NOEL and CLARK. A History of Tennis. 1924 View & Exploration Humboldt’s map of New Spain

Humboldt’s map of New Spain was the first “modern” map of the Spanish dominions in North America

The lithographs were printed by L

so Rokashi Hotan turned to the Chinese map Daimin Kyuhen Zu (Map of China under the Ming Dynasty and its surrounding Countries)

The globe is mounted in an early 18th century wooden Italian-style stand

The map opened the area to settlement from the east and defined the western limits of the American colonies

NOEL and CLARK. A History of Tennis. 1924 View & Exploration Humboldt’s map of New SpainA History of TennisNOEL, E. B. and CLARK, J. O. M. Published by Oxford University Press, 1924, 1924 2 volumes. 4to., (11 x 7 4 8 inches). Half titles. Colour frontispiece and illustratedthroughout reproducing original artwork and from photographs. Original bluebuckram, gilt, fore and lower edges uncut (spines a bit sunned). Provenance: fromthe Croydon Public Libraries, Central Reference Library, with their bookplate onthe front paste down of each