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China east coast Yellow Sea and Gulf of Pechili
Very detailed chart of China's east coast with the Yellow Sea and Gulf of Pechili. Scale: circa 1:1m. Inscription: J & C Walker sculpt. One inset: Pekin to the Gulf o...
- $450 / ≈ €397
Place & Date: London, 1840 - 1859
Vicariati E prefetture apostoliche nelle Indie Orientalis
Map showing the boundaries of Catholic dioceses in South and Southeast Asia in 1850s, with some detail of India, Malacca, Thailand and Hainan. This finely engraved and be...
- $500 / ≈ €441
Place & Date: Rome, 1858-1859
Vicariato aplico di Bataviaa E prefettura di Labuan nella Oceania.
Map showing the boundaries of Catholic dioceses in Southeast Asia in 1850s, with some detail of Java, Borneo, Sumatra. Including the Philippines, but without detail. This...
- $1000 / ≈ €883
Place & Date: Rome, 1858-1859
Provincia ecclesiastica di Corfu nell isole Jonie. Tav. XCV.
A large-format map centered on Corfu with it's dioceses. The map is finely engraved and beautifully colored and was prepared by Girolamo Petri, a lawyer who served as a s...
- $450 / ≈ €397
Place & Date: Rome, Tipografia della Reverenda Camera Apostolica, 1858-1859
Malte Vue prise de la Mer. - Malta Vista lomada del mar.
Very decorative view of the Grand Harbour of Malta by Louis Lebreton, published in "Ports de Mer d’Europe" in 1859 by L. Turgis in Paris.This lithography show...
Place & Date: Paris, Turgis, 1859
Carta Generale dell' Oceania ossia quinta parte del mondo.
Attractive original outline color large map of the whole of Oceania covering South East Asia, the many and various groups of Pacific Islands, Australia and New Zealand pr...
- $175 / ≈ €154
Place & Date: Turin ca. 1860
Gruppo delle Isole di Malta.
Uncommon map of Malta and Gozzo, published in "Atlante Geografico dell Italia".
- $250 / ≈ €221
Place & Date: Rome, 1860
Governo di Venezia / Provincie di Padova e di Rovigo.
Very finely engraved and detailed map of the government of Venice. Lower left corner, two inset plans of Padova and Rovigo. Upper right corner, a key. Engraved by Vettori...
Place & Date: Rome, 1860
Pianta della citta di Modena.
Very finely engraved and detailed plan of Modena. Coat of arms of the town centred on the upper part. Engraved by V.Angeli and included in: Atlante Geografico dell Italia...
Place & Date: Rome, 1860
Tableau Sphéroïdal de la Terre ou Mappemonde en deux Hémispères. . .
Large steel engraving presenting the whole World in different projections, namely showing the convexity of the Earth.At the bottom a temperature contour map of the world ...
Place & Date: Paris, 1860
Een Danser der Californische Indiaanen.
Decorative, original hand colored, woodcut engraving illustrating a native American dancer from California.
- $35 / ≈ €31
Place & Date: Amsterdam, ca. 1860
Rotterdamse Diergaarde. . .
Decorative view of Zoo of Rotterdam. To the right the house of the manager of the zoo. Decorated with personages in typical dress watching lions.
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1860
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Westelijk Halfrond. [Western hemisphere]
Uncommon world map view of the western and eastern hemispheres of North and South America, Asia. Lithography by J.H. van Weijer, published in Atlas der geheele Aarde [?] ...
- $50 / ≈ €44
Place & Date: Groningen, ca. 1860
Azie.
Uncommon map of Asia. Lithography by J.H. van Weijer, published in Atlas der geheele Aarde [...] in 24 kaarten.
Place & Date: Groningen, ca. 1860
Pianta della citta di Ravenna.
Very finely engraved and detailed plan of Ravenna. Engraved by V.Angeli and included in: Atlante Geografico dell Italia. To the lower left a key to the principal building...
Place & Date: Rome, 1860
Palais Impérial de Petrowski. Environs de Moscou. N° 17.
Decorative view of the Imperial Palace of Petrowski. After a design by Vander Burch. Printed by L.Turgis active in Paris and New York. Turgis is best known for his series...
- $200 / ≈ €177
Place & Date: Paris, ca. 1850-1860
Pianta della citta di Livorno.
Very finely engraved and detailed plan of Livorno. Engraved by V.Angeli and included in: Atlante Geografico dell Italia . To the left, a key to the principal buildings a...
Place & Date: Rome, 1860
IV Compartimento Aretoni. . .
Very finely engraved and detailed map centered on Arezzo and Lago Trasimeno. Lower part three inset plans of Cortona, Arezzo and Chiusi. In upper corners plans of Montepu...
Place & Date: Rome, 1860
Divisione militaire di Novara. Provincie di Valsesia e di Vercelli.
Very finely engraved and detailed map centered on Vercelli and Varalio. Lower part two inset plans of Vercelli and Varallo and sacro Monte. Engraved by Pietro Manzoni and...
Place & Date: Rome, 1860
Governo di Venezia / Provincia di Udine.
Very finely engraved and detailed map of the area of Udine, with Trieste in lower right corner. Lower left corner an inset plan of Trieste : upper right corner, an inset ...
Place & Date: Rome, 1860
Compartimento Fiorentino. (Florence)
Very finely engraved and detailed map of the province of Firenze (Florence) Upper and lower part of the map, three inset plans of Namminiato, Modigliani and Volterra, Pis...
Place & Date: Rome, 1860
Divisione Militare di Novara. Novara / Lomellina.
Very finely engraved and detailed map of the province of Novara. Upper right corners, two inset plans of Novara and Mortara. Key on the lower right side. Engraved by Vett...
Place & Date: Rome, 1860
Ducato di Lucca.
Very finely engraved and detailed map of the region around Lucca. Lower part of the map, two inset lists of the mountains height and the local minerals. Engraved by Vetto...
Place & Date: Rome, 1860
Divisione Militare di Novara. Pallanza / Ossola.
Very finely engraved and detailed map of the region of Novara, including Lago Maggiore to the right. Lower corners, two inset plans of Pallanza and Ossola. Upper right co...
Place & Date: Rome, 1860
Compartimento Pisano.
Very finely engraved and detailed map of the territory of Pisa, including the region of Lucca and Estense. Lower left corner, an inset plan of Pontremoli. In the lower ri...
Place & Date: Rome, 1860
Divisione Militare di Genova. Albenga / Savona.
Very finely engraved and detailed map covering the Mediterranean coast from Oneglia, Albenga, Noli until Savona. Upper corners, two inset plans of Savona and Albenga. Key...
- $250 / ≈ €221
Place & Date: Rome, 1860
Governo di Milano / Provincia di Mantova e Cremona.
Very finely engraved and detailed map centered on Mantua, including Cremona. Lower corners two inset plans of Mantua and Cremona. Upper left corner, a key. Engraved by Ve...
- $250 / ≈ €221
Place & Date: Rome, 1860
Compartimento Pisano.
Very finely engraved and detailed map centered on Pisa, including Livorno. Centered on the lower part, an inset plan of Pisa. Lower left corner, a key. Engraved by Vetto...
Place & Date: Rome, 1860
Divisione Militare di Cuneo. Mondovi / Alba.
Very finely engraved and detailed map of Cuneo, centered on the towns of Mondovi and Alba. Lower corners, two inset plans of Mondovi and Alba. Upper right corner, a key. ...
Place & Date: Rome, 1860
Souvenirs des Pyrénées. Vues prises aux environs des eaux thermales de Bagnères-de-Bigorre, Bagnères-de-Luchon, Cauteretz, Saint-Sauveur, Barèges, Les-eaux-Bonnes, Les-Eaux-Chaudes & Pau.
The thermal baths Bagnères de Bigorre, Bagnères de Luchon, Cauteretz, Saint-Sauveur, Barèges, Les Eaux-Bonnes and Pau in the Pyrenees. Beautiful collection of 24 litho...
Place & Date: Pau, A.Basset, ca. 1860
Topografia di Alcune Antiche Citta Etrusche.
Very finely engraved and detailed map of several Etruscan cities. Engraved by Vettorio Angeliand included in: Atlante Geografico dell Italia .
Place & Date: Rome, 1860
L'escadre alliée bombarde les forts extérieurs de Sébastopol. (18 octobre 1854)
Beautiful Crimean War lithography by Becquet after a painting by Louis Le Breton. The print illustrates the ships "Fort Constantin", "la ville de Paris&quo...
Place & Date: Paris, 1860
ROTTERDAM De beurs - La Bourse.
Decorative view of the exchange of Rotterdam. Printed by the master printer François Buffa of Amsterdam.
- $75 / ≈ €66
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1860
ROTTERDAM Gezigt op de Societeit in het nieuwe. . .
Decorative view of the society of Rotterdam. Decorated with personages in typical dress watching a concert.
- $75 / ≈ €66
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1860
Nikko oyama no ezu (Pictorial Illustration of the Nikko mountains).
Fine map of the famous and well known pilgrimage site with pictorial temples and shrine labeled, and woods. Woodblock printed map, Edo Period (1615-1868), with publisher ...
Place & Date: Japan, c.1860
AFFAIRES D'ORIENT Départ des Grenadiers de la Garde Anglaise, à bord du Steamer transatlantique l'Orenoco. . .
Beautiful lithography of the British steamboat "l'Orenoco" departure from Southampton in May 1854, with soldiers leaving for the Crimean War. After a design Lou...
Place & Date: Paris, Lemercier, c.1860
(Title page) Souvenirs de Constantinople . . .
Title page from the famous work "Souvenirs de Constantinople" drawn and lithographed by Jean Brindesi. Surrounded by locals in typical dress, and "Maiden's...
- $100 / ≈ €88
Place & Date: Paris, Lemercier, 1855-1860
Portions of the Russian Empire in eastern & western Asia.
Two maps on one sheet. Components: The Aral Sea according to Khanikoff -- Kamchatka according to A. Erman. Relief is shown by hachures and spot heights. No. 8 from Fullar...
- $200 / ≈ €177
Place & Date: London, 1860
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[Title page] Album delle principali vedute di Venezia disegnate da Marco Moro. . .
The title page has a virgin and the lion of Saint Mark sitting on an island with the background of the town of Venice. Learn more about map printing and views of Venice ...
Place & Date: Venice, G. Brizeghel, ca 1860
Carte de la Mer Noire. (5e Feuille). Du Cap Zefiros au Cap Kerempeh. . .
Very detailed chart of the Turkish part of the Black Sea including the towns of Sinop, Samsun, etc. Showing soundings in meters, lighthouses are marked with yellow and re...
- $200 / ≈ €177
Place & Date: Paris, 1860
(Untitled view from Scutari with a view of Constantinople)
Panoramic view from Scutari with a view of Constantinople in the distance, after a design by Johann Schranz. Published by J. Missiriè.
Place & Date: Paris, 1860
Race Finnoise. Paysans du gouvernement d'Olonetz districts de Petrozavodsk et de Vytiagorsk.
Lithography on tinted grounds printed by Lemercier in Paris and published by Velten in St. Petersburg.
- $100 / ≈ €88
Place & Date: Paris, St. Petersburg, Carlsruhe, c.1860
Race Finnoise. = Paysans du gouvernement d'Olonetz districts de Petrozavodsk et de Vytiagorsk.
People in local dress from Petrozavodsk region in Russia. Lithography on tinted grounds printed by Lemercier in Paris and published by Velten in St. Petersburg.
- $150 / ≈ €132
Place & Date: Paris, St. Petersburg, Carlsruhe, c.1860
Carte de la Crimée / dressée par A. Vuillemin.
Attractive map of Crimea with inset plan of Sevastopol, prepared by Alexandre Aimé Vuillemin (1812-1886). A road system and the ferry lines are drawn in.Engraved by Jaco...
- $300 / ≈ €265
Place & Date: Paris, ca. 1860
Combat de Palestro.
Showing the battle of Palestro lithographed by E.S. Walter and printed by De Becquet and published by Rousselot in Paris.The lithograph is part of a series of prints publ...
- $100 / ≈ €88
Place & Date: Paris, ca. 1860
Manuscript page from a Shahnameh, The Book of Kings, written by Ferdowsi.
Page with large miniature 187 x 160mm. from the Shahnameh, or ("The Book of Kings"), which is a long epic poem written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi between c. 9...
Place & Date: Kashmir, ca. 1830-1860
Manuscript page from a Shahnameh, The Book of Kings, written by Ferdowsi.
Page with large miniature 160 x 160mm. from the Shahnameh, or ("The Book of Kings"), which is a long epic poem written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi between c. 9...
Place & Date: Kashmir, ca. 1830-1860
Asia Centrale, Tibet Thian - Scian - Nan - Lu, Mongolia Grand Deserto &.
From the "Geografia Commerciale". Steel engraving with attractive original outline color, printed on thick paper with wide margins. Engraved by C. Magrini.
- $300 / ≈ €265
Place & Date: Genova, 1860
Kronstadt, in der ferne Petersburg.
Bird's eye view of Kronstadt, Russia's naval basis in front of Saint Petersburg. Original steel engraving published by Bibliographisches Institut Hildburghausen.
- $15 / ≈ €13
Place & Date: Hildburghausen, ca. 1860
Specialkarte der Asiatischen Turkey : 1. Blatt Anadoli (Klein - Asien)
Steel engraved map of western part of Turkey, engraved by Ifslieb and J. Grassl.
- $75 / ≈ €66
Place & Date: Hildburghausen, 1860
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[Europe depicted as a Queen]
Among the most striking of early cartographic curiosities is Europe regina or Queen of the world first published by Johannes Bucius' and populized by Sebastian Münster.....
Place & Date: France, ca. 1860
Planisphère.
One of the last decorative maps of the area. In side panels representations of the four seasons. In original out line color, from his "Atlas Universel Illustré"...
- $175 / ≈ €154
Place & Date: Paris, 1845-1860
A fan combining views of Hong Kong (right), Canton (center), and Macau.
The fan shows nice images of Macau, Hong Kong and Canton on onside and on verso a garden with 45 characters welcoming a rider on his white horse. Their clothes are height...
Place & Date: China, ca. 1850-1860
Country pleasures.
Folding fan made of a double sheet of lithographed paper, enhanced with gouache and watercolor, with a decoration of three cartouches with gallant scenes of French countr...
Place & Date: France, ca. 1850-1860
Sebastopol.
Steel engraving of the harbour at Sebastopol in the Ukraine published by James Virtue around 1860.
- $45 / ≈ €40
Place & Date: London, 1860
A fan combines views of Hong Kong (right), Canton (left), China, ca 1850-1860.
The fan shows nice images of Hong Kong and Canton on onside and on verso a garden with 39 characters welcoming a rider on his white horse. Their clothes are heightened in...
Place & Date: China, ca. 1850-1860
Frefser.
Etching by Jos Ströber after a design of Loder.
- $75 / ≈ €66
Place & Date: Germany, ca. 1860
Plan de la rivierè de Saigon et de ses affluents dressé par ordre de M. le capitaine de vaisseau d'Ariès, gouverneur de Saigon, d'après les documents fournis par MM. Lespès. . .
A huge folded map the Saigon river prepared after Léo de Lespès, Rieunier Narac. Inset map of "Carte de Banc de Corail, levée d' après les ordres de Mr. le Capta...
- $750 / ≈ €662
Place & Date: St Joseph, Saigon, after 1860
V. Compartimento Grossetano. . .
Very finely engraved and detailed map of Tuscany, centered on Grosseto. The island of Elba in left part.. In the corners insets of Sovana, Massa, Piombino, Orbetello and ...
- $200 / ≈ €177
Place & Date: Rome, 1860
Carta degla Stati Estensi avanti il domino dei Romani Sotto Il governo dei Medesimi.
Very finely engraved and detailed map of the Duchy of Lucca before the dominion of the Romans under the rule of the same and in the Middle AgesWith a key on the right par...
- $200 / ≈ €177
Place & Date: Rome, 1860
Very well . . . mon petite necessaire de voyage . . . very well.
A delightful water color of a portly, jolly looking fellow with braces and a blue checked jacket, settling down to a long journey. He is addressing his remarks to his ess...
- $100 / ≈ €88
Place & Date: Paris, 1860
Les divers archipels de L'Oceanie.
Very detailed map from Atlas Sphéroïdal & Universel de geographie , Prepared by F.A.Garnier and edited by Jules Renouard, rue de Tournon, Paris. Uncommon map with d...
- $150 / ≈ €132
Place & Date: Paris, 1861
Amérique. . .
Very detailed map from Atlas Sphérodidal & Universel de géographie , Prepared by F.A.Garnier and edited by Jules Renouard, rue de Tournon, Paris. With decorative ti...
- $300 / ≈ €265
Place & Date: Paris, 1861
Amérique..
Very detailed map from Atlas Sphéroïdal & Universel de géographie. Prepared by F.A.Garnier and edited by Jules Renouard, rue de Tournon, Paris. With decorative tit...
- $175 / ≈ €154
Place & Date: Paris, 1861
![Gaikoku jinbutsu - Amerika, Furansu. [People from foreign lands - Americans, French ]](/uploads/cache/32196-250x250.jpg)
Gaikoku jinbutsu - Amerika, Furansu. [People from foreign lands - Americans, French ]
Yokohama wood block print showing two women talking with each other. To the right two men in military uniforms. Utagawa, Yoshitora, was a Japanese wood cut engraver activ...
- $1500 / ≈ €1324
Place & Date: Yokohama, 1861
Amerikajin yūkiō. (AMERIKAZIN??) (American family with children)
Wood block print by Utagawa Yoshifuji (1828-1887) of American parents with two children. Edited by Aito and signed : Ipposai Yoshifuji ga.
- $1500 / ≈ €1324
Place & Date: Yokohama, February, 1861
Yokohama Shokan Furansujin umanori no zu. (Picture of a French lady on horse of a trading company in Yokohama)
A Frenchman and a French lady from the Trading Company in Yokohama, design by Utagawa Sadahide (1807-1873) and published by Daikokuya Heikichi and engraved by Hori Take....
- $1350 / ≈ €1192
Place & Date: Yokohama, ca. 1861
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[Ships at sea]
Attractive lithography showing Dutch vessels off the Dutch coast, by F.H.Weissenbruch after a painting by L.Meijer. Published in Kunst Kroniek .
- $50 / ≈ €44
Place & Date: The Hague, 1862
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Red Sea - Strait of Jubal.. [2838]
Large chart focused on the Strait of Jubal in the Gulf of Suez. With the Juzur Tawilah Islands at the center and an inset plan of the Tur Harbour (At Tur, South Sinai) o...
- $500 / ≈ €441
Place & Date: London (1853) corrected for 1862
Militairy manuscript map of the end of Yangzi River across Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang areas, with 3 red seals of the Ever-Victorious Army.
In lower left corner an inset plan of Songjiang District with Shanghai with a grid and the area is divided with red doted border lines.The map has three red seals of the ...
Place & Date: China, ca 1862
Plan de Camp de Tché-Fou et de ses environs.
A rare and detailed plan of Chefoo, which was a treaty port in Shantung province, near today's Yantai. Plate IV from "Atlas de l'expédition de Chine en 1860: rédig...
- $300 / ≈ €265
Place & Date: Paris, 1862
Occupation de Tien-Tsin par la Flottille Anglo-Française le 26 Mai 1859.
Plate III from "Atlas de l'expédition de Chine en 1860: rédigé au dépôt de la guerre d'après les documents officiels, étant directeur le général Blondel, so...
- $250 / ≈ €221
Place & Date: Paris, 1862
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[Lady with a basket.]
Lithography by Felix after a painting by Isaac Israel. Printed by J.D. Steurwald.
- $30 / ≈ €26
Place & Date: The Hague, Amsterdam, 1862
Carte de l'Asie orientale comprenant l'empire chinois le Japon les états de l'Indo-Chine et le grand archipel d'Asie ou Malaisie.
Detailed map of Malaysia, Thailand, China, Taiwan, and good detail in Philippines. Lower part of a 2-sheet map.
Place & Date: Paris, 1862
View of Nagasaki, Japan.
A panoramic view of Nagasaki harbour from the Illustrated Times of November 28th., 1863. With accompanying one column descriptive text on verso of Nagasaki.
- $100 / ≈ €88
Place & Date: London, 1863
Küstenansichten von Japan bis Capstadt und St. Helena in 5 Blättern.
Prepared by Officer S.M.S. Arcona during the German expedition of 1860-1861 to South East Asia. Lithographed by Lippold and printed by C.Ulrich of Berlin. Sheet 2 from a ...
Place & Date: Berlin, 1863
Plan de la rade de Macao (chine) Levé d'après les ordres mr. Rocquemaurel.
Very detailed chart of Macao and several of the surrounding Islands, and features numerous depth soundings throughout. Prepared by captain, Gaston de Rocquemaurel. Logo o...
Place & Date: Paris, c.1856 / 1863
Great Elephant Imported from Central India.
This is a piece belonging to Misemono-e of animals (literally, pictures of show animals). The giant elephant brought in from India in 1863 was accepted by Japanese people...
- $3000 / ≈ €2648
Place & Date: Yokohama, 1863
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[Lot of 9 maps] Plan général de Sébastopol avec indication des travaux du siege et de la defense au 28 mars - 9 avril 1855. Feuille 10. xiii
A group of nine (of 14) very rare panoramic town-plans of the siege of Sebastopol or maps of the Crimea. In lower margin : "Gravé au Dépôt topographique de la Gue...
Place & Date: St. Petersburg, N. Thieblin, 1863
![[Macaire] Exploitation de l'amitié. Mon cher Alphonse... (Plate 58)](/uploads/cache/17387-250x250.jpg)
[Macaire] Exploitation de l'amitié. Mon cher Alphonse... (Plate 58)
Macaire personified the clever businessman, who was willing at any time to throw moral and ethical principles overboard for a quick buck. His personality fitted exactly t...
- $175 / ≈ €154
Place & Date: Paris, 1864