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A great monument of thematic cartography, being an atlas of world maps that depict geomagnetic declination and inclination throughout the globe as it varied at different historical times, created by the eminent Norwegian physicist and astronomer Christopher Hansteen, its 15 maps, printed on 7 plates, are largely predicated upon the author’s own meticulous data collection methods and analytical skills which…

A highly, detailed, large format separately issued official plan of Paramaribo, showcasing the capital of Surinam on the eve of the Roaring ’20s, when it was a fast growing mart of commodities and one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the world, depicting all significant aspects of infrastructure, land use and key institutions (including churches, mosques, Hindu temples and…

Very rare – the first maritime anemological atlas of the South Atlantic off the coasts of Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina, covering an area extending from the Río de la Plata up the mouth of the Amazon, charting the monthly wind patterns at all points throughout this critical sector, by the French Admiral Viscount Octave de Chabannes, featuring 50 full-page plates…

An exceedingly rare, large-format (almost 2 m!) time chart in Swedish language, printed by the first lithographer in Sweden, Karl Müller.   8 sheets, lithography with original colour, each circa 57 x 44 cm (22.4 x 17.3 inches), ca 106 x 170 cm (41.7 x 66.9 inches) if assembled. Uncut edges with tiny tears, some contemporary annotations in ink in…

An extremely rare and highly decorative Art Nouveau era map of Peru that showcases the country’s maximalist (some might say ‘outrageous’) boundary claims with respect to its disputed frontiers with Ecuador, Brazil and Bolivia; designed by J. Boix Ferrer, the proprietor of the ‘Joya Literaria’ bookstore, with branches in Lima and Arequipa, it is predicated upon the best sources, detailing…

The probably first separately published forensic map showcases the location of a well-publicized early 19th century femicide, followed by a famous court case, which brought changes to English legal history. The author was Rowland Hill (1795-1879), an English social reformer and inventor. He is mostly famous as the inventor of the first adhesive pre-paid postal stamp, the Penny Black, in…

A drawing with calligraphic details by a French artist A. B. Duhamel, mostly known for his fashion engravings from the late 18th century. Gouache on paper with gold and silver highlights, 32 x 25 cm (12.6 x 9.8 inches), (traces of mounting verso, minor age-toning to the silver highlights).

A larger charming and seemingly unrecorded separately published map of the world in Ottoman language.   Colour lithograph, 49 x 63 cm (19.3 x 24.8 inches) (light water-staining and staining on the left-hand side, otherwise in a good condition).  

  Etching with roulette, printed in sanguine, marked 2 in the upper right corner, platemark: 20,5 x 29 (8.2 x 11.4 inches), sheet: 28,5 x 37,5 cm (11.2 x 14.6 inches), (slightly stained and with light water-staining in margins).  

A Slovenian pamphlet, published immediately after World War II, with short stories, poetry and artwork, is dedicated to women of the anti-Fascist movement and praises their effort, which was according to the introduction equal to men’s work.   Large 8°, 32 pp., 8 full-page black and white illustrations, original illustrated wrappers, stapled (minor foxing to the wrappers, but overall in…

Yeni Afrika. Afrika kitʼasinin ahval-i coğrafya ve tarihiyesi hakkında maʼlûmat-ı cedide ile seyyah-i meşhur İstanliʼnin son Afrika seyahatnamesini ve üç kitʼa boyalı haritayı havidir New Africa. Geographical and Historical Situation of African Continent, New Information by a Famous Traveler Stanley and a Map Coloured in three Colours.   A rare late 19th century Ottoman book on contemporary Africa   8°,…