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(Menagerie & Circus) Van Amburgh & Co's Great Golden Menagerie. Henry Barnum... Manager.

Van Amburgh & Co's Great Golden Menagerie, managed by Henry Barnum, proclaimed as the largest exhibition in the known world, was an iconic traveling menagerie that toured America in the 19th century. This promotional material, dating from September 6th, 1871, illustrates the grandeur and diversity of the exhibition, boasting a collection of rare and wonderful animals, and positioning itself as a significant institution for the study of natural history, all unaccompanied by objectionable circus performances.

Price: $ 950.00

Mappe Monde ou l'on peut sans le secours d'aucun maitre prendre entres peu detems les differents Pais, Empires, Royaumes, Etats et Republiques & de chaque partie du monde; les Isles qui en dependent, leurs Capitales, et les Soverains qui y donnent des Sois . . . Presentee a Monsieurs herault conseilles d'Etat de lieutenant General de Police, Seigneur de Fontaine l'abbe Vancres son et autres lieux -- Par Monsieurs L'abbe de Gourne ????? Commandataire.

Elaborate Table Drawn During The War of the Fifth Coalition

Price: $ 1,100.00

[ Twin Hemispheric Maps of the Constellations ] Hemisphere Celeste Septentrional [with] Planisphere Celeste Meridional

Mapping the Constellations of the Northern & Southern Skies

Price: $ 1,100.00

Machina Coelestis or the Great Orrery made for the Academy in Tower Street, by Thomas Wright Mathematical Instrumt. maker to his Majesty in Fleet Street London / Machina Coelestis ou le Grand Orrery . . . .

A rare depiction of Thomas Wright's Orrery, which is an instrument that represents the revolution of the heavenly bodies through many complicated movements. The orrery takes its name from Charles Boyle, the fourth Earl of Orrery, who was one of the first to own one.

Price: $ 2,400.00

(Early Philadelphia Architectural Drawings) Plan of the ceiling of St. Andrews Church [with two additional drawings on another sheet]

An Early Architectural Drawing by One of America's Most Distinguished Early Architects

Price: $ 12,500.00

Standard Time Zones of United States and Canada | Rand McNally Desk Map of United States

Rare and fascinating map of the United Sates, showing the country's railroads and time zones. This map was published in Palms, Los Angeles, by the Llewellyn College of Astrology and Publishing Company, using a Rand McNally Desk Map of the United States as a base.

Price: $ 650.00