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Chinese painting on silk.
Fine oriental miniature of a Chinese couple engaged in amorous pursuit. Quin Dynasty, late 19th. century.This type of Chinese painting, usually anonymous, also called &qu...
Place & Date: China, ca. 1880
Chinese painting on silk of a couple in a love-making position.
Fine oriental miniature of an erotic scene of a Chinese couple engaged in amorous pursuit. Quin Dynasty, late 19th. century.This type of Chinese painting, usually anonymo...
Place & Date: China, ca. 1880
![[ A set of four humorous illustrations 'Le Malade Imaginaire'.]](/uploads/cache/46323-250x250.jpg)
[ A set of four humorous illustrations 'Le Malade Imaginaire'.]
A humorous illustration from the "Le Malade Imaginaire" - numbers 68. Shows a smiling, frothing syringe, with hands-on hips surrounded by dancing witches. Small...
Place & Date: Paris, ca. 1880
A folding fan with a map of Japan, double hemisphere world map and views of Yokohama and Edo.
The folding fan showing a map of Japan on one side, and on the other side a double hemisphere world map, two city views, and a train. Read more about folding fans andcar...
- $750 / ≈ €702
Place & Date: Japan, ca. 1880
![Fantaisie Funebre [ Funeral Fantasy.]](/uploads/cache/46336-250x250.jpg)
Fantaisie Funebre [ Funeral Fantasy.]
With text below the illustration "-Qui, parlons-en: vous faites un malade bien agréable... j'voudrais... qu'vous n'ayez personne à votre enterrement ! Design by Le...
- $80 / ≈ €75
Place & Date: Paris, ca. 1880
Cope's Tobacco Factory Liverpool.
The company was started in 1848 in Old Post Office Street Liverpool by Thomas Cope and George Cope. By the 1880s the company was employing nearly 2000 staff and producing...
- $750 / ≈ €702
Place & Date: Paris, 1880
Marine parallel rulers in brass.
Very fine marine parallel rulers in brass. The parallel ruler is the oldest and most traditional way to measure and trace routes and bearings. The principle is simple: t...
Place & Date: Paris, ca. 1880
Transom of a ship in gilded carved wood bearing the inscription "DUMONT- DURVILLE"
Decorative transom sign in gilded carved wood bearing the inscription "DUMONT- DURVILLE" in a foliage environment. The transom usually kept the name of the ship...
Place & Date: France, ca. 1880
New Zealand.
Very detailed map of New Zealand, with inserts of Tasmania and Fiji Islands. The map was printed from lithographic stones taken from a hand-engraved steel plate. The cart...
- $150 / ≈ €140
Place & Date: Edinburg, ca 1881
Borneo, shewing the lands ceded by the sultans of Brunei & Sulu to the British North Borneo Company.
Chromo lithographed folded map showing Borneo with Brunei, Sarawak, British North Borneo Company or Sabah. One of the first maps showing the British North Borneo Company ...
- $1750 / ≈ €1638
Place & Date: London, Stanford, 1881
William Tecuseh Sherman The Great General of our small army.
Illustration of General William T. Sherman, full-length portrait, standing, facing right, holding binoculars, his sword resting on a campstool behind him. Published in Ne...
- $100 / ≈ €94
Place & Date: New York, 1881
内務省地理局 (Administratif atlas of the Empire of Japan.)
Atlas of Japan published by the Home Ministry shortly after the start of Meiji period. The atlas contains 16 double page maps, with the border in original out line colors...
- $550 / ≈ €515
Place & Date: Tokyo, Meiji 14 or 1881
Fenètre et siège empire.
Very decorative and colorful lithography of an elegant French interior. From La Tenture Française, published by G.Mathière, 32/34 Rue de Charonne, Paris.
- $50 / ≈ €47
Place & Date: Paris, 1882
Baie Louis XVI. . .
Very decorative and colorful lithography of an elegant French interior. From La Tenture Française published by G.Mathière, 32/34 Rue de Charonne, Paris.
- $100 / ≈ €94
Place & Date: Paris, 1882
![Hong Kong. [Queen's Road]](/uploads/cache/24362-250x250.jpg)
Hong Kong. [Queen's Road]
Finely executed watercolor made by Henri Dieth of a charming atmospheric street scene at Queen's Road in Hong Kong. The watercolor is made after Eduard Hildebrandt (1818-...
Place & Date: Germany, 1882
![Hongkong Piratenstrasse. [Pirate Street]](/uploads/cache/24363-250x250.jpg)
Hongkong Piratenstrasse. [Pirate Street]
Finely executed watercolor made by Henri Dieth of a charming street scene at "Pirate Street" in Hong Kong. The watercolor is made after Eduard Hildebrandt (1818...
Place & Date: Germany, 1882
Runde Strasse in Peking.
Finely executed water color made by Henri Dieth of a charming street scene in Peking. The water color is made after Eduard Hildebrandt (1818-1869). Hildebrandt, was born ...
Place & Date: Germany, 1882
New Zealand (with Environs of Auckland)
Striking map of New Zealand, with a large inset map of the environs of Auckland. Made by J. Bartholomew. NO. 66 in lower right corner.
- $200 / ≈ €187
Place & Date: Glasgow, London, 1882
Papers relating to the affairs of Sulu and Borneo, and to the grant of a charter of incorporation of the British North Borneo Company. . . (with two folding maps of Indonesia)
58 pages Government recordings relating to the affairs of Sulu and Borneo, and to the grant of a charter of incorporation of the British North Borneo Company. . . (includ...
- $500 / ≈ €468
Place & Date: London, Harrison and son, 1882
Enquête sur l'état de la civilisation en Europe. (Front page of la Caricature n°140).
The newspaper contains eight pages with different illustration. The artist is A. Robida, who was the chief editor and the engraver is Yves BarretThe artist is A. Robida, ...
- $100 / ≈ €94
Place & Date: Paris, La Caricature, September 2, 1882
Voyage extraodinaire d'un reporter dans l'Amérique du Sud par Clérice (Front page of la Caricature n°137).
Frontispiece showing a globe with south America and the title "Voyage extraodinaire d'un reporter dans l'Amérique du Sud par Clérice". The newspaper contains ...
- $150 / ≈ €140
Place & Date: Paris, La Caricature, August 12, 1882
Dutton Map of the Grand Canyon, Arizona (in 4 joined sheets)
An important 1882 map of the Grand Canyon, Arizona, published in "Atlas To Accompany The Monograph On The Tertiary History Of The Grand Canon District By Capt. Clare...
- $1000 / ≈ €936
Place & Date: Julius Bien & Co., 1882
Hypsometrisch Overzicht der Aarde.
One of the earliest thematic world maps published in the Netherlands from "Atlas der natuurkundige aardrijkskunde. . .". prepared by Nicolaas Wilhelmus Posthumu...
- $50 / ≈ €47
Place & Date: Amsterdam, C.L. Brinkman, 1883
Oro-Hydrographische Kaart van Europa.
One of the earliest thematic maps of Europe published in the Netherlands from "Atlas der natuurkundige aardrijkskunde. . .". prepared by Nicolaas Wilhelmus Post...
- $35 / ≈ €33
Place & Date: Amsterdam, C.L. Brinkman, 1883
Oro-Hydrographische Kaart van Azië.
One of the earliest thematic maps of Asia published in the Netherlands from "Atlas der natuurkundige aardrijkskunde. . .". prepared by Nicolaas Wilhelmus Posthu...
- $35 / ≈ €33
Place & Date: Amsterdam, C.L. Brinkman, 1883
Geologische Kaart van Middel- en Zuid-Europa.
One of the earliest thematic maps published in the Netherlands from "Atlas der natuurkundige aardrijkskunde. . .". prepared by Nicolaas Wilhelmus Posthumus. Wit...
- $35 / ≈ €33
Place & Date: Amsterdam, C.L. Brinkman, 1883
Kaart, voorstellende de Seculaire Rijzingen en Dalingen van den Bodem, alsmede de Vulkamen.
One of the earliest thematic world maps published in the Netherlands from "Atlas der natuurkundige aardrijkskunde. . .". prepared by Nicolaas Wilhelmus Posthumu...
- $35 / ≈ €33
Place & Date: Amsterdam, C.L. Brinkman, 1883
Kaart der Isorachiën of Lijnen van Gelijke Vloedbeweging.
One of the earliest thematic world maps published in the Netherlands from "Atlas der natuurkundige aardrijkskunde. . .". prepared by Nicolaas Wilhelmus Posthumu...
- $35 / ≈ €33
Place & Date: Amsterdam, C.L. Brinkman, 1883
Kaart van de Hoofdgodsdiensten.
One of the earliest thematic world maps published in the Netherlands from "Atlas der natuurkundige aardrijkskunde. . .". prepared by Nicolaas Wilhelmus Posthumu...
- $35 / ≈ €33
Place & Date: Amsterdam, C.L. Brinkman, 1883
Kaart der Oceanische Stroomgebieden.
One of the earliest thematic maps published in the Netherlands from "Atlas der natuurkundige aardrijkskunde. . .". prepared by Nicolaas Wilhelmus Posthumus. The...
- $35 / ≈ €33
Place & Date: Amsterdam, C.L. Brinkman, 1883
Kaart der Oceanische Stroomgebieden.
One of the earliest thematic maps published in the Netherlands from "Atlas der natuurkundige aardrijkskunde. . .". prepared by Nicolaas Wilhelmus Posthumus. The...
- $35 / ≈ €33
Place & Date: Amsterdam, C.L. Brinkman, 1883
Kaart der Isodynamen.
One of the earliest thematic maps published in the Netherlands from "Atlas der natuurkundige aardrijkskunde. . .". prepared by Nicolaas Wilhelmus Posthumus. The...
- $35 / ≈ €33
Place & Date: Amsterdam, C.L. Brinkman, 1883
A rare suite of 12 original etchings by Martin van Maele to the famous work by Edmond Haracourt.
A rare suite of 12 original etchings by Martin van Maele to the famous work by Edmond Haracourt. The series was published anonymously in a small edition. These etchings a...
Place & Date: Nevers, Brussels, 1882,1883
![[2 Sheets] Carte Générale de l'Océan Pacifique Dressée Par Mr. C. A. Vincendon-Dumoulin. . . Pl. 1. N° 1092. / Ocean Pacifique Feuille 2. . . Pl. 2. N° 1093.](/uploads/cache/26731-250x250.jpg)
[2 Sheets] Carte Générale de l'Océan Pacifique Dressée Par Mr. C. A. Vincendon-Dumoulin. . . Pl. 1. N° 1092. / Ocean Pacifique Feuille 2. . . Pl. 2. N° 1093.
Two sea charts depicting the Pacific Ocean, with nice detail of Hawaii. Sheet 1 shows the south east Asian region. The second North America and part of South America. Pre...
- $900 / ≈ €842
Place & Date: Paris, 1845, updated for 1884
Japan.
A detailed lithographed map of Japan including Hokkaido and including a small inset of the environs of Tokyo & Yokohama. Lower part map a numbered key to divisions an...
- $200 / ≈ €187
Place & Date: Edinburg, 1884
Overzichtskaart van den Nederlandsch oost Indischen Archipel.
Very detailed map of Indonesia, taken from "Atlas van Nederlandsch Oost- en West-Indie," prepared by a doctor I. Dornseiffen, and published by Seyffardt's Boekh...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, Seyffardt, 1884
De kleine Soenda-Eilanden. Schaal van 1:800000.
Very detailed two sheet map of Soenda Islands, taken from "Atlas van Nederlandsch Oost- en West-Indie", prepared by doctor I. Dornseiffen, and published by publ...
- $30 / ≈ €28
Place & Date: Amsterdam, Seyffardt, 1884
Driving chart of Hartford and vicinity : 15 miles around.
Road map by Albert A. Hyde & Co. of Hartford and vicinity, with the Connecticut River in the center. Published by Albert A. Hyde & Co., in New York and lithograph...
Place & Date: New York / Philadelphia, 1884
Globe terrestre d'après les découvertes..
Attractive and large (height 112cm) library globe by a prominent Paris globe maker, with a brass meridian circle, horizon ring and hour ring, supported by four brass quad...
Place & Date: Paris, ca. 1885
Océan Pacifique. Archipel de la Société. Iles Raiatea et Tahaa. 1ère Feuille. Ile Tahaa..
Large scale chart focused on the island Tahaa, in French Polynesia.Showing a few details of the village of Tahaa, banks, isles and soundings made in meters. Relief is sho...
- $200 / ≈ €187
Place & Date: Paris, 1885
Wandkarte von Europa von H.Berghaus. . .
Large wall map of Europe printed in chromo-lithography. Prepared by Heinrich Berghaus and published by Justus Perthes in Gotha.Heinrich Berghaus, with support of Alexande...
Place & Date: Gotha, Perthes, ca.1885
Kaart van Celebes / Kaart van Zuid-West-Celebes : bevattende de Gouvernem.ts, de leenroerige en een gedeelte der bondgenootschappelijke landen behoorende tot het Gouvernement van Celebes en onderh.
Very detailed map taken from "Atlas der Nederlandsche bezittingen in Oost-Indië", who was published by Departement van Koloniën".First edition of one of ...
- $50 / ≈ €47
Place & Date: The Hague, 1883-1885
Kaart van't noordwestelijke gedeelte der Residentie Amboina . . . / Kaart der Molukken.
Two very detailed maps on one sheet, taken from "Atlas der Nederlandsche bezittingen in Oost-Indië", who was published by Departement van Koloniën".The m...
- $75 / ≈ €70
Place & Date: The Hague, 1883-1885
![[Title page] Der Nederlandsche Bezittingen in Oost-Indië . . .](/uploads/cache/37336-250x250.jpg)
[Title page] Der Nederlandsche Bezittingen in Oost-Indië . . .
Decorative title page with in lower part a schematic map of Indonesia, and two hemispheres. Taken from "Atlas der Nederlandsche bezittingen in Oost-Indië", who...
- $75 / ≈ €70
Place & Date: The Hague, 1883-1885
Kaart van Het Noordelijk Gedeelte Van Het Eiland Borneo.
A very detailed map of Northern Borneo including Brunei, taken from the "Atlas der Nederlandsche bezittingen in Oost-Indië", which was published by Departement...
- $750 / ≈ €702
Place & Date: The Hague, 1883-1885
De luciferfabriek van de Heeren Mennen en Krunen te Eindhoven.
Wood engraving published in "Katholieke Illustratie", showing the match factories of Mennnen en Krunen in Eindhoven. Founded in 1870 by banker Christiaan Mennen...
- $40 / ≈ €37
Place & Date: s-Hertogenbosch, H.Bogaerts, ca. 1885
Atlas des Missions Catholiques.
Vingt cartes teintées, avec texte explicatif par R. P. O. Werner de la Compagnie de Jésus. Traduit de l’Allemand, revu et augmenté par M. Valérien Groffier, auteur ...
- $1000 / ≈ €936
Place & Date: Lyon, 1886
Mer de Chine. Golfe du Tonkin. Entrées de Kuaï-Chin-Mun et Tsieng-Mun. . .
Large chart centred on the Gulf of Tonkin in the South China Sea. Showing banks, isles and soundings made in metres. Relief is shown by hachures.Engraved by A. Gérin aft...
Place & Date: Paris, 1887
Selling price: $300
Sold in 2008
ILE UVEA CROQUIS DES BAIES DE MUA ET DE MATA UTU.
Mata-Utu is the capital of Wallis and Futuna, an overseas collectivity of France. It is located on the island of Uvéa, in the district of Hahake, of which it is also the...
- $80 / ≈ €75
Place & Date: Paris, 1887
Carte générale de la République Argentine dressée d'après les données les plus récentes.
An UpToDate map of the Argentinian Republic published in Basel by "le Bureau Officiel d'Information de la République Argentine". Detailed map of Argentina show...
- $350 / ≈ €328
Place & Date: Basel, 1887
Carte de la Mer comprise entre l'Australie, la Nelle. Zélande et la Nelle.
Sea chart of the Pacific Ocean between Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia. Including the towns of Sydney, Brisbane. The northern tip of New Zealand in lower right c...
- $350 / ≈ €328
Place & Date: Paris, 1872 updated for 1888
Cronstadt et St. Petersbourg.
Detailed plan of the port and city of St. Petersburg including Kotlin Island and the fortified town of Kronstadt.
- $35 / ≈ €33
Place & Date: Paris, 1888
Tjilatjap (1888)
Detailed plan of the port and city of Tjilatjap on Java. Taken from "Atlas des Ports Etrangers". Lithographed by A. Simon.
- $25 / ≈ €23
Place & Date: Paris, 1888
(Complete map of ancient and modern geography of China)
The second earliest edition of China’s first commercial map, Gujin di yu quan tu 《古今地輿全圖》(Complete map of ancient and modern geography of China) made du...
Place & Date: Jingdu dashuntang, 1888
Etats Unis (Etats de l' Ouest).
Large format highly detailed map of the states and territories of the West, with Central America, included in a large inset titled "Etats de l'Amerique Centrale"...
- $400 / ≈ €374
Place & Date: Paris, 1889
St. Pétersbourg (1888).
Map of St. Petersburg from a French multi volume atlas published by the Ministere des Travaux Publics (Ministry of Civil Engineering), called "Atlas des ports étran...
- $120 / ≈ €112
Place & Date: ?Paris, Imprimerie Nationale 1884-1889
Paris fashion plate. (3910)
Uncommon Paris fashion plate from Le Guide des Couturières et la France elégante Réunis, under direction of Abel Goubaud.In the later quarter of the 19th century, ther...
- $30 / ≈ €28
Place & Date: Paris, 1890
![Parthie aus dem Binnensee [Japan]](/uploads/cache/01312-250x250.jpg)
Parthie aus dem Binnensee [Japan]
Anonymous drawing made by a German during his visit to Japan. The drawing shows a lake with two Japanese vessels and a building with a Japanese flag in an mountainous lan...
- $150 / ≈ €140
Place & Date: Japan, c. 1890
Mission de Mandchourie.
Important missionary map showing Manchuria in Russia and China, prepared by Adrien Launay, who was a French Missionary and later chronicler of the history of the French M...
- $100 / ≈ €94
Place & Date: Lille, 1890
Russia & Poland.
Charming, folding map of Russia and Poland, giving a detailed overview of Europe from Baltic to Caspian Sea. Railways and rivers prominently delineated.In lower left a ke...
Place & Date: London, ca. 1890
A Chart of the World on Mercator's Projection Shewing the Principal Ocean Steam Routes, the Submarine Telegraphs &c.
Charming, folding world map on Mercator's projection showing extensive steam routes and underground and undersea telegraph cables. The map is annotated in blue and red wi...
Place & Date: London, ca. 1890
Hayter Basilisk, and Moresby Islands. (manuscript map)
An unusual small, and basic manuscript map of the Hayter Basilisk and Moresby Islands near Papua New Guinea, off the northern coast of Australia.
- $100 / ≈ €94
Place & Date: London, ca. 1890
Manuscript map of the Philippine Archipelago.
An unusual small, and basic manuscript map of the Philippine Archipelago. Many small islands named.
Place & Date: London, ca. 1890
Selling price: $120
Sold in 2016
The Bahrein Islands. Reduced from the admiraly Charts, illustrating the journey of Theodore Brent, Esq.
Early map of Bahrein Island, with in top a map of the Persian Gulf. Fine colored lithograph map by F.S. Weller. Published for the proceedings of the Royal Geographical So...
- $300 / ≈ €281
Place & Date: London, Edward Stanford, 1890
New Guinea. Map illustrating Sir. w. Macgregor's route to the Owen Stanley Range 1889.
Map illustrating Sir. w. Macgregor's route to the Owen Stanley Range 1889. With inset map of South-East New Guinea.Fine colored lithograph map lithographed by Turner &...
- $50 / ≈ €47
Place & Date: London, Edward Stanford, 1890
Casino d'Enghien.
Chromo lithographed poster, "Casino d'Enghien.", by CHERET, Jules. Plate 129, published in Maître 33, on August 1898. The "Les Maitres de l'Affiche" ...
Place & Date: Paris, Imprimerie Chaix, April 1890
Boer-en Rooinekspel.
Design by E.G.Schlette. This is a board game similar to the famous "snakes and lessons". The game takes the players through various historical battles. Success ...
- $600 / ≈ €561
Place & Date: Amsterdam, Koster, ca. 1890
The Karun River and branches.
Karun River and branches map compiled from the charts of Colonel Chesney, Lieut. Selby and Captain Clements.The Karun continues toward the Persian Gulf, forking into two ...
- $50 / ≈ €47
Place & Date: London, 1890
Across Luristan to Ispahan.
Map showing the route from Shushter to Ispahan by Henry Blosse Lynch. When Lynch was based in Baghdad he was in charge of the postal service across Syria between Baghdad ...
- $50 / ≈ €47
Place & Date: London, 1890
Palais du Trocadéro Samedi 14 juin à 2h.
This Palais du Trocadéro poster by Jules Charet was issued in two versions. This example is without the full lettering which would later appear at the bottom: “FETE DE...
- $650 / ≈ €608
Place & Date: Paris, 1890
Atlas des Missions de la Société des Missions-Étrangères. . .
This scarce atlas contains maps showing the locations of the Catholic missions belonging to the Société des Missions Étrangères in Asia. It covers India, Burma, Siam,...
Place & Date: Lille, 1890
![[Voyage en Suisse / Reise die Schweiz.]](/uploads/cache/48396-250x250.jpg)
[Voyage en Suisse / Reise die Schweiz.]
A first edition children's folding board game of Switzerland and its many places and sights to visit. Although it is missing most of its original components (dice, cards,...
Place & Date: Switzerland, 1891
![Canada Creek Falls . . [title in French, English, German & Latin] N°32. Pl. 4.](/uploads/cache/26800-250x250.jpg)
Canada Creek Falls . . [title in French, English, German & Latin] N°32. Pl. 4.
A view of the Canada Creek Falls.From 8e Livraison Amérique Septentrionale - Etat de New York. After Jacques Milbert and lithographed by Dupressoir and figures by V. Ada...
Place & Date: Paris, Bove dirigée par Nöel ainé & Cie, 1892
Mexico.
Decorative territorial map showing the Southwest of the United States with Mexico, Baja California and the neighboring states Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. The map exten...
- $200 / ≈ €187
Place & Date: Glogau, 1892
Politica Maramea Inglese - Rugantino - n°419 - Roma 17 Gennaio 1892.
Satirical print relating to the British Conquest of Egypt (1882), also known as Anglo–Egyptian War, between Egyptian and Sudanese forces under Ahmed ‘Urabi and the Un...
Place & Date: Rome, January 17, 1892
![[Views of Korea, Thailand, Cambodia and its inhabitants and princes. Including one or more phographes by Hippolyte Frandin.]](/uploads/cache/48426-250x250.jpg)
[Views of Korea, Thailand, Cambodia and its inhabitants and princes. Including one or more phographes by Hippolyte Frandin.]
A collection of 95 photographs, of which about 60 photos feature Korea or its people, printed on albumen paper. Captions in French. The others from Thailand, China, India...
- $25000 / ≈ €23393
Place & Date: C. 1892
Petit solfège illustré. Illustrations de Pierre Bonnard. Deuxième mille.
30 compositions by Bonnard, mostly printed in colors, integrated with and surrounding the texts and musical passages. Publisher’s dec. boards, with full-cover illustrat...
Place & Date: Paris, 1893
Map of Russia and Poland.
Charming, folding map of Russia, Poland and Baltic States, still in its original publisher's blind stamped linen wrapper with yellow label. With yellow advertisements at ...
Place & Date: London, ca. 1894
Chosen Danpan - Korean negotiation.
A scene of a Japanese legation under the command of Hanabusa Yoshitada who is forcing the Korean King Kojong (1852-1919) to agree to Japanese demands during the Chemulpo ...
Place & Date: August 8, MEIJI 27th year or 1894
KOUSHI NYUJO no Zu - HANABUSA Legation enters in Palace, Seoul.
A scene of Japanese legation HANABUSA who are entering the Royal Palace, Seoul.
Place & Date: August 8, MEIJI 27th year or 1894