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Miniature map covering area of Chalons, Avalon and Dijon. From “Theatro del Mondo” the famous plagiarised version of Ortelius’ pocket atlas published specifically for the Italian market by Pietro Marchetti. First printed in Brescia this is the really rare Venetian edition of 1667. [cod.1212/15]
Fascinating map, showing the routes of the Barbarians throughout Europe and the Mediterranean finely engraved by Pietro Allodi after a drawn by Filippo Naymiller. From Atlante di geografia universale: cronologico, storico, statistico e letterario. Milan, 1860 at Tipografia Pagnoni.
A fine miniature map of Europe from “Theatro del Mondo” the famous plagiarised version of Ortelius’ pocket atlas published specifically for the Italian market by Pietro Marchetti. First printed in Brescia this is the really rare Venetian edition of 1667. Italian text on verso. [543/15]
A lovely and uncommon map of Europe published in Paris by the pharmaceutical laboratories Neutroses-Vichy in 1939 at Petit Jean. The European countries are symbolized by small vignette: the Eiffel Tower for France, the bullfighter for Spain, the golf player for England, the kilt dancer for Scotland, the loggers in Sweden and Norway, the beer in Germany etc. The French colonies of North Africa (Algeria, Tunisia) and the Near East (Syria) are in red.
An attractive miniature map of Europe by Thomas Starling from popular Victorian atlas “The Royal Cabinet Atlas, And Universal Compendium Of All Places In The Known World” published by Bull and Churton in London in 1833. The map is accompanied by a page of text giving the latitude and longitude of the major towns. [cod.1026/15]
The rare map of Europe prepared by J. Nolin and re-issued by Basset corrected and improved during “l’An 3 de la Republique Francaise” by Longchamps. It comes with two columns on the left and right side describing the different regions and empires.
Very rare map of Europe engraved by Elias Baeck from ?Der curiose und .. Nssliche Dollmetscher..? published in Augsburg in 1748. The map has decorative cartouche and a nice original colouring. Missing in many reference. [cod.547/15]
Uncommon anti-German propaganda postcard printed in occasion of the entry into the war of Italy during the first World War.
The Empire Austro-Hungarian is depicted as an octopus that with its tentacles it subjugates various territories such as the Bohemia, Galicia, Trentino, Istria, Croatia Slavonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Albania. On the left the explanation of the lovely anthropomorphic map: “Italians, if we do not want to become slaves of the hanger, let us all be united in one will and with one word: Outside the Germans!”. Published in Milan at La Zincografica in 1915.
A beautiful 1917 French propaganda postcard showing in satirical manner the Prussia’s territorial expansion in Europe in the form Octopus. Published in Paris by Varry Editeur.
A lovely 1914-18 Great War satirical postcard dated on verso 29 May 1915.
Detailed map of the Mediterranean by Jean Baneton published in Paris at Gaillac Monrocq in 1942. The decorative map in atypical orange color is embellished at bottom by inserts showing the Strait of Gibraltar, Malta, the Strait of Dardanelles, the Bosphorus and the Suez Canal. It shows naval and air routes with the indication of the durations of the trips and in the case of import export of the transported goods. (Tobacco and wine from Tunisia; sponges from Greece; fruit and oil from Italy etc …). See BNF: 40698669
A most decorative map of Prussia. It replaced the older map (v.d.Broecke, map 156) in the editions from 1595 on. It is based on the large woodcut map of Prussia by Caspar Henneberg of 1576. Van den Broecke: 157
Striking map showing the routes of Sabena Airlines throughout Africa, the Middle East, and Europe created in beautiful color patterns with the oceans surrounding it in blue tones. The map features many of the cities printed in gold, as well as the flight patterns that connect them together. The routes delineated in the map show the two main hubs of Sabena to be Brussels with Leopoldville, capital of the Belgian Congo (now Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo) with a large number of other destinations around and between them. African tribal art is used in this image as part of the design as well as the regional representation of ethnic people. Published in Brussels by Marci in 1960.
Importante grande incisione all’acquaforte con particolari al bulino di Orazio Farinati basato sul trittico del padre Paolo eseguito nel 1573 per la Chiesa dei Cappuccini a Verona. Terzo stato di cinque riconoscibile dalla data “1583” del I stato che qui stata corretta in “1593”; dall’aggiunta dell’indirizzo di Dall’Olio in basso al centro; dall’angolo del rame tagliato in basso a sinistra. [cod.1151/15]
Bella cartolina postale raffigurante l’Europa durante la prima guerra mondiale. Edita da J. Monn Munchen