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The Amazon Provinces of Peru – H Guillaume F.R.G.S. – First Edition1888

Title continues … As a Field for European Emigration. A Statistical and Geographical Review of The Country and its Resources, including the Gold and Silver Mines together with a mass of useful and Valuable Information.

The author was the Consul-General of Peru in England when he produced this book …. based in Southampton.

A first edition published by Wyman & Sons, Lincoln’s-Inn Fields, London 1888. Octavo, 309 pages after the preliminaries. The original cloth bindings of this book are usually distressed beyond acceptable as was the case with this one. We decided to have it handsomely bound in full green calf by Roger Perry. Five raised bands to spine with separate red leather title and author labels to compartments 2 and 4. Gilt lines and devices and gilt lines to front and rear boards. New marbled endpapers. A top quality binding. Page edges show some age and internally the odd bit of foxing, photographic frontispiece re-laid. Nicely illustrated with the real photograph of the Peruvian President as a frontispiece and another real photograph of “A party of Ladies and Gentlemen giving a Concert at Lima”. A further four maps and 26 plates some folding.

Contents includes a general description including climate and history and a focus on the Amazon Provinces or Montana, the gold found there and the Cahuapana, Chachapoyas and Moyabamba. The products of the area, fruits, drugs. Dyes, palms orchids etc and some interesting comments on the usefulness of cocaine. A substantial part, over 100 pages devoted to more specific detail on Gold and Silver and other minerals. Political analysis and review of trade between Peru and England.

Whilst only covering 23 pages the “Reports of Scientific Travellers” is interesting including those of Olivier Ordinaire (Not ordinary at all), Professor Orton, J.D. Osmers and A. Wertheman who suffered from being abandoned by his guides on multiple occasions.

Rare South American Account now in a Superior Full Leather Binding

$240.00

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Map of Franciae Insula – Ortelius/ Vrients – 1601 (The Parisian Region of France)

A lovely original copper engraved miniature map from 1601 of the Franciae Insula with Paris in the lower middle on a snaking river Seine. The map spans from Chantilly in the North West to Crecy in the South East and is in fine condition. Map 12cm by 9cm to the printed border. Strong plate impression nice colouring.

Abraham Ortelius one of the earliest cartographers was born in Antwerp and considered the creator of the first modern atlas. J.B. Vrients purchased the rights and plates for Ortelius’s Theatrum Orbis Terrarum and Epitome at the very beginning of the 17th Century and this beautiful map comes from his Epitomi Theatre Orteliani published in Antwerp in 1601 (Refer to King Page 65).

Price $190.00 framed in Voyager miniature map style … enquire if you wish this item unframed.

Lovely early map for those that love France and Paris

$190.00

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Early Map of Aprutium (Abruzzo Italy) Petrus Bertius – 1599

A lovely original map of Abruzzo on the central east coast of Italy. A very early map from the 1599 Dutch edition of “Caert – Thresoor” issued by Barent Langenes which preceded the edition published by Bertius himself by three years (reference expert King page 82).

Several cities are noted including San Angelo, Pescara, Ascoli, Aguila and Alba in the South. The major rivers woods and the high mountain ranges to the east are clearly defined. These Mountains, now known as the Gran Sasso D’Italia are the home of Europe’s southernmost glacier and the now hugely endangered Italian brown bear.

Map dimensions to the extent of the engraved image 135mm by 90mm. Excellent condition.

Price framed in Voyager Miniature map style in beaded gilt frame with gilt fillet (superb) $190.00 …. if you would like it unframed then enquire.

Over four hundred year old map of Abruzzo … click on me to see me all!

$190.00

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Cases de Naturels a Nouka-Hiva (Baie Anna Maria) – Louis LeBreton (Dumont d’Urville Expedition) – 1846

A natural image of the native people of Nouka-Hiva (now Nuka Hiva) the third largest island in the Marquesas.

An original lithograph from a drawing by Louis LeBreton (1818-1866) published as part of the great “Atlas Pittoresque” to accompany “Voyage au Pole Sud et dans l’Oceanie sur les corvettes l’Astrolabe et la Zelee … sous commandement de M.J. Dumont d’Urville”.

Lithographed by Bichebois and produced by Lemercier Benard, Paris 1846. A sizeable image on sturdy paper – 37cms x 28cms to the edge of the printed area bright and clean, with very wide boarders with the odd mark from handling but well away from the image. Overall in very good condition. The quality and intensity of the artwork can be seen in the close up images.

Louis LeBreton replaced Goupil as the official artist (he died at Hobart on the outward voyage) on Dumont d’Urville’s third circumnavigation of 1837-40.

Incidentally, Herman Melville and Robert Louis Stephenson were both to visit and take inspiration from Nouka-Hiva

Fine Polynesian image by Louis LeBreton

$140.00

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Map of England – Isaak Tirion – 1730

An original copper engraved map by Dutch cartographer Isaak Tirion (1705-1765) of England. Published in Amsterdam around 1730. Original centrefold as issued. Incredible detail throughout. Hilly areas shown pictorially and wooded areas marked by little tiny trees.

Generally, in very good condition. Map dimensions 37cms by 32 cm.

Tirion produced several Atlases and Dutch town plans. Some suggest that his maps were based on those of Guillaume de L’isle although we see them as being much more detailed than de L’ísle’s standard.

Price $120.00 unframed.

Nice map of England from the early 18th century with many place names and points of detail.

$120.00

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Map of The Turkish Empire – Tirion – 1730

An original copper engraved map by Dutch cartographer Isaak Tirion (1705-1765) of the Turkish Empire. Published in Amsterdam 1730. Very good original condition with centrefold as issued. Incredible detail throughout. Mountain ranges shown pictorially.

Tirion produced several Atlases and Dutch town plans. Some suggest that his maps were based on those of Guillaume de L’isle although we see them as being much more detailed than de L’ísle’s standard.

Naturally the map takes in areas not part of the broader Turkish Empire and covers from Portugal in the west to Persia in the east, the Horn of Africa in the South and beyond the Crimea in the North

Price $120.00 unframed. Dimensions 34cm by 28cm.

Very good early 18th century Tirion Map

$120.00

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The Amazon Provinces of Peru – H Guillaume F.R.G.S. – First Edition1888

Map of Franciae Insula – Ortelius/ Vrients – 1601 (The Parisian Region of France)

Early Map of Aprutium (Abruzzo Italy) Petrus Bertius – 1599

Cases de Naturels a Nouka-Hiva (Baie Anna Maria) – Louis LeBreton (Dumont d’Urville Expedition) – 1846

Map of England – Isaak Tirion – 1730

Map of The Turkish Empire – Tirion – 1730

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