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Period: Mid-19th Century
Historic Map of Missouri and Kansas Showing Railroads and Frontier Trails, 1864
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique 1864 Map of Missouri and Kansas by Johnson and Ward
Description:
This finely detailed and vibrantly hand-colored map of Missouri and Kansas, published in 1864 by Johnson and...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Pair of Porcelain Portrait, 19th Century Gilded Bronze Frame Signed A.Giroux
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of porcelain and enamelled portraits featuring a man and a woman of the 17th century. It is most likely a portrait of Louis XIV and Maria Theresa of Austria. The two porcelain m...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Antique Map of North America by Lapie '1842'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte de l'Amérique septentrionale'. Map of North America, with an inset map of the Aleutian Islands. This map originates from 'Atlas universel de géographie anci...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Lugger Lifeboat Model by Twyman for the International Exhibition, London, 1862
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Lugger lifeboat model by Twyman for the International Exhibition, London 1862. The planked and pinned hull of this lifeboat has a lead keel, bilge keels, a wooden rudder with a yoke, gesso-coated canvas wales and a grab line. It is fitted internally with a forward compartment enclosing a stove and glazed deck lights, seats, covered hatches with copper strapping, a bilge pump with a handle, mast securing points, a metal anchor with a buoy and other details, together with a quantity of furled masts and rigging, a silk flag, and other accessories. The bow has ‘Sunbeam/Friend of all Nations’ and the stern has ‘Ramsgate’, painted in gold on a black ground. English, 1862.
Provenance: H. Twyman (designer/modeller) thence by descent
Exhibited: International Exhibition, London 1862, Vol. 2, object no. 2760
The 1862 International Exhibition in London hosted a fine array of exhibits from 28,000 exhibitors, and enjoyed a footfall of 6.1 million (about the same as that of the 1851 Great Exhibition...
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English Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Wood
19th Century Illustrated Map of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) with Notable Landmarks
Located in Langweer, NL
John Tallis & Company is known for producing maps and atlases that were highly regarded for their accurate cartographic detail and their distinctive style. They often included ornate...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
19th Century Northern Plains War Club
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Northern Plains war club with stylized stone buffalo head. Raw hide wrapped adorned with brass tacks. Much patina from use, blood, grease and sweat. Mu...
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American Native American Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
19th Century "Globe De Marié" in Great Condition
Located in Sofia, BG
19th century "Globe de Marié" that was used for a demonstration of an intension to propose marriage to your beloved. The bottom part is made of hand painted wood and the decoration i...
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French Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
San Francisco Directory 1856
Located in San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Directory 1856
Complete in 138 numbered pages,
Spine covered in leather with gold letters covers are board in original boards,
decorated with commercial advertisements ...
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American Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
19th Century Greek Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Located in New York, NY
Brass Hanukkah Lamp, Salonika, Greece, 19th century.
Openwork backplate with scrolled branches; three stylized flowers support central triangular c...
Category
Greek Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
19th Century Mary & David Livingston Memorial Relic Heart Buried Beneath 1896
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A very odd Victorian collection of curiosity, a section of the tree that the Scottish physician, congregationalist and pioneer Christian missionary David Livingston was buried under ...
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Zambian Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood, Natural Fiber, Glass
Japanese Painting Depicting Commodore Perry’s Ship with Buddhist Monks Aboard
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Japanese painting depicting Commodore Matthew Perry’s flagship USS Mississippi bringing the coffin with the remains of US marine private Robert Williams who died while serving on t...
Category
Japanese Edo Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paint, Paper
19th Century Two Italian Volumes Monumenti Di Tutti I Popoli by Ernest Breton
Located in Sofia, BG
Two volumes 'Monumenti di tutti i popoli" written by Breton in Italian language. Quite good condition with some light traces of moisture between pages.
Published in 1844 and 1846.
Category
Italian Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique 1830 Map of Munster, Ireland with Limerick, Cork, Kerry and Tipperary
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Antique 1830 Map of Munster, Ireland with Limerick, Cork, Kerry, and Tipperary
Description: This 1830 German-language map, titled Britisches Reich – C. Kon: Ireland, focu...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of the United States by Balbi '1847'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Etats-Unis'. Original antique map of the United States. This map originates from 'Abrégé de Géographie (..)' by Ad...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Engraved Brass and Copper Snuff Box, English, Circa 1850
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century English brass snuff box with copper top and bottom, remnants of old decoration throughout, circa 1850.
Category
English Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Copper
William Theed the Younger 1804-91 Marble Bust of William Ewart Gladstone 1868
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A very finely carved marble bust of William Ewart Gladstone dated 1868 and signed W.Theed SC
William Theed was born in Staffordshire, his father, William Theed the elder being a sculptor and a craftsman at Wedgwood, known for his major work, Hercules and the Thracian Horses for one frontage of the Buckingham Palace complex. The younger Theed studied at the Royal Academy Schools, then worked for the sculptor E. H. Baily. Five years on, in 1826, he went to Rome, where he was to stay a total of 22 years, during that time working in the studios of Thorwaldson and John Gibson.
Returning to London in 1848, Theed enjoyed a good reputation, being a favoured sculptor of Queen Victoria, and was commissioned to produce many portrait statues, busts, and large monuments. He showed work in the 1851 Great Exhibition, and among other high points were a group for the Albert Memorial, and five standing figures on the Inland Revenue side of Somerset House, representing Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast and Dublin.
Theed's statues may be seen in St Paul's (Henry Hallam), Manchester (Monument to Chetham in the Cathedral, Gladstone and Thomas Bright for the Town Hall, and James Watt in Piccadilly Gardens), Huddersfield (Robert Peel), Winchester (David Williams monument in the Cathedral), and Prince Albert statues for Grimsby, and in Australia in Macquairie Street, Sydney. He was also responsible for three of the portrait statues (Bacon, Locke, Adam Smith...
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English Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble
Lithographic print on paper depicting the muscular system of a neck, France 1850
Located in Milan, IT
An anatomical lithographic print on paper, depicting a cross section of the muscular system of the neck. Black lacquered fir wood frame with golden ramin wood batting...
Category
French Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Barometer L'Ingr. Chevallier Opticien du Roi Place du Pont Neuf No. 15 Paris
Located in Milan, IT
Torricellian mercury barometer in mahogany wood, complete with rare spiral alcohol thermometer resting on elegant brass frame of leaves and flowers from lost-wax casting with tempera...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique Map of India to Southeast Asia
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Indes en-decà et au-delà du Gange'. Original old map of India to Southeast Asia, showing India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Myanmar (Birma), part of Indone...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
A fine reverse glass silhouette of H.M.S.s Marlborough, Foudroyant and Lee
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This reverse glass painting shows the silhouettes of three British naval ships of the line within a ropework border, their outlines inside the glass casting shadows on the cream grou...
Category
English Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
19th Century Hungarian Synagogue Iron Charity Container
Located in New York, NY
Large handmade iron charity container, Hungary, circa 1850.
The iron tzedakah box was installed within the wall at the Hungarian Synagogue.
On the fr...
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Hungarian Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Clock Face Numerical Billiards Scorer Oak Cabinet with Rotating Dials
Located in Radstock, GB
An exceptionally rare and fine quality Billiards marker by Thurston of London circa 1860
Constructed from an excellent cut of English oak with a shaped pediment.
There are four...
Category
English Early Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
19th Century Eastern Ball Headed Club
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Eastern ball headed war club of native walnut with carved face having square nailed spike set in lead. Ex. Norm Johnson Estate.
Period: Mid-19th ce...
Category
American Native American Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
James Jeter PHILLIPS. The Drinker's Farm Tragedy. 1868 - FIRST AND ONLY EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: PHILLIPS, James Jeter.
TITLE: The Drinker's Farm Tragedy. Trial and Conviction of James Jeter Phillips, for the Murder of His Wife. With Portraits.
PUBLISHER: Richmond: Pu...
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American Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Victorian Bronze Imperial Standard Bushel Measure
Located in Essex, MA
Impressively large bushel measure for the County Of Gloucester, England. Inscribed
"Imperial Standard Bushel". "County Of Gloucester". Made by Bate of London. Dated 1853 and 1834. ...
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English Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Napoleon III Period Gilt Bronze Clock and Barometer, Attributed to Raingo Frères
Located in London, GB
This stunning gilt bronze clock and barometer pair was created in circa 1860 in France. The two have been attributed to Raingo Frères, the prestigious, ...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze
Antique Japanese Woodblock Print Book Edo Period, circa 1833
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique Japanese Oraimono book Edo period, circa 1833 Woodblock print book Book dimensions: 260 mm x 180 mm There are damages because it is antique item as we show on the photos.
Category
Japanese Edo Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique English Mahogany Banjo Barometer, circa 1860
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English mahogany banjo barometer, circa 1860.
Category
French Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
American Three Masted Clipper Ship Diorama in Shadow Box Frame, Circa 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
American three masted clipper ship diorama under glass in shadow box gilt frame. Mid-19th century.
Category
American American Empire Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paint, Giltwood, Wood, Glass
Torricellian barometer signed Heineman Strada Toledo 213 Naples mid-nineteenth century.
Located in Milan, IT
Torricellian mercury barometer signed Heineman Strada Toledo 213 Naples for the Italian market, in mahogany wood from the mid 19th cent. complete with reading nonius for checking p...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Large Pair of Signed 19th Century Relief Portrait Busts of Wellington & Napoleon
By Nathaniel Palmer
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very handsome and impressive pair of relief portrait busts in copper depicting portrait busts of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) on the left, and Napoleon Bona...
Category
English William IV Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper
Antique Map of South Africa by Lowry, 1852
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'South Africa'. Two individual sheets of South Africa. This map originates from 'Lowry's table Atlas constructed and engraved from the most recent authorities' by ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Novelty Victorian sterling silver 'Knights Helmet' pepper pot made in 1869
By George Unite
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1869 by George Unite, this charming, Antique, Victorian Sterling Silver Pepper Shaker, is modelled to resemble a Knights helmet. The pepper pot measures 2...
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English Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Detailed Map of New South Wales, Australia from 1833 by SDUK
Located in Langweer, NL
Detailed Map of New South Wales, Australia from 1833 by SDUK
This historical map of New South Wales, Australia, published in 1833 by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledg...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Fine Pair of Bronze Cannon by McAndrew and Woore English, circa 1850
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fine pair of bronze cannon by McAndrew and Woore, set on their original brass bound black painted oak carriages with brass spider wheels, also with a p...
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English Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Raphael Vatican Rooms – Le Pitture delle Stanze Vaticane
Located in Middletown, NY
Raphael / Raffaello Sanzio
Le Pitture delle Stanze Vaticane di Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino; incise a contorno in 56 tavole
Rome: P.P. Montagnani, 1853.
Folio, 16 5/8 x 11 inches (42...
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Italian Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, E. Fitzgerald translation, Club Bindery
Located in Middletown, NY
From the library of John A. Spoor an elegantly bound Rubáiyát by Club Bindery.
Omar Khayyám, Translated by Edward Fitzgerald.
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám; The Astronomer-Poet of Persia. Rendered into English Verse.
London: Bernard Quaritch, 1872. Third Edition.
8vo, 8 1/4 x 6 inches (210 x 153 mm); xxiv, 36, (xiv) pp. Beautiful dark maroon morocco binding by Club Bindery 1892 (gold stamped on bottom of inside cover), gilt titling and gilt fillets on turn-ins and board edges, marbled endpapers, t.e.g. Pictorial bookplate of John A. Spoor 1921 on inside front cover by Emery Walker. Elegantly printed with text within decorative frames on each page. Spine lightly rubbed, small tear to the inside front endpaper.
[Potter, 137]
Condition: Near Fine
Edward Fitzgerald continually revised and rearranged his version of the Rubáiyát, which was first published privately by the author in 1859, through four distinct editions during his lifetime. This third edition settled on 101 quatrains (as opposed to 75 in the first edition and 110 in the second), which is how it solidified. 500 copies were printed. A RARITY.
In this third edition the translator is not credited on the title page, nor is the introductory text. Fitzgerald said of his Persian translations that they were "All very well, but very little affairs..." (from the Bibliographical Note in the 1926 Shakespeare Head Press edition, which we are offering, inventory #416)
This copy bears the bookplate of Chicago business mogul John A. Spoor. An avid book collector, he assembled a notable and impressive book collection during the late 19th and early 20th century, which was auctioned in 1939 by Parke-Bernet New York over the course of 6 days. The Morgan Library holds a number of books with the Spoor bookplate in its collections. This bookplate was engraved by Emery Walker (1851 – 1933), an engraver, publisher and photographer active in the Arts and Crafts movement, whose work in type design inspired the evolution of private presses in the UK, among them William Morris' Kelmscott...
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English Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Jenny Lind Rare Printed and Hand Painted Pot Lid Attributed to Ridgway
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual and rare English potlid believed to depict Jenny Lind and attributed to Ridgway and dating from around 1850. The lid is printed with a lady seated in a garden landscape in a rather elegant white ball gown...
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English Early Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pottery
French Miniature Louis Lvi Style Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
French miniature Louis LVI style secretary with fall front opening and bronze doré
Mounts. Circa 1840.
Category
French Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique Map the Windward or South Caribbean Islands and Guiana, 1859
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'The Windward or South Caribbean Islands'. Original antique map of South Caribbean Islands. This map originates from ‘The Imperial Atlas of Modern Geography’. Published by W. G. Blackie, 1859.
The Windward Islands, also known as the Islands of Barlovento, are the southern, generally larger islands of the Lesser Antilles. Part of the West Indies, they lie south of the Leeward Islands...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Old Map the United States and Central America, Including Mexico, ca.1860
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Vereinigte Staaten von Nord America und Mexico'.
Old map the United States and Central America, including Mexico. This print originates from 'Stieler's Schul-...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Galvanometer Antique Measuring Instrument Used for Telegraph Cables 1850 circa
Located in Milan, IT
Vertical mirror galvanometer made in 1850 circa, oak and glass, three adjustable screws at the base. Tool constituted by a magnet bar movable inside a coil and connected to a needle. In the absence of current the needle is positioned vertically while when the coil is crossed by the current it creates a magnetic field that moves the needle. This type of galvanometer was used for measurement of insulation of telegraph cables...
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British Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique Physical Chart of the Pacific Ocean by Johnston, '1850'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Physical Chart of the Pacific Ocean showing the currents and temperature of the ocean'. Original antique chart of the Pacific Ocean. This map originates from 'The...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1849 Hand-Colored Map of Fort Smith to Santa Fe Route, Detailing Trails & Camps
Located in Langweer, NL
Map Title: Map, No. 3, Showing Continuation of Details of Fort Smith and Santa Fe Route, from Mounds Near the 100½ Degree of W. Longitude to Tucumcari Creek
Cartographer: James H....
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Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Mid-19th Century Polish Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Cast brass Hanukkah lamp, Poland, circa 1860.
"Bench" style Hanukkah lamp, fronted with oil fonts. The backplate is cast with lions, a crown, and...
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Polish Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
19th Century Feench Barometer Antique Scientific Instrument Weather Misure
Located in Milan, IT
Wooden barometer with cedar wood trim at the edges, signed Caux Opticien Rue Rivoli près du Louvre Paris, mid-19th century; dial with the meteorological indications on paper printed ...
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French Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique Map of Guadeloupe and Dependencies – France Pittoresque, c. 19th Century
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map of Guadeloupe and Dependencies – France Pittoresque, c. 19th Century
This finely engraved antique map of Guadeloupe and its dependencies originates from France Pittore...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
A Victorian wool picture of a three masted frigate flying several flags and ensi
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian wool picture of a three masted frigate flying several flags and ensigns, within a border of red, blue and white trellis, in the original frame, regilded. English, circa ...
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English Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wool
Antique Map of South America by Wyld, circa 1850
By J. Wyld
Located in Langweer, NL
Beautiful folding map of South America titled 'Colombia Prima or South America Drawn from the Large Map in Eight Sheets by Louis Stanislas D ' Arcy Delarochette'. Three insets in the...
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British Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Mid-19th Century Choctaw Beaded Bandolier
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Choctaw bandolier shot pouch from a Natchez Mississippi collection. Silk ribbon fringe at shoulder. Exceptional graphic condition. White beading on...
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American Native American Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Antique Map of Bourbon/Reunion 'France' by V. Levasseur, 1854
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Ile de la Réunion'. Map of the French department of Ile. Bourbon or Reunion. Bourbon, or Reunion, is a volcanic island off the coast of Africa. It is one of Franc...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique 1830 Map of Ulster, Ireland with Armagh, Down, Antrim, Donegal, Tyrone
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Antique 1830 Map of Ulster, Ireland with Armagh, Down, Antrim, Donegal, and Tyrone
Description: This 1830 German-language map, titled Britisches Reich – C. Kon: Ireland, ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique 1830 Map of Eastern England with Suffolk, Norfolk Cambridge, Huntingdon
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Antique 1830 Map of Eastern England with Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridge, and Huntingdon
Description: This 1830 German-language map, titled Britisches Reich – A. Kon: England,...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Decorative Antique Map of the Malay Archipelago or East Indies Island, 1851
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map Indonesia titled 'Malay Archipelago, or East India Islands'. With vignettes of Victoria Mount, New Guinea, Nativaes of New Guinea an...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of Asia by V. Levasseur, 1854
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Asie'. Map of the main Asian continent. The decorated border shows various images, as well as two blocks of statistical text on the continent, including populatio...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
American Needlepoint Gilt Framed Sampler, Tree of Knowledge, Circa 1842
By Ann Lee Burtin
Located in Charleston, SC
American needlepoint christian themed sampler in the original gold gilt frame under glass. Tree of knowledge good and evil. Adam and Eve with the serpe...
Category
American American Empire Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Textile, Glass, Giltwood
Antique Map of the Austrian Empire by W. G. Blackie, 1859
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'The Austrian Empire'. Original antique map of the Austrian Empire with inset map of Montenegro. This map originates from ‘The Imperial Atlas of Modern Geography’....
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Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Early San Francisco View by Henry Firks Printed by W.H. Jones in 1849
Located in San Francisco, CA
A tinted lithographic view of San Francisco, made during the gold rush, showing a panoramic view of the bay's waterfront from the south along Montgomery Street to Telegraph Hill. The...
Category
American Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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