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I am posting this by request. --ECW
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Notice Concerning Stolen Antique Maps.
I am offerring a reward for any information leading to the recovery of the
following maps.
Approximately 50 Antique Maps were stolen from my store, Ted L. Canaday Old
and Rare Books, in Harrisburg, Pa. between February 8-15. The total value
of the maps amounted to appoximately $20,000. Most of the maps were
copperplate engravings from the 18th and early 19th centuries, with a few
exceptions dating as early as the 1580s and as late as the middle to latter
parts of the 19th century. All of these maps should be considered uncommon
within the general antique trade, and several unusual enough to warrant
attention within the smaller circle of antique map specialists.
All of the maps were housed in hinged mats, which allow the front matting to
be flipped over, so that the map can be removed for inspection. It is
generally thought that these may be discarded by the thief.
A listing is provided below of the inventory that was stolen. Please be
advised that approximately ten additional maps were stolen, that I have not
been able to accurately inventory, so a potential buyer may find the maps on
the list mixed with examples not listed.
Unusual standout items that should raise immediate attention include:
- The Manuscript Map of Early Oil Territory in Pa.
- The 4 Blaeu / Martini Maps of Chinese Provinces
- The Three Maps by Stackhouse, w/ particular note for his North American
example
- Seale's map of the African Coast
Any information regarding these maps, PLEASE CONTACT: Ted Canaday at
(717)574-0092 or by e-mail at: canadaytl@comcast.net
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Stolen Maps, Approx. February 8-15, 2007
**1655 Blaeu / Martini
"Xansi, Imperii Sinarum Provincia secunda"
Map of Chinese Province, Xansi
Original Color; Outline w/ Fully Colored Cartouche
**1655 Blaeu / Martini
"Honan, Imperii Sinarum Provincia qvinta"
Map of Chinese Province, Honan
Original Color; Outline w/ Fully Colored Cartouche
**1655 Blaeu / Martini
"Queicheu, Imperii Sinarum Provincia decimaquarto"
Map of Chinese Province, Queicheu
Original Color; Outline w/ Fully Colored Cartouche
**1655 Blaeu / Martini
"Quangsi, Sinarum Imperii Provincia..."
Map of Chinese Province, Quangsi
Original Color; Outline w/ Fully Colored Cartouche
**16?? Blaeu
"Gallaecia Regnum, descripta..."
Map of North West Coast of Spain
Original Color; Outline w/ Fully Colored Cartouche
**1740 Bowen
"An Accurate Map of the West Indies, Exhibiting..."
Uncolored
**1814 Carey, Matthew
"China, divided into its Great Provinces According to the Best Authorities"
Outline Color
**1818 Carey, Matthew
China, divided into its Great Provinces According to the Best Authorities"
Original Color
**1814 Carey, Matthew
"Italy and Sardinia from the Best Authorities"
Original Outline Color
**1720s Chatelain
(Ireland)
Uncolored
Map of Ireland in the middle bordered on both sides by text
**1694 Cluver, Philip
"Indiea, Orientalis et Infularum Adiacentium Antiqua et nova defcriptio"
Map showing India, China and Southest Asia
Uncolored
**1697 Cluver, Philip
"Africa, Antiqua et Nova"
Modern Outline Color
**1856 Cowperthwait, Thomas
"Kingdom of Naples or the Two Sicilies"
Original Color
**1703 De Fer, Nicolas
"L'Eglise de St. Pierre A Rome"
Engraved Bird's Eye View of St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome
w/ key below referencing 10 points of interest
Uncolored; 9" x 12"
**1828 Hall, Sydney
"East India Islands"
Outline Color
**1766 Hamilton, Sir William
(Engraving of a Vase)
From "Antiquites etrusques, greques et romaines"
Ink tends towards a dark brown color
**1832 Hinton, John Howard
"Map of the States of Pennsylvania and New Jersey"
Outline Color
Notable Feature: Bold Orange Outline of PA.
**1847 Levasseur
"Colonies Francaises Martinique, Amerique..."
Modern Color
**Levasseur
"Asie"
Modern Color
**Levasseur
"Europe"
Modern Color
**(1826c) Lizars, Daniel
"Hindostan"
Original Color
Small Inset Map of Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
**1881 London Illustrated News
"Birds Eye View of the Soudan and Surrounding Countries"
Chromolithograph Supplement; Full Color w/ Inset Portraits of
General Gordon and Colonel Stewert
**1865 Manuscript Map
"Map of Oil Territory near Tidioute, Warren County"
Cartographer: Henry Cobham
Hand Colored in Outline
RARE; Early Pennsylvania Oil Country
**1816 Melish, John
"Africa"
Original Color
** Mercator
"Westmorlandia, Lancastria, ... Salopia cum insulis Mania"
English County Map
Original Full Color
**(1628c) Munster
"Sumatra grosse Insel so von den alcen Geographen Taprobana.."
Uncolored
With Picture of an Elephant
**1814 Pinkerton, John
"Africa"
Original Color
**1665 Sanson d'Abbeville
"La Royaume de France"
Hand Colored in Outline
**(1665) Sanson d'Abbeville
"Le Royaume d'Angleterre..."
Map of England & Wales - Anglo-Saxon Period
Hand Colored in Outline
**1753 Seale, R.W.
"A New and Correct Map of the Coast
of Africa from Cape Blaco Lat. 20'40" N. to
the Coast of Angola Lat. 11' S"
Uncolored
Lightly Age Toned
In the ocean a large block of text provides fascinating
explanatory details concerning the coast and the forts and
settlements of several European powers.
In the interior, in the shape of a scroll, is an inset of the
Gold Coast.
Embellishment incl.a compass rose and several ships at sea.
**1790 Stackhouse
"Eastern Hemisphere"
Full Original Color
**1790 Stackhouse
"Western Hemisphere"
Full Original Color
**1783 Stackhouse
"North America in its Present Divisions agreeable to the Peace"
Full Original Color
**1835 Tanner, Henry S.
"The Kingdom of Naples or the Two Sicilies"
Original Color
Inset at bottom outlines environs of the city of Naples
**1840 Tanner
"United States of America"
Original Outline Color"
**1814 Thomson, John
"St. Vincent. Barbadoes"
Original Color
2 Large Views on One Sheet
**1829 Thomson, John
"Chart of the World on Mercator's Projection"
Original Color
Bright, Hearty Paper
**1780 Universal Magazine
"A New and Accurate Map of the Province of Pennsylvania"
Uncolored, Magazine Article was Matted w/ Map
**(1790s) Unknown
Astronomy Plate Removed from Cyclopedia
Depicts Numerous Astronomical and Surveying Instruments
Uncolored
**(1893) Unknown
Chromolithograph: Birds Eye View of the Columbian Exposition