1629, ISBN: 8ceece836b6eff91e83eb44fd9ce2f74

Colour lithograph, folding into original printed card covers bearing title and view on front cover and a map of the Léopoldville area on back cover (Excellent condition, Map amazingly cle… More...

Colour lithograph, folding into original printed card covers bearing title and view on front cover and a map of the Léopoldville area on back cover (Excellent condition, Map amazingly clean, bright and crisp, seemingly barely ever opened, only the lightest marginal wear to covers), 86 x 68.5 cm (34 x 27 inches).A very rare and early cartographic map collage of Africa, depicting a wealth of topographic and ethnographic information, plus the locations of dozens of American and British Christian missions, with an emphasis on the Congo, Angola and Liberia, made by the eccentric evangelical business magnate George May Powell, and printed in Vineland, New Jersey by 'The Africa News', the newspaper of the missionary giant Bishop William Powell. This very rare American composition features 9 maps, 2 views, and 1 topographical cross-section, and was created by the eccentric businessman, inventor and cartographer George May Powell, who was a prime supporter of the missionary activities of Bishop William Taylor, who founded many stations in Africa. The map was printed by Taylor's newspaper, The African News, on the press of T.B. Welch & Son, in what was the small town of Vineland, Cumberland County, New Jersey, located about 40 miles south of Philadelphia.In making the map, Powell, who had experience as a surveyor in the Holy Land, used many fine authoritative sources, and relied upon expert external advice, as a faintly printed note in the bottom left margin of the main map reads, 'The aid of Prof. Geo. M. Sayre, Cartographer of E.H. Butler & Co.'s Geog. Establishment, is cordially acknowledged.'The main map, The African News Map of Central Africa published by The African News, Vineland, N.J., which takes up the upper 60 percent of the sheet, embraces the midriff of Africa, from 16° South up to 6° North, and is centered upon the Conge Free State, which shaded in green, was a corporate entity personally owned the Belgian King Leopold II. The map shows that while the geography of Africa was by then overall reasonably well understood, there were still many blank areas, with the conjectural routes of unexplored rivers represented by dashed lines. While the boundaries between the colonial possessions of the various European powers, as agreed at the Berlin Conference (1884-5), are shown to be reasonably well-defined near the coasts, in the interior, these frontiers are improvised, for instance, the Congo Free State's limits have an artificially 'boxy appearance', ignorant geography that would determine its course. The territories of the various indigenous nations are noted, as are the locations of numerous European settlements and outposts. The main purpose of the map is to depict the locations of American and British Protestant missions in the Conge Free State and neighboring Portuguese Angola. While the Conge Free State was run on slavery and terror for the advantage of Leopold II and his associates, creating an environment later made famous by Joseph Conrad's novella The Heart of Darkness (1899), it was nevertheless a major focus of missionary activities. The Free State was dominated by the Congo River, the route into the heart of Africa, and its immense natural resource wealth. However, while navigable for about 160 km from the sea, passage further upstream is barred by a succession of astoundingly violent rapids and cataracts. In the context of the 'Scramble for Africa', following the legendary Welsh-American explorer and tireless self-promoter Henry Morton Stanley's epic expedition of 1876-7, during which he became the first Westerner to explore the upper reaches the Congo, proving that from 'Stanley Pool' (Pool Malebo, near modern Kinshasa-Brazzaville), the river was navigable for steamboats 1,600 kms further into the interior. This opened the possibility of the creation of a vast inland empire of limitless natural resources wealth. It also availed Christian missionaries with the possibility of 'saving' millions of souls in the heart of Africa, with the first of many missions established in the Congo in 1878.King Leopold II of Belgium seized upon the economic-political opportunity, and in 1881 hired Stanley to be his agent with the mandate of establishing the Congo Basin as an empire owned by his person, as opposed to the Belgian state (the kingdom's parliamentary government rejected any involvement in the scheme). With remarkable skill and speed, over the next four years Stanley founded many trading posts along and near the Congo River, including Léopoldville (Kinshasa), in 1881, ideally located at the base of the Congo's vast inland navigation. The French, led by Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (the founder of Brazzaville), were also setting up outposts in the right bank of the Congo.The present map appeared just over a decade after the first Christian missions had been established in the Congo, and by this time several different societies had founded outposts, some deep in the interior. Returning to the main map, the 'Explanation', in the lower right corner, identifies the symbols used to denote the Boundaries of the Congo Free Trade Area Bold Black Dashed Lines (an open commerce zone as agreed by the European powers); The Proposed Railway from Matadi to Stanley Pool Bold Black Tracked Lines (so avoiding the lethal rapids of the lower Congo); as well as the locations of the Stations of Bishop Taylor's Mission Bold Black Circles; the Stations of American Baptist Missionary Union Bold (English) Bold Black Hollow Squares; and Stations of the English Auxiliary Congo Balolo Missionary Society Bold Black Stars (also known as the Congo-Balolo Mission (CBM), a British Baptist missionary society, founded in 1888, with the boundaries of the Balolo lands marked on the map). The map also features interesting notes and details such as the 'Supposed general line of Stanley's march to relieve Emir Bey' (Henry Morton Stanley' s 1886 route to recuse Emin Pasha, the besieged Governor of Equatoria, Sudan); and at Ujiji, on Lake Tanganyika, it is marked 'Here Stanley found Livingston, November 10, 1871' (scene of Stanley's supposed "Dr. Livingstone I presume?" greeting). The map aslo featured 'Powell's 'Radial Key', with concentric circles of distances from Léopoldville.To the lower right of the main map is the African News Map of Liberia based on Anderson's drawings corrected by Heli Chatelain. Liberia was a country founded in 1822 by the American Colonization Society in order to provide a home for freed American slaves, in the grandest example of the 'return to Africa' movement. Interestingly, the map records the various land divisions acquired by Liberia over the years, with their boundaries and dates, as well as the 1883 boundary settlement between Liberia and British colony of Sierra Leone. The names of towns which are underlined are home to stations of Bishop Taylor's Mission.To the left of the Liberia map are contextualizing maps, including a general map, Africa (showing the comparative size of the continent versus that of Pennsylvania something that Americans could relate to); as well as a small inset, Part of Southern Africa and the Delta of the Nile. Immediately below is a topographical cross-section cutting across Africa from Pt. Lopez (Gabon) to Port Durnford (Burgabo, Kenya), running through Mt. Kilimanjaro.On the bottom register is a view of The Pyramids, from the East Bank of the Nile; as well as a map of Bishop Taylor's Missions on the Lower Congo (with their locations underlined);an untitled map showing the Shipping Routes from the United States and Europe to Africa; and a map of part of Angola, Loanda, Coanza River, etc. From a Drawing by H.W. Mead of Bishop Taylor's Mission (with the names of Taylor's missions printed in capitals). On the covers of the work are a view of missionaries and indigenous people by some rapids, while on the verso is a map of the Léopoldville (Kinshasa)-Brazzaville area, A Sketch of Stanley Pool by Compass.George May Powell and Bishop William Taylor: American Missionary Zeal Reaches the Heart of AfricaGeorge May Powell (1835 1905) was a fascinating, energetic figure, who combined capitalism and scientific curiosity with religious zeal. A native of Upstate New York, he became a statistician in the U.S. Treasury Department in the late 1850s, whereupon he was known for his unusual intellect and original thinking. A great support of Abraham Lincoln, he was active in Republican politics, and his tax plan was adopted for the party's winning plank during the 1864 election. During the U.S. Civil War, Powell was a prolific inventor, improving the design of army cots, prosthetic limbs, and as well as creating many fire-resistant materials. He successfully commercialized his innovations, founding the George May Powell Company, whereupon he made a vast fortune which he used to promote his true passion Evangelical Christianity. In 1868, he founded the Evangelical Press Association, and over the coming years led missions to North Africa and the Holy Land. He notably headed the 'Oriental Topographical Corps' to terrestrially and archaeologically survey Palestine to create accurate school maps of Biblical history. Powell was one of the greatest supporters of Bishop Taylor's missionary activities, and the present map celebrates the link between these two American missionary giants. Bishop William Taylor (1821 - 1902) was a Methodist missionary bishop, who founded numerous missions in Africa. A native of Virginia, he first became active upon joining the Baltimore Annual Conference in 1843. In 1849, he traveled to San Francisco during the Gold Rush, where he organized the first Methodist church in the city, remaining there for some years.From 1856 to 1883, Taylor travelled the world spreading the evangelical word, visiting Australia and South Africa (1863-6); England, the West Indies, British Guiana, and Ceylon (1866-70); India (1870-5); South America (1875-84); and Liberia, Angola, Congo, and Mozambique (1885-96). As the present map shows, he established numerous missions in Angola, Liberia and the Congo. In 1884, he was elected as the Methodist Episcopal Bishop of Africa, a post he held until his retirement in 1896. Stanley recalls that he was known to Africans as 'The Flaming Torch', carrying the light of the faith into heart of the continent. A Note on RarityThe map is very rare. It was seemingly produced in only a small print run, and while being of quite a fragile nature, it would have had a low survival rate. We can trace only 4 institutional examples, held by the Harvard University Library; Columbia University Library; New York Public Library; and the Wisconsin Historical Society.Moreover, we are aware of only a single other example as having appeared on the market.References: Harvard University Library: G8630 1889. P6; Columbia University Library: G8630 1889. P6; New York Public Library: Map Div. (Africa, Central. 1889) (African news map of Central Africa); Wisconsin Historical Society: D GX70 1889 A; OCLC: 40528410; Journal of the American Geographical Society of New York, vol 21 (1889), p. lvi; Zeitschrift der Gesellschaft für Erdkunde zu Berlin (1890), p. 611., The African News [T.B. Welch & Son], 1889, 0, London: George Thomason, c. 1659.. Edges with minor chips, the lower fore-corner of p. 345-6 is torn and missing (no loss to text), page numbers do not always follow numerical order, but foliation and text are consistent with no loss. A very good copy, text and plates are clean and crisp.. Binding: Contemporary full blind-lined calf boards, rebacked expertly in six compartments of raised blind-lined bands, gilt red and green morocco labels on two and four respectively, gilt text on six, edges marbled. , Notes: A contemporary work written to support the Parliamentarians under Cromwell in the English Civil War. This edition is a later state. This can be determined by the detail given to the illustrations on the double page map; in particular the detail given to the ships. The early states have very detailed ships whereas the later states have ships that are sparsely illustrated.Full of vastly curious and valuable matter (Bp. Warburton), Rushworths Historical Collections narrates a turbulent episode of 17th century English history, when the English Civil War was breaking out. Throughout his narrative, Rushworth shows a partiality towards the side of Parliament. His narrative also issues a warning of the potential chaos and destruction that developments in the British Isles might lead to. The important folding map is untitled and attributed to Wenceslas Hollar (Baynton-Williams, New Worlds, 83), juxtaposing a map of the British Isles with a view of the Battle of Prague effectively comparing the Thirty Years War that was devastating Central Europe with the Civil War that was engulfing England, warning the English of the consequences of civil disorder. The map in very good condition published on laid paper with a handsome watermark. John Rushworth (1612-1690) was an English lawyer, historian and politician who sat on the House of Commons at various times between 1657 and 1685. He compiled a series of works covering the English Civil Wars throughout the 17th century called Historical Collections and also known as the Rushworth Papers. , Size: Small Folio, Illustration: With three copper-engraved plates, including portraits of Charles I and James I, as well as a folding map of England. The folding map is untitled and attributed to Wenceslas Hollar (Baynton-Williams, New Worlds, 83), juxtaposing a map of the British Isles with a view of the Battle of Prague -- effectively comparing the Thirty Years War that was devastating Central Europe with the Civil War that was engulfing England, warning the English of the consequences of civil disorder., References: Baynton-Williams, New Worlds, 83.( Folding Map), Pages: P. (2), blank, frontis, title, blank, preface (10), index (14), 1-691, blank, appendix 1-57, blank, (2)., Category: Book History, George Thomason, 0<

1629, ISBN: 8ceece836b6eff91e83eb44fd9ce2f74

London: Printed for D. Browne, J. Walthoe, J. Knapton, B. Knaplock et. al...., 1721. 8 volumes. First Complete and Best Published Edition. With and engraved frontispiece of the author … More...

London: Printed for D. Browne, J. Walthoe, J. Knapton, B. Knaplock et. al...., 1721. 8 volumes. First Complete and Best Published Edition. With and engraved frontispiece of the author to Vol. I and Dedication to Richard {Cromwell] Lord Protector of the Common-wealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Dominions and Territories thereunto belonging. Folio, Very handsomely bound in contemporary paneled calf, the spines with raised bands separating the compartments, panels within the compartments fully gilt with elaborate corner tooling and central ornamental devices, two compartments with contrasting red and green morocco lettering labels, the covers with double fillet rules at the borders surrounding a central panel tooled with fillet lines enclosing a roll tooled framework and a central panel of mottled calf, original plain paper endleaves. Vol. I with index and subscribers list. Vol. II The Second Part Containing the Principal Matters Which Happened from the Dissolution of the Parliament...Until the Summoning of Another Parliament which met at Westminster, April 13, 1640. Vol. III The Second Volume of The Second Part Containing the Principal Matters Which happened From March 26, 1639 until...April 13, 1640. Vol. IV The Third Part...Containing the Principal Matters Which happened from the Meeting of the Parliament, November the 3d, 1640 To the End of the Year 1644 Wherein is a particular Account of the Rise and Progress of the Civil War to that Period...Vol. V The Second Volume of The Third....Vol. VI The Fourth and Last Part in Two Volumes. Volume the First. Containing the Principal Matters Which Happen'd From the Beginning of the Year 1645, to the Death of Kng Charles the First, 1648. Wherein is a Particular Account of the Progress of the Civil War to that Period. Vol. VII The Fourth and Last Part. Vol. VIII The Tryal of Thomas Earl of Strafford. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Upon an Impeachment of High Treason by The Commons then Assembled in Parliament, in the Name of Themselves and of the All the Commons of Englan: Begun in Westminster-Hall the 22th of March 1640. And Continued...until the 10th May 1641. Shewing the Form of Parliamentary Proceedings in an Impeachment of Treeason To which is Added A shor Account of some other Matters of Fact...With some Special Arguments in Law... A very handsome set in remarkably preserved and original binding, some hinges expertly refurbished, three covers detached, clean internally but for the usual browning to some leaves due to paper stock used in the printing, a large, wide margined copy of this important work. FIRST COMPLETE AND BEST EDITION. John Rushworth, (born c. 1612, died May 12, 1690) was the English historian whose Historical Collections of Private Passages of State, 7 vol. (16591701; 8 vol., 1721), covering the period from 1618 to 1649, continues to be a valuable source of information on events leading up to and during the English Civil Wars. Rushworth studied law, and in 1638 was made solicitor to the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed. He was enrolled at Lincolns Inn in 1640 and called to the bar in 1647. Rushworth was more interested in politics than in law, and during the intermission of parliaments (162940) he attended and made shorthand notes of all important political and judicial proceedings heard before the Star Chamber, the court of honour, and the king and council. In 164042 he was assistant clerk to the House of Commons, and after the outbreak of war he acted as a messenger between Parliament and its committees at Oxford and York. He himself published a number of the newssheets that preceded the establishment of regular newspaperse.g., the daily London Post (164445; 164647), the Kingdomes Weekly Post (16431644)and also the parliamentary pamphlets opposed to the Royalist Mercurius Aulicus. Following the execution of Charles I in 1649, Rushworth became personal secretary to Oliver Cromwell. He began drafting plans for the abolition of the monarchy and the House of Lords, and the establishment of an English Republic under the leadership of Cromwell. As secretary (164550) to Sir Thomas Fairfax, general of the New Model Army, Rushworth had considerable importance, and thereafter he was employed by the council of state and Parliament. When Cromwell became Lord Protector in 1653, Rushworth was promoted to Registrar of the Court of Admiralty. In 1657 he was elected Member of Parliament for Berwick in the Second Protectorate Parliament. As a member of the Cromwellian government he enjoyed the friendships of John Milton (who served Cromwell as the official State Censor); John Owen; John Bunyan and many other well known people of that period. When Oliver Cromwell died on 3 September 1658, his son Richard Cromwell became Lord Protector. At the Restoration, Rushworth made peace with Charles II and, although called to give information on the activities of the regicides, was not himself implicated. In 1667 he became secretary to the lord keeper and, later, agent to the colony of Massachusetts. Despite his many emoluments and an inherited estate, he fell into poverty and spent his last years in a lodging in the Kings Bench prison, Southwark, where he died. Rushworths Historical Collections was compiled from his own notes and from printed material, with the avowed intention of making it possible for a true history to be written of events that, in pamphlets and news sheets dating from the period before the control of the press, were liable to misrepresentation. It is most useful for its eyewitness accounts of the Earl of Straffords trial, the Battle of Naseby, and the parliamentary campaigns of 164445 and for its transmission of contemporary comment. While Rushworth was remembered as a person, his writings found favour in America where they served as a source of inspiration for Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson bought a copy of Rushworth's Historical Collections for use in his own library and he often quoted from them. Rushworth was a contemporary of John Lilburne whose writings had a profound impact on the history of the English Civil Wars of the 17th century. Although his senior, he also shared much in common with Oliver Cromwell (born 1599), because they were evangelical Christians who believed that the Church of England should undergo a total reformation, contrary to the wishes of King Charles I. His views of Charles I as a king who had declared war on his own people, were later echoed in words by Thomas Jefferson and others when writing about the reign of George III in the Declaration of Independence. Britannica. Wiki, Printed for D. Browne, J. Walthoe, J. Knapton, B. Knaplock et. al...., 1721, 0<

1629, ISBN: 8ceece836b6eff91e83eb44fd9ce2f74

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London : Printed by Tho. Newcomb for George Thomason, at the sign of the Rose and Crown in St Pauls Churchyard, 1659. 1st edition. Hardcover. Poor copy in the original full aniline calf … More...

London : Printed by Tho. Newcomb for George Thomason, at the sign of the Rose and Crown in St Pauls Churchyard, 1659. 1st edition. Hardcover. Poor copy in the original full aniline calf with raised bands. Front board detached. Spine bands and panel edges rubbed and bumped as with age. Preface page damaged. Text remains clear and without blemish. Physical description; portrait plates, folding map. Subjects; Politics and government. Great Britain History James I, 1603-1625 ; Early works to 1800. Early Stuarts, 1603-1649., London : Printed by Tho. Newcomb for George Thomason, at the sign of the Rose and Crown in St Pauls Churchyard, 1659, 0<