WORLD MAP IN BIBLE. Savry? 1679.
Orbis Terrarum Typus de Integro in Plurimis Emendatus Auctus, Et Icunculis Illustratus. 32 cm high x 47 cm wide. Excellent condition. A double hemisphere world map probably by Jacob Savry showing California as an Island and Australia only partly defined. Similar to the Nicolaes Visscher world map of 1658 (Shirley entry 406, plate 302) except the Visscher map shows polar views of the world while the present map shows orbits of the planets. Four classical scenes are at the corners. At the upper left representing fire is “The Rape of Persephone". At the upper right representing light is Zeus in a chariot drawn by eagles. At the lower right receiving the bounties of the earth is Demeter. At the lower left representing water is Neptune. An identical map was used by Isaac van der Putte in 1715, but the title was modified. That version is illustrated in Poortman, Kaarten in Bijbels , plate 170.

Bound inThe Holy Bible Containing the Old Testament and the New, Newly translated out of the original tongues.... Amsterdam: Stephen Swart, 1679. Engraved title page and printed title page with the Swart imprint. English text. The text is complete except there is one page missing, apparently a title page, just before the Book of Matthew which begins on page 3 (following the Old Testament). There is a stub of a page preceding Matthew. The Apocrypha is not included, as is the case for others of this edition. The book does contain a section also not found in some copies: "The Whole Book of Psalms" following the New Testament. The page edges are gilt and pages are tightly bound. There are a few spots but the entire book is generally very good. There are no worm holes but there is a small puncture on page 709-710 in the Old Testament. There is damp staining in the bottom outside margin of the first 15 pages, but not into the text. The spine edges of the covers are worn. Some scuffing of the covers. Red-ruled paper including the 6 black and white maps which are in excellent condition:

1. The world map identified above

2. "De Gelegentheyt van 't Paradys ende 't Landt Canaan ... door Jacob Savry. 1648." (Holy Land). 32 cm high x 47 cm wide. Illustrated in Poortman, 107.

3. "De Heylige en Wytvermaerde Stadt Ierusalem Eerst Genaemt Salem". City plan of Jerusalem with biblical scenes below. The language of the map is Dutch. The cartographer is not identified. Thirty-six sites are listed below the map. The title is above the upper neat line. 31 cm high x 42 cm wide.

4. "Perigrinatie oste Veertich-iarige Reyse, Der Kindern Israels ... Door Jacob Savry in ‘t Iaer 1648." 32 cm high x 47 cm wide. Illustrated in Poortman, 108.

5. "Geographische beschryvinge van T'Beloofde-Landt Canaan ... Jesu Christo nefferes syne Apostelen ... door Iacob Savery Ao. 1748." 32 cm high x 47 cm wide. Illustrated in Poortman, 110.

6. "Geographische beschryvinge van de Wandeling Der Apostelen ... door Iacob Savry. Ao. 1648." 32.5 cm high x 47.5 cm wide. Ilustrated in Poortman, 111.

Maps 2, 4, 5, and 6 were first done by Jacob Savry (Savery) in 1647 for a Dutch Bible. The dates were then changed to 1648 by altering the “7” without erasing it.

The bible and the 6 maps.

WORLD IN TWO HEMISPHERES. Sanson/Jaillot. Dated 1691.
Mappe-monde Geo Hydrographique ou description Generale du Globe Terrestre et Aquatique en Deux-Plans-Hemipsheres ou sont Exactement Remarquees en General Toutes les Parties de la Terre et de L'Eau, suivant les Relations les plus Nouvelles, par le Sr. Sanson Geographe Ordinaire du Roy 1691. Dedication: Presenté a Monseigneur le Dauphin ... Hubert Jaillot. Imprint: A Paris ... 1691. Engraved map on two joined sheets. Image size 35 3/8” w x 21”h. Strong impression. No color. Very good condition.

The original map by Nicolas Sanson was reworked by his sons Guillaume (1633-1703) and Adrian (1639-1718) sometime after 1673 and published in 1692 in Alexis-Hubert Jaillot, Atlas Nouveau. This is the first state of the fourth plate of this map. Reference Shirley, The Mapping of the World, Map 550, referring the reader to Plate 340 also.

This is a double-hemispherical world map showing California as an island, an unknown southern continent, and the supposed coasts of eastern Australia, western North America and western New Zealand.

WORLD. Zahn. 1696.
Facies Una Hemispaerrii Terrestris [and] Facies Altera Hemisphaerri Terrestris. Bottom right: Tom. II. P. 6. Two hemispherical maps, each 14” in diameter on sheets 14”h x 16.5”w. Very good condition. Tiny remnants of tape upper 1/8th inch of margins verso.

Published in Johannes Zahn, Mundus Mirabili (Nuremberg, Zahn, 1696). Illustrated in Shirley World 584 and McLaughlin No. 222.

The Western Hemisphere sheet shows California as an island with a flat northern coast. The Great Lakes are shown as a large, single lake, open-ended to the West. New Zealand is shown in partial outline. Signs of the Zodiac are in the upper corners. Allegories of Spring and Autumn are in the lower corners.

The Eastern Hemisphere sheet shows Australia in partial outline. The Kamchatka Peninsula is omitted; it was not visited until 1696. Signs of the Zodiac are in the upper corners. Allegories of Summer and Winter are in the lower corners.

WORLD MAP IN BIBLE. Moxon. 1708.
A Map of all the Earth And how after the Flood it was Divided among the Sons of Noah. By J Moxon …. 12 1/2"h x 18"w. Engraved by Joseph Moxon.

Bound in The Holy Bible Containing the Old Testament and the New, Newly translated out of the original Tongues …. Printed in the year 1708. 15"h x 10"w. See our "Antiquarian Books" for details of the bible.

On this oval-shaped map the world is surrounded by vignettes of biblical events. California is shown as an island and there are partial coastlines of Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Numbers throughout the map are keyed to a place name listing. Shirley 457, State 2.

The bible contains six folding maps in what appears to be original color. All maps have foxing in margins and soiling in margins. The maps were backed, probably when the book was rebound. A few maps have short repaired tears in the margins.

1. The above map.

2. "Paradise, or the Garden of Eden. With the Countries circumjacent Inhabited by the Patriarchs." In lower right cartouche: "At Amsterdam by Nicolaus Visscher ..."12 1/2"h x 18 1/2"w. Similar to Poortman, Kaarten in Bijbels, 119, (the Dutch version).

3. "Israels Peregrination, or the Forty Years Travels of the Children of Israel …. Newly translated by J. Moxon ... At Amsterdam by Nicolaus Visscher …." 12 1/2"h x 19"w. Similar to Poortman 120 (the Dutch version).

4. "Canaan, or the Land of Promise. Possessed by the Children of Israel and Travelled through by our Savior Jesus Christ; and His Apostles. Translated by Joseph Moxon … At Amsterdam by Nicolaus Visscher …." 12 1/2"h x 18 1/2"w. Religious scenes along the bottom; Mediterranean Sea at the top. Similar to Poortman 122, (the Dutch version).

5. "Jerusalem" Under bottom neat line: "At Amsterdam by Nicolaus Visscher ..." 12"h x 18"w. A city plan with biblical scenes below. Similar to Poortman 121 (the Dutch version) except the scroll listing site names is at the right side.

6. "The Travels of St Paul and other the Apostles or a Geographical Description of those Lands and Countries ... Newly corrected by Joseph Moxon." Under bottom neat line: "At Amsterdam by Nicolaus Visscher ..." 12 1/2"h x 18 1/2"w. Shows lands around the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Biblical scenes above and below. Similar to Poortman 123 (the Dutch version).

WORLD MAP IN LaFITAU'S HISTOIRE. LaFitau. 1733.
Mappe=Monde pour servir a l'histoire des Decouvrtes et Conquestas des Portugais dans le Nouveau Monde. 9 ½”h x 18”w. Short tear at stub extends into image. This is an oval-shaped world map.

Bound in Joseph Francois LaFitau (1681-1746), Histoire des Decouvertes et Conquestes des Portugais dans le Nouveau Monde .... Vol. 1 of 2. Paris: Saugrain Pere and Jean-Baptiste Coignard Fils, 1733. 10"h x 7 1/2"w. xxiv, 616 pages plus index. With the foldout oval world map plus several plans, views and portraits.

Index on map identifying 20 sites in the East Indies. Shows Australia partly sketched-in. Shows explorers’ routes and the Great Wall of China.

Includes frontispiece: “Ville de Lisbone et Flote des Indes.” Birdseye view of Lisbon and the East Indies Fleet. Engraved by Gerard Jean Baptiste Scotin.

The map bound in the book.

WORLD MAP BOUND IN DE FER'S GEOGRAPHIE . De Fer 1740.
Mappe-Monde ou Carte Generale de la Terre ... Par N. de Fer … 1740. 9”h x 13 ½”w. A world map with California as an island. Short tear into image.

Bound in Nicolas de Fer, Introduction a la Geographie Avec une Description Historique.... Paris: Danet-Gendre, dated 1717, but later. Second edition. 8"h x 5"w. French text engraved in script. A beautiful small (8vo) volume bound in original calf with some chipping and cracking at the spine. Title page features the world in 2 spheres with California as an island. With 5 folding maps and 1 folding engraving:

1. "Mappe-Monde ou Carte Generale de la Terre ... Par N. de Fer … 1740.” 9”h x 13 ½”w. A world map with California as an island. Short tear into image.

2. "La Sphere Artificielle ... Chez G. Danet … 1740." 9”h x 13”w. An engraving of an armillary sphere, a terrestrial globe and a celestial globe.

3. "L'Europe Suivant les Nouvelles Observations de Mrs. De l’Academie Royale des Sciences Par N. de Fer ..." 9”h x 13”w. A two-inch tear at the stub.

4. "L'Asie Suivant les Nouvelles Decouvertes … Par N. de Fer. ... 1717." 9”h x 12 ½”w. Short tear at the stub.

5. "L'Afrique Dressee Selon … Par N. de Fer." 9”h x 12 ½”w. Short tear at the stub.

6. "L'Amerique, Meridionale et Septentrionale Dressee selon les …Par N. de Fer." The Western Hemisphere. Dated 1740. A one-inch tear at the stub. California as a large island. Illustrated in Mc Laughlin, 135.

The atlas:

WORLD MAP IN ANSON'S VOYAGE. Seale. 1769.
A Chart, Shewing the Track of the Centurion round the World. 16”w x 9”h. Lower right: R. W. Seale del. et sculp. Shows California as an island and Australia partly defined.

Bound in George Anson(1697-1762), A Voyage Round the World in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV. 14th. ed. London: Woodfall et al, 1769. 8"h x 5 1/2"w. 536 pages. Compiled from Lord George Anson's papers and materials by Richard Walter, Chaplain of His Majesty's Ship the Centurion, in the expedition. Contains three folding maps, all engraved by Richard William Seale (1732-1785):

1. Described above.

2. "A Chart of the Pacific ocean from the Equinoctial to the Latitude of 39 1/2 d. No."

3. "A Chart of the Southern part of South America ..."

All three maps with short tears at binding stubs. Volume and maps are in good condition with some verso reinforcements on maps; front cover earlier reinforced now cracking. Spine broken one place. Bookplate.

WORLD. Guthrie. 1794.
Chart of the World on Mercators Projection. Lower right: B. Baker sculp. Islington. 7”h x 10” w. Very good condition. Engraved by Benjamin Baker.

Published in William Guthrie, A New Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar.... (London, Charles Dilly et al, 1794).

Names the “United States”. New Guinea is partly outlined. Shows “Owhyhee where C. Cook was killed”. Shows “Drakes Harb.” (San Francisco Bay?). Shows uncertainty as to whether or not Greenland was an island. Longitude is measured from London.

FAIRMAN. World. 1806.
The World on Mercators Projection. Lower right: G. Fairman. Sc. 16”w x 9 ½”h. Very good condition. Engraved by Gideon Fairman (1774-1827).

Published in Abraham Rees, The Cyclopaedia, or Universal Dictionary.... (Philadelphia, S. F. Bradford, Murray, Fairman & Co., 1806). Reference Phillips Atlases, Vol. 1, Entry 711.

Northwest US is largely blank, this map preceding the report of the epic trip by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark (1804-1806). “New Holland” and “Sandwich Is.” are shown.

WORLD MAP BOUND IN ROBINSON'S EASY GRAMMAR. Robinson. 1807.
Map of the World with the most Recent Discoveries 1807. Imprint: Philad Pub. by Bennett & Walton 1807. Two 5 ½” diameter hemispheres. Fold lines, bottom edge stained and irregular, but outside map image.

Bound in John Robinson,An Easy Grammar of History, Ancient and Modern… With Questions and Exercises …. Philadelphia: Bennett & Walton, 1807. 6"h x 4"w. 139 pp. Boards and spine worn.

The map bound in the book.