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Period: Late 18th Century
Stunning Decorative Antique Map of Venice in Italy, ca.1787
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Piano elevato dell'inclita città di Venezia
Bird's-eye view (etching) of Venice.
Print made by: Marco Sebastiano Giampiccoli
After: Matthäus Merian I
Two copper engraved sh...
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Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Large Italian Giltwood Bed Canopy 'Corona'
Located in Houston, TX
Large Italian giltwood bed canopy, or corona (also known in France as a ciel de lit), circa 1760-1780. Hand carved giltwood with painted detail decoration. ...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
English Pocket Globe, London, Circa 1775-1798
By Herman Moll
Located in Milano, IT
Pocket globe
London, between 1775 and 1798
Re-edition of the globe of Hermann Moll (1678-1732) dated 1719
The globe is contained in its original case, which itself is covered in shark skin.
There are slight gaps in the original paint on the sphere. The case no longer closes.
The sphere measures 2.7 in (7 cm) in diameter whereas the case measures 2.9 in (7.4 cm) in diameter.
lb 0.22 (kg 0.1)
The globe is made up of twelve printed paper gores aligned and glued to the sphere.
In the North Pacific Ocean there is a cartouche with the inscription:
A Correct
Globe
with the new
Discoveries.
The celestial globe is depicted on the inside of the box and is divided into two hemispheres with the cartouche:
A correct globe
with ye new cons
relations of Dr.
Halley & c.
It shows the ecliptic divided into the days of the zodiacal calendar and the constellations represented as animals and mythological figures.
On the globe are delineated the equinoctial line, divided by degrees and hours, the ecliptic and the meridian (passing west of Greenwich). The continents are shaded and outlined in pink, green and yellow. It shows: the Cook routes; a wind rose in the Southern Indian Ocean; Antarctica without land; Africa with Negroland (Hermann Moll is considered the first geographer to name the West African region in his 1727 map. (Encyclopaedia Britannica, ed. 1902, under "States of Central Africa"); Tartary in Central Asia; the Mogul kingdom in northern India; in North America only New England, Virginia, Carolina, Florida, Mississippi are identified; California is already a peninsula; the northwest coast of America is "unknown parts" (Alaska is not described and it is only partially delineated, it was to become part of the United States in 1867); Mexico is named "Spain"; Central South America "Amazone America". Australia (which was to be so named after 1829) is called New Holland. The route of Admiral Anson is traced (1740) and the trade winds are indicated by arrows. (See Van der Krogt, P., Old Globes in the Netherlands, Utrecht 1984, p. 146 and Van der Krogt, P. - Dekker, E., Globes from the Western World, London 1993, pp. 115.)
Elly Dekker, comparing Moll’s 1719 globe and his re-edition (of which the one described above is a sample), identifies the differences between them: the two editions are quite similar to each other, but in the "anonymous" globe, compared to the previous globe of 1719, California looks like a proper peninsula - the reports of the Spanish explorers of the region had given rise to uncertainty over whether it was connected to the mainland or not. The geographical nature of California was confirmed after the explorations of Juan Bautista de Anza (1774-1776). The routes of Dampier's journey were partially erased and the route of Captain James Cook's first voyage was superimposed on them, and the geography of Australasia was adapted accordingly, including the denomination of the Cook Strait. See Dekker, Elly, Globes at Greenwich, 1999.
An important ante quem element is represented by Tasmania: it is not separated from Australia by the Bass Strait...
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English George III Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Shagreen, Paper
Large 1778 Lotter World Map - Ovoid Projection with Captain Cook's Voyage Routes
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: 1778 Lotter World Map - Ovoid Projection with Captain Cook's First Voyage Routes
Description: This rare 1778 map, "Mappe Monde ou Carte Generale de L'Univers," was published ...
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Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Late 18th Century Pair of Neoclassical Bedside Tables
Located in Atlanta, GA
This refined pair of late 18th-century Italian bedside tables exemplifies the elegance and balance of neoclassical design. Masterfully veneered in a beautiful combination of walnut a...
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Italian Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Olive, Walnut
1st US Edition of ‘Enquiry Concerning Political Justice’ by W Godwin 1796
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING AN EXTREMELY RARE FIRST US EDITION hardback copy of “Enquiry Concerning Political Justice and Its Influence on Morals and Happiness by William Godwin, First American from ...
Category
American George III Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Leather, Paper
A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, 1786 - 2 volumes
Located in Middletown, NY
A Dictionary of the English Language; In Which the Words are Deduced From Their Originals and Illustrated In Their Different Significant By Examples From the Best Writers. To Which are Prefixed a History of the Language and an English Grammar
London: printed by John Jarvis and sold by John Fielding...
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English Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Gold Leaf
The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith, early edition 1786
Located in Middletown, NY
4th Edition of the magnum opus of the Scottish economist and moral philosopher Adam Smith.
Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
London: A. Strahan and T. Cade...
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English Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Gold Leaf
Large Antique Russian Icon Resurrection and Great Feast Days, 18th-19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Large antique late 18th century- early 19th century Russian icon of the Resurrection with Great Feasts. Original condition with beautiful age-old patina. The central area depicting t...
Category
Russian Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wood
French Louis XVI Period Walnut Lit en Bibliotheque, ca. 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
constructed of light walnut in the late 18th century this remarkable "murphy bed" disguised as a bookcase cabinet complete with antique book spines ...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Georgian Mahogany Pair Of Bedside Tables
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Good Quality And Attractive Pair Of Late 18th Century, George III Period, Mahogany Bowfront Bedside Night Tables, or Pot Cupboards, Having Well Figured Tops Over Hinged Doors With Replacement Brass Handles, Raised On Elegant Square Tapered Legs.
This pair of Georgian mahogany bedside tables are perfect for exactly what the name suggests, ie placing either side of a bed. They are a good size, tall but not overly wide or deep and stand on very elegant legs. They also have doors which of course allows you to shut away all of those bedside items which you don't want laying around.
They are good quality, elegant and remain in excellent overall condition.
Another nice feature is the fact they are a true pair, with the doors hinged in opposite directions, unlike so many others which we come across that have been matched into pairs and show minor differences.
As with all items which we offer for sale these georgian pot cupboards...
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English Georgian Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Mahogany
Aesop's Fables - 1793 Stockdale ILLUSTRATED EDITION, Bedford binding
Located in Middletown, NY
Aesop (S. Croxall transl.)
The Fables of Aesop; With a Life of the Author; and Embellished with one Hundred & twelve Plates
London: John Stockdale, 1793.
FIRST EDITION - 2 vol., La...
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English Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Leather, Paper
Stunning Decorative Antique Map of Venice in Italy, ca.1787
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Piano elevato dell'inclita città di Venezia
Bird's-eye view (etching) of Venice.
Print made by: Marco Sebastiano Giampiccoli
After: Matthäus Merian I
Two copper engraved sh...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Antique Hand-Crafted Solid Bronze Mortar with Pestle and Great Original Patina
Located in Lisse, NL
Decorative and tactile, late 18th century mortar set.
Mortars have been used for centuries by private people and by people in certain trades. In the kitche...
Category
European Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Bronze
Old Original Print Depicting the Ruins of the City of Palmyra, Syria, 1782
Located in Langweer, NL
The print is a detailed 18th-century engraving depicting the ruins of the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria. It is titled "Ruins of Palmyra" and was published by Harrison & Co in the ...
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Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Wooden Folk Art Huge Hand Carved Figure Saint Florian, 18th Century, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
This huge hand-carved figure shows the protector and patron against fire, Saint Florian.
St. Florian is dressed like a roman soldier and his attribute is a water bucket.
The figure w...
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Austrian Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wood
Large Pair of 18th / 19th Century Italian Silvered Reliquaries
Located in Milford, NH
A fine large pair of Italian silvered metal over wood reliquaries with putti, grape, shell, and scrollwork design. Each have memorial pendant displays with names (The left reads S. Innocentii M & S Clementiani M,” while the other is illegible. The pair is in very good condition, with great overall patina, some metal lifting...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Metal
Antique Map of the Middle East with a Large Arabia, 1799
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Perse, Turquie Asiatique et Arabie (..)'. Map of the Middle East with a large Arabia, extending from the Black Sea to the In...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
15 Vols. William Shakespeare. The Plays
Located in New York, NY
15 Volumes. William Shakespeare. The Plays.
With corrections & Illustrations of various commentators to which are added notes by Samuel Johnson and George Steevens. Fourth Edition Wi...
Category
English Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Leather
Detailed 1795 Map of the Americas with Exploration Tracks and Nice Cartouche
Located in Langweer, NL
This is a very handsome and rare 1795 map of the Americas titled "Amerique ou Nouveau Continent Dressee sur les Nouvelles Relations Decouvertes et Observations" by Jean Baptiste Noli...
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Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
1792 Hand-Colored Plan of St. Petersburg and Moscow in Russia
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: 1792 Hand-Colored Plan of St. Petersburg and Moscow
Description: This rare 1792 map features detailed plans of two iconic Russian cities, St. Petersburg and Moscow. The upp...
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Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
SECOND HALF OF THE 18th CENTURY INLAYED AND VENEERED NEOCLASSIC BEDSIDE TABLES
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant pair of bedside tables completely veneered in fruit wood and finely inlaid. The top has a "tray" shape, while the feet are in lost-wax cast bronze, which give further richnes...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Bronze
Antique Map of the South Pole by Keizer & de Lat, 1788
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'De Zuid Pool, waar in aangetoont werd alle de Nieuwe Landen (..)'. Original antique map of the South Pole including two small inset maps...
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Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
A Rare Folio of Swiss Civil & Military Costumes after Hans Holbein the Younger
Located in Middletown, NY
Holbein, Hans the Younger (after) Chrétien de Méchel
Recueil de XII costumes suisses civils et militaires, hommes et femmes, du seizième siècle. Gravés d'après les dessins originaux ...
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Swiss Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Wrought Iron Chamfron, Shaffron, Horse Armor Mask
Located in Carimate, Como
Authentic horse armour face mask or chanfron, dated circa late 18th-early mid-19th century from Northern Italy in wrought iron. During the late Middle Age...
Category
Italian Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wrought Iron
18Th Century Water Gilded Sunburst Around Clouds
Located in Hastings, GB
An incredible and very rare late 18th century Italian water gilded sunburst, with a formation of clouds surrounded by sunrays, in beautiful time worn condition, one ray has been lost...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Pine
French 18th Century Directoire Bed
Located in Stockbridge, GA
French 18th century Directoire bed.
Category
French Directoire Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wood
Baldaquin -large Four-poster Bed In Patinated Steel, Late 18th Early 19th Centur
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Baldaquin -large four-poster bed in patinated steel, topped with a large canopy.
The sides are equipped with a system of "rods" for draperies.
Signed with initials W.C.H
Wear a...
Category
European Louis XVI Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Steel
18th century Portrait of Lady Oil on Canvas in Giltwood Frame
Located in Savannah, GA
English oil on canvas portrait dating from the late 1700s painted in the manor of Joshua Reynolds. We believe the giltwood frame could be the original as it is right for the period. ...
Category
English Rococo Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Original Antique Map of the Roman Empire
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte de l'Empire Romain'. Original antique map of the Roman Empire, two sheets joined. Engraved by Pierre Francois Tardieu and published by Edme Mentelle, circa ...
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Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Exquisite antique 18th century Venetian 100% Silk Fabric
Located in Doha, QA
This is an absolutely exquisite, fine and rare 100% silk Venetian material/ fabric. It has a deep red wine very attractive and luxurious general main color, each border has a floral ...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Silk
Late 18th Century Pair of Neoclassical Bedside Tables
Located in Atlanta, GA
This refined pair of late 18th-century Italian bedside tables exemplifies the elegance and balance of neoclassical design. Masterfully veneered in a beautiful combination of walnut a...
Category
Italian Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Olive, Walnut
Early Japanese Takeda Ningyo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Japanese Takeda Ningyo, depicting an actor on stage in the role of an emperor, standing, costumed in silk and kinran brocades holding a paper scepter (shaku), the head carved o...
Category
Japanese Edo Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wood
18th Century Diptych Portable Sundial And Compass by German Beringer
Located in Milano, MI
Antique 18th Century Diptych Sundial and Compass a portable wooden boxwood sundial with compass, of German origin, by David Beringer, Nuremberg, dating back to the 1790 circa, in good age related condition, with signs of wear consistent with age and use.
David Beringer (1756 – 1821) was a German scientific instrument maker and craftsman active in Nuremberg and famous for his cubic wooden sundials visible in Metropolitan Museum of Art di New York.
A portable sundial...
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German Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Brass
Large Late 18th Century Hourglass
Located in Firenze, IT
Shipping policy No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included).
A large 18th century hour glass, o...
Category
British Late Victorian Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Glass, Wood
New England painted and grained hooded rocking cradle, 1780-1810
Located in Kenilworth, IL
New England painted Northern white pine hooded rocking cradle. The cradle retains its original blue milk paint interior and grain painted exterior.
American,...
Category
American Rustic Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Pine, Paint
Antique 18th Century Hand-Wrought Iron Game Rack or Pot Rack
Located in Elkhart, IN
A very nice late 18th century blacksmith handwrought iron game rack with a center ring with six hooks supported by three arms. Game racks are used to hang small game meat such as fow...
Category
English Country Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century French Louis XVI Period Ecran Fire Screen
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce period Louis XVI hand carved wooden fire screen (Écran de Cheminée) in the manner of important Parisian menuisiers Georges Jacob (French, 17...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Silk, Beech
Antique Map of Yemen by Schraembl, 1789
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Karte von dem groessten Theil des Landes Jemen'. Original map of Yemen, this map is the first printed map specifically of Yemen, and t...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
1700s Colonial Hand-Forged Strongbox Verdigris Green Jewelry Table Chest Safe
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Hand Wrought Lock Box. Beautiful patina. Painted inside with date, which is after the original creation date.
Box W 13.25 x D 10 x H 10 in.
Key L 4 in.
Category
American American Colonial Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Metal
18th Century Altar Modell, South Germany, with Original Painting, Wood
Located in Epfach, DE
18th century Altar Modell, South Germany, with original painting, wood
A rare altar model with original painting, in the middle Jesus Christus and on the ...
Category
German Louis XVI Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wood
Catalan Baroque Carved Walnut Cassone or Trunk, 18th Century
Located in Miami, FL
Catalan Baroque carved walnut cassone or trunk, 18th century.
Category
Spanish Baroque Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Iron
A Brass Butterfield Paris Dial French Circa 1780
Located in Firenze, IT
Shipping policy
No additional costs will be added to this order.
Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included).
Octagonal brass dial inset compass ...
Category
German Louis XVI Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Silver, Brass
Geo III Mahogany Fold-Over Card Table with Cluster-Leg & Concertina Action c1780
Located in valatie, NY
Geo III Mahogany fold-over card table with cluster-leg and concertina action c1780. The hinged Leather lined and gilt tooled top opens and is supported by hinged, concertina-action r...
Category
English George III Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Mahogany
Very Large Double Page Detailed Map of Italy and Surrounding Regions, 1794
Located in Langweer, NL
This is a large (two seperate sheets) and detailed map of Italy, including the southern parts of Germany, Dalmatia, the adjacent countries, and the Illyric Islands. The map is titled...
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Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor: POEMS on Various Subjects
Located in Middletown, NY
This is the FIRST EDITION of COLERIDGE'S FIRST BOOK OF POEMS. A. S. W. Rosenbach deemed it "An important literary volume." (Rosenbach 29:108). It includes four sonnets by Charles Lam...
Category
English Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Leather, Paper
Georgian Mahogany Pair Of Bedside Tables
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Good Quality And Attractive Pair Of Late 18th Century, George III Period, Mahogany Bowfront Bedside Night Tables, or Pot Cupboards, Having Well Figured Tops Over Hinged Doors With Replacement Brass Handles, Raised On Elegant Square Tapered Legs.
This pair of Georgian mahogany bedside tables are perfect for exactly what the name suggests, ie placing either side of a bed. They are a good size, tall but not overly wide or deep and stand on very elegant legs. They also have doors which of course allows you to shut away all of those bedside items which you don't want laying around.
They are good quality, elegant and remain in excellent overall condition.
Another nice feature is the fact they are a true pair, with the doors hinged in opposite directions, unlike so many others which we come across that have been matched into pairs and show minor differences.
As with all items which we offer for sale these georgian pot cupboards...
Category
English Georgian Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Mahogany
Norwegian painted pine coffer top trunk with original painted decoration, 1783
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Norwegian painted pine coffer top trunk with original metal strapping and painted decoration. The base color is red with light blue boarder detailing and floral accents throughout.
...
Category
Norwegian Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Iron
Large Antique Map of Europe, Showing the Empire of Charlemagne
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Imperium Caroli Magni (..)'. Large antique map of Europe, showing the Empire of Charlemagne in the 8th Century. Engraved by T. Kitchin. Published J. Blair, circa ...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of the region of Trier, Mainz and Cologne, Germany
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Synopsis Circuli Rhenani Inferioris sive Electorum Rheni (..)'. Original antique map of the region of Trier, Mainz and Cologne, Germany. Published by T.C. Lotter,...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Rare Antique Wall-Map of North America: French and Indian War Boundaries, 1793
Located in Langweer, NL
Rare 1793 Map of North America: French and Indian War Boundaries and Historical Notes
This remarkable engraved map of North America, printed in 1793 by Emanuel Bowen and John Gibs...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Four Antique Italian Extreme Erotica Hand Painted Pottery Tiles of Monks & Nuns
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This set of four antique hand painted pottery tiles are all unsigned, so no specific artist can be identified, but are presumed to have be...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Pottery
Ptolemaic Armillary Sphere, Charles-François Delamarche, Paris, ante 1798
Located in Milano, IT
Ptolemaic armillary sphere
Charles-François Delamarche
Paris, ante 1798
Wood and papier-mâché
covered with printed and partly hand-colored paper
It measures 16.37 in in height x Ø 10.94 in (41.60 cm - Ø 27.80 cm)
It weights 2.33 lb (1,058 g)
State of conservation: consistent with its age and use, the paper shows some signs of use, stains and abrasions.
The sphere is Ptolemaic, with the Earth placed at its center, surrounded by the Moon and the Sun mounted on two metal arms.
The sphere is composed of six horizontal and two vertical rings (armillae), each bearing graduations and its own name.
The first horizontal ring is illegible. The others, in descending order are: North Pole, Tropic of Cancer, Equator, Tropic of Capricorn, South Pole.
The vertical rings consist of two double meridians.
The sphere is then connected to the large meridian by two pins, a vertical ring inserted perpendicularly into the circle of the Horizon, in turn supported by four semicircles connected to the turned and black-stained wooden base.
Each element is covered with printed paper. It contains various pieces of information: latitudes, length of days, names and zodiac symbols, calendar, wind directions, etc.
The vertical circles mention the latitudes and longitudes of different cities: Rome, Bordeaux, Madrid, Boston, Batavia (Jakarta), Acapulco, etc.
Even the small terrestrial globe is covered with printed paper: continents and oceans appear with numerous geographical markings indicating the most recent explorations.
In the Pacific Ocean, west of South America bears the following inscription:
GLOBE
TERRESTRIAL
à Paris
chez Delamarche Géog
Rue du Foin Jacques
Au Collège de
M.e Gervais
The North American coasts are well delineated and California appears correctly as a peninsula - reports from Spanish explorers in the region had given rise to confusion as to whether it was connected to the mainland or not. The geographical nature of California was confirmed after the explorations of Juan Bautista de Anza (1774-1776).
Alaska is not described and is only partially traced; it would become part of the United States in 1867.
Various Pacific islands are indicated.
Australia (the name definitely used from 1824) is called "Nouvelle Hollande."
Tasmania is still represented as a peninsula and this is an important detail for the dating of our armillary sphere.
The island is separated from Australia by Bass Strait, which was crossed by Matthew Flinders for the first time in 1798, showing that it was not a peninsula. Delamarche certainly would not have waited a long time to update such an important geographical datum: presumably he did so shortly after receiving the news.
Charles-François Delamarche (1740-1817) founded his laboratory around 1770 and, in a few years, he became the most famous French cartographer and globe maker between the 18th and 19th centuries. After having acquired the laboratory of the late Didier Robert de Vaugondy (1723-1786; himself a renowned cartographer who continued the family business founded by his grandfather Nicolas Sanson in the seventeenth century) and after having purchased, between 1788 and around 1800, the businesses of Jean-Baptiste Fortin (1750-1831) and Jean Lattré (around 1750-1800), he began to call himself "Successeur de MM. Sanson and Robert de Vaugondi, Géographes du Roi and de M. Fortin, Ingénieur-mécanicien du Roi pour les globes et les sphères."
Thus, at the end of the eighteenth century, Delamarche possessed the warehouse stocks, as well as the manufacturing skills of the globes of his main rivals in Paris.
In addition to this aggressive acquisition policy, the key to its success also lay in the combination of high-quality cartography combined with extremely attractive globes and armillary spheres; and, of course, its famous red paint finishing touch.
His laboratory was located on Rue de Foin St Jacques "au Collège Me. (or "Mtre") Gervais" in the Latin Quarter of Paris until around 1805, when he moved to rue du Jardinet No. 13.
On the death of Charles-François in 1817, the reins of the company passed to his son Félix (1779-1835), who continued to publish, often in collaboration with the engraver Charles Dien, Sr. In 1835 the company first moved to rue du Jardinet No. 12 and a little later to rue du Battoir No. 7.
Bibliography:
Dekker, Elly, et al. Globes at Greenwich...
Category
French Other Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wood, Paper
Circa 1780 Sailor's Naval Maritime Pen & Ink Wash Portrait Sketch's Folk Art
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A charming late 18th century pen and ink wash group of portrait sketches on paper, housed in a glazed period gilt wood frame.
Some elderly ...
Category
British Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Giltwood, Paper
Solomon's Temple, the Holy of Holies, Showing the Ark of the Covenant, c.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique religion print titled 'Het Heilige der Heilige binnen den Tempel van Salomon'.
This print depicts Solomon's Temple, the Holy of Holies, showing the Ark of the Covenant...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
English Pocket Globe, London, Circa 1775-1798
By Herman Moll
Located in Milano, IT
Pocket globe
London, between 1775 and 1798
Re-edition of the globe of Hermann Moll (1678-1732) dated 1719
The globe is contained in its original case, which itself is covered in shark skin.
There are slight gaps in the original paint on the sphere. The case no longer closes.
The sphere measures 2.7 in (7 cm) in diameter whereas the case measures 2.9 in (7.4 cm) in diameter.
lb 0.22 (kg 0.1)
The globe is made up of twelve printed paper gores aligned and glued to the sphere.
In the North Pacific Ocean there is a cartouche with the inscription:
A Correct
Globe
with the new
Discoveries.
The celestial globe is depicted on the inside of the box and is divided into two hemispheres with the cartouche:
A correct globe
with ye new cons
relations of Dr.
Halley & c.
It shows the ecliptic divided into the days of the zodiacal calendar and the constellations represented as animals and mythological figures.
On the globe are delineated the equinoctial line, divided by degrees and hours, the ecliptic and the meridian (passing west of Greenwich). The continents are shaded and outlined in pink, green and yellow. It shows: the Cook routes; a wind rose in the Southern Indian Ocean; Antarctica without land; Africa with Negroland (Hermann Moll is considered the first geographer to name the West African region in his 1727 map. (Encyclopaedia Britannica, ed. 1902, under "States of Central Africa"); Tartary in Central Asia; the Mogul kingdom in northern India; in North America only New England, Virginia, Carolina, Florida, Mississippi are identified; California is already a peninsula; the northwest coast of America is "unknown parts" (Alaska is not described and it is only partially delineated, it was to become part of the United States in 1867); Mexico is named "Spain"; Central South America "Amazone America". Australia (which was to be so named after 1829) is called New Holland. The route of Admiral Anson is traced (1740) and the trade winds are indicated by arrows. (See Van der Krogt, P., Old Globes in the Netherlands, Utrecht 1984, p. 146 and Van der Krogt, P. - Dekker, E., Globes from the Western World, London 1993, pp. 115.)
Elly Dekker, comparing Moll’s 1719 globe and his re-edition (of which the one described above is a sample), identifies the differences between them: the two editions are quite similar to each other, but in the "anonymous" globe, compared to the previous globe of 1719, California looks like a proper peninsula - the reports of the Spanish explorers of the region had given rise to uncertainty over whether it was connected to the mainland or not. The geographical nature of California was confirmed after the explorations of Juan Bautista de Anza (1774-1776). The routes of Dampier's journey were partially erased and the route of Captain James Cook's first voyage was superimposed on them, and the geography of Australasia was adapted accordingly, including the denomination of the Cook Strait. See Dekker, Elly, Globes at Greenwich, 1999.
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English George III Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
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Shagreen, Paper
SECOND HALF OF THE 18th CENTURY PAIR OF VENETIAN BLONDE WALNUT BEDSIDE TABLES
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant pair of bedside tables in solid carved blond walnut, characterized by a particular urn shape that makes them truly unique. The top is smooth and has a band under the top, whi...
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Italian Louis XV Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
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Nutwood
Navy Signal Cannon 18th / 19th Century European Brass Barrel And Wood Carriage
Located in Miami, FL
European signal cannon from the late 18th-19th century.
An antique piece made and used in Europe, circa 1800. This kind of small scale toys were made to be used in the navy of some ...
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English Arts and Crafts Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
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Brass
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, Two Volume Set, First (Thus) Edition, 1790
By Daniel Defoe
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Defoe, Daniel. The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner: Who lived eight & twenty years all alone in an un-inhabited Island on the Coast of America, near the Mouth of the Great River of Oroonoque; Having been cast on Shore by Shipwreck, wherein all the Men perished but himself. With An Account how he was at last as strangely deliver’d by Pyrates. Written by himself. Vol I. [With:] The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe; being The Second and Last Part of his Life, And of the Strange Surprizing Account of his Travels Round three parts of the Globe. Written by Himself. Vol II. [With:] George Chalmer's "Life of Daniel Defoe". London: John Stockdale, 1790. First (Thus) Edition. Two Volumes, Octavo. Illustrated with engraved frontispieces, vignette title pages, and full-page illustrations by Thomas Stothard, engraved by Meland. Rebound in full calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, blind embossing to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, and a new archival slipcase.
Presented is the first (thus) edition of John Stockdale’s 1790 edition of Daniel Defoe’s classic tale of adventure. This two volume edition is beautifully illustrated with engraved frontispieces, vignette title pages, and twelve full-page illustrations by Thomas Stothard and engraved by Meland. It is presented here rebound in full brown and tan calf, with intricate blind embossing to the front and back panels, raised bands, gilt tooling and gilt titles to the spine.
Defoe’s first long work of fiction, The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe introduced two of the most-enduring characters in English literature, Robinson Crusoe and Friday. Defoe based part of Robinson Crusoe on the real-life experiences of Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor...
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English Georgian Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
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Leather, Paper
Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin, With Essays, in Two Volumes, 1796
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Franklin, Benjamin. Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin, Consisting of His Life Written by Himself together with Essays, Humorous, Moral & Literary, Chiefly in the Manner of t...
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English Federal Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
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Leather, Paper
English Camphor Wood Sea Captain's Chest with Braided Beckets, Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
English Camphor wood sea captain's chest with hinged top, exposed corner dovetailing, original mounted braided beckets, and terminating on the original rectangular molded edge base....
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English George III Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
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Fruitwood, Rope
Late 18th Century Spanish Baroque Wood Coffer with Brass Nail-head Adornment
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Spanish Baroque studded coffer from the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries. This antique Spanish coffer, with it's rectangular-shaped body, has been ...
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Spanish Baroque Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
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Metal
Original Engraving of the West Indies, Gulf of Mexico, Antilles, Caribbean, 1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Rigobert Bonne and G. Raynal's 1780 map of the West Indies, Gulf of Mexico, Antilles, and the Caribbean stands as a remarkable cartographic piece, offering a detailed and expansive v...
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Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
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Paper
Large Antique Map of the German Empire
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'A Map of Germany (..)'. Large antique map of the German Empire, highly detailed. Engraved by T. Kitchin. Published J. Blair, cir...
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Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
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Paper
Dutch Four Panel Chinoiserie Decorated Leather Screen
Located in Essex, MA
With four well painted chinoiserie panels of household scenes. Beautiful colors. In the 17th and 18th century this form of leather was used t...
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Dutch Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
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Leather
Pair Of 18th Century Mahogany Bedside Night Tables
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality, Extremely Well Matched, Pair Of Late 18th Century, George III Period, Mahogany Bedside Night Tables, Or Tray Top Commodes, Having Galleried Tops With Pierced Han...
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English Georgian Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
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Mahogany
Antique Swedish Country Pine Rocking Bassinet
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce late 18th / early 19th century Gustavian Period country Swedish farmhouse pine bassinet / cradle with beautifully aged character and warm patina.
Hand-crafted in Sweden, c...
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Swedish Gustavian Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
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Pine
: Wooden pocket diptych sundial Ernst Christoph Stocket. Germany 1780 - 1811.
Located in Milan, IT
Wooden pocket diptych sundial Ernst Christoph Stocket - type, Bavaria. A folding wooden sundial is partially covered in paper with engraved/printed decorations and text. A compass is...
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German Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
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Wood, Paper
A Pair of English 9-Inch Terrestrial and Celestial Table Globes by Wm. Bardin
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine pair of English 9" terrestrial and celestial globes, each with engraved meridian rings, resting in mahogany stands with turned stretchers, both signed by the maker Wm. Bardin ...
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English George III Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
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Mahogany, Paper
Antique Norwegian Colonial Oak Iron Bound Dome Top Sea Chest Immigrants Trunk
Located in Dayton, OH
Designed to serve as a container for sea transport, sea chests were sometimes elaborately adorned with intricate ironwork as is the case with this museum quality extra large, hinged,...
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Spanish Colonial Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
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Iron
Large 1870 Original Religious Painting, Cherubs, Signed by S. Barber, Spain
Located in Miami, FL
1870 original religious painting. Cherubs
Signed by S.Barber
Interior measurements: 48.42in x 39.76in
Frame: 2.75 in.
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Italian Baroque Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
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Paint
Rare Pair 18th Century Venetian Paint Decorated Marble Top Commodes Nightstands
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is an extremely rare pair of original hand-painted Venetian paint decorated pair of nightstands. They are in good condition with some minor finish as to be expected for their ad...
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Italian Rococo Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
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Marble, Iron
Pocket Globe, Nicholas Lane, London, post 1779
By Nicholas Lane
Located in Milano, IT
Pocket Globe
Nicholas Lane
London, post 1779
The globe is contained in its original case, which is covered in leather.
The sphere measures 2.75 in (6.9 cm) whereas the case measure...
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English Other Antique Late 18th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
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Leather, Wood, Paper
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