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One of the earliest obtainable specific maps of Charleston, South Carolina.
Esquisse des Opérations du Siège de Charleston, Capitale de la Caroline Méridionale, en 1780.
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An excellent 1787 American Revolutionary War map of Charleston, South Carolina. The map illustrates the 1780 Siege of Charleston, a major American Revolutionary War (1775 - 1783) battle, and one of the most devastating American defeats of the war. (more details)
The Big Five.
Afrika. Jellemzöbb Gerinces Állatai.
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This is Baloghné Hajós Terézia and Bálint János' striking 1928 Hungarian-language pictorial and zoological wall map of Africa. (more details)
Signed. Natural and Manufactured wonders.
World Wonders. A Pictorial Map.
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This is a 1939 Ernest Dudley Chase pictorial map of the world celebrating natural and manufactured wonders, signed in the lower left. This is one of Chase's most famous and iconic maps. (more details)
French mapping of a major British port during the Napoleonic Wars.
Plan von Sydney der Hauptstadt der Englischen Colonien in Australien. Aufgenommen von Hrn. Lesueur; und berichtigt von Hrn Boullanger i. J. 1802.
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One of the earliest obtainable maps of the city of Sydney, Australia, this is an 1815 German edition of an 1802 manuscript map by Charles-Alexandre Lesueur. (more details)
Central Luzon issued during the Philippine-American War.
Map of Central Luzon showing a portion of the Field of Operations of the 8th Army Corps.
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This is a rare map of central Luzon, the Philippines, issued at the height of the Philippine-American War (1899 - 1902) by William L. Sibert of the 8th Army Engineering Corps and the Military Governor in the Philippines, Major General Elwell Stephen Otis. This map is one of the most detailed cartographic productions from the Philippine-American War. (more details)
Most accurate map of Jamaica available to the English navigator.
A New and Correct Chart of the Island of Jamaica wih its Bays, Harbors, Rocks, Soundings etc. Sold by J. Mount and T. Page on Tower Hill.
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This detailed, large 1773 Mount and Page map of Jamaica was, at the time of its publication, one of the most accurate maps of the island available to the English navigator - The English Pilot being the first entirely English sea atlas to focus on American waters. (more details)
The Papal Crown.
Contellatio XIX. [Mitrae Pontificalis S. Petri].
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A beautiful 1627 celestial chart of the Triangulum constellation, reimagined as an angel holding the Papal tiara, with surrounding constellations similarly replaced by Biblical imagery. It appeared in Julius Schiller's rare 1627 star atlas Coelum Stellatum Christianum, which aimed, but failed, to have fellow astronomers exchange the classical zodiac and Greco-Roman figures for Christian ones. (more details)
Separately-issued edition.
Plymouth Harbor Massachusetts.
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This is a beautiful, separately-issued example of the U.S. Coast Survey's 1857 nautical chart or maritime map of Plymouth Harbor, Massachusetts. (more details)
Bicycle Boom and Women's Rights.
Map of Cape Cod and Vicinity 1892.
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A lovely 1892 George H. Walker map of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, and environs. It was produced to capitalize on the bicycle craze of the late 19th century, which revolutionized transportation and opened new possibilities for women's independence. (more details)
Comparing French and Dutch mappings of the New World.
Der Neuen Welt Begriff. Bestehende in 2 Haubt Theilen als Nord America und Sud America, Warinnen der Erste Meridian nach Frantzosischer art gezogen./ Der Neuen Welt Begriff. Bestehende in 2 Haubt Theilen als Nord America und Sud America, Warinnen der Erste Meridian nach Hollandischer art gezogen.
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This is a joined pair of maps of the Western Hemisphere, engraved by Johann Stridbeck for inclusion in Georg Bodenehr's small format 1716 atlas. The maps are presented side by side to contrast French and Dutch cartographic perspectives on the New World. In this singular example, the plate for the 'Dutch' America map is in its rare first state (with the explorers' medallions) rather than the more common second state. (more details)
Emerging 'Sportsman's Paradise'.
Map of Moosehead Lake and Northern Maine, embracing the headwaters of the Penobscot, Kennebec and St. John rivers specially adapted to the uses of sportsmen and lumbermen.
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A fascinating map of the region around Moosehead Lake in northern Maine, prepared in 1883 by Lucius Hubbard and lithographed by Augustus Meisel as an addendum to the first edition of Hubbard's Woods and Lakes of Maine. It reflects early efforts to improve access to the lake, marking the beginning of the tourism boom in this region. (more details)
Jesuit Conception of the Mogul Empire.
Genius ac Mores Indorum Sub Magni Mogolis Imperio.
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This is a fascinating allegorical engraving representing the Mogul Empire was composed by the German religious painter Johann Degler. It was issued in Heinrich Scherer's 1702 Atlas Novus. (more details)
Tourism and political unrest under Sihanouk.
Royaume du Cambodge Carte Touristique.
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This is a c. 1950 Service Géographique National pictorial tourist map of Cambodia, issued during the Sangkum Period. Angkor Wat, labeled here as Ruines d'Angkor, is prominently illustrated in the upper right, near Siem Reap. The ruins of another lesser-known temple complex, Preah Vihear, appear along the northern border. A more modern-looking Cambodian-style temple marks Phnom Penh. Illustrations of regional fauna dot the map, underscoring Cambodia's rich wildlife. (more details)
Italy during the French Revolutionary Wars.
Italy, and Sardinia, from the best Authorities.
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This is a 1795 Matthew Carey map of Italy and Sicily. Published during the French Revolution (1789 - 1799), this map captures Italy at a moment of continental upheaval. (more details)
Earliest detailed map of the Kuril Islands.
Plan des Iles Kuriles et des terres peu connues situees a la suite de ces Iles...
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Here is La Perouse's fascinating and pioneering 1788 mapping of the Kuril Islands, which his expedition charted the year prior. It is the earliest detailed chart of the islands by a European explorer, part of La Perouse's groundbreaking work, and a keystone in the developing geographical knowledge of Northeast Asia. (more details)
The Top of the World.
Canada Centennial Map Northwest Territories, 1870-1970.
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A 1970 pictorial map of the Northwest Territories of Canada, celebrating the centennial of the territories' establishment, prepared by the Canadian Department of Energy's Surveys and Mapping Branch. (more details)
Fauna of Asia, writ large.
Ázsia. Jellemzöbb Gerinces Állatai.
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This Baloghné Hajós Terézia and Bálint János' 1928 Hungarian language pictorial zoological wall map of Asia. (more details)
Early urbanization of Phnom Penh.
Royaume du Cambodge Plan de la Ville de Phnom-Penh.
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This is the only known surviving example of an exceptional c. 1935 wall map of Phnom-Penh, capital of Cambodia - the largest and best map of Phnom-Penh during the peak of its colonial era urbanization and development, thus recording a host of ambitious projects, including canals, parks, new neighborhoods, markets, railroads, and dredging efforts that transformed the swampy flood plain to a national capital. (more details)
Most beautifully executed woodcut map of Europe.
Europa / die erste Tafel diser Chronicken / so im ersten Buech begrissen.
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This is a bold, attractive 1606 edition of Johann Stumpf's 1548 south-oriented map of Europe. It is the only map derived from Sebastian Münster's Europe and is thus the last derivative of Martin Waldseemüller's unobtainable 1511 map of Europe. While Münster's map went to many editions and is readily acquirable, Stumpf's work was produced in smaller numbers and is a rarer work: larger, more beautifully executed, and more desirable. (more details)
Important early map detailing Manila Bay.
Plan de Manila, su Bahia, y Puerto de Cavite; Segun su Estade en el Ańo de 1787.
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This is an extremely scarce 1790 map of the vicinity around Manila, Philippines, prepared for Pedro Jiménez de Góngora y Luján, Duque Almodóvar del Río. Oriented roughly to the east, the map is centered on Manila, embracing Manila Bay and stretching eastward as far inland along the Pasig River to Laguna de Bay. The map reaches north to include the Pampanga Delta to Guagua. (more details)