Fine copy of this map by Krystof Arciszewski, a Polish general who worked for the Dutch West Indian Company. The map perpetuates various myths including the Parime Lago , although it is generally more accurate than its predecessors. Orientated with west to the top. Including the mouth of the Amazon.

Striking old color example of Blaeu's second map of Brazil prepared by Krystof Arciszewski, a Polish general who worked for the Dutch West Indian Company. The map perpetuates various myths, including the Parime Lago , although it is generally more accurate than its predecessors. The map includes the region from the mouth of the Amazon River to the La Plata. Orientated with west to the top. Including the mouth of the Amazon.Brasil was first discovered by Pedro Álvares Cabral in 1500 while en rou...

A charming copper engraving depicting a town surrounded by a luxuriant landscape on the background and a couple of indigenous on the foreground.From the French text edition of Description d'Univers, 1683. by Allain Manneson Mallet (1630-1706), a well traveled military engineer and geographer who worked in 17th century France under King Louis XIV.

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.

Fourth state of the map of Canada published by Delisle with the imprint "sur le Quai de l’Horloge a l’Aigle d’Or avec Privilege pour 20 ans, 1703". Beneath the title, Renard’s imprint is erased.Including the fictitious discoveries of Baron de Lahoutan: the legendary River Longue etc. The north west corner of Hudson Bay is left open, leaving the possibility of a north west passage open. De l'Isle's map was the first to show Detroit (founded by Cadillac) and the first to mention a settleme...

Six meticulously detailed and engraved scenes of the island of St. Kitts, also known as Saint Christopher, and the province of Bemarin, indigenous plants, animals, reptiles, fish, crustaceans and insects.On a single sheet from Volume Six of Chatelain's "Atlas Historique".From left to right, top, the illustrations depict the French General's palace on St. Kitts, Indians visiting the French, and a landscape in Bemarin Province. Zacharie Chatelain (d.1723) was the father of Henri Abraham (1684-1743...

A finely engraved plan of the harbor, fort and village of Acapulco drawn from a hilltop vantage point looking out to sea. Several galleons are pictured approaching or anchored in the harbor. After Johannes Vingboons.François Valentijn (1666-1727), a missionary, worked at Amboina from 1684 to 1694 and 1705 to 1713 and traveled extensively in the VOC's lands. He is best known for his monumental history and description, "Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën" which remains one of the most important primary so...

Eight maps on one sheet. From Chatelain's Atlas Historique et Méthodique . Including maps of Bermuda, Jamaica, New England with Long Island, Carolina, Chesapeake and Delaware Bay, Nova Scotia and a map of the Caribbean.

Fine map prepared by G.d'Isle depicting North and south America, the west coast taken north to Cap Mendocin and Cap Blanc with a note Entrée decouverte par Martin d'Aguilar .The re-engraved Amsterdam edition, with the lettering within the title cartouche copied from the issue of the first edition with the florid lettering for d'Amerique. Dated 1739.

Four maps on one sheet (New Found land/ New England/ Virginia and Carolina/Florida) based on J.B.Homann's map, showing British possessions in North America. The upper left shows territory in Newfoundland and around the Bay of St. Lawrence, with portions of the ‘lost’ colony of New Scotland. The Grand Banks are prominently noted as well. The map immediately to the right shows claims in New York and New England, with large areas in Pennsylvania noted as belonging to the Iroquois. The lower lef...

Johann Baptist Homann's well-engraved second map of America has a large decorative cartouche. Detailed map of the western hemisphere.The interior of North America has new details supplied by the Jesuits, especially along the Mississippi River and English and Dutch information along the coast.The Great Lakes after D'Anville. The NW Coast of America and NW Passage are still unknown. Quivira -the legendary land of gold and silver- is shown considerably east of its normal location. Johann Baptist Ho...

Nice small map of South America. Dated 1748. From Atlas Portatif Universel, by Robert de Vaugondy.Page 105 outside border top right. Mary Sponberg Pedley does not mention a state without date.

Nice small map of Central America, extending from the Yucatán Peninsula to Panama. From Atlas Portatif Universel, by Robert de Vaugondy.From Atlas Portatif Universel, by Robert de Vaugondy.Page 89 outside border top right. Mary Sponberg Pedley does not mention a state with this number.

Detailed small map showing most part of the Brazilian seacoasts, from the mouth of the Amazon River as far as the island of Sao Sebastiao.From Atlas Portatif Universel, by Robert de Vaugondy.  111 outside border top right. Mary Sponberg Pedley does not mention a state without date.

Rare and decorative map of South America with good detail and interesting notations concerning the explorations of the interior. With in the lower right corner a title cartouche flanked by natives with a background of erupting volcanoes.The Amsterdam publishing firm of Covens and Mortier (1721 - c. 1862) was the successor to the extensive publishing empire built by Frenchman Pierre Mortier (1661 - 1711).  Upon Mortier's death in 1711 his firm was taken over by his son, Cornelius Mortier (1699 -...

This is the more scarce edition with the title cartouche lower left surrounded by Neptune and a native Indian.A rather accurate depiction and descriptions of South America. Brazil is slightly enlarged and bears mainly names of the costal zone. The inland was rather unknown at the time and regarded as both pagan and dangerous area like the Amazon.Argentina with Cape Horn and the Falkland Islands are merely deformed. The map was published by Matthäus Seutter's son in law Tobias Conrad Lotter, who...

The title cartouche lower left surrounded by native Indians and an Elephant.A rather accurate depiction and descriptions of South America. Brazil is slightly enlarged and bears mainly names of the costal zone. The inland was rather unknown at the time and regarded as both pagan and dangerous area like the Amazon.Argentina with Cape Horn and the Falkland Islands are merely deformed. The map was published by Matthäus Seutter's son in law Tobias Conrad Lotter, who continued the cartographical work...

A well engraved and highly detailed chart of French Guiana and the island of Cayenne. Made in 1763 by Jacques Bellin (1703-72), a prolific cartographer assigned the Ministry of the French Navy. It shows soundings, anchorage's, channels, shoals, navigational sightings. Engraved by Croisey, engraver for the Depot Générale de la marine is noted as such on the map.

From the Atlas Universel , a detailed map extending the length of the east coast from Penobscot Bay to Cape Fear and, in an inset, from Cape Fear to Fort St.Georges.This state with a dotted border of Treaty of Paris, 1763, with Virginie and Caroline Sept. Et Merid. Extended west to Mississippi. New-Hemp-Shire" and Prov. De Sagadahock" now added.The Atlas Universel of Gilles and Didier Robert de Vaugondy was first published in 1755. The maps were detailed, precisely engraved and not given to the ...

Rare separately issued map, unfortunately only the upper part of the map. It is a variant of this important colonial map. The upper sheet showing the upper course of the St. Lawrence River. With 3 large insets: 1) A Chart of the Mouth of Hudson's River from Sandy Hook to New York. This is in effect a chart of New York Harbor, with depth soundings, shoals, and other marine information laid down. 2) A Plan of Amboy. The city of Perth Amboy, the old capital of New Jersey, and the most important por...