Maps

Thu 22 Aug

Spanish Navy. Forges et chantiers de la Méditerranée, Le Havre branch. Cruiser Rio de La Plata, built for the Association patriotique des républiques du Rio de La Plata at Le Havre in 1898. Atlas of hull plans. Le Havre, Imprimerie Foulleuil, Paris, Autographie et imprimerie des chemins de fer et des travaux publics L. Courtier, sd (1898). In-plano (74 x 54 cm), [2] ff. and 29 plans, mostly double-page or folding, all mounted on tabs, half black cloth, smooth muted spine, title pushed to upper board (publisher's binding). Copy unstuck, bottom cover detached, heavy wetness on covers. Extremely rare technical album.

Thu 22 Aug

SIGAUDY (Pierre) & NORMAND (Jacques-Augustin). French Navy. 1st class torpedo boats n°s 284, 285 and 286, built by the Société anonyme des forges et chantiers de la Méditerranée in Le Havre in 1904 to the designs of Monsieur Augustin Normand for the hull, Monsieur Sigaudy for the engine. Atlas of as-built drawings of the hull and engine, including alterations made during trials. Paris, Autographie et imprimerie des chemins de fer et des travaux publics L. Courtier, sd (1904). In-plano (75 x 55 cm), [2] ff. and 36 plates numbered 1-34 (there is one plate 1bis, and one 27bis), mostly double-page, all mounted on tabs, black half cloth, smooth spine, long title label on spine, title on upper board (publisher's binding). Bottom cover heavily soiled, upper jaw split. Extremely rare technical album.

Thu 22 Aug

Anonymous. Routes de France. sl, sn, sd (18th century). Rare small atlas (12 x 7 cm) consisting of a handsome engraved allegorical title (unsigned), 2 double-page engraved maps (France and Paris), 150 pp. of engraved itineraries and the table of routes following ending with the table of legends (pp. 151-160). Followed by 6 ink-drawn itineraries and 5 pp. of handwritten tables (late 18th c.). Small tear and loss at upper corner, pp. 15-16. Mottled tan calf, ornate smooth spine, brown marbled title page, triple gilt fillet framing the boards (period binding). Very small loss at head cap. A very fine copy.

Thu 22 Aug

ARROWSMITH (Aaron). A new general atlas, constructed from the latest authorities. Edinburgh, London, A. Constable & Co and Longman & Company, 1817. In-4, red half-basin with corners, smooth spine, printed label on front board (period binding). Fully engraved atlas with illustrated title, table leaf and 53 maps. Minor wear to binding, foxing.

Thu 22 Aug

Bretagne - OGÉE (Jean-Baptiste). Atlas itinerary of Brittany. Paris, Merlin [et à Nantes chez l'auteur], 1769. Small oblong folio of [1] f. title engraved by Nyon after Beauvais, 1 general map engraved on single page, and 20 maps of itinerary details by region on double page (19) or folding (1). With small in-12 oblong errata leaf mounted opposite title. Brown half calf, smooth spine, red title page. Period binding restored, rebacked. Light spotting in places. Rare. Ex-libris JM.

Thu 22 Aug

DESNOS (Louis Charles). Atlas général et élémentaire pour l'étude de la géographie et de l'histoire moderne. Paris, Au Globe, 1769. Small folio with [1] engraved allegorical frontispiece, 2 plates (armillary spheres and solar systems), a world map and 20 maps (continents and European countries), all engraved on double pages and watercolored. Contemporary green boards, handwritten title label on front board. Dark green paper restoration at head. Small scattered wormholes, light dampening in places. Compass drawn in ink pastedown on front cover. Ex-libris JM.

Thu 22 Aug

DUVAL (Pierre). Les Acquisitions de la France par la paix. Avecque les cartes géographiques des lieux mentionés [sic] dans les articles des traitez de Munster, des Pyrenées, de Lorraine et autres. [Followed by:] Petites tables généalogiques touchant les droits et les Interets des Princes [in 2 parts]. Paris, Chez l'auteur, [c. 1660]. Small in-12 blond calf, ornate smooth spine, title p. in red mar., triple gilt fillet framing the boards, red tr. (period binding). Entirely engraved work containing 46 engraved plates, including 33 double-page plates and 1 folding plate (1 title, 1 folding table summarizing territorial acquisitions, 1 map of France, 22 individual maps, 1 title, 9 genealogical trees, 12 heraldic plates, 1 title, 13 genealogical trees). Rare small atlas designed to publicize the territorial enlargements carried out by Louis XIV after the treaties of Westphalia (1648) and the Pyrenees (1659), which saw the annexation of three bishoprics (Metz, Toul and Verdun), Upper Alsace, Roussillon, Cerdagne and several towns in Flanders, Hainaut and Luxembourg. Also by the same author: - Orbis veteris partes [...] Paris, chez l'auteur, 1654. 20 pp. and [1] f. - Le Monde Chrestien ou sont les cartes des archeveschez et des eveschez de l'Univers. Paris, chez l'auteur, sd. 1 title and 16 maps, all engraved on double page.

Thu 22 Aug

GIRARD (Xavier) & ROGER (l'aîné). Atlas portatif et complet du royaume de France. Paris, Dondey-Dupré, 1823. In-8, bronze glazed calf, ornate spine ribbed, gilt title, gilt fillet and beautiful cold lace framing the plates decorated in their center with a large cold fleuron, filleted edges, gilt roulette on the chasses, gilt edges (period binding). Atlas illustrated with a folding map of France and 86 engraved maps for each department. Each map is accompanied by one (sometimes two) sheets of explanatory text describing the main towns and cantons, with their sights, productions and industries. Minor foxing in places. A very fine copy in an elegant, well-preserved contemporary binding. Ex-libris JM.

Thu 22 Aug

HEATHER (William). The New Mediterranean Pilot, containing two hundred and twenty-four accurate plans of the principal harbours, bays, roadsteads, and islands in the Mediterranean Sea. Including those in the Gulf of Venice, Archipelago, Sea of Marmora, and the Levant, Drawn from the French & Italian Surveys of Michelot, Bremond, & Ayrouard ; and from those of Mess. John Wilson and Joseph Foss Dessiou, Masters in the Royal Navy. London, W. Heather, 1802. In-8 oblong of [2] ff. (title and table), 224 engraved maps. Brown basane, spine ribbed (modern binding). Light spotting else a very good copy of this extremely rare atlas, much sought-after for the quality of its engravings.

Thu 22 Aug

HUMBOLDT (Alexander Von). Atlas zu Alex. v. Humboldt's Kosmos [...] Stuttgart, Verlag von Krais & Hoffmann, [1851]. 8 in-4 paperback issues in publisher's printed covers. Complete with 43 plates, most of them enhanced (ch. 1-42): World Maps, Planetary Systems, Hydrography, Isothermy, etc. (including plate 6 in 2 editions). Ink underlining and soiling on first cover, some light foxing, otherwise good condition.

Thu 22 Aug

JULIEN (Roch-Joseph). Topographical and military atlas, including the Kingdom of Bohemia, the marquisates of Moravia and Lusatia, the Duchy of Silesia, Upper and Lower Saxony, the borders of the Upper Rhine and Westphalia, and general maps of these states, and of the present theater of war in Germany. [Dedicated to Her Majesty the Empress Queen of Hungary and Bohemia]. Paris, chés l'auteur, à l'Hôtel de Soubise, 1758. In-folio, [2] ff. 5 double introductory leaves (general assembly plan, two general maps, map of the Electorate of Saxony, legends and scales), 60 double-page maps, with colored outlines, with collettes for plates 5, 11, 17, 23, 31 and 50. Marbled fawn basane, ornate ribbed spine, red title page, double gilt fillet on the edges, red edges (period binding). Headbands trimmed, jaws cracked, small leather tears on boards. First edition of the first part of this monumental atlas published in the context of the Seven Years' War, by the bookseller Julien, who specialized in maps and sold at the Hôtel de Soubise between 1745 and 1780. He was also valet de chambre to Charles de Rohan, Prince de Soubise, then inspector of his buildings from February 1757. The second part, entitled Second volume de l'atlas géographique et topographique de la guerre d'Allemagne, is missing here. (Quérard IV, 267 (describes above all the 1797 edition); the CCF does not seem to describe a complete copy, even for the first part: Tours lists 45 maps, Soissons 47 and the BnF 55...).

Thu 22 Aug

LECLERC (Jean). Théâtre géographique du royaume de France, contenant les cartes & descriptions particulières des provinces d'iceluy. Paris, Veusve Jean Le Clerc, 1632. In-folio, marbled basane, ornate ribbed spine, red morocco title page, red edges (18th century binding). Incomplete atlas featuring a full-page equestrian portrait of Louis XIII, and 42 double-page maps with descriptive text on the recto (out of 50). Regions represented include Normandy, Anjou, Champagne, Duchy of Luxembourg, Limousin, Bordeaux, Périgord, Burgundy, France-Comté, Genevois, Dauphiné and Languedoc. The frontispiece and world map are notably missing. The binding is worn, the title, portrait and one map are detached, and there is minor marginal wetness.

Thu 22 Aug

LEVASSEUR (Victor). Atlas national illustré des 89 départements et des possessions de la France. Paris, Pelissier, 1866. In-folio, red half-chagrin, ornate ribbed spine, gold-stamped title on front cover (period binding). Atlas comprising an illustrated title, 89 engraved maps of French departments, 6 maps of French possessions (Algeria, Reunion Island, West Indies, African colonies, American colonies), and 7 maps (planisphere, Europe, Africa, Asia, North America, South America, Oceania). All maps have the interior finely watercolored at the time. A good copy. Some wear to binding.

Thu 22 Aug

[MONTECALERIO (Giovanni)]. [Chorographica descriptio provinciarum]. Mediolani, Ex Typographia Iosephi Pandulphi Malatestae, 1721. Oblong folio, marbled havana calf, ornate ribbed spine, red morocco title page, red edges (period binding). Rare atlas of the Capuchin order, showing the location of the various houses, and comprising 10 pages of text, a table leaf, and 63 engraved maps, each accompanied by an explanatory text leaf (except for map 40, whose leaf is left blank). These include a general folding map of Europe, 4 general maps of Italy, Spain, France and Germany, and 58 maps of "provinces" (6 of Spain, 12 of France, 25 of Italy and 15 of Germany). A fine copy with no foxing. One title page appears to be missing, unbound at the time, small strips of paper reinforcing the upper margin of some explanatory leaves, corners worn.

Thu 22 Aug

PICQUET (Charles). Atlas des différentes Divisions Civiles, Militaires & Ecclésiatiques de la France avec des Tableaux Géographiques relatifs à chacune d'elles. Paris, chez l'auteur, An 10-1802. Small folio, half green basane with corners, smooth spine gilt-stamped, red basane title page (period binding). Unusual fully engraved atlas, comprising a title, a dedication leaflet to Bonaparte, First Consul, a table leaflet, 14 tables (including 2 fold-outs), and 15 maps (14 in color) (Départements & Arrondissemens, Tribunaux d'Appel, Archevêchés et Evêchés, Divisions Militaires, Arrondissemens des Préfectures et d'Inscriptions Maritimes, Arrondissemens Forestières de la Marine, and Directions des Douanes). Exemplary without any freckling. Boards rubbed.

Thu 22 Aug

[RAYNAL (Guillaume-Thomas-François) & BONNE (Rigobert)]. [Atlas pour l'Histoire philosophique des établissemens et du commerce des européens dans les Deux Indes]. Sl, sn, sd. In-4, havana half-basin with corners, ornate smooth spine, havana morocco medallion in the center of the boards with the numeral JBM (the first is missing) (early 19th century binding). Small loss at head cap. Atlas of the world containing 23 pp. (succinct analysis of the atlas), [1] p. of table and 50 maps engraved out of text by Bonne including 1 bis (2 world maps, 10 maps of Europe, 8 of Asia, 7 of Africa and 23 of America and the West Indies). Some minor foxing. A good copy.

Thu 22 Aug

ROBERT de VAUGONDY. Atlas d'étude pour l'instruction de la jeunesse. Paris, Delamarche, 1797. In-folio in contemporary boards, spine missing. Complete with 35 double-page engraved plates and maps, but missing the left half of map 25 (first map of ancient monarchies for Rollin's Histoire ancienne). Widespread light dampstaining (with gray spots in places).

Thu 22 Aug

ROBERT DE VAUGONDY (Gilles) & ROBERT DE VAUGONDY (Didier). Atlas Universel by Robert, geographer, and by Robert de Vaugondy, his son, also a geographer. Corrigé et augmenté de la carte de la République Française divisée en départemens par C.F. Delamarche. Paris, Delamarche, [c. 1795]. In-folio, contemporary half binding (without spine). One of the most accurate French atlases of the 18th century. This copy is the corrected and enlarged edition by Charles François Delamarche. It includes a title-frontispiece engraved by Ch. Baquoy, 4 tables, 12 maps representing ancient geography, and 101 maps (out of 105) with colored outlines representing modern geography: Mappemonde, continents, Archipelago of the East Indies, Empire of China, New France or Canada, Cours de l'Ohio, Virginie et Maryland, West Indies, United States, or Judea with two plans of Jerusalem in vignettes. Good condition inside. Very worn binding. The Routes of Spain, Italy, Turkey and the map of Paris are missing.

Thu 22 Aug

PASQUIER (Jacques-Jean) & DENIS (Louis). Plan topographique et raisonné de Paris. Paris, Pasquier, 1758. In-12, [3] ff, with two off-text maps mounted on tabs (a general plan of the city and a general geographical plan), 124 pp, [2] ff (places de carrosses, table des matières), pp. 127-149, [1] f., engraved views in the text and 41 maps (including one of the environs of Paris, double-page), all fully engraved. Demi-basane, smooth spine decorated, red title page (late 18th century binding). A fine copy. First edition. The first district maps of the capital appeared in the 18th century. The earliest dates from 1714, by Abbé Jean de La Caille. Pasquier and Denis took up their predecessor's idea, but in a more manageable format, making their Plan the first guide map of Paris. Bound at the end: Etrennes ecclésiastiques, historiques et topographiques de l'Archevêché de Paris et des beautés que l'y on admire. [...] Paris, Delalain, Desnos, sd [1764], [2] double ff. 104 pp. 16 colored outline maps included in the pagination (including one general map). First edition of this unusual little ecclesiastical atlas.

Thu 22 Aug

Aquitaine - CANETO (François). Sainte-Marie d'Auch, atlas monographique de cette cathédrale. Paris, Librairie archéologique de Victor Didron, 1857. In-folio, worn contemporary half-binding. First edition on the cathedral of Auch, decorated with a color map of Aquitaine, and 39 lithographed plates including a two-tone view of the cathedral. Some freckling, view detached from binding.

Thu 22 Aug

Auvergne - MICHEL (Adolphe). Old Auvergne and Velay. History, archaeology, customs, topography. Moulins, Imprimerie de P.-A. Desrosiers, 1843-1847. 4 volumes in 3 vols. and an atlas in-folio, red half-chagrin with corners, spine ribbed and decorated (period binding). Some spotting. Moisture stain on second plate of atlas. A monumental and splendid publication in the spirit of the Ancien Bourbonnais, by the same author, and the great Taylor and Nodier series. This is the first "picturesque" description of the still isolated and remote province of Auvergne in the first third of the 19th century. The addition of Velay, the northernmost part of Languedoc, was not necessary, but set a precedent for the mental association of this province with Auvergne, a confusion that persists to this day. A complete copy of the 144 lithographed plates, including the title and map, and of the last volume devoted to Velay bound after volume 3. Well complete with the large map, which tends to be missing. Bound with the extremely rare and spectacular folded poster (80 x 60) at the head of the atlas (Vicaire V, 806-808). A very good and rare copy, virtually free of foxing.

Thu 22 Aug

[Africa - RAFFENEL (Anne-Jean-Baptiste). Voyage dans l'Afrique Occidentale. ATLAS. [Paris], [Arthus Bertrand], [1846]. Set of 10 finely colored lithographed plates of costumes, taken from the atlas of the first edition of the author's first voyage to Africa (lacking the 2 maps and plate 11) + title and table of plates. Slight foxing, more pronounced on the 2 text pages.

Thu 22 Aug

North Africa - EULOGE (René). Cimes et hautes vallées du Grand Atlas. 200 hors texte heliogravures based on photographs by René Euloge. Marrakech, Éditions de la Tighermt, 1949. In-4, 56 pp. of text and 208 plates in heliogravure hors texte, one f. of table, one fold-out map. Paperback, filled printed cover. Spine damaged. Fine E.A.S. from the author to Henri Vinay on the title page. N°467 of 550 copies on vellum, numbered by the press. Unique edition of this fine album. René Euloge, a schoolteacher in Demnat (southern Moroccan Atlas) and Berber-speaking writer, spent the years 1919 to 1963 in the region, publishing widely (Perret, 1533. Only three copies in the CCFr (BnF, Sainte-Geneviève and Lyon).

Thu 22 Aug

South America - PAZ SOLDAN (Mariano Felipe). Atlas geografico del Peru, publicado a expensas del gobierno peruano. Siendo Presidente el Libertador Gran Mariscal Ramon Castilla. Paris, Libreria de Augusto Durand, 1865. In-folio of (1) f., 81 pp. in contemporary half-binding, spine bare. First edition of the first atlas on Peru. The illustration consists of 73 lithographed and numbered plates (some with several subjects), representing geographical maps, some colored (general map of Peru, mineralogical map, maps of departments and provinces), city plans and port anchorages (Lima, Trujillo, Cuzco, Arequipa, Callao), views (Lima, large fold-out panorama of Arequipa), Peruvian costumes and geological plates. Several plates have been lithographed from photographs taken by Garreaud and Helsby. A good copy. Binding very worn, small wetness in margins of first few text leaves.

Thu 22 Aug

Asia - GARNIER (Francis) & DOUDART DE LAGRÉE. ATLAS du Voyage d'exploration en Indo-Chine, effectué pendant les années 1866, 1867 et 1868 par une commission française présidée par M. le capitaine de frégate Doudart de Lagrée et publié par les ordres du ministre de la Marine sous la direction de M. le lieutenant de vaisseau Francis Garnier. Part One: MAPS and PLANS drawn up by Messrs Doudart de Lagrée, Francis Garnier and Lieutenant Delaporte. Part Two: PITTORAL ALBUM based on drawings by M. le lieutenant de vaisseau Delaporte. Paris, Hachette et Cie, 1873. 2 parts in one in-folio volume (without the 2 volumes of text); brown half-chagrin with corners, spine with ornate nerves (period binding). Numerous scuff marks. First edition. First part (maps and plans): [3] ff. (faux-titre, title, table) and 22 plates, 4 of which on double page. Second part (album pittoresque): XII pp. (faux-titre, title, introduction and explanation of plates): 37 (of 48) lithographs after Janet-Lange, Clerget, Laurens, Gilbert, Ciceri... including 8 (of 14) in color, the others in black on tinted background, some on double page. Missing plates 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 32, 35, 38, 43. Plates 11-12, 13-14, 21, 24 and 25 are detached, lightly browned (some with thumbtack marks at corners). Old circular staining and very slight marginal soiling to the rest of the plates and maps. Apart from these defects, overall good condition. Marie Joseph François Garnier dit Francis Garnier (1839-1873) was a French naval officer and explorer. He became famous for spending most of his life exploring the Mekong. His career as an officer and his heroic end made him one of the leading figures in French naval history. This expedition, under the command of Doudart de Lagrée, set out from Saigon in June 1866, under the patronage of Vice-Admiral de La Grandière, to sail up the Mekong. As second-in-command, Garnier was in charge of hydrography, meteorology and charting the voyage. On Doudart de Lagrée's death in Yunnan, he took charge of the mission, heading for the Yangtze valley and down to Shanghai. He returned to Saigon two years after leaving, in June 1868. He immediately returned to France, where he was assigned to the Dépôt des cartes et plans de la Marine, and completed his mission report. Very slight rubbing to edges of boards and cuts. A very fine copy, with an extremely well-preserved interior, free of foxing, and very fresh colors. Rare first edition at 800 copies. (Cordier Sinica, 329; Indonisica, 1012-13; Howgego II, 340-343; Numa Broc Asie, 206; Chadenat 54.)

Thu 22 Aug

Asia - MACARTNEY (Georges). Voyage dans l'intérieur de la Chine et Tartarie fait dans les années 1792, 1793 et 1794. Paris, F. Buisson, An XII (1804). In-4, paperback, marbled cover. Atlas with 41 engraved plates (portraits, maps, views, costumes, genre scenes). Worn binding.

Thu 22 Aug

BOUGAINVILLE (Hyacinthe-Yves-Philippe-Potentien de). Journal de la navigation autour du globe de la frégate La Thétis de la corvette L'espérance pendant les années 1824, 1825 et 1826, publié par ordre du Roi sous les auspices du département de la marine. Paris, Arthus Bertrand, 1837. 2 vols. large in-4 of text and 1 volume large in-folio of atlas uniformly bound in green half-chagrin with corners, spines richly decorated, double gilt fillet framing the boards (period binding). First edition illustrated with 56 hors-texte plates, including 12 color natural history plates and 10 double or folding maps. (Sabin 6875.) Bougainville's round-the-world expedition from 1824 to 1826 had a primarily political and diplomatic aim, to show the King's flag in the seas and develop feelings of esteem and friendship for France. La Thétis rounded the Cape of Good Hope before arriving at Bourbon Island, where she met up with the corvette l'Espérance from Rio de Janeiro. Bougainville then headed for Singapore via Pondicherry, the Strait of Malacca, Manila and Macao. The expedition then reached the western coast of Australia, arriving in Sydney. The two ships then crossed the Pacific to Valparaiso. After rounding Cape Horn, it was on to Rio de Janeiro, before returning to France and arriving in Brest on June 23, 1826. The considerable collection of natural history and ornithological specimens brought back by the expedition will be recognized as one of the most important ever seen in France. A fine copy, whose atlas, although much larger in format, is uniformly bound with the text, which is unusual. Scattered freckling and light marginal spotting.

Thu 22 Aug

BOUGAINVILLE (Hyacinthe-Yves-Philippe-Potentien, baron de). Journal de la navigation autour du globe de la frégate La Thétis et de la corvette L'Espérance pendant les années 1824, 1825 et 1826. Published by order of the King under the auspices of the Department of the Navy. ATLAS. Paris, Arthus Bertrand, 1837. Large in-folio dark blue half calf, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets and fleurons, gilt title (period binding). Headbands torn off, spine ends cracked, spotting. Complete with title page, table of plates and 56 double plates and maps, including 12 finely colored natural history plates and one double plate (boats) also colored. Some foxing. Hyacinthe de Bougainville (1781-1846), son of the first French circumnavigator Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729-1811), took part at the age of 18 in Nicolas Baudin's voyage of discovery to the southern lands in 1800. After a successful maritime career under the Empire and Restoration, he was given command of the frigate Thétis (built especially for a round-the-world voyage) and the corvette L'Espérance. Bougainville's round-the-world expedition between March 1824 and June 1826 had an essentially political and diplomatic aim: "to show the King's flag in the seas where our trade is seeking to open up outlets" and to develop in these regions "feelings of esteem and friendship for France" (according to the instructions of minister Clermont-Tonnerre). Leaving Brest on March 2, 1824, Thétis made a brief stopover in Tenerife, crossed the equator and rounded the Cape of Good Hope before arriving at Bourbon Island, where she met up with the corvette l'Espérance from Rio de Janeiroa. The two ships set course for Pondicherry before entering the Strait of Malacca. Bougainville then headed for Singapore, giving the first French description of the city. After a long stopover in Manila to repair the Esperance, the Thétis sailed alone for Macao before reaching Tourane, where Bougainville tried in vain to make contact with the Emperor of Annam. Joined by the repaired Esperance, Thétis headed south again, passing off Malaya on the north coast of Java before reaching the great Sunda Islands, where Bongainville was sumptuously received by the Sultan of Madura Island. The expedition then reached the western coast of Australia, well known to Bougainville, to round the continent to the west and south, passing off Tasmania, and finally arriving in Sydney for a 3-month stay. The two ships left Sydney on September 21, 1825, crossing the South Pacific in a single voyage, arriving in Valparaiso on November 23. After rounding Cape Horn on February 2, Bougainville reached the Falkland Islands, still uninhabited, where only a few ruins remain of the settlement created by his father in 1764. On March 21, he arrived in Rio de Janeiro for a three-week stay, before returning to France and arriving in Brest on June 23, 1826. On his return, Bougainville received no real reward for the work and discoveries he had made during his round-the-world voyage, particularly during his long stay in Australia, where his ornithological observations led, among other things, to splendid representations of callocephalus (parrots). The considerable collection of natural history and ornithological specimens brought back by the expedition will be recognized as one of the most important ever seen in France. The only atlas, without text, from the rare first edition of this extraordinary voyage. (Sabin, 6875).

Thu 22 Aug

Egypt - CAILLIAUD (Frédéric). Geographical maps of the voyage to Meroe and the White River made in the years 1819 to 1822. Paris, Picquet, Debure, Tilliard, Treuttel et Wurtz, 1827. Large folio, publisher's printed beige boards. Explanation of the detailed map of the course of the Nile in Upper and Lower Nubia, with 10 full-page maps and a double map entitled Carte générale de l'Egypte et la Nubie. Separate edition from the maps previously published in the atlas of Cailliaud's account of his voyage to Meroe. A good copy. Spine damaged.

Thu 22 Aug

Italy - LALANDE (Joseph-Jérome Le François de). Voyage en Italie, contenant l'histoire & les anecdotes les plus singulières de l'Italie, & sa description ; les usages, le gouvernement, le commerce, la littérature, les arts, l'histoire naturelle, & les antiquités ; avec des jugemens sur les ouvrages de peinture, sculpture & architecture, & les plans de toutes les grandes villes d'Italie. Paris, Veuve Desaint, 1786. 9 volumes in-12, marbled basane, ribbed spine decorated with gilded fillets, p. de titre et de tomaison (contemporary binding) and an atlas in-4 in contemporary marbled boards. The best and most complete second edition of this voyage to Italy by the famous astronomer Joseph Jérôme Lefrançois de Lalande (1732-1807), complete with his rare atlas (which was sold separately) containing 36 plates, plans and maps (ch. 1-35, including 21 bis). Defects to the bindings of the text volumes (qqs torn off headpieces, qqs gnawing, spotting and rubbing). Worm gallery in the corner of the leaves of the last text volume. The atlas is sparsely browned (small russet spot on plate 14).

Thu 22 Aug

Middle East - OPPERT (Jules). Scientific expedition to Mesopotamia carried out by order of the government from 1851 to 1854. [Paris], [Imprimerie Impériale], [1759]. In-folio, black half-chagrin, gold-stamped spine (period binding). Single atlas with 9 maps, plans and sections engraved by Delsol (5 of them double-page) and 12 fine views engraved by Thomas on Chine appliqué. A native of Hamburg, Julius Oppert made a name for himself thanks to his important discoveries in the deciphering of cuneiform writing, becoming one of the leading specialists in Assyriology. Between 1851 and 1854, he took part in the orientalist Fulgence Fresnel's expedition to Mesopotamia, alongside Félix Thomas. Many of the archaeological antiquities discovered during the excavation of the site of the ancient city of Babylon were unfortunately lost when the overloaded boat sank on the Tigris in 1855. A good copy. Minor wear to binding, some marginal foxing.

Thu 22 Aug

Middle East - RENAN (Ernest). Phoenician mission led by Ernest Renan, member of the Institut, Professor at the Collège de France. Plates executed under the direction of M. Thobois architecte. Paris, Imprimerie Impériale, 1864. In-folio, burgundy half-chagrin, ribbed spine, interior gilt lace, gilt head (later binding). Atlas only, complete with 70 lithographed plates, including 4 double-page maps and plans printed in color and 3 color plates. In 1860, Ernest Renan was commissioned by Napoleon III to present a report on the ancient sites of Phoenicia. The results of these excavations were published in 1864 in the book Mission de Phénicie. A good copy. Some foxing, binding a little rubbed.

Thu 22 Aug

RAYNAL (Guillaume-Thomas-François, abbé). Histoire philosophique et politique des établissemens et du commerce des Européens dans les deux Indes. Genève, Pellet, 1780. 4 volumes of large text in-4, ocellated calf, spine ribbed and decorated (uniform binding). Bindings damaged and gnawed, with missing leather. Illustrated with a portrait by Cochin and 4 engraved plates by Launay, Delignon, Duflos and Simonet, after Moreau. Without the atlas volume (maps and tables). Definitive edition reprinted in quarto format and partly original. The best, the most beautiful and the most sought-after. Very good condition inside. (Cohen, 854.)

Thu 22 Aug

United Kingdom - LE CERF (Théodore). L'Archipel des Iles Normandes: Jersey, Guernsey, Auregny, Sark and dependencies. Communal, judicial and feudal institutions of these islands. Paris, Henri Plon, 1863. In-8, red half-percaline (period binding). Illustrated with a large folded geographical and hydrographic map. A good copy. [Joint:] - QUENEDEY (L.). A la vapeur autour du monde. Souvenirs de voyage. Paris, Albin Michel, [circa 1900]. In-12, contemporary half-chagrin. Illustrated throughout. A good copy. - LAGARDE (comte de). Brighton, scènes détachées d'un voyage en Angleterre. Paris, J.-P. Aillaud, 1834. In-8, blue half calf, smooth spine decorated, marbled edges (period binding). Illustrated with 3 engraved out-of-text views. Autograph letter from the author. Mottling and foxing.

Thu 22 Aug

VALENTIA (George Annesley). Voyage dans l'Indoustan, à Ceylan, sur les deux côtes de la Mer-Rouge, en Abyssinie et en Égypte. Paris, Mme Ve Lepetit, 1813. 4 volumes in-8 of text, half green calf, decorated smooth spines, and an atlas, pink paper boards (period binding). First French edition accompanied by an atlas of 28 engraved plates, including a 2-leaf map of the Red Sea. A good copy. Worn atlas boardsCuts of text volumes rubbed, old marginal foxing.

Carte géographique de la Ville de Bourges en dépliant : eau-forte sur Vergé, porte au dos un cachet encré (illisble). Edition du XIXème siècle. 64 x 97 cm (dépliée ; légères déchirures ; non encadrée).

BERRY, Ducatus. Carte géographique (d'après G.Mercator) : eau-forte et aquatinte en couleurs sur Vergé. Edition du XIXème siècle. 40.5 x 54.5 cm (non encadrée , pliure centrale).

[GEOGRAPHIE] SCHRADER and GALLOUEDEC. Atlas of Modern Geography. Published by Hachette, undated. In-4 format, publisher's boards. Numerous color maps. Hinges weakened, foxing. Fairly good condition.

Thu 05 Sep

Lot of framed pieces and drawing board prints various maps Provenance: Maine Durieu collection

Wed 11 Sep

Lot of old maps: - Pichot, 1915: La Gironde, la Garonne et la Dordogne; de la pointe de la Coubre à la pointe de la Négade - PIQUET, Atlas topographique des environs de Paris, 1800: table d'assemblage cartes et carte n°15 (Melun, Corbeil) - Girard & Barrère: Chateaudun, Fontainebleau NW and NE - VEIT, Clermont en Argonne - Etain We enclose a small album of detachable postcards from Fontainebleau.

Tue 17 Sep

"Map of Operations in the Balkans after the Siege of Vienna" by Nicolas de Fer, Paris, 1717 copper engraving, striated paper, hand colored, 63.2 x 48 cm

Tue 17 Sep

"Map 'Wallachia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Rumelia', by Gerard Mercator, Amsterdam, cca. 1619" copper engraving, striped paper, manually colored, 41 x 53

Tue 17 Sep

"New Map of Europe", including Greater Romania, with state coats of arms and philatelic examples of countries, cca. 1935 110.5 x 79.5

Tue 17 Sep

"Map of 'Eastern Europe' (includes Romanian Principalities) by Sebastian Münster, Basel, 1574" copper engraving, striped paper, 13.98 x 10.04 inches

Tue 17 Sep

"Map of Plot Division for Construction Sites in Predeal", April 1897 chromolithography on paper, mounted on canvas, 90 x 60 cm

Tue 17 Sep

"Danube - Lower Course" Map, by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1720 copper engraving, striated paper, manually colored, 54 x 63 cm

Tue 17 Sep

Map "The Course of the Danube and the Greek Archipelago", by Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg, circa. 1720 copper engraving, laid paper, hand colored, 51.5 x 58 cm

Tue 17 Sep

The first map "Europe", by Johann Stumpf, Zurich, 1562, rare collectible piece wood engraving on ridged paper, 38 x 45

Tue 17 Sep

Map "The world map with the two hemispheres and the latest discoveries", by Hérisson Eustache, Paris, 1795 copper engraving, striated paper, hand colored, 78 x 55.5 cm

Tue 17 Sep

World Map (planiglobe) by Matthaus Seutter, Augsberg, circa 1741 copper engraving, ribbed paper, hand colored, 48 x 60

Thu 26 Sep

Map collection [Travels] Recueil de cartes géographiques, plans, vues et médailles de l'ancienne Grèce relatifs au voyage du jeune Anacharsis précédé d'une analyse critique des cartes. Third edition, 1790, by Bure l'aîné. Modern binding, washed copy

Thu 26 Sep

Geographical maps. Lion (Paris, circa 1880) Geographical maps. Lion (Paris, circa 1880). Wood-cardboard box, size 34.5 x 49 x 6.5 cm. Color lithograph by Ch. Walter on the lid, printed by Engelmann: rich architectural and floral decoration with cartouches; the central title is flanked by two women, one representing Industry, the other Commerce; in each corner is a figurative representation of four rivers (Seine, Thames, Neva, Danube), each corresponding to a vignette next to it showing a city view (Paris, London, St. Petersburg, Vienna). The box contains eight cards, lithographed and colored, glued to wood and cut into jigsaw puzzles. Geographical puzzle game. The eight maps represent Asia, Europe, France, South America, North America, Africa, Oceania and the world map in two hemispheres. These maps are taken from the Gosselin-Delamarche atlas. The set is in fine condition; a small piece is missing from the map of France.

Thu 26 Sep

Atlas géographique. AW & GL [A. Wogue & G. Lévy]. Paris (circa 1895) Atlas géographique. AW & GL [A. Wogue & G. Lévy]. Paris (circa 1895). Wood-cardboard box, size 33.5 x 48.5 x 3 cm. Double chromolithography on lid, gilded and embossed frame. The top image shows a beach, a boat and fishermen, ruins in steep landscapes; the image below an imposing globe surrounded by children from different continents. The inside of the box contains six puzzle boards, equally divided into two compartments. A double puzzle game, geographical and recreational. The geographical boards are: the world map (two hemispheres), Europe, France; the recreational boards represent: a picnic in the countryside, children feeding a cat, a rural landscape. Very good condition.

Thu 26 Sep

Atlas Paris. Logerot, Editor. Circa 1865 Atlas (Paris. Logerot, Publisher. circa 1865). Cardboard box, format 24 x 31 x 3 cm. Embossed composition, in white and gold, on the lid (title in a central oval, a leaning woman on either side, composition of rocaille irons, flowers and foliage); embossed, gilded border, in frame. The box contains three puzzle boards. Geographical puzzle set. Three lithographed boards, glued to wood and cut into jigsaw puzzles. World map, map of Europe and map of France; drawn by A. R. Frémin, geographer.

Thu 26 Sep

Geographical maps. Lion / Editor. (Paris, circa 1870). Geographical maps. Lion / Editor. (Paris, circa 1870). Wood-cardboard box, size 34.5 x 49 x 6.5 cm. Color lithograph by Ch. Walter on the lid, printed by Engelmann: rich architectural and floral decoration with cartouches. The box contains 48 wooden cubes, lithographed in color on each side. A set of geographic cubes used to reconstitute six maps. The box is damaged.

Thu 26 Sep

Miscellaneous games set Miscellaneous games including : - a geography atlas - the little fishermen game - maze game - patience game - token game Late 19th century, early 20th century Missing