Search Results: Titles starting with C from Peter Harrington

RELATIONI UNIVERSALI DI GIOVANNI BOTERO BENESE., 1598. Giovanni Botero (1533-1617) was Secretary to the Duke of Savoy when he compiled his Relationi Universali; "this political and geographical description of the different countries of the world was very successful and translated into a number of languages" (Burden), including English (London 1603). Copper engraving. Uncoloured. Fine condition. map on sheet 20 x 15 cm. Map in Latin; accompanying text in Italian. Size: 11 x 8 cm. (4½ x 3 inches)

Gibson's edition of Camden's Britannia, first Morden edition. Abel Swale & John Churchill., 1695.. Beautiful map of Cambridgeshire, coloured by the hundreds of the county. Cartouche at upper right, scales at lower left. The 1695 edition of Camden's Britannia was the first edition to contain Robert Morden's beautiful county maps. Morden went to considerable trouble to make them as accurate as possible, and they were the first county maps to include roads. Copper engraving. Original outline colour. Fine condition. Printed on thin paper, narrow margins. Size: 36 x 43 cm. (14 x 17 inches). Smith: Antique Maps of Britain, 80(i).

London., 1835. An accurate and up to date map of Canada. Published in A New General Atlas of the World by Henry Teesdale & Co. With coloured margins of countries. Shows cities, place names, roads, rivers, lakes, and islands. Copper engraving. Original colour. Very good condition. Size: 35 x 43 cm.

Glasgow, Edinburgh & London., 1860. Detailed map of West Canada. A list of the counties and districts of Canada West and East is included. An inset of Montreal is located at top left. Published in The Imperial Atlas of Modern Geography by Blackie & Son. Copper engraving. Original outline colour. Good condition. Size: 50 x 34 cm.

RELATIONI UNIVERSALI DI GIOVANNI BOTERO BENESE., 1598. Giovanni Botero (1533-1617) was Secretary to the Duke of Savoy when he compiled his Relationi Universali; "this political and geographical description of the different countries of the world was very successful and translated into a number of languages" (Burden), including English (London 1603). Copper engraving. Uncoloured. Fine condition. map on sheet 20 x 15 cm. Map in Latin; accompanying text in Italian. Size: 11 x 8 cm. (4½ x 3 inches)

Atlas Anglois. D Mortier., 1715. A beautiful map of the county, rich with heraldry. Shows the bordering counties Copper engraving. Original colour. Fine condition, good margins. Size: 52 x 42 cm. (20½ x 16½ inches).

Voyage Round the World., 1748. Two simple coastal views of Cape Blanco in Patagonia in the extreme south of South America. Ships are seen at anchor. Copper engraving. Uncoloured. In fine condition. Minor worming not affecting the engraved image. Size: 47.5 x 21 cm.

London and New York., 1850. A highly decorative map for the period with vignettes showing towns and local scenes, the whole enclosed in an elegant border. Published in 'The Illustrated Atlas and Modern History of the World Geograohical, Political, Commercial & Statistical' by John Tallis & Company. Size: 320 x 250 mm. Steel engraving. Original outline colour with later additions. Fine condition.

J.L. Gottfried's Archontologica Cosmica., 1649.. An attractive view of Capitolium in Rome by the famed Swiss engraver, Matthew Merian. This very detailed and beautifully designed view shows the stepsl leading up to the Capitolium, the famous statue of Marcus Aurelius, and the palazzio behind. Citizens wandering around the steps give an idea of the scale of the buildings and statues. Copper engraving. Uncoloured. Fine condition. Size: 27 x 20 cm. (10½ x 8 inches).

Edinburgh: , 1827. A very handsome and impressive map of north-eastern South America from Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela to the mouth of the Amazon. Like many maps of the time it shows the non-existent 'Lake Parima', between the Orinoco and Amazon rivers. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. Copper engraving. Original outline colour. Fine condition. Size: 60 x 50 cm.

Venice: L'Isole Piu Famoso del Mondo. Simon Galignani., 1590. Attractive world map, a mariner's map with rhumb lines emanating from 16 points. The maps for this atlas were engraved by Girolamo Porro from Padua, and are set within a page of text, with engraved headpiece and decorated initial. There were many editions of this popular atlas between 1576 and 1713. Size:197 x 297 mm. Copper engraving. Hand coloured. Closed tear on lower margin of leaf not affecting map. Very good condition. Moreland and Bannister, p.68

Paris., c1730. A highly detailed map showing hills, forests, rivers, cities, fortifications, villages, Abbeys and roads. Copper engraving. Original outline colour. Very good condition. Size: 62.5 x 48.5 cm.

Histoire Generale des Voyages., 1749. Bellin was appointed hydrographer (chief cartographer) to the French Navy upon the creation of France's hydrographic office, the Dépôt des cartes et plans de la Marine.Over a 50 year career, he produced a large number of maps and charts. The accuracy of Bellin's charts ensured that they were in use for many years. Copper engraving. Hand coloured. Very good condition; some offsetting. Size: 32.5 x 23.5 cm. (13 x 9½ inches)

Atlas de Geographie. Guilluame Delisle, Quai de l'Horloge., [c.1742]. Delisle was an important French cartographer of the early 18th century. He held the position of First Royal Geograp-her to the King. Two attractive maps of Scandanavia. The first one showing the northern regions of Norway, Sweden, including the islands and fjords, Finland and part of western Russia. A grandiose cartouche upper left. The second map has an interesting perspective showing the Baltic Sea in the centre and the lower parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland and all of Denmark to the west whilst northern Poland and Eastern states including Estonia are shown in the east. Copper engraving. Original outline colour. Overall both in very good condition. Some minor darker patches in margin corners but not affecting image. Minor foxing on images. Size: 62 x 45.3 cm. (24½ x 18 inches)

Atlas Geographique. Quay de l'Horloge., 1731.. Delisle was an important French cartographer of the early 18th century. He held the position of First Royal Geographer to the King. A detailed map of France showing the relief of the land and the various regions. A scale lower left shows the different distances between different areas. Germany is shown in the north east and the coast of southern England in the north west. The Mediterranean is in the south east and northern Spain southern west corner. Copper engraving. Original outline colour. Size: 62 x 49 cm. Very good condition

Paris., 1707. Delisle was an important French cartographer of the early 18th century. He held the position of First Royal Geographer to the King. A map of Egypt, Nubia and Abyssinia. From Africa in the west to the Arabian peninsula in the east and the Mediterranean sea in the north to Sudan in the south. Scales top right. Interesting notes in the countries explains who rules these areas. In Royaume de Gorhan it explains that these inhabitants have a particular language and reside in the desert. Atlas de Geographie. Copper engraving. Original colour. Good condition - dark patches to lower margins, some offsetting and slight browning to centre-fold. Size: 63 x 50 cm. (25 x 19½ inches)

Paris., c1730. Detailed map of southern Belgium and northeast France from Douai in the west to the area east of Namur, including Brussels, Mons and Cambrai. Forests, hills, rivers, cities, fortifications, villages, and roads are shown. Three elaborate cartouches: Decorative title and distance scale, and advertisement. Copper engraving. Original outline colour. Very good condition. Size: 65.5 x 47 cm.

Paris., c1764. Large and detailed chart of the southern part of the Red Sea, with detailed depth soundings, rhumb lines and, along the coasts, profiles of the hills as seen from the sea. Three inset maps, of Goofs, Omare and Gedan Copper engraving. Later colour. Fine condition Size: 66 x 48 cm.

Atlas de Geographie., Sept 1737.. An interesting geo-hydrographic map of the Atlantic Ocean and its islands. It is divided into two with one side showing the Atlantic Ocean and the coasts of Africa and Brazil and the other side a detailed examination of the archipelago of Fernando de Noronha. A note top left explains the purpose of the map, which in brief is to give an idea of the variety of islands in the Atlantic Ocean. Another note top right explains a little about the cartographers and expedition members. Another explains about an embankment between islands on the archipelago. A cartouche top right contains a cross-section diagram of what is below sea level. Another below sea-level cross-section shows the particulars of Fernando de Noronha lower right corner. Copper engraving. Original colour. Very good condition - slight dark patches to lower corners and repair to lower left margin. Some offsetting. Size: 65 x 49.5 cm. (25½ x 19½ inches)

1771. Map of Turkey and most of the Middle East, and the lands borderng the Black Sea. Title cartouche at top left, 4 scales Copper engraving. Later colour. Excellent condition. Size: 430 x 300 mm. (17 x 12 inches)