Newly Added Antique Map Inventory

Selection of Rare and Antique Maps recently added to the Miscellaneous category of Geographicus Antique Map Gallery.

1848 Bocage Jigsaw Puzzle Atlas of the World

A very attractive an unusual c. 1848 jigsaw puzzle atlas published by Mr. J. G. Barbie du Bocage. It consists of a custom box of seven interesting jigsaw puzzle maps: France, Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Africa and the World in Hemispheres. Each map is mounted on a board and dissected as a jigsaw puzzle. Countries and regions are individually dissected along their boundaries with their outlines in color, while oceans are dissected into more traditional jigsaw puzzle patterns. A very attractive an unusual c. 1920 jigsaw puzzle atlas published by G. Pauly. Mounted on balsa wood, it consists of a custom box of six interesting jigsaw puzzle maps: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania. The set, originally with seven maps, is missing the World map. Each map is mounted on a board and dissected as a jigsaw puzzle. This is a fine example of George Philip's 1862 comparative view of the world's principal mountains and rivers. Details the world's great mountains divided according to mountain ranges, Himalayas, Alps, Andes, and so on, while principal rivers are grouped according to continent. When this chart was made, the highest peak in the Himalayan range, Mt. Everest, is recorded to be 29,002 ft. (today it is recorded to be 29,029 ft.), the highest peak noted in the Andes is Aconcagua, in the Alps Mt. A charming c. 1850 map, chart, and chronological guide to the Holy Land issued by C. W. Leonard. Following the schemata devised by Bishop Ussher of Ireland this chart illustrates the history of the Bible from October 23, 4004 BC, the supposed exact date of Creation. At the center of the chart is an overview map of the Mediterranean basin covering from the Straits of Gibraltar to the Caspian Sea and from the Black Sea to the Persian Gulf. This rare hand colored map of the night sky was engraved W. G. Evans of New York for Burritt's 1835 edition of the Atlas to Illustrate the Geography of the Heavens . Centered on the Ecliptic Line, this map identifying the various zones associated with each major constellation. The Milky Way is shaded in. A scale exhibiting the sun's place in the Ecliptic at various times of the year appears at the base map. This rare hand colored map set depicting the stars of the northern and southern hemispheres was engraved W. G. Evans of New York for Burritt's 1835 edition of the Atlas to Illustrate the Geography of the Heavens . The pair of maps illustrates the night sky and constellations of both hemispheres. Constellations are drawn in detail and include depictions of the zodiacal figures the stars are said to represent. A beautiful 1855 first edition example of Colton's map of the World's animal kingdom and the productive industries of various countries. The map is divided into two parts. The upper map shows the geographical distribution and range of the principal members of the animal kingdom, with an inset 'bird map'. The lower map illustrates the productive industries of various countries establishing the principle features of commerce and navigation. A beautiful 1855 first edition example of Colton's map of land features and ocean currents. The map is divided into two parts. The upper map depicts the principle features of land, and the co-tidal lines. Colors coded according to continent, countries in the upper map are labeled but their political boundaries are not shown. Small paragraphs in the upper and lower left corners contain information about the markings on the map. A beautiful 1855 first edition example of Colton's curious topical chart of the world's great islands and lakes. The chart is divided into lakes and islands of the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. Curiously does not include Greenland - whose northern limits had not been explored when this map was printed. Colton does however include 'Laky Nyassi on the Sea' - a large lake in Africa that was, at the time, still largely speculative with regard to its size and orientation. An excellent 1855 first edition example of Colton's Mountains and Rivers chart. Most likely the finest American Mountains and Rivers chart or map of the mid-19th century. This is the 1855 Colton prototype for the popular 1860-1863 Johnson's Mountains and Rivers chart. Depicts the relative distances of the world's great rivers and the relative heights of the world's great mountains. Includes a multitude of details regarding the heights of important cities, glaciers, volcanoes, and tree lines. An unusual, early, and interesting take on the comparative mountains of the world chart. This chart, drawn by Perrot in 1827, compacts an incredible amount of information in very little space. Perrot's primary goal was to show the relative elevations of the world's greatest mountains both as a whole, by continent, and by range. A beautiful and usual panoramic view showing views of rivers, mountains, farms and buildings typical of the New World, spans over text describing the Western Hemisphere and its 'savage race' and 'beasts of prey and barbarism,' which the text reassures us are all now subdued by 'the highest civilization known on earth.' Reads almost like a realtor's hopeful advertisement-- 'Come to the New Country-- it's not dangerous anymore. A stunning full color geologic map of the Copernicus Quadrangle of the Moon from 1967, by the U.S. Geological Survey. Includes two sectional views (from the side) of the area, detailed text on the formation of the area's geology, extremely detailed �metadata� explaining the mapmaking methodologies and symbols employed, and an index map showing the location of this quadrangle on the Moon. This is the U.S. Geological Survey�s stunning full color geological map of the Moon's Julius Caesar Crater and surrounding area. The crater is lava-flooded with a heavily worn wall and uneven floor heights. The area has many escarpments with tapered ends, symbolized by double-ended arrows, giving the map the appearances of armies or snakes moving in every direction. It is believed that most of the moon�s craters were formed approximately 3. This is the U.S. Geological Survey�s stunning full color geologic map of the Moon�s fascinating and mysterious Aristarchus region. Deep in the dark expanse of the Ocean of Storms ('Oceanus Procellarum'), sits Aristarchus Plateau, pocked by Aristarchus Crater, the brightest large formation on the moon, visible to the naked eye on the northwest (or upper left) of the Moon's near side. This mysterious region is the site of more �transient lunar phenomena� than any other on the Moon. This is the U.S. Geological Survey�s stunning full color 1962 Geologic Map of the Kepler Region of the Moon. The crater Kepler is located between the Ocean of Storms ('Oceanus Procellarum') to the west, and the Sea of Islands ('Mare Insularam') to the east, and is notable for the prominent rays it spewed out, that now cover the surrounding mare. Rays are ejecta thrown out by a hypervelocity impact object from outer space. A stunning full color 1963 Geologic Map of the Letronne Region of the Moon by the U.S. Geological Survey. Letronne is a lava-flooded remnant of a lunar crater which forms a bay along the southwestern shore of the Oceanus Procellarum, or Ocean of Storms, as the northern part of its rim is completely missing. The map shows the large crater Gassendi, the flooded crater Billy, and the smaller crater Flamsteed. A full color Geologic Map of the Riphaeus Mountains Region of the Moon by the U.S. Geological Survey, as fascinating for its sectional view as for its map. The Riphaeus Mountains, aka Montes Riphaeus, lie along the Mare Cognitum, or 'sea that is known,' (so named for the number of space probes that had landed there -- Luna 5, Ranger 7, Surveyor 3, Apollo 12). This Mare lies on the Oceanus Procellarum, or 'Ocean of Storms. A stunning full color geologic map of the Hevelius Region of the Moon by the U.S. Geological Survey, one of the most pleasingly �lunar-looking� of the series, due to its varied topography and craters. Hevelius is a low-rimmed lunar crater on the edge of the Ocean of Storms. Only a low, eroded rim of Hevelius rises above the surface, the western wall having received several small impacts. The crater floor has been flooded by lava, and is crisscrossed by small clefts, the 'Rimae Hevelius. A stunning full color geologic map of the Mare Humorum Region of the Moon by the U.S. Geological Survey. The Mare Humorum, or 'Sea of Moisture,' is a small circular lunar mare about 275 miles across, connecting to the Ocean of Storms, or Oceanus Procellarum. The mountains around the mare mark the edge of an old impact basin, since flooded with lava. Adjacent to Mare Humorum is the large crater Gassendi, which was considered as a possible landing site for Apollo 17.

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Newly Added Antique Map Inventory

1848 Bocage Jigsaw Puzzle Atlas of the World