This Is England. Map Of The Associated British And Irish Railways [1939] -

London: Printed by A. Clark, and are to be sold by John Martyn, Robert Horn and Walter Kettilby, 1677. Third edition, and first edition thus, "Enlarged by the Author, with a New and Accurate Map. Large engraved folding map: "New Map of the Empire of Mexico" (measuring circa 16 by 11 1/2 inches). [viii], [1](map), 477, [18]pp. 8vo. Later half calf and marbled boards. Ex-library copy, with small perforation stamp in lower margin of title page, small ink "withdrawn" rubberstamp on verso of title page. Folding map has few short closed tears at folds, scattered foxing to text, else a very good copy, with the text clean. Third edition, and first edition thus, "Enlarged by the Author, with a New and Accurate Map" Large engraved folding map: "New Map of the Empire of Mexico" (measuring circa 16 by 11 1/2 inches). [viii], [1](map), 477, [18]pp. 8vo. First Description of the Spanish Territories in the New World by an Englishman. Originally published in 1648 as The English-American his travail by sea and land,… Read More

1759. London, Sold by W. & I. Mount, T. & T. Page on Tower Hill, [c. 1759]. Original, hand-coloured copper engraving on extra thick paper / Better paper - edition [differing from all other versions of this map we ever handled, this is only the second version of this high-quality version of this Map we encountered], possibly an admiralty issue since it was dedicated to the Office of the Lord High Admiral of Great Britain. Beautifully mounted and framed. Size of the actual map: c. 62 cm wide x 52 cm high. Spectacular, unusually excellent condition of this rare, hand-coloured seachart of Cork Harbour with the Old Head and clear geography of Little Island, Poor Head, Ringaskiddy, Cork's Natural Harbour, Crosshaven, Haulbowline, Spike Island, Cloyne, etc. / Price includes worldwide free shipping per UPS Courier ! The inset Map "A Continuation of Corke Harbour from a smaller Scale" shows the region in greater detail. This inset Map even shows details of Cork City with Ballintemple and its Spring Garden,… Read More

[London,: Christopher Browne,, c.1693].. 610 by 855mm. (24 by 33.75 inches).. Engraved map on two mapsheets, fine original hand colour in outline, right and left borders with tables of text, a few small ink stains, some minor nicks to upper margin. This rare map of England is densely packed with details concerning the distance between trading centres. Produced by Christopher Browne in 1693, it is a copy of the first economic map of England made thirteen years earlier, as recorded by a manuscript note to the verso identifying it as 'a reduced version of John Adams' Map of England, 1680'. It seems to have been designed to appear alongside 69 other maps in Browne's 'New Geographical Atlas', but was also sold separately. It retains all the key features of Adams' map. An elaborate cartouche on the lower right margin contains a note explaining that all the cities and market towns of England and Wales are shown here, connected to their neighbours by parallel lines representing the roads and accompanied by… Read More

London, Printed for Samuel Smith, at the Princes Arms in St. Paul's Church yard, 1684. . Second English edition; folio (32 x 22 cm), [38], 88, 151-370, 375-398 pp., large folding map, 9 engraved plates (8 folding), genealogical table, woodcut initials, contemporary panelled calf, spine gilt in compartments, carmine edges, neat repairs to joints, a fine copy. Scarce English edition. Ludolf (1624-1704), is regarded as the father of modern Ethiopian studies. 'A work full of recondite and important information on the origin of the Abyssinians, the climate, soil, productions, etc.' (Lowndes). 'The land of Ethiopia had long fascinated Europeans, not merely as an exotic and foreign land full of strange beasts, as evidenced by the incredibly ferocious looking hippo portrayed below, but also as an ancient and independent Christian empire beyond the realms of Islam which hemmed them in. It had adopted Christianity in the 4th century A.D. but had been cut off from Western Europe by the spread of Islam across… Read More

London,: Bowles & Carver,, [c1796].. 215 by 180mm. (8.5 by 7 inches).. Set of three engraved caricature maps, with fine original hand-colour. A fine set of Robert Dighton's "Geography Bewitched" series, depicting England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland in a humorous light. England and Wales are depicted as John Bull with full tankard of beer in hand and riding a monstrous fish; Scotland is a merry gent, who sits on a wool sack and carrying a tartan sack over his shoulder; and Ireland as a merry woman - who is said to the wife of John Bull - in traditional dress playing the harp. The series was the work of Robert Dighton (c1752-1814) a well-known painter of portraits and caricatures, as well as decorative subjects, who is regarded as one of the most talented social caricaturists of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The series like much of Dighton's caricatures were published by Carington Bowles (fl.1752-1793). Carington Bowles worked initially with his father, John Bowles, before… Read More