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No Binding. Condition: Very Good. An Original Antique Map, central fold, too large to post mounted (matted). Map to illustrate the Serbian-Ottoman War. Servia and Montenegro are block-coloured, surrounding countries coloured in outline. Railways shown. Scales given in English & geographical miles, Turkish Agachs and Turkish Berri.

Lithographie, London bei "The Graphic", 1870, 35,5x54 cm (ohne Rückentext, kleine Randläsuren).

Very good. Some margin soiling. A few minor margin tears. Larger repaired and stabilized tear, from left side, center, extends about 3 inches into map, as far as Lewisburgh. Size 22.25 x 29.75 Inches. A striking 1861 three-color Schedler/Schaus chromolithograph view/map of the Chesapeake Bay region, including Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, and Washington D.C., shortly after the outbreak of the American Civil War (1861 - 1865). A Closer Look Centered on the Chesapeake Bay, the view covers roughly from Gettysburg to Albemarle Sound and from the Ohio River to the Atlantic seaboard. Steam/Sail ships cluster around the mouth of the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays, presumably an attempt to illustrate the ad hoc Union naval blockade of the Confederacy. War as Art While this piece is described as a 'Birds Eye View', it is actually a map. Nonetheless, it is presented as a view: on thick paper, with striking three-dimensional topography, rich chromolithograph color, and the stylistic conventions of American viewmaking, including the double border and title in the lower margin. These factors underscore that this map was intended to be sold as art, to be mounted and framed in libraries and fine homes - a sales model entirely in line with Schaus's gallery business. Chromolithography Chromolithography is a color lithographic technique developed in the mid-19th century. The process involved using multiple lithographic stones, one for each color, to yield a rich composite effect. Oftentimes, the process would start with a black basecoat upon which subsequent colors were layered. Some chromolithographs used 30 or more separate lithographic stones to achieve the desired effect. Chromolithograph color could also be effectively blended for even more dramatic results. The process became extremely popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when it emerged as the dominate method of color printing. The vivid color chromolithography produced made it exceptionally effective for advertising and propaganda imagery. Publication History and Census The view was drawn by Joseph Schedler on behalf of William Schaus, at the time New York City's most prominent art dealer. It was engraved and printed by the major New York firm of Sarony, Major and Knapp. International publishing partners, Francois Delarue of Paris and H. Graves of London, stress both Schaus's impressive international backing, and the intention to sell the print abroad, where interest in the American Civil War was running high. The map is scarce on the market, but well represented institutionally. References: Library of Congress, Map Division, G3709.31.A35 1861 .S32 CW 17.35. OCLC 13351020.

Good. Recornered with slight manuscript reinstatement of border area. Surface mends at left and right with virtually no loss. Folds reinforced, with few areas of visible wear. Else very good. Size 22.75 x 37 Inches. This superb 1770 map of Tamil Nadu, India was engraved in Paris by P. Croisey and is attributed to Jean Bourcet, the chief French military engineer in the city of Pondicherry during the Seven Years' War. The map, oriented to the west, depicts the Carnatic and the southern Coromandel Coast, the theatre of the Carnatic Wars (1744 - 1763) and the First Anglo-Mysore War (1767 - 1799). Though often fought locally between the Nawabs of the Carnatic and the Sultanate of Mysore, the conflict was essentially between the British East India Company and France. Proxy Wars Beginning as an offshoot of the War of the Austrian Succession and extending through the Seven Years' War, England and France fought in a series of conflicts throughout India. The central and deciding regional fights would all fought in the south, within the bounds of this map. Direct battles between the European powers were rare: the fighting was largely characterized by small, disciplined, and technologically superior European forces employed to shift the balance of forces in local power struggles. Key battles are marked on the map and dated. Those with a French commander present are noted with that officer's name, and a notation indicating the character of the fight: a French win, a French loss, or a draw. The Fortifications Nineteen inset views detail the fortifications of cities at play, each associated with a larger power: French, English, Dutch, Danish, or Carnatic. These include Cuddalore, Machilipatnam, Negapatam, Poonamallee, Pondichéry, Bombay, Chingleput, Tranquebar, Tiruchirapalli, Wandiwash, Vishakhapatnam, Gingee, Calcutta, Arcati, Trincomalee, Divicoté, Madras, Carangouli, and the Pagoda of Chalembron. The source for these views is likely Bourcet, the chief French military engineer in Pondicherry, and the figure to whom the overall map is generally attributed. Publication History and Census This map was engraved and published in Paris, France by P. Croisey, likely based upon cartography provided by Paul Bourcet. The map is rare: British Library, the Sachische Landesbibliothek, the University of Bern, and the BNF. We see trade catalog records for three examples of this map going back to 1994. References: OCLC 556971834. Gole 69.