Lithographed & Published by The Peiyang Press, Ltd., Tientsin-Peiping, 1936.8vo [181 x 132 mm] of (1) title-page, 22 pp. of explanatory text and a folded map in colors measuring 86 x 74 cm. Two small tears in the white margin of the map. Preserved in the original publisher's wrappers and slipcase.Very rare first edition, complete with the folded map and the booklet, preserved in the publisher's illustrated folder.Finely executed pictorial map of Beijing, published by Frank Dorn and the Peiyang Press. Ltd. of Tientsin and Peiping, in 1936.Dorn's map is perhaps the best known and most iconic pictorial map of Beijing published in the 20th Century, offering a host of interesting ethnographic and iconographic information about Beijing and its environs, while retaining the whimsical qualities of the great pictorial maps of the first half the 20th Century.Dorn's map is considered one of the great maps of the golden era of pictorial mapmaking. The map is ringed with a series of cartoon vignettes illustrating the history of the city from ancient times to 1936. Dorn was a friend and admirer of the pictorial mapmaker Jo Mora (1876-1847), and was clearly influenced by Mora's style of combining accurate pictorial details, bright colors and a bit of whimsy, along with vignettes providing an illustrated history of the place.The cartouche is decorated with names and dates of historical events and this legend in the center.Frank Dorn was an artist, writer and military officer. Growing up in ...

[6], III, 134; [4], 107 pp.First edition of the travel account of the explorer and naturalist Adolphe François Delesset (1809- 1869) who accompanied Perrotet on his journey to India and Southeast Asia, dedicated to his uncle Baron Benjamin Delesset . During five years (1834-39) he collected several new species of plants and animals including the Wynaad laughing thrush which he collected on the slopes of the Nilgiris, which Thomas C. Jerdon named Garrulax delesserti in his honour. He travelled through Mauritius, Reunion Island, Penang, Pondicherry, Malay Peninsula, Singapore, Java, Calcutta, Bengal, Bombay and Madras, returning on 30 April 1839.Spine partly detached, some plates browned and foxed, but otherwise in good condition.l Chadenat 556 (“Très finement coloriées; ouvrage très important au point de vue de la zoologie”). [NL]

[publisher: Philadelphia] Hardcover Lavoisne M., Atlas, anno 1820, with the Melish map A COMPLETE GENEALOGICAL, HISTORICAL, CHRONOLOGICAL, AND GEOGRAPHICAL ATLAS; BEING A GENERAL GUIDE TO HISTORY, BOTH ANCIENT AND MODERN: EXHIBITING AN ACCURATE ACCOUNT OF THE ORIGIN, DESCENT, AND MARRIAGES OF ALL THE ROYAL FAMILIES FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD: TOGETHER WITH THE VARIOUS POSSESSIONS, FOREIGN WARS, BATTLES OF RENOWN AND REMARKABLE EVENTS, TO THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO . THE WHOLE FORMING A COMPLETE SYSTEM OF HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY M. Lavoisne Published by M. Carey & Sons, Philadelphia, 1820 The First American Edition of A Complete Genealogical, Historical, Chronological, and Geographical Atlas, executed by Matthew Carey in 1820. Complete with all maps and charts of 71 double-page plates -- including the important maps of the "United States of America" by John Melish. Folio, some restorations. But the Melish map in good condition
[Hammelburg, Germany] [Publication Year: 1820]
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Date: 1759. Dublin, Printed for Peter Wilson in Dame-Street, 1759. Small Octavo. XXXVIII, (1), 512 unnumbered pages (collation complete) with only the folded Map on Asia present and the other three maps missing. Including 6 pages of "Books, printed for and sold by Peter Wilson, in Dame-Street". Original Hardcover (full calf on five raised bands with original spinelabel intact). Half a page in chapter "M" torn out. Faint dampstain throughout. Otherwise in very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped on the corners but absolutely firm and tight. Minor traces of foxing and staining only. Name of preowner in 17th or 18th century ink on endpaper: "Daniel Eugene MacNamara". Very rare Dublin Edition of this publication with a full-page recommendation of the famous Lexicographer Benjamin Martin. Extensive Gazzetteer that has enormous value for the irish and american 18th century History. Published by the Dublin bookseller Peter Wilson and praised by contemporary Lexicographer Benjamin Martin. "A Peter Wilson was a bookseller in Dame Street, Dublin, from the 1750s on, his publications including the Dublin Magazine. He published the first trade directories in Ireland, starting with Dublin in 1751 (An Alphabetical List of the Names and Places of Abode of the Merchants and Traders of the City of Dublin, included in The Treble Alma). It is probable that Peter was the father of [Dublin mapmaker] William Wilson." (Source: Dublin1798) 1759. [IE]

The Savior of the World. 50 paintings from the history of the earth life of the Savior of the World, known exclusively by Russian artists, with an explanatory text, and a map of Palestine. In Russian (ask us if in doubt)/Spasitel mira. 50 kartin iz istorii zemnoy zhizni Spasitelya mira, izvestnykh isklyuchitelno russkikh khudozhnikov, s obyasnitelnym k nim tekstom, i karta Palestiny.Edition by Archpriest P. Smirnov and D. Dubensky. St. Petersburg, T. R. Golika and A. Vilborg, 1904. 35 p. We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUalb06d352e84c144f54 [US]

Chicago: H.H. Hardesty & Co, Date: 1875. First Edition. Cloth. Very good. Historical Atlas of the World, focusing on Wood County Ohio, from 1875.. Largo folio (14.5" x 20"). Burgundy cloth, title in gilt on spine and front cover. Some wear at edges, endpapers a bit worn, stain to last 5 pages and rear endpaper. Some separation at front hinge, text block solid. Comprised of 43 large color maps, many foldout, double-page maps, a "Special Map" of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan. Numerous inserts with maps and etchings from Wood County Ohio. Includes a historical description of the county in the preface. This edition is similar to other copies, which focus on Henry County, Lucas County and Fulton County Ohio. A scarce work. 1875. H.H. Hardesty & Co [US]

Europe/Germany-map, anno 1732, Chatelain, old colours Antique print, titled: 'Nouvelle Carte de l Empire divise selon ses differents Etats: avec des Tables pour trouver Facilement les Etats de Chaque Prince par les Lettres Alphabetiques. ' - New Map of the Empire divided according to its different states: with tables to find Easily the states of each Prince by alphabetic letters. This print/map originates from: "Atlas Historique." (Historic Atlas.), Published by Zacharie Chatelain, Amsterdam, 1732. Published in seven volumes between 1705 and 1720. This 2nd edition (Tome II) has been published in 1732. The maps were accompanied by information on cosmography, geography, history, genealogy, heraldry, and costumes of the world. The image size is ca. 62 x 47 cm. Contemporary colours, little brownish, some small tears on margins.
[Hammelburg, Germany] [Publication Year: 1732]
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Washington DC: Austin Jenkins Co, Date: 1919. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo. [1], vi, [16] pages of photographs and advertisement, vii-xiv, [16] pages of photographs, 17-496 pages. Illustrated. Frontispiece photograph of the author. Blue color illustrated front cover with title. Title and illustration on the spine. Light edge wear to the cloth extremities. Scattered foxing to the rear end papers. Original subscription edition. 1919. Austin Jenkins Co US

Chirekisha, Date: 2012. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 237p Size: 21cm Number of books: 1 2012. Chirekisha ISBN 4885272084 9784885272080 [SG]

Dk Pub, Date: 2018. Hardcover. New. 440 pages. 12.20x10.00x1.25 inches. 2018. Dk Pub ISBN 1465475850 9781465475855 [GB]

ISBN10: 146548535X, ISBN13: 9781465485359, [publisher: DK, New York] Hardcover Hardcover. Los mapas no solo nos muestran adonde ir, sino tambien donde hemos estado. Si estas interesado en descubrir todos los detalles de la historia mundial con descripciones geograficas de cada epoca, este libro es para ti!La historia seria incomprensible sin mapas. Por eso, esta impresionante obra recopila 140 mapas que plasman los acontecimientos mas importantes de la historia, tal y como se desarrollaron, y con todos los detalles. Profundiza e la revolucion cientifica, la independencia de America del Sur, el auge y la caida de Napoleon, el colapso del comunismo, la formacion de la Union Europea y en muchos mas episodios de la historia universal!- Incluye un total de 140 mapas acompanados de explicaciones claras y sencillas.- Con texto facil de leer para una mejor comprension de los acontecimientos.- Lleno de imagenes reveladoras, datos interesantes y lineas temporales.Observa el apasionante desarrollo de la historia y descubre las guerras, los altibajos de los imperios, las fuerzas politicas, los movimientos sociales y los acontecimientos clave (humanos o naturales) que han moldeado nuestro mundo a lo largo de los siglos en esta nueva edicion de Historia del mundo mapa a mapa. El regalo perfecto para amantes de los mapas y estudiantes de historia de todas las edades.Explore the history of the world in unprecedented detail with this ultimate guide to history throughout the ages. ...

Penguin Books . Hardback. New. Penguin Books ISBN 1465475850 9781465475855 [US]

[publisher: Miegunyah Press Melbourne 2005] Hardcover First Edition 1st edition hardback with dust jacket As New quarto 208pp., col. & b/w pls., maps, bibliog., index, 'Peter Whitfield focuses on more than sixty cities - from Athens to Brasilia, Washington to Moscow, San Francisco to Saigon, and Venice to Lhasa. He presents an extremely wide range of maps, historic prints, and photographs from many periods that show how the architectural form and the social life of our cities have been shaped, not only by their geographical setting, but also by religion, royal power, commerce, social ideals, and occasionally artistic vision'
[Melbourne, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: 2005]

New York: DK Publishing, Date: 2018. First American . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 440pp.incl.index HB blue w/gilt-gilt&yellow map on covers; fine condition w/clean,tight pgs. "See the breathtaking scope of history brought to life through bold, easy -to-follow maps" ...140 maps that chart events...images & timelines. 2018. DK Publishing [US]

DK. Used - Like New. May have light shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages. DK ISBN 0744084962 9780744084962 [US]

Used - isbn: 0744084962 - isbn13: 9780744084962

London : Dorling Kindersley Limited, Date: 2018. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine copy in the original colour-printed boards. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 360 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (colour) ; 31 cm. Subjects; World history. World history ; Maps. Geography. Global history. Cartography. Geography. 2018. London : Dorling Kindersley Limited ISBN 0241226147 9780241226148 [IE]

[publisher: Dorling Kindersley London 2018] Hardcover laminated boards As New quarto 360pp., colour & b/w plates, text ills., maps, index, A world history copiously illustrated & with 130 maps
[Melbourne, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: 2018]

Melbourne: The Miegunyah Press, (2005). 4to. Orig. cloth. Dustjacket. (208pp.). Profusely illustrated, mostly in colour. Illustrated end-papers. Fine.
[Berrima, NSW, Australia] [Publication Year: 2005]
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DK, Date: 2018-10-23. Illustrated. hardcover. Used:Good. DK ISBN 1465475850 9781465475855 [US]

New. Special order direct from the distributor ISBN 0744084962 9780744084962 [CA]

ISBN10: 0500252653, ISBN13: 9780500252659, [publisher: Thames & Hudson Jul 2023] Hardcover Neuware - Trace the history of the world in over 500 easy-to-follow maps, from the dawn of humanity to the present day. Organized chronologically, A History of the World in 500 Maps tells a clear, linear story, bringing together themes as diverse as religion, capitalism, warfare, geopolitics, popular culture and climate change. Meticulously rendered maps chart the sequence of broad historical trends, from the dispersal of our species across the globe to the colonizing efforts of imperial European powers in the 18th century, as well as exploring moments of particular significance in rich detail. ¿ Visualizes 7 million years of human history. ¿ Analyses cities and kingdoms as well as countries and continents. ¿ Features major technical developments, from the invention of farming in the Fertile Crescent to the Industrial Revolution. ¿ Charts the spread of major global religions, including Christianity and Islam. ¿ Explores the increasing interconnectivity of our world through exploration and trade. ¿ Investigates warfare and battles from across the ages, from Alexander the Great's conquests to the D-Day offensive.
[Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: ...
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ISBN10: 0500252653, ISBN13: 9780500252659, [publisher: Thames & Hudson Jul 2023] Hardcover Neuware -Trace the history of the world in over 500 easy-to-follow maps, from the dawn of humanity to the present day. Organized chronologically, A History of the World in 500 Maps tells a clear, linear story, bringing together themes as diverse as religion, capitalism, warfare, geopolitics, popular culture and climate change. Meticulously rendered maps chart the sequence of broad historical trends, from the dispersal of our species across the globe to the colonizing efforts of imperial European powers in the 18th century, as well as exploring moments of particular significance in rich detail. ¿ Visualizes 7 million years of human history. ¿ Analyses cities and kingdoms as well as countries and continents. ¿ Features major technical developments, from the invention of farming in the Fertile Crescent to the Industrial Revolution. ¿ Charts the spread of major global religions, including Christianity and Islam. ¿ Explores the increasing interconnectivity of our world through exploration and trade. ¿ Investigates warfare and battles from across the ages, from Alexander the Great's conquests to the D-Day offensive.
[Zwiesel, Germany] [Publication Year: ...
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ISBN10: 0522852114, ISBN13: 9780522852110, [publisher: The Miegunyah Press, Melbourne] Hardcover First Edition HEAVY. 208pp, index, bibliography, num ills (most col), pictorial endpapers. Or blue cloth in jacket. Slightest of edge wear to jacket. Size: 4to
[Ashmore, QLD, Australia] [Publication Year: 2005]

DK, Date: 2018-01-01. hardcover. Used:Good. DK ISBN 0241226147 9780241226148 [US]