MACROBIUS, A. T. Macrobii Aurelii Theodosii Viri Consularis in Somknum Scipionis Li-bri Duo: Et Septem Eiudem Libri Saturna Lioru…Apud Sanctam Coloniam Anno M. D. XXI. Cologne: Eucharius Cervicornus, August 1521. Small folio ( 31 x 22.5 cm.) in 19th c. quarter red morocco, marbled paper over boards with considerable wear.....
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Crete/ Greek Islands. MERCATOR, G./ HONDIUS, J. [Amsterdam, 1633] Candia cum Insulis aliquot circa Graeciam. 13 ¼ x 18 ¾ inches. Fine hand color; lower margin, centerfold & cartouche at lower right reinforced, still very good overall. A very beautifully engraved and colored Dutch map from the great partnership of.....
Cuba/ Opera History. CARDENA, Mariano/ BECHERINIE, F. [Havana, 1848] Arribo de Albina Steffanoni a la Isla de CUBA. 1848. 8 x 11 inches (sheet size). Manuscript in pen & ink & watercolors on heavy, watermarked wove paper, bit of soiling & toning, else excellent. [With:] A ms. sonnet titled Omaggio.....
Nantucket/ Baseball History. STONER, J. J./ BECK & PAULI [Madison, WI, 1881] Bird’s Eye View of the Town of Nantucket in the State of Massachusetts. Looking Southwest.1881. 19 ¼ x 27 3/8 inches. Two-stone lithograph. Mounted on acid-free paper, invisible mends in margin and of one split entering the printed.....
Singapore/ Parts of Malaysia, Borneo & Java. JAMES IMRAY & SON [London: 1880] East India Archipelago [Western Route to China. Chart No.2]… 1880. 49 x 40 inches, 124.5 x 101.7 cm. Two joined, lithographed sheets mounted on new, heavy blue paper with original trade label affixed. Courses with positions and.....
Nantucket/ Martha’s Vineyard/ Cape Cod. ELDRIDGE, George [Boston: 1914/ 1915 (stamped)] Geo. W. Eldridge’s Chart C Vineyard Sound Light-Ship to Chatham. 27 ¼ x 47 ½ inches. Lithograph mounted on original linen as originally issued, with identifying label & price list of available charts by Eldridge pasted on back; minor.....
Connecticut. NEVERS, R./ DAMERUM, W. [Hartford, 1851] The State of Connecticut including Parts of New York and New Jersey. 23 x 28 ¼ inches (engraved area only. Original wash hand color, refreshed; re-mounted on new linen & expertly conserved; toned, some spotting, a few splits but overall very good. In.....
New York State/ Land Speculation. ELLICOTT, J. & B. [Philadelphia: 1801/ 1804] Map of Morris's Purchase or West Geneseo in the State of New York: Exhibiting Part of the Lakes Erie and Ontario, the Straights of Niagara, Chautauque Lake and All the Principal Waters ... Purchased by the Holland Land.....
Beijing. HARRIS, John/ CAMPBELL, John [London: 1744] Plans of the Old & New City of Peking ye. Metropolis of China. 14 x 8 3/4 inches. Copperplate engraving. Excellent condition. Revealing, early plans of Beijing, formerly Peking, depicting the then contemporary city along with the ancient, original city. Legends at lower.....
United States/ Cartographic Curiosity. BOYNTON, George W. (engraver)/ TUTTLE, Joseph Willard (publisher) [Boston: Tremont Print Company: dated 1841] A MAP OF THE UNITED STATES, FROM THE LATEST SURVEYS. WITH THE HEIGHT OF MOUNTAINS And length of the PRINCIPAL RIVERS. PATENT. 25 3/4 x 25 inches (image not including margins). Lithographed map.....
Geographic Allegorical Figures. W.B. WALKER (publisher) [London: 4 Fox & Knot Court, Cow Lane: 1805] EUROPE. ASIA. 10 ½ x 14 3/8 inches. Mezzotint, transferred to glass, finished with oil color. Sightly age-toned, small area of lower right corner chipped off, two areas of bubbling; color rich & vibrant, overall.....
U.S. COAST & GEODETIC SURVEY. [Washington, DC: 1894/ 1898] North Shore Of Long Island Sound George’s Rock To Sheffield Island Including Saugatuck And Norwalk Rivers Connecticut… 42 x 33 ¼ inches. Lithograph expertly mounted on new linen. A few closed splits in margin & outer printed areas; overall very good.....
Stockholm, Sweden. MERIAN, M. [Frankfurt am Main, 1638`] Stockholm. 7 ½ x 13 inches. Marginal mend well away from printed image, else excellent condition. A superb bird’s-eye view, published just after Stockholm had become the official capital of the Swedish Empire. The view is oriented to the south.....
SANSON, Nicolas [Paris, 1656] Le Bresil, dont la Coste set possedeé par les portugais et diviseé en Quatorze Capitanieries. 15 ½ x 21 ¼ inches. Original outline color; excellent condition. An attractive, full-size edition of Sanson’s elegantly engraved map of Brazil. It shows the coast of South America.....