"Eine Nordpolfahrt der Zukunft".

Wood engraving from "Gartenlaube", ca 1880. Modern hand coloring.
Text on backside. A repaired tear in lower margin reaching to bottom of title and a reapaired tear in left margin.

25.7 x 17.5 cm (image size without title) (10.1 x 6.9 ")

$ 165.00

Order Nr. HOTAIR9024

"Die Isothernkurven Der Noerdlichen Halbkugel". Steel etching from "Neuster Zeitungs Atlas. Alter und Neuer Erdkunde" by J. Meyer, ca 1855. A bit of original outline coloring.

Map shows a polar projection of the world. The isothermic curves are shown, starting in the polar area. At the bottom left and right are diagrams of the temperature and snow levels of the major world mountains. In the lower left are mts. of the americas and in the lower right are those of Europe and Asia.

Map is very clean. Side margins are narrower. General condition is otherwise almost Very Good.

25.2 x 29.5 cm ( 9.9 x 11.6 ")

$ 110.00

Order Nr. WORLD2228

"Nuova carta del polo Artico secondo le ultime osservazioni a Amsterdam da Isac Tirion" Copper engraving from "Atlante novissimo che contiene tutte le parti del mondo" by G.B. Albrizzi. Published in Venezia ca 1740. Fine, contemporary hand coloring.

Very detailed and decorative map of the North Pole and the surrounding topography. Notice that California is shown as an island with the towns of Cape Blanco, Mendocino, San Francisco and Santa Barbara on the west side of the island. The Pacific Northwest, Alaska and northwestern Canada are shown without any contours. The Bering Strait and Aleutian Islands were not yet explored. Off the coast of Nova Scotia are two of the famous underwater banks. The Azore Islands are shown at the bottom of the map.

Map has vertical fold and two small spots in the upper left, otherwise very clean.

Diameter :27.2 cm ( 10.7")

Page size: 37.3 x 43 cm ( 14.6 x 16.9 ")

$ 580.00

Order Nr. POLAR2276

"Polar Projection eines Segments der Nördlichen und Südlichen Halbkugel". Copper etching by Sam. Anderson of Stockholm for the atlas by Christoph Hansteen of Christiania, Norway, ca 1815.

Map shows the two polar regions and the movement of the magnetic fields from 1600 to 1800. On the leftside with the North Pole, many of these magnetic fields are named. On the right side is Van Diemen's Island (Tasmania) and New Zealand at the top of the circle. On the right side is the tip of South America.

Map has folds to fit book size. Light browning and spotting along margin edges, and light browning on left side in area of Sibiria. A small, repaired tear on lower margin edge. Overall condition is Better than Good.

Diameter of circle: 24.2 cm ( 9.5 ")
Page size: 30 x 49.5 cm ( 11.8 x 19.4 ")

$ 700.00

Order Nr. POLAR2267

"Terrae Artiche descritte Dal P.M. Coronelli M. C. Cosmografo della Sereniss. Republica di Venetia" Copper engraving by Vincenzo Coronelli, ca 1690.

Very fine birds-eye view of the North Pole - and that about 16901 Notice that hte Artic Circle (Circolo Polare Boreale is complete with the land areas know at the time. In the upper right is part of Siberia and Tartariae. In the lower right is nothern Europe. At the bottom center is part of Greenland and part of Island. In the lower left is Hudson's Bay.

Map has vertical center fold. Very minor spotting.

45 x 60 cm ( 17.7 x 23.6 ")

$ 1480.00

Order Nr. POLAR2271

"Carte approximative de la nouvelle terre François-Joseph, decouverte par les explorateurs autrichiens du Pôle nord..." Wood engraving from "Le Monde Illustré", 1874.

Map shows the polar area discovered by the Austrians. Also shown is the area where the remains of the explorers Payer and Weyprecht and the ship "Tegethoff" were later found.

Map has text on backside. Condition is Very Good.

10.8 x 10.8 cm ( 4.2 x 4.2 ")

$ 30.00

Order Nr. POLAR2270

" Karte der Arktischen Länder"

Wood engraving from "Orbis Pictus" by Otto Spamer 1870.
Print has overall light toning and has text on backside.

Diameter: 17.2 cm ( 6.7 ")

$ 40.00

Order Nr. POLAR2263

Reproduktion der Suedpolarkarte von Vincenz von Haardt

This wood engraving is a reproduction of an earlier polar map by Vincenz von Haardt.. This map was printed ca 1895.
On the reverse side and above the map is text (in German) about the polar exploration of the time.

Diameter of map: 16.8 cm ( 6.6 ")

$ 65.00

Order Nr. POLAR2277

"Southern Hemisphere Projected on the Plane of the Horizon of London". Copper etching by J. & G. Menzies after Geo. Buchanan for "Thomson's New General Atlas", published in 1816. Original hand coloring.

This very interesting map shows the southern hemisphere with the South Pole shown in sketchy form. Notice Australia and Southeastern Asia on the upper left side. In the upper right part of the map are the Sandwich Islands (Hawaiian Islands). On the lower right is the southern part of South America. Lines show the various exploration routes of early explorers.

Map has browning on left margin, especially in the upper and lower corners. Horizontal centerfold. Lower margin edge is a bit frayed on right side. In upper margin is a light brown line.General condition is Better than Good.

Page size: 61 x 53.5 cm ( 24 x 21 ")

Diameter of map: 50 cm ( 19.6 ")

$ 400.00

Order Nr. AUSTRALIA2302