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1920 - Mapa de la Zona Española en Marruecos . . .

  • $14.99

A Rare Promotional Map of Spanish Morocco Rare advertising map of Northern Morocco, during the Spanish Protectorate Period. The map includes the portraits of Spanish Foreign Legion "Africanistas": Lieutenant Colonel Santiago Gonzalez Tablas...


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1927 - Mt. Koscuisko Sydney to Summit in Sunshine via South Coast and Prince's Highway Tour to Melbourne

  • $21.99

Rare travel poster of the area between Sydney and Twofold Bay, promoting the Balmain Bros. (Bega) Ltd., with the publication mark of J.H. Enemark Ltd., Litho. Sydney at the bottom left. The map illustrates a coastal motor route between Sydney and...


3

1950 - Australie

  • $14.99

Decorative pictorial map of Australia, published by Children's book artist JP Pinchon.


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1951 - Australie & Oceanie

  • $9.99

Decorative map of Australia, the Philippines, New Guinea, New Zealand and the South Pacific, published by Jacques Lizou. Lizou published a number of maps in this style in 1951, including maps of the French provinces, etc.


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1950 - Tahiti

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Decorative pictorial map of Tahiti, drawn by Jean Rousaute for Le Syndicat d'Initiative de Tahiti in Paris. The map shows a colorful look at the peoples, wildlife, and tourists found around Tahiti.


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1930 - Antartide continente del giorno

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The Race for The South Pole Fine large, early twentieth-century Italian image illustrating the race for the South Pole and a map of Antarctica. The map depicts the race for the South Pole, where explorers from various nations sought to be the first...


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1929 - Athletics the World Over with the U.S. Army

  • $21.99

Rare U.S. Army recruiting poster featuring a globe at the center. According to the limitation note in the bottom margin, the poster was printed in an edition of 25,000, but it remains exceptionally scarce today; we find no records of it anywhere....


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1988 - Napa Valley's Finest

  • $21.99

Decorative pictorial map of Napa Valley, from Napa to Calistoga, published by City Design. The map includes advertising for a number of local merchants, including wineries, restaurants, hotels and many wine related tourist attractions. Several...


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1680 - Der Blaster Klingende Limbes

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Highly unusual and decorative engraving illustrating stories from the Bible. The engraving comes from a collection by Johannes Buno (1617-1697), a Lutheran school teacher from Lüneburg, Germany. Buno's scarce work, a "Picture Bible", was filled with...


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1680 - Buch Hiob. bitter. [Allegorical print.]

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Highly unusual and decorative engraving illustrating stories from the Bible. The engraving comes from a collection by Johannes Buno (1617-1697), a Lutheran school teacher from Lüneburg, Germany. Buno's scarce work, a "Picture Bible", was filled with...


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1680 - Buch vonden Konigen. . . [Allegorical Biblical print.]

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Highly unusual and decorative engraving illustrating stories from the Bible in the form of a king who holds a scepter in his right hand. The engraving comes from a collection by Johannes Buno (1617-1697), a Lutheran school teacher from Lüneburg,...


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1680 - Matthaeus. . . [Allegorical Biblical engraving.]

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Highly unusual and decorative engraving illustrating stories from the Bible (Gospel of Matthew) in the form of a human face, flanked by a pair of wings. The engraving comes from a collection by Johannes Buno (1617-1697), a Lutheran school teacher from...


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1680 - II Buch der Chronica. [Allegorical Biblical engraving.]

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Highly unusual and decorative engraving illustrating stories from the Bible in the form of an upside down crown. The engraving comes from a collection by Johannes Buno (1617-1697), a Lutheran school teacher from Lüneburg, Germany. Buno's scarce work,...


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1680 - I Buch der Chronica. [Allegorical Biblical engraving.]

  • $9.99

Highly unusual and decorative engraving illustrating stories from the Bible (Book of Chronicles, stories of King Solomon) in the form of a crown. The engraving comes from a collection by Johannes Buno (1617-1697), a Lutheran school teacher from...


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1680 - [The Gospel of John - Eagle]

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Fascinating allegorical engraving of an eagle, with vignettes from various chapters and verses of the Gospel of John. The eagle is the symbol used to depict John the Apostle. Most of the vignettes specifically provide numerical references to the...


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1680 - [Epistle to the Hebrews, or Letter to the Hebrews]

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Fascinating allegorical engraving of a pig, with vignettes from various chapters and verses from the Epistle to the Hebrews. Most of the vignettes specifically provide numerical references to the various Chapters in which they appear. The engraving...