Decorative map of North America, showing California as an Island, based upon the second Sanson Model. The present example is from the private collection of Glen McLaughlin, author of The Mapping of California as an Island. (Letter available upon...
Title cartouche section of the Le Rouge wall map of Africa, published in Paris in 1740. The map includes a decorative cartouche showing Europeans trading gold and slaves with local African leaders.
Rare Manuscript Plan of a Prussian Military Encampment Mid-eighteenth-century plan of a Prussian military camp located near Opole, made at a time when the Prussian army was one of the strongest in the world. This document is a rare survival and...
Comparing the Observations of Newton, Bradley and Maupetius Rare map centered on Europe, without the western part of North America or the Pacific. The map includes tables showing variations in longitude and latitude, as calculated by Newton, Bradley...
Unusual, Separately-Issued World Map on the Horizon of Paris First published in Paris in 1739, this map shows the world projected around the meridian of Paris, one of several competing prime meridians in the eighteenth century. In the bottom right...
Improving Upon A Classic Dutch Double Hemisphere World Map Striking double hemisphere Dutch bible map published by the Keur family. The map is embellished with female allegorical figures representing America, Asia, Europe and Africa, based on early...
Antique Birdseye View of St. Augustine, Florida Detailed battle plan and view of the Town and Castle of St. Augustine, and the English Camp, showing the attacking forces of General James Oglethorp, during the English siege of St. Augustine in the...
Terrific map of the North Polar region, which shows the Northeast Passage, but no definite Northwest Passage. California is shown as an Island, along with the River systems of North America. Nice detail in the Polar regions, especially New Denmark and...
Striking map of North America, based upon De L'Ise's map. Includes a well delineated Great Lakes and corrected rendering of Baja California. The cartography of the Mississippi River Valley and the Rio Grande are still quite inaccurate. Lots of...
Fine Manuscript Chart of the Waters around Veracruz, Mexico Nice manuscript chart of the waters surrounding the important port of Veracruz, on Mexico's eastern coast. The simple yet aesthetically pleasing chart was meant to aid in navigation to and...
Fine example of the map of Porto Bello with a key showing points of interest. This is a very early map for the Gentleman's Magazine, the first year in which maps illustrated the book.
One of the First Maps of the Battle of Portobelo— First Plate Example Rare and highly influential plan of Portobelo, Panama based upon the sketch of Phillip Durrell, then a Lieutenant in the British Navy, and brought to London by Captain James...
Striking map of South America, published in Venice by Albrizzi, based upon Guillaume De L'Isle's map. Includes the routes of early explorers in the Pacific, including Magellan, Drake, Le Maire, Mendana, Van Noort and others, Fine depiction of the...
Scarce decorative map of Brazil by Albrizzi, based upon De L'Isle's map of the region. Decorative cartouche and a number of annotations within the body of the map in Italian.
Striking example of this decorative map of the British Isles by the Heirs of JB Homann. The map includes a large inset of the Orkney Islands and cartouches with coats of arms. The present example includes the title above the map in English.
Striking large format map of England and Wales, published by Herman Moll in London. The map is embellished with two large cartouches and an extensive table locating "all ye Cities, Market Towns, Boroughs and whatever Places in South Britain have ye...