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Uncommon brochure with a reduced version of the famous and decorative double hemisphere pictorial map prepared by Luc-Marie Bayle for TAI Transport Aeriens Intercontinentaux. The depliant shows all the routes of the company.
TAI routes are shown in red. The Transport Aeriens Intercontinentaux company began as a charter airline in June 1946 in association with the Messageries Maritime Shipping Company.- Dimension: 41 x 24 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
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First edition of the decorative double hemisphere pictorial map prepared by Luc-Marie Bayle for TAI Transport Aeriens Intercontinentaux with two decorative compass rose oriented with the north to the upper margin. The hemispheres are surrounded by fun images of various explorers in divers modes of transport a hot air balloon, early and later forms of aeroplanes, rowing boats, sailing ships, galleons, whales and fish. TAI routes are shown in red. The Transport Aeriens Intercontinentaux company began as a charter airline in June 1946 in association with the Messageries Maritime Shipping Company.
- Dimension: 51 x 73 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1948
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Carta geografica che mostra la parte nord-orientale dell’Italia, in particolare i territori della Repubblica di Venezia. Il titolo e l’indicazione di responsabilità editoriale compaiono in alto extramargine, al di sopra della linea di riquadro superiore. Le caratteristiche della carta portano la critica a riconoscervi una copia curata di parte di una carta realizzata da J.B. Nolin nel 1701, dalla quale derivano pure alcuni errori di toponimi; a questi se ne aggiungono altri di nuova introduzione…
- Dimension: 47 x 57,5 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1701
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Nice and detailed map from “Parallela geographica Italiae veteris et novae”, a very rare work by Philip Briet published in Paris in 1649 at Sebastian Cramoisy. [cod.272/15]
- Year: 1649
- Dimension: 160 x 190 mm
- Place of publication: Paris
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A beautiful pictorial map of the world, showing the routes flown by French Airline Union de Transports Aériens. The world centered on Pacific is depicted physical with a nice colors.
The map shows UTA’s routes to the African Continent from Paris, primarily flying to former French colonies in West Africa, as well as to Karachi, Athens, Bangkok, Saigon, Singapore, Djakarta, Darwin and French Polynesia. Routes to Honolulu and Los Angeles from Papeete are also shown.
Union de Transports Aériens (UTA), formed in 1963 as a result of a merger between Union Aéromaritime de Transport (UAT) and Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux (TAI), was the largest wholly privately owned, independent airline in France. It was absorbed into Air France between 1990 and 1992.- Dimension: 49 x 68 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1965
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A very nice aquatint view by Gabriel Lory showing the Magland Valley in Savoy, France. Published in Paris at Osterwald in 1820.
- Dimension: 25 x 28 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1820
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Very rare aquatint view from “Voyage pittoresque en Sicile” by Gicault de la Salle published in Paris in 1822.
- Year: 1822
- Dimension: 290 x 425 mm
- Place of publication: Paris
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Very rare aquatint view from “Voyage pittoresque en Sicile” by Gicault de la Salle published in Paris in 1822.
- Year: 1822
- Dimension: 295 x 425 mm
- Place of publication: Paris
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A fine and very rare view of Piazza Colonna in Rome engraved with great care by Pierre Aveline. Published in Paris in 1690. Below a key listing 4 point of interest.
Pierre Aveline (Paris, c.1656 – 23 May 1722) was a notable engraver but also a print-publisher and print-seller. He probably trained with Adam Pérelle and, like him, specialized in topographical representations. He engraved in suites many views of Paris and of provincial, European and African cities, mixing etching and burin.
- Year: 1690
- Dimension: 310x 210 mm
- Place of publication: Paris