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Summer on the Lakes in 1843.  cover art

Summer on the Lakes in 1843.

Facsimile of the first edition, published in Boston in 1844, of this classic travel account by one of the leading American feminists and transcendentalists of the nineteenth century, Sarah Margaret Fuller (1810-1850). Summer on the lakes relates of Fuller’s visits to various Native American tribes i... More info
The Atlas Blaeu-Van der Hem of the Austrian National Library. An illustrated and annotated catalogue. Editorial Committee: G. Schilder, B. Aikema and P. van der Krogt.  cover art

The Atlas Blaeu-Van der Hem of the Austrian National Library. An illustrated and annotated catalogue. Editoria...

A complete descriptive and illustrated catalogue of one of the largest and finest atlases ever assembled. More info
The Atlas Blaeu-Van der Hem. The history of the Atlas and the making of the facsimile. cover art

The Atlas Blaeu-Van der Hem. The history of the Atlas and the making of the facsimile.

In 2011 we have completed one of our most prestigious projects; the publication of the facsimile of the Atlas Blaeu-Van der Hem bound in eight volumes . To celebrate this occasion we have published an accompanying publication with background information on the Atlas Blaeu-Van der Hem and the product... More info
The British Isles, volume 1: England.  Guides to Dutch Atlas Maps I cover art

The British Isles, volume 1: England. Guides to Dutch Atlas Maps I

Volume I in a series of pocket reference guides for the historic and antique map collector, map curator and enthousiast. More info
The British Isles, volume 2: Wales, Scotland and Ireland. Guides to Dutch Atlas Maps II cover art

The British Isles, volume 2: Wales, Scotland and Ireland. Guides to Dutch Atlas Maps II

Volume II in a series of pocket reference guides for the historic and antique map collector, map curator and enthousiast. The British Isles, volume 2 contains clear, short, no-nonsense yet academically valid information about all Dutch atlas maps (produced in the 16th and17th cent... More info
The De Mundo of William Gilbert.  cover art

The De Mundo of William Gilbert.

I.Introduction - II. Facsimile reprint of the `De Mundo nostro Sublunari Philosophia nova`. Amsterdam, Louis Elzevier, 1651. More info
The mapping of Africa. A cartobibliography of printed maps of the African continent to 1700  cover art

The mapping of Africa. A cartobibliography of printed maps of the African continent to 1700

Volume 7 in the Utrechtse Historisch-Cartografische Studies. The Mapping of Africa systematically categorizes and provides an overview of all printed maps showing the entire African continent published from 1508 to 1700. More info
The mariner`s astrolabe. A survey of known, surviving sea astrolabes.  cover art

The mariner`s astrolabe. A survey of known, surviving sea astrolabes.

With a historical introduction and detailed descriptions of 65 mariner`s astrolabes. All astrolabes described are illustrated on full pages. More info
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