RA1

[COOK, Capt. James.].

Carte de la Terre Van-Diemen.

Paris, c.1780. 240 x 350..
Coloured; uncut edges to the margins, very light soiling, otherwise a very good example.
A map of southern Tasmania after Capt. Cook, engraved by André and published by Rigobert Bonne.

£110

RA2

[L'ISLE, Guillaume de.].

Stato di Milano e suoi confini.

Venice, Girolamo Albrizzi, 1740. 330 x 405.
Uncoloured; very light toning to the margins and minor soiling, otherwise a fine example.
A map of the region of Italy around Milan from 'Atlante Novissimo che Contiene Tutte le Parti del Mondo'. Shows Milan virtually in the centre of the map, with the Lakes in the north and down to Parma and Regio. A decorative title cartouche depicts stag hunting.

£150

RA3

[L'ISLE, Guillaume de.].

Carte Geografica dello Stato del Piemonte.

Venice, Girolamo Albrizzi, 1740. 330 x 435.
Uncoloured; very light marginal toning and minor soiling, otherwise a fine example.
A map of the Piedmont region of Italy from 'Atlante Novissimo che Contiene Tutte le Parti del Mondo'. Turin lies virtually in the middle of the map, also showing the coast from Nice to Varazze near Genoa.

£120

RA4

[L'ISLE, Guillaume de.].

Carte Geografica del Ducato di Savoja.

Venice, Girolamo Albrizzi, 1740. 330 x 430.
Uncoloured; very light marginal toning, otherwise a fine example.
A map of the Savoy region of France from 'Atlante Novissimo che Contiene Tutte le Parti del Mondo'. Lake Geneva is at the top of the map, shows down to La Grave and St Jean de Maurienne (named Giovanni on the map). Highly decorative figured cartouche shows a stage hunting scene.

£140

RA5

[MERIAN, Matthias.].

Trataria sive Magnichami Imperiorum.

Frankfurt, c.1650. 275 x 350.
Uncoloured; light age-toning, signs of old vertical creases from book, short repaired tear to lower margin, otherwise a good example.
A decorative map of Tartary and Eastern Russia, with figured title cartouche and mile scale. Very similar to the cartography and decoration of Johannes Blaeu and Jan Jansson..

£130

RA6

[ORTELIUS, Abraham.].

Geographia Sacra.

[Amsterdam, Jan Jansson, c.1650-]. No text on verso. 363 x 482.
Uncoloured; light age-toning and minor waterstaining to margins, one or two small spots, otherwise a good example.
A map of Sacred Geography based on holy writers in the Old and New Testament. Inset is a 'modern' oval map of the World. Possibly published by Jan Jansson in 'The Accuratissima Orbis Antiqui Delineatio', although the plate size and engraving matches the original plate by Abraham Ortelius and his name appears in the top right corner, in which case it was published in the 'Parergon'. I have included the van den Broecke reference number.
Van den BROECKE: 178.

£340

RA7

[THOMSON & Co., John].

Sketch of the Tour from Dumbarton to Inverary.

Edinburgh, c.1818. 165 x 95.
Uncoloured; light age-toning, otherwise a a very good example.
Shows the River Clyde, Greenock, Inverary and Dumbarton. Probably published in the seventh edition of J.Fairbairn's "Traveller's Guide through Scotland and its Islands" and engraved by J. & G. Menzies. John Thomson & Co. was possibly the publisher.

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RA8

[THOMSON & Co., John].

Plan of Loch Katherine.

Edinburgh, c.1818. 90 x 165.
Uncoloured; light age-toning, otherwise a a very good example.
A well engraved and detail map of Loch Katherine [sic] and area, now Katrine. Located just north of Glasgow between Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park and Queen Elizabeth Forest Park. Probably published in the seventh edition of J.Fairbairn's "Traveller's Guide through Scotland and its Islands" and engraved by J. & G. Menzies. John Thomson & Co. was possibly the publisher.

£18

RA9

[TIRION, Isaac.].

Regno di Danimarca.

Venice, Girolamo Albrizzi, 1740. 280 x 340.
Uncoloured; overall age-toning, lighter in places, otherwise a good example.
A map of Denmark after the Isaac Tirion model of 1731 from 'Atlante Novissimo che Contiene Tutte le Parti del Mondo'. Shows the whole of Denmark, parts of Germany and Southern Sweden.

£130

RA10

[TIRION, Isaac.].

Regno di Svezia.

Venice, Girolamo Albrizzi, 1740. 285 x 340.
Uncoloured; very light brown spotting to margins, otherwise a fine example.
A fine map of Scandinavia after the Isaac Tirion from 'Atlante Novissimo che Contiene Tutte le Parti del Mondo'. Covers the tope of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Baltic States.

£140

RA11

BLAEU, Willem.

Africĉ nova descriptio.

Amsterdam, 1635, French text edition. 410 x 555.
Fine original colour; a dark early impression, very light overall age-toning, minor marginal soiling, otherwise a fine example.
One of the most decorative maps of Africa available; with nine vignette views of towns lining the top of the map and ten of costumes down the sides. The seas have fine engravings of monsters including a serpent-tailed horse, galleons and a compass rose; the land is adorned with elephants, lions, ostriches and an Arab with a laden camel. The River Nile is shown according to Ptolemy, with its sources emanating from Lake Zaire and Zaflan. The fictitious Lake Sachaf created by Laurent Fries appears in the south, along with the R. de Spirito Santo.
KOEMAN: Atlantes Neerlandici, Bl II.

£3,700

RA12

BOWEN, Emanuel.

[No Title].

London, 1748. 325 x 200.
Uncoloured; very light age-toning, otherwise fine.
A copper-plate engraving of 'The Inhabitants of California in their respective dresses'. Issued in John Harris's 'Navigantium atque Itinerantium Bibliotheca', or 'A Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels'.

£25

RA13

BOWEN, Emanuel.

[No Title].

London, 1748. 305 x 210.
Uncoloured; very light age-toning, otherwise fine.
A superbly detailed copper-plate engraving of the 'Watch Tower or Light-House erected by Ptolemy Soter on the island of Pharus near the Port of Alexandria'. Issued in John Harris's 'Navigantium atque Itinerantium Bibliotheca', or 'A Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels'.

£56

RA14

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

RA15

BOWEN, Emanuel.

[No Title].

London, 1748. 320 x 230.
Uncoloured; very light age-toning, otherwise fine.
Four engravings on one copper-plate, shows 'Russians Travelling with Dog Sleads in Siberia, Burattians Hunting (stag) A Mongolian Lady and Priest, A Tunguzian taking a Solemn Oath'. Issued in John Harris's 'Navigantium atque Itinerantium Bibliotheca', or 'A Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels'.

£18

RA16

BOWEN, Emanuel.

[No Title].

London, 1748. 325 x 200.
Uncoloured; very light age-toning, otherwise fine.
Two engravings on one copper-plate, shows 'A Tartar Camp in Motion and The Ceremony of Blessing the Horses'. Issued in John Harris's 'Navigantium atque Itinerantium Bibliotheca', or 'A Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels'.

£23

RA17

BOWEN, Emanuel.

[No Title].

London, 1748. 325 x 235.
Uncoloured; very light age-toning, otherwise fine.
Four engravings on one copper-plate, shows a 'Targazinian Tartar on Ox-Back, a Xixigarchian Tartar family, The Temple Iugangu and Samojedes Travelling with Harts Sleads'. Issued in John Harris's 'Navigantium atque Itinerantium Bibliotheca', or 'A Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels'.

£18

RA18

BOWEN, Emanuel.

[No Title].

London, 1748. 350 x 235.
Uncoloured; very light age-toning, otherwise fine.
Two engravings on one copper-plate, shows 'Toboleski the chief City of Siberia and The Great rocky waterfall call'd Skamanskoy'. Issued in John Harris's 'Navigantium atque Itinerantium Bibliotheca', or 'A Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels'.

£38

RA19

BOWEN, Emanuel.

A New and Accurate Map of Anatolia or Asia Minor with Syria and such other provinces of the Turkish Empire.

London, 1748. 345 x 425.
Uncoloured; very light age-toning, slightly darker in the centrefold, otherwise a very good example.
A map of Turkey, also showing the Black Sea and Cyprus. Issued in John Harris's 'Navigantium atque Itinerantium Bibliotheca', or 'A Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels'.

£98

RA20

BOWEN, Emanuel.

Nuova ed Esatta Carta del Mondo.

[London, 1744-]. 355 x 435.
Coloured; some expert repairs to the edges of the margins, light marginal soiling, signs of old folds, otherwise a very good example.
A map of the World after Emanuel Bowen, but from an Italian text edition (title in Italian) and dated 1744.

£390

RA21

CARY, John.

A New Map of the Russian Empire, divided into its Governments; from the latest authorities.

London, 1799. 460 x 1001 (two sheets conjoined).
Fine original colour; light marginal age-toning, some minor spotting and soiling, signs of old creasing, otherwise a good example.
A map of the whole of the Russian Empire, from the Gulf of Finland across to the Bering Straits.

£180

RA22

HOMANN, Johann Baptist.

Scandinavia complectens Suecia, Daniae & Novegiae Regna..

Nuremberg, 1731. 490 x 575.
Fine original body colour; minor darkening of centrefold caused by guard paste, other minor spotting and light soiling, otherwise a good example.
A map of the whole of Scandinavia and part of Russia. Highly decorative figured cartouche top left.

£385

RA23

JANSSON, Jan.

Gothia.

Amsterdam, 1649, Latin text edition. 400 x 490.
Coloured, possibly original with some recent added; light age-toning, minor marginal spotting, short split to lower part of centrefold (repaired) visible only when held up to the light, otherwise a good example.
A map of lower Sweden and parts of Norway.
KOEMAN: Atlantes Neerlandici Me 60.

£280

RA24

JANSSON, Jan.

Mervinia et Montgomeria Comitatus.

Amsterdam, 1646, Latin text edition. 385 x 505.
Finely coloured; very light overall age-toning, slightly darker at the edges of the margins, otherwise a fine example.
A decorative map of Montgomery.

£190

RA25

MERCATOR, Gerard.

Portugalliae que olim Lusitania...

Amsterdam, Henricus Hondius, 1628, French text edition. 335 x 495.
Finely coloured; very light soiling to margins, otherwise a fine example.
A highly decorative map of Portugal, orientated with north to the right. Superbly engraved by Baptista Doetichum.
KOEMAN: Atlantes Neerlandici, Me 28A.

£450

RA26

MUNSTER, Sebastian.

Typus Universalis.

Basle, Heinrich Petri, 1550-, Latin text edition. 285 x 380.
Woodcut; small holes in the upper and lower margins, some minor marginal staining, otherwise a very good example.
Munster's modern world map, using an oval projection surrounded by wind heads, published in his Cosmographia. This and the accompanying map of the Americas were the first printed maps to name the Pacific Ocean. This is the second woodblock used by Munster for both the Geographia and the Cosmographia after 1550. The initial DK (David Kandel) appears in the left-hand corner.
SHIRLEY: 92.

£1,600

RA27

MUNSTER, Sebastian.

Typus Orbis Ptol Descriptus.

Basle, 1550. 285 x 350.
Uncoloured woodcut; minor marginal soiling and light waterstaining, small hole in the upper and lower margins, otherwise very good.
Ptolemaic world map, surrounded by wind heads. The woodcut designs on the verso are attributed to Hans Holbein.
SHIRLEY: Mapping of the World, 76.

£850

RA28

OGILBY, John.

The Continuation of ye extended road from Barnstable to Truro.

London, 1675-98. 355 x 450.
Finely coloured; very light marginal age-toning, minor marginal nicks, otherwise a good example.
From the 1698 edition of the first road atlas of England and Wales, surveyed by John Ogilby. Sheet 34; shows the road from Hatherley in Devon, through Launceston, Camelford, across the River Camel [Rock] to Padstow and on to Truro.

£210

RA29

OGILBY, John.

The Road from Bristol co. Glouc; to Banbury com. Oxo.

London, 1675-98. 335 x 445.
Finely coloured; very light marginal age-toning, minor marginal nicks (repaired), otherwise a good example.
From the 1698 edition of the first road atlas of England and Wales, surveyed by John Ogilby. Sheet 55; shows the road from Bristol (plan) and then through Chipping-Sodbury, Tetbury, Cirencester, Burford and on to Banbury.

£210

RA30

OGILBY, John.

The Continuation of the Road from Bristol to Chester commencing at Ludlow com. Shrews and extending to Chester [sic].

London, 1675-98. 350 x 460.
Finely coloured; very light marginal age-toning, minor marginal nicks and short tears (repaired), otherwise a good example.
From the 1698 edition of the first road atlas of England and Wales, surveyed by John Ogilby. Sheet 57; shows the road from Ludlow, and then through Church-Stretton, Shrewsbury (plan) and then on to West Chester [sic].

£190

RA31

OGILBY, John.

The Road from Bristol com: Somst. to Exeter com. Devon.

London, 1675-98. 350 x 445.
Finely coloured; very light marginal age-toning, minor marginal nicks (repaired), otherwise a good example.
From the 1698 edition of the first road atlas of England and Wales, surveyed by John Ogilby. Sheet 58; shows the road from Bristol (plan), through Wells, Glastonbury, Lyng, Taunton, Wellington, Welland, Columpton and on to Exeter (plan).

£230

RA32

OGILBY, John.

The Road from Bristol to Weymouth com. Dorset.

London, 1675-98. 340 x 435.
Finely coloured; very light marginal age-toning, minor marginal nicks and a short tear (repaired), otherwise a good example.
From the 1698 edition of the first road atlas of England and Wales, surveyed by John Ogilby. Sheet 60; the road from Bristol (plan), then on through Wells, Glastonbury, Somerton, Martock, Crokehorn, Framton and then on to Weymouth.

£210

RA33

OGILBY, John.

The Road from Exeter to Barnstable & Thence to Ilfarcomb co: Devon [sic].

London, 1675-98. 325 x 435.
Finely coloured; very light marginal age-toning, minor marginal nicks (repaired), rust spot with minor loss of paper in the side margins, otherwise a good example.
From the 1698 edition of the first road atlas of England and Wales, surveyed by John Ogilby. Sheet 68; shows the road from Exeter (plan), through Crediton, Chimleigh, Barnstable, Ilfracombe and then another strip from Ifracombe to Bediford and on to Torington [sic].

£180

RA34

OGILBY, John.

The Road from Huntingdon to Ipswich co: Suff.

London, 1675-98. 325 x 460.
Finely coloured; very light marginal age-toning, minor marginal nicks (repaired), otherwise a good example.
From the 1698 edition of the first road atlas of England and Wales, surveyed by John Ogilby. Sheet 73; shows the road from Huntingdon (plan), through Erith, Ely, Soham, Bury, Needham and on to Ipswich.

£150

RA35

OGILBY, John.

The Road from King's Lyn co. Norf. To Harwich a Essex [sic].

London, 1675-98. 345 x 445.
Finely coloured; very light marginal age-toning, minor marginal nicks (repaired), some old paper stress tears (repaired) visible when held up to the light, otherwise a good example.
From the 1698 edition of the first road atlas of England and Wales, surveyed by John Ogilby. Sheet 75; shows the road from King's-Lyn (plan), through Swafham, Thetford, Ipswich (plan) and on to Harwich.

£180

RA36

OGILBY, John.

The Continuation of the Road from London to Aberistwith.

London, 1675-98. 310 x 485.
Finely coloured; very light marginal age-toning, trimmed close at side margins, but with enough blank paper to facilitate framing, otherwise a good example.
From the 1698 edition of the first road atlas of England and Wales, surveyed by John Ogilby. Sheet 3: shows the road from Bramyard (plan) in Herefordshire, through Leominster (plan), Prestaine, Riadergowy and on to Aberistwith [sic].

£170

RA37

OGILBY, John.

The Continuation of ye Road from London to Aberistwith. Plate ye second comencing at Islip com: Oxford & Extending to Bramyard com: Hereford.

London, 1675-98. 345 x 440.
Finely coloured; very light marginal age-toning, minor marginal nicks (repaired), slight thinning of paper at centrefold, visible when held up to the light, otherwise a good example.
From the 1698 edition of the first road atlas of England and Wales, surveyed by John Ogilby. Sheet 2; the road from Islip, through Enston, Morton Inmarsh, Pershore, Worcester and on to Bramyard [sic].

£190

RA38

OGILBY, John.

The Continuation of ye Road from London to Barnstable n Com: Devon.

London, 1675-98. 325 x 450.
Finely coloured; very light marginal age-toning, minor marginal nicks (repaired), otherwise a good example.
From the 1698 edition of the first road atlas of England and Wales, surveyed by John Ogilby. Sheet 33; shows the road from Bridgewater, through Dulverton, South Moulton, Barnstable, Torrington and on to Hatherley.

£180

RA39

OGILBY, John.

The Road from London to Newhaven com: Sussex.

London, 1675-98. 335 x 435.
Finely coloured; very light marginal age-toning, minor marginal nicks, otherwise a good example.
From the 1698 edition of the first road atlas of England and Wales, surveyed by John Ogilby. Sheet 29; shows the road from London (plan), through Croydon, East Grinstead, Lewes, Newhaven, then a short strip from Newhaven through Brighton and on to New Shoreham

£280

RA40

OGILBY, John.

The Road from Monmouth to Llanbeder in Cardigansh South Wales [sic].

London, 1675-98. 340 x 435.
Finely coloured; very light marginal age-toning, minor marginal nicks (repaired), otherwise a good example.
From the 1698 edition of the first road atlas of England and Wales, surveyed by John Ogilby. Sheet 77; the road from Monmouth, through Abergevenney, Crecowell, Brecknock and on to Lanbedor [sic].

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RA41

OGILBY, John.

The Road from Nottingham to Grimsby in the Count of Lincolne [sic]

London, 1675-98. 325 x 445.
Finely coloured; very light marginal age-toning, minor marginal nicks and a short tear (repaired), otherwise a good example.
From the 1698 edition of the first road atlas of England and Wales, surveyed by John Ogilby. Sheet 78; shows the road from Nottingham, through Newark, Lincolne and then on to Grimsby [sic].

£190

RA42

OGILBY, John.

The Road from the City of Salisbury com. Wilts to Campden com. Gloc.

London, 1675-98. 345 x445.
Finely coloured; very light marginal age-toning, minor marginal nicks and a short tear (repaired), otherwise a good example.
From the 1698 edition of the first road atlas of England and Wales, surveyed by John Ogilby. Sheet 85; the road from Salisbury (plan), through Burbich, Marlborough, Hiworth, Lechlade, Burford, Stow and on to Campden.

£190

RA43

OGILBY, John.

Nova Virginiae Tabula.

[London, 1671]. 290 x 360.
Uncoloured; dark impression, fine condition.
A fine decorative map of Virginia, winged putti, natives, a goat, a long tailed sheep and a llama fill the top corners and enhance the mile scale at the bottom.

£1,050

RA44

ORTELIUS, Abraham.

Portugalliae que olim Lusitania, novissima & exactissima descriptio Aucto re Vernando Alvaro Secco.

Antwerp, 1592, Latin text edition. 340 x 510.
Finely coloured; light marginal soiling, slight show-through of text from verso in upper margin, otherwise a fine example.
One of the most decorative maps of Portugal available and also one of the earliest. This appears to be the second plate produced for the atlas, 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarrum', although this example does not match the description in van den Broecke exactly. Although the flow lines in the River Douro, hairy face in cartouche and sea monster and windows on buildings in the city of Porto all indicate 2nd plate, there is no stippling behind the sea names as described. Also the hachuring in the scale blocks along the bottom is vertical as per the first plate. The page number on the verso indicates post 1592.
Van den BROECKE: No. 27.

£520

RA45

PETTY, William.

The County of Donagall.

London, 1685. 570 x 700.
Uncoloured; four separate sheets joined, signs of old folds, minor paper faults due to size, otherwise a fine example.
The earliest printed map of County Donagal, from 'Hiberniĉ Delineatio'. The 'Down Survey' was executed by Dr William Petty (later Sir) in 1655-56 to produce the first printed atlas of Ireland. In 1660 Petty obtained the 'King's grant for a privilege and sole sale of the maps'. The engraver is unknown but the plates were probably engraved in Amsterdam around 1675 and there followed a ten year delay before the maps were finally printed in London. Petty was to die two years later on 16th December 1687.

£560

RA46

PHILIP & Son, George.

Africa.

London & Liverpool, c.1850. 520 x 600.
Original coloured lithograph; signs of old creases, one or two small tears expertly repaired, overall a good example.
A superbly detailed map of Africa, possibly used at the time by the owner because there are numerous manuscript ink annotations and corrections, particularly in the central parts around the lakes. Victoria and Albert are named, although the latter is almost as large in area and cannot be identified with any lake today. Lake Tanganyika stretches down towards Lanke Nyassa. And there are two other almost round lakes drawn in ink that do not correspond with any today Probably separately published.

£90

RA47

PHILIP & Son, George.

Germany Southern Part.

Liverpool, c.1850. 505 x 600.
Original coloured lithograph; signs of old creases, one or two small tears expertly repaired, overall a good example.
A detailed map of Southern Germany showing the railways in operation and those in progress. Printed by J Gellatly in Edinburgh. Probably separately published.

£38

RA48

S.D.U.K.

London 1843.

London, Chapman & Hall, 1843. Two sheets conjoined, total 390 x 645.
Original colour; signs of old vertical paper creases from the book, otherwise a good example.
A detailed plan of London, showing Hyde Park, Kentish Town in the north, the West India dock on the Isle of Dogs in the east, and as far south as the Oval cricket ground.

£250

RA49

SANSON, Nicholas.

Les Isles de Malte, Goza & c.

Paris, c.1656. 200 x 300.
Uncoloured; light age-toning to the margins, closely trimmed at top edge, with enough blank paper to facilitate framing, minor marginal nicks, otherwise a good example.
A finely engraved map of Malta and the island of Goza.

£280

RA50

SIFTON, PREAD & Co. Ltd.

The Bermudas.

London, c.1920. 140 x 180.
Original coloured lithograph; overall fine condition.
A late but interesting map of Bermuda. Many places are named and the Steamer Course is shown into Hamilton.

SOLD

RA51

SIFTON, PREAD & Co. Ltd.

The Virgin Islands.

London, c.1920. 85 x 140.
Original coloured lithograph; overall fine condition.
A late but interesting map of The Virgin Islands, shows both the U.S. (green) and the British (red) administered islands. St. Thomas, St. John, Tortola and Virgin Gorda are named with inset of St. Croix.

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RA52

SPEED, John.

The Isle of Man.....

London, 1610-12, FIRST EDITION. 380 x 500.
Uncoloured, fine dark impression. Cut close on right-hand edge, with only v.slight loss of printed line of border, otherwise a fine dark example.
A fine map of the island drawn by Thomas Durham 1595. From Speed's atlas 'The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine'.

£680

RA53

SPEED, John.

The Kingdom of Scotland.

London, John Sudbury and George Humble, 1610-12, FIRST EDITION. 385 x 510.
Finely coloured; dark impression, some expert restoration to the centrefold area and margins, visible when held up to the light, but with no loss of printed surface. Other short repaired nicks to edges of margins, small hole in the centrefold, right on the edge of the platemark, possibly a guide for the binder, otherwise a presentable example and priced accordingly.
Undoubtedly the most decorative map of Scotland, this is the first state, with portraits of James I (the Sixth of Scotland), Queen Anna and their sons. In 1652 these were replaced with vignettes of "commoners". The map itself is based on Mercator's map of 1595, but has an inset of the Orkneys top right.
RSGS: p.168.

£1,950

RA54

TIRINUS, Jacobus.

Chorographia Terrĉ Sanctĉ in Augustiorem formam redacta, et ex varis auctoribus a multis erroribus expurgata.

Antwerp, Martinus Nutius, 1632. 320 x 820.
Coloured; some expert restoration to a small hole in the title, signs of old folds with some repairs to short splits, otherwise a very good example.
A large map of the Holy Land with corrections of the many errors made by various authors. Oriented with east at the top of the page. Shows the distribution of the Tribes on both sides of the Jordan, with the shoreline from Sidon to the Nile Delta. There are 16 vignettes of biblical objects and an inset map of ancient Jerusalem in the centre. From Jacobus Tirinius 'Commentarius in Vetus et Novum Testamentum'. Probably engraved by Cornelis Galle after Adrichom's map. Printed on two sheets and joined.
LAOR: Maps of the Holy Land, 771.

£780

RA55

VAL, Pierre du.

Carte Universelle du Commerce c'est á dire Carte Hidrographique [sic]...…

Paris, 1674-86. 370 x 540.
Finely coloured; some marginal nicks and light soiling, one or two short and expertly repaired tears, old ink manuscript 'Siberia' above Grande Tartarie and latitude numbers down the right-hand side, also 'I.Chiloe' off the South American coast, otherwise a good example.
A map of the world on a plane projection showing the principal trading routes across the oceans, particularly those from the East and West Indies. Du Val has shown the northern route across the Indian Ocean used by the English and French ships, also the more southerly route used by the Dutch. There is very little decoration for a map of this period, but then it was probably intended for commercial purposes as the title implies. California is shown as an island, the coast of Australia is quite advanced and Van Diemens Land named. There is also a huge land-mass in the south, with the Beach named. It ran to a second state for the 'Carte de Geographie' and a third state with the date altered to 1686 (this example).
SHIRLEY: Mapping of the World #465.

£2,850