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One the earliest and rarest printed world maps; the first to be published in northern Italy. The Berlinghieri is certainly the rarest of the early Ptolemiac world maps, aside from the unobtainable 1477 Bologna edition. It is also the only early Ptolemaic world map to employ the same projection used..... More
Fascinating engraving containing two aerial views of the city, one as it was at the beginning of the first century BCE, and the other a contemporaneous view. Each is accompanied by legends listing important structures and places that are keyed to the plans. In the lower right is a vignette... More
The first issue of this early engraving of five Moroccan port cities, including Tangier, Asilah, the fishing port of Safi, and the ancient city of Sale’. Cueta is an autonomous Spanish city opposite Gibraltar. More
From the first edition of the Braun & Hogenberg city atlas, a beautiful engraving comprised of city views of Trier, Koblenz and Rothenberg. Trier, Germany’s oldest city, appears at the top along the left bank of the Moselle. The 4th century Basilica of Constantine can be recognized, along with..... More
The first state of this engraving, presenting panoramic views of three great Westphalian cities: the cathedral city of Munster, the trade city of Osnabruck, and the Rhineland city of Wesel. The verso text describes the towns in some detail: with respect to Munster and Osnabruck it comments specifically on the... More
This superb view of Poland’s primary seaport appeared in Braun & Hogenberg's Civitatis Orbis Terrarum, the first printed atlas of city plans and views. It accurately portrays the Town Hall Spire (marked Das Rhathaus on the view), the Church of Saint Mary (Die Phare Kirch) and more than a dozen..... More
One of the rarest and most attractive La Freri maps of all of Italy, offered here in an unrecorded state. Borri reports that only a few examples of this finely engraved map have surfaced. “Di questa magnifica carta, quasi sconosciuta sino a pochi anni orsono, sono noti pochissimi esemplari …” ..... More
A solid copy in its original binding of Filips Galle’s improved version of the first small-scale version of a folio atlas ever published, and the first edition published by Vrients. Ortelius’ groundbreaking, large-format atlas proved to be such an enormously successful publishing phenomenon that it spawned several editions in a...... More
A beautifully colored Dutch map of Italy, Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica. The cartouche is decorated with putti and a regal figure representing the city of Rome, and by extension, Civilization. On the scales in the lower left a putto plays with surveying implements. The map features many ships, and a.... More
Superb original-color example of the first edition of one of the most beautiful 17th-century charts of the area. Schilder described the maps of the De Wit firm as being "distinguished by their excellent craftsmanship, exactness and beauty." Romeyn de Hooghe’s intricately etched cartouche shows a European trader accompanied by a...... More
A remarkably detailed and beautiful plan of Florence and its immediate surroundings, including Fiesole. No fewer that 228 structures are listed and keyed to the plan. In a departure from the usual subjects that ordinarily flank early maps, this work offers several scenes of cultural events, most being athletic in... More
A beautiful example of the first state of Des Barres’ magnificent chart of Boston Harbor, which at the time of the American Revolution and 50 years thereafter was the most accurate chart available of the crucial port. Its combination of accuracy and visual appeal has never been surpassed. It was... More
The complete set of six views (on two sheets), all relating to Boston; very rarely seen complete. These fine engravings of various vistas of Boston are important records of the area prior to as well as just after the beginning of the Revolution. Three of views show Boston itself, from..... More
Beautiful example of the finely engraved Italian edition of this landmark map focusing on the northwest American coast and northern Pacific. The first edition of the map introduced some of the most influential cartographic fictions relating to this region: the so-called the Sea of the West and a complete Northwest... More
A rare and most unusual chart that was clearly only partly finished, affording a rare look at what an 18th-century map in mid process would look like. In relatively complete form on the chart are Block Island, Montauk, Shelter and Gardiner's islands, and some of the coast of Peconic Bay. ..... More
First edition of this experimental classic, which attempted to describe and visualize the production of sound from solid bodies, “the foundation of the modern science of acoustics” (PMM). Chladni devised a method of representing vibrating bodies by means of sand figures (still known as “Chladni figures”) by spreading sand over..... More
Very rare. A superb example one of the finest views of Constantinople we have handled. The great city, seen here from the east, overlooking Üsküdar and the Bosphorus, appears as it was during the reign of Sultan Mahmud II. The Topkapi Palace, the Hagia Sophia, and the Sultan Ahmed Mosque..... More
A delicately colored and etched view of London viewed from the Southwark side of Waterloo Bridge and focusing on St. Paul’s Cathedral. The bridge teems with various vehicles of trade, grenadiers marching and on horseback, and citizenry of various stations of society. The muted coloring evokes one of the many..... More
Rare dedication copy of an early illustrated offprint on plastic surgery. This study by Dr. Verhaeghe of Ostend describes a rhinoplasty operation carried out in July of 1845 or 1846 by the renowned Berlin physician Johann Friederic Dieffenbach (1792-1847), who was then in residence at Ostend. Dieffenbach, whose maxillofacial and... More
Very scarce and richly informative wall map of these historic islands and the beautiful Cape. As Garver noted, “Walling aimed for a comprehensive, almost encyclopedic, overview of these three counties and their principal population centers.” Thus, the map remains a valuable source for an array of historical data: the locations..... More
Scarce; separately published. A wonderfully detailed, panoramic view of the city seen from Nob Hill, with the ship-filled bay in the far background. Surrounding the primary view are 22 finely engraved vignettes depicting notable structures, lively streetscapes, and even a chaotic scene on a wharf featuring a brawl. The work... More
Rare, separately published folding map in excellent condition. A very detailed street plan with the city's parks shown in color. Below is a directory of the city's streets. More
Extremely rare, separately published set of maps, one of Southampton Village and the other of the major resort communities of Long Island's South Fork--four sheets in total comprising two distinct maps. These vibrantly colored, elegant maps, printed on silk, were no doubt published to mark the incorporation of Southampton Village..... More
Fine first issue of one of this very attractive, early view of Messina, the principal port of Sicily. The city’s distinctive harbor is shown teeming with ships. 167 of the well-fortified city’s towers, churches, palaces and fountains are numbered and keyed to the view. More
One of the earliest plans of the third largest city in Belgium, situated at the confluence of the Schelde and Leie rivers. A numbered key identifies the city’s many landmarks, including the cathedral of Saint Bavo, the church of Saint Nicholas, and the famous Belfry of Ghent. This plan appeared..... More