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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 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
Large map by R. Hausermann showing the Catholic Missions in the United States, with an extensive table below listing statistics on the Church in the U.S in 1900. Published by Dufrenoy in Paris, 1900. Strong stable paper with few usual holes/creases where the folds cross. Cfr. Rumsey Collections: 4879000
- Author: R. Hausermann
- Dimension: 71 x 95 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1900
A beautiful 1917 French propaganda postcard showing in a satirical manner the German territorial expansion in Europe in the form of an octopus.
- Author: Varry
- Dimension: 90 x 140 mm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1917