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La Sphere Artificielle . . . 1740 [Terrestrial, Celestial & Armillary Globes]

Striking engraving of a pair of Celestial and Terrestrial Globes, with an Armillary Sphere in the center.

Price: $ 345.00

Schematismus Geographiae Mathematicae, id est repraesentatio figurarum in quantum ad aliqualem globi terraquei et mapparum intelligentiam . . . 1753

An interesting series of twenty-two figures describing celestial motion and globular projections. These include a celestial globe (Figure 1), a projection of Asia (Figure 7), a rendition of a spherical astrolabe (Figure X) and a climatic model of the earth (Figure 3). The work appears to be targeted at students, with the title discussing "juventutis erudiendae."

Price: $ 295.00

(Mississippi Bubble) [Lukewarm Month's Commemoration, due to the recently acquired Golden Age, enchanted in Horse Figs. New Year's Gift.]

"Lauw Maands Herdenking, wegens de nieuwbakk Goude Eeuw, vertoverd in Paarde Vygen. Nieuw-Jaars Geschenk," published in Amsterdam in 1721, is a satirical commentary on the financial crisis of 1720. The centerpiece features a depiction of Pecunia, the personification of wealth, intertwined with a satyr beneath a palm tree, coins raining down, and an ominous dish of horse droppings wrapped in gold foil, in a stark visual metaphor for the deceptive allure of wealth.

Price: $ 195.00

(Personification Prints) The Fruiterer

Strange and intriguing lithographed personification print showing a woman turned into a series of pieces of fruit, including melons, grapes, strawberries, cherries, and more.

Price: $ 395.00

(Illinois Horse Farm) M.W. Dunham's Oaklawn Farm Wayne, Illinois. The Largest Importing and Breeding Establishment in the World. More Pure-Bred Percheron and French Coach Horses Imported and Bred than by any other establishment combined.

Fine Multi-View Lithograph of One of America's Greatest Horse Breeding Farms

Price: $ 2,400.00

(American Revolution - East Florida - Tropical Medicine - Slavery) [Manuscript document from John Moultrie dated May 16, 1784] Thoughts that may be of use to my people and plantation in the Bahamas and orders that I beg may be obeyed

"I look on myself as a Patron and Protector as well as master to my negroes..."

Price: $ 24,500.00