Chart Mercators Projection: First Edition (6 results)
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Published by Wm. M. Bradley & Co., Philadelphia, 1887
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- First Edition
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Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.Dorley House Books, Inc.
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Add to basketUnbound. Condition: Very Good. 1st. Antique hand colored map Chart of the World on Mercator's Projection showing of the Ocean Currents with the routes and distances between Principal Ports as they were in 1887; lite marginal toning Size: 27" x 18.75". Handcolored Map (illustrator).
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Published by George Philip & Son, London, 1870
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- First Edition
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Seller: Michael Treloar Booksellers ANZAAB/ILAB, Adelaide, SA, AustraliaMichael Treloar Booksellers ANZAAB/ILAB
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near fine. First Edition. London, George Philip & Son, [late 1870s]. Approximately 1420 × 1880 mm (printed surface), comprising eight sheets printed in colour (printed surface approximately 710 × 470 mm each), each comprising two panels mounted as a pair on linen, with its respective portion of the key map…mounted on the verso. The maps are neatly scored along the inner borders so that the margins can be folded under and the sheets laid together seamlessly (as issued). One crease and surface crack to the top corner of Sheet 8 (clear of the printed surface); a few trifling marks; in near-fine condition, housed in the original presentation portfolio of half red roan and morocco-grain cloth, elaborately blocked in gilt (covers a little worn, with splits to the spine expertly stabilised). There are four inset maps in the bottom half: the two hemispheres; winds; heights and depths; and natural productions. An elaborate gilt-lettered blue morocco presentation label is mounted on one of the flaps of the portfolio; it reads: 'Presented to Mr. W. Whittam by the employés of Harrold Brothers, Adelaide, 31st March, 1882'.
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Published by London, London, 1853
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- First Edition
Seller: High Ridge Books, Inc. - ABAA, South Deerfield, MA, U.S.A.High Ridge Books, Inc. - ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerVery rare blue-backed chart of the world. Modern lining. Earlier tears repaired, with very minimal loss at neat line border. Uncolored. First edition. Very rare. OCLC and a Google search show only one copy of the 1862 second edition. No copies of this first edition appear. The chart wraps around such that the whole Atlantic Ocea…n is at both the right and left sides. Very good detail in Canada above Hudson Bay, reflecting efforts to identify a Northwest Passage. There are also a couple of points of land shown in Antarctica due south of Cape Horn. The map was compiled and drawn by H. F. Freemont and engraved by J. W. Lowry.
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Johnstons' Commercial Chart of the World on Mercators Projection from the latest and Best Authorities Containing the Position of Every Place of Commercial Importance, Shhowing the Princial Currents of hte Ocean with their Direction and Rate of Progress. With an Enlarged Map of Central Europe Showing the Railway Communication between the Different Countries, and Distinguishing the States which compose the German Customs Union.
1849 Johnston Library Wall Map of the World w/Texas at fullest
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- First Edition
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Seller: Geographicus Rare Antique Maps, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.Geographicus Rare Antique Maps
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. 1st Edition. Very good. Some offsetting. Wear and toning on some old fold lines. Dissected and laid on original linen, in original stamped leather binder. Stable. Size 56.25 x 72.75 Inches. A very impressive large scale first edition example A. K. Johnston's 1849 map of the world made for trade and commerce. Issued at… the height of the British Empire, the map is appropriately centered on the London meridian. The focus is trade and commerce, with global shipping lanes and times noted throughout, as well as caravan routes through Africa and Asia, wagon routes through North America, and steam packet routes. A large inset in the lower right focuses on the railways of central Europe and, interestingly, the German Customs Union. In terms of size, detail, style, and composition, we surmise Johnston must have issued this map to compete with the lucrative Teesdale franchise, who had been issuing similar large scale 'commerce' maps since 1837. A Closer Look The map has much to offer, not only in terms of fine engraving, color, and grandiosity, but also for its superlative detail. North America and the United States conforms to the situation at the end of the Mexican American War (1846 - 1849). Texas is illustrated at its fullest, with boundaries extending well into modern-day Wyoming and west as far as Santa Fe. Further west, Sutter's Fort is noted, suggesting knowledge of the California gold discovery, but when this map was engraved, the mad rush had yet to occur. Instead, the focus is the fur trade, including overland and shipping routes bypassing San Francisco for Astoria - then the major hub of trade on the west coast. This area was formally ceded to the United States in 1846 - ending the Oregon Question, but in 1849, busy Columbia River ports remained just as important to British and Canadian trappers operating out of British Columbia, as to Americans in Oregon Territory. When this map was issued, Africa remained explored only along the coast and major river systems, with much of the interior unknown. Nonetheless, Johnston makes a great effort to map trade routes throughout the Sahara, including major routes from centers in Fezzan, Morocco. and Tripoli to oases and salt mines in the southern desert. He names individual oases, holy sites, and caravan stops with greater accuracy than we have seen in any comparable world map. Further south, ghosted in river systems offer the first hints of Lake Malawi - perhaps from local reports? In Asia, attention is lavished on India and China, both of vital importance to British global trade. While India is a well-mapped mosaic of kingdoms and protectorates, China is a massive green block extending from Tartary to Sakhalin, including all of Korea, Manchuria, Mongolia, and Taiwan. Shipping routes focus on connections between Bombay, Singapore, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, and the Pearl River Delta. Trans-Pacific routes include an 'American Proposed Route' linking Astoria with Hong Kong. Railroad commerce dominates Europe. There is even a large inset focusing on central Europe and in particular the German Customs Union. The Zollverein, as the Customs Union is more commonly known, was organized in 1833 as a coalition of German states formed to manage tariffs and economic policies. By 1866, it included most German states. The Zollverein was the first instance of independent states consummating a full economic union without the simultaneous creation of a political union. This would have been particularly significant as this map went to the presses. The 1848 Springtime of Nations Revolutions rocked Germany and there was active talk of a Pan-German economic and political union, which had the potential to transform Germany into an powerhouse capable of undermining British trade. Publication History and Census This is the first edition, published and engraved in Edinburgh by W. and A. K. Johnston. It was co-published in Glasgow by Hames Lumsden and Son, and in London by T. W. Saunders. We have noted later editions, and some w.
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Language: German
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- First Edition
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Seller: Antiquariat Clemens Paulusch GmbH, Berlin, GermanyAntiquariat Clemens Paulusch GmbH
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Add to basketmit altem Grenzkolorit, dat. 1879, 96 x 157 Die monumentale Weltkarte von H. Berghhaus in der 9. Ausgabe (Erstausgabe 1863) mit zahlreichen Insetkarten und Handelsrouten. Wie fast immer zerschnitten und auf Leinwand montiert (die Leinwand erneuert), kleinere Bereibungen, aber in Summe gutes Exemplar.
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Seller: Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, ABAA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, ABAA
Contact seller4-star sellerAn excellent example of John Thomson's 1814 map of the world on Mercator's projection. Published in the 1814 edition of Thomson's General Atlas, this map was drawn to illustrate the great voyages of discovery of the late 18th century, most specifically Cook, Perouse, and Vancouver. Exploratory routes zigzag through the oceans an…d seas of this map, showing important land marks on the various voyages illustrated. The map identifies Cook's death in Hawaii, Vancouver's exploration of the Nootka Sound, and Perouse's navigations in Alaska. The routes of Phips around Spitzbergen and Pickersgill in the Baffin Bay are also delineated. The vastly important inland expeditions of Mackenzie (1789) and Hearne (1771) through the interior of North America are also noted. The Northwest Coast of America is still largely inaccurate, and the NW Passage has not been charted. No sign of the Antarctic coast, with Cook's travels being the farthest noted in the south.This is the first edition of Thomson's map from the 1814 edition of the General Atlas. Subsequent editions of Thomson's General Atlas were published in 1817 and 1826. 18 x 20 1/2 in.
