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London, 1850. Near fine, hand colored on heavy paper. This is one of the most decorative 19th century maps of South America, with 7 different vignettes, including Condor and Llamas of Peru, Valparaiso, Natives of Chili, rio Janeiro, Brazilian Bridge of Ropes, Gold Washing in Brazil, and one unlabeled with natives hauling some sort of cargo in a large barrel (slung with ropes). This measures 13.75x9.5 inches (35x24cm)..

Philadelphia: John Melish, 1822. Map is generally very good, with some browning. Includes one page related text, which has more prominent browning. For John Melish's 1822 edition of "A Geographical Description of the United States...". Many churches listed. B&W, as issued. 16.5x10cm..

Philadelphia: Carey & Hart, 1840. VG-, original hand color. Paper a bit browned, as is often the case, with a fewl stains, and lower marginal soiling (mostly outside neatline; would frame well). One of the later Tanner issues, from "Tanner's Universal Atlas". Elaborate road, railroad detail, with individual counties hand colored. A nice, and increasingly scarce, map measuring 10.5x13 inches..

Philadelphia: H.S. Tanner, No. 189 Chestnut St., 1840. VG, engraved on thin paper, hand colored outlines, with folds as issued and mild browning. This was bound in Tanner's 1840 edition "A Description of the Canals and Rail Roads of the United States...". Actual and proposed canals and railways are color coded. A profile of the Erie Canal is at the bottom. This is relatively uncommon in this form. The image measures 10.5x13 inches..

Paris: Tardieu, 1802. VG+, b&w as issued. Scarce, detailed, with entire New England coastline from Delaware northward to Pasamaquody Bay, and streching westward to the eastern halves of Lake Huron and Lake Erie. Includes listings for Great and Little Egg Harbor, Martha's Vineyard, Cape Cod. A very handsome map with numerous waterway and topographical details, with place names of all major cities of the times, on excellent paper . The Tardieu's were a family of mapmakers from the mid-18th to early 19th century. Left margin a bit close. Measuring 14x19.75 inches (36x50cm). .

New York: The Daily Graphic, 1882. VG, b&w, with a few small repairs with archival tape images unaffected). There are 3 pages of views here (4 on page 1, 16 combined on pages 2 & 3). This is an orginal, although the full 12 pages are not present here.The lithographic vignettes are st riking, including "The Old Stone House", Washington statue in Capitol Building,Jefferson's Tomb at Monticello, Mayo & Brothers' Tobacco Co., General View of Richmond from Gamble's Hill, Confederate Monument (Hollywood Cemetery), and others. Each pag e is approx. 46x32cm. (The title page is one of those included.).

The Illustrated London News, May 20, 1865. Full page b&w engraving of this solemn event. Some foxing of right upper image corner, does not interfere with main image. Some minor soiling. 24x34cm..

The Illustrated London News, April 8, 1865. Full page b&w engraving of festivities. 23.5x34cm..

The Illustrated London News, Supplement, March 16, 1861. Full page, frontal, b&w original engraved view of General Winfield Scott. Verso text discusses portrait. An impressive view. 23x35cm..

London: The Illustrated London News, 1865. 2 views of a damaged city, b&w engraving: 1. Ruins of the Armoury 2. Ruins of the Arsenal The entire image (single sheet) is 34x24cm. From issue dated June 3, 1865..

The Illustrated London News, May 11, 1861. Large, full-page, original b&w engraving with soldiers firing cannon, lifting cannonballs, in a smke-filled area. 24x35cm..

The Illustrated London News, March 18, 1865. 2 b&w engravings, single page: 1. Interior of Fort Lafayette, New York Harbour. 2. Camp of Confederate Prisoners at Elmira, New York Image of full page is 33.5x24cm..

The Illustrated London News, May 11, 1861. Full page b&w frontal view of Major Anderson. Verso text applicable to portrait. A nice image. 34x24cm..

The Illustrated London News, March 18, 1865. Dramatic b&w engraving of fighting, w/canon explosions, injured and dying soldiers. 23.5x34.5cm..

The Illustrated London News, 1864. Set of 3 VG b&w lithographs from the war: 1. Sept. 3rd-- a large double-page "View of Petersburg and Its Suburbs from General Lee's Headquarters" 2. Oct. 22nd-- "Howlett's Battery, on the James River, Engaging the Federal Monitors." 3. Oct. 22 nd-- 2 views on a single page-- "Passage of the Shenandoah RDiver at Front Royal by the Divisions Sent to Reinforce General Early" and "March of Kershaw's and Fitz Lee's Divisions of the Confederate Army up the Valley of Virginia" Each single im age page is approx. 36x24cm..

The Military Historical Society of Massachusetts, Boston, 1905. VG, HB, no DJ (as issued), 471pp including index, with 6 b&w folding maps in rear (From the Rapidan to the James, The Wilderness, Spottsylvania Court House, The North Anna, The Totopotomoy, Cold Harbor). All the maps are in excellent conditon (there are a few minor marginal tears, none crossing neatlines of map). This book contains 16 separate essays read before the society between 1887 and 1899. The cover is a bit bumped and rubbed, with minor fraying at ends of spine, but the binding is tigh t..

New York: MacMillan Publishing Company, 1985. As new. This is the third edition (the most recent), with 40 printed color plates (numbered), in collaboration with The Survey of Israel (Tel Aviv). The first edition, published c. 1964, dealt with Israel within the 1949 armistice lines. The second edition (1970) covered the post-cease fire lines from 1967. This edition, beautifully produced, includes the territory as of 1985, but also include the Sinai (returned to Egypt 1982). . 3rd. Cloth. As New/No Jacket. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall.

Paris: Furne et Cie , 1846. Small oblong 16 inch elephant folio, with original cloth boards (edges chipped, rear peeled and a bit warped, hinges separating but binding reasonably sound). Original gilt-lettered cover label present and legible. Thirty-two engraved maps and plans, b&w as issued, generally very good or better with occasional foxing and browining. Images very detailed, with topography, some streets, battle lines (image size variable, averaging 8x10 inches). A wealth of information, intended to accompany Thier's history of the French revolution, with images drawn by Duvotenay and engraved by Dyonnet. This is the first, and larger format, edition of this atlas. Some of the battle plans include Valmy, Jemmapes, Hondschoote, Wattignies, Nerwinde, Fleurus, Montenotte and Millesimo, Coastglone, Arcole, Rivoli, Pyrmides (near Cairo), Aboukir, Monthabor. City plans include Zurich, Venise, Strasbourg, Toulon, Lyon and more. Although the covers aren't the best, the maps are complete and… Read More

New York: Robert H. Dodd, 1918. Very good condition, complete 3 vol. set on Berkshire linen (limited to 600 copies), deckle edges. Early owner's bookplates on front pastedown, and some indication that this set had come from the library of the late Alistaire Cook. Original endpapers present. Numerous illustrations, including the folding maps in vols. 1 and 3 (this one is a copy of Colton's 1848 map of Long Island), with sound bindings and original spine labels, minimally scratched, with some scuffing of boards. All vols. 9 inch quartos, top edges gilt, with frontispiece buts of Thompson in vol. 1 (original tissue guard present). Vol I: xlix, 538; Vol. 2: 649: Vol. 3 677 (includes complete index to all 3 vols.). This was considered the 'best' edition. Howes T187. This third edition was the one recently reproduced in CD format. The set was limited to 750 copies, 600 in our format, and another 150 on French handmade paper and issued in 4 vols.. 3rd. Cloth. Very Good.

New York: Robert H. Dodd, 1918. Very good condition, complete 3 vol. set on Berkshire linen (limited to 600 copies), very little internal use with several pages uncut. Original endpapers present. Numerous illustrations, including the folding maps in vols. 1 and 3 (this one is a copy of Colton's 1848 map of Long Island), with sound bindings and original spine labels. All vols. 9 inch quartos, top edges gilt, with frontispiece buts of Thompson in vol. 1 (original tissue guard present). Vol I: xlix, 538; Vol. 2: 649: Vol. 3 677 (includes complete index to all 3 vols.). This was considered the 'best' edition. Howes T187. This third edition was the one recently reproduced in CD format. The set was limited to 750 copies, 600 in our format, and another 150 on French handmade paper and issued in 4 vols.. 3rd. Cloth. Very Good.