Woodman, Richard
Hunting scene (deer hunting). "The Earl of Derby's Stag Hounds". Original engraving. Printed in coloures and finished by hand. After J. Barenger's drawing engraved by R. Woodman. Published by J. Griffin in Crashalton, County Surrey (now part of London), 1823. 48:60 cm (19 x 23 3/4 inch.). With an engraved title and the names of the hunters below the picture (Edward, Lord Stanley, the Earl's eldest son and heir on the left, his son, the Hon. Edward Geoffrey Stanley beside him, the huntsman Jonathan Griffin of Carshalton in the centre, and Jem Bullen, the whipper-in, leading the dogs on the right) - Price includes the mount and veneered frame (78:87 cm; 30 3/4 x 34 1/4 inch.).
Ortelius, Abraham
Crete and the Aegean Islands. "Archipelagi Insularum Aliquot Descrip.". Orig. copperplate engarving, A Ortelius, Antwerp, 1584. orig. old colouring. With decorative title cartouche, ornamental cartouche with the scale of map ('Milliaria Italica') and 10 inset maps. 36,5:51 cm (14 1/2 x 20 inch.) on paper sized 45:53,5 cm. Zacharakis 1617; V. d. Broecke 147; Koeman III, map 7900, ed. 31:041 (1592 Latin). - 11 maps of the Aegean Islands (Crete - 'Candia Insula', Lesbos - 'Metellino', Kythira - 'Cerigo', Karpathos - 'Scarpanto', Naxos - 'Nicsia', Santorini , Milos - 'Milo', Lemnos - 'Stalimente', Euboea - 'Negroponte', Rhodes - 'Rodus' and Chios - 'Scio') printed from one plate.
Mercator, Gerardus
South West England and South Wales. "Cornubia, Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria Monumetha, Glamorgan, Caermarden, Penbrok, Cardigan, Radnor, Breknoke, Herefordia, & Wigornia". Orig. copperplate engraving, G. Mercator. Published in Duisburg by Mercator's heirs, 1595. Orig. old colouring. With ornamental title cartouche. 36,5:46,5 cm (14 1/2 x 18 1/4 inch.). Koeman I, map 5114:1.1, ed. 1:011/12 (1595-1602 Latin). - A very decorative map of South West England and South Wales. From the first (!) edition of Mercator's 'Atlas sive Cosmographicae'. - Printed on paper sized 42:53 cm.
Visscher, Nicolaes I
Malta, Gozo, Comino (Maltese Archipelago). "Insularum Meliate Vulgo Maltae et Gozae Novissima Delineatio". Orig. copperplate engraving, N. Visscher, Amsterdam, ca. 1680. Original old colouring. With figure title cartouche with a coat of arms, a cartouche with the scale of map held by 2 cherubs, several ships and a figure cartouche with inset map of the Western Mediterranean. 46:56,5 cm. A very decorative map of the Maltese Archipelago (Malta, Gozo and Comino) in the Mediterranean Sea. - A beautiful, splendidly coloured impression.
de Wit, Frederik
Malta, Gozo, Comino (Maltese Archipelago). "Insula Malta accuratisime Delineata Urbibus, et Fortalitiis expressa". Orig. copperplate engraving, F. de Wit, Amsterdam, ca. 1680. Original old colouring. With decorative title cartouche with inset plan of Valetta and a cartouche with explanatory notes. 44,5:54 cm (17 1/2 x 21 1/4 inch.). A very decorative map of the Maltese Archipelago (Malta, Gozo and Comino), southern Sicily and the North African coast (cities of Tripoli and Tunis). - Splendid colouring from the time.
Merian, Matthäus
Crete, Greece. "Insula Candia olim Creta" (title in map). Orig. copperplate engraving, M. Merian, Theatrum Europaeum, Frankfurt am Main, 1672. With 5 inset maps. 31:42,5 cm (12 1/4 x 16 3/4 inch.). Zacharakis 1511. - Map of Crete (15:42,5 cm) with 5 other maps (Spinalonga - 'Spina Longa' and Souda - 'Suda', Eastern Mediterranean - 'Mediterranea Sea', and 2 plans of the fortifications of Cretan cities - Chania - 'Canea' and Rethymno - 'Retimo') above it. 6 maps printed from a one plate on paper 34:45,5 cm - Left margin closely trimmed (outside the printed area) and set with contemporary paper.
Seutter, Matthäus
Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen. "Saxoniae Superioris Circulus, ob oculos sistens Ducatum et Electoratum Saxoniae Marchionatum Misniae, Landgraviatum Thuringae, Principatum Anhaltinum, Schwarzenburg, Hallensem Comitat. Mansfeld. Voitland. &c. cum aliis insertis et adjacentibus Provinciis .". Orig., atkol. Kupferstich Karte, M. Seutter, Augsburg, ca. 1730. Mit gr. fig. Titelkart. und Kart. mit Meillenanzeiger. 50:57 cm. Karte von Sachsen, Thüringen und dem südlichem Teil von Sachsen-Anhalt. - Gedruck auf Papier im Format 54:63 cm.
Diakoff, John A.
Pictorial wall map of China. "Karta Kitaia" ('Map of China'). Original lithography printed in colors, 1931. After John A. Diakoff's map, drawn by G. Primakoff, lithographed by P. Sergeeff. Published by the Northern Trading Co. in Harbin, 1931. 152:201 cm. With title cartouche (in Cyrillic), 2 inset maps of January and July isotherms across the Asian landmass, with 20 views (cities, mountains and more) on the sides, many illustrations with descriptions (in Cyrillic and Chinese) in the map and Chinese inscriptions on the sides and above the map. 140:190 cm (55 1/4 x 75 inch. - the map). A rare edition of this very decorative map of China with descriptions in Russian cyrillic. The more common edition ('Map of China') has a cartouche and descriptions in English.- Printed from 8 lithographic plates, joined and mounted on canvas measuring 151:201 cm.
Berthon du Fromental, Gabriel (1692-1762). French civil law. "Decisions du droit civil, canonique et françois, par ordre alphabetique, avec des observations sur l ancienne et la nouvelle jurisprudence des pays qui se regissent par le droit ecrit, par Gabriel Berthon seigneur de Fromental, conseiller du roi, et son procureur au senechal et presidial du Puy". Lyon: Duplain, 1740. Fol. (8), 798 pp. Orig. full-leather binding from the time with rich gilding on the spine. Documents relating to the history and customs of the Velay region and the town of Le Puy-en-Velay in southern France. - Binding rubbed in several places, otherwise well preserved.