Fine example of the Cornelis De Bruyn map of the Indian Ocean, showing his route from Gamron (modern Bandar Abas) to Batavia (Jakarta). The map shows India and Indochina, including Sumatra and Thailand (Siam). The cities of Bombay and Calcutta are...
De Fer's Landmark Map of the Mississippi River Valley and the French Regions in interior of North America. Fine example of De Fer's rare map of the southern part of the French regions in North America, prepared by De Fer for the French Company of...
![Carte De La Louisiane Et Du Cours Du Mississipi . . . Juin 1718 [1st State!]](/map/small/62086.jpg)
"The Mother and Main Source of All the Later Maps" of the Mississippi River and Interior Parts of the United States and The First Map to Name Texas First state of De L'Isle's seminal map, one of the most important and influential maps of the 18th...
First Map To Name New Orleans -- "The Mother and Main Source of All the Later Maps" of the Mississippi River and Interior Parts of the United States and The First Map to Name Texas Second state of De L'Isle's seminal map, one of the most important and...
Antique Map of Friesland, in the Netherlands Fine old color example of this rare Halma map of Friesland. Detailed map of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe, the northeast provinces of the Netherlands, with armorial cartouche, scale of miles, vignette...
Decorative map of the islands of Corsica, Sardinia, and Malta.
Decorative and highly detailed map of Ptolemaic Germany, extending east to the Vistula and South to the Danube River.
Detailed map the Bay of Naples, with large inset of the city of Puteoli, graphically depicted. In the first century, Puteoli was a mercantile outpost of Rome and one of the major trading ports of the Mediterranean. The map is beautifully engraved to...
Detailed map of Central Italy in the Etruscan era. The map is divided into early regions, with Rome referred to as "Septicollis." Many early roads are illustrated.
Striking chart of the Southern Italian Mediterranean coastline, from Mt. Argentate and Plages Romenes to the south tip of Calabria, north coast of Sicily, east coat of Sardinia and southeast coast of Corsica. Nice example of this scarce chart, one of...
Fine map of the Ottoman Empire, published in Nuremberg by Christopher Weigel. Includes a decorative allegorical cartouche.
Fine map of Asia, published in Nuremberg by Christopher Weigel. At the top left, there are a list of major religious groups. It is likely that the intent was to color code the map by religious groups, but this apparently did not happen. Includes a...
Rare modern map of Sri Lanka (Ceylon), published by Weigel in Nuremberg. The map credits Philips Baelde and Adrian Reland. Philips Baelde or Father Philippus Baldaeus was a Dutch minister. He went to Jaffna during the Dutch period in Ceylon with an...
Decorative large format map of Java, with an inset of the bay of Batavia in the lower left corner. Two title banners include a short sketch of the history of the Dutch on the island, Remarques sur l'Etablissement des Hollandois à Java , written by...
Striking map of the Arabian Peninusla featuring the geographical features known to the ancients and decorated with a vignette and 9 medallions. An interesting and highly decorative map.
Detailed map of the Lower Part of Egypt, embellished with a cartouche illustrating 16 early Egyptian Coins. Provides a large format look at the Nile Delta, extending south the area near Memphis, Goshen, Nilopolis and Heracleopolis.
