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Inventio Maris Magallanici.
Allegorical scene, allegorical image celebrating the circumnavigation of the earth by Ferdinand Magellan. The image shows Magellan aboard his ship, surrounded by mytholog...
- $750 / ≈ €646
Date: Frankfurt, 1594
![Ambivi.. Victoria.. [The ship victoria of Magellan]](/uploads/cache/49479-250x250.jpg)
Ambivi.. Victoria.. [The ship victoria of Magellan]
A rare print representing the ship Victoria by Ferdinand Magellan ( c. 1480 – 27 April 1521), crossing the Pacific Ocean. First published in 1598 in his Caert-Thresoor...
Date: Amsterdam, 1606
Fretum Magellanicum / Detroit de Magellan.
Early nice map of the South American extremity with the Strait of Magallanes, discovered by Ferdinand Magellan ( c. 1480 – 27 April 1521). Two natives holding a shield ...
Date: Amsterdam, 1606
![[Columbus taken prisoner, and sent back to Spain.]](/uploads/cache/40358-250x250.jpg)
[Columbus taken prisoner, and sent back to Spain.]
This engraving depicts the arrest of Columbus and his brothers. Bobadilla (sent by Spain, at Columbus’ request, to settle a revolt) reached Santo Domingo August 23, 150...
Date: Frankfurt, M.Merian, 1633
Town of New Castle. Westchester Co. NY.
Fine lithographed map of the town of New Castle. The map provides the names of specific homeowners, as well as information about the occupations and physical locations of...
Date: New York, 1867
![[þLot of 2 maps of South America] Carte de la Terre Ferme, du Perou, du Bresil, et du Pays des Amazones. . . [together with] Carte du Paraguai, du Chili...](/uploads/cache/48132-250x250.jpg)
[þLot of 2 maps of South America] Carte de la Terre Ferme, du Perou, du Bresil, et du Pays des Amazones. . . [together with] Carte du Paraguai, du Chili...
SET OF TWO MAPS: A handsome pair of maps that together make up South America. The first map is a northern part of America based on cartography by Guillaume Delisle.Fill...
Date: Amsterdam, 1728
La Florida/ Peruviae Auriferae regionis Typus/ Guastecan.
The Chaves map of Florida is a prime example of an explorer's map since it records the recent discoveries of Cabeza de Vaca, De Soto, and Moscoso. The map revealed little...
Date: Antwerp, 1592
Nuovo Mondo parte Settentrionale.
Uncommon map of North America prepared by Francesco Costantino Marmocchi. Above the map "Geografia Commerciale". From "Il Globo Atlante di carte Geografich...
Date: Genova, Paolo Rivara fu Giacomo, 1858
Stati Orientali della Unione Americana.
Uncommon map of Northeastern America prepared by Francesco Costantino Marmocchi. Above the map "Geografia Commerciale". From "Il Globo Atlante di carte Geo...
Date: Genova, Paolo Rivara fu Giacomo, 1858
La Guaiane ou Coste Sauvage, autrement El Dorado, et Pais des Amazones…
An extremely rare edition of Du Val's map, separately published by Jollain in 1668, that references the name "El Dorado" in its title. The title translates as f...
Date: Paros, Chez Jollain, 1668
Carte du Golphe du Mexique et des Isles de l'Amerique.
Attractive map of the islands of the Caribbean that includes those parts of the United States & Mexico that border the Gulf of Mexico, Central America, and the northe...
Date: Paris, 1754
Americae Nova Descriptio.
Final state. According to Philip Burden, "this scarce map is America's first single-sheet map with decorative borders." A re-issue of the 1614 plate by Pieter v...
Date: Amsterdam, 1652
Colonies Françaises. Martinique - Amérique du Sud.
Carte du Département de la Martinique entourée de motifs décoratifs représentant les productions de l'île telles que le tabac et le sucre. In original o.l. color, f...
Date: Paris, 1854
Algemeene kaart van de Colonie of Provintie van Suriname : met de rivieren, districten, ontdekkingen door militaire togten. . .
Uncommon large scale map of Suriname, indicating the different plantations and their owners. Consists of two glued-together sheets. Completed with funding by the Directeu...
Date: Amsterdam, 1740
Naaukeurige Platte Grond van den Staat en den Loop van Rio de Berbice Met derzelver Plantagien in de Geoctrojeerde Colonie de Berbice Gelegen. . .
Uncommon large-scale map of Berbice with Rio de Berbice and Rio de Canje with at the bottom left a list of plantation owners. In top 3 x 3 coats of arms in cartouches. Th...
Date: Amsterdam, 1740
Sudseite des Landts Terza del Fuoco, abgezeichnet durch Iohan von Walbeck.
Map showing Cap Horn and the Terra del Fuego.From a German text edition of Theodor de Bry's travel book. The original copper plate is now shortened at the left side and h...
- $550 / ≈ €474
Date: Frankfurt am Main, 1630
Connecticut and Parts adjacent at Amsterdam. .
A nice example of this early map of the state of Connecticut with part of Rhode Island to the east, Long Island to the south, and New York to the east. Rivers, roads, t...
Date: Amsterdam, 1780
Mappa geographica Provinciæ Nova Eboraci ab Anglis New-York . . .
Lower part of the two sheets map of Homann Heirs' edition of Sauthier's celebrated map of New York and New Jersey, made during the Revolutionary War. Appears in Homann's ...
Date: Nuremburg, 1778
Carte D'Amerique divisée en ses principaux Pays Dressée sur les Mémoires les plus recents, et sur differents Voyages et assujettie aux Observations Astronomiques de Mrs. de l'Academie Royal des Sciences Par Mr. l'Abbe Clouet . . . 1774.
The rare 1774 edition of this fine map of the western hemisphere published by Clouet in Rouen. A later edition with the date 1787 also exists. With inset map "Carte ...
Date: Paris, 1774
Carte du Mexique et de la Floride.
Third state, with "Quai de l'Horloge" imprint. Renard’s imprint has been erased”. It was the first printed map to portray accurately the course and mouth of...
Date: Paris, 1703
New York - Miami Ocean Highway. Pines to Palms. - Ocean Highway Official Highway Route Approved and Sponsored by the Ocean Highway Association.
Vintage road map showing "The Route of the Experience Motorist" features mileage information in the right margin. Verso features information on cities along the...
Date: Washington, ca. 1947
Pas-Kaart Van de Golff de GUANAIOS Met 't Canaal tusschen YUCATAN en I. CUBA…
Very decorative sea chart of the Yucatan and Vicinity, including Cozumel, and parts of the Coast of Belize, Nicaragua, Honduras and the western part of Cuba, from De Nieu...
Date: Amsterdam, 1700
Pas kaart vande Zuyd kust van Cuba en van Geheel Jamaica…
A nautical chart covers the southern part of Cuba, Jamaica, the western tip of Hispaniola, and some Honduran coastline. Insets of "Baya Oristan in Yamaica ent Groodt...
Date: Amsterdam, J. van Keulen, 1697-1709
Hispaniolae, Cubae Alliarumique Insularium
Two maps on one sheet: one of the Viceroyalty of Culiacan in Northwestern Mexico and one of the Caribbean. Based on Mercator's 1569 world map, Guttierez' America map of 1...
Date: Antwerp, 1609
New Jersey entworfen von D.F. Sotzmann. Hamburg bey Carl Ernst Bohn 1796 . . . NO.VIII
Extremely rare map of New Hampshire prepared by Daniel Friedrich Sotzmann for Christopher Ebeling's "Erdbeschreibung von Amerika", a project ended after only te...
Date: Hamburg, Carl Ernst Bohn, 1797
Brazil.
A highly decorative and detailed map of Brazil which was drawn and engraved by J. Rapkin (vignettes by H. Winkles & W. Lacey ).Showing Boats on Lake Negro, Monte Vide...
- $100 / ≈ €86
Date: London, Edinburgh & Dublin 1851
De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld: of Beschryving van America en 't Zuid-Land.
FIRST EDITION. "This is a classic book on America and is much sought after by collectors of Americana as it contains, on p. 124, one of the first views of New York N...
Date: Amsterdam, Jacob Meurs, 1671
Amerique septentrionale divisee en ses principales parties, ou sont distingues les vns des autres les estats suivant qu'ils appartiennent presentemet aux Francois, Castillans, Anglois, Suedois, Danois, Hollandois...
This handsome map shows California as an island, open-ended Great Lakes, and other details based mainly on Sanson. A large decorative cartouche occupies the area of the n...
Date: Paris, after 1694
Nuevo plano de la ciudad de Buenos Aires y parte del partido de avellaneda . . .
A rare detailed city plan of Buenos Aires prepared in 1912 by Ernesto Escalante. The plan depicts the city from the Partido de Avellaneda and the Villa Riachuelo to the R...
Date: Buenos Aires, 1912
A Map of the City of Philadelphia, showing the Location of the Volunteer Fire Companies. . .
A fine, large pictorial plan of the City of Philadelphia, based on the drawing by Jacob Riegel in 1937, which itself was based on an earlier work dating back to 1794. The...
Date: Philadelphia, 1938
Ride the Roads to Romance along the Golden Coast and thru the Sunshine Empire of Southern California.
Published in 1950 by the Roads to Romance Association to promote tourism in California This striking touring map of Southern California was published in 1950 by the Ro...
Date: California, 1950
The Dole Map of the Hawaiian Islands.
A terrific, colorful poster of the Hawaiian Islands by Joseph Feher, commissioned for the Hawaiian Pineaple Co. The poster displays all eight of the major islands in the ...
Date: USA, 1950
The Greyhound Map of This Amazing America. . .
A large colored lithograph map of the USA, published by the Greyhound Corporation during the Second World War. The map demonstrates where all the Greyhound bus routes int...
Date: United States, 1941
Archipelague du Mexique ou sont les Isles de Cuba..
Scarce map of Caribbean. A visually stunning map with a large title cartouche. This large one-sheet map was produced by the Venetian cosmographer Vincenzo Coronelli when ...
Date: Paris, 1688
Rhode Island entworfen von D.F. Sotzmann. Hamburg bey Carl Ernst Bohn 1798 . . . NO.V
Extremely rare map of Rhode Island prepared by Daniel Friedrich Sotzmann for Christopher Ebeling's "Erdbeschreibung von Amerika", a project ended after only ten...
Date: Hamburg, Carl Ernst Bohn, 1797
New Yok entworfen von D.F. Sotzmann. Hamburg bey Carl Ernst Bohn 1799 . . . NO.VII
An extremely rare map of New York prepared by Daniel Friedrich Sotzmann for Christopher Ebeling's "Erdbeschreibung von Amerika", a project ended after only ten ...
Date: Hamburg, Carl Ernst Bohn, 1799
F. Louys.
A charming bird's-eye view of Fort St Louis at Cayenne. Title in curtain draped at top. French text on verso.The fort is located on Mont Cépérou, with a panoramic view...
Date: Paris, 1683
Passeport.
Passport for the United States in the name of Madeleine Lavit Femme Lory, issued by the Commission of Interior Relations and approved by the Committee of Public Safety.Th...
Date: Paris, 1795
East Canada and New Brunswick.
This is John Tallis’ map of East Canada, or what is now Quebec and New Brunswick. Includes Montreal, Quebec City, and the St. Lawrence River valley. Features four vigne...
Date: London, 1851
Nader prolongatie van het Octroy voor de Westindische Compagnie voor den tyd van nog dertig jaaren. . .
A proclamation by the Dutch States General, dated 1761, extending the charter of the Dutch West India Company for another thirty years. Like the 1730 proclamation, it has...
Date: Amsterdam, 1761
Partie de l'Amerique septent? Qui comprend la nouvelle France. . .
A fine copy of this map of New Foundland, Nova Scotia and the course of the St.Lawrence to Lake Ontario in a forth state.An inset shows Bellini's famous and important map...
Date: Paris, 1755-1778
De vereenigde staten van Noord America.
Rare miniature map of Eastern United States. The map carries the signatures of W.Holtrop and the engraver H.Klokhoff. Steven van Esveldt's business was carried on by his ...
Date: Amsterdam, 1791
Plan Of Boston Comprising a Part of Charlestown and Cambridge. Published by George G. Smith, Engraver, Washington Street Boston 1855..
Important and detailed plan of Boston, with insets :"Plan Of East Boston from actual Survey by R.H. Eddy" and "Plan Of South Boston From a Drawing by S.P. ...
Date: Boston, ca. 1859
British Guayana.
A decorative steel engraved map of British Guyana. The last Tallis map of the region, published circa 1858 by The London Printing and Publishing Company (the partnership ...
Date: London, 1858
Eastern States.
A map of the eastern US seaboard from Long Island north to Lower Canada, comprising the states of Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont ...
Date: Connecticut, 1839
Pacific Arena
A brightly colored second world war map covering the Pacific regions. Printed as Supplements to 'Fortune' in March 1942. This informative Pacific map comes with a good de...
Date: New York, 1942
Alabama. Official Highway map 1942.
Folding road map of Alabama. Published in Montgomery, Alabama by Paragon Press. Mileage chart and six city plans in margin; verso includes text and photos. Scale [ca. 1:8...
Date: Alabama, Paragon Press, 1942
Mississippi & Alabama.
An important map by the American mapmaker Thomas Bradford. With fine detail including counties, towns, rivers, Indian nations, and the railroads of the time.
Date: Boston, ca. 1835
![Carte nouvelle de l'Amérique angloise contenant tout ce que les Anglois possèdent […] avec la Floride / gravée[…] par Maththias Albert Lotter. . .](/uploads/cache/47847-250x250.jpg)
Carte nouvelle de l'Amérique angloise contenant tout ce que les Anglois possèdent […] avec la Floride / gravée[…] par Maththias Albert Lotter. . .
A large, beautiful and detailed map of the Eastern Seaboard, from Northern Florida St. Augustine) to Newfoundland, and the St. Lawrence Gulf, including numerous Indian tr...
Date: Augsburg, 1777
Flood Map of Louisville, KY.
A scarce folding map of the great flood of Louisville, KY, in 1937. The blue coloring highlights the flooded areas of the city, while the red numbers show the depth of th...
Date: Louisville, 1938
![Westelijk Halfrond. [Western hemisphere]](/uploads/cache/25524-250x250.jpg)
Westelijk Halfrond. [Western hemisphere]
Uncommon world map view of the western and eastern hemispheres of North and South America, Asia. Lithography by J.H. van Weijer, published in Atlas der geheele Aarde [?] ...
Date: Groningen, ca. 1860
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[North America].
Alexey Afinogenovich Ilyin was a lieutenant general and cartographer (1832-1889). In 1856, after graduating from the Academy of the General Staff, he was at the military ...
- $150 / ≈ €129
Date: St. Petersburg, 1899
Pérou et Bolivia.
Detailed map of Peru and Bolivia, prepared by Charles V. Monin (fl.1830-1880) a French cartographer of Caen and Paris. Published in Atlas Universel de Géographie Ancienn...
- $45 / ≈ €39
Date: Paris, 1845
Brésil.
Detailed map of Brazil, prepared by Charles V. Monin (fl.1830-1880) a French cartographer of Caen and Paris. Published in Atlas Universel de Géographie Ancienne &c M...
- $45 / ≈ €39
Date: Paris, 1845
Amérique méridionale.
Detailed map of South America, prepared by Charles V. Monin (fl.1830-1880) a French cartographer of Caen and Paris. Published in Atlas Universel de Géographie Ancienne &...
- $45 / ≈ €39
Date: Paris, 1845
Etats-Unis de l'Amérique du nord.
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 &...
- $75 / ≈ €65
Date: Paris, 1845
Amérique Septentrionale.
Detailed map of America, prepared by Charles V. Monin (fl.1830-1880) a French cartographer of Caen and Paris. Published in Atlas Universel de Géographie Ancienne &c ...
- $50 / ≈ €43
Date: Paris, 1845
![[Royal Governor of Peru is killed.]](/uploads/cache/40355-250x250.jpg)
[Royal Governor of Peru is killed.]
Life under the new governor, Vaca de Castro, was no more stable than before and the king of Spain was eventually forced to send out yet another governor to replace him. H...
- $100 / ≈ €86
Date: Frankfurt, M.Merian, 1633
Amerique Septentrionale.
Beautiful map with the United States extending into present day Canada, Russia in control of Alaska and Mexico's northern border according to the Treaty of 1810. Surround...
- $175 / ≈ €151
Date: Paris, A. Combette, 1852
Hurons.
Attractive copper engraving, depicting Huron Indians or Wynadot / Wendat people hunting and gathering .From the French text edition of Description d'Univers, 1683. by All...
- $75 / ≈ €65
Date: Paris, 1683
(Native population of Tierra del Fuego attacking some Dutchmen)
Native population of Tierra del Fuego attacking some Dutchmen. In the background anchored ships. Illustrating the account of the expedition of Jacobus L'Hermite.With nati...
- $100 / ≈ €86
Date: Frankfurt, M.Merian, 1633
![[Montezuma's dream as told by a labourer, predicts calamties to come.]](/uploads/cache/40371-250x250.jpg)
[Montezuma's dream as told by a labourer, predicts calamties to come.]
An apocalyptic scene of Montzuma's dream .In 1631 Johann Ludwig Gottfried, inherited the Theodor De Bry’s publishing firm, among the illustrated accounts of the expedit...
- $100 / ≈ €86
Date: Frankfurt, M.Merian, 1633
![[Natives of America offering Vaso Balbao gold.]](/uploads/cache/40362-250x250.jpg)
[Natives of America offering Vaso Balbao gold.]
This early engraving shows natives of America offering Vaso Balbao gold. In 1511, Nuñez de Balboa formed a colony on the banks of the Atrato, in the Gulf of Uraba. Two y...
- $100 / ≈ €86
Date: Frankfurt, M.Merian, 1633
![[Nicaraguan's dancing.]](/uploads/cache/40361-250x250.jpg)
[Nicaraguan's dancing.]
Each province organized its own festivities and people would come to a place of open land therein, which had been swept clean for dancing. The dancers were accompanied by...
- $100 / ≈ €86
Date: Frankfurt, M.Merian, 1633
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[Indian caciques are held for ransom.]
Gutierrez held the Indian caciques ransom. He said they would be released in exchange for enough gold to fill a basket six times over. Later, some of the Indians bought g...
- $100 / ≈ €86
Date: Frankfurt, M.Merian, 1633
![[Last of the Pizzaro brothers killed.]](/uploads/cache/40356-250x250.jpg)
[Last of the Pizzaro brothers killed.]
Conflict between Gonzalo Pizarro and the latest officially appointed governor of Peru, Pedro de la Gasca, reached a climax in 1548 when Gasca’s forces crossed the Apuri...
- $80 / ≈ €69
Date: Frankfurt, M.Merian, 1633
![[Diego de Almagro is killed.]](/uploads/cache/40354-250x250.jpg)
[Diego de Almagro is killed.]
Almagro returned to Cuzco, disillusioned and embittered from his long and fruitless journey south into Chile, where he had been searching for further wealth. This led to ...
- $80 / ≈ €69
Date: Frankfurt, M.Merian, 1633
![[Atahualpa captured by Spanish.]](/uploads/cache/40352-250x250.jpg)
[Atahualpa captured by Spanish.]
Accompanying Pizarro was a monk called Valverde, who confronted Atahualpa with a crucifix and breviary. The interpreter said the Spanish had been sent by their emperor to...
- $80 / ≈ €69
Date: Frankfurt, M.Merian, 1633
Welcome to old San Diego, birthplace of California 1769.
Publicity leaflet for "Manuel's Restauranté" in the Casa de Pedrorena. On one side a pictorial map of San Diego and "Tourist Map of Old San Diego", w...
- $75 / ≈ €65
Date: San Diego, ca. 1935
A cartograph of Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay Golden Gate International Exposition.
Ruth Taylor White's large format map of Treasure Island and the San Francisco Golden Gate Exposition Fairgrounds, published in 1940.The map provides an aerial panorama of...
- $200 / ≈ €172
Date: San Francisco, 1940
Town of Somers.
This is a fine lithographed map of the town of Somers. The map provides the names of specific homeowners, as well as information about the occupations and physical locati...
- $90 / ≈ €78
Date: New York, 1867
"Old Dutch church, "Sleepy Hollow" / Residence of A.B Baylis esq Bedford village N.Y / "Sunny side" former residence of Washington Irving."
Three heliographic prints on one sheet : "Old Dutch church, "Sleepy Hollow" / Residence of A.B Baylis esq Bedford village N.Y / "Sunny side" form...
- $100 / ≈ €86
Date: New York,1867
Mount Vernon Valley Residence of S.J. Powers / Borden condensed milk factory brewsters N.Y / Residence of Dan D. Chamberlain South East Putman Co. N.Y.
Three heliographic prints on one sheet : "Mount Vernon Valley Residence of S.J. Powers (135 x 155mm.) / Borden condensed milk factory brewsters N.Y (135 x 155mm.) / ...
- $100 / ≈ €86
Date: New York,1867
Residence of A.S. Doane Doanesburg Putnam Co. N.Y. - N. L. Thompsons's lake Mahopac - The Gregory House lake Mahopac Putnam Co N. Y. Lewis H. Gregory Proprietor.
Three heliographic prints on one sheet : "Residence of A.S. Doane Doanesburg Putnam Co. N.Y. (120x150mm.) / N. L. Thompsons's lake Mahopac (120 x 160mm.) / The Grego...
- $100 / ≈ €86
Date: New York,1867
Todd Homestead / Résidence of B. Travis Katonah N.Y / Reisig & HexamersBarn Ivy Hill / Résidence of W.F Bearns
Four heliographic prints on one sheet : "Todd Homestead / Résidence of B. Travis Katonah N.Y / Reisig & HexamersBarn Ivy Hill / Résidence of W.F Bearns "I...
- $100 / ≈ €86
Date: New York,1867
Résidence of WM H.Drew Southeast Putnam Co.N.Y / Lake Farm Résidence of John V.Storm East Fiskill Dutches Co.N.Y.
Two heliographic prints on one sheet : " Résidence of WM H.Drew Southeast Putnam Co.N.Y / Lake Farm Résidence of John V.Storm East Fiskill Dutches Co.N.Y." af...
- $100 / ≈ €86
Date: New York,1867
View of Brewsters' Putnam Co.N.Y.
Heliographic print of Brewsters' Putnam Co.N.Y." after a design by R.K.Sneden.From Beer's famous county atlas "Atlas of New York and vicinity, a documentary rec...
- $100 / ≈ €86
Date: New York,1867
Property of F.A.Halstead Bedford Station, The Halstead Homestead at Bedford and Inland Vale residence of J.S.Libby, Westchester Co. NY North Salem.
Three heliographic prints on one sheet : "Property of F.A.Halstead Bedford Station", "The Halstead Homestead at Bedford" and "Inland Vale residen...
- $100 / ≈ €86
Date: New York, 1867
Town of North Salem.
Fine lithographed map of the town of North Salem. The map provides the names of specific homeowners, as well as information about the occupations and physical locations o...
- $90 / ≈ €78
Date: New York, 1867
Town of Cortlandt.
Fine lithographed map of the town of Cortlandt. The map provides the names of specific homeowners, as well as information about the occupations and physical locations of ...
- $90 / ≈ €78
Date: New York, 1867
