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S&B101 - THOMAS, COWPERTHWAIT "Sweden & Norway" Phila. 1850. Colored. 12X9½. Detailed map includes a table of Districts and Prefectures for both countries. Locates all principal towns and harbors, rivers. Shows the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Bothnia. 

S&B102 - THOMAS, COWPERTHWAIT "Denmark" Phila. 1850. 12X9½. Colored. Includes the Cattegat, the Baltic Sea, Zeeland and Laaland, and the North Sea. Locates all principal towns and harbors, rivers. Nicely detailed. 

S&B106 - T. STACKHOUSE "Denmark" Engraved by S. J. Neele." London 1790. Colored. 14½X14½. From: An Universal Atlas by T. Stackhouse. A. M. Largescale early depiction of Denmark shows North & South Jutland; Diocese of Aaalborg & Wiborg, the Dutchy of Sleswick & the islands of Falster, Laaland, Funen & Zeeland locating Copenhagen. The Skager Rack or Cattegat is depicted off the northeast coast & the Baltic Sea appears at the base of the map. Includes many towns and harbors and small offshore islands. Title is on a stone plinth in top right surrounded by grass & foliage. A very attractive map. 

SPITZBERGEN

S&B107 - J. N. BELLIN "Carte Du Spits-Berg Suivant les Hollandois Pour Servir a l'Histoire Generale des Voyages par M. B. Ingr.de la Marine." Paris 1758. 8½X12. Colored. Very attractive chart of the islands of Spitzbergen, shows the main island along with Isle Du Sud-Est (southeast island) & Le Pais Du Nord-Est (land to the northeast, ) actually an island. Depicts many small islands around the primary group and shows channels, straits, capes and bays and suggested anchorages. Locates mountains, regions of ice and underwater rocks surrounding land masses. Includes very decorative title cartouche with leaf, scroll & flower motifs in top left. This is a scarce chart of an arctic region. 

S&B109 - JOHN MALHAM "A Correct Chart of the Baltic Sea Engraved for Malham's Naval Gazetteer" Boston 1804. Colored. 9X7½. Attractive small chart from Malham's original London edition of 1795, shows the Baltic Sea, the Gulfs of Bothnia & Finland bordered by Sweden & Lapland, Finland, Livonia & Poland. Depicts harbors & coastal topography in fine detail & locates St. Petersburg, Dantzig & the Gulf, Christianstadt, Stockholm, Abo, Narva, Revel & Brandenburg. Includes compass points & radiating rhumb lines & the title is in a decorative oval with fine calligraphy. 

S&B110 - A. E. LAPIE “Danemark Suede et Norwege.” Paris. 1812. Colored. 11¾X8½. Very detailed map shows a large depiction of Norway, Sweden, Finland & Denmark surrounded & bordered by the North Sea, the Icy Sea, the Baltic and the Gulfs of Bothnia and Finland. Map locates all major harbors, cities, & towns including Stockholdm, Oslo, Copenhagen, Helsinki (Helsingford) & includes St. Petersbourg on the Russian coast near Finland. Two small inset charts in upper left show 1. Iceland and 2. The Faroe Islands. A decorative landscape scene in lower right shows the title amongst pine trees on a rocky shoreline. An attractive map drawn by Giraldon and engraved by J. B. Tardieu. From Atlas Complet by C. Malte Brun and A. E. Lapie. 

S&B111 - A. E. LAPIE “Danemark avec le midi de la Suede et de la Norwege.” Paris. 1812. Colored. 8¾X12. Attractive map of Denmark & the southern portions of Sweden & Norway shows cities, towns & harbors in excellent detail. Locates offshore islands, the Cattegut & the Canal of Jutland, the North Sea and the Baltic Sea and includes, in lower right, a decorative harbor scene with ships at anchor before a fort, with a church & buildings in the background. Drawn by Giraldon & engraved by J. B. Tardieu. From Atlas Complet by C. Malte Brun and A. E. Lapie.

S&B114 - U. S. HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE “Baltic Sea, the Sound, Denmark, Copenhagen (Kobenhavn) Road and Harbor.” Wash. D.C. 1915 (1939). Colored. Blue/yellow. 3826½. Very handsome chart in excellent condition of Copenhagen Harbor with street block plans, wharves, jetties, principal public and commercal buildings. The Observatory, Botanical Gardens, Electric Works, the Christiansborg Palace and Parks. The Hydrographic Office, railroad tracks, yacht clubs and shipyards. Offshore waters are dotted with depth soundings. This chart was based on a Danish chart of 1927 and was re-issued at the beginning of World War II for use by the U.S. Navy. Excellent detail. Chart # 4918.

S&B116 - R. de.VAUGONDY “Royaume De Danemarck qui Comprend Le Nort-Jutland divise en les Quatre Dioceses, Le Sud-Jutland divise en ses Deux Duches de Sleswick et de Holstein et Les Isles de Fionie, Selande, Laland Etc. Par. Le Sr. Robert Geog. Ordin. du Roi. Avec Privilege 1750.” Paris. 1750-55. Colored. 19X22¼.Very handsome map shows the land contours of Denmark & Sweden with the islands of Selande (Zealand) depicting Copenhagen, Fionie (Funen) & Laland (Laaland.) Shows also South Jutland with the Duchies of Schleswig & Holstein. The Baltic Sea flows through the region and the Island of Bornholm is centered in offshore waters. Cities, towns, harbors, bays and rivers are clearly delineated and the title in top right is surrounded by a large ornamental cartouche with scrolls, leaves, flowers and shells, in the French 18th century manner. From Robert de Vaugondy's “Atlas Universel.”

S&B117 - J. BARBER. “Sweden, Denmark, Norway & Finland Corrected from the Best Authorities by J. Barber.” London. 1784. Colored. 13X14¼. Very attractive map shows Sweden and it's capital of Stockholm, and Denmark's capital of Copenhagen on the island of Zealand. Norways' western shore is comprised of fjords and harbors. The country is administered by the Gov't of Drontheim. The Baltic Sea is shown flowing through the region from the Kattegat into the Gulf of Bothnia and the Gulf of Finland, while Finland is shown bordering Russia and the White Sea. An inset map in top left depicts Iceland with coastal topography and major harbors, and the title is in a decorative cartouche with branches, leaves, animals and the Midnight Sun. Engraved by John Barber (fl.c.1770-1800) and published in William Guthrie's “Geographical Grammer...” 1784.

S&B118 - J. WALKER “Sweden, Norway and Denmark Including the Baltic Sea and Russian Provinces Adjacent & Published Under the Superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.” London. 1853. Colored. 15X12¼. Finely engraved and heavily detailed map shows Sweden and it's capital of Stockholm on it's southeastern coast, & Norway with it's rugged coastline comprised of fjords and harbors, with mountainous terrain inland and large areas of forest intersected by rivers. Denmark appears at base of map with the Kattegat seaway flowing into the Baltic Sea, which in turn flows into the Gulf of Bothnia and the Gulf of Finland. The map includes some of the Russian Provinces, and the City of St. Petersburg and it's surrounding regions is shown bordering Esthonia and Livonia. This finely drawn map was published by Edward Stanton in the “Family Atlas of the S. D. U. K.” The engravers were John and Charles Walker. Excellent detail.

S&B119 - C. PTOLEMY “Tavola Nuova Di Prussia Et Di Livonia.” Venice 1561-62. Colored. 7½X9¾. Very early map of Livonia and Estonia shows coastal contours on the Baltic Sea with a small section of the Island of Gothland, actually the southern tip of Sweden mistaken for an island. Locates major towns, rivers and forests and includes offshore islands, bays and harbors. This attractive little map was attributed to Claudius Ptolemy (fl.AD127-180) and published by Giralomo Ruscelli (c. 1504-1560) in “La Geographia Di Claudio Tolomeo.”

S&B120 - R. BONNE “Les Royaumes De Danemarck Et De Norwege Avec Celuide Suede. Par. M. Bonne. Ingenieur-Hydrographe de la Marine.” Paris. 1782. Colored. 12½X9. Fine 18th century map by Rigobert Bonne, Royal Hydrographer to the King in Paris, shows Norway, Sweden, Finland & Denmark with the seaway later called Kattegat, flowing into the Baltic Sea which in turn flows into the Gulf of Bothnia and the Gulf of Finland. Includes Livonia and Lithuania, Pomerania and Prusse, and all major cities, towns and harbors. Depicts Stockholm on Sweden's southeast coast, Copenhagen on Denmark's Seland Island and Oslo (Christiana) on Norway's Christiana Fjord. On the far right of the map at the eastern end of the Gulf of Finland is St. Petersburg, Russia. From “Atlas Portatifa L'Usage des Colleges” by L'Abbe Grenet. 1782. Excellent detail.

S&B121 - J. JANVIER “Les Royaumes De Suede Et Norwege divises par Provinces et Gouvernements Dresses et Assuiettis Aux Observations Astronomiques par le Sr. Janvier, Geographe.” Venice. 1779. Colored. 18X25. Very handsome map of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, & Livonia with a section of Poland and Prussia. Includes a good depiction of the Baltic Sea & its shorelines, flowing to the Gulf of Bothnia and the Gulf of Finland where St.Petersburg, Russia is shown on the eastern end of the Gulf. Norway's coast is drawn with fjords and harbors, and inland are mountains and forests. Sweden appears heavily settled along coastlines, while Denmark is surrounded by the North Sea on one side and the seaway, later known as the Kattegat, on the eastern shore. The detail of cities, towns, harbors, rivers, forests and mountains is excellent and in top left is a large inset chart of Iceland with both topographical and hydrographical detail. The inset is titled “L'Islande divisee en ses 4 parties peincipales par le Sieur Robert de Vaugondy.” A very decorative title cartouche is depicted in lower right with scrolls, leaves and shell motifs. This beautiful map was engraved by Jean Denis Janvier and published by Francesco Santini in Venice in c.1779. 

S&B122 -  J. THOMSON “Chart of the North and Baltic Seas, Etc.” Edinburgh. 1816. Colored. 19X23¾. Fine chart shows the North Sea flowing into the Kattegat around Denmark and into the Baltic Sea, which flows into the Gulf of Bothnia and the Gulf of Finland. Hundreds of depth soundings are drawn in the seas and the chart includes both topographical and hydrographical details. At the top of the chart are 3 insets. 1. Harbor of Heligoland, 2. Port of Revel, and 3. Harbor of St. Petersburg. All insets show harbor contours, depth soundings, shoals, beacons and lighthouses. This is a fine composite chart published in Thomson's “New General Atlas” in Edinburgh 1816 and engraved by master engraver Samuel John Neele (1758-1824.)

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