Search Results: Books from The Prime Meridian: Antique Maps & Books

New York: Walker and Company, 1996. As new copy of this fascinating book. This is well referenced for such a small volume, with numerous b&w illustrations. Chapters on Isle of Demons, Frisland, Antillia, Saint Brendan, and others.. Revised (original in 1994). Cloth. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder.

Pomegranate Artbooks, Rohnert Part (California), 1996 (first American edition) As new in dustjacket, large 8vo, 136pp. A very nicely produced book, beginng with 16th century sea charts and ending in the 20th century. It focuses on the European exploration of the seas. There are many color map reproductions, and other illustrat ions. This was first published in 1996 by The British Library. Four copies are available, priced individually as above.. Facsimile, Limited. Hard Cover. As New/As New.

Norwich (Vermont): Terra Nova Press, 1996. As new, small 8vo, 2nd edition, 87pp. This reprint, edited by FJ Manasek, was only slightly modified from the 1900 original. A nice reference volume..

The Illustrated London News, June 8, 1867. 2 nice b&w llitho's on one page, some soiling but generally vg: 1.The King of the Sandwich Islands Laying the Foundation-Stone of a Cathedral at Honolulu 2. Steel Boat for the Expedition in Search of Dr. Livingstone. Unrelated text on verso. 3 6.5x24. (There are 2 copies of this page; the price is per copy to be sold singly, not as set unless desired by purchaser.).

Arbor Libri Press, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1995. 8vo,85 pp, As new (issued w/o DJ). Introduction by F.J.Manasek. This is a reproduction of Phillips 1896 bibliographic monograph listing 200 virginia maps..

D. Appleton & Co., NY, 1880. VG+, minimal browning, printed color. Recto text applicable to map, which mainly focuses on major sea routes around the world. From "Cornell's Intermediate Geography: Forming Part Second of a Systematic Series of School Geographies." Map image w ith text is 20.5x26cm..

D. Appleton & Co., NY, 1880. VG, minimal browning, printed color. Some topographical detail. Shows most of Great Lakes, Gulf of St. Lawrence. From "Cornell's Intermediate Geography: Forming Part Second of a Systematic Series of School Geographies." Map image is 21x26cm..

Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press, 1997. Orginally published in 1993, this excellent book on the history and development of map projections was first issued in paperback in 1997. John Snyder was a former president of the American Cartographic Association, and taught related courses at Geore Mason Univ. in Virginia. This is a scholarly production (365pp, including detailed bibliography and index; many b&w drawings).. Mass Market Paperback. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Beveerley Tucker Public Printer, Washington (DC), 1855. B&W, VG w/minimal browning. Simple sketch. From the "Report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey, Showing the Progress of the Survey During the Year 1854." 18.5x20.5cm..

T. SInclair & Son Lith., Philadelphia, c. 1874. Near fine tinted lithograph prepared specifically for Thos. Oliver Selfridge's "Reports of Explorations and Surveys to Ascertain the Practicability of a Ship-Canal Between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans by the Way of the Isthmus of Darien." This re port was the forerunner of the contentious development of the Panama Canal, at a time when planners were leaning towards placement of this canal in Colombia, South America. The image is 17.5x25cm..

The Bradley--Garretson Co. Ltd, Brantford and Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1896. Broad color, vgwith minor soiling. Some atlas text on verso. From: The Historical Atlas or The World Displayed in its Geography, Zoology, Botany, Ethnology, History and Statistics. 22.5x28cm..

Council Oak Books, Tulsa, 1992. As new 4to with DJ. A ver nice volume with numerous maps created by David Greenspan in 1951 for American Heritage. Some of the maps are adapted from the 1959 2-volume West Point Atlas of American Wars. Along with these are aerial photographs from th e US High Altitude Photography Program, with very interesting perspectives not available to most previous Civil War historians. Most of the maps are full page and in color. Chapters are arranged predicated on individual battles and dates. There a nu mber of b&w photos of the various generals involved, with brief bibliographical statements. 176pp including index and illustration credits. This is a very nice volume. (4 copies available, each individually priced as above.).

Council Oak Books, Tulsa, 1992. As new 4to with DJ. A ver nice volume with numerous maps created by David Greenspan in 1951 for American Heritage. Some of the maps are adapted from the 1959 2-volume West Point Atlas of American Wars. Along with these are aerial photographs from th e US High Altitude Photography Program, with very interesting perspectives not available to most previous Civil War historians. Most of the maps are full page and in color. Chapters are arranged predicated on individual battles and dates. There a nu mber of b&w photos of the various generals involved, with brief bibliographical statements. 176pp including index and illustration credits. This is a very nice volume. (4 copies available, each individually priced as above.).

T. SInclair & Son Lith., Philadelphia, c. 1874. Near fine tinted lithograph prepared specifically for Thos. Oliver Selfridge's "Reports of Explorations and Surveys to Ascertain the Practicability of a Ship-Canal Between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans by the Way of the Isthmus of Darien." This re port was the forerunner of the contentious development of the Panama Canal, at a time when planners were leaning towards placement of this canal in Colombia, South America. The image is 17.5x25cm..

Blackie & Son, Glasgow (Edinburg, London), ?date. Broad color, vg+. 22x29cm..

Encyclopedia Britannica, Chicago, c. 1895. VG w/ minimal browning. Full printed color. Inset: South Wesern Portion of Virginia. Counties, railroads. 18.5x26cm..

Encyclopedia Britannica, Chicago, 1895. G+ , printed color. Shows railroads, counties, Delaware Bay. 26x18.5cm..

Am. Photo-Lithographic Co., NY, c. 1874 (Osborne's Process). B&W survey, VG with a small crease tear repaired on verso with archival tape (fragile paper, as with many government issues of this time). This is a simple river chart with some depth soundings. This was Plate No. IV from Selfridge's "Reports of Exp lorations and Surveys to Ascertain the Practicability of a Ship-Canal Between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans by Way of the Isthmus of Darien." This was the report that preceeded the development of the Panama Canal, and all the associated political turmoil. The map image is 80x98cm., with folds as issued..

D. Appleton & Co., NY, 1880. VG, minimal browning and upper spotting, printed color. Some topographical detail. Includes predominantly midatlantic states, with Virginia and West Virginia (all of DelMarVa region), including all of New York.. From "Cornell's Intermediate Geograph y: Forming Part Second of a Systematic Series of School Geographies." Map image is 25.5x21cm..

The Illustrated London News, July 22, 1865, p.65. VG pair of b&w lithographic vignettes concerning the end-stages of the war. . These are titled: 1. The Flight of the Confederates: A Sudden Alarm and Stampede 2. The Train of the Confederates Crossing the Pe-Dee River, North Carolina. The complete image (ie for the pair) measures 36x23cm (14x9 inches)..