Nice example of Leonhard van Euler's map of America, published in Berlin in 1753. Von Euler's map would appear to follow Guilluame De L'Isle in terms of its cartographic details. In North America an elaborate system of rivers and lakes, including...
An interesting series of twenty-two figures describing celestial motion and globular projections. These include a celestial globe (Figure 1), a projection of Asia (Figure 7), a rendition of a spherical astrolabe (Figure X) and a climatic model of the...
Important mid-18th Century chart of the Gulf of St. Laurence, Straits of Belle Isle and contiguous coastlines, published by Bellin, for the French Depot de la Marine. This interesting chart is one of the most significant maps of the region. The Strait...
Detailed Depot De La Marine's sea chart of the region centered on Jamaica, with the southern part of Cuba and western end of Hispaniola. This detailed map of Jamaica, shown divided into parishes, includes strong topographical details with many...
Detailed and well engraved sea chart of French Guiana and the island of Cayenne. The map was pubilshed in 1763 by Bellin (1703-72), a prolific cartographer assigned the Ministry of the French Navy. The chart shows soundings, anchorage's, channels,...
Detailed map of the Straits of Le Maire and Tierra Del Fuego, with a large compass rose. One of the maps produced by Nichlas Bellin for Prevost d'Exiles' influential travel book, L'Histoire Generale des Voyages.
Highly detailed map of the Straits of Magellan, based upon important recent surveys. Many islands, bays and other details in the Straits.
A nice example of this scarce map of the British Isles, published by the famous mathematician Leonard Von Euler.
Finely engraved pair of maps comprising northern and southern Scotland, drawn and engraved by Andrew Johnston, published in the third edition of William Camden's 'Britannia' in 1753. The maps provide a meticulous accounting of the towns, rivers,...
Highly detailed map of the Northwestern part of Russia, from the Gulf of Finland and Poland, to the western part of Asian Russia. Decorative cartouche.
Highly detailed map of the Northwestern part of Russia, from the Gulf of Finland and Poland, to the western part of Asian Russia. Decorative cartouche.
Rare second edition of this small map of Hungary, which appeared in the 11th edition of Kurtze, erlauterung . . . published in Berlin in 1795. Detailed table below.
Rare second edition of this small map of Bohemia, which apeared in the 11th edition of Kurtze, erlauterung . . . published in Berlin in 1795.
From the Secret Atlas! Nice example of this extremely rare sea chart of the area around Ningbo, Zhoushan and Mount Putuo (Powto) in the Zheijang Province of China, at the mouth of the Yangtze Delta, just south of Shanghai, from the Dutch East India'...
Canton, Macao & Hong Kong etc. -- The VOC Secret Atlas The chart was made for and used by the VOC (Dutch East India Company) for navigation and trading, with a compass rose with rhumb lines, depth indications and other relevant navigational...
Nice example of this detailed pair of maps of the Madura Coast, from the Dutch East India' Company's Secret Atlas. The chart is oriented with west at the top and shows the areas around the Dutch trading houses ast Warande Patnam and de Groote Kerke...