Original richly blind-stamped vellum, spine renewed. (20), 235, (47) p. Folio. Title-page within a woodcut border, woodcut initials and tailpieces, 88 numbered, full-page plates, and one unnumbered folding double-page plate of a leaping horse, with a circular diagram of the anatomy of the horse. A free and extended German adaptation of one of the most [...]

A rare pair of miniature terrestrial and celestial globes, each with 12 hand-coloured engraved paper gores, over a papier mâché and plaster sphere. Diameter globes: 7 cm. Total high: 14,5 cm. The globes have been cleaned and re-varnished, and the stands are later.

Miniature terrestrial globe with a diameter of 1,75 inches / 4,5 cm. This lovely miniature terrestrial globe consists of twelve copper engraved, hand coloured gores over a wooden base. The gores are varnished. The colouring is both subtle and original. With a central pin contained in a colourful card box. A little about miniature globes: [...]

Large World map by Samuel Dunn, 140 x 120 cm. “London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer, Map & Printseller, No. 53 in Fleet Street, as the Act directs, 20th November 1772.” “S. Dunn Teacher of the Mathematics LONDON. Boards Young Gentlemen, & Teacheth Pennmannship, Merch.ts, Acc.ts, Navigation, Fortification, Astronomy &c. CHELSEA”. Pasted text on top left [...]

Attractive Worldmap, published in the first atlas by Johann Baptist Homann (1664-1724). It shows an early double hemisphere, which swirls with activity. The world is shown in two hemispheres with a double hemisphere representation of the celestial world as construed in Classical astronomy above and below. Outside of these circles are many unusual things. At [...]

Fraaie zeventiende-eeuwse filigrain band, Nederlands zilver. Bestaande uit een zilveren voor- en achterplat, rug, en sloten. H. 10,5 x B. 6 x D. 2,5 cm. De band is rijkelijk versierd: de voorplat met een spiegelmonogram “AX”, de achterplat met een afbeelding van het “Anker”, het symbool voor geloof, hoop en liefde. Met een boekblok als [...]

247 p. 8°. Fine red morocco binding, hand-coloured, gilt-edged, and gauffered text block. Rare binding with colorful, painted, and punched gilt edges on all sides from the collection of Hans (Jean) Fürstenberg, 1890-1982. He was a Franco-German banker and book collector.

In-folio (32,3 x 22,6 cm), [2] ff, 8 double maps, 10 plates each with a page of explanations, [1] f (table of geographical & spherical figures contained in this Atlas). The maps show the world map, Europe, the Kingdom of France (2x), Asia, Africa, North America, and South America. The plates show the terrestrial globe, [...]

The 4.25 inch. (10 cm.) spheres applied with twelve printed gores and polar calottes pivoted via the poles within brass half-meridian rings, each mounted on top of alabaster columns with molded capitals, notable entasis to the shafts and Tuscan-style bases, the plinths with gilt fluted black marble cavetto top moldings and roundel-centered skirts incorporating shaped [...]

(gegraveerde titelpagina, 7, portret, uitvouwbare kaart) 671, 3 (12) folia. Opnieuw gebonden Perkament met ribben, Folio. Historisch standaardwerk over de Nederlandse geschiedenis vanaf de veertiende eeuw tot 1608 door de historicus en annalist Emanuel van Meteren (1535-1612). Van Meteren baseerde zijn werk op documenten en zijn eigen ervaringen en vulde de geschiedenis aan bij het [...]