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(2 map set- ColoradoTerritory, USA, with accompanying pamphlet): Le Colorado Aux Etats - Unis D'Amerique. Liste Des Minerais...A L'Expositon Universelle De 1867

by Whitney, J. - P

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Paris: L. Berger, 1867. Scarce pamplet, apparently an award-winner at this expositon, translated by Gustave Naquet. The covers are a bit chipped, and separating at the spine, but intact. The text (71pp in French) is in very good or better condition, and the 2 folding maps in the front of the brochure are in fine condition, with their original printed color outlines. The first map image, titled "Map of Colorado Territory, United States 1867", measures 8.25x10.5 inches. The second map image, titled "Map of the United States and Territories. 1867", highlights Colorado and measures 6.5x12 inches. An English edition was published in the same year. This was published in reference to the Paris international expositon of 1867. The booklet itself measures 9.5x6 inches..
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(2 volume set): The History and Topography of the United States of North America, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time

by Hinton, John Howard

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Boston: Samuel Walker, 1834. 2 volume set, quarter letter bindings (tight, some rubbing), new endpapers. Binding tight, probably original. Some foxing, most evident on margins and versos of the b&w engraved plates (and probably heaviest on the first volume plate of George Washington). Text very clean, but with some diffuse browing. This is the first American edition, which was revised and updated. All 40 plates and the nice map of North America are present. A nice set of an increasingly uncommon pair of volumes. . Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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(22 maps & plates- Canada, Northwest American Coast Exploration): Voyage Autour Du Monde..A...
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(22 maps & plates- Canada, Northwest American Coast Exploration): Voyage Autour Du Monde..A La Cote Nord-Ouest De L'Amerique..1785, 1786, 1787, 1788..Par Le Capitaines Portlock et Dixon

by Dixon, Capitaines George (dedicated to Sir Joseph Banks)

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Paris: Maradan, 1789. Small 4to (10 inches); first French edition (there was a smaller and later 8vo. edition in 2 volumes). Contemporary vellum spine separated at front edge (boards attached and binding sound), with somewhat later boards and endpapers, with red gilt-lettered label intact though a bit scuffed and slightly chipped at the right lower edge. Boards a bit scuffed at edges; binding tight, interior very good or better with all 22 engraved plates (numbered 1-21, plus the large folding frontis map (color coded for voyage routes and titled "Carte des Voyages du King George et de la Reine Charlotte...). This is 499 pp, including appendix I, plus appendix II of 46pp, followed by the 2 pp Approbation. One of the plates is of a Native American, plus there are several maps and views, along with the later engravings of several birds (very attractive). This is an increasingly uncommon and very nice copy of this detailed explorations of the Pacific Northwest and Queen Charlotte Islands, with all… Read More
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(African History; 3 volume Set; 8 folding maps - Cartography): The History and Description of Africa ... Written By Al-Hassan Ibn-Mohammed Al-Wezaz Al-Fasi...Better Known as Leo Africanus...in Three Volumes

by Leo Africanus (translated By John Pory; edited with Introduction and Notes by Dr. Robert Brown)

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London: The Hakluyt Society (4, Lincoln's Inn Fields), 1896. Mostly uncut, unused, 3 volumes ([cxi]1-224, 225-698, 699-1119; last volume includes index). Covers slightly faded, spotted and rubbed, with a few edge scuffs. Embossed cloth covers with gilt emblem present. Bindings tight; hinges sound.. All 8 folding (mostly colored lithographed; on 4 sheets) maps present: Northern Africa, Lower Egypt, Cairo, Barbary, Hea and Marocco, The Road from Fez to the Upper Ziz, Northern Fez, Pory's Map of Africa (reduced). Leo Africanus (Giovanni Leone, Joannes Medices, Eliberitances) was born in Granada, and studied with Giovanni Battista Ramusio. This scarce English Hakluyt edition is based on John Pory's translation (1600) of Ramusio's text (1550). This is a major piece of black history, cartography, and geography. The most complete reference work on Leo Africanus to date is probably Rauchengerger's "Johannes Leo der Afrikaner..." , but there is also a great deal of on-line information at… Read More
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Belgique et Hollande y Compris le Luxembourg (Manuel du Voyageur)

by Baedeker, Karl

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Paris: Paul Ollendorff, 1905. Small 8vo, 480pp, w/faint to moderate waterstains to lower pages. Otherwise all 17 maps and 28 plans (color printed) are VG. this is the 18th French edition in its original binding (rubbed but tight), with endplate map of regions..
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(Book-- Cartography, Exploration): The Louisiana Purchase and Our Title West of the Rocky Mountains, with A Review of Annexation by the United States

by Hermann, Binger (Commissioner of the General Land Office)

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Gov't Printing Office, Washington DC, 1900. G, large 8vo HB, due to bumped and rubbed cover and early splitting of front interior binding. The book is still reasonably tight (no DJ) and the interior caontents are very good; the 5 maps (4 folding, 3 double page-- Territorial Growth of the Uni ted States, Map by Franquelin in 1684, Moll's map 1710, Map of Alaska, Map of Hawaiian Islands) are all in excellent condition, three of which are colored. All 7 b&w portraits (Thomas Jefferson in 1803, Barbe Marbois, Robert R. Livingston, President Monroe, William H. Seward, President Polk, Thomas H. Benton) are also in excellent condition. This is a very interesting book..
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(Cartographic History): America- 1667

by Bloch, LM (editor)

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Cleveland: Bloch & Company , 1959. DJ a bit worn and chipped, but servicable. Cloth cover VG with minimal rubbing. Small stamp of "Puritas School" inside of front and rear boards, but no other markings. Interior contents excellent. There are 4 double-page small map reproductions (of Sanson d'Abbeville's) on heavy paper with outline color: North America (Amerique Septentrionale), Canada or New France (Le Canada, ou Nouvelle France), Florida (La Floride), New Mexico and California (Noveau Mexique, Californie- California as an island here). A nice small production, this was to be one of three volumes (just vol. 1 here) translating Sanson's "L'Amerique". The original title page is reproduced here, and there is a person/place name index. Sanson was geographer for Louis XIV, and a forerunner of the great French mapmakers of the 18th century. 56pp text. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Description Geographique, Historique et Archeologique De La Palestine Accompagnee De Cartes Detaillees

by Guerin, Victor

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Amsterdam: Oriental Press, 1969. All 7 volumes are reprints of the 1868 Paris edition. This is a major reference work,(in French) on this region, with several volumes containing folded facsimile maps from the original edition. A few of the covers show some edgewear and rubbing, but generally a very good set with uniformly tight binding and clean text. Appears barely used.. Reprint. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Discovery of Florida Being a True Relation of the Vicissitudes...Now Just Given By a Fidalgo of Elvas

by Smith, Buckingham (translator)

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San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press, 1946. Near fine interior with slightly darkened and very decorative covers. A limited edition of 280 copies, about the exploits of Hernando de Soto. This is on French handmade paper, set in Franciscan type. There is a new introduction by George Hammond of the Bancroft Library of the University of Florida. The Smith translation was first published privately c. 1851. This facsimile reprint of an early publication is itself quite uncommon. . Decorative Cloth. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Private Press.
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(Facsimile: Voyages in Virginia and Florida): Voyages en Virginie et En Floride

by Hariot, Thomas ( Theodore de Bry - Illustrations)

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Paris: Chez Duchartre et Van Buggenhoudt, 1927. Interior VG. Imitation vellum cover with printed cover (dual color), but a bit soiled. This was a special French facsimile edition, from the series "Collection Illustree des Grands Voyages en Amerique au XVIe. Siecle". Minimal foxing at outside edges, but the well-done facsimile plates are clean. Full rear index of plates. A nice volume of these important voyages. The original leather tie is missing.. Limited. Original Wraps. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by De Bry, Le Moyne. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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The First Explorations of the Trans-Allegheny Region By the Virginians 1650-1674

by Alvord, Clarence Walworth; Bidgood, Lee

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Cleveland: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1912. Large 8vo, minor rubbing covers, internally in excellent condition. There is a private owner's bookplate pasted inside the front cover. Alvord was at the Univ. of Illinois when he wrote this, with the intent of giving credit to early Virginians in these explorations. Sections include the dicovery of the Ohio waters, discovery of New Brittaine, discoveries of John Lederer, the role of Governor Berkeley as a promoter of these explorations, the Batts & Fallam expedition, the journeys of Needham and Arthur and more (including a memorandum by John Locke pertaining to the latter journeys). Illustrated by maps of explorations, facsimile of John Ledere's map and others (not heavily illustrated). This is a nice early historical account of the subject.. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Francis Drake & Other Early Explorers Along the Pacific Coast

by Robertson, John W

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San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press, 1927. VG, 4to. with 28 maps to supplement the text. There are sections on Cortez, the Jesuit surveys of the Baja, and on regional Native Americans from the perspective of early Span ish explorers. The slipcase is in good condition, with 2 small separations at the upper and lower edges (still functions as intended). This edition was limited to 1000 copies. The appendix includes Hakluyt's account of Drake's voyage and other period declarations. . Limited. Vellum Over Boards . Very Good/Good (slipcase). 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Private Press.
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(Geographical History, Discovery): Histoire De La Geographie et Des Decouvertes Geographiques

by Vivien De Saint-Martin

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Paris: Librairie Hachette et Cie, Boulevard Saint-Germain, 1873. VG+. First edition?. Half leather with multicolored boards (prob original binding). The atlas, published a year later, is not present. 615pp, in French, with extensive index. Binding very tight. A scarce geography book, by a renowned expert. .
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(Geographical Text: 7 maps by Thomas Kitchen): A View of the Earth, as Far as it Was Known to the Ancients. Being a Short But Comprehensive System of Classical Geography...Adapted to the Use of Schools and Academies

by Turner, R. Junior

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London: J. Dodsley, in Pall-Mall, 1779. Very good overall. Contemporary scuffed leather boards, 8.75 inch 8vo., rebacked with red gilt-lettered spine label and new end-papers. Frontispiece map (The World as far as known to the Ancients), title page, dedication to Francis North (Lord Bishop of Worcester), table of contents, 99 pp text with individual section titles. The other six maps (all 7 have attributions to Kitchen/Kitchin) are: Ancient Europe, Ancient Asia, Ancient Africa, The Voyage of Aeneas, The Voyage of Ulyses (sic), The Voyage of St. Paul. There is mild lower dampstaing to the first 15pp, but all maps images are relatively clean, with very little browining or foxing. A few small stains on the title page. This is ostensibly the third edition (not indicated in text), with a few earlier editions noted. This is a very uncommon geography, with the full set of maps by Thomas Kitchen. A few copies of this are seen in the online KVK catalogue. .
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Great Britain (Handbook for Travellers)

by Baedeker, Karl

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London: T Fisher Unwin, Ltd., 1910. 7th ed. (revised and augmented), original binding. Small 8vo, binding worn and loose w/some damage to upper and lower spine, and some splitting inside front cover. Rest of internal contents VG. the panorama, 28 maps and 65 plans (color printed) are generally VG+. 624pp w/endplate map of Great Britain..
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Guide to Nantucket

by Robinson, JH

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Nantucket: Robinson, 1928. VG, PB, with 63 pp text and many adds. Bound in map with one side "Nantucket County Massachusetts" (b&w 7.5x13 inches with folds as issued). Verso maps (smaller: 1. Nantucket Massachusetts 2. Steamboat Route, Lighthouses, Lightships). The small city plan has detailed street names. A few pencil marks on cover, but generally clean. Many b&w photographic reproductions of local sights in text. Author was a member of the Nantucket Historical Association. . 5th. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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(History of Exploration, North America, Limited Reprint Edition): A New Discovery of a Vast Country in America

by Hennepin, Father Louis (ed. by Reuben Gold Thwaites)

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Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co. , 1903. Father Louis Hennepin was a Belgian friar, who had actually returned to Europe by the time these works were published. Although Hennepin's works were widely read, they were relatively inaccurate. Still, this work was very influential in shaping impressions of North America in the late 17th century (the work first appeared in English in 1698). The two volume copy offered here is number 78 of 150 large paper copies, uncut and with vellum gilt-lettered spines in grey cloth boards. The spines are a bit soiled, but the bindings are tight, and aside from some foxing (most of text quite clean) this is a nice set. This was "Reprinted from the second London issue of 1698, with facsimiles of original title-pages, maps, and illustrations, and the additiion of Introduction, Notes, and Index". The well-known "A Map of a Large Country Newly Discovered in the Northern America situated between New Mexico and the Frozen Sea" is present, as are all other… Read More
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(History, Cartography): Geography and Some Explorers

by Conrad, Joseph

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Washington DC: The National Geographic Magazine, 1924. This is the complete March 1924 issue, but the article of note is a late article of Joseph Conrad's from pp. 239-274, by the title above. The other articles are all present (vol XLV, number 3). Conrad's article has 13 illustrations, including maps, ships and antarctic views. This article divides the history of geography into 3 eras: fabulous, militant and triumphant. The phrase "Geography Militant" has been used to title a recent book (published Blackwell Publishers, 2001) by Felix Driver, where he explains Conrad's perspectives. Conrad's "fabulous" era is one where "extravagant speculation which had nothing to do with the pursuit of truth" was the norm. The "militant" phase reflected a more empiric quest for knowledge and relates to those voyages of many of the great early explorers, such as Captain Cook. The "triumphant" time meant, for Conrad, a nostalgic end to heroic… Read More
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(History of Cartography, Geographic description of the Antilles): Description geographique des isles Antilles possédées par les Anglois

by Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

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A Paris: De l'imprimerie de Didot, 1758. This 10.5 inch quarto is in very good condition, sound hinges, 171 pp. with all 22 maps (several folding), plans and views in very good or better condition on heavy paper. Contemporary calf boards with original marbeled pastedowns, two title pages (one decorative with attribution to Bellin), "Tables des Titres" and "Table des Cartes, Plans et Vues." Six compartment, banded spine, with red, gilt title label.Triple (French), gilt fillets on front and rear boards. Bellin was the first chief hydrographic engineer of the French Hydrographic Office (see Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers, revised ed.). Ref: Beinecke, Lesser Antilles Collection, 215; Sabin 4553. This is an extremely nice copy.. First Edition. Full-Leather. Very Good.
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(History of Cartography): Historical Atlas of the Pacific Northwest

by Hayes, Derek

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Seattle: Sasquatch Books, 1999. As new copy of the first edition this wonderful recent production, already increasingly difficult to find. Hard to beat this quality for the price. This has already received rave reviews from several sources, and reproduces 320 maps over four centuries (ranging from Sir Francis Drake's 1579 voyages through the Klondike goldrush and Canadian Pacific Railways maps/surveys). Includes index and individual map references. This will be a classic (in a hurry). There are a few small edge tears (tiny) to the jacket due to shelfwear.. First Edition. Cloth. As New/As New. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.
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