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Coloured topographical map of the Australian continent inluding Papua New Guinea and New Zealand, 106 x 112cm, text in traditional Chinese characters. Legend includes desert, coral reef, seasonal rivers and lakes, continental boundaries and so on. Inset map of Australia and the Pacific Islands, also with key indicating altitude and sea depth. Folds into lightly worn original paper envelope measuring 38 x 25.5cm. Pinholes upper right and left corners, small hole at fold point, and tear in upper margin now repaired with archival washi paper, ????handwritten on reverse. Both envelope and the reverse of the map have small production labels attached. Map very bright with clear strong colours. Striking map in very good condition.…

Rare monumental wall map of the County of Holland and the Lordship of Utrecht, engraved on forty copper plates and ranking among the most ambitious Dutch wall maps of the 18th century.This edition was published by Covens & Mortier, the foremost Amsterdam map publishers of the 18th century, and represents the 5th known state of Jacob Aertsz. Colom's (1600-1673) celebrated wall map, first published in 1639. The plates had previously passed through the hands of Frederik de Wit (1630-1706) before being acquired by Covens & Mortier, who revised the publication by adding a new French title cartouche while making only minor alterations to the original engraving. The imprint advertises the map as consisting of 40 sheets that could be assembled into a wall map measuring 11 by 6 feet.The map presents an extraordinarily detailed survey of Holland and Utrecht, depicting every city, town, village and hamlet together with an intricate network of rivers, canals, lakes, dykes, roads, polders, islands and coastal features. The precision of its topographical information reflects the high standard of Dutch land surveying during the Golden Age and illustrates the intimate relationship between landscape, water management and urban development in the Republic.Besides its geographical importance, the map is distinguished by its rich decorative programme. Two smaller cartouches contain the Latin title and distance scales, while the impressive French title cartouche is lavishly ornamented with allegorical figures and symbols celebrating the prosperity of the Dutch Republic. A fisherman represents the maritime wealth of Holland, while a farmer symbolises the agricultural riches of the inland provinces. Above them appears the armorial achievement of the House of Orange, flanked by military trophies, navigational instruments and exotic fruits, visual references to Dutch naval power, commerce and colonial expansion. Additional decorative elements include banners, rural scenes and sailing vessels, all executed in the refined Baroque style characteristic of Dutch decorative cartography.With some occasional browning. Otherwise in very good condition.l Donkersloot no. 704; Koeman, Handleiding, p. 33; WorldCat 919492820 (3 copies); Mounted on linen, folded and kept together in a paper slipcase, the whole kept in a book-shaped box.…

"[Nova et accurata totius Americae tabula auct. G. I. Blaeu] America quarta pars orbis quam plerunq, nuvum orbem apellitant primo detecta est anno 1492 a Christophoro Columbo []. A hand-coloured engraved wall map, printed on 4 joined sheets. Size: 86 x 110 cm. / 33.9 x 43,3 inch. Large, very rare, hand coloured copy of Willem Blaeu's famous wall map of the Americas, which is considered "one of the most influential maps of America ever made" (Burden). The map is based on the latest explorations and shows everything known at the time about the American continent, as well as the north and south poles, which are included on two inset maps. As the wall map was in great demand, but expensive and difficult to transport, it was also printed by various French and Italian publishers for the local market. Like Blaeu's edition, the French and Italian editions are very scarce, as it is highly unusual for wall maps from this period to survive. We have only been able to trace 4 other copies of the present edition in sales records of the past hundred years, of which only 1 is also hand coloured. Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638) first published the wall map in 1608, together with similar maps of Asia, Africa, and Europe. He spared no expenses for this project and hired Hessel Gerritsz (1580-1632), a great cartographer in his own right, to both design the maps and research the latest sources exhaustively, to create the most accurate depiction of the continents possible. Although the Americas were drawn too wide due to the inadequate methods of determining longitude at the time, the shapes and most of the coastline are already very well defined. Central and South America were drawn according to Portuguese and Spanish sources, and "Nova Scotia" on the Atlantic coast was based on the voyages of Samuel de Champlain and Pierre Gua de Monts from 1604. After the first edition in 1608, the four continents were subsequently published in 1612, and in 1624 they were reissued by Hendrik Hondius and in 1655 by Nicholas Visscher. The third state included changes to the Strait of Magellan based on Le Maire's findings from his expedition in 1615-1617. The map has been beautifully decorated with cartouches and small engravings. The cartouche in the lower right tells how the New World was discovered, and is flanked by the figures of Christopher Columbus and Amerigo Vespucci. Below are four roundels containing the portraits of the four circumnavigators: Ferdinand Magellan, Sir Francis Drake, Sir Thomas Cavendish, and Olivier Van Noort. The Atlantic features a beautiful depiction of King Philip III of Spain riding a sea chariot, supposedly on a figurative visit to his New World possessions, and in the Pacific Poseidon with his wife Amphitrite and son Triton can be found, amidst battle ships and sea monsters. Elephants, rhinoceroses, camels, and ostriches roam the continent. Some copies of the present map include a decorative border with illustrations of native people, and sometimes also a textual border with descriptions, which are not present here. It appears that these borders were engraved on separate copper plates and were not always included. Blaeu's wall maps were first printed in Italy in 1646, probably by Stefano Mozzi Scolari (1598-1650) in Venice, which were based on the third state from 1624. The present copy was engraved by Pietro Todeschi (dates unknown) around 1670, and published in Bologna in 1673, probably by Giuseppe Longhi, who had worked on similar projects with Todeschi before. It closely resembles the Venetian edition, which was most likely used as the model. Todeschi's edition is, however, clearly recognizable because of the misspelling of Mar del Norte as Mar del Noi, and the fact that California has been drawn as an island. It is the only edition known to do so. The map has been reinforced on the back, and is somewhat browned and stained; the surface has faded, the work has been professionally restored: the colouring has been retouched, some of the losses have been filled in. Otherwise, in good condition. Burden II, 433; Schilder, Monumenta cartographica Neerlandica V, p. 195; cf. Burden I, 156 (Blaeu map).". …

Soft cover. Average. Manuscript. Overall toning. Color loss and surface scuffing. A few small holes. Laid down on old linen. Size 43 x 31.5 Inches. This is a large-format Thai-language c. 1957 manuscript historical wall map of Southeast Asia. It depicts the historical Kingdom of Ayutthaya, forerunner to modern Thailand, with a very generous border, a reflection of the ideological values of Pan-Thaiism. A Closer Look The map presents an aggrandized view of the territory of the Kingdom of Ayutthaya (1351 - 1767), stretching from what is today southern China to the Malay Peninsula and incorporating all of today's Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia, along with portions of China, Myanmar (Burma), and Vietnam. It is likely meant to resemble the putative territory of the kingdom during the reign of King Naresuan, also known as Naresuan the Great (r. 1590 - 1605). Coverage includes from Chittagong (????????) in today's Bangladesh at top-left to southern China (the Leizhou Peninsula and Hainan Island) at top-right, to Malacca (??????), the Malacca Straits, and Sumatra at bottom. Color-shading indicates the borders of kingdoms and territories, which are labelled in larger text (China ???, Malay ?????, and India ???????, among others, in addition to Ayutthaya), while many cities are noted throughout with red circles. Among Thai cities are those that are now large and well-known internationally like Chiang Mai (?????????), as well as smaller cities that were among the largest in the era of Ayutthaya Kingdom, such as it capital, Ayutthaya (??????, on the Chao Praya River not far from where Bangkok would later develop), Phitsanulok (????????), and Lopburi (??????), and Nan (????). Several cities are depicted as part of Ayutthaya but are not now part of neighboring countries, such as Vientiane (Lan Xang, ????????), Luang Prabang (??????????), and Battambang (????????), while several cities beyond the rule of Ayutthaya are easily recognizable by names they retained into the modern era, such as Hu? (???), Saigon (??????), and Taungoo (?????). Thai Irridentism and Historical Cartography The map reflects a strain of Thai irridentism and nationalism, known as Pan-Thaiism, that became pronounced in the 20th century, namely after the 1932 revolution, which transitioned the country from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy under a civilian-military regime. This ideology gained prominence particularly during the 1930s and early 1940s under the leadership of Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram (Phibun, 1897 - 1964), when the intellectual and statesman Luang Wichitwathakan (????????????????, 1898 - 1962) largely formulated it. This ideology was driven by two motives: the first being a claim that all Thai peoples in Southeast Asia were part of a single 'Thai Race,' and the second that Thailand (renamed from Siam in 1939 to emphasize Thai identity) needed to 'reunify' these peoples in a single political entity and reclaim lands that had historically been 'stolen' by malign foreign powers, both near (Burma) and far (France, Britain). These beliefs led Phibun to align with Japan after the Fall of France in 1940, which presented an opportunity to reclaim land in French Indochina. In exchange for facilitating Thai irredentism, Japanese forces were allowed to use Thailand as a staging ground for their invasions of British Malaya and Burma in December 1941. This alliance proved to be a major liability and caused Phibun to be removed from office in 1944 (he returned to power in the postwar period), though the United States took a more forgiving approach towards Thailand than the British and French, laying the foundations for a close relationship, including a military alliance, during the Cold War. From the 1930s, several cartographic projects aimed to establish historical legitimacy for Pan-Thaiism. At that time, maps began to be produced that claimed implausibly large borders for the greater Thai nation or race, often referring to the Ayutthaya Kingdom and especial. …

Hardcover. Very good. Laid down original old linen. Some edge wear and loss. Else very clean. Size 56.5 x 54 Inches. This is the only surviving example of Curtis M. Barker's unrecorded 1901 cyanotype or blueprint city planning wall map of San Jose, California - today's 'Capital of Silicon Valley'. It presents the city during an explosive period of expansion, as new developments and neighborhoods were being added continuously. Given the size and precision of this map, it can only be an official city planning map used by the administration for urban management. A Closer Look The map is oriented towards the east-northeast, with the Coyote River at top and the Guadalupe River and Los Gatos Creek in the middle towards bottom. The City Limits here are far smaller than the city's eventual extent; in the following decades, the unincorporated territory to the west (bottom), including the posh Alameda neighborhood built along the old Camino Real, north, and south, would be annexed. A small legend at right explains symbols used for schools, notes the size of the city's population, and mentions the area of its largest downtown plaza and park. In addition to schools and parks, streets, planned but still undeveloped blocks (at bottom-right), hotels (including the opulent Hotel Vendome), libraries, civic buildings, rail lines and stations, a racetrack and fairgrounds at bottom, waterways, and other features are noted. Naglee Park at the top is not a public park but the estate of the Union Civil War General Henry Morris Naglee (1815 - 1886). Around the time of this map's production, the estate, which was sprawling and contained sumptuous gardens and vineyards, was sold to developers and subdivided for single-family home lots. Retaining the name Naglee Park, it became home to many large and architecturally significant homes (mostly built after the 1906 earthquake) designed in the Tudor and Mission Revival styles. Other developments on the periphery of the city (Hyde Park, Cottage Grove, East San Jose) also hint at its expansion at this time. City of Schools San Jose played an important role in the early history of education in California, perhaps the reason for schools being highlighted so prominently here. The State Normal School, namesake for the square (also known as Washington Sq.), was founded in San Francisco in 1857, moved to San Jose in 1871, and is now San Jose State University. The University of the Pacific - founded 1851 in Santa Clara, also moving to San Jose in 1871 - is noted at bottom-left at College Park. The university relocated to Stockton in 1923 and the Jesuit Bellarmine College Preparatory school took over the campus, but the area retains the name 'College Park.' Perhaps most notable of all is the College de Notre Dame near center, the first college chartered in California in 1851, an all-girls Catholic institution that is the basis for today's Notre Dame de Namur University located in Belmont on the San Francisco Peninsula, while another part of the institution relocated in the 1920s to a different location in downtown San Jose and became Notre Dame High School. Rail Interchange Several railways are noted, including the Southern Pacific Railroad, the narrow-gauge South Pacific Coast Railroad running to Santa Cruz (whose depot is the basis for today's Diridon Station, a major interchange for Amtrak and Caltrain), and the Central Pacific Railroad's Niles Division, which linked nearby Fremont with Sacramento and the original Transcontinental Railroad. The city also had a nascent streetcar and interurban electric trolley system, not indicated here. The trolleys eventually ran as far south as Los Gatos and as far north as Palo Alto (by 1910, independent lines were consolidated as the Peninsular Railway, a subsidiary of the Southern Pacific). Attempts at Chinese and Japanese Exclusion Most of the land north of Taylor St. at left belonged to James D. Phelan (1861 - 1930), a banker who was the Mayor of San Francisco when this map was produc. …

Soft cover. Good. Laid down on fresh linen. Some soiling and cracking. Size 37 x 43 Inches. A superb c. 1897 wall map of the world in two hemispheres printed by Emil Charaire for Le Petit Journal , the largest newspaper in the world at the time. Among other interesting features, the map is surrounded by figures in ethnic dress representing the peoples of the world. A Closer Look The world is displayed in a double hemispheric projection, with countries and colonies color-shaded. Cities, major waterways, railways, shipping routes (and times) between major ports, and other features are noted throughout. Vignettes surround the map, depicting views ( paysages ) of the Saint Lawrence River, the Lake of Geneva, a scene involving an elephant and stupa in Indochina, a village in New Caledonia, the Sphinx and pyramids in Egypt, and the Pampas in South America. At the top and bottom, 84 figures represent the peoples of the world, with distinctive ethnic dress. Publication History and Census This sheet was prepared as a supplement to Le Petit Journal . The double hemisphere map was drawn and designed by the Imprimerie de F. Menetrier, while the entire sheet was printed by the Imprimerie Emile Charaire. It is undated, but the map is referenced in a November 1897 issue of Le Petit Journal , meant to be an enlargement and embellishment of a map that had appeared in the paper earlier that year. Other features, such as the configuration of European colonies in Africa and Asia, a reference to the 1895 North Polar Explorations of Nansen, and the completion of the Trans-Siberian Railway (including the planned though not yet constructed Circum-Baikal Railway), support a date in the late 1890s. Despite the wide circulation of Le Petit Journal at the time, this wall map is now quite scarce, with examples noted in the OCLC at the National Library of Australia and Biblioteca Nacional de Chile, while an example is also held by the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, which dates it to 1880. References: OCLC 222149509, 662516247. Rumsey 10477.000.…

Soft cover. 1st Edition. Good. Professionally restored and laid down on fresh linen. Some discolorations and dampstains throughout. Normally an 18,000 USD piece, here priced to accommodate further restoration. Size 45 x 59 Inches. An example of Henry Schenk Tanner's 1825 landmark map of North America, considered to be the most important 19th-century map of North America. Revolutionary in countless ways, this is the most accurate map of North America the world of 1825 had yet seen, particularly the little-understood western parts. The task before Tanner in assembling this map, piecing together the cartography of an unknown country from piecemeal, often unreliable reports, was monumental. Tanner draws on Aaron Arrowsmith, Lewis and Clark, Alexander von Humboldt, Zebulon Pike, Stephen Harriman Long, Daniel Williams Harmon, George Vancouver, and others. A Closer Look The map is broad in scope, covering from the High Arctic and the Bering Strait to the northern part of South America. It includes all of North America, from Alaska to Panama, Greenland, Iceland, the West Indies, Central America, and the Aleutian Islands. The United States is presented according to pre-Mexican-American War boundaries. British Columbia, called New Hanover, is tied to the massive Oregon Territory extending as far north as 54° 40' Latitude - a claim that would later become an issue of international contention. The United States boundary with Mexico follows the 1819 Adams-Onís Treaty and runs along the Sabine River to the Red River, to the 100th Meridian West, to the Arkansas River, then west to that river's source at the 42nd parallel, which it follows to the Pacific. Much of the American west is unexplored. For coastal outlines, Tanner uses Vancouver. Inland, he relies on Zebulon Pike and Stephen Harriman Long, often recognizing and correcting, at great effort, discrepancies and inconsistencies. Longs Peak is identified and named as such for the first time. For much of the lands beyond the Rocky Mountains, Tanner relies on Humboldt's map of 1811. Although not based upon actual exploration, Humboldt was masterful at culling the wheat from the chaff when studying old missionary and conquistador reports and thus produced an impressively insightful map. The Sierra Nevada Mountains are not present. The Sierra Madre are in evidence but truncated at the northern ends. Tanner adds an annotation, These Mountains are supposed to extend much farther to the north than here shewn: but there are no data by which to trace them with accuracy. Instead, Tanner follows earlier conventions and unreliable monastic reports by adding three fictional rivers: the Rio San Buenaventura, flowing from Lake Utah, labeled here Salt Lake ; the Rio Timpanagos, flowing from Great Salt Lake, labeled here Lake Timpanagos ; and the Los Mongos River, also flowing from Lake Timpanagos . Tanner funnels the Timpanagos River into San Francisco Bay, labeled here Port Sir Frans. Drake , which is, for all intent and purpose, unrecognizable as Vancouver, his primary source for the west coast, never explored the Bay Area. The cartographer identifies a hypothetical 'Great Bear Lake' just east of Prince of Wales Island. This is not to be confused with the factual 'Great Bear Lake' correctly located north of 'Great Slave Lake.' Apparently, this, along with much of the other information about the Pacific Northwest, was derived from the 1820 journal of Bennington, Vermont, native, fur trader, and explorer with the Northwest Company Daniel Williams Harmon (1778 - 1843). Harmon never saw the supposed lake himself but rather noted it in his journal based upon representations by Native Americans he encountered trading fur. Impressive Cartouche In the lower left, there is a dramatic title cartouche featuring some of the flora, fauna, and natural wonders of America. Niagara Falls and the impressive Virginia Natural Land Bridge are prominent. The picture of Niagara is a combination of Vanderlyn's A View of the Westerly Branch , used f.…

Soft cover. Good. Some spotting. Dissected and laid on linen in 32 sections. Relined with fresh linen. Minor spotting. Size 36 x 49 Inches. A most unusual and intriguing 1833 wall map of America by Eustache Hérisson. The map makes a number of interesting and curious claims regarding multiple possibilities for a Northwest Passage - attempting to reconcile factual discovery, with apocryphal popular legends, and outright wishful thinking. It covers the western hemisphere, focusing on North and South America, and the surrounding oceans. Full coverage extends east to include the coasts of Europe and Africa, and west as far as New Caledonia and New Hebrides. As the title suggests, tracks follow the maritime routes of important explorers, including Cook, Vancouver, La Perouse. The map also notes the overland expeditions of Mackenzie (1780) and Hearne (1772). Further north, the 1819 - 1820 discoveries of William Edward Parry, and John Franklin's 1819 Coppermine Expedition and 1823 Mackenzie River Expeditions are noted. Struggling with the Pacific Northwest - Still Despite the remarkable explorations of Cook, Vancouver, La Perouse, and Parry - and the many accurate maps they produced, the American Arctic, particularly the Pacific Northwest, remained an intractable mystery to cartographers. Here, factual discoveries struggle for reconciliation with debunked legends and the persistent hope for a practical northwest passage. An Inland River Route The Great Slave Lake, discovered by Samuel Hearne in 1771, and visited again by John Franklin in 1823, is here connected via the 'Entrée de Chesterfield' (Chesterfield Inlet) to the Hudson Bay on the east, and via the factual Mackenzie River and the fictional 'R. de los Reyes' and 'L. Belle' to the Pacific. The True Northwest Passage - but not then An alternative northwest passage extends from the Fox Canal and Melville Peninsula through the Strait of Hecla (Fury and Hecla Strait) in the 'Mer Polaire'. The cartographer correctly recognizes sighting of the Polar Sea at the mouth of the Coppermine and Mackenzie Rivers, but fails to account for the fact that 'Nord Somerset' was for all intent and purposes a peninsula (it's an island, but at the time, all passages where perpetually frozen). So, the only access to this 'sea' would be via the Strait of Barrow, north of Cumberland Island. Following this passage, one could in theory reach the Barrow Sea north of Alaska, and thence the Bering Strait, but in general, this route was impractical and closed - at least until global warming did its magic in the 20th century. Kiteguen and Kioumi This is one of only a few maps to include the geography of the Spanish adventurer Lorenzo Ferrer Maldonado (c. 1550 - 1625) - here represented by the fictional lands he 'discovered', Kiteguen and Kioumi, stretching across the Arctic from the Bering Strait to Greenland. Kiteguen was supposedly a continent sized landmass attached to Greenland, thus sheltering an inland sea, Mer Polaire, from the polar ice creating a navigable passage from Atlantic to Pacific. Maldanado claimed to have traversed the passage in 1588, a voyage he recounts in his Relación del descubrimiento del Estrecho de Anian . The Relación was presented to the Spanish crown and circulated in manuscript, but remained little-known and unpublished until 1788. To years later, in 1790, the Relación caught the attention of the positivist cartographer Jean-Nicholas Buache de Neuville (1741 - 1825), whose used it to support his own geographic speculations in a paper presented at the Paris Académie des Sciences. The influence of the Académie was such that Spain tasked the Malaspina Expedition (1789 - 1794) to determine the truth of the matter. In the wake of the Relación 's resurgence in scientific circles, it was republished in 1811 and again in 1812, drawing general attention. Maldonado was widely discredited in 1849 by Fernandez Navarrete. Kiteguen and De Fonte On the present map, the cartographer uses the presumpti.…

Soft cover. Average. Map exhibits typical issues associated with wall maps of this age, including soiling, wear, abrasion and toning. Size 50 x 58 Inches. This is an impressive and rare 1749 decorative wall map of Asia by Jean-Baptiste Nolin. It offers both decorative appeal and significant cartographic interest: Witsen's Peninsula, Lake Chiamay, Gamaland, ethnographic commentary, and more. A Closer Look Cartographically, the map is based upon the work of Nolin's father of the same name. It extends from the Mediterranean to New Guinea and the Japanese Kuril Islands, and from Spitzbergen to Northern Australia. The map is surrounded by elaborate decorative imagery including 30 decorative vignette medallions drawn from Greek, Roman, Jewish, Christian, and Islamic history. The extensive text along the lower margin features a Description Géographique de l'Asie. In the upper left corner, an especially resplendent cartouche illustrates Jesuit priests evangelizing to the diverse peoples of the continent. While exhibiting extensive confidence and detail throughout, this map is heavily speculative with regards to unexplored territory. Greenland, for example, extends eastward north of Spitsbergen almost as far as Nova Zembla, which itself is attached to the Asiatic mainland. India is exceptionally narrow on the c. 1690 Sanson model. Sea of Korea The sea between Japan and Korea, whose name, either the 'Sea of Korea' 'East Sea,' or the 'Sea of Japan,' is currently a matter of historical and political dispute between the countries is here identified in favor of both countries, with both 'Mer et Golfe de Coree' and 'Mer Septentrionale du Japon' applied to the same sea. Vries and 'Terre de Gama' The map's most speculative sections are in East and Northeast Asia, where, despite being issued after the explorations of Vitus Bering, the cartography here dates to about 1740, due to the fact that Bering's information was not yet widely available outside of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Instead, the cartographer relies on early Dutch records relating to the voyage of Maerten de Vries and Cornelis Jansz Coen. Here modern-day Hokkaido (Terre d'Yesso), the southern parts of which are vaguely recognizable, is attached to the Yupi peninsula (Sakhalin). Several islands extending to the northeast, represent Vries and Coen's discovery of the Japanese Kuril Islands of Kunashir (mapped somewhat accurately) and Iturop. Vries and Coen's mapping of Iturop does not extend beyond the western shores, so the eastern part of the island remains blank. Some cartographers of the period attached Itruop to a larger landmass identified as 'Terre de Gama.' Gama, in this case refers to the Portuguese explorer João da Gama (c. 1540 after 1591), grandson of Vasco de Gama, who reportedly crossed the North Pacific in the 1580s, in the process mapping some of the Kuril Islands, possibly some of the Aleutians, and potentially even part of the American Coast. Gamaland was subsequently mapped speculatively on many maps. The reality of Gamaland, as presented here by Nolin, is probably a mismapping of several of the Aleutian Islands as a single landmass attached to the American mainland. Here that landmass, identified as 'Partie de L'Amerique' is ghosted in suggested a tenuous state of discovery. A Cossock Fort Just to the north of these islands the Amur River (Yaniour) exhibits a particularly fiery and virulent outflow into the Arctic suggesting impassibility. The Amur river was explored by the Russian Cossack expedition of Vassili Poyarkov in 164344. The Cassocks established the fort of Albazin on the upper Amur, mapped here, at the site of the former capital of the Solons. When this map was issued, the fort has fallen under the control of the Chinese. Dezhnyov and Witsen's Peninsula Far to the norther there is an unusual projection into the Arctic generally known as Witsen's Peninsula. This oddity appears on numerous maps dating from the late 17th and early 19th centur.…

Hardcover. Good. Two large cotton sheets joined at center by publisher. Some stains. Attached to roller boards at top and bottom. Size 71 x 50 Inches. This is G. Woolworth Colton's large map of the Holy Land / Palestine / Israel, which has here been reformatted and revised for missionary field use. The map is printed on cloth and blown up to an enormous 50 x 71 inches - ideal for use in evangelical tents. The use of lithography on cloth also made the map more durable and 'packable' than its paper counterparts. A Closer Look Coverage embraces the Holy Land from roughly Lebanon to Gaza, stretching inland to include northwestern Jordan and southwestern Syria. While the geography references modern sources, the most prominent placenames conform to biblical antiquity. Modern placenames are included but use a reduced typeface. In the upper right, there is an inset of the Sinai covering the route of the Exodus. In the lower right, additional detail maps highlight Jerusalem. Publication History and Census This map was compiled under G. Woolworth Colton and published by G. W. and C. B. Colton and Company. Such cloth missionary maps are extremely rare due to low print runs and a high attrition rate due to the rigors of use in the field. We note a few period advertisements for the piece and only one cataloged example, located in the British Library. References: OCLC 556933758. …

Hardcover. 1st Edition. Very good. Some offsetting. Wear and toning on some old fold lines. Dissected and laid on original linen, in original stamped leather binder. Stable. Size 56.25 x 72.75 Inches. A very impressive large scale first edition example A. K. Johnston's 1849 map of the world made for trade and commerce. Issued at the height of the British Empire, the map is appropriately centered on the London meridian. The focus is trade and commerce, with global shipping lanes and times noted throughout, as well as caravan routes through Africa and Asia, wagon routes through North America, and steam packet routes. A large inset in the lower right focuses on the railways of central Europe and, interestingly, the German Customs Union. In terms of size, detail, style, and composition, we surmise Johnston must have issued this map to compete with the lucrative Teesdale franchise, who had been issuing similar large scale 'commerce' maps since 1837. A Closer Look The map has much to offer, not only in terms of fine engraving, color, and grandiosity, but also for its superlative detail. North America and the United States conforms to the situation at the end of the Mexican American War (1846 - 1849). Texas is illustrated at its fullest, with boundaries extending well into modern-day Wyoming and west as far as Santa Fe. Further west, Sutter's Fort is noted, suggesting knowledge of the California gold discovery, but when this map was engraved, the mad rush had yet to occur. Instead, the focus is the fur trade, including overland and shipping routes bypassing San Francisco for Astoria - then the major hub of trade on the west coast. This area was formally ceded to the United States in 1846 - ending the Oregon Question, but in 1849, busy Columbia River ports remained just as important to British and Canadian trappers operating out of British Columbia, as to Americans in Oregon Territory. When this map was issued, Africa remained explored only along the coast and major river systems, with much of the interior unknown. Nonetheless, Johnston makes a great effort to map trade routes throughout the Sahara, including major routes from centers in Fezzan, Morocco. and Tripoli to oases and salt mines in the southern desert. He names individual oases, holy sites, and caravan stops with greater accuracy than we have seen in any comparable world map. Further south, ghosted in river systems offer the first hints of Lake Malawi - perhaps from local reports? In Asia, attention is lavished on India and China, both of vital importance to British global trade. While India is a well-mapped mosaic of kingdoms and protectorates, China is a massive green block extending from Tartary to Sakhalin, including all of Korea, Manchuria, Mongolia, and Taiwan. Shipping routes focus on connections between Bombay, Singapore, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, and the Pearl River Delta. Trans-Pacific routes include an 'American Proposed Route' linking Astoria with Hong Kong. Railroad commerce dominates Europe. There is even a large inset focusing on central Europe and in particular the German Customs Union. The Zollverein, as the Customs Union is more commonly known, was organized in 1833 as a coalition of German states formed to manage tariffs and economic policies. By 1866, it included most German states. The Zollverein was the first instance of independent states consummating a full economic union without the simultaneous creation of a political union. This would have been particularly significant as this map went to the presses. The 1848 Springtime of Nations Revolutions rocked Germany and there was active talk of a Pan-German economic and political union, which had the potential to transform Germany into an powerhouse capable of undermining British trade. Publication History and Census This is the first edition, published and engraved in Edinburgh by W. and A. K. Johnston. It was co-published in Glasgow by Hames Lumsden and Son, and in London by T. W. Saunders. We have noted later editions, and some w.…

A large wall map of the Middle East shortly before the Yom Kippur War, showing the Arabian Peninsula, north-eastern Africa with Libya, Egypt and Sudan as well as Turkey and Iraq pictured in their entirety. A separate inset shows Israel, others show statistics such as population and trade, oil production, etc.A few large tears to folds, some adhesive tape reinforcements to reverse, but well preserved. Colour-printed map (folded). Scale 1:20,000,000.…

First Edition. First edition (?). Lithographed wall map, 64 1/1 x 52 1/4 inches, the townships colored in shades of green, pink, and yellow; with street plans for the following towns in the margins: Liberty, Filley, Beatrice, Holmesville, Cortland, Odell, Barneston, Adams, Blue Springs, and Wymore. Not in Phillips. Not in the online Rumsey catalogue. Not recorded on OCLC. Backed with linen, some restoration along bottom edge, new rollers, new edge piping and ties. (2599). …

Very good. Dissected and laid on linen. Some discoloration at top margin and top-left. Size 32 x 22.5 Inches. Here is a large-scale linen-backed folding wall map of North America produced by Rand McNally and Co. c. 1949. Both attractive and comprehensive, it combines political, topographical, and other information in a style characteristic of the 'Ranally' series produced in the mid-20th century. A Closer Look This is a versatile map in every sense. It can be folded onto itself and carried in one arm but also has grommets installed at the top corners for wall hanging. It includes a wide variety of information on political boundaries, cities, transportation, topography, and maritime navigation (a notable feature is the inclusion of ocean depths). Insets are provided at top-left and at bottom-right, respectively depicting the Aleutian Islands and Puerto Rico with the Lesser Antilles. The provinces of Canada and the states and territories of the U.S. and Mexico are indicated. The map employs Lambert azimuthal equal area projection, with a point of tangency located near Bismarck, North Dakota, at roughly the mid-point of the continent. This projection is especially well-suited to the mapping of hemispheres and continents (as opposed to the entire globe). Publication History and Census This map was produced by Rand-McNally in or around the year 1949, number 'RB100' in the Ranally series of the company's political-physical maps. It is only cataloged among the holdings of the University of Denver and Syracuse University, and is scarce to the market. References: OCLC 933302618.…

Very good. Exhibits wear along original fold lines and pinholing at top two corners. Verso repairs to fold separations and at fold intersections. Fold intersections exhibit slight loss. Blank on verso. Size 36.5 x 27.25 Inches. This is a 1970 Civic Education Service wall map of Japan celebrating that nation's meteoric recovery after World War II and the recently-opened Expo '70 world's fair outside Osaka. Japan's home islands, colored orange, are flanked by two blocks of text. The text block on the left applauds Japanese economic successes and their sensational rise 'up from the ashes' of World War II. When this map was printed, Japan had recently passed West Germany to become the world's third-strongest economic power. The photographs printed along the right reinforce Japan's economic power and highlight its auto industry, dressmaking schools, and its shipyards. Japan's generosity toward 'underdeveloped nations' is also promoted. The successful launch of a satellite into space, illustrated here by a rocket 'painted with red and white stripes like a barber's pole,' gained Japan entry into the exclusive 'Space Club' alongside the U.S., the Soviet Union, France, and Britain. Expo '70 Expo '70, held outside Osaka between March 15 and September 13, 1970, had 'Progress and Harmony for Mankind' as its central theme. The expo occupied 820 acres, and seventy-eight nations participated. An architect's drawing of the U.S. pavilion occupies the map's lower right corner. The U.S. pavilion, the second largest at the Expo (Japan's was the largest), had a roof that covered an area the size of two football fields. It housed, among other things, moon rocks gathered by Apollo XII astronauts and Babe Ruth's baseball uniform. Today, the site of Expo '70 is known as the Expo Commemoration Park, and, although many of the pavilions have been demolished, the Tower of the Sun still stands. Publication History and Census This map was created and published by the Civic Education Service as Volume 7, Number 11, on March 16, 1970. This is the only known example.…

Very good. Backed on linen. Attached to original rollers. Measurment is for the map itself. Since the map is attached to rods, they add an another 2 inches in height and 3.5 inches in width. Size 30.5 x 43.5 Inches. This is a c. 1940s Albert Bushnell Hart and Denoyer-Geppert Company wall map of the United States. The map depicts the continental United States from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean and from Canada (labeled British Possessions) to Mexico. The states are shaded multiple different colors to differentiate between the states and territories that remained in the Union and those that seceded. The two different colors employed to denote the states that seceded are divided in two: those that seceded before April 14, 1861 and those that seceded after. Fort Sumter, a U.S. Army fort in Charleston Harbor, surrendered April 14, 1861, and President Lincoln issued a proclamation calling up 75,000 troops to put down the rebellion. For four states, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Virginia, this was the act that pushed them into joining the Confederacy. Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware which are shaded green, were slave states that never declared secession. West Virginia, joined the Union in 1863, when it seceded from Virginia. Several notations on the map refer to the state of war between the Confederate States of America and the United States of America. Forts are depicted and are labeled by which side held which fort. A handful of arsenals and navy yards are also included. An inset map of Charleston Harbor is located along the bottom border next to the key. Regarding the general geography of the map, the state capitals and other major cities are labeled, along with rivers and the Great Lakes. This map was created by Albert Bushnell Hart with L. Philip Denoyer serving as geographer. The map was compiled and drawn by R. Baxter Blair and published by the Denoyer-Geppert Company of Chicago. It is number A15 in the Denoyer-Geppert Social Science map series. We have dated this map as c. 1940s due to the paper it is printed on. Several different editions of this map were printed, which allows for the possibility that this particular example could date from an earlier or later year.…

Good. Wear along original fold lines. Slight loss at a handful of fold intersections. Fold wear. Size 28 x 43 Inches. This is a 1979 Walt Disney Productions pictorial wall map of Disneyland. It was published shortly after the opening of 'Big Thunder Mountain', still one of the park's most beloved rides. The railroad and the monorail both grab attention. The whole is surrounded by a border of Disney characters: Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Minnie Mouse, Alice from Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Dumbo, and Bambi. Publication History and Census This map was published by Walt Disney Productions in 1979. References: OCLC 772514929, 953572516.…

Very good. Light wear along original fold lines. Closed minor margin tears professionally repaired on verso. Size 36.25 x 44 Inches. This is a 1935 U.S. Forest Service and National Park Service wall map of Glacier National Park and its immediate surroundings. Glaciers, mountain peaks, waterfalls, and other landmarks are identified throughout Glacier National Park and the surrounding forests. Campgrounds are marked by small tent icons and labeled. Contour lines present the park's impressive topography and mountain lakes and rivers are illustrated. Glacier National Park Glacier National Park, established May 11, 1910, is an American national park in northwestern Montana on the U.S.-Canada border. Encompassing over one million acres, Glacier National Park includes part of two sub-ranges of the Rocky Mountains and is home to hundreds of species of animals. 130 named lakes are within the park's borders. The park also borders Waterton Lakes National Park in Canada which led to the establishment of Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park in 1932. The Peace Park was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. Publication History and Census This map was jointly compiled and published by the U.S. Forest Service and the National Park Service in 1935. We note four examples cataloged in OCLC which are part of the collections at the University of Idaho, Washington State University, Reed College, and the University of California Berkeley. An earlier edition was published in 1929. Only one example of the 1929 edition is cataloged in OCLC, and it is part of the collection at the University of Montana. References: OCLC 38112305. …

Very good. Closed margin tears professionally repaired on verso. Area of reinforcement on verso off the coast of Nigeria. Size 35.25 x 41.25 Inches. This is a c. 1952 Russian Cold War-era wall map of Africa. Dating from the beginning of the age of decolonization, color explain complex colonial claims. Pink marks French territory in West Africa and Madagascar, while green illustrates British territory. Anglo-Egyptian Sudan is filled with green and tan stripes, underlining the 'power-sharing' agreement in then effect. A golden color highlights Portuguese holdings in modern-day Angola and Mozambique. Black dashed lines mark railroads and bright red lines trace highways. Africa and Decolonization After the 1885-85 Berlin Conference resulted in the 'General Act of the Berlin Conference', European powers officially partitioned Africa between themselves, placing no value on the claims and priorities of the indigenous peoples. Over the ensuing sixty to eighty years, African peoples chafed under European rule and were exasperated by their claims that national self determination did not apply to the colonized. After the end of World War II, colonized Africans began to take measures into their own hands and push for independence. An uprising in Algeria was violently suppressed by the French just days after the end of World War II (1939 - 1945) in Europe. Native Kenyans began the violent Mau Mau Uprising against the British in the early 1950s, around the time this map was published. A war between the Algerians and the French erupted later in the 1950s and several other bloody conflicts and civil wars started across the continent in the subsequent decades. The Cold War and Proxy Wars Unfortunately for the Africans, their continent also became fertile ground for proxy wars between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War (1947 - 1989). Both powers believed that a key to winning the Cold War was amassing allies and spheres of influence worldwide. This meant gaining favor in the Third World, and through influence and monetary support for one leader or another these goals were achieved. However, this desire for influence led to the opposition funding armed uprisings against regimes that supported the other side, be they pro-American or pro-Soviet. Publication History and Census Although this map is both undated and unsigned (which is very peculiar for a Soviet-era map), we believe that it was likely created and published by the Main Directorate of Geodesy and Cartography under the Council of Ministers of the U.S.S.R. around 1952 due to the similarities between this piece and a map of North America published by this organization in 1952. We have been unable to locate any other cataloged examples.…

Very good. Light wear and toning along original fold lines. Light soiling. Closed margin tear professionally repaired on verso. Exhibits crackling. Size 35 x 27.5 Inches. This is a 1939 George Cram map of Texas, providing a detailed look at the state on the eve of World War II. Highways, illustrated by thick red lines, snake their way into almost every part of Texas. Roads of lesser grades, gravel and stone roads for example, are also marked, as are unimproved roads, which the key states are only good in dry weather. Federal and state highways are identified, with the Federal shield used for Federal highways and circles used for state highways. Cities and towns all across the state are labeled, and counties are outlined in blue and named with big block lettering. An inset of extreme western Texas, from El Paso to Reeves and Brewster Counties, is situated in the lower left corner. A photograph of the Texas State Capital Building in Austin is included in the upper right corner and is accompanied by a description of the Capital building. Publication History This map was created and published by the George F. Cram Company in 1939.…

Very good. Some minor edge wear to the upper corners. Attached to original rollers. Size 46.5 x 35.5 Inches. This is a c. 1957 Westermann Verlag pictorial resource wall map of South America. South America's rich landscape leaps off the page, with the lush green of the Amazon rainforest dominating the upper half of the continent. This natural wonder provides its bounty; rubber trees, timber, and other resources abound throughout the forest. Chemical symbols render the continent's mineral wealth unmissable, with copper, silver, gold, tin, lead, iron, and tungsten, (only a few of the metals found there) identified, particularly in the Andes Mountains. Ranchers raise livestock, including cattle, sheep, and pigs. Oil derricks mark oil strikes, and tanks highlight the importance of oil exports. Ships all along the South American coastline reinforce the continent's significance in an ever-interconnected world. Publication History and Census This map was created and published by Westermann Verlag c. 1957. We have been unable to locate any other examples.…

Very good. Light soiling and foxing. Some wear to centerfold at bottom margin. Size 24 x 34 Inches. This is a c. 1822 Pierre Jacotin and Gratien Le Père map of Lower Egypt and the Nile River Delta, prepared for the monumental work Description de l'Égypte . A Closer Look The map covers the Nile River Delta in Lower Egypt, as far south as Cairo, Giza, Memphis, and Suez. The many tributaries, canals, lakes, and other waterways of the delta are labelled, along with a remarkable number of settlements, dried former waterways, ancient ruins, routes through the deserts on either side of the delta (including those taken by Napoleon's soldiers), caravanserai, churches and religious convents, mountains, and other features. Eleven scales of ancient and modern units of measure appear at bottom-left. The map's subtitle refers to an ancient canal (most often known as 'the Canal of the Pharaohs' and labelled here as 'Vestiges du Canal de Suez') starting east of the ancient city of Bubastis (here as 'Bubaste runiée'), that was an ancient forerunner to the Suez Canal. The Ancient Greeks believed that the canal was built by Senusret III (Sesostris to the Greeks), who ruled in the 19th century BCE (the Twelfth Dynasty of the Middle Kingdom), but it most likely was not built until over a millennium later, completed in the reign of Darius the Great (r. 550 - 486 BCE) during the era of Achaemenid rule of Egypt. Later rulers of Egypt, including the Ptolemaic Dynasty, the Roman emperors Trajan and Diocletian, and early Arabs attempted to maintain the canal, but it proved difficult to do so over an extended period of time due to its tendency to, like the Nile, silt up. When Napoleon invaded Egypt, he was keen on finding the remnants of the ancient canal and tasked a group of scientists, surveyors, and engineers with locating it, which they were able to do with some accuracy, with their findings, including this map, ending up in the Description de l'Égypte . For his part, Napoleon later considered building a modern canal linking the Mediterranean and Red Sea but was dissuaded by a common but mistaken belief that there was a significant difference in sea levels between the two. Napoleon in Egypt The French campaign in Egypt and Syria (1798 - 1801) was fought between the forces of Napoleon Bonaparte and Ottoman armies in Egypt and Syria. Napoleon proclaimed his invasion of Egypt to defend French trade interests and to complete a scientific study of the region. He also hoped that seizing Egypt and Syria would destabilize British influence in the region, weakening British access to India, and encourage an alliance with Tipu Sultan, who was actively fighting against the British in India. Despite initial military successes, the campaign floundered when British Admiral Horatio Nelson sunk the French fleet at the Battle of Aboukir Bay (1798). Without naval backup and resupply, the French forces were forced to fight a hard overland campaign that ultimately cost more than it gained and ended in the complete French withdrawal from Egypt. Where the campaign failed in its military ambitions, it was a great success scientifically. Military topographers completed the most sophisticated survey of Egypt yet undertaken. More than 60 civilian scholars and scientists, known popularly as 'the Savants', compiled archeological, botanical, geological, and zoological data. Most significantly, the expedition brought the Rosetta Stone to light, effectively creating the new field of Egyptology. Publication History and Census This map was prepared by army engineers Pierre Jacotin and Gratien Le Père during Napoleon's campaign in Egypt, then engraved for inclusion in the Description de l'Égypte a colossal and richly illustrated multivolume work published by the French government that gathered all the knowledge of the region's natural and human history, from antiquity to the then-present. The work was produced by a team of dozens of scholars and technical experts, as well as hu.…

Good. Spot of discololration and light reinstated loss, upper left, to the right of compass rose. Size 41 x 40 Inches. An impressive large-format double-sided 1907 wall map of the world by the London branch of the Scarborough Company. It provides a wealth of information on infrastructure, transportation, economic development, and the relative military might of different countries. A Closer Look The map is on a single sheet which has been printed on both sides: one detailing the Western Hemisphere, including the Americas, and the other detailing the Eastern Hemisphere, including Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. Particular attention has been paid to the global railroad, telegraph, and steamship networks. At the same time, caravan routes across Central Asia and ancient ruins are also marked. Information ranging from the locations of British and American Consulates, city indexes, and population statistics to ocean currents and the regular extent of ice pack in the Arctic is recorded, including in many tables and graphs surrounding the map. In the margins, flags of various countries are presented on the Western Hemisphere sheet, as are portraits of the rulers of countries on the Eastern Hemisphere sheet. Publication History and Census This map was first issued in 1906 by the Scarborough Company of Indianapolis, Indiana. It was reissued in 1907 - the present example - for the London branch of the firm, based at 5 Arundel Street, Strand. Already a scarce map, this example is especially so due to the inclusion of the flags and portraits of rulers. We note only two examples of this presentation in institutional collections - at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the Pennsylvania State University - and it has only appeared on the market once in recent years. References: OCLC 247463415. …

Very good. Wear along original fold lines. Verso repairs to fold separations and at fold intersections. Closed margin tears professionally repaired on verso. Slight loss at some fold intersections. Size 34.25 x 46 Inches. This is a 1946 Army Information Branch pictorial map of Iran. Published during the Iran Crisis of 1946, dark brown stripes emphasize Iranian Azerbaijan, then occupied by Soviet troops and where two pro-Soviet separatist 'republics' were established. This crisis ranks as one of the first of the Cold War (1947 - 1991). A Closer Look The text present on the map's right offers a short history of Iran, followed by a short discussion of its strategic position and oil fields. The text describing the Iran Crisis appears below the photograph of the Mosque of Suz. A full-length portrait of Mohamed Reza Pahlevi is situated to the left, along with a photograph of British troops guarding an Iranian oil refinery. Small pictorial icons mark Persepolis and a tent appears above Isfahan. Two oil derricks are illustrated near Ahwaz, continuing the theme of the American obsession with Middle Eastern oil. The Iran Crisis of 1946 One of the first crises of the Cold War, the Iran Crisis of 1946 (known as the Azerbaijan Crisis in Iranian sources) was ignited after the Soviet Union refused to leave occupied Iranian territory following World War II. On August 25, 1941, the Soviet Union and United Kingdom occupied Iran (a neutral country) as a supposedly preventive measure. They justified this action by stating that securing Iran was a wartime necessity, and that the country would serve as an artery for Lend-Lease supplies from British India to the Soviet Union. This joint occupation forced the abdication of Reza Shah (who was exiled to Mauritius) and the ascension of his son Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. In January 1941, Iran, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom signed a 'Tripartite Treaty' which declared Iran their ally, stated that the British and Soviet military presence was not an occupation, and that British and Soviet forces would leave Iran within six months of the end of the war. Iran became an important supply line throughout the rest of the war, used by both the British and Americans to ferry supplies to the Soviets. Tehran even hosted the Big Three (Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin) for the Tehran Conference in 1943. The Americans and British both adhered to the agreed upon six-month timeline for removing their troops, but Stalin kept Soviet troops in Iran past the March 2 deadline, even extending their military presence southward during the six months that followed. The Soviet Union also encouraged the creation of two pro-Soviet 'People's Democratic Republics': the Azerbaijan People's Republic and the Kurdish Republic of Mahabad. Resolution of the Crisis The nascent United Nations played a critical role in ending this crisis. United Nations Security Council issued Resolution 2, 3m adb 5 encouraged Iran and the Soviet Union to resolve the crisis. The United States played an important role by exerting intense diplomatic pressure. Eventually, Soviet troops withdrew and both separatist states were dissolved. Life After the Army? As with most Newsmaps, the verso is also rich with interesting content. With this edition, the verso asks: 'What is your Post-Army Plan?' The broadside provides advice, offering several plans, including working for a previous employer, going back to school, starting their own business, or operating a farm. It cites specific Army programs and suggests asking for advice from their Information and Education officer. Publication History and Census This map was created by the Army Information Branch and published on February 18, 1946. We note seven examples cataloged in OCLC: Denison University, Ohio Wesleyan University, Davidson College, the Library of Michigan, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, the University of Missouri, and the Denver Public Library. We also note examples at the Hoover Institu. Signed by Author(s).…

Good. Worn on fold lines and uniformly toned. Size 39 x 50 Inches. A stunning c. 1860 wall-sized map of the world on a Mollweide or Babinet Projection surrounded by elaborate allegorical imagery. Our research suggests this is one of the earliest, if not the earliest, published examples of a Mollweide Projection. A Closer Look The map is centered on Europe and is, indeed, Eurocentric, with color coding intended to represent colonial claims around the world. Tracks at sea illustrate popular maritime routes across the Atlantic and to various points, around Africa, and to Australia, China, and the East Indies. Text at the bottom center by Victor Adolphe Malte-Brun (1816 - 1889) and Hermann Berghaus (1828 - 1890), the preeminent geographers of the day, praises the usefulness and practicality of the Mollweide / Babinet projection. Mollweide of Babinet Projection This map is on a projection model devised in 1805 by Karl (or Carl) Brandan Mollweide (1774 - 1825) of Leipzig. At its core, the Mollweide is an equal-area pseudocylindrical projection that takes an elliptical form at a 2:1 ratio. It was intended to supplement the Mercator Projection, which, while excellent for navigation, was impractical for other uses due to its exaggeration of land areas at high latitudes. Although the mathematics of the projection can be traced to Mollweide's 1805 paper, it is unclear if it was published as a map before Babinet's work in the 1860s. Although the essential mathematics behind the projection dates to Mollweide's work in 1805, it was Jacques Babinet who reinvented and popularized it in France starting around 1857. It is unclear to what extent Babinet was aware of Mollweide's work, but he presented the projection to the Paris Académie des Sciences in an 1857 paper, and his work was subsequently described as an 'independent derivation of Mollweide Projection.' Babinet, who called it a Homalographic Projection, revised and championed the Mollweide Projection in several practical applications - thus attaching his name to it. The present map is the earliest example that we have identified of the Mollweide/Babinet Projection, published c. 1860. In 1861, a reduced version was published in the Atlas Universel de Geographie of E. Bourdin. Allegorical Surround The map's most striking visual feature is the allegorical imagery filling the borders. In each corner, there is a female figure representing a continent: Europa (Greek) appears in the upper left, Asia (Persian) in the upper right, Africa (Egyptian) in the lower left, and America (Native American) in the lower right. At the top center, there appears an assortment of figures in traditional costumes. At the bottom center left, Persians or Arabs enter a desert city. At the bottom center right, Native Americans engage in trade with Europeans. Publication History and Census This map is undated, but we believe it to have been produced around 1860 and to be among the earliest printed examples of the Mollweide Projection. This is no simple work, and many important French mapmakers and engravers took part in its production. The map was drafted by Georges Erhard Schièble on a projection designed and promoted by Jacques Babinet. The surround is the work of Firmin Gillot and Matin (unknown), and the lithographer Lèon Painlevé. Its publication is attributed to Ernest Bourdin and printing to Librairie L. Hachette. The OCLC identifies two examples in collections at the University of Chicago and at the State Library of New South Wales. Other than the previous example we handled, the last example on the market sold at Sotheby's in 1999. References: OCLC 317552865.…

Good. Laid down on archival tissue. A few margin repairs and points of soiling. Closed tear, stabilized, from left margin above legend. Size 26.5 x 38.75 Inches. This is a scarce 1962 Arabic-language wall map of the Arab World and environs, prepared by Dr. Muhammad Sobhi Abdel Hakim and colleagues and published by Dar al-Qalam in Cairo. The map was prepared at the height of the pan-Arab movement that emerged after World War II (1939 - 1945), shaped by the dynamics of Decolonization and the early Cold War (1947 - 1991). A Closer Look This map employs a Lambert Conformal Conic Projection that covers from southern Europe to central Africa (Kenya, the Congo) and from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to Persia in the east. A red line outlines the Arab world, encompassing all of North Africa, including Mauritania and Sudan, as well as Arabia, Iraq, and the Levant. Color-shading is used to indicate elevation both above and below sea level, making this primarily a physical map, though with political borders, capital cities, rail lines, and oil pipelines indicated. The elevations of some of the tallest mountains in the region are noted. Egypt is labeled as the United Arab Republic (????????? ??????? ???????), while Syria (?????) is not, reflecting its secession from the polity after the September 1961 coup d'etat. The map is likewise up-to-date on the evolving and complex divisions of southern Arabia, split at this time between the Aden Protectorate, North Yemen, and the Protectorate of South Arabia, although the use of 'Yemen' (?????) for North Yemen makes it unclear if this was produced before or after the September 1962 coup that overthrew the monarchy and established a republic in the pan-Arab style. Pan-Arabism In the 1960s, Pan-Arabism reached its height as a political and cultural movement aimed at uniting the Arab world under shared language, history, and identity, with Egypt's Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918 - 1970) as its most prominent champion. Nasser promoted Arab socialism, independence from Western influence, and solidarity with the Palestinian cause, gaining immense popularity through measures such as the nationalization of the Suez Canal (1956). His rhetoric was broadcast widely throughout the region via the 'Voice of the Arabs' radio station. The short-lived United Arab Republic (1958 - 1961), a union between Egypt and Syria, symbolized both the appeal and difficulties of Arab unity. Pan-Arabism also inspired intervention abroad, such as Egypt's role in the North Yemen Civil War (1962 - 1970), and helped bring about the creation of the Palestine Liberation Organization (1964) under Arab League sponsorship. However, the decisive Six-Day War (1967), in which Israel dealt a crushing defeat to Egypt, Syria, and Jordan and seized additional territory, including East Jerusalem, shattered much of the credibility of Pan-Arabism, exposing its limitations and undermining confidence in Nasser's vision. Although Nasser remained an iconic leader until his death in 1970, the war cemented Pan-Arabism's decline as many Arab states shifted toward narrower state-based nationalism, and also opened the door for the emergence of Islamism as an alternative ideology. Publication History and Census This map was prepared by Dr. Muhammad Sobhi Abdel Hakim (????? ???? ???? ??? ??????), with colleagues Yusuf Khalil (???? ????), Halim Jirish (???? ????), and Abdel Aal Rashdan (??? ????? ?????). It was printed by the short-lived (c. 1960 - 1964) and curiously named NATO Press, and was published by Dar al-Qalam (??? ????? , House of the Pen) in Cairo in 1962. It is labeled at top-left as 'Arab World No. 1' and at top-right as 'First Group,' suggesting that it was the first in a series of maps, though it is unclear if other maps in this series were indeed produced, and catalog records of Dar al-Qalam's output in the following years suggest not. The present map is noted in the OCLC among the holdings of Harvard University, the University of Utah, Yale Univers.…

1st Edition. Good. Moderate foxing. Else excellent. Size 95 x 75 Inches. A truly 'ginormous' production, this is Giuseppe Civelli's great map of Italy, here in its 1845 first edition. The map measures nearly 100 inches high and eighty inches wide, making it one of the largest maps we have seen. It was issued in the early days of the Italian Risorgimento and can be seen as a unique symbol aspiring to a newly ascendant sense of shared Italian national identity. A Closer Look The map embraces the whole of the Italian peninsula and Sicily, as well as Corsica, Sardinia, Dalmatia, Malta, North Africa, and the northern Italian states. It is divided into six sections, each of which is itself segmented and laid on linen; the whole folds into a handsome linen slipcase. Along the top of the map, there is a comparative elevation chart. Throughout, the detail is staggering, making this great work the finest map of Italy to appear in the 19th century. The Risorgimento The Risorgimento was an Italian political and social movement that, over the course of the 19th century, led to the consolidation of Italy as a single state, the Kingdom of Italy. The movement can trace its origins to feelings of national solidarity left in the wake of the Napoleonic Wars (1801 - 1815). It was further galvanized by general dissatisfaction with the outcome of the 1814-15 Congress of Vienna, which reorganized Europe after the fall of the French Empire. The unification process was precipitated by the Revolutions of 1848. It saw the rise of revolutionaries and statesmen, among them Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807 - 1882), one of Italy's 'fathers of the fatherland', along with Camillo Benso (1810 - 1861), Victor Emmanuel II of Italy (1820 - 1878), and Giuseppe Mazzini (1805 - 1872). The Risorgimento is generally considered to have achieved its goals in 1871, when Rome was designated the capital of the Kingdom of Italy. However, some states did not join the Kingdom of Italy until after World War I (1914 - 1918). The Dedicatee 'Adriano Balbi' This map is often mistakenly referred to as the 'Balbi Map' due to that figure's name appearing prominently in the titling. Balbi was born in Venice in 1782. He was a well-respected academic and geographer, having taught at the College of San Michele at Murano and the Lyceum of Fermo. His work is considered foundational in the study of hydrographic basins. He was also one of the first to introduce carto-infographics - producing the world's first 'crime maps.' When this map was issued, Balbi was in residence in Vienna, where he served the emperor as 'Counselor for Geography and Statistics'. It is curious that Civelli dedicates his most monumental work not to a powerful political figure or national hero, which may have earned him further patronage, but rather to a well-respected but generally obscure academic. One wonders if Civelli worked under Balbi, maintained a friendship, or if Balbi's work silently contributed to this piece? Balbi died in 1848, just three years after this map was issued, but he survived long enough to appreciate the honor. Publication History and Census This magnificent map was issued in multiple editions between 1845 and 1861. The present example was published in Milan and is dated 1845 - marking it as the first edition. The map was designed by Francesco Valmagini and Giuseppe Civelli (1816 - 1882) under the guidance of the civil engineer Clemente Folchi. It was engraved by Binder, Castelli, Pavesi, and Luigi Zuccoli. The allegorical cartouche, offering a personification of Italia, was drawn by Roberto Focosi and engraved by Guzzi. The whole is dedicated to the Venetian geographer Adriano Balbi (1782 - 1848). Examples of this map appear in Italian auctions from time to time, but are rarely complete and are uncommon outside of Italy. Although we are aware of others privately held in Italy, the OCLC identifies only a single holding - at the British Library, St. Pancras. References: OCLC 557787044. Achille Bertarelli, A. and, Arr.…

1st Edition. Good. Overall toning and cracking. Professionally restored and stabilized. Size 75 x 60 Inches. This is Henry Francis Walling's very large-format 1862 wall map of Canada West (formerly Upper Canada and subsequently Ontario), published by Robert M. Tackabury and George N. Tackabury. In addition to its size and magnificent level of detail, it is also significant for capturing this region in a period of political and social transformation, driven by railways, immigration, and moves towards greater political union and autonomy. A Closer Look This massive wall map covers Canada West, previously called Upper Canada, and renamed Ontario upon Confederation in 1867. County and district boundaries are traced in hand-color, while townships are shaded and individual land plots are traced, almost always in a uniform grid, which typically resulted in plots of 100 acres, a major inducement to immigrants (discussed below). In northern Ontario, where settlement was sparsest, some townships remain undivided for allotment to settlers, while a large area around and to the north of the Parry Sound Road remained mostly uninhabited by White settlers, though members of several First Nations (Ojibwe, Cree, Oji-Cree, and others) would have been resident there. Additional details like roads, railways, shipping lines, and more also proliferate across the map. Surrounding the main map are inset maps and views of Ottawa, Kingston, Montreal, Hamilton, Niagara Falls, Toronto, London, the University of Toronto, and the North West Part of Lake Huron and Manitoulin Island, some of which incorporate the work of other cartographers like G.W. and C.B. Colton (successors to the firm of Joseph Hutchins Colton), Sir William E. Logan (founder of the Geological Survey of Canada), and Lorin Blodget (a founding figure of climatology in North America). A population table, timetable (as times varied by locality and were not standardized into zones at this time), and coats of arms of Canada and Great Britain also appear, along with an inset map of all the British Possessions in North America (i.e., today's Canada), a miniaturized J. H. Colton wall map. A Plagiarism Fight This map caused quite a tiff with fellow map publisher George C. Tremaine, who produced the only other equivalently large wall map of Canada West at the time, with both producing first editions of their maps in 1862. Tremaine argued that the Tackaburys had plagiarized his earlier county maps of the region. However, it is unclear to what extent this was true given Walling's own familiarity with the area, including making his own county maps. The acrimony was also surely connected to the financial difficulties of both firms, given the tremendous upfront costs in producing such a work. Walling in particular appears to have suffered heavy losses due to the terms of his contract with the Tackaburys (though he continued to work with them into the 1880s). Both firms took out space in newspapers to criticize the other, lambasting each other's cartographic and printing methods, accusing each other of plagiarism, and denouncing each other as carpetbagging Americans. (Tremaine lived in Canada but had been born in New York, not far from the Tackabury family, in fact.) For more information on this feud and the Tackabury Brothers, see the online article 'The Tackabury Brothers and their 1862 Canada West Map' by Graham Seeger. Historical Context This map was produced when this region was undergoing tremendous economic, demographic, and political transformation. Following a pair of rebellions in the late 1830s, Upper and Lower Canada were merged into a union in 1840 and became Canada West and the mostly French-speaking Canada East (the basis for Quebec). The 1840s and 1850s saw significant levels of (Anglophone) immigration, and the population of Canada West more than doubled in the decade after its creation, surpassing that of Canada East for the first time. Along with new immigrants, rail connections with the United Stat.…

Very good. Original manuscript. Original linen baking. Some flyspotting, dampstaining, acid transference, and other minor issues. Size 38 x 44.5 Inches. An incredible discovery, this large-format 1760 manuscript map of Pisa, Italy, was prepared by Ranieri Spadaccini and Ignazio Pellegrini. It provides a unique and highly detailed historical record of the city's walls, streets, Medieval religious structures, and other infrastructure in the mid to late 18th century. A Closer Look Oriented towards the south, the map covers the walled city of Pisa, which would have had roughly 13,000 inhabitants at this time ('Pisa' 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica , Vol. 21). The Arno River flows through the city towards the top and is spanned by three medieval bridges. Special prominence is given to the city's walls, likely due to the expertise of both Pellegrini and Spadaccini in military fortifications. 'La Fortezza' at the top-left, also known as the Fortezza Nuova or the Cittadella Nuova (now called the Giardino Scotto), was built after the Florentine conquest of the city in 1409. The nearby bridge, also fortified, came to be known as the Ponte della Fortezza. The bridge towards the middle of the city is, appropriately, called the Ponte di Mezzo, while the bridge at the left is the Ponte della Cittadella, named for the 'old' citadel on the side of the Arno leading out to the Ligurian Sea, the source of Pisa's wealth in the Medieval era. At the bottom towards the right is the Piazza del Duomo (now also known as the Piazza dei Miracoli) containing the city's cathedral, its famous campanile (the Leaning Tower of Pisa), the Baptistry (marked 'San Giovanni' here), and the Campo Santo Cemetery. Just above the piazza is the 'Giardino dei Semplici,' now the city's botanical gardens (Orto e Museo Botanico). In all, 36 important sites throughout the city are marked with letters, again with an emphasis on fortifications, city gates, and military sites such as the old and new citadels and the city arsenal, along with the University of Pisa (letter G 'La Sapienza'), piazze, palazzi, and prati. 95 churches and other religious sites are numbered and listed in an index at the right, along with 70 streets. The coat of arms of the city of Pisa appears at the bottom, while the Pellegrini family crest is drawn at the bottom left. Publication History and Census This map is ambiguously noted as a 'Copia di Ranieri Spadaccini Scolare del Sig.r Magg,re Conte Pellegrini' and dated July 1760. Presumably, it was a collaborative work between Spadaccini and Pellegrini, who also worked together on the design of at least one church in Pisa ( Le chiese di Pisa ). Aside from its size, the map is curious for its southward orientation, quite distinct from any printed maps of Pisa from the era. A once-in-a-lifetime discovery. References: Paliaga, F. and Renzoni, S., Le chiese di Pisa: guida alla conoscenza del patrimonio artistico, Vol. 1, (Pisa: Edizioni ETS) 1991, pp. 114.…

1st Edition. Very good. Full professional restoration. Some slight loss to edges where previously attached to rollers. Two closed tears extending 3 inches and another extending 6.75 inches into printed area from top margin. Size 37.25 x 51.5 Inches. This is James T. Lloyd's engrossing 1863 large-format map of the Mississippi River, produced during the U.S. Civil War (1861 - 1865). It provides a comprehensive overview of the economically vital and strategically critical waterway, then a hotly contested theater of war vital to both the Union and the Confederacy. A Closer Look The map, a compilation of five 'strip' maps, covers the river from just above St. Louis to the Gulf of Mexico. It notes cities, towns, landmarks, plantations, mills, and even individual properties with their owners, effectively serving as a plat map in many places. Roads, railways, islands, shoals, ferry landings and crossings, lighthouses, tributary waterways, canals, lakes, springs, swamps, and other features are recorded throughout. Many features are given colorful names and descriptions, surely derived from the pilots themselves, such as 'Devil's Elbow' and 'Turkey Island.' The best course(s) for ships to take through the river, the culmination of knowledge of thousands of journeys by pilots and other boatmen, is traced in black. Numbers along the route count the distance from New Orleans. Historical events relevant to the history of navigation along the river, such as crashes and particularly fast runs, are also referenced. Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain, 1835 - 1910) is believed to have consulted an example of this map when writing The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn . William Bowen, one of the pilots who revised and corrected the map, was a childhood friend and fellow riverboat pilot of Clemens, whom he affectionately called 'my first and oldest and dearest friend.' The Mighty Mississippi and the U.S. Civil War Allusions to the war are interspersed along the river, particularly in Tennessee and northern Mississippi, where important battles took place in 1862 and 1863. One of the earliest major Union victories of the war came at the Battle of Island Number Ten (at the top of Map No. 2 here) in March and early April 1862. The Confederates had fortified one of the many prominent bends in the river near New Madrid, Missouri, where the borders of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Missouri meet. The strategic bend was a choke point that might allow Confederate forces to frustrate the Union's 'Anaconda' strategy - if it could be held. Nonetheless, the Union easily took the towns on the Missouri side of the river, including New Madrid, with Confederate troops retreating to Island Number Ten. Union engineers then dug a canal northeast of New Madrid to bypass the island. Though it was too shallow for ironclad gunboats, it proved useful for troop transports and supply ships. In a daring move, two gunboats made successful nighttime runs past the Confederate positions (presaging those that would be used to similar effect at Vicksburg the following year), allowing the Union to have gunboats both up and downriver of Confederate positions, subjecting them to a withering bombardment. Union troops were also positioned to cut off southward retreat, thus forcing some 7,000 Confederates to surrender. The island for which the battle is named no longer exists, having eroded in the years since. The spring of 1862 also saw the Union capture New Orleans, following Farragut's stunning run of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, and the lowest reaches of the Mississippi River, including Baton Rouge. The Confederates' hold of the Mississippi River was suddenly precarious, but they hoped to stunt the Union effort to control the river along other bends and chokepoints. In particular, Vicksburg (near the top of Map No. 4) in northern Mississippi became a focal point. Situated high on a ridge overlooking a bend in the river, it was the best natural defensive position remaining in Confederate hands and was quickly tr.…