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28) Moscow By: Baldwin & Cradock Engraved Date: 1836 (Published) London Dimensions: 12.6 x14 inches (32 cm x 35.5 cm) Steel plate engraving. Original color (major parks, green; city boundary wall, outlined red; bodies of water, blue). Along the bottom, below the map, is a detailed engraving (“View from the SparrowHill. A panoramic view of Novo-Devitchei Monastery is in the foreground.”). This map was drawn just 24 years after the catastrophic fire of September 1812. An inset in the upper left quadrant shows St. Basil’s cathedral at the end of Red Square, and is incorrectly identified as the Church of the Assumption. The Garden Circle, which is the primary road around the center of Moscow to this very day, is shown as walled in places. Condition: Area outside the main map (including the panoramic view of the city skyline at the bottom) darkened by contact with acidic paper. Otherwise, moderate condition. $325Africa & Middle East
29) Nova Africæ Tabula Auctore Jodoco Hondio By: Jodocus Hondius Date: 1606 (Dated) Amsterdam Dimensions: 14.8 x 19.7 inches (37.5 cm x 50 cm) This magnificent map shows the African continent as it was known in 1606, including the island of Madagascar and the Arabian Peninsula. Vignettes include four European sailing ships as well as a local launch. Geographical and topographical features are in abundance and cities, towns and villages are named. Three sea monsters, plus a camel, an elephant, and a monkey, and elaborate swirling calligraphy further embellish the map. On the reverse, labeled page 332, is a note to the reader, appearing to say that the section on Europe is concluded and explanations of following regions can be found at the beginning of the text. Underneath is a large fanciful, triangular fleuron, or elaborate ornament ending a section. Map and text in Latin. Condition: Superior condition with centerfold split at top and bottom margin. Centerfold reinforced with archival tape. $2,500