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EU103 - LAURIE & WHITTLE "Germany, France, Italy, Spain, British Isles by Mons. D'Anville" London. 1794. Colored outlines. 19½X18½. Detailed map of western Europe includes the Mediterranean Sea and the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia. Locates many towns, harbors, villages, rivers & elevations. (Latin text.) 

EU104 - THOS., COWPERTHWAIT "Map of Europe" Phila. 1850. Colored, 12XI5. Colorful & detailed map includes all European countries with principal cities, towns, villages & harbors, divisions & departments, counties. Includes the North Sea, the Baltic, Mediterranean, Black & Caspian Seas. Decorative border frame. Interesting boundary (borders) map for central Europe and Russia. 

NORTH SEA/GERMAN OCEAN

EU114 - MALHAM'S NAVAL GAZETTEER "A Correct Chart of the North Sea Engraved for Malham's Naval Gazetteer" Boston. 1797. Colored. 9X7. Attractive chart shows the east coast of England & Scotland & the coasts of Flanders, Holland, Denmark, part of Germany, Denmark, Norway & Sweden. Locates the Cattegat and all principal harbors & offshore islands. The Dogger, Well & White Banks; and includes a decorative compass rose in center & title in an oval with swash lettering. 

EU115 - MALHAM'S NAVAL GAZETTEER "A Correct Chart of the German Ocean Engraved for Malham's Naval Gazetteer" Boston. 1797. Colored. 7½X9. Finely engraved chart shows the coasts of southeastern England (Norfolk, Suffolk, & Kent counties) & the coast of Flanders & Holland showing all principal harbors. Locates the Zuyder Zee, Friesland; the Dogger & Well Banks. Includes a colorful compass rose in center with rhumb lines & a title in an oval with swash lettering. 

EU117 - P. LAPIE “Europe” Paris. 1812. Colored. 9X11. Finely engraved map of the European continent shows the countries depicted north of the Mediterranean Sea including Iceland and the Faeroe Islands to the north of Scotland. Many primary cities, towns & villages are located which makes this map ideal for genealogical research. From “Atlas Complet Du Precis De la Geographie Universelle De M.Malte Brun dressee par M.Lapie Capitaine Ingenieur Geographie.” 1812. 

EU118 - J. JANSSON “Imperium Caroli Magni”. Amstd. 1684. Colored. 14½X20½. Very colorful map of Europe by a premier Dutch cartographer, Jan Jansson, shows the regions of France, Holland, Belgium, Central Europe & Italy heavily settled, while little development is indicated in Great Britain, Spain and Russia, northern Greece and eastern Europe. Includes the Mediterranean Sea and the islands of Corsica, Sardinia, Crete, Majorca and Minorca. Five sailing vessels and a compass rose decorate the sea areas and the title is in an ornate cartouche topped with a crown and shield, ribbons and scrolls. From “Accuratissma Orbis Delineatio Sive Geographia” by Georgio Hornio. 

EU121 - A. H. PETERMANN “De Mittel & Ost-Alpen in Ihrer Orographischen Gruppirung. Nach Carl v. Sonklar K. K. Oberst.” Gotha. 1870. Colored. 10X17. Intensely detailed map of the Alps mountain range that separates South and Central Europe forming a climatic divide, from approximately the Gulf of Genoa to near Vienna, Austria and the Tyrol. It's highest peaks are Mont Blanc (4,814m), Mont Rosa (4,641m) and the Matterhorn (4,500m). The Alps are 960km long and include 1200 glaciers. This fine map was included in August Petermann's “Geographische Mittheilungun” published by Justus Perthes in 1870.

EU122 - U. S. HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE “Europe. The North Sea.” Wash. D.C. 1914 (1944). B/W with red accents.39X26. Striking chart shows the coasts of England and Scotland, France, Belgium, Germany, Holland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden depicting all primary harbors and major cities. Locates rivers flowing to the coasts and inland waterways. Hundreds of depth soundings appear in the North Sea with major banks and shoals, beacons and buoys, and the chart includes the English Channel, the Straits of Dover and the entrance to the River Thames and its course to London. A fine chart used for navigation in World War II by the U. S. Navy, during sea operations in Europe and the North Sea.

EU123 - P. LAPIE “Prusse”. Paris. 1812. Colored. 8½X12. Fine map of Prussia (now Poland) as it was in 1812, includes Silesia and the Baltic Coast of Poland depicting Danzig (Gdansk) and the Gulf. Depicts Varsovie (Warsaw) on the Vistula River and Lublin a college town with a famous cathedral. The map depicts all major cities, towns and harbors and extends eastward to the Russian border and southward to the Austrian Empire. Title in top right depicts an army officer in full dress uniform astride a galloping horse, holding a banner on which is written “Grand Duche de Varsovie”. Published by Conrad Malte Brun (1775-1826) in “Atlas Complet Du Precis de la Geographie Universelle” and prepared by Pierre Lapie (1777-1850) one of France's best known surveyors and cartographers of the early 19th century. 

EU124 - P. LAPIE "Empire D'Austriche" Paris. 1812. Colored. 9X12. Finely detailed map of the Austrian Empire as it was in 1812 shows Bohemia, Moravia, Austria, Hungary, Transilvania, Croatia and the Grand Duche De Varsovie. Depicts Breslau (Lower Silesia) to the north and shows Vienna (Wien) on the Danube River down to Pest (Budapest) and shows all major cities and towns throughout the region. The title in top right is on an oval with two figures in army dress uniforms standing on either side of it. One of the interesting features of this map is that it shows how borders have changed between countries in Europe, since 1812 when this map was drawn. Published by Conrad Malte Brun (1775-1826) in “Atlas Complet Du Precis de la Geographie Universelle” and prepared by Pierre Lapie (1777-1850) one of France's best known surveyors and cartographers of the early 19th century.

EU125 - R. BONNE “Carte Generale De L'Europe Par M. Bonne. Ingenieur-Hydrogrqphe de la Marine. Nov. 1780. Avec Priv. du Roi.” Paris. 1783. Outline color. 8½X12½. This fine map by the Royal Hydrographer in Paris, Rigobert Bonne (1727-1795), shows all of Europe including the Mediterranean Sea with Crete, Cyprus and Malta, and the Black Sea & Russia in Europe. Depicts cities, towns and harbors, and all of Scandinavia and Iceland. From “Recueil des Cartes Sur La Geographie Ancienne” published in Paris in 1783 by Rigobert Bonne with Nicolas Demarest.

EU126 - P. RAPIN DE THOYRAS “A Correct Chart of the German Ocean From ye North of Scotland to the Start Point on ye Coast of Gr. Britain; and from So. Bygden on the Coast of Norway to C. de La Hogue on ye Coast of Normandy in France. From the Latest and Best Observations . Engraved for Harrison's Edition of Rapin.” London. 1784-89. Colored. 18½X14½. Chart shows the North Sea, formerly called The German Ocean with England's east coast, the English Channel and the coasts of France, Holland, Denmark, Germany, the Baltic Sea and the coasts of Norway and Sweden. A very decorative compass rose with radiating rhumb lines is drawn in the Ocean and the title is placed is an ornamental cartouche designed as a draped banner. The map was published in “The History of England” written in French by Paul Rapin de Thoyras (1661-1725) and translated into English with additional notes by N. Tindal, M.A., Vicar of Waltham in Essex. Pulication in 1784 was by John Harrison, a well-known London publisher.

EU127 - C. S. HAMMOND “The Balkan States.” NY. c.1925. 23X9. Colorful map shows the Balkans comprised of Greece, Yugoslavia, Rumania, Bulgaria, Albania, Bosnia, Hercegovina, & Macedonia. Locates the Black and Adriatic Seas and depicts hundreds of islands in the Aegean Sea. This is an excellent map of an important region with attractive coloration.

EU128 - JAMES IMRAY “Western Coast of Europe Included Between the British Islands and the Mediterranean.” London. 1876. B/W. 72½X40¼. This wonderful chart shows the southern coast of Ireland with the Irish Channel & England's western coast depicting Wales & the Bristol Channel. England's southern coast is divided from France by the English Channel. The chart then depicts the western coast of France & the Bay of Biscay down to Spain's northern & western coasts to the Straits of Gibraltar & the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea & the coast of Morocco. Includes 10 inset charts 1.) St. Martin De La Arena, 2.) Entrance to the River Gironde, 3.) Castro Urdiales, 4.) Cape Finisterre Etc., 5.) Santander, 6.) Entrance to the River Douro, 7.) Entrance to the River Tagus, 8.) Burling Is. Etc., 9.) Setuval, & 10.) Plateau de Roochebonne. The chart is intensely detailed showing depth soundings, harbors, channels, lights, buoys & beacons, islands, rocks, courses & compass pointers. The magnetic variation is for the year 1874. As with all Imray charts, the publishers strive for as much accuracy as possible & provide cautionary notes on their charts for navigators such as use of P.D for Position Doubtful, and use of the mark ? where the position is both Uncertain and Doubtful! The chart also includes navigational notes for both the Rennel & Portuguese Currents. For the Rennel they state “This current is supposed to originate near Cape Finisterre where it flows in an easterly direction along the nothern coast of Spain, then northerly along the west coast of France passing out of the Bay of Biscay at 15 or 20 miles westward of Ushant Island & afterwards crossing the English Channel at the distance of a few miles from the Scilly Islands ”. The Portuguese Current “flows from Cape Finisterre along the coast in a S.S.E. & S.E. Direction. Off Cape St. Vincent it takes a decided S.E. & soon afterwards an easterly direction flowing to the Straits of Gibraltar.” A footnote states “As a general summary it appears that while at sea the waters are setting East, E.S.E. & S.E.as proved by a number of bottles found near Bayonne & Arcachon. The interior waters flow along the coast of France toward North & N.W.” Published by James Imray & Son at 82-102 Minories in London, the chart is a blue-back & in very good condition.

EU129 - P. VAN DEN KEERE “Territorium Agentora Tense ” Amsterdam 1657. Colored. 15X18. Very attractive early map of Alsace-Lorraine in France showing Strasbourg in center on the Ill River in the Rhine Valley. The map is crisscrossed with rivers and dotted with tiny red icons indicating towns, churches & cathedrals. In the 17th century the area was famous for it's produce & Strasbourg had many fine buildings, a Palace & Cathedral. The map includes a decorative title cartouche in lower left surrounded by finely dressed Ducal figures with their servants,& in top right is a coat-of-arms surrounded by colorful draped ribbons. The map was published by Jan Jansson in “Atlas Novus Sive Theatrum Orbis Terrarum” in Amsterdam in 1657. Engraved by Pieter Van Den Keere, a well known 17th century copper-engraver, cartographer & map publisher. Good condition with old color.

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