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Curious Map of the Eastern Hemisphere – Calmet 1728 – Early Australia Outline

An original special and unusual copper engraved map by Antoine Calmet (1672-1757) published in 1728 for his work on the Creation of the World. Below the map of the Old World is a sphere representing the creation of the Universe with the Earth at its centre. Very good condition un-coloured as it should be with a strong plate impression. 33cms by 22cms in plate impression.

Whilst the map highlights Africa, Europa and Asia the strong depiction of those parts of Australia discovered and mapped by the Dutch is charming with the Gulf of Carpentaria connected to New Guinea as was thought then.

Calmet was a French Benedictine monk and scholar born in Lorraine. He became very learned and out of humility refused honours from the Pope. The map is believed to have been engraved by Strackman (1680-1730) who worked with distinguished cartographers De Fer and De L’ilsle

Price $290.00 framed in stylish charcoal frame in cream mat with black core … a combination that works well with early uncoloured maps … enquire if you wish this map unframed or an alternative.

Unusual early 18thC map with good Australian relevance

$290.00

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Mozambique Island – Bertius -1603

One of the most striking and coveted island maps from the early 17th Century – Insulae & Ars Mozambique.

Engraved by Pieter van den Keere for the great geographer Petrus Bertius and published by Cornelis Claesz in Amsterdam in 1603 for the “Tabularum Geographicarum Contractarum Libri”

Framed in Voyager miniature map style within gilt fillet, burgundy mat and beaded gilt frame. Enquire for price on unframed map.

Click on me to see all my cartographic loveliness!

$260.00

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The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society 1926 March – George Binney – Amundsen’s Polar Flight

A very good copy of The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, March 1926, containing “Amundsen’s Polar Flight: Review” by George Binney.

Binney reviews the two publications of Amundsen’s Polar flight: My Polar Flight – Roald Amundsen, and Our Polar Flight – Roald Amundsen and Lincoln Ellsworth, both published in 1925.

Also in this edition; an essay regarding the inter-relations of East African territories, with accompanying colour map by Maj. A. G. Church; a wonderful examination of the lakes of Scotland and Switzerland by Prof. Leon W. Collet with maps, contours, geographical and mathematical analysis and splendid photographs to accompany the piece.

$90.00

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The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society – 1929 August – E. B. Worthington – The Life of Lake Albert and Lake Kioga

A fine copy of The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, August 1929, containing “The Life of Lake Albert and Lake Kioga” by E. B. Worthington.

Worthington examines, with myriad accompanying photographs, charts and diagrams, Lake Albert and Lake Kioga in Uganda, both geographically and anthropologically. This marvelous 22 page exploration is accompanied by an additional article describing the geological history of the Ugandan lakes by E. T. Wayland.

Also in this edition; an examination, with wonderfully rendered large map, of the March-lands of Georgia by W. E. D. Allen; and, an exploration of early Tudor geography by Miss E. G. R. Taylor.

$80.00

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Curious Map of the Eastern Hemisphere – Calmet 1728 – Early Australia Outline

Mozambique Island – Bertius -1603

The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society 1926 March – George Binney – Amundsen’s Polar Flight

The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society – 1929 August – E. B. Worthington – The Life of Lake Albert and Lake Kioga

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