1943Best.-Nr. 222343France. Circa1943. Beautiful French pictorial lithograph map 38 x 28cm. Little loss upper left corner not affecting image a little light even toning but still in very good condition. Attractive brightly coloured map by a French artist whose very attractive but indecipherable signature is printed at the bottom left corner of the map. The artist also drew maps of several other parts of Indochina. . unknown
Best.-Nr. 66027C1b. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by "Editorial Peru" Lima Peru. No Date 1927 . 848 pgs. Illustrated throughout with some illustrations in color and a large color fold-out map at the beginning. Ex-library item with Library of Congress bookplate present to the front pastedown and spine label present. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Front hinge exposed but otherwise intact. Illustrated monograph-guide published by Cipriano A. Laos in 1927 under the sponsorship of Touring Club Peruano a social center interested in promoting Peruvian tourism. The work represents an important compilation work regarding social cultural economic political and institutional aspects of Lima del Oncenio de Leguía. Its objective was to make the capital known to both national and foreign partners this in order to contribute to tourism and local investment. Of course in a context of significant US economic influence. Through its pages we can find information on avenues and parks spas and places of rest clubs or social centers educational institutions convents and churches sports professional directories shows public monuments hospitals hotels museums publications periodicals scientific societies and much more. Although its object of study is the capital it also offers reviews on other regions of the country such as Amazonas Arequipa Cuzco Huánuco Huancavelica La Libertad Loreto Puno among others. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . hardcover
1930Best.-Nr. 224883the pouch post 1930s the boat money pre20th Century. Ten metallic base metal bronze/copper alloy ingots or "Lat" money more widely known as boat or canoe money standard currency from the 16th to the late 19th Century across the Kingdom of Lan 9 smooth ingots graduated heights and a long textured ingot or "Tiger Tongue" with characteristic surface bumps long canoe-shaped indented front faces with thin raised borders and raised ends smooth verso the Tiger Tongue textured 6 @ approx 9 x 1.5 cms widest point 2 slightly longer 2 @ approx 10.5 x 2 cms 1 @ 12 x 2 cms the "Tiger Tongue" 11.5 x 2.3 cms; the two longest ingots 106 gm each combined total weight of the ingots approx 700gms the third in the series 100gms with mint stamps on the verso enclosed in a traditional slotted embroidered roll or pouch with a threaded green twine closure terminating in a French Indochina 1/2 cent 1935 bronze coin the set in very good condition uncleaned original patina. Bought in the 1990s from a Hmong village in Laos. . unknown
