Antique French Historical Steel and Gold Seal

Antique 18 Kt. gold and carnelian chain seal. The matrix is never engraved carnelian, oval in shape with beveled edges. The back of the carnelian appears convex. A flat gold band emb...

This attractive map of Massachusetts presents a finely detailed overview of the state in the first quarter of the 19th century. Transportation ...

Title: Carte geographique, statistique et historique de la Pensylvanie. Beautiful Hand-Colored 1825 French Map of Pennsylvania, with a List of Prominent Rivers, Descriptions of Mountains, Climate and Government as well as a list of Colonial and post-American Revolution Governors Produced by: J. Carez in Paris. (1825) Hand colored engraved map. Relief shown by hachures. Text and tables at sides and bottom. Prime meridians: Washington and Paris. A very interesting 1825 French hand-colored map of Pennsylvania from Lucas' 1822 map, which breaks down county populations by Whites and Free Blacks. "Carte Geographique, Statistique et Historique de la Pensylvanie" Originally published in 1822 by Carey and Lea and then revised and republished in 1825 by J. A. C. Buchon (1791-1846 ) in a French edition entitled Atlas Geographique des Deux Ameriques, printed by J. Carez. Fielding Lucas, Jr. (1781-1854), a Baltimore mapmaker and publisher, drew the map. original hand-coloring. Shown on the map are parts of Maryland, Delaware, New York and New jersey. Printed on the same page as the map is geographical, statistical, and historical information about Pennsylvania, such as descriptions of the state's important rivers, a list of Governors since its founding as well as important French and Indian...

A historical piece of nostalgic journal art dated 1912, Carnival or Carnaval de Nice, France from Le Petit Journal. Two years prior to the First World...

Rare unique piece ! Multiple English seal for sealing wax: in bronze, antique, perfect, with the sculpted image of its owner on hard stone. It's ancient, b...

The openwork gold fluted pendent mount is channel set with an oval cornelian seal engraved with the coat of arms and crest of Hood with the arms of Periam in pretence for Captain Alexander Hood RN (1758-1798) who married Elizabeth Periam of Butleigh. English, circa 1790. Captain Hood (1758-1798) was a cousin of Samuel Hood, Viscount Hood, and of Alexander Hood, Viscount Bridport. His younger brother was Sir Samuel Hood who captained Zealous at the Battle of the Nile...