CARY'S NEW TERRESTRIAL FLOOR STANDINGGLOBE.Cary's New Terrestrial Floor Standing Globe. Cartouche reads:"CARY'S NEW TERRESTRIAL GLOBE EXHIBITING THE TRACKS AND DISCOVERIES MADE BY CAPTAIN COOK; ALSO THOSE BY...
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3VOL W.H. BARTLETT, HISTORY OF THE UNITEDSTATES Three volume set of The History of the United States of North America; From the Discovery of the Western World to the Present Day. By W.H. Bartlett and Continued by...
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MAP OF THE BRITISH COLONIES IN NORTHAMERICA, 1761 A NEW MAP OF NORTH AMERICA FROM THE LATEST DISCOVERIES. London, 1761. First edition (second edition dated to 1763). Copperplate engraving, hand colored, presenting...
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COLLECTION OF ART REFERENCE BOOKS
ONASIAN WORKS OF ART ????????????????????????????????????????including art reference books for jade, works or art, archaeology, musuem and exhibition catalogues, in total 46...
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FRANCIS PARKMAN EXPLORATION OF NO. AMERICA17TH C. Francis Parkman "La Salle and the Discovery of the Great West," 3rd part of France and England in North America. Published by Little, Brown, and Company, Boston,1901....
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TWO FINE REGENCY GLOBES ON MAHOGANYSTANDS, BY WILLIAM AND THOMAS M. BARDINEach with a cartouche, Sir Joseph Banks, Bart K.B., President of the Royal Society, this New British Terrestrial Globe...1807; The Rev....
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GRAND CURLEWCharles Sumner Bunn (1865-1952)
Shinnecock,NY, c. 1900
17 1/2 in. long
In 1971 Milton Weiler’s “Classic Shorebird Decoys” portfolio was published with text by William J. Mackey Jr. Across from Weiler’s Plate...
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TIMBY WALNUT "SOLAR TIMEPIECE" OR GLOBECLOCK, SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK, C. 1865, Saratoga Springs, New York, c. 1865, Scroll-top case with central turned finial, printed paper Arabic numeral hour dial encircling...
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J&W CARY (LONDON) 1816 CELESTIAL ANDTERRESTRIAL GLOBESAn exceptional matching pair of Regency period floor globes, one terrestrial and one celestial, by John and William Cary (1754-1835 and 1759-1825, respectively)...
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4 EARLY AMERICAN MAPS: OVERTON, THIERRY,CAPTAIN COOK, ...1st item: AN ACCURATE MAP OF THE ENGLISH COLONIES IN NORTH AMERICA BORDERING ON THE RIVER OHIO. Printed map describing New England, New York, New Jersey,...
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2 FRAMED HISTORICAL MAPS, NORTH AMERICA& KENTUCKY, CAR...1st item: Geographical, Statistical & Historical map of North America, 1823, published by Henry Charles Carey (1793-1879) and Isaac Lea (1792-1886) Philadelphia,...
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AN ANTIQUE MAP, "TOTIUS AMERICAE SEPTENTRIONALISET MER...AN ANTIQUE MAP, "Totius Americae Septentrionalis et Meridionalis," NUREMBERG, EARLY 18TH CENTURY, hand colored engraving on paper, published by Johann Baptist Homann...
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GRP: ASSORTED BOOKS ON EUROPEAN ARTHISTORY AND EXPLORA...Large lot of miscellaneous books, dealing primarily with European exploration, art, and history. Titles include "The British Empire before the American...
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THE FRANKLIN TERRESTRIAL LIBRARY GLOBE,NIMS & KNIGHT, ... NIMS & KNIGHT, 12", NEW YORK, USA, CIRCA 1882-1892, composed of twelve engraved and hand-colored gores with two polar calottes, a circular reserve "THE...
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A MATCHED PAIR OF REGENCY CARY'S NEWTERRESTRIAL AND CE... TERRESTRIAL AND CELESTIAL 18" GLOBES ON STANDS, BY JOHN AND WILLIAM CARY, STRAND, LONDON, 1816, the terrestrial globe with circular printed cartouche...
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EXPLORATIONS IN AFRICA BY LIVINGSTONE1ST ED. 1872Included in this lot is a Rare First Edition of, "Explorations in Africa" by Dr. David Livingstone and others. David Livingstone (1813-1873) was a Scottish Missionary...
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THREE 19TH CENTURY NORTH CAROLINA HISTORYTITLESincluding: The Heart of the Alleghanies or Western North Carolina by Wilbur G. Zeigler and Ben S. Grosscup, Raleigh: Alfred Williams & Co., 1883, with folding map of...
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RARE VIRGINIA CHIPPENDALE WALNUT ARMCHAIR,LORD FAIRFAX...attributed to William Walker Jr., Strafford County, Virginia, circa 1771-1772, serpentine crest over heart pierced splat, scrolled arms, square legs with stretchers,...
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RARE ENGRAVED GLASS PRESENTATION TUMBLER,ATTRIBUTED TO...Frederick County, Maryland, New Bremen Glassmanufactory of John Frederick Amelung, circa 1788-1792, blown colorless non-lead glass, tapered cylindrical form,...
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TOM MCNEELY (B. 1935) "JUAN PONCE DELEON" WCTom McNeely (Canadian, B. 1935) "Juan Ponce de Leon's Discovery of Florida" Signed lower right. Original watercolor on Paper.
Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer...
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DON BALKE (B. 1933) "WOOLLY MAMMOTH"DonBalke (North Carolina, B. 1933) "Woolly Mammoth Walking in Snow Storm" Signed lower right. Original Watercolor on Illustration Board.
Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer...
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A Regency 21-Inch Terrestrial FloorGlobe by John and William Cary
London, Early 19th Century
labeled Cary's/ New/ Terrestrial Globe/ Exhibiting/ The Tracks and Discoveries made by/ Captain Cook/ Also those...
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An Associated Pair of English Twelve-InchMahogany Celestial and Terrestrial Library Globes
John and William Cary, London, 1816 and George and John Cary, London, 1830
the celestial example's cartouche reading: Cary's/...
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An Associated Pair of Regency Twelve-InchTerrestrial and Celestial Library Globes
First by George and John Cary, London, Circa 1821; Second by John and William Cary, London, Circa 1816
the cartouche of the terrestrial...
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TWO COLLECTIBLE MAPS: DISCOVERIES OFRUSSIAN, ASITWO COLLECTIBLE MAPS: Discoveries of Russian, Asia, and North America by Jacques N. Bellin, titled "Carte Reduite Des Decouvertes Des Russes, Entre l'Asie et l'Amerique..."...
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STEPHANIE POGUE (AMERICAN/NORTH CAROLINA)StephaniePogue (American/North Carolina, b. 1944), "Self-Portrait: Discovery", 1989, mixed media on paper, pencil-signed, titled and dated lower right, 30 in. x 22 1/2 in., matted....
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CARY'S NEW TERRESTRIAL GLOBE ON STANDEarly 19th c. Library Globe on Floor Stand, made and sold by John & William Cary, Strand (London), March 1st, 1816, with cartouche: "Exhibiting the Tracks and Discoveries...
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7 SMALL MAPS, CAPTAIN COOK & POLAR PROJECTIONGroup of seven hand colored and uncolored small maps including Alain Manesson Mallet polar projection map, circa 1683, four maps featuring information on Captain Cook, and...
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Thirty-Two Books and Exhibition Catalogs,Southern Furniture, Decorative Arts and Related Including John Bivins, The Furniture of Coastal North Carolina, 1700-1820 detailed listing available. John Bivins, The Furniture...
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Continental late 18th/early 19th c."A Large Octastyle Circular Tempietto of the Tuscan Order Inlaid with Specimen Marbles" height 17 1/2 in. diameter 14 in. Note: This superb invention is ultimately based...
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Three early U.S. maps: "A Planof the Country from Frogs Point to Croton River Showing the Positions of the American and British Armies from the 12th of October 1776 Until the Engagement on the White Plains...
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BEAMISH NORTH LUDLOW The Discovery ofAmerica by the Northmen in the Tenth Century with Notices of the Early Settlements of the Irish in the Western Hemisphere. London: T. and W. Boone 1841. 8vo blind-stamped...
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KILLISTINS AND CHRISTINAUX (18TH CENTURY)A NEW MAP OF NORTH AMERICA FROM THE LATEST DISCOVERIES 1761 Engraving: 11 1/2 x 15 1/4 in. (sheet size) Framed...
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2 vols. Robert E. Peary: Peary, RobertE. The North Pole: Its Discovery in 1909 under the Auspices of The Peary Arctic Club. New York: F.A. Stokes, 1910. 1st Am. trade ed. 8vo, orig. pictorial blue cloth, gilt,...
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