Rare map of the south polar regions, published in Italian, The map shows the Southern Hemisphere prior to the first discoveries in Antarctica, but shortly after the Voyages of Captain James Cook established a more accurately known coastline for New...
Fine example of the 1834 printing of Sekisui Nagakubo's landmark map of the World, based upon Matteo Ricci's map of the World, published in China. Sekisui Nagakubo's world map is one of the earliest world maps published in Japan. First issued circa...
French Edition of the Official World Map Showcasing the Voyages of James Cook Striking French edition of a detailed world map including tracks of all three voyages of Captain James Cook, expeditions that redrew the map of the Pacific Ocean. The map...
Scarce map of Asia, pubished in Amsterdam by Bachienne. The map includes a number of cartographic myths and interesting names, including Gama's Land and the Sea of Korea....
Detailed map of the United States and French Louisiana, west to the region of the Padouca Indians along the Upper Missouri and covering most of Texas. Nice detail in the Missouri and Mississippi River Valleys, indicative of the French activity in the...
Rare map of Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, northeastern Canada and New England, published by Bachiene in Amsterdam. The map appeared in Bachiene's rare Atlas tot Opheldering der Hedendaagsche Historie ....
Scarce map of New England and Nova Scotia, published in London. The map is centered on the Provinces of Maine and provides a fine detailed treatment of the region at the conclusion of the American Revolution. The treatment of Lake Champlain is quite...
The Battle of Penobscot Bay, Maine -- Lt. Colonel Paul Revere Commanding An Artillery Detachment Interesting American battle plan, showing the action between the British and American Troops at the Battle of Penobscot, during the American Revolution....
The Second Map Printed South of the Mason Dixon Line. Scarce and important Charleston and Fort Sullivan Battle Plan, issued in David Ramsay's History of the Revolution of South Carolina... . Thomas Abernethie was an early engraver in Charleston,...
Finely engraved map of the North Pacific and contiguous coastlines of Alaska and Russia, published in the first French edition of the official account of James Cook's Third Voyage. The present map is of the utmost importance in the cartographic...
Nice example of the first map of the Hawaiian Islands, from Anderson's edition of the Journal for Cook's Third Voyage. Tracks Cook's route through the islands with dates of various observations and landfalls and provides an interesting topographical...
Detailed map of South America, on the eve of its century of Revolution. Still shows the colonial details of Spain and Portugal.
Detailed map of the Guyana Colonies, from a scarce Dutch Atlas published by Bachienne. While derived from French sources, this map is far mor attractive and better engraved than the original by Rigobert Bonne.
Marvelous map of Columbia, Venezula, Ecuador and a large portion of Northern Brazil, including the entire Amazon River, plus Northern Peru. Includes a large decorative title cartouche. The map was issued in Zatta's Atlante Novissimo, a monumental 4...
Three Empires At War -- Austrian, Russian and Ottoman Fine 6 sheet map published in Berlin in the midst of the Austro-Turkish and Russo-Turkish wars, between the Austrian, Russian and Ottoman Empires. Centered on the Black Sea, the map shows the...
Scarce John Cary map of Poland published during "the Partitions." The map itself is detailed, showing the cities, rivers, lakes, and forests of Poland. Regions are named, including the Great Duchy of Lithuania, Polachia, Mascovia, Red Russia, Black...