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On this page we will show
details of the items we regard as being rather special and also perhaps some
news of what updates we have recently made on the site
    
We show a few of our more special items
below
One of an extensive range of very rare representations of the work of J.M.W.
Turner featured in our Turner Gallery. Just click here to see more
Very handsome Tudor Town plan of Oxford - GB 1110
Detail - part of WW 091
| WW 091 |
C.1714 |
World -
very large old map in superb condition. Centre shows a map of the
ancient civilizations. Numerous tables then give the rulers of the
Great Ancient Kingdoms over several hundred years - Pharoanic Egypt,
Ptolemaic Egypt, Persia, China, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Arabia and so
on with hundreds of dates. Exceptionally attractive large showpiece.
All text in French but easy enough to follow if you had school
French. Attractive hand colouring of central map. |
Chatelain
Brothers at Amsterdam |
Unmounted Coloured |
560x440 |
Reduced to £95 |
And here is something extra
special
| WW
081 |
1598 |
World
, ancient - the famous
cartographic treasure
"Geographia Sacra" by Ortelius. This truly rare map was
printed on two joined pieces of paper and time has taken its toll of
this -expert repairs do not completely hide some loss where the
join became separated. Ask for the set of scans - one is above but
there are 2 others. Only
200 were printed and 140 exist in complete atlases so there can be no
more than 60 possible owners of this princely rarity if all survived! |
Abraham
Ortelius |
Unmounted Coloured |
535x410 |
Reduced to £320 |
Those
2 wonderful old maps are on our World Maps page -
World Maps
Here are some superb genuine original sporting cartoons -
original lithographs from Vanity Fair. These are photographed in their old oak
frames with glass in situ so you will have to make allowances for the photo
quality.
  These
and many others on our Sport & Humour page -
Sport & Humour We
have a series of large
English county maps from the period 1858 to 1863, mostly from the Weekly
Dispatch Atlas. These inexpensive and extravagantly detailed maps are
recommended to Family History researchers as every tiny hamlet is shown -
England &
Counties
The Town Plan above dates from 1879 and is catalogue No. EU 300. We have a good
number of similar town & City plans of this age dotted throughout
Europe. Prices are as low as £8 and details are on our pages of European maps -
just click here European Maps
 
Above you will see our catalogue items BS 245 and BW 583, typical
prints from a 1779 copper plate as it appeared in The Modern Universal British Traveller.
We have acquired about 70 different views covering the major cities of Britain.
They will be found on each of our lists of topographical prints and are
realistically priced. Some of them have been hand coloured.
One map of set AM 173 described below
| AM
173 |
1862 |
United
States - Civil
War
set
of 3 maps
from The Weekly Dispatch Atlas published between October and
December 1862. Full sets of 3 are comparatively rare. These show
the Seat of War in Virginia [2 maps] and Virginia and Maryland
on another. Limited amount of original colouring. The maps
measure 330x420 mm each. This paper is notoriously fragile so
margins have been rebound at the rear in conservation tape. Some
corners clipped - outside the image area and one has a yellowish
stain at left margin extending fractionally into the map area at
one point. However, these are hardly ever found in very fine
condition and when they do a set goes for about $700. Our
sterling price converts to about a third of that. |
E.
Weller |
Unmounted Coloured |
330x420
each |
130 |
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