Rare Contemporary-Colored Example of Linschoten's Map of South America Striking example of this spectacular map of South America, the Caribbean, Florida and the Gulf Coast, along with a marvelous treatment of the unknown southern continent. Engraved...
A Remarkable Dutch Sea Chart Used For Navigation Between Africa and America Rare Johannes Van Keulen issue of Pieter Goos's sea chart of the Atlantic Ocean, America and Africa, first published circa 1680. This chart was created for use at sea by...
The First National Atlas of the United States. The Exceptionally Rare 1783 Edition of Jeffery’s American Atlas. Thomas Jefferys' American Atlas was one of the four great atlases of the Colonies available during the Revolution - along with Faden's...
"A scientific and artistic document of the first order" -- One of the most important sea charts of the 17th century. Exceptionally rare Johannes Loots issue of Guillaume Blaeu's landmark sea chart of the Atlantic Ocean, America and Africa, printed on...
Fine Chart of the Atlantic from an Influential Atlas Scarce sea chart of the Atlantic Ocean from the important Atlas Maritimus et Commercialis, published in London in 1727. The map provides a detailed treatment of the East Coast of North America,...
A highly decorative and important sea chart showing Florida, the Gulf Coast, Caribbean, Central America and the region from south of the mouth of the Delaware River. This fine separately published map was first engraved around 1650, but is based...
Forlani’s Map of South America—The Only Lafreri School Map of The Continent Rare map of South America by Paolo Forlani. It was the first map of South America to show the interior in considerable detail and is the only map of the continent produced...
Ortelius’ Map of Florida—The First Separately Printed Map of Florida! An excellent example of Abraham Ortelius’ seminal map of Florida and the North American South, shown within a trio arrangement of maps focused on Central and South America....
Jacques Le Moyne's Landmark Map of Florida & The Southeast, Based On The Expedition of Laudonniere to Florida in 1564 Jacques Le Moyne's map of Florida and the Southeastern portion of the United States is one of the most important 16th Century...
Fine view on the mouth of the F. Maij (St. Johns River) just north of modern day Jacksonville, based upon original watercolor paintings by Jacques Le Moynes de Morgues, an official French artist, who accompanied two important French Expeditions to...
Nice example of the second edition of Herrera's map of Florida and the Caribbean, which first appeared in Herrera's Descripcion de las Indias Ocidentales, first published in Madrid in 1601. In describing the map, Burden notes: Of interest to us on...
The earliest obtainable maps of the Southeastern United States. De Laet's description of America is arguably the finest of the 17th Century. The map was almost certainly engraved by Hessel Gerritsz, based upon the work of Claesz in 1602, and Jacques...
Blaeu's Chart of the Caribbean Nice example of Blaeu's chart of the Caribbean, based on a section of Blaeu's own West Indische Paskaert (ca. 1630) and Hessel Gerritsz' rare chart of 1631. The chart was the most accurate for its time and was used...
The First Sea Chart Focused on the Coast of California Rare first edition of the earliest map to focus on the California Coast, published in Florence by Robert Dudley. The map appeared in Dudley's landmark sea atlas, the Arcana del mare, the first...
Fine example of Nicolas Sanson's double-page engraved map of Mexico and Central America south to the Gulf of Panama. The map also includes a nice treatment of Southern Florida, including Bahia de Tamap, Bahia De Carlos, B. de Juaon Ponta, Cabo de...
First Edition of Sanson's Map of Florida and the Southern parts of North America Striking example of Sanson's important early map of Florida and the Southeast, illustrating a number of early and important cartographic features. The first atlas map...