Search Results: Titles starting with T from Gallery of Prints

hand-coloured copper engraving. A native to tropical America, introduced to the Philippines probably during the early Spanish period *. A VERY RARE superb botanical print from 'Hortus Eystettensis', one of the earliest and most stunning Botanical Books ever created. It is based on the garden of the Eichstaett/Bavaria Bishop, Prince von Gemmingen, whilst destroyed by Swedish troops, later restored and maintained for many years. Besler, an apothecary & botanist from Nuremberg/Germany, took 16 years to complete the original drawings: 367 plates, more than 1000 species; 10 artists & engravers were ionvolved.The work was completed in 1613 and 300 copies were issued. Later editions appeared in 1640 & 1713. Reference: Cal. Book Auction, Butterfield, 10.95 Phil. Orn. Plants, p. 328, Madulid, 1995 Stafleu & Cowan 497; Hunt 430; Pritzel 745; Nissen 158; Blunt, pp 95-97. Condition: with foxing, affecting the plate,text on verso, with paper crease on center and above, paper toning.

RARE original hand-colour copper engraving, double-page chart. A comprehensive table showing distances between European cities and an instructive text for its usage with text at the top right and a large cartouche entitled "Omnia ex hisce. Alles aus diesem", showing two hands from a cloud both holding an L-ruler, from the "Atlas Minor ex Tabulis Geographicis" [without plate no.].". Condition: with center-fold as issued, with professionally repaired paper loss in top right margin, and printer's smudges in margins, both not affecting plate.

copper engraving, verso text headlined "Tabula XI Asiae", with extensive geographical descriptions, VERY RARE. This example of the important map is from the early 1525 edition published in Strassburg. Laurent Fries' version of Ptolemy's eleventh map of Asia, covering the "southeastern corner" of the known world. The map shows "India beyond the Ganges" and covers the eastern part of the Indian Ocean, prominently showing the Malaysian Peninsula or the Golden Chersonese as the Greeks called it. Fries' map is a reduced copy of Waldseemüller's eleventh Ptolemy map of Asia, with the Malaysian peninsula, the islands of Maniolae (by some identified with Manila), and the legendary huge sea port of Cattigara, possibly corresponding to Canton. It is these furthest places in the Far East that the Greek merchants visited for trading. The woodcut decorations on verso are attributed to Albrecht Dürer, who also made the famous woodcut print of the armillary sphere in this atlas. Reference: not in Quirino.… Read More

wood engraving, verso text 'NOVATA'. Map from "Cosmographia Universalis" (Latin ed.); (1st ed. 1544); Sebastian Münster [Munster] (1489-1552) probably was the most influential person in spreading geographical knowledge throughout Europe. First map in a then German speaking country to identify a Philippine island: Puloan [Palawan]. His Cosmographia contained not only the latest maps & views, but also included an encyclopaedic amount of detail about the known - and unknown - world. It was undoubtedly one of the most widely read books of its time, going through nearly 40 editions in 6 languages. An eminent German mathematician & linguist, Münster became Professor of Hebrew at Heidelberg & later at Basel, where he settled in 1529. He was the first to provide a separate map of each of the 4 known Continents & the first separately printed map of England. He had 2 major works, the Geographia & the Cosmographia. He died of the plague in 1552. A classic and important 16th century outline of the Asian… Read More

wood engraving. View from "La Perse, La Chaldée et la Susiane" by Jane Dieulafoy. Explorer Jane Dieulafoy documented her explorations through what is now Iraq and Iran. While traveling with her husband Marcel, Dieulafoy dressed in men's clothing, a practice she continued even while in her native France. Condition: minor stains and dirt spots along margins, slightly affecting plate, paper creases.

original tinted wood engraving. View from 'Reise der osterreichischen Fregatte Novara'. Reference: Sabin 77619; Hill II, p. 565 DuRietz, Kroepelien 1155; Borba de Moraes II, p. 619 Koppel 503; Wurzbach 29, 236 Bosch, Brasilien-Bibl. (EA of 1861-62) Bosch, 503; Mendelsohn IV, 144.

original-colour lithograph. RARE view from "Fregatten 'Eugenies' resa omkring Jorden aren 1851 - 1853.....…C. A. Virgin" [Circumnavigation of the Fregate Eugenie'…]. First edition of the official account of the first Swedish circumnavigation. The beautiful colour lithography by Inst. Arnz & Co. of Duesseldorf/Germany. Reference: Borba de Moraes II, p. 815; du Rietz 1196; not in Griffin, P de Tavera.

steel engraving. full page view from "Narrative of the United States exploring expedition (1838 - 1842). Condition: shaved left and right margins, with approximately 1-2mm paper and image loss, some staining, barely into plate. Condition considered when priced. Reference: Howes W414.

original tinted wood engraving. View from 'Reise der Oesterreichischen Fregatte Novara.', vol. 2. Reference: Sabin 77619; Hill II, p. 565 DuRietz, Kroepelien 1159; Borba de Moraes II, p. 619 Koppel 503; Wurzbach 29, 236 Bosch, Brasilien-Bibl. (EA of 1861-62).

copper engraving - NO verso text, with some foxing along margins, barely affecting plate. EXTREMELY RARE edition. A COLLECTOR'S ITEM. Map from "Asiae Nova Descriptio [Tabularum libri IV]", f. 11. Asian part from "Tabularum geographicarum contractarum libri quatuor". Second to the last edition, substantially extended edition of Barent Langenes' Caert-Thresoor, published then at Middelburg. This edition is extremely rare as only "one copy known" (per Koeman in British Museum), and has no text, i.e. all maps show a blank verso - collector's item. Reference: Koeman Vis 4 (= Lan 15); Shirley T.LAN-1h; Tiele 1160.

original tinted wood engraving. Map from 'Reise der osterreichischen Fregatte Novara'. Reference: Sabin 77619; Hill II, p. 565 DuRietz, Kroepelien 1155; Borba de Moraes II, p. 619 Koppel 503; Wurzbach 29, 236 Bosch, Brasilien-Bibl. (EA of 1861-62) Bosch, 503; Mendelsohn IV, 14. Condition: with some foxing.

wood engraving. View from "La Perse, La Chaldée et la Susiane" by Jane Dieulafoy. Explorer Jane Dieulafoy documented her explorations through what is now Iraq and Iran. While traveling with her husband Marcel, Dieulafoy dressed in men's clothing, a practice she continued even while in her native France. Condtion: minor stains and dirt spots along margins, slightly affecting plate, paper creases.

wood engraving (verso: Maison du résident de Telo-Betong). View from "Krakatau et le Détroit de la Sonde" by Edmond Cotteau, who was a French journalist. Condition: stains and dirt spots along margins, affecting plate, paper creases.

lithograph map, with folds as issued.

wood engraving, (verso: Grande place de Khatmandou). View from "Voyage au Népal, par le Docteur Gustave Le Bon." by Gustave Le Bon. Condition: minor stains and smudges along margins, not affecting plate, paper creases.

wood engraving. View from "Voyage au Népal, par le Docteur Gustave Le Bon." by Gustave Le Bon. Condition: small holes and stain at left margin, not affecting plate, minor paper creases.

wood engraving (verso: Facade de la maison d'un seigneur à Khatmandou). View from "Voyage au Népal, par le Docteur Gustave Le Bon." by Gustave Le Bon. Condition: minor stains and smudges along margins, not affecting plate, paper creases.

wood engraving (verso: Balcon d'une maison à Khatmandou). View from "Voyage au Népal, par le Docteur Gustave Le Bon." by Gustave Le Bon. Condition: minor stains and smudges along margins, not affecting plate, paper creases.

wood engraving. View from "La Perse, La Chaldée et la Susiane" by Jane Dieulafoy. Explorer Jane Dieulafoy documented her explorations through what is now Iraq and Iran. While traveling with her husband Marcel, Dieulafoy dressed in men's clothing, a practice she continued even while in her native France. Condition: minor stains and dirt spots along margins, not affecting plate, paper creases.

copper engraving. One of the EXTREMELY RARE GLOBE GORES depicting different parts of the world. Map shows Western Australian Coast, part of New Guinea, and the South Coast of Tasmania, track of Le Maire voyage with explanatory description, then a reference to Magellan 1520, and a large scale write up on "Delli due Tropico" with a legend of findings in degrees by various astronomers. This exceptional series of globe gores was originally engraved for a 110 cm. diameter terrestrial globe in 1688 - as here. They were subsequently reissued in individual sheet format in Coronelli's "Libro dei globi" and in his World Atlas Isolario in the 1690s. "Coronelli seems to have sought to omit nothing that might be of interest to geographers, navigators and explorers. There are an unusual number of legends, all explanatory and informative, but which never crowd the space available. Many of the vignettes of ships and fishing scenes throughout the world are worthy of separate reproduction. Coronelli makes comments on… Read More