the Prussians destroyed the Austrian army with a new needle gun, Count Bismark of Prussia is approached by the other German states to head the North German Confederation.
SLOWTHER: Compass Points (The Map Collector 16, p.48-)

£170

ALEPH.

Spain & Portugal.

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1869. 210 x 270.
Coloured chromolithograph; old fold to top right corner, now expertly repaired and strengthened, light marginal spotting and soiling, otherwise a good example.
Caricature map, published in "Geographical Fun. Humorous Outlines of Various Countries"', priced five shillings. The map was supposedly drawn by a fifteen year old girl, with the verse underneath by 'Aleph', a pseudonym for William Harvey (1796-1873). He was a popular journalist and author of 'London Scenes and London People...', published in 1863. Queen Isabella of Spain is bride to a Portuguese bear groom, representing the attempts of General Prim to achieve a dynastic union. However Isabella was deposed in 1870.
SLOWTHER: Compass Points (The Map Collector 16, p.48-)

£280

LAPIE, Pierre & Alexandre Émile.

Planispheres Célestes.

Paris, 1838. 390 x 575.
Original outline colour; light overall age toning, very light spotting, mainly to the margins, otherwise a very good example.
An inexpensive double hemisphere chart of the heavens, engraved by Pierre Tardieu. A key gives the magnitude of the stars and nebula.

£90

MUNSTER, Sebastian.

[No title].

Basle, 1550 - Latin text edition. 105 x 145.
Woodcut set in a page of text. Slight soiling, mostly confined to the text area.
This woodcut appears several times within the 'Cosmographia' and is of a collection of islands, on one example the reference is to Columbus and the Fortunate Island or Canaries, but on this one it appears to be of Rhodes, Delos and other Greek islands.

£68

ALEPH.

France.

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1869. 270 x 210.
Coloured chromolithograph; laid on thick paper to support damage to upper margin and tear to lower margin, other light spotting and staining, otherwise a presentable example.
Caricature map, published in "Geographical Fun. Humorous Outlines of Various Countries"', priced five shillings. The map was supposedly drawn by a fifteen year old girl, with the verse underneath by 'Aleph', a pseudonym for William Harvey (1796-1873). He was a popular journalist and author of 'London Scenes and London People...', published in 1863. On the verge of the Third Republic: "A hook-nosed lady represents fair France, Empress of cooks, of fashions, and the dance". Britanny is a gilt mirror in which she examines herself and her finery.
SLOWTHER: Compass Points (The Map Collector 16, p.48-)

£110

BLAEU, Joan.

Armillæ Aequatoriæ.

Amsterdam, c.1650. 415 x 270.
Uncoloured; light overall age-toning and minor spotting, some small areas of surface abrasion, otherwise a good example.
A fine example of engraving from the Blaeu atlas showing a fairly simple type of armillary sphere.

£120

EDWARDS, George.

Itinera Varia Auctoris.

London, 1746. 260 x 210.
Original wash colour; trimmed right hand margin with slight loss of printed scale border, the word 'Itineria' is missing from the title, signs of an old removed library stamp top left corner, old library stamp to verso, light marginal soiling, otherwise quite presentable.
From 'A Natural History of Uncommon Birds'. Signed by Edwards as the etcher and dated 1746. The map is primarily of the British Isles but it also includes western Europe and Norway. Marked on the map are the author's journeys between 1716-30. At the top of the map is a large broken off beak of the Egyptian Ibis; the centre has two splendidly drawn stag beetles, male and female; the inset at the bottom displays a small bird perched on a branch (Least Humming Bird from Jamaica).
SHIRLEY: Printed Maps of the British Isles 1650 - 1750. No. 34.

£78

MUNSTER, Sebastian.

Monstra marina & terrestria, quae paslim in partibus aquilonis inueniuntur. [Title in German].

Basle, 1550 -, German text edition. 290 x 350.
Woodcut; light overall soiling and minor soiling, lower margin repaired and paper reinstated, other repairs to short tears, visible on verso, otherwise a fair example.
There seems to be very little reason for including this fascinating woodcut of monsters in the "Cosmographia". Originally shown on the Olaus Magnus 'Carta Marina' map of Scandinavia of 1539. The images were also later used by Abraham Ortelius on his map of Iceland. It is however, a fine example of the skill of the wood engraver. The initials H.R.M.D appear in the lower right corner, possibly Hans Rudolf Manuel der "Deutsch".

£650

MUNSTER, Sebastian.

[Europa].

Basel, 1580. 280 x 170.
Woodcut; light soiling to margins, a couple of spots on the image, possibly old wax, otherwise a very good example.
Originally designed by John Bucius in 1537, this example appears in the 'Cosmography' after 1580. It shows Europe in the image of a Queen, Spain and Portugal form the head, Italy and Denmark the arms and other countries form the gown.
HILL: p.39; MCC: No.6, plate V.

£680

S.D.U.K.

The Stars in Six Maps on the Gnomonic Projection.

London, Charles Knight & Co., 1844. 280 x 265.
Uncoloured; minor soiling to margins, otherwise fine condition.
The complete Celestial Section from the Atlas, contains six star charts and the explanation and title page. Engraved by J & C Walker, for the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.

£190

[CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria.].

[No title].

Venice, c.1690. 170 x 130.
Uncoloured; light marginal soiling, otherwise fine.
An interesting engraving illustrating various theories in the relationship between the Sun the Moon and the Earth.

£125

ANON.

The Portraictuer of Captayne John Smith - Admirall of New England.

London, W. Richardson, c.1846 -. 155 x 100.
Uncoloured; light age-toning to the edges of the paper, otherwise a fine example.
A late, but finely executed steel engraving by William Richardson of Captain John Smith, probably done around 1846. There is no attribution apart from the engravers name.

£78

BOWEN, Emanuel.

[No Title].

London, 1748. 330 x 200.
Uncoloured; very light age-toning, otherwise fine.
Three engravings on one copper-plate, shows a 'Rhinoceros as described by ye Ancients, a Rhinoceros drawn from the life and an Indian Monarch giving audience from his Elephant'. Issued in John Harris's 'Navigantium atque Itinerantium Bibliotheca', or 'A Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels'.

£32