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JAILLOT, Alexis Hubert
A spectacular but inaccurate sea chart of the coast and and the islands of NW Scotland and Ireland. Ornamental compasses at sea, highlighted in gold, connected by rhumb lines. The Neptune Francois was ‘a seminal work in the development of sea atlases.’ (ref: British Library Catalogue.) It was ...
Dimensions (W x H): 85 x 59 / 33½ x 23
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BELLIN, Jacques Nicolas
An interesting map of the Falkland Islands with very scant detail. The outline of West Falkland is incomplete, and that of East Falkland fairly inaccurate. In January 1690, English sailor John Strong, captain of the Welfare, was heading for Puerto Deseado in Argentina, when he was driven off ...
Dimensions (W x H): 35 x 23 / 14 x 9
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JAILLOT, Alexis Hubert
Fine sea chart of the coasts of Ireland, and western Britain, with an inset map at lower left of the estuary of the River Dee, as far as Chester. Rhumb lines crisscross the map, depth soundings. compass point. The Neptune Francois was ‘a seminal work in the development of sea atlases.’ (ref: ...
Dimensions (W x H): 92 x 64 / 36 x 25
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JAILLOT, Alexis Hubert
A double folio sea chart of the English Channel, with depth soundings, sand banks and rhumb lines, 32 point gold highlighted compass at sea. The atlas from which this chart came, The Neptune Francois was ‘a seminal work in the development of sea atlases.’ (ref: British Library Catalogue.) Mortier ...
Dimensions (W x H): 78 x 59 / 30½ x 23
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BELLIN, Jacques Nicolas
Map of the route taken in 1768 by the French ship Francois showing parts of the coasts of Ceram, Buru and the Celebes
Dimensions (W x H): 48 x 27.5 / 19 x 11
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SANSON, Nicolas
Large compass rose showing the 32 wind directions. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time when the leadership in European cartography passed from the Low Countries to France. This map was published in Bion’s treatise on globes. Nicolas Bion was a famous French ...
Dimensions (W x H): 12.5 x 17.5 / 5 x 7
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CASSAS, Louis Francois
Magnificent engraving showing four figures looking into an unexcavated ruin. The ruin is almost submerged in the ground and covered with vegetation. Louis-François Cassas’ Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palestine, et de la Basse-Egypte is perhaps the finest eighteenth ...
Dimensions (W x H): 41 x 29 / 16 x 11½
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CASSAS, Louis Francois
This beautiful engraving shows an exploration at the entrance to an unexcavated building. Three men with a flaming torch descend into the dark interior while five guards, with guns and a flute idly stand guard outside. Louis-François Cassas was one of the best French printmakers of the ...
Dimensions (W x H): 38 x 27 / 15 x 10½
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SANSON, Nicolas
Attractive map of northwest Africa, from Morocco to the Congo, and east as far as Nubia. Much of the charm of early maps of Africa lies in how they show the interior of the continent, which was not explored until the 19th century. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was ...
Dimensions (W x H): 29 x 17 / 11½ x 6½
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SANSON, Nicolas
Map of Germany divided into regions, which at the time extended over much of the Low Countries. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time when the leadership in European cartography passed from the Low Countries to France. ...
Dimensions (W x H): 23.5 x 18.5 / 9½ x 7½
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SANSON, Nicolas
Attractive map of Turkey, title cartouche at top right. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time when the leadership in European cartography passed from the Low Countries to France. This map was published in Bion’s treatise ...
Dimensions (W x H): 23 x 18 / 9 x 7
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CASSAS, Louis Francois
Magnificent engraving of one of Antioch’s ruined gates, with a procession of merchants and their heavily laden camels. Louis-François Cassas was one of the best French printmakers of the eighteenth century. His Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palestine, et de la Basse-Egypte ...
Dimensions (W x H): 46.5 x 29 / 18½ x 11½
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CASSAS, Louis Francois
Magnificent engraving of the ruined gate of Antioch in the mountains. Louis-François Cassas was one of the best French printmakers of the eighteenth century. His Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palestine, et de la Basse-Egypte is perhaps the finest eighteenth century ...
Dimensions (W x H): 43.5 x 30 / 17 x 12
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CASSAS, Louis Francois
Magnificent engraving of a hill in Galilee near the Nazareth road. Louis-François Cassas was one of the best French printmakers of the eighteenth century. His Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palestine, et de la Basse-Egypte is perhaps the finest eighteenth century illustrated ...
Dimensions (W x H): 43 x 30 / 17 x 12
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SANSON, Nicolas
Atractive map of Central America, from the Yucatan to Panama. Title cartouche at lower left. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time when the leadership in European cartography passed from the Low Countries to France. This ...
Dimensions (W x H): 27 x 18 / 10½ x 7
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SANSON, Nicolas
Attractive map of Mexico and Yucatan. Title cartouche at top right. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time when the leadership in European cartography passed from the Low Countries to France. This map was published in ...
Dimensions (W x H): 26.5 x 17 / 10½ x 6½
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CASSAS, Louis Francois
Beautiful print of a caravan leaving the Gates of Aleaxandria. Louis-François Cassas was one of the best French printmakers of the eighteenth century, His Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palestine, et de la Basse-Egypte is perhaps the finest eighteenth century illustrated ...
Dimensions (W x H): 35 x 26 / 14 x 10
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CASSAS, Louis Francois
Spectacular exterior view of one of the gates of Cairo, with camels and traders in the foreground. Louis-François Cassas was one of the best French printmakers of the eighteenth century, His Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palestine, et de la Basse-Egypte is perhaps the ...
Dimensions (W x H): 26 x 45 / 10 x 17½
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CASSAS, Louis Francois
Magnificent engraving of a bas relief cut into the rock near the pyramids Louis-François Cassas was one of the best French printmakers of the eighteenth century. His Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palestine, et de la Basse-Egypte is perhaps the finest eighteenth century ...
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Blondela
/ LA PÉROUSE, Jean Francois de Galaup
From the Voyages of La Pérouse who set sail from France in 1785 to continue the discoveries of Captain Cook. He was shipwrecked in 1788 but his narrative, maps, and views survived and were published in 1797. Thirty-eight years later the scattered remains of La Boussole and L’Astrolabe was ...
Dimensions (W x H): 25 x 18 / 10 x 7
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LA PEROUSE, Jean Francois de Galaup
Interesting chart of part of the south-western Pacific, showing the routes taken by the Spanish explorer Don Francisco Antonio Maurelle in 1781 along the northern coast of New Guinea and across the Pacific to Fiji and Tonga. Maurelle was credited with the discovery of the Hermit Islands on this ...
Dimensions (W x H): 49 x 34 / 19½ x 13½
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PREVOST
/ LA PÉROUSE, Jean Francois de Galaup
Interesting chart of part of the south-western Pacific, showing the routes taken by the Spanish explorer Don Francisco Antonio Maurelle in 1781 along the northern coast of New Guinea and across the Pacific to Fiji and Tonga. Maurelle was credited with the discovery of the Hermit Islands on this ...
Dimensions (W x H): 49 x 34 / 19½ x 13½
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LA PÉROUSE, Jean Francois de Galaup
From the Voyages of La Pérouse who set sail from France in 1785 to continue the discoveries of Captain Cook. He was shipwrecked in 1788 but his narrative, maps, and views survived and were published in 1797. This is how La Pérouse’s arrival at the archipelago was described in a diary: 'On the ...
Dimensions (W x H): 67 x 48.5 / 26½ x 19
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LA PÉROUSE, Jean Francois de Galaup
From the Voyages of La Pérouse who set sail from France in 1785 to continue the discoveries of Captain Cook. He was shipwrecked in 1788 but his narrative, maps, and views survived and were published in 1797.
Dimensions (W x H): 68.5 x 49.5 / 27 x 19½
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Hérault
/ LA PÉROUSE, Jean Francois de Galaup
From the Voyages of La Pérouse who set sail from France in 1785 to continue the discoveries of Captain Cook. He was shipwrecked in 1788 but his narrative, maps, and views survived and were published in 1797. An attractive map of the regions North of Japan withs two inset maps: Extrait de la carte ...
Dimensions (W x H): 67.5 x 49 / 26½ x 19½
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LA PÉROUSE, Jean Francois de Galaup
From the Voyages of La Pérouse who set sail from France in 1785 to continue the discoveries of Captain Cook. He was shipwrecked in 1788 but his narrative, maps, and views survived and were published in 1797.
Dimensions (W x H): 68 x 49.5 / 27 x 19½
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HÉRAULT
/ LA PÉROUSE, Jean Francois de Galaup
From the Voyages of La Pérouse who set sail from France in 1785 to continue the discoveries of Captain Cook. He was shipwrecked in 1788 but his narrative, maps, and views survived and were published in 1797. Fine large chart shows the southern coast of China, Japan, Korea, Formosa & the ...
Dimensions (W x H): 67.5 x 49 / 26½ x 19½
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LA PÉROUSE, Jean Francois de Galaup
From the Voyages of La Pérouse who set sail from France in 1785 to continue the discoveries of Captain Cook. He was shipwrecked in 1788 but his narrative, maps, and views survived and were published in 1797. Thirty-eight years later the scattered remains of La Boussole and L’Astrolabe was ...
Dimensions (W x H): 49 x 68 / 19½ x 27
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LA PEROUSE, Jean Francois de Galaup
Beautiful uncluttered map of the Phillipines, showing the sea route from Manilla through the islands. The coasts of the islands are fairly accurately charted and there are no details in land. Compass point at centre, rhumb lines criss cross the map. Title at top right
Dimensions (W x H): 42 x 53.5 / 16½ x 21
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LA PÉROUSE, Jean Francois de Galaup
From the Voyages of La Pérouse who set sail from France in 1785 to continue the discoveries of Captain Cook. He was shipwrecked in 1788 but his narrative, maps, and views survived and were published in 1797.
Dimensions (W x H): 68.5 x 49.5 / 27 x 19½
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LA PÉROUSE, Jean Francois de Galaup
From the Voyages of La Pérouse who set sail from France in 1785 to continue the discoveries of Captain Cook. He was shipwrecked in 1788 but his narrative, maps, and views survived and were published in 1797.
Dimensions (W x H): 49 x 68 / 19½ x 27
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Hérault
/ LA PÉROUSE, Jean Francois de Galaup
From the Voyages of La Pérouse who set sail from France in 1785 to continue the discoveries of Captain Cook. He was shipwrecked in 1788 but his narrative, maps, and views survived and were published in 1797. Two watermarks, one on each side of the islands.
Dimensions (W x H): 68 x 49.5 / 27 x 19½
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HÉRAULT
/ LA PÉROUSE, Jean Francois de Galaup
From the Voyages of La Pérouse who set sail from France in 1785 to continue the discoveries of Captain Cook. He was shipwrecked in 1788 but his narrative, maps, and views survived and were published in 1797. Chart shows very detailed soundings and all known harbours, straits and island chains. It ...
Dimensions (W x H): 68 x 49.5 / 27 x 19½
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PREVOST
/ LA PÉROUSE, Jean Francois de Galaup
From the Voyages of La Pérouse who set sail from France in 1785 to continue the discoveries of Captain Cook. He was shipwrecked in 1788 but his narrative, maps, and views survived and were published in 1797. Sea chart showing Necker Island, a small island in the Pacific Ocean, part of the ...
Dimensions (W x H): 68 x 48.5 / 27 x 19
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SANSON, Nicolas
This attractive map shows the southern tip of India, Sri Lanka and the Maldive Islands. There is an inset map of Sri Lanka (‘Ceylan Isle’) at lower right, and a title cartouche at lower left. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, ...
Dimensions (W x H): 24 x 18.5 / 9½ x 7½
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Blondela
/ LA PÉROUSE, Jean Francois de Galaup
From the Voyages of La Pérouse who set sail from France in 1785 to continue the discoveries of Captain Cook. He was shipwrecked in 1788 but his narrative, maps, and views survived and were published in 1797. Thirty-eight years later the scattered remains of La Boussole and L’Astrolabe was ...
Dimensions (W x H): 25 x 18 / 10 x 7
£450
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Duché De Vancy
/ La Perouse, Jean Francois de Galaup
Scene showing inhabitants of Lituya Bay, Alaska in native costume. From the Voyages of La Perouse who set sail from France in 1785 to continue the discoveries of Captain Cook. He was shipwrecked in 1788 but his narrative, maps, and views survived and were published in 1797.
Dimensions (W x H): 40 x 25.5 / 15½ x 10
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CASSAS, Louis Francois
Magnificent engraving of an Egyptian soldier, in full costume, with axe and sword. Louis-François Cassas was one of the best French printmakers of the eighteenth century. His Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palestine, et de la Basse-Egypte is perhaps the finest eighteenth ...
Dimensions (W x H): 27 x 44 / 10½ x 17½
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duchÉ-de vancy
/ Le pÉrouse, Jean Francois de Galaup
From the Voyages of La Perouse who set sail from France in 1785 to continue the discoveries of Captain Cook. He was shipwrecked in 1788 but his narrative, maps, and views survived and were published in 1797.
Dimensions (W x H): 40 x 25.5 / 15½ x 10
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Duché De Vancy
/ La Perouse, Jean Francois de Galaup
View of Chile showing the costumes of its inhabitants from the Voyages of La Perouse who set sail from France in 1785 to continue the discoveries of Captain Cook. He was shipwrecked in 1788 but his narrative, maps, and views survived and were published in 1797.
Dimensions (W x H): 40 x 25.5 / 15½ x 10
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Duché De Vancy
/ La Perouse, Jean Francois de Galaup
A beautiful print, showing four figures relaxing in a glade, two reclining women, two stand chatting. This print is from the Voyages of La Perouse who set sail from France in 1785 to continue the discoveries of Captain Cook. He was shipwrecked in 1788 but his narrative, maps, and views survived ...
Dimensions (W x H): 40 x 25.5 / 15½ x 10
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DUCHÉ DE VANCY
/ LA PÉROUSE, Jean Francois de Galaup
Scene showing people warming themselves by a fire in a log cabin. From the Voyages of La Pérouse who set sail from France in 1785 to continue the discoveries of Captain Cook. He was shipwrecked in 1788 but his narrative, maps, and views survived and were published in 1797.
Dimensions (W x H): 40 x 25.5 / 15½ x 10
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CASSAS, Louis Francois
Magnificent engraving of the mosque of Hassan in Cairo. Louis-François Cassas was one of the best French printmakers of the eighteenth century. His Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palestine, et de la Basse-Egypte is perhaps the finest eighteenth century illustrated book on ...
Dimensions (W x H): 48.5 x 31 / 19 x 12
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CASSAS, Louis Francois
Beautiful print of a large city mosque in Cairo with citizens and camels strolling by in the streets. Louis-François Cassas was one of the best French printmakers of the eighteenth century, His Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palestine, et de la Basse-Egypte is perhaps the ...
Dimensions (W x H): 24.5 x 44 / 9½ x 17½
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SANSON, Nicolas
Attractive map of Egypt. Title cartouche at left centre. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time when the leadership in European cartography passed from the Low Countries to France. This map was published in Brion’s ...
Dimensions (W x H): 20 x 27.5 / 8 x 11
£220
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SANSON, Nicolas
Attractive map of Spain, divided into its provinces. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time when the leadership in European cartography passed from the Low Countries to France. This map was published in Brion’s treatise ...
Dimensions (W x H): 23.5 x 18 / 9½ x 7
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SANSON, Nicolas
Attractive map of Poland, which at the time extented over much of the eastern part of Germany, and into Ukraine and Belorussia. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time when the leadership in European cartography passed from ...
Dimensions (W x H): 25 x 19 / 10 x 7½
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DUCHÉ DE VANCY
/ LA PÉROUSE, Jean Francois de Galaup
Scene showing local woman from Alaska. From the Voyages of La Pérouse who set sail from France in 1785 to continue the discoveries of Captain Cook. He was shipwrecked in 1788 but his narrative, maps, and views survived and were published in 1797.
Dimensions (W x H): 40 x 25.5 / 15½ x 10
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SANSON, Nicolas
Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time when the leadership in European cartography passed from the Low Countries to France. This map was published in Brion’s treatise on globes. Nicolas Brion was a famous French ...
Dimensions (W x H): 23.5 x 18 / 9½ x 7
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SANSON, Nicolas
Map of the ancient world around the Mediterranean. An inset map at lower left of the Nile delta and the Sinai shows the routes of the wanderings of the Israelites after they escaped from Egypt. Illustrated cartouche at top right. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was ...
Dimensions (W x H): 28 x 19.5 / 11 x 7½
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SANSON, Nicolas
Celestial globe on ornamented stand. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time when the leadership in European cartography passed from the Low Countries to France. This map was published in Bion’s treatise on globes. Nicolas Bion was a famous French mathematical and ...
Dimensions (W x H): 12.5 x 18 / 5 x 7
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SANSON, Nicolas
Handsome twin hemisphere celestial map, illustrative surround - cherubs, clouds and eagle in the lower cusp holding a ribbon bearing the latin inscription, ‘Coeli Enarrant Gloriam Dei’. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time when the leadership in European ...
Dimensions (W x H): 31.5 x 18 / 12½ x 7
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CASSAS, Louis Francois
Magnificent view of a coptic priest giving an audience to believers in a chamber in the pyramid of Chephren (Khafre), the second of the great pyramids. Louis-François Cassas was one of the best French printmakers of the eighteenth century. His Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la ...
Dimensions (W x H): 35 x 56 / 14 x 22
£295
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CASSAS, Louis Francois
Six Egyptians in discussion at the entrance to a chamber in the pyramid of Chephren (Khafre), the second of the great pyramids. Louis-François Cassas was one of the best French printmakers of the eighteenth century. His Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palestine, et de la ...
Dimensions (W x H): 26 x 45 / 10 x 17½
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CASSAS, Louis Francois
Magnificent engraving of Palmyra. In the foreground, opposite the Temple of the Sun, stand 16 columns, whilst behind, a procession of soldiers on foot and camelback cross a barren landscape of desert and spectacular Roman ruins. Louis-François Cassas’ Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la ...
Dimensions (W x H): 44.5 x 28.5 / 17½ x 11
£275
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SANSON, Nicolas
Map showing north-east South America, from Trindad to the mouth of the Amazon - modern day Guyana and Surinam. Several large fictitious lakes make up much of the unexplored interior. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time ...
Dimensions (W x H): 27.5 x 20 / 11 x 8
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SANSON, Nicolas
Attractive map of Hungary which at the time extended from the Adraiatic to the Black Sea, and included present day Romania, Bulgaria, and most of the former Yugoslavia. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time when the ...
Dimensions (W x H): 24.5 x 17.5 / 9½ x 7
£450
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Duché De Vancy
/ La Perouse, Jean Francois de Galaup
Beautiful print showing the locals and voyagers seated around the Easter Island figures from the Voyages of La Perouse who set sail from France in 1785 to continue the discoveries of Captain Cook. He was shipwrecked in 1788 but his narrative, maps, and views survived and were published in 1797.
Dimensions (W x H): 40 x 25.5 / 15½ x 10
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SANSON, Nicolas
Attractive map of Madagascar and adjacenty African coast, including old Mozambique. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time when the leadership in European cartography passed from the Low Countries to France. This map was ...
Dimensions (W x H): 25 x 19 / 10 x 7½
£220
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SANSON, Nicolas
Attractive map of the British Isles, with a large title cartouche at top left. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time when the leadership in European cartography passed from the Low Countries to France. This map was ...
Dimensions (W x H): 18 x 23 / 7 x 9
£220
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SANSON, Nicolas
Beautiful little map of the Canary Islands, with an inset at top left of Madeira. Large decorated cartouche at upper centre. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time when the leadership in European cartography passed from ...
Dimensions (W x H): 26.5 x 19 / 10½ x 7½
£150
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SANSON, Nicolas
Attractive map of Cape Verde Islands and the adjacent African coast. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time when the leadership in European cartography passed from the Low Countries to France. This map was published in ...
Dimensions (W x H): 28 x 20 / 11 x 8
£220
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SANSON, Nicolas
Handsome little map of Italy, showing its diiferent regions. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time when the leadership in European cartography passed from the Low Countries to France. This map was published in Brion’s ...
Dimensions (W x H): 23.5 x 19.5 / 9½ x 7½
£195
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SANSON, Nicolas
Map of the Mogul Empire, stretching from Kabul and Kandahar in the north-west to the Gulf of Bengal in the south-east. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time when the leadership in European cartography passed from the Low ...
Dimensions (W x H): 24 x 19 / 9½ x 7½
£195
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SANSON, Nicolas
Attractive map of Iran, or Persia, which, at the time, included much of Afghanistan. Title cartouche at lower left. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time when the leadership in European cartography passed from the Low ...
Dimensions (W x H): 24 x 19 / 9½ x 7½
£195
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SANSON, Nicolas
Mpa of Tartary covering the whole of Asia, north of India to the Arctic Ocean.Title cartouche at top right. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time when the leadership in European cartography passed from the Low Countries ...
Dimensions (W x H): 25 x 19 / 10 x 7½
£145
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SANSON, Nicolas
Attractive map of West African coast, from Guinea to Cameroon. Much of the charm of early maps of Africa lies in how they show the interior of the continent, which was not explored until the 19th century. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school ...
Dimensions (W x H): 30.5 x 16.5 / 12 x 6½
£275
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SANSON, Nicolas
Fascinating map of Brazil, showing in detail the coastal states - ‘captaincies’, and the large empty, unexplored interior, covered by the foliated title cartouche. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time when the leadership ...
Dimensions (W x H): 27 x 20 / 10½ x 8
£220
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SANSON, Nicolas
Attractive map of Chile, which at the time included much of modern Argentina. Title cartouche at top left. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time when the leadership in European cartography passed from the Low Countries to ...
Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 27 / 7½ x 10½
£250
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SANSON, Nicolas
Attractive map of Paraguay, including River Plate, part of Argentine and the whole of modern day Uruguay. Title cartouche at top right. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time when the leadership in European cartography ...
Dimensions (W x H): 27 x 20.5 / 10½ x 8
£180
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SANSON, Nicolas
A fascinating early map of the Amazon basin, from its mouth, to its source. The map includes Peru and the Pacific coast from Ecuador to the Atacama Desert. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time when the leadership in ...
Dimensions (W x H): 27.5 x 20 / 11 x 8
£245
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SANSON, Nicolas
Attractive map of Scotland and islands, including the Orkneys, scales and title cartouche along upper edgedecoratedMaps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time when the leadership in European cartography passed from the Low ...
Dimensions (W x H): 25 x 27 / 10 x 10½
£175
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SANSON, Nicolas
Two maps on one sheet showing the coasts of East Africa. The left hand map shows the Zanzibar coast, the right hand map shows the coast north from Zanzibar, round the Horn of Africa to the Red Sea. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of ...
Dimensions (W x H): 29.5 x 17 / 11½ x 6½
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SANSON, Nicolas
Attractive map of the Swiss Cantons, foliated title cartouche at lower left. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time when the leadership in European cartography passed from the Low Countries to France. This map was ...
Dimensions (W x H): 25 x 21 / 10 x 8½
£275
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SANSON, Nicolas
Handsome map of southern Malay peninsula, Sumatra, Java and Borneo. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time when the leadership in European cartography passed from the Low Countries to France. This map was published in Bion’s treatise on globes. Nicolas Bion was a ...
Dimensions (W x H): 24.5 x 19 / 9½ x 7½
£295
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SANSON, Nicolas
Handsome two part map of these South East Asian Islands. Each part with its own cartouche. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time when the leadership in European cartography passed from the Low Countries to France. This map was published in Bion’s treatise on ...
Dimensions (W x H): 24 x 19 / 9½ x 7½
£320
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SANSON, Nicolas
Handsome map of the Carribean Islands. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time when the leadership in European cartography passed from the Low Countries to France. This map was published in Bion’s treatise on globes. Nicolas Bion was a famous French mathematical and ...
Dimensions (W x H): 31 x 20 / 12 x 8
£175
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Prevost
/ LA PÉROUSE, Jean Francois de Galaup
An attractive engraving of chili plant with flowers and parts from the Voyages of La Pérouse who set sail from France in 1785 to continue the discoveries of Captain Cook.
Dimensions (W x H): 28 x 43.5 / 11 x 17
£475
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CASSAS, Louis Francois.
Print of a magnificent wedding procession through the streets of Cairo. Louis-François Cassas was one of the best French printmakers of the eighteenth century, His Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palestine, et de la Basse-Egypte is perhaps the finest eighteenth century ...
Dimensions (W x H): 41 x 24 / 16 x 9½
£350
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N Ozanne
/ La Pérouse, Jean Francois de Galaup
Scene showing the locals attacking voyagers as they disembark from their boats. From the Voyages of La Pérouse who set sail from France in 1785 to continue the discoveries of Captain Cook. He was shipwrecked in 1788 but his narrative, maps, and views survived and were published in 1797.
Dimensions (W x H): 40 x 25.5 / 15½ x 10
£285
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CASSAS, Louis Francois
Magnificent engraving of the interior of a mausoleum at Palmyra, Syria. Louis-François Cassas was one of the best French printmakers of the eighteenth century. His Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palestine, et de la Basse-Egypte is perhaps the finest eighteenth century ...
Dimensions (W x H): 30 x 46 / 12 x 18
£205
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CASSAS, Louis Francois
Magnificent engraving of interior of a mausoleum at Palmyra. Louis-François Cassas was one of the best French printmakers of the eighteenth century. His Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palestine, et de la Basse-Egypte is perhaps the finest eighteenth century illustrated book ...
Dimensions (W x H): 29 x 46 / 11½ x 18
£205
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CASSAS, Louis Francois
Magnificent engraving of ruined mausoleums in the Syrian city of Palmyra, with horsemen galloping across the landscape. Louis-François Cassas was one of the best French printmakers of the eighteenth century. His Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palestine, et de la Basse-Egypte ...
Dimensions (W x H): 46.5 x 32 / 18½ x 12½
£145
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SANSON, Nicolas
Attractive map of the Black Sea and surrounding land. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time when the leadership in European cartography passed from the Low Countries to France. This map was published in Bion’s treatise on ...
Dimensions (W x H): 23.5 x 17 / 9½ x 6½
£175
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PREVOST
/ LA PÉROUSE, Jean Francois de Galaup
Print of an Alaskan Merle Bird. From the Voyages of La Pérouse who set sail from France in 1785 to continue the discoveries of Captain Cook. He was shipwrecked in 1788 but his narrative, maps, and views survived and were published in 1797.
Dimensions (W x H): 25.5 x 40 / 10 x 15½
£230
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CASSAS, Louis Francois
Magnificent engraving of the monstery of St. Anthony, between Cairo and the Red Sea. It still exists and is the oldest active monastery in the world. Louis-François Cassas was one of the best French printmakers of the eighteenth century. His Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la ...
£230
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CASSAS, Louis Francois
Magnificent engraving showing a view of the plains to the north east of Nazareth. Louis-François Cassas was one of the best French printmakers of the eighteenth century. His Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palestine, et de la Basse-Egypte is perhaps the finest eighteenth ...
Dimensions (W x H): 46 x 29 / 18 x 11½
£215
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CASSAS, Louis Francois
Magnificent engraving of Roman ruins in the valley leading to Palmyra. Tombraiders with flaming torches look inside the ruins. Louis-François Cassas’ Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palestine, et de la Basse-Egypte is perhaps the finest eighteenth century illustrated book on ...
Dimensions (W x H): 29 x 46 / 11½ x 18
£120
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£295
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Ozanne
/ La Perouse, Jean Francois de Galaup
View showing shipwreck of 2 launches off Alaska from the Voyages of La Perouse who set sail from France in 1785 to continue the discoveries of Captain Cook. He was shipwrecked in 1788 but his narrative, maps, and views survived and were published in 1797.
Dimensions (W x H): 40 x 25.5 / 15½ x 10
£185
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£75
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LA PÉROUSE, Jean Francois de Galaup
From the Voyages of La Pérouse who set sail from France in 1785 to continue the discoveries of Captain Cook. He was shipwrecked in 1788 but his narrative, maps, and views survived and were published in 1797. Thirty-eight years later the scattered remains of La Boussole and L’Astrolabe was ...
Dimensions (W x H): 25 x 18 / 10 x 7
£145
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SANSON, Nicolas
Attractive map of part of North Africa, includng Libya and Algeria. Much of the charm of early maps of Africa lies in how they show the interior of the continent, which was not explored until the 19th century. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French ...
Dimensions (W x H): 26 x 19 / 10 x 7½
£145
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SANSON, Nicolas
Attractive map of present day Tunisia, and northern Libya. Much of the charm of early maps of Africa lies in how they show the interior of the continent, which was not explored until the 19th century. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of ...
Dimensions (W x H): 28 x 18.5 / 11 x 7½
£175
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SANSON, Nicolas
Attractive map of the lower Nile that includes Lac Zaflan and Lac Zaire. Much of the charm of early maps of Africa lies in the fanciful depictions of the interior of the continent, which was not mapped accurately until the 19th century. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was ...
Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 29.5 / 8½ x 11½
£145
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SANSON, Nicolas
Attractive map of Morocco, the Saharan hinterland, and the Canary Islands. Handsome title cartouche at top left. Much of the charm of early maps of Africa lies in how they show the interior of the continent, which was not explored until the 19th century. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. ...
Dimensions (W x H): 28 x 17 / 11 x 6½
£65
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LA PÉROUSE, Jean Francois de Galaup
From the Voyages of La Pérouse who set sail from France in 1785 to continue the discoveries of Captain Cook. He was shipwrecked in 1788 but his narrative, maps, and views survived and were published in 1797. Thirty-eight years later the scattered remains of La Boussole and L’Astrolabe was ...
Dimensions (W x H): 25 x 18 / 10 x 7
£175
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PREVOST
/ LA PÉROUSE, Jean Francois de Galaup
From the Voyages of La Pérouse who set sail from France in 1785 to continue the discoveries of Captain Cook. He was shipwrecked in 1788 but his narrative, maps, and views survived and were published in 1797. Manoua is now called Tutuila and is located in American Samoa, South Pacific Ocean. Full ...
Dimensions (W x H): 42.5 x 57.8 / 16½ x 23
£145
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PREVOST
/ LA PÉROUSE, Jean Francois de Galaup
From the Voyages of La Pérouse who set sail from France in 1785 to continue the discoveries of Captain Cook. He was shipwrecked in 1788 but his narrative, maps, and views survived and were published in 1797. Uglegorsk Region (Russia) Full Title: Plan de la Baie d'Estaing. Situee a la cote de ...
Dimensions (W x H): 42.5 x 57.8 / 16½ x 23
£320
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LA PÉROUSE, Jean Francois de Galaup
From the Voyages of La Pérouse who set sail from France in 1785 to continue the discoveries of Captain Cook. He was shipwrecked in 1788 but his narrative, maps, and views survived and were published in 1797. An attractive sea chart showing a bay at the coast of Eastern Tartary. Relief shown by ...
Dimensions (W x H): 68 x 49 / 27 x 19½
£165
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PREVOST
/ LA PÉROUSE, Jean Francois de Galaup
From the Voyages of La Pérouse who set sail from France in 1785 to continue the discoveries of Captain Cook. He was shipwrecked in 1788 but his narrative, maps, and views survived and were published in 1797. Tomari Region (Russia) ; Sakhalin (Russia) Full Title: Plan de la Baie de Langle. ...
Dimensions (W x H): 42.5 x 57.8 / 16½ x 23
£480
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La Perouse, Jean Francois de Galaup
A crisp clear map of the Bay of Monterey on California. Relief shown by hachures - ‘Montagnes de St.Lucie’ and a few other features are shown- ‘Dunes de Sable’, but the map was drawn before any town existed on the bay. The only habitation marked is the Mission de St. Charles at Carmel. North to ...
Dimensions (W x H): 33 x 48.5 / 13 x 19
£295
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PREVOST
/ LA PÉROUSE, Jean Francois de Galaup
From the Voyages of La Pérouse who set sail from France in 1785 to continue the discoveries of Captain Cook. He was shipwrecked in 1788 but his narrative, maps, and views survived and were published in 1797.
Dimensions (W x H): 68.5 x 49.5 / 27 x 19½
£300
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Hérault
/ LA PÉROUSE, Jean Francois de Galaup
From the Voyages of La Pérouse who set sail from France in 1785 to continue the discoveries of Captain Cook. He was shipwrecked in 1788 but his narrative, maps, and views survived and were published in 1797. An attractive map with inset. Relief shown pictorially. Inset covers area from Kamchatka ...
Dimensions (W x H): 49 x 68.5 / 19½ x 27
£480
![Plan du Port de ST. DIEGO en Californie [and] Plan du Port de du Departement de ST. BLAS.](itemImages/th_3525.jpg)
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La Perouse, Jean Francois de Galaup
Two engraved maps on one page of the harbours of San Diego in California and St. Blas in Mexico. Relief shown by hachures, depths by soundings. This map is from the votages of La Perouse who set sail from France in 1785 to continue the discoveries of Captain Cook. He was shipwrecked in 1788 but ...
Dimensions (W x H): 33 x 48.5 / 13 x 19
£650
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HÉRAULT
/ LA PÉROUSE, Jean Francois de Galaup
From the Voyages of La Pérouse who set sail from France in 1785 to continue the discoveries of Captain Cook. He was shipwrecked in 1788 but his narrative, maps, and views survived and were published in 1797. Thirty-eight years later the scattered remains of La Boussole and L’Astrolabe was ...
Dimensions (W x H): 68 x 49.5 / 27 x 19½
£175
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PREVOST
/ LA PÉROUSE, Jean Francois de Galaup
Print of a Californian Cape bird. From the Voyages of La Pérouse who set sail from France in 1785 to continue the discoveries of Captain Cook. He was shipwrecked in 1788 but his narrative, maps, and views survived and were published in 1797.
Dimensions (W x H): 25.5 x 40 / 10 x 15½
£225
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SANSON, Nicolas
Map of India, divided into its kingdoms with inset map at lower right of the Malabar coast (‘Le Malabar’). Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time when the leadership in European cartography passed from the Low Countries to ...
Dimensions (W x H): 24.5 x 19.5 / 9½ x 7½
£295
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CASSAS, Louis Francois
Fanciful view of an imagined ceremony in an ancient Egyptian temple. Louis-François Cassas was one of the best French printmakers of the eighteenth century. His Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palestine, et de la Basse-Egypte is perhaps the finest eighteenth century ...
Dimensions (W x H): 26 x 45 / 10 x 17½
£230
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