An Unrecorded Wall Map of the World from the Golden Age of Dutch Cartography. Finely preserved and previously unknown 4-sheet double hemisphere map of the World, intended to be displayed by a 17th Century Aristocrat. In the 17th Century, at the...
De Wit’s Map of the Americas—The First Dutch Map to Show Five Great Lakes Fine example of De Wit’s map of the Americas, first published ca. 1675. It was the first Dutch map to include all five Great Lakes, an improvement on De Wit’s first map...
Decorative contents page from a Mortier atlas. The map includes several iconic images of the period, including Atlas holding the globe on his shoulders and the great library scene across the bottom of the image. Fine old color example, with clean...
Fine example of Coronelli's map of the Old World, dedicated to Jacobo Marcello. Coronelli bases his map on classical geography, as known at the time of Ptolemy, Strabo and Mela, covering most of Africa and the Indian Ocean, but no Japan or China or NE...
Nice example of Valk & Schenk's scarce sea chart of the Azores, published in Amsterdam in 1690. The map is oriented with north at the top and includes compass roses, sailing ships and 2 decorative cartouches. Each of the islands includes...
The First Printed Map Devoted to The Great Lakes and Upper Mississippi Region Nice example of Jean-Baptiste Nolin's landmark map of the Midwest, presenting for the first time on a printed map the evidence of the robust and multi-faceted exploration of...
Mexico and Southwestern Rarity Rare English map of New Spain, published by Sir Jonas Moore. Extends to Baja California, Southern Florida, Texas and the Southwest. The map appeared in Moore's A New Geography. Many of the plates in the work were...
Nice example of this scarce late 17th Century map of the Southeast. Valk & Schenk's map is a rare re-issue and reworking of Jan Jansson's map of the region. Jansson's map of the Carolinas and Blaeu's map of the Carolinas are virtually...
Fine example of Vincenzo Maria Coronelli's map of the North Polar Regions, published in Venice circa 1690. Coronelli's map provides a remarkable depiction of the Arctic Circle, North Pole, Greenland, and Baffin Bay, with parts of Canada, parts of...
Detailed map of the Newfoundland, Labrador, Nova Scotia and the Gulf of St. Lawrence, by Vincenzo Maria Coronelli. The map comes from Coronelli's rare Atlante Veneto, one of the most decorative and ornate of all 17th Century Atlases. It exhibits the...
Rare north polar section of Coronelli's remarkable globe gores, first published in 1690. The present gore section is the upper calotte for Coronelli's large (110cm) globe showing the north pole and surrounding areas. The section includes extensive...
Fine example of the scarce Valk & Schenk map of Mexico . Gorgeous map of Mexico extending from just north of Mazatlan to Acapulco and from Tehuacan to the Sierra Madres, showing Mexico City, Puebla (Angelorum Civitas), Colima, Campostella,...
Detailed map of Hispaniola and neighboring Islands, from Coronelli's Isolario. Includes fine topographical details. The Turks and Caicos Islands are also shown, among others.
Nice example of Valk & Schenk's map of South America. The map provides substantial detail in South America, along with a number of vignettes showing native scenes, animals, canoes and huts. Off shore a number of sailing ships, canoes and sea...
Finely Colored Example of Coronelli's Map of South America Striking example of Coronelli's spectacular 2 sheet map of South America, one of the most influential maps of South America published in the late 17th Century. An attractive large folio map...
Nice example of this well executed late 17th Century map of Venezuela and the northeastern part of South America. Includes 2 decorative cartouches, vignettes of various indigenous animals, a compass rose and rhumb lines, etc. Originally engraved by...