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Travel & Exploration
Excitement, adventure and really wild things. Filling in the blanks on the maps and visiting far flung places unspoilt by the modern world and tourism.
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1850 Scripture Lands; Described in a Series of Historical, Geographical, and Topographical SketchesLondon: 1850A smartly bound first edition of this Biblical atlas with commentary on the lands referred to in scripture. -
1981 The A to Z of Georgian LondonLondon: 1981A lovely copy of this work containing the facsimiles of John Rocque's magnificent maps of London. -
1998-9 The Pop-Up Globe and Pop-Up Space 2000London: 1998-9Two educational pop-up books for children, with information on the globe and space with stickers, a star chart and much more. -
1545 Typus Orbis A Ptol. Descriptus[Basileæ]: 1545A very scarce map extracted from the 1545 edition of Sebastian Munster's 'Geographia Universalis', drawn from the written observations of Ptolemy. -
1771 A New Geographical, Historical, and Commercial GrammarDublin: 1771The very scarce second edition of William Guthrie's noted 'Geographical, Historical and Commercial Grammar', complete with many folding maps. -
1932 Murray's Small Classical AtlasLondon: 1932A smart later edition of Murray's Small Classical Atlas, with colour maps. -
1889 Norway and Sweden Handbook for TravellersLeipsic : 1889An informative hand book for travellers and tourists in Norway and Sweden, with numerous maps and plans. -
1913 Paris and Environs with Routes from London to ParisLeipzig: 1913An informative handbook for travellers in Paris, illustrated profusely with maps and plans. -
1909 Central Italy and Rome Handbook for TravellersLeipzig : 1909The revised edition of this informative travel guide for central Italy and Rome by Karl Baedeker, with numerous maps and plans. -
1877 Bristol Port and Channel Dock AvonmouthLondon: [1877]A very scarce map depicting the new railway line and joint venture between BPRP, GWR and Midland Railway, owned by the chief engineer at GWR Paddington. -
1931 Hammond's Handy Atlas of the WorldNew York: 1931A smartly bound comprehensive and colourfully illustrated atlas, exploring the Earth, with a focus on the United States. -
c1920 Bacon's New Map of London and Illustrated GuideLondon: c1920A unique illustrated guide to London produced by G. W. Bacon & Co, with illustrated advertisements and a large scale hand coloured map of London. -
1973-83 The Early Maps of ScotlandEdinburgh : 1973-83A complete two volume set of this work on early Scottish maps, in their original unclipped dust wrappers with a vibrant full colour folding map frontispiece. -
c1880 Bacon's New Shilling Map of London and Illustrated GuideLondon : c1880A charming map of West London part of the Shilling map range. -
1814 Lavoisne's Complete Genealogical, Historical, Chronological and Geographical AtlasLondon: 1814A scarce new edition of this comprehensive Atlas, complete with sixty five colour atlas inspired maps. -
1895 Round the World: From London Bridge to Charing Cross, via Yokohama and ChicagoLondon: 1895A smart copy of this illustrated guide to points of interest from across the world, with historical commentary. -
c1892 Commercial and Library Atlas of the World with Index-GazetteerLondon: c1892A smart, scare world atlas from Bacon, with one hundred coloured maps and references to the latest discoveries of the time. -
1983 Atlas of the WorldLondon: 1983A beautiful full colour atlas of the world with moiré end papers and bound in full morocco. -
1922 Topographischer Atlas de Schweiz 1:50000 SustenpassSwitzerland: 1922A detailed, large colour folding map of Switzerland. -
1670 Lexicon Geographicum; In Quo Universi Orbis VrbesParisiis [Paris]: 1670An excellent copy of this lexicon of ancient and modern geography by Filippo Ferrari, brought up to date and edited by Michael Antonius Baudrand. -
1964 Atlas of Geographical Discoveries in Siberia and North Western America XVII-XVIII CenturiesMoscow: 1964Using seventeenth and eighteenth century maps, Yefimov traces the history of exploration in this uncommon volume. Published in Russian. -
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[1832] Geographical Annual, or A Family Cabinet AtlasLondon: [1832]This very scarce Family Cabinet Atlas contains thirty four hand coloured maps. -
1898 Atlas to Accompany Monograph XXXI on the Geology of the Aspen District ColoradoWashington: 1898This first edition depicts the topographic, mining, and geological maps of Aspen, Colorado. The volume was published just after the great Panic of 1893, which led to the collapse of the Colorado silver boom. -
c1835 Atlas Historique, Généalogique, Chronologique Et GéographiqueParis: c1835Contemporary maps of European nations, and historical maps are accompanied by genealogical tables and precise descriptions in this coloured volume. -
1767 A New Geographical and Historical Grammar: Wherein the Geographical Part is Truly Modern; and the Present State of the Several Kingdoms of the World is so InterpretedEdinburgh : 1767A 1767 copy of A New Geographical and Historical Grammar. -
1875 The Royal Scottish Geographical Society's Atlas of ScotlandEdinburgh: 1895A comprehensive atlas of Scotland compiled by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. With sixty two double-page colour maps. -
1957 Petersburg-Leningrad Historical and Geographical Atlas Part OneLeningrad: 1957A scarce Russian atlas of Petersburg-Leningrad, with colour folding maps. -
1980 Stanford's Library Map of LondonKent : 1980A wonderful new edition of Edward Stanford's renowned map of London, featuring introductory notes by Ralph Hyde. -
1824 A Grammar of General Geography, for the Use of Schools and Young PersonsLondon: 1824A smart copy of this popular early nineteenth century educational guide to the geography of the globe, illustrated with seven folding maps. -
1824 Geographia Antiqua: Being a Set of Maps of Antient GeographyLondon: 1824A 'New Edition' of Cellarius's guide to the ancient world, consisting of thirty-three copper plate double page maps, titled in Latin, and in a lovely half calf binding. -
1931 Philips' International AtlasLondon: 1931A scarce fully illustrated international atlas from George Philip and Son. -
1824 A Concise New Gazetteer of the World, For the Use of SchoolsLondon: 1824A vanishingly scarce first edition gazetteer of the world, an extensively detailed work complete with seven folding maps. -
1914-1919 2vol Highways and Byways in Shakespeare's Country & In SussexLondon: 1914-1919Two highly illustrated volumes of the highways and byways across the UK. -
1935-1948 2vol The South and East African Year Book and Guide 41st and 48th IssueLondon: 1935-1948The 41st and 48th issue of these year books with travel guides and atlas. -
1824 Orbis Terrarum Antiquus cum Thesauro TopographicoNorimbergae [Nuremberg]: 1824The first edition of this scarce topographical thesaurus from German cartographer Christian Gottlieb Reichard. -
1892 Uebersichts-Karte der Ostalpen Westliches Blattnot stated : 1892A detailed large folding colour map of the Eastern Alps.