Atlases

Published: Cologne, Gerardus Campensis for Frans Hogenberg, 1588

Size: 276 x 204mm.

Color: Uncolored

Condition: Folio. With the famous large folding engraved map "Leo Belgicus", engraved title page, portrait of von Aitsingzer, 207 (of 208) double-page engravings, 430pp. Apparently there are at least two different editions from 1588 with different contents. Contemporary brown calf binding, gold tooled label, Spine gilt in compartments, Wanting 1 double-page engraving (373-374). Corners, edges and joints somewhat rubbed and used. Tear at top left of title repaired, a few tiny holes along the folds of the map.

Published: Paris, l'Auteur, s.d., ca.1669

Size: 210 x 290mm.

Color: Uncolored

Condition: In-8 oblong ; veau brun (reliure de l'époque restaurée).Traces de mouillures sur le contreplat. Exemplaire frais intérieurement malgré d'infimes trous de vers marginaux n'affectant pas les cartes. - 3 parts in one. 8vo oblong, contemp. Brown calf. Binding used. Small marginal wormholes not affecting the maps, otherwise maps in very good condition. The general title "Diverses cartes et tables… is lacking.

Published: Paris, P. Duval, ca. 1667-1672

Size: 142 x 90mm.

Color: Uncoloured.

Condition: Contemp. brown calf with gilt raised spine. 4 parts in 1 vol. Paris: P. Duval around 1667-72. 13.5 x 8.3 cm. With additional 5 double page engraved titles, 43 maps and 28 double engraved text sheets. Partly slight marginal tears, minor signs of wear and a little age-spotted in the 4th volume are missing the panels of the province of Artois and Franche comté.

Published: Paris, ca. 1685

Size: 460 x 330mm.

Color: Uncoloured.

Condition: In-folio brown marbled calf, spine in 5 raised bands with gilt compartments, red morocco label (rebound in a 17th century binding) Book block 46x33cm. In-folio brown marbled calf, spine in 5 raised bands with gilt compartments, red morocco label (rebound in a 17th-century binding) Book block 46x33cm. The atlas includes 90 maps together with a manuscript list of the maps.

Published: Dordrecht /Amsterdam, 1724-1726

Size: 370 x 235mm.

Color: Uncoloured

Condition: Five folio volumes in eight luxury later half leather bindings, 266 plates and maps, a folding portrait of the author, an allegorical title and engraved dedication leaf with vignette, numerous text illustrations (two full-page), and 9 folding tables.<br>Volume 1; complete, in excellent condition with just some minor professional restorations; Volume 2; complete with minor professional restorations. Volume 3-1: complete, some water stains and damage on bottom right side of the book; Volume 3-2; complete with some foxing on title page; Volume 4-1; missing 4 portraits p 296,297,346 and 350, map p 26 is profesionally restored, two maps of Batavia later added; Volume 4-2: complete, some water stains throughout the whole book in the top right corner. Volume 5-1: complete only plate 32 is upside down. Volume 5-2: complete but with waterstains in top part of the second half of the book. Overall: All plates and maps are in excellent condition if not otherwise stated. The book block 37 x 23.5 cm.

Published: Venice, 1734

Size: 200 x 130 mm.

Color: Uncoloured.

Condition: 8vo. Contemp. vellum. 512pp. Illustrated with 4 plates including one with Japanese people. 1 folding view of Deshima and two folding maps of Japan and the Philippines with Italian text after I. Tirion.

Published: Paris, 1742

Size: 170 x 100mm.

Color: Uncoloured.

Condition: Printed title, 252pp. Good condition.

Published: Paris, 1746

Size: 540 x 400mm.

Color: Uncoloured

Condition: Paris, Chez l'Auteur Sur le Quay de l'Horloge du Palais à l'Enseigne de LA PLACE DES VICTOIRES a la descente du Pont-Neuf. Avec Privilege du ROI. 1746.<br>Folio. Book block 540x40mm. With a frontispiece, 123 mostly double page maps in original outline colour and a 4 pages manuscript list of contents. 18th century brown calf, gilt spine with raised bands (binding carefully restored). Maps in very good condition despite some small restoration work, the paper is very slightly age-toned as is usual, with a few brown spots. Generally in very fine condition.<br>The frontispiece in this example has like in the other known examples the engraved date 170[.], for this example the manuscript addition changing the date into 1746. Bound at the end we find a 4 page manuscript table of contents, according to this list the title page and 3 maps are wanting (36, 91 and 101).

Published: Augsbourg, 1748

Size: 205 x 170mm.

Color: In attractive original colours.

Condition: Contemp. half calf spine with gilt label. Fronti, title page,pp. 12,9,cxixi; 368;3,30 double page maps414,7,140, table 19pp. illustrated with 17 folding maps, 556,10pp.

Published: Delft, 1712-1750

Size: 580 x 430mm.

Color: Uncoloured

Condition: Large-folio. Cont. mottled calf with raised bands, richly decorated. gilt back, gilt lettering 'Delfland' on both sides, surrounded by 2 gilt decorated. borders. Engraved title in 2 parts, engr. general map (2nd, altered edition, dated 1750) 25 numbered maps.

Published: Ballard, Paris, 1760

Size: 97 x 60mm.

Color: In attactive original colours.

Condition: In-16. 1 volume in 16 relié en plein maroquin rouge, dos à nerfs fleurdelysé, plats richement ornés. Bel exemplaire entièrement gravé et illustré d’un frontispice, 1 titre, catalogue 2ff., avertissement 1 ff. et 26 cartes sur double page rehaussées en couleur.

Published: Paris, Savoye, Despilly, Duchesne, Dessaint et Saillant, Guillyn, Grange et Dufour, et l'Auteur, 1763

Size: 275 x 215mm.

Color: Uncoloured.

Condition: In-4 de VIII-XXXIV-122-XII pp. et (1) f. ; titre gravé, une planche à double page et 25 cartes aquarellées à double-page ; demi-veau fauve, dos à cinq nerfs orné de roulettes dorées, étiquette de maroquin rouge, tranches rouges. Plats recouverts de papier (reliure restaurée). Les pp. 21 à 24 reliées après la p. 28, 2 cahiers numérotés 97 à 100 mais avec un autre texte, les pp. 105 à 108 n'existent pas mais pas de manque dans le texte.

Published: Amsterdam, Leipzig, 1763

Size: 242 x 283 mm.

Color: Uncoloured

Condition: (2pp), title page with engraved vignette, table of contents, 630pp, (2pp), 9 fold-out maps (cpl.), contemporary full calf leather binding with ribbed spine with floral motif, and a mention of title and volume, red edges.<br />Paper very slightly browned,

Published: London, S. Crowder and S. Gamidge, 1771

Size: 310 x 200mm.

Color: Uncoloured.

Condition: [iii], 48 p., [8], 64pp. many leaves of have engraved plates, illustrated with : ill., 7 maps. ; 31 cm (fo.). Third edition.

Published: Amsterdam 1778

Size: 210 x 120mm.

Color: In original o/l colours.

Condition: Contemp. half, spine ribbed and gilted. Frontispiece, title page, 202pp. description in Dutch of all countries, Empires, index and 42 folding maps.

Published: Paris, 1732- 1786

Size: 580 x 375mm.

Color: In original o/l colours.

Condition: Atlas in elephant folio (book block measuring 580x375 mm.), bound in modern. half calf with gilted label on spine "ATLAS DE D'ANVILLE", 59 pages multisheet maps, actual map sheet count is 42. Maps dated 1743-1786. This set is accompanied by a 4 pages printed broadsheet "Mémoire instructif. . . En Mars MDCCXXXII D'Anville, Geographe ordinaire du Roy. Permis d'imprimer ce 21 Mars 1732, Herault" and 4 pages manuscript text in pen and brown ink "Mémoire instructif pour faire la carte (de d'Anville)…"<br>Very good condition inside the book block, the two sheet map of Africa has slight overall browning, the others printed on fine white thick paper and coloured in outline.

Published: Lyon, Bruyset Père & Fils, 1790

Size: 130 x 170mm.

Color: In original colours.

Condition: Small 8vo. Contemporary brown calf.

Published: Paris, Desray, 1816

Size: 690 x 520mm.

Color: In attractive original o/l colours.

Condition: Large folio (69 x 52 cm), contemp. half-calf, spine damaged. Containing 8 general one-sheet maps, and 8 detailed four-sheet maps. Printed on heavy paper.

Published: Korea, ca. 1820

Size: 330 x 390mm.

Color: In original colours.

Condition: Manuscript atlas ([13] folded double leaves) : colour maps mounted on thick rice paper ; sheets 33 x 39 centimeters, folded to 33 x 19,5 centimeters. Korea, early or mid nineteenth century.

Published: Paris, Thiériot, 1827

Size: 150 x 100 mm.

Color: Uncoloured.

Condition: 5 volumes in half marocco, spine richly gitted. Pages a very little browned, and binding a little bit rubbed, but generally in very good condition.

Published: France, ca. 1890

Size: 8 oblong

Color: In original colours.

Condition: In-8 oblong de 8 pl. ; demi-bradel rouge à coins.

Published: Paris, P. G. Le Mercier, 1735

Size: 430 x 280mm.

Color: Uncolored

Condition: 4 volumes folio ; (2) leaves, viij-lij-iv-592 pp. — (2) leaves, iv-725 pp. — (2) leaves, iv-564-(2) pp. — (2) leaves, ij-520 pp. Contemporary calf, spines divided in compartments by six raised bands, contrasting red morocco labels in two, others richly gilt with floral tools, leaf sprays, etc., sides ruled in gilt with three-line fillet, marbled endpapers, red edges. With 65 maps and plates (all but one double-page or folding); titles in red and black incorporating engraved pictorial vignette by Baquoy after Humblot; with all half-titles; woodcut head- and tailpieces, typographic ornaments, historiated and decorative initials.