Rare 1878 allegoric caricature by Augusto Grossi showing the British Empire standing astride United Kingdom and America and India with Europe at centre. John Bull bites his hands because despite its riches and gold he does not find an ally to dominate the world. From the french edition of “Il Papagallo” a satirical magazine dedicated exclusively to international politics founded in Bologna, 1873 by Augusto Grossi (1835-1919), which specialized in stunning fine color-printed caricatures.
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A lovely 1914-18 Great War satirical postcard dated on verso 29 May 1915.
- Dimension: 90 x 140 mm
- Place of publication: London
- Year: 1915
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Very decorative lithographic poster map designed by Kempster and Evans issued by Chromoworks in London in 1956. The map shows historical figures in costume and is bordered by the coat of arms or shields of various counties.
- Dimension: 610 x 970 mm
- Year: 1956
- Place of publication: London
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A reduced version of Mercator’s folio map with four maps on one sheet depicting the English islands of Jersey, Guernsey, Wright and Alderney. Each map is embellished with its own decorative title cartouche. From the Mercator Hondius “Atlas Minor” published in Amsterdam in 1648 at Jannsonius with german text on verso. In 1607 Jodocus Hondius published a reduced size version of Mercator’s “Atlas”, itself suitably titled “Atlas Minor”. The maps were copied from those of the great cartographer Merc
- Year: 1648
- Dimension: 198 x 140 mm
- Place of publication: Amsterdam
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Copper engraving from “Atlante Novissimo, illustrato ed accresciuto sulle osservazioni, e scoperte fatte dai piu’ celebri e piu’ recenti cartografi” by Antonio Zatta published in Venice in 1779.Very good condition with nice and decorative original colours.
- Year: 1779
- Dimension: 400 x 310 mm
- Place of publication: Venice
