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    A particularly attractive pictorial map of South England and Wales by anonymous author published in 1930 circa. This map is covered with beautiful vignettes describing major towns and very nice landmarks along the roads. Includes decorative cartouche, compass rose and inset lovely views of Canterbury, Winchester, Stratford e Windsor. Uncommon.

    • Author: Anon.
    • Dimension: 24 x 34 cm
    • Year: 1930
  • England North

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    A particularly attractive pictorial map of north England centered on Manchester by anonymous author published in 1930 circa. This map is covered with vignettes describing major towns and landmarks along the roads. Includes decorative cartouche with the title, a compass rose, three cartouches listing notable Cathedrals, Abbeys and ancient Castles. Inset lovely views illustrating interesting places in York and Durham. Uncommon.

    • Author: Anon.
    • Dimension: 24 x 34 cm
    • Year: 1930
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    A lovely and uncommon map showing the French establishments in India published in Paris by the pharmaceutical laboratories Neutroses-Vichy in 1939 at Petit Jean. The French establishments of Pondichéry, Karikal, Yanaon, Mahé and Chandernagore are all in the Indian peninsula and are symbolized by small vignette.

    • Dimension: 310 x 210 mm
    • Place of publication: Paris
    • Year: 1939
  • usa map president wilson 1917
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    Rare propaganda map quoting Woodrow Wilson published in France to celebrate the entrance of the United States into World War 1

    • Dimension: 65 x 100 cm
    • Place of publication: Paris
    • Year: 1917
  • Very decorative pictorial map of Europe by Joop Geesink for KLM, Royal Dutch Airlines.

    • Author: Joop Geesink
    • Dimension: 40 x 54,5 cm
    • Place of publication: Haarlem
    • Year: 1957
  • europe pictorial map

    Highly decorative and detailed pictorial map of Europe by cartographers Otto Wommelsdorff and Carl Schietzel, featuring illustrations by artist Wilhelm Neufeld to depict cultural, folkloristic, and economic aspects of each nation. Published in Bergen in 1951 at Müller & Kiepenheuer.

    • Author: Otto Wommelsdorff
    • Dimension: 84 x 105 cm
    • Place of publication: Bergen
    • Year: 1951
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    Pregevole e rara veduta a volo d’uccello che mostra l’intera Europa dalle coste del Mediterraneo in primo piano fino all’Islanda, all’”Oceano Glaciale” e la curvatura terrestre sullo sfondo. Pubblicata dalla ditta Vallardi di Milano nel 1845 con un raffinatissimo tratto litografico e un decorativo e riuscito accostamento cromatico. I Vallardi furono una famiglia di editori, librai e tipografi milanesi.La storia della casa editrice inizia nel XVIII secolo, quando Francesco Cesare Vallardi (1736-1799) cominciò la produzione…

    • Author: Antonio Vallardi Editore
    • Dimension: 40 x 52 cm
    • Place of publication: Milan
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    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.

    • Dimension: 310 x 210 mm
    • Place of publication: Paris
    • Year: 1939
  • Color pictorial map of Central and Eastern Europe from Greece to Poland, Baltic and Russia, with decorative title cartouche and borders, depict countries, regions, major cities, industries, agriculture and wildlife. Includes decorative compass rose oriented with the north to upper left margin. Relief shown pictorially. Published by Ode Paris in 1951 from a drawn by Jaques Liozu.

    • Author: Jacques Liozu
    • Dimension: 410 x 560 mm
    • Place of publication: Paris
    • Year: 1951
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    Bella carta geo-pittorica disegnata dall’artista svizzero Otto M. Muller e pubblicata nel 1939 dall’Ufficio Centrale Svizzero per la Promozione dei Trasporti con sede a Zurigo. La mappa, facente parte di una serie di 8 carte che coprono l’intero territorio Svizzero, ha lo scopo di mostrare attraverso l’immediatezza delle vignette e simboli grafici le ricchezze e le peculiarità del patrimonio culturale, artistico e gastronomico della Svizzera e come l’importante apparato dei trasporti ne permetteva una facile ed efficiente fruizione ai turisti.

    • Author: Otto M. Muller
    • Dimension: 36 x 54 cm
    • Place of publication: Zurich
    • Year: 1939
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    Raro manifesto di propaganda disegnato da Robert Louis che mostra il percorso della 1ª Divisione France Libre attraverso Africa, Europa e Medio Oriente arricchito in alto dallo stemma dell’organizzazione, l’emblema ufficiale (croce di Lorena) e una grande rosa dei venti. La grande rappresentazione è circondata dagli stemmi delle varie unità che componevano il movimento creato da Charles de Gaulle. Pubblicato dalla tipografia Draeger nel 1945 in 2975 esemplari numerati (questo è il numero 2685). cfr.…

    • Author: Robert Louis
    • Dimension: 85 x 62,5 cm
    • Place of publication: Paris
    • Year: 1945
  • Color pictorial map of Franche Comte now Bourgogne covered with vignettes drawings of people and products of the province with explanation, representing region’s historical figures and events, resources, sights, churches, important buildings, people, activities, crops, etc. Includes decorative title cartouche and compass rose. Relief shown pictorially. Published by Ode Paris in 1951 from a drawn by Jaques Liozu.

    • Author: Jacques Liozu
    • Dimension: 490 x 320 mm
    • Place of publication: Paris
    • Year: 1951