Geography & Maps
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English Reaction to the New Zealand Landscape before 1850
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First Edition.
24cm x 15cm. 49 pages. Illustrated wrappers.
Pacific Viewpoint Monograph, No. 4.
Some soiling and tanning to wrappers. Good Condition. -
The Mapping of Terra Australis
Robert Clancy
Sydney: Universal Press, 1995.
A guide to early printed maps of Australia, Antarctica and the South Pacific. A standard reference for collectors. -
Early Charts of New Zealand, 1542-1851
Peter Bromley Maling
Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1969.
Maps detailing New Zealand from 1542 to 1851. Limited to 500 numbered copies, of which this is number 238. -
Atlas of Queensland and Northern Territory Pastoral Stations etc.
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Seventh Edition.
29.5cm x 21cm. [iii], 149 pages (106 maps). Pictorial wrappers.
Minor shelf and handling wear. Very minor soiling. Very Good Condition. -
Polyhistor, Rerum Toto Orbe Memorabilium Thesaurus Locupletissimus
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Second Edition.
30cm x 20cm. [20], 230, [2] pages, 2 double page maps, 18 maps in the text. Full vellum, manuscript lettering, housed in a custom quarter leather clamshell. Text is in Latin.
The Second Isingrin Edition with commentary and woodcut maps by Sebastian Munster. A significant work of geography containing “the earliest representation of the north-west coast of America on a printed map” (Burden), as well as one of the earliest printed works to with a map showing Asia as a whole.
Some splitting to the upper joint though still firm. A small rub to the lower board. Early owner’s marks to the title page and with minor occasional marginalia. Leaf O2 and O4 with a small repair to the tail margin. A light waterstain to the top edge from about half way through to the end. Leaf Dd4 and the final few leaves including the final device leaf more significantly stained though still light. Good Condition. -
Gregory’s Street Directory, Gold Coast
Gregory’s Publishing Company
Brisbane: Gregory’s Publishing Company, 1988.
Collector’s First Edition. -
Rand-McNally Indexed Pocket Map of Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia
Rand McNally
Chicago: Rand, McNally & Co., 1910.
Scale: 175km: 1 inch. Includes the Galapagos Islands. Full map of Bolivia is inset. Indexes cover Provinces or Departments, Islands, Lakes, Mountains, Rivers, and Towns. -
Spokane and the Scenic Intermountain Playgrounds
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48cm x 30cm (sheet size) 24cm x 10cm (folded size). Map.
Minor rubbing, chipping and insect damage. Small closed tears on some folds. Very Good Condition. -
Little Journeys: To Outstanding Beauty Spots and Places of Interest Along the Highways and By-ways of the Inland Empire of the Pacific Northwest
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22cm x 14.5cm. 16 pages, black and white illustrations, maps. Lettered saddle-stapled wrappers.
Tanning to wrappers and adjacent pages. Very Good Condition. -
Official Guide to Washington State Parks
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42.5cm x 56cm (sheet size) 9cm x 20cm (folded size). Map.
Issued while Arthur B. Langlie was Governor of Washington, 1941-1945. This copy postmarked and addressed to a Los Angeles doctor.
Very minor soiling and creasing. Near Fine Condition. -
Travel Washington Coast and Olympic Highway, U. S. 101
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47cm x 41cm (sheet size) 23.5cm x 20cm (folded size). Map.
Maps of the U. S. 101 from Canada to Mexico.
Very minor chipping and tanning. 1.5cm closed tear to left edge of centre horizontal fold. One tiny hole on centre fold. Vertical fold (as issued). Near Fine Condition. -
Map of Glendale and Vicinity
Glendale Chamber of Commerce and the Glendale News Press
Glendale: Glendale Chamber of Commerce and the Glendale News Press, No date.
Circa 1954. Includes a brief history of Glendale. -
Metropolitan Oakland Area: Alameda County, California
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45.5cm x 61cm (sheet size) 23cm x 10cm (folded size). Map, colour illustrations.
Minor tanning. Very small closed tears to some folds. Very Good Condition. -
Vulcan’s Tour Map of Birmingham
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32.5cm x 39.5cm (sheet size), 16.5cm x 20cm (folded size). Map.
With notes for a four hour and a two and a half hour tours.
Very minor tanning and chipping. Near Fine Condition. -
1958 Street Map of Compton, California and Vicinity
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44.5cm x 57cm (sheet size) 22cm x 9.5cm (folded size). Map.
Includes advertisements for businesses.
Very minor creasing. Near Fine Condition. -
A Map of the Marked Historical Sites of California
Phil Townsend Hanna; William Webb, Lowell Butler
California: Westways with The Automobile Club of Southern California, 1952.
Compiled from the Official Registrations of the California State Department of Natural Resources. With notes on each site. A coloured map of the whole state with smaller maps of sites in San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, Monterey, Los Angeles and Vicinity, San Diego, and Mother Lode. Westways Vol. 44, No. 12. -
Map of Berkeley
City of Berkeley
Berkeley: City of Berkeley, No date.
Map of Berkeley, Albany, and Vicinity. Includes photographs of notable locations. -
Looking Ahead to Alaska
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51cm x 39cm (sheet size), 25.5cm x 19.5cm (folded size). Colour map.
A Good-Natured Map of Alaska Showing the Services Offered by “The Alaska Line” and Suggesting Some of the Most Interesting Features of the Territory.
Small staple holes and very minor holes on folds. Very minor insect damage to edges. Very Good Condition. -
1961-62 Official Highway Map of Delaware
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86cm x 56cm (sheet size) 11.5cm x 21.5cm (folded size). Colour map, colour illustrations. Single folded sheet.
Very minor soiling. Near Fine Condition. -
The Matthews-Northrup Up-to-date Map of Washington D. C.
The Matthews-Northrup Co.
Buffalo and New York: The Matthews-Northrup Co., 1895.
Index printed on verso. -
Canadian Pacific All Services Map
Canadian Pacific
Toronto: Rolph Clark Stone, 1957.
Large folding colour map showing the steamship, rail, and air services of Canadian Pacific. The large map shows North America, with insets showing Trans-Atlantic Steamship routes, and International Airline routes to Hong Kong, Tokyo, Sydney, Auckland, Mexico City, Lima, and Buenos Aires.The verso promotes the amenities of their services. -
Rand McNally War Map of the North Sea and English Channel
Rand McNally & Co.
Chicago and New York: Rand McNally & Co., No date.
Showing the Geographical Relations of all the Principal Ports of Great Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Germany. Published Especially for The Farmer’s Loan and Trust Company, New York. Rand McNally would produce these maps as promotional items for business, banks, insurance brokers, etc. -
Official Handbook: The Port of Sydney, N.S.W.
The Sydney Harbour Trust Commissioners
Sydney: The Sydney Harbour Trust Commissioners, 1919. -
A Guide to Central Queensland Pastoral Stations
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Second Edition.
43cm x 30cm. vii, 37 pages, maps. Illustrated saddle-stapled wrappers.
Wrappers creased. Crown fore-edge corner of first leaf creased. Good Condition. -
Fourth Annual Report of the Bureau of Investigation Under The Land and Water Resources Development Acts, 1943 to 1946 (for the Year 1947)
J. R. Kemp
Brisbane: A. H. Tucker, Government Printer, 1948.
Results of surveys and investigations of land and water resources in Queensland. Illustrated throughout with photographs and maps. -
Philips’ Atlas of Physical Geography, for the Use of Schools;
William Hughes
London: George Philip and Son, No date.
19th century school atlas: Illustrating the Natural Features of the Globe, the Geographical Distribution of Natural Phenomena, and their Connexion with the Industrial Pursuits of Mankind. -
An Atlas of Antient Geography
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22.5cm x 15.5cm. [viii], 3-34 pages, 21 maps. Half leather.
Cover title: Dr. Butler’s Atlas of Ancient Geography. Contains 20 colour maps, and 4 black and white plans on the final plate. Includes maps of Britannia, Hispania, Gallia, Germania, Vindelicia, Italia, Macedonia, Ancient Greece outside of Peloponnese, Peloponnesus, Island of the Aegean Sea, Asia Minor , Oriens, Syria, Palaestina, Armenia, Africa, Mauritania, Numidia, and African Propria, and Aegyptus.
Boards and leather rubbed. Good Condition. -
Early Sketches and Charts of Banks Peninsula, 1770-1850
Peter Bromley Maling
Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1981.
Pre-1850, though mostly 1838-50 sketches and maps of Banks Peninsula, on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand, by French and British visitors to the region. Limited edition of 500 copies, of which this is number 388. -
Pearls and Pearling Life
Edwin W. Streeter
Perth: Hesperian Press, 2006.
Early Western Australian pearling. First published in 1886. -
A Geomorphic Map of the Riverine Plain of South-Eastern Australia
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First Edition.
29.5cm x 21.5cm. xi, 39 pages, black and white illustrations, maps, 1 large colour folding. Lettered saddle-stapled wrappers.
Minor handling wear. Tanning to wrappers. Minor bumping to corner. Very Good Condition.