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AN ATLAS

Gaultier, Abbe Aloisius Edouard Camile.
An Atlas adapted to the Abbe Gaultier’s Geographical Games, consisting of a set of maps coloured, and also another set containing merely the outlines of kingdoms and provinces, with the course of rivers, and the situation of the principal towns, islands, mountains, &c &c.
London: John Harris, corner of St Paul’s Church Yard.

No date. All the maps are dated in the title and the imprint. Each title is followed by ‘for the Elucidation of the Abbe Gaultier’s Geographical Games by Jehoshaphat Aspin (& date) Each has the publisher’s imprint: London: Published by John Harris, St Paul’s Church Yard (& date).

Most of the maps are bound in pairs, one in outline without any names places, the second being a similar map but with places names added. All are in excellent period colouring, in washes or heightened border colouring.

Publisher’s purple half-morocco, marbled boards, original engraved paper title on upper cover (worn).

1. The British Isles; 1832. Hewitt sculp. Inset of the Shetland Islands, top right.
Outline map. A little offset of the print.

2. Same details as above, except for the engraver, which now reads: Hewitt, sc. Carburton Str. Detailed map.

3. Europe. 1838. Hewitt sc. Outline map. Inset of Spitsbergen, top right.

4. Europe. 1838. Hewitt sc. Carburton Str. Detailed map.

5. The Central Part of Europe. 1832. Hewitt sculp. Outline map. No date in the publisher’s imprint.

6. The Central Part of Europe. 1832. Hewitt, sc., Bucking(ham) Place. Detailed map.

7. Asia. 1832. Hewitt sculp. Outline map.

8. Asia. 1832. Hewitt, sc. Buckingham Place. Detailed map.

9. Africa. 1838. N.R. Hewitt sculp. Outline map.

10 Africa. 1838. Hewitt, sc. Carburton Str. Detailed map.

11. North and South America. 1838. N.R. Hewitt sculp. Inset of the United States. Outline map.

12. North and South America. 1838. Hewitt, sc., Bucking(ham) Place. Detailed map.

13. A Plane Chart of the World on Mercator’s Projection, with the Tracks & Discoveries of the Principal and most Recent Navigations. 1838. Hewitt sc., Bucking(ham) Place.
Outline map. The navigational routes are marked, named and dated. Otherwise the map in outline, without named places. The Arctic and Antarctic Circles are marked and named.

14. The World. 1838. Hewitt sc. Buckingham Place. No publisher’s imprint. Detailed double hemisphere map.

15. Recent Discoveries in the Arctic Regions Drawn by Jehoshaphat Aspin. 1838. Hewitt sculp St. John’s Wood. Detailed map. It covers from about the Mackenzie Mountains, not quite west enough to reach the border of Alaska, south to Lake Winnipeg and to the west coast of Greenland at the east side. Unlike the other maps, this is lightly coloured, with blue wash to water, and some colour to the borders of the map.

£600

JOHN SPEED'S MAPS OF THE CONTINENTS

The four continents from the First Edition of John Speed's Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World, published by George Humble, 1626.

Africa

AFRICAE, described, the manners of their Habits and buildinge: newly done into English by I. S. [i.e. John Speed.] published at the charges of G. Humble Ano 1626. Abraham Goss sculpsit.
At the top border are small views of:
Tanger; Ceuta; Alger; Alexandria; Alcair; Mozambique; & Canaria.
At the left side are illustrations of the inhabitants: Marocchian; Senagensian; Marc: in Guinea; Cab: lepo Gonsalin Accolae; soul Congensis. On the right: Aegyptian; Abissinian; Mozambiquean; K: [king of] Madagascar: habi; of cape of good hope.
Trimmed just inside top border, cleverly repaired.
£2,500

America.

AMERICA with those know parts in that unknowne worlde bothpeople and manner of buildings. Discribed and inlarged by I. S. Ano. 1626. Are to be sold in pops-head alley against the Exchange by G. Humble. Abraham Goos Amstelodamensis Sculpsit.
Views at top border: Havan port; S. Domingo; Cartagena; Cusco; Il of Moca in Chili; R. Ianeiro; & Olinda.
Inset map showing the northern part of America to the North Pole.
Inhabitants: Groenlandian; Virginian; K. of Florida; Wo[man] of Mexico; K. of newe England. Right side: Peruviane; Brasiliane; Brasiliane [woman]; a Mochan; and Magellanican.
Repairs to centre fold and the bottom corners of the margins, not affecting the printed surface.
£3,000

Asia.

ASIA with the Islands adjoyning described, the atire of the people, & Townes of importance, all of them newly augmented by I.S. Ano: Dom: 1626. Are to be sold in pops-head alley against the Exchange by G. Humble. Sculptum apud Abrahamum Goos.
Views at top border: Candy; Goa; Damascus; Ierusalem; Ormus; Bantum; Aden; and Macao.
Inhabitants, left: Asyrian Wo[man]; An Arabian; Armenian Wo.; A Sumatran; A Balaguatan. Right: A Iavan; A Moluccan; A Chinean; Moscovian; and Tartarian.
£2,500

Europe.

EUROP, and the chiefe Cities contayned therin, described; with the habits of most Kingdoms now in use. By Jo. Speed. Ano. Dom. 1626. Are to be sould in popes-head alley, against the Exchange by George Humble. Sculptum apud Abrahamum Goos.
Views at top: London; Paris; Rome; Constantinople; Prague; Amsterdam; and Lisbone.
Inhabitants, left: Eng: Woman; Venetian; Germane; Polonian; Hungarian. Right: Spainyard; Fren: Woman; Belgian; Bohemia Wom:; and Grecian.
Stained at top.
£2,500

Hondius, Henry.

Bermuda.
Mappa Aestivarum Insularum alias Barmudas dictorum, …
Amstelodami, Apud Henricum Hondius.
Surveyed by Richard Norwood, this is the map that was widely used in the early 17th century, first by John Speed in 1627 and followed by several of the well known Dutch publishers. This is the edition with Dutch text verso, published in 1642. The island is well detailed, divided into Tribes and Lots, shown in straight lines. A list of the landowners is shown across the foot of the map. Strangely the coast of America is indicated around the edges of the map from Hispaniola, Virginia and New England, so the map appears to be completely out of proportion and a hazard to navigation. The coastline was dangerous and claimed many ships. Beneath the title, in the centre of the map, is a thumbnail map of the Island, intended to show the real position.
Image size: 310 x 590mm.
£1800

Charts of the Heavens.
MANILIUS, Marcus
Orbis Caelestis Tabula Ex Marmore antiquo in Aedibus Farnes Romae.
After Marcus Manilius for Astronomical, published in London by Vaillant brothers in 1739.
Folded three times vertically and twice horizontally. Good condition.
Printed borders: 26 x 52cm.
£ 300

MAPS OF VARIOUS PARTS OF THE WORLD

BLAEU, Johann.
Balearic Islands and Ibiza.
Insulae Balearides et Pytivsae.
The map does not include Blaeu's name. No date, but 1642.
Another very fine example, with original hand colouring.
Image size: 380 x 500mm.

£500

BRION DE LA TOUR, Louis. L’Amerique Dressee pour l’etude de la Geographie, revue et augmentee par
Mr Brion, Ingenieur Geographir du Roy, a Paris, chez Desnos, Ing. Geog. pour les Globes et Spheres, rue St Jacques, au globe, 1764.
Engraving within separately printed decorative border, plate 47, of the Atlas methodique et elementaire, the completed atlas published in 1768. Feint original colouring to borders. unfolded, slightly creased and some soiling, otherwise good.
Measures to platemark 35.5 x 41.5cms.
£350

SANSON, Nicolas
COMTE,et GOUVERNMENT DE PROVENCE
Engraved by R. Cordier. Published in 1652.
Original outline colour. Some manuscript margin annotations in pencil, ink and orange crayon.
Plate fault in lower margin. Large margins.
Measures to platemark 320 x 460mm
£ 150

WELLS, Edward. Ancient Germany.
Engraving, published in Oxford, 1701. Good condition, later colouring.
36 x 48cm.
£150

BONNE, R. Switzerland.
La Suisse divisee en ses treize Cantons. 1782. Original outline colouring, very good condition.
30.5 x 44.5cm
£200

MOXON, Joseph. The Travels of St Paul and the other Apostles Or a Geographical Description of those Lands and Countries where the Gospel of Christ was first propagated.
Engraving, published in 1683. Four Bible scenes at the top and four at the bottom. Laid on thin support paper. Short repaired tear at right, and at centre fold.
46 x 33cm.
£250

Levasseur, Victor.

Maps from Atlas Universel Illustre, published in 1845. Engravings with highly decorated surrounds, the maps coloured in outline.
The image sizes are shown; the titles and credits are extra, outside the ruled borders.

Europe.
Illustre par Raimond Bonheur Peintre.
280 x 425mm.

£40

Dept. de la Corse.
Illustre by A.M. Perrot, Officier du Genie, et Raimond Bonheur Peintre.
400 x 275mm.

£75

Dept. de la Seine.

285 x 425mm.

£40

Dept. de Seine et Oise.
402 x 250mm.

£40

Dept. du Var.
260 x 420mm.

£50