A fine map from Carey and Lea's "A Complete Historical, Chronological, and Geographical American Atlas." . The text describes the boundaries, climate, rivers, chief towns, civil divisions and population. The map was drawn by F. Lucas Jr. and engraved by Young & Delleker. A nice, bright impression with typical age toning.

The best atlas of nineteenth-century America.

With the French part of the island, to the west, shown in pink and the Spanish par...
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Bindings tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate handling wear. 8.25 inches tall; 132 pages with index. Vintage b/w photographs and maps. 4 copies located in universities [OCLC 13394339]

Other features of this tour book: highway signs, useful Spanish words and phrases, lots of travel hints tucked away in sidebars, highway distances and average temperatures.
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Bindings tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate handling wear. 8.25 inches tall; 74 pages with brief biographies of several notable persons from the era. Vintage b/w photographs and maps.
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The frontispiece is a folding panorama by Alfred E. Waud. It is a full 11.5 feet long with 40 engraved panels displaying both sides of the river from Quebec to Cape Vincent, there is an additional section showing the Niagara River and Falls.

Bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. Cloth has sun-faded on the spine and front. Three-inch break in cloth at the top front j...
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The Heading: Mauretanien Gaetulien, Melanogaetulien Garamantien und Nigritien.

Showing the Mediterranean coast of what is now Algeria and Tunisia, to the Niger River and the Atlantic coast. Folding map laid flat on foam board. Some toning, wrinkling left side bottom 3 inches from edge. Measuring aprox. 14.5 inches by 9.75 inches. ---- Probably concerning the conflicts in M...
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The map appeared in Buchon's edition of Carey & Lea's Atlas, which was highly prized not only for its cartographic information but for the marvelous information about each of the states and territories included.

The atlas was issued in 6 editions in English, French & German, between 1822 and 1...
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Published London. c1745.

The map offers a plan of the French city of Douai, with fortifications and military movements shown in detail.

An ornate cartouche appears in the upper left bearing the statement "Doway, a strong City in the Earldo...
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Very Carefully handled - no flaws to note. 24 colored. maps on 1 sheet: printed on both sides.
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Carey & Lea's Atlas is highly prized not only for its cartographic information but the marvelous information about each of the states and territories which is included. The atlas was issued in 6 editions in English, French & German between 1822 and 1827. Considered the best atlas of nine...
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Carey & Lea's Atlas is highly prized not only for its cartographic information but the marvelous information about each of the states and territories which is included. The atlas was issued in 6 editions in English, French & Ge...
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The Florida Indian Hobbyist Association (FIHA) powwow attracts between 6,000 and 8,000 participants and spectators over the weekend, many who travel specifically for the occasion. The Pow-Wow is a weekend of dancing, drumming, and fellowship of Native American culture.

This poster is on heavy yellow card-stock. Pasted on is a print by artist S. G. Jarrard. Measuring 22.25 inches tall by 14 inches. Art Print measures 10 inches tall by 8.5 inches.

Minor frayin...
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Carefully handled with light age-toning. One closed tear bottom of first fold on right side. REF: OCLC: 812309135; 5 copies, two in USA of this issue.
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Booklet with fold to hold contents with title and embossed seal with 15 pages with a frontispiece and sheet music examples. 7 picture plates with mounted pictures. Both parts in one folder. Folio; 15 inches tall by 11 inches wide; 38.0 x 28.5 cm. Photos measure 7 by 9 inches. Text is in German.

Published by Der Rat Der Stadt Leipzig [The City Council of Leipzig] 16 pages of text by Hermann Heyer.

Carefull...
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Print on Paper Handcolored; no flaws but a hint of expected age-toning to the paper. 32 cm. by 23.7 cm. / 12.625 in by 9.25 in. This is a print not taken from a book. Showing: Lake with reflection of trees and mountains which surround it. Two men in canoe chase swimming deer; one man fires a rifle at deer as it flees.

Subjects: Yosemite Valley (Calif.)--1870-1880. Lakes & ponds--...
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Some staining and soil to margins, worming at lower right margin; mild toning.

This illustration is from Jean de La Fontaine's Fables Choisies, mises en vers. The work was edited by C. P. de Monthenault d'Egly and published in Paris by Chez Desaing & Saillant and Durand between 1755 and 1759.

The engravings were by Cochin, Tardieu, Prevost, Chedel, Lempereur and others after the original artwork of Jean-Baptiste Oudry.

Jean de La ...
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As the road winds through the Welsh hills and along the coast, the towns of St Davids, Fishguard, Newport, Cardigan and Port Talbot are encountered along the way.

Shows rivers with named bridges, the sea when it is near the route, hills (represented upside down when the road goes down them). Towns and other settlements passed through are shown, and churches are marked and distinguished by tower or spire. County boundaries are shown, and the distanc...
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Published by W. Lizars, Edinburgh. (to accompany) Lizars' Edinburgh Geographical General Atlas.

Full Title: Arabia with the Adjacent Countries of Egypt & Nubia.

Steel-engraved lithograph unbound map, with original hand color in outline. 50 x 39.9 c...
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