Catalogue 6 Items 251-300

255. Atlas Of Pilot Charts: Indian Ocean (Washington, D.C., Defense Mapping Agency, 1995). Twelve maps, one for each month, plotting pressure, temperature, winds, gales, cyclones, visibility, currents, wave heights, etc. throughout the entire IO region. Each map is 26 x 19 inches, color. $35

256. Arrowsmith, A., Cape of Good Hope (Edinburgh, A. Constable, 1817). Engraved by Sidney Hall. A fine map of the Cape Colony, 10 x. 8 inches, outline color, beautifully matted. $125

257. Arrowsmith, A. Ceylon (Edinburgh, A. Constable, 1807). Drawn by Arrowsmith, engraved by Sidney Hall. Color, 9 ¾ x 8 inches. $75

258. Bellin, J. N. Carte de L’Isle de Bourbon autrefois Mascareigne Pour Servir a l’Histoire Generale des Voyages (Paris, ca. 1770). 9 ½ x 8 inches. Elegant hand coloring. $125

259. Bellin, J. N. Carte de L’Isle de Ceylan. Pour servir a l’Histoire Generale des Voyages (1760). 10 x 9 ½ inches, hand colored. $150. I also have a b/w version for $100.

260. Bertius, Pertus. Abissinorum Imperium. An elegant small map of Africa, Arabia, a dhow, and three sea monsters from Bertius’, Tabularum geographicarum contractarum (Miniature World Atlas) (1610). Full color, 5 x 3 ½ inches. $250

261. Bonne, Rigobert. Cartes Particulieres des Isles de France, de Bourbon et de Rodrigue, from the Atlas de Toutes Les Parties Connues de Globe Terrestre that accompanied G. T. F. Raynal’s ten volume, L’histoire philosophique…(Paris and Geneva, 1780). The top half of the map provides detailed maps of the three islands; the bottom half sets them in their geographic position. B/w, 12 ½ x 8 ½ inches. $125

262. Bonne, Rigobert. Partie de la Cote Orientale d’Afrique avec l’Isle de Madagascar et les Cartes particulieres des Isles de France et de Bourbon (c. 1770). A fine map of the East African coast and Madagascar, with insets of Isle Bourbon and Isle de France. Outline color, 16 x 11 ½ inches. $275

263. Bonne, Rigobert. Le Royaume d’Adel: Les Cotes d’Ajan et de Zanguebar, avec les Etats Qu’elles Comprennent

(c. 1783). A map of the East African coast from northern Mozambique to the Red Sea, including Seychelles and Comoros. b/w,

13 ½ x 9 ¼ inches. $100

264. Brockhaus, F. Delagoabai und Umgebung (Leipzig, ca. 1900). A fine map of Delagoa Bay and environs with an inset of Lorenzo Marquez. 9 x 5 ½ inches, color. $20

265. Calcutta. (London, Chapman and Hall 1842). A detailed map of the city along the Hoogly with reference to public buildings and churches, with three insets: Esplanade Row, Government House, and Writers Buildings. Outline color, 16 x 12 inches. $100

266. Cary, John. A New Map of Egypt from the Latest Authorities. (London, 1805). A large map of Egypt including details of the Nile Valley as far south as the 24th parallel (near Shelalat, south of Luxor), the upper Red Sea, with a large inset of the Nile Delta. Outline color. 21 x 19 inches. $200

267. Chart of South Eastern Africa (Edinburgh, William Blackwood, 1813). Engraved for Kerr’s Collection of Voyages and Travels. Centered on Madagascar but including the east coast of Africa, the Comoros, Bourbon, and Mauritius. 8 ¾ x 7 ¼ inches, b/w, considerable foxing. $50

268. Carte des Isles Maldives. Pour servir a l’Histoire Generale des Voyages (1750. Text in French and Dutch. 9 x 6 inches, b/w. $75

269. Chart of the Red Sea on which is delineated the Coast of Abyssinia from the Straits of Bab-el-Mandeb to Salaka in Lat. 20 29’N. and the Islands Adjacent forming the Western Channel which are laid down from Actual Survey & Observations made in the Honorable Company’s Cruiser Panther, & Assaye Tender, AD. 1804-5. (London, W. Miller, 1809). Well the title says it all. A beautiful large Red Sea map with outline color, 29 x 23 ½ inches. $225

270. Covens, Jean et Corneille Mortier. INSULA CEILON OLIM TAPROBANA. Carte de L’Isle de Ceylan. (Amsterdam, 1730). Dreffe fur les Obfevvations de M.rs de L’Academie Royale des Sciences par Le Sr. de L’Isle. 22 ½ x 19 inches, outline color. $650

271. D’Apres de Mannevillette, J. B. N. Carte des Isles et Dangers Situes au Nord-Est de l’Isle Madagascar from Le Neptune Oriental (1775). A splendid sea chart including Isle de France, Bourbon, Mahe, the Chagos Archipelago. There is a small compass rose and numerous rhumb lines. 19 ½ x 13 inches. $225

272. D’Apres de Mannevillette, J. B. N. Plan de L’Isle de Bourbon from Le Neptune Oriental (1775). 19 x 13 inches with text in lower left corner and radiating rhumb lines. $225

273. De Vaugondy, Robert. Isle de Madagascar ou de St. Laurent et isles circonvoisines, from Atlas Portatif Universal et Militaire (1749). 7 ½ x 6 ½ inches, original color. $150

274. Gibson, J. A Map of the Cape of Good Hope & the Country adjacent, 1752, published in Gentlemen’s Magazine (London, November 1755). Color, 7 ½ x 4 ½ inches. $75

275. Imray, James and Son. The Coast of the Cape Colony (London, James Imray and Son, 1879). A marvelous blue-backed sea chart showing the South African coast from Table Bay to Port Natal . Twenty-two insets (some quite large) including: Table Bay, False Bay, Knysna Harbour, Mossel Bay, Plettenburg Bay, Algoa Bay, Port Natal. Large: 78 x 34 inches in fine condition. $325

276. Indes (Paris, Atlas Moderne, 1762). Phillips 629 attributes the map to Janvier. The map is centered on the Indian Ocean south of Ceylon and includes Southern India, Ceylon, the Maldives, the Chagos Archipelago, Northwestern Sumatra. Rhumb lines and monsoon wind directions highlighted. 16 x 11 ½ inches, outline color. $250

277. India. All thirteen maps of India published by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge in their World Atlas (London, 1844). All maps have the Society’s distinctive outline color, and each is printed on a page measuring 16 ½ x 13 ½ inches. $325

278. India. (New York, Rand McNally’s Indexed Atlas of the World, 1892). A very large map of India, including Ceylon with a large inset of southeastern Provinces of India. Color, 26 x 19 inches. $50

279. India. From The Citizen’s Atlas of the World, edited by J. G. Bartholomew (London, George Newnes, 1898). A fine map of Southern India including Ceylon and with detailed insets of Bombay and Madras. Full color, 16 x 12 inches. $40

280. Indian Ocean (Washington, D. C. National Geographic Society, 1941). Map of the entire IO region. Insets of Philippines, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Suez Canal, and Guam. 31 x 24 inches, full color. $15

281. Indian Ocean: Cables and Ocean Depths (London, The Harmsworth Universal Atlas, n.d. but ca. 1900). Two insets: The Central Group of the Malay Archipelago, and The Malay Archipelago Showing Visibility of Land. 19 x 14 inches, full color. $35

282. Indian Ocean Floor (Washington D.C. , National Geographic Magazine, October 1967). 25 x 19 inches, color. $10

283. Indian Ocean Western Part (London, Hydrographic Office Chart corrected to July 1931). Insets: Zanzibar, sub-Antarctic islands (Kerguelen, etc). 17 x 13 ½ inches, pale color. $20

284. Isle Mahe and the Mascarenes. This is a French map (hand-dated, 1819) showing the Mascarenes, St.Brandon, Sable, Agalega, and the Saya de Malha, with a large compass rose. By far the most pronounced feature of the map, however, is a large inset of Isle Mahe. The overall map is 14 ½ x 10 inches; the Mahe inset is 7 ½ x 4 ½ inches. A lovely map, in color. $225

285. Kitchin, Thomas. Chart of the Coast of Persia, Malabar &c from the French Chart of the Count de Maurepas regulated by Astronomical Observations, for The London Magazine. (c. 1770). B/W, 9 x 7 inches. $75 I have the same map in color for $100.

286. Kitchin, Thomas. A Map of Indostan or the Great Mogol’s Empire, for The London Magazine. (c. 1770). A fine color map by this noted cartographer. Includes Ceylon. 13 ¼ x 11 ¼ inches. $150

287. Kitchin, Thomas. A Map of the Countries Round Surat and Bombay in the East Indies with the adjacent Provinces & Settlements, &c., for The London Magazine (c. 1770). Nice cartouche and compass rose. Color, 9 ¼ x 7 ¼ inches. $125

288. Magini, Antonio Giovanni. Tabvla Asiae VIII (India). A Ptolemic map of India engraved by Girolamo Porro and published in the late Renaissance edition of Ptolemy’s, Geographia (Venice, Galignani, 1597-1598). Color, 7 x 5 ¼ inches. $150

289. Mallet, Alain Manesson. Isles Des Maldives from History of the Universe (London, 1684). 5 ½ x 4 inches, hand coloring. A wonderful map of the Maldive Islands with southern India, Ceylon, and an elegant cartouche held up by two mermaids. $125

290. Mallet, Alain Manesson. Ile Bourbon from Description de l’Univers (Paris, 1683). 6 x 4 inches, later hand coloring. $90

291. Map of India. A full-page map from The Illustrated London News (Nov. 28, 1857). Kingdoms, states, rivers, bays, cities, towns, and forts are marked. Text on rear about the Mutiny. Color, 14 ½ x 9 ½ inches. $50.

292. A Map of the Malabar and Coromandel Coasts (mid-18th century). A fine map of Southern India giving great detail on both coasts as well as the interior. Full color, 12 x 11 ½ inches. $150

293. Map of the South East part of Asia for illustrating Dr. Robertson’s Historical Disquisition &c. (n.p., n.d. but late 18th century) A wonderful map, in Latin, centered on India but including Arabia to the west, Asia Minor and the Caspian Sea to the north, and the Straits of Malacca to the east. Scale given in Olympic Stadia, Stadia of Aristotle, Indian Goss, and Geographical Miles. Full color, 21 x 13 3/4 inches. $200

294. Mare Indicum (ca. 1692). A spare outline map of the entire Indian Ocean region from Southern Africa to Hollandia Nova. Includes a compass rose and three sailing ships. The map is said to come from a 1692 Bible. B/w, 11 ¼ x 7 ¼ inches. $200

295. Merian, Matthaus. Goa. (Frankfurt, 1628). A wonderful birds-eye town plan of Goa by the famous Swiss engraver, who was also the son-in-law of Theodore De Bry. The plan also appeared in Gottfried’s Archontologia (1649). There is a cartouche identifying 43 buildings and the plan includes the harbor full of ships, a royal seal, a small compass rose, and even two elephants working on the harbor. B/W, 14 x 11 inches. $375

296. Morden, Robert. The Maldives and Ceylon Ilands (London, 1688). 7 x 5 ½ inches, hand colored, with text on front and rear. $100

297. Outline Map to Illustrate a Plan for Steam Navigation between Europe and India via Egypt, by Captain C. F. Head. (London, n.d., but mid-19th century, pre-Suez Canal). Centered on Arabia but stretching from Malta to Bombay with two large insets: Plan of the Temple of Carnac, and Plan of the Temple of Luxor. Small water stain on upper right corner not affecting image. Compass rose, color, 22 x 14 inches. $175

298. Piat, A. Ile De La Reunion, Colonie Francaise from V.Levasseur’s Atlas National Illustre (Paris, 1845 and/or later editions). The map is beautifully decorative with insets of Parny and Bertin, fashionable dwellings, seascapes, volcanic peaks, elaborate flora, mother and child, et al. There are about 24 lines of statistical information at the bottom. 17 x 12 inches, with outline color. $150

299. Porcacchi, Tomaso. Descrittione dell’isola di San Lornezo. Copperplate map from his Isolario, or Book of Islands (Venice, ca. 1590). The map is 5 ½ x 4 inches, b/w. North is rotated to the left, and there is a fine cartouche and sea monster. Text at the bottom and on the rear. Full image 10 x 6 inches. $300

300. Sanson d’Abbeville, Nicolas. Isle de Madagascar ou de St. Laurens (ca. 1650). 9 ¾ x 7 ½ inches, b/w. Toussaint/Adolphe, F-980. $275

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