Archive for May, 2010

Map of the Day: Huot Map of Malaysia (1867)

May 21st, 2010

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Huot map of Malaisie. Original hand outlining and coloring.

From Atlas de la Geographie Universelle (description de toutes les parties du monde), nouvelle edition. By M.J.J.N. Huot, in association with Malte-Brun. Publisher Garnier Freres, Paris.

Map size 29.5 cm x 22 cm.

Condition very good+ to fine. Light toning at edges.

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Map of the Day: Spruner Map of the Roman Empire (1865)

May 20th, 2010

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Spruner map of the Roman Empire, with several insets of important cities. Original hand outlining and coloring. Latin language.

From Spruner-Menke Atlas Antiquus. Karoli Spruneri Opus tertio edidit Theodorus Menke. Publisher: Gothae: Sumitrus Justi Perthes, 1865.

Map size 42 cm x 32 cm. Center fold as issued.

Condition very good-. Light toning at edges, minor spotting as noted in picture. 

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Map of the Day: Drury Map of Italy (1822)

May 19th, 2010

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Drury map of Italy. Original black and white printing, with period coloring.

From Geography for School, Upon a Plan Entirely New Atlas of Forty Luminous and Concise Maps. By Luke Drury, A. M. (USA). Publisher Miller and Hutchins, Providence, Rhode Island. Drury was a preeminent mapmaker of the early 19th century, and his state maps in particular were noted for their quality and accuracy before being largely overtaken by Finley. The 1822 edition in particular is difficult to obtain and desirable.

Map size 24 cm x 20 cm.

Condition good to fair. Spotting and toning throughout. Excellent candidate for restoration.

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Map of the Day: Baur map of Switzerland (1857)

May 18th, 2010

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Commercial and industrial map of Switzerland, from Baur’s interpretation. Clean and crisp coloring and condition. Factory coloring, early representation of immediate post-hand coloring and factory off-set period.
 
Derived from Atlas fur Handel und Industrie fur Kaufleute, Fabrikanten und Gewerbetreibende. Mannheim, 1857. Fredrich Bassermann and C.F. Baur. The Baur Atlas was one of the first post-1850 atlases to focus exclusively on commercial and industrial development, a popular trend throughout the late 19th and early 20th century.
 
In 4to oblong, 35 cm x 29 cm.

Condition fine.

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Map of the Day: Leroy map of Italy and Greece – physical (1885)

May 17th, 2010

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MM Drioux and Ch. Leroy map of Italy and Greece – physical. Factory and original hand coloring.

Map size 43 cm x 30 cm. Center fold as issued. Condition very good to fine. Moderate toning.

Derived from Atlas Universel Et Classique De Geographie. Ancienne, Romaine, Du Moyen Age, Moderne et Contemporaine. MM. Drioux et Ch. Leroy – nouvelle edition. Paris, Librairie Classique Eugene Belin, 1885.

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Map of the Day: Mitchell Map of Minnesota (1869)

May 16th, 2010

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Mitchell’s map of Minnesota. Original hand outlining and coloring from the period, steel engraved map. 

Map size 37 cm x 30 cm. Condition very good to fine. Minor toning/foxing.

From Mitchell’s New General Atlas, 1869. One of the classic atlases of the period. Mapmaker S. Augustus Mitchell, Philadelphia. Classic edition from the period.

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Map of the Day: Johnson Map of Switzerland (1863)

May 15th, 2010

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Johnson’s map of Switzerland. Original hand coloring and hand outlining. Steel plate engraved map.
 
From Johnson’s New Illustrated Family Atlas of the World, 1863. A classic atlas from the mid-Civil War period from the United States, first edition 1860 (mainly Colton derived). The 1863 atlas in particular is unique for its amalgamation of earlier Browning and Colton engravings with newer maps holding a revised border design. The Johnson series of maps are known for their detail, rich hand-coloring, relation to the periods of Civil War and American Expansion in the West, and for their vividly American style of cartography.  Mapmaker A.J. Johnson, New York, United States. 
 
Map size 30 cm x 43 cm. Minor toning at edges of margin. 

Condition very good.

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Map of the Day: Lowry Map of the Central United States (1853)

May 14th, 2010

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Lowry’s Map of the central United States, with oversized Minnesota and Nebraska, and large Indian Territory. Original hand coloring and outlining.

From Lowry’s Table Atlas: Constructed and Engraved from the Most recent Authorities. By J. W. Lowry, F.R.G.S. Published by Chapman and Hall, Picadilly, London, sometime between 1853 and 1855. Joseph Wilson Lowry was a prolific London cartographer and engraver, later working with Blackie and as the appointed engraver to the Geological Survey of Great Britian and Ireland. Early edition of a classic London series.

Map size 42 cm x 29 cm.

Condition fair. Light toning at edges and heavy toning in spots. Center fold as issued. 

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Map of the Day: Spruner Map of South Italy and Sicily (1865)

May 13th, 2010

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Spruner map of Ancient Southern Italy and Sicily, with several insets of important cities. Original hand outlining and coloring. Latin language.

From Spruner-Menke Atlas Antiquus. Karoli Spruneri Opus tertio edidit Theodorus Menke. Publisher: Gothae: Sumitrus Justi Perthes, 1865.

Map size 42 cm x 32 cm. Center fold as issued.

Condition very good-. Light toning at edges, minor spotting as noted in picture. 

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Map of the Day: Blackie Map of South Africa and the Cape of Good Hope (1860)

May 12th, 2010

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Very large, very detailed, Hand-outlined map of South Africa and Cape of Good Hope. Center fold. No rips or tears, small amount of foxing, toning on the edges.

Map size 50 cm x 40 cm.

by W.G. Blackie, The Imperial Atlas of Modern Geography (London), 1860. The 1860 edition is scarce, and the Imperial Atlas is known for the large map sizes and extensive detail, with over 120,000 placenames.

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