[ST. PETERSBURG]. Plan Imperatorskago stolicnago goroda Sanktpeterburga (Map of …

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[ST. PETERSBURG]. Plan Imperatorskago stolicnago goroda Sanktpeterburga (Map of the Imperial City Of St. Petersburg). St Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, 1741. The earliest known map of St Petersburg, compiled on the basis of topographical surveys carried out by the St Petersburg Academy of Sciences since 1729, which made it possible to accurately depict the actual development of the city. Published in 1741 as part of the collection: '?????? ?????-????????????? ????????????? ???????? ????'. The plan shows the administrative division, according to which the entire The territory of the city is divided into five parts: Petersburg Island, Admiralty Side, Moscow Side, Vyborg Side, Vasilyevsky Island. The plan served as the basis for the work of the 'Commission for the Buildings of St Petersburg,' which was developing plans for the reconstruction of the capital. The cartouche contains the arms of the state and the city, the monograms of Peter I and Anna Ioannovna. Under the frame of the map: index of public buildings (in Russian and German) Map, (535 x 730mm). Good condition [IN LOT WITH:] Vorstellung des Plans von Astrachan. extracted from G. Gmelin's 'Reise durch Russland zur Untersucuhung der drey Natur-Reiche' printed in 1774. Map (545 x 750mm). (1)

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[ST. PETERSBURG]. Plan Imperatorskago stolicnago goroda Sanktpeterburga (Map of the Imperial City Of St. Petersburg). St Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, 1741. The earliest known map of St Petersburg, compiled on the basis of topographical surveys carried out by the St Petersburg Academy of Sciences since 1729, which made it possible to accurately depict the actual development of the city. Published in 1741 as part of the collection: '?????? ?????-????????????? ????????????? ???????? ????'. The plan shows the administrative division, according to which the entire The territory of the city is divided into five parts: Petersburg Island, Admiralty Side, Moscow Side, Vyborg Side, Vasilyevsky Island. The plan served as the basis for the work of the 'Commission for the Buildings of St Petersburg,' which was developing plans for the reconstruction of the capital. The cartouche contains the arms of the state and the city, the monograms of Peter I and Anna Ioannovna. Under the frame of the map: index of public buildings (in Russian and German) Map, (535 x 730mm). Good condition [IN LOT WITH:] Vorstellung des Plans von Astrachan. extracted from G. Gmelin's 'Reise durch Russland zur Untersucuhung der drey Natur-Reiche' printed in 1774. Map (545 x 750mm). (1)

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A collection of porcelain reference books 25 items, specialist literature on the following manufacturers: Nymphenburg, Meissen, Rosenthal, Lomonossow St. Petersburg, Frankenthal, Villeroy & Boch Mettlach, plus German porcelain stamps, three Meissen catalogues, 2 Fabergé books, folder with copies of Thuringian porcelain manufactories and five contemporary Nymphenburg brochures as well as an Art Nouveau catalogue by Klaus Jürgen Sembach, varying condition with signs of use.

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Russian silver kovsh St. Petersburg 1908-1926 Height x width x depth: 5.2 x 4 cm x 9.1 cm; Total weight: 85 g. decorated on the front with the imperial double-headed eagle.875/1000 silver, hallmarked with the marks for silver at the title of 84 zolotniks (875/1000) in use in Moscow in 1873. Item condition grading: **** good. The Kovsh is in a good state of preservation with the normal wear and defects commensurate with its age and use over time.

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MONTANUS, Arnoldus. De nieuwe en onbekende Weereld: of Beschryving van America en't Zuid-Land. Amsterdam, J. van Meurs, 1671 Folio. 320x200 mm. Contemporary leather binding, spine reimbotage, modern guard sheets, gilt title to spine. Illustrated frontispiece with title, Frontispiece in red and black with engraved vignette, Portrait of Jan Maurits, Papers 2 unnumbered (Dedication with large engraved Headpiece to c. 3, with coat of arms), large folded map of America, Pages 585, [27 with Indexes], 53 Tables out of text and 69 engravings in text.Total of 56 copper-engraved Tables: Illustrated Antiporta, 7 full-page portraits (Johan Maurits, Columbus, Vespucci, Magellan, the last Inca emperor Atahualpa, Pizarro, and the Aztec emperor Montezuma), a large folded map of America by Gerard Schagen, 15 double-page maps, 32 double-page or folded plates. Ex libris by C.G. Little pasted in front counterplate. Spine restored with modern leather, slight scattered foxing, overall good copy. Rare first edition in first printing run. One of the most important works on America, beautifully figured. Borba de Moraes: "This is a classic book on America and is much sought after by collectors of Americana as it contains, on p. 124, one of the first views of New York Novum Amsterodamum." Howes praises the illustrations "beauty and wealth of copperplates comparable only to De Bry." This print run contains the Portrait of Jan Maurits of Nassau, not mentioned in the final Index. The part covering North America contains Blaeu's map of New England and New Netherland, as well as John Smith's Virginia and Carolina Virginia maps; there is also a detailed map of Bermuda and numerous views of towns and scenes in Mexico and the Caribbean. Among the engravings in the text: one of the earliest views of New Amsterdam, on p. 124, according to Asher "without any doubt, the handsomest, and... the most agreeable view of Dutch New York"; on p. 213 the coronation of Sir Francis Drake by the Native Americans of California. Much of the second half of the volume is devoted to Brazil, where the Dutch were deeply involved for decades in the 17th century.Asher 14: "The description of New Netherland contained in Montanus does not pretend to be an original work; but whether it has been in part borrowed from books no longer to be found (...), or whether the author has consulted M.S. authorities, - there are some among the things that he mentions for which he is the first, if not the only source." Including views of "Puerto Rico," "De Stadt St. Martin," "Truxillo," "Cusco," "Mauritiopoli" and "Nova Mexico" and maps of "Novi Belgii quod nunc Novi Jorck vocatur," "Aestiuarium Insularum alias Barmudas," "Virginiae partis australis et Floridae," "Insulae Americanae" and "Chili." Sabin 50086; Alden-L. 671/209; Howes M733; Borba de M. 586; Bosch 134; Church 613; Tiele 763; Burden 411-15; Asher's Bibliographical Essay, p. 23. Folio. 320x200 mm. Contemporary leather binding, spine rebacked, new endpapers, gilt title on the spine. Frontispiece with title, Titlepage in red and black with engraved vignette, Portrait of Jan Maurits, 2 unnumbered leaves (Dedication with large engraved header on page 3, with coat of arms), large folded map of America, 585 pages, [27 with Indexes], 53 plates outside the text and 69 engravings on the text.In total 56 copper engraved plates: Illustrated Frontispiece, 7 full page portraits (Johan Maurits, Columbus, Vespucci, Magellan, the last Inca emperor Atahualpa, Pizarro and the Aztec emperor Montezuma), a large folded map of America by Gerard Schagen, 15 double-page maps, 32 double-page or folded plates. Bookplate of C.G. Littell on upper pastedown. Spine restored with modern leather, slight spread foxing, overall a good copy. Rare first edition, first issue. One of the most important works on America, beautifully illustrated. Borba de Moraes: "This is a classic book on America and is much sought after by collectors of Americana as it contains, on p. 124, one of the first views of New York Novum Amsterodamum." Howes praises the illustrations "beauty and wealth of copperplates comparable only to De Bry." This edition contains the Portrait of Jan Maurits of Nassau, not mentioned in the final Index. In the North American portion it contains Blaeu's map of New England and New Netherland, as well as John Smith's maps of Virginia and Carolina Virginia; there is also a detailed map of Bermuda and numerous views of cities and scenes in Mexico and the Caribbean. Among the engravings in the text: one of the first views of New Amsterdam, on p. 124, according to Asher "without any doubt, the handsomest, and... the most agreeable view of Dutch New York"; on p. 213 the coronation of Sir Francis Drake by the Native Americans of California. Much of the second half of the volume is devoted to Brazil, where the Dutch were deeply involved for decade

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