Celtic Illuminative Art by Rev. Stanford F.H. Robinson, '1908'

Antique map titled 'Northern Natal'. Lithograph of Northern Natal. The Colony of Natal was a British colony in south-eastern Africa. It was proclaimed a British colony on 4 May 1843 ...

Antique map titled 'Die Insel Iuan Fernandes in der Sudsee (..)'. This map depicts Robinson Crusoe, one of the Juan Fernández Islands. Robinson Crusoe Island, formerly known as Más a Tierra, is the second largest of the Juan Fernández Islands. From 1704 to 1709, the island was home to the marooned sailor Alexander Selkirk, who at least partially inspired novelist Daniel Defoe's fictional Robinson Crusoe in his 1719 novel, although the novel is explicitly set in the Caribbean. This was just one of several survival stories from the period of which Defoe would have been aware. To reflect the literary lore associated with the island and attract tourists, the Chilean government renamed the place Robinson Crusoe Island in 1966. This map originates from a German edition of 'Voyage around the World...

A rich presentation of the sensual and scenographic effects created by the Legendary Stanford White, whose designs extend beyond architecture to encompass lavish interiors, jewelry, ...

California and Its Gold Regions by Fayette Robinson 137 pages, small octavo Published New York: Stringer & Townsend 222 Broadway. 1849. First Edition Beautifully rebound in gilt-tool...