Fine example of Aaron Arrowsmith's wall map of America, in four sheets, first published in 1804. An excellent map of America on the eve of the great era of Amerian exploration by Lewis & Clark, Humbolt, Pike, Long and others. The map reflects the...
Beautiful example of John Cooke's unusual and rare miniature atlas for children, with its complement of circle-framed maps copper-engraved maps. Cooke chose to diverge from almost all other mapmakers of the time in framing all of his maps in circular...
A Remarkable Japanese Manuscript Map of the World, Written in Russian, Copied from the Work of a Shipwrecked Japanese Sailor Striking double-hemisphere manuscript map of the world with toponyms written in Russian. The chart also includes the tracks of...
Including The Antipodes of the principal European Cities in the Southern Hemisphere Striking double hemisphere map of the world, revised to include the recent discoveries of Captain James Cook, La Perouse and Vancouver. The map includes tracts of...
Interesting map of the World, from Arrowsmith & Lewis's New & Elegant Atlas of the World. Shows the Sandwich Islands, an early post-Cook representation of New Zealand, Australia, and the northwest coast of America, etc. Australia without the...
Nice double hemisphere map of the World, from Arrowsmith & Lewis's New & Elegant Atlas of the World. Shows the Sandwich Islands, an early post-Cook representation of New Zealand, Australia, and the northwest coast of America, etc. Curious shape...
Rare separately issued map of the United States by Daniel Freidrich Sotzmann, engraved for Christoph Daniel Ebeling's Beschreibung. The present example has wide uncut deckled edges, similar to Sotzmann's individual maps of the states. The words "No....
The First American Map of Louisiana Territory Nice example of Arrowsmith & Lewis's map of Louisiana Territory, first published shortly after the completion of the Louisiana Purchase and about the time Lewis & Clark set out to explore the...
Detailed antique map of the United States, extending to the Mississippi, with a large inset of Florida. Mississippi Territory includes all of Alabama. No sign of Michigan Territory, but Detroit is prominently labeled. The map was featured in...
Early map of New Hampshire, divided by counties. Shows towns, rivers, roads, lakes, islands, bays, points, harbors, etc. A nice example, from Arrowsmith & Lewis's New & Elegant Atlas, an early collaboration between American mapmaker Samuel...
Early map of Rhode Island, divided by Counties. Shows towns, rivers, roads, lakes, islands, bays, points, harbors, etc. Includes both Block Island and Fischers Island. A nice example, from Arrowsmith & Lewis's New & Elegant Atlas, an early...
Early engraved map of Vermont from Arrowsmith & Lewis's New & Elegant Atlas, an early collaboration between American mapmaker Samuel Lewis and British mapmaker Aaron Arrowsmith. The map names many towns including Burlington, Montpelier, Stowe,...
Early map of the state of New Jersey, from Arrowsmith & Lewis's Atlas. Tanner was the engraver of the map and signed it under the title "Tanner, Sc."
Antique Map of a Section of the Ohio River Prepared By A French Spy Important early map of the Ohio River from Maysville, Kentucky to just south of Wheeling, West Virginia, prepared by the French military officer and spy George Henri Victor Collot,...