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Carey's General Atlas by CAREY, Mathew (1760-1839) - 1800

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Carey's General Atlas by CAREY, Mathew (1760-1839) - 1800

Carey's General Atlas

by CAREY, Mathew (1760-1839)

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Philadelphia: Mathew Carey, 1800. Folio. (17 x 14 inches). 49 engraved maps, including 25 folding, and "A Map of Part of the N. W. Territory of the United States" with contemporary hand-coloring printed on heavy laid paper and dated 1796. 4 maps dated 1794, 2 dated 1795. With the title / table of contents page dated 1800, priced ten dollars, and with Philadelphia spelled "Ppiladelphia" Bound to style in half calf over contemporary speckled paper-covered boards, the flat spine divided into six compartments by double gilt fillets, red morocco lettering-piece in the second compartment with gilt title

An exceedingly rare edition of Carey's important and early General Atlas, here with remaindered US state maps dating to 1794 and 1795.

Carey, one of the most important publishers in American history, first issued his American Atlas in 1795 with 21 maps. Carey's was the first atlas printed in America. His General Atlas followed in 1796 with 45 maps. Most of the present atlas is devoted to the Americas with 27 of the 49 maps being of the New World. Of the 27, the majority concern the United States and its territories, and incorporate the latest geographical knowledge available to what was to become one of the premier mapping firms in the United States. Two additional important maps, not included in the 1796 edition, are Map 46, "Seven Ranges of Townships . . . laid out by Congress," which shows a section of what is now Ohio to be sold off by the federal government, and Map 47, "Part of the North Western Territory" by Samuel Lewis, dated 1796, which shows what is now the Greater Midwest. Beyond maps of Asia, Africa, South America, numerous European states, and even the North Pole and the whole world, there are detailed maps of each state then in the Union, including Georgia, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania (after Reading Howell), Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky (after Elihu Barker), South Carolina, North Carolina, a Virginia map dated 1794, one of the first printed maps of Tennessee (spelled "Tennassee"), and a map of the Ohio Territory before its naming in 1802.

Phillips, Atlases 3535. Sabin 10858. Not in Rumsey.
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Nuremburg: J. B. Homann, 1730. Hand-coloured engraving. Good condition, margins re-backed to restore several minor losses and tears. A dramatic star chart by Doppelmayr illustrating the autumnal and early winter zodiacal signs: part of Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, and part of Capricorn. Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr (1677-1750) was a Nuremberg astronomer and mapmaker, who made globes, star charts, moon charts and completed Homann's Atlas Coelestis in 1742. This is part V of a group of six showing the entire panorama of the night sky as known and represented in the early 18th century. The stars are differentiated according to magnitude, and there is an extensive star index on each side of the chart. Johann Batiste Homann (1663-1724) began his professional life as an engraver for others, founding his own cartographical firm in 1702. He brought back to life German mapmaking, which virtually ceased in the early 16th century, using Dutch cartography as his guide and starting point.
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The General Atlas for Carey's Edition of Guthrie's Geography Improved
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The General Atlas for Carey's Edition of Guthrie's Geography Improved

by Mathew 1760-1839 Carey

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by Carey, Mathew 1760-1839

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The Sky and the Forest
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The Sky and the Forest

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C.S. Forester: The Sky and the Forest. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. Stated First Edition First Printing Thus August, 1948. Cover price $2.75. Used. VG BOOK/VG UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. A story of a central Africa. By C.S. Forester, author of the Admiral Hornblower series.
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Plat Book: Pierce County, Wisconsin
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Alaska and Klondike Region; [With inset of Klondike Region on the Upper Yukon detail] [From an...

Alaska and Klondike Region; [With inset of Klondike Region on the Upper Yukon detail] [From an atlas, "Gazetteer of Alaska and Yukon Region " pp. 105 and 106]

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Chicago: J. Martin Miller, 1899. Unknown. Map. Very Good. [Map copyright 1899, printing date of Atlas later] [19.875x15.125in]; Colored map of Alaska with steamer routes from Portland and Seattle, insets of the Klondike Region on the Upper Yukon and Western portion of Aleutian Islands; On verso index of places and names with two large black and white images; Age toning to all edges, water stain marks on bottom, slight printing offset of colors, small chips and closed tears to lower edge;.
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Zemepis Sveta - Monsunova Asie

Zemepis Sveta - Monsunova Asie

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Aventinum, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1931. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Text entirely in Czech. Geography book on Asia with numerous photographs and maps. 1930 edition also available. Size: 4mo - over 9 3/4" - 12" tall. 400 pp. Pages are yellowed, but are tight and clean. Moderate shelfwear along the spine. Corners are lightly bumped. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 3-5 pounds. Category: Travel & Places; Non-English Language::Czech; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 001228. . Additional shipping charges may apply.
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Last Tales

Last Tales

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Dinesen, Isak: Last Tales, A Collection of Twelve New Tales of Compelling Beauty 1957, Random House. First Edition. Stated First Printing Thus. Used. Very Good/Good+ original red dust jacket, price-clipped. Jacket states 11/57 on front flap. 5 3/4 X
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Aventinum, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1930. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Text entirely in Czech. Geography book on Asia with numerous photographs and maps. 1931 edition also available. Size: 4mo - over 9 3/4" - 12" tall. 400 pp. Pages are yellowed, but are tight and clean. Moderate shelfwear along the spine. Corners are lightly bumped. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 3-5 pounds. Category: Travel & Places; Non-English Language::Czech; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 001227. . Additional shipping charges may apply.
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The Adventure of Wrangel Island

The Adventure of Wrangel Island

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The Adventure of Wrangel Island, Alaska (1925 Macmillan 1st Edition) HISTORY OF ALASKA. EXLIB. Good Condition/ No DJ included. Fold-out map affixed to binding at the back of the book has never been opened. The story of the (unsuccessful) attempted colonization of Wrangel Island Alaska. 413 pages plus appendix, Index. Titling is still bright. A clean, solid copy. Scarce.
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Seven Pillars Of Wisdom, A Triumph

Seven Pillars Of Wisdom, A Triumph

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T.E. Lawrence. SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM, A TRIUMPH. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. Privately Printed, 1926. First Published for general circulation 1935. First American Edition. States MCMXXXVI on the title page. Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. Garden City, NY. GOOD CONDITION/ NO DUST JACKET IS INCLUDED. 672 pages, indexed. Beige buckram boards. Spine has darkened a bit. 6 7/8 X 9 ½.
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North America from the Best Authorities, Russell, ca.1800

North America from the Best Authorities, Russell, ca.1800

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Russell, J. : A General Map of North America from the Best Authorities. Nd but ca.1800. From "A New Geographical, Historical and Commercial Grammar and Present State of Several Kingdoms of the World." Copper engraving. Size approx 200 x 230mm. Two neat folds. Some age colouring to edges, otherwise very clean and bright.
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Asia from the Best Authorities, Russell, ca.1800

Asia from the Best Authorities, Russell, ca.1800

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Russell, J. : Asia from the Best Authorities. Nd but ca.1800. From "A New Geographical, Historical and Commercial Grammar and Present State of Several Kingdoms of the World". Copper engraving. Size approx 200 x 230mm. Two neat folds. Some age colouring to edges, otherwise clean and bright. Includes Arabia, India, Borneo, Japan, China and eastern Russia.
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