King of Prussia & Houston: W. Graham Arader III, 1981. 8vo. paper wrappers. unpaginated. A fine copy of this catalogue featuring 98 items. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about THE ARADER GRADING SYSTEM FOR MAPS, BOOKS AND PRINTS. CATALOGUE 28

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Volume 35, Number 2 of the Quarterly Journal of the Library of Congress
(Washington D.C.): Library of Congress, April 1978. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (v), 66-138, (4) pages. Volume 35, Number 2 of the Quarterly Journal of the Library of Congress. This issue has the following articles: "The Invention of Printing, Revolution within Revolution" by Nicholas Barker, "The Early Illustrated Book, Highlights from a Lecture" by Philip Hofer, "Into Something Rich and Strange, Of Dreams, Art, and the Unconscious" by Eleanor Cameron, and "The Hauslab-Liechtenstein Map Collection" by..... READ MORE about " INVENTION OF PRINTING, REVOLUTION WITHIN REVOLUTION."

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Bloomington, IN: The Lilly Library, Indiana University, 1983. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 78 pages. A catalogue for an exhibition of books, maps, scenic views, and other depictions of cities in the eighteenth century, prepared and described by Michael L. Berkvam and Sean Shesgreen. 78 entries, many illustrations, index, list of Lilly Library publication. A fine copy. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY CITIES: A PANORAMA

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(Zutphen): Rijksmuseum 'Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum' Walburg Pers, (1992). 8vo, oblong. stiff paper wrappers. 83+(1) pages. Text in Dutch. Cartography and printing by three generations of the Blaeu family, descendants of Willem Jansz Blaeu (1571-1638). Eight color plates; black and white illustrations throughout. Table of contents, genealogical chart, biographical overview, bibliography and index. READ MORE about DRIE GENERATIES BLAEU: AMSTERDAMSE CARTGRAFIE EN BOEKDRUKKUNST IN DE ZEVENTIENDE EEUW

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Charting the Gulf of Mexico, 1519-1759: A Reappraisal.
N.P. Book Club of Texas, (1995). folio. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, paper spine label. xii, 225, (2) pages. Charting the Gulf of Mexico, 1519-1759: A Reappraisal. Limited to 350 numbered copies. A fine copy in lightly torn jacket. Designed and printed at the Wind River Press in Austin, Texas. Contains a preface, endnotes, an appendix, a list of plates, plate reproductions, a bibliography, and an index. With 50 black-and-white plates. Part I: "A Tale of..... READ MORE about FLAGS ALONG THE COAST

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Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiskell, (1968). 8vo. quarter cloth with paper covered boards, dust jacket. 232 pages. Text in Swedish with two page English summary. History of globemaking and globemakers in Sweden, 18th and 19th centuries. Includes biographies of globemakers. Illustrated. Dust jacket worn at edges and torn. READ MORE about EN KRÖNKA OM SVENSKA GLOBER ANDERS ÅKERMAN OCH HANS EFTERFÖLJARE JÅMTE EN INVENTERING AV...

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Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1987. 4to. full gilt-embossed quarter-bound Oxford-blue cloth-backed camel-coloured boards. [6], vii-xv, [3], 3-244, [2] pages. One of 375 numbered copies signed by the author. Zamarano Select 44. A fine copy. Contains an index. 79 maps are discussed, of which 25 are reproduced herein. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. "The San Diego volume discusses some of the most complex land ownership issues..... READ MORE about MAPS OF THE PUEBLO LANDS OF SAN DIEGO 1602-1874

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Frederick, CO: Jende-Hagan Book Corporation, 1983. oblong folio. cloth. 256 pages. First edition limited to 400 numbered copies signed by the author. A fine copy. An essential reference work for the collector or researcher of historical Colorado maps.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about COLORADO MAPOLOGY

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New York: The Viking Press, 1938 (but 2006). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket, wrap-around band. (ix), xxv, 549 pages. B1-282. Actually a 2006 reprint of the first edition by the Delaware Heritage Commission in Dover. Edited by Jeannette Eckman, Anthony Higgins and William H. Conner. Written as part of the Federal Writers' Project. Well illustrated including a folded map inserted in a folded wrap-around band. This printing contains a four page history of the project by..... READ MORE about DELAWARE, A GUIDE TO THE FIRST STATE

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Philadelphia: Pomeroy & Beers, 1868. 15 5/8" x 14 1/2" Single sheet. Map of Cedar Creek, Sussex County, Delaware. Scale 1" to the mile. This map has been removed from a incomplete copy of Beers' 1868 Atlas of the State of Delaware (page 63), which contains "actual surveys by and under the direction of D.G. Beers." Daniel G. Beers came from a family of atlas publishers. He and his brother Silas operated in Philadelphia, the..... READ MORE about CEDAR CREEK. SUSSEX CO

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Philadelphia: Pomeroy & Beers, 1868. 15 5/8" x 14 1/2," board 16 1/4" x 15" Single sheet behind clear plastic mylar. B1-100. Map of Leipsic and Frederica, Delaware. Map contains directories of businesses in those towns. Map of Leipsic scale 35 rods to the inch and Frederica map 25 rods to the inch. This map has been removed from a incomplete copy of Beers' 1868 Atlas of the State of Delaware (page 49), which contains..... READ MORE about LEIPSIC AND FREDERICA

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Philadelphia: Pomeroy & Beers, 1868. 15 5/8" x 14 1/2" Single sheet behind clear plastic mylar. B1-100. Map of Lincoln, Cedar Creek, Sussex Co., Delaware. Map contains a directory of businesses. Scale 50 rods to the inch. This map has been removed from a incomplete copy of Beers' 1868 Atlas of the State of Delaware (page 65), which contains "actual surveys by and under the direction of D.G. Beers." Daniel G. Beers came from a...... READ MORE about LINCOLN. CEDAR CREEK, SUSSEX CO. DEL

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