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L'ASIE DISTINGUE EN SES PRINCIPALES PARTIES. . .

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

A first issue of the large and very decorative two-sheet map of Asia by Hubert Jaillot, published in the 'Atlas Nouveau' in 1674, with the related index sheet This important map shows in high detail all the continent based upon the geographical compilations and work of Nicolas Sanson which remained unpublished at the time of his death. Jaillot conceived in 1674 of the re-issue of Sanson’s major work (published and unpublished) in an enlarged format.The title in the cartouche at the upper left ...

[VIRGIN ISLANDS],- CARTE REDUITE DES ISLES ANTILLES .. 1758 - CARTE PARTICULIERE DES ISLES DES VIERGES

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Large engraved sea chart of the Lesser Antilles, with a detailed inset of the Virgin Islands, published by Jacques Nicolas Bellin in 1758. The Virgin Islands inset at the left is titled "Carte Particuliere des Isles des Vierges". Bellin credits the English as his source for the map - "Tiree des Anglois". The map shows Tobago, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Barbados, Saint Kitts, and Nieves, etc. An inset at the upper left includes two coastal profiles of Saint Eustatius. A...

INDIA,- CARTE REDUITE DE LA PRESQUE ISLE DE L'INDE .. 1766

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Striking, extra-large nautical map of India and Sri Lanka, extending from the Bay of Bengal and the mouth of the Ganges to Guzurat, and including a detailed treatment of the Maldives and Sri Lanka. One of the most influential Sea Charts of India in the mid 18th Century. It also presents mountains, rivers, and towns, as well as noting foreign trade settlements (French, English, Dutch, Portuguese, and Danish). Some interior roads are shown on the southeast coast as far south as Tiruchirapal...

JAMAICA,- CARTE REDUITE DE L'ISLE DE JAMAIQUE .. 1753

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Superb, large-scale sea chart of Jamaica that is politically divided into parishes and centered on an eight-point compass rose. The map includes remarkable detail with scores of place names and safe anchorages along the coast, in addition to mountains, roads, personal estates, watershed and other details in the interior. Part of the southern coast of Cuba and the western tip of Hispaniola (Haiti) are also shown. A large decorative rococo-style cartouche further enhances the chart. Jacques Nic...

SOUTH ATLANTIC,- Carte Reduite De L'Ocean Meridional Contenant Toutes les Costes de l'Amerique Meridionale depuis l'Equateur . . . 1753

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

A fine extra large sea chart of the Southern Atlantic Ocean, showing most of the coast of South America and the Southwest coast of Africa, published by Nicolas Bellin.The map is one of the earliest charts of the of the Atlantic prepared as a result of truly scientific methodologies. Prepared under the auspices of the French Depot de la Marine, the first truly national effort to produce Government sponsored sea charts of the all parts of the World.This chart was produced by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin...

St. Kitts & Nevis,- CARTE REDUITE DE L'ISLE DE SAINT CHRISTOPHE. . .

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

A well engraved and highly detailed large-scale nautical map by J.N.Bellin of St. Kitts, with highly detailed topography, many place names, and a beautiful title cartouche. At the upper right is a large inset map of Nevis in a rococo frame. It shows soundings, anchorage's, channels, shoals, navigational sightings. Engraved by Petit, engraver for the Depot Générale de la marine is noted as such on the map. With the seal and the Prix. Trente Sols. A beautiful chart in fine condition.Jacques Nic...

MARTINIQUE NAVAL ROUTES,- CARTE REDUITE POUR LA NAVIGATION DE CAYENNE A LA MARTINIQUE.

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

A rare, extra-large decorative nautical map of the Lesser Antilles or Windward Islands and vicinity, with an inset map of the city of Cayenne on the Island of Cayenne is located in the upper right, by J. Bellin. This map shows the route between the island Martinique and the port of Cayenne in French-Guyana. It also includes an insert at the top right of the mouth of the Cayenne with soundings and sea banks to guide navigation. This map was part of the Bellin’s second volume of his maritime atl...

TURKS-CAICOS-BAHAMAS,- CARTE REDUITE DES DEBOUQUEMENTS DE St. DOMINGUE. . .

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

A rare, extra-large, double-page sea chart with rhumb lines, of the northern coastline of Santo Domingo, featuring the Turks and Caicos Islands, the Lower Bahamas, eastern parts of Cuba. A very nice example of an intriguing and attractive chart, published by the French Depot de Marine in 1787, after a survey taken in 1784/5, by the Count Chastenet-Puisegur, commander of the corvette 'Vautour'.The Dépôt de la Marine, known more formally as the Dépôt des cartes et plans de la Marine, was the c...

Serbia/Bosnia Wallmap,- Theatrum belli inter imperat. Carol VI et sult. Achmet IV in partibus regnorum Serviae et Bosniae ex authenticis subsidys delineatum a Ioh. Fr. Ottingero.

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

A rare, extra large, ca 1739, Homann Heirs map of the Balkans printed from 5 plates - with a moving part [please view suppl. picture], and the lower 10 plans which are often missing. The map was drawn by the royal military engineer Johann Friedrich (Franz) Ottinger (fl. ca 1734-1765) to illustrate the events of the Austro-Turkish War of 1737-1739.The coverage extends from the Dalmatian coast to Walachia to the city of Nissa, including Bosnia, Serbia, Croatia, and parts of Slovenia and Bulgaria.T...

L'AFRIQUE DISTINGUE EN SES PRINCIPALES PARTIES SCAVOIR . . [FIRST STATE OF FIRST PLATE]

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

This extra large, exquisitely original antique first edition map of Africa by Alexis Hubert Jaillot, after Nicolas Sanson, was engraved in 1674, the date is engraved in the scale cartouche. Joined to the map is the related engraved index sheet. A striking map of the continent of Africa. The map is an enlarged, updated state of a 1650 map by Nicholas Sanson, who is generally considered the father of French cartography.The map shows the entirety of the continent, including Madagascar and parts o...

LE ROYAUME DE DANEMARK ou sont LES ISLES . . . [first issue]

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

A very large, beautifully old colored original antique map of Denmark & Southern Sweden by Alexis Hubert Jaillot - after Nicolas Sanson. It was engraved in 1674, the date is engraved in the scale cartouche and as published by Jaillot, with fine baroque title and scale cartouches. The first state of Jaillot's first plate! Joined to the map is the related engraved index sheet. Alexis-Hubert Jaillot (ca. 1632-1712) was one of the most important French cartographers of the seventeenth century. H...

Les Isles Britanniques ou sont les Royaumes d' Angleterre, Ecosse, et Irlande; distingués en leurs principales Provinces. . .

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

An extra-large, very early edition of Sanson's map of the British Isles, redrawn on a larger scale by Jaillot at the request of Sanson's heirs, first published in the 'Atlas Nouveau' from 1674. During the course of this map's life Jaillot had three pairs of plates engraved, with only minor changes. This is the second state of the first plate. The change of the date from '74' to '81' that is easily recognizable. Joined to the lot is the related engraved index sheet. A very decorative map, with fi...

GRENADA,- CARTE DE LA ISLE DE LA GRENADE DRESSE AU DEPOT .. 1760

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Large antique French sea chart of the island of Grenada in the Caribbean Sea. Dated within the decorative title cartouche to 1760. Coverage includes several of the smaller islands and islets in the Grenadine's chain: Carriacou, Round Island (Isle Rond), l'Islet de la Tante, Islet de Levera, Islet de Mileu, Islet de Haut. By Jacques Bellin of the French Depot de la Marine. This first edition of Bellin's chart of Grenada lacks the circular logo of the Depot de la Marine at the bottom right, the...

CARTE DES INDES ET DE LA CHINE.

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

De L’Isle’s detailed and exceptional map of South-East Asia showing both the East Sea and the Sea of Korea. An updated example of this noteworthy map of East Asia and the Indian subcontinent was published by France’s foremost eighteenth-century cartographer, Guillaume De L’Isle. Here present in edition by one of Delisle's successors Dezauche. The map was foundational; it was studied and adopted by other mapmakers for a half-century after its publication.The map covers much of Asia, from...

[Cyprus], Deserta Aegypti Thebaidies Arabiae Syriae etc. ubi accurate notata sunt loca inhabitata per Sanctos Patres Anachoreatas.

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

A very decorative and unusual presentation of a reduced version of Michelet's map showing Cyprus, Egypt, and the Levantine coast and hinterland oriented with north to the top right corner. This detailed map with its Biblical themes has a distinctly unusual style of presentation for the mountainous and forested regions, its many vignettes of settlements, people, and events, with pirate boats in the Mediterranean sea and images from antiquity such as dragons camels and other animals. A figured tit...

Romania,- PRINCIPATUS VALACHIAE, MOLDAVIAE, ET TRANSYLVANIAE. . .

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

A fine antique copper engraved map of the three principal regions of Romania, by G. and L. Valk, published in Amsterdam. Gerard Valk (1652-1726) was a Dutch engraver publisher and cartographer. Valck engraved many portraits of English nobility and worked frequently with Abraham Blooteling his father-in-law. He published most of his works himself. In Amsterdam, he had a close partnership with his son Leonardus Valck and Peter Schenk the Elder who married Gerard Valck's sister in 1687. Valck also ...

Galicia,- GALLAECIA REGNUM descripta a F. Fer. Ojea. . .

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

A beautiful double-page copper engraved map of Galicia by Valk and Schenk after Ferdinand Ajea. Extending from the Asturias de Oviedo region and Aviles in the northeast to Bayona and the Portugese border in the south, centered on Santiago di Compostella. Major cities include Vigo, La Coruña, Ferrol, Mondoñedo, Rivadeo, Lugo, Ourense, Ponferrada, Braganca, and Padron.This lovely map shows castles, walled cities, towns, rivers, mountains and many other details. Decorated with a large decorative ...

MOSCOW.

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

An aquatint panoramic view of Moscow taken from the Kremlin, produced in 1814 by R. Bowyer, of London. The same print is in the collection of the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, National Portrait Gallery, and other such prestigious collections. Published by Robert Bowyer, Pall Mall, London from "An Illustrated Record of Important Events in the Annals of Europe, During the Years 1812, 1813, 1814, & 1815, Comprising a series of Views of Paris, Moscow, The Kremlin, Dresden, Berlin, tog...

Constantinople, Plan de ..., et de ses faubourgs d'après Kauffer. . . et Joseph de Hammer avec l'indication des quartiers de la ville (Mahalle) et les changements qui s'y sont opérés depuis les années 1776 et 1786. . .

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

A fine, large, original colored folding map/plan of Constantinople [Istanbul].< Extremely detailed with abundant information on the town, its districts, and suburbs. With 3 keys of over 400 entries, and an inset map of the Princes' Islands. The map unites all the information gathered by important mapmakers and surveys on the spot from the preceding 50 years; Kauffer Lechevalier Barbie de Bocage and Joseph Hammer.

VUE D'ATHENES.

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

A fine copper-engraved panoramic view of Athens, with the Acropolis in the background, by Jean Baptiste LeChevalier, published in Paris 1802, from the 'Voyage de La Troade, fait dans les annees 1785 et 1786'. [3rd edition, but the first of the atlas containing this print - this edition contains many plates and material not published earlier.]Jean Baptiste LeChevalier (July 1, 1752, in Trelly, Manche department to July 2, 1836, in Paris, Saint-Étienne-du-Mont) was a French scholar, astronomer, a...