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Out of stockA beautiful tinted lithograph of Piombino by O. Saunier based on a drawn by A. Durand from the famous “La Toscane” published in Paris at Lemercier in 1863.
- Year: 1863
- Dimension: 450 x 305 mm
- Place of publication: Paris
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Fascinating chart showing the celestial hemispheres in the Autumn and Spring skies, plus smaller North and South polar projections and the orbits of the Planets with the with the non-existent planet Vulcan orbiting Mercury.
- Dimension: 52 x 74 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1862
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Created in 1960 by the French artist and illustrator François Lesourt, this pictorial world map was commissioned by the airline TAI (Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux) and stands as one of the most refined examples of postwar travel and promotional graphic art. The map presents the globe in a richly decorative composition: the continents, rendered in a bright ochre yellow, emerge from turquoise oceans crossed by red air routes radiating from Europe toward Africa, Asia, and Oceania…
- Dimension: 57 x 80 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1960
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Uncommon brochure with a reduced version of the famous and decorative double hemisphere pictorial map prepared by Luc-Marie Bayle for TAI Transport Aeriens Intercontinentaux. The depliant shows all the routes of the company.
TAI routes are shown in red. The Transport Aeriens Intercontinentaux company began as a charter airline in June 1946 in association with the Messageries Maritime Shipping Company.- Dimension: 41 x 24 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
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Out of stockFirst edition of the decorative double hemisphere pictorial map prepared by Luc-Marie Bayle for TAI Transport Aeriens Intercontinentaux with two decorative compass rose oriented with the north to the upper margin. The hemispheres are surrounded by fun images of various explorers in divers modes of transport a hot air balloon, early and later forms of aeroplanes, rowing boats, sailing ships, galleons, whales and fish. TAI routes are shown in red. The Transport Aeriens Intercontinentaux company began as a charter airline in June 1946 in association with the Messageries Maritime Shipping Company.
- Dimension: 51 x 73 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1948
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Out of stockCarta geografica che mostra la parte nord-orientale dell’Italia, in particolare i territori della Repubblica di Venezia. Il titolo e l’indicazione di responsabilità editoriale compaiono in alto extramargine, al di sopra della linea di riquadro superiore. Le caratteristiche della carta portano la critica a riconoscervi una copia curata di parte di una carta realizzata da J.B. Nolin nel 1701, dalla quale derivano pure alcuni errori di toponimi; a questi se ne aggiungono altri di nuova introduzione…
- Dimension: 47 x 57,5 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1701
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Nice and detailed map from “Parallela geographica Italiae veteris et novae”, a very rare work by Philip Briet published in Paris in 1649 at Sebastian Cramoisy. [cod.272/15]
- Year: 1649
- Dimension: 160 x 190 mm
- Place of publication: Paris
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Out of stockA rare pictorial map created by artist Toni J. Mella for the airline UAT Aeromaritime in the early 1950s, an emblematic example of promotional cartography from the golden age of civil aviation. The work presents the globe in a stylized projection, with simplified continents and a geographical grid reduced to a purely graphic element. The airline’s routes are indicated by red lines connecting Europe, Africa, and Asia, while a large UAT aircraft in flight dominates…
- Dimension: 48 x 62 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1950
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A beautiful pictorial map of the world, showing the routes flown by French Airline Union de Transports Aériens. The world centered on Pacific is depicted physical with a nice colors.
The map shows UTA’s routes to the African Continent from Paris, primarily flying to former French colonies in West Africa, as well as to Karachi, Athens, Bangkok, Saigon, Singapore, Djakarta, Darwin and French Polynesia. Routes to Honolulu and Los Angeles from Papeete are also shown.
Union de Transports Aériens (UTA), formed in 1963 as a result of a merger between Union Aéromaritime de Transport (UAT) and Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux (TAI), was the largest wholly privately owned, independent airline in France. It was absorbed into Air France between 1990 and 1992.- Dimension: 49 x 68 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1965
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A very nice aquatint view by Gabriel Lory showing the Magland Valley in Savoy, France. Published in Paris at Osterwald in 1820.
- Dimension: 25 x 28 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1820
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Out of stockVery rare aquatint view from “Voyage pittoresque en Sicile” by Gicault de la Salle published in Paris in 1822.
- Year: 1822
- Dimension: 290 x 425 mm
- Place of publication: Paris
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A beautiful view of Messina etched in aquatint by F. Hegui from a drawing by Samuel Birmann and taken from the important work Voyage pittoresque en Sicile by Gigault de la Salle published in Paris in 1822. The engraving depicts a wide view of the city captured from an elevated vantage point with figures walking on a gently rising path in the foreground, bordered by typical Sicilian vegetation, while on the left there is a…
- Year: 1822
- Dimension: 295 x 425 mm
- Place of publication: Paris
