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Map of the Antarctic
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.

London: Baldwin & Cradock, 1831. Map of the South Pole, showing the recently discovered lands, but not attempting to show the ice cap. Below South America are the South Shetlands (discovered by William Smith 1819) and South Orkneys (Powell & Palmer, 1821); south of New Zealand is Macquarie Island (Frederick Hasselborough, 1810); and in the southern Indian Ocean, Kerguelen Island, marked Isle of Desolation.
SDUK0077
£59.00

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View of South Georgia
W. Hodges.

London: Strahan & Cadell, 1777. View of the glaciers on South Georgia, drawn by Hodges, the offical artist on Captain Cook's second voyage around the world.
HODG0001
£225.00

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Early view of South Georgia
Capt. James Cook.

Amsterdam, c.1785. A view of Possession Bay on South Georgia, with the glaciers, drawn 1775. This illustration comes from a Dutch edition of the official account of Cook's Second Voyage, on which he circumnavigated the island, made the first landing, claiming the territory for Britain and naming it in honour of King George III.
COOK0021
£195.00

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Vue d'Optique of Seville
Habermann.

c.1770. A 'vue d'optique' of Seville, designed to be viewed through a zograscope, an optical viewer. The naive colouring is standard on these prints.
VUED0003
£280.00

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Map of the Basque Country
Willem Blaeu.

Amsterdam, c.1640, French text. Map of the Basque Country, marking Bilbao, San Sebastian, Laredo and Santander
BLAE0115
£350.00

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Chart of the Battle of Vigo, 1702
Isaac Basire.

London, c.1750. Battle plan of the Battle of Vigo, 1702, fought in the War of the Spanish Succession. Engraved by Basire for 'Mr. Tindal's Continuation of Mr.Rapin's History of England'.
BASI0005
£195.00

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De Fer's large map of Castile and Leon
Nicolas De Fer

Paris, 1706. Large map of Castile and Leon, with rococo cartouches for the title and scale.
DEFE0042
£250.00

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Decorative Map of Castile in Fine Old Colour
Jodocus Hondius.

Amsterdam, Jodocus Hondius, 1613. An early example of this very decorative map of Castille from Mercator's Atlas.
HOND0082
£375.00

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Escurial Palace
Anonymous.

Augsburg: Probst? c.1760. A vüe d'optique of the gardens of the Escurial Palace. Designed to be used in an optical viewer called a zograscope, the image is reversed. The naïve colour is standard with these prints.
ANON0003
£225.00

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Leon and Asturias with decorative cartouches
Johannes Jansson.

Amsterdam, 1636. Leon and Asturias, with decorative cartouches for title and scale.
JANS0030
£250.00

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Decorative map of Sri Lanka
Guillaume De L'Isle.

Amsterdam, Covens & Mortier, c.1730. A large and colourful map of Sri Lanka, with rococo cartouches for title and scale.
DELI0001
£680.00

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View of St Pierre, Canada
Cassini.

Paris? c.1780. A view of the French Settlement on the island of St Pierre, just south of Grand Bank on Newfoundland. It remains a French foothold in North America.
CASS0001
£225.00

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Miniature map of Staffordshire
Thomas Kitchin or Thomas Jeffreys

London, 1749+. A miniature map of Staffordshire, engraved by either Thomas Kitchin or Thomas Jeffreys for the 'Small English Atlas', with three columns of engraved text detailing the major towns.
KITC1020
£95.00

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Miniature county map of Staffordshire
William Lewis.

London: P. Martin, 1819. From 'Lewis's New Traveller's Guide', marking cities, market towns, seats, mail coach roads & turnpikes.
LEWI1026
£30.00

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Early Georgian miniature map of Suffolk
Owen & Bowen.

London, Thomas Bowles & Emanuel Bowen, 1720. Miniature map of the county from the first issue of 'Britannia Depicta', within a decorative border with a short descriptive text. On verso is a road map showing Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich.
OWEN0006
£60.00

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Miniature map of Suffolk
Thomas Kitchin or Thomas Jeffreys

London, 1749+. A miniature map of Suffolk, engraved by either Thomas Kitchin or Thomas Jeffreys for the 'Small English Atlas', with three columns of engraved text detailing the major towns.
KITC1024
£110.00

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Map of Suffolk
Emanuel Bowen.

London, 1759-63. Map of Suffolk from 'The Natural History of England', published in two volumes 1759-63, as part of the 'General Magazine of Arts and Sciences'.
BOWE0037
£60.00

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Map of Suffolk
James Wallis.

London, S.A. Oddy, 1812. Detailed county map marking the roads, with fine, bright colour.
WALL0011
£89.00

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Miniature county map of Suffolk
William Lewis.

London: P. Martin, 1819. From 'Lewis's New Traveller's Guide', marking cities, market towns, seats, mail coach roads & turnpikes.
LEWI1025
£30.00

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View of Paramaribo in Suriname
John Gabriel Steadman.

London: J. Johnson, 1794. View of Paramaribo from across the Suriname River, published in Captain Steadman's ' Expedition to Surinam, being the Narrative of a Five Year Expedition Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam in Guiana on the Wild Coast of South America from the Year 1772 to 1777 '.
STED0001
£195.00

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