Novissima et Accuratissima Romae Veteris et Novae Tabula Topgraphica Delineatore Ionne Baptista Falda by Halma and van der Aa - [1695]

Paris: Chez l'auteur... Laurent d'Houry... Jean Boudot, libraire..., 1699. 12mo. [18],300;112 pp. plus 26 plates (three folding). Contemporary speckled calf, spine richly gilt, gilt leather label, raised bands, edges rouged. Light institutional inkstamp in title page. 18th-century inscription in titlepage and signature of Theophile Leonard in title page and final page of the dedication. Occasional 18th-century marginalia. Minor wear. Near fine. First edition of the first major work of Nicolas Bion, complete with 26 plates of terrestrial and celestial maps, diagrams, and images of globes. Bion (ca. 1652-1733) was a Paris-based cosmographer and maker of mathematical and astronomical instruments, holding the title of "king's engineer for mathematical instruments" under Louis XIV (DSB II, pp. 132-1330). A landmark in its field.

London: Thomas Newberry, 1657. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 1657 FIRST EDITION, no illustrations, no maps, 278mm tall (covers), 272mm tall (pages). Full title: A Geographical Description Of All The Countries In The Known World. As Also Of the greatest and famousest Cities and Fabricks which have been, or are now remaining: Together with The greatest Rivers, the Strangest Fountains, the various Minerals, Stones, Trees, Hearbs, Plants, Fruits, Gums, &c. which are to bee found in every Country. Unto which is added, a Description of The rarest Beasts, Fowls, Birds, Fishes, and Serpents which are least known amongst us. Collected out of the most approved Authors, and from such as were eye-witnesses of most of the things contained herein. Vellum boards with calf title patch on spine lettered in gilt. Title page + 225 pages + 6 unnumbered pages of index + 7 pages of manuscript index. Soiled covers, some flaking on rear cover, solid binding, occasional page soiling but nothing major, wrinkle to… Read More

Map Details and Condition:
color lithograph
dimensions: 26 3/4" x 19"
Brown Paper pocket covers with red bookstore label of Neal Stratford & Kerr, San Francisco
condition: professionally flattened and otherwise in as found, very good conditionDescription:
This 1914 map of now popular wine country Napa County, California shows the county in 1914, with early roads, largely undeveloped, vast open land areas, and natural features. The numbered grid system on this map reflects the Public Land Survey System. Large open tracts of land are identified as ranches, such as Rancho Catacoula, or Rancho Las Putas, Rancho LaJota all of which are large swaths of undivided land. Urban grids are shown in the southernmost part of Napa County, and sections of the southernmost sections of Sonoma County and Solano County. The cities of Petaluma, Sonoma, Vallejo and Napa and Benicia show populated urban areas. A corner of Marin County is shown.
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1737 Fresnoy History & Geography MAPS Ancient Greece Rome Egypt Italy 5v SET
Nicolas du Fresnoy was an 18th-century French scholar known for his vast portfolio of works on philosophy, history, and geography. One of his most important works was his 'Methods of Studying History' – a thorough and detailed collection of articles on ancient kingdoms, rulers and emperors, and history of social classes from the Bible times through the 18th-century. Fresnoy covers ancient Egypt, early French empires, Greek and Romans, and much, much more.
It even includes sections devoted to the history of the church and the influence of the church on the history of Europe. Note the inclusion of impressive, folding maps in this five-volume 1737 edition.
Item number: #14566
Price: $750
DUFRESNOY, Nicolas Lenglet
Méthode Pour Etudier L'Histoire Avec Un Catalogue des principaux Historiens
Amsterdam: Aux Depens De La Compagnie, 1737.

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Collation: Complete with all pages; 5 volumes
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1837 Japanese ATLAS MAPS Hand Painted COLOR Illustrated Japan Kunigori Zenzu

An interesting 19th century Edo woodblock-print of 'Country Maps of Counties.' This is a rare collection of hand-colored illustrated maps is an Atlas from different counties in Japan from Kinai to Tokaido and Tosan-do. This rare 1837 first edition has 34 double pages of illustrations throughout!

Item number: #15945
Price: $950
市川 東谿
ICHIKAWA, Toukei
Country Map of Counties (Kunigōri zenzu) 国郡全図(くにごうりぜんしゅ)
(Honshirogane) Edo: Nagakaya Toshiro, Tenpo 8 [1837]. First Edition.

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Collation: Complete with all pages
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Illustrated throughout
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Language: Japanese
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Binding: Softcover; tight & secure
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Size: ~11in X 7.75in (28cm x 19.5cm)
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Very rare and desirable with auctions records and price comparisons at $2500
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London: William Mount & Thomas Page, 1734. Copper-engraved sea chart, in excellent condition, apart from an expertly repaired centre fold, and mild creases where the map folded. A very fine sea chart of China's Zhejiang Province, from the celebrated Third Book of 'The English Pilot.' This elegant and large sea chart captures China's modern day Zhejiang province. Located on the East China sea, just below the Yangtze Delta, this region was of major interest to European traders during the eighteenth-century. It features the major port of Zhousan (Chusan), and was the location of the entrance of the Grand Canal of China. The canal, construction of which began in the 5th-century B.C., was then the oldest and longest man-made waterway in the world, which allowed barges to travel hundreds to Beijing. In 1671, the London cartographer John Seller (fl.1664-97) commenced work on The English Pilot, a work that intended to challenge Dutch hegemony in the sea atlas market. Intended to be published in four books… Read More

Jammer & Gilgit Agency, 1940 Government of Pakistan Full color Map 1 Inch = 16 miles. Extremely RARE OCLC locates 0 copies. 0 copies LOC. Oblong, no tears, or markings.. Oblong. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good.

Paris: Chez l'auteur... Laurent d'Houry... Jean Boudot, libraire..., 1699. 12mo. [18],300;112 pp. plus 26 plates (three folding). Contemporary speckled calf, spine richly gilt, gilt leather label, raised bands, edges rouged. Light institutional inkstamp in title page. 18th-century inscription in titlepage and signature of Theophile Leonard in title page and final page of the dedication. Occasional 18th-century marginalia. Minor wear. Near fine. First edition of the first major work of Nicolas Bion, complete with 26 plates of terrestrial and celestial maps, diagrams, and images of globes. Bion (ca. 1652-1733) was a Paris-based cosmographer and maker of mathematical and astronomical instruments, holding the title of "king's engineer for mathematical instruments" under Louis XIV (DSB II, pp. 132-1330). A landmark in its field.

[Boca Raton, Florida]:: Jaffe Center for the Book Arts,, 2015.. Edition of 10 variants. 7.25 x 3.5"; 12 pages. Flutter book. Letterpress printed. Colophon with a map of Florida laser-printed. Cover and pages incorporate letterpress printing on a Vandercook 4 proof press using wood type, metal and collagraph plates. Blind printing of an area map. Printed on Arches 88 paper. Plant inclusion endpapers. Laid in handmade paper wrapper with slit-and-slot closure. Signed and numbered by the artists. Statement: "During Stephanie Wolff's residency at the Jaffe Center for Book Arts, she and Dorothy Krause, the first resident artist, collaborated on this brief ode to Florida. A variety of Pigment prints of vintage documents, maps, photographs and botanicals were transferred onto the pages of this edition of 10 variable copies.

London: Thomas Newberry, 1657. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 1657 FIRST EDITION, no illustrations, no maps, 278mm tall (covers), 272mm tall (pages). Full title: A Geographical Description Of All The Countries In The Known World. As Also Of the greatest and famousest Cities and Fabricks which have been, or are now remaining: Together with The greatest Rivers, the Strangest Fountains, the various Minerals, Stones, Trees, Hearbs, Plants, Fruits, Gums, &c. which are to bee found in every Country. Unto which is added, a Description of The rarest Beasts, Fowls, Birds, Fishes, and Serpents which are least known amongst us. Collected out of the most approved Authors, and from such as were eye-witnesses of most of the things contained herein. Vellum boards with calf title patch on spine lettered in gilt. Title page + 225 pages + 6 unnumbered pages of index + 7 pages of manuscript index. Soiled covers, some flaking on rear cover, solid binding, occasional page soiling but nothing major, wrinkle to… Read More