MUNSTER, Sebastian.
Typus Orbis Ptol Descriptus.
Basle, c.1540-45. 270 x 350.
Woodcut. Many contemporary manuscript anotations in the margins and a few on the printed area of the map. Ptolemaic world map, surrounded by wind heads. The woodcut designs on the verso are attributed to Hans Holbein. SHIRLEY: 76.
£850
VALCK, Gerard.
Mappe-Monde Geo-Hydrographique ou Description Generale Du Globe Terrestre et Aquatique en Deux-Plans-Hemispheres:
Amsterdam, c.1686. 475 x 580.
Fine original colour; paper very lightly age-toned, centrefold has been
strengthened with old paper in the book. Otherwise a fine example.
The source of this magnificent double hemisphere map of
the world is probably Jaillot's map of 1674. The decorative figured corners
represent the four seasons. And the north and south polar circles are added at
the top and bottom. California is shown as an island and further south a more
definable coastline of Antarctica is shown and an almost complete Australia.
SHIRLEY: 531 plate 373.
£6,200
BUACHE, Philippe.
Planisphere Physique...…
Paris 1756. 350 x 440.
Original colour; minor marginal defects otherwise fine.
An early example of physical geography by Philippe
Buache. Based in Paris, he was a mapmaker and publisher and also an active
proponent of the 'school of theoretical cartography' during the mid-18th
century in France. This dealt with the physical properties of the globe and the
mapping of the north Pacific regions. This map illustrates the world's mountain
ranges on land and their theoretical continuation under the seas.
£670
MENTELLE, Edme.
Mappemonde en duex hémisphères.
Paris, 1797. 320 x 425.
Original colour; fine condition.
An inexpensive map of the world in two hemispheres.
Shows Tasmania joined to Australia and a general lack of knowledge in the
Australasia area. Engraved by P F Tardieu.
£420
[LAPORTE, Joseph de.].
Mappe - Monde ou Description du Globe Terrestre.
Paris, 1786. 180 x 220.
Original outline colour; minor tear to lower margin and slight soiling otherwise good.
An inexpensive and fairly early double hemisphere map of the world. Australia is joined to New Guinea and Tasmania is a peninsular. No Great Southern Continent. Published in Laporte's 'Atlas Moderne Portatif'.
£140
ANON.
Veteris Orbis Climata ex Strabone.
c. 1700. 210 x 305.
Uncoloured; dark impression, signs of old vertical creases otherwise good.
A highly decorative map of the ancient world with wind-heads. After the Greek geographer Strabo (ca.50 B.C. - A.D. 25.). Possibly from a copy of Cluverius's 'Ancient Geography'.
£180
ANON.
Planisphærium Orbis Terraquei.
c.1700. 135 x 200.
Uncoloured; some soiling to old folds, remargined on the left with no loss.
A small inexpensive double hemisphere map of the World. The Australian coastline almost complete but with no Tasmania indicating late 16th century and with no Great Southern Continent.
£95
HONDIUS, Henricus.
Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica AC Hydrographica Tabula.
Amsterdam, Henricus Hondius, 1636, English text edition. 380 x 545.
Fine original colour; some expert restoration to centrefold as is often the case, only noticable when held up to the light. Very slight soiling and age-toning, otherwise a very good example.
The new World map from the Mercator-Hondius atlas after 1630, this is state 1. Highly decorative with portraits of Julius Cæsar, Claudius Ptolemy at the top and the author's father Jodocus Hondius and his
mentor Gerard Mercator at the bottom. Similar in style to Speed with California as an island. New details include the Australian coastline extending towards New Guinea and the re-drawing of the north-east coast of Canada. Translated
into English by Henry Hexham - Quatermaster to the Regiment of Colonel Goring. UNCOMMON. SHIRLEY: 336, State 1. KOEMAN: Me 41A.
£8,500
DU VAL, Pierre.
Terres Arctiques/Septemtrional et Boreales.
Paris, 1676. 100 x 123.
Uncoloured; fine condition.
An uncommon miniature map of the Arctic and northern regions. Showing the British Isles, North America as far down as Newfoundland. The large undefined area of land between Hudson's Bay and the Bering Strait which appeared on the first state is now smaller with the Bering Strait located between 200 & 210 degrees. The words Septemtrional et Boreales added in the bottom spandrels. From 'La Géographie Universelle'.
£180
DE WIT, Frederick.
[No title].
Amsterdam, 1641-1680. 435 x 490.
Fine original colour; minor spotting, but overall a fine example.
The South polar map after Henricus Hondius and originally published 1641 and in subsequent editions by Janssonius. Shows native scenes of hunting and food preparation in the spandrels. Bottom right is pictured a penguin
and penguin hunting. Geographical detail includes a south and western coastline for Australia and an incomplete coast for New Zealand and with Antarctica, delineated partly by island chains and partly by line. The
title was removed after 1645 and in 1657 the Islands of Amsterdam and Paulo have been added for the first time. This edition published without title cartouche and no text on the verso.
TOOLEY: The Mapping of Australia, pp.98.
£1,550
TALLIS, John.
Western Hemisphere.
London, J & F Tallis, 1851. 260 x 345.
Original outline colour; minor spotting mostly confined to the margins, otherwise a fine example.
The most decorative 'modern' map of the Americas available. A fine steel engraved circular map surrounded by vignettes depicting natives and wildlife found in the area, including a bison, a polar bear and a walrus.
£260
WEILAND, Carl Ferdinand.
Oestliche und Westliche Halbkugel der Erde.
Frankfurt, 1819. 500 x 660.
Original outline colour; very minor age-tonig, otherwise fine.
An inexpensive double hemisphere map - some decoration in the calligraphy and border. The geography is quite well advanced at this stage Tasmania is an island and New Zealand is virtually correct. The southern-most land mass being Sandwich Land (South Sandwich Islands) at 60 south. And in the north there is no indication of a NW passage, with Baffin's Bay completely land-locked.
£560
ANONYMOUS.
La Terre du Nord.
[Leiden, c.1720]. 145 x 200.
Original body colour; slight age-toning to margins and signs of old vertical creases, otherwise very good.
A map of the Arctic Circle and down as far as latitude 50 . With a French title, possibly by Pieter van der Aa.
£230
MERCATOR, Gerard.
Typus Orbis Terrarum.
Amsterdam, Jodocus Hondius, 1609-, German text edition. 135 x 200.
Uncoloured; very minor age-toning and soiling to margins, but otherwise very good.
A delightful twin hemisphere map of the World after Mercator, with the title above and Hondius' favourite quotation from the Psalms below. From the pocket edition of Mercator's atlas.
KOEMAN: Me 188. SHIRLEY: Mapping of the World #259, plate 204.
£750
PORCACCHI, Tommaso.
Discorso Intorno alla carta da Navigare.
Venice, Girolamo Porro, 1572-. 105 x 145, set in a page of text.
Uncoloured; some staining and soiling, maily confined to the text and margins, otherwise good condition.
The 'Marine' map of the World, covering most of the world from the America's to just beyond India, criss-crossed with rhumb lines. Engraved by Girolamo Porro. From 'L'Isole Piu Famose del Mondo'.
SHIRLEY: Mapping of the World, 128, Plate 109.
£390
DANCKERTS, Justus.
Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula.
Amsterdam, c.1685. 485 x 575.
Superb original colour, with gum-arabic on the red; some expert restoration in the centrefold area and minor soiling to the margins, otherwise a very good example.
One of the finest double hemisphere World maps available. Very similar in style to the earlier maritime map of 1668, this one however has been updated with the new discoveries in the south polar circle and the addition of Nova Guinea and the detail in the Pacific Ocean. The names of the oceans have also been added. Other amendments include the NW coast of America above the Island of California and the beginings of the coastline of New Zealand and Australia.
SHIRLEY: 529.
£6,900
ORTELIUS, Abraham.
Typvs Orbis Terrarvm.
Antwerp, 1595, Latin text edition. 360 x 495.
Finely coloured; four very small worm holes, only visible when held up to the light, minor repair to lower centrefold, just into plate mark, other very minor spotting on the margins, otherwise a fine example.
The classic oval shaped map of the World, with a large land-mass to the bottom of the map. This map supersedes the first two plates of the same title replacing the clouds with strap-work. Medallions occupy the four corners and the South American coastline has been corrected.
Van den BROECKE: # 3.
£6,200
DU VAL, Pierre.
Le Monde en Planisphere.
Paris, 1672-. 105 x 130.
Uncoloured; minor age-toning to edges of margins, otherwise fine.
Miniature double-hemisphere world map from Du Val's pocket Geography, first published 1658. This is the second state, from 1672, with a key of the principal seas.
SHIRLEY: World 405.
£420
MORDEN, Robert.
A New Map of ye World.
London, 1680. 95 x 160.
Coloured, possibly old or original; soiling to margins and signs of wear, some areas of the plate are quite weak through wear, but otherwise very good.
A miniature map of the World from Robert Morden's 'Geography Rectified'. The title runs across the top of the map with a dedication cartouche left blank in the lower spandrel. Difficult to date precisely, but the atlas was published again in 1688, 1693 and 1700, this could be one of the later editions due to the impression, although Shirley notes that 'Pag 1' was added to the top right hand corner in editions post 1693, this one does not have this, but it could have worn off.
£430
FER, Nicolas de.
La Sphere Artificielle,...…
Paris, 1717. 230 x 325.
Uncoloured; very light age-toning of top edge of the upper margin, cut close bottom right corner due to binding, signs of old folds, otherwise a fine example.
An armillary sphere in the centre, with a celestial globe on the left and the terrestrial globe on the right. An interesting engraving.
£180
LOTTER, Tobias Conrad.
Diversi Globi Terr-Aqvei....
Augsburg, c.1770. 200 x 260.
Original colour; old folds from the book with minor signs of wear and a small hole at one of the intersections, cut close to printed area but with enough blank paper to facilitate framing, minor marginal soiling, otherwise a good example.
An attractive double hemisphere world map with hardly any area of the paper left blank. The corner spandrels are filled with astronomical diagrams, whilst the centre ones contain celestial charts. Engraved by Andrea Silbereisen.
£590
BOWEN, Emanuel.
A New & Accurate Map of the North Pole.
London, 1752. 380 x 430.
Uncoloured; very light age-toning to edges of margins, otherwise a fine example.
A superb map of the North Pole and countries around it, as you move away from the zero meridian the distortions and misconceptions of the day become more apparent. From 'A Complete Atlas, or Distinctive View of the Known World'.
£380
QUAD, Matthias.
Polvs Arcticus sive Tract, Septentrionalis.
Cologne, John Bussemacher, 1592-1600. 215 x 275.
Uncoloured; very light age-toning of paper and minor marginal staining, otherwise very good to fine condition.
A classic representation of the North Pole after Gerard Mercator, with circular medallion maps in three corners, that of Shetland Islands, Faroe Islands and the mythical island of Frisland. As with the earlier map, there is the misconception of the large land-mass and the two islands "invented" for true north and magnetic north.
£680
TORNIELLO, Augustino.
Situs Partivm Præcipvarum Totivs Orbis Terrarvm.
Milan, 1610. 195 x 385.
Uncoloured; very light toning at centrefold, otherwise a fine example.
A rare map of the World, the Jonathan Potter catalogue of 1984 records an example with the description "The only copy so far recorded of this particular issue of the Augustino Torniellio's outline copy of the Ortelius World map". Published one year later than the more common example of the world map used in 1609 and published in 'Annales Sacri et Profani', Rodney Shirley records "Those editions of Torniello's work published from Frankfurt that I have seen lack the general map". This edition has a far better quality of etching, with the wind-heads having far more detail and the addition of extra place names, for example, Nova Guinea. RARE.
£2,300
MOLL, Hermann.
A New Map of the Whole World with the Trade Winds...
London, Thomas Bowles & John Bowles, 1735. 205 x 270.
Original outline colour; slight soiling to margins and four small ink stains on the equator.
Double-hemisphere world map showing California as an island, the partial outlines of Australia, Tasmania & New Zealand, and a large Jesso shown as a large peninsula of Asia almost connected to Japan. Underneath the map is a large vignette with allegorical figures representing the continents (including an armour-clad European with a flintlock) and a central figure of the Earth being showered with gifts.
£680
MOLL, Hermann.
A New Map of the Whole World with the Trade Winds...
London, Thomas Bowles & John Bowles, 1735. 205 x 270.
Uncoloured; signs of old vertical fold, otherwise a fine example.
Double-hemisphere world map showing California as an island, the partial outlines of Australia, Tasmania & New Zealand, and a large Jesso shown as a large peninsula of Asia almost connected to Japan. Underneath the map is a large vignette with allegorical figures representing the continents (including an armour-clad European with a flintlock) and a central figure of the Earth being showered with gifts.
£680
L'ISLE, Guillaume de.
Nouva Carta del Polo Artico.
Venice, Girolamo Albrizzi, 1740. 280 x 340.
Uncoloured; light centrefold toning due to guard paste, very light print offset and minor marginal staining, otherwise a fine example.
A map of the Northern Hemisphere from 'Atlante Novissimo che Contiene Tutte le Parti del Mondo'. From the North Pole down to 45 degrees. California is an island, the mythical island of Frisland is shown as are other cartographical misconceptions, an unavigable North West Passage and a huge void of land area between Canada and the Bering Strait.
£320
TARDIEU, Ambroise.
Mappe - Monde en Deux Hémisphères.
Paris, Chez Étienne Ledoux, 1821. 320 x 555.
Original outline colour; minor waterstain to two corners, age-toning to the edges of the margins, otherwise a good example.
A double hemisphere map of the World, published in 'Atlas pour servir a l'intelligence de L'Histoire Générale des Voyages, De Laharpe'.
£230
HOMANN, Johann, Baptista. - DOPPELMAYR, J. G.
Tabula Selenographica...…
Nurneberg, c.1742. 485 x 570.
Original wash colour; very light toning of centrefold, otherwise overall fine condition.
An unusual and early double hemisphere map of the moon from 'Atlas Coelestis' by Johann Gabriel Doplemayr. Illustrations include lunar phases and areas such as Mare Tranquillitatis and the Mare Imbrium are named, the "dark side" has theoretical topography, using placenames of the Mediterranean world.
£1,450
LAPIE, Pierre & Alexandre Émile.
Mappe-Monde en Duex Hémisphéres.
Paris, 1838. 360 x 580.
Original outline colour; light overall age toning, very light spotting, mainly to the margins, otherwise a very good example.
An inexpensive double hemisphere map of the Wolrd, engraved by Pierre Tardieu.
£95
HOMANN, Johann Baptist.
Planigobii Terrestris cum Utroq Hemisphærio Cælesti...
Nuremburg, c.1730. 475 x 545.
Original body colour; minor centrefold stain caused by guard paste, light marginal soiling, otherwise good dark impression.
A fine decorative double hemisphere map of the world. Many of the cartographical misconceptions are still present; Terra Jedso (north of Japan) and the island of Frisland in the North Atlantic. The Australian coastline is well defined, but with lack of detail in the north and Van Diemans Land shown only by a short line. The corners contain superb engravings of the four elements and celestial hemispheres fill the spandrels.
£2,150
BOWEN, Thomas.
A new Projection of the Western Hemisphere of the Earth on a Plane by J. Hardy.
London, Gentlemans' Magazine, F. Newbery, 1776. 245 x 230.
Uncoloured; some soiling and age-toning, signs of old folds from a smaller volume, otherwise a good example.
A map of the Western Hemisphere on a "new" projection devised by J. Hardy, Teacher of Mathematics & Writing Master at Eton College. Engraved by Thomas Bowen.
£78
BOWEN, Thomas.
A new Projection of the Eastern Hemisphere of the Earth on a Plane by J. Hardy.
London, Gentlemans' Magazine, F. Newbery, 1776. 245 x 230.
Uncoloured; some soiling and age-toning, signs of old folds from a smaller volume, light print offsetting, otherwise a good example.
A map of the Eastern Hemisphere on a "new" projection devised by J. Hardy, Teacher of Mathematics & Writing Master at Eton College. Engraved by Thomas Bowen.
£68
GIBSON, John.
A Map of the Icy Sea in which the several communications with the Land Waters and other new Discoveries are exhibited.
London, Gentlemans' Magazine, 1741. 210 x 205.
Uncoloured; very light age-toning, signs of old vertical folds, otherwise a very good example.
An interesting map of the Arctic or North Polar regions as far down as latitude 35 engraved by John Gibson. Shows a sailing course from Portugal to Japan.
£150
LATTRÉ, Jean.
Nouvell Mappe Monde.
Paris, 1760. 465 x 655.
Coloured, some original; repairs to short tears and splits, other paper repairs, light soiling and staining to margins and text area below map, otherwise a good example.
A highly decorative map of the world on an unusual projection, shows Maritime Hemisphere and Terrestrial Hemisphere.
£1,150.
PLANCIUS, Petrus.
Orbis Terrarum Typus de Integro Multis in Locis Emendatus. [Title repeated in Dutch].
Amsterdam, 1590. 285 x 500.
Original colour; signs of old vertical folds, trimmed close at both sides with no loss of print and with just enough paper to facilitate framing, light water staining in green area, overall a very good example.
A double hemisphere map of the World engraved by Baptista Doetechom. Plancius' map displays many of the improvements found in the post-1587 world map of Ortelius, South America is now without the bulge and also the insertion of the Solomon Islands. He has also introduced further changes based on the latest discoveries made by the Portuguese. Particularly the west coast of America and the west coast of Asia, Japan is also shown for the first time as one small and three larger islands.
£7,200
[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
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
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
THOMSON & CO, John.
Eastern Hemisphere.
Edinburgh, John Thomson, 1821. 525 x 505.
Original outline colour; some old vertical creases from the atlas around the centrefold, very light surface soiling, some marginal soiling and age toning, slightly darker at centrefold due to guard paste, otherwise good condition.
The Eastern Hemisphere, showing Africa, Asia and Australia. Also shows the tracks of both Captain James Cook and Captain George Vancouver. Published by John Thomson & Company in 'A New General Atlas'.
£140
THOMSON & CO, John.
Northern Hemisphere. Projected on the Plane of the Horizon of London. By Geo Buchanan.
Edinburgh, John Thomson, 1821. 570 x 510.
Original outline colour; light marginal soiling and age toning to the edges of the paper, slight darkening of centrefold due to guard paste, signs of old paper creases from the atlas, otherwise good condition.
The Northern Hemisphere showing; North America and parts of South America, the whole of Africa and all parts of the globe north of the Equator. There is an interesting note north of Siberia "Spot where a copper kettle & some wood were found". Published by John Thomson & Company in 'A New General Atlas'.
£130
WYLD, James.
Southern Hemisphere.
London, 1844. 585 x 590.
Original colour; slight print offset, light spotting and minor foxing, otherwise a fine example.
A superbly detailed map showing short sections only of the known land mass in Antarctica at this time, including a note on South Victoria "Mt Erebus active volcano 12,400 ft high" and "Mt Terror". Also "Land seen by Kemp" and "D'Urville's discovery 1840". Fascinating to think that this map was produced only five years after the James Clark Ross expedition of 1839 in the ships Erebus and Terror. His second in command F.R.M. Crozier, who, with both the ships, was to disappear on Franklin's tragic expedition in 1845. The known geography of the region was to remain virtually unchanged for nearly 60 years and it was not until 1900 that the Royal Geographical Society commissioned an expedition under Robert Scott (1868-1912).
£340
BOWEN, Thomas.
A new Projection of the Western Hemisphere of the Earth on a Plane by J. Hardy.
London, Gentlemans' Magazine, F. Newbery, 1776. 245 x 230.
Uncoloured; some light soiling and age-toning, signs of old folds from a smaller volume, otherwise a very good example.
A map of the Western Hemisphere on a "new" projection devised by J. Hardy, Teacher of Mathematics & Writing Master at Eton College. Engraved by Thomas Bowen.
£78
BOWEN, Thomas.
A new Projection of the Eastern Hemisphere of the Earth on a Plane by J. Hardy.
London, Gentlemans' Magazine, F. Newbery, 1776. 245 x 230.
Uncoloured; some light soiling and age-toning, signs of old folds from a smaller volume, very light print offsetting, otherwise a very good example.
A map of the Eastern Hemisphere on a "new" projection devised by J. Hardy, Teacher of Mathematics & Writing Master at Eton College. Engraved by Thomas Bowen.
£85
BOWEN, Thomas.
A new Projection of the Eastern Hemisphere of the Earth on a Plane by J. Hardy.
London, Gentlemans' Magazine, F. Newbery, 1776. 245 x 230.
Uncoloured; some soiling and age-toning, signs of old folds from a smaller volume, light print offsetting, otherwise a good example.
A map of the Eastern Hemisphere on a "new" projection devised by J. Hardy, Teacher of Mathematics & Writing Master at Eton College. Engraved by Thomas Bowen.
£68
MORDEN, Robert.
A New Map of ye World.
London, 1680. 95 x 160.
Coloured, possibly old or original; light soiling to margins and minor spotting, two pieces of brown tape on verso from when the map was framed, otherwise a good example.
A miniature map of the World from Robert Morden's 'Geography Rectified'. The title runs across the top of the map with a dedication cartouche left blank in the lower spandrel. Difficult to date precisely, but the atlas was published again in 1688, 1693 and 1700, this could be one of the earlier editions due to the darkness of impression and Shirley notes that 'Pag 1' was added to the top right hand corner in editions post 1693, this one does not have this.
£430
VAUGONDY, G. Robert de.
Mappe Monde, ou Description du Glôbe Terrestre.
Paris, 1750. 160 x 220.
Original outline colour, some minor soiling and spotting, short split to centrefold, otherwise good.
An inexpensive double-hemisphere map of the world, with a decorative rococo style title cartouche.
£140
WYLD, James.
Eastern Hemisphere.
London, 1844. 580 x 580.
Original colour; slight print offset, light spotting and minor foxing, signs of old vertical creases from book, with some surface soiling, otherwise a good example.
A circular map of the Eastern Hemisphere, showing Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia. In the south below the Antarctic Circle a small section of land marked "D'Urville's Discovery 1840. Published in 'A New General Atlas of Modern Geography'.
£180
S.D.U.K.
[No Title].
London, Baldwin & Cradock, 1831. 285 x 280.
Original outline colour; light soiling and age-toning to the margins, very light signs of old crease from atlas, otherwise a fine example.
A map of the South Polar region showing no land below latitude 70 degrees south . Shows the South Shetland Islands and one or two other isolated islands including: Macquire, Bishop & Clerk, Alexander and Peter.
£48
S.D.U.K.
[No title].
London, Baldwin & Cradock, 1831. 285 x 280.
Original outline colour; very light toning to the edges of the paper, otherwise a fine example.
A map of the North Polar regions as far south as 45 degrees north, published for the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.
£36
THOMSON & Co., John.
Northern Hemisphere.
Edinburgh, 1821. 530 x 510.
Original wash colour; sogns of old creases from atlas, light age-toning to the edges of the margins, otherwise a very good example.
A circular map engraved by Kirkwood, showing the North Pole to the Equator. Published in Thomson's 'New General Atlas'.
£140
TALLIS, John.
Eastern Hemisphere.
London, John Tallis & Company, 1851. 265 x 335.
Original outline colour; light age-toning to the edges of the paper, one or two light spots in the margin, otherwise a fine unfolded example.
A highly decorative steel engraved map showing Africa east to Australia. Surrounded by an ornate pictorial vignette border of natives and wildlife, including a camel and a giraffe.
£185
MERCATOR, Rumold.
Orbis Terrae Compendiosa Descriptio...
Duisberg, Judocus Hondius, 1587-1628. French text edition. 290 x 525.
Original colour, with some recent embellishment; expert restoration to centrefold split in lower margin, slight thinning of paper in this area, visible when held up to the light, minor age-toning, otherwise a very good example.
A fine world map after the one by Gerard Mercator in 1569, now condensed into double hemisphere form by his son Rumold. Originally published at Geneva, later editions were published in Duisberg by Mercator's heirs. The plates were then sold to Jodocus Hondius for inclusion in his atlas in editions up to 1630. French text on verso, indicating 1609, 1613 or 1619. Due to the length of the cracks in the title of the plate, I have gone for the later date.
SHIRLEY: Mapping of the World. No. 157. KOEMAN, Me 28A.
£4,200
FRIES, Laurent.
Orbis Typus Universalis Iuxta Hydrographorum Traditionem Exactissime Depicta 1522. L.F.
Strassburg, 1525. 315 x 480.
Uncoloured woodblock; light age-toning to the edges of the margins, short marginal tears (repaired), some minor nicks to lower corners of margins, other pin holes in the margins, otherwise a very good example.
This the first of two modern world maps from the atlas of 1522 is the work of Laurent Fries, unlike many of the other maps copied from the 1513 edition of Ptolemy's 'Geographia' which were drawn by Martin Waldseemüller.
SHIRLEY: 48. Plate 47.
£4,800
WALDSEMMÜLLER, Martin - FRIES, Laurent.
Tabu Nova Orbis.
Lyons, Melchior and Gaspar Trechsel, 1535. 320 x 460.
Uncoloured woodblock; some expert restoration to centrefold, visible when held up to the light and from the verso. Some soiling and staining to margins, otherwise overall a very good example.
This map of the world was the second modern world map in Fries' Ptolemaic atlas. It is a reduced version of the Waldseemüller map originally published in 1513, but lacks the criss-cross directional lines and shows only parts of the Americas to the very west of the map. Fries has added five throned effigies of kings, representing those of Russia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Taprobana and Mursuli. There is also an elephant, or possibly a mammouth placed just off the coast of Greenland. The editor of this edition, Michael Villanovanus, better known as Servetus, was tried for heresy in 1553. He was executed and many copies of this book and others by him were burned by order of Calvin. The woodcut borders and ornaments are said to be the work of Hans Holbein.
SHIRLEY: #49, Plate 48.
£3,200
THOMSON & CO, John.
Chart of the World on Mercators Projection.
Edinburgh, John Thomson, 1821. 500 x 495.
Original outline colour; light marginal soiling and age-toning to the edges of the paper, very light toning to centrefold due to guard paste, short centrefold split, repaired, otherwise very good condition.
A detailed map of the world showing the various explorers routes and dates, including Capt. Cook, Capt. Furneaux, Capt. Vancouver, Perouse and Vancouver. Published by John Thomson & Company in 'A New General Atlas'.
£180
BÜNTING, Heinrich.
'Die eigentliche und warhafftige gestalt der Erden und der Meers' 'Cosmographia Universalis'.
Magdeburg, 1581. 280 x 360.
Uncoloured woodcut; light print show through from verso, minor overall age-toning and light soiling to margins, otherwise an excellent example of a map that normally has problems.
Known as the second world map from Bünting's 'Itinerarium'. A fairly crude representation of the 'known' world based this time on reality and naming the principal cities. America appears in the lower left corner and also a land mass to the east looking remarkably like Western Australia in about the correct position. However, it bears the name India Meridionalis.
SHIRLEY: Mapping of the World, 143, plate 120.
£1,950
TALLIS, John.
The World on Mercator's Projection.
London, John Tallis & Company, 1851. 270 x 350.
Original outline colour; trimmed close by binder along top edge with no loss of printed surface, bottom edge trimmed close to imprint outside decorative border, light soiling in the margins, otherwise a very good unfolded example.
A decorative steel-plate engraving, with a vignettes of Vesuvius, London, Gibraltar, the Pyramids, Niagara, Constantinople and Paris. Marked in red are the British Colonies and in blue the Steam Routes.
£145
BÜNTING, Heinrich.
'Die gantze Welt in ein Kleberblat, Welches ist der Stadt Hannover meines lieben Vaterlandes Wapen'.
Magdeburg, 1581-. 270 x 360.Uncoloured; woodcut, light soiling to the margins, tiny paper repair to edge of lower margin at centrefold, otherwise an exceptionally fine example of a map that generally has problems.
One of two world maps that appear in Bünting's 'Itinerarium'. The three principal continents shown are Europe, Asia and Africa, arranged in the form of a clover-leaf with Jerusalem at the centre. Three countries lay outside this; Denmark, England and in the lower left corner, America. The heavily engraved sea area is decorated with merman, ships and sea monsters. A real cartographic curiosity. SHIRLEY: Mapping of the World, 142, plate 121.
£4,800
WYLD, James.
The World on Mercators Projection.
London, 1845. 640 x 925.Original colour; some print offset, light spotting and minor foxing, otherwise a very good example.
A detailed map of the World showing the latest discoveries in the south. Published in 'A New General Atlas of Modern Geography'.
£360
TEESDALE, Henry.
The World.
London, c.1841. 340 x 420.Original colour; light spotting, short centrefold split, now repaired, otherwise a fine example.
A steel engraved map of the World using Mercator's projection, engraved by J. Dower. Shows the British Empire in red.
£78
NEELE, Samuel John.
A Map of the Countries Thirty Degrees Round the North Pole.
London, 1796-. 350 x 350.Uncoloured; expertly restored upper and lower margins with no loss of printed surface, light signs of old folds from the book, otherwise a fair example.
A map of the Arctic Circle and just over 6 degrees south. Show a fairly accurate map , although with the northen coast of North America and Greenland rather scetchy. Engraved by Samuel Neele, not sure of publication, but the paper has a dated watermark of 1796. Notes on the map refer to 'Dog Ribb'd Indians', 'Copper Indians' and 'Northern Indians'. And at 70 degrees a note 'The Sea 1772'.
£140
