RB100 |
STONE, Jeffrey C. (Introduction).
A Colonial Surveyor at Work: the field diary of W.G. Fairweather, Assistant Surveyor, Northern Rhodesia Government, 1913-1914.
Aberdeen, 1993.
4to, printed paper wrappers, worn; pp. 45 + map.
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£3 |
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RB101 |
HEAD, Major F.B.
The Life of Bruce.
London, John Murray, 1830.
8vo. printed boards, light wear; pp. vii + 535, folded map.
The life of James Bruce "The African Traveller". Folded map of his expedition on the Red Sea in Abyssinia, Nubia and Egypt.
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£65 |
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RB102 |
ARMSTRONG, Terence.
Yermak's Campaign in Siberia. A selection of documents translated from the Russian by Tatiana Minorsky and David Wileman,,,
London, The Hakluyt Society, 1975.
8vo. blue cloth, embossed, printed d/w, light wear; pp. x + 315, profusely illus.
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£15 |
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RB103 |
KOEMAN, C.
Joan Blaeu and His Grand Atlas.
Amsterdam, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Ltd, 1970.
8vo, printed wrappers, light wear; pp. vi + 114, illus.
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£18 |
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RB104 |
DONNO, Elizabeth Story.
An Elizabethan in 1582. The Diary of Richard Madox, Fellow of All Souls.
London, The Hakluyt Society, 1976.
8vo. blue cloth, embossed, printed d/w, light wear; pp. xvi + 365, illus.
A fascinating insight into Elizabethan life. Chronicling, in the main, the initial (albeit abortive) attempt to establish a spice trade in the Moluccas, the Diary of Richard Madox covers a single calendar year.
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£18 |
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RB105 |
BROWN, Basil.
Astronomical Atlases, Maps & Charts. An Historical & General Guide.
London, Dawsons, 1968.
Small 4to, buckram gilt, pp. 200, illus.
A re-print of the 1932 edition.
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£38 |
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RB106 |
WAGNER, Henry R.
The Cartography of the Northwest Coast of America to the Year 1800.
Amsterdam, Nico Israel, 1968.
4to, cloth, light wear to front endpaper; pp. x + 543, plates, many folding.
Reprint of the 1937 edition. The standard work for this area, very comprehensive.
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£85 |
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RB107 |
CUMMING, William P., SKELTON, R.A. & QUINN, D.B.
The Discovery of North America.
New York, American Heritage Press. 1971. First American Edition.
4to, cloth d/w sl. worn; pp. 304, illus.
The standard reference work for the discovery of North America from Columbus to the Pilgrims 1620.
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£38 |
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RB108 |
VILES, Donald M. and Charlene.
North America's Hidden Port of Acapulco.
Oregon, 1982.
8vo, paper wrappers, lightly worn; pp. 38, illus.
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£2 |
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RB109 |
MOOREHEAD, Alan.
Darwin and The Beagle.
Middlesex, Penguin, 1978.
8vo. illus. Card, light wear; pp. 223, fully illus.
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£8 |
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RB110 |
ANDREWS, Kenneth R.
English Privateering Voyages to the West Indies 1588-1595.
Cambridge, Hakluyt Society, 1959.
8vo. blue embossed cloth, gilt, printed d/w; pp. xxvii + 421, illus, map.
From the second series No. CXI. Documents relating to English voyages to the West Indies from the defeat of the Armada to the last voyage of Sir Francis Drake, including Spanish documents contributed by Irene A. Wright.
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£35 |
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RB111 |
ARASARATNAM, Sinnappah. (translated & edited).
François Valentijn's Description of Ceylon.
London, Hakluyt Society, 1978.
8vo. blue cloth, embossed, gilt, printed d/w; pp. xv + 395, illus.
An early description of Ceylon.
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£35 |
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RB112 |
BEAGLEHOLE, Prof. J.C.
The Exploration of the Pacific.
London, Adam & Charles Black, 1966.
8vo. dark blue cloth, gilt, illus. d/w, worn; pp. x + 346, folding maps.
A comprehensive reference work on the early discovery of Australia and New Zealand.
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£23 |
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RB113 |
MOOREHEAD, Alan.
The White Nile.
London, Penguin, 1973.
8vo. printed card, light wear; pp. 320, illus. throughout.
A comprehensive reference work from the early exploration of 1856.
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£8 |
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RB114 |
TOOLEY, R.V.
Collector's Guide to Maps of the African Continent and Southern Africa.
London, Carta Press, 1969.
8vo, cloth, illus. wrappers, worn and short tears; pp. xvi + 132, colour frontis. and 6 plates, + 100 b/w plates. SIGNED by the author.
An important book for the collector of maps of Africa.
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£58 |
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RB115 |
VIRE, François and HEBERT, Jean-Claude.
Madagascar, Comores et Mascareignes à travers la Hawiya d'Ibn Magid (866 H./1462).
1987.
8vo, paper wrappers; pp. 55 - 80, an extract.
An extract from a paper on Madagascar, text in French.
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£2 |
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RB116 |
HALE, J.R. (editor).
The Travel Journal of Antonio de Beatis.
London, Hakluyt Society, 1979.
8vo. blue cloth, embossed, gilt, printed d/w, light wear; pp. xii + 206, folded map.
The travel journal of Antonio de Beatis in Germany, Switzerland, The Low Countries, France and Italy 1517-1518. Translated by J.R. Hale and J.M.A. Lindon.
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£24 |
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RB117 |
ZACHARAKIS, Christos.
A Catalogue of Printed Maps of Greece 1477 - 1800.
Athens, Samourkas Foundation, 1992.
4to, illus. card wrappers, light wear; pp. 483. Illus.
A comprehensive reference work for the collector of maps of Greece. Includes the Addendum et Corrigendum (Athens 1998),
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£50 |
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RB118 |
Essex Record Office.
The Art of the Map-Maker in Essex 1566 - 1860.
London, Heron, 1947.
4to cloth, slightly worn; pp xv + xxx plates.
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£8 |
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RB119 |
HAPGOOD, Charles H.
Maps of the Ancient Sea Kings. Evidence of Advanced Civilization in the Ice Age. Revised Edition.
London, Turnstone Books, 1979, revised edition.
4to, illus. card wrapper; pp. xii + 276, illus.
An examination of a strangely accurate portolan by Piri Re'is, a very informative reference work.
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£28 |
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RB120 |
MOIR, A.L.
The World Map in Hereford Cathedral... The Pictures in the Hereford Mappa Mundi by Malcolm Letts.
Hereford, Friends of Hereford Cathedral, 1979.
8vo, pictorial wrappers, some ink annotation in the margins; pp. 40, illus.
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£10 |
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RB121 |
BICKHAM, George.
The British Monarchy or A New Chorographical Description of all the Dominions Subject to the King of Great Britain.
Newcastle upon Type, Frank Graham, 1967.
4to, cloth, lightly stained, light wear; pp. ii + 6 (intro), + ii + 188 (facsimile), illus.
Bickham's famous bird's eye county maps, first published 1749.
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£35 |
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RB122 |
TOOLEY, R.V.
English Books with Coloured Plates 1790-1860.
London, B.T.Batsford 1954.
8vo, cloth gilt, light wear, minor staining, light paper abrasion to front end paper; pp. viii + 424.
First edition of an influential book.
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£48 |
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RB123 |
BEAZLEY, C. Raymond.
The Dawn of Modern Geography. A.D. 1260 - 1420. Vols I - II & III.
New York, Peter Smith, 1949.
8vo, cloth; pp. Vol I (xiv) + 538, illus. Vol II (xviii) + 651 illus. Vol III (xvi) + 638 illus.
A history of exploration and geographical science from the middle thirteenth to the early years of the fifteenth century. Three volume set, very comprehensive.
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£75 |
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RB124 |
ISRAEL, Nico.
Catalogue 22. Interesting Books and Manuscripts on Various Sunjects.
Amsterdam, Fall 1980.
8vo, brown cloth, light wear; pp.196, illus.
A dealer catalogue. Includes The Oldest Portolan Chart outside the great institutions, Ptolemy, Atlas 1478 and Pomponius Mela, World Map 1482.
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£8 |
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RB125 |
Weinreb & Douwma Ltd/Robert Douwma.
Catalogue 16: Foreign Maps.
London, 1976.
8vo, printed wrappers, light wear; pp.68, illus.
Most of the map cataloguing is by Tony Campbell, Map Curator of the British Library.
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£6 |
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RB126 |
Weinreb & Douwma Ltd/Robert Douwma.
Catalogue 22: Rare and interesting printed maps up to 1800.
London, 1979.
8vo, printed wrappers, light wear; pp.64, illus.
Most of the map cataloguing is by Tony Campbell, Map Curator of the British Library.
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£6 |
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RB127 |
WEINREB & DOUWMA Ltd.
Catalogue 13: English Decorative Prints.
London, 1974.
8vo, printed wrappers; pp.24, fully illus.
Cataloguing is by John Cumming.
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£4 |
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RB128 |
Weinreb & Douwma Ltd/Robert Douwma.
Catalogue 17: The British Isles 'Part 1'.
London, 1977.
8vo, printed wrappers, light wear; pp.116, illus.
Most of the map cataloguing is by Tony Campbell, Map Curator of the British Library.
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£8 |
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RB129 |
Various.
Mercator's World, magazine.
Oregen, 1997. Volume 2, number 4.
4to, paper wrappers; pp. 82, illus.
Contains articles on: Moreira's Manuscript, The Portuguese Century and Maps, Metaphor, and Memory.
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£3 |
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RB130 |
Various.
Mercator's World, magazine.
Oregen, 1996. Volume 1, number 3.
4to, paper wrappers; pp. 82, illus.
Contains articles on: Early European Adverturers and the Opening of Japan, Thomas Jefferson, Cartographer and Nautical Charts for a New Century.
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£2 |
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RB131 |
LISTER, Raymond.
Old Maps and Globes: with a list of cartographers, engravers, publishers and printers concerned with printed maps and globes from c.1500 to c.1850.
London, Bell & Hyman, 1979.
8vo, cloth & d/w chipped and torn; pp. 256, 59 half-tone plates, text illus.
With a short dictionary of mapmakers.
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£28 |
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RB132 |
The Map Collector.
[ Issue No. 64 ].
Tring, Map Collector Publications, Autumn 1993.
4to, illus. Wrappers, fine.
Contains articles on: Six new world maps by Rodney Shirley - The Mapping of Everest by Michael Ward - The map of the Holy Land in the Coverdale Bible: a map by Holbein? By Elizabeth M.Ingram - John Rudd: a forgotten Tudo
r mapmaker? By David Marcombe.
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£8 |
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RB133 |
Various.
Mercator's World, magazine.
Oregen, 1996. Volume 1, number 2.
4to, paper wrappers, worn and slightly torn at spine; pp. 82, illus.
Contains articles on: A 2000-year Premonition, by Thomas Suarez - Teixeira's Act of Possession, by Michael Layland - Cut and Run: Cartographic Thievery, by F.J. Manasek.
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£8 |
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RB134 |
Various.
The Geographical Magazine.
London, April 1960.
4to, half-cloth, marbled boards; pp. approx 50, illus.
The Geographical Magazine with articles on Early Atlases and Colour in Mapmaking by R. A. Skelton. Atlases Today by W.G.V.Balchin, The Ordnance Survey by Major-General L.F. de Vic Carey and other interesting cartographic
essays.
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£5 |
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RB135 |
TOOLEY, R.V.
Maps in Italian Atlases of the Sixteenth Century, being a comparative list of the Italian map issued by Lafreri, Forlani, Duchetti, Bertelli and others, found in atlases.
Originally published, 1937.
8vo, plastic folder, photocopy; pp. 35.
A difficult work to find. Originally published by Iamgo Mundi in 1937.
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£3 |
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RB136 |
LYNAM, Edward.
The Mapmaker's Art. Essays on the History of Maps.
London, Batchworth Press, 1953.
Small 4to, cloth, light wear on front endpaper; pp. xii + 140, illus.
Includes essays on Saxton, Flemish engravers in England, South Sea Buccaneers and Early Days in the Bahamas.
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£21 |
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RB137 |
Various.
Mercator's World, magazine.
Oregen, 1997. Volume 3, number 4.
4to, paper wrappers; pp. 82, illus.
Contains articles on: Mapping Britain from Afar, Frozen Sea of Dreams and S Marks the Spot.
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£3 |
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RB138 |
Various.
Mercator's World, magazine.
Oregen, 2002. Volume 7, number 1.
4to, paper wrappers; pp. 80, illus.
Contains articles on: Virtual Collecting, Guatemala in Relief and Mapping the Solar System.
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£3 |
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RB139 |
Various.
Mercator's World, magazine.
Oregen, 2000. Volume 5, number 2.
4to, paper wrappers; pp. 80, illus.
Contains articles on: Overland to the Sea, War of the Maps and To Make Observations on the Magneticall Needle.
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£3 |
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RB140 |
EERDE, Katherine S. van.
Wenceslaus Hollar Delineator of His Time.
Virginia, 1970.
Large oblong 8vo, cloth, illus d/w, torn and worn, other light wear; pp. xv + 122, illus.
A superbly illustrated reference work on Hollar, with many fine illustrations.
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RB141 |
WAGNER, Henry R.
The Cartography of the Northwest Coast of America to the Year 1800.
Amsterdam, Nico Israel, 1968.
4to, cloth, light wear to front endpaper; pp. x + 543, plates, many folding.
Reprint of the 1937 edition.
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£120 |
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R142 |
CUMMING, William P.
The Southeast in Early Maps. With an annotated check list of printed and manuscript regional and local maps of southeastern North America during the Colonial period.
Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina, 1973.
4to, cloth, light wear; pp. ix + 284
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£90 |
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RB143 |
WALLIS, Helen.
Raleigh & Roanoke. The First English Colony In America, 1584-1590. Text by...
N. Carolina Museum of History, 1985.
4to, illus wrappers, pp. 116; half-tone illus.
Catalogue of an exhibition lent by the British Library.
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£12 |
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RB144 |
FITZGERALD, Joseph H. (Guest Curator) and others.
Changing Perceptions: Mapping the Shape of Florida, 1502 - 1982.
Miami, 1984.
4to, printed card wrappers; pp. 110 + illus.
Exhibition Catalogue; September 22 - November, 1984.
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£10 |
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RB145 |
DIVINE, David.
The Opening of the World. The Great Age of Exploration.
New York, G.P.Putnam's Sons, 1973.
8vo, cloth, illus. d/w, ligh wear; pp. 272, fully illus.
Early exploration and discovery.
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£28 |
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RB146 |
New York Public Library.
Portugal - Brazil: The Age of Atlantic Discoveries.
New York, 1990.
8vo, printed paper wrapper; pp.18, illus.
An exhibition catalogue, the discovery of Brazil from the age of Prince Henry "the Navigator".
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£2 |
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RB147 |
FITZGERALD, Joseph H. (Guest Curator) and others.
Quest for the Indies: Routes of Exploration.
Miami, 1992.
4to, printed card wrappers; pp. 116 + illus.
Exhibition Catalogue; April 23 - September 13, 1992.
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£8 |
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RB148 |
WALTER, Lutz (ed.).
Japan: A Cartographic Vision. European Printed Maps from the Early 16th to the 19th Century.
Munich & New York, Prestel, 1994.
4to, cloth & d/w, slightly worn, old ownership signature on front endpaper; pp. 232, illus.
An important reference work for the collector of maps of Japan.
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£58 |
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RB149 |
WALTER, Lutz (ed.).
Japan: A Cartographic Vision. European Printed Maps from the Early 16th to the 19th Century.
Munich & New York, Prestel, 1994.
4to, illus. card wrapper, small abrasion on front endpaper; pp. 232, illus.
An important reference work for the collector of maps of Japan.
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£45 |
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RB150 |
HODSON, Donald.
County Atlases if the British Isles Published after 1703. Volume III: Atlases published 1764 to 1789 and their subsequent editions.
British Library, 1997.
8vo, cloth, signs of old ownership removal on front endpaper; pp. xvi + 208. New.
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£32 |
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RB151 |
EMMISON, F. G. (Editor).
Catalogue of Maps in the Essex Record Office First Supplement.
London, E.T. Heron & Co. Ltd, 1952.
4to, printed paper wrappers, lightly worn; pp. 53.
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£5 |
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RB152 |
Essex Record Office.
Catalogue of Maps in the Essex Record Office: Second Supplement.
London, Heron, 1964.
4to, printed card wrapper; pp. iv + 52..
A list of Estate maps of the county.
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£5 |
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RB153 |
Essex Record Office.
The Art of the Map-Maker in Essex 1566 - 1860.
London, Heron, 1947.
4to cloth, printed d/w; pp xv + xxx plates.
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£18 |
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RB154 |
TOOLEY, R.V.
English Books with Coloured Plates 1790-1860.
London, B.T.Batsford 1954.
8vo, cloth gilt with paper wrapper, pp. viii + 424.
First edition of an influential book.
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£75 |
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RB155 |
POTTER Ltd, Jonathan.
A selection of Catalogues.
London, from 1981 - 2004.
4to, paper wrappers; various sizes and content.
In all nine dealer catalogues and other stock lists with various content, the earliest dates back to 1981.
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£18 |
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RB156 |
RADFORD, P. J.
DEALER CATALOGUE.
Hampshire, [1970?], Reprint of the 1967-68 issue.
4to, printed card, worn; pp. 50, fully illus.
A dealer cataogue: Lists a John Speed map of the British Isles for £30.
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£3 |
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RB157 |
Sotheby's.
The Mercator Atlas of Europe. From the collection formed by the British Rail Pension Fund.
London, 1996.
4to, illus. wrappers, pp. 34, illus.
A catalogue of the sale that took place Tuesday, 26th November, 1996. Fully illustrated with colour plates.
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£5 |
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RB158 |
BAYNTON-WILLIAMS GALLERY.
Maps of America 1550 - 1850.
London, 1991.
Oblong 8vo., printed card wrapper; pp. 74. illus.
A dealer catalogue, Munster Americas @ £75, Ortelius @ £180 and the Bleau @ £150. Exchange rate at the time US$2.4 = £1.
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£3 |
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RB159 |
BAYNTON-WILLIAMS GALLERY.
English Large Scale Maps.
London, 1969.
Oblong 8vo, printed paper wrappers, lightly soiled; pp. 32.
A delaer catalogue, contains the descriptions and prices of 62 large scale maps, prices have moved on a bit.
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£3 |
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RB160 |
MAGNA GALLERY.
Antique Maps 1561-1845.
Oxford, 1984.
8vo, printed card: pp. 97, illus.
A dealer catalogue.
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£8 |
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RB161 |
WEINREB & DOUWMA Ltd/DOUWMA, Robert..
[Collection of catalogues.]
London, 1974-84.
6 vols, 8vo, printed wrappers; illus. throughout.
Superbly described dealer catalogues, covering; English Decorative Prints, Foreign Maps, The British Isles part 1, Rare and Interesting printed maps up to 1800, Foreign Maps & Prints, Admiralty Charts and Selected Maps.
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£18 |
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RB162 |
Weinreb & Douwma Ltd/Robert Douwma.
[Collection of catalogues.]
London, 1970-84.
7 vols, 8vo, printed wrappers, illus.
Eighteen dealer catalogues; From catalogue 6 Outline of the British Isles: Printed Maps 1482 - 1887, catalogue 10 Maps, 12 Foreign maps and atlases, 13 English Decorative Prints, 14 Maps & Atlases, 15, Celestial charts,
16, Foreign maps, 17 The British Isles part 1, 18 Foreign Maps & Prints, 19 The British Isles part 2, 20 Manuscript Maps ans charts, 21 Foreign Maps & Prints, 22, Rare and interesting printed maps up to 1800, 23 The British Is
les part 3 London, 24 Caricatures, 25 Foreign Maps & Prints, 27 Fine books, maps and prints, 28 Admiralty charts and selected maps.
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£54 |
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RB163 |
HAPGOOD, Charles H.
Maps of the Ancient Sea Kings. Evidence of Advanced Civilization in the Ice Age. Revised Edition.
London, Turnstone Books, 1979, revised edition.
4to, illus. card wrapper; pp. xii + 276, illus.
An examination of a strangely accurate portolan by Piri Re'is.
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£32 |
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RB164 |
SCHRIRE, David.
MCC: 4. Adams' and Pine's Maps of the Spanish Armada.
London, Map Collectors' Circle, 1963.
8vo, printed wrappers, slightly worn; pp. 10 + 10 pages of illus.
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£6 |
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RB165 |
Various.
Mercator's World, magazine.
Oregen, 1999. Volume 4, number 5.
4to, paper wrappers; pp. 80, illus.
Contains articles on: More to Life than Maps, High End, Soft Sell, Lone Wolf of the North.
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£4 |
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RB166 |
The Map Collector.
[ Issue No.20 ].
Tring, Map Collector Publications, September 1982.
4to, illus. Wrappers, very slight wear, otherwise very good.
Contains articles on: The Early Mapping of the Falkland Islands, by R.V.Tooley - An Early Map of Japan on a Porcelain Plate, by Rodney Shirley - The Rotz Atlas, by Helen Wallis.
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£8 |
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RB167 |
Mercator Society.
English Mapping of America 1675-1715. An Informal Selection of Printed and Manuscript Maps Produced During the Formulative Years of the English Map Trade.
New York Public Library, 1986.
8vo, printed wrappers, pp. (58), illus. with maps. 1
Maps picked and described by Tooley, Wallis, Quinn, Cumming, etc.
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£8 |
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RB168 |
MORELAND, Carl & BANNISTER, David.
Antique Maps: A Collector's Handbook.
London, Longman, 1983.
8vo, cloth; pp. [viii] + 314, illus. 28
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£18 |
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RB169 |
SKELTON, R.A.
Explorers' Maps: Chapters in the Cartographic Record of Geographical Discovery.
London, Spring Books, 1970.
4to, cloth & d/w, worn and slightly torn; pp. xii + 337, illus.
With chapters on the exploration of each new frontier. First published 1958.
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£32 |
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RB170 |
HODGKISS, A.G.
Discovering Antique Maps.
Princes Risborough, Shires Publications Ltd, 1975.
Small 8vo, printed wrappers, pp. 72, illus.
Second edition.
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£3 |
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RB171 |
HARVEY, P.D.A.
Maps in Tudor England.
London, Public Records Office & British Library, 1993.
4to, cloth & d/w, pp. 120, illus.
The impact of cartography on England.
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£23 |
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RB172 |
MORELAND, Carl & BANNISTER, David.
Antique Maps: A Collector's Handbook.
London, Longman, 1983.
8vo, cloth; pp. [viii] + 314, illus.
Signed by the authors.
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£32 |
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RB173 |
WILFORD, John Noble.
The Mapmakers.
London, Junction Books, 1981.
Large 8vo, cloth & d/w; pp. xii + 414, illus.
History and contemporary map-making.
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£40 |
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RB174 |
LISTER, Raymond.
How to Identify Old Maps and Globes.
London, G. Bell & Son, 1965.
8vo, blue cloth & d/w worn & chipped; pp. 256, 59 photo plates.
Reprint of the first edition.
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£32 |
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RB175 |
CRONE, G.R.
Maps and their Makers. An Introduction to the History of Cartography.
London, Hutchinson & Co., 1962.
8vo, cloth, printed d/w; pp. 181, 7 maps in text.
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£12 |
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RB176 |
HODGKISS, A.G.
Discovering Antique Maps.
Princes Risborough, Shires Publication Ltd, 1977.
Small 8vo, printed wrappers, pp. 72, illus.
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£3 |
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RB177 |
HINKS, Arthur R.
Maps and Survey.
Cambridge, University Press, 1944.
8vo, cloth, light wear; pp. xii + 311, illus.
Map making and surveying explained in detail. Fifth edition.
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£15 |
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RB178 |
BEVAN, The Rev. W. L. & PHILLOTT, The Rev H. W.
Mediaeval Geography. An Essay in Illustrations of the Hereford Mappa Mundi.
Amsterdam, Meridian, 1969.
8vo, printed wrappers; pp. xlvii + 182.
A reprint of the 1873 edition, with introduction.
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£28 |
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RB179 |
PEARSON, Karen et al.
Portraits of the World: An Exhibition of World Maps from the Period of the Great Discoveries.
Lincoln, Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, 1981.
4to, illus. wrappers; pp. iv + 73, illus.
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£12 |
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RB180 |
ALEXANDER, Michael (ed).
Discovering the New World. Based on the works of Theodore de Bry.
New York, Harper & Row, 1976.
4to, grey cloth, d/w, map on endpapers; pp. 224, illus. from de Bry.
With de Bry's text.
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£48 |
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RB181 |
FITE, Emerson D. & FREEMAN, Archibald.
A Book of Old Maps Delineating American History from the Earliest Days down to the close of the Revolutionary War.
New York, Dover Publications, 1969.
4to, illus. card wrappers; pp. xvi + 299, illus.
Descriptions of 74 maps, with full-page illustrations.
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£28 |
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RB182 |
HARLEY, J. B.
Maps and the Columbian Encounter. An Interactive Guide to the Travelling Exhibition.
Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin, 1990.
4to, illus. card; pp. xiii + 149, illus.
An Exhibition Guide, the early discovery of the America's by Columbus.
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£24 |
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RB183 |
BURDEN, Philip D.
The Mapping of North America. A list of printed maps 1511 - 1670.
Rickmansworth, Raleigh Publications, 1996.
4to, cloth, illus. d/w, light use; xxxiv + 568, fully illus. some colour.
The foremost reference for the collector of maps of North America.
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£100 |
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RB184 |
FITE, Emerson D. & FREEMAN, Archibald.
A Book of Old Maps Delineating American History from the Earliest Days down to the close of the Revolutionary War.
New York, Harvard University Press, 1926
Small folio, boards, worn; pp. xvi + 299, illus.
Descriptions of 74 maps, with full-page illustrations. The first edition.
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£100 |
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RB185 |
GOSS, John.
The Mapping of North America. Three centuries of map-making 1500-1860.
New Jersey, Wellfleet Press, 1990.
4to, cloth & d/w, light wear, missing front flyleaf; pp. 184, 85 plates.
A finely illustrated reference work.
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RB186 |
KRIEGER, Alex & COBB, David, with TURNER, Amy,
Mapping Boston.
The Muriel G. and Norman B. Leventhal Family Foundation, 1999.
Oblong 4to, cloth, pictorial d/w; pp. xiv + 278, illus. some colour throughout.
A superb production and very comprehensive
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£58 |
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RB187 |
TIBBETTS: G.R.
Arabia in Early Maps: a bibliography of maps covering the Peninsula of Arabia.
London, Oleander Press, 1978.
4to, cloth & illus. d/w, very slightly worn; pp. 175, illus.
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£65 |
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RB188 |
YEO, Julie.
Mapping the Continent of Asia.
Singapore, 1994.
4to, printed card wrappers, illus; pp. 88, fully illus.
A useful and comprehensive catalogue reference work on maps of Asia, dedicated to the memory of Mike Sweet.
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£18 |
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RB189 |
CORTAZZI, Hugh.
Isles of Gold. Antique Maps of Japan.
New York, John Weatherhill, 1983.
4to, cloth & illus. d/w; pp. 177, illus.
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£65 |
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RB190 |
FITZGERALD, Joseph H. (Guest Curator) and others.
Quest for the Indies: Routes of Exploration.
Miami, 1992.
4to, printed card wrappers; pp. 116 + illus.
Exhibition Catalogue; April 23 - September 13, 1992.
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£12 |
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RB191 |
SCHILDER, Gunter.
Australia Unveiled.
Amsterdam, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Ltd, 1976.
8vo, cloth & dw, torn. pp 424 illus.
The share of the Dutch navigators in the discovery of Australia. Translated from the German by Olaf Richter.
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£68 |
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RB192 |
CLANCY, Robert & RICHARDSON, Alan.
So Came They South.
Silverwater, Shakespeare Press, 1988.
4to, cloth & d/w, very slightly worn; pp. 176, illus.
The advances made in navigation leading to the discovery of Australia and New Zealand.
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£38 |
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RB193 |
NORWICH, Oscar I.
Norwich's Maps of Africa. An illustrated and annotated carto-bibliography.
Johannesburg, A D Donker Ltd, 1983. First Edition.
8vo, cloth, lightly worn; pp. 444, illus.
With 345 maps described and illustrated, mainly continental and South Africa.
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£68 |
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RB194 |
BENNETT, Francis.
Road-Books, Road-Maps & Itineraries of Great Britain 1535 to 1850.
Exeter, 2007.
8vo, printed card wrappers; pp. vi + 145, illus.
A catalogue annotated for Devon & Cornwall.
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£15 |
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RB195 |
HARLEY, J.B.
Maps for the Local Historian: A Guide to the British sources.
London, 1972.
8vo, printed wrappers, slightly worn; pp. 86, illus.
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£10 |
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RB196 |
SHIRLEY, Rodney W.
Early Printed Maps of the British Isles. 1477-1650. A Bibliography.
London, MCC, 1973-4.
5 issues, 8vo, bound in cloth, light wear to spine; pp. 190 + [vii] [index], plates.
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£48 |
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RB197 |
QUIXLEY, R.C.E.
Antique Maps of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
Penzance, the Author, 1966.
Oblong 8vo, boards & d/w; pp. 60, illus.
With notes on editions.
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£48 |
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RB198 |
HULL, F.
Kentish Maps and Map-Makers 1590 - 1840.
Maidston, Kent County Council, 1973.
4to,illus. wrappers; 36pp, fully illustrated, some colour.
Early manuscript maps of Kent.
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£10 |
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RB199 |
PROCKTER, Adrian & TAYLOR, Robert.
The A to Z of Elizabethan London.
London Topographical Society, 1979.
4to, cloth & printed d/w; pp. xii + 62; illus.
A comparison of the Agas, Braun & Hogenberg and "Copperplate Map" map-views of London, with an index of places.
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