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  A fine map of the Red Sea depicting Italy’s first major operation to establish an overseas colony, in Eritrea, commissioned by the Società Africana d’Italia, an influential lobbying-research organization, and originally published in an issue of their rare journal.

  A very rare scientific survey of the crucial Bombay-Poona (Mumbai-Pune) corridor, issued by the Survey of India in Dehra Dun just after World War II and in the twilight days of the British Raj; showcasing a wealth of information on urban development in one of India’s fastest growing regions at critical historical juncture.

A rare advanced aeronautical chart of Central and South-western Ethiopia (including Addis Ababa) and Southern Sudan made in the wake of World War II, predicated upon the latest information supplied by Royal Air Force, published by the War Office in London.

  A very rare cartographic playing card featuring a map of Africa.

  A very rare cartographic playing card featuring a map of Africa.

  A very rare cartographic playing card featuring a map of Africa.

  A very rare cartographic playing card featuring a map of the Canary Islands, being the ‘2 of Clubs’.