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(Mississippi Bubble) [Complete set of Eight Engravings of Callot Figures from the Mirror of Folly]

The complete series of eight engravings from Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid (more commonly known as "The Mirror of Folly"), published in Amsterdam in 1720, serves as an incisive commentary on the speculative fever that gripped the early 18th century. The series, replete with callot figures and allegorical narratives, presents a biting critique of the speculative frenzy associated with the South Sea Bubble and John Law's Mississippi scheme, among others.

Price: $ 495.00

(South Sea Bubble) De Windverkopers of Windvangers, die door wind, verliezen Geld en Goed; bederven Vrouw en Kind [The wind sellers or wind catchers, who through wind, lose money and goods; ruin wife and child.]

De Windverkopers of Windvangers, die door wind, verliezen Geld en Goed; bederven Vrouw en Kind, anonymously published in Amsterdam in 1720, is an insightful broadside pertaining to the South Sea Bubble and the tumultuous world of speculation. Published within the Mirror of Folly, the sheet prominently features an etching that depicts the bustling courtyard of the Old Exchange in Amsterdam. At its core is a placard detailing 21 distinct investment schemes, surrounded by stockbrokers and eager investors immersed in the exchange of documents within the encompassing colonnades.

Price: $ 125.00

World Oceanography / The "Lotus" Projection

The 1957 Times Atlas World Oceanography chart and the Lotus projection used in the Times Atlas are two remarkable achievements in the field of cartography.  

Price: $ 175.00

(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

(Waterfalls of the World) Tableau Comparatif De La Hauteur Des Chutes D'eau Les Plus Celebres. Dedie a la Societe de Geographie . . . Par un de ses Membres: Louis Bruguiere [Comparative Table of the Height of the Most Famous Waterfalls. Dedicated to the Society of Geography... By one of its Members: Louis Bruguiere]

Louis Bruguiere's 1835 aquatint view, Tableau Comparatif De La Hauteur Des Chutes D'eau Les Plus Celebres, serves as an informative guide to the tallest waterfalls in the world at the time. This visual comparison, dedicated to the Societe de Geographie, charts these natural wonders' heights, with the Cascade de Gavarnie in the Pyrenes, at 1,266 feet, recorded as the highest waterfall known then.

Price: $ 475.00

Distribution of Vegatables and Snow Line [with] Comparative Lengths of Rivers

One of the earliest obtainable comparative charts published in the United States.

Price: $ 145.00