An exceptional 1932 bird’s eye view map of the city of Quebec, Canada by Samuel Herbert Maw. The densely filled map displays parks, buildings, named streets and historic notations embellished by numerous coats of arms and a large compass rose. Born in England, Maw was an architect, delineator, etcher, cartographer and designer. After winning the Sloane Medallion from the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1905 and showing at the Royal Academy in London in…
- Author: Samuel Herbert Maw
- Year: 1932
- Dimension: 850 x 650 mm
- Place of publication: Toronto
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[sold] Interesting folded pocket map of Tehran drawn by Abbsas Sahab one of the leading Iranian cartographer, published in Tehran in 1958 by A. Sahab Cartographical Drafting. The detailed plan, printed in decorative blue, shows city blocks, major roads, streets, railways, industry, historical, public and educational buildings, parks and agriculture. Includes distance chart, Compass rose, index to places of interest outside Tehran and alpha numeric key to map to hotels, travel agencies, embassies, museums, banks, bookshops etc. At top vignettes with the most interesting buildings. Pictorial cover.
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- Dimension: 67 x 48 cm
- Place of publication: Tehran
- Year: 1958
Rare map of Alaska (America Russa) and the contiguous parts of Canada and the US extending to the Upper Missouri River and the Fraser River. The map is one of the earliest printed maps to focus on the region which would become Alaska. From the rarest and most elegant cartographic work by Francesco Celestino Marmocchi, the Corso di Geografia Commerciale published in Genoa in 1858.
- Author: Francesco Costantino Marmocchi
- Dimension: 27 x 34 cm
- Place of publication: Genoa
- Year: 1858
Rare map of the Northwest Passage, Northern Canada, part of Alaska (America Russa) and Greenland showing the known islands of the Northwest Passage, including several partially known coastlines. From the rarest and most elegant cartographic work by Francesco Celestino Marmocchi, the Corso di Geografia Commerciale published in Genoa in 1858.
- Author: Francesco Costantino Marmocchi
- Dimension: 25 x 38 cm
- Place of publication: Genoa
- Year: 1858