World/ Age of Discovery. SCHEDEL, Hartmann [Nuremberg: 1493] Secunda etas mundi. 14 ½ x 20 inches. Original woodcut; usual thread hole mends, else fine condition. .....
Pictorial Maps, Cartographic Curiosities, Games & Ephemera
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. Slightly age-toned, small area of lower right corner chipped off, two areas of bubbling; color rich & vibrant, overall.....
World Map/ Buddhism. Zuda RŌKASHI (Priest Hōtan) [Kyōto, c. 1710-1815] Nansen Bushu Bankoku Shōka No Zu. (“Outline Map of all the Countries of the Universe”) 45 x 57 ½ inches. Period wash color; nine woodblock sheets joined; folds reinforced, slight losses at some fold intersections, overall very good. .....
Philadelphia/ Bank of Philadelphia/ Architectural & Printing History. MASON, William G. (artist)/ BARKER, J. J. (lithographer)/ R. H. HOBSON (publisher) [Philadelphia: 1832] Horizontorium. From the original Drawing by Wm. Mason, in the possession of Charles N. Bancker Esq’r. Philadelphia. Published by R.H. Hobson 147 Chestnut Street. Entered according to act.....
Great Plains/ Denver/ Railroad & Marketing History. KNIGHT, Leonard & Co.: Chicago: c. 1895 (attributed)/ UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD. The Great Plains, on Union Pacific Railroad. Hand-colored lithograph. 17 x 35 ½ inches. Expertly cleaned, de-acidified and mounted on Japanese paper, some invisible, closed splits in bottom portion, over all a......
New Haven, Conn/ Yale University. MORTIMER (later MILLIGAN), Carina Eaglesfield/ EDWARD P. JUDD CO. (publisher) [New Haven: 1928] New Haven. 27 x 35 inches. Color printed; mounted on archival paper, very slight fold wear, else excellent. Delightful example of cartographic folk art that provides.....
World/ Aviation History/ Pictorial. CLEGG, Ernest [John Day Company, New York: 1928] Map Showing the Overland and Overseas Flights of Charles A. Lindbergh. 27 ½ x 47 ¼ inches. Nine-stone lithograph. Folding map with very slight fold wear, with original envelop with minor wear & a small piece torn away; overall an.....
Cape Cod. MILLER, F. J. [Westwood, MA, c. 1945-1950] A Map of Interesting Cape Cod Plublished (sic) by F. J. Miller 1045 High Street Westwood, Mass. Copywright (sic) F. J. Miller Three-stone lithograph. 21 ¾ x 33 inches; with frame: 25 x 36 inches. Some fading of red border, else.....
New York City/ Transportation History. SALOMON, George [New York: 1958] OFFICIAL NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY MAP AND STATION GUIDE… Copyright, 1958 New York City Transit Authority. Designed by George Salomon. [Title repeated on verso on cover segment of map.] Color printed. 20 x 15 ¾ (printed area). Uncut & unfolded.....
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World/ Jerusalem. BUNTING, H. [Magdeburg, 1581] Die gantze Welt in ein Rieberblat…10 ¼ x 14 ¼ inches. Fine early color, refreshed; excellent condition with full margins. An exceptional, full-margined example of one of the most distinctive cartographic curiosities ever produced: a woodcut, cloverleaf-shaped map of the world with Jerusalem at.....
World/ Jerusalem. BUNTING, H. [Magdeburg, 1581] Die ganze Welt in ein Kleeblatt…10 ¼ x 14 ¼ inches. Woodcut with fine hand color; side margins extended with very slight loss, reinforced fold separations at bottom, else excellent. .....
Belgium/ Netherlands. STRADA, F. [Leiden: Jacques Marcu, 1643] Novus XVII. Inferioris German=nieae Provin=ciarum. 7 x 5/14 inches; 18 x 13 cm. Rich hand color with gold highlighting; excellent condition. .....
Title Page. CELLARIUS, Andreas [Amsterdam, 1660] Atlas Coelestis, seu Harmonia Macrocosmica… Image sized: 17 x 10 ¼ inches; with frame: 25 x 18 ¼ inches. Superb original color, heightened with gold; a few rubbed areas else excellent. A magnificent example, in full original color heightened with.....
North America/ Postal History/ Carolinas. MOLL, H. [London, 1715/ 1731] A New and Exact Map of the Dominions of the King of Great Britain on ye Continent of North America. ... By Herman Moll Geographer. ... 39 5/8 x 23 7/8 inches. Full original color; lightly toned, some folds reinforced.....
United States/Early Geographic Education/ Native American History. DAWES Jr., Samuel [Mississippi?: Dated: 1820] A Map of the United. States By Samuel Dawes Jr. 1820. [Verso:] Asia. 18 ¾ x 23 3/8 inches. Pen & ink & watercolor on woven paper. Some staining and age toning, three neatly closed splits into.....
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.....
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The Cerographic Missionary Atlas… [Imprint inside front cover:] Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1848, By Se. E. Morse & Co.,….
An unusually well-preserved, scarce, and quite early American atlas of areas where missionary activity was being, or could be conducted. Includes an excellent map exclusively of the Hawaiian Islands. A map entitled “Indian Territory” encompasses Texas and east from Lake Superior and the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains in.....
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.....
NIC. MULLER (Printer)/ NICHOLS, David (Engraver) [New York: dated October 1854] BUSSINES (sic) DIRECTORY OF WESTPORT. 20 ½ X 25 ½ inches. Two-stone lithograph (red and blue) mounted on heavy card stock. Two mended 4-inch splits at right and left, a few other mended splits entering printed surface, some edge.....
CHS. MAGNUS LITH ?/ [New York: c. 1860] Untitled View of Central Park. 21 ½ x 19 3/8 inches. Lithograph with period hand color, printed on the verso of a facsimile of the Bradford/ Lyne map of New York City; professionally mounted on mulberry paper with minor restoration to outer margins and.....
Battle of Gettysburg. DITTERLINE, T. [New York, 1864] Sketch of the Battles of Gettysburg…Compiled From The Personal Observation Of Eye-Witnesses Of The Several Battles… [Map:] Field Of Gettysburg …Prepared By T. Ditterline. Octavo in original, blue, whorled, silked paper wrappers, 24pp; now separate; chromolithographed, folding map with troop position in.....
Field Of Gettysburg …Prepared By T. Ditterline.
This striking, oval-shaped plan provided the American public with its first detailed and accurate visual account of one of the most significant battles in American history. It is accompanied by a pamphlet that provides an in-depth, chronological account of the complex battle. Offered here is the very rare second edition.....
Militaria/ Arms Export History. MAKER UNKNOWN [Spain, c. 1880s] Panuelo De Instruccion Militar... 25 x 30 ¾ inches. Lithograph in red & black printed on cotton. Lightly age-toned, few small holes, overall excellent of this type. A fascinating broadside printed on cloth, illustrating the Springfield rolling block rifle, Model.....
New York City & America’s Cup History. MCLOUGHLIN BROS. [1887 (copyright)/ 1888 (published)] The Yacht Race Game. Large folding game board, 31 ¼ x 16 inches. With spinner in the form of a compass and 8 (of 8) playing pieces in the form of yachts on wooden supports. All housed in.....
Board Game/ Newport/ Block Island. MCLOUGHLIN BROTHERS [New York: 1891] The Newport Yacht Race - An Exciting Game. Game board: 10 x19 ½ inches. Overall framed size: 29 1/4 x 23 1/4 x 1 3/4 inches. Multi-stone Lithography. Complete with cover, two sailboat game pieces, a spinning dial & instructions.....