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Paris: I'Imprimerie de Bossange, 1808. Very good overall. Eleven fine copper engraved plates from a French mining journal, extracted and bound together. Vol. 23, Plates 1 - 5 & Vol. 24, Plates 7 - 11, from 'Journal Des Mines, ou Recueil De Memoires Sur L'Exploitation Des Mines..' The plates, some folding, include: 6 plates of diagrams of crystalline structures including pyroxene, arragonite, apophyllite, "fer arsenical" and bismuth; geological formations in the valley of Clermont; blacksmith machinery; tools of the metallurgist; and diagram showing refraction of light.

New York: Watson & Company, 1891. Very good condition. Large scale map of the area, with land owners and homesteads marked with owner names. Includes a note in the Hudson "southern gate of Highlands"; Peekskill from the Sisters of St. Francis to north of the Highlands Chemical Works (Manitou); Anthony's Nose and surrounding elevations called Manitou Mountains; includes the Hudson Suspension Bridge, New England Railway Company line running from Cortlandtville through the now Bear Mt. Bridge; Camp Smith shown very tiny and noted as "State Camp N.G.S.N.Y"; Bear Mountain named Bear Hill with the lake named Highland Lake; Doodletown to the south; Iona Island with hotel and station (L. H. Mace & Co. named). Original printed color. From the Hudson River Atlas. 29 x 19"

Paris: I'Imprimerie de Bossange, 1800. Very good overall. Seventeen fine copper engraved plates from a French mining journal, extracted and bound together. Vol. 13, Plate 1 - 11 & Vol. 14, Plates 12 - 17, from 'Journal Des Mines, ou Recueil De Memoires Sur L'Exploitation Des Mines..' The plates, some folding, include: 4 plates of diagrams of crystalline structures including "sahlite", "Tungstate de chaux", and "Formes du Corindon"; diagrams showing apparatus for flame testing; Hydraulic works at Montgolfier; steam machines for extracting minerals from the base of wells; machinery for sorting and processing minerals; machines for making mining pylons; new design for crane; anthracite formations; and design for subterranean graphometer.

Paris: I'Imprimerie de Bossange, 1810. Very good overall. Three fine copper engraved plates from a French mining journal, extracted and bound together. Vol. 28, Plates 1 - 3 from 'Journal Des Mines, ou Recueil De Memoires Sur L'Exploitation Des Mines..' The plates, some folding, include: the theory of crystallization; pistons in pumps; and equipment for measuring the electrical capacity of minerals.

Paris: I'Imprimerie de Bossange, 1811. Very good overall. Six fine copper engraved plates from a French mining journal, extracted and bound together. Vol. 29, Plates 1 & 2 & Vol. 30, Plates 3 - 6, from 'Journal Des Mines, ou Recueil De Memoires Sur L'Exploitation Des Mines..' The plates, some folding, include: crystal structure of "arsenic sulfure", "fer suflure blanc" and cymophane; hydraulic bellows; mines at Vedrin; and fire ladders for use in small cities by Mr. Regnier.

Paris: I'Imprimerie de Bossange, 1809. Very good overall. Seven fine copper engraved plates from a French mining journal, extracted and bound together. Vol. 25, Plates 1 - 5 & Vol. 26, Plates 6 & 7, from 'Journal Des Mines, ou Recueil De Memoires Sur L'Exploitation Des Mines..' The plates, some folding, include: 2 plates of diagrams of crystalline structures including arragonite; 2 double plates with diagrams of cylindrical bellows; gypsum strata at the Basse de Montmartre; various forms of rock and earth formations; and new pulley machine (machine de tirage). Faint scattered fox spotting to later plates.

Paris: I'Imprimerie de Bossange, 1807. Very good overall. Eight fine copper engraved plates from a French mining journal, extracted and bound together. Vol. 21, Plates 1 - 4 & Vol. 22, Plates 5 - 8, from 'Journal Des Mines, ou Recueil De Memoires Sur L'Exploitation Des Mines..' The plates, some folding, include: diagram of hydraulic machine; furnace for refining lead; diagram of disposition of bituminous coal at Durbury; diagram of furnace; diagram of equipment for measuring the flexibility of wire; salt extraction equipment at Moutiers; and equipment for measuring the hauling capacity of horses.

Amsterdam, 1607. Very good condition with handsome original color. Looking forward to being able to travel again! Copper engraved map with original color from Mercator's "Atlas Minor", published in 1607. Latin text on verso. Image size: 7 wide x 5 1/2". Paper size: 9 x 7". Good impression. Very good.

Edinburgh: The Royal Scottish Geographical Society, 1920. Paperback. Very good overall. July 1920, Vol. XXXVI, No. 3. With a full page advertisement for Burberrys of London, Haymarket, with text, below illustration of an explorer dressed in extreme cold weather gear, which reads "In wet and windproof Burberry Gabardine, as supplied to Capt. Scott, Sir Ernest Shackleton, Capt. Amundsen, Sir Douglas Mawson, Dr. Charcot, and Dr. Nansen". Paper wraps, slt toned at edges.

London: Morden, 1680. Attractive small map of Bermuda, from the 1st edition of Morden's "Geography Rectified". On a page with text below and an 11 item key locating forts and other features, lettered A through L. Map 5.25 x 4.125" on paper 6.25 x 8". Uniformly browned, with some chipping at lower margin. The caption makes reference to "3300 miles from London 500 from Roanoak (sic) in Virginia", the Virginia colony which failed at that point.

1700. 16 1/2 x 21" plus small margins, with repairs. Measures larger than the Blaeu, which is 15 x 19 1/2", and was first published in 1635. Attractive cartouche of a man, woman & 3 children, 2 of which are perched above the others on the cartouche, shielding them from the sun which sits above them in the "Oceanus Orientalis". Another small child on the left with a measuring device. Period outline color, the green strengthened from behind in a couple of places. Goes from just above the Tropic of Cancer to Mozambique. Center fold with slt. split at lower end. Very attractive.

Amsterdam, 1607. Very good condition with handsome original color. Looking forward to being able to travel again! Copper engraved map from Mercator's "Atlas Minor", published in 1607. Latin text on verso. Image size: 7 3/4 wide x 6". Paper size: 9 x 7". Good impression. For a ca. 1609 German edition, see Van der Krogt, P. (Atlantes) 8600:351.

Sydney: New South Wales Intelligence Dept, 1907. First printing. Ephemera. Very good condition. A pamphlet promoting agriculture in New South Wales. The map shows colored zones for dairying and intense cultivation, mixed farming with some dairying, wheat and sheep, artesian areas. Uncolored areas are delineated as "Pastoral with Cultivation within Irrigation Areas." With small inset of Australia and NSW highlighted. On the verso is explanatory text outlining the agricultural potential to sustain primary industries and then promoting increased immigration and tourism, including fares and regulations for assisted passages, climate, cost of living. This pamphlet features a tinted picture of Martin Place "The Soil of New South Wales is rich in Potential Wealth" "Lumps of Gold await the sturdy Settler who brings a fair measure of Application, Pluck, and Perseverance..." 22 1/2 x 17 1/2" folds to 8 3/4 x 3 3/4", Libraries Australia ID 44011705.

Paperback. Pp 113-115. Lacks map. RGS Journal for March 1964, London. Ills in text. Orig. blue wrps, a bit ruffled and marked o/w g+.

1575. Maps. Bird's eye view of the walled city of Alexandria, Egypt, with the mosque and Domus Alexandri Magni as the focal point. From Civitates Orbis Terrarum. Uncolored, with vignettes of camels, a column of Pompeii, people in native garb, many sailing ships and triremes on the Mediterranean Sea, and the famous lighthouse (here "Ganophalo") one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Image size 19 x 14 1/4". Paper size: 20 x 15 3/8". With period ink notation "Alexandrie en Egypte" below the lower left rule, some very light foxing in margins, lightly tipped on to stiffer stock, overall very good. References: Fauser, A. 175; Rumsey 12126.000; OCLC 494376435.

Amsterdam, 1783. Very good condition. Copper engraved world map showing the routes of the three Cook voyages. Beautiful outline color, with land masses with colored wash. Contemporary folds. Two small light fox spots, otherwise very good condition. 34 x 22"

London: Royal Geographic Society, 1887. Paperback. Very good overall. 8vo, this group of men were the first mountaineering expedition of its kind in the Alaskan Territory, with good folding map, as well as pp269-284. Great map of Tibet based on Prejevalsky's routes. Original blue printed wrappers.

Genoa: Paolo Rivera, 1858. Alaska, north west Canada and the north west Coast just including the US border. Includes the top bit of Vancouver Island. From the "Geografia Commerciale". Steel engraving with attractive original outline color, 27 x 34 cm (hxw), printed on thick paper with wide margins. A little light foxing overall o/w very good condition.

1770. Ca. 1770. Copper engraved full original color map of North America, showing the boundaries that existed at the time of the Seven Years War, with the western section left blank. The land claimed by the British, French and Spanish is shown here, with the British claim to all of North America east of the Mississippi River. Based on the De L'Isle map of 1700; the first to show California as a peninsula rather than an island (Tooley, 19). With Latin place names and captions and published in Augsburg by Tobias Lotter. The map extends through Central America and includes the islands of the Caribbean and the northern tip of South America. Explorers routes are indicated (Drake, Cortes), as well as settlement locations, the Sargasso Sea (Mer de Sargasse) in the Atlantic, lakes (including the Great Lakes) and Native American territories. Decorative cartouche at the upper right includes Native American to the left and gentleman in European dress to the right side, with ship visible over his shoulder. Image… Read More

Connecticut: Yale University, 1985. Paperback. Very good condition. Oblong 4to, 103pp, paper card covers with map illustration. Internally clean, page edges dusty.