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Separate-Issue Rarity. Vignettes illustrating Asian religous practices. 3 known examples.
A new and correct map of asia Laid down from the latest and best Observations...
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This is an extremely rare, separately issued 1754 George Foster / Robert Sayer map of Asia. Although printed in 1754, the map's cartography dates to c. 1735, when it was first issued in a now-lost edition by the map seller George Foster. The map features elaborate decorative side panels, added in 1754 by Sayer, illustrating Asiatic religious practices. This map stands out for its remarkable rarity, being one of only 3 known surviving examples. It is also significant for its use of the term 'Sea of Corea' (Sea of Korea) to denote the sea between Japan and Korea, the naming of which is a matter of international contention. (more details)
First Modern Chart of the Solar System.
A scheme of the Solar System with the orbits of the planets and comets belonging thereto.
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This rare broadsheet engraving is a c.1763 Bowles edition of William Whiston's influential 1713 chart of the Solar System, including the orbits of known comets. It is the first modern chart of the Solar System, incorporating the observations of Newton, Halley, and Flamsteed. (more details)
Making Light of Perry's Gunboat Diplomacy.
陽氣舩之圖 / [View of the Merry Ship].
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This is a rare c. 1854 kawaraban satirical woodblock print, produced by the pseudonymous Kanoka Mamaro (寒翁窠馬麿), depicting one of Commodore Matthew Perry's 'black ships.' It demonstrates that, even amid a strict regime of censorship, Japanese publishers sought to profit by informing and entertaining the public, including with irreverent takes on the historically significant events underway. (more details)
'The World has never before so lighted up as by the billows of fire that enwrapt doomed Chicago on the dread night of October 9th.'
The Prairie Farmer / First Map Issued Showing the District Burned by the Great Chicago Fire Oct. 8 9 and 10, 1871.
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This is the October 14, 1871 (vol 41) issue of the Prairie Farmer containing the first published map of the Great Chicago Fire. This elusive issue was published just days after the fire, wherein the Prairie Farmer building was burnt to the ground. (more details)
'The Handsomest Horse in the World'.
Village Farm, East Aurora, N.Y.
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An impressive 1883 H. H. Cross broadside promoting the stud services of Village Farm, East Aurora, New York - then the premier trotting horse breeder in the United States. The view promotes the fine stud stock available at Village Farm, including Mambrino King, 'the handsomest horse in the world'. (more details)
Uniquely British Cheap Print: Earliest printed representation of Wellington's victory at the Battle of Vitoria.
Field Marshal the Marquis of Wellington's Victory of Vittoria.
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The only known surviving example of this large-format woodcut 'cheap print' issued by George Thompson in 1813, celebrating the Duke of Wellington's stunning triumph over French forces at the Battle of Vitoria (June 21, 1813), a decisive battle in the years-long Peninsular War (1808 - 1814). It is likely the earliest printed representation of the battle, being a news-as-it-happened publication. The victory helped to solidify Wellington's stature as the ablest British commander of land forces, earning him the rank of field marshal and later the title of Duke. The 'cheap print' is a uniquely British form of graphic news publishing issued for distribution among the uneducated but engaged populace. (more details)
Rare, separately-issued Biblical Jerusalem.
Jerusalem comme elle estoit du temps que Nostre Sauveur Jesus Christ souffrit mort et passion pour nous.
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This is a rare, separately-issued c. 1670 Gerard Jollain the Elder broadsheet map of Biblical Jerusalem, after Christian van Adrichem: an allegorical depiction of Jerusalem during Christ's lifetime. This work was instrumental in codifying elements of Christian veneration of the Holy City, in particular the Stations of the Cross. (more details)
Locomotive for sale!
M. W. Baldwin and Company Locomotive Builders Philadelphia.
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This is a striking c. 1860 Jonathan Ord chromolithograph of a M.W. Baldwin and Company steam locomotive. The image was used to promote and advertise the locomotive to prospective buyers. (more details)
Satire and Suppression.
Tipe de la religion. Estampe, du tableau trouvé dans l'église, des ci-devant soi-disans-Jésuites de Billom en Auvergne, l’an 1762. voyez le compte-rendu aux chambres assemblées des collèges de Clermont-Ferrand et Billon le 15 juillet 1763.
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This extraordinary 1763 engraving emerged from one of the great religious and political controversies of 18th-century France. It reproduces the notorious Tableau de la Religion, a monumental allegorical painting discovered at the Jesuit college in Billom and subsequently seized upon as evidence during the campaign to suppress the Society of Jesus. At its center, an immense Jesuit galleon sails triumphantly toward salvation while popes, kings, Catholics, heretics, sinners, and demons struggle through the surrounding waters. In a remarkable reversal of meaning, an image apparently created to glorify Jesuit spirituality was transformed by the Society's enemies into propaganda against it - purported visual proof of Jesuit arrogance, ambition, and claims to spiritual supremacy. (more details)
Rare steam locomotive promotion.
Breese, Kneeland and Co. Jersey City N.J.
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This is a c. 1858 Alexander Lyman Holley chromolithograph of a steam locomotive named 'Young America.' This is something of a holy grail for railroad collectors due to its fine coloration, impressive design, and overall rarity. The broadside was issued as a promotional piece for Breese, Kneeland, and Company, locomotive manufacturers in Jersey City, New Jersey. (more details)
The Spirit of America turns the tides of WWI.
Mais quelle flotte formidable a pu conduire ici une pareille armée? - Le Lusitania. / [But! What tremendous fleet could ever have brought over such an army? - the LUSITANIA.]
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A striking 1918 Jules Abel Faivre French broadside celebrating the United States' entry into World War I (1914 - 1918). The broadside was issued shortly after the American Expeditionary Force landed some 1.2 million soldiers in Europe, marking a turning point toward inevitable Allied victory. The image is centered on Winged Liberty representing the 'Spirit of America'. Her wings take the form of American Flags, and she carries a sword in her right hand, ready to defend liberty. Her eyes are frozen white and distant, underscoring both detachment and purity. Behind her march endless troops of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF). In the foreground, the German Kaiser, Wilhelm II (1859 - 1941), looks on despondently, aware of his impending and inevitable defeat. (more details)
A 'falsifier of history', 'quack explorer', and 'charlatan adventurer', but also correct.
Map Illustrative of Captain Willard Glazier's Voyage of Exploration to the Source of the Mississippi River Drawn from Delineations by his Indian Guide Che-No-Wa-Ge-Sic.
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This is an impressive c. 1887 Willard Glazier map of northern central Minnesota in the vicinity of Leech Lake and Lake Itasca. The map records Willard W. Glazier's claims to have discovered the 'true' source of the Mississippi River at Elk Lake, which he attempts to rename 'Lake Glazier'. Glazier's claims contain an element of truth, and this map has merit, despite his 'discoveries' being universally derided by the geographical establishment, largely due to distaste for his bombastic and abrasive personal character. (more details)
Longest electric railroad in the country!
Birdseye View of San Leandro, Cal. 1892. Showing Subdivisions on the Electric R.R. Between San Leandro and Oakland.
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This is an 1892 broadside bird's-eye view of San Leandro, California, published by M. J. Laymance. Issued the year of the Oakland, San Leandro, and Haywards Electric Railway's inauguration, the central view looks over San Leandro from the south. (more details)
Christian Zionism.
Seven Weeks or 49 Years... Christ Reigns Millenium.
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This is a curious 1928 Christian Zionism eschatological broadsheet chart of time prepared by G. A. Griswood. It focuses on the role of the Jews and their connection to the land of Israel, calling for a return of Jews to the Holy Land as a precondition of the Apocalypse. (more details)
Swiss New Year Broadside promoting geographical sciences.
Geographia: Die Erd Beschreibung.
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This is a rare 1706 Johannes Meyer broadside dedicated to the science of geography, showing allegorical representations of the continents and a globe. It includes a German text describing the purposes of geography as well as briefly describing the four parts of the world: Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. (more details)
Debut of the Eiffel Tower.
Exposition Universelle de Paris 1889.
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This is an 1889 Gibert-Clarey (GTC) chromolithograph broadside issued to promote the Paris Exposition Universelle. Although numerous stunning broadsides were issued for the Exposition, this one stands out for its beautiful and technical mastery. (more details)
The Ultimate Timeline.
A Chart on the Course of Time from Eternity to Eternity.
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This is a stunning c. 1900 evangelical Christian broadside providing an eschatological chart of time according to Scripture from a Dispensationalist perspective. Dividing history and the future into distinct phases, the chart traces time from the eternity before Genesis to the eternity that will follow the Apocalypse and the Second Coming. (more details)
Romanticizing the Frontier, Entertaining the Masses
Real Wild West...
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This is a stunning c. 1915 chromolithograph promotional broadside for 'Tompkins' Real Wild West' show, produced by the Metropolitan Printing Company. In the spirit of Buffalo Bill, Tompkins' show was among the most acclaimed Wild West shows of its time, touring the United States and Europe regularly in the early 20th century. (more details)
'The cat in gloves catches no mice...'
- Franklin
Poor Richard Illustrated. Lessons for the Young and Old on Industry, Temperance, Frugality and c. by Benjamin Franklin.
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A rare c. 1859 broadside illustrating the wit and wisdom of Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790). In mid-1800s, Franklin emerged as a near-mythic figure embodying the rags-to-riches dream, as well as the Amercian moral and intellectual values of ingenuity, hard work, thrift, and civic-mindedness. (more details)
Key piece in the antisemitic campaign against Alfred Dreyfus.
Musée des Horreurs. No. 6. le Traitre!
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This is the most important and influential of Antoine-Victor Lenepveu's 1899 antisemitic Dreyfus Affair broadsides. Dreyfus was a French-Jewish army officer wrongly convicted of treason, a charge based in antisemitism. The Dreyfus Affair is considered a precursor to the ideological and societal forces that would later contribute to the Holocaust. (more details)
He Penned a Declaration...
Declaration of Independence. The Original of this was Designed and Executed entirely with a Pen by Gilman R. Russell.
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This is a large 1856 Gilman R. Russell commemorative broadside of the Declaration of Independence. It consists of a two-color lithograph with the text of the Declaration appearing in finely executed calligraphy around an image of George Washington. The text is surrounded by a wreath of acanthus leaves, and surmounted by a title banner and a powerful eagle. The broadside was published on the 80th anniversary of the Declaration's signing. It served both as an income-generating patriotic image for sale to the general public, and as a promotion for Russell's penmanship and calligraphy classes. (more details)
Massive chromolithograph geographical advertisement.
Nouvelle Géographie Générale par Maurice Wahl.
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A massive and lavish French chromolithograph poster promoting the 1899 Garnier Frères release of Maurice Wahl's Nouvelle Géographie Générale. Wahl's Géographie was a two-volume mass-market geographical text by the well-known academic geographer and pedagogue Maurice Wahl (1853 - 1900). As an affordable production rich with practical information, it received wide acclaim and was a publishing success - no doubt in part because of this poster. (more details)
Prang chromolithographic proof - ex. Jay Last collection.
Prang's Easter Cards.
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A striking c. 1886 chromolithograph proof print of an advertisement for Prang's Easter Card, produced by Louis Prang. As one of the masters of chromolithography, seeing Prang's work in progress through this piece is significant. Note the registration marks and plate colors on display. The present example is a nine-plate lithograph signed at bottom left by the chromist, Daniel Fausel. (more details)
Building a distinctly American English.
Noah Webster 'The Schoolmaster of the Republic'.
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This is Root and Tinker's scarce 1885 chromolithographic print extolling Noah Webster, the compiler of the first dictionary of American English and a pioneering 19th-century educator. Webster can be credited with standardizing American 'common' English. (more details)
'A Monthly check for every American...'
A Monthly Check to You for the Rest of your Life Beginning When You Are 65.
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An iconic piece of American visual history, this is a 1936 Social Security Board broadside promoting the newly created Social Security System. With the U.S. Capitol towering in the background, a hand offers 'your monthly Social Security check' from the United States government: 'A monthly check to you for the rest of your life beginning when you are 65'. The reader is urged to 'get your Social Security Account Number promptly' and that 'applications are being distributed at all work places'. Informative and instructional, the poster includes details regarding eligibility, and how to return an application. Intriguingly, text along the bottom reads, 'Postmasters will display this poster in a conspicuous place in the Post Office lobby, on arrival, but not before November 24, 1936.' While this broadside does show evidence of being displayed in a post office, including pinholes in the upper margin, it is in very good condition. (more details)
Setting the standard for employer-sponsored worker insurance.
A.O.U.W. Eternal Truth Justice Honesty and Mutual Aid Our Guide.
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A stunning 1893 Eugene Roncarti chromolithographic broadside for the Ancient Order of United Workmen (AOUW), a fraternal organization that pioneered group insurance coverage for sickness, accidental death, and burial to its members - setting the baseline for modern employer-sponsored insurance benefits. (more details)
Gilded Age Grandees.
Kings of Wall Street.
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A scarce 1882 broadside depicting the most notable financiers of the late 19th century, prepared by the firm Root and Tinker. (more details)
Honoring military service in the late 19th century.
The Pictorial War Record.
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This is a rare 1898 James M. Vickroy chromolithograph broadside commemorating the Spanish-American War (1898) and the American Civil War (1861 - 1865) - the two most significant American wars of the second part of hte 19th century. The view is part of a genre of decorative broadsides sold commercially to those wishing to commemorate the military service of a family member. This example was never used. (more details)
Russia trying to make light of the early stages of the Russo-Japanese War.
Хоть мал, да удал. / [Small But Dangerous].
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A rare 1904 Russian chromolithograph lubok by A. P. Korkin illustrating the Battle of Port Arthur (February 1904), the opening salvo of the Russo-Japanese War (1904 - 1905). It is an ironic scene of optimism, indicative of Russian arrogance during the first stage of the war. Soon after, in the subsequent battles, Japanese forces soundly defeated the Russian Navy, embarrassing the Russian Empire, changing the balance of power in East Asia, and setting the stage for Japanese Imperial expansion into Manchuria. (more details)
Smash the Swastika.
U.S.P.F. II
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This is Frederick Henri Kay Henrion's striking c. 1944 anti-Nazi poster produced during the Allied counter-offensive against Germany during World War II (1939 - 1945). Although emphasizing unity among the Allies, it also subtly hints at underlying tensions. (more details)
'The Modern Beheading Machine.'
Massacre of the French King! View of La Guillotine; or the Modern Beheading Machine, at Paris.
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This is a 1793 William Lane broadside decrying the execution the French King Louis XVI while at the same time extolling the terrible industrial modernism of the guillotine itself. The author is justly horrified by the violence of the 'Reign of Terror' but at the same time macabrely fascinated with modern industrial efficiency of the 'killing machine.' (more details)
Unique broadside promoting News Syndication related to the Boxer Rebellion.
Special Feature No. 32 - Timely Chinese Cuts No. 4.
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This is a fascinating 1900 American Press Association broadside of the Boxer Rebellion its syndicated content. It is a unique example of how syndication agencies promoted themselves to newspapers around the country. Syndication agencies provided newspapers with up-to-date reporting that could be printed in regional publications, giving small town papers national and global coverage. (more details)