REFERENCE BOOKS

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Books 100 to 199

RB100

BABCOCK, William H.

Legendary Islands of the Atlantic. A Study in Medieval Geography.

New York, American Geographical Society, 1922.
8vo, cloth, light soiling; pp. 196, illus.
An early study of the legendary islands of the Atlantic.
SOLD
RB101

FREEMAN, M. J. and LONGBOTHAM, J.

The Fordham Collection: A Catalogue.

Norwich, 1981.
8vo, printed card wrapper; pp. 40.
A definitive catalogue of the Fordham collection.
SOLD
RB102

SCOULOUDI, Irene.

Panoramic Views of London, 1600 - 1666. With some later adaptions: an annotated list.

London, 1953.
4to, paper wrappers, worn; pp.95, an annotated typescript list.
An important work on London.
SOLD
RB103

BOUGUEREAU, Maurice.

Le Théatre Françoys. Tours 1594.

Amsterdam, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Ltd, 1966.
Folio, cloth, light wear; pp. xvi + 90, fully illus.
A full size facsimile of the Maurice Bouguereau atlas of France, with introduction by F. de Dainville S.J. Volume V in the second series from TOT.
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£90
RB104

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
RB105

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
RB106

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
RB107

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.
**
£5
RB108

SOTHEBY'S.

The Mercator Atlas of Europe.

London, 1979.
8vo, printed card wrapper; pp. 20, fully illus. some colour.
A catalogue of an important atlas of Europe, compiled and annotated by Mercator, containing maps by Gerard Mercator, including two unique autographed manuscript maps by him and the only surviving copy of his wall-map of Europe of 1554.
SOLD
RB109

Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.

Five Centuries of Maps and Map-Making.

Westminster, 1953.
8vo, printed wrappers; pp.128.
A catalogue of the Exhibition of maps and instruments, held at 12 Great George Street, Westminster, 1953.
SOLD
RB110

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
RB111

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
RB112

MAGNA GALLERY.

Antique Maps 1561-1845.

Oxford, 1984.
8vo, printed card: pp. 97, illus.
A dealer catalogue.
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£8
RB113

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
RB114

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
RB115

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
RB116

SCHWARZE, Wolfgang. (Text).

Atlas Maritime. See-Atlas "Le Neptune Françoys" des Pierre Mortier gestochen von Alexis Jaillot 1693.

Wuppertal, 1977.
4to, illus. card wrapper; pp. 80, fully illus.
Reduced reproductions of the engraving that appear in the "Le Neptune Françoys" by Pierre Mortier and Alexis Jaillot.
SOLD
RB117

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.
**
£6
RB118

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
RB119

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
RB120

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
RB121

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
RB122

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
RB123

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
RB124

BIRCH, T.W.

Maps Topographical and Statistical.

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1949.
8vo, cloth, lightly worn; pp. xiv + 240, illustated.
First edition published in 1949 this very useful book covers early mapping, projection, surveying and triangulation.
SOLD
RB125

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
RB126

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
RB127

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
RB128

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
RB129

LYNAM, Edward.

The Mapmaker's Art. Essays on the History of Maps.

London, Batchworth Press, 1953.
Small 4to, cloth & d/w chipped and missing pieces; pp. xii + 140, illus.
Includes essays on Saxton, Flemish engravers in England, South Sea Buccaneers and Early Days in the Bahamas.
**
£21
RB130

THROWER, Norman J.W. (ed).

The Compleat Plattmaker. Essays on Chart, Map, and Globe Making in England in the Seventeeth and Eighteenth Centuries.

Berkeley, University of California, 1978
8vo, cloth, pp. xviii + 241, illus.
**
£48
RB131

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
RB132

HODGKISS, A.G.

Discovering Antique Maps.

Princes Risborough, Shires Publication Ltd, 1977.
Small 8vo, printed wrappers, pp. 72, illus.
**
£3
RB133

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.
**
£15
RB134

MORRISON, G. James.

Maps Their Uses and Construction.

London, Edward Stanford Ltd, 1929.
8vo, gilt cloth, light use; pp. xii + 152, illus.
SOLD
RB135

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.
**
£28
RB136

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.
**
£12
RB137

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.
**
£48
RB138

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
RB139

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.
**
£24
RB140

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.
**
£100
RB141

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
RB142

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.
**
£23
RB143

KARPINSKI, Louis C.

Maps of Famous Cartographers Depicting North America. An Historical Atlas of the Great Lakes and Michigan, with Bibliography of the printed maps of Michigan to 1880. Second Edition.

Amsterdam, Meridian Publishing Co., 1977
8vo, cloth & illus, lightly worn; pp. 539, illus.
Re-print edition, first published 1931.
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£85
RB144

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
**
£58
RB145

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.
**
£65
RB146

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.
**
£18
RB147

CORTAZZI, Hugh.

Isles of Gold. Antique Maps of Japan.

New York, John Weatherhill, 1983.
4to, cloth & illus. d/w; pp. 177, illus.
**
£65
RB148

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.
**
£12
RB149

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.
**
£68
RB150

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
RB151

TOOLEY, R.V.

The Mapping of Australia and Antarctica. With an index compiled by Douglas Matthews.

London, Holland Press, 1979.
Large 8vo, cloth & illus d/w, some wear and soiling, wear to front flyleaf, old ownership removal perhaps; pp. xx + 633, illus.
The foremost reference for the collector of maps of Australia. Signed by the author on titlepage.
**
£210
RB152

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.
**
£68
RB153

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.
**
£15
RB154

HARLEY, J.B.

Maps for the Local Historian: A Guide to the British sources.

London, 1972.
8vo, printed wrappers, slightly worn; pp. 86, illus.
**
£10
RB155

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.
**
£48
RB156

BENNETT, Francis.

The Roads of Devon & Cornwall.

Exeter, 2007.
8vo, printed card wrappers; pp. 194, illus.
An historical journey along the tracks and roads of the West Country with the directions and road books of the guide, the maps of the surveyor and the itineraries of the travellers.
**
£15
RB157

NICOLSON, Nigel.

The Counties of Britain A Tudor Atlas by John Speed.

London, Pavilion Books, 1988.
8vo, cloth, pictorial d/w, slightly worn; pp 288, fully illus, mostly colour.
A valuable reference work for the collector interested in John Speed's county maps.
**
£45
RB158

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.
**
£48
RB159

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.
**
£10
RB160

HARLEY, J.B. & DUNNING, R.W. (introduction).

Somerset Maps. Day & Masters 1782, Greenwood 1822.

Taunton, Somerset Record Society, 1981.
8vo, printed card wrappers; pp. 37, illus.
Full size facsimiles of two great maps of the county, with 37 page introduction.
**
£25
RB161

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.
**
£25
RB162

DARLINGTON, Ida & HOWGEGO, James.

Printed Maps of London circa 1553-1850.

London, George Philip & Son, 1964.
8vo, cloth; pp. x + 257, illus.
**
£28
RB163

CLOSE, Col. Sir. Charles.

The Early Years of the Ordnance Survey. A Reprint was a new Introduction by J.B. Harley and with an Index added.

New York, M. Kelley, 1969.
8vo, cloth & d/w, pp. xxxv + 164, half-tone plates.
First published 1926.
SOLD
RB164

WHITE, Lieut-Colonel T. Pilkington.

The Ordnance Survey of the United Kingdom.

Edinburgh - London, Blackwood, 1886.
8vo, red cloth, front endpapers lose, ownership inscription; pp. x + 173.
**
£25
RB165

CLOSE, Col. Sir. Charles.

The Map of England or About England with an Ordnance Map.

London, Peter Davies, 1932.
8vo, cloth & d/w, worn and soiled, book-plate of previous owner, missing front endpaper, pp. x + 166, 8 half-tone plates.
The Author was Director-General of the Ordnance Survey.
**
£9
RB166

RAVENHILL, William.

Christopher Saxton's 16th Century Maps.

Chatsworth Library, 1992.
4to, cloth and d/w; pp. 100. Fully illustrated in colour.
A fully illustrarted work on Christopher Saxton and his county maps.
**
£25
RB167

BONAR LAW, Andrew.

The Printed Maps of Ireland to 1612.

New Jersey, The Author, 1983.
8vo, illus. wrappers; pp. 36.
**
£8
RB168

BONAR LAW, Andrew.

John Speed Maps of Ireland.

Dublin, The Author, 1979.
8vo, illus. wrappers, ownership inscription on front; pp. 22, illus.
Includes comparisons of the different editions.
SOLD
RB169

STONE, Jeffrey.

Illustrated Maps of Scotland from Blaeu's Atlas Novus of the 17th Century.

London, Studio Editions, 1991.
4to, cloth, illus. d/w; pp. 46, illus. colour.
**
£14
RB170

LEWIS, M. Gwyneth.

The Printed Maps of Radnorshire 1578-1900.

Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, 1977.
8vo, printed card wrappers; pp. 30, illus.
SOLD
RB171

LEWIS, M. Gwyneth.

The Printed Maps of Breconshire, 1578-1900.

Newport, The Brecknock Society, 1972.
8vo, printed card wrappers; pp. 36.
SOLD
RB172

SAYER & BENNETT.

Sayer & Bennetts Catalogue of Prints for 1775.

London, The Holland Press 1970.
Small 8vo, cloth, illus wrappers; pp. 150 + 66 plates. Reprint.
**
£20
RB173

HOWSE, Derek & SANDERSON, Michael.

The Sea Chart. An Historical Survey based on the Collections in the National Maritime Museum.

Newton Abbot, David & Charles, 1973.
4to, cloth & d/w, light signs of use; pp. 144, 60 plates.
SOLD
RB174

THROWER, Norman J.W. (ed).

The Three Voyages of Edmond Halley in the Paramore 1698-1701.

London, The Hakluyt Society, 1981.
8vo, cloth, printed wrapper; pp. 392, illus.
A comprehensive and invaluable reference work.
**
£48
RB175

KENNEY, Cyril Ernest.

The Quadrant and the Quill. A book written in honour of Captain Samuel Sturmy, "a tryed and trusty Sea-man," and author of The Mariner's Magazine, 1669.

London, the Author, 1947.
4to, cloth-backed illus. boards; pp. 166, 93 half-tone plates. Limited edition of 600 copies.
**
£45
RB176

WHEAT, James Clement & BRUN, Christian F.

Maps and Charts Published in America before 1800: A Bibliography. Revised Edition.

London, Holland Press, 1978.
8vo, cloth & d/w, pp. xxiv + 215, plates.
**
£55
RB177

TOOLEY, R.V.

The Mapping of America. With an Index compiled by Douglas Matthews.

London, Holland Press, 1985.
8vo, cloth pictorial d/w; pp. xii + 519, illus.
The old cornerstone book on the mapping of America.
**
£170
RB178

GUTHORN, Peter J.

American Maps and Map Makers of the Revolution.

Monmouth Beach, Philip Freneau, 1966.
4to, green cloth gilt; pp. 48, illus.
Mss. and engraved maps.
**
£39
RB179

TOOLEY, R.V.

The Mapping of Australia and Antarctica. With an index compiled by Douglas Matthews.

London, Holland Press, 1979.
Large 8vo, cloth & illus d/w, light wear and soiling; pp. xx + 633, illus.
**
£210
RB180

SHIRLEY, Rodney W.

Early Printed Maps of the British Isles.

Revised Edition, London, Holland Press, 1980.
8vo, cloth & d/w; pp. xxvi (Corrigenda & Addenda)+ 188, illus.
One of the best references available for the collector of maps of the British Isles.
SOLD
RB181

SPEED, Jeffrey John.

Tudor Townscapes.

Waddesden, Bucks, Map Collector Publications, 2000.
Oblong 8vo, board and pic. d.w; pp. 172, fully ilustrated in colour.
The Town Plans from John Speed's 'Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine 1610'. Limited and signed edition to 250 copies and numbered. Full colour illustrations of the town plans from the county maps by John Speed.
**
£40
RB182

KEERE, Pieter van den.

Atlas of the British Isles. Introduction by Helen Wallis.

Lympne Castle, Harry Margary, 1972.
Oblong 8vo, cloth & d/w; pp. (viii) + 44, 44 full-size facsimile maps.
Facsimile of the so-called "Miniature Speed", c.1605.
**
£25
RB183

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, colour illus. boards; pp. xii + 276, illus.
An examination of a strangely accurate portolan by Piri Re'is.
SOLD
RB184

TAYLOR, E.G.R.

The Haven-Finding Art. A History of Navigation from Odysseus to Captain Cook.

London, Hollis & Carter 1956.
8vo, dark blue cloth, faded; pp. xii + 295, illus.
The standard reference work for the understanding of early navigation techniques.
**
£42
RB185

COLLINDER, Per.

A History of marine Navigation.

London, B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1954.
8vo, light blue cloth, faded; pp.195. Illus b & w.
A comprehensive guide to the art of navigation from the earliest times.
**
£28
RB186

THROWER, Norman J.W.

Sir Francis Drake and the Famous Voyage, 1577-80. Essays commemorating the quadracentennial of Drake's circumnavigation of the Earth.

Berkeley, University of California Press, 1984.
4to, cloth-backed boards, colour-illus. d/w, torn; pp. xx + 214, half-tones and a colour folding map.
**
£40
RB187

BLEWITT, Mary.

Surveys of the Seas. A Brief History of British Hydrography.

London, MacGibbon & Kee, 1957.
4to cloth gilt; 168, 66 plates inc. 1 colour.
Examples of British maritime surveying, including two by Cook: York Harbour in Labrador and Botany Bay.
**
£80
RB188

FISHER, Susanna.

The Makers of the Blueback Charts.

Cambridgeshire, Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wilson Ltd. 2001.
8vo, cloth, illus d/w; pp.158, illus.
A History of the chart makers Imray, Laurie, Norie and Wilson Ltd.
**
£25
RB189

WATERS, David W.

The Rutters of the Sea. The Sailing Directions of Pierre Garcie.

New Haven & London, Yale University Press, 1967.
4to, blue cloth, embossed compass rose, d/w illus; pp. xv + 478 fully illus.
A study of the first English and french printed sailing directions. With facsimile reproductions. A comprehensive reference work.
SOLD
RB190

HOBBS, J.S.

The British Channel {ilot, from the Downs to Bristol, etc.;

Truro, D. Bradford Barton Ltd, 1972.
8vo, cloth, printed wrapper; pp.132.
A reprint of the 1859 edition published by Charles Wilson.
**
£12
RB191

PUTMAN, Robert.

Early Sea Charts.

New York, Abbeville Press, 1983.
Signed Copy No.37; 4to, cloth & d/w, slight wear and fading to the spine; pp. 143, colour illus.
**
£80
RB192

HOWSE, Derek & SANDERSON, Michael.

The Sea Chart. An Historical Survey based on the Collections in the National Maritime Museum.

Newton Abbot, David & Charles, 1973.
4to, cloth & pictorial d/w, faded ; pp. 144, 60 plates.
A superb reference on the development of the sea chart.
SOLD
RB193

GOHM, Douglas.

Antique Maps of Europe, the Americas, West Indies, Australasia, Africa, the Orient.

London, Octopus Books, 1972.
4to, cloth & d/w, lightly worn; pp. 128, illus, many in colour.
Over 160 illustrations.
**
£28
RB194

CAMPBELL, Tony.

Early Maps.

New York, Abbeville Press, 1981.
Folio, cloth & d/w, slight wear, short angular tear to front d/w; pp. 148, illus.
A fine survey of early maps of all areas of the world, including manuscripts.
**
£80
RB195

LISTER, Raymond.

Antique Maps and Their Cartographers.

London G. Bell & Sons, 1970.
Large 8vo, cloth, pictorial d/w, pp. 128, half-tone plates.
**
£38
RB196

SKELTON, R.A.

Decorative Printed Maps of the 15th to 18th Centuries.

London, Spring Books, 1967.
4to, cloth, worn; pp. viii + 80, 84 plates.
**
£35
RB197

REEVES, E. A.

Maps and Map-Making.

London, R.G.S., 1910.
8vo, cloth; pp xiii + 143, illus.
**
£18
RB198

GOHM, Richard van de.

Antique Maps for the Collector.

Edinburgh, John Bartholomew, 1972.
Large 8vo, cloth & d/w, lightly worn; pp. 157, illus.
A general reference work covering all parts of the World.
**
£30
RB199

BIRCH, T.W.

Maps Topographical and Statistical.

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1964.
8vo, cloth, d/w; pp. xiv + 240, illustated.
Originally published in 1949 this very useful book covers early mapping, projection, surveying and triangulation.
**
£23