Antique Giant Blonde South American River Turtle Carapace, circa 1880

Antique map titled 'Amérique Méridionale'. Old map of South America. With an inset map of the Galapagos Islands and decorative vignettes. This map...

Beautiful folding map of South America titled 'Colombia Prima or South America Drawn from the Large Map in Eight Sheets by Louis Stanislas D ' Arcy Delarochette'. Three insets in the...

Antique map titled 'South America'. Old map of South America. Published by Orr & Company, Amen Corner, Paternoster Row, London.

Antique map titled 'Kaart van het Onderkoningschap van Peru, zig uitstrekkende over Chili, Paraguay en andere Spaansche Landen: als ook van Brazil en verdere Bezittingen van Portugal...

American pottery still bank in the shape of a pig, used for saving coins (usually pennies) to encourage children the importance of thrift. Pottery still banks are somewhat scarce since the typical way to remove coins was to smash the bank open, albeit, with this particular example, perhaps a knife was used for coin removal (note the wear to the coin slot---see images) or perhaps the additional wear is also from many coins having been deposited. The bank is in good all original condition , from an unknown potter (unmarked) circa 1880's, and probably a variant of #633 "Two Toned Pig" in Andy Moore's "The Penny Bank Book" written in 1984 when collecting pottery banks...

Horse drawn trolleys or "horse buses" were the main source of "mass transit", along with trains in the late 1800s in America. Thus they were ubiquitous subject matter for toy makers to exploit as toys for young children. While many tin toy...

Antique map titled 'South America'. Original, antique map depicting South America. With outline coloring. Source unknown, to be determined. Artists and Engravers: Anonymous. Artist:...

Antique map titled 'Carte de l'Amérique Méridionale'. Scarce map of South America, published in Paris in 1821. The map shows the continent in the ...

Antique map titled 'Peru'. Original antique map of Peru. With cartouche, compass rose, ships and two sea-monsters. Published by W. Blaeu, circa 1645.

Great map of South America Copper-plate engraving Published C.1780 Two small worm holes to left side of map Unframed.