Search Results: C. Maps--Africa from The Prime Meridian: Antique Maps & Books

Amsterdam, Arnheim: Hondius and J. Jannson, 1608. Near fine small map, fully hand colored cooperplate engraved map, includes inset "I.S. Thomae". French verso text applies to map. From Atlas Minor (Koeman Me 187). 14.5x18cm..

Brussels, 1827. VG with mild general browning. This large chart is the index map to Vandermaelen's scarce 'Atlas Universel de Geographie...Troisieme partie- Afrique'. Maps from this atlas were the first maps prepared by lithography to a standard scale.This references all subsequent plates to this atlas (noted in Phillips, but not mentioned in Norwich). All these maps are on heavy paper. This double elephant-folio continental image measures 18.5x21 inches (47x53cm). . Illus. by H. Ode (lithographer).

Paris: Garnier Freres, 1880. Very good, hand colored outlines, later Malte-Brun map from "Atlas de Geographie Universelle...". The above date is approximate. The attractive double plate image measures 12x16.5 inches..

William Tegg and Co., London, 1853. VG w/color outllines and some divisional color. Minimal soiling. From "A Comparative Atlas of Ancient and Modern Geography...". 21.5x27cm..

Leipzig: Schreiber, 1750. Overall very good with some browning, heavy laid paper. Rather attractive image of Africa, from Schreiber's "Atlas Selectus". The above date is approximate. This has early color, a moderatley decorative small cartouche, with elephant and lion. The image is 6.5x9 inches, with a small stain at the horn of Africa that just crosses the neatline..

Willliam Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London, 1861. Colored margins and some divisions. Tribal designations, caravan routes. From Keith Johnston's General Atlas. From 31 to 45 deg. E. long.; from 7 to 18 deg. N. lat. 57x44cm, vg+..

Blackie & Son, Glasgow (Edinburg, London) , 1883. Colored outlines and divisions, tinted. Some tribal designations. Three colored insets: 1. Mauritius 2. Bourbon (Reunion) 3. Natal. 50.5x36cm. A very nice map..

Amsterdam, Arnheim : Hondius and J. Jansson, 1608. Near fine, fully hand colored, small copperplate engraved map. Actually 3 maps on one small sheet, also including "Cartaginensis Sinus" and "Aegyptus". French text on verso does apply to map. From Atlas Minor (Koeman Me 187). 14x18cm..

Leipzig: Schreiber, 1750. Overall very good with some browning, heavy laid paper. Rather attractive image of Asia, from Schreiber's "Atlas Selectus". The above date is approximate. This has early color, a moderatley decorative small cartouche, with a few animals, and a small ship. There is an eight point compass rose and multiple scales. This shows the Philipines, Japan. The image is 6.5x9 inches, with a small stain at the horn of Africa that just crosses the neatline..

Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., Philadelphia, 1853. VG with minimal browning, original color. There are 2 inset maps: 1. Mo. 29 Map of Egypt; 2. No. 30 Map of Liberia. Measures 20x26.5cm (8x10.5 inches)..

Brussels, 1827. Near fine, plate No. 2 from Vandermaelen's scarce 'Atlas Universel de Geographie...Troisieme partie- Afrique'. Maps from this atlas were the first maps prepared by lithography to a standard scale. This atlas is noted in Phillips, but not mentioned in Norwich. This particular image is of the region of Algeria. All these maps are on heavy paper. This handsome double elephant-folio image measures 18.5x21 inches (47x53cm). . Illus. by H. Ode (lithographer).

Paris: Garnier Freres, 1880. Very good, hand colored outlines, later Malte-Brun map from "Atlas de Geographie Universelle...". The above date is approximate. The attractive double plate image measures 12x16.5 inches..

?Leipzig, c. 1750. Small B&w map with 3 subdivisions, as indicated in title. G+due to some marginal soiling and foxing. Some topographical detail, esp. on #3. Scale, 14x20.5cm (includes all 3 images)..

Chez Eymery Fruger et Cie., Paris, c. 1837. Near fine large map of this region, on heavy paper with hand-colored outlines (as issued). The usual unobtrusive blindstamp is present. This map was first published c. 1833. This very attractive map is from ATLAS UNIVERSEL DE GEOGRAPHIE ANCIENNE ET MODERNE. The map is quite detailed for the times. The image is 53x39 cm (21x15.25 inches)..

Paris: Garnier Freres, 1880. Very good, hand colored outlines, later Malte-Brun map from "Atlas de Geographie Universelle...". The above date is approximate. The attractive double plate image measures 12x16.5 inches. Small piece missing at right lower corner (matting would cover with margin to spare)..

George Philip & SOn, Liverpool, 1854. Hand-colored outlines, statistical inset panel, focus on Nile River, 23x30cm..

George Philip & Son Ltd., 1904 (for The Amalgamated Press). Broad color outlines and divisions. Small brown and white reference map to Egypt & The Sudan on verso. Part of The Harmsworth Universal Atlas, Nos. 141-142. 36x48cm..

Brussels, 1827. Near fine, plate No.52 from Vandermaelen's scarce 'Atlas Universel de Geographie...Troisieme partie- Afrique'. Maps from this atlas were the first maps prepared by lithography to a standard scale. This atlas is noted in Phillips, but not mentioned in Norwich. This particular map details a regional eastern edge of South Africa, with regional designations of the ambookies, Naonetas, Mambookies, Hambonaas. It is mainly a coastal image wit the Bay of Lourenzo Marques, and several coastal rivers. These maps are on heavy paper. Each handsome double elephant-folio image measures 18.5x21 inches (47x53cm). . Illus. by H. Ode (lithographer).

Paris: Brue, 1830. Excellent condition, decorative, with original hand colored outlines. Very attractive image with Gulfs of Arabia and Suez. The plate is dated 1822, but it is from the 1830 atlas. These are all double-folio, on heavy paper, and handsomely produced for this well-known atlas (Atlas Universel de Geographie...). This edition had 65 maps, a sizeable expansion over the first edition. Brue was the Royal Geographer at this time. The map measures 20x14 inches.. Second.

Gotha: Justus Perthes , 1861. Vg, tinted map with 2 images. The dominant image is a fairlly detailed coastal chart, with depth soundings, of the Bay of Suez (northern end of Gulf of Suez). The second (upper) image is a sketch of the Spring of Moses, just to the west of the central portion of the gulf.f It comes from Petermann's "Geographische Mitteilungen". Petermann was a major figure in the 19th century explosion of thematic mapping (see Robinson: EARLY THEMATIC MAPPING...). He apprenticed with Steiler and later helped with the maps of Johnston's PHYSICAL ATLAS... (initially issued as a tribute to Berghaus). The full plate measures 9.75x7.5 inches. .