Framed Autographs and Historical Documents

Laurie, Robert; James Whittle

Puerto Cavello on the Coast of Caracas; by Lt. Jones in 1741. [18th Century English Map of Puerto Cavello].

London : Laurie & Whittle, 1794.

Rare hand-colored map of Puerto Cavello, one of the earliest obtainable English language maps to focus on this region. One page, the map displays a town plan, charting of the harbor, forts and surrounding islands. In near fine condition. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 16 inches by 12.5 inches. A handsome example.

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$850.00

Item Number: RRB-123081

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Laurie, Robert and James Whittle

Plan of the Road and Town of La Guayra on the Coast of Caraccas, by an Officer in Admiral Knowles’s Squadron. [18th Century English Map of La Guaira].

London : Laurie & Whittle, 1794.

Rare Hand-Colored 18th Century Laurie & Whittle Map of La Guaira. One page, the map details the town of La Guaira, Venezuela. In near fine condition. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 7.25 inches by 7.5 inches. Rare and desirable with fine hand-coloring.

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$850.00

Item Number: RRB-123180

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Darton, William [China]

Nineteenth Century Map of China.

London : William Darton, 1812.

Hand-colored engraved nineteenth century Map of China by English cartographer William Darton. One page, hand-colored. In very good condition. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 16 inches by 14.5 inches.

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$750.00

Item Number: RRB-137293

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Malte-Brun, Conrad [China]

Empire Chinois et Japon. [Nineteenth Century Conrad Malte-Brun Map of the Chinese Empire] [China].

Paris 1812.

Fine detailed nineteenth century map of China by Dano-French geographer Conrad Malte-Brun. One page. In near fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 18 inches by 14.75 inches.

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$750.00

Item Number: RRB-137350

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Bolivar, Simon

Simón Bolívar Signed Order of the Liberators Appointment.

1819.

Rare autograph letter signed by ‘El Libertador’, Simón Bolívar as President of Venezuela. One page, partially printed on Bolívar’s presidential letterhead bearing his title, ‘Supreme Head of the Republic, Captain-General of the Army of Venezuela and New Granada’, the letter is dated January 18 1819 and appoints Lt. Col. Laurencio Silva to the Order ofContinue reading "Simón Bolívar Signed Order of the Liberators Appointment."

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$9,500.00

Item Number: RRB-127430

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Vandermaelen, Philippe Marie

Amérique Septentrionale. Florides et Iles Lucayes. No. 62. [Map of Florida and the Bahamas].

Brussels : Lithographed by H. Ode, 1825.

Rare hand-colored lithograph map of South Florida, the Keys and the Bahamas from renowned 19th century Belgian cartographer Philippe Vandermaelen’s Atlas Universel. One page, the map displays South Florida and the Bahamas including major cities as of 1825 with numerous Native American trails and roads recorded and an inset text regarding the flora and faunaContinue reading "Amérique Septentrionale. Florides et Iles Lucayes. No. 62. [Map of Florida and the Bahamas]."

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$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-137108

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Bolivar, Simón

Simón Bolívar Autograph Letter Signed.

Bogota 1827.

Rare autograph letter signed by ‘El Libertador’, Simón Bolívar as President of Gran Colombia. One page, script in Spanish. Sent from Bogota, the letter is dated December 6, 1827 and reads in full, “A la Senora Manuela Garaycoa. Umd. siempre se eccele a si misma on bondades para conmigo y me prodiga elofios ques ellosContinue reading "Simón Bolívar Autograph Letter Signed."

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$9,800.00

Item Number: RRB-126188

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Bolivar, Simón

Simón Bolívar Autograph Letter Signed.

1829.

Rare autograph letter signed by ‘El Libertador’, Simón Bolívar as President of Gran Colombia. One page, script in Spanish on both recto and verso. The letter is dated May 13, 1828, and offers the recipient, Colonel José Félix Blanco, Bolívar’s support in his struggle to maintain the security of Barinas (of which was made GovernorContinue reading "Simón Bolívar Autograph Letter Signed."

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$12,500.00

Item Number: RRB-126183

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Jackson, Andrew

Andrew Jackson Signed Land Grant for Vigo County, Indiana, for Charles B. Modesitt.

City of Washington : General Land Office, 1830.

Rare Presidential Land Grant signed by Andrew Jackson as President. Quarto, one page partially printed and accomplished in manuscript, the document is dated January 4, 1830 and grants a quarter of land in Vigo County, Indiana to Charles B. Modesitt. The recipient, Charles Burns Modesitt, was a physician and businessman and one of the firstContinue reading "Andrew Jackson Signed Land Grant for Vigo County, Indiana, for Charles B. Modesitt."

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$2,200.00

Item Number: RRB-146758

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Cary, George; John and William Cary

Cary’s New Terrestrial and Celestial Library Globes.

London : J. & W. Cary: 1818; G. & J. Cary, 1833.

Fine pair of early 19th century celestial and terrestrial table globes published by John and William Cary, generally regarded as the greatest British globe makers of the late Georgian period. Comprised of Cary’s New Terrestrial Globe, Drawn from the most recent Geographical works, shewing the whole of the New Discoveries with the Tracks of theContinue reading "Cary’s New Terrestrial and Celestial Library Globes."

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$30,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149735

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Webster, Daniel

Daniel Webster Autograph Letter Signed.

1836.

Rare autograph letter signed by one of the most prominent American lawyers of the 19th century, Daniel Webster written in anticipation of the opening of the American west. One page, folded, text in the hand of an amanuensis, the letter stipulates which types of land Webster and Perkins wish the recipient, Joseph R. Williams ofContinue reading "Daniel Webster Autograph Letter Signed."

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$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-124353

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Victoria, Queen

Queen Victoria Autograph.

1839.

Rare autograph from Queen Victoria, boldly signed in ink, “Victoria R” and dated “1839” in another hand. Double-matted with a stunning portrait of Her Majesty. In fine condition. The piece measures 9.75 inches by 14 inches.

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$975.00

Item Number: RRB-146743

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Dickens, Charles

Charles Dickens Autograph Note.

1841.

Rare autograph note by great Victorian novelist Charles Dickens. One page, dated ninth June, 1841 and signed in the third person to John Critchley Prince. The note reads in full, “From Mr. Charles Dickens in payment of his subscription to Mr. Prince’s Poems. With every friendly wish that can encourage and cheer him in his onwardContinue reading "Charles Dickens Autograph Note."

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$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149428

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Victoria, Queen

Queen Victoria Royal Military Appointment Signed.

1842.

Rare Royal Military Appointment signed by Her Majesty Queen Victoria. One vellum leaf, partially printed. The document is dated 14th November 1842 and appoints John Aeneas Duncan to the position of Lieutenant in the 29th Regiment on foot. Signed by Queen Victoria in the upper right corner, “Victoria R.” Retaining the white Royal paper seal. InContinue reading "Queen Victoria Royal Military Appointment Signed."

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$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-124061

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Victoria, Queen

Queen Victoria Appointment Signed.

1842.

Rare signed signed by Queen Victoria on vellum, signed “Victoria R,” one page, 13 x 9, November 1, 1842. Queen Victoria appoints Archibald Richard Harene “to be Ensign in Our Ninety Seventh Regiment of Foot.” Signed at the head by Queen Victoria. The affixed paper seal and blue ribbon are present. In very good condition. Double matted and framed, the documentContinue reading "Queen Victoria Appointment Signed."

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$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-119348

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Faraday, Michael

Michael Faraday Autograph Letter Signed.

1849.

Autograph letter signed by Michael Faraday to William Coffin answering a question regarding the chlorate reaction with sulfuric acid, “or oil of vitriol,” in gunpowder. Addressed to William Coffin, it reads, “R[oyal] Institution, January 1, 1849, My dear Sir, I conclude you mean the acid which fires gunpowder – not directly but through the mediumContinue reading "Michael Faraday Autograph Letter Signed."

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$5,000.00

Item Number: RRB-73081

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Yan, Liu (Liu Dezhi). [Ye Zipei]

Complete Map of the World with All Nations.

China : Wanguo Dadi Quantu, 1851 [Xianfeng period].

Exceptionally rare second edition of Ye Zipei’s complete map of the world, one of only two known copies produced by terrestrial globe expert Liu Yan. The terrestrial map is comprised of six accordion-style albums bound in handmade paper with white titular labels lettered in hand to each front panel. A woodblock print in red andContinue reading "Complete Map of the World with All Nations."

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$30,000.00

Item Number: RRB-131424

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Dickens, Charles

Autographed Letter Signed Charles Dickens (ALS).

: 6/12/2015, 1852.

Two page autograph letter signed by Charles Dickens, addressed to attorney James Thomson. Tastefully matted and framed. “Tavistock House Saturday Evening Twelfth June 1852. My Dear Sir I am very glad that all is going on so well- very glad also, that there is no difference between us in reference to the request of ourContinue reading "Autographed Letter Signed Charles Dickens (ALS)."

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$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-2184

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Queen Victoria Royal Military Appointment Signed.

1854.

Rare Royal Military Appointment signed by Her Majesty Queen Victoria. One vellum leaf, partially printed. The document is dated 13th June 1854 and appoints Francis Eastwood Newport Tuiley to the position of Captain of a Company in the 21st Regiment on foot. Signed by Queen Victoria in the upper left corner, “Victoria R.” Retaining theContinue reading "Queen Victoria Royal Military Appointment Signed."

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$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-125238

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Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Nathaniel Hawthorne Signed Document.

Port of Liverpool 1854.

Rare original Naval “Oath of the Master and Mate” document signed by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Printed “Consul’s Certificate” accomplished in manuscript and signed in ink “Nathaniel Hawthorne Consul,” one page, dated 20 February 1854, with wafer seal. The Scarlet Letter author Nathaniel Hawthorne served as consul to the U.S. in Liverpool, England, from 1853-57. The appointment ofContinue reading "Nathaniel Hawthorne Signed Document."

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$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151822

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Mitchell Jr., S. Augustus

County Map of Florida and Map of South Carolina.

Clerk's Office of the District Court of the U.S. for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania 1860.

First edition of Samuel Augustus Mitchell Jr.’s map of the states of Florida and South Carolina, published in Mitchell’s New General Atlas, Containing Maps Of The Various Countries Of The World, Plans Of Cities, Etc. Embraced In Forty-Seven Quarto Maps, Forming A Series Of Seventy-Six Maps And Plans, Together With Valuable Statistical Tables. Philadelphia. OneContinue reading "County Map of Florida and Map of South Carolina."

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$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-138429

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Ames, Joseph Alexander. [George Washington]

Portrait of General George Washington.

1862.

Fine oil portrait of George Washington as General and Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army by Joseph Alexander Ames. Oil on canvas, the portrait depicts Washington in profile in his Continental Army uniform. Signed and dated by the artist in the lower right corner, “J. Ames 1862.” Ames, a self-taught artist born in 1816 in Roxbury,Continue reading "Portrait of General George Washington."

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$50,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149202

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Emerson, Ralph Waldo

Ralph Waldo Emerson Autograph Letter Signed.

1862.

Autograph letter signed by Ralph Waldo Emerson. The letter reads, “Concord (Concord has been crossed out and replaced with Parker House, Boston) Dec 24 1862 Dear Sir, I shall take lodgings at the Delavan House on Friday p.m. Respectfully R.W. Emerson, Mr. Burlingame. P.S. I mean to take the train which leaves Boston at 8:30Continue reading "Ralph Waldo Emerson Autograph Letter Signed."

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$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151902

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Preston, Shaffner Taliaferro

1862 Shaffner Taliaferro Preston Map of the United States of America.

London 1862.

Rare hand-colored lithographed folding map from the American Civil War. The map displays the Federal or non-slaveholding states, the border or slaveholding states, the Confederacy, and the Indian reservation with hand-colored borders. In fine condition. Matted and framed, the entire piece measures 15 inches by 21 inches.

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$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-145577

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