Maps globes (3 resultados)

uit het bezit van de Universiteitsbibliotheek, het Universiteitsmuseum en het Geografisch Instituut der Rijksuniversiteit te Utrecht 29 p., ills., maps (Orig. pictorial wrappers, edges slightly discol, else AS NEW) Interesting exposition catalogue.

Uncoloured copper engraved map 8½'' x 7¼'' inches. Commonly referred to as 'Miniature Morden's' this map was printed as part of 'Fifty Six New and Accurate Maps of Great Britain' published in conjunction with Herman Moll in 1708. Mounted on contemporary paper with a brown stain to the verso of the right hand margin of the mounting paper, (not the map), folded lines across the top and bottom margins of the map, records society label to the reverse of the map. Member of the P.B.F.A. KENT [Maps].…

Oblong folio (22.5 x 11.25 in.) Two rotating wheels each showing hemisphere projection maps, which are attached to a thick brown base, w/ printed labels on front cover, original rivets still present, printed paper label and instructions on verso (some rubbing & edgewear, minor foxing & scuffing), still a G exemplar. First edition of this fascinating and scarce global map which allows the user to view steamship, or airline distance routes, as well as the principal railroads. The global map was designed so that opposite halves of the earth's surface could be rotated and synchronized enabling continuous and accurate spherical relationships across any point on the rotating maps. The label on the back lists the area in square miles, and population totals of the world. The map is dated to around 1941 because of the inclusion of Vichy France, the government allowed by the Nazi occupiers after the fall of France in 1940. …