THREE DUTCH SEA-CHARTS  OF THE AFRICAN COAST, PUBLISHED IN 1666 Three rare sea charts by Pieter Goos (1616-1675) from his atlas De Zee-Atlas ofte Water-Wereld Published in 1666 it is considered one of the best sea atlases of the time. The maps held appeal to both the navigator and merchant ship owner and would have been…

AN EXCEPTIONAL LINE OF PROVENANCE EXCERPTA QUAEDAM E NEWTONI. PRINCIPIIS PHILOSOPHIE NATURAL – GEORGE STOKES’ COPY Quarto, 12 engraved folding plates, recent quarter goat skin over marbled boards. An exceptional and relevant line of previous ownership threads its way through this book. It bears the bookplates / labels of three notable mathematicians and one astronomer. In…

Two chromolithographed Easter greetings cards, ” Many Easter offerings thy path bestrew!” and “Many an Easter crown thy portion be!” 15 x 20cm, circa 1850. Two original watercolour greeting cards. Circa 1900, 10 x 15cm. A variety of Easter greeting cards available to view at our shop.

A Fire-Insurance Atlas – Cape Town. Volume1. Author: Goad, Charles Edward A fire-insurance atlas of central Cape Town. Comprising of 25 sheets, 53 x 62cm, most with outline duplicates to the facing page. Covering the area from Victoria Basin in the north to Culemborg Goods Yard and Searle Street in the east, De Waal Park in…

Thank you for the wonderful response to our emailer last month. We have highlighted some interesting new stock below. Please have a look at our website for more.   “CUT INTO LITTLE BITS”“If the country is cut into little bits we should die of starvation. We are headmen for the Government, and what should we have to…

Quagga has a new website. If you are not able to make it to our shop this festive season, click on the image above to discover our new fully e-commerce enabled site.

Welcome to a new series of monthly emails in which we will highlight some interesting and recently acquired stock. We have seen an increase in our online trade over the last few months and encourage you to browse our website or contact us if you are looking for anything specific. We are also always looking for interesting…