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December 2011
Martayan Lan
Fine Antique Maps, Atlases and Globes
70 East 55th Street, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10022
800-423-3741
212-308-0018
info@martayanlan.com
Gallery Hours:
Monday Through Friday, 9:30-6:00
Saturdays and evenings by appointment.
Any of these maps may be purchased directly via our website, but if you have any questions about these or any other items in our stock, please feel free to call.
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A Pristine Example
One of the Great Dutch World Maps
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World. HONDIUS, H./ JANSSON, J.
[Amsterdam, 1633/ 1641]
Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica Ac Hydrographica Tabula.
15 x 21 ¼ inches
Superb original color; mint condition.
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“The Gem of French Charts of Southeast Asia” (Suarez)
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Southeast Asia/ China/ Japan/ India. THEVENOT, M.
[Paris, 1664]
Untitled Chart.
20 x 26 ½ inches
Margin extended lower right where once attached to text, mended split upper margin not affecting printed area, a fine example.
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Weight of the World Magnified
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Miniature Terrestrial Globe/ Paperweight. AMERICAN GLOBE AND SCHOOL SUPPLY CO./ RAND MCNALLY
[Seneca Falls, NY, 1891]
Rand McNally & Co.’s New 3 Inch Terrestrial Globe Copyright 1891, by Rand, McNally, & Co.
3-inch diameter globe anchored in magnifying glass as issued; 5 ½ inches total height. Color-printed, wax-engraved (?) gores; some fading of place names, a few repair in extreme southern portion, but overall remarkably little wear; overall excellent condition.
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A Globe for the People
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Terrestrial Globe. THOMAS MALBY & SON
[London, 1898]
MALBY'S/ TERRESTRIAL GLOBE/ Compiled from the latest/ & MOST AUTHENTIC SOURCES,/ including all the recent/ Geographical Discoveries,/ Manufactured and Published under the superintendence of the/ SOCIETY FOR THE DIFFUSION OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE...
14 ¼ inches total height; 8 ½-inch diameter terrestrial globe canted in a brass uncalibrated half-meridian and raised on a turned mahogany stand with turned central baluster standard and dish base. Original color throughout, though possibly refreshed in land areas; relatively minor darkening & staining; some abrasion, primarily in northern areas, all fully restored; mended crack in base; overall very good condition.
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Fine Navigational Chart of Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard
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Nantucket/ Martha’s Vineyard/ Cape Cod. ELDRIDGE, G.
[Boston, 1908]
Geo. W. Eldridge’s Chart C Vineyard Light-Ship to Chatham.
27 ¼ x 47 ¼ inches
Lighthouses and other navigational aids highlighted in color; mounted on linen as originally issued, with label listing available charts pasted on; bit of wrinkling but excellent overall.
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Finely Made, Very Well-Preserved Chart
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Buzzard’s Bay/ Cape Cod/ Elizabeth Islands. ELDRIDGE, G./ THAXTER & SON
[Boston, 1876]
Eldridge’s Chart No. 10. Buzzard’s Bay, ….
36 x 30 3/8 inches
Hand-colored lithograph. Re-mounted on new line but with three original, commercial label re-attached; excellent condition.
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Scarce U. S. Map with Portrait
Published on the Centennial of Washington’s Birth
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United States/ George Washington. PHELPS, H.
[New York, 1832]
Map of the United States….
16 x 19 ½ inches
Steel engraving with original outline color. Removed from original orange cover, included separately; flattened & mounted on reinforcing rice paper; normal fold wear, lightly toned & some staining, overall very good.
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With an Early View of Central Park & the Upper West Side
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New York State/ Central Park. ENSIGN, BRIDGMAN & FANNING
[New York, c. 1860]
A New Township Map Of The State Of New York….
24 x 30 inches
Lithograph with original hand color; slight fold wear, mounted on rice, a bright, excellent example.
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A Scarce, Separately Published Map of Long Island
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Long Island/ Connecticut. COLTON, G. W. & C. B.
[New York, 1866]
Travellers Map Of Long Island.
8 7/8 x 22 ¼ inches
Lithograph with original hand color. Slight wear at a few fold intersections & a few stains, else excellent condition.
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Evocative View of Early Prosperity Along the Mississippi
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Davenport, Iowa. WRIGHT, Rufus/ SARONY, MAJOR & KNAPP
[New York, 1858]
City of Davenport, Iowa. From the orignal Picture In The Possession Of Geo. L. Davenport. Rufus Wright. Pinx. Lith. Of Sarony, Major & Knapp. 449Broadway. N. Y.
21 x 28 ¼ inches.
Chromolithograph. A few small stains, else fine condition
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Richly Engraved & Colored Plan of Paris
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Paris. DE RAM, J.
[Amsterdam, c. 1690]
Lutetiae Parisiorum universae Galliae metropolis novissima & Accuratissima delineatio….
19 5/8 x 23 inches
Fine hand color; fine condition.
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With 30 Fine, Steel-Engraved Vignettes of Major Structures
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Paris. DYONNET, Charles
[Paris, 1841]
Plan de Paris divisé en 12 Arrondissements. .
29 ¾ x 43 inches
Superb hand color; reinforcements at some fold intersections, few mended edge tears, light toning along few folds, overall very good.
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Sweeping Plan of Elizabethan London
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London. VERTUE, G./ AGAS, R.
[London, 1560 (?)/ 1737]
Civitatis Londinum Ani Dni Circiter MDLX./ Londinum Antiqua This plan shews the ancient extent of the famous Cities of London and Westminster as it was near the beginning of the Reign of Queen Elisabeth… Vertue, Soc. Antiq. Lond. Excudit 1737.
27 x 75 inches
eight engraved sheets joined & archivally mounted on new linen; fine hand color; excellent condition.
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A Prototype for the Mapping of Scandinavia
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Scandinavia/ Finland/ Russia/ Estonia. MERCATOR, G./ HONDIUS, J.
[Amsterdam, 1609]
Svecia Et Norvegia cum confinys.
14 x 18 5/8 inches
Fine original color, refreshed; lightly toned, few marginal stains, very good condition.
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A Scarce, Beautiful Map of Sicily
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Sicily. CANTELLI, G./ ROSSI, G. G. DE
[Rome, 1682]
Isola E Regno Di Sicilia...
22 x 18 inches
Original outline and fine hand color ; contemporary mounting on early paper as usual with this type of map, fine condition.
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Attractive Example of an Early Issue
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Puglia/ Basilica/ Calabria. MERCATOR, G./ HONDIUS, J.
[Amsterdam, 1609]
Puglia Piana, Terra Di Barri, Terra Di Otranto, Calabria Et Basilicata.
131/2 x 18 inches
Fine original color, refreshed; mended edge splits, lightly toned, else excellent.
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Attractive Example of an Early Issue
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Campania (Livorno)/ Abruzzi/ Naples. MERCATOR, G./ HONDIUS, J.
[Amsterdam, 1609]
Abruzzo Et Terra Di Lavoro. .
13 ¾ x 19 inches
Fine original color, refreshed; mended edge splits, lightly toned, very good overall.
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Richly Detailed Panorama of Constantinople
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Istanbul. MERIAN, M.
[Frankfurt-am-Main, 1635]
Constantinopolitanae Urbis . . .
9 1/8 x 27 ¾ inches
Fine condition with dark impression.
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The Rare First State
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West Africa/ Guinea Coast. GASTALDI, G./ RAMUSIO, J.B.
[Venice, 1556]
Parte del Africa.
11 x 14 ¼ inches
mall filled wormed area along centerfold, else fine condition with a strong impression.
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The Work of Two of History’s Greatest Geographers
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Morocco/ Algeria/ Tunisia/ Spain. MERCATOR, G./ PTOLEMY, C.
[Cologne, 1578]
Afr: I Tab:.
12 ½ x 18 inches.
Fine hand color; reinforced top & bottom of centerfold, a few small repairs along latter, very good condition.
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The Work of Two of History’s Greatest Geographers
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Libya/ Tunisia/ Algeria. MERCATOR, G./ PTOLEMY, C.
[Cologne, 1578]
Afr: II Tab: .
13 x 18 inches
Fine hand color; reinforced top & bottom of centerfold, else excellent.
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The Work of Two of History’s Greatest Geographers
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Egypt/ Libya/ Sinai/ Alexandria. MERCATOR, G./ PTOLEMY, C.
[Cologne, 1578]
Afr: III Tab:.
13 3/8 x 18 ½ inches
Fine hand color; fair amount of centerfold wear & a few repairs, else very good condition.
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The Work of Two of History’s Greatest Geographers
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Egypt/ Northern Africa/ Horn of Africa/ Nile Source. MERCATOR, G./ PTOLEMY, C.
[Cologne, 1578]
Afr: IIII. Tab:.
13 3/8 x 18 ½ inches
Fine hand color; bottom of centerfold reinforced, else excellent condition.
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