Scarce print with a German text sheet.On certain feast-days the Indian cacique, while beating a drum, led a procession of his people to the worship of their idol, which was a strange hybrid-like creature with several heads. The men were painted black, red and yellow and came first, dressed in parrot feathers and necklaces of seashells. The women, decorated with jewellery, followed with their naked daughters. When all were assembled, the cacique inserted a stake into his throat, which made him vo...

Uncommon map of North America prepared by Francesco Costantino Marmocchi. Above the map "Geografia Commerciale". From "Il Globo Atlante di carte Geografiche compilate da F.C. Marmocchi per servire di corredo al suu corso di geografia commerciale", with the maps engraved by engraved by Gius. Cattaneo, Campo Antico, C. Poggiali, G. Bonatti, and Ces. Magrini.Marmocchi (Poggibonsi, 1805-Geneva, 1858) was known as a geographer and cartographer. He emigrated to Rome, and later to Corsica, later settle...

Uncommon map of Northeastern America prepared by Francesco Costantino Marmocchi. Above the map "Geografia Commerciale". From "Il Globo Atlante di carte Geografiche compilate da F.C. Marmocchi per servire di corredo al suu corso di geografia commerciale", with the maps engraved by engraved by Gius. Cattaneo, Campo Antico, C. Poggiali, G. Bonatti, and Ces. Magrini.Marmocchi (Poggibonsi, 1805-Geneva, 1858) was known as a geographer and cartographer. He emigrated to Rome, and later to Corsica, later...

A delightfully detailed map the West Indian island Grenada by John Thomson. The map displays excellent detail concerning roads, rivers, towns, bays, harbours and other interesting topographical details.Thomson (1777-c1840) was a Scottish cartographer from Edinburgh, celebrated for his 1817 New General Atlas, published by himself in Edinburgh, John Cumming in Dublin, and Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy in London.

Scarce print with a German text sheet. Many Black slaves, weary of ill treatment, managed to escape Spanish captivity and freely wandered the island, breaking into prisons and recruiting other slaves. Soon they outnumbered the Spanish and sought revenge by killing some of them. After a meeting at the governor’s palace in Santo Domingo, many Spanish soldiers were sent out to quell the rebellion by catching the Blacks by night and hanging them from trees. The Blacks learnt from this to keep a lo...

Detailed map of North America, prepared by Charles V. Monin (fl.1830-1880) a French cartographer of Caen and Paris. Published in Atlas Universel de Géographie Ancienne &c Moderne en 42 Cartes dressé par C.V. Monin. Engraved by Laguillermie.

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.

Portrait de Benjamin Franklin. From Giulio Ferrario's work Le Costume ancien et moderne ou histoire du gouvernement, de la milice, de la religion, des arts, etc. published in Milan by the author between 1816 and 1827.This aquatint engraved plate was color printed on fine wove paper of a soft aged white color, bearing the embossed seal of authenticity impressed at the time of publication with the legend “Il Costume Antico E Moderno” surrounding the initials GF.  A beautifully hand colored aq...

Scarce print with German text sheet showing the Dutch attack on Praia.On 27th June 1589, Simon de Cordes left Holland with five ships, bound for the Magellan Straits. On reaching Santiago - one of the Cape Verde Islands, they decided to loot the fortress at Praia. This stood on top of a high rock whose only approach was by a narrow stairway with 175 steps. At the time the fortress was occupied by the Portuguese, under a Spanish commander. On landing, however, the Dutch were entertained by some o...

Scarce print with a German text sheet. Captain Weert and the chief ate modestly on roast plantain, smoked fish and wine fermented from palm, bought by a local woman. However, when Weert ordered Spanish wine to be brought from his ship, the chief forgot his temperance and drank so much he had to be carried to rest. Weert had to stay the night but returned to his ship in the morning.On the way back he was confronted by an ugly, naked woman carrying ashes in a box. After circling him three times an...

A delightfully detailed map of the West Indian island Tobago by John Thomson. The map displays excellent detail concerning roads, rivers, towns, bays, harbors, and other interesting topographical details.Thomson (1777-c1840) was a Scottish cartographer from Edinburgh, celebrated for his 1817 New General Atlas, published by himself in Edinburgh, John Cumming in Dublin, and Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy in London.

A rare map of St. Dominica, with insets of Charlotteville with its attack by the French on 7 September 1778 on the British. Also small inset map of the Caribbean islands from Antigua till Grenada. With dedication to de Sartine, a French official.

Very attractive large map of North America with stunning panorama at top of figures representing the continents, etc. A rare and decorative map. From "Atlas geográfico universal texto redactado bajo la dirección de Dr. D. Juan Vilanova parte artística bajo la dirección de Otto Neussel Dibº geogrº J.P. Morales, cromo litogrº Ginés Ruiz".Good hand color on panorama and original lithographic color on the map. The most ambitious of all the monographs and scientific works by Spanish geographe...

Etching of a bison by Leendert Brasser (1727 - 1793) after a painting of the Dutch artist Gerrit van den Heuvel.An early portrait of a bison, etched by Leendert Brasser (1727-93) after Gerrit van den Heuvel.Gerrit van den Heuvel portraited this bison in 1766 in the menagerie of Arnout Vosmaer (1720 - 1799). Vosmaer was a Dutch naturalist and collection curator. In 1756 Vosmaer became the director of a natural history collection started by Princess Anna, the wife of William IV, Prince of Orange a...

Finely engraved map of the Caribbean, with a color key to Spanish, English, French, Danish, Dutch and Swedish possessions, prepared by A.H.Dufour and engraved by Giraldon-Bovinet. Published by Jules Renouard in his uncommon atlas "Le globe Atlas classique Universel de géographie ancienne et moderne, pour servir a l'étude de la géographie et de l'histoire dressé par M. A.H.Dufour, Et revu par M.Jomard".To the left- "Tableau statistique", giving details on geographical, statistical and economi...

Map of the eastern part of the United States and Canada. With inset map of Hudson and Baffin bays. in the lower right corner.Venetian edition of d'Anville's map, from "Atlas Universel" printed in 1776-84.Noteworthy topographical detail is shown, with particular focus on the Great Lakes. Lake Superior is shown attached to a convoluted river system reaching across the continent reminiscent of the Riviere Longue of Baron Lahontan's memoirs.On the Gulf Coast the region of Tecas (Texas) is named with...

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.

Detailed map of North America, prepared by Charles V. Monin (fl.1830-1880) a French cartographer of Caen and Paris. Published in Atlas Universel de Géographie Ancienne &c Moderne en 42 Cartes dressé par C.V. Monin. Engraved by Laguillermie.

Map of the West Indies, published by "The London Printing and Publishing Company". Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin.

The natives of Hispaniola, who saw no end to the fearful oppression of Spanish rule, preferred death. So many, devoid of all hope, went into the woods to kill their children and hang themselves. After taking certain natural poisons, the women followed their husbands to death by means of the noose. Others threw themselves down mountains, jumped into the sea or into rivers, while some died by self-imposed starvation or even stabbed themselves to death with razor sharp stone knives:In 1631 Johann L...