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Mappe-Monde ou Carte Generale du Globe Terrestre, Representee en deux Plan-Hemispheres [World Map or General Map of the Earth, Represented in Two Plan-Hemispheres]

The "Mappe-Monde ou Carte Generale du Globe Terrestre Representee en Deux Plan-Hemispheres", dating from 1755, provides a fascinating depiction of the world as it was perceived in the mid-18th century. Accompanying the posthumous edition of Jacques Benigne Bossuet's work, this map features intriguing elements such as California as an island and the Iesso landmass extending nearly to Japan.

Price: $395.00

World Physiography / Vulcanology (After Richey & Kennedy) With Terrestrial Relief / Structural Geology (After Umbgrove & Holmes) / Seismology (After Guttenberg & Richter)

The map is a comprehensive representation of the Earth's physical features, with three distinct parts: Vulcanology, Structural Geology, and Seismology. The map is based on the work of various geologists and seismologists, including Richey, Kennedy, Umbgrove, Holmes, Guttenberg, and Richter.

Price: $145.00

[ World ] L'Hydrographie ou Descriprion de L'Eau c'est a dire des Mers, Golfes, Lacs, Destroits, et Rivieres principales, qui font dans la Surface du Globe Terrestre . . . 1652

One of the earliest of Sanson's world maps and one of the earliest obtainable maps to show the five Great Lakes. The map is based upon Sanson's 1651 map of the world (Shirley 390), but with more prominence given to marine and river features. California is shown as an island.

Price: $1,200.00

[Title page -- Book of Martyrs] Acts and Monuments of Matters Most speciall and memorable, happening in the Church, with an universall Historie of same . . . 1632

Title page to John Foxe's rare Book of Martyrs.

Price: $245.00

[Wall Map of the World] Mappemonde Dressee et Grave Specialement pour Le Petit Journal D’apres les Documents le Plus Regents . . .

Decorative Wall Map of the World, Illustrating the Manner of Dress of All The Peoples of the World

Price: $1,600.00

(South Sea Bubble) De Zuid Zé Compagnie Door Wind In Top Gerezen Beklaagt nu Haar Verlies Met Een Bekommerd Wezen. [The South Sea Company, once risen high by the wind, now laments its loss with a troubled countenance.]

De Zuid Zé Compagnie Door Wind In Top Gerezen Beklaagt nu Haar Verlies Met Een Bekommerd Wezen, produced anonymously in Amsterdam in 1720, is an engraved broadside that offers a visual critique of the South Sea Bubble. The central image portrays the personification of the South Sea Company, depicted as a contemplative female figure, encircled by documents and accompanied by four putti, among which Fama is notable. Surrounding this central portrayal are vignettes that display human interactions with money, notably a man swallowing coins, and other scenes illustrating the frenzied trading and labor that epitomized this financial disaster.

Price: $125.00