Map of the Day: VA Malte-Brun Map of Geography of Ptolemy (1861)

May 2nd, 2012

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Malte-Brun map of the geography of the world as known by Ptolemy. Original hand outlining and coloring from the period, steel engraved map. 

Map size 31 cm x 22 cm. Condition good to very good. Minor toning/foxing and spotting. 

Derived from Atlas de la Geographie Universelle. Nouvelle Edition. Malte-Brun and M. J. J. N. Huot, Paris. Classic vintage plate from the mid-19th century period. Mapmaker Victor Adolphe Malte-Brun, son of Conrad Malte-Brun, and founder of the French institute Societe de Geographie. VA Malte-Brun was secretary general. 

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VA Malte-Brun Map of Geography of Ptolemy (1861)

Map of the Day: Vuillemin Map of Sarthe (1886)

May 1st, 2012

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Vuillemin map of the province / department of Sarthe, France. Original hand coloring and outlining.

From La France et Ses Colonies, Atlas Illustre. By MM. Vuillemin, L. Thuiller and Ch. Lacoste, under the direction of famous French mapmaker J. Migeon. Publisher J. Genouillac, Paris, 1886. The Vuillemin maps are famous from the period for their quality hand-coloring, extensive depiction of each province of france, attractive vingettes and engravings that accompany the maps, as well as the different fonts used for each province. France’s response to the Johnson and Mitchell maps of the mid-19th century.

Map size 23 cm x 20 cm.

Condition very good+ to fine. Strong strike, and good hand coloring.

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Vuillemin Map of Sarthe (1886)

Map of the Day: Andree map of die Osterreichischen Alpenlander (1893)

April 30th, 2012

Miklian Antiquarian Maps Map of the Day

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Andree map of the Austrian Alps. Attractive original factory coloring, and by far one of the most detailed maps of the period. One of the first examples of the more modern style of mapmaking that came to define 20th century mapmaking.

Map size 60 cm x 40 cm. Center fold as issued. Condition fine. On thick, glossy stock paper.

Derived from Andrees Allgemeiner Handatlas in 91 Haupt- und 86 Nebenkarten. Bielefeld und Leipzig, Verlag von Velhagen and Klasing, 1893. 

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Andree map of die Osterreichischen Alpenlander (1893)

Map of the Day: People’s Map of California (1887)

April 29th, 2012

Miklian Antiquarian Maps Map of the Day

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People’s county map of California. Original factory printing and coloring.

From the People’s Unrivaled Family Atlas of the World. Published by People’s Publishing Company led by G.F. Cram, Chicago, 1887.

Map size 58 cm x 36 cm.

Condition fine. Center fold as issued. 

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Map of the Day: Wells Map of Venezuela (c. 1830)

April 28th, 2012

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Difficult edition map of Venezuela. Map as issued, no period coloring or contemporary coloring.

Map size 15 cm x 25 cm. Condition fair to poor. Torn margin, writing on back of map that bleeds through (addressed to De Waring)

by J. Wells. Date of publishing unknown, but circa 1820-1830.

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Wells Map of Venezuela (c. 1830)

Map of the Day: Cram Map of Greece (1893)

April 27th, 2012

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Cram’s map of Greece. Factory coloring, well detailed. 

Map size 28 cm x 22 cm.

Condition very good to fine. No rips or tears, small toning at edges.

From Cram’s Atlas of the World, G.F. Cram, Chicago, 1893.

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Cram Map of Greece (1893)

Map of the Day: Ginn and Heath map of Italia Superior (1879)

April 26th, 2012

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Ginn and Heath map of ancient Northern Italy, factory coloring. 

Map size 32 cm x 24 cm. Center fold as issued.

Condition very good to fine. No rips or tears, small toning at edges.

From Ginn and Heath’s Classical Atlas of the World, Ginn and Heath Publishers, New York, 1879.

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Ginn and Heath map of Italia Superior (1879)

Map of the Day: Andree Map of United Kingdom and Ireland (1903)

April 25th, 2012

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Andree map of the United Kingdom and Ireland, with sea lanes and London inset. Original factory outlining and coloring.

From Andrees Allgemeiner Handatlas in 126 Haupt- und 139 Nebenkarten. Updated with new findings by A. Scobel. The Andree maps of the late 19th and early 20th century revolutionized mapmaking as by far the most detailed of the period, and for combining physical and political representations on one sheet in a way similar to contemporary maps today. In particular, Andree’s information on the Pacific and Africa were unsurpassed. Published Bielefeld and Leipzig by Verlag Von Velhagen and Klasing.

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Map of the Day: Spruner Map of the Ancient World After Alexander (1865)

April 24th, 2012

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Spruner map of the Ancient World after the Empire of Alexander, 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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Spruner Map of the Ancient World After Alexander (1865)

Map of the Day: Guthrie Map of Poland (1795)

April 23rd, 2012

Miklian Antiquarian Maps Map of the Day

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Guthrie map of Poland, including Greater Poland and Little Poland as well as