Continent Meridional

Copper engraving by Mallet, published 1719. Later hand coloring.

14 x 10.2 cm ( 5.5 x 4 ")

$ 125.00

Order Nr. POLAR236329

South Polar Regions

Lithograph by John Bartholomew & Sons from a map of the Edinburgh Geographical Institute.
Published in "The Times" Atlas ca 1895.

Detailed map of the Soth Pole with interesting facts of ocean depths and pack ice regions in the ocean. Also there are dotted lines showing the paths of expeditions such as Cook, Mawson and Balleney.

Vertical Centerfold. Light age toning in upper margin.

41.5 x 54.5 cm ( 16.3 x 21.4 ")

$ 80.00

Order Nr. POLAR236271 SOLD

South Polar Regions

Lithographed map ca 1890. Anonymous.

In the lower left is an inset of the Bismark Penninsula which is north of Antarctica. In the lower right is an inset showing Victorialand in Antarctica with Mt Erebus at the bottom and Mt. Elliot at the top. There aredotted lines showing many of the major expeditions in the region.

Map has a small repaired tear on lower bottom margin not affecting image.

17.7 x 23 cm ( 6.9 x 9 ")

$ 55.00

Order Nr. POLAR236270

Karte Der Suedpolarforschungungen ( Map of South Pole Research )

Map has red and dotted lines showing the major expedition routes and the years travelled.

Lithograph from the Bibliographische Institut in Leipzig published 1897.

Very good condition.

20 x 13 cm ( 7.8 x 5.1 ")

$ 35.00

Order Nr. POLAR236282

"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 ")

$ 480.00

Order Nr. POLAR2267

Continent Arctique

Copper etching after Mallet, 1685. Modern hand coloring.
Light browning on margin edges. Some very minimal spotting and creasing.
Small piece of left margin edge is missing.

14.3 x 10.5 cm ( 5.6 x 4.1 ")

$ 125.00

Order Nr. POLAR2264

Polar-Karte
die Länder u. Meere von Nord Pol bis 50° Grad N. Br. u. weiter sowie Uebersicht des Russischen Reiches.

Steel engraving printed by C. Hellfarth in Gotha, dated 1870. From "Hand-Atlas über alle Theile der Erde und über das Weltgebäude" by Adolf Stieler. In the upper left is an inset of Erebus and Terror Bay un North Devon.
Original hand coloring. Vertical centerfold. Very good condition.

32 x 38 cm ( 12.5 x 14.9 ")

$ 90.00

Order Nr. POLAR235789

Sued Polar Karte von A. Petermann

Steel engraving printed C. Hellfarth in Gotha, dated 1870. From "Hand-Atlas über alle Theile der Erde und über das Weltgebäude" by Adolf Stieler.

This South Pole map has many interesting aspects of discovery and special details of the bordering islands.

In the upper left of this map is a detailed inset of the South Shetland and Orkney Islands and below these are Decption Island, Juan Fernandes Island, Aukland Island, Warekauri Island and a polar region map.

On the right is an inset of Tristan da Cunha Island, the Kerauelen Islands, Crozet Islands, Prince Edward Island, New Amsterdam and St. Paul Islands, Victoria Land and a hemisphere map of the Southern Hemisphere.

On the map are the discovery dates of many parts of the Southern Pole. The white area in the middle is unexplored land at that time. The green lines show the ice movements. Other lines show discovery routes.

Vertical centerfold. Very good condition.

32 x 38 cm ( 12.5 x 14.9 ")

$ 125.00

Order Nr. POLAR235789

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 ")

$ 35.00

Order Nr. POLAR2277 SOLD

"Die Isothemkurven der Noerdlichen Halbkugel" Steel etching from "Neuster Zeitungs Atlas. Alter und Neuer Erdkunde" by J. Meyer, ca 1855.

This map shows the isothemich curves of the northern half of the world. In the lower left are the highest mountains of the New World and in the lower right are the highest mountains of the Old World.

Map has no left margin. Overall light age toning.

21 x 28.5 cm ( 8.2 x 11.2 ")

$ 85.00

Order Nr. WORLD235474

"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

Voyage u pole nord, project de M. Gustave Lambert.

Wood engraving by Erhard Schieble, 1868. Reverse side is printed.
Horizontal fold in lower part of map. Small repaired tear in lower right margin.

23.5 x 23 cm ( 9.2 x 9 " )

$ 40.00

Order Nr. POLAR236068

"Regiones sub Polo Artico". Copper etching by Wilhelm Janszoon Bleau. From the atlas edited by Johann Bleau. Amsterdam, 1656. Recent hand coloring.

The North Pole is the center of this map which shows the coastlines of the countries in the Artic Circle.The decorative title cartouche is in the upper part of the map with cherubs and personifications of the wind and winter. In the lower right is the map legend surrounded by two Eskimos, a polar bear and a fox. To the left is a coat of arms. Verso: Text in Latin.

Overall light toning. Repaired tear in lower margin on centerfold that reaches into image. Repaired tear in left margin that does not reach to image. The two lower corners are creased.

41 x 53.2 cm ( 16.1 x 20.9 ")

$ 1350.00

Order Nr. POLAR2261

"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 ")

$ 90.00

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

"Carte approximative de la nouvelle terre François-Joseph, decouverte par les explorateurs autrichiens du Pôle nord..." Wood engraving , 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" 1870.
Print has overall light toning and has text on backside.

Diameter: 17.2 cm ( 6.7 ")

$ 30.00

Order Nr. POLAR2263