Search Results: Maps from Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA

(Bruxelles, Maison d'Edition A. de Boeck, no date, possibly 1930s). Very detailed large folding map, printed in six colours. 1/320 000 scale. Largest dimension is about one metre. Very slight foxing, light dusting on the external labels, small old bookseller's label affixed. Good. .

(Hoo: Grange Books, 2006) 1840139250. 162 x 146 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. 255, incl. index; lavishly illustrated in full colour. Fine condition. "Maps, even those dating from centuries ago, constantly influence our daily lives. They are one of the things which are part of our daily environment. Throughout history, besides having a utilitarian function, every single map symbolizes the period of time in which it was created. ... While the map maker's vision might later prove to be inadequate, or even incorrect, the unique truth is that his map expresses a story that might not be revealed in any other way. It may well be said that each map maker has effectively traveled in his mind vicariously not only to the envisioned places, but also to the future." .

(London: G. Bell and Sons, 1965). 4to; original blue cloth, lettered in gilt on spine; pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 256; plates; illustrations in text. Dustwrapper very slightly rubbed and edgeworn; occasional fox spot. Very good condition. "One of the most important features is the considerable list of cartographers, engravers, publishers and printers concerned with printed maps and globes from 1500 to 1850, more than 2,000 of them. The entries in the list give dates, class of work, nationalities, and in some cases, particularly in those of important figures, further details including the titles of works and collaborators. The text of the book is designed primarily to be of practical assistance to collectors and dealers. The chapter headings are as follows: I. An Outline of the History of Maps and Charts. II. Celestial Maps and Charts. III. Methods of Map Production. IV. Decoration and Conventional Signs. V. Terrestrial and Celestial Globes and Armillary Spheres. There is a valuable and fully… Read More

(London: Barrie and Rockliff, The Cresset Press, 1969) 214650669. 4to; original navy boards, lettered in gilt on spine; price-clipped, laminated pictorial dustwrapper, housed in removable protector; pp. 160, incl. index; full-colour plates and numerous other monochrome illustrations of antique maps. Occasional fox spot. Very good condition. "Since 1920, when map collecting began in earnest, there have been many specialised books published on the subject of old maps and atlases. Most of them, written by great authorities in the field, deal either with museum pieces and extreme rarities, or with only one aspect of the subject. This is the first comprehensive guide for beginners and new collectors ... Roger Bayntun-Williams is a partner with his father in the largest business in Britain dealing in old topographical prints. Their gallery is situated in South Kensington and has been established for more than forty years." .

(London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2001) 029784234X. Squarish 8vo; original maroon boards, lettered in gilt on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; decorative endpapers; pp. 405, incl. index. Near-fine condition. "In December 1995 Gilbert Bland was chased from the Peabody Library of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, clutching four 232-year-old maps. He turned out to be one of the greatest map thieves in history. Miles Harvey has spent four years tracing Bland's journey from middle-class anomymity to dark criminality, attempting to understand what drove Bland to steal some of the rarest cartographic treasures in the world. ... In The Island of Lost Maps Harvey with great panache and wit conveys an intriguing subculture of map junkies whose cartomania is an obsession both surreal and sublime, who see maps as 'power-imbued fetishes'. It is a sparkling story of artisans, villainy and riveting adventures into the unknown." .

(Pretoria, Surveyor-General's Office, 1908). A very large folding political map of Southern Africa (108 x 80 cm), printed in colours. Beginning to break on some folds. Shows German, Portuguese and British possessions from the Cape to the Congo State. .

(London: The Batchworth Press, 1953). 4to; original blue cloth, lettered in gilt on spine; no dustwrapper; pp. ix + (iii) + 140, incl. index; reproductions in monochrome of contemporary maps and artwork. Earlier owner's bookplate to front free endpaper; occasional fox spot. Very good condition. "The high repute in which the Map Room [of the British Museum] is at present held is in no small measure due to Dr. Lynam's energy and enthusiasm for maps and the study of maps, for he did much to enrich the collection and to make it better known. The varied essays collected in this book, and the bibliography at its end, will demonstrate the extent of Dr. Lynam's contribution to cartography ... We owe a great deal to Edward Lynam, a fine high-spirited scholar and a man of great personal charm, for he gave the British Museum, and the Map Room in particular, most loyal and devoted service." .

(Cape Town: University of Cape Town Libraries, 1976) 0799201286. 228 x 165 mm; saddle-stitched printed wrappers; pp. x + 50, incl. index of authors. Wrappers partially sunned. Very good condition. Excellent descriptions of 122 maps .

(Cape Town: South African Library, 1988). 210 x 150 mm; saddle-stitched wrappers; unpaginated (but pp. 32). Some foxing. Very good. Foreword, Introduction and introductory material for each section in both English and Afrikaans; notes on exhibits in English. .

(London, Longman & Co., no date, publisher's catalogue for March 1841 bound in). Lord Bishop of Lichfield & Coventry, late Head Master of Shrewsbury School. Author of Modern & Ancient Geography for the use of Schools. Original half calf, very worn, some loss at extremities of the spine, Engraved title-page + engraved index + 22 double-page engraved maps, with outlines in hand-colour + (1: prefatory note) + 31: index + 8: publisher's catalogue. Hinges weak internally, part of front free endpaper torn away, binding a little slack, some foxing and offsetting. .