Maps and Atlases rare books

Partially hand-coloured lithograph plan, dissected and mounted on linen, extending west to east from Kew to Plumstead and north to south from Tottenham to, Streatham, faded purple cloth slip-case with label attached. Size: 75cm by 115cm.
Some discolouration to linen and light marginal soiling.

First edition. 21 vols bound in 20 (9 volumes quarto text, 1 volume elephant folio text [bound with Antiquities vol I], 11 elephant folio plate volumes), the complete set of 894 plates of which 40 are wholly or partly printed in colours and or hand-coloured, and 2 printed in bistre, many double-page, and or folding, plate DD in Etat moderne II with fore-margin sometime renewed, scattered light foxing, contemporary calf gilt with marbled paper panels to covers (moiré cloth panels to natural history vols.), text volumes rebacked to style, spine gilt lettered and ruled.

Antiquities, 5 vols: (I) Engraved frontispiece, map, 99 plates numbered 1-97 (plates 79 and 87 each in two states) + 1 unnumbered plate; Bound with folio text; (II). 92 plates numbered 1-92; (III). 69 plates numbered 1-69 ; (IV). 72 plates numbered 1-72 + 2 plates lettered e & f ; (V). 89 plates numbered 1-89.

Etat Moderne, 2 vols. (I). Engraved map, 83 plates numbered 1-83; (II). 22 plates numbered 84-105 + 31 plates numbered I-XXXI + 11 plates lettered A-K + 9 plates lettered AA-II + 4 plates lettered KK-NN + 9 plates lettered a-i + 1 plate lettered k (JJ and j not used).

Histoire Naturelle, 2 vols bound in 3: (I). 62 plates; (II). 105 plates; (II bis). 77 plates. Amongst the artists who contributed to this section are Barraband, Bessa, Redoute, and Turpin.

Cartes Georaphique et topographique, engraved title & 52 engraved plates.

Double-page engraved map on 2 sheets joined, with full contemporary hand-colouring, size: 637 mm by 965 mm, sheet size: 680 by 993 mm.
Some light soiling.

Double-page engraved map on 2 sheets joined, with full contemporary hand-colouring, size: 652 mm by 950 mm, sheet size: 680 by 975 mm.
Some light soiling.

Double-page engraved map on 2 sheets joined, with full contemporary hand-colouring, size: 650 mm by 1000 mm, sheet size: 680 by 1115 mm.

Double-page engraved map on 2 sheets joined, with full contemporary hand-colouring, size: 660 mm by 960 mm, sheet size: 680 by 1002 mm.
Some light soiling.

Double-page engraved map on 2 sheets joined, with full contemporary hand-colouring, size: 665 mm by 967 mm, sheet size: 680 by 990 mm.
Stain at fold and lower left outer margin.

Hand-coloured engraved map, dissected and mounted on linen, extending west to east from Lisbon to Islamabad and north to south from Scotland to Ceylon, inset 'sketch' map of England to China, lower left, 4 additional sheets attached to map, showing Portugal in the west and eastern India to the east, blue pebble-graied cloth slip-case, with publisher's label. Dimensions: 680 × 935 mm. (26.75 × 36.75 inches).

First edition; folio (50.7 x 34.6 cm); 48 double-page maps, hand-coloured in outline, watercourses printed in blue, advertisements tipped in at rear, slight marginal toning, light foxing to prelims and light spash-stains to four maps, otherwise good; contemporary burgundy half morocco gilt, gilt lettering to spine and upper cover, spine with 6 raised bands and gilt in compartments, light rubbing to extremities, all edges gilt, teal endpapers, overall a very good example.

Large framed colour printed map of the London Underground, designed by Paul Garbitt and dated March 1969; somewhat creased from storage but clean and bright; map size 102 x 126 cm, framed size 110 x 135 cm.