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£350
Iohn More Sr Thomas Mores Son
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HOLBEIN, Hans


Bartolozzi developed his style to imitate the subtleties of renaissance and baroque chalk drawings and became deservedly famous for his stipple engraving. The portraits in this collection show how effective this technique was in reproducing with such incredible fidelity Holbein's original designs. ...

Dimensions (W x H): 32 x 42 / 12½ x 16½

£300
John Lennon
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AVEDON, Richard.


Richard Avedon's glorious portrait of John Lennon, commissioned by Beatles company NEMS Enterprises Ltd and licensed for sale through three outlets - Look magazine in America, (as here,) the Daily Express in the UK and Stern Magazine in Germany.

Dimensions (W x H): 58 x 78 / 23 x 30½

£5000
This Is Not Here.
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LENNON, John & Yoko Ono.


No. 23 of 100 signed in black felt tip by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Original poster printed on card for the exhibition held at Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York. The Exhibition opened on Lennon’s 31st birthday, October 9th 1971.

Dimensions (W x H): 61 x 46 / 24 x 18

£600
NORTH AMERICA
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THOMSON, John


Handsome map of North America, with a speculative, but fairly accurately depicted Arctic coast, (this map was drawn thirty years or so before the discovery of the North-West-Passage). Most of the west and north is left blank, except for the names of the Indian tribes and the courses of the main ...

Dimensions (W x H): 59.9 x 50 / 23½ x 19½

£700
A Chart of the Discoveries of CAPTAINS ROSS, PARRY & FRANKLIN in the ARCTIC REGIONS, in the Years 1818, 1819, 1820, 1821, 1822.
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Aslin, J.
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This fascinating maps shows the routes of exploration (coloured), by land and sea, taken in search of the north-west passage in the early nineteenth-century. Inset map at lower right shows ‘Capt. Franklin’s Journey from the Coppermine River to the Head of the Bathurst Inlet. The New General Atlas ...

Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 49.5 / 23 x 19½

£600
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THOMSON, John


Very large and detailed map of Europe in four parts (each part measures 62 x 51cm). Coloured by country and showing ‘British Dominions’ in northern Germany, and Prussia bordering on Russia. Title and key to the colours at lower right. Thomson’s New General Atlas was one of the best produced ...

Dimensions (W x H): 124 x 102 / 49 x 40

£350
AFRICA.
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THOMSON, John


Handsome map of Africa with an accurately depicted coastline, and a fairly blank interior, apart from the names of tribes. Thomson’s New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. His ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.

Dimensions (W x H): 50 x 57 / 19½ x 22½

£400
ASIA.
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THOMSON, John


Handsome map of Asia, accurate except for land north of Japan.The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.

Dimensions (W x H): 59.5 x 50 / 23½ x 19½

£195
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THOMSON, John.


Handsome map of Turkey in Asia, which at the time, included Syria, Lebanon, Israel and Iraq. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.

Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 49.5 / 23 x 19½

£350
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THOMSON, John


Four maps on one sheet of the Atlantic Islands - Cape Verde Islands, Canary Islands, Azores and Madeira. At the center of the sheet, there is an attractive view of ‘The Peak of Tenerife’, and there are two larger scale insets in the lower corners of parts of the Azores and Lanzarote. Title at top ...

Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 49 / 23 x 19½

£220
AUSTRIAN DOMINIONS.
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THOMSON, John


Map of the Austrian Empire at the beginning oi the nineteenth-century, when it stretched from Bohemia to Venice and the Dalmatian coast, and east to the Ukraine. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is ...

Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 49 / 23 x 19½

£175
BARBADOES
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THOMSON, John


A detailed map of the island. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.

Dimensions (W x H): 31 x 50 / 12 x 19½

£175
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THOMSON, John


Handsome map of Belgium with a key to the 15 departments at top right. Thomson’s New General Atlas was one of the best produced atlases of the day. His ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.

Dimensions (W x H): 60 x 49 / 23½ x 19½

£300
British INDIA, northern part.
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Maps -> Asia -> India
THOMSON, John


Handsome map of northern India, from 20deg. north, with two insets above - Nepal and Kabul. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.

Dimensions (W x H): 59.5 x 50 / 23½ x 19½

£220
British INDIA, southern part.
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Maps -> Asia -> India
THOMSON, John


Handsome map of southern India, from Bombay to the south. Includes the northern tip of Sri Lanka and easterly Laccadive Islands. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of ...

Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 50 / 23 x 19½

£250
BRITISH ISLES.
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THOMSON, John


Handsome map of the British Isles with an inset of the Orkneys and Shetlands at top left. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.

Dimensions (W x H): 49.5 x 59.5 / 19½ x 23½

£400
CANADA and NOVA SCOTIA.
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THOMSON, John


Interesting map of eastern Canada and north-east United States, showing the state of settlement and exploration in the early nineteenth century. There is much written detail on river routes and lakes, giving details of navigation, portage around rapids and waterfalls, and even fishing (‘This strait ...

Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 48 / 23 x 19

£350
CARACCAS and GUIANA.
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THOMSON, John.


Handsome map of north-eastern South America from Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela to the mouth of the Amazon. Like many maps of the time it shows the non-existent ‘Lake Parima’, between the Orinoco and Amazon rivers. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 60 x 50 / 23½ x 19½

£450
CHART OF NEW SOUTH WALES, VAN DIEMEN’S LAND &c.
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Aspin
/ THOMSON, John


Interesting sheet with four maps, that shows the extent of settlement in Australia in the early nineteenth century. The four maps are, in order of size: ‘Surveys in the Interior of New South Wales.’, ‘Van Diemen’s Land from the latest Authorities and Surveys.’, ‘British Settlements at Port ...

Dimensions (W x H): 60 x 50 / 23½ x 19½

£375
Chart of the MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
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THOMSON, John.


Handsome map of the Mediterranean, with seven inset maps of some important harbours - Marseilles, Genoa, Gibraltar, Leghorn (Italy) Algiers and Smyrna (Turkey). The insets have soundings, and two - Gibraltar and Algiers - have plans of naval battles. The New General Atlas was one of the most ...

Dimensions (W x H): 60 x 49 / 23½ x 19½

£420
Chart of the North and Baltic Seas &c.
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THOMSON, John


Detailed chart of the north and Baltic seas, with three inset maps along top edge; Heligoland, Port of Revel and the Harbour of St. Petersburg. Sandbanks and numerous depth soundings on the main map and the insets. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 60 x 48.5 / 23½ x 19

£450
CHART of the Northern Passage between ASIA & AMERICA.
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THOMSON, John


Fascinating map, very detailed, but distorted, showing the explorations between Alaska and Siberia. The routes of Captain Cook and Bering are shown. Numerous depth soundings in the Bering Straits. The north coast is shown with a dotted line, except for the explorations of Mackenzie along the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 49.5 / 23 x 19½

£350
CHINA.
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Maps -> Asia -> China
THOMSON, John


Handsome map of China, coloured by province. Title at top left. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.considered the finest of its kind.

Dimensions (W x H): 50 x 57 / 19½ x 22½

£350
COREA and JAPAN.
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Maps -> Asia -> Japan
THOMSON, John


Handsome map of Japan and Korea, with note on the ‘Corean Archipelago’; in a note in lower right hand corner, quoting from ‘Captain Hall’s Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Korea’; Thomson, draws in a non-existent archipelago of islands to the west of Korea. Apart from this detail, the map ...

Dimensions (W x H): 50 x 57 / 19½ x 22½

£200
DENMARK. [inset maps:] Iceland. Feroe Islands
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THOMSON, John


Attractive map of Denmark with two insets to the left. Title at top right with threescales underneath The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.

Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 50 / 23 x 19½

£750
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THOMSON, John


Two large circular maps of the hemispheres. The maps show the knowledge of the world’s coastlines at the time- except for the yet-to-be discovered North-West Passage, everything is there. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ...

Dimensions (W x H): 50 x 50 / 19½ x 19½

£300
EGYPT. ABYSSINIA.
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THOMSON, John


Two maps on the same sheet. To the left, Egypt and to the right is Abyssinia. The Abyssinian map contains a wonderful mixture of fact and hearsay with such texts as ‘Here the river is lost in the sands or led off in canals by natives’. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best ...

Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 49.5 / 23 x 19½

£275
EUROPE.
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THOMSON, John


Handsome map of Europe, coloured by country, showing Ottoman Empire stretching to the Danube, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the many states of Italy and Germany. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is ...

Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 50 / 23 x 19½

£320
EUROPEAN RUSSIA.
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THOMSON, John


Splendid map of Russia west of the Urals, coloured by province. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.

Dimensions (W x H): 49.5 x 59 / 19½ x 23

£195
FRANCE
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THOMSON, John


Handsome map of France, coloured by department. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of its day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.

Dimensions (W x H): 57.5 x 50 / 22½ x 19½

£175
FRANCE in Provinces.
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THOMSON, John


Handsome map of France, coloured by province. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.

Dimensions (W x H): 57.5 x 50 / 22½ x 19½

£375
GAUDELOUPE.  MARIE GALANTE &C. ANTIGUA.
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THOMSON, John


Three superb map on one sheet, of three Carribean Islands. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.

Dimensions (W x H): 60 x 50 / 23½ x 19½

£220
GERMANY north of the Mayne.
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THOMSON, John


Handsome map of northern Germany. At the time, Germany stretched from Holland to well into Poland. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.

Dimensions (W x H): 59.5 x 50 / 23½ x 19½

£220
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THOMSON, John


Handsome map of southern Germany. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.

Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 49.5 / 23 x 19½

£320
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Maps -> Asia -> India
THOMSON, John


Map of India, with an inset of Sri Lanka at lower right. The right hand third of this plate has two inset maps showing the Ganges delta in the dry season and routes of Inland navigation as far as Allahabad, and at top right there is a sectional view of the river. Thomson’s New General Atlas was one ...

Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 49 / 23 x 19½

£175
HOLLAND.
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THOMSON, John


Handsome map of Holland, before the building of the dykes. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.

Dimensions (W x H): 49.6 x 59 / 19½ x 23

£295
ITALY.
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THOMSON, John


Beautiful map of Italy. Inset map of Elba at top right. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.

Dimensions (W x H): 49.5 x 58 / 19½ x 23

£395
JAMAICA [2 inset maps:] 1. The Harbours of Kingston and Port Royal. 2. The Harbour of Bluefields.
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THOMSON, John


Beautiful map, clear and detailed, of Jamaica, with the counties in outline colour. Two insets maps in the lower corners. Title at lower centre. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered ...

Dimensions (W x H): 60 x 49.5 / 23½ x 19½

£300
MAP of the ISLANDS in the PACIFIC OCEAN.
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THOMSON, John


Handsome map of the western Pacific, showing the main groups of islands - Solomon Islands, Friendly Islands, Dangerous Archipelago, Caroline Islands and Sandwich Islands - and many others. There are four inset maps at top right, two each of Tahiti and Hawaii. The New General Atlas was one of the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 49.5 / 23 x 19½

£395
MARTINICO. DOMINICA.
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THOMSON, John


Two superb maps on one sheet, of two Carribean Islands. ‘Martinico’ is Martinique. Below the Martinique map, there is an inset map of the ‘Cul de Sac Royal’. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is ...

Dimensions (W x H): 59.5 x 49.5 / 23½ x 19½

£200
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THOMSON, John


Handsome map of the states around Milan in north-west Italy. Thomson’s New General Atlas was one of the best produced atlases of the day.

Dimensions (W x H): 58.5 x 50 / 23 x 19½

£175
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THOMSON, John


Handsome map of southern Italy and Sicily. Thomson’s New General Atlas was one of the best produced atlases of the day. His ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.

Dimensions (W x H): 50 x 57 / 19½ x 22½

£450
NEW HOLLAND and the ASIATIC ISLES
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THOMSON, John


This beautiful and bold map of Australasia shows the whole coastline accurately and makes up for the lack of detail with short notes like ‘smoke seen. Natives seen,. High trees’. Australia is called ‘New Holland’, even though Finden and others in earlier maps had begun to call it ‘Australia’. The ...

Dimensions (W x H): 61 x 49.5 / 24 x 19½

£320
North Africa/ South Africa.
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THOMSON, John


Two maps on one folio sheet, with North Africa (including the whole of the Sahara and West Africa) above, and South Africa (from the Orange river south to the Cape below). Both maps have a wealth of detail about routes of trade and exploration. The south Africa map divides the Cape into four ...

Dimensions (W x H): 49 x 59 / 23 x 19½

£400
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THOMSON, John


A pair of circular hemisphere maps, unusually centred on London. The southern hemisphere map is nearly centred on New Zealand, showing that it almost directly opposite to London on the globe. The routes of the most important 18th century explorers are shown. Thomson’s New General Atlas was one of ...

Dimensions (W x H): 49 x 49 / 19½ x 19½

£550
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THOMSON, John


A pair of handsome circular hemisphere maps. The Southern Hemisphere map was made in the window of time after the coasts of all the southern landmasses had been explored, but before Antarctica had been discovered, so Australia and New Zealand are complete, but the South Pole is left blank. ...

Dimensions (W x H): 49 x 49 / 19½ x 19½

£450
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THOMSON, John


Handsome pair of maps of Britain, the northern part extends as far south as Anglesey. The southern part continues southwards from North Wales to the south coast. Inset view of ‘The Rope Bridge between the Islands of Holyhead and Anglesey’ at top right of northern part, and of ‘New Custom House near ...

Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 49.5 / 23 x 19½

£600
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THOMSON, John


Handsome pair of maps of Ireland, the northern part extends as far south as Dublin Bay. The southern part continues southwards. Inset view of Giants Causway at top left of northern part, and of the Bank of Ireland in Dublin at lower right of Southern Part. The New General Atlas was one of the most ...

Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 49.5 / 23 x 19½

£450
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THOMSON, John


Handsome pair of maps of Scotland, the northern part extends as far south as Blair Atholl. The southern part continues southwards to the English border. Inset view of ‘Island of Staffa’ at top left of northern part, and of ‘Port Patrick in Wigtonshire’at lower left of southern part. The New General ...

Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 49.5 / 23 x 19½

£750
NORTHERN PROVINCES OF THE UNITED STATES.
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THOMSON, John


Handsome map of the north east of the United States, from the Canadian border to Virginia, with an inset vignette of the ‘Great Falls of Niagara.’ The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered ...

Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 49.5 / 23 x 19½

£250
PERU, CHILI, LA PLATA.
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THOMSON, John.


Handsome map of part of South America, between 5 and 45 degrees south showing Peru, Chile and the country of La Plata, that included much of present-day Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. ...

Dimensions (W x H): 50 x 61 / 19½ x 24

£350
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THOMSON, John


A beautifully engraved pair of maps, one showing the highest mountains, the other showing the longest rivers. The mountains plate is flanked by lists of mountains, the rivers plate has a table listing the rivers by continent. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced ...

Dimensions (W x H): 62.5 x 49.5 / 24½ x 19½

£245
POLAND.
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THOMSON, John


Handsome map of Poland, which at the time included parts of Lithuania, Latvia and the Ukraine. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.

Dimensions (W x H): 59.5 x 49.5 / 23½ x 19½

£175
PRUSSIAN DOMINIONS.
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THOMSON, John


Map of Prussia and adjacent states. Most of the area covered by the map is in modern-day Poland.The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.

Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 49.5 / 23 x 19½

£350
PUERTO RICO AND VIRGIN ISLES/ HAITI, HISPANIOLA OR ST.DOMINGO.
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THOMSON, John


Two superb maps on one sheet, of two Carribean Islands. Porto Rico above, Haiti below. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.

Dimensions (W x H): 59.5 x 49.5 / 23½ x 19½

£400
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THOMSON, John


Five maps on one folio sheet showing Guernsey, Jersey, Isles of Scilly, Isle of Man and the Isle of Wight. There are two inset views- ‘The Eddystone Lighthouse’ and ‘Freshwater bay in the Isle of Wight with a distant view of the Needle Rocks’. Title at centre. The New General Atlas was one of the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 49.5 / 23 x 19½

£350
RUSSIAN EMPIRE.
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THOMSON, John.


Beautiful map of Northern Asia. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.

Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 49 / 23 x 19½

£265
SCANDINAVIA or Sweden, Norway and Denmark.
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THOMSON, John


Beautiful map of Scandinavia. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.

Dimensions (W x H): 47 x 55 / 18½ x 21½

£395
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THOMSON, John


Handsome map of South America. Title at lower right, four scales beneath. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.

Dimensions (W x H): 50 x 58.5 / 19½ x 23

£600
SOUTHERN PROVINCES OF THE UNITED STATES.
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THOMSON, John


Handsome map of the southern states of the United States, from Pennsylvania to Florida, with an inset vignette of the ‘Characteristic Scenery of the Hudson River.’ The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is ...

Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 49.5 / 23 x 19½

£245
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THOMSON, John


Handsome map of Spain and Portugal, coloured by province. Includes the Balearic Islands. Title at lower right. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.

Dimensions (W x H): 59.5 x 50 / 23½ x 19½

£475
SPANISH NORTH AMERICA. Northern Part.
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THOMSON, John


Handsome map showing Mexico, coloured by province and the south-west of the United States. The area covered includes Baja California to the Mississippi delta and south as far as the Yucatan peninsula. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John ...

Dimensions (W x H): 61.5 x 50 / 24 x 19½

£375
SPANISH NORTH AMERICA. Southern Part.
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THOMSON, John


Handsome map of the southern part of central America, from Yucatan to Darien, including Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Costa Rica and the ‘Moskito Shore’. Part of the Carribean is shown with Jamaica at top right. A companion map to stock number 4572, the northern part. The New General Atlas was one ...

Dimensions (W x H): 61 x 51 / 24 x 20

£350
ST. CHRISTOPHER.  NEVIS.  ST. LUCIA.
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THOMSON, John


Three superb map on one sheet, of three Carribean Islands. St. Christopher’s is modern day St. Kitts. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.

Dimensions (W x H): 59.5 x 50 / 23½ x 19½

£450
SWITZERLAND.
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THOMSON, John


Attractive map of Switzerland, coloured by canton, with a spectacular inset view of the Mont Blanc massif along the lower edge (49 x 15.5cm.). At the time Mont Blanc was on the Swiss border. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of its day.

Dimensions (W x H): 49 x 58 / 19½ x 23

£320
TARTARY.
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THOMSON, John


Beautiful map of Tartary. The area covered stretched from the Caspian Sea to Japan. Title at top centre. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.

Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 49 / 23 x 19½

£375
THE BRITISH CHANNEL.
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THOMSON, John


Attractive map of the English Channel with the English and French coasts. Compass point and numerous soundings. At top centre there is a view of St. Michael’s Mount in Cornwall and at lower right there is an inset map of ‘The Breakwater at Cherbourg’. The New General Atlas was one of the most ...

Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 49 / 23 x 19½

£175
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THOMSON, John


Handsome map of Tuscany, and the surrounding states, from Parma in the north to Rome in the south. Thomson’s New General Atlas was one of the best produced atlases of the day. His ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.

Dimensions (W x H): 49.5 x 60 / 19½ x 23½

£200
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THOMSON, John


Handsome map of the Venetian States of North-east Italy. Thomson’s New General Atlas was one of the best produced atlases of the day.

Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 50 / 23 x 19½

£450
WEST INDIES.
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THOMSON, John


Map of the West Indies, including all the islands, the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic coast from Cape Fear in Georgia to the mouth of the Orinoco in the south. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is ...

Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 50 / 23 x 19½

£750
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THOMSON, John


A pair of handsome circular hemisphere maps. showing the routes of the most important 18th century explorers. Thomson’s New General Atlas was one of the best produced atlases of the day. His ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.

Dimensions (W x H): 49.5 x 49.5 / 19½ x 19½

£650
[Chelsea, South Kensington, Knightsbridge & Belgravia]
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WELLER, Edward, and DOWER, John


South western sheet of the new edition of Cassell’s large nine sheet Map of London. Scale: 9 inches to 1 mile. Extent Battersea Park, Chelsea, Victoria Station, Green Park and Hyde Park (south), Earls Court. London Chatham and Dover Railway and underground lines indicated. ‘Revised and ...

Dimensions (W x H): 64 x 46.5 / 25 x 18½

£145
[The Bishop of Rochester.]
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HOLBEIN, Hans


Bartolozzi developed his style to imitate the subtleties of renaissance and baroque chalk drawings and became deservedly famous for his stipple engraving. The portraits in this collection show how effective this technique was in reproducing with such incredible fidelity Holbein's original designs. ...

Dimensions (W x H): 22 x 31.5 / 8½ x 12½

£250
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CARY, John.


This beautiful map, accurate and concise, is from John Cary’s Universal Atlas. This was a compact version of his General Atlas, and shows the high standard of design, printing, and geographical accuracy that has led many to consider Cary as the finest of English map-makers.

Dimensions (W x H): 28 x 23 / 11 x 9

£375
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HILL, John


Dr. John Hill, actor, dramatist, botanist doctor and prolific author was one of the more colourful figures of eighteenth century London. His ‘Eden, or a Complete Body of Gardening’, was one of the most beautiful illustrated botanical books of its time.

Dimensions (W x H): 23 x 38 / 9 x 15

£375
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HILL, John


Dr. John Hill, actor, dramatist, botanist doctor and prolific author was one of the more colourful figures of eighteenth century London. His Eden, or a Complete Body of Gardening, was one of the most beautiful illustrated botanical books of its time.

Dimensions (W x H): 23 x 38 / 9 x 15

£375
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HILL, John


Dr. John Hill, actor, dramatist, botanist doctor and prolific author was one of the more colourful figures of eighteenth century London. His Eden, or a Complete Body of Gardening, was one of the most beautiful illustrated botanical books of its time.

Dimensions (W x H): 23 x 38 / 9 x 15

£375
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HILL, John


Dr. John Hill, actor, dramatist, botanist doctor and prolific author was one of the more colourful figures of eighteenth century London. His ‘Eden, or a Complete Body of Gardening’, was one of the most beautiful illustrated botanical books of its time.

Dimensions (W x H): 23 x 38 / 9 x 15

£350
1. Evergreen Centaurea. 2. Broad leav’d Scabious. 3. Purple tangy leav’d Yarrow. 4. Variegated rough Silene. 5. Yellow Oriental Cornflower. 6. Golden Cotyledon.
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HILL, John


Dr. John Hill, actor, dramatist, botanist doctor and prolific author was one of the more colourful figures of eighteenth century London. His Eden, or a Complete Body of Gardening, was one of the most beautiful illustrated botanical books of its time.

Dimensions (W x H): 23 x 39 / 9 x 15½

£350
1. Heart leav’d Borbobia. Double starry Senecio. 2. Purple starry Senecio. 3. Canary Shrub Saint John’s Wort [and three other flowers].
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HILL, John


Dr. John Hill, actor, dramatist, botanist doctor and prolific author was one of the more colourful figures of eighteenth century London. His Eden, or a Complete Body of Gardening, was one of the most beautiful illustrated botanical books of its time.

Dimensions (W x H): 23 x 39 / 9 x 15½

£375
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HILL, John


Dr. John Hill, actor, dramatist, botanist doctor and prolific author was one of the more colourful figures of eighteenth century London. His Eden, or a Complete Body of Gardening, was one of the most beautiful illustrated botanical books of its time.

Dimensions (W x H): 23 x 38 / 9 x 15

£375
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HILL, John


Dr. John Hill, actor, dramatist, botanist doctor and prolific author was one of the more colourful figures of eighteenth century London. ‘His Eden, or a Complete Body of Gardening’, was one of the most beautiful illustrated botanical books of its time.

Dimensions (W x H): 23 x 38 / 9 x 15

£375
1. Short thickleav’d Aloe 2. Long fruited Trichosanthes 3. Great Snapdragon 4. American Euonymus 5. Strip’d Amaryllis 6. Vitex.
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HILL, John


Dr. John Hill, actor, dramatist, botanist doctor and prolific author was one of the more colourful figures of eighteenth century London. His Eden, or a Complete Body of Gardening, was one of the most beautiful illustrated botanical books of its time.

Dimensions (W x H): 23 x 38 / 9 x 15

£350
1. The Nonpareil Daffodil 2. Hairy Curasso Purslain 3. Amethystine Muscari 5.Grey Stary Hyacinth 4. Athiopian Adonis 6. Broad leav’d Portugal Iris.
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HILL, John


Dr. John Hill, actor, dramatist, botanist doctor and prolific author was one of the more colourful figures of eighteenth century London. His Eden, or a Complete Body of Gardening, was one of the most beautiful illustrated botanical books of its time.

Dimensions (W x H): 23 x 38 / 9 x 15

£350
1. The Persian Iris 2. Trifoliate Arum 3. Dotted Acadian Lilly  [and three other flowering plants]
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HILL, John


Dr. John Hill, actor, dramatist, botanist doctor and prolific author was one of the more colourful figures of eighteenth century London. His Eden, or a Complete Body of Gardening, was one of the most beautiful illustrated botanical books of its time.

Dimensions (W x H): 23 x 38 / 9 x 15

£350
1. The Persian Iris 2. Trifoliate Arum 3. Dotted Acadian Lilly  [and three other flowering plants]
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HILL, John


Dr. John Hill, actor, dramatist, botanist doctor and prolific author was one of the more colourful figures of eighteenth century London. His Eden, or a Complete Body of Gardening, was one of the most beautiful illustrated botanical books of its time.

Dimensions (W x H): 23 x 39 / 9 x 15½

£350
1. Three rib’d Ceanothus 2. Corymbous great Selago 3.Yellow Indian Sida [and three other flowers].
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HILL, John


Dr. John Hill, actor, dramatist, botanist doctor and prolific author was one of the more colourful figures of eighteenth century London. His Eden, or a Complete Body of Gardening, was one of the most beautiful illustrated botanical books of its time.

Dimensions (W x H): 23 x 39 / 9 x 15½

£350
1. Violet colour’d African Campanula 2. Purple Socotrine Aloe 3.Athiopian Philyca 4. Occidental Grenra 5. Vine-leav’d Geranium 6. Purple Shrub Trefoil
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HILL, John


Dr. John Hill, actor, dramatist, botanist doctor and prolific author was one of the more colourful figures of eighteenth century London. His Eden, or a Complete Body of Gardening, was one of the most beautiful illustrated botanical books of its time.

Dimensions (W x H): 23 x 39 / 9 x 15½

£300
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HILL, John


Dr. John Hill, actor, dramatist, botanist doctor and prolific author was one of the more colourful figures of eighteenth century London. His ‘Eden, or a Complete Body of Gardening’, was one of the most beautiful illustrated botanical books of its time.

Dimensions (W x H): 23 x 38 / 9 x 15

£375
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HILL, John


Dr. John Hill, actor, dramatist, botanist doctor and prolific author was one of the more colourful figures of eighteenth century London. His Eden, or a Complete Body of Gardening, was one of the most beautiful illustrated botanical books of its time.

Dimensions (W x H): 23 x 38 / 9 x 15

£350
1.Indian Exacum 2. Three colour’d Protea 3. Crimson Ixora [and five other plants].
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HILL, John


Dr. John Hill, actor, dramatist, botanist doctor and prolific author was one of the more colourful figures of eighteenth century London. His Eden, or a Complete Body of Gardening, was one of the most beautiful illustrated botanical books of its time.

Dimensions (W x H): 23 x 39 / 9 x 15½

£265
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Charnock, John


Diagrammatic views of side, cross sections and stern of a small seventeenth century British warship. John Charnock’s History of Marine Architecture was an important history of naval ships from ancient times onwards.

Dimensions (W x H): 34 x 27.5 / 13½ x 11

£275
A BRITISH SECOND RATE. N.B. This Ship having undergone a Thorough Repair soon after the Revolution the Cypher WR was introduced on the Quarter in Compliment to the Reigning Monarch.
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Charnock, John


Diagrammatic views of a ‘British Second Rate’, a medium sized British Warship, showing detail of the stern and sides above waterline and outlines of the underwater parts. John Charnock’s History of Marine Architecture was an important history of naval ships from ancient times onwards.

Dimensions (W x H): 61 x 28 / 24 x 11

£170
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Charnock, John


John Charnock’s HISTORY OF MARINE ARCHITECTURE was an important history of naval ships from ancient times onwards.

Dimensions (W x H): 26.5 x 22 / 10½ x 8½

£275
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Charnock, John


This handsome print shows the side (‘sheer draught’), plan, stern and ‘Bow and Forebody’ of a 22 gun seventeenth century warship. John Charnock’s History of Marine Architecture was an important history of naval ships from ancient times onwards.

Dimensions (W x H): 55 x 27 / 21½ x 10½

£265
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Charnock, John


Diagrammatic views of side, cross section and stern of a fire ship. John Charnock’s History of Marine Architecture was an important history of naval ships from ancient times onwards.

Dimensions (W x H): 38 x 26 / 15 x 10

£275
A Fourth Rate of the Second Class, 1684.
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Charnock, John


This handsome print shows the side (‘sheer draught’), plan, stern, after body and forebody of a 42 gun seventeenth century warship. John Charnock’s History of Marine Architecture was an important history of naval ships from ancient times onwards.

Dimensions (W x H): 55 x 27 / 21½ x 10½

£195
A MAP OF ST. GILESS CRIPPLE GATE. WITHOUT. with Large Additions and Corrections.
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John Stow’s, A Survey of London, was first published in 1598, with a second edition following in 1603. Stow’s most famous work, it is an evocative ‘perambulation’ of the streets of the Tudor capital, which forms the main framework of the book. The huge growth of the metropolis, the devastation ...

Dimensions (W x H): 36.2 x 28.2 / 14½ x 11

£175
A MAP OF THE PARISH OF ST MARY ROTHERHITH the survey revised & corrected
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John Stow’s, A Survey of London, was first published in 1598, with a second edition following in 1603. Stow’s most famous work, it is an evocative ‘perambulation’ of the streets of the Tudor capital, which forms the main framework of the book. The huge growth of the metropolis, the devastation ...

Dimensions (W x H): 36.5 x 30.4 / 14½ x 12

£195
A MAP OF THE PARISH OF ST MARY WHITE CHAPPEL
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John Stow’s, A Survey of London, was first published in 1598, with a second edition following in 1603. Stow’s most famous work, it is an evocative ‘perambulation’ of the streets of the Tudor capital, which forms the main framework of the book. The huge growth of the metropolis, the devastation ...

Dimensions (W x H): 36 x 27.5 / 14 x 11

£95
A MAPP of LIMESTREET WARD Taken from ye last Survey & Corrected
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John Stow’s, A Survey of London, was first published in 1598, with a second edition following in 1603. Stow’s most famous work, it is an evocative ‘perambulation’ of the streets of the Tudor capital, which forms the main framework of the book. The huge growth of the metropolis, the devastation ...

Dimensions (W x H): 17.7 x 31.3 / 7 x 12½

£275
A MAPP of the PARISH OF St GILES’S IN THE FIELDS TAKEN FROM THE LAST SURVEY, WITH CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS
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John Stow’s, A Survey of London, was first published in 1598, with a second edition following in 1603. Stow’s most famous work, it is an evocative ‘perambulation’ of the streets of the Tudor capital, which forms the main framework of the book. The huge growth of the metropolis, the devastation ...

Dimensions (W x H): 36.5 x 30.4 / 14½ x 12

£175
A MAPP of the Parish of St. MARTINS in the FIELDS, taken from ye last Survey, with Additions
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John Stow’s, A Survey of London, was first published in 1598, with a second edition following in 1603. Stow’s most famous work, it is an evocative ‘perambulation’ of the streets of the Tudor capital, which forms the main framework of the book. The huge growth of the metropolis, the devastation ...

Dimensions (W x H): 30 x 36.5 / 12 x 14½

£120
A MAPP of the Parsish of ST. ANNS. Taken from the last Survey, with Corrections, and Additions.
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John Stow’s, A Survey of London, was first published in 1598, with a second edition following in 1603. Stow’s most famous work, it is an evocative ‘perambulation’ of the streets of the Tudor capital, which forms the main framework of the book. The huge growth of the metropolis, the devastation ...

Dimensions (W x H): 18.6 x 32 / 7½ x 12½

£145
A New and Correct PLAN of LIMESTREET WARD with its DIVISION into PARISHES according to a NEW Survey
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John Stow’s, A Survey of London, was first published in 1598, with a second edition following in 1603. Stow’s most famous work, it is an evocative ‘perambulation’ of the streets of the Tudor capital, which forms the main framework of the book. The huge growth of the metropolis, the devastation ...

Dimensions (W x H): 37 x 24.5 / 14½ x 9½

£450
A New Chart of the WORLD on Mercator’s Projection: exhibiting the tracks & discoveries of the most eminent navigator’s to the present period.
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CARY, John.


Clear and accurate map of the early nineteenth-century world, coloured by continent. Showing the routes of Cook, La Perouse, Gore and Vancouver. Title at lower centre. Short notes on map. e.g. (north of Siberia): ‘At this place was found a kettle and cleft pieces of wood.’ John Cary was ...

Dimensions (W x H): 51 x 45.5 / 20 x 18

£595
A New Map of  AMERICA from the latest Authorities.
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CARY, John


Clear and accurate map of the Americas in the early nineteenth century. The coastline is accurately depicted apart from the unexplored north-west passage. The map is coloured by country, which shows the United States (green) ending at the Mississipi, and the territory to the west (yellow) merging ...

Dimensions (W x H): 51.5 x 46 / 20½ x 18

£195
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CARY, John


Clear and accurate map of early nineteenth century Hungary, which at the time included large parts of modern day Romania, Croatia and Serbia. A table on lower edge contains four scales and gives information on the Gespanschafts. John Cary was considered 'the most representative, able and ...

Dimensions (W x H): 51.5 x 46 / 20½ x 18

£500
A NEW MAP of  NORTH AMERICA from the latest Authorities.
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CARY, John.


Beautiful map of North America showing just above the Arctic Circle in the north, to Nicaragua in the south. The United States are shown up to the border of the Mississipi, west of that has sparse detail apart from the west coast, and the Rockies or ‘Stony Mountains’. John Cary was considered ...

Dimensions (W x H): 52 x 46 / 20½ x 18

£245
A New Map of  POLAND and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, shewing the dismemberments and divisions between Austria, Russia and Prussia in 1772, 1773 and 1793 from the latest Authorities.
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CARY, John


Clear and accurate map of early nineteenth-century Poland, makes reference to the constantly shifting borders between Russia, Prussia and Austria. Four scales at lower left, title at top left. John Cary was considered 'the most representative, able and prolific of English cartographers'. Tooley ...

Dimensions (W x H): 51.5 x 46 / 20½ x 18

£285
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CARY, John


Clear and accurate map of the British Isles in the early nineteenth century, coloured by county. Inset map of the Shetland Islands at upper left. Three scales at lower left, title at top right. John Cary was considered 'the most representative, able and prolific of English cartographers'. Tooley ...

Dimensions (W x H): 51.5 x 46 / 20½ x 18

£145
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CARY, John


Clear and accurate map of early nineteenth century Austria, which at the time stretched south as far as the Gulf of Trieste and Istria on the Adriatic. Four scales at lower right, title at top left. John Cary was considered 'the most representative, able and prolific of English cartographers'. ...

Dimensions (W x H): 51.5 x 46 / 20½ x 18

£450
A New Map of  the EAST INDIA ISLES, from the latest Authorities.
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CARY, John


Clear and accurate map of South East Asia. The map extends from ‘Pegu’(Burma) to the tip of Papua New Guinea and includes all the islands, and part of continental Asia - Vietnam, Cambodia Laos, Thailand and Malaya. John Cary was considered 'the most representative, able and prolific of English ...

Dimensions (W x H): 52 x 46 / 20½ x 18

£650
A New Map of  the EAST INDIA ISLES, from the latest Authorities.
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CARY, John


Clear and accurate map of South East Asia. The map extends from ‘Pegu’(Burma) to the tip of Papua New Guinea and includes all the islands, and part of continental Asia - Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Malaya. John Cary was considered 'the most representative, able and prolific of English ...

Dimensions (W x H): 55 x 50 / 21½ x 19½

£175
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CARY, John


Clear and accurate map of Prussia in what is now northern Poland. Title at top left, four scales below. John Cary was considered 'the most representative, able and prolific of English cartographers'. Tooley says, 'As an engraver he was elegant and exact with fine clear lettering and great ...

Dimensions (W x H): 51.5 x 46 / 20½ x 18

£145
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CARY, John


Clear and accurate map of the Netherlands, which at the time of this map’s publication was closer to Belgium than Holland, stretching from France to the Scheldt, and the north seaa to the Rhine as far south as Mannheim. title at top right, three sacales at lower left John Cary was considered 'the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 51.5 x 46 / 20½ x 18

£195
A New Map of  the NETHERLANDS, also of that part of Germany Westward of the Rhine as ceded to the French and Divided ionto their several Departments from the latest Authorities.
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CARY, John


Clear and accurate map of the Netherlands, which at the time of this map’s publication was closer to Belgium than Holland, stretching from France to the Scheldt, and the north seaa to the Rhine as far south as Mannheim. title at top right, three sacales at lower left John Cary was considered 'the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 59.5 x 51 / 23½ x 20

£375
A New Map of  the West India Isles, from the latest Authorities.
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CARY, John


Clear and accurate map of the West Indies. The map includes much of the southern states of the US and the north of South America. John Cary was considered 'the most representative, able and prolific of English cartographers'. Tooley says, 'As an engraver he was elegant and exact with fine clear ...

Dimensions (W x H): 51.5 x 46 / 20½ x 18

£295
A New Map of AFRICA from the latest Authorities.
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CARY, John


This early nineteenth century map of Africa is notable for its accuracy and restraint; the unknown interior is left blank. Earlier mapmakers often went overboard when making maps of ‘dark amd mysterious Africa’, filling it with all sorts of imaginary lakes and other features. Nevertheless, with its ...

Dimensions (W x H): 53 x 47 / 21 x 18½

£475
A NEW MAP OF AFRICA, FROM THE LATEST AUTHORITIES.
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CARY, John


Interesting map of Africa at the beginning of the eighteenth-century. John Cary was considered 'the most representative, able and prolific of English cartographers'. Tooley says, 'As an engraver he was elegant and exact with fine clear lettering and great delicacy of touch'.

Dimensions (W x H): 58 x 50 / 23 x 19½

£350
A NEW MAP OF AMERICA, FROM THE LATEST AUTHORITIES.
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CARY, John


Clear and accurate map of the Americas in the early nineteenth century. The coastline is accurately depicted apart from the unexplored north-west passage. The map is coloured by country, which shows the United States (green) ending at the Mississipi, and the territory to the west (yellow) merging ...

Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 51 / 23 x 20

£600
A New Map of ARABIA including EGYPT, ABYSSINIA AND THE RED SEA  &c.&c. from the latest Authorities.
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CARY, John.


Beautiful map of the southern Middle East covering the area from Israel to Ethiopia, and Egypt to the Iranian coast. The provinces of Ethiopia are shown in considerable detail. Four scales. John Cary was considered 'the most representative, able and prolific of English cartographers'. Tooley ...

Dimensions (W x H): 51 x 46 / 20 x 18