An inset shows Greenland and Iceland. Decorative elements include ships, sea monsters, and vignettes of native Americans within South America. In addition, the map is bordered by a series of nine maps and birds-eye views at the top (including Cusco, Havana, and Mexico City) and ten ethnographic views of various Native Americans.The delineation of the coast and the nomenclature on both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts are basically Spanish in origin and follow the maps of Ortelius and Wytfliet. To...

This is the second copperplate of Ortelius'.

Rare, wall map of America in 2 sheets, after R. Bonne. With 3 inset maps of Hispaniola, Martinique and Hudson Bay. Beautiful title cartouche depicting a Native American leaning on a shell, under a palm tree, the figure is surrounded by typical elements of the flora and fauna of the continent as a beaver and 2 pelicans.

A Map of the United States and Canada, New-Scotland, New-Brunswick and New-Foundland / Carte des Etats Unis, avec Le Canada, la Nouvelle Ecosse, le Nouveau Brunswick & Terre-Neuve. Dressée par LAPIE, Capitaine-Ingénieur-Géographe. Publiée par P.A.F.TARDIEU, Graveur, Editeur propriétaire a Paris. Déposée à la Bibliothèque Imperiale, le 10 Juin 1806. [together with]A Map of the West-Indies and of the Mexican-Gulph / Carte des Indes Occidentales et du Golfe du Mexique. Dressée par LAPIE, ...

¤ Engraved by I.van Anse. A very representative example of a Dutch chart of the Atlantic, showing the north-east coast of America, the coasts of Africa and Europe and South America, including Florida and the West Indies. Gerard issued ca. 40 charts of this exceptionally large format. Collections of these large-size charts were issued in the shining sea-torch and as separate atlases.Title in Dutch, French and English. North America from Labrador to West Florida, including New Foundland, the Gulf...

Rare two-sheet blue-back sea chart of the Atlantic and Eastern part of North America., published by Gerard Van Keulen. The map extends from the latitude of Newfoundland and the English Channel in the north to the Equator in the south.In North America, most of the Great Lakes are shown and a large lake (Apalache Lac) in South Carolina. Florida is presented in a triangular shape.Florida is shown in a triangular model, with large islands forming the tip and numerous soundings along the coast. The ...

FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE OF THIS MAP. Decorated with ships and monsters in the sea. Orientated with east at the top. With the signature of G. Blaeuw lower right corner. Shows the Pacific coast of South America from Ecuador (at the left-hand side) as far south as the Atacama desert in the northern reaches of Chile. "As early as 1520, Spanish settlers in Panama had heard tales of a powerful civilization rich in gold that lay to the south, and in 1522 an expedition was organized to find this land...

A lovely example of Jo Mora's Del Monte Properties Company' California's Fun' playground tourist map of the Monterey Peninsular, published in San Francisco in 1927. The rare first state and among the rarest maps by Jo Mora.A lively map full of interesting, fun illustrations of the region. The map borders are surrounded by many small illustrations of modern and historical Monterey. These include animals, historical figures, native Indians, missionaries, cowboys, singing & dancing, the 'gold rush'...

A beautiful view of the small town of Christiansted on the island of St. Croix. This view shows much of the harbour and a portion of the town's waterfront. one of a series of six lithographs of St. Thomas produced by the publishing firm of Baerentzen & Co. Drawn on stone by E. Westerberg after a drawing by Capt. P. Seidelin.

A highly detailed and rare sea chart of the mouth of the Orinoco River, Trinidad, Tabago, St.Vincent and neighboring islands. Oriented with north to the right by two compass roses.A large inset shows Tobago on a larger scale. Taken from De Nieuwe Groote Lichtende Zee-Fakkel, Part IV.Decorative scale cartouche features Neptune with his entourage and natives with trade goods. The chart is further adorned with a monkey atop the title cartouche and a sailing ship.

FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE OF THIS MAP. Decorated with ships and monsters in the sea. Orientated with east at the top. With the signature of G. Blaeuw lower right corner. Shows the Pacific coast of South America from Ecuador (at the left-hand side) as far south as the Atacama desert in the northern reaches of Chile. "As early as 1520, Spanish settlers in Panama had heard tales of a powerful civilization rich in gold that lay to the south, and in 1522 an expedition was organized to find this land...

A very detailed map extending from Hudsons Bay to Panama, and including the West Indies. The map is a later copy of Guillaume de L'Isle's foundation map of North America, originally prepared in 1700.The de L'Isle was one of the earliest maps to restore the peninsula form for California, and has a much improved outline for the Great Lakes and Mississippi valley.The map shows select towns and cities, forts, Indian villages and tribal territory and relief.

Uncommon map published by Lattré. This map is most notable for its depiction of "Mer de L'Ouest" or "Sea of the West". A great sea, easily the size of the Mediterranean, to flow from the then-known Strait of Juan de Fuca. Showing an opening to the ocean from this great sea at roughly in North California or Oregon and Quivira somewhere in Idaho. Fattening Alaska and appropriately leaving blank the unknown parts of Northern America. Listing Indian nations, towns such as Santa Fe.

A detailed large-scale map showing the Bering Strait, Kamchatka, Alaska and much of North America. While the Russian coastline is shown with reasonable accuracy. Showing tracks of Captain Cook. Prepared by Heinrich Roberts.A German language variant of Cook’s map of his explorations along the northwest coast of America and the northeast coast of Asia. Based upon original work by Cook’s cartographer Henry Roberts. Vancouver Island is missing. Shows several lakes west of Hudson Bay in what is...

The second edition of Rossi's map of South America, based upon Sanson's map, but with revised Italian nomenclature. From his 'Mercurio Geografico...'. The engraver was Giorgio Widman. With a large title cartouche in the lower right.

Willem Blaeu's very decorative map of Chili with two large and beautiful cartouches, a compass and ships. From early on Willem Jansz. Blaeu aimed of publishing an atlas to compete with the Hondius-Janssonius Atlas. By 1630, he had published at least 17 folio size maps. Blaeu was able to realize his plan soon after he had acquired the copper plates of the atlas maps by Jodocus Hondius. The "Appendix followed in 1630.In 1635 he finally realized a "international edition" of a world atlas, the "The...

Map of New Spain and New Galicia shows the city of Mexico situated by a large lake, as well as the location of many silver and gold mines. The map's elaborate cartouche is surmounted by the Spanish Royal coat of arms. Based on Ortelius map of 1579 which became the basis for many of the seventeenth century maps of the area.  From early on Willem Jansz. Blaeu aimed of publishing an atlas to compete with the Hondius-Jansson Atlas. By 1630, he had published at least 17 folio size maps. Blaeu was ab...

Map of Bermuda from the rare Cloppenburg edition slightly larger format and more scarce edition of the Mercator/Hondius "Atlas Minor". Engraved by Pieter Van Den Keere.The Cloppenburg edition "Atlas Sive Cosmographicae Meditationes De Fabrica Mundi Et Fabricati Figura", was continued for a couple of years but seems to have been suppressed after 1636 ... (Koeman Atlantes Neerlandici).Based on the 1595 Abraham Ortelius map, but with added decoration.

A fine map of Tierra del Fuego. With an explanatory text of the passage by Barent Jansz. Potgieter who accompanied captain Sebald de Weert to the Straits in 1599/1600, being the first Dutch vessels to sail through the Strait of Magellan, in Latin and Dutch.After various English voyages, the Dutch appeared in the Strait of Magellan in 1599. One of the Dutch pioneering voyages to the Southwest was the one by Jacques Mahu and Simon de Cordes, who were sent out by Rotterdam merchants. The five ships...