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  Rare finely bound example of the Theirs Atlas

  THIERS, Adolphe.

  Atlas de L’Histoire du Consulat et de L’Empire Dresse et Dessine Sous La Direction de M. Thiers Par MM. A. Dufour et Duvotenay. [The Thiers Atlas].

  Paris: Librairie Furne, n.d..

  Rare finely bound example of the Theirs Atlas, containing 66 maps and battle plans drawn by two of the best cartographers of Second Empire. Quarto, quarter cloth over marbled boards, illustrated with 66 plates by Dufour and Duvotenay printed by Dyonnet. In very good condition. A very nice example.

  Price: $450.00     Item Number: 131402

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  Rare Eighteenth Century Map Of the mouth of the Pearl River by renowned French cartographer Jacques-Nicolas Bellin

  BELLIN, Jacques-Nicolas.

  Carte Des Isles Qui Sont a l’Embouchure de la Riviere de Canton. [Eighteenth Century Map Of The Islands Which Are At The Mouth Of The Canton River].

  Paris: c. 1750.

  Eighteenth century map of the isles of the Pearl River (formerly the Canton River) by French cartographer Jacques-Nicolas Bellin. One page, hand-colored, central fold. In very good condition. Later hand-coloring. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 18.25 inches by 14 inches.

  Price: $400.00     Item Number: 137244

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  Facsimile reproduction of one of the earliest maps to refer to the region as Florida: Cornelius van Wytfliet's Florida et Apalche

  [VAN WYTFLIET, Cornelius].

  Florida et Apalche. [Facsimile 16th Century Map of Florida].

  [Louvain, Belgium]: Cornelius de Wytfliet, [1597].

  Facsimile reproduction of the original Flemish 1597 Cornelius van Wytfliet map, one of only three maps printed prior to 1600 to depict the area with any accuracy and one of the earliest maps to refer to the region as Florida. One page, the map is based on Geronimo de Chaves' map, which was copied by Ortelius in 1584, and Hernando de Soto's explorations of 1539-1542. "The Florida Peninsula is altered in shape from Ortelius, in that it is more rectangular and has a pronounced 'neck.' The source of this delineation appears to be unknown. The Rio del Spirito Santo shown…

  Price: $400.00     Item Number: 138762

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  Black and white photograph of pioneering African-American comic and actor Godfrey Cambridge; inscribed by him

  CAMBRIDGE, Godfrey.

  Godfrey Cambridge Signed Photograph.

  Black and white photograph of pioneering African-American comic and actor Godfrey Cambridge, signed by him, "Bless ya Godfrey Cambridge." In very good condition. The photograph measures 7 inches by 5 inches.

  Price: $125.00     Item Number: 132940

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