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Stolen maps
Below is a more complete listing of the stolen maps.
Harry S. Newman
The Old Print Shop, Inc.
150 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Tel: 212 683-3950
Fax: 212 779-8040
www.oldprintshop.com
Notice Concerning Stolen Antique Maps.
I am offerring a reward for any information leading to the recovery of
the maps.
Approximately 50 Antique Maps were stolen from my store, Ted L. Canaday
Old and Rare Books, in Harrisburg, Pa. between February 8-15. The total
value of the maps amounted to appoximately $20,000. Most of the maps
were copperplate engravings from the 18th and early 19th centuries, with
a few exceptions dating as early as the 1580s and as late as the middle
to latter parts of the 19th century. All of these maps should be
considered uncommon within the general antique trade, and several
unusual enough to warrant attention within the smaller circle of antique
map specialists.
All of the maps were housed in hinged mats, which allow the front
matting to be flipped over, so that the map can be removed for
inspection. It is generally thought that these may be discarded by the
thief.
A listing is provided below of the inventory that was stolen. Please be
advised that approximately ten additional maps were stolen, that I have
not been able to accurately inventory, so a potential buyer may find the
maps on the list mixed with examples not listed.
Unusual standout items that should raise immediate attention include:
- The Manuscript Map of Early Oil Territory in Pa.
- The 4 Blaeu / Martini Maps of Chinese Provinces
- The Three Maps by Stackhouse, w/ particular note for his North
American example
- Seale's map of the African Coast
Any information regarding these maps, PLEASE CONTACT: Ted Canaday at
(717)574-0092 or by e-mail at: canadaytl@comcast.net
The list of stolen maps follows:
Ted L. Canaday Old & Rare Books
Stolen Maps, Approx. February 8-15, 2007
Year Mapmaker Title / Details
1655 Blaeu / Martini "Xansi, Imperii Sinarum
Provincia secunda"
- Map of Chinese
Province, Xansi
- Original
Color; Outline w/ Fully Colored Cartouche
1655 Blaeu / Martini "Honan, Imperii Sinarum
Provincia qvinta"
- Map of Chinese
Province, Honan
- Original
Color; Outline w/ Fully Colored Cartouche
1655 Blaeu / Martini "Queicheu, Imperii Sinarum
Provincia decimaquarto"
- Map of Chinese
Province, Queicheu
- Original
Color; Outline w/ Fully Colored Cartouche
1655 Blaeu / Martini "Quangsi, Sinarum Imperii
Provincia..."
- Map of Chinese
Province, Quangsi
- Original
Color; Outline w/ Fully Colored Cartouche
16?? Blaeu "Gallaecia Regnum,
descripta..."
- Map of North
West Coast of Spain
- Original
Color; Outline w/ Fully Colored Cartouche
1740 Bowen "An Accurate Map of the
West Indies, Exhibiting..."
- Uncolored
1814 Carey, Matthew "China, divided into its
Great Provinces According to the
Best
Authorities"
- Outline Color
1818 Carey, Matthew China, divided into its
Great Provinces According to the
Best
Authorities"
- Original Color
1814 Carey, Matthew "Italy and Sardinia from the
Best Authorities"
- Original
Outline Color
1720s Chatelain (Ireland)
- Uncolored
- Map of Ireland
in the middle bordered on both sides by text
1694 Cluver, Philip "Indiea, Orientalis et
Infularum Adiacentium Antiqua et
nova defcriptio"
- Map showing
India, China and Southest Asia
- Uncolored
1697 Cluver, Philip "Africa, Antiqua et Nova"
- Modern Outline
Color
1856 Cowperthwait, Thomas "Kingdom of Naples or the Two
Sicilies"
- Original Color
1703 De Fer, Nicolas "L'Eglise de St. Pierre A Rome"
- Engraved
Bird's Eye View of St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome w/
key below
referencing 10 points of interest
- Uncolored
- 9" x 12"
1828 Hall, Sydney "East India Islands"
- Outline Color
1766 Hamilton, Sir William (Engraving of a Vase)
- From
"Antiquites etrusques, greques et romaines"
- Ink tends
towards a dark brown color
1832 Hinton, John Howard "Map of the States of Pennsylvania
and New Jersey"
- Outline Color
- Notable
Feature: Bold Orange Outline of PA.
1847 Levasseur "Colonies Francaises
Martinique, Amerique..."
- Modern Color
Levasseur "Asie"
- Modern Color
Levasseur "Europe"
- Modern Color
(1826c) Lizars, Daniel "Hindostan"
- Original Color
- Small Inset Map of
Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
1881 London Illustrated News "Birds Eye View of the Soudan and
Surrounding Countries"
- Chromolithograph
Supplement; Full Color w/ Inset Portraits of
General Gordon and
Colonel Stewert
1865 Manuscript Map "Map of Oil Territory near
Tidioute, Warren County"
- Cartographer:
Henry Cobham
- Hand Colored in
Outline
- RARE; Early
Pennsylvania Oil Country
1816 Melish, John "Africa"
- Original Color
Mercator "Westmorlandia, Lancastria,
... Salopia cum insulis Mania"
- English County Map
- Original Full
Color
(1628c) Munster "Sumatra grosse Insel so von
den alcen Geographen
Taprobana.."
- Uncolored
- With Picture of an
Elephant
1814 Pinkerton, John "Africa"
- Original Color
1665 Sanson d'Abbeville "La Royaume de France"
- Hand Colored in
Outline
(1665) Sanson d'Abbeville "Le Royaume d'Angleterre..."
- Map of England &
Wales - Anglo-Saxon Period
- Hand Colored in
Outline
1753 Seale, R.W. "A New and Correct Map of the
Coast of Africa from Cape
Blaco Lat. 20'40" N.
to the Coast of Angola Lat. 11' S"
- Uncolored
- Lightly Age Toned
- In the ocean a
large block of text provides fascinating
explanatory details
concerning the coast and the forts and
settlements of
several European powers.
- In the interior,
in the shape of a scroll, is an inset of the
Gold Coast
- Embellishment
incl.a compass rose and several ships at sea
1790 Stackhouse "Eastern Hemisphere"
- Full Original
Color
1790 Stackhouse "Western Hemisphere"
- Full Original
Color
1783 Stackhouse "North America in its Present
Divisions agreeable to the
Peace"
- Full Original
Color
1835 Tanner, Henry S. "The Kingdom of Naples or the Two
Sicilies"
- Original Color
- Inset at bottom
outlines environs of the city of Naples
1840 Tanner "United States of America"
- Original Outline
Color"
1814 Thomson, John "St. Vincent. Barbadoes"
- Original Color
- 2 Large Views on
One Sheet
1829 Thomson, John "Chart of the World on Mercator's
Projection"
- Original Color
- Bright, Hearty
Paper
1780 Universal Magazine "A New and Accurate Map of the
Province of Pennsylvania"
- Uncolored,
Magazine Article was Matted w/ Map
(1790s) Unknown - Astronomy Plate Removed from
Cyclopedia
- Depicts Numerous
Astronomical and Surveying Instruments
- Uncolored
(1893) Unknown - Chromolithograph: Birds Eye
View of the Columbian
Exposition
Unknown - (Roman Empire)
- Outline Color
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