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16 Mar

Antique World map by Robert de Vaugondy

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A great antique hand-coloured map, showing the world in hemispheres, by famous French cartographer Didier Robert de Vaugondy (1723-1786), with beautiful and intricate cartouches and hand colouring.  Published in the late 1700’s/early 1800’s in Paris. Size: approximately 73,5 cm x 53,5 cm), copper print map on paper with rear canvas, in good condition despite signs of age The map is from the “Nouvel Atlas Portatif”, first published in 1762 by Didier Robert de Vaugondy, who was appointed geographer of King Read More...
16 Mar

Antique Afrique map by Robert de Vaugondy

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A great antique Afrique map, divided into main empires and kingdoms, by famous French cartographer Didier Robert de Vaugondy (1723-1786), with beautiful and intricate cartouches and hand colouring.  Published in the late 1700’s/early 1800’s in Paris. Size: approximately 76,5 cm x 56,5 cm), copper print map on paper with rear canvas, in good condition despite signs of age The map is from the “Nouvel Atlas Portatif”, first published in 1762 by Didier Robert de Vaugondy, who was appointed geographer of Read More...
09 Mar

An unusual and late Joblot-type simple microscope, France, circa 1800

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A very unusual simple French microscope after the forms introduced in the early 18th century by Joblot (see the two images extracted from the Joblot’s book published in 1718) and similar to the one in the billing collection numbered 291 (without case in the Billing collection).   The billing catalogue describes the microscope as :  “Maker unknown ; simple, before 1738 This instrument  is made of one piece flat brass curved and bent in the center to form two plate each 2-1/2 inches Read More...
26 Feb

18th century set of cased dividers

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An Franch set of cased dividers, C 1710. Made of brass and steel with five attachable points of which three straight and two curved. Each required accessory could be inserted into the brass legs and held by a screw. The case is made of wood and leather, on the inner side it is covered with green fabric and coloured paper, it is locked by a hook which is decorated as a flower. Case dimensions: 10,4 x 24 x 3 Read More...
10 Feb

RASPAIL TYPE SIMPLE MICROSCOPE

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SHIPPING BY FEDEX, UPS, ROYAL MAIL, ETC. FULLY TRACKED.  Contact Email:  michaelread060@gmail.com Read More...
05 Feb

An early 18th Sundial by LeMaire I

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An early 18th Sundial signed “P.re Le Maire” Brass Dimension: 9 x 5.8 cm (3 ½” x 2 ¼”); case 10 x 8 cm (4 x 3 ¼”) A very good sundial by his inventor, in perfect working condition. It comes with an old associated case. — Pierre Le Maire I (w1672 – 1745) son of Nicolas, worked at “La Pierre d’Aimant”, Rue de Bourbon (1698) and Quai de l’Horloge en 1700 He is known for a quite large range of instruments, such as sundials, Read More...
04 Feb

Decorative lancet case with 6 lancets, 1880

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A cased set of six thumb lancets C 1880. The thumb lancets are made of tortoise shell and signed by “ 3 by Luer a Paris and 2 by Mathieu a Paris”. Dimension of the metal case will be 7 x 2,5 x 2,5 cm. Look for shop information on www.vanleestantiques.com  Read More...
04 Feb

Bertillon orthometre measuring device for criminal identification, c. 1895

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An orthometre brass measuring instrument Contained in a velvet lined wooden case of circa 1895. The orthometre was used to measure the face and head, and in particular the protrusion or retraction of the eyeballs. The orthometre was designed by Alphonse Bertillon (1853-1914) in Paris, France, as a criminal identification tool as part of his antropometrics system, which recorded detailed physical measurements to identify individuals. Bertillon used various tools to measure height, head circumference, arm length, leg length, finger lengths Read More...
04 Feb

FRENCH POCKET SUNDIAL

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SHIPPING BY FEDEX, ROYAL MAIL, ETC. FULLY TRACKED.  Contact Email:  michaelread060@gmail.com Read More...
04 Feb

Early 19th Century Lerebours telescope

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Early 19th Century Lerebours telescope, signed “Lerebours opticien de l’empereur et Roi – Place du Pont-Neuf à Paris” Good condition except small crack in the objective lens (visible in the photos). The price is of the telescope without the stand.  For further photos and information please contact me. Thank you.    Nöel-Jean Lerebours (*1761;†1840) Place du Pont Neuf 13, Paris “The first of the great opticians who helped make the French optical industry competitive with the English between the late 18th century and the 1820s. Read More...
18 Jan

~RARE AND FINE COMBINATION TREPANATION/DENTAL SET-STREISGUTH~

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Never used trepanation/mastoidectomy and dental surgery set by Streisguth of France c.1900 with black lacquered ebony wood handles. Instruments are constructed/forged in bright surgical steel. Complete with key. Set measures 15 x 7 x 2 1/2 inches deep (37 x 13 x 6 cm.). Mahogany case. All blueing of screws intact. Stylised trepan in the 18th/19th C. form with two serrated trephines. Hand trephine with three conical bits/burrs, an Archimedian drill with tube of 6 bits/drills, a  molar dental key/extractor Read More...
15 Jan

A Palais Royal monocular telescope or spyglass

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A good example of a french Palais Royal monocular telescope in a red leather case by Lemiere Read More...
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