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10660 ) Map - Prussia, Denmark, Holland and Belgium. Wells, J. ( Cartographer ) , Sherman George E. ( Engraver ). New York, McNally, 1866. Map, Very Good with no dust jacket. This charming original map is in very good condition, full borders as published, light overall foxing, original hand-coloring. Images available. ; 12" x 10" (Map, Russia, Prussia, Poland, Denmark)

$20.16

10661 ) Map - Asia Turkey to New Guinea. Hall, Sidney. London, Sidney Hall, 1860. Map, Very Good with no dust jacket. This original map is in very good condition, lightweight paper, original color, plate marks defined, closely cropped at lower edge, folded as published. Images available ; 8" x 6.5" (Map, Sidney Hall, Asia, Phillipines)

$21.00

10664 ) Engraving - 1.Hippopotamus 2. India Rhinecerous 3. Muchoo White Rhinocerous 4,5. Two Horned Rhinocerous 6. Malay Tiger. Stewart, J. (Artist) Bishop, J. ( Engraver ). London, Blackie & Son Ltd., 1864. Engraving, Very Good with no dust jacket. This engraving is in very good condition, a little foxed at top borders, original hand-coloring, a beautiful engraving, Images available. ; 6.5" x 10" (Engraving, Natural History)

$29.40

10665 ) Engraving - Long Sleddale Slate Quarry, Westmoreland. Allom, T. London, Peter Jackson, 1835. Engraving, Very Good with no dust jacket. A delightful engraving, in later graceful color of a Westmoreland landscape with laden horses in foreground. Images available. ; 10" x 8" (Engraving, Scotland, Quarry)

$29.40

10666 ) Lithograph - Painted Window - Two Saxon Earls of Mercia, and Seven Norman Earls of Chester ( Stained Galss Window ). Lithograph. London, 1845. Lithograph, Very Good with no dust jacket. This delightful litho is in very good condition, borders a little stained, colors vibrant, full borders as published. Images available; 13" x 9" (Lithograph, Stained Glass, Norman)

$37.80

10667 ) Gravure - Waters Meet Lynmouth. Cherry, Edward J.. London, Edward J. Cherry, ca1910. Gravure, Very Good with no dust jacket. This superb hand-colored gravure depicting a scene in Devon, England is in very good condition, full borders as published, fine detail, unblemished, titled on reverse. Images are available of this impressive gravure. ; 10" x 8" (Gravure, Devonshire, Cherry)

$75.60

10668 ) Engraving - Habittemens Des Femmes Du Kamtchatka. Bellin, Jacques-Nicolas Ponce, N. ( Engraver ). Paris, 1760. Engraving, Very Good with no dust jacket. This engraving published in Paris in 1768 by Bellin is in very good condition, full borders, plate marks defined, uncolored as published. A superb engraving by Bellin who was an engineer in the Service Hydrographi que de la Marine of France and a highly respected mapmaker. Images available. ; 10" x 8" (Bellin, Eskimo, Siberia, Arctic)

$46.20

10669 ) Engraving - Piege Et Arc Automate ( Diagram of Mounted Crossbow ). Bellin, Jacques-Nicolas. Paris, 1760. Engraving, Very Good with no dust jacket. This engraving published in Paris in 1768 by Bellin is in very good condition, full borders, plate marks defined, folded as published. A superb engraving by Bellin who was an engineer in the Service Hydrographi que de la Marine of France and a highly respected mapmaker. Images available. ; 10" x 8" (Engraving, Military, Bellin, Crossbow)

$19.32

10670 ) Engraving - Piege Et Arc Automate ( Diagram of Mounted Crossbow ). Bellin, Jacques-Nicolas. Paris, Engraving, Very Good with no dust jacket. This engraving published in Paris in 1768 by Bellin is in very good condition, full borders, plate marks defined, folded as published. A superb engraving by Bellin who was an engineer in the Service Hydrographi que de la Marine of France and a highly respected mapmaker. Images available. ; 10" x 8" (Engraving, Military, Bellin, Crossbow)

$19.32

10671 ) Engraving - Iourte Ou Habitation Souterraine Des Kamtchadals Pendant L'Hiver ( Interior of Hut With Group of Peoplearounf Fire ). Bellin, Jacques-Nicolas Ponce, N. ( Engraver ). Paris, Engraving, Very Good with no dust jacket. This engraving published in Paris in 1768 by Bellin is in very good condition, full borders, plate marks defined, uncolored as published. A superb engraving by Bellin who was an engineer in the Service Hydrographi que de la Marine of France and a highly respected mapmaker. Images available. ; 10" x 8" (Bellin, Eskimo, Siberia, Arctic)

$46.20

10672 ) Engraving - a Manof Kamtschatka and a Women of Kamtschatka. Bankes, Thomas ( Captain Cook ). London, C. Cooke, 1790. Engraving, Very Good- with no dust jacket. This engraving is in very good condition, full borders as published, lightly browned at edges, Uncolored as published. A lovely item and very scarce. Images available. ; 10" x 8" (Engraving, Siberia, Eskimo)

$25.20

10673 ) Engraving - Armes Des Tartares Tunguts Et Des Samojedes ( Weapons of the Russina Tribes ). Bellin, Jacques-Nicolas Ponce, N. ( Engraver ). Paris, 1760. Engraving, Very Good with no dust jacket. This engraving published in Paris in 1768 by Bellin is in very good condition, full borders, plate marks defined, uncolored as published. A superb engraving by Bellin who was an engineer in the Service Hydrographi que de la Marine of France and a highly respected mapmaker. Images available. ; 10" x 8" (Bellin, Eskimo, Siberia, Arctic, Military)

$29.40

10674 ) Engraving - Cupoe Fur Longuer D'Une Maison D'hiver ( Greenlanders Winter Quarters ). Bellin, Jacques-Nicolas Prevost, B. L.. ( Engraver ). Paris, 1760. Engraving, Very Good with no dust jacket. This engraving published in Paris in 1768 by Bellin is in very good condition, full borders, plate marks defined, uncolored as published. A superb engraving by Bellin who was an engineer in the Service Hydrographi que de la Marine of France and a highly respected mapmaker. Images available. ; 10" x 8" (Bellin, Eskimo, Siberia, Arctic, Military, Greenland)

$46.20

10675 ) Maniere Dont Les Kamtchadals Font Secher Le Poison Et Fondre La Graise Par Le Moyon De Pierres Rougies Au Fue. ( Eskimos Smoking Fish ). Bellin, Jacques-Nicolas Prevost, B. L.. ( Engraver ). Paris, 1760. Engraving, Very Good with no dust jacket. This engraving published in Paris in 1768 by Bellin is in very good condition, full borders, plate marks defined, uncolored as published. A superb engraving by Bellin who was an engineer in the Service Hydrographi que de la Marine of France and a highly respected mapmaker. Images available. ; 10" x 8" (Bellin, Eskimo, Siberia, Arctic, Military, Greenland, Fishing)

$46.20

10676 ) Watercolor - Trees in Forest - Canadian Scene. Parker, John Frederick Delisle. Canada, ca1950. Watercolor, Very Good with no dust jacket. This superb watercolor by listed Canadian artist John frederick Delisle parker is in very good condition and painted ca1940. Parker, most famous for his West Coast paintings died in 1967 after a long an respected career. His first one man show took place in The Vancouver Art Gallery in 1937. Images available of this impressive watercolor; 14" x 10" (Parker, Canada, Art)

$176.40

10677 ) Engraving - Portrait of Watson Squire Governor of Washington State (1884-7). Engraving. New York, H. B. Halls, Engraving, Very Good with no dust jacket. This beautiful photo-gravure, rendered in very fine detail is in very good condition, printed on heavy-weight card, full borders plate marks defined. Images available; 12.5" x 9.5" (Engraving, Political, Washington)

$21.00

10678 ) Map - Wiltshire County Map. Hall, Sidney. London, Sidney Hall, 1854. Map, Very Good with no dust jacket. This map is in very good condition, full borders as published, original outline color, a little browned at centre fold, folded as published, tape reinforcing at back of fold. Images available; 10" x 8" (Map, Wiltshire, Sidney Hall)

$29.40

10679 ) Map - Africa. Petermann, Augustus. London, Religious Tract Society, 1850. Map, Very Good with no dust jacket. This charming original map, is in very good condition, full borders as published, folded as published, original hand-coloring, light-weight paper. Images are available of this map. ; 8" x 7.5" (Map, AFRICA)

$95.76

10680 ) Map - Australia and Islands Adjacent. Hall, Sidney. London, Sidney Hall, 1840. Map, Very Good with no dust jacket. This map ofAustralia with Tasmania and New Guinea shown is in very good condition, full borders as published, a little browned at centre fold, folded as published, original outline color; 11" x 9" (Engraving, Map, AFRICA, Tasmania, New Guinea)

$37.80

10681 ) Map - South America. Neele, Joshua. London, Longman, Rees Etc., 1831. Map, Very Good with no dust jacket. This lovely map is in very good condition, full borders as published, folded as published, original outline color, a very fine map. Images available; 11" x 8.5" (Map, South America)

$33.60

10682 ) Map - a Map of South America. Mitchell, Augustus. London, Mitchell, 1852. Map, Very Good with no dust jacket. This truly superb, highly decorative map is in very good condition, full borders as published, original bright oultline color, measures 15" x 12". Finely detailed and executed. Images available; 15" x 12" (Map, South America, Mitchell)

$29.40

10683 ) Engraving - a Man in Armour With a Women and a Child of the Ishutski. Alexander, W. (Artist) , Cooke, W. ( Engraver ). London, Cadell & Davies, 1802. Engraving, Very Good with no dust jacket. This superb engraving is in very good condition, full borders as published, finely engraved, uncolored as published. Images are available of this very scarce engraving. ; 10" x 8" (Engraving, Ishutski, Military)

$85.68

10684 ) Map - the World as Known to the Ancients. Hughes, W.. Edinburgh, A. C. Black, ca1840. Map, Very Good with no dust jacket. This charming map is in very good condition, repaired at left tip, original outline color, full borders as published. A fine map. Images available. Hows the World, Iceland to Java; 18" x 13" (Map, HUGHES)

$95.76

10685 ) Map - India - Bengal. Weller, E.. London, Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., 1865. Map, Very Good with no dust jacket. This impressive map was published for the SDUK in 1865 and is in very good condition, full borders as published , original outline color, fine detail. Images available. ; 19" x13" (Bengal, India, Mao, Cartography, SDUK, Weller)

$46.20

10686 ) Map - Geograph. Verbreitung Des Buddhaistischen Staaten+System ( Buddhist Poulations of the World ). Flemming. C.. Germany, Flemming, 1841. Map, Very Good with no dust jacket. This map, rendered in original outline color, is in very good condition, full borders as published, highly detailed, a litte browned at edges, tightly cropped at left border, a lovely map. Images available. ; 17" x 14" (Map, Buddhism, Cartography, Flemming)

$46.20

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