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Old Maps · Rare Maps · Antique Maps · Vintage Globes and Charts · Old Atlases & Geographies
Old World Auctions
SALE 134
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Maps
Atlases · Globes · Reference Books
Historical & Decorative Graphics
Old World Auctions
2155 W. Hwy 89A, Suite 206
Sedona, AZ 86336
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OLD WORLD AUCTIONS
AUCTION NO. 134
Closing: Wednesday, December 1, 2010 (10 pm Eastern Time)
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A+ Fine condition with no noticeable imperfections in the image or blank margins. Any minor restorations or repairs are confined to
the margins and have been accomplished professionally.
A
Near fine condition with no noticeable imperfections in the image, and only minor imperfections in the blank margins such as edge
tears, short fold separations or small stains. Any minor restorations in image or margins have been accomplished with archival
materials.
B+ Very good condition with unobtrusive imperfections, such as light toning, offsetting, soil, damp stains or tiny spots in image and
margins. May have fold separations or tears that are confined to the blank margins. Any minor restorations in image or margins
have been accomplished with archival materials.
B
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restorations or repairs in the image have been accomplished with archival materials.
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weak or uneven impression, wormholes, spotting, foxing or uneven toning, repaired tears in the image, or fold separations with
slight image loss. Any restorations or repairs in the image have been accomplished with archival or removable materials.
C
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long fold separations that can be easily repaired. May have repairs that have been accomplished with unknown materials.
D
Poor condition with defects in need of significant repair or cleaning. Paper may be highly acid and brittle, severely toned or soiled.
May have missing image or significant flaws. May have inappropriate repairs that will require the attention of a professional.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Sale 134
Section
Lot #
World Maps, Title Pages, Celestial Charts
1-73
Maps - Western Hemisphere
74-95
Maps - North America
96-115
Maps - Canada
116-140
Maps - United States
126-298
Maps - Latin America & West Indies
288-381
Maps - Atlantic & Arctic
382-391
Maps - Europe & Mediterrean
392-583
Maps - Asia, Middle East & Holy Land
583-680
Maps - Africa
681-704
Maps - Pacific
705-720
Decorative Prints
721-733
Miscellany (Incunabula, etc.)
734-743
Atlases & Books
744-780
Title Pages, World Maps, Polar & Miscellaneous
1. Portrait (Spectandum dedit Ortelius mortalib. Orbem, Orbi spectandum Galleus Ortelium), Ortelius/Galle, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Antwerp, ca. 1579. 8.3 x 12.5”.
(HC) This famous portrait of Ortelius, at the age of about 50, was engraved by Philippe Galle and appeared in the Theatrum from 1579 onwards. Few other portraits
of the great cartographer have survived. The Latin title translation is, “By looking, Ortelius gave to mortal beings the world, by looking at his face, Galleus gave
them Ortelius.” The portrait is surrounded in a strapwork and garland frame. French text on verso. There are a few faint spots, mostly in the blank margins and a
couple of printer’s creases. (B+)
$550-650
2. Title Pages (The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine. Presenting an Exact Geography of the Kingdomes of England, Scotland, Ireland and the Iles Adjoyning…),
Speed, London, 1611. 9.6 x 15”. (HC) Speed’s title page is an elaboration of the architectural framework used by Abraham Ortelius in the Theatrum. The superstructure of pillars, pedestals and columns is intricately decorated with cupids’ heads, grotesques, herms, putti and other figures. The dominate figure above the title is an
indigenous Briton taken from an engraving of a Pict by John White that was first published by Theodor de Bry in 1590. The four other figures in the niches represent
the conquerors of Great Britain - Roman, Saxon, Danish, and Norman. Vignettes of the City of London and a ship are on the foundation along with the publisher’s
imprint. According to Shirley, this sheet may have been engraved by Renold Elstack due to stylistic similarities to other works he engraved for Speed. John Sudbury
and George Humble’s imprint at bottom. Ref: Shirley (TP) #32. There is some minor surface soil and a faint brown ink name of a previous owner visible in the title
plate. A chip in the right margin has been restored. (A)
$325-400
3. Title Pages (L’Europe), Sanson/Mariette, Paris, ca. 1648. 10 x 7.7”. (HC) Beautiful title page engraved in the baroque French style with garlands, putti, harpies,
and a vignette of Daniel shutting the lion’s mouth. The atlas is dedicated to Michel Le Tellier, a French statesman and Secretary of State for War at the time of this
publication. (A)
$150-200
4. Title Pages (A Relation of a Journey begun An: Dom: 1610. Foure Bookes. Containing a description of the Turkish Empire of Aegypt, of the Holy Land, of the Remote
parts of Italy, and Islands adjoining. The 6th Edition), Chetwind, 1670. 6.4 x 10”. (HC) This classical title page, engraved by Francis Delaram, is an allegorical and
symbolic representation of the contents of the book and the author’s travels through the Turkish Empire, Holy Land and Egypt. The figures represent great powers
in ancient and modern history, as well as human values and divine promise. Atop the pediment is a medallion depicting Christ’s Resurrection, flanked by the goddesses of Truth (Veritas) and Harmony (Constantia). Veritas holds a book in her lap, along with a huge quill pen. In her other hand she holds the sun. The helmeted
Constantia holds a flame in one hand, and embraces a pillar with the other arm. A Turkish Sultan (Achmet, sive Tyrannus) stands in front of the pillar on the left. In
his left hand he holds the orb of the world, in his right a yoke, and he is standing on the scales of justice and books of learning. On the other side of the title stands the
Egyptian goddess, Isis (Isis, sive Aegypus). She is holding objects representing the ancient mysteries of Egypt. In the center below the title is a medallion depicting
Cumaean Sibyl sitting in her cave; to her left virtue and to her right the Egyptian deity Apis. There are some paper flaws in the blank margins. (A) $200-250
5. Title Pages ([Atlas Novus Frontispiece]), Scherer, Munich, ca. 1700. 7.7 x 9.6”. (HC) This fascinating frontispiece was designed by Johannes Degler and engraved
by Joseph à Montalegre. At center is a circular map of South Asia surrounded by the heavens and the signs of the zodiac. The land is filled with depictions of wildlife
(including a unicorn) and the Garden of Eden with Adam and Eve, and the sea is filled with a variety of sea monsters. A cloud background surrounds the map with
putti representing the four elements in each corner, each holding a cartouche enveloping a psalm. Scherer, a devout Jesuit, produced this geographical compendium
to depict the Catholic hierarchy and the spread of Jesuit missions throughout the world. Remargined at right to accommodate framing. (A)
$450-500
6. Title Pages ([Lot of 2] Ioodse Oudheden, ofte Voor-Bereidselen tot de Bybelsche Wysheid, en Gebruyk der Heilige en Kerklyke Historien), Goeree, Amsterdam, ca.
1700. 7 x 10.8”. (HC) A pair of fine title pages from this study of Jewish history that are filled with symbolism and allegorical figures. They were drawn by P. Tideman and engraved by Jan van den Avelen and G. van Gouwen.
(A)
$160-200
7. Title Pages ([Theatrum Europaeum - Frontispiece]), Merian, Frankfurt, ca. 1725. 8 x 12.7”. (HC) Matthaus Merian’s 21 volume history of Europe was published over
an incredible 103-year span from 1635 to 1738. The title pages and frontispieces were evocative, allegorical illustrations of the themes of the particular volume. This
engraving centers on a globe showing Europe. Above the globe, Fuga (Flight) and Timor (Fear) display symbols of victory and a beheaded Medusa, who represents
the Islamic Ottoman Empire, to a group of cowering soldiers in the foreground. Drawn by Johann Andre Wolff and engraved by Johann Georg Wolffgang. Sharp
impression printed on thick paper. Trimmed margins, varying from 1/8” to 3/8” with hinge remnants on verso. (B+)
$240-300
8. Title Pages (Atlas Novus ad Usum Serenissimi Burgundiae Ducis), Covens & Mortier, Amsterdam, ca. 1730. 10.8 x 19”. (HC) The famous Dutch artist Romain
de Hooghe engraved this beautiful allegorical title page. The resplendent scene depicts Europa receiving tribute from the peoples of Asia, Africa and the Americas.
Opposite, the figure of Geography is unfurling a map for Mars. In the background Atlas holds up the heavens and Apollo drives his chariot across the sky. In the
foreground, several river gods and goddesses empty their vases while Triton blows his conch horn. A cartouche at bottom contains the title, Atlas Francois, and
acknowledges the source of the map as those by Nicolas Sanson. Ref: Shirley (TP) #72. There is some soil and repairs in the margins, including a tear that entered
1/2” into the image at the lower right side. (B+)
$350-425
9. Title Pages (Atlante Novissimo del Sig. Guglielmo de l’Isle), Albrizzi, Venice, ca. 1740. 7.8 x 11.2”. (HC) Engraved frontispiece from an Italian version of Delisle’s
atlas published by Girolamo Albrizzi. The architectural framework is flanked by male and female Roman soldiers and at top a pair of putti hold aloft a red velvet
drape. Cartouches contain a vignette of the city of Venice, where the atlas was published, and the symbol for the Society of Jesus. There are some stains in the
blank margins and the impression is a little weak. (B+)
$180-230
10.Title Pages ([Lot of 6 - Title Pages]), Amsterdam, 1535-1621. (BW) This is an interesting lot of title pages from two of the most popular books of the 16th and early
17th century - Ptolemy’s Geography and Munster’s Cosmography
1) La Seconda Parte della Geografia di Cl. Tolomeo, Magini and Porro, Padua, 1620. (6.3 x 10”) Minor soil and pencil marks. (B+)
2) Geografia cioe Descrittione Universale della Terra…, Giovanni Antonio Magini, Padua, 1621. (7 x 10.3”) Italian text on verso. Damp stains and an old paper
restoration with facsimile of the title in upper right corner (C+)
3) La Seconda Parte della Geografia di Cl. Tolomeo, Magini and Porro, Venice, 1598. (6 x 9.8”) Paper with a decorative border has been pasted on the sheet flanking
the image below the title, apparently for a previous rebinding. There is a small worm track in the left margin and some light soil. (B)
4) Cosmographey…, Sebastian Munster, Basel, circa 1580. 7 x 11.5”) German text on verso. Soiled with worn and torn margins. (B)
5) Geographiae Libri Octo Graeco-Latini…, Jodocus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1605. (8.3 x 12.8”) Soiled with some ink marks in title. (B)
6) Claudii Ptolemaei Alexandrini Geographicae Enarrationis Libri Octo., Gaspar Trechsel, 1535. (6 x 10.8”) Latin text on verso. Manuscript notations, soil and a
few edge tears (B).
$150-250
11. Title Pages ([Lot of 5 - Title Pages]), 1594-1711. (BW) Nice lot of title pages with religious iconography.
1) The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testament., 1672. (7.5 x 13”) A view of London and the royal arms of Britain are included on this sheet from an
English Bible. Minor toning and some paper roughness at edges. (A)
2) [Holy Trinity] Black and red printing, Latin text, circa 1600. (6.3 x 8.3”) Tightly trimmed with top corners clipped. There is a large worm hole in the central
image. (B)
3) The Psalter or Psalms of David…, Christopher Barker, London, 1594. (5.8 x 9”) Toned margins with some minor edge tears. (B+)
4) A Pisgah-sight of Palestine and the Confines thereof, with the Historie of the old and new Testament…, Thomas Fuller, London, circa 1650. (7 x 11.5”) Toned
margins with some creases and tears, not affecting image. (B+)
5) Caroli a Santo Paulo Geographia Sacra., R & G. Wetstein, Amsterdam, 1711. (9 x 14.8”) The publishers imprint is pasted onto the sheet, as was common practice.
Sharp impression with light ivory toning. (A)
$200-300
12.Title Pages ([Lot of 4 - Title Pages]), Venice, 1679-95. (BW) Nice lot of late seventeenth century title pages that reflect the changing style towards a less elaborate,
but still allegorical form.
1) Concordantiae Particularum Ebraeo-Chaldaicarum Hauniae, 1679. (5.3 x 6.8”) Some soil, light stains and repaired tears in margins. (B+)
2) Gli Argonauti, Vicenzo Maria Coronelli, Venice, 1693. (9 x 11.5”) Fine impression and wide original margins with a bit of insignificant soil. (A+)
3) Les Tables et les Cartes de la Geographie Ancienne et Nouvelle…, Nicolas Sanson, Paris, 1692. (12.5 x 15.5”) Minor damp stain and short tears in right margin
with some pencil markings in bottom margin. (B+)
4) Atlas Royal a l’Usage de Monseigneur le Duc de Bourgogne…, Nicolas de Fer, Paris, 1695. Red and black printing. (10.5 x 15.8”) Lightly toned with a couple
of edge tears not affecting text. (A)
$200-300
13.World (Orbis Descriptio), Ruscelli, La Geografia di Claudio Tolomeo Allessadrino…, Venice, ca. 1564. 10 x 5.3”. (HC) This important map is the first double hemisphere world map to appear in atlas form. It is elegantly engraved in the characteristic Italian style, adapted from the oval projection used by Gastaldi, and presented
on what is known as Roger Bacon’s circular projection. This projection was popularized by Ruscelli and later by Rumold Mercator. Another important feature of the
map is the apocryphal bulge in South America; one of the most copied cartographic errors of the 16th century. Terra Incognita is distinctly shown as a land bridge
linking Asia and North America with its coastline labeled Littus incognitum. There is no southern continent. Italian text on verso. Ref: Shirley #110; Manasek #20.
Some tiny worm holes on the centerfold have been professionally infilled with a couple tiny stipple marks in facsimile, else fine. (A)
$750-900
14.World (Discorso Intorno alla Carta da Navigare), Porcacchi, L’Isole Piu Famoso del Mondo…, Venice, [1572]. 5.6 x 4.1”. (HC) This nautical world map, engraved
by Girolamo Porro, was one of two world maps included in Porcacchi’s popular pocket-sized atlas. It covers most of the world, excluding far eastern Asia and the
western coast of North America; thus alluding to a connection between the two. The Terra Incognita landmass dominates the bottom of the map. The handsome map
is filled with rhumb lines and the seas are fully stippled. Printed on a full sheet (5.6 x 9.5”) of Italian text. Ref: Shirley #128. (A+)
$600-700
15.World (Totius Orbis Cogniti Universalis Descriptio), Merula, Paulii G.F.P.N. Merulam Cosmographiae…, Leiden, [1605]. 19.8 x 11.8”. (HC) Engraved by Jan van
Doetecum, this map is very similar to the one his father engraved for Petrus Plancius in 1590 (Shirley #177). The map is derived from Rumold Mercator’s map with
the improved shape for South America and inclusion of the Solomon Islands. Nova Zemla appears on this map below the distinctive polar islands of Mercator. And
the northern landmasses are balanced by the huge southern continent. For this composition, Van Doetecum has added celestial hemispheres from Plancius’ 1594 map
and four inset maps of St. Helena, Iceland, Japan, and Ceylon all enclosed in the elaborate strapwork border. This map only appeared in one edition of Merula’s work
and is quite scarce. Ref: Shirley #254; Walter #13. Dark impression with original color and oxidation affecting the southern continent. This area has been skillfully
restored using the leaf casting method for an invisible repair with the place names in facsimile. (B)
$2750-3500
16.World (Designatio Orbis Christiani), Anon., ca. 1607. 9.2 x 6.2”. (HC) Planispherical world map that is broadly based on Ortelius and similar to Hondius’ Atlas Minor
map of the same title. It shows most of the world, excluding the west coast of North America. In Asia, Korea is shown as an island. The Nile rises from twin lakes
in southern Africa. There is a huge southern continent that incorporates Terra del Fogo and what will eventually emerge as Australia. At upper left is the notation
Tom. II. Tab. VIII. Pag. 325. Ref: Shirley #261. (A+)
$425-500
17.World (A New and Accurat Map of the World Drawne according to ye truest Descriptions latest Discoveries & best Observations yt have been made by English or
Strangers), Speed, A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World, London, 1626. 20.3 x 15.4”. (BW) This desirable and beautiful double hemispheric world
map carries the imprint of George Humble. The map is dated 1626 but it was known to be published through 1632 with this imprint. This map is based on William
Grent’s rare, separately issued map of 1625 (Shirley 313). It is considered one of the earliest published world maps to be printed in English, and is the first atlas map
to show the cartographic curiosity of California as an island, which persisted for nearly 100 years. It was also one of the first to show the settlement of New Plymouth.
The coastline in North America is blank east of California and swings wildly to the west in the northern regions of Canada and Alaska. The Straits of Magellan are
inaccurately shown and Tierra de Fuego is left open to the west. The Southerne Unknowne Land shows the large conjectured continent covering much of the southern
hemisphere. The map is beautifully engraved and highly detailed throughout. The engraver is unknown but Shirley acknowledges it was most likely Abraham Goos.
This highly decorative production is surrounded by two celestial hemispheres, figural allegorical representations of Water, Earth, Air and Fire, plus portraits of Ferdinand Magellan, Oliver vander Noort, Thomas Cavendish and Sir Francis Drake. The corners are filled with an astronomical table, an armillary sphere, and eclipses of
the sun and moon. With several lengthy notes including comments on the South Pole and the Straits of Magellan, Sir Francis Drake and others. Related English text
on verso is “The generall Description of the World.” Shirley says this map was not as widely disseminated as those from contemporary Dutch cartographers and was
uncommon outside the UK. Consequently its “rarity value” continues to increase. Ref: Shirley #317. Very nice example that has not been altered though modern
coloring. Evenly toned with a tiny abrasion near center. A little roughness along paper edge at left. (B+)
$16000-20000
18.World ([World]), Bry, Frankfurt, ca. 1630. 8 x 6.5”. (HC) This is De Bry’s version of Willem Schouten’s map showing his voyage around the world in 1615-17. This
expedition discovered Le Maire Strait and a new route around South America to the Pacific and the important Spice Islands. The simple double hemisphere depicts
the vessel’s tracks with the continents shown in outline only. Above the map are two, head-and-shoulder, portraits of Ferdinand Magellan and Willem Schouten,
each flanked by angels bearing laurel wreaths. Outside this central scene are the portraits of four other circumnavigators: Francis Drake, Thomas Cavendish, Oliver
vander Noort and George van Spilbergen. The map is on a full sheet of German text (8.8 x 12.5”). Ref: Shirley #301. (A+)
$800-1000
19.World (Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula), Blaeu, Amsterdam, ca. 1640. 21.5 x 16”. (HC) A magnificent map featuring a carte-afigures border with allegorical representations of the sun, the moon, the five known planets, the four elements and the four seasons. Along the bottom are vignettes
showing the seven wonders of the world: the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Colossus straddling the harbor at Rhodes, the Pyramids, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus at Cairo, the Temple of Diana, the Statue of Jupiter and the lighthouse at Alexandria. Josua van Ende engraved this map, reducing it from Blaeu’s 1605 wall
map for inclusion in atlases.
Petrus Plancius’ world map of 1592 was the main source of geographical information. The map is shown on Mercator’s projection with a massive Southern Continent
attached to New Guinea and Tierra del Fuego, with the coastal names of Beach and Psittacorum regio noted from Marco Polo’s travel memoirs. North America has
the westward bulge characteristic of the time, with the Strait of Anian noted. Korea is shown as an island and Japan is in a kite-like shape. The map itself is richly
decorated with cartouches, sea battles, monsters and compass roses. Fourth state with the date omitted from the lower cartouche on the right. German text on verso.
Ref: Goss (Blaeu) #1, p 24; Shirley #255. Exquisite old color, highlighted in gold with minimal toning and some professional minor repairs in the margins. There is
some minor creasing at centerfold. (A)
$18000-22000
20.World (Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula), Merian, Neuwe Archontologia cosmica, Frankfurt, ca. 1646. 14 x 9.8”. (HC) This
beautifully engraved world map is presented on Mercator’s projection with cartography closely copied from Blaeu’s world map of 1606. The Latin title is printed at
top, outside the neatline. A German gothic script title and notation concerning the discovery of the Americas in 1492 covers the unknown interior of North America.
California is a peninsula, and plenty of open ended waterways in the eastern part of North America leave open the question of a Northwest Passage. Two polar projections in lower corners partially obscure the great southern landmass that is connected with New Guinea. The map is finely decorated with sea monsters, galleons
and compass roses. This is the second state without Merian’s signature in the plate. Ref: Shirley #345. Minor toning in blank margins. (A+)
$1600-2000
21.World (Orbis Terrarum Typus de Integro in Plurimis Emendatus, Auctus, et Icunculis Illustratus), Visscher, Amsterdam, ca. 1657. 18.6 x 12.2”. (HC) An exquisitely
decorated double hemisphere world map, surrounded by engravings including allegorical representations of the continents as well as native inhabitants and wildlife.
This is Visscher’s first world map to be included in Dutch Bibles. It was so popular that the surrounding decorations were copied by several other cartographers. Two
celestial spheres are displayed in the Eastern Hemisphere. In the lower part of the Western Hemisphere text describes the discovery of America and recent voyages
of discovery. Two diagrams depicting the Ptolemaic and Copernican theories of the solar system are tucked between the hemispheres. The northwest coast of North
America is exaggerated and shows California correctly as a peninsula. Parts of Australia and Van Diemen’s Land are shown but the north and east coasts of Australia
are not depicted. Dutch text on verso. Ref: Shirley #401; Poortman & Augusteijn #83. Sharp impression with a professionally repaired tear in the bottom right corner.
Professionally remargined with a tiny bit of the neatline in facsimile at lower right. (B+)
$2000-2400
22.World ([Lot of 2] Carte de l’Amerique nouvellement dressee suivant les nouvelles decouvertes et mise en fransois [and] Carte nouvelle de l’Europe, Asie, Afrique,
nouvellement dressee et mise en fransois), Tavernier, Paris, 1661. 11.8 x 11.8”. (HC) Fine, matched pair of hemisphere maps. The Western Hemisphere shows
California as an island, a single Great Lake, and an expansive northwest coastline in North America. A notation describes Thomas Button’s search for a Northwest
Passage. In South America, there is a small Lake Parime in Guiana, and both the Amazon and Rio de la Plata flow from the large interior Lago de los Xarayes. In the
Eastern Hemisphere, the large mythical southern continent fills the bottom of the map and the Dutch discoveries in Australia are not shown. Both hemispheres are
enclosed in concentric circles giving compass points, notations and tables, and each is embellished with a beautiful cartouche featuring the female representations of
the continents. These two hemisphere maps first appeared in 1639, printed on a single sheet as a double hemisphere map. In this addition, not noted by Shirley, each
hemisphere is printed on a separate sheet. Ref: Shirley #349; Burden #255. Nice impression, original color and wide original margins. There is some minor soil in
the margins and a few unobtrusive spots within the map. The centerfolds have been professionally reinforced with light Japanese tissue. (A)
$3250-4000
23.World (Orbis Terrarum Tabula Recens Emendata et in Lucem Edita per N. Visscher), Visscher, Amsterdam, ca. 1663. 18.6 x 12”. (HC) First state of this superb double
hemisphere world map surrounded by engravings including allegorical representations of the continents as well as native inhabitants and wildlife. Visscher’s decorations were so popular several other cartographers copied them. Two diagrams depicting the Ptolemaic and Copernican theories of the solar system appear within the
cusps of the hemispheres. The northwest coast of North America is greatly exaggerated with the fictional El Streto d’Anian, while California is shown as a peninsula.
In the Pacific, Western Australia, Van Diemens Landt and a bit of New Zealand are also noted. Dutch text on verso. Ref: Shirley #431; Poortman & Augusteijn #118.
Backed with light Japanese tissue with professional paper restoration affecting the corners with some image replaced with very skilled facsimile. (B) $1600-1800
24.World (Mappe-Monde ou Carte Generale du Globe Terrestre Representee en deux Plan-Hemispheres…), Sanson/Mariette, Theatre du Monde ou Representation de
Tout l’Univers…, Paris, 1669. 22.5 x 16.7”. (HC) This simple, yet elegant map is based on Nicolas Sanson’s world map of 1651. Nicolas drew this map for his
1660 atlas, and after his death in 1667, his sons Guillaume and Adrien used it in their atlases of 1669 and 1678. This edition shows Australia with a bit more definition, along with Tasmania and a small portion of New Zealand’s coastline. It is the first map to indicate N. Danemarck west of the Hudson Bay, here named the Mer
Christiane. California is shown as an island, and Acoma and Santa Fe are noted in the Southwest, with Acoma shown correctly atop a mesa. The coastline of Asia is
shown with the discoveries of the De Vries noted, including Terre de Iesso or Ieco, and a land called Yupi. The Great Lakes are not updated from the 1651 version,
and do not show all five lakes. The map is typical of Sanson’s “scientific” style of cartography that did not bother with decorative elements nor fanciful geography.
It was published in conjunction with Pierre Mariette (father and son), who published many of Sanson’s works after 1645. Ref: Shirley #419. Original outline color
with some minor soil. (B+)
$800-1000
25.World (Orbis Terrarum Tabula Recens Emendata et in Lucem Edita), Stoopendaal, Amsterdam, [1682]. 18.4 x 14.3”. (HC) Surrounded by fabulous scenes from the
Visscher-Berchem map of 1658, this is probably the most decorative of Dutch Bible maps. The classic scenes depict the abduction of Persephone, Zeus being carried
across the heavens in an eagle-drawn chariot, Poseidon commanding his entourage, and Demeter receiving the fruits of the Earth. California is depicted as an island
with a flat northern coastline labeled Nova Albion. A small island in the vicinity of Alaska is labeled Anian. In Asia, the Great Wall of China is illustrated and the
northeastern coastline is severely truncated. Northern and Western Australia, Van Diemens Landt and New Zealand have incomplete coastlines. New Guinea looks
as if it may be attached to Australia. Tucked between the cusps of the map are astronomical diagrams illustrating the Copernican and Ptolemaic solar system theories.
Dutch text on verso. This is the first state with the imprint of A. Hogeboom Gelettert below the bottom neatline. Ref: Shirley #513; Poortman & Augusteijn #129
(GI). Minor soil in the map and professional repairs on the folds and at top. Margins extended at top and left to better accommodate framing. (B+) $1500-2000
26.World (A Map of all the Earth and how after the Flood it was Divided among the Sons of Noah), Moxon, London, ca. 1685. 18 x 12.5”. (HC) Joseph Moxon, a littleknown English cartographer, designed this interesting world map for publication in bibles. The map illustrates how the world was divided up among the sons of Noah
after the Flood. It is centered on the Old World and only the place names are concentrated there. The rest of the world is shown only with continental outlines, rivers
and lakes. The island of California appears across the expansive Pacific Ocean where there are partial outlines for Australia and New Zealand. A series of vignettes
surround the map illustrating the Creation and the Garden of Eden at top, with scenes from the Fall of Man to the Crucifixion of Christ at bottom. Two cartouches
further decorate the sheet, including a dedication to Gilbert Sheldon, Archbishop of Canterbury. This is Visscher’s version of the first state this very uncommon map,
which was published in a Dutch Bible. Moxon’s table of place names has been removed and Visscher’s imprint appears between the two cartouches. It is not mentioned by Shirley. Ref: cf Shirley #457. Dark impression with some minor spots. The map has been professionally conserved with expert repairs on the centerfold
and folds at sides including a tear through the vignette at lower right. The repairs are very well done and only noticeable on the verso. There are a few very tiny
scattered worm holes that are not repaired. (B+)
$1400-1800
27.World (Werelt Caert), Stoopendaal, Rotterdam, ca. 1690. 18.2 x 11.5”. (HC) This decorative double hemisphere map from a Dutch bible is based on Visscher’s
similar map of 1663. The surrounding allegorical representations of the continents were copied from Visscher, but the map has been updated to show California as
an island with a flat northern coastline, Australia’s western and northern coastlines, a revision in the coastline for New Guinea, and the addition of some islands in
the South Pacific. Diagrams of the Copernican and Ptolemaic solar systems rest between the hemispheres. This is the smaller version of this world map, without the
banner title. Dutch text on verso. Ref: cf Shirley #498. A very nice sharp impression. Paper has been professionally added to the side and top margins with a tiny
bit of skilled facsimile in the bottom right corner. (B)
$1200-1500
28.World ([Lot of 2] Facies Una Hemisphaerii Terrestris [together with] Facies Altera Hemisphaerii Terrestris), Zahn, Mundus Mirabili…, Nuremberg, [1696]. 16.5
x 14”. (HC) This very scarce world map is presented as a pair of hemispheres, printed on two separate sheets. The cartography is based on contemporary Dutch
maps and is consistent for the period. In North America, California is shown as an island with a flat northern coastline, the Straet Anian hints at a possible Northwest
Passage, and there is a single, large open-ended Great Lake. Partial coastlines for Australia and New Zealand, and numerous islands appear in the Pacific. The Asia
continent is truncated without any indication of Kamchatka or the spurious Yedso, which does show up on the Western Hemisphere sheet (just to cover all the bases).
The surrounding decorations are presented in an unique and original manner with a broad zodiacal band at the top of each hemisphere, and the bottom corners filled
with graceful female representations of the four seasons and cherubs representing the four elements. Johann Zahn (1641-1707) was a German mathematician and
philosopher who is known for his creation of an advanced camera obscura. He was also the author of a number of curious scientific publications including the Mundus
Mirabili (Marvelous World). Ref: Shirley #584; Burden #723. Fine impression with just a hint of toning along the fold, still overall very good. (A) $4000-4750
29.World (Planisphaerium Terrestre cum Utroque Coelesti Hemisphaerio, sive Diversa Orbis Terraquei…), Zurner, Amsterdam, ca. 1700. 22.8 x 20”. (HC) This is a
stunning double hemisphere world map with up-to-date cartography for the period. California is shown as an island with an indistinct Fretum Anian and Terra Esonis
above it. There is a River of the West emptying into a small sea just northeast of California. Australia is shown to be separate from New Guinea, Carpentaria and
Diemens Land. Nova Britannia is shown as a separate island off the coast of New Guinea with the notation that it was discovered by Dampier in 1700. Several
explorer’s tracks are traced, including Magellan, Dampier, Tasman, Gaetani and Charmont. The map is enclosed in broad bands containing information on the winds
and climates. Tucked between the hemispheres are beautiful celestial maps and arrayed throughout the border are twenty-six smaller astronomical diagrams and
world maps on various projections. At the bottom is a panorama illustrating tempests, earthquakes, tides, vortices, volcanoes with a textual commentary on the natural
phenomena depicted. Ref: Shirley #639. Very sharp impression with old and slight refreshed color. (A)
$4750-5500
30.World (Der Gantze Welt Kreis in Seinen Zwen Grossen Begriffen…), Stridbeck, Augsburg, ca. 1720. 10.8 x 5.7”. (HC) An interesting pair of miniature maps each
with the same title except for the final line, which defines the differences between the maps. The one on the left shows the world per French cartographers, while the
other depicts the Dutch version. Both show California as an island, but there are many subtle differences in the maps. A fascinating comparison between the two
important schools of the period. Maps are printed side by side on a single, unfolded sheet. Each map has its own plate mark. Printed slightly askew on the paper.
(A+)
$275-325
31.World (Le Globe Terrestre Represente en Deux Plans-Hemispheres…), Chiquet, Paris, 1729. 8.3 x 6.3”. (HC) This delicately engraved double hemisphere world
map features the island of California and a Northwest Passage. There is little interior detail with only major nations named. Ter. de Jesso appears off the east coast of
Asia, Australia is incomplete and still attached to New Guinea, only the west coast of New Zealand appears, and there is still a partial coastline for Terres Australes.
Decorative title cartouche and French text surrounds the map. Complete with the descriptive text page from the atlas. A very good example. A little soiling or
foxing in blank margins. The text page is fine (A+). (A)
$350-400
32.World (Carte Generale du Monde, ou Description du Monde Terrestre & Aquatique), Covens & Mortier, Amsterdam, ca. 1730. 18.7 x 15”. (HC) This is Pierre Mortier’s
unique world map drawn on Mercator’s projection. It depicts California as an island and the Detroit d’Anian connected by dotted lines through the Northwest Passage to Button’s Bay located to the west of Hudson Bay. There is an erroneous large lake shown as the source for the Rio Norte (Rio Grande River) located in the
Southwest, as well as an early, open-ended version of the Great Lakes named Mer Douce. A small coastline of New Zealand appears in the Pacific. The northeast
coast of Asia is severely truncated and shows Witsen’s Cap de Glaces. Australia’s northern coast is shown connected to New Guinea, and two disjointed coastlines
appear to the south including Van Diemen’s Land. The most interesting features of the map are the five spheres presented along the top. These depict Day and Night,
the Flood, the phases of the moon, and the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. The map was precisely engraved by Jan van Luchenburg (signature at lower left). This
is the second state with the Covens and Mortier imprint. Ref: Shirley #622. (A)
$1100-1400
33.World (A New and Correct Map of the World Laid down according to the newest discoveries, and from the most exact observations), Moll, London, ca. 1730. 38.7 x
22.5”. (HC) This very large, impressive world map is one of the first to record prevailing wind directions based on scientific observation. It was designed for a British public interested in maritime exploration and commerce and thus to encourage subscriptions for Moll’s New and Complete Atlas. In North America, California is
shown as an island, a prominent River of the West is “laid down according to the Baron Lahontan’s discoveries,” and most of the Arctic is labeled “Parts Unknown.”
In northeastern Asia, Iesso (Hokkaido) is shown to be part of Siberia with Companys Land lying just offshore. Only the western and northern coasts, and a bit of
Diemens Land, are shown in Australia. Surrounding the hemispheres are a variety of astronomical diagrams, including representations of the planets, the moon, a
north polar projection, and the solar systems theories of Ptolemy and Copernicus. The title is enclosed in a banner-style cartouche at top. This is the second state with
a large dedication cartouche to George II. Of particular interest is the vitriolic attack on Moll’s competitors, particularly French cartographer Nicolas Sanson (whose
maps have been condemned and found to be notoriously false). Moll goes on to claim the Dutch maps are inaccurate and often illegal piracies. Printed on two sheets,
joined as issued.
Herman Moll was an engraver, geographer and bookseller of Dutch origin who settled in England in 1678. He engraved maps for a number of cartographers including
Moses Pitt and Philip Lea before publishing his first atlas in 1710. Moll was highly astute, both politically and commercially, and through his extensive connections
he was able to compile many important maps and atlases. His large-scale maps include some of the most famous 18th century maps of America, including the Beaver
and Cod-Fishery maps, nicknamed for their decorative cartouches. A lovely example of this large map. It has been professionally backed with light tissue repairing
minor insect damage and cracks in the map corners, and a couple minor tears. Narrow, but adequate margins, as issued. (B+)
$4000-5000
34.World (Planiglobii Terrestris Cum Utroq Hemisphaerio Caelesti Generalis Repraesentatio), Homann, Nuremberg, ca. 1730. 21.3 x 19.8”. (HC) The hemispheres of
this very decorative world map are surrounded by vivid engravings of natural phenomena such as waterspouts, a rainbow, earthquakes, and a volcano. Wind heads
occupy the starry heavens, and two cherubs hold the title banner aloft. The map itself shows a typical geographical view of the period with an incorrect northwest
coastline in North America, labeled Terra Esonis, and most of the Pacific incompletely mapped. Nestled between the hemispheres are two detailed celestial maps.
Text panels at bottom describe the natural phenomena. Dark impression with old color. There is some light soil in the map and professionally repaired tears in
margins, a couple of which just entered the neatline. A tear to the left of the centerfold in the celestial sphere at bottom has been neatly repaired. (B+)$2100-2500
35.World (Welt Charten, Worauf die Reife nach Indien), Heydt, Allerneuster geographisch…, ca. 1744. 10.4 x 8.7”. (HC) This scarce, double hemisphere world map
presents some unusual geography. In North America, California appears as an enlarged peninsula, the St. Laurence River and Great Lakes appear as a long inland
sea, and the Longue R. connects the Missouri River with the Gulf of California. The Eastern Hemisphere is not as distorted, owing to Heydt’s work with the Dutch
East India Company. The Dutch discoveries in Australia and New Zealand are shown. A North Polar sphere is included at top. Fine with some light soil in the
blank margins. (A+)
$600-650
36.World (Versuch von einer Kurzgefassten Karte welche die Bekannten Theile der Erdkugel Enthaelt), Bellin, Allgemeine Historie der Reisen…, Paris, 1748. 27.5 x
19.3”. (HC) This is an uncommon German version of Bellin’s popular world map (Essay d’une Carte Reduite Contenant les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre
…), which was published at the same time as the French version. It is presented on Mercator’s projection with two fine compass roses orienting the chart. North
America is shown with a very pronounced River of the West connecting through a series of rivers and lakes from Lake Superior to the Pacific - representing the elusive
Northwest Passage. A portion of the Asian coastline is depicted a short distance from the supposed western coast. The Russian discoveries in the North Pacific are
not yet shown, although there is a note about the voyages of 1743. Able Tasman’s new discoveries in New Zealand and Australia are shown. Australia is labeled Neu
Holland with Neu Guinee linked to the mainland by the Carpentier coastline. Diemens Land, also labeled I. Tasmand, is connected to the mainland by conjectural
dotted lines. Issued folded, now flattened. A fine example with just a hint of toning above the cartouche. (A+)
$850-1000
37.World (Globus Terrestris ex Probatissimis Recentiorum Geographorum Observationibus…), Schreiber, Leipzig, ca. 1750. 9.6 x 6.5”. (HC) This charming twin hemisphere map is surrounded by engravings of the heavens and natural phenomena such as waterspouts, a rainbow, earthquakes, and a volcano. The map shows a typical
18th century geographical view with an incorrect northwest coastline in North America, labeled Terra Esonis, and partial coastlines for Australia and New Zealand.
Nestled between the hemispheres are two depictions of the solar system based on Copernicus and Tycho Brahe. There is some minor soil in the blank margins, else
fine. (A)
$325-450
38.World (Carte dans laquelle on Voit la Route que le Centurion a Tenu dans la Voiage au tour du Monde), Anson, Voyage Autour du Monde, London, [1750]. 15.8 x 9”.
(BW) This is a map of Anson’s voyage around the world from the French edition of the voyage published in 1750. It was engraved by Lattre and is identical to the
English edition “A Chart Shewing the Track of the Centurion Round the World…” except for the French place names and title. The track of the voyage and California
represented as an island remain the most prominent features of the map.
A world map to accompany an account of Commodore Anson’s expedition to the South Seas to harass the Spanish bases but, more importantly, plunder their shipping.
From a military viewpoint the expedition was a disaster: back-stabbing in the Admiralty meant that Anson was equipped with poor ships and received a regiment
of Chelsea Pensioners rather than the promised Marines. One had served at the Battle of the Boyne sixty years earlier! Half had deserted before they reached the
docks at Portsmouth. An atrocious voyage meant that the fleet arrived in the Pacific in very poor shape, but a stroke of luck presented them with a Spanish galleon
laden with silver. On their return to London, thirty-two wagons were needed to transfer it to the Tower of London. On the map California is shown as an island.
Folding as issued with a large text-based watermark. There is some faint offsetting and a few very small spots. It is clean with a sharp strike. The right margin has
been added to the neat line with period-correct paper and a little facsimile to the neatline, the balance of the map is very good. (B+)
$220-275
39.World (Carte Generale du Globe Terrestre…), Anon., 1757. 13.2 x 8.5”. (BW) This uncommon map is drawn primarily from Isaak Brouckner’s rare map of the
world. One important and fascinating difference is the large Sea of the West and an extravagant collection of Northwest Passage theories in North America. This
map shows one possible inland passage from Baffin Bay to exit at roughly Alaska, and another from the St. Lawrence through the Great Lakes and out via the massive, uncharacteristic Mer ou Baie de l’Ouest. These features are based on the infamous expedition by Admiral Bartholomew de Fonte. In 1708, a newly discovered
account of the Spanish Admiral’s 1640 discovery of the passage was published. That account was actually a journalistic hoax, but thereafter the account was changed
and elaborated upon by numerous mapmakers. The large fictional lakes from De Fonte’s account include Velasco, de Fonte, and the strange archipelago of St. Lazare.
In the North Pacific, the routes of the Russian expeditions and the Manila/Acapulco galleons are charted. In the South Pacific, there is another deviation from the
Brouckner map; the partial coastlines of Australia and New Guinea are connected, and both New Zealand and Tasmania are shown as single coastlines. This map
was published by F.B. Merande from Avignon and is very similar to an Italian map by Remondini. Beautiful impression on fine paper. The map is fine less a small
hole in upper blank corner well repaired on verso with paper. (A)
$300-400
40.World (Des Mers on Appelle Mer cette Vaste Etendue… de la Surface de la Terre…), Clouet, Geographie Moderne, Paris, ca. 1767. 21.8 x 12.5”. (HC) This unusual
French map of the world illustrates the oceans and seas with extensive descriptive text on three sides of the hemispheres. The map itself is very simple showing only
the outlines of the continents with the seas named. The continent of Australia is conjecturally drawn and the northwest coast of North America is completely blank.
Printed on the bluish toned paper that was common in France during this period. Original outline color with a few minor spots. A tear in the upper blank margins
has been neatly repaired. (B+)
$150-200
41.World (Mappemonde en deux Hemispheres), Brue, Atlas Universel de Geographie Physique, Politique et Historique…, Paris, 1840. 21.4 x 11”. (HC) This handsome
double hemispheric map has enough detail to show topography, watershed, coastal information, and numerous islands. Some early place names and mapping are
evident in the Antarctic regions but the coastlines are sketchy. Fancy title lettering embellished with flourishes, Brue’s embossed seal, and a decorative keyboard-style
border. This is an exceptional and flawless example less some light offsetting visible to the left of Africa. Crisp, early impression and fine original coloring with
enormous margins. (B+)
$140-170
42.World (The World on Mercator’s Projection), Tallis, The Illustrated Atlas…, London, ca. 1851. 13.8 x 10.3”. (HC) This is a very handsome steel engraved world
map that was produced from the same plate used to celebrate the explorations by Captain James Cook. This issue has seven vignettes rather than only one vignette of
Cook’s ship Endeavour. The beautifully rendered vignettes on this issue show important places and cities of the world including London, Constantinople, Niagara,
the Pyramids of Ghizah, Port Neuf in Paris, Gibraltar, and Vesuvius. In the seas the “Steam Routes to the Colonies” are shown in color. The map was drawn and
engraved by J. Rapkin, the illustrations are by H. Warren, engraved by J.B. Allen. Published by the London Printing and Publishing Company. Map is fine with
strong impression and period-correct hand coloring. Margins are fully outside the border, always an issue with these maps. In upper blank margin is an old mat board
burn, still fine. (A+)
$180-220
43.World, Geology (The Geological Structure of the Globe According to Ami Boue with Corrections and Additions to 1855 [with 4 sheets of text]), Johnston, The Physical
Atlas of Natural Phenomena, Edinburgh, [1856]. 24.4 x 20”. (PC) This large map, drawn on Mercator’s Projection, is a superb example of thematic mapping with
various colors and diagrams used to illustrate the geological distributions throughout the world. The geological formations are fully colored and a key delineates the
six major categories identified by Ami Boué. The first two categories are further divided through subtle differences in shading. There are two inset maps: “Directions
of the Systems of Mountains as they appear at Milford by E. de Beaumon ,” and “Illustrations of the Synchronism of Parallel Chains” with colored underlining to
delineate seven different systems. Also, two hemispheres show the geology of the North and South poles. Along the bottom of the map is a full profile of the “Principle
Mountains of the Globe.” Surrounded by a decorative keyboard-style border, this handsome chart is from the English version of Heinrich Berghaus’ Physikalischer
Atlas, the first truly comprehensive thematic atlas. It is a very early example of printed color, the development of which made a huge impact on cartography in general
and specifically on the graphic portrayal of geographical data on thematic maps. Plate I in this large atlas. Engraved by W. & A.K. Johnston in Edinburgh. The lot
includes the original accompanying 8 pp of text (14” x 21.7”) titled “Notes on Some General Principles in Geology; and the Applications.”
Ami Boué (1794 - 1881) was an Austrian geologist who received his early education in Hamburg, Geneva and Paris. In 1820 he issued his Essai geologique sur l’Ecosse,
primarily focusing on the study of eruptive rocks. His studies of various geological formations led to his becoming one of the pioneers in geological research. He
was one of the founders of the Societe Geologique de France in 1830, serving as president in 1835. Ref: Marcou & Marcou #5; Phillips (A) #225. The map is near
fine less two very light smudges at lower center and short centerfold split in lower margin. Fine impression and original color on a full sheet. (A)
$300-400
44.Ancient World (Ptolemaisch General Tafel Begreissend die halbe Rugel der Welt), Munster, Cosmographey, Basel, ca. 1540. 13.6 x 10”. (HC) This woodcut, Ptolemaic world map is surrounded by clouds and eleven wind heads (with their names shown in banners). The continents are oddly shaped and all connected by a great
southern continent Terra incognito secundum Ptolemaeum, which land locks the Indian Ocean. There is a very large Taprobana (modern day Sri Lanka) in the Indian
Ocean, and the Indian subcontinent is severely truncated. Only the northern part of Africa is shown with the Nile originating in a series of lakes in a large mountain
range. The crack in the woodblock is evident on the right side of the map. Latin text and a lively woodcut on verso. Ref: Shirley #76. Some bleed through of color
on verso, else very good. (B+)
$1200-1500
45.Ancient World (Macrobii Ambrosii, Aurelii Theodosii, Viri Consularis Et Illustris), Macrobius, In Somnium Scipionis, Rome, 1560. 3.4 x 5”. (BW) This work, written by Ambrosius Macrobius, is a commentary on Cicero’s Dream of Scipio. It includes a rare woodcut map of the world illustrating Cicero’s interesting theories.
This diagrammatic map shows two distinct regions of the earth. The inhabited Afro-Eurasian continent was balanced by an unknown, and relatively equal, landmass
(Temperata Antipodunobis Incognita) on the other side of an impassable torrid zone (Perusta) and a great boiling sea (Alveus Oceani). It was this notion of antipodean
balance and landmass equivalence that continued to attract Renaissance minds to the otherwise outmoded geographical ideas of Macrobius. Distinguished cartographers like Mercator and Ortelius would later incorporate Macrobius’ model into an immense southern continent (Australis Incongita) to balance the known lands of
the world, and the division of the world into climactic zones is still in use today.
Macrobius was a 5th century Roman neoplatonic philosopher. His commentary on Cicero’s Somnium Sciponis was of great influence in the Middle Ages and gained
popularity with the advent of printing. First published in Brescia in 1483, numerous editions appeared throughout the 16th century. His commentary includes
several chapters dealing with his own conception of the world and the universe. It also contains references to many facets of the scientific knowledge of his time,
including references to physics, astronomy, and mathematics. This edition was published by Sebastian Gryphius, the notable ‘Prince of the Lyon book trade’. His
famous griffin devise is engraved on the title page. The volume is in presentation leather with extensive hand tooling and gilt, four raised banks on spine. Fore
edges with gilt (T.E.G.) and fully engraved in a circular pattern. Title page, 745 pp. (map at p. 191), and extensive index. Ref: Shirley #13. The binding has been
expertly restored at some past date, perhaps circa 1901 based on the inserted book plate of Edward Arthur Lee which is dated 1901. Some ink notations on first end
paper. Title page with ink and small area of loss away from text. Second, older book plate after title page. The contents and binding are tight with all page sound
with light even toning. As is usually the case, there are a few pages with old ink underlining and the occasional comment in the margin. (A)
$2200-2500
46.Ancient World (La Terre Connue lorsque l’Evangile sut Publie), Anon., [1740]. 16.5 x 12.5”. (BW) This uncommon map illustrates those parts of the world that
were known in ancient times; covering all of Europe, Northern Africa and Central Asia. The ancient regions and cities are named and large rivers and lakes are noted,
but there is little other detail. The cartography is up-to-date, rather than on the Ptolemaic model. The inset at upper right is a double hemisphere world showing the
contemporary knowledge of the whole world. It features the mythical island of California and large southern continent. A few manuscript notations in an old ink
hand rather blend in with the map and have minimal distraction. Printing error in plate along lower margin is interesting and not of a type we’ve seen. Uncolored as
issue. (B+)
$150-200
47.Ancient World (Orbis Veteribus Notus Auspiciis Serenissimi Principis Ludovici Philippi Aurelianorum Ducis Publici Juris Factus), Anville, Paris, 1763. 30.2 x 21.2”.
(HC) Large map of the region of the world that was known in classical times, with up-to-date detail of topography and place names. The Nile River is shown with
its Ptolemaic source in the Lunae Montes, which is located above the equator in addition to its correct source. A wind rose at upper left gives the Latin names for the
winds. The decorative title cartouche is flanked by two scholars. Original outline color. There are a couple minor, professional repairs in the blank margins and
some faint soil in the map. (A)
$200-250
48.Polar (Carte Magnetique des Deux Hemispheres), Buffon, Histoire Naturelle Generale et Particuliere, Paris, ca. 1780. 36.5 x 19”. (BW) This scarce and unusual twin
hemisphere map is presented on a polar projection. The approximate position of the northern magnetic pole, indicated by a large shaded area, is located just north of
the Arctic Circle. The variations in terrestrial magnetism at different points on the earth’s surface are indicated throughout the map. The boldly engraved map shows
only the continental outlines with few country and place names. Alaska is in a rudimentary shape, the southern coast of Australia is still unknown and Tasmania
is thought to be connected to the mainland. The chart reflects the latest discoveries with evidence of Capt. Cook’s Pacific surveys, La Perouse’s last voyage to the
Pacific in 1775, and also the work of Jean-Charles Borda who is credited with the first observations on the variations in terrestrial magnetism. The map is sometimes
attributed to La Perouse, but was published in the scarce mineralogy section of Buffon’s Historie Naturelle. Issued folded, now flattened with tissue reinforcement
of folds. Trimmed into neatline at left, apparently as issued. There is some toning along the folds and there are a few short folds are still separated. (C+)$600-700
49.Polar ([Lot of 2] Countries surrounding the North Pole [and] Countries surrounding the South Pole), Wilkes, London, 1807. 8.2 x 7.8”. (HC) Very nice matched pair
of hemispheric polar maps that detail the discoveries up to October 1807. The North polar map shows an indistinct and partially missing North American coastline.
One area of the coastline labeled The Sea, 1772 is shown at the northern end of the Coppermine River and village of the Copper Indians. In the same areas are the
Dog Ribb’d Indians and a large area called “Hearn’s Discoveries.” Also noted are Baffin’s Landing Place and an area of Fresh Water is located above the Snowy
Mt. in the vicinity of north-eastern Alaska. The southern hemisphere map is filled with the tracks of explorers, principally those of Captain Cook, but also of St. Allouarns (1772), Dr. Halley (1700), and Bouvets (1730). The continent of Antarctica is, of course, not delineated in this early map, but four areas of “Field Ice” are
noted lying approximately between 60 and 70 , giving an early clue of discoveries to follow. Both with Wilkes’ imprint below the hemisphere. Both map images
are very good to fine. The north map has scattered foxing in blank margins. (B+)
$180-220
50.North Pole (Polus Arcticus sive Tract, Septentrionalis), Quad, Geographisch Handtbuch, Cologne, ca. 1600. 10.5 x 8.4”. (HC) This scarce map is a reduced version
of Mercator’s landmark map of the Arctic from 1595. The hemisphere is surrounded by a floral design with four roundels in each corner. These contain the title, the
Faeroe Isles, the Shetland Isles, and the mythical island of Frisland. The North Pole is shown according to legend as a large rock in a giant whirlpool and surrounded
by four islands that are separated by rivers. The magnetic north is depicted as a separate island rock just outside the polar mass. In North America is a very early
reference to California (California regio, sola fama Hispanis nota), curiously shown north of the El streto de Anian. The map depicts the attempts of Frobisher and
Davis to locate the northern passages to Asia. German text on verso. Engraved by Johannes Bussemacher. German text on verso. Ref: Burden #134, Kershaw #34.
Dark impression with a small tear entering the map at upper right professionally repaired on verso. (B+)
$1000-1200
51.North Pole (Poli Arctici, et Circumiacentium Terrarum Descriptio Novissima), Hondius, Appendix Novi Atlantis, Amsterdam, [1637]. 19.3 x 17”. (HC) Hondius’
important map is one of the most decorative maps of the North Pole. It replaced Mercator’s map in the Mercator/Hondius atlases in 1636, and incorporated much of
the knowledge gained by the English in their search for a Northwest Passage to Asia. The cartography is based on Henry Briggs’ depiction of Hudson Bay, showing
a pair of bays in the bottom of Hudson Bay named Iames his Bay and The Great Bay of God’s Deliverance. There are more names based on Hudson’s explorations,
including the note of Ne Ultra in an inlet at the top of the bay indicating that they could go no further there. There are several Dutch names in Labrador, many ap-
pearing for the first time on this map. The fascinating whaling scenes that surround the map also depict Dutch activity in the region. There are many types of ship
and boats shown, as well as whales, seals and cormorants. Burden’s third state (Kershaw’s second state); the first with the whaling scenes. Latin text on verso. Ref:
Burden #246; Kershaw #99. Small tear on the bottom centerfold and some minor damage in the blank margins have been professionally repaired. (A)$2400-3000
52.North Pole (Nova et Accurata Poli Arctici et terrarum Circum Iacentium Descriptio), Jansson, Amsterdam, ca. 1649. 20.8 x 16.2”. (HC) This beautiful map, originally published in 1637, eventually replaced Hondius’ map of the North Pole and became the prototype for many later maps including those of Blaeu. This map
incorporates the discoveries made by Captain Thomas James along the southern and western shores of Hudson Bay in 1631-2. The delineation on Russia’s Arctic
coast is derived from the information from Willem Barents’ exploration of 1596-7. A small island off the coast of Lapland is named for the English explorer Hugh
Willoughby (Sir Hugo Willoughby’s Landt), who led a failed expedition to find a Northeast Passage in 1553. Rhumb lines radiate from the North Pole and several
compass roses embellish the chart. A large title cartouche, with two figures and numerous wind heads, conveniently hide the northwest coast of America. The map
is further decorated with ships and a cartouche with Jansson’s imprint, which depicts men in parkas, a polar bear and foxes. This is the second state of the plate with
a legend beneath the cartouche. Latin text on verso. Ref: Burden #250; cf Kershaw #105. (B+)
$900-1100
53.North Pole (Fol. A.A.), Scherer, Atlas Novus, Munich, ca. 1700. 7.2 x 9.2”. (HC) This unusual little map presents the world on a north polar projection. California
is shown as an island and there is a suggestion of a land bridge connecting North America (Anian) with Asia (Terra Iedso). There is a distorted portion of Australia
noted as Nova Hollandia. It also includes an enlarged map of Greenland and Iceland, along with a diagram at top. Heinrich Scherer, professor of mathematics at
Munich, was a devout Jesuit whose work emphasizes the Catholic hierarchy and the spread of Jesuit missions throughout the world. Margin extended at left to
better accommodate framing. (A)
$200-250
54.North Pole (Repraesentatio Geographica itineris Maritimi Navis Victoriae…), Scherer, Atlas Novus, Munich, ca. 1700. 13.8 x 9”. (HC) This very graphic map is
presented on a north polar projection and depicts all of the world except the South Pole. California is shown as an island. The map illustrates the remarkable circumnavigation led by Ferdinand Magellan. On the left is an illustration of Victoria, the only remaining ship from Magellan’s Armada de Molucca that sailed from Seville
in 1519 in search of a westward route to the Spice Islands. On the right, the few expedition survivors (18 out of the original 237) are shown making their way to the
Santa María de la Victoria church in Seville, where they went to give thanks for their safe return. The title cartouche includes the date of their return, September 7,
1522. Ref: Shirley #626. (A+)
$1200-1500
55.North Pole (Die Nord=Pol-Lander fenn:), Muller, Neu-Augefergter Kleiner Atlas, Ulm, [1702]. 3 x 2.5”. (BW) This beautifully engraved miniature map is on the
upper portion on a sheet of text. This is the second state, the first published in 1692. The map drew from Johann Christoph Hoffman’s map of 1678. Muller exaggerates the double bay of Hudson Bay and a small river on the Labrador coast is omitted. Blank verso. Ref: Kershaw #259; Burden #688. (A+)
$180-220
56.North Pole (A Map of the Icy Sea in Which the Several Communications with the Land Waters and Other New Discoveries are Exhibited), Gibson, A voyage towards
the North Pole …, London, [1773]. 7.8 x 8”. (BW) This interesting map of the Northern Hemisphere is based on the work of Jean Palairet with an Icy Great North
Sea surrounding the North Pole. Contrary to custom, Europe is located at left with America on the right. The course of the imaginary Northwest Passage is depicted
from Portugal to Japan straight across the Pole. The northern part of North America consists of highly distorted landmasses, including an elongated peninsula (or
possibly island) where Alaska and the Aleutians are today, which is noted as being discovered in 1753. There is also a massive Sea of the West and a few, speculative
Northwest Passages noted, reminiscent of the cartography of Buache. This map initially appeared in the Gentleman’s Magazine in 1760. Here it was published in
Captain Constantine John Phipps’ report and his voyage to reach the North Pole. Ref: cf Jolly GENT-141. (B+)
$140-180
57.North Pole (A Map of the Countries Situate about the North Pole, as far as the 50th Degree of North Latitude), Carey, General Atlas, ca. 1799. 9.4 x 9.4”. (BW)
This is the first map of the North Pole published by an American cartographer. The map illustrates information from the late eighteenth century explorations in the
Canadian north by Hearne and Mackenzie. Ref: Wheat & Brun #915. (A)
$100-150
58.North Pole (Map of the North Polar Region), U.S. Hydrographic Office, Narrative of the Second Arctic Expedition, Washington D.C., [1879]. 31.4 x 24.3”. (PC) A
beautiful example of this infrequently seen circumpolar map that documents all Arctic explorations to date, more uncommon as a segmented and linen backed edition.
The map is segmented into 15 panels and mounted on its original linen. Red overprinting shows routes, locations, and important events of the major Arctic expeditions, from Hudson (1607 to 1610) to about 1880. The latest expedition shown is George S. Nares’ 1876 attempt by dog-sled to reach the pole via Smith Sound and
Robeson Channel and to explore the northern parts of Ellesmere Island as well as Northwest Greenland. Other expeditions noted include those of Perry, Mackenzie,
Wood, Hayes, Beechey, Green, Rodgers, and Long. A large inset shows a sea view of “Wrangell Land As seen from the Bark Nile of New London, Capt. Th. Long.
Aug. 14th 15th & 16th - 1867; 15 to 18 miles distance”. Engraved by Wm. Bauman and published by The Graphic Co., 39 & 41 Park Place, N.Y. Map folds into
self wrappers of marbled paper (6.6 x 8.8”). A lovely example in this uncommon segmented edition. Near flawless example with fine color, crisp impression and
clean paper. Linen is fine with no flaws. (A)
$200-300
59.Celestial (Planisphaerium Coeleste…), Seutter, Augsburg, ca. 1730. 22.5 x 19.5”. (HC) Magnificent double hemisphere celestial chart showing the northern and
southern sky with constellations in allegorical form derived from Hevelius. A diagram in the upper left corner represents day and night on the earth with quotations
from Genesis. The diagram at upper right shows the monthly orbit and illumination of the moon. The five diagrams along the bottom represent the monthly orbit and
illumination of the moon, and the planetary hypothesis of Tycho Brahe, Copernicus, Ptolemy, and the annual orbit of the sun and the seasons. There is no engraver’s
imprint. Ref: cf Warner, p. 245 #1; Kansas #6.3.4.5. Original color and a dark impression. (B+)
$1500-2000
60.Celestial - Moon (Tabula Selenographica in qua Lunarium Macularum exacta Descriptio secundum Nomenclaturam Praestantissimorum Astronomorum tam Hevelii
quam Riccioli), Doppelmayr/Homann, ca. 1740. 22.7 x 19”. (HC) This is a magnificent double hemisphere map of the surface of the moon. Both spheres depict
the same side of the moon and are filled with topography, using place names following the nomenclature of Riccioli (on the right) and Hevelius (on the left). Riccioli
named the features of the moon for famous people and scientists, while Hevelius named them after geographical features on the earth. Between the two spheres is
a scheme of the phases of the moon and different lunar phases are represented in the four corners. The map is decorated at top with cherubs using a telescope and
Diana, the goddess of the moon. If you turn the map 90 degrees counter-clockwise and examine the sphere on the left, notice that the shaded area dominating the
lower center of the sphere resembles the Mediterranean Sea. Hevelius named the landform in the middle of this region Sicilia and the crater in its center M. Aetna.
For some 140 years, the two systems of lunar cartography competed with each other. Although Hevelius’ system was influential, the cumbersome Latin names gave
way to the easier to remember and more popular system devised by Riccioli - the system that left the possibility for scientists to someday have a lunar feature named
for them! Ref: Kanas pp. 258-59. Original color with some toning in the margins. The bottom centerfold is separated just into the neatline and there are a couple
short marginal tears at bottom. (B+)
$1200-1500
61.Celestial - Eclipses (Theoria Eclipsium…), Doppelmayr/Homann, ca. 1742. 22.5 x 19.2”. (HC) This interesting chart provides a comprehensive display of lunar and
solar eclipses. The chart is centered on a map depicting the path of the solar eclipse of May 12, 1706 across Europe and Northern Asia. Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr
and Johann Baptist Homann were frequent collaborators in producing celestial and astronomical charts for atlases. This chart was engraved between 1735 and 1742
and appeared in the two major compilations of Dopplemayr’s works published by Homann Heirs; Atlas Coelestis in quo Mundus Spectabilis... in 1742, and the revised
edition Atlas Novus Coelestis... in 1748. Read more about Doppelmayr’s life and accomplishments at http://www.phys.uu.nl/~vgent/doppelmayr/doppelmayr.htm.
Ref: Kanas #7.8.3. Original color. Four clean cuts across the diagram of the solar eclipse and text below have been professionally repaired. (B+)
$375-450
62.Celestial (Planisphere Celeste Par le Sr. Hardy), Desnos, Nouvel Atlas Elementaire, Paris, ca. 1765. 21.5 x 21.5”. (HC) Uncommon celestial map with the constellations in allegorical form. Louis Charles Desnos entered the map and globe business in the 1750s, when he married the widow of French globe maker Nicolas Hardy.
Desnos was one of four French globe makers at the time, and became one of the most successful map and atlas publishers of the Enlightenment Period. Ref: Not
listed in Kanas or Warner. Trimmed into the neatlines at top and bottom, as issued. There are some edge tears that don’t affect the chart. (B+)
$750-850
63.Celestial - Solar System (Le Systeme de Ptolemee / Le Systeme de Ticho-Brahe / Le Systeme de Copernic / Le Systeme de Descartes), Brion de la Tour/Desnos, Atlas
General Methodique et Elementaire, Paris, [1770]. 21 x 14.5”. (HC) This highly decorative copper engraving explains the four prevailing theories of the Solar System
in large spheres. The four spheres describes the solar systems by Descartes, Ptolemy, Ticho-Brahe and Copernicus. Smaller spheres are views of the planets (out to
Saturn), the sun, and the moon along with their symbols. The map (9.7 x 10.3”) is surrounded in an elaborate baroque style border featuring cherubs using globes and
cartographic instruments and flanked by panels of French text which were printed on separate sheets. Image is fine with just a little edge toning in margins and pin
holes at the extreme tip of each corner in blank margins. (A)
$150-180
64.Celestial ([Lot of 6 - Star Charts]), SDUK Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, London, 1830. 10.3 x 11”. (HC) This set of steel engraved celestial charts
was produced by Mr. W. Newton from the catalogue of the Astronomical Society. This is a matching set numbered No. 1 through No. 6. Each star chart uses the
Gnomonic Projection and include all the stars up to the fifth magnitude, or those that can been seen with the naked eye. The legend also identifies nebula. The constellations are shown in allegorical form and are beautifully hand-colored. An extremely fine example of these beautiful celestial charts. Design for the constellations
by W. Clarke and engraved by J & C Walker. Map images are very good. The large blank margins have some soiling or staining. (A)
$275-325
65.Celestial ([Lot of 7 - Celestial]), Burritt, 1835. (HC) Northern Circumpolar Map for each Month in the Year [and] Southern Circumpolar Map for each Month in the
Year, (12.5 x 12”). Two matching celestial charts showing the sky and constellations of the polar sky; extending from approximately 45 North or South declination.
Details the constellations of The Phoenix, Dorado, Apus, Ara, Cassiopeia, Andromeda, Perseus, Auriga, the Lynx, Ursa Major and Minor, Draco, and more. Each is
finely engraved with original hand coloring. Stars are shown by their magnitude between 1 and 6, plus star clusters and nebula. Beside the stars and constellations,
the Milky Way is prominently shown. Covers the sky from 50 North to South Declination.
Plates II, III, IV, V, & VI, (13 x 13.5”) Four celestial charts showing the constellations during the months of January, February, March / April, May, June / July, August,
September / October, November, December. Shows Orion, Taurus, Cancer, Perseus, Monoceros, Hydra, Bootes, Ursa Major, Leo, the Centaur, Corona Australis,
Capricornus, Scorpio, Libra, Hercules, and many more. Each is finely engraved with original hand coloring. Stars are shown by their magnitude between 1 and
6, plus star clusters and nebula. Beside the stars and constellations, the Milky Way is prominently shown. Covers the sky from 50 North to South Declination.
Matching set of four.
A Celestial Planisphere, or Map of the Heavens, (20 x 13.8”). A well engraved star chart that shows the Ecliptic Line crossing the sky from east to west, the Milky
Way, and dozens of constellations filling the sky. Along the bottom is a scale showing the sun’s place in the ecliptic orbit for every day of the year and shows the
stars of the Zodiac with their astronomical symbols. All with some foxing, offsetting or staining and are generally B+ but a couple may be only good (B). The
Celestial Planisphere plate has some edge tears, a split into the image and part of the upper right corner is missing almost to the neatline. (B) (B)
$100-150
66. Celestial - Solar System ([Lot of 6 - Muggletonian Planetary Charts]), Frost, Two Systems of Astronomy, London, [1846]. 11 x 7.7”. (HC) This exquisite and
luminous set of prints depict the solar system, from the view of the Holy Scriptures (plates 7, 9 &10) and the opposing view of Newton (plates 1, 3 & 6). The
Muggletonians were a small English religious sect that objected to “modern” science, particularly heliocentric astronomy and Newtonian physics. Founded in the
1650’s by two cousins who received “messages from God” that they were the chosen witnesses prophesized in the Book of Revelations to preach to the ungodly
world in its final days. The sect lasted well into the Victorian era. Isaac Frost, a scientist and prominent member of the sect was instrumental in the refinement of
the Muggletonian’s geocentric astronomical theory.
These charts are authentic Baxter prints, printed in color by a patented process using oil pigments. The process produced beautiful gradations of color, but was far too
expensive for commercial use. These are among the scarcest of known Baxter prints, as they were meant to be circulated only among sect members. In addition
to the scarcity, they are important documents in the history of the relationship between religion and science. Overall very good with a few spots of foxing on a
couple of the prints. (B+)
$1000-1200
67.Cartographic Miscellany (Sphaera Mundi), Doppelmayr/Homann, Atlas Coelestis, Nuremberg, ca. 1742. 22.5 x 19”. (HC) This geographical and astronomical chart
was the first plate in this important celestial atlas. It presents four views of equatorial, ecliptic, tropical, and polar circles among the lines of longitude and latitude.
Two small charts demonstrate solar positions with respect to the earth and the refraction of light. The corners are decorated with four types of globes and armillary
spheres: Ptolemaic armillary sphere, Copernican armillary sphere, celestial globe, and terrestrial globe.
Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr and Johann Baptist Homann were frequent collaborators in producing celestial and astronomical charts for atlases. This chart was engraved between 1716 and 1724 and appeared in the two major compilations of Dopplemayr’s works published by Homann Heirs - Atlas Coelestis in quo Mundus
Spectabilis... in 1742, and the revised edition Atlas Novus Coelestis... in 1748. Read more about Doppelmayr’s life and accomplishments <a href=”http://www.
phys.uu.nl/~vgent/doppelmayr/doppelmayr.htm”>here</a>. Original color with a small light stain at right and a bit of minor foxing. (B+)
$250-350
68.Cartographic Miscellany ([Lot of 2] Demonstration de Quelques Effets du Soleil & de la Lune et des Principaux Objets de l’ Aerologie [and] Division Astronomique
du Globe Terrestre en Cercles, Zones, Climats, Longitude, Latitude, &c.), Laporte, Paris, ca. 1786. 9.3 x 7”. (BW) Pair of double-page sheets with four diagrams
explaining the motions of the sun, moon and earth; and the climate zones, longitude, latitude, and compass points of the earth. (B+)
$90-130
69.Cartographic Miscellany ([Lot of 5 - Map Making Patents]), 1854-57. 7 x 10.5”. (BW) Each of these booklets represents the public notice of patents granted by Royal
decree or those held as Provisional. Each is with blue paper cover and was printed at the Great Seal Patent Office, 25 Southampton Buildings, Holborn and printed
by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode. A collection of rarely seen booklets which describe the intense work by inventors to make incremental improvements
in the map making process.
1) A.D. 1810 - No. 3307. Specification of Peter Stuart. Engraving and Printing Maps, 1856. 4pp.
2) A.D. 1854 - No. 133., Specification of Joseph William Schlesinger. Facilitating Discovery of Names on Maps, Charts, and Plans., 1854. Use of tape - this device
used in the famous “Tape Indicator” maps of London. This is a Provisional Specification. 1pp.
3) A.D. 1855 - No. 1495. Specification of Joseph August Mignon. Maps, Plans, Charts, & c., 1856. Method of introducing more detail into maps. Another Provisional
Specification. 2pp.
4) A.D. 1855 - No. 2105. Specification of John Joseph Halcombe. Obtaining Skeleton Maps., 1856. Method of making maps by pricking outlines through a stencil.
2pp.
5) A.D. 1857 - No. 912. Specification of Francois Auguste Laurecisque. Maps or Charts., 1857. Provisional Specification for Method of making dissected maps with
superimposed layers of wood, cardboard, etc. 4pp with large folding patent drawing. Contents are very good to fine. The blue covers are mostly very good but
a couple have light edge toning. (A)
$200-300
70.Puzzle Maps ([Set of 6] Etudes Geographiques), Logerot, Paris, ca. 1850. 9.8 x 7.8”. (HC) This extraordinary and complete puzzle consisting of six maps - World,
Western Hemisphere, Europe, Asia, Africa and France - are on the face of 20 wooden cubes. Getting the puzzles in the correct order is not easy and reminds one of
working with a Rubik’s Cube. The cubes neatly fit into the original wooden box that has purple paper on sides and top with embossed gilt titling on top. Inside is
gold foil along inside edge and inside the top is blue paper. The six sample maps lay in the top of the box, held in place with a woven blue string. The cubes make
the following maps. Mappemonde en Deux Hemispheres a l’usage de la Jeunesse (8.6 x 6”); Carte des Deux Ameriques (6.4 x 8.5”); Asie (8.5 x 6”); Afrique (8.5
x 6”); Europe (8.2 x 5.7”); France (8.0 x 5.6”). Each sample map is present to aid in the organization of the cubes into a finished map. Later editions of this puzzle
were produced with 30 pieces. A rare cartographic curiosity that has survived very well given its purpose as a game. The puzzle pieces, sample maps and original
box are all very good with occasional soiling. The box has a little shelf wear along edges and at bottom left is missing a small piece of the purple paper laid over the
wooden box. The sample map of Europe has a long tear from right with an old paper repair on verso. (B+)
$1200-1600
71.Puzzle Maps ([Set of 3 Puzzles] Atlas Delamarche Mappe-Monde en deux Hemispheres [and] Carte Politique de Europe [and] Atlas Delamarche Geographie Moderne,
France divisee en 86 Departements), Delamarche, Paris, ca. 1884. 19 x 13.4”. (HC) Each of the puzzle maps measure 17.2 x 11.4” when assembled. The maps
include the double hemispheric “Atlas Delamarche Mappe-Monde en Deux Hemispheres,” “Carte Politique de l’Europe,” and “Atlas Delamarche Geographie Modern, France divisee en 86 Departements.” The map of Europe is dated 1884. The maps are from Delamarche’s Atlas Grosselin, each now segmented and mounted
on wooden puzzle pieces. The maps fit into the original wooden box (19” x 13.4”), which is covered with original decorative paper in a wall-paper pattern and with
gold embossed trim at the edges. The cover is a beautifully lithographed, hand colored paper label featuring a Scotsman, African warrior and the allegorical female
figure, Geography, holding a globe and an atlas. This example contains only the maps of the World, Europe and France, thus is missing Asia and America. Still a
great, partial set of puzzle maps with the original box. Missing the maps of the Americas, Oceania, Africa and Asia. The map of France is missing six or seven
small pieces including two in the inset. The original box is soiled on the cover and with one loose wooden panel. (B)
$300-400
72.Continents ([Lot of 3 Thematic Maps]), Johnston, The Physical Atlas of Natural Phenomena, ca. 1852-54. (HC) Nice lot of thematic maps from the English version
of Heinrich Berghaus’ Physikalischer Atlas, the first truly comprehensive thematic atlas. These are very early examples of printed color, the development of which
made a huge impact on cartography in general and specifically on the graphic portrayal of geographical data on thematic maps.
1) The Physical Features of North & South America showing the Mountains, Table-Lands, Plains, & Slopes, 1852, (24.2 x 20”). A very finely engraved chart that is
filled with information. The map of North America has good detail of the Rocky Mountains, the Great Basin, the topography and watershed. The cross-sections
which fill the lower portion emphasize the geological nature of the North American continent. More detail is shown with insets: Island of Trinidad; Table-Land
of Quito; Enlarged Map of the Andes of Bolivia; Volcano of Jorullo; Section of the Table-land of Bolivia; and Section of the Table-land of Quito. Another section
indicates the complex geology of the Appalachian region. Surrounded by a fine keyboard-style border. A lovely example of this large map with wide margins,
crisp impression and fine original color. On thick paper with typical centerfold splits: into border at top and into map at bottom. (B+)
2) The Physical Features of Europe & Asia, showing the Mountains, Table-Lands, Plains & Slopes., circa 1852, (24.2 x 20”). Another finely engraved double page
map with great detail showing the terrain, rivers and naming the major towns. Several insets fill the lower section including the Volcanic Kingdom of Luzon, the
Raising of the Island of Reguain, a hand colored Geological Map of Java and four sections including the Comparative View of the Mean Height of the Continents.
Surrounded by a fine keyboard-style border. Two light and diffuse smudges at left edge, otherwise near fine example. (A)
3) The Mountain Systems of Europe Constructed on the Basis of Contour Lines from the Drawings of Professor Berghaus, Berlin., 1854, (22.8 x 19.2”). This exceptional thematic map features bold, dense engraving to identify the terrain of Europe to include Turkey and eastward well into Russia. A legend uses color to further
identify the mountains into the Hesperian, Alpine, Sardo-Corsican, Sarmatian, British and Scandinavian Systems. Surrounded by a fine keyboard-style border. The
remarkable amount of ink, which can be felt on the paper, has resulted in some offsetting, a small price to pay for the beautiful result. On thick paper with short
splits on centerfold in blank margins. (B+)
$300-400
Western Hemisphere
73.Continents ([Lot of 4] America [with] Africa [and] Asia [and] Europa), Schreiber, Atlas Selectus von allen Konigreichen…, Leipzig, ca. 1749. (HC) This is an
interesting set of smaller maps with decorative, pictorial cartouches and German text keyed to place names.
1) America depicts North and South America, with California shown as an island. There is an unusual waterway with three small lakes named Fl. Mortis coming
off the Mississippi and emptying into the Mare Vermeio. The Strait of Anian is shown in the Pacific Northwest, separating a large Terra Esonis Incognita from
California. There are numerous, meticulously engraved place names throughout the map. The title cartouche is surrounded by native figures and products of the
Americas. (9.25 x 6.7”)
2 Africa is filled with an imaginary interior and place names. The Nile is shown emanating from two lakes, Zaire and Zafftan, south of the equator, and the Mountains
of the Moon are nearby. The title cartouche is flanked by a European, an African, an elephant and a lion. (9.5 x 6.5”)
3) Asia. This small map of the continent includes all of South East Asia. Japan appears as a large single island named Imperium Japonicum, incorporating Terra Yedso.
Compagnie Land is still shown to the east of Japan. The decorative title cartouche features native peoples and exotic animals. (9.25 x 6.25”)
4) Europa is an attractive map of Europe showing the political divisions, which are listed in a column at right. The detail is minutely engraved and includes volcanoes,
mountains and other topographical details. The title cartouche features Europa with Mercury and a globe. (9.75 x 6.4”) Ref: 1) McLaughlin #233-2; 3) Yeo #137.
Strong old color with some minor bleed through on versos. The impressions are a little uneven. (B+)
$600-800
74.Western Hemisphere (La Table des Isles Neufes, les quelles on appelle Isles d’Occident & d’ Indie pour diuers regardz), Munster, Geographia, Basel, [1552-55]. 13.6
x 10”. (BW) This is one of the most important 16th century maps of the New World. It is often credited with popularizing the name America due to the popularity of
Munster’s Cosmographia and the numerous editions published in the sixteenth century. The influence of Marco Polo’s 13th century explorations in Asia are evident
with the 7448 islands in the North Pacific and Zipangri (Japan) shown only a short distance off the western coast of North America. The North American continent
is very oddly shaped without a California landmass and the eastern region is nearly bisected by a body of water, known as the Sea of Verrazzano. The Yucatan is still
shown as an island, Cozumel is named nearby as Cozumela, and the lake at Temistitan is connected to the Gulf of Mexico. South America has a large bulge on the
western coast, the Amazon River is very short, and cannibals inhabit the continent shown with the name Canibali next to a gruesome vignette with human limbs. The
map is very decorative with Magellan’s surviving ship Victoria appearing in the Pacific. The flags of Spain and Portugal depict their respective spheres of influence
in the New World. State 5 with French text. Ref: Burden #12; Kershaw #4d. (A)
$4750-6000
75.Western Hemisphere (Americae nova Tabula), Blaeu, Amsterdam, ca. 1621. 22 x 16.3”. (HC) This stunning carte-a-figures map is a superb example of the fine art of
decorative cartography and a seventeenth-century European view of the New World. The coastal outlines generally follow Ortelius and Wytfliet with nomenclature
from a variety of explorers and colonists. Panels at sides, each with five portraits of the native inhabitants were taken from John White (Virginia), Hans Staden (Brazil)
and other early explorer’s accounts. Across the top are nine town plans including Havana, St. Domingo, Cartegena, Mexico City, Cusco, Potosi, I. la Mocha in Chile,
Rio de Janeiro and Olinda in Brazil. This is one of the few maps of the Americas by this famous Dutch cartographer. The map itself is similar to Blaeu’s wall map
of 1608 with the additional discoveries of Henry Hudson in North America, and Tierra del Fuego with Le Maire Strait. This is the third state of the plate with the
imprint changed to Auct: Guiljelmo Blaeuw and a blank verso. Ref: Burden #189; Goss (Blaeu) p. 156; Tooley (Amer) p. 297. Good impression with attractive old
color. Issued folded for inclusion in a small folio format atlas. Narrow margins, varying from 1/16” to 1/4” with paper added to the margin at right. There is some
minor foxing and a couple extraneous creases at center. There is an old repaired tear and small hole just below Tierra del Fuego. (B)
$5000-6000
76.Western Hemisphere (Descripcion de las Yndias Ocidentalis), Herrera y Tordesillas, Novus Orbis, sive Descriptio Indiae Occidentalis, Madrid, [1622]. 12.4 x 9”.
(BW) This uncommon map was originally created by Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas, who was the official historian of Castile and the Indies. He compiled a history
of the Spanish conquests and early explorations in the Americas, that included this simple, but elegantly engraved map of the Americas and the Pacific extending to
the Spanish interests in the Philippines. Korea is shown as an island and is named here Cory, North America is truncated with a peninsular California and the Sierra
Nevadas comprise the northern coast. South America is separated from the partial coastline of the unknown southern continent by the Strait of Magellan. The map
is largely derived from the manuscript charts of Juan Lopez de Velasco. The lines of Spanish-Portuguese demarcation are shown, dividing the non-Christian world
into spheres of influence. Being Spanish in origin, this map places the Philippines and Moluccas too far east, thus into the Spanish region. This is the second plate
published by Michiel Colijn. Ref: Burden #196. Wide original margins and a nice impression. (A)
$1000-1400
77.Western Hemisphere (America), Hondius, Gerardi Mercatoris Atlas sive Cosmographicae, Amsterdam, [1628]. 19.5 x 14.7”. (HC) Jodocus Hondius’ map of the
Americas is one of the most elaborate examples of fine Dutch cartography. The decorations, including sea monsters, indigenous birds, native canoes and sailing vessels,
are taken from De Bry’s Grand Voyages. Particularly notable is the scene of natives preparing an intoxicating drink made from manioc roots, which is derived from
Hans Staden’s harrowing venture into Brazil. The continents are presented on a stereographic projection, which was becoming increasingly popular at the beginning
on the 17th century. It presents a more correct western coastline of South America and narrows the breadth of Mexico. However, North America is still too broad and
Virginia has an exaggerated coastline. Newfoundland is based on Plancius. The coastlines are fully engraved with place names. This is from the last French edition
of this important atlas. Ref: Burden #150. The margins have some chips and edge tears and there is some paper restoration in the left side margin that does not affect
the map. There is some extraneous creasing along the centerfold and the paper is mildly toned with attractive old color. (B+)
$5000-6000
78.Western Hemisphere (America noviter delineata), Hondius, Nouvel Atlas, Amsterdam, 1631. 19.8 x 14.8”. (HC) This beautiful and popular map of the Americas was
emulated by numerous cartographers and went through various editions. Originally issued by Jodocus Hondius II in 1618 with carte-a-figures borders, it was derived
from two earlier maps by Blaeu. North America retains the peninsular California and the East Coast is beginning to take shape, although it still lacks detail in the midAtlantic region. In the Southwest, the famous seven cities of Cibola appear on the banks of a large lake. In South America, there is a large inland sea on the equator
and two engraved scenes - one detailing a cannibalistic feast. Two stylized insets of the polar regions are enclosed in strapwork cartouches; the North Pole depicts
Frobisher’s theory of the Northwest Passage and the South Pole shows the long-held notion of the mythical southern continent. The map is richly ornamented with a
strapwork title cartouche, fleets of ships and sea monsters. Shortly after Jodocus Hondius’ death in 1629 the plate passed into the hands of his brother, Henricus. The
borders were removed to facilitate the smaller atlas. This is the third state with the imprint of Henrico Hondius and a date of 1631. French text on verso, published
between 1639 and 1644. Ref: Burden #192; Goss #27; Tooley (America) plt. 172. Original color with some minor toning and offsetting. (B+)
$2400-3000
79.Western Hemisphere (Americae nova Tabula), Blaeu, Warhafftige Beschreibung aller denckwurdigsten Geschichten, Amsterdam, [1633]. 18.2 x 14.2”. (HC) This is
a rare edition of Blaeu’s great map of the Americas from Emmanuel van Meteren’s history of the Netherlands. The surrounding panels were masked during printing
so the map would fit the small format. This is one of the few maps of the Americas by this famous Dutch cartographer. It is similar to Blaeu’s wall map of 1608 with
the additional discoveries of Henry Hudson and Tierra del Fuego with Le Maire Strait. An inset in North America shows Greenland, Iceland, the Davis Strait, and the
mythical island of Frislandia. Even without the carte-a-figures panels, it is a fine example of the fine art of decorative cartography with sailing ships and sea monsters
filling the oceans and a bold strapwork title cartouche. Ref: Burden #189. A separation at lower left professionally repaired. (A)
$2750-3500
80.Western Hemisphere (America noviter delineata Auct: Judoco Hondio), Anon., Pierre d’Avity’s Les Etats, Empires, Royaumes… du Monde, Amsterdam, [1659]. 21.5
x 16.2”. (HC) This is a very rare derivative of Hondius’ important map of 1618. The engraver is unknown though it is closely copied from Picart’s version of 1644,
which was in turn derived from Jansson’s map of 1623. North America retains the peninsular California and there is not a lot of detail along the eastern coast in the
mid-Atlantic region. In the Southwest the famous seven cities of Cibola appear on the banks of a large spurious lake. In South America, there is a large inland sea in
Guiana and two engraved scenes, one detailing a cannibalistic feast and the other showing a mythical giant of Patagonia. Two stylized insets of the polar regions are
enclosed in strapwork cartouches; the North Pole depicts Frobisher’s theory of the Northwest Passage and the South Pole shows the long-held notion of the mythical southern continent. The map is flanked on three sides with carte-a-figures borders describing the native Americans and its major cities. This map can easily be
distinguished from Hondius’ map because the figures at the sides were reversed when they were copied by the engraver. Unlike the similar Blaeu map, the cities at
top include three North American towns. These are the Virginian Indian village of Pomeiooc, the French fort of Carolina, and S. Augustin in Florida. Ref: Burden
#333. Issued folded with narrow, but adequate, margins. Toned overall with some minor damp stains. There is an old paper repair of small tears or creases in the
inset at bottom, the cartouche and the bottom vignette at right. There is old masking tape on the paper edges on verso from a previous framing. (C+) $7500-9000
81.Western Hemisphere (L’Amerique par P. Du Val Geographe du Roy), Duval, Paris, 1661. 19.2 x 15.8”. (HC) Pierre Duval’s compilation of American maps is both
rare and unusual. The sheet contains 18 individual maps of various parts of North and South America. The general map at top left is drawn from Duval’s own folio
map of 1655, which features the island of California, no Great Lakes, and a large Terre de Iesso stretching between Asia and North America.
There are eight devoted to North America; four of which are based on Sanson’s maps of 1656 - Le Canada, La Nle. Espagne, Le N. Mexique, and La Floride. Burden’s
comparison with Sanson’s maps leads him to believe that Duval’s map may have preceded Sanson’s Audience de Guadalajara or possibly published concurrently,
making this map of New Mexico actually the first devoted to the island of California. Interestingly, on the small map the island is presented on the Foxe model,
while on the general map it is shown on the Briggs format. The four small maps along the center of the bottom row - La Virginie, La Nle. Holande, La Nle. Suede,
and Le Nouveau Danemarq are extremely interesting because there are few contemporary maps devoted to these regions. The map of New Holland features the
lower part of the R. del Nort (Hudson River). The map of New Sweden is the first map to focus on the Delaware River. The map of New Denmark depicts the
Arctic region claimed by Denmark to the northwest of Hudson Bay, here labeled Mer Christiane.
The other maps on the sheet include two devoted to the West Indies, and seven regional maps of South America - La Guiane, La Castille d’Or, Le Perou, Le Bresil, Le
Chili, Le Paraguay, and La Magellanique. It would be fascinating to do a comparative study of these maps similar to Burden’s investigation of the maps of North
America. This is the second state with the imprint of I. Lagniet added. Ref: Burden #322. Light overall toning with a professionally reinforced centerfold. There
are some brown ink markings on verso. (A)
$5000-6000
82.Western Hemisphere ([Lot of 2] L’Amerique Septentrionale, ou la Partie Septentrionale des Indes Occidentales [and] L’Amerique Meridionale ou la Partie Meridionale
des Indes Occidentalis), Coronelli/Nolin, Paris, 1689. 23.5 x 17.5”. (HC) From 1681 to 1683 Vincenzo Maria Coronelli worked in Paris to construct a massive pair
of globes for Louis XIV. During this time he had access to court documents including the manuscripts of La Salle. He also made the acquaintance of Jean Baptiste
Nolin, who was the royal geographer. Upon his return to Venice in 1684, he became royal cosmographer of the Republic of Venice, and began compiling maps for his
great atlas, the Atlante Veneto. He prepared two-sheet maps of both North and South America in 1688 for inclusion in this atlas, which was first published in 1691.
In 1689 with the agreement of Coronelli, Jean Baptiste Nolin published these reduced single sheet versions in Paris. They include all the important cartographic
advances of the larger maps, but different French-style cartouches.
The spectacular map of North America features California as an island on the Foxe model with two indented bays at top. A note near the peninsula of Agubela de
Cato speculates on the location of the Strait of Anian. A major cartographic innovation is the depiction of the Rio Grande emptying into the Gulf of Mexico rather
than the Gulf of California. Antoher influential feature (though incorrect) is the depiction of the Mississippi River, which is located too far west and flanked by a
massive mountain range. This information for the Mississippi was based on reports from the La Salle expedition. The Great Lakes are shown quite accurately for
the time, with Lake Ontario named Frontenac. The Chesapeake Bay is shown a bit too wide, and the fictitious Lake May is noted just south of the Appalachians,
which are an isolated group of mountains rather than a long range. There are numerous notations on the map regarding explorer’s travels. The decorative cartouche
incorporates two horns of plenty that empty their contents of treasure into the waiting hands of a native and a European.
The equally impressive map of South America includes extensive annotations regarding explorations, along with the tracks of Jacques Le Maire’s trek around Tierra
del Fuego and into the Pacific in 1615-17. A notation at upper left discusses the favorable trade winds that were used by the Manila-Acapulco galleons. A smaller
version of Lac de Parime is located on the equator with a notation questioning its existence. The Rio de la Plata emanates from the large Laguna de Los Xaraies,
with a note attributing its discovery to Juan Diaz de Solis. The cartouche at lower right contains a key, scales and a lengthy annotation concerning the Papal Line
of Demarcation, which split Brazil from the rest of South America, leaving Brazil to the Portuguese and the rest of the continent to the Spanish. The title cartouche
features a particularly gruesome scene of cannibalism. Ref: Burden #656. A fine, matched pair with sharp impressions and original color. Faint toning overall with
some professional paper restoration in the blank margins (mostly on the South America map). (A)
$6000-7500
83.Western Hemisphere (Atlantis Insula a Nicolao Sanson Antiquitati Restituta…), Sanson, Paris, 1690. 22.2 x 15.8”. (HC) This is Sanson’s unusual composition showing
ancient geography within a contemporary outline of the Americas, which is noted in the cartouche as the mythical island of Atlantis. This is a purely topographical
map and the only cities shown are Mexico City and Cuzco, the capitals of the New World. The continents are divided into ten regions, named for the ten sons of
Neptune. The Great Lakes are shown but still very misshapen and open-ended in the west. A large lake in the western part of North America is the source of a river
that empties into the sea between the continent and the island of California. The map includes both Asian and European coastlines and bits of New Guinea, New
Zealand and Australia. The large cartouche is surrounded by Neptune and his ten sons. This is the third state with the addition of Apud Autorem in Aedibus Regus
1690 in the cartouche. Ref: Burden #405; McLaughlin #46; Tooley p. 124, #51. (A)
$1200-1500
84.Western Hemisphere (A New General Map of America. Drawn from Several Accurate Particular Maps and Charts…), Bowen, London, ca. 1747. 16.8 x 13.8”.
(HC) This is an early state of this map of the Americas. In North America, the Pacific Northwest ends at Cape Mendocino and is labeled Parts Undiscovered. The
British colonies are shown east of the Appalachian Mountains, with French Louisiana sandwiched between them and the Spanish possession of New Mexico. The
only settlements named in the West are Cenis in Texas, Santa Fe and Alamillo in New Mexico, and Casa Grande in Arizona. A very large Lake Superior is shown to
contain several islands. A decorative cartouche covers the North Pacific and the map shows a number of islands in the South Pacific. Issued folded, now flattened
with some archival tape closing some short fold separations and minor tears in the blank margins (A)
$300-350
85.Western Hemisphere (Nieuwe Kaart van het Westelykste Deel der Weereld, dienende tot aanwyzing van de Scheepstogten der Nederlanderen Naar Westindie…),
Tirion, Amsterdam, 1754. 14.2 x 13.5”. (HC) An attractive map of the Americas that also includes a good bit of western Europe and Africa. The map displays a
speculative River of the West through North America, beginning at the Great Lakes and emptying into the Pacific at about 50 N. latitude. The entire western part
of North America is virtually blank. The northwest coastline is delineated by a dotted line terminating with a notation concerning the Russian explorations in 1743
in the region of Alaska, with a nearby coast of Asia. A simple title cartouche and nice compass rose adorn the map. Issued folding, now flattened with some faint
toning along a couple of folds. (B+)
$250-325
86.Western Hemisphere (America), Lotter/Lobeck, Atlas Geographicus Portatilis, Augsburg, ca. 1760. 4.8 x 3.8”. (HC) This tiny map is based on the later state of Johann
Baptiste Homann’s map of the Americas. Drawn by Tobias Lobeck and engraved by Tobias Conrad Lotter, it is minutely engraved with an incredible amount of detail
for such a small map. The northwest coast of North America is labeled Costa Terre Borealis incognitae and is completely blank except for a partial inland sea noted
Pais du Moozemleck. Ref: King (2nd ed.) p. 171. Original color with some minor soil and toning. (B+)
$130-180
87.Western Hemisphere (L’Amerique divisee en ses principaux Etats, Assujetie aux Observations Astronomiq), Janvier/Lattre, 1760. 25.8 x 18.6”. (HC) The most
striking feature of this large, handsome map of North and South America is the huge Sea of the West. It is so massive that the northern portion of this mythical sea is
not shown. Two entrances from the Pacific are noted: by Juan De Fuca in 1592 and by Martin d’Aguilar in 1603. It is connected by a series of rivers to Hudson Bay
in the north and nearly connects to the Mississippi River in the south, thus presenting one of the most elaborate Northwest Passages of maps from this period. The
balance of the map includes a myriad of information. The large decorative title cartouche shows a stream filled with unusual beaver dams and pine trees on one bank
and palm trees on the other. Nice impression with original outline color. Some minor stains in the blank margins, well away from the map. (A+)
$700-850
88.Western Hemisphere (A New Map of the Whole Continent of America, Divided into North and South and West Indies…), Sayer & Bennett, The General Atlas, London, 1777. 46.5 x 20.5”. (HC) This impressive, large-scale map of North and South America was originally drawn by John Gibson in 1763 with a slightly different
title. The map went through several revisions; this is the third state. The huge map is filled with incredible detail and is based on D’Anville’s cartography, as well as
Spanish explorations on the west coast of North America and the journals of Governor Pownall in New England and Canada. The British colonies are shown with the
western boundary on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. This issue includes Fort Detroit located at the southern end of the Lake St. Clair, which has been considerably
altered in shape from previous editions. In the west are two possible locations for a River of the West; one with its source at Pike’s Lake, the other further north at
Lake Winnipeg. A Chinese colony, Fou Sang is shown in present-day British Columbia, just north of a notation concerning the Sea of the West. At lower left is an
inset map of Hudson and Baffin’s Bay. Above the inset is a large text panel listing of the Articles of the Treaty of Paris of 1763. The baroque-style title cartouche
features a beaver, a crocodile and an Indian headdress amid trees, a waterfall and tropical flora. Printed on four sheets (joined to form two pairs) as issued. The map
would measure 46.5 x 41” if joined. Ref: Tooley (Amer) p. 51, #3c; Stevens & Tree #3c. Original outline color with some light toning. (B+)
$1500-1800
89.Western Hemisphere (Tableau General de l’Amerique, comprenant les principales Regions qui composent cette partie du Monde…), Brion de la Tour/Desnos, Paris,
1792. 17.4 x 14”. (HC) This interesting map of the Americas provides a detailed view of the colonial possessions and the most recent explorations. The new United
States is shown with its boundary on the Mississippi River. The coloring shows Florida under Spanish control, with the balance of the continent belonging to the
British - including California! However, the text indicates the British colonies confined to Canada with Spain in possession of everything west of the Mississippi
River. The Northwest coast of North America is labeled Decouvertes des Russes and is largely blank in the interior. South America is divided up between Spain and
Portugal with Holland and France retaining colonies in Guyana. Terre Magellanique appears to be the last bastion controlled by the Sauvages. Numerous exploration
routes are charted including those of Cook, Bougainville, and Biron and the Spanish Manila to Acapulco route is shown. The map is surrounded on three sides with
panels of French text on a sheet measuring 28.5 x 20.5”. Original color with minor toning along centerfold. (B+)
$300-375
90.Western Hemisphere (Die Westliche Halbkugel), Schneider and Weigel, 1797. 25 x 20.5”. (HC) A rare German map based on John Arrowsmith’s important cartography of the Americas. The map is densely engraved with topographical features and place names. The new discoveries in the Pacific are carefully delineated with
several including the dates of their discovery. There are some light damp stains and foxing. (B+)
$300-350
91.Western Hemisphere (Carte d’Amerique, dressee pour l’Instruction), Delisle/Dezauche, Paris, 1800. 24 x 18.5”. (HC) This is a rare, segmented case map edition
published by Dezauche, the successor to the Delisle cartographic firm. Delisle’s important map of the Americas was first published in 1722 and was continuously
updated for over 100 years. This revision includes the information from Cook’s discoveries in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska in an inset “Supplement a la Partie
Nord Ouest de l’Amerique d’apres les Decouvertes du Capitaine Cook.” The plate was touched-up in the inset to include ice “Glaces” in Det. Du Nord and hachuring
in the sea. Tooley notes a new river (or perhaps a scratch) appears in the mythical Chinese colony of Fousang. The newly independent United States extends to the
Mississippi River in the west and to Florida in the south. A garland style title cartouche and another cartouche containing an advertisement decorate the lower corners.
In this edition the privilege is changed from “du Roi” to “l’Auteur Rue des Noyers Garantie Nationale Ang.” Due to the French Revolution, the royal arms were erased
from the cartouche and replaced by ribbons, and the king’s name was removed from the title. Segmented on linen the map folds into the original, embossed red cloth
hard case with gilt title label. The box is further embellished with fancy gilt tooling around the edges front and back. A rare edition in case map format. Ref: Tooley
(Amer) p.16, #15. The map has an area of toning or foxing at right. The box has some wear at lower corners and the color is faded. The linen has recently been
replaced with new. (B+)
$600-800
92.Pacific Coast of Americas (Vues de Quelques Caps et Iles de la Cote du Nord Ouest et des Cotes du Sud-Ouest et du Sud de l’Amerique), Vancouver, Voyage de Decouvertes a l’Ocean Pacifique du Nord, Paris, [1801]. 20 x 15.5”. (BW) This folio sheet, Plate No. 16, presents early views of the Pacific coastlines of North and
South America. The sheet contains eight large profiles of important coastal features. Beautifully engraved and well rendered they include: the Tscherikow Islands,
Port Chatman, Cape Hamond, Cape Ommaney, Cabo San Lucas, San Blas, Cape Corientes, Diego Ramirez and Cape Horn, and Valparaiso at Point Quraumilla.
Combining his own explorations with earlier Spanish and British discoveries, George Vancouver, who had sailed with Capt. Cook on his third voyage, compiled the
best delineation of the Pacific Northwest at the time, but he also explored the coasts of Antarctica, South America and Mexico. Map image is flawless with brilliant
impression. Marginal tear in wide margin at right professionally closed on verso. (A)
$90-120
93.Western Hemisphere (The World on Mercators Projection, Western Part), Pinkerton, Pinkerton’s Modern Atlas, Edinburgh, 1812. 20 x 27.2”. (HC) Large and visually
stunning map of the Western Hemisphere from this uncommon atlas. Beautifully engraved to show the continents in surprising detail. The routes and dates of exploration by Captains Cook, Clarke, Vancouver and La Perouse are delineated. Shows all islands in the South Pacific to 180 W longitude. Good detail along the northwest
coast of America to include the majority of the Aleutians. In the southern Atlantic, both South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands appear, although Sandwich Land
appears as a mostly contiguous coastline rather than a chain of islands. The map was drawn under Mr. Pinkerton’s direction by L. Hebert and published by Cadell &
Davies Strand & Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown. Very nice example with no flaws in the image save for short clean splits at edges of centerfold, the right
one just enters the map, closed on verso. (A)
$160-200
94.Western Hemisphere - Franklinia ([Lot of 2 ] North & South America; for the Elucidation of the Abbe Gaultier’s Geographical Games), Aspin, London, ca. 1848. 17
x 13.5”. (HC) This lot includes matching maps for the “Geographical Games,” which contain identical content and coloring, but one is without place names. They
are very unusual and interesting maps illustrating the political divisions in America. The large inset shows the eastern United States, which extends to just beyond
the Mississippi River. This inset gives a very late depiction of the proposed state of Franklinia. In 1785, settlers in western North Carolina and what would become
eastern Tennessee organized a state government to be named in honor of Benjamin Franklin. Congress turned down their appeal but the state maintained a legislature
and governor until 1788. This ephemeral state appears on only a small number of maps and this is a late appearance of this frontier political experiment. This scarce
map was not included in Baynton-Williams’ Map Collector article, “Maps marking the American State of Franklin,” (TMC-72, pp12). Uncommon to find these
matching game maps together, more so in this condition. Very nice examples on blue paper with strong impression and coloring and full margins. One with a short
split on centerfold in blank lower margin. (A+)
$450-550
95.Western Hemisphere (America), London, 1867. 14 x 17.7”. (HC) This finely executed manuscript map of the Americas depicts the political divisions and rivers of
each country. Well drawn and beautifully hand colored. There are also many more place names than on most school manuscript maps. The map is drawn in ink,
hand colored, and signed in the bottom margin Thomas Priest Hurst, St. Schools Christmas 1867. Preparation of manuscript maps was a typical early 19th century
classroom exercise. These classroom maps are found in several public map collections. But they are quite rare due to their ephemeral nature. Some scattered foxing
and marginal tears, one of which enters the border at right, closed on verso with archival tape. (B)
$150-200
North America
96.North America (L’Amerique Septentrionale), Croix, Geographie Universelle, [1702]. 7.3 x 5.5”. (BW) This is a charming small map that shows the island of California
with an indented coastline. It includes numerous place names including Estiete, C. Blanco, P. de Carinde, Canal de S. Barbe, S. Martin, I. de S. Mare, S. Francisco,
S. Simon, and an island named La Rocca Partada. The Rio Bravo ou de Nord (Rio Grande) joins the prominent Mississippi River just before emptying into the Gulf
of Mexico, much too far west. Good depiction of the important fishing banks offshore from the Maritime Provinces. This is the fourth, 1702 edition with longitude
line 325 passing between the “O” and “R” of NORD in the Atlantic. The cartography is based on the Daniel de la Feuille. Ref: Burden #735. A small area of very
light foxing otherwise a near fine example. (B+)
$350-450
97.North America (Americque Septentrionale Par le Sr. Sanson d’Abbeville Georgraphe du Roy), Sanson, Paris, 1705. 10.8 x 7.8”. (HC) This is a reduced version of
Sanson’s important map of North America (1650). The map was originally engraved by A. Peyrounin in 1657and there were several editions. This edition has been
updated with a number of significant improvements. It still shows California as an island with a nearly flat northern coast, with a coastline of Terre de Iesso to the
west. All five Great Lakes are now complete and there is a new system of lakes to the west of the redrawn Hudson Bay. Lac des Sioux forms the source of the Mississippi River which winds its way considerably too far west and empties into the gulf in present-day Texas. Most significantly, the Rio Grande River (here unnamed)
is correctly shown emptying into the Gulf of Mexico rather than the Gulf of California. The Apaches are shown to dominate Nouveau Mexique. The British colonies
are shown simply as Nouvelle Angleterre and Virginie. This is the fifth state. Ref: Burden #324; McLaughlin #18. (A+)
$1300-1600
98.North America (Americae Borealis Nova Delineatio per Parallelos Circulares), Scherer, Atlas Novus, Munich, ca. 1710. 7.3 x 9.2”. (HC) This attractive small map
covers most of North America extending eastward from the Rocky Mountains and includes Central America with the West Indies. It also reaches to the North Pole,
Greenland, Iceland and part of Scandinavia. The Great Lakes are over-sized, and the Mississippi River (Meschasipi Fl.) is misplaced too far west; flowing from a large
lake in present-day Canada and emptying into the Gulf of Mexico in present-day Texas. The Fret. Anian is shown at the upper left, alluding to a possible Northwest
Passage. There are only a few place names, including New York, Plymouth, St. Augustine, Santa Fe, Havana, Mexico, and Acapulco.
are fine (A+), but close left margin lowered ranking to B+. Full hand coloring. (B+)
Map image and impression
$350-450
99.North America (L’Amerique Septentrionale que fait partie des Indes Occidentales…), Chiquet, Paris, 1719. 8.7 x 6.6”. (HC) Charming, exquisitely detailed map of
the continent featuring the island of California with an indented northern coast and Cap Blanc, Port des Roys and Pointe de la Cair at its northern end. The British
colonies are shown confined east of the Appalachians, with France in control of the region between there and the Mississippi River. Spain controls all of the West
and Florida. The decorative title cartouche is flanked by two serpents. Two ships and a sea monster fill the Atlantic. Ref: McLaughlin #191. Good impression and
color on full sheet with partial fleur-de-lys watermark. Some soiling or stain in blank margin mostly at lower right corner. (B+)
$600-700
100.North America (L’Amerique Septentrionale Dressee sur les Observations de Mrs. de l’Academie Royale des Sciences…), Delisle/Covens & Mortier, Atlas Nouveau
de diverses cartes…, Amsterdam, ca. 1730. 22.5 x 17.5”. (HC) This is Pierre Mortier’s re-engraved version of Delisle’s foundation map of North America. It is
nearly identical to the Delisle map, with California returned to its peninsular position rather than as an island. Cape Mendocino is the farthest northern point in
California, and the north portion of the continent is left blank. The Great Lakes are well-defined, based on Coronelli, with French forts noted. The English settlements are confined east of the Allegheny Mountains, and Spanish forts are clustered around Santa Fe. The Mississippi River valley is well developed with recent
French settlements. The first mention of what would be called the Sargasso Sea is noted in the North Atlantic. The map is decorated with an aquatic-themed figural
cartouche and a draped scale of miles. Latin title above the neatline, “America Septentrionalis in suas Praecipuas Parties Divisa, ad Usum Serenissimi Burgundiae
Ducis.” Ref: Tooley (Amer) p.19, #33; Philips #580-56; cf Wheat [TMW] #79. Very dark impression with original hand coloring and full margins. Four wormholes
in blank upper margin and a 1” circular stain just into border from left margin. The centerfold repaired at bottom and two small wormholes to the side of centerfold
just above lower border. (B+)
$800-1000
101.North America (Americque Septentrionale par N. Sanson d’ Abbeville Geographe du Roy), Sanson, Introduction a l’histoire de l’Asie, de l’Afrique et de l’Amerique…,
Paris, ca. 1735. 6.5 x 5.8”. (BW) This map features California as an island. It is very similar to Sanson’s other small maps of North America, except the northern
shore of California is more indented, but still sloping up toward the east. All five Great Lakes are shown but still misshapen and opened to the west. The Mississippi
River has numerous tributaries, but barely rises above Spanish Florida with no obvious origin. The R. de Nort drains into the Gulf of California from a large interior
lake in the country of Los Apaches. The British colonies are shown simply as Nouvelle Angleterre and Virginie. Ref: McLaughlin #91. The bottom margin has been
replaced with part of the neatline in facsimile, else very good. (B+)
$400-475
102.North America (A New & Accurate Map of North America; Drawn from the most Authentic Modern Maps and Charts), Bowen, Middleton’s Complete System of
Geography, London, ca. 1746. 17 x 10.4”. (HC) Map of North America that is particularly interesting for its depiction of the Pacific Northwest that is labeled Parts
Unknown. Alaska is shown as the small island of Alaschka in the Northern Archipelago. The discoveries of Bering and Tschirikow (1741), Juan de Fuca (1592) and
Martin d’Aguilar (1603) are noted along the Pacific coastline of North America. The mythical West Sea, north of New Albion, is shown as an open ended Strait of Juan
De Fuca and is not delineated in the interior. The British colonies are shown with boundaries at the Mississippi River. Louisiana is wedged between the Mississippi
and New Mexico, which incorporates Texas. East and West Florida are named. Indian tribes are noted throughout. In the Pacific the Hawaii Islands have yet to be
discovered and a partial island is “Land seen by Mendana.” A few extraneous folds or creases running parallel to centerfold, which has toning. Along centerfold
two small interior tears have been closed on verso with paper repair. Full margins and fine impression. (B)
$200-250
103.North America (North America Drawn from the Latest and Best Authorities), Kitchin, London, 1787. 15.3 x 13.2”. (BW) This great map shows good detail in the
east with Virginia, the Carolinas and Georgia extending to the Mississippi River. The gulf coast is comprised of East and West Florida, with West Florida extending
to the Mississippi. There are numerous early frontier settlements, forts, Buffalo Meadows, and Indian nations located. In the Pacific Northwest, the Straits of Juan
de Fuca open up to a huge, but undefined, Western Sea. The River of the West conjecturally flows from Pikes Lake in the Intermountain West. New Albion and the
Snowy Mountains are prominently shown, but the western region is mostly blank. The Missouri River is partly delineated with “the head of this River unknown.” New
Mexico is a large area that includes Texas with several Indian pueblos located. The Colorado River is unnamed and extends into today’s Colorado. Central Canada
has a bizarre set of lakes and river systems as is commonly seen in this period. The map was drawn by Kitchin and engraved by G. Terry. Imprint below neatline
“Engraved for Jno. Harrisoin No. 115 Newgate Street, Sept. 29th 1787.” Full margins and dark, early impression on a full sheet with original margins. Short split
at centerfold in lower margin. (A)
$250-300
104.North America (North America), Hinton, Simpkin & Marshall, London, [1832]. 16.3 x 19.8”. (BW) Copper engraved map showing the continent just before the
push for westward expansion filled in the topographical details in the West. The discoveries of the Lewis & Clark expedition are noted, but the Great Basin remains
incorrectly mapped. Texas and the Southwest still belong to Mexico with the entire Southwest named New California. The western boundary between the United
States and Canada is left undesignated but the region of present day Oregon, Washington and British Columbia is labeled New Georgia. The west coast from Alaska
(Russian Territory) to Oregon is labeled, New Norfolk, New Cornwall, New Hanover, and New Albion. West of the Mississippi River are the enormous territories of
Arkansas and Missouri. Uncolored issued. Folding, now flattened. A light offset line in lower margin and one small, diffuse foxing mark at extreme lower right
corner, still very good. (A)
$150-200
105.North America, Texas (Carte Generale de l’Amerique Septentrionale, et des Iles qui en Dependent), Brue, Atlas Universel de Geographie Physique, Politique et
Historique…, Paris, 1840. 20.3 x 14.3”. (HC) This excellent map of North America and the West Indies features the Independent Republic of Texas. It is beautifully engraved and printed on fine heavy paper. Alaska is Amerique Russe and is still a bit misshapen. The individual state and territorial borders are shown up to
the Mississippi River, with the large Arkansas Territory extending over the top of eastern Texas. The legend identifies, via color, twelve different countries including
the colonial holdings of France, England, Spain, Denmark, Holland, and Sweden and there are five distance scales. The handsome map includes fancy title lettering
embellished with flourishes, Brue’s embossed seal and a decorative keyboard-style border. Very nice example with fine original hand coloring and lovely impression
on a thick sheet with very wide margins. A little offsetting in blank ocean. (B+)
$250-300
106.North America (A Map of North America Denoting the Boundaries of the Yearly Meetings of Friends and the Locations of the Various Indian Tribes), Religious Society of Friends, London, [1844]. 21 x 18.3”. (HC) Very unusual map put forth by the Religious Society of Friends, or Quakers as they are more commonly known.
This map was included in the book Some Account of the Conduct of the Religious Society of Friends Towards the Indian Tribes. . ., that was published for meetings
held by the Quakers called Aborigines’ Committee of the Meeting of the Sufferings. The Quakers held these meetings annually and they focused on the wrongs
suffered by aboriginal peoples all over the world. This meeting was held in London in 1844. The map shows the United States all the way to the West Coast with
a great Republic of Texas reaching into present-day Colorado. The United States has no claims to the Southwest yet, and the northwest border with Canada and the
U.S. has been left undefined due to the unsettled claims in that region commonly referred to as the Fifty-Four Forty or Fight dispute. The extent of immigration and
developed territories is confined to east of the Mississippi. The map names all the known tribes and their homelands are located with a color key at left. The legend
notes that the Catawba, Uchee and Natchez Indians are extinct. A key shows the location of annual Friends meetings and a table at the right notes the number of tribal
members of each tribe and also how many had, at that point, been moved from their homelands. This map was drawn by Jim Bowden and lithographed by H. Clark.
Folding as issued. On sound paper with excellent impression and color, but there are some areas of light staining from flower pressing, a popular activity in the 19th
century. (B+)
$500-600
107.North America ([Lot of 2] No. 4 - Map of North America [and] Amerique Septentrionale), Philadelphia, ca. 1846-55. (HC) These two maps make a nice comparison
of the changing political situation in North America in the middle of the 19th century.
1) No. 4 - Map of North America Engraved to Illustrate Mitchell’s School and Family Geography (8 x 10.3”), dated 1839 but likely published in 1846 at the outbreak
of the Mexican-American War. Texas is a part of the United States, Mexico controls the narrow strip of New Mexico, and Upper California is shown as a separate
entity. Alaska is Russian America and Canada is labeled both British America and New Britain. Numerous Indian tribes are located throughout the western United
States and Canada. The plains region is noted as the Great American Desert and the Great Basin is labeled the Sandy Desert.
2) Amerique Septentrionale, by J. Migeon for Desbuissons Geographe, (14.7 x 11.3”) circa 1855. A nice map of the continent showing the national boundaries, but not
the individual states and provinces. The United States is shown with its boundary with Canada completed; but the region is marked Oregon ou Columbia reflecting
the recently settled dispute between Britain and the U.S. The boundary with Mexico is marked Limite d’ apres le Traite de 1848 and follows the Gila River (preGadsden Purchase). Alaska is Amerique Russe. Numerous Indian nations are located throughout. The most interesting feature of the map is the vignette, Chute
de Niagara. This unusual view of Niagara Falls, drawn by Frederic Legrip, features the great falls surrounded by palm trees. Vignette engraved by Schroeder, map
engraved by L.A. Sengteller.
(A)
$180-220
108.North America (Amerique Septentrionale), Levasseur, Atlas Universel Illustre, Paris, ca. 1852. 16.8 x 11”. (HC) This richly engraved map shows the United States
extending into present-day Canada up to the 55 latitude line and Russia in control of Alaska. Texas is named and colored within the United States but engraved lines
still show the republic borders. Mexico’s northern border is drawn according to the Treaty of 1819 (here misprinted as 1810). Surrounded by beautifully engraved
scenes of North and Central America including wildlife, a ship stranded in the polar sea and a Mayan temple. Flawless example with strong original hand color in
outline, sharp impression and full margins. One small area of soiling in lower margin, otherwise fine. (A)
$230-300
109.North America (New Map of that portion of North America, exhibiting the United States and Territories, the Canadas, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Mexico, also,
Central America and the West India Islands), Monk, Baltimore, 1853. 59 x 55.5”. (HC) This majestic wall map was published just as the country was beginning
to expand fully to the Pacific following the land gains after the Mexican-American War. The gold region in California is named, but is remarkably inaccurate with
Auburn shown well north of Sacramento City and lying between it and the Marysville & Yuba City area. The Great Basin area is also inaccurate and roughly follows
the Fremont model. The map is filled with wagon routes, explorer’s trails, forts, Indian tribes, and so much more. The middle portion of the U.S. is unorganized
with only Indian nations named and colored. This early 1853 edition does not show the Proposed Territory of Nebraska, but does name Indian Territory. Minnesota
includes Dakota, which is not named. Out west only California and the territories of Oregon, New Mexico and Utah exist. Includes a table of distances, a table of
counties and towns with more than 1,200 names, and a large inset of the World on Mercator’s projection. Complete with both original wooden rollers and original
linen backing. Published by Hoen & Company. A very handsome wall map with decorative borders and numerous engraved sailing and steam/sail ships in the oceans.
Ref: Wheat (TMW) #794; Wheat (GOLD) 243; Rumsey #602. A very lovely example with very few physical flaws. There is some light water staining in the upper
corners. The varnish is just slightly darkened overall. There is a short tear in right margin and at upper left corner in the water stained area are some tears and one
area of small loss in the border. (A)
$1400-1800
110.North America (Carta Generale dell’America Settentrionale), Maggi, 1854. 13.8 x 18.2”. (HC) This rare Italian map was drawn by Andrea Cassella, compiled by
Caesar Maggi and published by Adriano Balbi. Clearly dated 1854, the map nonetheless names the Rep. di Texas and also shows the boundary between Canada and
the United States in a pre-1848 configuration with a portion of the Territorio Oregone extending well into southwestern Canada. The mapping of the Great Basin is
fairly accurate and suggests Fremont’s discoveries of the 1840s were incorporated in this map. Good detail of Indian tribes, watershed and topography in the west.
The Mexican/US boundary is post-Mexican/American War but does not include the Gadsden Purchase of 1853/54. Alaska is named America Russa. Colonial possessions in the West Indies are outlined in color, keyed to the legend located at lower left between the fancy titling and the four distance scales. Dark impression
and original color on thick paper with wide margins. (A)
$140-180
111.North America (Noord-Amerika), 1864. 10.5 x 8.2”. (HC) This delicately drawn, manuscript map depicts the political divisions, some topography, and major cities.
The map is finely rendered in ink, hand colored, and signed below the title by P. v Bommel Jr.. Unfortunately, we would have to give this student an A for effort, but
an F for content because the political divisions reflect the period when Texas was independent [1836-46]. Preparation of manuscript maps was a typical early 19th
century classroom exercise. These classroom maps are found in several public map collections. But they are quite rare due to their ephemeral nature. There is a
spot in the Caribbean Sea, else very good. (B+)
$150-200
112.North America ([Lot of 2] Map of North America Delineating the Mountain System and its Details, the Great Calcareous Plain as a Unit… [and] Map of North America
in which are Delineated the Mountain System as a Unit, the Great Calcareous Plain and its Details…), Gilpin, Mission of the North American People, Geographical,
Social and Political, Philadelphia, [1873]. 22.3 x 23.8”. (HC) An uncommon set of maps drawn on the same base map. William Gilpin was the first governor of the
state of Colorado and a proponent of the concept of Manifest Destiny, the transcontinental railway and a westward expansion of the United States. He had radical
ideas on how America should be populated, and why, and to support his theories he did a series of maps including these two. Interestingly, they were some of the
first to show economic potential for the West and to think in terms of regional resources and climates. The first map uses bold coloring to suggest related regions.
The second map shows the West in a more granular view of the region. Both use concentric circles, which Gilpin used to represent the future population density with
the center of population at Topeka, Kansas. Blank verso. Folding as issued. Strong original hand coloring that is likely as bright as when issued. One with some
spotting along right side fold, the other is very good. (B+)
$300-400
113.Colonial North America, Caribbean & Bermuda (Carte qui Contient une Description des Iles & Terres que les Anglois Possedent dans l’Amerique Septentrionale, et
en Particulier de la Jamaique, des Iles Barbades, de la Nouvelle Angleterre, des Barmudes, de la Caroline, de la Pensilvanie …), Chatelain, Atlas Historique…, Amsterdam, ca. 1719. 20.5 x 16”. (BW) A very interesting folio sheet containing seven maps inset into panels of French text. The largest map (9 x 5.7”) titled, “Carte
de la Jamaique Nouvelle...” shows the island in great detail and includes a large inset of the Gulf of Mexico and West Indies. The other maps illustrate Barbados,
Bermuda and the British colonies in North America (in four regional maps). Together these maps cover all of the regions colonized by the English at the early part
of the 18th century. Ref: McCorkle #719.3. There is an old paper repair on a short fold separation at bottom and hinge remnants on verso. (A)
$350-425
114.Colonial North America and West Indies (Regni Mexicani seu Novae Hispaniae, Ludovicianae, N. Angliae, Carolinae, Virginiae, et Pensylvaniae nec non Insularum
Archipelagi Mexicani in America Septentrionali Accurata Tabula…), Homann, Nuremberg, ca. 1740. 22.5 x 18.7”. (HC) This great map covers the region from the
Great Lakes and Nova Scotia through Central America, the Caribbean and Venezuela, and from New Mexico (naming Taos and Santa Fe) to the eastern seaboard. The
map is based largely on Delisle’s map of 1703 (Carte du Mexique et de la Floride). The British colonies are shown confined east of the Appalachians. The map itself
is filled with settlement place names, Indian tribes and villages. In present-day Texas, Corpus Christi and El Paso (el passo) are noted. Sea routes from Vera Cruz and
Cartagena to Havana and Spain are outlined. Richly embellished, a fine title cartouche depicts two native figures and symbols of America’s natural resources. In the
Atlantic, there is a large scene of extensive gold mining operations, with Indians bringing their treasures to fill the Europeans’ chest. Off the Pacific coast of Mexico
is yet another opulent engraving of a raging sea battle between several ships. Ref: Van Ermen p.42; cf Cumming (SE) #137; Manasek #72; Martin & Martin plt.17.
There is just a hint of light toning. (A)
$1600-1800
115.Western North America (Carte de la Californie et des Pays Nord-Ouest separes de l’Asie par le Detroit d’Anian…), Robert de Vaugondy, Diderot’s Encyclopedie
(Supplement), Paris, 1772. 14.3 x 11.5”. (HC) This handsome sheet has two contrasting historical maps, one inset into the other. The inset map is based on a world
map by Plancius issued in 1641, while the larger map is based on Visscher’s map of 1612. Other than a recognizable Baja California, the maps are filled with the
cartographic myths of the 17th century. The northwest coast bulges too far to the west. Both maps feature the seven cities of Cibola gathered around a spurious lake
in the American Southwest. Ref: Wheat (TMW) #159; Wagner (NW) #632; Pedley #473. (A+)
$200-250
Canada
116.Halifax, Canada (A Plan of the Harbour of Chebucto and Town of Halifax), Gentlemen’s Magazine, London, [1750]. 10.6 x 8.6”. (BW) This very attractive and early
map of the town of Halifax and vicinity is commonly referred to as The Porcupine Map for its awkward depiction of a porcupine at lower right. The top of the map
is oriented to the west. It includes Bedford “formerly call’d Torrington Bay,” Cornwallis Island and a grid plan of Halifax with fortifications. The map is decorated
with coats of arms, the Ensign of Nova Scotia, a Musk Beetle and the Orange Underwing Tyger and White Admirable butterflies. The seven coats-of-arms are of
the baronets of Nova Scotia and include those of Pinkington, Pickering, Longueville, Musgrave, Meredith, Slingsby, and Gascoigne. Issued in the July 1750 issue
of Gentlemen’s Magazine. Kershaw attributes the map to Moses Harris due to his initials appearing in the vegetation below the title block. However, Jolly credits
Thomas Jefferys because the butterflies depicted were a part of a collection advertised in the associated article as being on display at Jefferys’ address in Caring Cross.
Ref: Jolly GENT-70; Kershaw #813; Sellers & Van Ee #450. Very nice uncolored example, folding as issued. One vertical fold with a couple of extra crease lines
and some faint offsetting visible in blank areas. (A)
$500-600
117.Canada ([Lot of 4 - Canada]), London, [1755-1821]. (BW) Lot includes: 1. Quebec, Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1821, London, 8.5” x 5.5”. This engraved view is
from across the river with good detail of the small city on a hill above the river. In the foreground are a three-masted sailboat, a small sailing skiff and duck hunter
with his dog. 2. A Perspective View of Montreal in Canada, Universal Magazine, circa 1755, 10” x 5.5”. Very nicely rendered and boldly engraved view from the
river with Montreal along the shoreline. No engraver credited. 3. A View of the Bay of Gaspe, in the Government of Quebec, Situate in the Gulf of St. Laurence,
circa 1760, 9.5” x 6”. The legend identifies the house on the beach in which General Wolf resided in 1759. Copper engraved and idyllic scene along the river that
shows boaters and hunters in the foreground. 4. A Plan of the City & Harbour of Louisburg; shewing that part of Gabarus Bay in which the English landed, also
their Encampment during the Siege in 1745, Gentleman’s Magazine, London, 1758, 10” x 7.6”. This historical map is pre-French and Indian War and covers the
vicinity of Louisburg with batteries, light house, military quarters, etc. It shows the fortified city of Louisburg, the French Settlement, Black Cape, White Cape, the
location where the New England Forces landed and of several regiments, and more. The large inset at upper right is “A Map of the Island of Cape Brenton” which
includes part of Nova Scotia to Country Har. Territorial disputes developed between the British and French which led to the 1750 conference in Paris to try to solve
these disputes. No settlement was reached which soon led to the French and Indian War. This March 1758 map has a compass rose in the main map and another in
the inset. Jolly GENT-114. Each with toning. (B)
$120-160
118.Canada ([Lot of 4 - Canada]), Bellin, Abrege Histoire Generale des Voyages, Paris, 1757. (HC) A nice set of matching charts from Jean François de la Harpe’s account of important expeditions and discoveries, published circa 1780. Each attractive map is embellished with a delicately engraved, rococo-style title cartouche. 1)
Carte de la Baye de Hudson, (12 x 8.8”). Handsome chart of Hudson Bay and Labrador depicting the mountains and coastal features and including numerous forts.
There is a note in French in the far northwest corner of the map explaining that the English had searched for a Northwest Passage in that region, but it did not exist.
2) Carte de l’Acadie, Isle Royale, et Pais Voisins, (13 x 8.3”). It shows in good detail Prince Edward Island, here called Isle Saint Jean, covers all of Nova Scotia
including Cape Breton, and locates numerous banks south of Nova Scotia. Second state with Isle Royale added to title. 3) Carte du Cours du Fleuve de St. Laurent
Depuis son Embouchure jusqu’au dessus de Quebec, (11.8 x 7.5”). This map illustrates the course of the St. Lawrence River from Anticosti Island and the mouth
west to beyond Quebec. It details rocks and shoals in the river and numerous villages and forts located along the shore. 4) Suite du Cours du Fleuve de St. Laurent
Depuis Quebec jusqu’au Lac Ontario, (11.3 x 7.5”). A detailed map of the region between Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River to Quebec. The map extends to
Lake Champlain and Lake George, as well as Lake Nepessing in Michigan, with numerous portages named on the interconnecting waterways. There are a number of
forts named, including Ft. Toronto, Ft. Oswego, and Ft. Georges. Ref: Kershaw #460, 783, 627 & 632. All with some minor marginal damp stains. (A)$350-425
119.Newfoundland (Vue Perspective de la Descente des Francois a l’Isle de Terre Neuve du Cote de Saint Jean a l’Occident…), Haberman, Augsburg, ca. 1762. 14.4 x
9.6”. (HC) This optical view shows the French capture of St. John’s Island in June 1762. Ternay and Comte d’Haussonville led a force of 760 French and 161 Irish
soldiers in St. John’s occupation. Three months later Col. Amherst landed 1559 soldiers to confront the French and after two days the French fleet escaped in the fog
leaving the city and 700 prisoners to Amherst. The view is very dramatic with hundreds of soldiers on the move, with boats and ships in the harbor. This exciting view
was drawn by Andre Basset. The image is near fine with wide margins and good original coloring. There is a repaired tear in the right corner. (B+) $180-220
120.Canada and Greenland (Partie de l’Amerique Septentrionale, qui comprend le Canada, la Louisiane, le Labrador, le Groenland, la Nouvelle Angleterre, la Floride &c.),
Bonne/Lattre, Atlas Moderne ou collection de Cartes sur toutes les Parties du Globe Terrestre, Paris, 1776. 17 x 11.7”. (HC) This interesting map covers eastern
Canada and Greenland from the bottom of Hudson Bay, northward beyond the Arctic Circle to about 70 N. Latitude. It illustrates the French and English searches
for the long-sought Northwest Passage to the rich trading markets of Asia. By the late 18th century the search was primarily concentrated in the extensive network of
lakes and river that meandered through Canada. The link shown between Lake Winnipeg (Lac Ouinipigon) and Hudson Bay reflects some of the French exploration.
There are several notations concerning British explorations In Hudson and Baffin Bay. A red dotted line encircles the Hudson Bay indicating the lands claimed by the
Hudson Bay Company. There are many forts and native tribes noted. The map is decorated with a large title cartouche. This is the top sheet of a two-part map, but
has full borders and stands on its own without the other sheet. Second state of the map with the addition of Theatre de la Guerre en Amerique at the top and a date of
1776. Ref: Kershaw #474. Nice impression and original outline color with minor toning along the centerfold. (B+)
$250-325
121.Canada (British America Comprehending Canada Labrador Newfoundland Nova Scotia &c.), Charles, Dublin, 1814. 15 x 13”. (HC) Scarce Irish-produced map
of Canada that extends from Greenland across the continent to Great Slave Lake (here called Arathapescow Lake) north of today’s Alberta. Delineates the lands of
the Copper, Dog Ribb’d, and Northern Indians. Shows a small portion of coastline far to the north on the Beaufort Sea at the delta of the Copper River. Good detail
of the river and lake systems from Great Slave to the Great Lakes and the St. Laurence River, and the Mississippi River’s source lies just south o Lake Winnipeg.
Locates the Great Bank and numerous smaller fishing banks. Extends to name Pennsylvania, New York and New England. The title is in an oval cartouche. Publishers imprint “J. Charles, 57 Mary Street Dublin 1814.” Large watermarks “W. Pickering & Co. 1814.” Issued folding, now pressed. One fold split enters map 1”
at bottom, well closed on verso with paper repair. Dark early impression and fine color. (B+)
$250-350
122.Western Canada ([Lot of 2] Amer. Sep. No. 15. Grand Lac de l’Esclave [and] Amer. Sep. No. 25. Partie de la Nouvelle Bretagne), Vandermaelen, Atlas Universel,
[1827]. 22 x 18.8”. (BW) Two detailed map showing the parts of the Northwest Territories (Great Slave Lake) and the northern parts of Alberta and Saskatchewan
(Lake Athabasca). The maps are filled with information compiled for fur traders and early explorers. There are some light spots and toning in the maps with a few
minor tears in the blank margins. The bottom centerfold on 25 is separated into the border and a tear in lower left margin entering the border. (B+)
$200-300
123.Canadian Arctic ([Lot of 2] Amer. Sep No. 2 Decouvertes Boreales [and] Amer. Sep. No. 1 Iles George), Vandermaelen, Atlas Universel, [1827]. 22.8 x 19.2”. (HC)
These two maps covers parts of the Arctic including the recent discoveries in Baffin Bay, Barrow Strait, Prince Regent Inlet and Melville Island. When these maps
were published this region was still at the heart of the search for a viable Northwest Passage to the orient. There are some faint spots in the maps with some repaired
tears in the blank margins. (B+)
$180-230
124.Canada, Hudson Bay & Labrador ([Lot of 5 - Canada]), Vandermaelen, Atlas Universel, [1827]. 22.2 x 18.7”. (HC) This lot consists of five map covering the region
around Hudson Bay and Labrador. Included are Amer. Sep. No. 34. Partie de la Nouvelle Bretagne, Amer. Sep. No. 35. Partie de la Nouvelle Bretagne, Amer. Sep.
No. 36. Partie du Bas Canada, Amer. Sep. No. 37. Partie de l’Ile de Terre Neuve, and Amer. Sep. No. 43. Grand Banc de Terre-Neuve. Each map is filled with incredible detail. There are some light spots and toning in the maps with some tears in the blank margins. (B+)
$200-300
125.Canada (East Canada and New Brunswick), Tallis, London, ca. 1850. 13.5 x 10”. (HC) Lovely nineteenth century map of the St. Lawrence River and New Brunswick. Locates Montreal and Quebec with a beautiful vignette of Quebec as seen from the river. The view of Quebec contains numerous sailing ships and boats in
the foreground with the cliffs and settlement high above the cliffs. A second vignette shows a group of North American Indians in ceremonial dress with weapons.
Further embellished with the seal of Great Britain and a decorative border. Lovely color in the border, water and views distinguish this exquisite map. Vignettes
drawn by H. Warren and engraved by J.B. Allen. J. Rapkin created and engraved the map. Ref: Rumsey #2531. Vignettes and border left uncolored as issued. This
map is often found with trim into the border, this example has good margins outside of border. (B+)
$140-180
126.Canadian Maritimes and New England (Pas-caerte van Terra Nova, Nova Francia, Nieuw Engeland en de Grote Rivier van Canada), Loon, Klaer Lichtende NoortSter ofte Zee Atlas, Amsterdam, [1666]. 21.2 x 17”. (HC) This rare chart covers from Rhode Island and Martha’s Vineyard to Newfoundland and is the first Dutch
sea chart of the Canadian Maritimes. It is based on the work of several important sources including Blaeu, Champlain, Sanson and the manuscripts of Gerritsz. It is
notable that Van Loon chose not to show the English settlements in Newfoundland, particularly on the Avalon peninsula, even though that information was used by
Blaeu. Prince Edward Island is noticeably missing and the Grand Banks are drawn from Champlain. This important chart became the prototype of the region for the
rest of the 17th century. Second state with Gieles van Loon removed from the imprint. Ref: Burden #365; Kershaw #179; McCorkle #661.3. Sharp impression and
good margins. There is slight toning and a few tiny spots, but overall very good condition. Remnants of framing hinges on verso. (A)
$5000-6000
United States and Canada
127.Colonial United States and Canada (Carte de la Nouvelle France, ou se Voit le Cours des Grandes Rivieres de S. Laurens & de Mississipi …), Fer, Augsburg, ca. 1719.
21.7 x 19.6”. (HC) A striking and informative map derived from Nicholas de Fer’s important four-sheet map of 1718. It describes the French possessions in North
America in the early 18th century. Louisiana and the Mississippi valley are based on Delisle’s manuscript map of 1701, while the geography of New England and
eastern Canada originates with Franquelin. Inset at top left is a large-scale depiction of the Mississippi Delta and Mobile Bay, based on the expedition of Pierre Le
Moyne d’Iberville. A large architectural style cartouche at right encloses both a view and plan of Quebec. The map is filled with minutely engraved wildlife, scenes
of Indians hunting, Indian villages and notations. The oceans are embellished with numerous ships, canoes and sea monsters. It is very similar to Chatelain’s map
of the same title, but this has a more elaborate Quebec inset cartouche and a simpler border for the inset map of the Gulf Coast. De Fer’s large map was issued to
promote the recently established Compagnie Françoise Occident, which was formed to fund the debt of Louix XIV and offered inducements to encourage settlement in
Louisiana. This smaller version is found in atlases published by Ottens and other Dutch composite atlases. There is no engraver or publisher imprint. Ref: Kershaw
#336; McCorkle #719.5. Sharp impression and old color. The centerfold and a few edge tears have been professionally repaired. (A)
$2500-3000
128.Canada and Great Lakes (Partie de l’Amerique Septent? qui comprend la Nouvelle France ou le Canada), Robert de Vaugondy, Atlas Universel, Paris, 1755. 23.8 x
17.8”. (BW) This is a handsome map of Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and the entire course of the St. Lawrence River. The most prominent feature of the map is the
very large inset of the 1744 Bellin version of the Great Lakes. The wonderful cartouche features the title on a blanket draped over a wooden canoe, which appears to
be threatened by a very fierce beaver. This is a state between the third and fourth noted by Kershaw; the privilege and date retained in the cartouche, but with Groux
named as engraver of the cartouche. It was published prior to 1799. Ref: cf Kershaw #356; Pedley #459; Sellers and Van Ee #61. Original outline color that is slightly
faded. There is a tissue repair on a fold separation at top. (B+)
$700-800
129.Canada and Great Lakes (Carte des Lacs du Canada), Bellin, Prevost’s Histoire Generale des Voyages, Paris, 1757. 11.4 x 7.6”. (BW) This is an excellent French
& Indian War period map depicting the five Great Lakes. While this map uses the same title as Bellin’s prototype map of the Great Lakes, published in Charlevoix’s
Histoire et Description Generale de la Nouvelle France in 1744, it has been updated with information from Bellin’s similar map of 1755. Lakes Erie and Ontario are
more accurately defined and the spurious islands in Lake Huron have been eliminated. However, several large, bogus islands still remain in Lake Superior, including
I. Minong (called I. Philippeaux on some issues) and I. Pontchartrain. The Michigan peninsula is still misshapen with a massive mountain range down its center.
Numerous forts are located: S. Jgnace, Niagara, des Miamis, and Toronto to mention a few. The ornate rococo title cartouche is draped with ivy. Ref: Kershaw #953;
Tooley (MCC-96) #871; Portinaro & Knirsch plt #CXXVI. Very nice impression on full sheet with wide margins. A couple marginal spots. (A)
$400-450
130.Colonial New York & Ontario (A Plan of the Fort and Bay of Frontenac with the adjacent Countries), Kitchin, London Magazine, London, [1758]. 7 x 4.5”. (BW)
Strongly engraved map published during the French & Indian War. Centered on Lake Ontario it shows Fort Frontenac on the western shore of New York and Ontario
above. Locates the settlements of Kent and Ganaraske, the Toniata Village of Iroquois, the Catarackui River, Deer Island, the Bay of Niaoure and more. Published
in the November 1758 London Magazine: or, Gentleman’s Monthly Intelligencer. Ref: Jolly LOND-152. (A+)
$150-200
131.Colonial Canada & United States (A Map of the Brittish-Plantations on the Continent of America), Salmon, A Brief Account of the War in North America, London,
ca. 1760. 11.8 x 13.5”. (HC) An uncommon map with information derived from Popple’s large map of 1733. It shows the area from Labrador and Hudson Bay
to Florida, and west to the Great Lakes. It is crisply engraved, and names the Province of Main, and Massachusets Bay for Massachusetts. Pennsylvania is shown
extending to the 43rd parallel. Near present-day Nashville, Tennessee a note mentions that the area is A Fit Place for an English Factory. This map first appeared in
Salmon’s Modern History circa 1736. This edition is from Peter Williamson’s work on the French and Indian War. Ref: McCorkle #736.1. Issued folded, now flattened with the binding trim replaced to accommodate framing. A clean 3” binding tear and a small tear between the tip of Florida and Cuba have been neatly repaired
with tissue on verso. (B)
$375-450
132.Colonial United States and Canada (An Exact Chart of the River St. Laurence, from Fort Frontenac to the Island of Anticosti Shewing the Soundings, Rocks, Shoals,
&c. with Views of the Lands and All Necessary Instructions for Navigating that River to Quebec), Jefferys/Sayer & Bennett, The American Atlas, London, 1775. 37.3
x 23.4”. (HC) This large-scale map of the St. Lawrence River was first issued in 1757. It is based on the surveys of Jean Desayes with an updated depiction of the
river from Lake Ontario to Quebec based on D’Anville. This great navigational chart is complete with soundings, rhumb lines, sailing directions, and coastal profiles.
The central part of the map shows the river from Anticosti Island to Quebec, and it includes a number of insets depicting important sections of the river with greater
detail. First issued in 1757, it was reissued in 1775 by Sayer and Bennet prompted by the growing tensions between the British government and its colonies, that
generated an increasing demand for maps of North America. Printed on two sheets, joined as issued. Ref: Kershaw #669; Stevens & Tree 76-d. Good impression
and original outline color. The upper left corner of the margin is missing, well away from the map. (B+)
$950-1100
133.Colonial United States and Canada (L’Acadia, le Provincie di Sagadahook e Main, la Nuova Hampshire, la Rhode Island, e Parte di Massachusset e Connecticut),
Zatta, Atlante Novissimo…, Venice, [1778]. 16.7 x 12.5”. (HC) This great regional map covers New England and Nova Scotia and details the early settlements and
roads with the adjacent fishing banks. It includes Cape Cod, Boston, Newport, New London, Portsmouth, and much more. Delineates the roads along the coast and
westward from Concord. Provides excellent detail in Acadia and of the adjacent fishing banks. Towns, villages, roads, trails, and watershed topography were drawn
from the earliest available English and indigenous surveys. This map is one sheet of the Italian version of Mitchell’s seminal map of the British Dominions in North
America that Zatta issued in 12 sections with the whole titled “Le Colonie Unite dell’ America Settentrle.” The map was also included in the Italian edition of Abbe
Raynal’s “Storia dell’ America Settentrionale.” Ref: Kershaw #796; McCorkle #778.8; Portinaro & Knirsch #148; Sellers and Van Ee #163. Very nice impression
and color on thin hand laid paper with wide margins and large watermark. Some tiny (pin sized) spots in map otherwise fine. (A)
$300-400
134.Western Canada & United States (Carte Generale d’une Partie de la Cote du Nord-Ouest de l’Amerique reconnue par les Fregates Francaises la Boussole et l’Astrolabe),
La Perouse, Atlas du Voyage de la Perouse, Paris, [1797]. 19.5 x 27”. (HC) This is a superb large-scale map of the exploration of the West Coast of North America by
La Perouse between June and September, 1786. The route begins at Mount St. Elias in Alaska on June 24 and finishes at Monterey California on September 12. The
track of the ships with dates and other information is shown. Many coastal place names, but only those parts actually observed and surveyed are noted. Puget Sound
and the Columbia River are conspicuously missing, this exploration taking place six years before the discovery of Puget Sound by Vancouver. Ref: Falk #1797-8;
Wagner (NW) #840. Near flawless example except for a few tiny spots in the blank Pacific and an area of paper weakness from paper making process at the extreme
left edge. An exceptional example that is very nicely colored. Folding as issued. (B+)
$250-300
135.Eastern Canada & New England (Carte de la Partie Septentrionale des Etats Unis, comprenant le Canada, la Nouvelle Ecosse, New Hampshire, Massachuset’s Bay,
Rhode-Island, Connecticut, New-Yorck, Etat de Vermont, avec partie de Pensilvanie et de New-Jersey), Tardieu, Atlas Universel de Geographie Physique et Politique, Paris, ca. 1797. 16.5 x 12.7”. (HC) Finely detailed map of the Northeast extending from Philadelphia up the coast to Ile d’Anticosti and the mouth of the St.
Lawrence, and inland to show part of Lake Ontario. Fine detail particularly along the Hudson River locates scores of towns and villages, shows roads, mountains
and watershed. Four distance scales at upper left and a simple block-style title cartouche. Longitude is measured from Paris on the lower scale and from Isle de Fer
at top. Engraved by Andre and published by Chanlaire & Mentelle. Ref: McCorkle #797.5. On thick paper with watermark and very wide margins. A little light
centerfold toning from backstrap and small stain left of center, else very good to fine. (B+)
$300-400
136.Canada & United States, Texas (Carte des Etats-Unis d’Amerique, du Canada, du Nouveau Brunswick et d’une partie de la Nouvelle Bretagne), Lapie, Atlas Universel,
Paris, 1837. 21.3 x 15.5”. (HC) This is a great map filled with detail, Indian tribes, forts and other political and geographical information. It covers primarily the
United States, but extends to include a good portion of Canada; the western parts of which are largely still the domain of several Indian nations. The cartography in
the west is primarily taken from the explorations of Lewis and Clark and dotted lines trace the Hunt and Stuart routes. Texas is an Independent Republic in its small
format. Missouri Territory occupies all of the Midwest. The Pacific Northwest is labeled District de la Columbia, which stretches up into present-day British Columbia.
Arkansas Territory is shown at its largest extent even though by the time of this publication it had already assumed its final borders. Two large lakes in today’s Utah
drain via rivers to the Pacific, as defined by dotted lines. The Colorado River ends in the desert east of San Diego and the title covers the Gulf of California. This
interesting map was published by Colonel Pierre Lapie (1777-1850) and his son Alexandre Emile, who was the Royal Geographer to the King in Paris. The map was
engraved by Pierre Tardieu, a foremost French 19th century engraver. Very fine example with just a few small spots in very wide, blank margins. (A)$300-400
137.Canada & United States, Texas (Carte Generale des Etats-Unis, des Haut et Bas-Canada), Brue, Atlas Universel de Geographie Physique, Politique et Historique…,
Paris, 1840. 20.3 x 14.5”. (HC) An uncommon and finely engraved map covering all the eastern United States to about the 100th meridian, including a little of southern Canada. The western territories include Ter. du Nord Ouest that encompasses present-day Wisconsin, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and Minnesota. The rest
of the west beyond Missouri and Arkansas is designated as Indian Districts/i>. The eastern half of the Republic of Texas is shown but is mostly blank with a lengthy
notation filling the central portion. Insets of the tip of Florida and Newfoundland are located in the lower right. Surrounded by a decorative keyboard-style border
that indicates longitude from Paris. The handsome map includes fancy title lettering embellished with flourishes and Brue’s embossed seal. Very crisp impression
and original hand coloring on a thick sheet with very wide margins. Some light offsetting visible in the blank Atlantic. (B+)
$160-200
138.Canada & Maine (Extract from a Map of the British and French Dominions in North America by Jno. Mitchell), U.S. Government, Washington D.C., ca. 1843. 13 x
13.3”. (BW) This map shows the region that was disputed between the United States and Canada prior to the border being established with the Webster-Ashburton
Treaty of 1842. This is a copy of a section of John Mitchell’s famous map that was used during the 1783 Treaty of Paris. That treaty did not clearly determine the
boundary leaving a contested area of the Saint John River valley and its tributaries. In 1838-39 a confrontation, known as the Arroostook War, broke out between the
United States and Great Britain. The dispute resulted in a mutually accepted border between the state of Maine and the provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec.
The final treaty gave Maine most of the disputed area, and gave the British a militarily vital connection between Quebec and Nova Scotia by way of the Halifax Road.
This map was issued in a government report on the conflict. Issued folded, now flattened with a few minor creases. (B+)
$110-150
139.United States & Canada (Warner’s Safe Cure Prize Map of the United States and Canada), Rand McNally & Co., Chicago, 1887. 53 x 38”. (PC) This huge, folding map of the United States and southern Canada is an very uncommon map promoting a patent medicine company. The large illustration at the bottom left of the
Statue of Liberty, Liberty Enlightening the World, includes a two-paragraph description of the statue and its construction. The people of France presented the Statue of
Liberty to the people of the United States in 1886, the year prior to this map’s publication. H. H. Warner Co. was a prolific advertiser and producer of different patent
medicines. Warner’s Safe Cure was a preparation that was marketed as a cure-all for diseases and problems relating to the kidneys and liver. The map is typical of
Rand McNally’s maps of the late nineteenth century, showing each state with counties delineated, roads, cities and terrific detail on the railroad system. With limited
topography and watershed information. The map is folding as issued. The maps has been stabilized with some folds and fold intersections reinforced on verso. A
couple small areas of soiling or foxing that do not detract from a very large map. (B+)
$300-350
140.Canada & United States, Detroit (Map of the Border Cities of Windsor, Walkerville, Ford City, Sandwich and Ojibway Canada), ca. 1920. 28 x 12.5”. (PC) This is a
handsome real estate speculation map showing Detroit and the area across the river. Ojibway was intended to become a major steel center after U.S. Steel purchased
a large plot of land. Unfortunately for the speculators the project was ultimately abandoned. It uses red over printing to show proposed subdivisions. Across the top
and at right are images of preliminary construction at the plant plus top center is a beautiful home that is “to be built by Steel Corporation.” Below is a promotional
article with illustrations titled the “Growth of Gary, Indiana.” On the verso is a large plat of the proposed new community “Ojibway Today and Tomorrow,” which
is more uninhibited happy talk about the future, calling the area the “Gary of Canada.” With side panels “Now - While the City is in the Making is the Time to Buy
in Ojibway” and “Merger of Border Cities Practically a Certainty.” This pocket map folds into original yellow paper covers with “Compliments of Fred Martin,
Realtor 401 Farwell Building, Detroit.” In case the hapless reader missed the point, Fred ends with “Fortunes Were Made at Gary Indiana, Fortunes Will be Made at
Ojibway.” Surprisingly, a quick Google search located no record of Fred being strangled by an angry investor.
(A+)
$100-160
United States
141.Cities of the United States ([Lot of 8 - City Maps]), Melish, A Geographical Description of the United States…, Philadelphia, [1822]. 4 x 6.5”. (BW) New-York and
Adjacent Country ; Ballston & Saratoga Springs, City of Albany, and adjacent Country ; District of Columbia ; Baltimore, Annapolis and adjacent Country; Boston,
and Adjacent Country; New Orleans and adjacent country; St. Louis and adjacent Country; and Outlet of Columbia River. These eight small regional maps are from
one of Melish’s important descriptions of the young United States. Each map focuses on the transportation network of these major American cities. The last map is
the course of the Columbia River in the vicinity of Astoria and to the outlet at Cape Disappointment. John Melish was the first American publisher to concentrate on
cartographic and geographic publications. Born in Scotland, Melish immigrated to Philadelphia in 1811. In 1812 he published Travels in the United States of America,
which included his first maps. He soon came to dominate the industry in this country, and had a huge impact on all subsequent American map-making. Size given
is approximately the same for all maps. All with good impression on sound paper, but all with more or less scattered foxing. (B)
$350-450
142.United States (Carte Generale des Etats-Unis de l’Amerique Septentrionale), Brue, Atlas Universel de Geographie…, Paris, 1820. 19.7 x 14.2”. (HC) This handsome
and finely engraved map covers the United States with most of Mexico and a bit of Canada. The United States are shown with their claims into British Columbia
(District de la Colombia) and Mexico still controls all of Texas and the Southwest, most of which is blank with only conjectural topography shown. The West also
features some fictitious rivers, including the R. Buenaventura, flowing from the Rockies into L. Timpanagos (Salt Lake), and the dotted R. St. Phelipe flowing from
that lake into the Pacific at Monterey. Farther south the Rio de la Pyramyde is suggested near the short Rio de los Martires, both of which appear to go nowhere. The
western territories include Michigan Territory, North West Territory (encompassing present-day Wisconsin and Minnesota), and the old Spanish districts of Howard, St.
Louis, Girardeau, Laurence and Arkansas. A fine impression and original outline color. There are a few light spots and a short fold separation in the blank margins,
well away from the map. (A)
$375-450
143.United States (Map of the United States Exhibiting the Several Collection Districts), Burr, New York, ca. 1854. 48.6 x 31”. (PC) This huge map was issued just after
the Gadsden Purchase and prior to the monumental undertaking of the Pacific Railroad Survey. It shows the United States with large western territories. New Mexico
and Utah extend to California, while the continental divide marks the borders for Kansas, Nebraska, Washington and Oregon. Minnesota extends to the Missouri
River and Indian Territory is defined but not named. Red overprinted lines indicate the customs collection district boundaries and yellow ones distinguish the states
and territories. Lithographed by Ackerman in New York, printed on two joined sheets of thick banknote paper, as issued. The map was drawn by David H. Burr, a
tremendously important figure in the mapping of the United States. He began his career surveying in New York in 1829. He then went on to serve as topographer of
the United States Post Office, Geographer for the House of Representatives, surveyor to the states of Florida and Louisiana, Geographer to the U.S. Senate and finally
as Surveyor General of Utah Territory during the legal and jurisdictional disputes between Mormon leaders and the U.S. government. On this map he is credited as
Draftsman U.S. Senate. Folding as issued. Near perfect except for a torn and missing piece at the binding side with loss of about two inches of the neatline. Still
overall very good. (B+)
$250-300
144.United States (The United States of America), Colton, General Atlas, New York, ca. 1859. 26 x 15”. (HC) A great map of the United States with early western territorial boundaries. There is no sign of Dakota as Minnesota extends to Nebraska at the Missouri River. The huge Nebraska Territory stretches between Minnesota
to Oregon and Washington Territories at the Continental Divide, and south to Kansas. The large Kanzas Territory borders Utah and New Mexico in the west as there
is no Colorado. Utah and New Mexico are both shown in their largest configurations. The map is filled with details and place names, forts, Indian tribes, emigrant
roads and much more. Several exploration routes are shown, including those of Fremont, Marcy, and Kearney. Dated 1855, but it most likely was published in 1858
or 59. On the verso are commercial and census statistics from 1850. A nice example with just a little foxing along lower 2” of centerfold. A little edge toning but
the paper is fine and has wide, original margins. (B+)
$200-250
145.United States (Map of the United States of North America, Upper & Lower Canada New Brunswick, Nova Scotia & British Columbia. Mexico Cuba, Jamaica, St.
Domingo and the Bahama Islands), Ettling, Illustrated London News, London, 1861. 37.5 x 25.8”. (PC) Great Civil War period map of the United States. The
eastern part shows the division of the country into pro-slavery and Union sections, with the border states of Missouri and Kentucky classified as part of the South.
In the West, the proposed Arizona Territory is shown south of New Mexico, Nevada is shown with an early proposed boundary with Utah, and both Washington and
Oregon are shown with their eastern boundaries in the Rocky Mountains. The oversized Kanzas extends to the Rocky Mountains with no mention of Colorado. The
map also emphases the lines of communication and transportation including wagon roads and railroads. Several proposed railways are shown, noting the number of
miles each was to span. Ref: Wheat (TMW) #1025. Folding as issued. Flawless example less some very light offsetting visible in blank areas. (A) $400-500
146.United States (Map of the United States and Territories. Showing the Extent of Public Surveys and other Details Constructed from the Plats and Official Sources of
the General Land Office …), General Land Office, Dept. of the Interior, Washington D.C., 1867. 55 x 28”. (HC) This exceptional example is in original book form
with the map mounted on original linen. The presentation binding is green leather with decorative gilt embossing around and the GLO shield at center. Tooling on the
spine and the title “Map.” Full marbled end papers. This map, in full original hand color, is one of the more remarkable maps produced by the General Land Office.
It shows the extent of the Public Surveys just after the Civil War and includes many items of great interest. Most significant are the gold, silver, copper, and other
mineral deposits that are color-coded to mark their location. The sites of army forts and posts provide an excellent view of the undeveloped territories and the western
frontier. Details include land grants, townships, subdivisions, railroads, mining districts, etc. Present-day Wyoming is unnamed and shown as part of the Dakota
Territory. In the West, survey progress is still limited with much of Southern California complete, but only small areas of New Mexico and Arizona are complete,
and with no surveys at all in Utah, Montana and Wyoming. The geological key also locates, via color and icon, deposits of quicksilver, iron, tin, asphalt, coal and
oil springs that are shown scattered throughout the country. Constructed from Plats and Official Sources of the General Land Office under the direction of Hon. J.S.
Wilson, Commissioner, by Joseph Gorlinski. Signed in the plate by Wilson. The General Land Office (GLO) was created in 1812 to oversee local land offices and in
1849 was incorporated into the Department of Interior. The map has occasional fold toning, spots and splits, but is well supported by original linen backing. The
binding has some shelf wear to edges but image on front and back are very nice. (B)
$300-400
147.United States (General Map of the Pennsylvania Railroad and its Connections), Railroad Companies, Philadelphia, 1884. 35 x 16.3”. (PC) Dated April 16th, 1884,
this railroad timetable and map self-folds into a pictorial cover featuring an engraving of steam locomotives traversing Horseshoe Curve in the Allegheny Mountains.
The map includes most of the United States and details the route and connecting lines for the Pennsylvania Railroad. The main routes are shown as bold lines between
Philadelphia, Toledo, Rochester, Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Baltimore and Washington D.C. The lines of connecting railroads form a dense network that stretches
westward to the Pacific at San Francisco and Los Angeles. Each railroad is named with hundreds of rail stations located and likewise named. The title is in fancy
Victorian-style lettering. On the verso are 18 panels devoted to the timetable, two large engravings: Pullman’s Sleeping Car and Pennsylvania Railroad Dining Car,
and advertisements for various routes. The timetable side is printed in red and black. Printed by Allen, Lane & Scott of Philadelphia. (B+)
$120-180
148.United States (United States), Anon., ca. 1888. 15.7 x 11.7”. (PC) At first glance this appears to be a common map of the United States from the 1880s. However
this map has the rarely seen territorial name of Lincoln in place of North Dakota. The Territory of Lincoln was first proposed by the U.S. Senate in 1878, not as the
northern half of a north-south split of Dakota Territory but as the western half of an east-west split of Dakota territory. In December of 1887, Senator Manderson of
Nebraska introduced a bill to admit the southern part of Dakota Territory as a state and organize the northern part as the Territory of Lincoln. The maker of this map
apparently went to press on this news, but the bill never became law. The map is filled with detail and uses printed color to delineate the states and territories. Bright
color and good impression on thick paper with wide margins. (A+)
$150-200
149.United States ([Lot of 2] Map Showing Indian Reservations within the Limits of the United States Compiled under the Direction of the Hon. T.J. Morgan [and] Map of
Linguistic Stocks of American Indians chiefly within the Present Limits of the United States), U.S. Government, Washington D.C., [1890-1894]. (PC) 1) This large
map of the United States focuses on the many Indian Reservations in the United States in 1894. The reservations are named and shown in dark brown overprinting.
Inset maps are used where the reservation concentration prevents them showing well on the main map. Insets include Indian Territory, the Mission Indian Reservations
in California, and the Territory of Alaska. Extensive legend locates Military Stations, Capitals, County Seats, Railroads, Indian Agencies, Training Schools, Boarding
Schools, Day Schools and Contract Schools. Compiled under the direction of T.J. Morgan Commissioner of Indian Affairs and printed by Sackett & Wilheims Litho
Co., New York. (33.5 x 21”) . Short tear at binding trim and prior owner’s stamp hidden along right border. (A)
2) This colorful and useful map (17.5 x 20.3”) is helpful in understanding the early relationships of the various Native American tribes. While covering most of North
America, the focus of the map is the Native American tribes of the United States. A small inset shows the Aleutian Islands at lower left. Chromolithographed
by the New York firm of Sackett & Wilhelms. The map was compiled under the direction of Henry Gannett, who established the geography program in the U.S.
Census Office for the tenth (1880) census. In 1882 he created a similar program at the USGS, which became the Division of Geography in 1885 and produced the
first topographic map sheets published in the General Atlas of the United States four years later. This is the increasingly rare issue of this map that was issued in
the 11th Census, circa 1890-91. Folding as issued. With prior owner’s stamp barely visible at upper right. (A+)
These map were owned by Melvin R. Gilmore and carry his embossed stamp inconspicuously along the border. Gilmore was a noted ethnologist and author who
is best remembered for laying the groundwork for present-day analytical cultural ethnology. Interested in ethno botany (the study of native Americans and their
environment) Gilmore studied and raised plants known to be grown by native Americans. In 1914 he accompanied White Eagle, an elderly Pawnee Indian, to central Nebraska and recorded information about many abandoned village sites identified by White Eagle. Continuing his interest in the Pawnee, Gilmore conducted
interviews in Oklahoma about Pawnee traditions. He was curator at the State Historical Society of North Dakota at Bismarck, on the staff of the Museum of the
American Indian in New York (1913-1928), and was the curator of ethnology at the University of Michigan from 1929 to 1939. He authored several books and is
noted for recording ritualistic ceremonies of the Arikara tribe.
$325-375
150.United States (Universal Air Lines System. Man’s Desire to fly is Universal - Travel by Air), Universal Air Line System, 1929. 15 x 8”. (PC) This remarkable and
early air line timetable contains a folding map (15” x 8”) of the United States detailing the routes of Universal Air Lines. Their air coverage extends from the Kansas
City hub east to Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Louisville, and west to Garden City, Kansas and several cities in Texas including San Angelo, Dallas
and Abilene. The brochure is made up of two separate folding sheets. The other panels list the fares, times and routes covered with flying times. The routes and
fares for the divisions of Continental Airlines and Braniff Air Lines are also covered. The brochure self-folds into a double panel view of a Fokker TriMotor aircraft
flying over a stylized city. The company’s logo is prominently shown at top and bottom on the cover. On two other panels are the sections “The Comforts of Air
Travel” and “The Values of Air Travel” with paragraphs devoted to the Business Man, the Pleasure Traveler, and other information. With a pasted in errata sheet
“Supplementary to Table No. 11” that adds flights for the newly created Wichita - Ponca City - Oklahoma City route. The brochure mentions the ‘equipment’ used
on the various routes: the 12 passenger Fokker F-10-A Trimotor, Fokker Super-Universal (6 passenger); and Travelair (5 passenger) aircraft. A rare issue.
Universal Air Lines was a St. Louis based conglomerate seeking to develop an air and railway network in the heart of the country to compete with Transcontinental
Air Transport. They eventually were absorbed by the Aviation Corporation, the holding company that became American Airlines in 1934. The cover has one
small area missing at top affecting the upper logo. Several of the folds are weak with short splits, but overall sound. (B+)
$180-220
151.Colonial United States (A New Map of the Most Considerable Plantations of the English in America), Wells, Oxford, ca. 1700. 18.8 x 13.8”. (BW) This charming
map of the English plantations in North America covers the area along the Atlantic coast from North Carolina north through New England. The map presents only
limited detail with major towns located, mostly along the coast and concentrated in New England and New York. New Albanie stands out on the Hudson River,
Baltimore is shown on a simplified Delaware peninsula and Green Spring appears near Jamestown. This was the plantation of Sir William Berkeley, Governor of
Virginia. The Atlantic is filled with inset plans of other British colonies. The map of New Scotland shows the hotly contested territory with its key Port Royal. The
map of South Carolina shows the spurious Ashley Lake and May River, which are from John Lederer’s important map of the colony. Further insets show the three
key British islands of Jamaica, Barbados and Bermuda. Beautifully engraved by Sutton Nicholls, it is embellished with a decorative title cartouche that includes the
dedication to William Duke of Gloucester who was a pupil of Well’s at Oxford. The 13 year old Duke, heir to the throne, died a few months after the atlas was published. Wells’ maps were published over time by subscription and then assembled into his A New Sett of Maps, which was published between 1700 and circa 1743.
This is the rare first state of the plate without any pagination. Ref: Burden #733; Cumming (SE) #130; Manasek #68; McCorkle #700.9. Dark, crisp impression on
very thick paper with wide margins. The printer left a dusting of ink on the plate resulting in the fine light gray tint within the platemark. Centerfold split in lower
margin with old cello repair on verso, and light occasional marginal soiling or edge staining. (A)
$1200-1800
152.Colonial United States ([Lot of 7 - Revolutionary War and Colonial Maps]), London, [1775]. (BW) 1. Plan of the Redoubt and Intrenchment on the Heights of
Charles-Town (Commonly Called Bunker’s-Hill), opposite Boston in New-England, Attacked and Carried by His Majesty’s Troops, June 17, 1775, Gentleman’s
Magazine, 1775, 3.8” x 3.4”. Simple plan of the walls, redoubt and entrenchments. Jolly, Gent-238. Lightly foxed.
2. A Map of Part of West Florida, from Pensacola to the Mouth of the Iberville River, with a View to shew the proper Spot for a Settlement on the Mississippi, John
Lodge, Gentleman’s Magazine, 1772, 13.5” x 7.4”, An interesting map featuring Mobile Bay and Fort Conde, New Orleans and Plantations on the Mississippi
well north of New Orleans. Large inset “Plan for a New Settlement” shows much detail including docks along the river. This map was published in response to
reports that the British government was considering the settlement of a colony on the banks of the Mississippi; the point suggested was near today’s Baton Rouge.
Jolly GENT-217; Sellers & Van Ee #1650. Offsetting.
3. Map of the Progress of his Majesty’s Armies in New York, During the Late Campaign Illustrating the Accounts Publish’d in the London Gazette, Gentleman’s
Magazine, 1776, 12.4” x 7.8” The December 1776 issue of this map adds additional battle information; the earlier edition (with a different title) was published
in the October 1776 issue (Jolly GENT-248). Troop and battle deployments are clearly shown, including the recent actions around White Plains. It also shows
additional towns and roads on Staten Island and in East Jersey. A fascinating Revolutionary War map designed to inform the British people on the progress of the
war against the Colonies. Offsetting.
4. Sketch of the Country Illustrating the late Engagement in Long Island, Gentleman’s Magazine, 1776, 12.5” x 7.8”. This is the first edition, published in October
1776, of this map that shows the initial troop positions and battle activity of this important and early American Revolution battle. Troop and battle deployments are
clearly shown. A fascinating Revolutionary War map designed to inform the British people about the American cause of independence. Jolly GENT-248; Sellers
& Van Ee #1150. Offsetting, stain at lower right, close trim at binding trim.
5. Map of Hudson’s River, with the adjacent Country, Gentleman’s Magazine, 1778, 8.4” x 11.6”. Great little map from this British periodical that was designed to
familiarize the magazine’s readers with the location of the hostilities in the American War. This map illustrates the region of the Hudson and Delaware Rivers and the
marches of the armies under the Generals Howe, Clinton and Burgoyne. It covers New York and New England as far east as the Connecticut River, south to include
Philadelphia, and north to encompass Crown Point and Ticonderoga. A nice example of this desirable Revolutionary War map. Jolly GENT-257. Offsetting.
6. The Siege of Rhode Island, taken from Mr. Brindley’s House, Gentleman’s Magazine, 1779, 8.5” x 5”. Contemporary engraved view of attacking forces during
the Revolutionary War. The British occupied Newport in December 1776, and a long siege ensued lasting until October 1779 when the British evacuated Newport.
This fine view shows numerous soldiers, encampments, and fires in the background. Published in the Feb. 1779 issue. Toned.
7. Map of the National Road Between Cumberland and Wheeling, John Melish, 11.2” x 5.8”, circa 1820. From Melish’s Description of the United States and Traveller’s Directory. Split with old tape repairs on verso. Each is in need of cleaning or other minor restoration. (B)
$350-450
153.Eastern United States, Franklinia (Charte der XV Vereinigten Staaten von Nord-America), Gussefeld, Nuremberg, 1800. 20.5 x 18.3”. (HC) One of the most
interesting and scarce features on early maps of the United States is the appearance of the proposed State of Franklin. In 1784 settlers in the frontier west of the
Appalachian Mountains organized a state government with the state to be named in honor of Benjamin Franklin. Congress turned down their appeal but the state
maintained a legislature and governor until 1788. This ephemeral state appeared on a small number of maps into the early part of the 19th century. On this map, and
other continental European maps, Franklin is misplaced in the region that is now West Virginia and eastern Kentucky, instead of eastern Tennessee. Elsewhere on this
interesting map, the region north of the Ohio River is labeled Indiana and includes locations of Indian villages and a few early settlements and forts. Maine extends
well into New Brunswick. Ref: Baynton-Williams (TMC-72) #12. Original color with some stains intruding into the top border and a narrow, but adequate, left side
margin. There are some minor extraneous creases along centerfold. (B+)
$1200-1400
154.Eastern United States (States of America, Drawn from the Best Authorities), Russell, Guthries New System of Geography, London, 1801. 17.7 x 15.6”. (HC) Guthrie
first published this map circa 1785 as “A Map of the United States of America Agreeable to the Peace of 1783,” with continuing updated editions. This 1801 issue
shows five divisions of land in southern Ohio named “Seven Ranges, Army Lands, Ohio Company, Donation Lands from the Commonwealth of Virginia and Col.
Simmes”. At the junction of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers can be found “Illinois Company, Wabash Company, New Jersey Company and Army Lands. South of
the Ohio River, in present-day northern West Virginia, is a chunk of land named “Indiana” which rests just below the Seven Ranges. The Twenty Leagues Line is
drawn in the coastal Atlantic. Kentucky and the Tennessee Government appear and Georgia’s boundary extends to the Mississippi River with numerous Indian tribes
noted, primarily in the western portion. Maine has lost it’s northern tip. Lake Superior has lost it’s imaginary islands, Michigan is nearly blank with the name Utawas
at its center, and several Indian tribes are located in the Wisconsin/Minnesota area, but little else is shown. A hint of occasional toning or soiling. Full margins and
crisp impression with original hand coloring. The centerfold has been professionally reinforced on verso. (B+)
$450-550
155.Eastern United States (Carte Generale des Etats-Unis), Tardieu, Atlas Universel de Geographie Physique et Politique, Paris, 1806. 18.7 x 14.8”. (HC) This finely
engraved map shows the United States extending to the Mississippi River. It extends westward beyond the Mississippi River to show a portion of Louisiana Territory
with numerous Indian tribes located on the frontier. The western boundary for Georgia is at the Mississippi River and the oversized Florida is composed of East and
West Florida. There is significant detail with a surprising number of towns and settlements located. Published by Chanlaire & Mentelle. Hint of centerfold toning
and a small blue ink or paper stain in blank Atlantic. Full margins, two watermarks, fine impression and original color. (B+)
$250-350
156.Eastern United States (United States of America), Lizars, Warden’s Statistical, Political, and Historical Account of the United States, Edinburgh, ca. 1819. 17.8 x
15.3”. (HC) This handsome map shows the young United States with political development confined east of the Mississippi River and the state of Louisiana. Missouri Territory takes in all the plains region west of the Mississippi and the North West Territory contains the future Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Wisconsin and
Minnesota. The map provides good information on the early roads and locates Indian villages, hunting grounds, and forts. Issued folding, now flattened with a
repaired binding tear just entering the border at upper right. Original color with some toning and offsetting. (B)
$200-250
157.Eastern United States, Tennessee, Ohio and Pennsylvania ([Lot of 2] Map of the Cumberland River from the Falls to Nashville [and] Map and Profiles of the Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal), U.S. War Department, Washington D.C., 1828-1834. (BW) Two scarce maps that accompanied a congressional report from 1834. The
first map (28 x 16”) follows the course of the Cumberland River to near its source in Kentucky naming Nashville, Rome, Carthage, Williamsburg, Burksville and
more along the route. Also locates the towns of Jamestown, Liberty, Monticello and Burkesville as well as noting the head of steamboat navigation just below a 56
foot waterfall. The map has good detail within 30 - 50 miles of the river showing towns, roads and waterways. The geography was taken from Matthew Rhea’s Map
of Tennessee. It was drawn by Randolph Coyle and was included in Howard Stansbury’s report.
The second map (31 x 18.6”) details the P & O Canal naming Akron, Ravenna and Youngstown along its route. This map, dated 1828, precedes the canal’s actual
opening by twelve years. The title continues “From Akron on the Ohio Canal by the Vallies of the Cuyahoga and Mahoning on the Shenango.” It covers the canal
from Akron to just inside the Pennsylvania border with detail limited to near the waterway. The canal’s elevation profile is along the top. The map was copied by
David H. Burr and engraved by J.V.N. Throop after the original map drawn by Lieutenants Dumeste, Farley and Ewing under the direction of Lieut. Col. Kearney.
Folding as issued. Both are clean and bright examples with only minor imperfections. (A)
$180-220
158.Eastern United States (United States), Hall, London, ca. 1829. 9.2 x 7.2”. (HC) Nice small map with an extended Arkansas Territory that touches the border of
Mexico (Texas) with the Red River serving as part of the southern border. The region to the north of Arkansas Territory and lying between the Mississippi River and
the Rocky Mountains, with the exception of Missouri, is noted as Western Territory and contains the names of numerous Indian tribes. Texas is labeled as Spanish
Territory. Wisconsin is a large territory that includes today’s Minnesota and extends to the Red River. Inset “Continuation of Florida” is on the same scale and locates
Key Largo, St. Augustine, Cape Florida, Pt. Tancra, etc. Engraved by Sidney Hall and published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green from Paternoster Row,
London. Near fine example with crisp impression and fine color. (A)
$140-170
159.Eastern United States (Etats-Unis de l’Amerique Septentrionale), Lapie, Paris, ca. 1830. 11.7 x 8.8”. (HC) Interesting map of the United States in the first part
of the 19th century that features a very well mapped watershed. Missouri has a vertical western border and the Northwest Territory takes in present day Wisconsin
and Minnesota. Arkansas Territory is in its large format with its western boundary at Texas. Texas is still part of Mexico and includes a few place names such as S.
Antonio and Nacogdoches, but the river system is well defined. The balance of the Midwest is labeled with numerous Indian tribes. Fancy titling in a small oval
cartouche. Four distance scales with longitude measured only from Paris. Near fine example with strong impression and beautiful hand color on thick paper with
full margins. Faint, diffuse foxing mark in title cartouche and a printer’s ink smudge in right blank margin. (A)
$180-220
160.Eastern United States (Map of the United States), Phelps, New York, 1835. 19.5 x 16”. (HC) This is a scarce pocket map published by James Webster from Humphrey Phelps’ plate of 1832. Phelp’s name has been erased and Webster’s has been added on the lower right. George Washington’s portrait decorates this map along
with a chart of the population of the United States in 1830. The map shows a large Missouri Territory reaching from Missouri and stretching to the Rocky Mountains.
Wisconsin Territory is massive and includes the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and a portion of Minnesota. Arkansas gained statehood the year this map was published,
but it is still shown as a territory. Texas is named and included as part of Mexico. The map folds into original yellow paper covers (3.5 x 5.3”), attaching at back.
The folding “Traveller’s Guide and Statistical View of the United States” (22 x 17.8”) attaches to front cover. Map has good color and no physical flaws, but has
a few spots including a large spot at upper corner of Missouri. The Statistics sheet is very nice with just a little toning where pasted onto cover. The covers have a
little soiling but are very nice. (B+)
$500-600
161.Eastern United States, Texas (United States and Texas), Johnston, National Atlas, ca. 1843. 24.3 x 19.8”. (HC) This handsome and very detailed map of the eastern
United States features the independent Republic of Texas. Typical of British maps of this period, the map is densely engraved with information including an incredible
network of roads and trails, built and proposed railways, operational and proposed canals, and lighthouse locations. The territories of Wisconsin and Iowa are both
depicted, with Iowa stretching between the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers and extending to the Canadian border. Texas is shown with its borders extending from the
Rio Grande to the Arkansas, encompassing Santa Fe and even beyond Pike’s Peak. All of the important settlements in Texas are noted including all the communities
along the Rio Grande. A note in the bottom left corner states “The Independence of Texas was formally declared in March 1836. It was recognized by Great Britain
in Novr. 1840; and has been acknowledged by the United States, France, Holland and Belgium.” In the upper left corner is an inset Sketch of the River Niagara.
There is a note in the Atlantic regarding the Slave-holding States. Ref: Day #1431. The map image is near fine with only two tiny spots near bottom in a blank area
of the Gulf of Mexico. A little soiling in blank margins and one short tear, well away from the map’s border. Printed on thick paper with full, original margins and
original outline color. (A)
$1000-1200
162.Eastern United States, Texas (United States), Tallis, Illustrated Atlas and Modern History of the World, London, ca. 1851. 13.5 x 9.7”. (HC) A great map of the
eastern states and some very interestingly shaped western territories up to about the Rocky Mountains. The new state of Texas is shown with the panhandle extending
to the Arkansas River and including Santa Fe and Taos. Wisconsin and Iowa are shown with amorphous boundaries and the Indian Territory is not named. Precisely
engraved to show a surprising amount of detail for a map of this size. Surrounded by a decorative border that incorporates portraits of Washington and Franklin in
circular elements. Also with vignettes showing a buffalo hunt, Penn’s treaty with the Indians, and Washington’s Monument which includes a statue at the top that
was planned, but never installed. Further embellished by the Excelsior seals and the U.S. shield. Nice impression and full margins that are outside of the borders.
Short split at centerfold is very well closed on verso. (B+)
$200-300
163.Eastern United States, Civil War (Phelps & Watson’s Historical and Military Map of the Border & Southern States), Phelps & Watson, New York, 1864. 35.6 x
25”. (HC) This important Civil War map focuses on the Confederate states including Texas, and the bordering states from Nebraska to Pennsylvania. Good detail
throughout including towns, railroads, forts, and distances from place to place along the railroads. It presents the war’s battles marked throughout with red colored
dots. Blue dots mark the population statistics for each state and in the southern states free and slave populations are noted. At lower right is an extensive list of
“Battles of the War.” The last battle listed is the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House May 4 - 12 [1864]. The map extends north into Lake Erie and west to include
most of Texas, Indian Territory, Kansas, and Nebraska. In Florida the map ends in the vicinity of Bayport and Mellon with an inset on the same scale completing the
state to Key West and Dry Tortugas. Copyright 1862, the map was regularly updated during and after the war, this being a Civil War Edition. The railroads are well
delineated but are not named. Surrounded by decorative border with corner graphic elements. Folds into orange pictorial covers featuring an army camp with a large
U.S. Flag above. Inside the 35pp booklet is “Brief Description of Battles and Skirmishes of the War” that lists the battles in chronological order. The map has full
original wash hand color in bright condition. There are a few short closed tears and archival tape at the folds on the verso. The top and right margins are cut just into
the decorative border as issued. The soft covers have some wear with a few tears and right tips missing. The booklet is very nice with no flaws. (B+) $600-800
164.Northeastern United States (The New York Central & Hudson River RR and Connections / The Health and Pleasure Resorts of New York and New England…),
Railroad Companies, Buffalo, NY, 1899. 39 x 15.5”. (PC) This is an early promotional brochure that has on one side a large and very colorful map of the northeast
that extends westward to include the Great Lakes and on to show Minneapolis, Des Moines, and St. Louis. The map uses 3-D topography and a false horizon in the
north to give the impression of a bird’s-eye view. Excellent detail of the railroad system with special emphasis on the New York Central & Hudson River RR, the
Only Four-Track Railroad in the World. Adjacent to lower title is a vignette showing Grand Central Station. The upper title is in very fancy Victorian lettering with
shadowing and flourishes. The 20-panel brochure self-folds into a pictorial cover (4” x 8”) with fancy lettering titled, “America’s Great Resorts.” Opposite the map
are photographs and marketing descriptions on the popular resorts of the day including Watkins Glen, Cayuga Lake, Berkshire Hills, Lake George, Saratoga, the
Adirondack Mountains, Niagara Falls and more. An early and most uncommon issue. The brochure and map have flawless color and impression, but has a split
along one fold and a few short fold intersection splits that could be easily mended. (B+)
$140-180
165.Colonial New England and Mid-Atlantic (Nova Anglia Novum Belgium et Virginia), Jansson, Appendix Newer Atlas, Amsterdam, [1636]. 19.7 x 15.2”. (HC) This
is the first state of Jansson’s important map of the eastern coast of North America covering from just south of Cape Fear to Nova Scotia. The map is based on the
less well-known map of Johannes de Laet of 1630, but covers a slightly larger area. Because of its wider distribution, Jansson’s map was much more influential,
particularly with its depiction of the Dutch of Nieuw Nederland (New York). The map includes part of the Great Lakes, labeled Grand Lac and Lac des Yroquois,
an unnamed Lake Champlain, and a fictitious lake at the headwaters of the Delaware River. According to Karpinski, this “is the first printed complete map of Lake
Superior” although according to Burden there is no evidence to support that and Grand Lac is more likely Lake Huron. The map is adorned with two decorative
cartouches, ships, sea monsters and compass roses. German text on verso. Ref: Burden #247; Cumming (SE) #39; Karpinski, p. 26 & 31 plt. II; McCorkle #636.2.
Slight show through of text on verso else very good with a sharp impression. (A)
$2300-3000
166.Colonial New England and Mid Atlantic (Novi Belgii Novaeque Angliae nec non Pennsylvaniae et Partis Virginiae Tabula), Danckerts, Amsterdam, ca. 1684. 21.8
x 18.4”. (HC) This is one of the most decorative colonial maps of the United States and the last in the Jansson/Visscher series. Geographically and stylishly the
map is derived from Visscher’s map of circa 1655. It covers the region from Chesapeake Bay to Penobscot Bay and includes the placement of nearly every colonial
settlement along the coastline and rivers. The land is fully engraved to show forests, mountains, rivers and lakes with most of the geography based on the work of
Champlain. This is the second state, revised to show Philadelphia and to show the new colony of Pennsylvania. The Delaware River was completely redrawn to erase
a connection with the Hudson River. An array of domestic animals have been added to the wild animals and Indian village scene. The most important feature of the
map is the superb view of New York below the title cartouche that was taken from the Visscher map. In this state the title to this view acknowledges the English hold
over the city with Nieuw Yorck, eertys Genaemt above the original title Nieuw Amsterdam op’t Eylant Manhattans. Ref: Burden #434; McCorkle #680.2; Campbell,
Jansson-Visscher #9. A fine impression with original color that has slightly oxidized and been professionally reinforced on verso. (A)
$5000-6500
167.Colonial New England and Mid-Atlantic (Nova Anglia Septentrionali Americae implantata Anglorumque coloniis florentissima), Homann, Nuremberg, ca. 1729. 22.4
x 19”. (HC) This handsome map shows the English colonies of Nova Anglia and New Jarsey and the Dutch colony of Novum Belgium - Nieuw Nederland - New Jork.
It covers the region from Delaware Bay to Eastport, Maine. Numerous soundings and navigation hazards are noted along the coastlines. Oversized lakes appear in
the interior of New England and New York, notably Lake Champlain (which is grossly misplaced) and Sennecaas Lacus. Cape Cod and Cape Ann are both depicted
as islands and Boston Harbor is exceedingly large. The fictitious region of Norumbeag is placed in present-day Maine at the head of Penebrock Bay. Various Indian
tribe names are identified on the map, as are numerous colonial settlements along the coastlines and rivers. The cartouche depicts a European sea captain negotiating
with an Indian chief. They are surrounded with trade goods, alluding to the natural wealth of the region. Ref: McCorkle #724.1; Portinaro & Knirsch #116; Sellers
& Van Ee #806. Good impression with some repaired minor tears into the top and bottom borders. Light tape stains in the top margin. (B+)
$1100-1400
168.Colonial New England and Mid-Atlantic (Recens Edita totius Novi Belgii, in America Septentrionali siti, delineatio cura et Sumtibus), Seutter, ca. 1730. 22.7 x 19.5”.
(HC) This dramatic map is Seutter’s version of Allard’s map, Totius Neobelgii Nova et Accuratissima Tabula. It includes a faithful rendition of the famous Restitutio
View of Manhattan, which originally commemorated the short-lived Dutch recapture of New Amsterdam in 1673. The view depicts the town as seen directly from
the east. On the right is a wall that eventually became Wall Street with its guardhouse and gate. Adjacent to the wall are new settlements and the Collect Pond (P),
used to collect fresh water. Seutter’s version has updated the scene above the view to reflect the British colonization. A long procession of natives carry American
goods to the English monarch, presumably George II, who is being attended by Hermes, god of commerce, Athena, goddess of wisdom, and Hera, who is standing over
a chest of coins. The map itself is from the influential Jansson-Visscher series, which formed the basis for the mapping of the Atlantic seaboard and New England
for nearly one hundred years. The cartography follows Visscher’s modifications and includes much new information reflecting the Anglicization that had occurred
during the period of English rule. Lacus Irocoisiensis (Lake Champlain) remains radically misplaced to the east of the Connecticut River, the St. Lawrence River
and Ottawa River are intertwined, and the coast of New England is still imperfectly mapped. The Delaware River is shown separated from the Hudson River. The
map shows the locations of many native tribes, including two fortified native villages. A wide variety of animals are illustrated throughout the map, more than in the
Allard version, with the addition of domesticated cows and chickens as well as elk, bear, fox and wild turkeys. This is the first state. Ref: McCorkle #730.5; Tooley
(Amer), Campbell, p. 291, #24, plt. 160 & 161. Superb, dark impression with original color. The right side margin has been professionally extended affecting the
neatline, else a fine example. (B+)
$4000-5000
169.Colonial New England and Mid Atlantic (Nouvelle Angleterre Nlle. York Nlle. Jersey Pensilvanie Mariland et Virginie), Robert de Vaugondy, Atlas Portatif Universel
et Militaire, Paris, 1748. 6.3 x 7.5”. (HC) This small map shows the political situation in North America from the French perspective at the conclusion of the conflict
known as King George’s War, the third of the four French and Indian Wars. It covers the eastern seaboard from the Carolinas north through New England and west
to include most of Lake Erie. The region west of the mountains is labeled Louisiana and Iroquois. Most of the place names outside of the coastal regions are Indian
names or French forts. Ref: Pedley #468. Lovely example with original outline color. (A)
$250-300
170.Colonial New England and New York (Map of Hudson’s River, with the adjacent Country), Anon., Gentleman’s Magazine, [1778]. 8.5 x 11.5”. (HC) This strongly
engraved Revolutionary War map was designed to familiarize the magazine’s readers with the location of the hostilities in the American War. It illustrates the region
of the Hudson and Delaware Rivers and the marches of the armies under the Generals Howe, Clinton and Burgoyne. It covers New York and New England as far
east as the Connecticut River, south to include Philadelphia, and north to encompass Crown Point and Ticonderoga. Ref: Jolly GENT-257. Very nice example with
full hand coloring. Close margins as issued. (A+)
$250-300
171.New England and Mid-Atlantic (Carte de la Nouvelle Angleterre, Nouvelle York, Nouvelle Jersey, et Pensilvanie), Bertholon, Atlas moderne portatif, [1799]. 8.7 x
7”. (HC) This interesting map of New England exhibits some very odd boundaries. The states appear as amorphous strips stretching north-south displaying the lack
of French knowledge of the existing boundaries. The map is a close copy of Joseph La Porte’s 1780 map of the same title, with a simplified cartouche and the change
of Possessions Angloises in the Atlantic to Etats Unis. Ref: cf McCorkle #780.2. (B+)
$200-250
172.Colonial Mid-Atlantic (Virginia), Jansson, Atlas Minor, Amsterdam, ca. 1648. 7.5 x 5.6”. (HC) This miniature version of Capt. John Smith’s landmark map of
1612 was first introduced by Jansson into the Atlas Minor in 1628 and was revised here in 1648, evidently to replace a damaged plate. It presents a fine view of the
Chesapeake Bay region including present day Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. The map is engraved with mountains, trees, rivers, and numerous Indian villages
and decorated with a title cartouche, the English royal arms, a compass rose and strapwork distance scale cartouche. German text on verso. Ref: Burden #287. Some
minor cockling in margins, else fine. (A+)
$800-1000
173.Colonial Mid-Atlantic (A Map of that Part of America where a Degree of Latitude was Measured for the Royal Society : by Cha. Mason, & Jere. Dixon), Anon.,
Gentleman’s Magazine, London, [1769]. 3.8 x 6.5”. (HC) This interesting little map covers the Delaware peninsula north to Philadelphia with only a few cities and
roads including Annapolis, Baltimore, and Greenwich. It locates many early settlements and shows the roads that connect them. The focus of the map is the initial
measurements made by Charles Mason & Jeremiah Dixon for what has become known as the Mason-Dixon Line. These two British astronomers were employed
to make this survey in order to resolved a long-standing dispute between the Calvert family, proprietors of Maryland, and the Penn family of Pennsylvania. This
map, one of the first to show the results of the Mason Dixon survey, shows this initial degree of latitude set into the context of the lands around the Chesapeake and
Delaware Bays. The map is a slight variant of a map that appeared the previous year in The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, reflecting the
general public interest in this border dispute in the American colonies. Ref: Jolly GENT-199. On very thick paper with strong impression. (A+)
$425-500
174.Colonial Mid-Atlantic (Carte de la Virginie et du Maryland, ou de la Baie de Chesapeack et Pays Voisins), Bellin, Raynal’s Atlas Portatiff…, Paris, ca. 1773. 11.2
x 7.4”. (HC) Finely engraved colonial map that covers most of Virginia, Maryland, Delaware with a bit of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The interior is fully engraved with mountains and great detail along the rivers. An early network of trails and wagon roads stretches as far west as Frederic Town ou Winchester and north
to Philadelphia. A delicate rococo-style title cartouche adorns the map. Strong impression with original color and a small paper abrasion and slight stain in bottom
blank margin. (A)
$325-400
175.Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States (Carte de la Caroline Meridionale et Septentrionale et de la Virginie), Tardieu, Atlas Universel de Geographie Physique et
Politique, Paris, ca. 1797. 16.8 x 12.8”. (HC) The map shows all of North and South Carolina, Virginia and Maryland, and with portions of New Jersey and Georgia.
Good detail in the states with many roads and settlements located. The Chesapeake is well shown. The huge region to the west has early topography and watershed,
but is virtually devoid of settlement except for a few forts and some interesting place names like Hurricane Tom’s. Four distance scales and longitude is noted from
both Paris and the Isle de Fer. Published by Chanlaire & Mentelle. Fine, thick paper with very wide margins. Nice impression and color. A little centerfold toning.
Grape cluster watermark. (B+)
$450-550
176.Mid-Atlantic United States, Maryland & Delaware (A New Map of Maryland and Delaware with their Canals, Roads & Distances), Mitchell, New Universal Atlas,
Philadelphia, 1846. 14.3 x 11.3”. (HC) This is the rare Burroughs edition of this attractive map that carries nice detail of the counties, cities, roads and railways. A
large inset of Baltimore includes a key to significant buildings. Across the top of the map is table of Steam Boat Routes - Baltimore to Norfolk, Baltimore to Philadelphia and Baltimore to Washington with total and incremental mileage between stops. This map has the plain border associated with the first year of issue. Mitchell
obtained Tanner’s entire business and the production facilities and plates for Tanner’s New Universal Atlas. He first printed it under his name in 1846, retaining the
Tanner’s copyright notice on most of the maps. A second 1846 edition was then published using the imprint H.N. Burroughs. Nothing is known about Burroughs, but
Ristow surmises he may have been an employee or associate of Mitchell’s. Ref: Ristow p. 311. Lovely original hand coloring and fine impression on sound paper
with full margins. A few small and light spots, otherwise fine. (B+)
$140-180
177.Mid-Atlantic United States (Colton’s New Topographical Map of the States of Virginia, Maryland and Delaware Showing also Eastern Tennessee & Parts of other
Adjoining States, All of the Fortifications, Military Stations, Railroads, Common Roads …), Colton, New York, 1864. 43 x 30”. (HC) Very large Civil War period
pocket map that is hand colored by county and shows exceptional detail on a scale of 12 miles per inch. Shows towns and villages, topography, watershed and the
legend further identifies roads, canals and existing and proposed railroads. The map is embellished with fancy titling and flourishes, several sail and steam ships, and
a wide and elaborate floral-themed border. Table at lower right gives population by counties. Folds into original dark green embossed cloth boards. Inside paper
label “J.H. Colton’s Geographical Establishment” lists atlases and large maps available. Presents well with fine original hand color, good impression and minimal
flaws except for a number of fold intersection splits and splits on some folds. Would benefit from tissue backing. (C+)
$400-600
178.Colonial Mid-Atlantic and Southeast (Carte Reduite des Cotes Orientales de l’Amerique Septentrionale Contenant Partie du Nouveau Jersey, la Pen-sylvanie, le
Mary-Land, la Virginie, la Caroline Septentrionale… Meridionale et la Georgie), Sartine, Paris, 1778. 34.3 x 23”. (HC) This large, handsome and important Revolutionary War chart was published by the Depot de la Marine for the French fleet when the focus of the war shifted to the south. The chart extends from Delaware
Bay and Philadelphia south through much of Georgia to Amelia Island and St. Johns River. It provides excellent detail along the coast, particularly in Chesapeake
Bay. Surprisingly, it also provides great detail inland to the Appalachians and extends west to Fort Necessity and the Ohio River in Western Virginia. The map shows
early county names throughout the region, as well as early roads, Indian tribes, towns, mountains and rivers. Numerous native tribes are noted and the location of the
Catawba Indians Catawbaw Town is shown south of Charlotte, SC. Two Quaker meeting houses are shown east of Salem, NC. There are some minor extraneous
folds and some soil in the map. (B+)
$1500-2500
179.Colonial Southeast (Virginiae Item et Floridae Americae Provinciarum, nova Descriptio), Hondius, Gerardi Mercatoris Atlas sive Cosmographicae, Amsterdam, ca.
1628. 19 x 13.5”. (HC) A stunning map compiled from John White’s Virginia and Jacques le Moyne’s Florida as interpreted by Theodore de Bry. Largely due to
the enormous success of this atlas, Le Moyne’s erroneous depiction of a large inland lake (Lacus aquae dulcis) from which the R. de May (St. John’s River) flows
in a southeasterly direction was popularized. Chesapeake Bay, here called Chesepioock Sinus, and the area south towards C.S. Romano Hispanis are shown in their
White delineations. The Indian villages of Paquiwok, Croatoan, and Wococon are named in the Outer Banks and several others along the Albemarle and Pamlico
Sounds. The map is extensively decorated with depictions of Indian villages incorporated in the title cartouche, a Floridian king and queen and Virginian natives in a
canoe taken from De Bry, wildlife including a wild turkey, ships, sea monsters and a superb compass rose. French text on verso. Ref: Burden #151; Cumming #26;
Williams & Johnson #3. This is a superb example with a great impression and original color in Hondius’ distinctive color palette. There is minimal soil in the wide
original margins, well away from the map. (A+)
$3250-4000
180.Colonial Southeast (Virginiae partis australis, et Floridae partis orientalis, interjacentiumq regionum Nova Descriptio), Jansson, Amsterdam, ca. 1639. 19.6 x 15”.
(HC) Superb map of the Southeast extending from the southern part of Virginia to northern Florida. This is the first state of Jansson’s map, which is virtually identical to Blaeu’s map of 1638. Cartographically it improves on the Hondius map of 1606, on which it was derived. The map depicts the English and French colonial
interests in the region as illustrated by their respective royal coats of arms and several new settlements are noted. At the southern end of the Appalachians is a note
concerning gold and silver mines. Richly decorated with a large cartouche flanked by Native Americans. The Atlantic Ocean contains two compass roses, three sailing ships and two winged children of the sea holding the German scale of miles. First state, without imprint, blank on verso and apparently separately issued. Ref:
Burden #254; Cumming (SE) #42. (A+)
$1600-2000
181.Colonial Southeast and Bahamas (Carolinae Floridae nec non Insularum Bahamensium), Seligmann, Die Natur Hist. Beschreibung von Carolina, Florida, 1755.
23 x 16.8”. (HC) This is a very scarce and important map of the Southeastern United States. The handsome map extends to include the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica,
Hispaniola, Puerto Rico and the Yucatan. The map is from the German edition of Mark Catesby’s Natural History of Carolina, a seminal work on American flora and
fauna. The map depicts the southeastern United States as far west as the Mississippi River and is colored to show the British Colonies in pink, French possessions
in green and the regions controlled by Spain in yellow. Catesby drew on several important maps for the content, including the manuscript of Captain John Barnwell
(1722) that incorporates several details not found on earlier printed maps. He also used Popple’s great 20-sheet map as seen by the river configuration in Georgia and
the dotted trail connecting Fort Argyle to Combahee River. Ref: Cumming (SE) #292. Issued folded, now flattened with professionally reinforced fold intersections.
(A)
$5500-6500
182.Southeastern United States (Carte de la Caroline et Georgie), Bellin, L’Histoire Generale des Voyages, Paris, 1757. 11 x 7.3”. (HC) Delicately engraved map of the
colonies of Carolina and Georgia from Albemarle Sound to the Alatamaha River. It probably owes its origin to the 1752 map of the region by Emanuel Bowen. There
are numerous English settlements along the coast and Indian villages are located throughout, including a number west of the Appalachian Mountains. There is more
detail in the area west of the Blue Ridge than in many other maps of the period. It shows a rudimentary course of the Tennessee River in the northwestern section of
the map. A decorative rococo-style title cartouche incorporates the distance scale. Ref: Cummings (SE) #311; Sellers & van Ee #1384. Beautiful impression and
full margins. (A+)
$325-375
183.Southeastern United States (Carte de la Partie Sud des Etats Unis de l’Amerique Septentrionale), Bonne, Raynal’s Atlas de toutes les parties connues du Globe Terrestre, Paris, ca. 1783. 12.5 x 8.2”. (BW) Simple and concise copper engraved map that covers the states of Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Georgia in the
new United States. All settlement is confined east of the Appalachians with les Cherokees the only note in the otherwise blank region west of the mountains. There
are four distance scales located on the left side of the map. Ref: Sellers & Van Ee #1406 Nice example with full margins on thick paper (A)
$180-220
184.Southeastern United States (Map of North and South Carolina), Denison, Morse’s Universal Geography, ca. 1797. 9 x 7.5”. (BW) The first state map of the Carolinas
features a key to roads, chapels, courthouses, meeting houses and dwellings. The counties and districts in each state are named but are only delineated in South Caro-
lina. There is a Moravian settlement near Guilford, NC. The Tennessee Gov’t borders North Carolina to the west. This attractive early American map was engraved
by Doolittle and published by Thomas & Andrews. Very nice example with strong, early impression with some text layout lines still evident. (A)
$180-220
185.Colonial South, Florida and Bahamas (Carte Reduite des Costes de la Louisiane et de la Floride…), Bellin, Paris, 1764. 33.3 x 22.3”. (HC) Jacques Nicolas Bellin,
chief cartographer to the French Navy, produced a number of important maps of the Gulf Coast. This is probably the most significant one of the region due to both
its large size and the interesting depiction of the Florida peninsula as a massive archipelago of islands. The depiction of the river systems of Louisiana, Mississippi,
and Alabama is extremely detailed for the period and there are a good many Indian villages located, along with several French forts. In the gulf is a large-scale, finely
rendered inset of the mouth of the Mississippi. The chart extends to include the Bahama Channel, part of the Bahamas and the northern coastline of Cuba. This is
the first state. Ref: Tooley (MCC-96) #745, plt. IV Faint toning along centerfold, rectangular shaped repair with a couple lines of neat facsimile. (B)$2500-3000
186.Colonial South (Luigiana Inglese, colla Parte Occidentale della Florida, della Giorgia, e Carolina Meridionale), Zatta, Atlante Novissimo…, Venice, ca. 1778. 16.5 x
12.5”. (HC) This map provides a great regional description of the Gulf Coast from New Orleans to Florida, and of the valley of the Mississippi River north to above
the Arkansas River where Hernando de Soto was supposedly buried. The map also details Mobile Bay and the course of the Albama River and tributaries, as well as
the region of Capo S. Biagio and the course of the Apalachicola River. In the north, the prominent trading route, Strada de Coll Welk, nearly reaches the Mississippi
River and is marked with distances between important points. Another road is shown in Florida and several Indian trails are depicted. Numerous Indian tribes are
located and there are notations concerning the quality of the land. The map is sheet X from Zatta’s Le Colonie Unite dell’ America Settentrle, which is often referred
to as the Italian edition of John Mitchell’s map, on which it is based. Zatta’s maps retain Mitchell’s scale, but being smaller are more legible. Zatta also included
updated legends (in Italian) with notations concerning the Revolutionary War, such as Burgoyne’s defeat at Saratoga. Ref: Portinaro & Knirsch, plt. CLII; Sellers and
Van Ee #163. On thick paper with full margins and several watermarks including two crescent moons and a large crest. (A+)
$400-500
187.Southern United States, Florida (A Map of East and West Florida), Stockdale, American Geography, London, 1794. 9 x 6.7”. (BW) This boldly engraved map covers East and West Florida to the Mississippi River. Locates Pensacola, Ft. St. Marks and New Orleans. Locates Lake Pontchartrain, Ascension Bay, Cape Sable and
names numerous rivers in the region that extends north as far as Nassau River on the Atlantic coast. Tampa Bay is here named Spiritu Santo Bay. The map does not
extend to show any of the Keys beyond Cape Sable. Simple oval title cartouche and distance scale with British Statute Miles. No engraver is credited. Stockwell’s
imprint beneath the neatline “Oct. 18, 1794, by I. Stockdale, Piccadilly.” Beautiful, early impression with some text layout lines still evident. (A+) $250-300
188.Southern United States - Kentucky and Tennessee (Map of the State of Kentucky; with the Adjoining Territories), Reid, American Atlas, New York, 1795. 17.4 x
14.6”. (BW) This is a scarce and significant map depicting the entire state of Kentucky, most of Tennessee (labeled as South Western Territory), and the northern part
of Georgia. The map was issued only three years after statehood for Kentucky and just before Tennessee became a state. The map was copied from John Russell’s
map of the previous year and provided the best information available at the time for the trans-Appalachian frontier. Seven subdivisions of the original three counties are shown and pioneer roads (called traces) are shown throughout both Kentucky and Tennessee. Towns such as Lexington, Louisville, Nashville, Knoxville,
Boonsborough, and even mills and orchards are denoted. Of particular interest are the depictions of the planned, but never built, utopian settlements of Somerset and
Franklinville. Several Bounty Land Grants are shown. This example is the first state with the imprint of Smith, Reid and Wayland below the lower neatline. The
map was published in William Winterbotham’s Atlas and in early editions of Reid’s The American Atlas. Ref: Wheat & Brun #646. A remarkable example of this
desirable map. Crisp, early impression on clean paper with original margins. (A+)
$1000-1400
189.Southern United States (Carte de la Floride et de la Georgie), Tardieu, Atlas Universel de Geographie Physique et Politique, Paris, ca. 1797. 16.5 x 12.7”. (HC)
Handsome early map covering from South Carolina to Florida and the Bahamas and much of the lower Mississippi valley. The map depicts Florida during the period
it was controlled by the Spanish and names East and West Florida. However, there are no engraved political divisions indicating the mapmaker’s bias toward either
the territorial claims of Spain or the United States. The map provides an excellent view of the Gulf Coast with a dramatically oversized Tampa Bay (Baie de St.
Esprit), reflecting the limits of contemporary knowledge of the region. Numerous Indian villages are located and roads are shown connecting early settlements. In
central Florida the furthest south settlements are Dest, Suliga and Allavatra. Locates New Orleans and Louisiana Territory. The Bahamas are also well delineated.
Published by Chanlaire & Mentelle. Near fine example with wide, original margins and grape cluster watermark. Faint toning at centerfold. (B+) $700-800
190.Southern United States (Map of the States of Alabama, and Georgia), Hinton, Simpkin & Marshall, History of the United States, London, 1831. 15.5 x 10”. (BW)
This is an uncommon early 19th century map of Georgia and Alabama, showing towns, roads, rivers, lakes, mountains, swamps, court houses, Indian Villages, forts,
etc. A large region dedicated to Cherokee Indians and several largely unsettled counties appear in eastern Alabama and northwestern Georgia. The inset plan of
Savannah shows the city in street and block layout. Engraved and printed by Fenner Sears & Co. The original trim is into the imprint at bottom below the neatline.
Nevertheless the date of Oct. 15, 1831 is recognizable. Some light scattered foxing or offsetting. (B+)
$180-220
191.Southern United States ([Lot of 3] A New Map of Louisiana with its Canals, Roads & Distances… [and] A New Map of Mississippi with its Roads & Distances
[and] A New Map of South Carolina with its Canals, Roads & Distances…), Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., Mitchell’s New Universal Atlas, Philadelphia, 1850. 14
x 11.5”. (HC) 1) A New Map of Louisiana with its Canals, Roads & Distances from place to place, along the Stage & Steam Boat Routes. Good detail throughout
with numerous towns and villages located, railroads, canals and rivers. Large and detailed plan of New Orleans with key to over 30 important buildings and districts.
Three tables give the steamboat routes between New Orleans to Pittsburgh, Natchioches, and Belize. A handsome map with decorative borders.
2) A New Map of Mississippi with its Roads & Distances. A very attractive 19th century map of pre-Civil War Mississippi with good detail throughout of the numerous towns and villages, rivers and one railroad linking Jackson and Vicksburg. Some distances noted between cities along main roads. The table on the left gives
the steamboat routes between Natchez and New Orleans, and Natchez to Pittsburgh. The map is surrounded by a decorative, scroll border.
3) A New Map of South Carolina with its Canals, Roads & Distances from place to place along the Stage & Steam Boat Routes. A very handsome map with a large
inset of Charleston showing numerous buildings, streets and places of interest identified. Good detail throughout, locating numerous towns and villages, rivers and
several railroads. Table gives the steamboat routes between Charleston and Savannah, and Savannah to Augusta. Decorative borders. A very striking example.
All are nice examples generally very clean in the map but with a little marginal toning or foxing. Original color and full margins on all. (A)
$200-250
192.Southern United States, Georgia (A New Map of Georgia, with part of Florida, Louisiana, and Carolina … Collected by Eman: Bowen … 1764), Schoolcraft, History
of the Indian Tribes…, London, [1855]. 18.5 x 12.5”. (BW) Schoolcraft used a simplified version of Emanuel Bowen’s important early map of colonial Georgia to
highlight the Indian tribes and villages in the region. The map covers from Charlestown to the Mississippi River and extends into Florida to below St. Augustine in
the vicinity of the unnamed Cape Canaveral. In addition to the updated information on the Indian villages, many roads and trading paths are depicted, and there are
significant differences to the watershed east of the Flint River. Folding as issued with wide margins. Just a few tiny spots, still very good. (A)
$160-200
193.Southern United States, Civil War ([Lot of 6 - Civil War]), U.S. War Department, Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies,
Washington D.C., [1892]. 27.3 x 16.3”. (PC) Each is highly detailed with Confederate and Union troop and battery locations, topography, cities and villages, individual buildings, etc.
1) Map of Bowling Green, Ky., showing its Approaches and Defenses. / Topographical Map showing Defenses of Cincinnati, Covington and Newport. (A)
2) Defenses of Nashville, Tenn. Fort at Hyde’s Ferry. / Defenses of Nashville, Tenn. Plan and Section of Redoubt… / Defenses of Nashville, Tenn. Fort Harker. / Trace
of Interior Crest Fort Pickering, Memphis, Tenn… / Fort Donelson, Tenn. / Memphis and its Environs. Light water stain at edges of lower margin, map image is
fine. (B+)
3) Galveston, Tex. And its Fortifications. / Map of Siege Operations against the Defenses of Charleston Harbor / Map Port Hudson, LA. And Vicinity The Charleston
maps is focused on Morris Island. Small area of water stain in left and right blank margins. Clean centerfold split from top 3” into map and from bottom 1” into
map. (B)
4) Richmond, VA. / Petersburg and Five Forks, VA. / Bermuda Hundred, VA. / Jetersville and Sailor’s Creek, VA. A little surface soiling visible in margins. (B+)
5) Map of the Vicinity of Richmond, VA., and Part of the Peninsula. Highly detailed map of the vicinity around Richmond. Clean centerfold split from bottom
through half of map. (B)
6) Lithograph sheet with eleven views of Civil War scenes and battlefields. Sepia toned. (A)
$180-220
194.Colonial South Central United States (Carte de la Floride, de la Louisiane, et Pays Voisins), Bellin, Paris, 1757. 11.8 x 8.6”. (HC) Finely engraved and detailed map
of French Louisiana that extends from the Great Lakes and Michigan to the Gulf of Mexico, and from Nouveau Mexique to the middle of Florida. The Mississippi
River flows dramatically down the center of the map with tributaries including the Ohio River, (l’Oyo ou la Belle), Missouri River, and the Riviere de Moingona in
the area of modern-day Des Moines. Locates Santa Fe, Apache tribes and an early reference to Texas as Pars des Cenis. The map is filled with many Indian names,
missions, forts and early settlements. Early explorations are noted including la Salle en 1685 in today’s Texas. Adorned with a decorative title cartouche. Ref: Sellers
& Van Ee #75. Issued folded, now flattened with the binding trim at lower right professionally extended to better accommodate framing. (A+)
$300-375
195.Colonial South Central United States (Il Paese de’ Cherache Si, Con la Parte Occidentale Della Carolina Settentrionale, E Della Virginia), Zatta, Atlante Novissimo…,
Venice, [1778]. 16.5 x 12.4”. (HC) This map provides a detailed view of the forks of the Missouri and Ohio Rivers along the Mississippi and adjacent areas. While
the map is filled with Indian villages, it shows very little European settlement other than a couple of French forts and Dr. Thomas Walker’s settlement. Dr. Walker,
surveyor for the Ohio and Loyal Land Companies, led a small group into the area in 1750 and established a supply post in the area of present-day Barbourville, Kentucky. Several blocks of explanatory Italian text cross the map. This is one sheet of Zatta’s version of John Mitchell’s epic map. The whole map, titled “Le Colonie
Unite dell’ America Settentrle,” was published as a set of twelve individual maps. Each sheet stands on its own and has full borders. Ref: Portinaro & Knirsch, plt.
CL; Sellers & Van Ee #163. The map is fine save two areas of sloppy coloring, characteristic of original coloring on Zatta’s maps. (B+)
$220-275
196.Midwestern United States (The Middle States and Western Territories of the United States including The Seat of the Western War), Carey, Philadelphia, 1812. 9.5
x 7.7”. (BW) This copper engraved map covers the region from New Jersey to Illinois and names Indiana, Kentucky, Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and
Delaware. The northern borders of Illinois and Indiana are aligned with Ohio, so they are beneath Lake Michigan. Chicago is correctly on the lake, but is in the unnamed region west of Lake Michigan. Michigan is named and Detroit is located. The map was obviously made to show the region involved in the War of 1812 with
the British. The map is overall very good to fine less a short closed tear in the lower margin. The upper margin is close to the neatline, as issued. (B+)$275-325
197.Central United States, Wisconsin and Arkansas (Map of the Surveyed part of Wisconsin Territory Compiled from Public Surveys…), U.S. State Surveys, HR Doc
#5, 24th Congress, 1st session, Washington D.C., [1835]. 16.8 x 21.8”. (HC) This is a great early map of Wisconsin showing the surveyed part between the Illinois
border and the Wisconsin River. A large inset shows the “Connection of Private Claims with the Public Surveys at Green Bay” and a smaller inset depicts the mouth
of the Milwaukee River and vicinity. Complete with the full, disbound report detailing the operations of the Land Offices - 1834-1835. It also includes three small
sketches of parts of Wisconsin and a large (23 x 20”) Map of Arkansas, which shows the counties proposed for survey in the next season (at a total cost of $1,158.00!)
Ref: Claussen & Friis #100. Maps folded into report, with a few minor fold separations. There is minor foxing and toning in the text. (B+)
$150-190
198.United States, Central and Southern ([Maps & Report] Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, Transmitting the annual report of the Commissioner of the General
Land Office. December 27, 1841), General Land Office, Doc. No. 24, 27th Cong., 2nd Session, Washington D.C., 1841. 5.7 x 9”. (BW) This original report contains
thirteen early maps by the General Land Office. The report contains 97pp plus 17pp annex to the full report contains the late annual report from Arkansas. 1) Sketch
of the Public Surveys in the North Part of Michigan, 15” x 17.8”. By W.J. Stone this map locates Grand Traverse Bay, Saginaw Bay, Mackinaw Island and shows
good watershed detail north from the Kalamazoo River. Slight offsetting, still very good (A). 2) Sketch of the Public Surveys in Iowa Territory, 7” x 10”. By W.J.
Stone this map is centered on Iowa City and locates Salem, Bloomfield, Elkford, Davenport, etc. Good watershed detail and the townships are colored to indicate the
progress of surveys. (A+) 3) Sketch of the Public Surveys in Wisconsin Territory, 19” x 13.4”. Extends from Prairie du Chien to Green Bay and also to show part of
the valley of the Wisconsin River where Grigon’s Trading & Farming Establishment, several mills including Conant’s, and Whitneys, and Yellow Banks and Plover
Portage are identified. Locates the lands of the Stockbridge and Oneida Indians. (A) 4) Diagram of the State of Illinois, 12” x 21.5”. Shows the entire state with
townships. Major towns are located. (A+) 5) Diagram of the State of Missouri, 1841, 21” x 17”. Shows the entire state with townships. Major towns are located.
(A+) 6, 7, 8, 9 ) [four maps of Louisiana] Map of the South Western District, 10” x 13.5” ; South Eastern District, 10” x 8” ; Map of the District North of Red River,
9.5” x 8.5” ; and St. Helena District, 8” x 5”. Each township is noted. All are fine (A+). 10) Diagram of he Surveying District South of Tennessee, 11” x 16.5”.
Centered on Jackson the map names Grand Gulf, Natches, Vicksburg, Granada, and Columbus. Good detail of the Pascagoula, Pearl, Big Black and Yallobusha
rivers. Locates the Choctaw Cession of 1830 and the Old Choctaw Boundary. One small spot in map and a few more in upper blank margin. (A) 11) A Diagram
of the State of Alabama, 11.5” x 22.7”. (A+) 12) A Plat Exhibiting the State of the Survey in the Territory of Florida, 23” x 10”. This early, interesting map shows
the status of public land surveys in the Eastern and Western Land Districts of the Florida Panhandle. The boundary of the Forbes Purchase is shown. St. Augustine,
Amelia Island, and Tallahassee are named. From the Surveyors Office in Tallahassee by Robert Butler Survey General Territory of Florida. (A+) 13) Arkansas, 1841,
17” x 15”. (A+) A great set of maps in remarkable condition compared to how they are normally found.
$300-350
199.Midwestern United States, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota (Geological Map of Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota: Exhibiting also, the extension of the Iowa Coal-field
into Minnesota and its relation to the Illinois Coal-field), Owen, Washington D.C., 1851. 26 x 43.8”. (HC) This detailed and colorful geological map is from Owen’s
report, submitted in 1851 and published in 1852. Assisted by J. G. Norwood, C. Whittlesey and other noted scientists, Owen’s report made major contributions in
several fields. The map itself shows an abundance of geological formations via hand coloring. It also shows the Iowa coal-field extending into northern Missouri and
part of the Illinois coal-field. Inset “Geological Map of the North Shore of Lake Superior” is drawn on the scale of the original manuscript map. There is excellent
detail of watershed and lakes throughout. A very graphic and well colored map. This is a very nice example of this large folding map that features fine hand coloring, bright paper and dark impression. Just a trace of some fold toning, still very good for a map of this size. (A)
$200-250
200.Midwestern United States, Minnesota & Dakota ([Lot of 3] Minnesota [and a pair of] Johnson’s Minnesota and Dakota), New York, ca. 1861-1870. (HC) 1) G.W.
& C.B. Colton, circa 1870, New York, hand colored, 13” x 16”. Very densely engraved map of the state with the correct statehood boundaries. It is very detailed
with identification of regions, important cities, rivers, lakes, mountain ranges, and railroad lines. Development is still limited to the lower half of the state and the area
around the Duluth area. A network of railroads and roads fill the lower half with one running diagonally to Breckenridge and continuing westward across the North
Red River or the Sioux Wood River. Another extends to Duluth. This edition is surrounded by Colton’s familiar scroll-work decorative borders with oval cartouches
incorporated at top and bottom for the title and publishers imprint. Light stain in upper right margin, image is fine. (A) 2 & 3) Johnson & Browning, New York,
1861, hand colored, 16” x 12.4”. The newly formed Dakota Territory is a huge unorganized area with its western boundary just beyond the Missouri River. Interesting notation locates vast prairies said to be “the great Hunting and Fighting Ground of Dakotah, Odjebwe, Assiniboin, Arikara, Minitarree and other Nations.” The
proposed Northern route of the Pacific Railroad is shown crossing the Dakota wilderness. Good detail throughout Minnesota, whose county development is already
well developed. Handsome maps with attractive scroll borders. Both are beautiful examples with fine image. (A)
$250-350
201.Central United States - Railroad (Map of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway, and Connections), Railroad Companies, 1878. 14.2 x 10.2”. (BW) This
is an advertising broadside promoting land for sale in eastern Missouri and Arkansas. On one side is the large map “St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway.
Map of the United States, Showing the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway, the Great Trunk Lines, Connecting the Northern Railways at St. Louis with
the Southern Railways” (14” x 12”) with the title contained in a fancy scroll. This map focuses on the railroads’ routes and stations from St. Louis through Arkansas
and into Texas. In Texas the rail routes extend to Austin, Dallas, Columbia, Galveston and Waco. The verso contains over 70 column inches of promotional prose
describing the region in the finest of terms and ascribing the sparse population to “the want of reliable information” on the area’s charms. One advertising panel
titled “Cheap Homes!” suggests that two crops can be grown on the same ground each year and where there are “Good People” and “No Grasshoppers.” A great land
promotional broadside published by the railroad. At bottom in margin is the agent’s stamp in purple ink: Henry H. Hannan, Land Agent, Swan Creek, Ohio. The
map itself is very good with only a small and light area of stain near Richmond. Outside the map on a fold is a mirror of the stain and at left edge is small loss at fold
that affects no text. (A)
$100-140
202.Western United States (Sketch of the Routes of Hunt & Stuart), Irving, Astoria, or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains, Philadelphia, [1836].
17.7 x 9.3”. (BW) Describing an expedition launched just a few years after Lewis & Clark’s epic journey, this map covers the same region - from the junction of the
Mississippi and Missouri, up the Missouri, across the Rocky Mountains and through the Pacific Northwest, extending to well below Lake Bonneville Salt Water. The
southern portion of the map is mostly blank except for a long, straight Colorado of the West with many tributaries originating in the Rockies. The Great Basin region
has three lakes and a few land-locked rivers. The routes of the two explorers are delineated with dotted lines with Stuart’s party reaching all the way to Astoria near
the mouth of the Columbia River. Wheat says “for what it purports to be it is an excellent map.”
The map is the result of a commercial exploration directed by John Jacob Astor. The expedition was sent in 1811 to seek an overland route to the Pacific. Washington
Irving was commissioned by Astor to write the account of his company’s effort to create a settlement in Oregon. The work and this map were not published until
1836. Reportedly engraved by Carey, Lea & Blanchard, but no attribution is given on the map. Ref: Wheat [TMW] #419. The map is near fine, clean and bright.
Folding as issued. The only flaw is a short (1/2”) binding trim tear in blank area of map, closed on verso. (B+)
$275-350
203.Western United States (No. 15 Map of Oregon and Upper California), Mitchell, Mitchell’s School and Family Geography, Philadelphia, 1846. 8 x 10”. (HC) This
is the smaller school atlas version of Mitchell’s well-known map which is based largely on Fremont’s map of 1845. This edition has the US/Canadian boundary as
we know it today with the notation “Boundary of 1846.” Upper California extends eastward to the Rio Grande and Oregon Territory to the Continental Divide. The
map delineates the Oregon Route (Oregon Trail) in good detail as it winds from the Sweetwater River through South Pass to Oregon City. Numerous Indian tribes
and villages and forts are located. An early depiction of the Great Basin is here called the Great Interior Basin of California. At lower left is the inset “Map of the
Columbia River from the Cascades to the Pacific Ocean” which locates Oregon City, Ft. Vancouver, a mission on the Columbia, Mt. Hood, and Mt. St. Helens with
a height of 13,300 feet. Ref: Wheat (TMW) #518; Wheat (Gold) #28. Great impression and color with original margins. (B+)
$160-200
204.Western United States (Map of Oregon and Upper California from the Surveys of John Charles Fremont and other Authorities), Fremont/Preuss, HR Doc. #17, 31st
Congress, Washington D.C., 1848. 16.5 x 19.5”. (BW) This is the smaller version of Fremont’s highly respected map of the American West. It was published by
Congress in 1850 to meet the demand for information concerning the California Gold Rush. The map covers a smaller area than his larger map of the same title,
eliminating Oregon and covering California and only the western parts of present-day Arizona and Utah. The El Dorado or Gold Regions are shown on the south fork
of the American River and the upper course of the Feather River. It contains Fremont’s famous topographical error, showing an east-west mountain range across the
unexplored area of the Great Basin. The map was “Drawn by Charles Preuss Under the Oder to the Senate of the United States, Washington City 1848.” Lithography
by the Baltimore firm of E. Weber & Co. Ref: Wheat (TMW) #613; Wagner Camp #150; Wheat (Gold) #58. The map image is near fine and folding as issued. There
is a tear at left that enters map into California and two areas of paper thinness, all professionally restored with archival backing to the map. (B+)
$400-600
205.Western United States ([Lot of 2] Map of the Oregon Territory from the Best Authorities [and] Map to Illustrate Capt. Bonneville’s Adventures among the Rocky
Mountains), 1849-53. (BW) 1) Map of the Oregon Territory from the Best Authorities, by Charles Wilkes, from Astoria or Anecdotes of an Enterprise beyond the
Rocky Mountains, 1849, (13.2 x 8.3”). This is the reduced edition of Wilkes’ map that was a major contribution to American cartography and the most detailed map
of the region north of the Sacramento River. It provided Americans with an accurate view of an area still virtually unknown in the mid-nineteenth century. Wilkes
supported the view of Senator Lewis Linn that the northwest boundary of America should extend into British America, the famous Fifty-four Forty or Fight controversy. This map was used to illustrate that his claim was based on ‘topographical’ grounds and was instrumental in setting the scene for American interests in the
territory. The map covers the region from Fraser’s Fort and Fort St. James in British Columbia south to the upper Sacramento River, and from the Pacific coast to
the Black Hills east of the Rocky Mountains. The map provides excellent detail of the region including dozens of forts, watershed and other place names. A large
inset map “Columbia River Reduced from a survey made by the U.S. ex. Ex. 1841” depicts the river from Ft. Walla Walla to its mouth, where one of Wilkes’ ships,
the Peacock, was lost on the infamous Columbia Bar. It also features details of missions, Indian villages, and the major mountains. North is oriented to the left. 2)
Map to Illustrate Capt. Bonnevilles’s Adventures among the Rocky Mountains, by Putnam/Colton, from Irving’s Adventures of Captain Bonneville, 1853, 17.5 x
11.3”). This interesting map is based on Fremont’s map of the same period. The region west of the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean is delineated with the new gold
region of California and a notation of Sutter’s Fort. The expedition route described is that of Captain Benjamin Bonneville who explored the American West from
1832-1836. The expedition party traveled parallel to the course of the Snake and the Columbia rivers, going as far as Fort Walla Walla before turning back. Fremont’s
route through California is shown, as well as Kearny’s route along the Gila River. Compiled by J.H. Colton, 86 Cedar St., New York. Ref: 1) Wheat (TMW) #655;
Hayes 199. Both are very nice. The former has a short binding trim tear, closed on verso. The latter is virtually flawless. (A)
$350-450
206.Western United States (Map No. 1. From Fort Smith to the Rio Grande…), Whipple, U.S. Pacific Railroad Surveys, Washington D.C., 1853-54. 51.5 x 22”. (BW)
This map covers the region from Fort Smith, Arkansas to Isleta, a tiny Indian pueblo on the Rio Grande. It has excellent detail along the route that follows the Canadian River then up Pajarito Creek and over the mountains near Albuquerque. Forts, mounds, trading posts, the Santa Fe Trail, Raton Pass, Taos and Santa Fe are
all located. Wheat calls this map noteworthy for it use of the contour system. The inset map “Sketch of Rio Pecos at Anton Chico” is the first map of this type to
use the contour system. The map features a long list of authorities used for topography not covered by this survey. Wheat considers this list important as it gives all
the surveys that had gone before it in the period 1846-1853. Printed on two joined sheets, as issued. Ref: Wheat (TMW) #874. Mild toning along folds with a few
minor fold intersection splits, some with archival tape on verso. There is a chip in the margin at the binding side with a little loss of neatline. (B)
$250-300
207.Western United States ([Lot of 4] Reconnaissance of the Western Coast of the United States from San Francisco to San Diego [and] from San Francisco to Umpquah
River [and] from Umpquah River to the Boundary [and] … from Gray’s Harbor to the Entrance of Admiralty Inlet), U.S. Coast Survey, Washington D.C., 1853-55.
The first three are a complete set of the three larger coastal survey charts that cover the western coastline from San Diego to the border with Canada. They should not
be confused with the slightly smaller, simpler charts that do not feature the large number of coastal views. Each is from the first official scientific reconnaissance of
the Pacific coast and each outlines the coastal littoral, shows dangerous reefs and shoals, gives offshore bathymetric soundings, plus general and specific harbor and
sailing instructions. Each measure approximately as given.
1) The first chart (No. 9) covers the region from the Mexican boundary to Point Reyes. The most impressive feature is the 17 views of entrances and promontories
along this rugged coastline, among them Santa Barbara, Catalina Harbor, and the entrance to San Francisco Bay. One of the most desirable Coast Survey charts.
Dated 1853, hand colored, (22.8 x 22”). Backed with archival tissue to support some weak folds, one with toning. Binding trim to neatline at lower half of left
margin, as issued, with paper laid in to facilitate framing. (B)
2) The second, produced one year later in 1854, details the California and Oregon coast from San Francisco Bay to the mouth of the Umpquah River in the north. Major
points included are Bodega Bay, Shelter Cove and Trinidad Bay in California, and the Klamath River, Crescent City, Port Orford, Cape Blanco and the Rogue’s
River in Oregon. With 11 views including Cape Mendocino and the Crescent City Light House. Black & white, (22.2 x 24.8”). Toned along folds and splits closed
on verso with archival tape. Should be backed. (C+)
3) The third chart continues up the northern Oregon coast from the Umpquah River to the Straits of Juan de Fuca to include the full extent of Puget Sound. Names Cape
Foulweather, Cape Lookout, Tillamook Head and False Tillamook, Cape Disappointment and Astoria at the mouth of the Columbia River, and Gray’s Harbor. The
seven large views include Cape Lookout, Destruction [Bay], and at the top the large “Entrance to the Columbia River, Cape Disappointment.” This is the final map
in the series, dated 1855. Black & white, (22.5 x 24.7”). Lightly toned on some folds. A few folds weak with archival tape on verso. Should be backed. (B)
4) The last “Reconnaissance” chart details the entrance in to the Straits of Juan de Fuca to the entrance to Puget Sound, and south to Gray’s Harbor. The four navigation views show Cape Flattery, Destruction Island, Sail Rock and Pt. Grenville. 1853, b&w, 17.6” x 14.5”. Toned on folds with folds supported on verso with
archival tape. (B+) Ref: Heckrotte & Sweetkind #33; Schwartz & Ehrenberg, plt. #174.
$350-450
208.Western United States ([Lot of 6 - Pacific Wagon Roads Maps] [with] Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, Transmitting a Report Upon the Several Wagon
Roads…), U.S. Government, Sen. Doc #108, 35th Congress, 2nd Session, Washington D.C., 1857-58. (BW) 1) Map of the Western Division of the Fort Kearney
South Pass and Honey Lake Road, (35 x 21.3”). Extends from south central Idaho at today’s City of Rock National Reserve and follows the Humboldt River to the
vicinity of Carson City. Each day’s camp is shown as the route travels through Humboldt Canyon, Fremont Canyon, Truckee Meadows and Carson Valley. Locates
Carey’s Mill south of the Carson Valley. Locates the lakes of Pyramid, Humboldt, Honey and Bigler an early named for Lake Tahoe. 2) Preliminary Map of the
Central Division Ft. Kearney South Pass & Honey Lake Wagon-Road Surveyed and Worked Under the Direction o F.W. Landers, Supt. By W.H. Wagner Engr., (34 x
20.5” ). Very detailed with topography shown via hachure. Centered roughly on Bear Lake, the map extends from City of the Rocks and American Falls in the West
to Fort Aspen and Gilbert’s Trading Post at the east. Salt Lake City is located at the extreme bottom. Locates numerous place names, mountain passes, etc. Names
forts: Hall, Piney, Thompson and Aspen. REF: Wheat (TMW) #1004. 3) Map of the Fort Ridgely & South Pass Road to Accompany the Report of William H. Nobles,
by Samuel A. Medary, Engr., (32 x 18.5”). This highly detailed map delineates the 255-mile long road between Fort Ridgely westward to the Missouri River around
today’s Chamberlain, South Dakota. The route heads west, initially following the Cotton Wood River. It passes by Lynd’s Trading Post, Old Indian Fortifications,
the Plateau du Coteau du Misouri, and crosses Red Wood Creek, Big Sioux River, Wolf Branch of Morse’s Creek, Dacota or James River, and Wessington Springs.
It locates the Lower Sioux Agency, New Ulm, Tuttles Winter Quarters with a nearby Indian Village, and Agency Mills. The completion of the road was hampered by
prairie fires and by the Yankton Sioux demanding compensation. Drawn by John R. Key for Samuel A. Medary, Engr. to accompany the report of William H. Nobels,
Superintendent. Lithographed by the Philadelphia firm of T.S. Wagner. REF: Wheat #987. 4 & 5) Map No. 1 of the El Paso & Fort Yuma Wagon Road, J.B Leach,
Superintendent [together with] Map No. 2…, 36.3 x 22.3”). Matching pair of maps issued as part of Campbell’s “Wagon Roads… A Report Upon the Several Roads
Constructed.” Very detailed along the road with numerous notes. Shows line of the current Wagon Road, as well as the old road and routes of the exploring parties
of Eng. Corps. Shows a very early boundary for the proposed and named territory of Arizona in the southern portion of New Mexico territory. This is the only U.S.
Government published map we are aware of that shows the proposed boundary of Arizona in this configuration, all others being commercial. Locates and names
springs, mail stations, forts, tanks, Indian villages, missions, and much topo info. The route from El Paso travels through Las Cruces, Cooke’s Spring, El Piloneillo
(near the current AZ/NM border), Parke’s Railroad pass and north to the junction of the Salt, then northwest to Pima Villages (Phoenix). The route continues on map
No. 2 from Maricopa Wells to the Foot of the Little Desert and on to the Colorado River and Fort Yuma. This is the end of the route but the mail and wagon road
continues in skeleton form to San Diego and Los Angeles. No.1 measures 36.3 x 22.3”, No. 2 is 35.3 x 22”. REF: Wheat (TMW) #981 & 982. 6)Map of the Wagon-
Road From Platte River via Omaha Reserve and Dakota City to Running Water River., (23.7 x 26.3”). This highly detailed map extends from La Platte upriver to
Niobrara at the Running Water River. Towns shown, as indicated by a street grid icon, include Omaha, De Soto, Decatur, Omadi, St. Johns, Ponca and Concord plus
many smaller settlements. Also locates Indian Villages. The report is clean and bright, fine (A+). The folding maps have various flaws including fold splits and
toning with archival tape on verso to support some folds: for the most part are good (B). The maps will benefit from professional backing. (B)
$450-550
209.Western United States (Map Illustrating the System of Parcs, the Domestic Relations of the Great Plains, the North American Andes, and the Pacific Maritime Front),
Gilpin, Mission of the North American People, Geographical, Social and Political, Philadelphia, [1873]. 23 x 21.3”. (HC) This is a fascinating and colorful map of
the western United States. The map is divided into regions with a System of Parcs following the Continental Divide. Several railroads bisect the west including the
Texas Pacific, Atlantic and Pacific, Kansas Pacific, Union Pacific and North Pacific. Several railroads are not named including two that extend south though Mexico.
Also includes details of the Indian Reservations, forts and watershed. Printed by the J.B. Lippincott company. A scarce issue. William Gilpin was a key figure in
westward expansion and strident supporter of the transcontinental railway (which he envisioned eventually connecting with a worldwide railroad network on the 40th
parallel). He believed that North America was at the height of a progression of empires, and that each movement westward carried the empire to increased greatness.
Gilpin saw the Pacific Railroad as the means by which to fulfill the “untransacted destiny” of the America people. He invoked the German geographer Alexander von
Humboldt’s notion of the “isothermal zodiac” as further support for his vision of the American future. Stunning, full original hand coloring and dark impression. A
little spotting along right side fold and two short binding trim tears from binding into book along center panel. (B+)
$400-500
210.Western United States ([Lot of 7] Progress Map of the U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian [and] Progress Map of Lines and Areas of Explorations
and Surveys [and] Skeleton Map … of Explorations and Surveys), Wheeler, Annual Report U.S. Geographical Surveys, U.S. Army, Washington D.C., 1873-1881.
22 x 16”. (PC) The first five maps are a remarkable set of Wheeler’s Progress maps include the publication years 1875, 1876, 1877, 1879 and 1881. They present
detailed representation of the various routes of western expeditions and the important surveys of King (40th parallel), Wheeler, Powell & Hayden. Among the details
are the locations of occupied and abandoned posts, astronomical stations, signal service stations, telegraphic lines, and the routes of cattle droves and trains. It is
a virtual tour de force of prior explorations and surveys with more information than is possible to include in this catalog description. Each was published in Lieut.
Wheeler’s Annual Report under the direction of Brig. Gen. A.A. Humphreys, Chief of Engineers. These progress maps are among the most interesting, informative
and useful maps of the West. 1875: weak folds with some long splits and tape repair on verso (C+); 1876: one split and some tape repairs (B+); 1877: a couple tape
repairs but generally clean and bright. A small, clean punch visible when held to light. (B); 1879: on thick paper. (A); and 1881: on thick paper, clean and bright but
with two fold splits closed on verso. (B+) The expanded title of the sixth map is Progress Map of Lines and Areas of Explorations and Surveys … with an Index Illustration of a Series of Atlas Maps. This map was issued with the 1875 map mentioned above. It uses shading to indicate the Areas surveyed by parties under Lieut.
Wheeler in 1869, 1871, 1872, and 1873; Area embraced by the survey of the 40th Parallel (Clarence King); other surveys prosecuted by Officers of the Line, the Corps
of Topographical Engineers and the Corps of Engineers. Icons are used to indicate existing and proposed telegraph lines, Military Posts, Astronomical Stations, etc.
The map uses a similar map to the above as its base. A few weak folds with tape repair on verso of one, but generally a nice example. (B+) The Skeleton Map ... of
Explorations and Surveys… was “Prepared to accompany the Preliminary & Progress Report concerning the Expedition of 1872 & 1873.” This map presents similar
information to the map immediately above, but in a slightly different style. Some weak folds and light toning on one fold. (B) See description.
$400-600
211.Western United States ([Lot of 9] U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the One Hundredth Meridian. Topographical Atlas Sheets), Wheeler, Washington D.C., 1877.
20 x 15”. (PC) This is Wheeler’s set of maps from 1877 in their original hardbound case. Rarely offered together in their original cover. Together, the maps cover
parts of California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico. The first map is the Progress sheet, which is numbered “0” and is not included in the contents list, but
was obviously issued with the set. The other maps are numbered 1 though 9 to match the map list on the inside front cover. The fifth map in the list, “Atlas Sheet 65”
that covered eastern California and Death Valley, is missing from this collection. Most of the maps are attractively colored in green and ochre. Sizes vary slightly, but
generally are as given. Hard covers in paper with leather spine and gilt stamped title. 1) 1877. Progress Map of the U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th
Meridian. A remarkable and attractive map that reflects the survey efforts in the West. It is a detailed representation of the various routes of western expeditions and
the important surveys of King (40th parallel), Wheeler, Powell & Hayden. This edition includes the survey seasons of 1869, and 1871 through 1877. Among the
details are the locations of occupied and abandoned posts, astronomical stations, signal service stations, telegraphic lines, and the routes of cattle droves and trains. It
is a virtual tour de force of prior explorations and surveys with more information than we’ve seen on any other map. 2) Part of Central Colorado. Atlas Sheet No.
53 (C). With Denver in the upper left, the map covers mostly the drainage basin of the South Platte River. 3) Economic Features of Central Colorado, Atlas Sheet
No. 61 (B). Details the drainage basins of the Rio Grande, Arkansas, Gunnison and South Platte Rivers. 4) Economic Features of S.W. Colorado, San Juan Mining
Region. Atlas Sheet No. 61 (C) This map details the drainage basins of the Gunnison, Animas, Miguel and Uncompahgre Rivers, and also the Rio Grande. 5) Part
of South Western Colorado. Atlas Sheet No. 61 (D). Details the region with topographical information on the drainage basin of the Rio Grande. Locates Saguache
and Del Norte. 6) Economic Features of Parts of Southern Colorado and North’n New Mexico, Atlas Sheet No. 69 (B). This map covers the region lying principally
in the drainage basins of the Rio Grande, Conejos, Chama and Navajo. 7) Economic Features of Parts of Southern Colorado and Northern New Mexico, Atlas Sheet
No. 70 (A). Shows the drainage basins of the Purgatory and Canadian Rivers, and Costilla and Culebra Creeks. 8) Economic Features of Part of North Central New
Mexico, Atlas Sheet No. 70 (C). The map locates Cebolla, Fort Union, Los Alamos, the Pueblo village of San Felipe, and more. 9) Economic Features Part of North
Central New Mexico, Atlas Sheet No. 77 (B) This colorful map continues the basins of the Rio Grande. Names Albuquerque, Bernalillo, Galisteo, Pena Blanco,
and more. All maps on sound paper with full margins, folding as issued. Fine color and impression on all. With occasional soiling or offsetting, mostly in blank
margins, else very good or fine. Covers generally very good with a little scattered foxing on paper. (A)
$600-800
212.Western United States (Western United States), Anon., ca. 1888. 15.6 x 11.8”. (PC) At first glance this appears to be a common map of the western United States
from the 1880s. However this map has the rarely seen territorial name of Lincoln in place of North Dakota. The Territory of Lincoln was first proposed by the US
Senate in 1878, not as the northern half of a north-south split of Dakota Territory but as the western half of an east-west split of Dakota territory. In December of 1887,
Senator Manderson of Nebraska introduced a bill to admit the southern part of Dakota Territory as a state and organize the northern part as the Territory of Lincoln.
The maker of this map apparently went to press on this news, but the bill never became law. The map is filled with detail and uses printed color to delineate the states
and territories. Bright color and good impression. (A+)
$150-200
213.Western United States (Webster’s Township and County Map of the Pacific Coast States), Weber Costello, San Francisco, 1908. 50.8 x 73.5”. (PC) This highly
detailed wall map shows all of Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Utah, Nevada and Arizona with parts of Montana, Wyoming and Colorado. Fancy Victorian
lettering in title combines with the color to make this a handsome lithographed map. The legend locates Capitals, County Seats, Towns and Post offices, Railroads
and those proposed, Wagon Roads and Trails. We find no reference to this large and uncommon map in which California alone is nearly four feet tall! Filled with
settlements and roads long gone now. In title block is the original seller’s label “A.C. McKinzie 245 Montgomery Street San Francisco “Maps of All Kinds.” Both
rollers present with original attachments. The upper roller is Hartshorn’s “Improved Adjustable 1-1/4 Inch Roller” with original paper label explaining its use. Several
patent dates noted between 1867 and 1901. This map was produced in San Francisco by Lithographers Britton & Ray. Very nice example with strong color and
sound paper. A few spider line paper surface cracks as always seen, a little water staining along left margin, and some light toning around Vancouver Island, otherwise
near fine example which is remarkable for a wall map of this size. (A)
$150-200
214.Northwestern United States (A Diagram of a Portion of Oregon Territory), General Land Office, Salem, 1851. 14.8 x 35.3”. (BW) This is an early land office map
that details the coastal area of Oregon Territory. It extends from the California boundary, showing no details in the south save the Rouge River, to above Portland into
present-day Washington to Olympia. Shows good detail of rivers and tributaries, but no topographical information is presented. Locates Portland, Oregon City, Astoria,
Salem, Santiam City, Winchester, Cascade City, Umpqua and several others. Also notes the location of Fort Vancouver on the northern shore of the Columbia River
not too far from Portland. The map is by John B. Preston, the first Surveyor General of Oregon from Oregon City, October 20, 1851. Printed by the D. McClelland
company of Wash DC. Fine except for a small (1/8” x 1/4”) hole on the Long Tom Fork of the Willamette River to the north of Elkton. Folding as issued, clean
and bright. (B)
$90-120
215.Northwestern United States (Johnson’s Washington Oregon and Idaho), Johnson & Ward, Illustrated Family Atlas, New York, ca. 1864. 16 x 12.6”. (HC) A nice
hand colored map of the northwest, with an enlarged Idaho Territory incorporating present-day western Montana. Gold discoveries in Clearwater Country, Idaho, in
September 1860 led to an influx of thousand of miners into the region. Idaho was organized as a territory in July 1863 and Montana was separated as a territory in
May 1864, thus this map was issued for only a short period of time. The area of the Solomon River and the New Pierce mines are shown as are other mining centers.
Fort Boise is shown on the Oregon & Idaho border. Near fine example with only a tiny spot near the Salmon River Mines in Idaho. In the lower margin a short tear
has been closed on verso. (A)
$120-150
216.Southwestern United States (Map of the Country between the Frontiers of Arkansas and New Mexico embracing the section explored in 1849, 50, 51 & 52, by Capt.
R.B. Marcy…), Marcy, Exploration of the Red River of Louisiana in the Year 1852, [1853]. 60 x 27.5”. (BW) The title continues “5th U.S. Infy. under orders from
the War Department. Also a continuation of the emigrant road from Fort Smith and Fulton down the Valley of Gila.” This is a most informative map of the region
illustrating the explorations of Capt. Marcy, with inputs from Col. Emery’s Boundary Survey, Capt. Sitgreaves’ map, as well as those of A.B. Gray and J. de Cordavas.
It details the area from the Mississippi River to the Colorado, and from about 30 N. latitude to the Arkansas River. North of the Gila River the region is noted as
Unexplored, with a legend reading, “In the vicinity of this place a tract of country is found which is said by several trappers to be exceedingly fertile, and abundantly
timbered and well watered.” This erroneous note (in the Sonora Desert) shows up a decade later on A.J. Johnson’s early maps of the Southwest. Filled with a copious amount of important information and detail on Oklahoma, North Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, the map locates exploration routes, Indian tribes, disputed
territories, and much, much more. Wheat says this map is “one of the best of the period.” Ref: Wheat (TMW) #791. Very nice example with just a little light fold
toning and occasional archival tape to support fold intersections on verso. (B+)
$300-400
217.Southwestern United States ([Lot of 2] Territories of New Mexico and Utah [and] Map of Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona), [1856-1868]. (HC) 1. Territories of New Mexico and Utah , Joseph Hutchins Colton, Atlas of the World, New York, 1856-57, 15.8” x 12.8”. Second state of this very interesting map depicting
the region with the largest configurations of the Utah and New Mexico territories. The Utah Territory encompasses all of today’s Nevada and extends west to the
Continental Divide into present-day Colorado with Fillmore City as it’s capital. Nebraska and Kanzas Territories bound Utah on the east. New Mexico Territory
includes part of southern Colorado and stretches west to include Arizona and the southern tip of present-day Nevada. Locates Fremont’s routes, proposed routes for
the Pacific Railroad, the Spanish Trail, and much more. A fine example of a very desirable map that Wheat found important enough to use as the frontis to Volume
4 of his Mapping the Transmississippi West. This is the more desirable edition with decorative borders from the large two volume atlas, dated 1855 and published
in 1856-57. Ref: Wheat [TMW] #832; Brown, Portolan - Spring 2005 pp. 48-51. Beautiful, bright example with sharp impression, original color and full, wide
margins. A little age toning in margins, still a fine example. (A+) 2. Map of Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona, J. David Williams, circa 1868, 13.5” x 17”.
Uncommon regional map colored by counties and showing towns, mountains, rivers, railroads, etc. Great detail throughout including unexplored regions, gold and
copper areas, etc. Small portions of paper missing at right binding side and a few edge chips at bottom. (B+) Ref: 1) Wheat [TMW] #832; Brown, Portolan - Spring
2005 pp. 48-51.
$250-350
218.Southwestern United States ([Lot of 2] Map No. 1 Rio Colorado... [and] Map No. 2 Rio Colorado of the West explored by 1st Lieut. Joseph C. Ives), Ives, Report
upon the Colorado River of the West, Washington D.C., 1858. 34.8 x 14.6”. (BW) This pair of maps represents one of the most important exploring efforts of the
American Southwest. Ives published his explorations in a series of four maps; these being the first two. In his book Mapping of the Trans-Mississippi West, Carl
Wheat devotes several pages to these two maps saying they are two of the best created by the remarkable F.W. von Egloffstein. They were engraved using his system
that imparts the appearance of depth to the topography and nearly mimics a satellite image. A remarkable accomplishment for the time. Each map measures the
approximate size given. The first map shows the topography and geology of the lower Colorado River in four panels (each about 8.5” x 14”), beginning at the Gulf
and ending in Black Canyon at Fortification Rock. Locates and names Pt. Invincible, Ogden’s Landing, Fort Yuma, Lighthouse Rock, The Needles, the location of
Beale’s Crossing, Bullshead (today’s Bullhead City), Painted Canyon, Fortification Rock, and much more. Numerous rapids are noted including Roaring Rapid 3
large rocks & one sunken rock below, and Violent Rapid with rocks on both sides. The second map details the region around the Grand Canyon and Little Colorado
River. It shows the river from about Needles (Whipple’s Crossing and Mojave Canyon) north through Black Canyon, to the Little Colorado and then north to beyond
the survey’s limit as the riverbed fades to nothing. The map locates Fort Defiance, Campbell’s Pass, Zuni, Moquis (Hopi) Pueblos, San Francisco Springs (Flagstaff),
Las Vegas, the Mormon Road, numerous Indian tribes, and much more. Several important exploration routes and trails are shown including The Old Spanish Trail,
Whipple’s trail 1854-4 and Beale’s trail. Map number one is nearer to A with just a few spots. The second map has larger foxing blemishes. (B+)
$250-300
219.Southwestern United States (Johnson’s California, with Utah, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona), Johnson and Ward, Illustrated Family Atlas, 1864. 23.4
x 16.8”. (HC) This is the early 1864 edition in this great series of maps that Johnson produced with constant updates between 1860 and at least 1867. In this edition Arizona still has the county configurations of the old New Mexico Territory, with the addition of Castle Dome and Ewell counties in the south. The Utah/Nevada
border is now at 115 and the southern tip of Nevada, including Las Vegas, is part of Arizona Territory. This map was printed from a completely re-engraved plate
with much changed in watershed and mountain detail, and several of the earlier notations removed. Details the U.S. Mail routes, the Emigrant road to California,
the proposed railroad route through Utah, Nevada and California. The route of the short-lived Pony Express is delineated and named. Fine impression and bright
original hand color. Map image is flawless except for centerfold split extending into border at bottom. (A)
$200-250
220.Alaska (Map of Alaska), General Land Office, 1898. 32.3 x 25”. (PC) This is a large and colorful map of Alaska Territory, published at the beginning of the Yukon
Gold Rush and featuring a large inset of the gold region titled “From Juneau to Forty-Mile Creek.” A legend identifies regions with reported gold discoveries (highlighted in yellow), deposits of silver, copper and coal, church locations, and routes of the railroads (both existing and proposed). Another inset details the Aleutian
Islands. Large text box provides distances from the U.S. to locations throughout Alaska, e.g. San Francisco to Chilkoot Pass - 1186 miles. Steam ship routes from
San Francisco plus internal mail routes are shown in overprinted colors. Compiled and drawn by M. Herdges under the direction of Harry King, Chief of Drafting
Division. A remarkable record of the great Alaskan Gold Rush. Ref: Phillips (M) p. 117. Folded as issued. (A+)
$80-120
221.Grand Canyon, Arizona (The Transept, Kaibab Division, Grand Canon. An Amphitheater of the Second Order), Moran, Tertiary History of the Grand Canon District,
[1882]. 28.7 x 17.8”. (PC) This fabulous large composition was drawn by the famous artist, Thomas Moran. The Transept is a beautiful place on the North Rim of
the Grand Canyon. Moran painted several huge murals of Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon for the Senate; three are currently hanging in the National Gallery. A
stunning and beautifully rendered panoramic view. This plate is from Clarence Dutton’s atlas published to accompany USGS Monograph No. 2 “Tertiary History of
the Grand Canon District.” Issued folding, now professionally backed with heavy archival tissue. Slight loss at center with infilling. (B+)
$400-500
222.Arizona ([Lot of 2] Territory of Arizona [with] Report of the Governor of Arizona [and] Territory of Arizona), General Land Office, Department of the Interior,
Washington D.C., 1896-1909. 16.8 x 20.3”. (PC) 1) Territory of Arizona , 1896. This beautifully colored and highly detailed map shows the extent of nine Indian
reservations and at least four military reservations including Fort Apache. Indian reservations are outlined in green, military reservations are shown in solid red, and
private claims, confirmed and unconfirmed, outlined in red. The Grand Canyon Reserve is shown. The brown hachured mountain areas and the blue waterways
combine to provide great visual impact. Information includes watershed, mountains, railroads, wagon roads, private claims, unsurveyed townships, etc. The Hopi
reservation is still called the “Moqui” reservation. This edition was revised and reconstructed by R.H. Morton. A very handsome and historical map. The map is
bound in the original “Report of the Governor of Arizona to the Secretary of the Interior,” 1896 (6” x 9”). Paper covers, 142 pp with text and tables describing the
territory including immigration, taxation, mining, banks, railroads, and much more. The map is seldom seen with its original report. 2) Territory of Arizona, 1909.
A very colorful map that provides a detailed look at the territory just three years before statehood. Map details include watershed, mountains, railroads, wagon roads,
land claims, unsurveyed townships, and much more. The map details the extent of National Forest (not Forest Reserves as on previous editions), Indian Reservations,
Military Reservations and Private Land Grants. Also includes the new categories of National Monuments and National Game Preserves. Good detail of the large
number of railroads of the day. The large extent of the Grand Canyon Forest Reserve and National Park is delineated. The use of brilliant colors gives this map a
vibrant visual impact. The 1896 map is folding and still bound in the report, near fine (A). The reports contents are very good, tight and clean but the paper covers
have wear and lifting at the spine and a small chip at right edge on front cover (B+). The 1909 map is folding as issued, clean and bright (A+). (A)
$275-325
223.California (Sketch of General Riley’s Route Through the Mining Districts July and Aug. 1849), Derby, Senate Doc. #47, 31st Congress 1st Session, Washington
D.C., 1849. 19.5 x 21”. (BW) This important and early map of the California Gold Rush was made from Lt. Derby’s original sketch by J. Mc. H. Hollingsworth in
the office of the 10th Military Dept. It is historically important, not only for its depiction of Gen. Riley’s route, but because it names, for the first time, certain actual
mining camps in the middle Sierra foothills; Mormon Island (misspelled Mormont), Coloma (mislabeled Colluma), Curtis, Sullivan’s, Corons, Jamestown, Woods and
Sonora. The entire route of the Riley party is noted, with the dates of their visits to the various camps, and covers the region from Monterrey Bay, north to Sacramento
and east to the gold diggings. Ref: Wheat (Gold) #79; Wagner & Camp #179 b: 1 & 2. Folding as issued with nice impression on sound paper with original margins.
Some offsetting and one panel with light toning where bound in book . Left margin is close with binding trim just to neatline at upper left. (B+)
$400-500
224.San Francisco, California (City of San Francisco and its Vicinity California), U.S. Coast Survey, Washington D.C., 1853. 17.8 x 26”. (BW) This early plan of the city
of San Francisco covers the region from North Point to Mission de Delores and to Point San Quentin. The city plan was derived from a number of sources, including Eddy’s official map of the city and the now rare map by Cooke and Le Count, with topography by A.F. Rodgers. The streets are clearly laid out and named with
detail down to individual buildings and contour lines at 20 ft. intervals showing elevation. Buildings are shown in black along the streets in both San Francisco and
Mission de Dolores, and a Plank Road connects the two communities. A key indicates sixteen public buildings and fifteen reservoirs and numerous notes describe
the soundings and navigational hazards. Issued folding, now flattened. Delicate impression on thin banknote-style paper. (A)
$250-300
225.San Diego, California (Survey of San Diego River and its vicinity with a view to the Construction of a Levee and Canal to turn the river from its present course),
Derby, Senate Doc. #1, 33rd Congress, 1st Session, Washington D.C., 1853. 12.5 x 15.2”. (HC) This map is the smaller issue of the San Diego survey by Abert and
Derby that proposed a diversion of the San Diego River to resolve the problems of flooding during the rainy season. The map shows the nascent town of San Diego
centered around its plaza, with Fort Stockton and the ruins of the old Presidio nearby. The roads are noted and labeled as leading to Los Angeles, as well as one to
New S. Diego. The map extends to include False Bay and San Diego Bay. Inset with an overview of the San Diego region. Lithography by J. Ackerman of New
York. Issued folded, now flattened with the binding trim replaced to accommodate framing. (A)
$120-160
226.California (Map of the Mother Lode and Principal Quartz Mines in the Counties of Toulumne and Calaveras…), Britton & Rey, San Francisco, 1896. 33 x 39.5”.
(BW) This large map shows the most important mining district in California and is a fascinating look at late l9th Century California Gold Mining. The detailed map
is centered on Columbia and names 510 mines. It covers over 800 square miles and extends from San Andreas in the northwest to Groveland and Big Oak Flat. The
map is also notable as being a very late Britton & Rey imprint. Compiled by Eugene H. Barton, C.E. & M.E. Sonora, California, June 1896, engraved by W.W. Ayers,
and published in San Francisco. Very clean with a minor damp stain in the bottom margin. The map has been professionally backed with light Japanese tissue.
There are some minor edge tears, well away from the map. (A)
$450-550
227.Berkeley, California (Map of Berkeley Alameda County Cal.), 1902. 13.8 x 13”. (BW) This scarce promotional pocket map was published by Lawton & Albee to
promote real estate in the city. The map has red over-printing to locate their real estate office and also Pond’s Pharmacy who co-sponsored the publication of the map.
The map extends from the bay to beyond the university campus to include several later subdivisions including Pearson’s, University Terrace, the Kearney Tract, the
“Institute for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind”, Berkley Homestead, and several more. All streets and subdivisions are located and named. The map was compiled by
C.L. Huggins, Town Engineer. Folds into paper covers (4 x 6”) with a 12pp booklet with street index and several advertisements. Some of the booklet edges were
not trimmed during binding and remain unopened. Map and booklet fine, cover has a little soiling on front cover. (A+)
$90-120
228.Los Angeles, California (Map of Los Angeles Compiled & Drawn by Felix Viole), 1904. 20.3 x 27”. (BW) This scarce advertising map was quaintly drawn by Felix
Viole, Licensed Surveyor, and published by the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. The map details the fast-growing city and extends in the north from Highland
Park (with an inset extending the map), south to Slauson Avenue, west to beyond Western Avenue and east to beyond East Side Park and the Evergreen Cemetery. All
streets and boulevards are named, as are all parks and other places of interest. The piece is filled with advertisements for several banks including the Equitable Savings
Bank, Munger’s Laundry, Los Angeles Abstract and Trust Co., and one by the city of Santa Monica calling itself the “best town in California in which to live or visit”
and noting it is easily reached by four different electric roads. The verso has a street index and additional advertisements from the Ascot Saddle Livery, the Imperial
Café (The Better Bohemianism) and the Southern California Wine Company. Folds into paper covers (3” x 7.4”) with statistics below the title and advertisements
on the other cover panels including Cawston Ostrich Farm with a hilarious image of a man wearing a suit and bowler sitting atop an ostrich. The map is signed in
the plate and certified by Harry F. Stafford, City Engineer. An uncommon issue that was printed by Baumgardt Publishing Co., 116 N. Broadway, Los Angeles, Cal.
The map is virtually flawless with no tears or splits, just some light toning where pasted in the covers. (B+)
$250-350
229.California (Pictorial Map of Fresno County and Mid-California’s Garden of the Sun), ca. 1925. 38 x 24”. (PC) This large and very colorful bird’s-eye view shows
the entire valley from Bakersfield to Stockton with the coastal range in the foreground and the Sierra Nevada mountains stretching to the horizon. The map extends
to include San Francisco and its bay, San Andreas, Sonora, Yosemite, Pine Ridge, Sequoia and Mount Whitney to mention a few. The map contains a large art deco
title cartouche and is surrounded by more than 30 vignettes advertising the industry and bounty of the area. Half of the verso is the “Automobile Road Map of Fresno
County” printed in orange and black. It extends to include Yosemite, Huntington Lake and Sequoia National Park. The map was published by the California State
Automobile Association and shows the “Principle Automobile Roads.” The lower half contains information and promotional text on Fresno. Self folds into pictorial
covers (5 x 10”) with mailer on one side showing postage 2 cents, which helps date this piece since we find no references or past dealer pricing. First class postage
in the U.S. was set at 2 cents in 1919 and raised to 3 cents in 1932. An uncommon promotion brochure that was published by the Fresno County Chamber of Commerce. Beautiful color and impression. A few fold intersection splits as would be expected on a folding brochure that was printed on thick paper. One short tear
along a fold at right edge. (B+)
$150-200
230.Colorado (Sketch of Capt. Gunnison’s Route to Sept. 20, 1853 Central Pacific Railroad Exploration [together with original report and maps]), U.S. War Department,
Report of the Secretary of War, 33rd Congress, 1st Session, Ex Doc 29., Washington D.C., 1854. 20 x 13”. (BW) This map was issued in the scarce preliminary
octavo edition of the Pacific Railroad Surveys that preceded the quarto edition by over a year. Wheat mentions the map on page 202 under the much larger Gunnison
& Beckwith map (TMW #842) that covers from St. Louis to San Francisco. On this smaller and earlier map the central region of Colorado is several times more
detailed. The route follows the Arkansas River valley to includes today’s La Vita Pass, Garland, Gunnison and the vicinity of Grand Junction. The last camp is dated
September 20th. Barely five weeks later Gunnison and Kern were killed near Siever Lake, Utah. The map is bound at the rear of the original Report of the Secretary
of War, 33rd Congress, 1st Session, Ex Doc 29 (6.3” x 9.7”). This map was bound in such a way that it has never been opened and appears to be very good with no
physical flaws and perhaps just a little fold toning. The report is complete with two additional maps bound at the rear: 1. Sketch of the Progress of the Northern Pacific Railroad Exploration up to the crossing of the Shayen River, (26 x 16”). Signed in the plate by Isaac Stevens. Folding as issued with a little toning or offsetting.
2) Sketch of the Northern Pacific Railroad from St. Paul to Ft. Union, (32 x 18”). This large folding map has loosened from the string binding. It is very good with
only very faint toning on some folds, much better than normally seen. The 118 pp. report is dated February 6, 1854. It was never glued or bound, instead the loose
signatures are held together with the original string. Ref: Koepp No. I-127-2-4. (B+)
$300-500
231.Colorado (Map of Colorado Territory and Northern Portion of New Mexico Showing the System of Parcs), Gilpin, Mission of the North American People, Geographical, Social and Political, Philadelphia, [1873]. 20.8 x 20.3”. (HC) William Gilpin was the first governor of the State of Colorado and a proponent of the concept of
Manifest Destiny and of a transcontinental railway. This map is based on a similar map issued by Jacob Monk in 1865 and shows all of Colorado and part of northern
New Mexico. It illustrates the continental divide and four major Parcs; North, Middle, South and San Luis [Valley]. Lesser parks are also noted, as are the status of
public land surveys, military posts, mines, and towns. Locates the Denver and Rio Grande, Joseph & Denver, Kansas Pacific, Leavenworth & Denver, Union Pacific,
and Denver Pacific railroads, plus a few others. A fascinating map that should be part of any Colorado collection. Printed by the J.B. Lippincott company. A scarce
issue. Folding as issued with toning on upper horizontal fold and a couple of small fold intersection splits. Very strong original hand color and crisp impression
with full margins. Previously bound into book from center panel, resulting in two short tears from binding trims. (B+)
$450-550
232.Connecticut (Smith’s Map of Hartford County, Connecticut), 1855. 50 x 68”. (HC) This spectacular rarity was drawn from an original survey by E.M. Woodford
of West Avon. It covers the county in amazing detail with towns, villages, roads, trails, individual homes, watershed and topography well shown. Each township
is separately hand colored. However, the main feature is the naming of hundreds of property owners throughout the entire county. Thompson notes that the map
“locates every building in the county, with names of owners marked, excepting with the city of Hartford.” The map is surrounded by a wide and complex border
that incorporates thirty different scenes intertwined with graphic elements. The border scenes include the State House in Hartford, State Normal School in New
Britain, Connecticut Literary Institution in Suffield, the home of Col. A. G. Hazard in Enfield, the elegant Residence of Wm. H. Jones with View of Silk Factory, the
Charter Oak, wildlife, and an Indian Warrior. Twenty insets surrounding the map are large and detailed town plans of Hartford, Farmington, Rockyhill, New Britain,
Wethersfield, Glastonbury (Glastenbury), South Glastonbury (Glastenbury), Windsor Locks, Thompsonville, Broad Brook, Warehouse Point, Plainville, Cheneyville,
Southington, Unionville, Collinsville, Hazardville, Plantsville, and Berlin. With tables showing distances and another giving agricultural statistics. The large “Business Directory for the City Subscriber” lists businesses by type including Carriage Makers, Marble Makers, and many more. Fancy titling with flourishes. The map
was engraved and printed by Wagner & McGuigan, and published by H. & C.T. Smith, both of Philadelphia. Complete with original wooden rollers top and bottom.
This rare wall map is not in Phillips Maps of America, or the Rumsey collection, which does however contain a Smith wall map of New Haven County dated 1856.
Thompson’s research used three copies: the American Antiquarian Society, Connecticut Historical Society, and the New York Historical Society. Ref: Thompson
164; Ristow, p.388. In remarkable, unrestored condition. With water stains in top with some roughness along top including a few small areas of missing paper. Stain
at lower right corner in the Hartford plan. With typical small cracks and one small area of loss in the map near Rockyhill. Varnish is fairly clear without the heavy
darkening often seen on wall maps from this period. A straightforward restoration will make this a truly beautiful example. (B)
$500-800
233.District of Columbia ([Lot of 2] City of Washington), A New Universal Atlas, Philadelphia, 1836-1850. (HC) The first city plan was published circa 1850 by Thomas,
Cowperthwait & Co. in Mitchell’s New Universal Atlas. (15.5 x 12.5”) It is a detailed plan of the Capitol as it appeared in the early 1850’s with an architectural plan
of the principle floor of the Capitol building at upper right. Large References table locates 107 important buildings including embassies, churches, government and
military facilities, galleries, breweries, etc. Surrounded by the signature banded border. Fine example (A+). The second map shares the same title. It was produced
by Henry S. Tanner, 1836, (14.7 x 11.5”). For his new atlas, Tanner employed eight different engravers, but 18 of the maps bear no engraver credit, including this
map. The lineage to the later Mitchell map above is clearly evident. Tanner’s imprint, dated 1836, is below the lower neatline. Ristow says Tanner had probably
completed most of the work on this atlas before he sold the rights to Carey & Hart who published the first edition, but most of the maps retained Tanner’s imprint.
On sound paper with original hand coloring and full margins. One spot at upper left in blank area (B+). Ref: Ristow pp.200-202 & 131.
$200-300
234.District of Columbia ([View of Capital Building and Washington] / Topographical Map of Virginia between Washington and Manassas Junction / Military Map of
Maryland & Virginia), Magnus, New York, ca. 1863. 10 x 7.5”. (HC) This uncommon letter sheet map was published by Charles Magnus sometime after September
of 1861, the last date of an event to be found on the map. The top panel is a detailed bird’s-eye view of the Capital Building with the city in the background. A preliminary plan of the Washington monument can be seen in the far background. This view shows the building completed with the statue of freedom on top which did
not occur until 1863. The middle panel is a detailed map of north-east Virginia and Washington. It shows roads, railroads, towns and cities naming Bristoe, Fairfax,
Pleasant Valley, Mt. Vernon, Fort Washington, Hunter’s Mill, Prospect Hill and Washington D.C. at upper left. At the right of the map is Battle of Bull Run with North
and ‘Rebel’ positions noted. The map in the bottom panel covers the majority of Virginia and Maryland with portions of New Jersey, Delaware, Ohio and Kentucky.
At the upper left corner is an embossed logo with two lions that appears to say “Hammermill Suppliers.” Charles Magnus produced several maps and views during
the Civil War and this small work has drawn on his prior work. Issued folding, now flattened. Nice impression and coloring but with some fly specks, mostly in
margins, and a little scattered toning. One pinhole at a fold intersection and archival tape on a fold on verso. (B)
$140-180
235.District of Columbia (Plan of the City of Washington in the Territory of Columbia. Ceded by the States of Virginia and Maryland to the United States of America…),
Ellicott, ca. 1888. 20.5 x 16.5”. (BW) This is apparently a restrike of the Samuel Hill version of Ellicott’s 1792 map, possibly from the original plate. It lacks the
attribution to Hill under the title but is obviously engraved and otherwise identical to the original. In the upper left corner is the number “3043” and “Price 45 Cents.”
Ellicott’s original plan of Washington was first published in Boston and Philadelphia in 1792 and was engraved by Samuel Hill. The plan shows the original design
for the city by the French architect and Revolutionary War veteran Pierre-Charles L’Enfant. The plan shows excellent detail including all numbered city blocks,
the Capitol, and the President’s House, but Georgetown is simply outlined. In 1792 at the start of his second term, President Washington appointed Ellicott the first
Surveyor General of the United States. The Library of Congress has this version dated 1888, the source of our dating. (B+)
$100-150
236.District of Columbia (Washington - The Beautiful Capital of the Nation), Railroad Companies, Washington D.C., 1923. 29 x 20”. (BW) This is a fabulous bird’s-eye
(“Aero View”) map that shows the city in amazing detail. Every building is individually drawn, and all roads are shown and named. The view is from the Capitol and
the Library of Congress looking north into rural areas of Maryland. Many important buildings and monuments are named directly on the map, which is supplemented
with over 70 Buildings and Places of Interest keyed below the map. Above the map is a second title: “Baltimore and Ohio, America’s First Railroad, Washington’s
First Railroad.” Verso is mostly blank save for a 15” x 8.3” map detailing the routes of the Baltimore & Ohio RR in the eastern U.S. and west as far as St. Louis.
The map folds into a 48-page promotional booklet (6: x 9”) that is filled with information and photographs for the tourist. The front cover states Washington is “The
City that no patriotic American can visit without a better realization of the value of his citizenship.” At the center of the booklet is a third map “Map of Washington
Compiled for the Baltimore & Ohio R.R.” Art Deco-style border on cover page and the logo for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at bottom. The map is fine and
flawless less a short closed tear that just enters the upper title. Booklet is clean and bright with a little soiling on front cover and a crease. (A)
$350-450
237.District of Columbia (A Romance Map of the City of Washington), Rand McNally & Co., Chicago, 1938. 23 x 17”. (PC) This attractive tourist map is drawn in
the cartoon style common in the 20s and 30s. Within the map are many small vignettes, information and sights to see in the city. The map is surrounded by a wide
border composed of color drawings and 20 text blocks describing important events related to Washington D.C. With a decorative cartouche. The map was drawn
and copyrighted by Susan Baker and Roberta Tull with Josephine Wilhelm Wickser consulting. An uncommon map with no past sales records, but we do locate an
example in the George Washington University’s Special Collections. Near fine example less a little creasing in blank margins top and bottom. Beautiful, bright
color and full margins. (A)
$80-100
238.Dakota Territory (Territory of Dakota), General Land Office, Senate Doc. #283, 48th Congress, 1st Session, Washington D.C., 1882. 24 x 29”. (PC) This large and
striking county map shows the extent of public surveys in the territory, with Bismarck noted as the capital. Filled with details, it includes the location of military and
Indian reservations, railroads, the extent of the Northern Pacific Railroad, land grants, cities, towns, county seats, and more. The Pine Ridge, Rosebud, Lower Brule,
Standing Rock, Cheyenne, and Sioux Indian Reservations occupy the majority of the western portion of the territory. Economic development is still largely limited to
the eastern portion. By 1880 cattlemen (many from Texas) occupied most of Dakota’s range land. Drawn by C. Roeser, Principal Draughtsman. This large, detailed
and beautifully lithographed map was printed by the esteemed firm of Julius Bien, N.Y. Near fine example less a trace of toning along two folds in blank area below
map. Fine color and impression and full margins. Issued folding now pressed and backed with archival tissue. (B+)
$160-200
239.St. Augustine, Florida (A View of the Town and Castle of St. Augustine, and the English Camp before it June 20, 1740), Silver, An Impartial Account of the Late
Expedition against St. Augustine…, London, [1742]. 6.6 x 11.2”. (BW) This is a depiction of British General John Oglethorpe’s first unsuccessful expedition against
the Spanish at St. Augustine. The bird’s-eye view depicts the Matanza River, the castle, the North and South Channel and warships in the foreground. A lengthy key
and explanatory notes fill the bottom third of map. General Oglethorpe was the founder of the American colony of Georgia, which was situated as a buffer colony
between Spanish Florida and South Carolina. Size includes the key and text. Ref: Jolly GENT-12. Flawless example. (A+)
$220-275
240.Florida (Plan de l’Ile d’Amelia... / Plan de la Barre et du Port d’Amelia... / Plan de la Barre et de l’entree de la Riviere de Nassau), Depot de la Marine, Paris, 1779.
17.2 x 23.3”. (BW) This interesting sheet has three charts based on the surveys of Jacob Blamey, John William Gerard de Brahm and Captain William Fuller. The
plans contain soundings and navigational information on Amelia Island, which is strategically located on the boundary between Florida and Georgia. The natural deep
harbor on the north end of Amelia Island was an important anchorage for all kinds of sailing vessels including smugglers, pirates, and slave ships during the colonial
period. During the American Revolution, the island became home for English Loyalists fleeing the colonies. All three charts are oriented with north to the right. The
map at top shows Amelia Island from the surveys of Blamey and De Brahm. The largest chart details the harbor at the north end of Amelia Island with Cumberland
Island, Martin’s (Marteirs) Island and Tiger’s Island, showing anchorages, soundings and hazards. The ruins of Fort William are noted at the tip of Cumberland
Island. This fort was built by the British Gen. James Oglethorpe, founder of the colony of Georgia, who successfully repelled Spanish troops from Georgia in 1742.
A number of other landmarks and buildings are named, including the plantation of the Countess Dowager of Egmont. A small prospect of the entrance to St. Mary
River is included. The small plan to the left details the entrance of Nassau and St. Johns rivers at the southern end of Amelia Island. Ordered by Antoine de Sartine,
Minister of Marine during the American Revolutionary War. It was prepared for the very rare atlas, Neptune America-Septentrional, and separately issued for “Prix
Un Franc 80 Centimes” as noted below the bottom neatline. The map was designed for use by both the French navy and merchant marine. Ref: Sellers & Van Ee
#1634. There is a minor repaired tear in the blank margin, still overall fine. (A+)
$1500-2000
241.Florida (Carte Reduite des Cotes et de l’Interieur de la Presqu’ile de la Floride avec le Detroit de Cette Presqu’ile et le Canal de Bahama), Sartine, Paris, 1780. 15.8
x 23”. (HC) This is a superb map of the Florida Peninsula, covering from St. Mary’s River to St. Joseph Bay. It provides excellent detail of the bays, inlets, rocks,
shoals, islands and keys along the coast with soundings, towns, forts, and Indian villages. It also includes the Bahama Channel and some of the islands in the Bahamas,
the Straits of Florida, and the northern coast of Cuba. Antoine Sartine was the French Minister of Marine and this chart was intended for use by the French Navy
during the American Revolutionary War. The seal of the Depot de Marine is at bottom center. Ref: Sellers & Van Ee #1621. There is a faint damp stain at top with
some of the blank margin missing. The sheet of heavy paper has been backed with Japanese tissue, evidently only for the purpose of strengthening this small area,
as the rest of the sheet is strong and supple. The price normally seen below the neatline has been removed leaving a slight abrasion. (B+)
$2300-3000
242.Florida (North America XIV Florida), SDUK Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, London, 1834. 12 x 16”. (HC) Early and very detailed, steel engraved
map of Florida that was published eleven years before statehood. The western panhandle, from Apalachicola to the Perdido River, is shown in an inset on the same
scale. South Florida is virtually empty of settlement, but is bisected by a long Indian Path. A large reservation for the Seminole Indians takes in much of the interior
of the peninsula and the region around Charlotte Harbor. Lake Okeechobee (here Lake Macaco) is incorrectly located, which is a common error on maps of this
period because the region was largely unexplored. The first railroad was chartered three years before this map was issued, but we find no mention of it here. An early
map of Florida, published by Baldwin & Cradock. Lightly toned. Remargined at top with neatline in facsimile. There is a small abrasion at bottom near the end
of the Florida Keys. (B)
$275-325
243.Florida (A Plat Exhibiting the State of the Surveys in the State of Florida), U.S. State Surveys, Washington D.C., 1849. 24.8 x 21.6”. (HC) An interesting and detailed
early lithographed map representing the progress of surveying in the state. The Everglades, Big Cypress, Arredondo Grant, Forbes Purchase and numerous forts are
clearly shown. It extends to show Key Largo, here named as Cayo Largo. The map is filled with detailed notes related to surveys and townships. Issued from St.
Augustine by R.A. Putnam, Surveyor General, dated September 30, 1849. Issued folded, now flattened. Attractive later color. There are a couple short edge tears,
not affecting the map. (A)
$140-180
244.Florida ([Lot of 2] Sketch F Showing the Progess of the Survey in Section VI with a General Reconnoissance of the Coast of Florida 1848-56 [and] Preliminary Survey
of the Mouth of Apalachicola River Florida), U.S. Coast Survey, Washington D.C., 1856-57. (BW) First map (16.4 x 16”) shows most of the Florida peninsula with
insets of St. John’s River from Jacksonville to the mouth, and a smaller inset showing the continuation of the Atlantic coast up to Amelia Island. Second map (8.5 x
10.4”) depicts the town of Apalachicola at the mouth of the Apalachicola River showing the narrow navigation channel. Both issued folded, now flattened. First
lightly toned with a minor tear at lower right, just entering the map, closed with archival tape (B+). Second fine with some minor soft creases (A+).
$150-200
245.Florida (Northern Part of Florida), U.S. Coast Survey, Washington D.C., 1864. 23 x 16.6”. (PC) This Civil War period map looks more like a topographical map
than a publication from the Coast Survey. It was probably printed for limited distribution as there are no prior sales records that we can locate. The interior is fully
mapped with towns and villages noted, roads, railroads, swamps, lakes and rivers. The map covers the portion from St. James Island and Tallahassee to the west and
south to below the Cedar Keys. Counties are not delineated but the map names many towns and forts including Monticello, Black Dirt, Camp Izard, White Springs,
Volusia, Welaka, St. Augustine, Jacksonville, Collin’s PO, and the forts of Andrews, Barker, King, Gates and Call, to name a few. Also locates steam mills, Indian
mounds, springs and ferries. Extends about fifty miles into Georgia with the same degree of detail. Railroads are named and boldly delineated with red overprinting.
Scale is 10 miles per inch. Good color and impression with original margins. One corner cleanly torn off rejoined with tape repair on verso and a few other marginal
tears, one into border, all closed on verso. Small stain above Tallahassee. (B)
$180-220
246.Hawaii (Carte des Isles Sandwich), Bonne, Paris, ca. 1785. 13.5 x 9.2”. (HC) This handsome copper-engraved chart details the Hawaiian Islands. The track of
Cook’s voyages of 1778 and 1779 are charted through the island chain with dates. The large inset shows Kealakekua Bay where Cook met his untimely death on
February 14, 1779. Embellished with a large compass rose and fleur-de-lys. Fine image with a few spots in blank margins. Dark impression on thick paper with very
wide margins. (A)
$500-600
247.Hawaii (Territory of Hawaii), General Land Office, Dept of the Interior, Washington D.C., 1919. 33 x 22”. (PC) This is a large and colorful map that was “compiled
from data on file in the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey; U.S. Geological Survey; Hydrographic Office: Hawaiian Government Surveys, and other authentic sources
under the direction of I. P. Berthrong Chief of Drafting Division.” It was published under the direction of the commissioner Clay Tallman. It includes a large inset
(12.5 x 7.5”) at lower left providing a wider view of the entire archipelago showing the Hawaiian Islands Bird Reservation. A table gives the distance to the principle
ports in the Pacific Ocean from Honolulu. There is very good detail on a scale of 1 inch = 12 miles. Near fine example less light toning along some folds and small
archival tape supports at fold intersections . Full margins and bright impression and color. (B+)
$120-150
248.Indiana (Indiana), Finley, A New General Atlas, Philadelphia, [1824]. 8.6 x 11”. (HC) Fine early map of the state with only 38 counties. The top third of the state
is unorganized beyond the Wabash River and the Indian Boundary with reference to Ottaway, Miami, Delaware, and Pottawatomie Indians. The detailed map shows
the roads, towns and settlements with most of the settlements and roads in the lower third of the state. Finely engraved by Young & Delleker. Lightly toned with
attractive original color (A)
$150-200
249.Kentucky (Kentucky, Reduced from Elihu Barker’s Large Map), Carey, General Atlas for Guthrie’s Geography Improved, ca. 1800. 20 x 9.4”. (BW) As noted in
the title, this map is reduced version of Barker’s map, which was also published by Mathew Carey. It is a detailed topographical map covering Kentucky with part
of Tennessee (Tennassee Government). Roads and trails are depicted in addition to early settlements and Indian villages. Several early counties are named, but not
delineated. The eastern Kentucky boundary is shown following the west fork of the Big Sandy River instead of the east fork. This is the second state with the page
number 40 at upper right. Ref: Wheat & Brun #642. Wide original margins. (B+)
$400-500
250.Kentucky (Kentucky with the Latest Improvements), Yeager, Atkinson’s Casket Magazine, Philadelphia, [1837]. 10.3 x 8”. (HC) This uncommon map was published
in the May 1837 issue of Casket Magazine and includes the accompanying two page article. It is beautifully colored by county and boldly engraved to show towns,
canals, railroads and wagon roads. The accompanying article lists 83 counties. The map was engraved by J. Yeager who also engraved many maps for Lavoisne in
the same recognizable style. The Casket, published by S.C. Atkinson, was a small publication with only 1500 subscribers, making this map particularly uncommon.
In 1840 George Rex Graham combined the Casket and Burton’s Gentleman’s Magazine into the Graham Magazine that became well-known for colorful engravings
of women’s fashions. The map is folding as issued. It is printed on thick, quality paper with a dark impression and very nice original color. The are a few light
foxing spots and at upper right a 1” circular stain. The text sheet has some stain spots. (B+)
$150-180
251.New Orleans, Louisiana (Plan of New Orleans the Capital of Louisiana), Benning, London Magazine, London, [1761]. 9 x 7.2”. (BW) Great little plan detailing
the city center, including Bourbon Street, with the roads leading into the city. It shows houses, streets, the Parish Church, municipal buildings, barracks, a powder
magazine, a brick kiln, and the New House of ye Ursalines (Ursuline Academy), among its many details. Based on a manuscript map by Le Blond de la Tour that
formed the basis of most plans of New Orleans throughout the 18th century. This is one of the earliest available plans printed in English; the first being Thomas Jefferys’ plan of 1759. Ref: Jolly LOND-199; Sellers and Van Ee #1679. There is a small stain near title at bottom, else very good. (B+)
$275-350
252.Maine (The District of Main from the latest Surveys), Morse, American Universal Geography, Boston, [1793]. 8 x 10.5”. (BW) This is a scarce and finely engraved
map from the second edition of the American Universal Geography and is considered the first obtainable map that focuses on Maine. The northwest boundary with
Canada has the notation “High Lands Being the Boundaries between the United States and Canada”. This gives a northern border further north than that which was
eventually decided. Only four counties are noted and Moosehead Lake is misspelled Mousehead Lake. Longitude is East from Washington. This first edition varies
from later Morse issues with finer engraving, a notation to the left of the compass rose, the title contained in an oval cartouche, and no outer neatline. Ref: Wheat &
Brun #168 This uncolored map is folded as issued. There is some light printers smudge and some very light soiling, else is near fine. (B+)
$250-350
253.Maine (The Province of Maine from the Best Authorities), Reid, The American Atlas, New York, 1795. 9.8 x 14.5”. (BW) This early map details the district of
Maine, then part of the state of Massachusetts. It was published in Reid’s rare American Atlas, the second atlas published from America. Boldly engraved, it contains limited but early information on the coastline, watershed and topography. Settlement is limited to the extreme southwest with a wagon road connecting York,
Falmouth, Portland, Casco, Yarmouth, and extending perhaps as far as Fort Western. The frontier forts of Pownal and Halifax are noted. The northern boundary
is per the Treaty of 1783. Ref: Wheat and Brun #176. A beautiful near fine example on hand laid paper and original margins. Faint foxing in small area near Fort
Western, otherwise fine. (A)
$550-750
254.Boston, Massachusetts (Plan de la Ville de Boston et ses Environs…), Bellin, L’Histoire Generale des Voyages, Paris, ca. 1770. 10.8 x 6.5”. (HC) Attractive early
plan of Boston and the harbor including Charles Town and Isle Ronde. It shows the street plan of the town and wharves, and locates gun batteries, powder magazines,
Presbyterian church, prison, town hall, windmill and beacon. It indicates an offshore anchorage and the entrance channel and also depicts shoreline topography with
the roads running down to the harbor. Large key at left lists sixteen important sites. Engraved at bottom neatline is Tome XIV, No 10. This is very similar to the 1764
Bellin issue from the Petit Atlas Maritime, Tome I, No. 31, but is slightly larger and the title and index are placed on the left. Ref: cf Tooley (Amer), p.208, #105.
Issued folded, now flattened. The binding trim at lower left leaves 1/16” margin, else very good. (A)
$275-350
255.Boston, Massachusetts (Vue de la Rue du Roi, vers la Porte de la Campagne a Boston), Haberman, Collection des Optiques, Augsburg, ca. 1780. 15.6 x 10”. (HC)
This is a great colonial period view of King Street, site of the famous Boston Massacre in 1770. Original color with moderate soil and creases. (B) $350-500
256.Boston, Massachusetts (Vue de la Rue grande vers l’Eglise du Sud des Presbiteriennes a Boston), Haberman, Collection des Prospects, Augsburg, ca. 1780. 15.8 x
10”. (HC) This is a great colonial period view of the plaza next to the Old South Church in Boston. This plaza was the site of many patriotic meetings in the years
leading to the American Revolution. Original color with minor soil and creases. Repair of upper edge. (B+)
$350-500
257.Boston, Massachusetts (New Map of Boston Compiled from The latest Surveys), Williams, Boston, 1870. 34.5 x 25.4”. (HC) This uncommon pocket map is printed
on fine banknote-style paper and is a Boston production. It was “Published at the Boston Map Store” and lithographed by J. Mayer & Co., 4 State Street. The map
shows the vicinity around Boston, extending to the west to Lower Mills, Port Norfolk and Mattapan. Portions of the city are colored pink, green, yellow and blue but
no legend suggests any purpose to the coloring scheme. Reclamation has occurred in the north along Beacon Street, but the South Bay is still in a large configuration.
Delineates and names numerous railroads and most streets. Large inset at lower right shows East Boston and indicates the areas of planned reclamation. Fancy lettering in title with flourishes. Folds into green cloth boards (4 x 6”) with stamped gilt title on front. Original paper label inside front advertising the “Maps, Atlases
and Globes” available from Williams & Company. The map is generally clean and bright, but with a little occasional fold toning that is heavier on one fold line. A
few fold intersection splits as commonly found on pocket maps from this period. (B+)
$160-200
258.Michigan (Carte Geographique, Statistique et Historique de Michigan), Buchon, Atlas Geographique…, Paris, ca. 1825. 24.2 x 18”. (HC) This fine, early map of
Michigan Territory is from the French edition of the Carey and Lea atlas. The western boundary is shown on a line 10 30’ West Longitude from Washington, resulting
in Green Bay and a strip of present-day Wisconsin being incorporated into Michigan. The Frontiere Indienne divides lower Michigan on a diagonal line. The only
settlements shown are in the southeast around Detroit, and along the Saginaw River is a Nouveaux Establissements. The initial counties of Michilimakinak, Monroe,
Oakland, DeWayne and Macomb are named but not delineated. There is a road depicted from Ft. Wayne, Indiana to Mt. Clemens. The rest of the territory is virtually
blank except for a few portages and Indian villages. Several battlegrounds from the War of 1812 are located by tiny flag symbols. The map measures 10.5 x 14” and
is flanked by panels of French text providing a detailed history of the region with the total population of 8,496 divided among seven counties. Ref: Karpinski (FC)
#98. Very nice example on thick, bright paper. (A+)
$300-400
259.Michigan (Geological Map of Isle Royale Lake Superior), Jackson, Report on the geology and topograhy of…Lake Superior land district, Washington D.C., 1847.
21 x 14.7”. (HC) This is an early edition of Jackson’s important geological map that locates Sandstone, Conglomerate and Trap formations and also delineates a
copper vein as well as copper and silver mines. This edition varies from other examples we’ve seen with a simple legend that has smaller colored blocks and does not
expand on the Trap formation as “Basalt and Porphyry.” Within the map only two colors are used compared to the later version with three. Also, this example does
not note Abandoned Mines, Mineral Land Supposed to Contain Copper or any furnaces. Further, it does not have the attribution to Exec. Doc. No. 5, 31st Congress,
1st Session and the survey credits to J.W. Foster, J.D. Whitney, S.W. Hill and W.S. Chlatter are likewise missing. An early edition of Jackson’s 1847 issue. Ref:
Karpinski (MI) #764; Marcou & Marcou #363 Very nice example, folding as issued. (A+)
$150-180
260.Mississippi (Map of Mississippi), Matthews-Northrup Co, Buffalo, NY, 1891. 9.5 x 12”. (PC) An uncommon pocket map produced by the same company that created the Century Atlases in the period 1897-1905, with the same remarkably precise engraving and coloring style. It shows the counties, topography, roads, railroads,
cities, towns and the progress of the public surveys. A full index appears on the verso. The map folds into small red, embossed paper covers (2.2 x 5.3”) as an “Up-toDate Map” noting this is part of the “indexed vest-pocket series.” This was part of Matthew-Northrup’s attempt to compete with Rand, McNally’s vest pocket series.
Evidently the project was not a commercial success, as these maps are very scarce today. Map and covers fine less small bumps on cover corners. (A) $90-120
261.Nevada (Outline Map of Washoe District Nev. Showing Comstock Lode Etc.), Wheeler, Surveys West of the 100th Meridian, Washington D.C., [1879]. 17.7 x 21.3”.
(BW) A remarkably detailed map that shows the gold and silver operations in the vicinity of Virginia City. The map is a product of Capt. G.M. Wheeler’s Expeditions of 1876-77 for the “Surveys West of the 100th Meridian.” It is difficult to overstate the number of claims shown; perhaps as many as 100 in a patchwork mosaic
covering the region so completely it is difficult to see place names. Scores of mills including Sherman, French’s, Humphreys, Nevada and many more are identified.
The Sutro Tunnel is detailed with the tunnel entrance located. Hundreds of settlements and villages, roads and trails and much, much more are presented. This area
first drew the interest of gold prospectors in the 1850’s. They struggled with the heavy, gooey mud that clung to picks and shovels. When assayed, this troublesome
muck proved to contain silver ore worth over $2,000 a ton - in 1859 dollars - not counting the gold content! This rich lode caught the attention of President Lincoln
who realized this mineral wealth could help keep the Union solvent during the Civil War. In 1864 he made Nevada a state, bypassing the sticky problem that it did
not contain enough people to be constitutionally eligible for statehood. A remarkable map in near fine condition that attests to the manic mining activities of the day.
Faintly toned along some folds and small pieces of archival tape on verso at some fold intersections. (B+)
$180-220
262.New Jersey (The Jerseys, &c. &c.), Gordon, Dr. Gordon’s History of the American War, London, ca. 1788. 9 x 12.5”. (BW) Finely engraved and early map of the
state that includes good detail including many towns, villages, roads, watershed, counties, and good topographical information. The map extends to show New York
City, parts of Long Island and Connecticut, and the Delaware Bay. In Delaware the Whorekill Road is named, ending at Lewes. A few important Revolutionary War
places are marked with icons and dates. Compass rose with fleur-de-lis in the Atlantic. Engraved in London by T. Conder. (B+)
$200-250
263.New Mexico (Map of New Mexico), Clason Map Company, Denver, 1908. 30.3 x 34.3”. (PC) This scarce pocket map is linen backed and features very nice coloring.
It is an early map created for the automobile traveler that uses red over printing to delineate the roads and notes motor travel is “possible for any ordinary machine.”
The map details the territory in high detail to include counties, land grants, National Forests, Indian Reservations, railroads, wagon roads, private roads, land offices,
topography and watershed just four years prior to Statehood. The condition of some roads are noted and Clason used a rubber stamp to update the road near Bernardo
as “Soft Sand.” Covers are not present. Folded, as issued with a couple short splits at edge in linen panels. (B+)
$200-250
264.New York City (Representation du Feu Terrible a Nouvelle Yorck), Haberman, Augsburg, ca. 1780. 15.7 x 9.5”. (HC) This dramatic vue d’Optique engraving shows
the burning of New York when the British captured the city in September 1776. The scene is wildly imaginary, but is a great illustration of how news of the American
Revolution was portrayed in Europe. The Library of Congress’s notes: “On the night of September 21, 1776, New York was ablaze as British and American armies
fought for its control. Both sides blamed the other’s partisans for ignited the conflagration that consumed nearly one-third of the city. Nathan Hale was among those
arrested by the British in the fire’s immediate aftermath. In this depiction, buildings burn while British Redcoats beat civilians…” Margins close but adequate.
Some soiling in lower title area and a small stain at right margin. (B+)
$300-400
265.New York City (La Destruction de la Statue royale a Nouvelle Yorck), Haberman, Augsburg, ca. 1780. 15.8 x 9.5”. (HC) This great vue d’Optique engraving shows
the destruction of the statue of King George III in New York City following the reading of the Declaration of Independence to the American army on July 10, 1776.
One of the most interesting things about this view is its inaccuracy. The statue shown bears no resemblance to the actual monument that was destroyed and the
American soldiers here look much more like West Indian slaves. Nevertheless, this is an important print representing one of the defining moments of the American
Revolution. Close but adequate margins. Some soiling or toning in lower area of title. Very nice impression and strong color. (B+)
$220-275
266.New York City (Plan of the City of New York, with the recent and intended Improvements. Drawn from actual Survey by William Bridges, City Surveyor), Bridges,
Picture of New York, New York, [1807]. 12.8 x 12.2”. (HC) This is William Bridges’ version of the failed 1801 Mangin-Goerck plan. The Common Council of
New York commissioned Mangin, a French architect, and Goerck, a well-established New York Surveyor, to prepare a new plan of the city for regulatory purposes.
Goerck passed away before the project was completed, giving Mangin full reign to create the plan in his own vision. The resulting map shows Manhattan with bizarre
straight shorelines on the south and east, non-existent streets created out of thin air, such as Mangin and Goerck, and showed dry land and streets from areas well into
the East River. The Mangin-Goerck plan was immediately rejected by the Common Council and is very rare today.
The plan is finely engraved with all streets named up the so-called Bank and Spruce streets. Locates the Sixth Ward, Hamilton Square and more. At the left is a large
legend locating 52 important places and buildings within a scroll cartouche. Considering its imaginary nature and failure as a map, it is curious that Bridges chose
the Mangin-Goerck plan as the base for this 1807 map. The map was engraved by Peter Maverick and published by Isaac Riley New York, 1807. Samuel Mitchell
needed a map to illustrate his Picture of New York, a travel guide intended for the tourist, and approached Bridges to produce the map. Bridges was the City Surveyor
who, in 1811, is best know for laying out New York’s grid street structure. This map was issued folding in the travel book and also as linen backed with wooden
rollers. This example is from the book, with two vertical and horizontal folds, but at some point was mounted on linen. An identical map was published in 1870 in
the Manual of the Corporation of New York by John Hardy, Clerk of the Common Council. This edition was folded only once horizontally and vertically to fit into
the larger 1870 manual. Ref: Augustyn & Cohen pp. 98-99. Issued folding, now flattened and mounted on linen. Light and even age toning. Very nice impression
and full margins. The linen has several small areas of discoloration, that do not bleed-through to the map, apparently from old framing. (A)
$1200-1600
267.New York City ([Lot of 3] Plan von der Stadt New-York [and] Map of the City of New York [and] Map of the City of New-York), 1828-1847. (HC) 1) Plan von der
Stadt New-York, by Karl Bernhard, from Reise durch Nord-Amerika in den Jahren, Weimar, 1828, (13 x 11”). Highly detailed at 1/4 mile per inch the map extends
only to Twenty Third Street. This map has its title in German but all other place names in English. At left the extensive index lists 109 important buildings and places
of interest, all in English. Includes Tammany Hall, the U.S. Bank on Wall St., Bank Coffee House, etc. Issued folding, now flattened and with archival tape on verso
supporting folds. Short binding trim into map at left, close on verso. The original coloring is faded. (B+) 2) Map of the City of New York, by Valentine/Haywood,
from Valentine’s Manual for the Corporation of the City of New York, 1844, (19.8 x 15.5”). The first Valentine map covers lower Manhattan up to 45th Street with
part of Brooklyn and Jersey City. The inset map details the Congressional districts of the city. Streets and docks are named as are wards and fire districts. A list of
mayors surrounds the map with James Harper last. Folded as issued with original outline hand coloring. There is browning at the folds, else is very good. (B) 3)
Map of the City of New-York, by Valentine/Haywood, from Valentine’s Manual for the Corporation of the City of New York, 1847, (19 x 15.5”). This Valentine map
extends several blocks further up the island to at least 52nd. It includes a bit of Williamsburg and does not show Jersey City. The historical list of mayors is gone
but the Congressional inset is present. Two additional insets are: Fire Alarm Districts and a legend explaining colors and symbols. Folded as issued with original
outline color. Fold toning and a closed tear at binding trim. (B)
$300-400
268.New York (Map of the State of New York, with Part of Upper Canada), Hinton, Simpkin & Marshall, History of the United States, London, [1832]. 15.5 x 9.8”. (BW)
This delicately engraved map is focused on the state of New York and extends to the adjacent parts of Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Upper Canada.
Engraved to name counties and filled with fine details of roads, villages, mountains and watershed. The canals of the day are most prominently shown and include
the Welland and the Erie (here the Gr. Canal) stretched between Lake Erie and Hudson River. Inset of Manhattan with streets in a grid pattern but not named. The
title is in fancy text with scroll embellishments. Engraved and printed by Fenner Sears & Co.
(A)
$120-160
269.New York (The State of New York from New and Original Surveys Under the Direction of J.H. French, C.E.), Smith, Syracuse, NY, 1860. 73.5 x 65.8”. (HC) Very
handsome and detailed linen-backed wall map with decorative borders, insets, vignettes and city plans. The interesting “Time Dial” shows the time, to the second, of
all county seats relative to Albany. Large insets include Long Island, Manhattan with Brooklyn, Geographical and Land Patent map of NY, and Meteorological map
of NY. City plans include Albany, Schenectady, Hudson, Oswego, Syracuse, Utica, Buffalo and Rochester. Plus numerous vignettes such as Buffalo Harbor, Lake
George, West Point, Niagara Falls, State Agriculture College, etc. Ristow has devoted an entire chapter to this important series of maps by French and Smith. Ref:
Ristow, Chapter 22, illus. 22-7. Complete with both rollers still attached. Varnish is bright and in good condition. Light water stain mostly along left margin and two
small areas of loss. Overall a very nice example of this rare, large map. (B+)
$600-1000
270.New York (Map of New York and Vicinity Accompanying “Atlas of New York and Vicinity”), Beers, Ellis & Soule, Atlas of New York and Vicinity from actual
Surveys, New York, ca. 1867. 28.5 x 30”. (HC) This scarce map was published in this atlas that was only published once. The colorful map shows that portion of
New York State south of Poughkeepsie and most of Long Island. Also shows half of Connecticut west from New Haven, the northern half of New Jersey including
Trenton and a small portion of Pennsylvania. The map presents remarkable detail of towns and villages, roads, railroads, and political boundaries including counties
and townships. The cities and larger towns are drawn in street grid pattern and the detail is so good that even Central Park is named. Circles at five mile increments
radiate from lower Manhattan. The map is embellished with fancy titling and flourishes and a surrounding banknote-style border. Despite a few flaws this is overall
a gorgeous example. The map image is near fine with strong original color and a beautiful impression and displays very well despite the following flaws. Small
(1/2”) hole in Shohola County, 5” tear from binding trim is closed on verso and virtually invisible and a light water stain is visible in Raritan Bay and part of Long
Island. Full margins. (B)
$400-600
271.Brooklyn, New York (Bird’s-Eye View of the Borough of Brooklyn Showing Parks, Cemeteries, Principal Buildings, and Suburbs), 1897. 34.8 x 20.2”. (BW)
This rare and spectacular birds-eye view was published in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle for their so-called “Consolidation Number” which was published on the eve of
Brooklyn’s consolidation with Greater New York. This large and dramatic view includes enormous detail of the buildings, roads, parks, factories and smoke stacks,
churches, and graphically shows the robust development taking place. It extends to include the Navy Yards and further to Jamaica with Rockaway and at the far
horizon are Coney Island and Seagate. Provides great detail along the waterfront with scores of docks and wharfs filled with tall masted sailing ships and steamers.
Signed in the plate by George Welch. The original Brooklyn Daily Eagle was published between 1841 to 1955 and was for two years edited by Walt Whitman. Ref:
Reps #2456. Remarkable condition considering this is a newspaper production. Professionally restored and backed with archival tissue to close a marginal tear at
left, another at top and to support the folds. (A)
$800-1000
272.Ohio (A Map of the Country on the Ohio & Muskingum Rivers Showing the Situation of the Indian Towns with Respect to the Army under Col Bouquet), Anon., ca.
180-1820. 13.3 x 16”. (BW) This manuscript map, drawn in blue ink, shows eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania in two maps. It appears to be an early 19th
century hand drawn copy of the original created circa 1766 by Thomas Hutchins. Hutchins’ map has a nearly identical title: “A Map of the Country on the Ohio &
Muskingum Rivers Showing the Situation of the Indian Towns with Respect to the Army Under the Command of Colonel Bouquet”. This map was one of the oldest
drawings of the Ohio country, Thomas Hutchins rendered the top portion based on an earlier map he drew after he toured the area in 1762. Two years later, he drew
the bottom portion while traveling with Colonel Henry Bouquet on an expedition from Fort Pitt into the Ohio country. The purpose of this copy is unclear, but based
on its condition, folding and considerable wear, may have been a working map for a prospector, land seeker or perhaps an explorer further mapping the region. The
date is based on the paper and writing style. Thomas Hutchins was an American surveyor, mapmaker and the first “geographer of the United States.” He was born
in the colony of New Jersey in 1730. Prior to the American Revolution, Hutchins served in the British army and participated in the French and Indian War. During
the Revolution, he served in the British Army, but in 1779 the British charged him with treason. Hutchins resigned his commission in 1780 and on July 11, 1781,
Congress appointed him as “geographer of the United States.” After the Revolution, Hutchins continued as a geographer, surveyor and mapmaker in the western
frontier. He was given the job of plotting the land set aside for the Northwest Territory by the Land Ordinance of 1785. He laid out four of the Seven Ranges, which
organized early settlement of the territory. Hutchins had previously visited and mapped portions of what is now Ohio, when he participated in Bouquet’s Expedition
in 1764. Separations on three folds, and a 4” tear from the left closed on verso with an old cloth repair. (B)
$400-600
273.Ohio (A New Map of the State of Ohio), Cowperthwait & Co., Philadelphia, 1853. 13 x 15.7”. (HC) This is Mitchell’s map, which also appeared in the New Universal
Atlas, here in pocket map format. A very finely engraved state map filled with details and scores of towns and villages, roads, and a surprising number of railroads.
Large profile of the Ohio and Erie Canal along the bottom and another profile showing the Miami Canal. Legend uses line and hand color to locate County Towns,
Principle and Common Roads with their distance indicated in miles, Canals and Railroads. Fancy titling and decorative borders. Folds into beautiful green leather
covers with heavy engraving and gilt title on front. Original paper label inside gives 1850 Census figures and other commercial information on Ohio. Boards with
a little abrasion along lower edge and at top and bottom of spine, otherwise a bright sound example with very little shelf wear. Inside paper label with some edge
toning. Inside spine paper with cracks. The map is very nice with just a little scattered toning or foxing and a tear where map joins book, well closed on verso with
paper repair. Overall a very nice example of this pocket map. (B+)
$250-300
274.Oklahoma (Map of Indian Territory and Oklahoma), U.S. Government, 11th Census, Report of Indians Taxed and Indians Not Taxed, Washington D.C., 1890. 29.5
x 22.3”. (PC) Large, colorful and historically significant map. Oklahoma Territory was created in 1889 and this is possibly the only Census Office map showing
the two territories together. Both would clamor for admission to statehood. The Dawes Commission would soon extinguish Indian land titles, which led to eventual
statehood for the Oklahoma Territory. There is documentary backup for the Indian titles in each of the tribal areas and marginal notes with historical information on
the various Indian Lands. Scale of 12 miles to the inch, legend in upper right. Lower right box lists the railroads authorized to operate in Indian Territory. This is
the rarer issue from the 11th Census and should not be confused with the more common General Land Office issue. This map was owned by Melvin R. Gilmore and
carries his embossed stamp inconspicuously along the right border. Gilmore was a noted ethnologist and author who is best remembered for laying the groundwork
for present-day analytical cultural ethnology. Interested in ethno botany (the study of native Americans and their environment) Gilmore studied and raised plants
known to be grown by native Americans. In 1914 he accompanied White Eagle, an elderly Pawnee Indian, to central Nebraska and recorded information about many
abandoned village sites identified by White Eagle. Continuing his interest in the Pawnee, Gilmore conducted interviews in Oklahoma about Pawnee traditions. He
was curator at the State Historical Society of North Dakota at Bismarck, on the staff of the Museum of the American Indian in New York (1913-1928), and was the
curator of ethnology at the University of Michigan from 1929 to 1939. He authored several books and is noted for recording ritualistic ceremonies of the Arikara
tribe. Fine color and impression with full margins. Folding as issued. With old owner’s tiny embossed stamps that are virtually invisible along the wide border at
right. (A+)
$550-700
275.Oklahoma ([Lot of 7 - Indian Territory]), U.S. Department of Interior, 11th Annual Report Commission Five Civilized Tribes, Washington D.C., [1904]. (PC) A fine
set of maps published as part of the Eleventh Annual Report of the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes. The Commission was appointed to negotiate with the Five
Tribes for the extinguishment of their tribal title to lands by allotment, and division of the same among the members of the tribes. This commission became known as
the Dawes Commission, after Senator Henry L. Dawes, who was largely responsible for the legislation. Their main task was to make an equitable division of nearly
twenty million acres of land among more that 100,000 Indians. In 1895 the USGS began to conduct surveys of all lands in Indian Territory into townships, ranges and
sections. These maps were used by the Dawes Commission to assist the citizens on the tribal rolls to select their individual plats of land. This set of colorful folding
maps contains the following: 1) Indian Territory Showing Railroad Systems, June 30, 1904 (15.5 x 17.8”) This map shows the region that was to become the Indian
proposed State of Sequoyah. Toned along one fold. (B+) 2) Map of Seminole Nation (9.2 x 15.2”) Locates Mekusukey Mission, Wewoka, Emahaka Mission and
Heliswa. Lightly toned along horizontal fold. (B+) 3) Creek & Seminole Nations Indian Territory (24” x 25.5”). Shows agricultural, rocky, hilly and mountain land
owned by the tribes. Oklahoma is to the west and the Choctaw and Cherokee Nations are to the east. Details include railroads, towns and villages, missions and court
houses. Coloring indicates lands allotted prior to July 1, 1903 and those allocated up to June 30, 1904. One fold with light toning. (B+) 4) Map Showing progress
of Allotment in Cherokee Nation (25.5” x 35”). Very detailed map that shows the progress of selections filed since Opening of Land Office Jan 1st 1903 to June
30th 1904. Lightly toned along one fold. (B+) 5) Map of Choctaw Nation Indian Territory (33” x 36.5”). Interesting map showing coal leases per the Choctaw and
Chickasaw Agreement of 1898 along with the names of lessees in a table under the title. Also provides a detailed view of the rivers and creeks, railroads and towns.
Very nice example. (A) 6) Map of Choctaw Nation Indian Territory Coal and Asphalt Segregation and Pine Timber of Commercial Value (33” x 36.5”). Lightly
toned along one fold, else very good. (B+) 7) Map of the Chickasaw Nation (30” x 32.5”). This large, bold map shows the land allotments for the Chickasaw Nation
in the region between the Canadian and Red Rivers. Color designates agricultural, mountain and rocky lands. Generally very good. (A)
$300-400
276.Oklahoma ([Lot of 2] Hastain’s Township Plats of the Creek Nation [with] Hastain’s Township Plats of the Seminole Nation), 1910-13. 5 x 7”. (BW) Pair of rare
atlases of township plats for the Seminole and Creek Indian Nations in Oklahoma. The Creek plat book is uncommon, and the Seminole atlas is scarce and rarely
seen. Each page is a detailed plat map that names the land owner. 12mo volumes, with township plats, showing original land ownership. Seminole 60pp.; Creek
317pp. Published in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Toward the end of the nineteenth century the United States government determined that the best way to reward the Five
Civilized Tribes for their peaceful hard work and advancement was to relieve them of the burden of their tribal lands. Individual families were to receive fee simple
allotments with the remaining land make available for homesteading. Enterprising whites had come into Indian Territory and saw their opportunity to acquire title to
some of the Indian allotment lands. The discovery of oil and gas fields expedited this interest and there was a need to know who the landowners were and legal location of these tracts of land. This resulted in the compilation and publication of some early land atlases and indexes to land ownership by some local map publishers
and compilers. Eddie Hastain (1869-1943) was an attorney who came to Muskogee, Indian Territory, around 1900. After becoming interested in land ownership of
properties in Indian Territory, he compiled and published the two land ownership atlases offered here. These plat atlases provided a quick and factual reference to
the original owners of these lands in Indian Territory. They were used by abstract and title firms, the legal profession, county clerks, the various land administrative
offices of the Creek, Seminole, Cherokee, Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes, land investors and speculators, and even the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). Hastain’s land
ownership atlases were reasonably priced and small enough in size to be easily carried in a pocket for general reference purposes. Those interested in land investment
opportunities whether for farming, industrial purposes or potential areas for coal, oil and gas fields, were the major purchasers of these publications. Hastain’s atlases
continue to be the best and easiest use for location the original land ownership titles and for historical research in eastern Oklahoma. The Seminole atlas is near fine
inside with shelf wear to cover and small parts of the spine missing top and bottom (A). The Creek atlas was a working copy owned by George McCoy Farms & Oil
Lands. Virtually all pages have annotations made to many of the plots. Several other owner’s names on blank end papers, up to 1924. (B+)
$1000-1400
277.Pennsylvania (A Map of Pennsylvania, with part of the Adjacent States from the latest Surveys), Morse, American Universal Geography, Boston, [1793]. 7.8 x 7.2”.
(BW) Published in the second edition of The American Universal Geography from 1793 this first edition map focuses on Pennsylvania but extends to include New
Jersey and parts of Delaware, Maryland, and New York. There is no Erie triangle indicating the map was drawn prior to 1792. Delaware is shown separated from
Pennsylvania by a dotted line. Roads are denoted with fine dotted lines, watershed is well shown and many settlements are named. Locates Berlin, Pittsburgh,
Mead’s Mill, Fort Franklin, Bedford, Greencastle, Shepherds T., Mt. Vernon, Buffalo Swamp, etc. The highest point in Pennsylvania is located. Compass rose at
lower right orients north to the top of the page. Curiously, the lettering for Lake Erie, Lake George and Oneida Lake are upside down, and Oneida Lake includes a
second inscription that is correctly oriented. Longitude is measured from Washington at bottom and Philadelphia at top. Pennsylvania is spelled with two n’s on the
map but with one in the title. Ref: Wheat & Brun #438 Some faint foxing or toning. In wide lower margin the small puncture has no loss, expertly repaired on verso.
This uncolored map is folded as issued. It has a strong plate strike. There is some light printers smudge and some very light soiling, else is near fine. This is a better
example than OWA 129 lot 325. (B+)
$180-220
278.Pennsylvania (The State of Pennsylvania from the Latest Surveys), Reid, The American Atlas, New York, [1796]. 17.8 x 12.6”. (BW) This map is the first state of
Reid’s early map of Pennsylvania which was based on Reiding Howell’s map of 1792, which was the first detailed map to correctly show the boundaries. On this
map the new New York - Pennsylvania boundary has been used with the old one erased from the plate. Allegany is listed for both the County and River. The West
branch of the Schuylkill, Little Schuylkill, and Potomac rivers are shown. The detail includes topography, towns, donation lands, counties and townships, as well
as remarkable network of early roads. This map was also published in Winterbotham’s America. Ref: Wheat & Brun #450. Near flawless example on bright, thick
paper with wide margins and nice impression. (A)
$550-650
279.Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania), Geographical Publishing Co., Chicago, 1905. 16.7 x 27.5”. (PC) This is a striking and detailed promotional wall map made for the
A.J. Harter piano company of Altoona, PA. The large top panel advertises the pianos they exclusively carry, with a fine illustration of the Florentine Grand piano of
the Ivers & Pond Piano Company at center. The lower panel illustrates six pianos. A long list gives 27 specifications for these “High Grade Pianos” with pricing
from $175 to $1,000. The map of Pennsylvania is highly detailed and beautifully colored by county. On the verso is an index to counties and towns. An uncommon
advertising map. Bright coloring and strong impression. The top and bottom metal strips and red piping at sides intact. The original brass hanging rings are present
but opened. A little creasing visible, still fine. (A+)
$140-180
280.Rhode Island (Port de Rhode Island et Narraganset Baye…), Le Rouge, Pilote americain septenentrionale, Paris, 1778. 27.6 x 20”. (HC) This important and scarce,
Revolutionary War period chart is based on the third of Des Barres’ chart of Narragansett Bay, which in turn was based on a Charles Blaskowitz manuscript “A map
of the bay of Naraganset with the islands, therein and part of the country adjacent.” This is the northern sheet of the two-sheet map. The map is sectioned and laid
on linen and self folds with paper labels on the verso. The map details the area locating Providence, Warwick, Potowoom, Bristol, Warren, Barrington, Swansea and
the extensive and tortuous waterways in the region. It locates roads, individual structures, mills, college, hills, and even stone wall field boundaries. Soundings in the
bay are noted in fathoms. The large inset map of Newport is even more detailed and displays the street layout with individual structures on each block shown. Titled
“Plan de Newport en Rhode Island…” it was taken from another Blaskowitz manuscript map: “A plan of the town of Newport in Rhode Island...” At the bottom
the index locates and names 18 public buildings including the Touro Synagogue, which is the oldest standing synagogue in the US. The plan locates two windmills
in Newport include the now famous Newport Tower. Blaskowitz conducted his surveys under the direction of Samuel Holland, Surveyor General for the Northern
District of North America. While neither Des Barres or Le Rouge attributed their geography to Blaskowitz, the following year William Faden published the surveys
in his name. The map folds down to 6” x 7” with old paper labels at both sides, apparently for identification and cataloguing. Under one are the initials “I.E. C. Ro”
which a prior French owner claimed is a connection to General Rochambeau and his staff, but we have not been able to verify this claim. On the verso the map is
numbered in manuscript No. 28. Ref: Sellers & Van Ee #1000 There are some minor holes at the fold intersections and some soiling and foxing else is good or better.
There are two very old stamps in the upper left, one is from the French War Department. (B+)
$1500-2500
281.Charleston, South Carolina (Preliminary Chart of Charleston Harbor and its Approaches), U.S. Coast Survey, Washington D.C., 1856. 32 x 30”. (BW) This fine
chart of Charleston Harbor extends to show Charlestown and further inland to the confluence of the Cooper and Wando Rivers and part of the Ashley River. It locates
the forts of Sumter and Moultrie. It includes soundings, navigational channels, hazards, beacons and lighthouses. For a coastal chart, the inland detail is remarkable
with plans of Charleston, Mount Pleasant and Moultrieville, plus land and rivers delineated. St. Michaels and St. Phillips are named in Charleston and the light ship
at Rattlesnake Shoals is noted. Two sea views at bottom show the coastline as seen from onboard an approaching vessel. Ref: Stephenson (CW) 383. Nice example
on sound paper with noticeable toning along a vertical fold, more so at top panel. Fold separation closed on verso with archival tape. The balance of the map is very
good. Folding as issued. (B)
$180-220
282.Texas (Preliminary chart of entrance to Brazos River, Texas), U.S. Coast Survey, Washington D.C., 1858. 17.7 x 15.4”. (HC) This is attractive chart shows the
mouth of the Brazos River with the towns of Quintana and Velasco. Velasco was an important entry point for American settlers into Texas and was the first capital of
the Republic of Texas. When this map was published Quintana and Velasco were summer resorts for wealthy plantation families of the region as well as an important
warehousing and shipping port. Issued folding, now flattened. Folds reinforced with tissue on verso. (B+)
$160-200
283.Texas (Johnson’s New Map of the State of Texas), Johnson & Browning, Illustrated Family Atlas, New York, [1861]. 24.5 x 16.5”. (HC) The first edition of this
handsome map, with county development mostly in eastern Texas and only the three large counties of El Paso, Presidio, and Bexar in the west. The panhandle, noted
as the Staked Plain (Elevated Table Land, without Wood or Water), includes a large section that is unorganized. There are numerous wagon roads, a few completed
railroads, and the US Mail Route traced on the chart. Insets include a Plan of Sabine Lake, Plan of the Northern part of Texas, and Plan of Galveston Bay. Surrounded
by Johnson’s early strapwork border. A nice example with repairs to minor fold separations and tiny edge tears, not affecting the map. (A)
$200-275
284.Texas (Geological Map of Texas (Revised Edition)), University of Texas, Austin, 1919. 33.6 x 32.3”. (PC) This is a great example of this large, detailed and highly
colorful geological map of Texas. The legend names and locates seventeen different geological formations through the use of color and pattern. The map is likely a
compilation of earlier publications on the geology of Texas. Prepared by J.A. Udden, C.L. Baker and Emil Bose of the University of Texas. Very interesting vertical
sections show in detail the various geological formations beneath the surface at four locations: Northern Trans-Pecos, Southern Trans-Pecos, Llano Estacado, and
Central and Coastal Plains. This updated 1919 edition shows a redefinition of the Cretaceous rocks in some areas when compared to the 1916 first issue. This map
should show the 1917 addition of Hudspeth county from part of El Paso, but it does not. Folding as issued. (A+)
$350-450
285.Virginia (A New Map of the State of Virginia Exhibiting its Internal Improvements…), Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., New Universal Atlas, Philadelphia, 1855. 15.7
x 12.5”. (HC) This attractive map has the imprint of Thomas, Cowperthwaite and is filled with detail of the counties, cities, roads and railways. Delineates and names
counties with engraved line and hand coloring. At top right is an inset with the detailed explanation of the “Principal Rail Road & Stage Routes through Virginia.”
A second inset is a city plan of Washington D.C. The map is drawn on a scale of 30 miles per inch. The legend uses different lines and color to differentiate between
operational railroads, those in progress and those planned. Fancy titling and decorative border. The Thomas, Cowperthwaite company purchased the copyright to
Mitchell’s maps in 1850, the date of this first issue by the new firm. Ref: Ristow pp. 131-133. Original color and strong impression. (A+)
$120-160
286.Washington (Washington Territory), General Land Office, Sen. Doc. #120, 46th Congress, Washington D.C., 1879. 21 x 16”. (BW) This map is from the annual report
of the GLO and shows the entire territory. It provides information on the status of surveys, various Indian treaties, and the state of development and settlement. The
maps main thrust is the delineation of railroads throughout the territory. A note uses different line types to indicate the various lines of the Northern Pacific Railroad.
Indicates proposed lines, constructed lines, and branch lines, each with their date. The legend identifies townships subdivided, county seats, railroad limits, Indian
and military reservations, and more. An interesting notation west of the Colville Indian Reservation states “Reserved for Chief Moses and his people, and such other
friendly Indians as may elect to settle here with the Consent of Chief Moses and the Secretary of the Interior.” Folding as issued. The map image is clean with no
flaws except a 1” tear at right edge closed on verso with cello tape. Map presents from front as near fine. (B)
$80-100
287.Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Lush & Pollock’s Sight-Seers’ Map of Milwaukee), Milwaukee, 1889. 17 x 18.3”. (BW) This is a rare pocket map of Milwaukee with good
detail, naming all streets which are keyed to the index at left. Folds into light brown printed paper wrappers with an extra closing flap. The 58pp booklet contains
information on the city including theatres, railroads, street railways, art galleries, breweries, Hack Rates, and much more. It is also filled with early advertisements,
many with illustrations and logos. At the front of the booklet is a second smaller Camp Guide Map, this one titled “Map of the City of Milwaukee” (7” x 10”). This
map locates numerous businesses including A.W. Rich & Co.’s Great Broadway Dry Goods House, a “popular center of attraction for shrewd buyers and sight-seers.
We find no past sales information for this map and only locate one copy at Harvard. The map would be fine except it has a 6” split/tear at lower left. Clean and
bright example with no other flaws. The booklet is also fine and the covers are very good with only slight shelf wear. (B+)
$120-160
288.Southwestern United States, California & Mexico (Le Nouveau Mexique Appele aussi Nouvelle Grenade et Marata. Avec Partie de Californie. Selon les Memoires
les Plus Nouveaux. Par le Pere Coronelli …), Coronelli/Nolin, ca. 1685. 23.3 x 17.5”. (HC) This important, and scarce map focuses on the Rio Grande river valley,
an area that was little known due to the secrecy and the obscurity of the region within the Spanish colonial empire. The great river is depicted with two names; the
northern portion is the Rio del Norte, and below el Passo it is labeled the Rio Bravo. There are numerous place names along the Rio del Norte section and various
Indian pueblos are located throughout the region. A notation where the river bends to the east says that the river empties into the Gulf of Mexico and not the Gulf
of California (an error shown on most contemporary maps). Santa Fe is correctly depicted on the east side of the river. A number of annotations discuss the various
provinces, mining, early Spanish explorations, and Native Americans. The map extends west to include the mythical Lago de Oro (golden lake), the Mer de Californie,
and the island of California. A notation on California questions its insularity. This significant map resulted from the collaboration between Vincenzo Coronelli, Jean
Baptiste Nolin, and Jean Nicolas du Tralage (Sr. Tilleman). It was drawn from a manuscript map by Diego Penalosa, a former governor of New Mexico that was exiled
in Paris where Coronelli gained access to the map. According to Burden, “this beautiful map is the most momentous map of the American south-west published to
date and would remain seminal for decades to come.” It is an essential map for Southwest map collections. This is the first state with the date in the cartouche, 168,
missing the last numeral. Ref: Burden #631; Cohen, pp.43-45; Lowery #177; Wheat [TMW] #66 Fine impression with original outline color. There are a couple
faint spots within the map, still overall very good. (A)
$5500-7500
289.California and Baja Mexico (Carte de la Californie Suivant…), Robert de Vaugondy, Diderot’s Encyclopedie (Supplement), Paris, [1777]. 15.2 x 11.4”. (HC) These
five depictions of California on one sheet present a fascinating cartographic history of California. The first map reproduces Neron Pecci’s map of 1604 showing the
peninsula with a ragged coastline and place names derived from Cabrillo’s voyage of 1542-3. The second map is a detail from Sanson’s 1656 map showing the island
of California with place names from the voyage of Vizcaino. Map three is from Delisle’s map of America in 1700 with the question of California’s insularity left
open to interpretation. Map four is Kino’s important map of 1705 that finally ended the cartographic myth. Lastly, map five is a portion of a Spanish map, showing
the Jesuit explorations, that first appeared in Miguel Venegas’ Noticia de la California in 1757, and is the first published history of California. Ref: Fite & Freeman
#52; Heckrotte & Sweetkind #15; Pedley #474. Dark impression on thick paper. Some offsetting visible. (B+)
$500-600
290.Western United States & Mexico (Mexico or New Spain in which the Motions of Cortes may be traced), Kitchin, Robertson’s History of America, London, 1795.
15.3 x 11.2”. (HC) This is a very attractive map of the American Southwest and Mexico. California is labeled New Albion with no detail outside of a few coastal
place names. The region of present-day Arizona and New Mexico is well delineated with numerous Indian villages and the locations of missions. The area from
New Mexico to Louisiana is named as “Great Space of Land Unknown.” The small Texas settlement of Cenis is near the New Kingdm. of Leon. An inset shows
Mexico City on the large Lake of Mexico. Finely engraved with a decorative title cartouche and compass rose. This map was originally published in 1777, this being
the 1795 edition by W. Strahan and T. Cadell. Ref: Wheat (TMW) #172. Issued folded, now flattened with the binding trim at lower right replaced to accommodate
framing. There is some faint offsetting, still overall very good. (A)
$250-325
291.United States & Mexico (Spanish North America), Thomson, New General Atlas, Edinburgh, 1814. 24.3 x 20”. (HC) The Spanish possessions in North America are
the focus of this large, significant map. Especially noteworthy is the delineation of the great western river systems - particularly the Platte flowing east and south of
the Rocky Mountains. The conflict between the United States and Spain at the beginning of the 19th century is vividly illustrated on this map. Spanish control of the
southwest region is limited to part of Texas and a strip of land in present day New Mexico that includes Santa Fe and Albuquerque. East of that is a huge Louisiana
Territory, and the country to the west is unnamed and largely Unknown Parts. A city named Texas appears near present-day Austin, within the province of St. Louis
de Potosi, which is also labeled New Santander. In this edition, Pikes Peak is not named but is labeled as the Highest Peak. According to Wheat, the map originated
primarily from the epic Humboldt and Pike maps and to some extent the Pinkerton and Arrowsmith maps published a few years earlier. This very handsome map
names many Indian tribes and villages, with terrific early information on topography and watershed. Ref: Wheat [TMW] #320. Lightly toned with original color.
There is an old repair on the lower centerfold and some extraneous creases along the centerfold. (B+)
$500-600
292.Southwest United States, Texas & Mexico (Carte Generale des Etats-Unis Mexicains de la Republique du Texas et des Etats de l’Amerique Centrale), Brue, Atlas
Universel de Geographie Physique, Politique et Historique…, Paris, 1840. 14.3 x 20.3”. (HC) Handsome and uncommon map that details the independent Republic
of Texas, the Southwest United States and Mexico. The lower left quadrant is filled with a large inset with Central America shown on the same scale as the main map.
The title contains one of the few direct references to the Republic of Texas. Excellent detail throughout. With Brue’s embossed seal and surrounded by a decorative
keyboard-style border that indicates longitude from Paris. Fancy title lettering embellished with flourishes. This example is fine less areas of light offsetting visible
in the blank Pacific . (B+)
$350-450
293.United States & Mexico (Mexique), Binet, Dictionnaire Universel de Geographie…, Paris, ca. 1842. 7.5 x 9.6”. (HC) This map covers the western United States,
Mexico and the independent Republic of Texas. Mexico controls all of the Southwest and the United States extends well into present-day British Columbia in the
Northwest. A distinctive spine of mountains runs the full length of the map and the rivers systems are still very confused.
(A)
$100-150
294.Southwest United States, Texas, Mexico, Central America (Mexico & Guatemala), Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., Mitchell’s New Universal Atlas, Philadelphia, ca.
1846-48. 15 x 12”. (HC) This early edition shows Texas as part of the United States, but it is not individually colored. New Mexico is shown as a small sliver of
land between Texas and Sonora, extending north into the western part of present day Colorado. Santa Fe and Taos are in Texas. Upper or New California occupies
much of the West, extending into today’s western Colorado. The American West extends to the Pacific with Oregon Territory filling the Northwest with the Mandan
region named to the east. Austin appears prominently in Texas, along with Austin’s Grant, Houston, Goliad, Victoria, Laredo, Washington, and a few other early
settlements. Many Indian tribes are named and located. The map presents post-Fremont geography showing the Great Basin without the earlier rivers Timpanogos,
S. Buenaventura and Salado. Also notes Fremont’s Peak and his routes of exploration, but Fremont’s Pass is not shown. In California the Pueblo de Los Angeles is
shown as are various other missions. Large insets show Guatemala and the Valley of Mexico. Blank verso. This uncommon example is lacking any imprint below
the lower border suggesting an early Mitchell edition. Mint example. (A+)
$200-250
295.Southwest United States, Texas & Mexico (Mexico, California and Texas), Tallis, Illustrated Atlas and Modern History of the World, London, ca. 1850. 13 x 10”. (HC)
This is the second, and most desirable, state of this fine steel engraved map that was issued during a time of great transition in the region. After gold was discovered
in California, the plate was re-engraved to include a vignette of gold panning and to locate the gold regions of California which are delineated through hand coloring.
Texas is shown with its original state borders that include much of present-day New Mexico and extends into Colorado. Two other vignettes show Mexican peasantry
and the ancient Mayan ruins at Uxmal. The very decorative border incorporates native plants of the region. Map drawn and engraved by John Rapkin, vignettes
drawn by H. Warren and engraved by J. Rogers. Ref: Wheat (TMW) #694. Very nice example with good margins and original color. Lightly toned in margins and
some diffuse foxing in the Pacific Ocean. Borders and vignettes left uncolored, as issued. Remnants of hinge tape on verso. (B+)
$325-400
296.Southwest United States & Mexico (Reconnaissance of the Colorado River made by order of Maj. Gen. P.F. Smith), Derby, Senate Doc. #81, 32nd Congress, Washington D.C., 1850. 10.8 x 22.3”. (BW) A provision of the Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo that ended the war with Mexico gave the United States navigation rights
in the Gulf of California and up the Colorado River. Lt. George H. Derby, Corps. of Topographical Engineers, was assigned the task to reconnoiter the mouth of the
river and determine the navigability as far north as Camp [Fort] Yuma. Located at the confluence of the Colorado and Gila Rivers, Yuma was one of the great natural
crossroads of the Southwest and Derby’s map served to focus attention on the area just as throngs of gold seekers chose this route to California. The map locates
Indian villages, landings, and conditions along the winding course of the river. A historically significant map that delineates the Colorado River from its confluence
with the Gila River to its mouth in the Gulf of California. Wheat describes this map as “interesting and useful” and notes that it was the basis for cartography of that
area until the Ives maps appeared a decade later in 1860. Ref: Wheat (TMW) #668. Folding as issued. A few tiny spots that do not detract. (B+)
$180-220
297.Southwest United States, Texas & Mexico (Vereinigte Staaten von Nord-America: Californien, Texas und die Territorien New Mexico u. Utah…), Meyer, Meyer’s
Zeitungs-Atlas, Hildburghausen, 1852. 11 x 9”. (HC) This terrific map of the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico is filled with place names, Indian tribes, routes
of exploration, wagon roads, and more. Of special interest is a huge Gold Region in Northern California, here highlighted in yellow. Nueva Helvetia still exists north
of Sacramento City. The Southwest and California is called Upper California and the Baja is Lower California. Lake Tahoe is barely visible and is named Mountain
Lake, while the Great Basin is labeled the Great Sandy Plains. Utah is a vague but named area in the northeast portion of Upper California. The Great Salt Lake and
Utah Lake are misshapen but correctly located. Salt Lake City (here Mormon City) is incorrectly located at the southern tip of the Great Salt Lake. New Mexico is
oddly shaped, at the expense of Texas, and contains several towns that properly belong in Mexico, the balance of the border is pre-Gadsden Purchase following the
Gila River. The mapping of Texas is very detailed. Locates Austin’s Grant, Houston, Austin, S. Antonio de Bexar, and more. Ref: cf Wheat (Gold) # 217 The map
is clean and bright with no foxing or soiling and very nice hand color. There is a short closed tear in the upper margin else is near fine. (A)
$200-250
298.United States, Mexico, Central America and Caribbean (Mexico, Guatemala, and the West Indies), Bradford, Comprehensive Atlas, Boston, ca. 1835-38. 10 x 7.7”.
(HC) This map was published during the Texas Revolution. It shows Mexico in control of the entire Southwest including Texas and California, its northern boundary
with Oregon Territory. Texas is labeled Coahuila & Texas with the settlements of Austin’s Colony, St. Antonio and several others named. Place names include San
Francisco, San Diego, Santa Fe and S. Juan in place of Taos. The Great Salt Lake is shown with the settlement Brigsda to the south and is connected to the ocean via
the fictitious R. Buenaventura. The map extends to show all of Central America and the Caribbean. Very nice example with clean bright paper, crisp impression
and wide margins. (A+)
$180-220
Mexico & West Indies
299.Mexico ([Lot of 2] Hispaniae Novae sivae Magnae, Recens et Vera Descriptio. 1579 [and] Carte de l’Empire du Mexique), 1579-1754. 1) Hispaniae Novae sivae
Magnae, Recens et Vera Descriptio, by Abraham Ortelius, from Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, hand colored, 19.7 x 13.6”. Important map of the central and western coastal
regions of Mexico. This is a cornerstone map of New Spain and the prototype for most maps of the early 17th century. It covers the Pacific coast from present-day
Acapulco to about Mazatlan and inland to Mexico City, which is situated on a large lake. Several gold and silver mines are located in the central region. The map
is beautifully embellished with three fine strapwork cartouches and two Spanish galleons. Spanish text and page number 6 on verso indicates it was published in the
1588 edition. Fine original color and strong impression with full margins. Some scattered foxing in margins. 2) Carte de l’Empire du Mexique by Jacques Nicolas
Bellin, from Prevost’s Histoire Generale des Voyages, 1754, black & white, 11.5 x 8.3”. This is a finely engraved map of central Mexico that reaches from Durango
and Tamaclipa in the north to Mexaltepec and the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in the south. Mexico City is located on the shores of a large lake. Decorative rococo-style
title cartouche with a distance scale below the title. Longitude is from Paris on the lower scale and the Isle de Fer on the upper. Fine impression on a full sheet with
wide margins and watermark. Some light scattered foxing or toning more in margins. Ref: 1) Wagner #119, Van den Broecke #13. (B+)
$800-1000
300.Mexico (Viztlipuztli idolum Mexicanorum), Montanus, Amsterdam, [1671]. 13.4 x 10.8”. (HC) A fabulous copper engraving of Huitzilopochtli, the Aztec god of
war standing on an altar receiving offerings. This is an imaginative European depiction of an Aztec shrine with the deity depicted as half-man and half-beast with a
face in its belly. Pagan gods were of considerable interest to Europeans, and much information was sent to the Old World despite Spanish attempts to eradicate the
religions.
(A+)
$170-230
301.Mexico (Prision de Guatimozin Emperador de Mejico), Historia de la Marina Real Espanola, [1854]. 17.2 x 11.8”. (BW) This tinted lithograph illustrates the defeat
of Cuauhtemoc (aka Guatimozin), the last Aztec emperor of Mexico. He defended Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital, in a four-month siege that left most of the city
destroyed. He was captured by Captain Sandoval while retreating across Lake Texcoco with his family and a few survivors, and was later executed by Hernan Cortes.
Drawn by Vicente Urrabieta Ortiz and printed by Juan Jose Martinez in Madrid. (B+)
$300-400
302.Mexico and Central America (Mexicque, ou Nouvelle Espagne, Nouvlle. Gallice, Iucatan &c. et autres Provinces jusques a l’Isthme de Panama; ou sont les Audiences
de Mexico, de Guadalaiara, et de Guatimala), Sanson/Mariette, Cartes Generales de Toutes les Parties du Monde, Paris, 1656. 21.7 x 14.5”. (HC) This important map
covers most of Mexico through the Gulf of Panama and includes parts of Cuba and Florida. It is finely engraved to show major cities, rivers and lakes. The Spanish
colonial audiencias are delineated with dotted lines. Engraved by Somer and embellished with a bold title cartouche. Ref: Kapp (CA) #10. There are a few minor
spots, else very good. (B+)
$900-1100
303.Mexico and Central America (Carte du Mexique, et de la Nouvelle Espagne, Contenant la Partie Australe de l’Amerique Septentle. par Mr. D’Anville), Santini, Paris,
1779. 22.5 x 17.5”. (HC) A lovely map of Central America, Mexico, the Gulf Coast, Florida, and a portion of Cuba from the cartography of D’Anville. The southern
tip of Florida is shown as an archipelago of large islands. Tecas is named on the coast of present-day Texas, and sailing routes are shown along the coasts. The verdant
cartouche shows a waterfall and a crocodile, natives, trees and exotic birds. Some minor foxing and an old repaired tear in the blank margins. (A) $400-500
304.Central America (The Bay of Honduras), Jefferys/Sayer, West-India Atlas, London, 1775. 24.5 x 18.5”. (HC) A finely detailed map of the Bay of Honduras including present-day Belize and much of Guatemala and Honduras. This area was hotly contested between England and Spain throughout the colonial period. The British
logwood cutters were a constant thorn in the side of the Spanish and the cluster of camps at the mouth of the Belize River (Belize City today) was one of the most
ransacked settlements in the new world. The map provides an excellent view of the tortuous Atlantic coastline and shows numerous channels, anchorages, soundings,
keys, reefs, shoals and islands including the popular, present-day tourist destinations of Ambergris Caye and Roatan Island. Numerous English settlements are shown
in The Logwood Cutters region and along the Mosquito Coast and a few roads are depicted. Several volcanoes are shown on the Pacific coast. This is sheet 10 of
Jeffery’s 16-sheet chart of the West Indies that formed the heart of the West-India Atlas. Ref: Sellers & Van Ee #2131. (A+)
$400-500
305.Gulf of Mexico, Florida and Peru (Peruviae Auriferae Regionis Typus. Didaco Mendezio Auctore [on sheet with] La Florida. Auctore Hieron. Chiaves [and] Guastecan
Reg.), Ortelius, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Antwerp, [1606]. 18.3 x 13”. (HC) This was one of the few sixteenth century maps based on Spanish sources; in this
case drawing from reports of Hernando de Soto’s expedition through the region. There are three maps on this sheet. The most important map (La Florida) is the first
printed map of the southeastern portion of the United States. This influential map provided the foundation cartography for the region, particularly in the depiction
of the river system. The map below (Guastecan Reg) combines with La Florida to extend the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico further south. The third is a map of
Peru, where De Soto was the first Spaniard to meet Inca Emperor Atahuallpa. In the north of the map of Peru is Aurea Regio, or Kingdom of Gold, a reference to
the fabled El Dorado. All maps contain decorative cartouches, and the map of Peru is embellished with two ships. This is from the rare English edition with text on
verso describing the regions. Ref: Burden #57; Cumming (SE) #5; Van den Broecke #15. Nice impressions and old color. The maps are in very good condition but
the sheet is toned on the centerfold with separation both top and bottom. There are some tape stain on the paper edges, well away from the maps. (B+)$1500-2000
306.Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean (Insulae Americanae in Oceano Septentrionali ac Regiones Adiacentes, a C. de May usque ad Lineam Aequinoctialem), Visscher,
Amsterdam, ca. 1682. 22 x 18”. (HC) This handsome map focuses on the West Indies and covers the region from the Chesapeake through the Gulf of Mexico, with
Central America and the northern part of South America. Two lovely cartouches with cherubs and mermaids decorate opposite corners. Eight ships sail the seas and
three native canoes are depicted off the coast of North America. A number of interesting cartographic myths appear on the map. These include two large nonexistent
lakes in the region of western Georgia and a non-existent mountain range extending from the Piedmonts bearing across the North American continent. In South
America, the archetypal cartographic myth, Manoa o’ El Dorado (the golden city), is located on the shores of the Lacus Parime vel Roponowini in Guyana. This is
the second state with the addition of the privilege in the cartouche. Ref: Burden #531; Portinaro & Knirsch #82. Nice impression and original color. Margins have
been slightly trimmed but are still ample. Short fold separation and the centerfold has been reinforced with archival tape, otherwise fine. (B+)
$1500-1900
307.Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean (Le Golfe de Mexique, et les Isles Voisine. Dresse sur les Relations les Plus Nouvelles. Archipelague du Mexique ou sont les Isles
de Cuba, Espagnola, Jamaica, &c. Dresse sur les Relations les Plus Nouvelles), Mortier, Amsterdam, ca. 1700. 33.4 x 23.4”. (HC) This stunning, large-scale chart
is printed on two sheets with detail confined to the coastlines. It covers the U.S. coastline from just above Cape Fear (C. Faire) through the Gulf of Mexico, Central
America, the northern coastline of South America and all of the West Indies. In 1700 Pierre Mortier published the Suite du Neptune Francois as the second volume of
his Neptune Francois of 1693. It covered regions outside of Europe with many drawn from the manuscripts of N.P. d’Ablancourt that were derived from Portuguese
archives. There was only one edition of the Suite de Neptune Francois. However, some of the charts were issued in two separate sheets in Mortier’s smaller format
Atlas Nouveau. Unlike many of the other maps from the Suite, this map is rarer because it was replaced in 1703 by the Teatre de la Guerre en Amerique, a similar
two-sheet map that illustrated the West Indian theater of the War of the Spanish Succession. Ref: Burden #769. There is a minor tear in the bottom margin closed
with archival tape, else fine. (A)
$2000-2500
308.Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean (A Chart of ye West-Indies or the Islands of America in the North Sea &c.), Moll, London, ca. 1720. 13.8 x 11”. (BW) This uncommon
map covers the present-day southern United States, Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America. This early edition does not contain the notations
and inset of Vera Cruz, added later, to provide information on the War of Jenkin’s Ear. With two compass roses and rhumb lines, this map is also without the trade
wind icons or references to Spanish Galleons as seen in later editions. Apparent centerfold toning is only show-through from binding strip. Two small water stains
at top margin edge at each upper corner and a printers crease along the bottom that does not distract. Small ring-shaped watermark. (A)
$400-500
309.Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean (A Map of the West-Indies or the Islands of America in the North Sea; with ye adjacent Countries; explaning what belongs to Spain,
England, France, Holland &c. also ye Trade Winds, and ye several Tracts made by ye Galeons and Flota from Place to Place), Moll, London, ca. 1720. 40 x 23”. (HC)
This large and incredible chart is filled with so much information, notes, place names and interesting configurations that it almost defies description. The map itself
extends west to include the Rio Grande, south to northern South America, east to include the Bahamas and the Caribbean, and north to just show Charles Town. The
rich silver mining area of Caouila (Coahuila) is shown in New Mexico. Louisiana occupies the entire Gulf Coast and is noted as being in Possession of ye French.
Florida is depicted in the triangular form and is called the region of Lakes, Morasse’s and Broken Land. Georgia extends west to the Apalaxy River and is labeled
Carolina - English. Texas is not named, but the region is labeled Quelameloueches (a possible reference to the Comanche Indians) and is a Country full of Beeves.
This region extends to name New Mexico, which itself is above New Leon in northern Mexico. An interesting notation describes the route used to transport cannons
to Acapulco. Many details in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico relate to the routes of Spanish galleons and there are many other notes on the Trade Routes to
Spain. The lines of longitude show the number of hours difference from London. A large inset of Mexico City fills the left quadrant of the map and five smaller insets
detail Havana, St. Augustine, Portobello, Cartagena and Vera Cruz. A dedication cartouche to Sir William Paterson is topped by a coat of arms. Paterson founded
the Bank of England and was a prominent trader in the West Indies. He was also the main proponent of the infamous Darien scheme. Published by Thomas and
John Bowles. Two sheets, joined, as issued. The map is toned overall and professionally backed with laid paper. There is minor loss along a couple of folds, but is
overall attractive and stable. (B)
$1500-2000
310.Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean (A Map of the British Empire in America with the French, Spanish and the Dutch Settlements adjacent thereto by Henry Popple),
Popple/Covens & Mortier, Amsterdam, ca. 1740. 20.5 x 23”. (HC) This striking map, which stands completely on its own merits with full borders and a superb
cartouche, is actually part of Covens & Mortier’s reduction of Henry Popple’s extremely influential map of the British possessions in North America. Popple’s chart
was originally published in 20 sheets and the Amsterdam firm of Covens and Mortier reduced it to four, more manageable sheets. This sheet is the left quadrant that
covers the Gulf of Mexico and Central America. The chart is intensely detailed with names of harbors, towns & settlements, topographical features, forests and rivers. There are numerous fine sailing ships and the course of the Spanish galleons from Vera Cruz to Havana is identified. The fabulous pictorial cartouche features
Native Americans and colonial merchants representing the wealth of the region. The sheet title is in the top margin, Nouvelle Carte Particuliere de l’Amerique ou
sont exactement marquees les Provinces suivantes comme la Caroline Meridionale, la Floride, la Louisiane, le Mexique, le Jucatan, le Guatimala, le Darien, & une
Partie de Cuba. Ref: cf Cumming (SE) #231; McCorkle #741.2. Superb impression and original outline color. There is some paper restoration in the corners of the
blank margins, but the map is fine. (A)
$2000-2750
311.Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean ([Lot of 2] An Accurate Map of the West Indies. Drawn from the Best Authorities… [and] Guayane, Terre Ferme, Isles Antilles, et
Nlle. Espagne), London, 1747-66. 1) An Accurate Map of the West Indies. Drawn from the Best Authorities… , by Emanuel Bowen, circa 1747, uncolored (16.5
x 13.5). This handsome map covers the southeastern United States, eastern Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and the northern part of South America. It is
derived from Popple’s important map of the region. The British colonies in North America are confined east of the Appalachians with France in control of Louisiana.
Many early forts and Indian tribal territories are located. There are several interesting notations concerning the history of the region, such as a notation concerning
the southern boundary of the Province of Carolina, “so that Fort St. Augustin as well as Georgia falls within these limits.” Trade winds and sea routes are marked
throughout, including the course of the Spanish gold fleet from Old Spain and the return trip from Cartagena and Vera Cruz. The title cartouche is adorned with Native
Americans and an incongruous lion (likely representing the British colonies). Ref: Sellers & Van Ee #1682. Nice impression and pleasantly ivory toned paper with
some minor soil and a small damp stain on the lower centerfold. The map has been professionally backed with light Japanese tissue, restoring some chipping in the
blank margins and reinforcing the centerfold. 2) Guayane, Terre Ferme, Isles Antilles, et Nlle. Espagne, by Brion de la Tour, in Desnos’ Atlas General, civil, ecclesiastique et militaire, 1766, original hand color (12 x 10.8”). This unusual map focuses on Mexico, Central America, northern South America and all of the islands of
the West Indies. There is no topographical detail shown in North America or below the Amazon River. The coloring illustrates the various colonial possessions and
symbols locate missions throughout the region. The map is embellished with a rococo-style cartouche and highly decorative borders that were printed from a separate
copperplate. There is a bit of light soil in the map.
(B+)
$400-500
312.Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean (A Compleat Map of the West Indies, Containing the Coasts of Florida, Louisiana, New Spain, and Terra Firma; with all the Islands),
Dunn, West-India Atlas, London, 1786. 17.5 x 12”. (HC) This scarce map was drawn by Samuel Dunn, Mathematician … Printed for Robt. Sayer, No. 53, Fleet
Street - as the Act directs, 10 June, 1786. It shows information on coastal features and limited interior detail including watershed and larger towns. It extends to
include an interesting depiction of Florida and south to show the northern portion of South America. The area of today’s Belize is labeled Logwood Cutters referring
to the British cutting of logwood, greatly valued in Europe as the principal dyestuff for the expanding wool industry. By the 1770s, mahogany replaced logwood as
the main export from Belize. The map carries a notation explaining how the Windward and Leeward Islands came to be known. This is a later edition of the map
which appeared in the American Military Pocket Atlas with the same title. Page 41 is at upper and lower right corners just outside the neatline. Ref: Sellers & Van
Ee #1697. An exceptionally beautiful example with fine coloring and dark impression on a sheet of thick hand laid paper with wide margins. Large fleur-de-lis
watermark. A few tiny pin holes visible when held to light, still fine. (A+)
$250-350
313.Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean (Carte Generale du Golfe du Mexique et de l’Archipel des Antilles), Depot de la Marine, Paris, 1807. 34.3 x 23”. (HC) This scarce,
large-scale chart covers the Gulf of Mexico, Central America, the West Indies and the north coastline of South America. Typical of nautical charts, the detail is confined to the coastline and includes place names, soundings, navigational hazards, banks, and shoals. This map was commissioned during the Napoleonic Wars when
French efforts were focused mainly in Europe and French colonial possession were confined to a few islands in the Lesser Antilles and French Guiana. Seal of the
Depot de la Marine at bottom left and Prix Trois Francs below neatline at right. Overall very good with very faint toning along one fold. (A)
$700-800
314.Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean (Carte des Iles Antilles des Etats-Unis de l’Amerique - Centrale, et de la Mer du Mexique), Brue, Atlas Universel de Geographie
Physique, Politique et Historique…, Paris, 1837. 21 x 14.8”. (HC) The beautifully engraved and colored map details all of the Gulf of Mexico, the Bahamas Islands,
Cuba, the Antilles and Central America. This is the “Second Edition” dated 1837. Legend at lower left identifies via hand coloring the land areas of eleven colonial
powers, including France, England, Spain, Denmark, Holland, and Sweden. Four distance scales. A very handsome map with Brue’s embossed seal and a decorative
keyboard-style border. An exceptional and flawless example less some light offsetting at right. (B+)
$180-220
315.Caribbean and Mexico (Culiacanae, Americae Regionis Descriptio / Hispanoliae, Cubae, Aliarumque Insularum Circumiacientium, Delineatio), Ortelius, Theatrum
Orbis Terrarum, Antwerp, [1609]. 19.5 x 14”. (HC) Two great early maps of important regions in the New World are combined into this interesting composition.
The first covers the region of western Mexico around Culiacan and the Spanish settlement of Villa S. Michael’s, the region noted for its silver mines. The second is
the first detailed map of the Antilles with detail in southern Florida, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean that is quite remarkable for the period. Ortelius based the maps
on a variety of sources including Mercator’s world map (1569) and other maps by Gutters and Alonso de Santa Cruz. This is the first state that includes an interesting
error; the Tropic of Capricorn is shown where the Tropic of Cancer should be. Three strapwork cartouches and sailing ships decorate the map. This is from the rare
English edition with a description of the regions on verso. Ref: Van den Broecke #14. A 5” tear from top margin into map on left has been closed with archival tape.
There are two 2” tears along the centerfold at top and bottom that are not repaired and there is toning along the fold. The paper is sound and the map would benefit
from professional conservation. (C)
$400-500
316.Caribbean (A New Map of the English Empire in the Ocean of America or West Indies), Browne, London, ca. 1690. 23.8 x 19.8”. (BW) This is the rare first edition
of this composite sheet with eight maps of Britain’s colonial possessions in the West Indies. At top is a small Generall Chart of the West Indies and at bottom is a large
New Map of the Island of Jamaica with an inset map of Port Royal harbor. The map of Jamaica shows its parishes with very fine detail and notations throughout. Arrayed at top are maps of Barbados (with an inset of Bridgetown), Antigua, St. Kitts, Tobago and Bermuda. The later revised editions from John Senex’s New General
Atlas are more frequently on the market, though still uncommon. We cannot find any sales records for the Browne edition in 30 years of price records. Sharp, early
impression with a couple tiny repaired edge tears in top margin. (A+)
$850-1000
317.Caribbean (Carte d’une Partie de l’Amerique pour la Navigation des Isles et du Golfe du Mexique…), Buache, Paris, 1740. 25.8 x 19.3”. (HC) This is a very scarce
chart of the West Indies drawn from Popple’s important map of the British Empire in America with “corrections and augmentations” as noted by Buache in the French
text at upper right. The chart is focused on navigational information, with soundings, shoals, currents, etc. carefully noted. It extends to include much information
on the interior of northern South America, Central America, and the Florida peninsula. Ref: Lowery p. 278, #358; Original outline color with a bit of minor toning.
A 1/2” tear in the right side border has been neatly repaired with tissue on verso. (B+)
$550-700
318.Caribbean ([Lot of 5 - West Indies Islands]), Paris, 1765-1825. 1) Carte de l’Isle de la Barbade, by Jacques Nicolas Bellin, from Prevost’s Histoire Generale des
Voyages, circa 1765, black & white, (5.8 x 7.8”) The island of Barbados is divided into eleven parishes with a well developed network of roads throughout the island.
(A) 2) Geographical, Statistical, and Historical Map of Jamaica, by Carey & Lea, circa 1825, hand color, 12 x 11.3” on a 20.5 x 16.5” sheet with text. Divided
into three parishes with good detail of settlements, roads, watershed and topography. Scores of place names along coastline. (B+) 3) Geographical, Statistical, and
Historical Map of Hispaniola, or St. Domingo, by Carey & Lea, circa 1825, hand color, 18 x 11.5” on a 20.5 x16” sheet with text. Long split at centerfold enters map.
(B) 4) Geographical, Statistical, and Historical Map of the Leeward Islands, by Carey & Lea, circa 1825, hand color, 9.2 x 11.5” on a 20.5 x 16.5” sheet with text.
A brightly colored map of islands from Anguilla to Dominica. The map is nicely engraved and surrounded by informational text that provides many interesting facts
and descriptions. A small key at left shows the possessions of the British, French, Dutch and Swedes. Toned along centerfold. (B) 5) Geographical, Statistical, and
Historical Map of the Windward Islands, by Carey & Lea, circa 1825, hand color, 10 x 11.8” on a 20.6 x 16.5” sheet with text. Extends from Martinique to Trinidad
with the Gulf of Paria and a portion of Columbia. Laid down on board. (B)
$200-250
319.Caribbean (Carte Particuliere des Iles Antilles ou des Indes Occidentales), Brue, Atlas Universel de Geographie Physique, Politique et Historique…, Paris, 1837.
20.3 x 14.3”. (HC) This is an attractive and very detailed map describing the West Indies with insets of the Virgin Islands, Martinique and Guadeloupe. Beautifully
engraved with a very fine line on heavy paper. A touch of outline color along the shorelines of the individual islands provides a delicate accent that is characteristic
of Brue’s style. Here, the outline color reflects colonial claims, including those of France, England, Spain, Denmark, Holland, and Sweden. With Brue’s embossed
seal and surrounded by a decorative keyboard-style border that indicates longitude from Paris. Fancy title lettering embellished with flourishes. Lovely original
hand coloring and fine impression with huge margins. Faint offsetting that does not distract. (A)
$160-200
320.Caribbean Islands ([Lot of 3 - Hispaniola, St. Kitts & Barbados, Tobago]), Labat, Nouveau Voyage aux Isles de l’Amerique, Paris, [1742]. (BW) 1) L’Isle St.
Domingue ou Espangnola…, J.B. Labat, 1742, Paris, 7.7” x 5”. This nice small map of Hispaniola shows the division between the French and Spanish possession
with more information on the French side. Jean-Baptiste Labat was a French Dominican missionary and engineer who spent several years in the West Indies at the
turn of the 18th century. Folding as issued with some light offsetting or toning. (B+)
2) Isle St. Christophle une des antilles aux anglois. / La Barbade une des antilles aux anglois divisee par Paroisses, George Loius Le Rouge, 1748, Paris, 8” x 10.6”. Two
maps on one sheet. St. Kitts is in upper right, Barbados occupies most of the sheet in lower 2/3’s. Both show good detail of topography and watershed, settlements
and roads or trails, and with much coastal information including hazards to navigation. Toned along centerfold. (B+) 3) Map of the Island of Tobago for the History
of the West Indies, Bryan Edwards, London, 1799, 9.3” x 7”. This copper engraved chart of the island shows its political divisions and considerable coastal detail.
Topography is well developed. Published by John Stockdale. Nice example. (A) Faintly toned with slight offsetting, overall very good. (A)
$200-250
321.Caribbean Islands ([Lot of 2] Carte de l’Isle de la Jamaique [and] Carte de l’Isle de la Martinique Colonie Francoise dans les Isles Antilles), Bonne, Raynal’s Histoire
Philosphie du Commerce des Indes, Paris, ca. 1780. 12.6 x 8.5”. (BW) Two nice, copper engraved maps of Jamaica and Martinique. Both provide great topographical detail and the locations of settlements, ports, and forts. Rigobert Bonne was an important French cartographer of the late 18th century. In 1773 he succeeded
Jacques Bellin as the royal cartographer in the office of the Hydrographer at the Depot de la Marine. Working in his official capacity, Bonne compiled some of the
most detailed and accurate maps of the period. Sharp impressions with faint offsetting, which erases easily. (A)
$130-180
322.Bahamas and Greater Antilles (Insularum Hispaniolae et Cubae cum Insulis Circumjacentibus Accurata Delineatio), Jansson, Novus sive Theatrum…, Amsterdam,
[1657]. 20.8 x 16.2”. (HC) The first state of this striking sea chart that includes the southern tip of Florida, the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica and Hispaniola. It is one
of the first Dutch maps to feature the region on a large scale, due to the importance of the Canaal van Bahama, which was used to transport Spanish gold and silver
from the New World. The cartography is based on the extremely rare Hessel Gerritsz chart of 1631, with the addition of five place names in Florida. Jansson also
depicts a spurious mountain range in Florida, taken from the much earlier De Bry map. The map is embellished with a pictorial title cartouche and scale of miles,
rhumb lines, galleons and two compass roses. Ref: Burden #291. Overall very good with just a hint of toning. (A)
$1600-2000
323.Cuba & Bahamas (Geographical, Statistical, and Historical Map of Cuba and the Bahama Islands), Carey & Lea, Philadelphia, ca. 1825. 13.7 x 9.6”. (HC) This
chart extends from the southern tip of Florida through the Bahamas and Cuba. Also shows Grand Cayman and part of St. Domingo. The Bahamas Island group are
particularly well shown. The chart is surrounded by text detailing the history and other information on the region. On 22 x 17.5” sheet. The only flaw within the
map is light centerfold toning. At left is a light stain and there are a few edge chips in the blank margins and short centerfold splits at edge. (B+)
$140-170
324.Cuba (The Island of Cuba with part of the Bahama Banks & the Martyrs), Jefferys/Sayer, West-India Atlas, London, 1775. 24.5 x 18.4”. (HC) This superb sea chart
covers most of Cuba, the southern Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas, part of the Bahamas, and the Cayman Islands. The incredible detail extends to the interior of Cuba
to show towns, forts, ranches, roads, and topography. On the southern coast several Hatos are located. Hatos were part of a unique land distribution system in Spanish colonial Cuba. Each Hato consisted of a circular area with a ratio of 2 leagues that was dedicated to the raising of livestock. The nautical information includes
soundings, navigational hazards, channels, reefs and notes concerning The Florida Stre (Gulf Stream), and the route of the Spanish galleons, which are pictured in
several vignettes. Two partial compass roses anchor the bottom of the chart. This is sheet 7 of Jeffery’s 16-sheet chart of the West Indies that formed the heart of this
important Revolutionary War period atlas. Ref: Cueto #50; Sellers and Van Ee #1784. Lightly toned, else fine. (A)
$600-800
325.Havana, Cuba (Plan of the City, and Harbour of Havanna), Anon., Gentleman’s Magazine, London, [1762]. 7.4 x 4.5”. (BW) Very nice and well engraved map of
Havana harbor and fortified town with surrounding area. Legend keyed to map gives the location of 17 important buildings including the Moors and Point Castles.
Compass rose with north oriented to bottom left corner. Details include harbor soundings, kilns, roads, and individual buildings. Dated April 1762. No engraver’s
signature. Ref: Cueto #171; Jolly GENT-162. The map image is evenly toned with no flaws. Lower margin is close and ragged. (A)
$100-140
326.Havana, Cuba (Plan of the City and Harbour of the Havana), Jefferys, London, ca. 1762. 10.4 x 8”. (BW) This fine chart is Jefferys’ small version of the harbor of
Havana in a street grid pattern and the surrounding area. It is annotated with a systematic network of soundings. The plan and fortifications are linked to an extensive
key below the title at right. Locates the Castle del Morro, Governor’s Habitation, The Machine where Large Ships are hove down, the Tilia Piedra where Merchant
Ships are built, gun batteries, the market place, Custom House, the Jesuits College and many more interesting buildings and places. This earlier plan is surprisingly
similar to Jose del Rio’s important survey and plan of 1798. Script below neatline “T. Jefferys sculp.” A uncommon map that has not appeared on the market for over
a decade. Lovely example with dark impression. (A)
$200-250
327.Jamaica (Carte Particuliere de l’Isle de la Jamaique Dressee au Depost des Cartes… pour le Service des Vaisseaux du Roy par Ordre de M. le Marquis de Massaic…),
Bellin, Paris, 1758. 35 x 22.3”. (HC) Superb, large-scale sea chart of Jamaica divided into parishes. The map includes remarkable detail with scores of place names
and safe anchorages along the coast plus mountains, roads, sugar, coffee and indigo plantations, taverns, watershed and a host of other information. The chart is
embellished with two rococo-style cartouches. Ref: Kapp (MCC-42) #76. Fine impression and sturdy paper with faint damp stains in the blank margins and a pair
of small, infilled worm tracks at upper centerfold. (B+)
$600-800
328.Hispaniola (Isola Spagnola Nova), Ruscelli, La geografia de Claudio Tolomeo…, Venice, [1599]. 9.6 x 7.2”. (HC) This fine early copperplate engraving of Hispaniola is based on Gastaldi’s 1548 map of the island. It is rendered in the characteristic Italian style with a stipple-engraved sea and bold border and decorated with an
oared ship and a sea monster. Italian text on verso describes the island. A pair of tiny wormholes along the centerfold have been neatly infilled. (A) $275-350
329.Puerto Rico and Lesser Antilles (Insula S. Iuan de Puerto Rico Caribes vel Canibasum Insulae), Jansson, Nuevo Atlas o Teatro de Todo el Mundo, Amsterdam, ca.
1657. 20 x 15.8”. (HC) Handsome map of the Leeward and Windward Islands between Puerto Rico and South America. North is oriented to the left as indicated
by the compass roses. All of the major islands are named, as are several very tiny ones. The ornate title cartouche includes sea god Nereus and two of his daughters.
The map is further embellished with a native Carib holding the scale of miles, a sea monster and several sailing ships. There is some minor uneven toning and an
extraneous crease near centerfold, with a short separation that has been repaired with tissue on verso. (B+)
$800-950
330.Puerto Rico and Lesser Antilles (Carte des Antilles), Tardieu, Paris, ca. 1797. 16.8 x 12.7”. (HC) This chart of the Lesser Antilles extends from the eastern tip of
Hispaniola through the Antilles to include Marguerite, Tobago and Curacao. It contains a dense listing of place names, more than most charts from this period. Good
detail of Porto Rico, the Virgin Islands and St. Croix. The chart uses two standards to measure Longitude: Paris and the Isle de Fer in the Canary Islands. The Canary
Island standard was first proposed by Ptolemy as this was at the time the western boundary of the known world. Various islands in the Atlantic Ocean were used as
zero longitude until 1634, when an a committee organized by Cardinal Richelieu selected the Isle de Fer. Engraved by Tardieu and drawn by Andre. Fine impression on a full sheet with very wide margins and two watermarks. Apparent light centerfold toning is actually show-through from the backstrap. (A)
$150-200
331.Lesser Antilles (Pas Kaart van de Caribes tusschen I. Barbados en I.S. Martin), Van Keulen, Amsterdam, ca. 1685. 23 x 20.3”. (HC) Two compass roses orient this
fine sea chart with north to the right. It covers the region from Barbados and St. Vincent to the southern part of St. Martin. Three insets provide detail of harbors
on the islands of St. Lucia, Guadeloupe, and the Les Saintes archipelago. The interesting title cartouche shows Mercury offering his caduceus to Cybele. A fine
example with good margins and impression. (A+)
$1200-1600
332.Lesser Antilles, Marie-Galante (Isola di Maria Galante nelle Antilli Posseduta da S.M. Cristianissima…), Coronelli, Isolario dell’Atlante Veneto, Venice, ca. 1696.
11.8 x 8.4”. (HC) This is one of the few separate maps of the island of Marie-Galante in the French West Indies, as it is generally mapped with the large neighboring
island of Guadeloupe. The island is now commonly known as La Grande Galette (Big Cookie) due to its round shape and almost flat surface, which are well illustrated
here. The various sugar plantations are laid out and Fort Moliere is located (and shown in a small inset). A vignette at upper right shows a bloody battle that occurred
in 1653 in which Carib rebels slaughtered the entire colonist population of the Vieux Fort River region noted here as C. du Massacre. There are minor damp stains
in the wide margin, not affecting the map. (A)
$250-300
333.Lesser Antilles, Barbados (Carte de l’Isle de la Barbade dressee au Depost des Cartes et Plans de la Marine), Bellin, Hydrographie Francoise…, Paris, 1758. 16 x
22”. (HC) This is a very handsome chart and one of the finest large-scale maps of Barbados. The island is shown divided into parishes with fine detail of topography,
anchorages, shoals, rocks, etc. Published by the French Admiralty, the map is boldly engraved with an elaborate cartouche, rhumb lines, and the seal of the Depot de
la Marine. Prix . Trente Sols outside bottom left border. Ref: Campbell (MCC-21) #33, plt. XIV. Paper edges with a few repaired tears and a bit of light foxing in
margins, else fine. (A)
$700-800
334.Lesser Antilles, St. Kitts (Carte Reduite de l’Isle de Saint Christophe), Bellin, Hydrographie Francoise…, Paris, 1758. 34.3 x 23”. (HC) Superb large-scale sea chart
of St. Kitts vividly detailing the dramatic topography and settlements. The settlements and forts are clearly shown as well as the favorable anchorages and dangerous
parts of the coastline. St. Kitts, the oldest British colony in the West Indies, was alternately held by Britain, France and Spain throughout the 17th century. It was finally
ceded to Britain at the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713. An elaborate cartouche surrounds an inset of the island of Nevis, which is balanced with an equally elaborate title
cartouche. This is a Depot de la Marine issue with Prix un franc et demi. Ref: cf Tooley (MCC-81) # 32, plt. V. A short fold separation at bottom has been repaired
with tissue on verso. (B+)
$800-900
335.Lesser Antilles, St. Kitts & Nevis (An Accurate Map of the Islands of St. Christophers and Nevis in the West Indies), Cary, European Magazine, London, 1782. 15
x 12.3”. (HC) This interesting map shows the French Fleet offshore from Irish Town and St. George’s Town, present-day Basseterre on St. Kitts. Admiral Hood’s
Squadron is in a defensive position protecting the towns against the French fleet. St. Kitts was contested between the French, Spanish and English numerous times
during the 17th and 18th century, due to the prosperous sugar plantations on the island. This map illustrates the siege that followed the Battle of St Kitts, also known
as the Battle of Frigate Bay, during the American Revolutionary War, which eventually resulted in a French victory. The islands were returned to Britain under the
Treaty of Versailles in 1783. The topography of both islands is nicely developed and an abundance of geographical detail is shown. Published in the March 1782 issue of the European Magazine. Maps from this publication are rarely seen on the market. Jolly lists only eleven maps, this being the first. Ref: Jolly EUR-1. Issued
folded, now flattened. Narrow or non-existent margins at bottom and right, as issued. There is a tiny binding tear barely entering the neatline at right, repaired with
tissue on verso. (B+)
$220-275
336.Lesser Antilles, St. Lucia (Carte de l’Isle de Sainte Lucie Dressee au Depost des Cartes et Plans de la Marine…), Bellin, Hydrographie Francoise…, Paris, 1763.
34.2 x 22”. (HC) First edition of this handsome, large-scale map of St. Lucia . Above the map are three insets; Plan du Port du Carenage, Plan de Cul de Sac des
Roseaux, and Mouillages du Grand Islet et du Choc, each with soundings and their own decorative cartouches. The large compass rose orients the map with north to
the right. The main map is filled with charming pictorial representations of plantations, roads, trees, and mountains. The coastal notes include anchorages as well as
the location of an ancient French fort. The map is decorated with an ornate title cartouche incorporating the royal coat of arm. Ref: Tooley (MC#81) #6, plt. 1. Fine
impression printed on sturdy paper. Very faintly toned along the centerfold, overall still very good. (A)
$700-850
337.Lesser Antilles, Martinique and St. Lucia (A Map of the Islands of St. Lucia and Martinique, with Part of Dominica and St. Vincents…), Lodge, Political Magazine,
London, 1781. 10.7 x 14.7”. (HC) An attractive map of Martinique and St. Lucia showing the area of a naval engagement between Sir Samuel Hood and the French
Count de Grasse, one of a number of battles between the forces of England against France and Spain for dominion over the islands in the West Indies. This map is
simply engraved, with detail primarily on the coasts. Ref: Jolly POL-31; Tooley (MCC-81) #33. Issued folded, now flattened with a minor binding tear and trim
repaired at left. (B+)
$250-300
338.Lesser Antilles, Curacao (Isle de Curacao ou Corassol), Bellin, Le Petit Atlas Maritime, Paris, [1764]. 6.5 x 8.4”. (HC) Fine small map of this island in the Dutch
Antilles with an inset plan of Fort Amsterdam. Decorated with a title cartouche and compass rose, which orients the map with north to the upper right corner. Faint
stain in lower right margin. (A)
$200-250
339.Lesser Antilles, Curacao (Curacao from the Dutch Originals of Gerard Van Keulen, Regulated by Astronomical Observations), Jefferys/Sayer, The West-India atlas,
London, 1775. 24 x 18.2”. (HC) This is a great, large-scale map of Curacao in the Dutch Antilles just off the Venezuelan coast. It shows harbors, shoals and banks,
Fort Amsterdam, plantations, salt pans, ruined houses, wells, anchorages and vegetation. The mountainous topography is shown by hachures. Includes an inset plan
of Fort Amsterdam, present-day Willemstad, and four coastal profiles. Curacao was the center for the Dutch slave trade in the West Indies and changed hands between
the various colonial powers several times in the 18th century. Drawn from the extremely rare map by Gerard van Keulen, this map by Jefferys is nearly as rare; having
only appeared once on the market in the past 20 years that we can find. Printed of sturdy paper with minor soil in the blank margins and very faint offsetting. (A)
$2000-2500
340.Lesser Antilles, Tobago (Tobago from Actual Surveys and Observations), Jefferys/Lauri & Whittle, West-India Atlas, London, 1794. 24.6 x 18.8”. (HC) This classic
map of Tobago illustrates the rapid development of sugar plantations; each large division is noted with the number of estates (286) and acreages (52,058). Only a
few small, mountainous portions of the island are Reserved in Wood for Rains. The map depicts the Indian villages, watering places, forts (including a demolished
French fort), rocks, shoals, and anchorages with very specific navigational notations. Two large insets depict Great & Little Courland Bays and Man of War Bay.
First issued in 1775, this is the 1794 edition. Ref: Sellers & Van Ee #2110. Original color with some oxidation that has not weakened the paper. (B+) $800-950
341.Lesser Antilles, Antigua (Map of the Island Antigua for the History of the West Indies, by Bryan Edwards Esqr.), Edwards, The History Civil & Commercial of the
British Colonies in the West Indies, London, 1794. 9 x 7”. (HC) This little map of Antigua depicts parishes, forts, roads, churches, and harbors. St. John’s in Loblollo
Bay on the island’s northwest coast is prominently shown with forts Hamilton and James guarding the bay. Bryan Edwards (1743-1800), was a prominent merchant
who resided in Jamaica & traded in the West Indies for many years. Published by John Stockdale in London.
(A)
$200-275
342.South America (Americae pars Meridionalis), Hondius/Jansson, Amsterdam, ca. 1640. 21.3 x 18”. (HC) This is an important, decorative map of the South American
continent. The coastlines are well detailed but the interior is filled with spurious information. Several rivers (including the Amazon and Paraguay) all have their
source in the Lago de los Xarayes. The mythical Parime Lacus dominates the interior of Guyana. The map is richly embellished with ships and sea monsters in the
oceans and vignettes of villages and animals on the continent. The large title cartouche features natives and indigenous animals. Blank on verso. Lovely original
color and wide original margins. There is an extraneous crease at center and a couple insignificant spots, still overall very good. (A)
$900-1200
343.South America (Amerique Meridionale), Sanson/Mariette, Paris, 1650. 21.2 x 15.5”. (HC) This attractive map presents the continent with Sanson’s characteristic
attention to detail. The relatively unknown Amazon region is left with little speculation. The mythical Lac de Parime still appears with the legendary Manoa del Dora
(city of gold) on its western shore; although the lake is diminished in size from earlier depictions. There is considerable detail of towns and cities and the capitaineries
are delineated in Brazil. Decorated with a strapwork title cartouche. Engraved by A. Peyrounin. Sharp impression and original outline color. The map has been
trimmed to the neatlines (and into the line at top left) and mounted on 18th century paper for inclusion in a composite atlas - a common practice at the time. There are
a couple minor spots in the map. (B+)
$475-550
344.South America (Amerique Meridionale), Sanson, Paris, ca. 1700. 10.9 x 7.9”. (HC) Delicately engraved map of South America with a charming cartouche and a
simple compass rose. It presents very good information in the interior, focusing particularly on the systems of the La Plata and Amazon rivers. A remnant of the Lac
de Parime with its mythical Manoa o el Dorado (City of Gold) is still shown straddling the equator. A couple of printer’s creases. (A)
$200-250
345.South America (America Meridionalis per sua Regna Province: et Ins: juxta observation: et descript recentis divisa et adornata cura et opera), Seutter, Atlas Minor,
Augsburg, ca. 1744. 10 x 7.6”. (HC) Very interesting small map depicting the breadth of the continent too narrowly and the Salomon Islands too near to South
America. The map is abundant -with place names, particularly along the coastlines. Routes of Pacific explorers are shown. A huge pictorial cartouche takes in nearly
a quarter of the sheet and features a variety of native occupations, a mermaid, sailing ships and wildlife. Engraved by Tobias Lotter. Ref: Phillips (A) #3492. The
close margins are original, but someone has added old paper to extend top and bottom margins. The map image is near fine. (A)
$300-350
346.South America ([Lot of 2] Carte de l’Amerique Meridionale, Pour l’Histoire General des Voyages in 8o [and] Amerique Meridionale), Paris, ca. 1780. (HC) 1) Carte
de l’Amerique Meridionale, Pour l’Histoire General des Voyages in 8o, by Jacques Nicolas Bellin (13 x 17.5). This version of Bellin’s fine map of South America is
larger than the more common version prepared for Prevost’s history of voyages. The map provides nice detail of rivers, lakes, mountain ranges and settlements with a
large section of the interior of Brazil left mostly blank. The chart includes an ornamental title cartouche that incorporates overflowing cornucopias into the design to
represent the wealth of the continent. 2) Amerique Meridionale, by Rigobert Bonne, from Raynal’s Atlas de toute les parties… (8.5 x 12.5”). Copper engraved map
of the continent with good detail of topography, native tribes, and European settlements. The directions of the trade winds are shown in the oceans. (A)$220-275
347.South America (South America agreeable to the most approved Maps and Charts), Kitchin, New Complete … System of Geography, London, ca. 1782. 15 x 13.3”.
(HC) Attractive small map of the continent with good detail of rivers and mountains. Much of the Amazonia region and interior Brazil is mostly blank. The map
extends to part of Central America, and the Africa coastline with Cape Verde Islands. In the South Atlantic, a tiny coastline labeled Terra Australis is shown. In the
Pacific, the Galapagos Islands are well depicted and to the south there is a small coastline of Easter Island labeled Land seen by Capt. Davis in 1686. Title cartouche
is decorated with a native, wildlife and an erupting volcano. A couple short fold separations closed with archival tape. (B+)
$140-180
348.South America (South America), Stackhouse, Universal Atlas…, London, 1783. 14.2 x 14.2”. (HC) This map of the continent shows limited detail of rivers and
mountains and is divided into just ten regions: Magellania, Chili, Peru, Tucuman, Paraguay, Brasil, Maazonia, Guayana, Kingdom of Granada and Terra Firma.
The Amazon River extends to the Andes but shows only limited tributaries. Includes the Galapagos Isles, the Falklands, the Strait of Magellan and part of Central
America. Small floral-themed title cartouche at lower right. Maps by Stackhouse are uncommon. The map has wide margins, larger at top and bottom folding under
apparently as issued. Light overall toning within map with lighter area outside of map image from old framing job. Extraordinary watermark is a large fleur-de-lys
with “GR” below. (B+)
$150-200
349.South America (L’Amerique Meridionale Divisee en ses Principales Parties), Elwe, Atlas Geographique et Universel…, Amsterdam, 1792. 23.7 x 18.2”. (HC) This
handsome map of the continent is decorated with elaborate title and scale of miles cartouches balancing the lower portion of the map. The continent is divided into
the French, Spanish, Portuguese and Dutch possessions. The fourteen coastal Capitaineries created by the Portuguese are delineated in Brazil. The fictitious Mer de
Parime is named along with the mythical Manoa el Dorado on its banks. The course of the Amazon is delineated in a fairly accurate manner, yet it shows the river’s
source in a fascinating, interlacing maze of waterways. The Rio Paraguay erroneously begins in a lake named Xarayes in the middle of Brazil. The map is copied from
Jaillot’s map of the same title, but is slightly smaller and the two elaborate cartouches are identical with images of Native Americans, flora and fauna. One cartouche
encloses the map’s title while the other presents eight different distance scales, recording the diversity of European measurement systems before the adoption of the
metric system during the French Revolution. Fine impression and original color with some minor toning and damp stains in the blank margins that barely intrude
into the upper corners of the map. (A)
$475-600
350.South America ([Lot of 3 - South America]), 1795-1832. 1) South America from the best Authorities, by Russell, from Morse’s American Gazetteer, circa 1795,
black & white, (8.5 x 7.2”). Folded as issued with light offsetting or toning. (B+) 2) South America, by Carey & Lea, circa 1832, hand color, 12 x 16.6” on a full
text sheet (22” x 17.4”). With clean split in lower portion into the ocean. (B) 3) Geographical, Statistical, and Historical Map of Peru, by Carey & Lea, circa 1825,
hand color, 12.6 x 13.5” on a full text sheet (22” x 17.4”). Each state is beautifully colored with original hand coloring. (A)
$120-160
351.South America (A General Map of South America from the Best Surveys), Reid, The American Atlas, New York, 1796. 17.5 x 14.2”. (BW) This beautifully engraved
chart was published in John Reid’s rare American Atlas which was the second atlas to be published from America. The map shows the entire continent in very fine
detail to include major cities, coastal regions, interior watershed and topography. Extends to locate Georgia Island and the Sandwich Island group to the east of Terra
del Fuego. Also with good detail of the Galapagos Islands. The Amazon is well mapped. An exceptional example with very dark, early impression and full margins
on thick hand laid paper. (A+)
$250-300
352.South America ([5 Sheets] Carte Encyprotype del l’Amerique Meridiaonale), Brue, Grand Atlas Universal, Paris, 1818. 25.6 x 21.3”. (HC) This lot contains the
four matching quadrant maps plus the key map. The four quadrant sheets show South America in enormous detail including rivers, villages and towns, mountains,
political boundaries and very fine coastal detail. Large inset on the lower right sheet continues Argentina on the same scale to include Terre de Fuego and the Straits
of Magellan. The four are meant to be joined into a stunning map that would together measure 59” x 43.5”. The upper right sheet has the title in decorative lettering
with fancy flourishes. The legend identifies Colonial holds with hand color including Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, English, Holland and France. The key map is on
the same size sheet and is an identical but reduced image of the larger map. Each of the maps is on a full sheet measuring 39” x 26.5”. A rarely encountered set of
matching elephant folio maps from this scarce atlas. Dated 1816 in the title with 1818 in an oval cartouche below. Very nice impression and original hand coloring
on thick hand laid paper with wide margins and deckled edges. The maps have a few scattered light spots. A little darkening along edges of paper. (B+)$700-900
353.South America (Zuid Amerika), 1865. 8.8 x 12.4”. (HC) This delicately drawn, manuscript map depicts the political divisions, some topography, and major cities.
The map is finely rendered in ink, hand colored, and signed below the title by P. v Bommel Jr.. Preparation of manuscript maps was a typical early 19th century
classroom exercise. These classroom maps are found in several public map collections. But they are quite rare due to their ephemeral nature. Some light surface
soil and a short tear in the blank margin. (A)
$100-150
354.South America - Northern (Carte de la Terre Ferme du Perou, du Bresil et du Pays des Amazones), Delisle, Paris, 1703. 25.5 x 19.2”. (HC) This handsome and
important map of the northern part of South America is filled with information and notations speculating about the Indian tribes and the tributaries of the Amazon. The
capitaineries are shown along the coast of Brazil. A notation in Guyana notes the mythical Lac de Parime on which the golden city of Manoa del Dorado was supposed
to be located. The central part of the map (Pays des Amazones) is filled with Indian names. The Inca Way (Grand chemin des Ingas) is shown from Chuquisaca in
Peru to Pasto in Colombia. The title cartouche, engraved by Charles Simonneau, features mythical Amazon warriors, a pot of gold and King Louis XIV, as the Sun
King. There is evidence that the imprint of Louis Renard was been removed under Delisle’s imprint, evidence of the failed relationship, in which Renard sold Delisle’s
maps in the Dutch market. Light toning along the centerfold with some minor paper restoration in the blank margins, well away from the map. (B+) $450-500
355.Amazon River (Cours du Fleuve Maragnon autrement dit des Amazones Par le P. Samuel Fritz Missionnaire de la Compagnie de Jesus), Fritz, Lettres Edifiantes et
Curieuses, Paris, ca. 1781. 13.7 x 8.5”. (BW) The Jesuit missionary Samuel Fritz spent 42 years in South America. During this time he mapped the missionary territory on the Upper Maranon between Peru and Quito, which was involved in a boundary dispute between Spain and Portugal. He spent 1689 exploring the Amazon
and charting the river’s course. This was the first approximately correct chart of the Maranon territory. He was also the first to follow the Tunguragua instead of the
Gran Para (Ucayali) and prove it the real source of the Maranon. His important chart and the fascinating story of his imprisonment as a suspected Spanish spy were
copied in numerous accounts during the 18th century. The map shows all of northern South America. Locates Lima and Cusco. Decorative title cartouche upper
right and compass rose in the Pacific Ocean. Ref: Phillips (M) p. 100. Very nice example with some tiny worm holes, expertly filled. (B+)
$240-300
356.Venezuela (Plan of Puerto de la Guaira on the Coast of the Caracas), Jefferys, A Description of the Spanish Islands…, London, [1762]. 10.8 x 8”. (HC) This small
bird’s-eye map shows the fortifications of La Guaira and its vicinity. On a hill overlooking the city is “A Watch House with one Gun to make signals upon ye First
Appearance of any Vessels.” Another Watch House is location near the beach west of town. There is a diagonal crease in the upper right corner. (B+) $180-230
357.Venezuela (Carte des Provinces de Caracas, Comana, et Paria, Situees dans l’Amerique Meridionale), Bellin/Van Schley, Histoire Generale des Voyages, Paris, ca.
1770. 11.5 x 7.6”. (BW) Delicately engraved map of the northeastern part of Venezuela, including the islands of Margarita, Trinidad and the Grenadines. The
locations of numerous settlements along the Venezuelan coast are noted, including Valencia, Caracas and Cumana. Rocco-style title cartouche. Longitude given at
upper scale from the Isle de Fer and below from Paris. Nice full sheet of paper with wide margins and watermark. Some light offsetting. (B+)
$120-150
358.Venezuela (Plano del Puerto Cabello… / Plano de la Ensenada de Barcelona… / Plano del fondeadero de la Guayra…), Direccion de Hidrografia, 1804. 23 x 17”.
(HC) At the end of the eighteenth century, the Spanish navy organized a hydrographic expedition to make maps of the Gulf of Mexico, the Antilles, and the northern
coast of South America. This expedition is less-known than that of Malaspina, but was of equal importance and produced many important maps. There are three
detailed nautical plans on this sheet. The chart at top shows Puerto Cabello according to the observations of Joaquin Francisco Fidalgo in 1794. At bottom left is a
plan of Barcelona, the capital of the modern state of Anzoátegui. At right is a detailed plan of La Guaira, capital of the modern state of Vargas. Each chart includes
a key to the important locations. Drawn by J. Morata and engraved by F. Selma. The chart shows signs of having actually been used at sea. There are some old
extraneous folds and some stains within the map, and some old repairs in the blank margins. (B)
$300-375
359.Venezuela and Guyana (Al Sermo. Ferdinando II Granduca di Toscana suo Signore Don Roberto Dudleo Duca di Northumbria XII d’ Ameri’a), Dudley, Dell Arcano
del Mare, Florence, [1660]. 28.3 x 18”. (BW) One of Dudley’ most decorative charts, this map of the coast of Guiana is adorned with fabulous engravings of ships,
native canoes, fearsome sea monsters and shapely native maidens. The map covers the coastline from the Regno di Cubagua and Trinidad through Rio Corantijn with
emphasis on the Orinoco Delta. Every river and creek along the coastline is shown with soundings, hazards and good anchorages carefully recorded. This is essentially an untitled chart; the cartouche contains the dedication Dudley’s patron, the Duke of Tuscany. The distinctive calligraphy (alla cancellaresca), fine cartouche,
and decorative elements are the work of the engraver, Antonio Francesco Lucini. Printed on two, joined sheets as issued. Robert Dudley was the first Englishman
to produce a sea atlas, Dell Arcano del Mare (Secrets of the Sea). He introduced a totally new style for sea charts in the atlas with only lines of latitude and longitude
and no rhumb lines. The charts were meticulously compiled from original sources and were both scientific and accurate for the time. This important atlas was the first
sea atlas of the whole world; the first to use Mercator’s projection throughout; the earliest to show the prevailing winds, currents and magnetic deviation; and the first
to expound the advantages of Great Circle Sailing. In an introductory leaf found in one copy in the British Library, the engraver states that he worked on the plates
in seclusion for twelve years in an obscure Tuscan village, using no less than 5,000 pounds of copper for the printing plates. It was only issued in two editions and
the maps are rarely seen on the market. This map is from the second edition. Fine impression with wide original margins. (A+)
$2400-3000
360.Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana (Guiana sive Amazonum Regio), Blaeu, Amsterdam, ca. 1638. 19.4 x 14.6”. (HC) Superb example of Bleau’s beautiful map of
Guiana. It covers the coastline from the Isla Margarita in the northwest to the coast of northern Brazil near Sao Luis east of the Amazon delta. At center lies a large
inland sea, Parime Lacus; on its northwestern shore is the fabled city Manoa del Dorado, or the golden city of the Incas. The search for this city led many explorers,
including Sir Walter Raleigh, on wild adventures through the jungles. The map is beautifully decorated with three cartouches, ships, sea battles, a sea monster and a
fine compass rose. French text on verso. Sharp impression and fine original color with wide original margins. (A+)
$500-600
361.Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana (Guiane divisee en Guiane, et Caribane), Sanson, Description de tout l’Univers, Paris, 1657. 10.8 x 7.9”. (BW) This fine map
covers the coastline from Trinidad to the mouth of the Amazon River. The interior is dominated by the huge, mythical lake (Parime) with the legendary city of El
Dorado (Manoa el Dorado) on its shores. The map is very detailed, particularly along the coastline, and handsomely decorated with a large title cartouche. A couple
of small spots and at lower left light ink residue from incompletely wiped plate prior to printing. (B+)
$120-160
362.Guyana (Pas-Kaart van de Zee-kusten van Guiana Tusschen Cabo Noord en Rio Amano…), Keulen, Amsterdam, ca. 1700. 23 x 20.3”. (HC) Scarce sea chart
centering on the bay at what is now Georgetown in Guyana, with an inset of the mouth of the Essequibo River and a plan of Fort Cajana. The map is detailed with
soundings, currents, shoals and anchorages and embellished with rhumb lines, compass roses and a sailing ship. The striking title cartouche features two natives with
their tame leopards. Sharp impression, sturdy paper and good margins with fine original color. There is some faint toning, but overall very good. (A)$475-550
363.Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana (Carte de la Guiane…), Bellin, Raynal’s Atlas Portatif…, Paris, 1773. 12.4 x 9.1”. (HC) This handsome chart shows the coast
of Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana fort, towns, villages, mountains and rivers. A note in the interior says that the region is unexplored. Sharp impression,
original color and wide original margins. (A+)
$100-150
364.Brazil (Warhafftige Abbildung von Einnehmung der statt S. Salvator in der Baya de Todos los Santos), Anon., Amsterdam, ca. 1634. 17.5 x 11.5”. (HC) This is a
very uncommon view of the Dutch fleet in the Baya de Todos los Sanctos attacking the town of San Salvador and the Portuguese merchant fleet in 1625. The buildings are clustered on the crest of the bay with four major forts protecting the harbor. A key below identifies 24 important sites. This view is from the History of the
Netherlands by Emmanuel van Meteren. A tiny tear in the bottom blank margins has been repaired with archival tape. (A)
$700-900
365.Brazil (Sinus Omnium Sanctoru), Montanus/Ogilby, [1671]. 13.6 x 10.8”. (BW) This is a superb view of Todos os Santos Bay (All Saints Bay) with Salvador da
Bahia in the background. The engraving illustrates the region when the Dutch were attempting to gain control of the Portuguese colonies in Brazil and her lucrative
sugar trade. In 1624 the Dutch captured and sacked the Salvador da Bahia, and held it along with other northeast ports until it was retaken by a Spanish-Portuguese
fleet. The city then played a strategically vital role in the Portuguese-Brazilian resistance against the Dutch in the 1630s. This view was taken from the work of Frans
Post. His works are some of the earliest European paintings of Brazil and were eagerly reproduced in print by Dutch engravers. Sharp impression and extremely
large original margins. There are a few tiny edge tears, but overall this is an extremely fine example. (A+)
$350-425
366.Brazil (Nova et Accurata Brasiliae totius Tabula), Blaeu, Amsterdam, ca. 1680. 22.8 x 19.3”. (HC) This scarce map is Johannes Blaeu’s third map of Brazil. It
includes the capitanias along the coast and is a significant improvement over Blaeu’s previous maps of Brazil. The handsome cartouche is surrounded by cherubs and
a river god. This map, designed by Joannes de Broen and engraved by Abraham Wolfgang, was completed shortly before the great fire that destroyed the printing
house, and therefore was never included in Blaeu’s atlases. In 1694 Pieter Schenk acquired a number of Blaeu’s copperplates, including this one. This map does not
have Schenk’s imprint, but the engraver’s imprint has been erased. Good impression and original color that has oxidized. There are several old, stable repairs on
the verso to strengthen the paper including a repaired thumbnail-size hole in the title cartouche. There are a couple extraneous creases in the map. (C+)$750-850
367.Brazil (Afbeeldinghe van Pariba ende Forten), Anon., ca. 1690. 14.3 x 10.8”. (HC) This bird’s-eye map shows the region of Paraiba and Portuguese fortifications
at the mouth of the River Paraiba. The scene of the Dutch attack on the region is illustrated with the Dutch fleet and the defending Portuguese armies. Published by
Gregorio Leti. This image is copied from an earlier publication, circa 1640. It is interesting to note that the image has been reversed during the engraving process,
so the river flows to the west, rather than correctly to the east, and the fortifications are on the wrong bank. Remargined at sides to accommodate framing with
neatlines in facsimile. (B+)
$160-200
368.Brazil (Provincie di Seara e Rio Grande), Horatius, Rome, [1698]. 14.7 x 19.5”. (HC) This splendid map of the Brazilian provinces of Ceara and Rio Grande do
Norte was one of 23 maps from this rare account of the Dutch-Portuguese colonial war. Written by Joao José de Santa Teresa, and known among bibliophiles as the
Santa Teresa, it is considered one of the most sumptuous 17th century works on Brazil. Santa Teresa, a Portuguese Carmelite spent twelve years in the Jesuit missions of South America and then returned to Europe where he became librarian of the college of the Jesuits in Rome. His account was heavily subsidized by Pedro
II of Portugal, and some of the period’s leading artists and engravers, including Antonio Horacio Andreas, were engaged to work on the project. It was published by
Giacomo Giovanni Rossi. The map itself is beautifully drawn and provides an excellent view only along the coastline, reflecting what little was known of the interior.
A large compass rose orients the map with north to the right. The map is elaborately adorned with putti supporting the title cartouche and royal coat of arms, and
sea monsters supporting the scale of miles. Issued folded, now flattened. There is some faint toning in the blank margins and along one fold, and a couple minor
printer’s ink smudges in the border. (A)
$750-1000
369.Brazil (The City of St. Salvador and its Harbor), Harris, Navigantium atque Itinerantium…, London, ca. 1748. 12.5 x 8.5”. (HC) This sheet contains two views of
St. Salvador, the capital of colonial Brazil. At top is a bird’s-eye view showing the city’s fortifications and at bottom is a prospect view of Fort St. Bartholomew and
its protective harbor. At bottom is a key to the important sites. There is some very faint toning, else fine. (A)
$190-240
370.Brazil (Il Brasile ed il Paese delle Amazzoni col Paraguai Delineati sulle Ultime Osservazioni), Cassini, Nuovo Atlante Geografico Universale, Paris, 1798. 13.6 x
19”. (HC) This is an uncommon Italian map of Brazil, Paraguay and Uraguay. It extends to include the vicinity of Buenos Aires. It provides a good amount of detail
including extensive river systems. The large landscape style title cartouche features Native Americans tending a fire. (B+)
$600-750
371.Brazil (Le Temple Protestant a Bahia), Brazil Pittoresco, ca. 1858. 14 x 9.8”. (PC) This is a very rare lithograph from Charles Ribeyrolles’ important works on Brazil
in the 19th century. It shows a Protestant church in Bahia taken from a photograph by Victor Frond, lithographed by Aubrun, and printed by Alfred-Leon Lemercier
in Paris. The magnificent lithographs in the Brazil Pittoresco are among the most sought after and rare works on Brazil. Fine original color. (B+)
$500-600
372.Central South America, Paraguay (Carte du Paraguay et des Pays voisins), Bellin, Raynal’s Atlas Portatif…, Paris, [1773]. 12 x 8”. (HC) Detailed chart covering
the region of northern Argentina with Paraguay, Uruguay, southern Brazil and part of Bolivia and Chile. The mythical Lac des Xareyes is shown as the source of the
La Plata River at the top of the map, and Buenos Aires is shown at the bottom. Engraved by A. van Krevelt.
(A)
$110-150
373.Peru ([Lot of 2] Suite du Perou Audience de Charcas [and] Suite du Perou Audience de Lima), Bellin, Raynal’s Atlas Portatif…, Paris, [1773]. 11.8 x 8.5”. (HC)
A. van Krevelt engraved this matched pair of maps of Peru. The first covers the region between Pisco, Peru and Tocopilla, Chili, and inland to present-day Bolivia.
La Paz, Trinidad, and Santa Cruz are identified, as well as nice detail of smaller towns, river systems, mountains and Lake Titicaca. The second covers the northern
two-thirds of present-day Peru. It includes Lima, Cusco, Abancay, Huamanga, Huamuco, Trujillo, Yurimanguas, Naranjos, and Moyobamba among its many cities
and towns. The region beyond the River Paucartambo is labeled Pays entierement Inconnus (entirely unknown countries). (A)
$200-275
374.Peru ([Lot of 5 - Views of Peru]), Atlas geografico del Peru, [1865]. (BW) These fine, tinted lithographs are from the first atlas of Peru. It was compiled by Mariano
Felipe Paz Soldán, the important Peruvian historian and geographer, and published by the order of President Castilla. These are from the French edition. 1) Catedral
de la Ciudad de Arequipa (11.3 x 8.4) A tear entering 6” into the view is close on verso with paper tape. 2) Iglesia de San Francisco / Iglesia de San Pedro (7.7 x
12.2) Minor foxing and damp stains. 3) Vista de Arequipa Tomada de la Torre de Santo Domingo (8.4 x 11.2) Faint foxing, mostly in the margins. 4) Puerto de
Huanchaco. (11.3 x 8.4). Foxing confined to the margins. 5) Plano de las Islas de Chincha / Vista de las Islas de Chincha (7.5 x 12.5). (B+)
$200-300
375.Argentina ([Lot of 3] Plan de la Ville de Buenos-Ayres [and] Carte de la Riviere de la Plata [and] Carte du Detroit de le Maire, dressee sur les Journaux des Navigateurs…), Bellin, Histoire Generale des Voyages, Paris, 1753-57. (HC) 1) Plan de la Ville de Buenos-Ayres, circa 1757, (10.8 x 7”). This early plan of Buenos Aires
is laid out in blocks with unnamed streets. A few important buildings are named and the fort is prominently shown on the coast with its ramparts well delineated.
Embellished with large compass in the bay and a rococo-style title cartouche that incorporates a distance scale. 2) Carte de la Riviere de la Plata, circa 1757, (11.2 x
7.4”). This chart details the mouth of the Rio de la Plata with Buenos Aires shown on a grid plan. The bay is marked with soundings, anchorages, and shoals. Decorative rococo-style title cartouche with distance scale. 3) Carte du Detroit de le Maire, dressee sur les Journaux des Navigateurs…, 1753, (10.8 x 7.6”). This chart
illustrates this important passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Jacob Le Maire and Willem Schouten discovered the strait in 1616, which was a much
less treacherous route than the Strait of Magellan, and opening up a new trade route for the Dutch. The map is adorned with a fine compass rose.
(A+)$250-300
376.Strait of Magellan (Freti Magellanici ac novi Freti vulgo le Maire exactissima delineatio), Hondius/Jansson, Amsterdam, ca. 1640. 19.3 x 15”. (HC) Beautifully
decorated map of the tip of South America with the Strait of Magellan and Le Maire Strait. The strategic importance of the place and the difficulties of navigation
made this a notable chart, although it is not very accurate. The map graphically depicts the rugged mountainous terrain and the coastlines of Tierra del Fuego are
incomplete. Notations describe the first Dutch expedition through the strait and a description of giants of vast magnitude said to inhabit the region. The map is richly
decorated with a central compass rose, galleons, sea monsters and penguins. German text on verso. Ref: Moreland & Bannister p. 255. (A)
$750-900
377.Strait of Magellan (Destroit de Magellan, Terre et Isles Magellanicques, &c.), Sanson, Paris, [1683]. 9.4 x 7.5”. (HC) This attractive, small map shows the tip of
South America with Tierra del Fuego. It illustrates the Strait of Magellan, Le Maire Strait and the mythical Destroit de Browers. The map was engraved by A. d’Winter
for a Dutch edition of Sanson’s pocket atlas. There is a small stain in the bottom blank margin. (A)
$200-250
378.South America - Southern (A Chart of the Coast of South America from Anegada Bay to Cape Horn and from Cape Horn to Baldivia), Senex, Atlas maritimus &
commercialis…, London, [1728]. 23.5 x 19.6”. (HC) This is a very rare sea chart depicting the southern part of South America. The chart is crisply engraved with
sparse details but clearly shows the straights of Magellan and Le Marie and the shipping passage around Cape Horn. Falkland Sound is shown but the islands are
incomplete. Three large compass roses and rhumb lines orient the chart and are its only embellishment. (A)
$350-425
379.Strait of Magellan (Carte Reduite du Detroit de Magellan Dressee sur les Journaux des Navigateurs), Bellin, Paris, ca. 1764. 13.4 x 7.8”. (BW) Uncommon detailed
chart of the Strait of Magellan locating harbors, islands, capes and bays from Cap des Vierges to Cap de la Victoire. Includes a lettered reference table for anchorages,
bays, harbors in the vicinity of Isle de Louis le Grand at the mid-point of the strait. Crisp impression on thick paper with wide margins. (A+)
$180-220
380.Argentina and Tierra del Fuego (A Chart of the S.E. part of Terra del Fuego including Strait le Maire and part of Staten-Land by Lieutenant J. Cook 1769 / A Plan of
Success Bay in Strait le Maire), Cook, London, ca. 1780. 14.3 x 12.2”. (BW) This sheet contains two charts in the lower half beneath four coastal perspectives. The
Terra del Fuego chart shows the tract of the Endeavor as Capt. Cook traveled from east to west between January 11th - 27th, 1769. Reference locates and names 14
places on the top view. The plan of Success Bay shows great detail including soundings, anchorage, a compass rose and includes a surprising amount of inland detail.
Both charts have their own border and decorative rococo-style title cartouche. The four view perspectives show ship views of Terra del Fuego and Cape Horn from
various angles This early Cook exploration map is from his first voyage. Published by Alexander Hogg and engraved by Bowen & Gibson, London. Beautiful,
flawless chart that is clean and bright save for a short binding trim tear entering map about 1” in blank area above charts. Folding as issued. (A)
$120-160
381.Strait of Magellan (Carte du Detroit de Magellan dans laquelle on a Insere les Observations et les Decouvertes du Capne. Byron, du Capne. Wallis, et du Capne.
Carteret), Benard, Relation des voyages entrepris par ordre de sa Majeste Britannique, Paris, ca. 1785. 29.8 x 18.2”. (HC) A spectacular chart detailing the Straits
of Magellan and illuminating the truly complicated and treacherous nature of this passage. It depicts the discoveries of the navigators, Byron, Wallis and Carteret.
Terrific detail includes soundings, current directions, rocks and anchorages. Four large recognition views (Cap des Vierges, Rochers Blancs, Cap Beau Tems and Vue
du Port Famine) in upper portion show the land to be rugged and mountainous. Issued folding, now flattened. There are a couple tiny spots and a repaired binding
tear at lower left, else very good. (B+)
$600-700
Atlantic & Arctic
382.Atlantic Ocean (Carte de l’Ocean Meridional Dressee pour Servir a l’Histoire Generale des Voyages…), Bellin, Paris, 1746. 18 x 13.5”. (HC) This attractive chart of
the South Atlantic is centered on a large compass rose with rhumb lines radiating across the ocean. A good portion of the coastlines of South America and Africa are
shown with major port cities named. The Prime Meridian is shown through l’Isle de Fer and the Meridian of Paris is shown just west of the coast of Africa. Nice
impression and original color and a few faint spots. Issued folded, now flattened. (B+)
$160-200
383.Atlantic Ocean (Bowles’s New Pocket Map of the Atlantic or Western Ocean, Laid down from the Latest Descoveries, and Regulated by Numerous Astronomical
Observations), Bowles, London, ca. 1780. 21.7 x 17.7”. (HC) This is an uncommon map of the Atlantic Ocean, showing the trade routes from Europe to the various
European colonies, including Virginia and the Carolinas, the Cadiz Galleon Routes, and tracks to the West Indies. There is good detail along the Atlantic Seaboard of
North America, which is noted as the XIII United States. The Great Fishing Banks are noted off Newfoundland, good detail of the Madera, Canary and Cape Verde
Islands, along the coast of Africa, and throughout the Caribbean. Crisp, early impression on a very thick sheet with original margins. Some extra creases along
centerfold and foxing in lower portion. (B)
$275-325
384.Atlantic Ocean (Carte Generale de l’Ocean Atlantique ou Occidental…), Depot de la Marine, Paris, 1792. 45.5 x 24”. (HC) This large-scale chart of the North Atlantic
shows the northeast coast of North America, the West Indies, Central America and the northern coast of South America. Opposite it covers the coastlines of Europe
and northwestern Africa. The center of the chart is crossed with rhumb lines on 17 centers, radiating across the Atlantic with the prime meridian running just west of
the Canary Islands. Tables of latitude and longitude flank the map. The map itself measures 36 x 24”. This is the 5th edition with corrections to 1792. There is a
light damp stain at bottom, else very good. (B+)
$375-450
385.Bermuda (Mappa Aestivarum Insularum, Alias Barmudas Dictarum…), Blaeu, Amsterdam, [1631]. 20.7 x 15.5”. (HC) This magnificent map is based on the famous
survey by John Norwood of the Bermuda Company in 1618. The map shows the division into the original eight tribes and shows the various landowners, with their
names in a table below the map. The beautiful title cartouche features Neptune astride the Royal Arms, holding a fine ship. Further adorned with scale cartouches,
coats of arms and a compass rose. The map uses a unique device to show Bermuda’s correct proportion and position in the North Atlantic by superimposing this map
over a smaller scale map of the Atlantic with the coastlines of Britain, North America and Hispanola, with a tiny island of Bermuda appearing just beneath the title
cartouche. French text on verso. Ref: Goss (Blaeu) p. 166; Palmer (MCC-19) #7. Sound example that is evenly toning. Full margins and nice impression with the
original coloring somewhat faded. There is some paper abrasion in Pembroke and more above and left of cartouche, likely from insects. (B)
$1200-1400
386.Arctic and Scandinavia (Septentrionalium Partium Nova Tabula), Ruscelli, La Geografia de Claudio Tolomeo Allessadrino…, Venice, [1561]. 9.5 x 7”. (BW) This
is a reduced version of the landmark Zeno map showing the mythical islands in the North Atlantic and small coastlines of Labrador (Estotiland) and possibly Newfoundland (Drogeo). Frisland is depicted in considerable detail, with many place names indicated. The only cartographic difference between this and the woodcut
map published by Zeno is that there is no land bridge between Greenland and Scandinavia on this edition. The plate mark runs off the sheet at top indicating that two
maps were printed together, then separated for inclusion in the atlas. There is one surviving full, uncut sheet which reveals the sister map was the Ptolemy world.
First state with Italian text on verso. In 1558, Nicolo (the Younger) Zeno claimed to have discovered a 14th century manuscript recording a voyage made by his
ancestors Nicolo and Antonio. According to the text, in the year 1380 a storm swept the Zenos into the North Atlantic where they found a group of unknown lands
named Frisland, Estotiland, Estland, Icaria, and Drogeo. As a result, maps throughout the 16th century continued to show these fictional islands, especially Frisland.
Ref: Burden #29; Ginsberg #19; Manasek #19. Light damp stain intruding into the map at upper border. (B+)
$550-700
387.Arctic and Scandinavia (Septentrionalium Regionum Descrip), Ortelius, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Antwerp, [1588]. 19.4 x 14.2”. (HC) Ortelius based this influential
map on the work of earlier authorities including Mercator, Zeno and Magnus. Of particular interest are the mythical islands of Brasil, Frisland, Drogeo, Icaria, and
St. Brandan. Part of Mercator’s imaginary polar continent is depicted with a Latin note that it is inhabited by pygmies. Iceland (Islant, Thule) is basically unchanged
from Mercator´s map of Europe from 1554 with the shape originated by Zeno. Greenland is separated from Europe by a wide sea and a portion of North America
appears in the upper left corner with the name Estotilant. The map is adorned with a variety of very inventive creatures including a half-man, half-sea creature with
bird feet playing a lute. Spanish text on verso. Ref: Burden #40; Ginsberg #24, state 3; Van den Broecke #160. A sharp impression with old color. A small tear in
the lower left corner has been repaired. The margins have been slightly trimmed, but are still ample. (B+)
$2400-3000
388.Arctic Ocean, Greenland, Iceland (Groenland et les Nouvelles Terres Descouvertes vers le Septentrion), Briet, Paris, ca. 1649. 7.5 x 5.8”. (BW) This small and very
rare map was based on the information from Jens Munks’ expedition of 1619-20. Munk was sent by Denmark’s King Christian IV to seek a Northwest Passage to
the Orient. He left from Copenhagen in May of 1619 with two ships. They entered Hudson Bay in late August and wintered near present-day Churchill, (noted on
the map as Port d’hyver de Munk). They spent a terrible, scurvy ridden winter, during which nearly all of the 63 crew members died. Only two crewmen and Munk
survived to return to Denmark. The map shows Hudson Bay named Mer Christiane after the Danish king, the mythical island of Frisland and with two inset with
maps of Iceland and Spitzbergen. Latin text on verso with page number 187 at upper right. Very dark, early impression. The lower margin is close trimmed to near
neatline with no loss and old paper laid in to extend the margin. (A)
$500-700
389.Arctic (Zusammen Gezogene Karte von den Nordlichen Theilen der Erd-Kugel Zwischen Asien und America), Bellin, Allgemeine Historie der Reisen…, Paris, 1758.
13.4 x 8.3”. (HC) Very unusual chart that shows only the northeast coastline of Canada with Baffin and Hudson Bay and the St. Lawrence River. On the other side is
the northeast coastline of Asia with the Kamchatka peninsula. In between are a few small areas of coastline with notations concerning reported explorations, including
those of Juan de Fuca, the Russian expeditions in 1728 and 1741, the reported West-meer (Sea of the West) and the English quests for a Northwest Passage via the
Hudson Bay. The map was published in Leipzig by Arkstee & Merkus. Ref: Kershaw #1116. (A+)
$200-250
390.Greenland (Gronland so Weit es Bekant ist mit den Inseln Faeroer), Von Reilly, Schauplatz Der Funf Theile Der Welt, Vienna, ca. 1791. 11 x 9”. (HC) This interesting Austrian map is one of the few 18th century maps devoted to Greenland. Due to a general lack of knowledge of the region, detail in confined along the coastline,
which is portrayed as mountainous with numerous fiords and islands. There are several 17th century errors including two spurious sea passages. A large inset shows
the Faeroe Islands. A panel of text describes the country including a notation that it is not known if Greenland is an island or a peninsula off North America. There
is some minor bleed through of the color on verso, else fine. (A)
$230-300
391.North Atlantic and Arctic Regions (General Chart exhibiting the Discoveries of the Northmen in the Arctic Regions and America during the 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, and
14th centuries), Anon., Discovery of America by the Northmen, 1837. 10.6 x 9.5”. (BW) This map covers the North Atlantic and a good portion of North America
and western Europe. It shows the supposed discoveries of Norsemen prior to the voyage of Columbus. It is from N. Ludlow Beamish’s Discovery of America by the
Northmen. Backed with Japanese tissue repairing a tear into the title at top. (B)
$100-140
Europe
392.Eastern Hemisphere (Hemisphaerium Orbis Antiqui, cum Zonis, Circulis, et Situ Polulorum Diverso), Cellarius, Harmonia Macrocosmica seu Atlas Coelestis, Amsterdam, ca. 1661. 20.4 x 16.5”. (HC) A superbly engraved and embellished chart shows the Eastern Hemisphere with the climatic zones, ranging from Frigida Borealis
to Torrida, with planetary details superimposed. The bold engraving carries a nice simplicity that includes countries and some key cities. Australia (Nova Hollandia)
is not fully mapped with no coastline on the south and east and a land bridge reaching up to connect to New Guinea. The elaborate border includes fine scrollwork,
numerous busy putti and additional diagrams showing armillary spheres and climatic zones. The border also incorporates the two decorative title cartouches. Blank
verso. The map image is beautiful with dark, crisp impression and fine color on thick hand laid paper with wide margins. Outside of the map image is lightly toned,
more so at top, from a previous framing. Two printer’s creases at edges just enter border, a split in lower margin just enters map, well closed on verso, and the upper
edge is rough, also a result of prior framing. (B+)
$1600-2000
393.Eastern Hemisphere (Nieuwe Kaart van het Oostelykste Deel der Weereld diendende tot aanwyzing van de Scheepstogten der Nederlanderen naar Oostindie), Tirion,
1755. 14.4 x 12.5”. (HC) This finely engraved map of the Eastern Hemisphere provides an excellent view of the still evolving cartography of the Far East. The
depiction of East Asia includes an extended landmass beyond the Kamchatka Peninsula, as well as the outdated ideas of Kompagnies Land and Land Jeso. The islands
of the Philippines and Indonesia are not well shaped, and Australia is a very odd shape that incorporates New Guinea, with most of the southern and eastern coastlines
shown as dotted lines. The interior of Africa is mostly blank with the Nile’s source correctly located. A very lovely compass rose decorates the map. Issued folded,
now flattened. The binding side margin has been professionally extended with a tear in the border repaired. (B+)
$180-230
394.Europe (Europa recens descripta), Blaeu, Atlas Maior, Amsterdam, [1631]. 21.8 x 16.3”. (HC) This classic map of Europe is done in the carte-de-figures style with
vignettes on three sides. The upper frieze has nine birds-eye-views of Amsterdam, Prague, Constantinople, Venice, Rome, Paris, London, Toledo and Lisbon. The
side borders contain the costumes of the noblemen and women of ten European nations. The map is embellished with sailing ships, sea monsters, bears and Neptune
riding a dolphin and holding his trident. A beautiful map produced at the height of the Golden Age of Dutch mapmaking; it was included in the first volume of Blaeu’s
magnificent atlas. Latin text on verso. Ref: Goss (Blaeu) #4, p.30. The map has been professionally restored with some paper replaced at upper center with facsimile
of the letter P in Oceanus Septentrionalis. It has also been remargined at top and some tears in the bottom margin are repaired. All the work was skillfully done with
the leaf casting method and the map is very presentable. (B+)
$3750-4500
395.Europe (Europam sive Celticam Veterem. Sic Describere Conabar Abrahamus Ortelius), Hamersveldt, Antwerp, ca. 1640. 18.5 x 14”. (HC) This is an uncommon
variant of the map Jansson issued in his historical atlas. It is based on Ortelius’ map of the same title, and credits him in the title cartouche. It covers Celtic Europe
and is fully engraved with forests, mountains and rivers, and there are several ancient tribal and place names. The map bears the same engraver’s imprint, the cartographic content remains unchanged, but the cartouches have been simplified. Fine impression and wide margins. The centerfold and some minor creases have been
reinforced with tissue on the verso. A short fold separation in the bottom blank margin has been repaired. (B+)
$400-500
396.Europe (A New Map of Europe from the Latest Observations), Senex, New General Atlas, London, ca. 1721. 22.3 x 19.2”. (HC) Handsome and uncommon map
of Europe showing the political divisions with good topography. The title cartouche pays tribute to the Roman influence in Europe with the earth goddess Cybele
reclining atop the monument, which is flanked by Neptune and a Roman warrior. Below the cartouche a group of putti are engaged in artistic and scientific pursuits.
The cartouche is dedicated to Samuel Molyneux, Secretary to the Prince of Wales and an important English astronomer. Nice impression and original color. There
is some extraneous creasing at center and a fold separation entering the border at top. (B+)
$350-425
397.Europe (To her Most Sacred Majesty Carolina Queen of Great Britain, France & Ireland… This Map of Europe… is Most Humbly Dedicated …), Moll, London, ca.
1730. 37.7 x 23.2”. (HC) Large-scale maps such as this map of Europe were very popular at the beginning of the 18th century, and Herman Moll’s large maps were
among the best English produced maps of the period. It shows the current political divisions and is filled with detail. It includes an inset showing the canal built by
Peter the Great to connect the Volga and the Don, thus connecting the Caspian and Black Seas. On the main map, a dotted line illustrates the route from this canal
through the Black Sea, the Bosphorus, the Aegean and Mediterranean to the Atlantic. The cartouche features the allegorical representations of the four continents,
in a rather caricaturistic form, along with the portrait of the queen and the royal arms. This map first appeared in 1708 with a portrait and dedication to Queen Anne.
This edition, with the portrait and dedication to Queen Caroline was likely published while she was Queen consort between 1727 and 1737. It included the imprints of
Moll, P. Overton, I. King, and I. and T. Bowles. Printed on two sheets and backed with linen. Herman Moll was one of Britain’s most prominent cartographers of the
first half of the 18th century. He emigrated from Germany and went to work as an engraver for Moses Pitt in 1678. Soon he joined one of London’s most interesting
social circles, which gathered at Jonathan’s Coffee House, and included stock speculators, scientists, archaeologists, authors, pirates, and sea-captains. From these
friends, Moll gained a great deal of privileged information that he compiled into his cartographic works. Moll’s success and prosperity was due in part to his social
connections and political astuteness, and to his distinctive style and quality workmanship. He produced a great number of often-innovative maps, charts, globes,
atlases and geographies. His best known works are the large maps produced for his World Described (and also published separately) including this world map and
the famous Beaver and Codfish maps of North America. The map has been backed with linen at an early point in its history and bound into a large atlas. At that time,
several tears at left and the folds were repaired. Overall toning with some paper lifted at bottom center. There is no top margin and the right side margin is trimmed
into the border. (B)
$600-800
398.Europe ([4 Sheets] Carte Encyprotype de l’Europe), Brue, Grand Atlas Universal, Paris, 1816. 29.5 x 22.8”. (HC) These sheets show Europe in enormous detail.
They are meant to be joined into a stunning map that would together measure 59” x 43.5”. The upper left sheet has the title in decorative lettering with fancy flourishes.
The map carries a remarkable amount of information on a scale of 60 miles per inch. Each map is on a full sheet measuring 39” x 26.5”. A rarely encountered set of
matching elephant folio maps from this scarce atlas. Dated 1816 in the title. Very nice impression and original hand coloring on thick hand laid paper with wide
margins and deckled edges. The maps have a few scattered light spots. Some of the edges are a little rough with small chips and edge darkening. (B+) $600-800
399.Britain (Britannia prout divisa suit temporibus Anglo-Saxonum praesertim durante illorum Heptarchia), Jansson, Amsterdam, ca. 1646. 20.7 x 16.5”. (HC) Magnificent map of Anglo-Saxon Britain flanked by elaborate vignettes depicting kings and scenes from Saxon history. Jansson modeled the map directly after Blaeu’s
map of the same title. Jansson’s version can be distinguished by an additional herald in Ireland and rhumb lines radiating from the compass roses. The left border
contains portraits of the earliest kings, while the right one depicts later kings in the process of conversion to Christianity. Included is a scene of Ethelbert receiving
instruction from Saint Augustine and another of Sebert re-consecrating the temples of Diana and Apollo, now St. Paul’s, London and St. Peters, Westminster. The
map shows England divided into the various Saxon kingdoms, each decorated with its coat-of-arms. A superb example of Dutch cartographic design and engraving.
Blank on verso. Ref: Shirley (BI) #577. Overall evenly toned with wide original margins. There is a small chip in the margin, well away from the map, and some
brown paper tape on the paper edges of the verso from a previous framing. (B+)
$3000-4000
400.Britain (Les Isles Britanniques qui contiennent les Royaumes d’Angleterre, Escosse, et Irlande…), Jaillot, Atlas Royal, Paris, 1696. 23.4 x 18.7”. (HC) Second
edition of this decorative folio map of the British Isles that was dedicated to the Duke of Burgundy. The first edition was probably published the year before and does
not carry a date at the bottom of the cartouche. Shirley states this map is “a more distinguished and firmer engraving” than the Paris edition of Cordier. He further
notes the more accurate westward extension to Connaught in spite of Jaillot not using the Irish survey by Perry. Britain is shown in fine detail with hundreds of place
names in this finely engraved map. The map has two stunning cartouches including the title cartouche with putti, Neptune, Mercury and other allegorical figures. The
title is repeated across the top in Latin. Jaillot was the successor to the Sanson publishing family and this map follows the geography of Nicolas Sanson. Large inset
details the Shetland, Faroe and Orkney Islands. Ref: Phillips (A) #5953-15; Shirley (BI) Jaillot 4. The paper is sound and the impression is very dark. The original
color is somewhat faded and the map is toned overall with some minor foxing and damp stains. There is a separation of the fold at top that enters the border. There
are remnants of framer’s hinges on the verso. (B)
$350-450
401.Britain ([Lot of 2] Gros Britanni Oder Engelland Schottland und Irrland [and] Gross-Britannien Bestehende in Drey Konigreiche Irland Scotland und Engelland),
ca. 1704-30. (HC) 1) Gros Britanni Oder Engelland Schottland und Irrland, by Johann Georg Schreiber, from Atlas Selectuscirca 1730, original color, (9.2 x 6.3”).
Finely engraved German-produced map with a large cartouche featuring the Hanoverian coat of arms. The Orkney Islands are included in a small inset. 2) GrossBritannien Bestehende in Drey Konigreiche Irland Scotland und Engelland, by Gabriel Bodenehr, Augsburg, outline color, (11.8 x 6.8”). This is a beautifully composed
small map flanked by the title cartouche and the royal coat of arms with tables showing the political divisions. The plate was originated by Johann Stridbeck Junior,
circa 1700. This is the rare second state, published by Bodenehr, circa 1704. Shirley mentions only the states published after this map with a new title. Ref: Shirley
(BI) 1) Schreiber 1. 2) cf Bodenehr 2. Both are B+.
$400-500
402.Britain (Paskaart van’t Canaal Engelandt Schotlandt en Yrland…), Keulen, Amsterdam, ca. 1708. 22.8 x 20”. (BW) This is the second of Johannes van Keulen’s
sea charts of the British Isles, which was designed for Zee-Fakkel. Oriented by two compass roses with north on the left, the map provides a detailed picture of the
coastlines of the English Channel and Britain. The large title cartouche obscures much of the east coast of England and Scotland. The scene was probably etched by
Jan Luyken who signed the title page of both of Van Keulen’s atlases. It presents a quaint scene of a shepherd boy with his sheepdog and a picnic basket, surrounded
by his sheep and goats in a lovely pastoral landscape. This is the second state with the plate number 11, but without the apocryphal island of Brazil and a sandbank
in the Atlantic. It appeared in both the Zee-Fakkel and in the Zee-Atlas from about 1704 onwards. The second state of this map is very scarce and rarely appears on
the market. Ref: Shirley (BI) Van Keulen 2. Tissue repairs on minor fold separations and a couple of unobtrusive spots. (B+)
$1000-1500
403.Britain (Les Isles Britanniques par Mr. De l’Isle Geographe du Roy &c. de l’Academie des Sciences), Delisle, ca. 1720-40. 13.5 x 15.3”. (HC) The geography on
this map is after Delisle’s Les Isles Britanniques ou sont le Rme. d’Angleterre but the creator is anonymous. Title is across the top above neatline. The map is strongly
engraved and well detailed throughout. Five distance scales at lower left. Ref: cf Shirley (BI) Delisle 1. Fine less a little occasional light toning. (B+) $140-170
404.Britain ([Lot of 3] A Correct Chart of the English Channel… [and] A Correct Chart of St. George’s Channel and the Irish Sea… [and] A Map of England and Wales…),
Seale, Tindal’s Continuation of Mr. Rapin’s History of England, London, [1745]. (BW) 1) A Correct Chart of the English Channel… , (18.8 x 14.8”). A handsome
and detailed chart of the English Channel, with a large decorative cartouche and compass rose. The inset maps across the top detail the Island of Scilly, Falmouth
Haven, Plymouth Sound and the Isle of Wight and adjacent Harbours. Beautiful impression on clean paper. Close margin at bottom as issued. (A+) 2) A Correct
Chart of St. George’s Channel and the Irish Sea…, (14.7 x 18.3”). This great sea chart details the entire coastline of Ireland and the western coastal areas of Scotland
and England between the Firth of Clyd to Lands End. Includes the Isle of Man and Guernsey Island. Beautifully engraved and with a striking and large title cartouche.
Clean and bright with very dark impression. Short splits at either side of center fold well repaired on verso. Close top margin, as issued. (A) 3) A Map of England
and Wales, (15 x 18.3”). Exceptional detail and finely engraved throughout. Compass rose and very elaborate title cartouche decorate this handsome chart. On clean
paper with dark impression. Short edge split on centerfold at right, well closed on verso. Close right margin as issued. (A)
$300-400
405.Britain (Carte Reduite des Isles Britanniques Dressee au Depost des Cartes, Plans, et Journaux de la Marine…), Bellin, Hydrographie Francoise…, Paris, 1757. 21.5
x 34.3”. (BW) Superb, large-scale chart of Scotland, England, and Ireland which extends to the Shetland Islands and the tip of France. Shows great coastal information and a surprising amount of detail in the interior. This map is distilled from Bellin’s larger, separate maps of the British Isles. The chart is embellished by a large
scenic title cartouche, as well as a remarque cartouche at lower left. The map has the stamp of the Depot de la Marine and the cost Prix, cinquante sols is given at
lower right beneath the border. A nice impression on thick, sound paper with wide original margins. Some water stains along left margin that just enter into map
at two areas. Uncolored as issued. (B+)
$400-500
406.Britain (A Chart of the Sea Coast of Great Britain and Ireland), Moll, London, ca. 1760. 11 x 13”. (BW) Strongly engraved chart shows all of England, Scotland
and Ireland with good detail in the St. George Channel, the Irish North seas and the English Channel. Locates the Isle of Man, the Western Islands and the Orkney
Islands at the tip of Scotland. Good detail along coastlines but the interior blank. The Dogger and Well Banks are mapped to the east. Embellished with a fancy
compass rose and rhumb lines filling the seas. Apparent centerfold toning is show-through from binding strip on verso. (A)
$160-200
407.Britain (Carte Reduite des Isles Britanniques Seconde Feuille Partie Septentrionale de l’Angleterre), Bellin, Hydrographie Francoise…, Paris, ca. 1760. 34 x 21.8”.
(BW) Very nice large-scale chart covers the northern part of England, southern Scotland, Wales, the Isle of Man, and the eastern coast of Ireland. The map is filled
with incredible detail, both along the coastline and in the interior. Locates the cities of Yarmouth, Norwich, Okcham, Chester, Nottingham, York and Dublin plus
scores of smaller towns and villages. Delineates wagon roads and trails, rivers and mountains. This map is distilled from Bellin’s larger, separate maps of the British
Isles. The chart is embellished by a large title cartouche with weapons along the bottom. With the Depot de la Marine stamp and the cost noted as Prix, cinquante
sols. A long tear along centerfold has been repaired with old paper on verso. Full margins and very nice impression. (B)
$250-350
408.Britain (La Grande Bretagne ou les Royaumes d’Angleterre et d’Ecosse comme aussi le Royaume d’Irlande Divisee par Provinces), Lotter, ca. 1770. 23 x 19.3”.
(HC) The coats of arms of England, Scotland and Ireland adorn this finely detailed map of the British Isles. The elaborate title cartouche completes the composition
with representations of the empire’s wealth and power throughout the world. There is manuscript Dutch text on the verso including a family tree dated 1790. The
centerfold and an extraneous vertical crease have been expertly reinforced. (A)
$400-500
409.Britain (Britannicae Insulae in quibus Albion seu Britannia Major, et Ivernia seu Britannia Minor…), Robert de Vaugondy/Santini, Atlas Universel, 1778. 21 x 18.8”.
(HC) This is an Italian edition of Robert de Vaugondy’s attractive historical map of Britain. It is based on the cartography of Nicolas Sanson showing the Ptolemaic
divisions and Roman names throughout. It embellished with a fine French style title cartouche. Ref: cf Pedley #46 Nice impression, original color and wide original
margins with some toning along the centerfold. (B+)
$220-300
410.England (Wilshire), Speed, Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain, London, 1610. 20 x 15”. (HC) One of the most decorative maps of Wiltshire, Speed’s map
features an illustration of Stonehenge, one of Britain’s best known and oldest monuments. The map was drawn and updated from the surveys of Norden and Saxton,
enhanced with the boundaries of the hundreds, and filled with detail. The composition is completed with an inset plan of Salisbury, the arms of the earls of Wiltshire
and Salisbury, a great compass rose, and an interesting cartouche with text attributing Stonehenge to Ambrosianus King of the Brittaines. The map was beautifully
engraved by Jodocus Hondius with his imprint and the date at bottom center. An early edition published by John Sudbury and George Humble between 1611 and
1614. English text on verso. A sharp impression printed on quality paper. There is a hint of toning and a small patch on the lower centerfold that repairs four worm
holes. (B+)
$1000-1300
411.England (Hereford-shire Described with the True Plot of the Citie Hereford …), Speed, Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain, London, 1610. 20.3 x 15”. (HC) A
fine decorative county map with a large plan of the City of Hereford, a battle scene and the armorials of the Earls of Hereford. Further embellished with the depictions of two cartographers seated in the bottom corners and a strapwork title cartouche. The map itself is filled with detail including the “outliers” or small circular
enclaves of land along the county’s borders. One of the more interesting features of the map is a notation at Little Marcley, “Marcley hill which removed in Anno
1575/” The English text on verso elaborates on this notation with a fanciful description of what was perhaps an earthquake. Imprint of John Sudbury and George
Humbell. Nice impression with old color. Professionally remargined at top with some toning along the centerfold. (B+)
$425-500
412.England (Huntington both Shire and Shire Towne with the Ancient Citie Ely Described), Speed, Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine, London, 1610. 20 x 15”.
(HC) Superb map of Huntingtonshire with inset Huntington and Ely city plans, information on Ely along with family history and nine coats of arms. Distance
scales in the insets are measured by ‘pases.’ A beautiful example of the British Royal coat of arms is prominently shown above the scale of miles. Speed’s county
maps were finely engraved by Jodocus Hondius, one of the preeminent engravers of the period; this one bearing his imprint at bottom right. Also with the imprint
of George Humbell (sic). English text on verso. John Speed is best known for this important atlas of Great Britain, which is considered the finest achievement in
British map-making. Speed assembled the information for this atlas based on the work of Christopher Saxton and John Norden, updated with new information. He
also introduced innovations of his own including the inclusion of town plans, indications of the hundreds, county boundaries and the coats of arms of local Dukes and
Earls. Strong old hand coloring and very nice impression. A little damage with small loss at middle of centerfold with old paper repair on verso. (B) $325-400
413.England (Westmorland), Morden, Camden’s Britannia, London, ca. 1695. 16.5 x 14.3”. (HC) This is an attractive map of the historic county of Westmorland that
was renamed to Cumbria in 1974. The map is filled with names of towns and pictorial depictions of forests. Locates Kirkby Lonsdale, Ambleside, Kirky Steuen and
Abaliaba as well as many smaller villages. The boldly drawn title cartouche fills the upper left. Three distance scales. Imprint says the map was “Sold by - Abel
Swale Awnsham & John Churchill.” Image is very nice with some light offsetting visible in blank areas and one worm hole visible when held to the light. Short
marginal splits at centerfold, lower one just to border. (B+)
$160-200
414.England (Middlesex Drawn from an Accurate Survey), Kitchin, London Magazine, London, [1748]. 7.6 x 7.4”. (HC) This finely engraved map shows London in a
block plan. The map locates the roads, towns, villages, forests and rivers of the county. Towns that have markets are emphasized with italics. Decorative title cartouche
in a Royal theme with two coats-of-arms, gold coins, and the Crown. This was issued in the March 1748 London Magazine: or, Gentleman’s Monthly Intelligencer
published monthly between 1732 and 1783. Ref: Jolly LOND-31. Map is near fine but has two old hinge tape remnants on verso that have lightly stained to recto at
upper margin. Very nice hand color and strong, early impression. (B+)
$120-150
415.England (The County of York Survey’d in MDCCLXVII, VIII, IX and MDCCLXX), Jefferys, London, 1771. 115 x 92.7”. (HC) This is one of Jeffreys’ famous largescale county maps and a key map of Yorkshire. The expenses he incurred in making these surveys and producing these spectacular maps resulted in his bankruptcy.
This splendid map provides a wealth of information with unprecedented accuracy and the crisp engraving illustrates the varied topography. There are large inset plans
of Sheffield, Leeds, Scarborough, Ripon, Kingston Upon Hull, and York. An index map fills the upper right corner and the bottom of the map is beautifully engraved
with views of Middleham Castle drawn by N.T. Dall and engraved by W. Walker. The map is dedicated to Charles Watson-Wentworth, Marquis of Rockingham, Earl
of Malton. Dissected and linen-backed and folded in 8 sections into the original marbled boards. This is the first edition published by Jefferys. Overall in very
good condition for a map of this size with no tears in the linen backing and minimal light toning in the map. The marbled paper boards are completely worn. There
appears to be two sets of cover boards with the map, which could be used to refabricate a slipcase. (B+)
$2750-3500
416.London, England (Prospectus Abbatii Westminster et Ecclesice Sanctae Margaritae Londinensis), ca. 1780. 15.3 x 9.3”. (HC) The beautiful Abbey, established in
960, is well rendered in this dramatic engraving. In the background is shown St. Margaret’s Church which stands between the Abbey and the Houses of Parliament,
and is commonly called the “parish church of the House of Commons.” The foreground is filled with people in fine costume and other common workers, even a onelegged beggar appealing to two fine ladies. A solid red flag flies over St. Margaret’s Church. This example does not have reversed text as commonly seen for proper
viewing when projected for the audience. Full margins and very nice original hand coloring including gauche. Scattered foxing, more in margins. (B) $200-300
417.London, England (Plan von London), Anon., ca. 1810. 12.5 x 7”. (HC) This is an uncommon Austrian plan of the city of London showing the streets, public buildings, and parks. Issued folded, now flattened. Narrow, but adequate, top margin as issued. (A)
$275-350
418.Manchester, England (Plan of Manchester), Anon., Guide to Knowledge, ca. 1834. 8.8 x 6.2”. (BW) This uncommon plan is black on white as is produced by an
artist using a scratch board. The plan rests in an oval frame and appears as a negative image. All streets are shown and named as well as some prominent buildings,
canals, etc. An index of 53 important places and buildings surround the oval frame. Locates the Bank of England, the Royal Hotel, the Palace Inn, Star Inn, Bush
Inn, Swan Inn, Flying House, Spread Eagle, several churches, the Royal Theatre, etc. Blank verso. An uncommon production.
(A)
$80-100
419.England & Wales (Angliae Regni Florentissimi Nova Descriptio Auctore Humfredo Lhuyd Denbygiense), Ortelius, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Antwerp, 1573. 18.5
x 14.8”. (HC) Stunning map of England and Wales compiled from Mercator’s 1564 wall map of the British Isles and Lhuyd’s manuscript map of 1568. The countryside is fully engraved with topographical features and hundreds of towns. This map improved on Mercator’s outline of the countries particularly in Cardigan and
south Wales, the Devon peninsula, and the Wash and Humber inlets. Interestingly the Caernarvon peninsula, near Lhuyd’s hometown of Denbigh, is badly distorted
and it has been suggested that this may be due to his sketching it from one of the nearby mountains. Sea monsters and five sailing ships occupy the stipple engraved
oceans. A flock of sheep is shown in Ireland and there are two large, elaborate cartouches. Dated 1573 in the cartouche and published in the French edition of 1598.
Ref: Van den Broecke #19.3; Shirley (BI) #100. There is just a hint of foxing in the margins and the impression is a bit uneven. (A)
$1000-1300
420.England & Wales (Le Royaume d’Angleterre, distingue en ses Provinces), Jaillot, Paris, 1693. 22.8 x 29.7”. (HC) This is the first state of this large, boldly engraved
map of England and Wales. It is printed on two sheets and shows counties, major towns and topography. The large title cartouche is composed of trumpeting angels
and mermen with the royal coat of arms, flags and military implements. Jaillot, in partnership with the sons of Nicolas Sanson, re-engraved Sanson’s map on a larger
scale in the 1680s. This particular map was published 20 years later, and while based on Sanson’s cartography (who is credited in the cartouche), it is a Jaillot composition. Ref: Shirley (BI) Jaillot 2. Nice impression with minor soil in the map. There are some minor defects in the wide margins, including some archival tape
repairs. A small ink stamp of a previous owner (RWS) is in the bottom blank margin. (B+)
$800-1000
421.England & Wales ([Lot of 2] A New Map of the Roads of England Shewing the Reputed distances from one town to another [and] England), 1695-1801. 1) A New
Map of the Roads of England Shewing the Reputed distances from one town to another, by Herman Moll, 1695, black & white, ( 7.5 x 9.5 ). This very rare map is
one of the few diagrammatic road maps of England. It was probably based on either William Berry’s map of 1679 or John Seller’s map of circa 1690. It first appears
in the Thesaurus Geographicus, circa 1695 and then was included in the Traveller’s Guide, a pocket version of John Ogilby’s road maps. The map rarely appears on
the market. 2) England, by John Cooke, 1801, original outline color ( 5.5 x 6.2 ). This is a simple little map showing the county divisions and county towns. It is
presented in an unusual spherical border. Engraved by John Cooke and published by John Harris. Ref: 1) Shirley (BI) Moll 2. 1) There is a small spot at top and
some binding paste residue in the left margin. 2) Faint toning in blank margins. (B+)
$650-750
422.England & Wales (L’Angleterre), Robert de Vaugondy/Delamarche, Nouvel Atlas Portatif, Paris, 1794. 8.7 x 9.5”. (HC) This small map of England and Wales was
engraved by E. Dussy and published by Delamarche, successor to the important Robert de Vaugondy publishing firm. The date in the cartouche (An. III) is per the
French Revolutionary Calendar. Original outline color with very wide original margins. (A+)
$140-180
423.Wales (Monumethensis Comitatus. Vernacule Monmouth Shire), Blaeu, Novus Atlas, Amsterdam, ca. 1645. 19.5 x 15”. (HC) This fine and highly decorative map
describes the county in the south east of Wales which in Welch is Sir Fynwy. The map is embellished with two cartouches with figures and putti, the Royal coat of
arms, the local coat of arms and a plumed crown with “Sche Diene” along the rim. This very handsome map is from the fourth volume of Blaeu’s atlas which focused
on England and Wales. Latin text on verso with page number 297 at upper right. Ref: Skelton 28. A crease along part of centerfold and split at fold in upper blank
margin. Stunning impression and color. During printing the plate held a film of ink which gives a very light gray affect to blank areas - beautiful and very difficult
to accomplish by any but the most skilled printers. (A)
$500-700
424.Wales (North Wales), Morden, Camden’s Britannia, London, ca. 1695. 16.8 x 14.2”. (HC) Beautifully and boldly engraved map that extends south to Aberystwyth on
the coast in South Wales. The map is filled with details including towns and villages, watershed and mountains, islands, etc. All counties are delineated and named.
Bold title cartouche at upper right and two distance scales. Close margins and some staining or foxing visible at left in blank areas. (B+)
$140-180
425.Isle of Man (Mona), Blaeu, Atlas Novus, Amsterdam, ca. 1645. 10.6 x 15”. (HC) Based on Speed’s map of the Isle of Man, this map clearly outlines the island
and locates the major towns, castles and churches. It is embellished with the royal and Manx coats of arms, three sailing ships and a title cartouche composed of sea
monsters. Printed on half a folio sheet and still attached to the full leaf of Latin text. Sharp impression, old color with just a hint of offsetting. (A) $275-350
426.England and Scotland (Northumbriae Comitatus, olim sedes Otadinorum), Saxton/Hole, Camden’s Britannia, London, ca. 1637. 11.6 x 10.8”. (HC) This handsome
chart of Northumbria is filled with place names and other details. Hadrian’s Wall, here called The wall of the piets, is boldly engraved and well shown. Locates Newcastle, Barwick, Glinda and hundreds of smaller towns and villages. The title is contained in an interesting cartouche fashioned to resemble an open book. The map
is embellished with a large compass rose with fleur-de-lys and rhumb lines, and a distance scale with the imprint of Saxton and Hole below. As is normally seen on
this map, there is evidence of a damaged plate with top left tip lacking neat lines. Blank verso.
wide margins. There is a little toning or foxing in blank margins, otherwise fine. (A)
The map image is fine with strong, dark impression, fine color and
$220-275
427.Scotland ([Lot of 2] L’Ecosse [and] Scotland), 1762-1804. (HC) 1) L’Ecosse, by Robert de Vaugondy, from Nouvel Atlas Portatif, 1762, (8.8 x9.4”). The original
outline color delineates the counties of highland and lowland Scotland. 2) Scotland, by J. Stratford, 1804, (14.7 x 17.4”). This is an interesting comparison with the
above map due to the level of detail. This map is densely packed with place names. The Shetland Islands are shown in an inset. Ref: 1) Pedley #53, p. 234. 1) lightly
toned on centerfold. 2) Issued folded, now flattened with minor reinforcement at fold intersections and paper added to binding-side margin at top. A short binding
tear in the border has been repaired. (B+)
$180-230
428.Edinburgh, Scotland (Vue du Palais d’Holyrood, en Ecosse), Basset, ca. 1805. 16 x 10.5”. (HC) This is a fine view of the Holyrood Palace, the official residence
of the monarch in Scotland. This prospect view was published by Basset who was a well-known publisher of optical prints, established in rue St Jacques in Paris.
Nice impression and original color with some soil in the blank margins. (A)
$110-150
429.Ireland (Eryn - Hiberniae, Britannicae Insulae, Nova Descriptio - Irlandt), Ortelius, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Antwerp, [1598]. 19 x 14”. (HC) This exceptional
map is Ortelius’ first map of Ireland. It was based on Mercator’s 1564 wall map of the British Isles and is presented with west oriented to the top. This is the first
map of Ireland to include any geographic details; its predecessors being crudely drawn Italian maps. It is divided into counties and shows towns, rivers, lakes, forests,
coastal islands and a host of other details. There are several Latin annotations throughout the map. The map is typical of Ortelius’ refined, yet ebullient style with
bold strapwork title and scale cartouches and a pair of ships in the stormy sea off the northern coastline. French text on verso. Ref: Law pp 6-9; Van den Broecke
#22.3. Fine impression and condition. (A+)
$1600-2000
430.Ireland (The Province of Connaugh with the Citie of Galwaye Described), Speed, Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine, London, 1610. 20 x 15”. (HC) This
beautiful and detailed early map of the province of Connaught includes the counties of Galway, Clare, Sligo, Mayo, Roscommon and many cities, towns and topographical details. The fortified city of Galway is shown in a large inset with the Galway River flowing by, complete with boats and ships. The seas are fully engraved
and filled with fancy lettering. The map is adorned with three extravagant cartouches: one for the title, topped with English and Irish heraldry; one for the scale of
Irish miles with a pair of cherubs; and an especially dramatic one suspended from an elaborate compass rose with more cherubs and strapwork decoration. The map
has the imprint of George Humble and John Sudbury, and the verso contains related English text describing the history and people of the region. A superb, early
impression on a strong sheet of paper with beautiful hand coloring. The light centerfold toning does not distract. (A)
$1000-1400
431.Ireland (The Province of Mounster), Speed, Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine, London, 1610. 20 x 15.2”. (HC) A fine, decorative map details the southwestern Irish province of Munster. Munster is the largest of the four provinces, with the counties of Limerick, Waterford, Cork, Clare and more. The map is inset with
plans of the towns of Cork and Limerick, with keys to the important buildings. Many places are named including Tipperary, Bantry Bay and the Dingle Peninsula.
The sea is engraved in a beautiful moiré pattern, decorated with ships and sea monsters, including one being ridden by an Irish bard playing a harp. The Shannon
River, which is nearby, was said to be formed by Sionan as she was swept out to sea after eating a forbidden Salmon of Knowledge. The map is decorated with three
cartouches; one for the title that is surmounted with the crest of Ireland, the small one referring to the maker, and the last for the scale of miles, topped with a man
holding calipers. From an early edition with the imprint of John Sudbury and George Humble. A desirable example beautifully engraved by Jodocus Hondius and
printed on the higher quality and thicker paper. Related English text on verso. Fine impression and full, older hand coloring. (B+)
$900-1000
432.Cork, Ireland ([Map of the City of Cork]), Stafford, Pacata Hibernia. Ireland appeased and reduced…, ca. 1633. 11.6 x 15.2”. (BW) This city plan is the 1810 restrike
of the 1633 copper plates. The birds-eye view shows the walled and heavily fortified city of Cork with numerous battlements along the protective wall. Cannons are
visible protruding from two towers. The town is surrounded by the water with access via bridges with protective iron gates. An interior waterway is blocked by an
enormous moveable water gate. Large three-masted sailing ships rest in the foreground. Cork is depicted with individual buildings shown including St. Peters, the
Queen’s Castle, Christ Church and Skyddis Castle. No engraver credited. A scarce view. Image is very nice with just a little centerfold toning that is not distracting. Old tape at sides along centerfold and at top and bottom, well away from map image. Issued folding. (A)
$200-300
433.Ireland (The Cittie of Limerick), Stafford, Pacata Hibernia. Ireland appeased and reduced…, ca. 1633. 14.8 x 11.5”. (BW) This is from the 1810 edition printed from
the 1633 copper plates. The birds-eye view shows the walled and heavily fortified city of Limerick with numerous towers along the protective wall. Cannons are
visible on some of the battlements. The protective river surrounds the city limiting access via draw bridges. Two large three-masted sailing ships rest in the harbor.
Highly detailed down to individual buildings with several named including two chapels, a church and the Queen’s Castle. At upper right is binding instructions to
place between pages 362 & 363. Engraved by I. Byrne. A scarce view. The image has some light offsetting. In the wide margins are some foxing or offsetting
and two large areas of staining along lower edge. At binding trim a small piece of paper is torn away. Issued folding. (B+)
$200-300
434.Ireland (Carte Generale des Costes d’Irlande, et des Costes Occidentales d’Angleterre avec une Partie de celles d’Ecosse), Bellin, Hydrographie Francoise…, Paris,
ca. 1760. 33.8 x 23.8”. (HC) This superb, large-scale chart covers Ireland and the Irish Sea to include part of England’s west coast and the southwestern coast of
Scotland. The coastal areas of Ireland are filled with detail, but the interior areas are left mostly blank. Locates the cities of Londonberry, Belfast, Corck, Waterford,
Lymerick and Galloway. The large inset at right has its own fancy border and details the region just south of Liverpool to show the River Dee and the towns of Chester,
Flint and Holt. The chart is embellished by rhumb lines, two sailing ships and a separate fancy cartouche surrounding the legend. With the stamp of the Depot de la
Marine and the cost Prix, trente sols engraved below the title. Very nice example with very nice impression on thick paper with full margins. Centerfold with light
toning and short splits at ends, otherwise very good. (B+)
$400-600
435.Northern Europe (Carte des Etats du Roy de Prusse, l’Etat de sa Maison, la Chronologie et les Estampes des Electeurs, et Autres Souverains, qui Sont Issus), Chatelain, Atlas Historique…, Amsterdam, ca. 1720. 17.6 x 13.5”. (HC) An interesting folio sheet contains a map of Northern Europe (8 x 5”) primarily focused on the
Prussian/German Empire with portraits of the monarchy at the bottom. Panels of French text provide a wealth of information about the empire including the structure
of the government. Very faintly toned on centerfold, overall very good. (A)
$180-220
436.North Sea (Carte de la Mer d’Allemagne Contenant les Bancs Isles et Costes Comprises depuis Bergen et les Isles Schetland jusques au Pas de Calais), Depot de la
Marine, Paris, ca. 1770. 33.8 x 24.2”. (BW) Fine, large sea chart of the North Sea and Skagerrak (Mer de Dannemark) and adjacent coastlines. Includes the Shetland
and Orkney Islands. Superb detail throughout especially of the mud flats of North, East, and West Frisia, the sands in the Channel, and the mouth of the Thames. The
chart is oriented with north to the left with two unusual and very beautiful compass roses, one incorporating the sun symbol of Louis XIV. Beautifully engraved by
Henri van Loon in 1693 and here issued by the Depot de la Marine. The price of the chart, which appeared below the Depot de la Marine symbol has been removed.
Overall quite bright with a dark impression. Trimmed into border at bottom, possibly as issued. The centerfold reinforced with tissue on verso. (B) $600-750
437.Scandinavia (Carte des Courones du Nord Dediee Autres Puissant et Tres Invincible Prince Charles XII Roy de Suede, des Gots et des Vandales Grande Duc de
Finlande &c.&c.&c.), Delisle/Dezauche, Atlas Geographique et Universel…, Paris, 1780. 24.3 x 17.8”. (HC) This detailed map covers the northern parts of Sweden
and Norway, and Finland with incredible detail of the watershed and topography. An elaborate, regal cartouche fills the Norwegian Sea, dedicating the map to Charles
XII, King of Sweden, the Goths and the Vends. This is the top sheet of a two-part map with its own borders. Ref: Phillips (A) #3525-18. (A+)
$200-250
438.Stockholm, Sweden (Stocholm), Braun & Hogenberg, Civitates Orbis Terrarum, ca. 1590. 18.8 x 6.4”. (HC) The view of Stockholm was drawn by Hieronymus
Scholaus. It shows the city from the southwest, focusing on what was once the mercantile part of the city and the port. A causeway and stone bridge link the island
with the mainland in the foreground. The warships in the foreground provide protection for the city, rather than fortifications. Trimmed from a folio sheet that included
another view of the city. German text on verso. Ref: Fussel p. 316 & 318-19. Lightly toned on centerfold with the top margin added. (B+)
$325-400
439.Sweden (Gotia), Langenes, Caert-thresoor, Amsterdam, [1598]. 4.8 x 3.4”. (HC) This tiny map focuses on southern Sweden with the cities of Vaxjo, Linkoping,
Stockholm, and Uppsala, and including the islands of Gotland and Oland. It was published by Cornelius Claesz and printed by Langenes in the first edition of the
popular Map-treasury. Dutch text on verso. Ref: King (2nd ed.) p. 80-82. Dark impression with light soil and a professionally restored bottom right corner, well
away from the map. (B+)
$110-160
440.Norway (Dioecesis Bergensis Tabula), Blaeu, Atlas Maior, Amsterdam, ca. 1662. 20.8 x 17.2”. (HC) This handsome map of the Bishopric of Bergen is covered with
graphic, though mostly imaginary, topographical detail. It extends to include the mountain plateau that is now the Hardangervidda National Park. Detail is confined
primarily along the coastline, particularly in the vicinity of Bergen. The map is richly embellished with title and distance scale cartouches and sailing ships in the sea.
It is nearly identical to Jansson’s map of the region and was added to Blaeu’s Atlas Major to counter the competition from his rival. Latin text on verso. Offsetting
from the text on verso, else very good. Fold separations in the blank margins have been properly repaired. (B)
$375-450
441.Norway (De Cust van Noorwegen Vertoonde van Bergen tot aen de hoeck van Horrel), Jacobsz, Amsterdam, ca. 1683. 20.7 x 16.6”. (HC) Oriented with north to the
left by two compass roses, this chart covers the coastline from Bergen to the High Land of Horrel. While not showing the full fjords, it does provide graphic detail of
the navigational hazards along the coast. It is embellished with rhumb lines, a sailing ship and two cartouches. Anthony Jacobsz Theunis, also known as Lootsman,
was the founder of a firm of Dutch sea chart makers in Amsterdam. His works were designed specifically for use by sea captains and thus are now quite rare. Ref:
Tooley (MCC-71) #308. Chart has ample evidence of use with overall surface soil. It has been professionally conserved restoring two fingernail-size holes in the
sea, a small area in the scale cartouche, backed with tissue and remargined. This work was done by a skilled conservator. (B)
$350-450
442.Norway (Charte vom Konigreich Norwegen…), Gussefeld/Homann Heirs, Nuremberg, 1789. 18.4 x 22.7”. (HC) Following the model popularized by Frederick de
Wit a century before, Norway is presented in two parts. This design used the surface area of the sheet of paper more efficiently. The southern regions are detailed on
the main map with North Norway shown in a large inset. The Faroe Islands are also inset. Franz Ludwig Gussefeld was a cartographer from Osterburg who worked
with the firm of Homann’s Heirs in the latter part of the 18th century. A French title, Le Royaume de Norvegue, nouvellement…, is in the top margin. There is a
small damp stain and a printer’s crease at right. (B+)
$400-500
443.Lithuania, Baltic (Folio LLLXII [Lituania]), Schonsperger, Liber Chronicarum, [1497]. 5.5 x 3.5”. (HC) An imaginary view of a Lithuanian walled city with many
medieval towers and castles. On a full sheet (8.5 x 12.3”) of Latin text. Hartmann Schedel’s Nuremberg Chronicle presented the history of the world in a pictorial
encyclopedia. Among the illustrations were views of towns and cities throughout Europe and the Near East, and an enormous number of other subjects, including
diagrams of the Creation, comets, family trees, portraits & biblical scenes. The folio Chronicle was very expensive and thus Johann Schonsperger, who specialized
in reprints, saw the opportunity to publish a smaller and less costly version. He published German versions in 1496 & 1500 and a Latin version in 1497. These are
often referred to as pirated editions because they were published without the consent of Schedel or the original printer, Anton Koberger.
(A)
$200-250
444.Denmark ([Lot of 2] Iutia Septentrionalis [and] Fionia), Mercator, ca. 1615. (HC) Nice pair of handsome maps from Gerard Mercator’s important Atlas. The first
(15.6 x 11.4”) covers the region surrounding Alborg and the Limforden, and the second (15.9 x 14”) covers Fyn with part of the mainland, the island of Langeland, the
east coast of Sjaelland as well as many smaller islands. Both are finely illustrated with cities, towns, and forests and decorated with bold strapwork title cartouches.
Latin text on versos. Both with some paper restoration of the bottom margin corners, not affecting the map. The map of Fiona has a small hole in the upper center
of the map with slight loss of two place names and a small abrasion on the centerfold (C). The Map of Jutland is very good (A).
$200-300
445.Denmark (Dania Regnum In quo sunt Ducatus Holsatia et Slesvicum Insulae Danicae et Provinciae Iutia, Scania, Blekingia et Hallandia), Wit, Amsterdam, ca. 1680.
23.3 x 19.8”. (HC) This is a large, attractive map of Denmark, Sleschwig-Holstein and southern Sweden with good detail throughout. The title cartouche featuring
the Danish coat of arms is supported by the traditional woodwose with a variety of farm animals in the background.
(A)
$350-425
446.Denmark (Royaume de Danemarck qui comprend le Nort-Jutland divise en ses quatre Dioceses, le Sud-Jutland divise en ses deux Duches de Sleswick et de Holstein et
les Isles de Fionie, Selande, Laland, &c.), Robert de Vaugondy/Santini, Venice, ca. 1776. 22 x 18.8”. (HC) This is the Italian edition of Giles Robert de Vaugondy’s
lovely map of Denmark that extends to include Schleswig-Holstein, the Pomeranian coast and southern Sweden. There is good detail of rivers, mountains, lowlands,
forests, cities and towns, and a large decorative title cartouche. Ref: cf Pedley #72. There are some repairs on the centerfold, else very good. (B+)
$180-250
447.Low Countries (Flandria Gallica Continens Castellanias Insulensem Duacensem Orchianensem…), Hondius, Amsterdam, ca. 1630. 20 x 15.8”. (HC) A lovely map
of historic Flanders, fully engraved with rivers, villages, forests and walled cities. Includes the cities of Douai, Lille and Tournai, details the course of numerous rivers
and names hundreds of villages. Professional tissue repairs on minor fold separations. (A)
$200-250
448.Low Countries (De Bello Belgico Decas Prima Famiani Stradae Rom. Societ Iesu), Strada, 1636. 2.6 x 4”. (HC) The most famous of all cartographic curiosities
is the Leo Belgicus, in which the Low Countries were depicted in the form of a lion. This curious form of cartography is one of the highpoints in the Golden Age of
mapmaking. This wonderful, miniature version of the Leo Belgicus is based on the original 1538 Aitsinger form with the lion standing facing right with a paw raised
and holding a shield. It is beautifully engraved with a stippled sea filled with ships, a sea monster and a compass rose. The De Bello Belgico, written by Famianus
Strada, a Jesuit and teacher at the Collegium Romanum in Rome, was a pro-Spanish and pro-Catholic book on the Dutch war of independence. Published in Antwerp
by Joannis Cnobbari. Ref: Tooley (MCC-7) #17. Minor toning with margins professionally extended to accommodate framing. (A)
$600-700
449.Low Countries (Belgii Veteris Typus. Ex Conatibus Geographicis Abrahami Ortelij), Hondius, Amsterdam, ca. 1639. 19 x 15.2”. (HC) A fine map of this historic
region of Belgium and the Netherlands. The map is based on Ortelius’ map of the same title, which used classical sources, most notably Caesar. It is richly engraved
with forests, rivers and cities and adorned with a bold cartouche flanked by harpies. Engraved by Petrus Kaerius, with his imprint in the bottom right corner. French
text on verso. Bright impression with a tiny fold separation in the top margin that has been repaired. (A+)
$475-550
450.Low Countries (Tabula Generalis Totius Belgii qua Provinciae XVII. Infer. Germaniae olim sub S.R.I. Circulo Burgundiae…), Homann, Nuremberg, ca. 1720. 22.3
x 19”. (HC) A detailed and decorative map of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg with parts of France and the United Kingdom (including London). An
elaborate cartouche shows the heraldic shields of the 17 provinces as well as Neptune and Hermes with a globe indicating the Dutch East Indies.
A short fold
separation in the bottom margin has been closed with archival tape. (A)
$400-500
451.Low Countries (Territoire de Mons dans la Comte du Hainaut, ou l’on Peut voir la Victorieuse Bataille des Alliez contre les Francois…), Schenk, Amsterdam, ca.
1720. 21.5 x 19”. (BW) Very distinctive map of the Battle of Malplaque, one of the main battles of the War of the Spanish Succession and the bloodiest battle of the
eighteenth century. It was fought between France and the allied forces of Belgium, Austria and Great Britain on September 11, 1709. The Allies won the battle, but
due to heavy losses, they were unable to pursue the retreating enemy. The map provides excellent detail including the fortified towns of Mons, Maubeuge, Bavay, Le
Quesnoy, and Conde-sur-l’Escaut, as well as military positions, roads, churches and several named forests. Very sharp impression with a few very faint spots that
are unobtrusive. There are some areas of edge roughness and short tears in the wide margins, none near the map. (A)
$140-180
452.Low Countries ([Lot of 2] The Spanish Netherlands [and] Belgium), ca. 1735-1850. (HC) Nice pair of decorative maps of the Low Countries that span the 18th and
19th centuries. 1) The Spanish Netherlands is a wonderful, small map by Herman Moll, circa 1735 showing Belgium with Calais on the coast across to Limbourg in
the east. Paris is at the southernmost point of the map, which is roughly centered on Namur. The map is adorned with a delicate floral cartouche. (Map is 7.3 x 7” on
a sheet 8 x 12” with English text). Fine. (A+) 2) Belgium is a decorative and finely engraved map with vignettes of the Antwerp Cathedral, Monuments on the Plains
of Waterloo, Altar of St. Gudule, Brussels, and the royal coat of arms flanked by two ferocious lions. There is nice detail of roads, canals, and towns. Surrounded by
a delicately engraved and decorative border by J. Marchant and J. B. Allen, who also did the vignettes. The map was engraved by J. Rapkin, and published by John
Tallis, circa 1850. (13 x 9.7”) Adequate margins outside of the border and imprint, always a concern with these maps. (A)
$150-200
453.Low Countries (Pays-Bas Catholiques ou sont Distinguees les Limites de la France…), Robert de Vaugondy, Paris, 1751. 22 x 19”. (HC) This is a delicately engraved
map of the region of present-day Belgium and Luxembourg. Hundreds of villages and towns are located, with nice topographical detail and a fine military themed
cartouche. Ref: Pedley #166. Sharp impression, original outline color and wide original margins. There is a printer’s crease along upper fold and slight toning in
blank margins. (A)
$150-200
454.Low Countries (Germaniae Inferioris sive Belgii Pars Meridionalis Exhibens X Provincias Catholic), Lotter, Augsburg, ca. 1760. 22.5 x 19.5”. (HC) This attractive
and finely engraved map covers Belgium, Flanders, Luxemburg and parts of France and Holland. Densely filled with towns, villages, churches and many rivers.
Decorated with two figurative cartouches. At lower right is the Plan of Ostende detailing the fortified city that figured prominently in the Dutch and Spanish conflict
during the Hundred Years’ War. One light and diffuse stain near middle at centerfold, otherwise a fine example. (A)
$220-300
455.Netherlands (Hollandiae Antiquorum Catthorum sedis Nova Descriptio, Auctore Iacobo A Daventria), Ortelius, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Antwerp, [1598]. 19.3 x
14”. (HC) This spectacular map is centered on Amsterdam and show the region around the Waddenzee. Filled with place names and great detail on the fractured
land and waterways in this portion of Holland. Decorated with a large strapwork title cartouche, scale of miles with a divider, fancy 16-point compass rose, and the
Royal coat of arms. The seas are fully engraved and decorated with sailing ships and a small fishing boat. Ref: Van den Broecke #79. There are a few light damp
stains and a short tear in the blank margins, well away from the map. (A)
$800-1000
456.Netherlands (Classis bis mille & octingentarum navium omnibus belli copijs onustarum ductore Illustriss. Principe Mauritio , in Flandriam appulsa est. XXII Junii
MVI), Orlers, ca. 1625. 19.4 x 9”. (HC) Panoramic view illustrating Maurice of Orange’s preparations for the Battle of Nieuwpoort, or Battle of the Dunes, a decisive battle in the fight for Dutch independence from Spanish rule. This engraving shows Maurice’s army of 12 infantry regiments and 25 cavalry cornets crossing
the Scheldt Estuary in a multitude of small vessels on June 22, 1600. A light impression, otherwise very good. Remargined at left to accommodate framing. Tissue
repair of small paper crack on verso. (B)
$160-200
457.Antwerp, Belgium (Anverpia, nobile in Brabantia oppidum, parrim maritimum…), Braun & Hogenberg, Civitates Orbis Terrarum, ca. 1572. 18.8 x 13.3”. (HC) This
is the smaller of the two plans of Antwerp that were included in Braun & Hogenberg’s great city atlas. The bird’s-eye plan provides an excellent view of the citadel,
city, docks and fortifications. The city was defended by a line of fortifications and a moat built by Charles V in 1545 and strengthened by Philip II in 1567. The citadel
was built by the Duke of Alba and his statue is shown at its center. It was designed to withstand a siege even if the city wall was breached and is separated from the
populated city by an expanse of open ground. A great many ships are shown in the Schelde and the city is surrounded by rich farmland. The chart is embellished with
cartouches, two coats of arms and four costumed figures standing in the foreground. Latin text on verso. Ref: Fussel p. 73-75. There is a worm hole on the lower
centerfold, else fine. (A)
$1000-1300
458.Belgium ([Attack and Siege of Oostende]), Anon., 1604. 11.3 x 9”. (BW) The three-year Siege of Ostend lasted 1601-1604 and was part of the larger Eighty Years’
War (1568-1648) or the Netherlands war of independence from Spain. This untitled bird’s-eye view is highly detailed showing troop positions, fortifications and batteries, with several skirmishes in progress. Offshore three large Dutch ships ride at anchor accompanied by numerous smaller sailboats, several sailing up the river to
join the battle. This engraving is signed at lower right “G Keller 1604.” The history of this conflict is long and complicated, but a worthwhile read at http://special.
lib.gla.ac.uk/exhibns/month/mar2004.html and another article at http://www.flanderstoday.eu/content/unknown-ostend. (B+)
$120-150
459.Belgium (Dioecesis Leodiensis Accurata Tabula), Hondius, Amsterdam, ca. 1640. 21.4 x 18”. (HC) This is a great map of the Bishopric of Liege, a historic state of
the Holy Roman Empire. It covers most of the present Belgian provinces of Liege and Limburg, roughly centered on the Muese River valley including Namur, Liege
and Maestricht. Several other fortified cities are graphically depicted along with roads, forests, marshes, rivers, hills and hundreds of villages. English text on verso
with a description of the region. The right side margin is trimmed into the neatline at bottom, apparently as issued. (B+)
$180-230
460.Brussels, Belgium (Bruselles Ville des Pais Bas Capitale du Brabant …), de Fer, L’Atlas Curieux, 1705. 12.5 x 8.6”. (HC) This bird’s-eye plan of Brussels was drawn
to illustrate the devastating destruction caused by the French bombardment in 1695. The attack destroyed the Grand Place, along with about a third of the buildings
in the city. The important buildings and churches are identified in the key at upper right with several numbers indicating blank areas in the plan. Accompanying the
plan is a text (French) sheet with a description of the city.
(A)
$240-300
461.Belgium (A Map of the County of Flanders by William de l’Isle), Senex, London, ca. 1721. 24 x 19”. (HC) This detailed map of Flanders shows fortified cities,
roads, forests and even the tiniest of villages. The map combines the work of two of the leading cartographers of the 18th century. Originally draw by Guillaume
Delisle and published in France with the title, Carte du Comte de Flandre, this is an English edition published by John Senex. Senex produced books maps, globes,
navigational instruments and worked in partnership with a number of other prominent cartographers.
(A)
$250-325
462.Western Europe - Atlantic coast (Paskaert van Cales tot Cadix als mede een gedeelte van Engelandt …), Van Keulen, Amsterdam, ca. 1680. 24 x 20.5”. (BW) Handsome and rare sea chart covering the Atlantic coastline from the English Channel through the Strait of Gibraltar and Cabo de Gata. The map is oriented with north
to the left by two compass roses and provides navigational information including safe anchorages, rocks, shoals, and soundings. It is adorned with two figurative
cartouches. Mild toning and narrow to nonexistent margins, as is typical of many sea charts. There is a short fold separation in the bottom border and a couple worm
holes in the map. (B+)
$800-1000
463.France (Britannia), Ortelius/Marchetti, Theatro del Mondo, Brescia, Italy, ca. 1598. 4 x 2.8”. (HC) Charming miniature map of Brittany embellished with a stipple
engraved sea, showing the surrounding region from Granville to the mouth of the Loire River. Pietro Maria Marchetti produced the second pocket atlas based on
Abraham Ortelius’ folio Theatrum. It is often referred to as the plagiarized version of the Epitome. The copper plates are closely copied from those of Philip Galle’s
1593 Italian edition. On a full sheet (5.3 x 7.5”) of Italian text. Ref: King (2nd ed.) pp. 78-79. (A+)
$95-120
464.France ([Lot of 2] Burgundiae Ducatus [and] Burgundiae Comitatus), Ortelius/Marchetti, Theatro del Mondo, Antwerp, ca. 1598. 4 x 3”. (HC) Pair of miniature
maps covering the historical Burgundy regions in France. Pietro Maria Marchetti produced the second pocket atlas based on Abraham Ortelius’ folio Theatrum. It is
often referred to as the plagiarized version of the Epitome. The copper plates are closely copied from those of Philip Galle’s 1593 Italian edition. Printed on full sheets
(5.5 x 7.5”) of Italian text. Ref: King (2nd ed.) pp. 78-79. Map of Burgundiae Comitatus has an unobtrusive brown ink mark, else both are fine. (A) $150-200
465.France (Poictou), Ortelius/Vrients, Epitome theatri orbis terrarum, [1609]. 4.8 x 3.3”. (HC) Attractive miniature map of the region including the coastline and the
cities of Nantes, Poitiers and Rochelle, with the Loire River prominently noted. The map was engraved by the brothers Ambrose and Ferdinand Arsenius who had
been assistants to Frans Hogenburg and co-engravers of Ortelius’ folio Theatrum. This series of maps was accompanied by text by Michel Coignet and was published
by Jan B. Vrients. Latin text on verso. Ref: King (2nd ed.) p. 86-87. Light toning in blank margins, else fine. (A)
$95-120
466.France (Aniou), Ortelius/Vrients, Epitome theatri orbis terrarum, [1609]. 4.8 x 3.4”. (HC) This delightful miniature map of the Anjou region is centered on Angiers
and the Loire River valley. It is embellished with a strapwork title cartouche. The map was engraved by the brothers Ambrose and Ferdinand Arsenius who had been
assistants to Frans Hogenburg and co-engravers of Ortelius’ folio Theatrum. This series of maps was accompanied by text by Michel Coignet and was published by
Jan B. Vrients. Latin text on verso. Ref: King (2nd ed.) p. 86-87. (A+)
$95-120
467.France (Britannia Ducatus - Duche de Bretaigne), Blaeu, Amsterdam, ca. 1642. 20.5 x 15”. (HC) This richly decorated map of northeastern France is fully engraved
with forests, rivers, cities and villages. The splendid title and distance scale cartouches features mermen. Two sailing ships, three compass roses and a coat of arms
further decorate this fine map. Signed in the plate at lower right by Blaeu. Dutch text on verso with page number 36. Fine impression and original color with full,
wide margins. Lower edge with some tears and folding, and with marginal splits along centerfold top and bottom, expertly closed on verso. (A)
$400-600
468.France (Le Gouvernement General du Dauphine Divise en Haut et Bas…), Wit, Amsterdam, ca. 1690. 23.5 x 19.5”. (HC) This detailed regional map covers the
Rhone-Alpes region. It is centered on Grenoble, with Lyon at the top left, and the Piedmont border at right. Fortified cities, small towns, monasteries, roads and
canals fill the landscape along with topographical depictions of hills, mountains and forests. The title cartouche is displayed on a banner held by Diana, the goddess
of hunting, and putti. The key and scale of miles cartouche feature the coat of arms and putti gathering the agricultural riches of the region. Original color with slight
oxidation of the green and some bleed through to verso of the pink. A 1” fold separation at top is closed with archival tape on verso. (B+)
$200-300
469.France (Tabula Comitatus Artesiae), Wit, Amsterdam, ca. 1690. 21.8 x 18”. (HC) A decorative map of the northern province of Artois on the border with Belgium.
It is fully engraved to illustrate fortified cities, forests, rivers, roads, and villages. The detail of roads is extraordinary for a map from this period. The title cartouche
features an ancient Frank warrior on one side, and a peaceful scene of farmers harvesting wheat on the other. Sharp impression and original color with some minor
toning at bottom. There is an old book shop stamp on verso, not affecting the map. (B+)
$160-200
470.France (Aurelianensis Praefectura Generalis…), Valck, Amsterdam, ca. 1700. 23.5 x 19.2”. (HC) Very strongly engraved map centered on Orleans and Tours. The
map extends to the Atlantic at the Bay of Biscay and east to Burgundy. Fortified towns are identified and literally hundreds of small villages are named. Locates
Thiers, Userche, Niort, Nantes, Rennes, Seez, Aux Erre, and many more. Two distance scales at upper right and legend opposite. Very dark impression and original
color. On thick, sound paper that was previously framed leaving behind mounting paper on verso at edges and overall toning from framing. The centerfold backstrap
protected this region from toning resulting in a lighter area. (B)
$100-140
471.France (Le Cours de la Sare aux Environs de la quelle se Trouve Diverses Provinces qui Composent la Province de la Sare ou Lorraine Allemande), Fer, Beautes de
la France, Paris, 1705. 9.4 x 13.3”. (HC) This is a detailed map of the course of the Saar River, from its headwaters in the Vosges mountains, near Sarbourg in the
Alsace region to Treves (Trier) at the confluence of the Saar and Moselle Rivers. Finely engraved by Peter Starckman and filled with topographical information and
the locations of even the tiniest of villages. Sharp impression with minor soil in margins. (A)
$110-150
472.France (Tabula Aquitaniae complectens Gubernationem Guiennae, et Vasconiae), Homann, Grosser Atlas, Nuremberg, ca. 1720. 22.5 x 19”. (HC) This is a large
and decorative map of southeastern France. Fully engraved with mountains, forests, roads and cities. Very decorative borders surround the three insets: fortification
plans of Bayonne and Blaye, and a fine vignette birds-eye view of the city of Bordeaux. The map carries good detail of the Pyrenees and a highly detailed depiction
of the Canal du Midi, here labeled the Royal Canal. This fantastic undertaking connected the Atlantic (via the Garonne River) with the Mediterranean in one of the
most incredible engineering feats of the 17th century. It was opened in 1681 after fourteen years of construction under the direction of Pierre Paul Riquet. The map
is further embellished with a large, uncolored title cartouche containing figures of a soldier, a queen, a maiden, Neptune, the royal crest, and a garland draped scale
of miles. Very dark impression and original color. On sound paper that was previously framed leaving behind mounting paper on verso at edges. The map image
has overall toning from framing. The centerfold backstrap protected this region from toning resulting in a lighter area. (B)
$275-350
473.Provence, France (Praefectura Generalis & Comitatus Provinciae una cum Terris adjacentibus in suas Dioeceses & Praeturas subdivisus), Homann Heirs, Nuremberg,
ca. 1740. 23.8 x 18.5”. (HC) Beautifully and strongly engraved map of Provence that extends from the Rhone River on the west to Nice. Locates Avignon, San
Tropez, Cannes, Orange, Villeneuve, Marseille, Remolin, and many more. The decorative monument-style title cartouche contains an amazing 40 coats of arms. The
second cartouche contains an extensive legend and three distance scales. Along the top is a second title: “Le Comte et Gouvernement de Provence.” Blank verso.
Very dark, bold impression and original color. On sound paper that was previously framed leaving behind mounting paper on verso at edges and overall toning in
image from the framing. The centerfold backstrap protected this region from toning resulting in a lighter area. (B)
$275-350
474.Versailles, France (Carte Particuliere du Canal de la Riviere d’Eure Depuis Pontgouin, jusques a Versailles ou sont exactement remarquez les Aqueducs, les Estangs,
les Ponts, et autres Travaux...), Jaillot, Paris, ca. 1690. 56 x 18.3”. (HC) This scarce two sheet map shows in fantastic detail the 80 kilometer canal and aqueduct
system, which originates at the Eure River at Pontgouin and flows eastward along a tortuous route to supply water for the gardens and fountains at Versailles. The
Marechal de Vauban, official engineer to King Louis XIV, was well known for the many forts built along the French coast. This ambitious aqueduct project is considered his first ‘domestic’ project. The canal feeds the Estang de Villaroy, de Sacle and de Trou Salle. On the map the canal is delineated in a wide dark line and
the aqueduct is engraved with a smaller red line. The aqueduct was designed to supply the fountains for the Palace of Versailles. The project was started in 1685 with
30,000 workers, but was not fully completed due to the cost of the King’s wars. Existing portions of the lock system and aqueduct are tourist attractions today and
drawings of the original design are on display inside the Chateau de Maintenon. It was classified as a Monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture in
1875. Also visible on the map is the incredible la Machine de Marly that was an alternative plan to provide water for the fountains of Versailles. The machine was
built on the banks of the Seine in 1684. It was a civil engineering marvel designed to pump water from the river to the chateaux of Versailles and Marly. Fourteen
paddlewheels, each about 36 feet in diameter, were turned by the Seine to power more than 250 pumps, forcing river water up a series of pipes to the Louveciennes
aqueduct, a 500 foot vertical rise. This incredible machine was in use until 1817, when it was updated and rebuilt. The map has remarkable detail throughout with
small towns, churches, roads, bridges and forests noted throughout. Locates the towns of Gallardon, Mounlouet, Nogent le Roy, Maintenon, Courville, Chartres,
Rochefort, le Charderonnay, Lemours, Chevreuse, Cognieres, Neaufle de Chateau and many more. Excellent detail of Versailles and its grounds. Printed on two
sheets (28 x 18.3”) unjoined. A rare issue. Beautiful examples with strong impression and fine hand coloring. On very thick hand laid paper that has split along
centerfold a few inches into maps from bottom. (B+)
$400-500
475.Paris, France (Quatrieme Plan de la Ville de Paris), de Fer, Traite de la Police, ca. 1705. 20.8 x 17.2”. (HC) This is the fourth map in a series of ten that illustrates
the growth of the city of Paris. This edition shows the city during the reign of Philip II Augustus at the end of the 12th century. The city on both sides of the Seine
is enclosed in a stone wall, now known as the Wall of Philip Augustus, built to protect the city during the king’s absence during the Third Crusade. Philip Augustus
also began construction on the Palais du Louvre, shown here as Le Grande Chatelet, as well as paving streets and establishing a covered market at Les Halles. There
was considerable growth on the south side on the river during this period. The cartouches provide a detailed description of the changes and there is an extensive key
to the map. Designed and engraved by A. Coquart. Issued folded, now flattened with tissue reinforced fold intersections. There is some minor toning and foxing
in the blank margins. (A)
$600-700
476.Paris, France (Nouveau Plan Routier de la Ville et Fauxbourgs de Paris), Esnauts & Rapilly, Paris, 1788. 31 x 21.5”. (BW) This large case map of Paris shows the
city center and is highly detailed with all streets and boulevards located and named. Many important buildings are drawn and named on the map. The index at sides
and locates approximately 1,000 additional buildings including theatres, hospitals, churches, colleges, etc. The index also locates on the map major streets using a
grid index. Several insets detail Versailles, an overall all plan of the city, two floor plans of theaters and a plan of the area around the Louvre. The radical upheavals
of the French Revolution would begin in the year following the publication of this map. The map is segmented and mounted on original linen. The original case is in
orange paper over board with extensive tooling and gilt. The black leather label on front is also tooled and has gilt title. Map has one spot at lower left, otherwise
a very nice example with no splits in linen between segments. The case has shelf wear with a little loss at bottom edge and top of spine. (B+)
$350-500
477.Paris, France (Paris Vue Prise du Pont de la Concorde), Lalanne, Paris, [1867]. 24.8 x 14.7”. (BW) This is an exquisite, large etching of Paris viewed from the
Seine with the Pont de la Concorde in the foreground. The Palais du Louvre is visible on the left of the view and the spires of Notre Dame are faintly visible in the
distance. The etching is signed in the plate in the lower left “Maxime Lalanne”, with his imprint below the image. A very scarce example. Lalanne used several
etching techniques in the production of the exceptional work. Lalanne was the author of several important books on the subject of etching and was at the forefront of
the French revival of etching during the 1860’s. He was a founding member of the Societe des Aqua-fortistes, along with Cadart, Ribot, Bracquemond, and Auguste
Delatre, who printed this engraving. The image is beautiful with strong, dark impression with the raised ink evident to the touch. On a full sheet (28.5” x 19.8”) of
thick hand laid paper with very wide margins with two large watermarks including a crown. A little marginal soiling or staining, and a tiny paper abrasion in blank
area of sky on left, otherwise fine. (A)
$600-800
478.Spain & Portugal (Hispania nach aller seiner gelegenheit in Bergen/Wassern/Stetton/Runigreichen und Inseln.), Munster, Cosmographia, Basel, ca. 1578. 13.5 x 10”.
(BW) This early woodcut map of Spain and Portugal displays Ptolemaic mountain ranges, and a number of cities are named, including Lisbon, Cartagena, Catalona
and many more. The major roads are also indicated, and a block of descriptive German text is located at the lower right. Title on verso is a woodcut that is beautifully
embellished with biblical figures and symbols. Lightly toned on centerfold with a small binding hole in lower blank margin. (B+)
$300-375
479.Spain & Portugal (Hispania Augustiniana…), Seutter, ca. 1730. 22.5 x 19.3”. (HC) This scarce map of the Iberian Peninsula delineates the various regions of the
Order of Saint Augustine in Spain, Portugal and the Balearic Islands. The title cartouche includes the Augustinian coat of arms. The map includes an extensive
legend, identifying the various types of colleges, convents, monasteries, hospitals, and other ecclesiastical centers. An inset shows the Canary Islands. The map was
separately issued and is thus scarce and rarely seen on the market. There is some adhesive residue on the top edge of the verso. (A+)
$325-375
480.Spain & Portugal (Hispania ex Archetypo Roderici Mendez Sylvae et Variis Relationibus …), Seutter, ca. 1735. 23 x 19.8”. (HC) This detailed map of the Iberian
peninsula is based on the observations of Rodrigo Mendes Silva and Guillaume Delisle. The map is densely engraved with information and features a large title
cartouche with a lavish scene of King Philip V with his courtiers. There is a repaired tear that extends nearly to the centerfold from the left. The paper is sound,
but original color is faded and there are a few light spots. (B)
$180-240
481.Spain & Portugal (Nieuwe Kaart van Spanje en Portugal), Tirion, ca. 1750. 15 x 13.3”. (HC) Finely engraved and detailed map of the Iberian Peninsula including
Majorca, Minorca and Ibiza. Title in block-style cartouche with a simple compass rose. Issued folded, now flattened. There are some minor stains in the top margin
and border and it has been remargined at right with a tiny bit of the border in facsimile. (B+)
$200-250
482.Spain & Portugal (Carte de l’Espagne dressee par Guillaume Delisle sur la description de Rodrigo Mendez Sylva), Delisle/Buache, Paris, 1765. 23.6 x 18.6”. (HC)
This detailed map of the Iberian peninsula is based on the observations of the great Portuguese geographer, Rodrigo Mendez Silva. The map is an excellent example
of Delisle’s scientific style of mapmaking with clear detail of the topography and political information. Typical of the French school of cartography, the decorative
elements of the map are kept to the cartouche. Original outline color with a few minor spots in the map and minor damp stains in the margins. (B+) $200-250
483.Spain ([Cadiz]), Orlers, Leiden, ca. 1625. 12.2 x 8.8”. (HC) Bird’s-eye view of the capture and sacking of Cadiz by an English fleet under the Earl of Essex, Lord
Howard of Effingham and Francis Vere. The harbor is literally filled with ships engaged in battle. The plan of Cadiz is shown in bird’s-eye form. Nice impression
with some minor flaws in the margin, not affecting the image. (A)
$240-300
484.Spain (Etats de la Couronne d’Aragon, ou se Trouvent les Royaumes d’Aragon et de Navarre la Principaute de Catalogne), Robert de Vaugondy, Paris, 1752. 23.3
x 19”. (HC) This large and finely detail map covers the northeastern part of Spain with Navarre, Aragon and Catalonia. A decorative title cartouche fills the lower
right corner of the map. Ref: Pedley #314. Nice impression and original color with some faint offsetting, else very good. (B+)
$150-200
485.El Escorial, Spain (Cloitre de l’Escurial, Chateau Royal, en Espagne), Basset, ca. 1805. 15.5 x 9.5”. (HC) This is a fine view of El Escorial seen from the Pantheon
of the Evangelists with its magnificent gardens. This prospect view was published by Basset who was a well-known publisher of optical prints, established in rue St
Jacques in Paris. Nice impression and original color with some minor foxing in the blank margins. (A)
$110-150
486.Portugal (Portugalliae que olim Lusitania, Novissima & Exactissima Descriptio, Auctore Vernando Alvaro Secco), Hondius, Amsterdam, ca. 1606. 19.6 x 13.3”. (HC)
Baptista van Doetecum engraved this magnificent map of Portugal, one of the few maps he engraved for the Mercator/Hondius atlas. It is oriented with north to the
right and richly adorned with three strapwork cartouches, a compass rose, coat-of-arms, sailing ships and a very devilish-looking sea monster. The map is based on
Fernando Alvarez Secco’s map of 1561. Latin text on verso. Superb impression and color with a few spots in the bottom margin. (A)
$500-600
487.Portugal (Portugallia et Algarbia quae olim Lusitania), Jansson, Amsterdam, ca. 1645. 19.6 x 15.2”. (HC) A pair of compass roses orient this beautiful map of
Portugal with north to the right. The cartography is based on Fernando Alvarez Secco, a Portuguese chart maker whose map was used by various publishers until the
end of the 17th century. This lovely map is adorned with numerous artistic embellishments including ships, coats-of-arms, and a festively-attired Neptune astride a
sea monster. Two surveyors flank the title cartouche. French text on verso. Professionally reinforced centerfold. (A)
$475-550
488.Portugal (Partie Meridionale du Royaume de Portugal), Robert de Vaugondy, Atlas Universel, Paris, 1751. 20.5 x 19”. (HC) This large and finely detailed chart
covers the southern part of Portugal from about Torres Vedras southward. Locates the fortified city of Lisbone with scores of other place names. The map is filled
with much topographical detail of mountains, rivers and political divisions and ornamented with a large title cartouche engraved in the French style. Ref: Pedley
#321. Overall very good with an unobtrusive spot in the map and some light stains in margins. (A)
$150-200
489.Lisbon, Portugal (Plan du Port de Lisbonne), Bellin, Le Petit Atlas Maritime, Paris, [1764]. 6.8 x 8.7”. (HC) This is a very fine small chart of Lisbon showing its
protected location a few miles from the mouth of the Tagus River. The map shows several large sand banks at the river mouth that resulted from the devastating
earthquake of 1755, which left a narrow navigation passage between Saint Julien Fort and Fort Bougie.
(A+)
$160-200
490.Central Europe - Czech Republic, Poland (Le Royaume de Boheme, le Duche de Silesie, et les Marquisats de Moravie et Lusace), Robert de Vaugondy, Atlas Universel, Paris, 1751. 21.8 x 19”. (HC) The first state of this delicately engraved map covers the heart of Europe, the former duchies of Bohemia, Silesia, Moravia
and Lusatia. Based on the cartography of Johann Muller, the map is focused roughly on Konigsgratz (Konigingratz), and extends to include the southwestern part of
Poland and the eastern part of Germany. The map is filled with detail, including towns both large and small and topography. A splendid cartouche decorates the top
right of the map. Ref: Pedley #285. Slightly toned, wide original margins. (A+)
$275-350
491.Central Europe, Germany (Germania), Ortelius/Marchetti, Theatro del Mondo, Antwerp, ca. 1598. 4 x 3”. (HC) Centered on Germany, this map actually covers most
of Central Europe from the Meuse to the Vistua rivers, and from the North and Baltic seas to the Italian Alps. Pietro Maria Marchetti produced the second pocket
atlas based on Abraham Ortelius’ folio Theatrum. It is often referred to as the plagiarized version of the Epitome. The copper plates are closely copied from those of
Philip Galle’s 1593 Italian edition. On a full sheet (5.5 x 7.5”) of Italian text. Ref: King (2nd ed.) pp. 78-79. Minor toning in the blank margins. (A) $80-100
492.Central Europe, Germany (Map of the Empire of Germany, Including All the States Comprehended under that Name: with the Kingdom of Prussia, &c.), Delarochette,
General Atlas, London, 1794. 47 x 40.5”. (HC) This large, well-detailed map covers the German Empire, which at the time extended from the Baltic Sea to the
Gulf of Venice. It includes Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Poland, Lithuania, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium and most of Denmark. There is
an extraordinary level of detail throughout, noting roadways, towns, castles, monasteries, forests, swamps, rivers, cities and mountains. An elaborate allegorical title
cartouche in the upper left quadrant depicts the German double-headed eagle overlooking two warrior maidens who have just banished Medusa. This is the 1794
updated edition of a map originally published in 1759. It was engraved by Thomas Kitchin and published by Laurie and Whittle. Printed on four sheets and joined
as two horizontal sheets, as issued. Original outline color with some minor foxing. Two sections are darker toned that the others and there are some creases along
a couple of folds. There is a short repaired tear at the bottom left of the top sheet that would be covers if the sheets were joined. (B)
$600-800
493.Aachen, Germany (Aquisgranum, vulgo Aich, ad Menapiorum Fines, Perantiqua Imperii Urbs …), Braun & Hogenberg, Civitates Orbis Terrarum, ca. 1582. 15 x
12.6”. (HC) Appearing in 1582, in the new edition of the first volume of the city atlas, this bird’s-eye plan of Aachen shows the city surrounded by the original walls
(built in 1711) and the outer walls (built from 1257 to 1357). The open marketplace, the Gothic facade of the town hall and the cathedral are shown in the center
with town houses lining the wide streets and squares. The map is embellished with a title cartouche, two coats of arms, and costumed figures in the foreground. The
banner in upper right bears the name of Hendrick Steenwijck whose plan this map was based on. Latin text on verso. Ref: Fussel p.69.; Goss (City) p.8. There is a
professional repair of the centerfold at bottom including a bit of skilled facsimile affecting the image from the neatline to the city wall. (B+)
$300-400
494.Germany (Thietmarsiae, Holsaticae regionis Partis Typus / Rugiae, Usedomiae, et Iulinae, Wandalicarum Insularum Vera Descriptio), Ortelius, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Antwerp, [1588]. 16.5 x 12”. (HC) A pair of nice maps on a folio sheet, each with their own margins and cartouches. Both have charming pictorial depictions of cities and topography. The map at left covers the region known as Dietmarschen in Schleswig Holstein at the mouths of the Elbe and Eider rivers including
Brunsbuttel and Meldorf. The map is attributed to Petrus Boeckel in the block style cartouche. The map at right is oriented with east at top and focuses on Rugia
and the adjacent coastline. It is based on a manuscript map sent to Ortelius in 1581 by Petrus von Edeling, who asked that he not be mentioned as the author of the
map. Ortelius’ Thietmarsiae was printed with two other maps in different editions of the Theatrum. This particular version differs from those mentioned by Van den
Broecke, in that the map of Rugia retains the 1584 date and is from the Spanish edition of 1588. Ref: cf Van den Broecke #89A Good impressions with original color
and minimal toning in margins. (A)
$300-375
495.Germany (Buchaviae, sive Fuldensis Ditionis Typus. Wolfgango Regrwill auctore. 1574 / Waldeccensis Comitatus Descriptio Accuratissima Iustus Moers describ.
Anno 1575), Ortelius, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Antwerp, [1588]. 18.2 x 12.3”. (HC) A pair of nice maps on a folio sheet, each with their own margins and cartouches. Both have charming pictorial depictions of cities and topography. Buchaviae sive Fuldonesis... is a map of the Fulda region from the 1574 map by Wolfgang
Regerwyl. It is centered roughly on Fulda with Hammelburg near the bottom of the map, and oriented with north to the right corner by a compass. Waldeccensis
Comitatus… describes the region around Waldeck, centered on Korbach with Waldeck beneath and to the right. Warsburg is in the top of the map and Frankenberg
is in the bottom. Ortelius based the cartography on a six-sheet map by Joist Moers in 1572. Each map measures 8.6 x 12”. Spanish text on verso. Ref: Van den
Broecke #98. Good impressions with original color and some minor toning in margins. (A)
$275-375
496.Germany (Saxoniae, Misniae, Thuringiae, Nova Exactissimaq Descriptio), Ortelius, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Antwerp, [1588]. 19.6 x 13.4”. (HC) Handsome map
covering Saxony and the surrounding region with great detail. Embellished with a decorative title cartouche, legend in scroll-style cartouche, distance scales and a
decorative border. Filled with place names each symbolized by a tiny castle. Spanish text on verso. Ref: Van den Broecke #93. Original color with faint toning and
professional repairs on minor fold separations. (B+)
$300-375
497.Germany (Rugia Insula ac Ducatus accuratissima descripta ab E. Lubino…), Blaeu, Amsterdam, ca. 1635. 19.5 x 15”. (HC) Very detailed and attractive chart of the
island of Rugen in the Baltic Sea from a map by Eihard Lubin. Many place names are located on this informative chart. It is ornamented with a decorative strapwork
cartouche topped with a crest and lions, an elaborate compass rose and ships in the sea. The map is flanked with 30 named coats-of-arms and is a beautiful example
of Blaeu’s work. Dutch text on verso. Sharp impression, old color and wide margins. There is a hint of faint foxing, else fine. (A)
$425-500
498.Germany (Clivia Ducatus et Ravestein Dominium), Blaeu, Amsterdam, ca. 1645. 20.2 x 15”. (HC) Handsome map of the Duchy of Cleves in part of North RhineWestphalia along the border with The Netherlands. Includes Nijmegen, Emmerich, Wesel and Venlo and shows roads, fortified cities, forests, marshes, rivers, bridges,
etc. Embellished with decorative title and distance scale cartouches and the coat of arms of Cleves. Nice impression and old color with faint toning. There is brown
paper tape on the paper edges of the verso from a previous framing, well removed from the map. (B+)
$200-250
499.Germany ([Lot of 4 - Germany]), 1652-1740. (HC) 1. Lusatiae Superioris Tabula Chorographica Exacte Tradita per Ioh. Georg. Schreiberum & Excusa Studio,
Homann Heirs, 1732, 22” x 17.5” The historical region of Upper Lusatia, in current state of Saxony, is the focus of this fine German map. The map is centered on
Bautzen (Budissin), Lobau and Gorlitz and extends to include Dresden, and Luban in present-day Poland. A pictorial title cartouche and coat of arms adorn the map.
There are minor damp stains in the lower margins. The centerfold has been reinforced on the verso. (A) 2. Nova Comitatus Pappenheimensis Tabula, Homann Heirs,
circa 1740, 22” x 18.3”. This map shows part of Bavaria in high detail. Inset map “Herrschafft Bellenberg…” and another inset is a fine birds-eye view of Pappenheim
with individual buildings shown. Lightly toned at centerfold, otherwise fine. (B+) 3. Germaniae Veteris Nova Descriptio, Jan Jansson, circa 1652, Accuratissima
Orbis Antiqui Delineatio, 18.5” x 14.8”. Historical map based on Ortelius’ map of ancient Germany, which was in turn based on the classical writings of Ptolemy,
Plinius, Strabo and others. The map is filled with forests and old place names. It was engraved by Petrus Kaerius and is richly decorated with two elaborate cartouches
featuring cherubs and warriors. The sea includes a fine compass rose, ship and sea monster. This cartouche is highlighted in gold. There is some light toning on the
centerfold. (B+) 4. Ducatus Bremae et Ferdae Nova Tabula, Johann Baptist Homann, 1720, 22.3” 19”. The duchies of Bremen and Verden are detailed on this map,
along with neighboring Hamburg in the north and Oldenburg and Delmenhorst in the south. Many small villages and places are named, as are the sand-banks and
islands along the coastline. A large ornate title cartouche fills the upper right corner, with coats of arms of Bremen and Verden and the gods of the rivers Elbe and
Wesel. Centerfold toned, else very good. (B) See descriptions.
$400-600
500.Osnabruck, Germany (Osnabruga. vel Aureliopolis, a conditore suo Imperatore Aurelio illustris, sui Episcopi sedes, magnifica, et Vetustissima Vrbs), Hollar, Urbium
totius Germaniae superioris, Amsterdam, ca. 1657. 18.8 x 13.6”. (BW) The lovely city of Osnabruck is seen here from a bird’s-eye perspective. Centered around
St. Peter’s cathedral and the church of St. Catherine, the orderly town is protected by fortified walls and a moat formed by the Hase River, and the St. Petersburg
fortress at lower left. The city is surrounded by farmland with a coal mine at upper right and the cloister of St. Catherine built on a knoll at lower right. The sheet
is adorned with the title cartouche and the arms of the city. The plan was commissioned by Bishop Kaspar Münster, drawn by Hollar in 1633 and published by Jan
Jansson in his important townbook of Germany. Sharp impression with wide margins and overall toning that is slightly uneven. There is a short fold separation in
the top margin, well away from the plan. (B+)
$800-1000
501.Germany (Hassia Landgraviatus), Blaeu, Amsterdam, ca. 1660. 21.8 x 17.7”. (HC) This decorative map of the Hesse-Kassel region is centered on Kassel and shows
a large amount of detail on a scale of about one German mile per inch. The Anderloon Forest is to the southwest and Thuringia is to the east. Filled with scores of
villages, forests, mountains and rivers. The map is embellished with two cartouches and an amazing seven coats-of-arms including two very large arms featuring lions.
Latin text on verso and page number 43 at upper right. Short split at lower centerfold just to border. Some light marginal soiling and an extra crease on centerfold.
An area of paper thinness where backstrap removed visible when held to light. (B+)
$150-180
502.Germany (Accurata Delineatio Brisgoviae), Seutter, Augsburg, ca. 1719-30. 19.7 x 22.8”. (HC) Beautifully and densely engraved map of the Baden-Wurttemberg
region. Locates Basel, Seckengen, Kayserstuht, Schafhausen, Rotweil, Freyburg, Altbrisach and many more large fortified towns. Filled with scores of villages,
extensive watershed and topographical details. Distance scale and legend along bottom of the map. Large decorative figurative title cartouche at upper right. Trace
of centerfold toning that does not detract. Very early and dark impression and fine hand coloring. (A)
$200-300
503.Germany (Ducatus Slesvicensis in omnes ejusdem Generales et Particulares Praefecturas exacte divisi Nova tabula), Homann, Nuremberg, ca. 1725. 22.3 x 19”.
(HC) This large, boldly engraved map of the Schleswig-Holstein region names the fortified cities of Tonning, Husum, Sonderborg, Flensborg, and Sleswight. Shoals
and passages are fully engraved in the sea. The pictorial title cartouche features figures and commerce from the region.
(A)
$200-250
504.Germany (Geometrischer General Ris Des Stiffts Merseburg), Schenk, Amsterdam, ca. 1740. 22.2 x 18.4”. (HC) This very handsome copper engraved map delineates
the area around Merseburg in eastern Germany. Extends to include Halle, Leipzig and Lützen. Very fine detail of the towns, shown as beautifully engraved icons,
rivers, forests, and roads of the area. The large pictorial cartouche contains allegorical figures and a putti displaying the bounty from the land. At upper right is a fine
prospect of Merseburg that features the cathedral and palace which is contained in a curtain-style border. Stunning, early impression on a thick sheet of hand laid
paper with full margins. The map, including the cartouche and prospective view are in old color. (A)
$250-300
505.Germany (Reise Charte durch Niedersachen), Schreiber, Leipzig, ca. 1760. 9.8 x 6.5”. (HC) This attractive little map of Germany contains a surprising amount of
information with towns, cities, fortresses, roads, rivers, forests, marshes, etc. It covers the northern part of modern-day Germany through to include, Munster, Kassel,
Leipzig and Berlin. The map is decorated with a title cartouche and a compass rose, and a panel at right contains political information. Original color with some
cities underlined in pencil. The bottom centerfold is split about 1” into the map. (B)
$120-160
506.Poland (Pomerania), Ortelius/Vrients, Epitome theatri orbis terrarum, Antwerp, [1609]. 4.7 x 3.4”. (HC) Superb miniature map of the coastal region of Poland.
The map is nicely engraved with a stippled sea and a large strapwork style title cartouche. The map was engraved by the brothers Ambrose and Ferdinand Arsenius
who had been assistants to Frans Hogenburg and co-engravers of Ortelius’ folio Theatrum. This series of maps was accompanied by text by Michel Coignet and was
published by Jan B. Vrients. Latin text on verso. Ref: King (2nd ed.) p. 86-87. There are some marginal ink smudges, well away from the map. (A)
$95-120
507.Poland (Carte Routiere, Historique et Statistique des Etats de l’Ancienne Pologne), Dufour, Paris, 1831. 21.3 x 17.2”. (HC) This uncommon map of Poland features
the geography of Leonard Chodzko. It stretches from the Oder River east to the Dnieper River at the edge of Russia. And extends north to above Riga and along
the Baltic coast to detail Prussia and Pomerania. Very fancy inset is a plan of Warsaw above two Polish flags featuring the White Eagle and a mounted knight with
raised sword. Table of statistics lower right and chronological list of conflicts for independence along the left margin. Extensive legend. Fancy titling with flourishes.
Published in Paris by Charles Simonneau. Very fine impression with original hand color on a full sheet with very wide margins. (B+)
$250-350
508.Czech Republic (Folio LLLXVIII [Bohemia]), Schonsperger, Liber Chronicarum, Nuremberg, [1497]. 5.6 x 3.4”. (HC) This bold woodcut is one of the fanciful
views used to illustrate the Chronicle. It shows a lush countryside with walled villages and castles. On a full sheet (8.5 x 12.3”) of Latin text. Hartmann Schedel’s
Nuremberg Chronicle, published in 1493, presented the history of the world in a pictorial encyclopedia. Among the illustrations were views of towns and cities
throughout Europe and the Near East, and an enormous number of other subjects, including diagrams of the Creation, comets, family trees, portraits & biblical scenes.
The folio Chronicle was very expensive and thus Johann Schonsperger, who specialized in reprints, saw the opportunity to publish a smaller and less costly version.
He published German versions in 1496 & 1500 and a Latin version in 1497. These are often referred to as pirated editions because they were published without the
consent of Schedel or the original printer, Anton Koberger. Minor toning and a tiny edge tear in blank margins. (A)
$220-275
509.Czech Republic (Bohemia), Quad, Geographisch Handtbuch, Cologne, ca. 1600. 10.6 x 7.3”. (HC) This uncommon map is centered on the Vltava (Molda) River
and densely engraved to depict the forested hills and populated valleys of the region. The map was drawn by Johann Bussemacher and engraved by Henricus Nagel.
Blank on verso. Issued folded, now flattened. (A)
$200-250
510.Czech Republic (Bohemia), Mercator/Cloppenburgh, Atlas Minor, Amsterdam, [1632]. 10 x 7.3”. (HC) This is a slightly larger version of Mercator’s small map
of Bohemia focused on the Vltava (Molda) River with Prague near the center. It was boldly engraved by Petrus Kaerius with mountains, forests and scores of tiny
villages and is graced with a pair of strapwork cartouches. Latin text on verso. Light stain at the bottom right corner reinforced with paper on verso. (A)$160-200
511.Czech Republic (Marchionatus Moraviae Auct. I. Comenio), Hondius/Jansson, Amsterdam, ca. 1645. 21.2 x 15”. (HC) This handsome map of the historic Moravia
region of the Czech Republic is based on the map by the Moravian bishop, Johann Amos Comenius. It is finely engraved with mountains, forests and even the smallest
villages, and includes the cities of Olomouc (Olmitz), Jihlava (Iglaw), and the region surrounding present day Brno. Decorated with a title cartouche with cherubs
displaying the coat of arms and two other strapwork cartouches for the key and scale. French text on verso. Minor toning with slight fading of the original color.
(B+)
$240-300
512.Czech Republic (Konigreich Boheim. Royaume de Boheme, divise en ses Quinze Cercles , ou Provinces &c.), Sanson, Cartes Generales de Toutes…, Paris, 1654.
19 x 14.7”. (HC) This attractive map is centered on Prague and provides excellent detail of the mountains, rivers, forests, roads, cities and towns. It is decorated
with lovely title and scale of miles cartouches. Lovely original color with sight toning and a couple minor repairs in the blank margins. (A)
$170-220
513.Switzerland (Helvetia cum finitimis regionibus confoederatis), Mercator/Hondius, Gerardi Mercatoris Atlas sive Cosmographicae, Amsterdam, ca. 1610. 18.3 x 13.7”.
(HC) This is an early, handsome map of Switzerland with two strapwork cartouches. The map presents a graphic image of the mountainous region with its many
large lakes. The map plates for Mercator’s Atlas were bought in 1604 by Jodocus Hondius who, with his sons, Jodocus II and Henricus, published enlarged editions
that dominated the map market for the following twenty to thirty years. Original color with some toning and an old repair on a small tear near Lucerne. There is
some chipping and minor edge tears (2 closed with cello tape) not affecting the map. (B+)
$275-350
514.Switzerland (Das Wiflispurgergou), Mercator/Hondius, Amsterdam, ca. 1633. 18.5 x 14”. (HC) The southwestern part of Switzerland is the focus of this detailed
map showing Geneva, Lake Geneva, Lake Neuchatel, Lake Biel, Bern, Freiburg, and Lake Thuner. It is decorated with a strapwork title cartouche and a ship sailing
in Lake Geneva. French text on verso.
(A)
$350-425
515.Geneva, Switzerland (Geneva (Geneve)), SDUK Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, London, 1841. 14.8 x 11.3”. (HC) Terrific plan of the fortified city
with great detail of major buildings, streets, fortifications, bridges and the surrounding area. Includes an inset “Environs of Geneva” and a vignette showing the city
from across the river with individual buildings clearly visible and numerous figures in the foreground. There is a faint stain and a couple tiny repairs in the blank
margins. (A)
$150-200
516.Austria (Folium LLLX [De Carinthia germanie provincia]), Schonsperger, Liber Chronicarum, Nuremberg, [1497]. 5.5 x 3.4”. (HC) This is an imaginary woodcut
view of the Germanic province of Carinthia on full sheet (8.4 x 12”) with Latin text. It is from a rare reduced edition of the Nuremberg Chronicle, that is often called
the Mini-Schedel. Hartmann Schedel’s Nuremberg Chronicle, published in 1493, presented the history of the world in a pictorial encyclopedia. Among the illustrations were views of towns and cities throughout Europe and the Near East, and an enormous number of other subjects, including diagrams of the Creation, comets,
family trees, portraits & biblical scenes. The folio Chronicle was very expensive and thus Johann Schonsperger, who specialized in reprints, saw the opportunity to
publish a smaller and less costly version. He published German versions in 1496 & 1500 and a Latin version in 1497. These are often referred to as pirated editions
because they were published without the consent of Schedel or the original printer, Anton Koberger. Minor toning, else fine. (A)
$160-200
517.Salzburg, Austria (Urbis Salisburgensis Genvina Descriptio), Braun & Hogenberg, Civitates Orbis Terrarum, ca. 1572. 9.3 x 4.3”. (HC) This little view of Salzburg
shows the city surrounded by hills, with the huge hilltop castle dominating the view. The view is taken from a 1553 drawing by an unknown artist, which was also
the basis of Sebastian Munster’s view and the inset of Ortelius’ map of Austria. Trimmed from a folio sheet, with 1/8” or less margins. (B)
$160-200
518.Austria (Salisburgensis Archiepiscopatus), Ortelius/Vrients, Epitome theatri orbis terrarum, [1609]. 4.7 x 3.2”. (HC) Miniature map that depicts the vicinity of
Salzburg. Engraved by the brothers Ambrose and Ferdinand Arsenius who had been assistants to Frans Hogenburg and co-engravers of Ortelius’ folio Theatrum. This
series of maps was accompanied by text by Michel Coignet and was published by Jan B. Vrients. Latin text on verso. Ref: King (2nd ed.) p. 86-87. (A+)$95-120
519.Austria (Cataractae Danubii vulgo Strudl et Werbl…), Braun & Hogenberg, Civitates Orbis Terrarum, ca. 1617. 18.4 x 14”. (HC) Two great views on a single sheet,
each depicting various watercraft negotiating the rapids of the Danube. At top, a line of barges is being towed through the Strudel, a narrow channel along Werth
island. At bottom is a view of the Werbel, a massive whirlpool just below Werth island. In the foreground, a large crowd of onlookers seem to be enjoying a picnic
while enjoying the spectacle. These rapids were a major impediment to navigation on the Danube and also attracted robber-knights who often took advantage of the
wrecked boats and barges. A strapwork title cartouche divides the views with reference to Scylla and Charybdis, two sea monsters of Greek mythology. Lightly
toned with an old repair on the centerfold. (B+)
$400-500
520.Austria (Saltzburg Archiepiscopatus, et Carinthia Ducatus), Blaeu, Amsterdam, ca. 1640. 19.5 x 15”. (HC) Handsome map of the archbishopric of Salzburg and the
Duchy of Carinthia. The map illustrates the mountainous terrain filled with rivers, lakes, forests and villages. The title acknowledges that the map is based on Gerard
Mercator’s map of the region. It is adorned with coats of arms displayed by three chubby cherubs. Visually a very striking map. Minor fold separations, repaired
with archival tape on verso, otherwise fine with dark impression on fine hand laid paper. (B+)
$200-275
521.Austria (Stiria Steyrmarck), Blaeu, Novus Atlas, Amsterdam, ca. 1640. 19.8 x 14.8”. (HC) Nice map of the region roughly corresponding to the modern Austrian
state of Styria with a bit of present-day Slovenia and Hungary included. It is roughly centered on the city of Graz and highlights the cities along the Drava River, now
one of the most popular cycle paths in Europe. The title cartouche includes a warrior maiden, coat of arms and a putti. Nice impression and original color with
some toning. There are a couple minor tears in the bottom margin, not affecting the map. (B+)
$250-325
522.Austria (Partie du Cercle d’Austriche, Scavoir l’Archduche d’Austriche Divise en Haute et Basse …), Jaillot, Paris, 1692. 34 x 21.2”. (HC) Centered on the Danube
River, this boldly engraved map covers most of modern Austria, with parts of Slovenia, the Czech Republic and Hungary. The map is based on Sanson’s cartography
and provides excellent information, both on the topography and hundreds of tiny villages. The title cartouche shows the double-headed eagle with putti heralding the
victory over the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Vienna that is represented by two chained Turkish prisoners at bottom. Second title above map: “Partie du Cercle
d’Austriche Scavoir l’Archiduche d’Austriche Divise en Haut ou au dessus de l’Ens ...” Printed on two joined sheets, as issued. Sharp impression and lovely old
color. There are some damp stains in the margins and a bit of light toning in the map. (B+)
$275-350
523.Vienna, Austria (Prospect und Grund-Riss der Kayserl Residenz-Stadt Wien…), Homann, Nuremberg, ca. 1720. 22.4 x 19”. (HC) An attractive bird’s-eye plan of
old Vienna and its fortifications and the surrounding suburbs with a detailed panorama below. The map has a numbered and lettered key to 32 locations in a decorative cartouche held aloft by an eagle and three putti. Beautiful baroque engravings of soldiers, allegorical figures, Roman solider, and weaponry flank the view of the
city. Blank verso. Lovely example with very early, dark impression and fine color on a very thick sheet with full margins. (B+)
$250-350
524.Austria (Partie Septentrionale du Cercle d’Autriche qui Comprend l’Archiduche d’Autriche, Divise en ses Huit Quartiers…), Robert de Vaugondy, Paris, 1752. 24.3
x 18.8”. (HC) A handsome map of the northern part of Austria with fine detail of the Danube. It shows the fortifications of Vienna and is adorned with a military
themed, title cartouche. Ref: Pedley #277. Minor foxing in blank margins. (A)
$180-250
525.Eastern Europe - Lithuania & Belarus (Lithuania), Mercator/Hondius, Atlas Minor, Amsterdam, ca. 1609. 7.2 x 5.4”. (HC) Charming small map covering the region
of Lithuania and present-day Belarus. Finely engraved to show cities, villages, rivers and forests and decorated with a strapwork title cartouche. French text on verso.
Light damp stains in the blank margins. (A)
$200-250
526.Eastern Europe, Russia (Tabula Europae VI), Munster, Geographiae Claudii Ptolmaei Alexandrini, Basel, [1552]. 13.3 x 10”. (HC) This map covers Eastern Europe,
known in ancient times as Sarmatia, encompassing the region between the Baltic and Black Seas and between the Vistua and Volga Rivers. The map is typically
Ptolemaic - set within a trapezoidal frame with rope-like mountain ranges and broad rivers. In earlier editions of Munster’s Geographicae, this map is titled Tabula
Europae VIII. Ref: Mickwitz & Miekkavaara (Nordinskiold) #215-10. Sharp impression with just a hint of faint foxing in the blank margins. (A)
$400-500
527.Eastern Europe, Russia (Moschovia Nuova Tavola), Ruscelli, La geografia de Claudio Tolomeo…, Venice, ca. 1561. 9.3 x 7.2”. (BW) An early map that includes
portions of present-day Latvia and Lithuania, Belarus and the Ukraine. Riga and Vilnius are both named, and the map is filled with pictorial representations of topography as well as small tents to represent Tartar camps. Latin text on verso with large historiated letter C. Toned along centerfold. (B+)
$200-275
528.Novaya Zemlya, Russia (Nova Zembla), Orlers, ca. 1625. 12.4 x 8.8”. (HC) Around 1600 a Dutch expedition, under the command of Willem Barentz, set out to find
a sea passage to the East Indies along the north coast of Russia. The ships were caught in the ice and the crew was forced to use the ship’s materials to build a cabin
on the island of Novaya Zemlya where they stayed until the next spring. This sheet, consisting of four scenes, depicts events of this famous expedition; the breakup of
their ship in the icepack, the crew being attacked by polar bears, hunting polar bears, and the crew trying to recover their goods from the trapped ship. Fine except
for some minor stains in the top margin, well away from the image. (A)
$240-300
529.Russia (Tabula Russiae ... M.DC.XIIII), Blaeu, Amsterdam, ca. 1644. 21.6 x 16.8”. (HC) This is Blaeu’s version of Hessel Gerritsz’ rare and significant map of
Russia, which he compiled from manuscripts brought back by Isaac Massa. The map covers the European part of the Russian Empire extending from Poland to the
steppes of Tartary, and from the Mourmanskoy More (Barents Sea) to the Black and Caspian Seas. The large inset plan of Moscow is attributed to the Crown Prince
Fydor Gudonov. The map is richly decorated with a large title cartouche, sailing ships, a compass rose, three Russian gentlemen, and an inset view of Archangel
Sckagoroda. French text on verso. Original color. A tiny fold separation at bottom well away from the map and very faint toning on fold. (A)
$2000-2400
530.Russia ([Lot of 2] La Moscovie Meridionale [and] La Moscovie Septentrionale), Aa, Leiden, ca. 1719. 11.6 x 8.8”. (HC) Handsome pair of finely engraved maps
covering the extent of European Russia with nice detail throughout of topography, towns and river systems. Each map is embellished with a figural title cartouche
featuring Russian scenes of hunting and trading. There are some minor stains in the blank margins, not affecting the maps. (A)
$325-400
531.Russia (Karte von Gouvernement Astrachan - aufgenommen im Jahre 1852 vom Geometer Milewanoff / Karte vom Wolga-Delta und dem Distrikt der Bugor. - Entworfen im Jahre 1856 von Andrei Nasaroff, Conduktor der K. Russ Astrachanschen Salz-Verwaltung.), Petermann, ca. 1858. 16.6 x 20.6”. (HC) Highly detailed
map of the Volga River covers from the delta on the Caspian Sea in the up stream to above Nikolaewsky. With a large inset of the delta region in extreme detail and
showing Astrachan in a block street layout. The historical diagram at lower left shows the river’s change in flow between 1853 - 1857. (A)
$140-180
532.Russian Empire (A New & Accurate Map of the Whole Russian Empire as contain’ d both in Europe and Asia…), Bowen, A Complete System of Geography, London,
ca. 1747. 18.3 x 13.7”. (BW) This very detailed map covers the entire Russian Empire stretching from Finland to Kamchatka. It includes part of China and Korea
with less detail and shows the Great Wall. The map is decorated with a delicately engraved title cartouche and small compass rose. Dark impression with a small
printer’s ink smudge near Korea and some foxing in the blank margins. (A)
$200-275
533.Moscow, Russia (Moscva), Merian, Neuwe Archontologia cosmica, Frankfurt, ca. 1650. 13.8 x 10.7”. (BW) Great bird’s-eye plan displaying Moscow situated at
the junction of the Moskva and Neglinnaya Rivers, which form a moat protecting all but the northeast flank of the Kremlin. The map shows the Kremlin and old city,
Kitay-gorod, at center. These are surrounded by successive rings of fortifications in an elegant and superbly well-protected metropolis. The plan is ornamented with
a coat of arms, simple compass rose and a key to the numbered features, quarters and buildings contained in a monument-style cartouche.
(A+) $1000-1400
534.Moscow, Russia (Moscow), SDUK Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, London, 1836. 14.1 x 12.7”. (HC) Handsome and boldly engraved plan of
the city centered on the Kremlin names all major streets, many public places and buildings and details many fortified areas. The map is enhanced by the beautiful
vignette of the Church of the Assumptions in the Kremlin and another large view of the city from Sparrow Hill. Drawn by W.B. Clarke, engraved by B.R. Davies
and published by Baldwin & Cradock. Additional title in Cyrillic Russian. A stunning example that is near fine less a little marginal toning and some binding glue
remnants at upper edge. Thick paper and wide margins. (A)
$275-325
535.Ukraine (Bosphorus Cimmerius et Regnum Bosphoranum), Sanson/Covens & Mortier, ca. 1730. 19 x 15.5”. (HC) This unusual map illustrates the Kerch Stait between the Sea of Azov in southern Ukraine and the Black Sea and not the Bosphorus as indicated by the title. The map is finely engraved with detail of the mountains
and farmland in the region and is filled with ancient place names; the only recognizable one being Theodosia - modern Feodosiya. Original color and wide original
margins with a few light spots of foxing in blank margins. (A)
$250-300
536.Romania and Moldavia (Principati di Moldavia, e Vallachia Tratti dalle Carte dell’ Impero Ottomano), Zatta, Venice, 1782. 16 x 12.2”. (HC) This is a detailed Italian map of the region between the Danube and Nistru rivers along the Black Sea with the principalities of Moldavia and Walachia (present day Romania). The map
is filled with cities and town and is adorned with a landscape-style cartouche. The map is based on the surveys of Giovanni Antonio Rizzo-Zannoni, Geographer to
the Republic of Venice. Original color with faint toning along centerfold. (B+)
$200-250
537.Southeastern Europe, Hungary (La Hongrie Suivant les Nouvelles Observations…), Covens & Mortier, Amsterdam, ca. 1735. 11.5 x 8.8”. (HC) This is Covens &
Mortier’s issue of Pierre van der Aa’s map. It is centered on Hungary but covers the present-day region from Prague to Kiev and south to Macedonia. The large title
cartouche is flanked by two gentlemen - an Ottoman official on the left and a Christian gentleman on the right. Nice impression and original color with minor soil
in the blank margins. (A)
$230-275
538.Southeastern Europe (Royaume de Hongrie, Principaute de Transilvanie, Sclavonie, Croatie, et partie de la Principaute de Valaquie, de la Bulgarie &c.), Robert de
Vaugondy/Santini, Atlas Universel, ca. 1784. 21.4 x 18.6”. (HC) This is an Italian edition of Robert de Vaugondy’s detailed map covering primarily Hungary and
Romania with parts of Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia and Bulgaria. Scores of towns and villages are located with good topographical detail as well. The Chemin de l’Empereur
Trajan, Emperor Trajan’s route along the Danube, is shown in Romania and Fort Romain is just east of Belgrade. The title cartouche is decorated with implements
of war. Published by Remondini. Ref: cf Pedley #288. There is a faint damp stain in the upper corners of the very wide original margins. (A)
$275-350
539.Adriatic Sea, Italy and Croatia (A Sea Chart of the Gulph of Venice Describing all the Sea Coasts and Islands contained therein), Thornton, The English Pilot, London,
ca. 1740. 20.2 x 15.6”. (BW) A fine sea chart showing the Adriatic Sea with detail along the coasts of both Italy and Croatia. Major cities and the best anchorages
are noted along with navigational hazards. John Thornton was one of the most important English mapmakers, from the so-called Thames School of chart makers,
during the period when Britain dominated mapmaking. In addition to actual chart-making he also was a publisher. He was appointed Hydrographer to the Hudson
Bay Company and the East India Company. He collaborated with Fisher, Seller and Mount on many important English atlases including the English Pilot. There are
no imprints on this map, but it appears to be from an edition by Mount & Page as it is printed on mid 18th century paper. Nice impression and slightly toned paper.
There is a fold separation at bottom that just enters the map and a couple minor tears in the margins, well away from the map. (B+)
$550-650
540.Balkans (Schlavoniae, Croatiae, Carniae, Istriae, Bosniae, Finitimarumque Regionum Nova Descriptio, Auctore Augustino Hirsvogelio), Ortelius, Theatrum Orbis
Terrarum, Antwerp, [1588]. 18 x 13.2”. (HC) This is one of the earliest modern maps of the Balkans, covering present-day Slovenia and part of Croatia. It is based
on the cartography of Augustus Hirschvogel who drew on the work of Lazarus, Ziegler, and Apian. There is good detail throughout, with villages, cities, rivers, and
forests. An unusual compass rose, banner title across bottom, and a finely rendered galley ship in the Adriatic Sea make this an interesting composition. Second state,
Spanish text on verso. Ref: Van den Broecke #145.2. Good impression and old color with some toning and an old paper repair on the bottom centerfold affecting the
title. There is also an old repaired tear in the bottom blank margin. (B+)
$325-400
541.Balkans, Croatia (Iadera, Sicum et Aenona vulgo Zara, Sibenico et Nona cum Insulis Adjacentibus in Parte Dalmatiae Boreali), Jansson, Amsterdam, ca. 1650. 20.8
x 16.5”. (HC) This uncommon map covers the Dalmatian coastline with emphasis on the large fortifications at Zara (Zadar) and Sibenico (Sibenik), which during
this period was a prosperous region of the Venetian Republic. During the 16th and 17th centuries Zadar and Sibenk were constantly attacked by the Ottomans. The
cartouches reflect this ongoing conflict with Christian and Moslem soldiers facing one another on the title cartouche. The scale cartouche features merfolk and the
arms of the Republic of Venice. Faintly toned with short fold separations closed with archival tape. (B+)
$500-600
542.Balkans (Partie Meridionalle du Rme de Hongrie), Sanson/Mariette, Paris, 1664. 22.8 x 14.3”. (HC) This map covers the southern part of the Hungarian Empire,
present-day Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia. Belgrade, at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, is pictured atop a hill at right. Original color. There are a few
minor tears in the blank margins, not affecting the map. (A)
$200-250
543.Greece ([Lot of 2] Arcipelago [and] Morea Penisola), Porcacchi, L’Isole piu Famose del Mondo, ca. 1572. 5.6 x 4.1”. (HC) Girolamo Porro of Padua engraved these
small maps of Greece and its islands. Each is embellished with a decorative title cartouche and set on a full sheet (11.5 x 8”) of Italian text. Ref: King (2nd ed.) pp.
57-59. First is lightly toned, else both are fine. (A)
$250-300
544.Greece (Zante Insula), Langenes, Caert-thresoor, Amsterdam, [1598]. 5 x 3.4”. (HC) This is a charming little map of Zakynthos (Zante) in the Ionian Islands. The
large salt flats are clearly marked, as is the city built around the hilltop citadel. Two ships and a sea monster embellish the map. It was published by Cornelius Claesz
and printed by Langenes in the first edition of the popular Map-treasury. Dutch text on verso. Ref: King (2nd ed.) p. 80-82. There are some printer’s ink smudges
and some minor soil. (B+)
$110-160
545.Greece (Morea), Langenes, Caert-thresoor, Amsterdam, [1598]. 4.8 x 3.4”. (HC) This is a charming little map of the Peloponnesian peninsula . It was engraved by
Petrus Kaerius for the Map-treasury, which was published by Cornelius Claesz and printed by Langenes. Dutch text on verso. Ref: King (2nd ed.) p. 80-82. Dark
impression with soiled margins and a trimmed bottom right corner, well away from the map. (B+)
$110-160
546.Greece (Macedonia Epirus et Achaia), Mercator, Amsterdam, ca. 1630. 17.2 x 14.2”. (HC) A fine map that set the standard for maps of the region for most of the
17th century. Based largely on the work of Jacopo Gastaldi, it covers northern Greece to the Gulf of Cataro, including the island of Corfu. The title cartouche is
topped by a skull. Latin text on verso. Ref: Zacharakis #1448. Faintly toned on centerfold with a slightly uneven impression. (B+)
$200-250
547.Greece, Greek Islands (Description Exacte des Isles de l’Archipel, et de Quelques Autres Adjacentes …), Dapper, Amsterdam, [1703]. 9.8 x 14”. (BW) Dapper’s
account of the Greek islands was first published in his native Dutch in 1688. This French edition, published in Amsterdam by George Gallet, features the same maps
and wonderful engravings that include city and archaeological site views, costumes, floral and fauna illustrations, and ancient coins. Includes an engraved frontispiece, 22 (of 34) folding and full-page plates, and 40 (of 43) text illustrations. Missing the large folding map of the archipelago, maps of the northern and southern
archipelago, Cyprus, Crete and Negrepont, view/plans of Stampalie & Nicarie, Samos & Scio, Pelagnisi & Dromi, Tine & Chateau de Tine, and Pelagnisi & Dromi,
and three text illustrations of Candie, Canee, and Retimo. Half title, title page (printed in red and black), 556 pp, tables of contents and plates. Recently rebound in
brown calf with raised bands and gilt title on spine. A beautiful book with lots of interest despite the missing plates. Plates and text very good to fine with nice
impressions and minimal toning. Binding fine. (A)
$2200-3000
548.Italy (Territorio di Roma), Ruscelli, La geografia de Claudio Tolomeo…, Venice, [1574]. 10 x 7.3”. (BW) This fine little map of the Territory of Rome shows the
city with several of the prominent buildings and the famous aqueducts. The beautifully engraved map shows rivers, bridges, mountains, cities and forests. North is
in the top left corner. Ref: Mickwitz & Miekkavaara (Nordenskiold) #220-41. Dark impression with faint damp stains in the blank margins. (A)
$200-275
549.Parma, Italy (Parma), Munster, Cosmographia oder beschreibung Aller Lander…, Basel, [1578]. 13 x 10.3”. (HC) This interesting view of Parma depicts the walled
medieval city under siege, with cannons blasting and troops stationed in the countryside. The view is oriented with east at top and the surrounding towns of Piacenza,
Cremona, Casstal (likely Casalmaggiore) and Reggio are located. It is surrounded by a striking border with Gothic figures. German text on verso. Light foxing,
mostly in the margins and some minor show through of the text on verso. Worm holes near bottom neatline. (B+)
$160-200
550.Italy (Romanum territorium), Langenes, Caert-thresoor, Amsterdam, [1598]. 4.8 x 3.8”. (HC) This tiny map focuses on the Territory of Rome. It was engraved by
impression with some minor soil, mostly in the blank margins. The lower right corner has been professionally restored, well away from the map. (B+) $160-200
551.Italy (Perusia), Langenes, Caert-thresoor, Amsterdam, [1598]. 4.8 x 3.4”. (HC) Miniature map of the ancient Etrurian region of Perusia (modern day Perugia). It
was engraved by Petrus Kaerius for the Map-treasury, which was published by Cornelius Claesz and printed by Langenes. Dutch text on verso. Ref: King (2nd ed.)
p. 80-82. Dark impression with light soil in the margins. (A)
$110-160
552.Italy (Patavinum), Langenes, Caert-thresoor, Amsterdam, [1598]. 4.8 x 3.4”. (HC) This little map focuses on the region surrounding Padua. It was engraved by
impression with some soil and chips in the blank margins. (A)
$110-160
553.Italy (Orvietum), Langenes, Caert-thresoor, Amsterdam, [1598]. 4.8 x 3.4”. (HC) This little map focuses on the territory of Orvieto in southwestern Umbria. It was
engraved by Petrus Kaerius for the Map-treasury, which was published by Cornelius Claesz and printed by Langenes. Dutch text on verso. Ref: King (2nd ed.) p.
80-82. Dark impression with some soil in margins and paper laid in to repair the bottom right corner, not affecting the map. (A)
$110-160
554.Italy (Italia), Langenes, Caert-thresoor, Amsterdam, [1598]. 4.8 x 3.3”. (HC) This charming little map of Italy includes Corsica and parts of Sardinia and Sicily. It
is based on Ortelius and engraved by either Jodocus Hondius or Petrus Kaerius, brothers-in-law who prepared the plates for the Map-treasury, which was published
by Cornelis Claesz and printed by Langenes. Dutch text on verso. Ref: King (2nd ed.) p. 80-82. Good impression with minor soil and binding holes in the blank
margins. (B+)
$200-240
555.Italy (Italiae Novissima Descriptio Auctore Iacobo Castaldo Pedemontano), Ortelius, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Antwerp, [1598]. 19.7 x 14”. (HC) Superb map of
Italy based on the cartography of Giacomo Gastaldi. It extends to include Corsica, with parts of Sardinia and Sicily, and shows the western coast of the Balkans to
Corfu. The map is filled with detail of the topography and cities and features a vignette of Neptune and a mermaid companion, sea monsters, a variety of ships and
decorative cartouches. French text on verso. Ref: Van den Broecke #118. There is a hint of toning along the centerfold, still a fine example. (A+) $1100-1400
556.Italy (Veronensis Ager), Langenes, Caert-thresoor, Amsterdam, [1598]. 4.8 x 3.4”. (HC) This little map focuses on the region surrounding Verona with east oriented
at top. It was engraved by Petrus Kaerius for the Map-treasury, which was published by Cornelius Claesz and printed by Langenes. Dutch text on verso. Ref: King
(2nd ed.) p. 80-82. The impression is slightly uneven and there is some minor soil and repairs in the blank margins. (B+)
$110-160
557.Italy (Regno di Napoli), Blaeu, Atlas Novus, Amsterdam, ca. 1640. 19.8 x 15”. (HC) This is a superb map of the Kingdom of Naples, when it was a part of the Spanish dominions of the Habsburg Empire in Europe, as indicated by the Spanish arms at upper right. It is one of Blaeu’s most elaborate regional maps with panels of
provincial armorials at each side. It is based on a 1620 map by Giovanni Antonio Magini, the notable Italian mathematician, cartographer, and professor of astronomy
in Bologna. The arms of Naples is supported on the title monument, which is flanked by two comely mermaids. The detailed map is further embellished with six
sailing ships, including a sea battle, and two fine compass roses. Ref: Goss (Blaeu) #47. Minor toning in blank margins from a previous framing with brown paper
hinge remnants on verso. (A)
$800-900
558.Italy (Territorio Trevigiano), Blaeu, Amsterdam, ca. 1650. 19.8 x 15”. (HC) This great work by Blaeu is roughly centered on Treviso and includes Venice and the
region west bounded by the Brenta River and north to about today’s Dolomiti Bellunesi Park. Fine detail of watershed and scores of small villages are named. A
galley is sailing in the Adriatic on its way from Venice. The large and decorative title cartouche features two putti with bounty from the region and a female figure
holding a book. The distance scale cartouche is surmounted by a winged lion, the symbol of the Republic of Venice and the symbol of the Evangelist Mark. This map
was very popular, being republished into the 18th century by Valk and Schenk. Dutch text on verso and page number 57 at upper right. Very nice original color and
strong impression on a full sheet with wide margins. Long printer’s crease parallel to centerfold, and 2” clean split into map from upper centerfold, expertly closed
on verso. (B+)
$250-350
559.Italy (Polesino di Rovigo), Blaeu, Amsterdam, ca. 1650. 19.8 x 15”. (HC) This beautifully engraved map shows a small section of the Veneto region centered at
the geographical middle of the fortified cities of Ferrara and Rovigio, with the fortified area of Mesola at the coast with the Adriatic. Venice is just to the north and
not shown on this map. The fine title cartouche features the winged lion, symbol of the Republic of Venice. The large distance scale across the top is bounded by
monument-style elements. This map was very popular, being republished into the 18th century by Valk and Schenk. Dutch text on verso with page number 56 at
upper right. Very nice original color, good impression and full, wide margins. Clean marginal centerfold split at top and bottom, expertly closed on verso. (A)
$250-350
560.Italy (Novissima et Accuratissima totius Italiae Corsicae et Sardiniae Descriptio), Wit, Amsterdam, ca. 1680. 22.4 x 19.4”. (HC) This fine map of Italy extends to
include Corsica and Sardinia in the west and through the Dalmatian coast, which was controlled by the Republic of Venice. The map is filled with information on
the cities and towns and is beautifully ornamented with putti and Europa in the title cartouche and sailing ships and a raging sea battle filling the seas.
along the centerfold, which has been reinforced on verso. (B+)
Faint toning
$600-700
561.Sicily, Italy (Siciliae Antiquae Descriptio), Cluver, Introductionis in Universam Geographicam, [1694]. 12.6 x 10.3”. (HC) This appealing map of ancient Sicily is
based largely on Gastaldi and classical sources. Aetna and Isola Vulcano are shown erupting. The map is embellished with a galley ship, a sea monster and a garland
draped title cartouche. The binding trim at upper right has been replaced to accommodate framing. There is a small rust spot in the map. (B+)
$275-350
562.Italy (Etruriae Latii Umbriae Piceni Sabinorum et Marsorum Vetus et Nova Descriptio), Cluver, Introductionis in Universam Geographicam, [1694]. 9.8 x 8”. (HC)
This is an attractive map of central Italy, including nice detail of the Tuscan coast. It is adorned with a strapwork title cartouche. The binding trim at upper left has
been replaced to accommodate framing. (B+)
$150-200
563.Milan, Italy ([Lot of 3] Les Environs de Milan [and] Frontieres du Milanez du Cremonese et du Lodesan au Roy d’Espagne. Le Bergamas, Le Bressan et Le Cremas…
[and] Les Estats du Duche de Milan), Fer, Atlas Curieux, Paris, 1705. 13.5 x 9”. (HC) These three detailed maps provide a tremendous amount of information on
the vicinity of the fortified city of Milan including the rivers, canals, bridges, towns and villages. The Naviglio Canal, shown on all three maps, was the first artificial
canal in Europe, probably originating as a defensive ditch dug in the 12th century. It was one of the largest post-medieval engineering projects, allowing development
of commerce, transport and agriculture in the region. Another interesting feature, prominently depicted within a large area north of Pavia, is the Enclos des Chartreux
(Certosa di Pavia) monastery located within a large hunting park that belonged to the Visconti family of Milan. (A)
$300-400
564.Italy (Principaute Citerieure), Blaeu/Covens & Mortier, Amsterdam, ca. 1730. 19.3 x 14.8”. (HC) This is a very decorative map of the area around Salerno from
Naples to Policastro. A surveyor stands besides the scale of miles monument, galley ships sail the sea, and the title cartouche is flanked by merfolk. The map was
originally included in Johannes Blaeu’s magnificent Atlas Maior. It was among the plates that survived the 1672 fire that destroyed Blaeu’s printing house, and this
edition was issued by Covens & Mortier. Nice impression on sturdy paper with pleasant overall light toning. (A)
$325-400
565.Italy (Nieuwe Kaart van Italie na de Nieuwste waarnemingen van de L’Isle en andere), Tirion, ca. 1734. 15.2 x 13”. (HC) Handsome and detailed map showing
Italy as well as Corsica, Sardinia, Minorca, Croatia, Albania, Dalmatia and a bit of Provence as well as the northern coast of Africa. The map is centered on a simple
compass rose. Issued folded, now flattened. Binding trim at right has been professionally extended. (A)
$240-300
566.Italy ([Lot of 2] A Prospect of Mount Vesuvius with its Irruption in 1630 [and] A Prospect of Mount Aetna, with its Irruption in 1669), Anon., Gentleman’s Magazine,
London, 1750. 7.7 x 6”. (BW) Both well engraved copper plate views show the eruptions in vivid detail with smoke and ash billowing and lava flowing to the sea.
The first is of Mt. Vesuvius with a view of the towns affected and fleeing residents. It includes a page of text with references to the letters on the view. The second
is of Mt. Aetna with a view of the inundated towns and the city of Catania with ships anchored in the harbor. The bottom of the engraving has lettered and numbered
references to places on the print. Both are near fine on thick hand laid paper, clean and bright, the only flaw is light text offsetting. (A)
$150-190
567.Rome, Italy (Urbis Veteris Romae Delineatio Accuratissima, hac facie suit, Septimio Severo), Antiquitatum Romanarum…, [1743]. 18.4 x 13.6”. (HC) This spectacular plan shows Rome during the reign of Septimius Severo, Emperor from 193 to 211. The magnificent architecture of the city is shown pictorially. The map
was drawn by Jacob Toornvliet, engraved by Pierre Philippe and published in Johannis Rosini’s history of ancient Rome. The margins have been professionally
extended to better accommodate framing and a 1.5” tear just left of the centerfold at bottom has been neatly repaired. (B+)
$600-750
568.Rome, Italy (Eglise de St. Jean de Latran a Rome), Basset, ca. 1805. 16 x 10.3”. (HC) This is a fine view of the Papal Archbasilica of St. John Lateran in Rome.
This prospect view was published by Basset who was a well-known publisher of optical prints, established in rue St Jacques in Paris. Sharp impression and original
color with some soil in the blank margins. (A)
$110-150
569.Rome Italy (Aspect General de Rome), Testard, Paris, ca. 1840. 33 x 20.5”. (BW) This beautiful etching shows an enormous amount of detail with the prospective
from a hill overlooking the city with many figures in the foreground. This production must have taken a master etcher a great amount of time to accomplish. It is a
tour de force of etching skills with traditional etching, soft ground, wet point and aquatint evident in the work. Engraved by A. Appert from a drawing by Testard.
Not dated, but circa 1840. The image is flawless, bright and fine. The margins show a little foxing and a short edge tear at right. On an untrimmed full sheet (36”
x 26.3”) of thick paper with wide margins. (A)
$2200-2750
570.Mediterranean (Nouvelle Carte des Conciles Generaux et Particuliers qui se sont Tenus en Europe…), Chatelain, Atlas Historique…, Amsterdam, ca. 1719. 21.7 x
14”. (HC) This fine map of the Mediterranean Sea, showing most of Europe, North Africa, Turkey and the Near East, was designed to show the primary cities that
were seats of government and learning in the early 18th century. A detailed index and historical remarks are at base of map. The centerfold has been reinforced
with tissue on the verso. (A)
$275-325
571.Mediterranean (Mare Mediterraneum, juxta Regna et Provincias, quas Alluit Distinctum et Cognominatum…), Seutter, ca. 1730. 23 x 19.5”. (HC) This is a handsome map of the Mediterranean Sea covering from Gibraltar to Greece. The map provides a great deal of information on the countries bordering the sea, both in
Europe and Africa. The map is beautifully decorated with Neptune and a sea-god flanking the title cartouche, and sailors, a wind-god and sea-god surround the scale
of miles cartouche. Fine original color and impression with some damp stains and paper loss in the blank margins, not affecting the map. There is some adhesive
residue at the top edge of the verso. (A)
$300-400
572.Mediterranean (Karte des Mittellaendischen Meers), Schraembl, Vienna, 1787. 26 x 12.5”. (HC) This is a scarce Austrian issue of Bonne’s superb marine chart of
the whole Mediterranean Sea. A unique compass rose orients the map and it is embellished with a great cartouche featuring a mermaid figurehead on the prow of a
storm tossed ship. Sharp impression and very wide original margins. There is a small rust spot in the bottom margin, well away from the map. (A+) $550-650
573.Gibraltar ([Baya de Gibraltar]), Meteren, ca. 1614. 33.4 x 13”. (HC) This large-scale copper engraved view illustrates the celebrated sea-battle that took place in the
Bay of Gibraltar on the 25th April, 1607. It was a crucial event in the history of the Netherlands’ fight for independence against the Spanish. The Dutch fleet, led by
Admiral Jacob van Heemskerck, surprised the Spanish fleet that was anchored off the coast of Gibraltar. Within four hours, Don Juan d’Alvares d’Avila’s entire fleet
was destroyed. The ships of the Spanish admiral and vice- admiral are shown completely surrounded by Dutch ships including those of Admiral Van Heemskerck
and Captain Madderer. An inset map at bottom depicts the strategic Strait of Gibraltar. Printed on two joined sheets, as issued. The Dutch title of this engraving has
been masked during printing. Some damage with paper loss in the margins has been professionally restored, along with a small area of abrasion to the left of the title
block. (B+)
$1200-1600
574.Gibraltar (Nieuwe en Seer nette Caart van de Baay en Stadt Gibraltar, Geteekent door Wel Ede: Hr: H. Leysnslager…), Van Keulen, Amsterdam, ca. 1735. 23.5
x 19.8”. (HC) This rare Dutch sea chart of the bay of Gibraltar is from a contemporary survey by Captain Hendrik Lynslager who spent much of his career in the
western Mediterranean. The chart is oriented with north to the left with a large compass rose and includes a key to eleven points of interest. It provides a detailed
profile of Gibraltar and the bay including anchorages, soundings, shoals, and sand bars. Narrow, but adequate margins with some soil and extraneous creasing along
centerfold where there are a couple of repairs. (B+)
$550-650
575.Gibraltar (A New and Exact Plan of Gibraltar &c.), Moll, London, ca. 1740. 23.8 x 9”. (HC) This is an attractive and very detailed map of the stronghold of Gibraltar. It shows the well-fortified peninsula with all buildings, barracks, roads and batteries noted. The map is dedicated to the Earl of Portmore who was Governor of
Gibraltar between 1713 to 1720, shortly after Spain ceded Gibraltar to Great Britain in the Treaty of Utrecht. (A)
$300-400
576.Gibraltar (Zee Slagh voor Gibralter in den Jaere MDCVII), Stoopendaal, Amsterdam, ca. 1745. 14.5 x 10.5”. (HC) Great view of the naval Battle of Gibraltar that
took place on April 25, 1607 during the Eighty Years’ War. The battle ensued when a Dutch fleet, led by Admiral Jacob van Heemskerk, surprised and engaged a
Spanish fleet anchored at the Bay of Gibraltar. During the four hours of action, the entire Spanish fleet, led by Don Juan Alvarez de Avila, was destroyed. A key at
bottom identifies the important admirals and captains. The side margins have been extended to better accommodate framing. (A)
$240-300
577.Gibraltar (Carte Topographique des Pays et Cotes Maritimes qui Forment le Detroit de Gibraltar. Topographische Carte der Lander und Kusten Welche die Meer Enge
von Gibraltar), Homann, 1756. 22 x 16.5”. (HC) The strategic Strait of Gibraltar is the focus of this unusual chart that provides exacting detail of the fortifications
on both the Spanish and African coasts. Four tidal tables compare tide levels and times at different seas with notes on the currents. A large inset map illustrates the
major shipping routes between the British Isles and Marseilles, France. Backed with Japanese tissue & professional repair on centerfold. (A)
$700-900
578.Strait of Gibraltar (Karta ofver Gibraltars Sund Med derintill gransande Delar af Atlantiska Oceanen och Medelhavet), Klint, 1802. 38 x 25”. (BW) This large-scale
sea chart is from a very scarce Swedish sea atlas. It is based on the map from Tofino de San Miguel’s extremely rare Atlas Maritimo de Espana and covers the strategic
strait and the European coastline from Lisbon to Cabo de Gata and the African coastline from Antigua Mamora (approximately Rabat) to just past Melilla. Three
detailed insets provide information on Gibraltar Bay, Cadiz and Malaga. Damp stains in lower corners and a few other spots in the map. There is a fold separation
in the bottom blank margin. (B)
$250-350
579.Malta (Insula Malta Accuratissime Delineata, Urbibus et Fortalitiis), Wit, Amsterdam, ca. 1680. 21.4 x 17.5”. (HC) This superb map shows the strategic location of
Malta between Sicily and the northern coast of Africa where the fortified cities of Tunis and Tripoli are highlighted. A large inset shows the extensive fortifications
of Valleta that were built by the famous Knights of Malta after the Siege of Malta. Three sea battles are depicted in the sea and a key identifies the important sites.
The title cartouche is festooned with implements of war and a beautiful, picture-frame style border encloses the map. There is faint toning along the centerfold and
some soil in the blank margins. (B+)
$2300-2750
580.Malta (Gruppo delle Isole di Malta), Zuccagni-Orlandini, Atlante Geografico dell Italia, ca. 1844. 20.2 x 13”. (HC) Uncommon and handsome map of the islands
of Malta and Gozo presents excellent detail of the towns, fortifications, roads and harbors. (A+)
$550-650
581.Crete (Insula Candia ejusque Fortificatio), Wit, ca. 1688. 21.2 x 18”. (HC) This dramatic map of Crete shows the island following the Seige of Candia, a 24-year
long conflict in which Ottoman forces besieged the Venetian-ruled city and were ultimately victorious. Based on the cartography of Sebastien de Pontault de Beaulieu,
who mapped many of the Mediterranean fortifications in about 1674. The island is filled with good information on roads, towns and topography. Six insets showing
the fortifications of Canea, Candia, Spina Longa, Retimo, Thine, and Suda are minutely engraved with numbered keys identifying specific sites in Chania and Candia.
The sea is filled with many war ships representing the epic struggle, and the banner-style title is held aloft by two putti. Ref: Zacharakis #2392. (A+)$1300-1700
582.Eastern Mediterranean (Peregrinatie der Apostelen Ende tleuen Pauli), Doetichum (the Younger), ca. 1595. 21.5 x 12”. (HC) This is a very rare map illustrating
the sea voyage of Apostle Paul. It covers the Eastern Mediterranean from Rome, through Asia Minor and the Holy Land, to Persia. Territorial divisions reflect the
political conditions of the first century A.D. The decorative panels at top and bottom illustrate important events in Paul’s journey; each vignette being a composite of
two or three episodes. These scenes were drawn by K. Mandere. This composition was copied by several other mapmakers for Dutch Bibles for much of the 17th &
18th centuries. Dutch text on verso. There are no records of this map being on the market in the past 30 years. Ref: Poortman & Augusteijn #66. Professional paper
restoration at both sides including skilled facsimile of about 3” of the border and 1/2” of the map, very skillfully accomplished. (B)
$475-600
Asia, Middle East & Holy Land
583.Eastern Mediterranean & Middle East (Byzondere Kaart van de Landen Daar de Apostelen Het Evangelium Gepredikt Hebben…), Covens & Mortier, Histoire du
Vieux et du Nouveau Testament, Amsterdam, ca. 1725. 18.7 x 15.8”. (BW) This expansive engraved map of the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East features
the tract of St. Paul from Jerusalem to Rome. The map is filled with mountains, forests, and oases, and is decorated with a compass rose. (A)
$200-250
584.Middle East, Turkish Empire (Turcicum Imperium), Hondius/Purchas, Purchas his Pilgrimes…, [1625]. 7.3 x 5.8”. (HC) Originally published in Hondius’ Atlas
Minor this attractive miniature map of the Turkish Empire was one of the many Hondius copperplates used by the English travel writer Samuel Purchas to illustrate
the text of his important and influential collection of voyages. The finely engraved map is derived from Hondius’ folio map and extends from Rome and Libya through
the Caspian Sea and the Arabian peninsula. On a complete sheet of English text with an interesting description of the empire. (A)
$240-300
585.Middle East, Turkish Empire (Turcicum Imperium. Turckische Reych), Merian, Archontologia Cosmica…, Frankfurt, ca. 1646. 14 x 10.6”. (HC) The Turkish
Empire at the height of the Ottoman Empire is the subject of this handsome map. It covers the region from the Balkans to Persia and from Northern Africa through
the Arabian Peninsula. It is embellished with a fine cartouche showing the Turkish Sultan on his throne with unusual allegorical female warrior figures at either side
brandishing weapons.
(A+)
$450-550
586.Middle East, Turkish Empire (Portae Ottomanicae regna & ditiones per Europam, Asiam & Africam diffusae summo studio descriptiae), Weigel, Atlas Manualis,
Nuremberg, [1720]. 13.2 x 10.7”. (HC) A crisply detailed map of the Ottoman Empire, illustrating the area around the eastern Mediterranean, the Black, Caspian,
Red Seas and the Persian Gulf. The attractive cartouche features two Moorish figures in full costume, eagles and a fierce cat’s face. This map is a reduction of Homann’s map, engraved by Michael Kauffer. The image is fine with lovely color and crisp impression on a full sheet with wide margins. A small hole in map just
on the shore by Barva that is mostly noticed when held to light and does not detract . (B+)
$350-450
587.Middle East ([Lot of 2] A New Map of The Eastern Parts of Asia Minor Largely taken: As Also of Syria, Armenia, Mesopotamia & c… [and] A New Map of the
Western Parts of Asia Minor…), Wells, A New Sett of Maps both of Antient and Present Geography, London, [1714]. 19.2 x 14.4”. (HC) Matched pair of handsome
maps covering present-day Turkey and the Middle East. Each map shows the ancient political divisions with the locations of historically important places. The maps
are decorated with figurative cartouches that include the arms of William Henry, Duke of Gloucester, who was a student of Wells at Oxford. Light, pleasant toning
with some tiny chips at paper edges, well removed from the maps. Old paper dealer’s label on verso margin. (A)
$400-500
588.Damascus, Syria (Damascus, urbs nobilissima ad Libanum montem, Totius Syriae Metropolis), Braun & Hogenberg, Civitates Orbis Terrarum, Cologne, ca. 1576. 13.8
x 12.5”. (HC) Set against a background of mountains, this handsome bird’s-eye plan of the ancient city shows its defensive walls with the Umayyaden mosques at
center. The fine buildings, mosques, ruins and gardens are beautifully presented and Arab figures, camels and palm trees are shown in the foreground. At left outside
the city walls, is a notation regarding the location where Cain struck down Abel, and at bottom left is the memorial church built where Jesus appeared to Paul as he
persecuted the Christians. German text on verso. Ref: Fussel p. 192-94. Nice impression and old color. Several tiny worm holes have been professionally filled,
else very good. (B+)
$600-700
589.Istanbul, Turkey (Costantinopoli), Porcacchi, L’Isole piu Famose del Mondo, ca. 1572. 4 x 5.5”. (HC) This uncommon map is based on Munster’s important early
bird’s-eye view of the Golden Horn of Constantinople. It shows the major sections of the city with the palaces, mosques and churches. Several types of ships and
boats are shown in the Bosphorus Strait. Printed on a full sheet of Italian text.
(A+)
$375-450
590.Turkey (Natolia), Langenes, Caert-thresoor, Amsterdam, [1598]. 4.8 x 3.4”. (HC) This is a charming little map of Asia Minor including Crete and Cyprus. The
map was published by Cornelius Claesz and printed by Langenes in the first edition of the popular Map-treasury. Dutch text on verso. Ref: King (2nd ed.) p. 80-82.
There is some soil and paper restoration in the blank margins. (A)
$110-160
591.Turkey (Asiae I Tab), Ptolemy/Mercator, Theatrum Geographiae Veteris…, ca. 1618. 18 x 13.5”. (BW) A fine Ptolemaic map of Turkey and Cyprus showing its
ancient political divisions. Mercator originally published this map in his 1578 edition of Ptolemy’s great Geography. Although he is most renowned today for the
projection he popularized and for first using the term Atlas for a collection of maps, he devoted much of his life to his Ptolemaic maps. The maps were beautifully
engraved as nearly as possible to their original form and embellished with fine cartouches. This map includes two fierce sea monsters in the Mediterranean Sea. Ref:
Mickwitz & Miekkavaara (Nordenskiold) #232-17. There are some faint grid marks within the map. The map has been resized and is a bit stiff. (B+) $150-200
592.Turkey (Natolia), Hondius/Purchas, Purchas his Pilgrimes…, [1625]. 7.4 x 5.8”. (HC) Originally published in Hondius’ Atlas Minor this attractive miniature map
of Asia Minor was one of the many Hondius copperplates used by the English travel writer Samuel Purchas to illustrate the text of his important and influential collection of voyages. The finely engraved map is derived from Hondius’ folio map and extends to include Cyprus and Crete. On a complete sheet of English text with
an interesting description and the region and its history. Narrow, but adequate, side margins as issued. (A)
$180-230
593.Holy Land (Soria et Terra Santa Nuova Tavola), Ruscelli, La geografia de Claudio Tolomeo…, Venice, ca. 1574. 9.5 x 7.1”. (BW) This early map of Syria, the
Holy Land and Cyprus is an enlarged version of Gastaldi’s important map of the same title. Girolamo Ruscelli, the editor, and Valgrisi, the publisher, improved on
Gastaldi’s map by following the revisions made by Gastaldi in the Holy Land area of his eight-sheet map of Asia that was published in 1561. The coastline, Jordan
Valley and inland seas are much improved from earlier maps, but there are still a number of errors; Mount Lebanon (Monte Libano) is shown well east of Damascus,
Jerusalem is too close to the coast, Beirut (Baruto) is too far inland, and some rivers are overstated. Still it is a remarkable presentation of the region for the time
period. Engraved in the Italian style with a stippled sea and mountains distinguishing the interior. Italian text on verso. Ref: Laor #621; Nebenzahl, plt. 27. Dark
impression with a bit of very faint toning. (A)
$325-450
594.Holy Land (Tabula Geographica in Qua Regiones Cananaeae, et Locorum Situs Prout ea tempore Christi, et Apostolorum suerunt de integro describuntur, ac suis Limitibus distinguntur Auctore Petro Plancio), Plancius/Cloppenburg, Amsterdam, ca. 1604. 19.5 x 11.5”. (HC) A superb and graphic map from a Dutch Bible depicting
the land of Canaan with political divisions during the time of Christ. Fifteen vignettes illustrating the life of Christ surround the map, beginning with the genealogy
of Jesus and ending with his appearance to the disciples after the Resurrection. The map is nicely detailed and is decorated with a strapwork scale cartouche, sailing
ship and a compass rose. First state, engraved by Baptista Doetichomius. Dutch text on verso. Ref: Laor #569; Poortman & Augusteijn #80. A very dark impression
with margins professionally extended to better accommodate framing. (A)
$1100-1300
595.Holy Land (Terra Sancta quae in Sacris Terra Promissionis ol: Palestina), Mercator/Hondius, Amsterdam, ca. 1619. 19.5 x 14”. (HC) East is at the top of this striking
map of the Holy Land. The land is shown divided into the Twelve Tribes and is centered on Samaria. This map is based on Ortelius’ map of the region from 1570,
which in turn was based on Peter Laicksteen’s wall map describing his 1566 visit to the Holy Land. The Dead Sea has four cities shown burning within it: Sodoma,
Gomorra, Adama and Seboim. The Mediterranean Sea is enlivened with a depiction of Jonah being cast out of the ship and into the waiting jaws of the whale. The
map is adorned with two strapwork cartouches. Latin text on verso. Ref: Laor #494. Faint toning on centerfold, else very good. (B+)
$600-750
596.Holy Land (Het Beloofde Landt Canaan door Wandelt van onsen Salichmaecker Iesu Christo, neffens syne Apostelen), Visscher, Amsterdam, ca. 1657. 18.5 x 12.4”.
(HC) This fine map of present-day Israel is oriented with north to the right. There is a large, decorative title cartouche at bottom flanked by vignettes depicting the
life of Christ. At top, putti hold banners with the key to the map and scale of miles. Tiny ships and the track of Apostle Paul are shown in the sea. Visscher’s trademark fishermen flank the vignettes at bottom - at left the younger Nicolas and at right the elder Claes Janszoon. Dutch text on verso. Ref: Laor #791; Poortman &
Augusteijn #122. A nice example with a sharp impression and original margins. A minor fold separation and tiny tear in the title cartouche have been neatly repaired
with tissue on verso. (B+)
$300-400
597.Holy Land (Chorographia Terrae Sanctae in Angustiorem Formam Redacta, et ex Variis Auctoribus a Multis Erroribus Expurgata), Tirinus, Antwerp, ca. 1700. 32.7 x
12.5”. (HC) Panels illustrating sacred objects surround this stunning map of the Holy Land. Oriented with east at top, the map includes the territories of the twelve
tribes on both sides of the Jordan River and the route of the Exodus and Wandering. At center is an inset bird’s-eye plan of ancient Jerusalem based on the Spanish
biblical geographer, Juan Bautista Villalpando. The decorative panels include a menorah, the arc of the covenant, the altar of sacrifices, the Tabernacle, and a plan
and elevations of the Temple. Two sheets joined as issued.
(A+)
$1000-1200
598.Holy Land (Facies Palaestinae ex Monumentis Veteribus), Reland, Philadelphia, ca. 1715. 19.3 x 21.8”. (HC) This map shows the Holy Land in Roman times divided
into Galilee, Samaria and Judea with Peraea Batanaea on the west side of the Jordan River. The allegorical title cartouche shows the three female personifications
with Judea in chains and the port of Jaffa in the background. Engraved by Pulchmer. Ref: cf Laor #643. Issued folded with some foxing and toning along a couple of
folds. The left margin is trimmed to the neatline and there are a couple binding tears closed with framer’s tape on verso with slight loss of neatline. (B)$200-250
599.Holy Land (Regio Canaan seu Terra Promissionis Postea Judaea vel Palaestina Nominata Hodie Terra Sancta…), Seutter, ca. 1725. 22.5 x 19.5”. (HC) Seutter
based his map of the Holy Land on Sanson’s influential map of 1662 and embellished it with bold figurative cartouches that were engraved by Gottfried Rogg. The
kingdoms of Israel and Juda and the Twelve Tribes are delineated. Special symbols identify the cities of kings and priests and the ancient cities of refuge. The Sea
of Galilee is erroneously linked with the Mediterranean. A inset at lower right depicts the Exodus with Moses holding his staff and the Ten Commandments, while
above the inset are scenes of the wandering Israelites and the brazen serpent and Moses’ scouts returning from the Promised Land. The title cartouche is surrounded
by and ornate engraving of Christ healing the sick with the Crucifixion in the background beneath a solar eclipse. Ref: Laor #720; Nebenzahl #55. The centerfold
has been reinforced on verso and there is some muddiness along the fold. (B)
$500-600
600.Holy Land (Voyage des Enfans d’Israel dans le Desert depuis leux partie d’ Egypte Par la Mer Rouge ... Au Pays de Canaan), Covens & Mortier, Atlas antiquus,
Amsterdam, [1725]. 18.4 x 15.5”. (BW) This interesting pictorial map focuses on the Exodus of the Children of Israel from Egypt to the Promised Land and their
wandering in the desert in what is now Arabia. Mount Sinai is prominent at the center of the map. At top left are the Jordan River and the Mare Mortuum (Dead Sea)
and at bottom right is a graphic scene of the pursuing Egyptians being swallowed in the Red Sea following the successful escape of the Hebrews. Numerous place
names and biblical references fill the map which is decorated with a large title cartouche depicting women gathering the Manna. Ref: Laor #507A. A little excess
ink on plate after wiping has left a light shadow, still fine with dark impression on fine paper with full margins. (A+)
$400-600
601.Jericho, Holy Land (Folium L [Jericho]), Schedel, Liber Chronicarum, Nuremberg, [1493]. 11 x 15.8”. (HC) This leaf includes an (9 x 5”) illustration of Jericho and
an illustration of Elijah ascending to heaven in his chariot of fire from the history of the third age of the world. The verso is filled with portraits of popes and kings.
Margins slightly trimmed from a previous binding with light toning and soil. (B+)
$200-250
602.Jerusalem, Holy Land (Folio XVII (Hierosolima)), Schedel, Liber Chronicarum, Nuremberg, [1493]. 9 x 7.5”. (HC) An imaginary representation of the walled city
of Jerusalem with a huge Temple of Salomon at center. On verso is a panel containing portraits of kings and the construction of a medieval tower. Ref: Laor #1123.
Lightly toned with old color. Margins have been slightly trimmed in a previous binding. (A)
$700-800
603.Jerusalem, Holy Land (Hierosolyma, Clarissima Totius Orientis Civitas, Judae Metropolis…), Braun & Hogenberg, Civitates Orbis Terrarum, ca. 1572. 19.3 x 13.4”.
(HC) This interesting engraving contains two bird’s-eye views of the city; one an imaginary view as it was during the time of Christ and the other contemporaneous
to the 16th century. The view on the left also portrays the procession of Jesus to Golgotha, with Judas hanging from a tree outside the city walls. Each has a key to
important buildings and places. At lower right is a vignette of Moses receiving the Commandments and a table identifying the garments and accoutrements worn by
Aaron. Latin text on verso. Ref: Laor #1039; Fussel pp. 124-25 & 128. (A)
$800-900
604.Jerusalem, Holy Land (Jerusalem die Heilige viereckete Stadt, in Grund gelegt und eigentlich abgemalet), Bunting, Itinerarium Sacrae Scriptura, ca. 1582. 14.4 x
10.4”. (BW) This scarce woodcut view of the holy city of Jerusalem is depicted as seen from the east. It includes numerous place names, in and around the walled
city. At the upper left the city of Bethlehem is shown. German text on verso. Ref: Laor #968. Bold impression with faint show through of text on verso. The lower
centerfold has been repaired on verso and there is some paper restoration in the bottom margin. There are a few edge tears, most reinforced with tissue. (B+)$450550
605.Jerusalem, Holy Land (De Heylige en Wytvermaerde Stadt Ierusalem, eerst Genaemt Salem), Visscher, Amsterdam, 1650. 16.2 x 12”. (HC) This detailed bird’seye plan was one of the most popular plans of Jerusalem during the seventeenth century. While it is an imaginary plan, it provides great detail of the city walls and
streets, with a numbered key to important religious sites. Solomon’s Temple is at upper center and Herod’s Palace is located at the far left. This is the last state with
biblical scenes on the hillsides in the foreground. The elder’s mark (an old fisherman) can be seen top left of the map key and his imprint with the date is at bottom
right. Dutch text on verso. Ref: Poortman & Augusteijn #87. Faintly toned with a repaired fold separation at bottom and some minor soil in the margins. Abrasion
just above “Het Dal Gihon”. (B+)
$300-375
606.Jerusalem, Holy Land ([Lot of 2] Beschryving van den Tempel te Jeruzalem Volgens Vilalpandus [and] Gedeelten en Sieraaden der Bouwkunde van den Tempel, met
der Zelver Maaten, Volgens Vilalpandus), Calmet, ca. 1730. 17.2 x 12”. (BW) Pair of fine copper engravings showing various elevations and plans for Solomon’s
Temple based on the imaginative reconstructions of Juan Bautista Villalpando, whose work was based on the assumption that the buildings of Jerusalem were designed
using the laws of geometry according to God’s vision. Minor toning and short fold separations in margins, not affecting the engravings. (A)
$160-200
607.Red Sea (Carte des Principales Ports de Mer Bancs de Sable &c…), Mortier, Neptune Francois, Amsterdam, ca. 1720. 17 x 19”. (HC) The bays and safe anchorages
in the Red Sea are mapped on this interesting chart from this scarce sea atlas. Eleven separate plans are included with details of ports in Egypt, Somalia, Arabia, and
Yemen. This is one of the earliest maps to focus on this region. Beautiful and early impression with layout lines still visible, and original outline color. There are
some damp stains in the blank margins and a few very tiny spots in the map. (A)
$300-350
608.Arabia ([Lot of 2] Arabia [and] Mittel - und Nord - Africa (oestl. Theil) und Arabien), 1764-1848. 1) Arabia, by R.W. Seale, 1764, black & white, (14.5 x 12.6”).
This boldly engraved map is centered on Arabia, extending to show Jirja and Alexandria in Egypt and to the east are Iraq and part of Persia. Names Baghdad, Basra
and Shiraz, Cabara and Tul. Shows all of the Red Sea, Persian Gulf and the Bay of Ormuz. In the Holy Land Palestine and Jerusalem are located. Embellished with
a compass rose and decorative title cartouche. The inset “The Temple of Mecca, as it was formerly; from a Draught in the Bodleian Library” has a second decorative
cartouche. It is a birds-eye view of the elaborate temple. This map was engraved for Sale’s translation from the Koran in 1764. It is a very nice example with binding
trim at lower right as issued (A+) 2) Mittel - un Nord - Africa (oestl. Theil) und Arabien, from Stieler’s Hand Atlas 1848, hand color, (15 x 12.5”). This very finely
engraved map presents in amazing detail a wider view of the region than the first map. It extends from the Egyptian desert across Arabia to show all of Persia and
part of Turkey. Locates Nubia, the Habesch region, Syria, Arabia, Somalia, the islands of Cyprus and Crete and more. The large inset shows Sub-Saharan Ethiopia
in great detail with the Arabic title “Habesch.” A couple small spots, otherwise flawless (B+).
$180-220
609.Persia - Iran (Carte de Perse dressee pour l’usage du Roy), Delisle, Atlas Geographique et Universel…, Paris, 1724. 24.5 x 19.3”. (HC) Handsome map of the region
stretching from the Caucasus through Afghanistan and from the Arabian Desert to the Indus River. The map is filled with impressive detail including roads, bridges,
forts, cities, villages, watering places and much else of interest. Finely engraved by P. Starckman with his imprint at lower right. There is a light damp stain at
bottom center with some repairs on verso. (B)
$240-300
610.Iraq (The City of Babylon), Fletcher, ca. 1740. 13.5 x 12.8”. (HC) A fine, scarce engraving showing the legendary city of Babylon, the most important city of Mesopotamia, whose name is thought to mean the gate of the gods. The meticulously laid-out city is surrounded by walls and canals with the Euphrates flowing through
the center. The magnificent palaces, sanctuaries and tower of Babel are all depicted. In the foreground the road leading to the city is filled with elephants, camels,
merchants and shepherds. Fine save for a couple minor printer’s creases. (A)
$300-375
611.Asia (La table de la region orientale, comprenant les dernieres terres & royaumes d’Asie), Munster, Geographia, Basel, ca. 1552. 13.7 x 10.2”. (BW) One of the
earliest maps of the whole continent, this map is based on the recent geographical discoveries by Portuguese navigators. The outline of the Asian mainland is relatively
well-established, but Munster omits the extreme northeast of Asia, still believed to be joined to the New World. Japan is also lacking, as it appeared on Munster’s New
World map instead. India appears as a peninsula and Sri Lanka, called Zalon, is correctly located. Cambay, Goa and Cannonore are all shown, reflecting the Portuguese
presence on India’s west coast, and this edition names Calechut, unlike the earlier examples of the map. Malacca is correctly located on the Malay Peninsula and the
Indonesian island of Sumatra has inherited the name Taprobana from Sri Lanka, but also bears the name Sumatra. Java appears as two islands, Java Maior and Java
Minor, shown north of the other. The famed Spice Islands of the Moluccas are located, but oddly shaped. An archipelago of 7448 islands lies off the eastern coastline
of China, from the reports of Marco Polo. A huge sea monster and a fantastic two-tailed mermaid preside over the Indian Ocean. French text on verso. Ref: Yeo #2;
Walter #8A. A nice clean impression. A small piece of the upper right corner of the margin is missing, well away from the map. (A+)
$1000-1300
612.Asia (Asiae nova descr), Ortelius/Galle, Theatri orbis terrarum, Antwerp, ca. 1585. 4.3 x 3”. (HC) This fine miniature map of Asia is from the miniature Ortelius
atlas, usually referred to as the Eptiome. This was the first pocket version of the Theatrum, published by Philippe Galle between 1577 and 1598. This little map is
from the first set of plates with the decorative borders. It is based on Ortelius’ great map of Asia that was the standard map of Asia for more than forty years. Japan is
in a ‘kite’ form taken from Jesuit sources and the islands of the East Indies are not well placed, due to the secrecy of voyages to the region. Latin text on verso. Ref:
King (2nd ed.) pp.61-62. Minor soil in the blank margins, else fine. (A)
$350-400
613.Asia (Asia), Hondius/Purchas, Purchas His Pilgrimes…, London, [1625]. 7.5 x 6”. (HC) A small version of Hondius’ important map of the continent and the East
Indies. Korea appears as an island, an exaggerated Gulf of Cambay distorts the Indian subcontinent, the southern coastline of Java is blank, and in the extreme east,
across the Anian Strait, is Americae Pars. A great map with much else of interest. Strapwork title and scale of miles cartouches. On a full sheet of English text with
a fascinating account of the rich resources of the continent. Narrow, but adequate, side margins as issued. (A)
$375-450
614.Asia (Asiae Nova Descriptio), Hondius, Amsterdam, ca. 1628. 20 x 15”. (HC) This excellent map of Asia was Hondius’ update of Mercator’s map of 1595. Though
it corrected many of Mercator’s errors, the map still has many interesting early depictions. Korea is shown as a very long island. Japan is depicted on the OrteliusTeixeria model with three principal islands. In India, the Gulf of Cambay is very exaggerated but the shape of Ceylon has been improved. The mythical Chami
Lacus appears to the northeast of India. The Philippines are marked as the Philippina Insulae, as well as Archipelagus S. Lasari, Magellan’s original name for the
group. The southern coastline of Java is left blank. The northern coastline of New Guinea includes many place names from Spanish expeditions, and there is a note
that it is unknown if New Guinea is a part of Terra Australis. Across the Anian Fretum lies part of North America, labeled Americae Pars, with a cartouche notation
concerning the searches for a Northwest Passage. The map is richly decorated with strapwork cartouches, ships, and numerous sea monsters. Ref: Yeo #20; Walter
#24. The centerfold has been professionally repaired. There is some roughness along paper edges, not near the map. (A)
$1200-1400
615.Asia (Asia noviter delineata), Blaeu, Wahrhafftige Beschreibung all denckwurdigsten Geschichten…, Amsterdam, ca. 1630. 18.2 x 14.2”. (HC) This is an uncommon variant of one of the most famous 17th century maps of the continent of Asia. It first appeared in 1617 with a carte-a-figures border. This example, without the
decorative borders, is from a Dutch history book by Emmanuel van Meteren that was printed by Blaeu. The eastern coastline of Asia is severely truncated, Korea
is shown as an island, and Japan is depicted on the Ortelius-Teixeira model. The Indian subcontinent is too narrow and the islands of Indonesia are very sketchy. A
large island labeled Ceiram probably represents the western part of New Guinea. In the interior, the Caspian Sea is oriented on an east-west axis and there are several
large erroneous lakes in China including the mythical Chiamay Lacus. Even without the famous borders, this is a decorative map with several ships and sea monsters
in the seas, wild animals in the interior and a fine title cartouche. A crack in the plate is visible at bottom center. Ref: cf Yeo #24. There is a faint damp stain on the
verso and a professionally repaired 2.5” tear in the Indian Ocean. (B+)
$1200-1500
616.Asia (Asie Par N. Sanson d’Abbeville Geog. du Roi), Sanson/Mariette, Paris, 1650. 22 x 15.5”. (HC) This important map by Sanson was the standard French map
of Asia in the mid-seventeenth century. One of the more interesting features is the extensive coastline of America stretching from Royaume d’Anian to Sierra Nievada
which is separated from Asia by the narrow Detroit d’ Anian. Locates Quivira and Albion. Japan is shown on the Teixiera model and Korea is depicted as an island.
The map extends to include much of the eastern coast of Africa. Decorated with a strapwork title cartouche. Engraved by A. Peyrounin, published by P. Mariette, and
dated 1650. Ref: Yeo #43. Very nice impression on a thin sheet of fine hand laid paper with original margins and watermark. Some extra creases parallel centerfold
and a little staining in lower right margin. (B+)
$500-600
617.Asia (L’Asie Divisee en ses Principales Regions…), Sanson/Jaillot, Atlas Nouveau, Paris, ca. 1689. 34.4 x 21.5”. (HC) Originally a sculptor, Alexis-Hubert Jaillot
began his career in map-making after marrying the daughter of Nicolas Berey. His skill as an engraver and his business acumen brought him to the attention of Nicolas Sanson’s heirs, who hired him to breath new life into their business at about the same time that Blaeu’s important printing works was destroyed by fire. Jaillot
re-engraved Sanson’ important maps on an enlarged scale and published them first in Paris and later printed by Pierre Mortier in Amsterdam. This expansive map of
Asia is one of the largest and most impressive general maps of the continent. It is based on Sanson’s 1650 map, but Jaillot updated the northeastern coastline from
DuVal’s map of 1670. The island of Hokkaido is attached to the mainland as part of the Yupi peninsula and a huge Terre de Iesso (the name normally associated with
Hokkaido) appears to the east. Korea is shown as an elongated peninsula. In the East Indies, New Guinea is divided into Terre de Papous and Nouvelle Guinee. This
is an early Paris edition. Printed on two joined sheets, as issued. Ref: Yeo #76. Nice impression and original color with a couple minor spots, still overall very good.
(A)
$900-1200
618.Asia (L’Asie selon les Memoires les plus Nouveaux), Coronelli/Nolin, 1690. 23.3 x 17.5”. (HC) This is a slightly reduced version of Coronelli’s important, two-sheet
map of Asia, which was also published in 1690. It covers less of Africa, Australia, and the Pacific islands. It reflects the geographic activities of the Jesuits in East Asia
and several important explorations. The map is dedicated to Francois de la Chaise, Jesuit priest and father confessor of King Louis XIV. One of Coronelli’s earliest
and greatest achievements, was the construction of a massive, 15 feet in diameter, pair of globes for Louis XIV of France. While in Paris, he became acquainted with
Jean Baptiste Nolin who was Engraver to the King. Coronelli entered into an agreement with Nolin, wherein Coronelli would prepare maps, often in conjunction
with Jean Nicolas du Tralage (Sr. Tilleman), for engraving and publication by Nolin in Paris. This collaboration helped to launch Coronelli’s illustrious cartographic
career. Original outline color. There are some filled worm holes at upper center, with slight loss of engraving but not distracting. The centerfold is reinforced with
light Japanese tissue. (B+)
$800-1000
619.Asia (Asia a New Description), Morden, Geography Rectified, London, [1693]. 5.2 x 4.4”. (BW) This little map of Asia does not contain a great amount of detail,
but is a pleasing composition that encapsulates the state of geographic knowledge at the end of the 17th century. A dotted line forms the Siberian coastline reflecting
the paucity of information available for this region. The Caspian Sea is shown on a correct north-south axis. The Arabian peninsula is no longer subdivided along
classical lines. The Molucca Is. are prominently located in the East Indies. Printed on a full sheet of English text with a glowing description of the continent. Page
28 appears above the title cartouche along with page 341 in the upper margin, indicating this was published in the third edition of Morden’s Geography. Ref: King
(2nd ed.) p.148-9; Yeo #62. Minor toning and a few spots in blank margins. (A)
$250-325
620.Asia (L’Asie, Selon les Nouvelles Observations…), Aa, Le Nouveau Theatre de Monde, Leiden, ca. 1713. 26.3 x 18.5”. (HC) The main focus of this important
and scarce map of Asia is the delineation of the northeast part of the continent from Jesuit sources. The northeast coast is severely truncated with the discoveries of
Nicolas Witsen shown, and the partial coastlines of Jesso and Compagnies Land are depicted to the north of Japan. Inset in the North Pacific is a map of that same
region based on the information from Father Martino Martini. It shows Jesso connected to the mainland with a narrow strait between it and a huge Compagnies Land.
An inset below, taken from Father Ferdinand Verbiest, illustrates the road between Peking and Kirin and Nincrita. Father Verbiest’s world map of 1674, which he
compiled for the Chinese, subsequently led to the Jesuits obtaining a commission to make a comprehensive topographical survey for the empire. Although this was
not completed until 1717, evidence that some of this new information was reaching Europe before that date is found on this map. The large title cartouche shows the
female representation of Asia surrounded by a wealth of trade goods with a caravan in the background. A Latin title is in the top margin: “Asia in Praecipuas Ipsius
Partes Distributa…” Ref: Yeo #108. Dark impression with original color. There is some minor toning and a short fold separations on the two folds, one of which
has a 1/2” tear just entering the map at bottom. (B+)
$1200-1400
621.Asia ([Lot of 11 - Asia]), Paris, 1761-1890. (HC) This is a diverse lot of maps covering the continent of Asia. 1) Carte d’Asie divisee en ses principaux Etats…, by
Joseph De La Porte, c. 1780, (8.8 x 7”). Original outline color with narrow margins and some minor toning. (B+) 2 Map of Asia Showing its Gt. Political Divisions,
and also, the Various Routes of Travel between London & India, China & Japan &c., by S.A. Mitchell, from New General Atlas, 1860, (13.3 x 10.6”). Original color
(A+) 3) Map of Asia, by Daniel Burgess, 1853, (8.8 x 10.4”). Insets of Palestine and Armenia. Original color with narrow left side margin and some tape stains in
bottom margin. (B+) 4) Asia, by Jerimiah Greenleaf, from New Universal Atlas, 1840, (12.5 x 10.7”). Original color with faint toning. (A)
5) Eratosthenis Systema Geographicum Stereographicae Projectioni Subjectum, by Guillaume Nicolas Delahaye, 1789, (14.8 x 9”). A Ptolemaic map of the old world.
Original color with some minor foxing. (B+) 6) Asia, by Dury/Ellis, circa 1761, (4.7 x 4”). Original outline color. (A) 7) Asie dressee et dessinee sous la Direction, by Jean-Guillaume Barbie du Bocage, from Geographie Universelle, circa 1845, (12 x 9”). Original color (A+) 8) Asie, by Lacoste/Migeon, circa 1890 (16.5
x 12.3”). Inset with a view of Benares (Varanasi, India). Original color (A+) 9) Carte Generale de l’Asie, by Brue, from Delagrave’s Atlas Universel, circa 1875,
(20.2 x 14.2”). Original color with notations of the colonial possessions and France, Britain and Portugal. Some minor edge tears. (A) 10) Lacs, Fleuves, Rivieres
et Principales Montagnes de l’Asie, by Jean Baptiste Louis Clouet, circa 1787 (13.5 x 12.4”). Original color (A) 11) Carte de l’Asie, by Lapie/Tardieu, 1854, (21.8
x 15.4”). Toned with some tears in blank margins. (B+)
$500-600
622.Asia (Carte Generale et Politique de l’Asie), Mentelle, Atlas National, Paris, [1798]. 16.5 x 12.5”. (HC) Very finely engraved chart covers from Madagascar across
the breadth of Asia to the Pacific to include Australia, the East Indies, the Philippines, Japan, China, Indo-China, Russia and the Middle East. Also shows most of New
Zealand and Tasmania is mostly off the map, but made to appear attached to Australia. The title is contained in a rectangular cartouche with “An VI” which translates
from the French as “Year 6” of the Revolutionary calendar, 1798. At lower left are a remarkable number of distance scales, twelve in all. No engraver is credited,
yet it was likely Tardieu . Very nice example with just a little light centerfold toning. On a full sheet with enormous margins and two watermarks. (B+)$180-220
623.Asia (Asie), Levasseur, Atlas Universel Illustre, Paris, ca. 1850. 17.4 x 11”. (HC) This decorative map of the Asian continent is surrounded by steel engraved vignettes
depicting the various peoples of Asia in costume, several exotic animals, and a seated portrait of Adam and Eve. Graphically depicts the Great Wall of China. Extends
to include Sumatra and Borneo. Iran is Persia, Thailand is Siam and Sri Lanka is Ceylan. There is an interesting population chart at right totaling only 638,550,000
for the entire continent. The illustrations were drawn by Raimond Bonheur, father of the famous painter Rosa Bonheur, who trained under her father. Wide margins
and original full hand coloring. Surrounding scenes and vignettes are left uncolored, as issued. Slight edge toning, still fine. (A+)
$150-200
624.Caucasus (Tabula Asiae III), Munster, Geographia Universalis…, Basel, ca. 1542. 13.4 x 9.8”. (BW) This woodblock, Ptolemaic map covers the region between
the Black and Caspian Seas. The map is divided into three regions: Colchidis, Albania and Armenia. A large gate (Portae Albaniae) is shown in the mountains at the
top of the map. This reflects the legend of Alexander the Great, who is said to have discovered the evil hordes of Gog and Magog in this region. Alexander, calling
upon the power of God, moved the mountains together and built a mighty wall spanning the entire Caucasus range, closing off the civilized south from the forces
of darkness. Noah’s Ark is shown in the Caspian Sea. Woodblock illustration with the title Tertia Asiae on verso. Separation along centerfold with an old repair,
leaving a tiny gap. (B+)
$275-350
625.Caucasus ([Tartaria olim Scythia]), Munster, Cosmographia oder beschreibung Aller Lander…, Basel, [1578]. 6.4 x 9.3”. (HC) Woodblock map of the region between
the Black and Caspian Seas including Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia up to about Volgograd. Strongly engraved, it features the rivers, forests, mountains
and major cities. German text on verso. There is a light stain in the blank margin and some show through of text on verso. (B+)
$120-160
626.Globe Gore, Central Asia and Middle East ((Globe Gore, Central Asia and Middle East)), Coronelli, Venice, ca. 1690. 10.2 x 17”. (BW) This beautifully engraved
gore sheets covers the regions of Russia, the Caucasus, the Holy Land, Egypt and part of Arabia. The image is finely engraved and filled with detail typical of Coronelli’s great globes. This gore details the area from the Kola Peninsula through Russia to the Black Sea and Turkey, and the Middle East ending in the region of Egypt
and Arabia. Shows part of the Red Sea and Persian Gulf. Filled with place names throughout. On a full sheet with wide margins. Italian text on verso with page
number 294. Dark, early impression on thick hand laid paper with full, original margins. A little water staining in lower margin. (A)
$450-550
627.Central Asia ([Tabula Octava Asiae Continet Scythiam extra Imaum montem, & Sericam]), Ptolemy/Fries, Claudii Ptolemaei Alexandrini Geographicae, [1541]. 15.5
x 12”. (HC) Woodblock map illustrating the Ptolemaic concept of the central Asian steppe, ancient Schytia Extra Imaum, in a trapezoidal projection. The kingdom
of Serica is shown, which is thought to represent “land where silk comes from.” The map is reduced from Martin Waldseemuller’s map. Title is on verso. Ref:
Mickwitz & Miekkavaara, (Nordenskiold) #211-22. Wide original margins. Some worming along the centerfold has been professionally infilled. (B+) $200-275
628.Caspian Sea, Kamchatka and Japan (Geographica Nova ex Oriente Gratiosissima, Duabus Tabulis Specialissimis Contenta quarum una Mare Caspium, altera Kamtzadaliam seu Terram Jedso Curiose Exhibet), Homann, Atlas Maior cum Generales, Nuremberg, ca. 1725. 22.5 x 19”. (HC) This elegant composition features two
maps flanking a very decorative central panel filled with allegorical figures and putti in a cloud background. The map to the left focuses on the Caspian Sea based on
the 1722 surveys of Karl van Verden (the first accurate map of the sea). On the right is a map depicting the mythical land of Jedso as part of the Kamchatka Peninsula
with a huge unnamed landmass (reminiscent of the Compagnies Land on earlier maps) to the east. This map was the result of the Russian expedition in 1697 that
encountered a shipwrecked Japanese in Kamchatka. He told them that Japan was not far from Kamchatka and that the sea between was strewn with islands.
These maps had a great deal of influence on cartography, especially on the cartography of Japan. Among other things, it influenced Kaempfer’s editor, Scheuchzer, to
introduce the fictitious island of Matsumai. Another interesting feature of the map is found at the bottom of the central panel where one of the cherubs is holding a
map of Japan showing the Noto Peninsula turned to the west. This depiction does not appear in actual maps until Bellin’s map of Japan in 1736. Ref: Walter #120.
There is a short printer’s crease the just enters the map at bottom right. The top left corner of the blank margin has been repaired. (A)
$425-500
629.Central and Northern Asia (Tartaria sive Magni Chami Imperium), Bucelin, Historiae Universalis Auctorium, ca. 1654. 4.2 x 2.5”. (HC) This tiny map is very
scarce. It covers the region from the Caspian Sea through China where the Great Wall is distinctly rendered. In the first edition of King’s book on miniature maps,
he attributed Bucelin’s maps to Johann Praetorius who was the publisher of Historiae Universalis Auctarium. Latin text on verso. Ref: King (2nd ed.) pp. 126-127.
Minor show through of text on verso, else fine. (A)
$160-200
630.Central and Northern Asia (Scythia et Tartaria Asiatica), Cluver, Introductionis in Universam Geographicam, [1694]. 10.3 x 8.3”. (HC) This attractive map of northern and central Asia shows ancient divisions and place names. The northeastern coastline is severely truncated. The binding trim, with slight loss of the neatline,
at lower right has been replaced to accommodate framing. (B+)
$140-180
631.Northern Asia (Tartaria), Mercator/Jansson, Atlas Minor, Amsterdam, [1631]. 7.3 x 5.4”. (BW) Charming small map of the northern region of Asia fully engraved
with mountains, forests, and towns. It includes part of China and the island form of Korea. The Anian Fretium separates Asia from Americae Pars, the Pacific Northwest
of America. The map is adorned with decorative title and scale of miles cartouches. Engraved by Petrus Kaerius, with German text on the verso. Nice impression
with minor surface soil in margins. (A)
$130-170
632.Northern Asia (A Generall Mapp of the Kingdome of Tartaria Designed by Monsieur Sanson…), Blome, Geographical Description of the Four Parts Of The World,
London, ca. 1680. 15.4 x 10.2”. (HC) This elaborately engraved map covers northern and central Asia, at the time, the Kingdom of Tartary. To the south are the
empires of Persia, The Great Mogol, and China. This map is based on the cartography of Nicolas Sanson and was engraved by Thomas Burnford. Richard Blome
was one of the most interesting, and most active, publishers of illustrated books in post-Restoration London. The map is embellished with a large, heraldic cartouche
including a dedication to Roger Vaughan. There is an excellent biography on Blome at http://www.mapforum.com/09/9blome.htm”. A sharp early impression with
some printer’s ink residue and some minor toning. (A)
$350-425
633.Northern Asia (Tabula Tartariae et majoris partis Regni Chinae), Wit, Amsterdam, ca. 1685. 21.5 x 17.2”. (HC) Fine map of the region from the Caspian Sea through
China and Japan. Eastern Russia is truncated with no Kamchatka peninsula and Yedso is shown according to the voyages of De Vries. The Great Wall is prominently
shown separating China from the interior deserts. The mythical Chiammay Lacus is shown with its five major rivers. A strapwork title cartouche with two putti and
a compass rose ornament the chart. Nice impression and lovely old color. There are a couple of tissue and paper repairs in the blank margins. (A)
$550-650
634.Northern Asia (Carte de Tartarie Dressee sur les Relations de Plusieurs Voyageurs de Differentes Nations…), Delisle, Paris, 1706. 24.8 x 19”. (HC) First edition of
Delisle’s expansive map that includes Russia, Northern China and Tibet, from Novaya Zemla in the north to Afghanistan. The Pacific coast shows a portion of the
Terre d’Eso, with the small Isle de Amour shown above, but not Japan. The map is fully engraved with forests and mountains and, for the period, has quite good
detail of cities and towns. The Great Wall is graphically depicted, as are the extensive trade routes. A decorative cartouche surrounds the title in the lower left. This
edition carries Delisle’s imprint “A Paris Chez l’Auteur sur la Quai de l’Horloge a l’Aigle dOr avec Privilege 1706.” Very light stain at bottom along centerfold,
otherwise a fine example. (A)
$400-500
635.Northern Asia (Etats de Moscovie…), Le Rouge, Recueil Contenant des Cartes Nouvelles, Paris, 1744. 21.3 x 18.6”. (HC) An uncommon map showing all of Russia, northern China and Japan with a great amount of detail. The Siberian coastline is based on the Russian surveys of the early 1730’s. The delineation of Japan is
still haphazardly drawn with the western coastline of Terre de Yesso (Hokkaido) shown in dotted lines. Witsen’s Cap Glacial is featured as a horn-like projection.
Nouvelle Zemle is drawn as a possible peninsula (although the colorist chose to exclude it). In Tibet the Residence de Dalilama is located. Ref: Phillips (A) #5974-12.
Original outline color with later attractive color in cartouches. There are a couple of well repaired tears, one entering map in scales cartouche and one just entering
the map just left of the centerfold at top. (B+)
$300-350
636.Eastern Asia (Carte des Decouvertes Faites en 1787 dans les Mers de Chine et de Tartarie, par les Fregates Francaises la Boussole et l’Astrolabe depuis leur Depart
de Manille jusqu’a leur Arrivee au Kamtschatka. 1ere Feuille), La Perouse, Voyage de la Perouse autour du monde…, Paris, [1797]. 26.8 x 19.5”. (BW) This is La
Perouse’s general chart of discovery for 1787 and represents the scope of exploration following his trip along the west coast of America. It covers the coastline from
the tip of the Korean peninsula and Japan through the northern part of the Philippines. Numerous islands in the Pacific Ocean are named including Taiwan (Formose)
and the Mariana group and Guam. A great chart of discovery that maps the last year of the La Perouse expedition and the ships Astrolabe and Boussole. The following Spring the expedition vanish without a trace. On very thick hand laid paper with wide margins and two text-based watermarks. A little light toning or foxing
along centerfold and a crease at right. (B+)
$250-300
637.China (Chinae, olim Sinarum regionis, nova descriptio. Auctore Ludouico Georgio), Ortelius, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Antwerp, 1584. 18.7 x 14.5”. (HC) This
landmark map is the first European-printed map of China. It provides a fascinating view of the mysterious orient from a Renaissance perspective. Ortelius based the
map on the work of Jorge de Barbuda, a Portuguese Jesuit also known as Ludovicus Georgius, whose manuscript map reached Ortelius by way of Arias Montanus.
The depiction, which became the standard image of China for over half a century, shows the legendary kingdom at an early point in European exploration of the
region. The map is oriented with north to the right and extends into parts of Indo-China, the Philippines and part of Japan. The Great Wall is prominently delineated
and several huge lakes and rivers dominate the topography. Illustrations in the interior include tent cities of the Tartars, stags, elephants and elaborate sail-powered
carriages. The map is further adorned with three ornamental cartouches. Second state with las Philippinas added above Sinus Magnus, published in the French edition
of 1598. Ref: Walter #11F; Van den Broecke #164. There is a tiny rust spot in the bottom blank margin, still a fine example. (A+)
$5500-6500
638.China (China Regio Asie), Ortelius/Marchetti, Theatro del Mondo, Antwerp, ca. 1608. 4 x 3”. (BW) This is the miniature version of Ortelius’ important map focusing
on China. The map is oriented with north to the right and extends to include parts of Indo-China. The Great Wall is prominently delineated and several huge lakes
and rivers dominate the interior. A portion of Japan appears at bottom center. Pietro Maria Marchetti produced the second pocket atlas based on Abraham Ortelius’
folio Theatrum. It is often referred to as the plagiarized version of the Epitome because it appears to have been published without permission. The copper plates were
closely copied from those of Philip Galle’s 1593 Italian edition. Ref: King (2nd ed.) pp. 78-79. (A)
$200-250
639.China (Suchuen, Imperii Sinarum Provincia Sexta), Blaeu, Novus Atlas Sinensis, Amsterdam, ca. 1655. 19 x 15.7”. (HC) The second landmark in the European
mapping of China was the appearance of the Novus Atlas Sinensis in 1655. It was compiled by Father Martino Martini, an Italian Jesuit and produced by the most
prominent Dutch cartographer of the time, Johannes Blaeu. Father Martini compiled the work based on Chinese sources between 1643 and 1650, and it greatly advanced
European knowledge of the region including the astronomical positions of many cities and topographical features. It remained the standard geographical work on that
country until the publication in 1737 of D’Anville’s Atlas de la Chine. This map of the Suchen province is decorated with two particularly graphic cartouches. The
scales are flanked by mythical woodwose who represent the mighty Yangtze River, and a warlord and his guard stand behind the title cartouche. Sharp impression
and exquisite original color that is highlighted in gold. Faintly toned with a couple tiny edge tears, but still fine overall. (A+)
$700-800
640.China (The Manner of the Funerals in the Province of Quantum in the Empire of China), Gemelli Careri, A Voyage Round the World, ca. 1710. 18.5 x 9.2”. (HC)
Giovanni Francesco Gemelli Careri (1651-1725) was an Italian adventurer and traveler. Frustrated with his law career, he set out in 1693 to travel around the world,
financing his way by purchasing goods at each stage and selling them along the way. When he arrived in China, the Jesuit missionaries assumed that he was a spy
working for the pope. This fortuitous misunderstanding opened many tightly closed doors as he traveled through the country. This view illustrates a funeral procession in great detail.
(A)
$100-140
641.China (Regni Sinae vel Sinae Propriae Mappa et Descriptio Geographica…), Haas/Homann Heirs, ca. 1750. 20.5 x 23”. (HC) This excellent and highly detailed
map of China is based on the works of Du Halde and D’Anville. The map extends from the Gobi Desert in the north to Hainan Island in the south and includes Tai
Ouan vel Ins. Formosa (Taiwan). Decorative cartouches at the bottom feature dragons and a phoenix. There are a few unobtrusive light spots in the map and an
old repair in the bottom blank margin. (B+)
$325-425
642.Hong Kong & Macao (Von Canton bis Macao u. HongKong / Von Canton bis zur Boca - Tigris), Petermann, 1858. 16.6 x 9.5”. (PC) Two plans on one sheet. On
the left are Hong Kong and Macao with the vicinity extending up to the river to include Canton. The map on the right is a detailed view of Canton and the extensive
river delta below to include the city of Anunghoy. At upper right is an inset plan providing an even more detailed look at Anunghoy. The entire sheet is titled “De
Canton-Strom Meistens nach den Englischen Aufnahmen von 1840-1857…” above the upper neatline. An uncommon map that is rarely offered. (A) $120-150
643.China and Korea (Imperium Sinicum Quindecupartitum), Kircher, Amsterdam, ca. 1670. 15 x 11.7”. (BW) This fine, scarce map of China and Korea is based on
the work compiled by Jesuit Father Martino Martini. Father Martini’s map was gathered from Chinese sources between 1643 and 1650, and it greatly advanced European knowledge of the region including the correct locations of many cities and topographical features. The trade route between Canton and Peking is noted and the
Great Wall and the Gobi Desert are both graphically pictured. This is Kircher’s first copperplate engraving, which was followed by a second version with different
cartouches, but the same title. Minor toning in margins, still overall fine. (A+)
$900-1200
644.China & Korea (L’Empire de la Chine dresse d’apres les Cartes de l’Atlas Chinois), Robert de Vaugondy, Atlas Universel, Paris, 1751. 20.8 x 19”. (HC) This is a
very handsome and finely engraved map with minute political and topographical detail. The large title cartouche is resplendent in the French style with musicians,
a dancer, and various accoutrements representative of the country. This early edition retains the 1751 date and privilege which were removed from the cartouche in
later editions. Ref: Pedley #408. On thick paper with a very fine impression. Near fine example with just a little toning in upper blank margin. (A) $450-550
645.China, Korea & Japan (Imperii Sinarum Nova Descriptio), Cluver, Introductio in Universam Geographicam…, [1697]. 10 x 8.2”. (HC) Handsome small map based
on the important Martini/Blaeu map of the Chinese Empire. It shows a fair number of provinces and cities named in the interior. The Great Wall is depicted along the
northern border. A large fictitious interior lake labeled Kia Lacus is the source of five large, southern rivers. The map extends to include Formosa, Korea and parts
of Japan and Laos. The title cartouche depicts a Jesuit with a Chinese nobleman and warrior and a large incense pot. Sharp impression with wide original margins.
There are some stains in the blank margins, well away from the map. (A)
$300-375
646.China, Korea & Japan (La Chine, Suivant les Nouvelles Observations), Aa, Nouveau Theatre du Monde, Leiden, ca. 1713. 11.5 x 9”. (BW) A very uncommon
map with a pictorial cartouche featuring Chinese merchants with temples in the background. The map covers most of China with an unusual depiction of the Korean
peninsula showing the Isle de Fungma ou de Quelpaerts at its southern tip. Near fine example with wide margins and dark impression. A circular stain rests on the
border at bottom center. (B+)
$220-275
647.China, Korea & Japan (Carte des Isles du Japon et la Presqu Isle de Coree, Avec les Costes de la Chine), Bellin/Van Schley, Raynal’s Atlas Portatiff…, Paris, [1773].
11.3 x 8.3”. (BW) This handsome map of Japan is based on the cartography of Kaempfer-Scheuzer. The map extends to Korea, a portion of the coast of China to
Canton, the Ryukyu Islands and Taiwan (Formosa). The map is titled in both French and Dutch, with some place names in both as well. A decorative title cartouche
fills the lower right corner. Ref: Walter #83, OAG-106. (A+)
$150-200
648.China, Korea & Japan ([Lot of 2] China, Divided into its Great Provinces, and the Isles of Japan [and] China, divided into it’s Great Provinces According to the best
Authorities), [1774-1830]. 1) China, Divided into its Great Provinces, and the Isles of Japan, Samuel Dunn, 1774, hand colored, (17.4 x 12”). An uncommon map,
published by Robert Sayer, focuses on the provinces and includes many place names and good detail of the numerous small islands and Okinawa which lay between
Japan and Taiwan (Formosa). The sea between Korea and Japan is called the Corean Sea. In China there is excellent detail of political divisions, towns and villages,
roads, mountains and rivers. Locates Pekin and boldly depicts the Great Wall. Both longitude scales are from Ferro Island. Overall offsetting and toned in margins
from old framing. (B) 2) China, divided into it’s Great Provinces According to the best Authorities., Mathew Carey, from American Edition of Guthrie’s Geography
Improved, black & white, circa 1830, (13.8 x 13”). A similar map as the former which also shows Formosa (Taiwan), Korea and parts of Japan including Okinawa.
Full margins. The centerfold is toned and has a closed split into lower border. (B)
$200-250
649.Japan and Korea (Iaponia), Hondius, Atlas Sive Cosmographia, Amsterdam, ca. 1606. 17.5 x 13.4”. (HC) Superb map of Japan based on the Ortelius/Teixeira model
with Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku depicted with approximately the correct proportions. Korea is shown as an island, although Hondius added a notation to the effect
that is was uncertain if the region was an island or a peninsula. The map is richly ornamented with two strapwork cartouches, a European and Japanese ship, and a
sea monster. Hondius engraved this map for inclusion in his editions of Mercator’s Atlas after he acquired Mercator’s plates. It appeared in the editions of Atlas Sive
Cosmographia from 1606 to 1636. French text on verso. Ref: Walter OAG-12. Sharp impression and lovely old color with a couple insignificant spots. There is an
old paper repair on the bottom fold and a couple tiny edge tears not affecting the map. (B+)
$2100-2500
650.Japan and Korea (Iaponia), Mercator/Jansson, Atlas Minor, Amsterdam, [1630]. 7.5 x 5.2”. (HC) Attractive miniature map based on Jodocus Hondius’ folio map
of Japan. The map follows the Ortelius/Teixeira type for Japan, with Korea shown as an island and an explanation that its insularity is uncertain. This small map is
adorned with two decorative cartouches for the title and the scale of miles. Engraved by Petrus Kaerius for the Jansson’s editions of the Atlas Minor. Dutch text on
verso. Minor show through of text on verso, else fine. (B+)
$475-550
651.Japan and Korea (Nova et Accurata Iaponiae Terrae Esonis, ac Insularum adjacentium…), Jansson/Valck & Schenk, Amsterdam, ca. 1700. 21.5 x 17.7”. (HC)
This superb folio map is very unusual because it is based on Jansson’s small map (Iaponia et Terra Eso) from his Atlas Minor, rather than the other way around. It
presents Japan on the model initiated by Dudley and then refined by Jansson in 1658 with information from previously unpublished Dutch sources. The important
Dutch discoveries of Marten De Vries relating to Ezo and the Kurils are shown as a huge Landt van Eso, Staten Eylant and Compagnies Land, misrepresentations
that would appear on maps of the region for the next 150 years. Korea is shown as a large island with a single place name, Tauxem, at the approximate location of
modern P’yongyang. After Jansson’s death, the plate was acquired by the publishing firm of Valk and Schenk, and the map was reissued under their imprint. Blank
verso. Ref: Walter #57 & OAG-58. Nice impression and old color with faint damp stains in blank margins. (A)
$1900-2400
652.Japan and Korea (Corea and Japan), Thomson, Thomson’s New General Atlas, Edinburgh, ca. 1817. 24.6 x 19.4”. (HC) This large map of Japan and Korea shows
the discoveries of Broughton and Krusenstern who traveled in the region in 1796-97 and 1805-11, respectively. In Japan, Kyrushu, Shikoku, and Awajishima are
significantly more correct than early maps. Nicely detailed and colored by regions, it shows towns, roads, rivers, lakes and mountains. This is the second state with
the Corean Archipelago added to the west of the Korean peninsula and a notation on the extend of these islands by Capt. Hall of the H.M.S. Alleeste, 1816. Ref: cf
Walter #128. Nice impression and original color with some faint damp stains and offsetting in map and a few edge tears in the blank margins. (B+)
$220-300
653.Japan (Particuliere Reyskaart over Land strekkende van Osaka, tot Miaco, de Zetel van den Geestelyken Keyzer van Japan, en van daar tot Jokaits…), Kaempfer, De
Beschryving van Japan, ca. 1729. 14.6 x 11.8”. (HC) This map depicts one section of the route from Nagasaki to Tokyo, which was undertaken annually by Dutch
traders. It covers from Osaka through Kyoto and on to Yokkaichi. After the Dutch trading post was transferred to the island of Dejima in Nagasaki harbor, the yearly
journey to court was the only opportunity for foreigners to travel in Japan - only along this specific route and under strict surveillance. Engelbert Kaempfer, the Dutch
trading-post physician in Nagasaki, made the journey twice. His comprehensive account of the history of Japan, and particularly his route maps, were enormously
influential as they were based on first-hand observations and secretly obtained measurements. Ref: Walter #104D. (A+)
$275-325
654.Japan (De Beschryving van Japan, Behelsende een Verhall van den Ouden en Tegenwoordigen Staat en Regeering…Engelbert Kaempfer, M.D. Geneesheer), Kaempfer/Scheuchzer, Amsterdam, 1733. 9 x 14”. (BW) Very nice Dutch edition of this scarce, great classic on Japan by Engelbert Kaempfer that was the chief source of
western knowledge on Japan for decades. The richly illustrated volume is a fundamental book on Japan with 44 (of 46) engraved and folding maps, city plans, views,
natural history, customs and costume, festivals, temples, etc. Contains very early engraved views or plans of Bangkok, Tokyo, Nagasaki, Macao, etc. and numerous
maps of Japan as follows. Particuliere Reis Kaart van Japan strekkende van Khurissima tot Osaka; Particuliere Reis Kaart te Land strekkende van Jokaitz tot aan
het Dorp Fammamatz; Particuliere Kaart van de Reys te Land van Fammamatz, tot aan Farra; and Particuliere Kaart van de Reys te Land van Farra tot Jedo. Also
contains sections describing two earlier Dutch explorations to Japan in the years 1641 and 1661. Hardbound in full leather with raised spine with fancy tooling, folio,
500pp. Contents: Title page, Verklaaring der Tytelprint; engraved frontispiece, second title page (red & black); text with plates. Published by Jan Roman de Jonge.
Plate pagination shows plates 8 & 16 missing, but there are 44 plates present. Plate 8 is the large folding map of Japan. Plate 16 is likely the map titled, “De namen
van de tweede opvolging der Godheden Bladzyde…”
Kaempfer (1651-1716) was a German physician in the service of the Dutch East India Company. He lived in Nagasaki between September 1690 and October 1692. He
twice accompanied the chief of the factory at Deshima on his embassy to Tokyo (Edo). While in Nagasaki he conducted an intense study of Japanese history, geography, customs, and flora. Leaving Japan in November 1692 he arrived in Amsterdam in October of 1693. Ref: Walter OAG catalog lists several of the maps. Contents
very good to fine with tight signatures. Leather covers cracked and abraded, missing upper corner spine with a crack at center and one small area of depression. First
third of pages with marginal water stain at upper corner. (A)
$5000-7000
655.Japan (Carte de l’Empire du Japon), Bellin, L’Histoire Generale des Voyages, Paris, 1752. 12.3 x 8.5”. (BW) This is a reduced version of Bellin’s influential map
made for Jesuit Father Pierre-Francois-Xavier de Charlevoix’s Histoire du Japon. Japan is presented basically on the Kaempfer/Scheuchzer model with several corrections to the coastlines. Individual provinces are delineated via engraved line. First state with “No. 5. Tome X. Page 484” at lower right. Decorative rococo-style
title cartouche includes two distance scales. Ref: Walter OAG-101. Very nice near fine example less some light offsetting. (A)
$220-275
656.Japan (Nieuwe Kaart van ‘t Keizerryk Japan …), Tirion, Amsterdam, ca. 1769. 12.6 x 11”. (HC) This handsome map of Japan is based on the Kaempfer/Scheuchzer
type. In this map Tirion makes a correction to his previous map of Japan by incorporating the more correct northern tip of Honshu and the southern tip of Hokkaido
based on Kaempfer’s manuscript, or perhaps taken from an inset on Scheuchzer’s map. The route of the Dutch expedition between Nagasaki and Edo is shown. Ref:
Walter #79 & OAG-91. Issued folded with a little creasing, else fine. (A)
$800-900
657.Japan ([Japanese Map of Japan]), ca. 1820-1870. 50 x 84”. (HC) This huge National case map is after the important Sekisui map, covering the same area and drawn
in a virtually identical style. It was likely published toward the end of the Edo period or very early in the Meiji Era. This imposing example of Japanese cartography
details the main islands of Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu, includes just a small portion of South Korea and Hokkaido. The detail throughout is amazing with virtually
no area not filled with symbols and annotated. The map appears to be manuscript but some of it may be wood block. The title is certainly manuscript and the blue
ocean wash is definitely hand applied watercolor. The verso is likewise filled with hand written notations, probably the index to the map. The topography is drawn
in the ezu or pictorial drawing style and lines of longitude and latitude are included. Sekisui’s map of 1779 was the first Japanese produced map to indicate latitude
and longitude and soon superceded the ornate maps of Ryusen. This edition includes numerous ornate compass roses that vary slightly from the earlier Sekisui maps.
It is backed with a second sheet of mulberry paper which carries the manuscript notations mentioned above. It folds into 64 panels with self-covers (5.6” x 13”) with
the original paper title label. A scarce example. The surface, color and impression are all very good. Occasional soiling and due to backing it no longer folds as
originally intended. Some toning and or splitting on a few of the fold lines, well supported by backing. Front cover is warped with two small areas missing along
right edge. The paper label has an area of loss affecting one character. (B)
$1200-1600
658.Southern Asia (Tabula nova utriusque Indiae), Fries, Ptolemy’s Geographia, Strassburg, [1541]. 17.5 x 11.7”. (HC) This interesting map is based on Waldseemuller’s
first “modern” map of southern Asia. It follows that cartography without change but adds an interesting array of vignettes purporting to depict the cultures of the
region. The most interesting of these is a scene in Northern India of a goat-like man setting fire to a young woman. The map covers from the Horn of Africa through
the Malaysian peninsula and cartographically is a great improvement over Medieval maps of the region. Both Sri Lanka and Sumatra are labeled Taprobana, reflecting
the confusion between the two islands on early maps. Blank verso. Ref: Mickwitz & Miekkavaara (Nordenskiold) #211-44. A nice clean example with wide original
margins. Repaired worm hole in upper right corner of image. (A)
$2200-2500
659.Southern Asia ([Lot of 2] Tab: IX. Asiae, Continens Ariam, Paropanisum, Drangianam, Arachosiam, et Gedrosiam [and] Tabula Asiae IX), Ptolemy, 1574-1730.
These two maps, from two editions of Ptolemy’s great Geographia, span over 150 years. They describe the region to the west of the Indus River in what is present-day
Pakistan, Afghanistan and part of Iran. Bold mountain ranges divide the historic regions, which include Parthia, Aria, Paropanisus, Carmania, Drangiana, Arachosia,
Gedrosia and Indiae intra Gangem. 1) Tab: IX. Asiae, by Gerard Mercator, from Claudii Ptolemaei’s Atlas Tabulae geographicae Orbis Terrarum, 1730, hand colored
(15.8 x 13.7”). Mercator originally published this map in his 1578 edition of Ptolemy’s great Geography; this version being from the last edition. Although he is
most renowned today for the projection he popularized and for first using the term Atlas for a collection of maps, he devoted much of his life to his Ptolemaic maps.
The maps were beautifully engraved as nearly as possible to their original form and embellished with fine cartouches. Fine (A+) 2) Tabula Asiae IX, by Girolamo
Ruscelli, from La Geografia di Claudio Tolomeo, circa 1574, uncolored (9.3 x 7”). This is from an Italian edition and is presented on a trapezoidal projection. Faintly
toned on centerfold with some light offsetting. (B+) Ref: Mickwitz & Miekkavaara (Nordenskiold) #235-15 & #220-24. See descriptions.
$300-400
660.Indian Ocean, Maldives (Maldivae Insulae), Langenes, Caert-thresoor, Amsterdam, [1598]. 4.8 x 3.4”. (HC) North, with the tips of India and Sri Lanka, is on the left
of this delightful miniature map of the Maldives. These atolls were strategically important along the major marine routes of the Indian Ocean, which are represented
by the two sailing ships. The map was published by Cornelius Claesz and printed by Langenes in the first edition of the popular Map-treasury. Dutch text on verso.
Ref: King (2nd ed.) p. 80-82. A few light printer’s ink smudges. The margin corners have been professionally restored, removed from the map. (B+) $110-160
661.Goa, India (Goa), Merian, Archontologia Cosmica…, Frankfurt, ca. 1646. 14 x 10.7”. (HC) This is a sharply engraved view of the city of Goa, which was the largest
trading center on India’s western coast and Portugal’s most important possession in India. A decorative cartouche encloses a numbered key to 43 locations within the
city. North is oriented to the bottom of the chart. Elephants are shown working on the waterfront and a number of ships sail in the bay. There is a printer’s crease
at bottom center, else fine. (A)
$275-350
662.India (Carte du Golfe de Bengale, Mer des Indes, et Riviere du Gange…), Aa, Leiden, ca. 1720. 13.6 x 11”. (BW) This is a finely engraved map of India and Ceylon
(Sri Lanka) including the Maldives and Andaman islands. There are soundings noted along the east coasts of India and Sri Lanka in the Gulf of Bengal. India is
shown with its major kingdoms and there is more detail along the coastlines than in the interior. Minor fold separations have been repaired with archival tape, else
fine with a lovely impression. (A)
$180-220
663.India (Carte des Cotes de Malabar et de Coromandel…), Delisle/Covens & Mortier, Amsterdam, ca. 1733. 22.2 x 17.3”. (HC) A striking map of southern India
showing the Malabar Coast, the Gulf of Cambay and the mouth of the Ganges. It extends to the Lakshadweep Islands, a portion of the Maldives and the northern tip
of Sri Lanka. Cities, trade routes and topography are detailed with notes on the Dutch and English colonies along the coast. A pair of deftly engraved compass roses
and a decorative cartouche complete the composition. Sharp impression and lovely original color. (A+)
$400-475
664.India (Carte Generale du Cours du Gange et du Gagra dressee sur les Cartes particulieres), Anquetil-Duperron, 1784. 29 x 23”. (BW) This uncommon and incredible
map illustrates the course of the Ganges and Ghaghra rivers with numerous inset charts describing various depictions of the rivers sources. The map is drawn from
the manuscripts of Joseph Tieffentaller, a Jesuit missionary and one of the earliest European geographers to write about India. Tieffentaller was a fine scholar with an
unusual talent for languages, as evidenced in this map that includes numerous notation in Persian script The detail along the rivers is unsurpassed. There are several
professional tissue repairs on fold separation and a long interior tear along the Ghaghra River that is only now visible on the verso. (B)
$650-750
665.Sri Lanka (Tabula XII - Asiae [Taprobana Ins]), Ptolemy/Fries, Ptolemy’s Geographia, Lyon, [1535]. 14 x 11”. (BW) This is an early woodblock map of the island
of Taprobana, which depicts the typical misconceptions of Ptolemy showing the island greatly enlarged, surrounded by imaginary islands, and with a small part of
India incorrectly drawn in the northeast corner of the map. Toprobana was drawn too large on most early maps due, in part, to its importance to trade between the
Europe and Southeast Asia. Also Marco Polo stated that the island had a circumference of 2400 miles and had been even larger in the past. This map is largely based
on the 1513 map by Walseemuller, with the addition of more of the spurious Indian coastline and more small islands to the east of Ceylon. The title is on the verso
along with Latin text and elaborate ornamental border that are thought to be the work of Hans Holbein and Graf of Basel. The editor of this Latin edition, Michael
Villanovus (better known as Servetus), was subsequently tried for heresy and burned at the stake in 1553, ostensibly because of derogatory comments in the atlas
about the Holy Land. Ref: Mickwitz & Miekkavaara (Nordenskiold) #209-46. Centerfold toned and some minor infilling of binding holes. (B+)
$350-450
666.Sri Lanka (Taprobana Insula), Munster, Geographia, Basel, ca. 1550. 13.5 x 10”. (HC) This is a great woodblock map of the island of Taprobana, which was variously thought to be Ceylon (Sri Lanka) or Sumatra until late in the sixteenth century. This map depicts Ceylon with the typical misconceptions of Ptolemy showing
a small part of India incorrectly in the northeast corner of the map. A most interesting feature of the map is the large engraving of an elephant beneath a tree that was
copied from Gastaldi with descriptive text in a cartouche below. The elephant is shown with large padded feet and a scoop on the end of its trunk. Latin text on verso.
Faint toning along centerfold and a couple minor spots. (B+)
$325-400
667.Sri Lanka (Ceilan insula), Hondius/Purchas, Purchas his Pilgrimes…, [1625]. 7.2 x 5.6”. (HC) Originally published in Hondius’ Atlas Minor this attractive miniature
map of the island of Ceylon was one of the many Hondius copperplates used by the English travel writer Samuel Purchas to illustrate the text of his important and
influential collection of voyages. The finely engraved map is derived from Mercator’s folio map with north oriented to the left. The various kingdoms are located
along with the mines that made the island of such importance. On a complete sheet of English text with an interesting description that includes “Zeilan the chiefe of
worldly treasures and pleasure.” Trimmed into neatline at left, else very good. (B)
$240-300
668.South East Asia (India quae Orientalis dicitur, et Insulae Adiacentes), Hondius/Jansson, ca. 1636. 19 x 15.4”. (HC) This handsome chart of Southeast Asia was one
of a number of maps that Henricus Hondius and Jan Jansson issued in their continued rivalry with the Blaeu firm. It is nearly identical to Blaeu’s map of the same
title, except the cartouches are more restrained and there is a single place name missing near ’t Landt van d’Eendracht (Australia) at bottom center. The map presents
one of the most detailed images of the sphere of operations of the trading empire of the Dutch East India Company. It extends from India to New Guinea and parts of
northern Australia, and north to the southern coast of Japan with a portion of Korea, which is named as an island. It delineates a more correct outline of New Guinea
and shows the discoveries made by the Dutch in the Gulf of Carpentaria. The map is beautifully decorated with sailing ships, cartouches and compass roses. Latin
text on verso. Ref: Suarez (SEA) p. 202. Nice impression and lovely original color. There is some very faint offsetting, still overall very good. A tiny fold separation
at bottom has been closed with archival tape. (A)
$1500-1900
669.South East Asia (India Orientalis), Cluver/Jansson, Introductionis in Universam Geographicam, [1661]. 7.6 x 5.6”. (HC) This small map covers the region from
India through southern China and the Philippines, and includes all of the Malaysian Peninsula with parts of North Sumatra and Borneo. In India, the Bay of Cambray
is very exaggerated. The mythical Chiamai Lacus appears northeast of India, along with two large lakes in China. Engraved by Petrus Kaerius. Minor foxing in
blank margins. Printers crease along upper left neatline. (A)
$275-350
670.South East Asia (Tabula Indiae Orientalis), Wit, Amsterdam, 1662. 22.3 x 18”. (HC) This beautiful map of Southeast Asia was engraved by Joannes Lhulier. The
map covers from southeastern Persia to Formosa (Taiwan), the Philippines, and northern Australia. The many islands are clearly depicted, the ports predominate.
The map illustrates the sphere of influence of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) which had built a great trading empire throughout the region in the seventeenth
century. Ships coming into Batavia (Jakarta) from the Netherlands carried supplies for VOC settlements in Asia. Silver and copper from Japan were used to trade
with India and China for silk, cotton, porcelain and textiles. These products were either traded within Asia for the coveted spices from the Celebes or brought back
to Europe. This map served as the prototype for Speed’s map of the East Indes. Nice impression and lovely original color. There is an old repair on the bottom
centerfold with a small stain. (B+)
$950-1200
671.South East Asia (Orientaliora Indiarum Orientalium cum Insulis Adjacentibus a Promontorio C. Comorin ad Iapan), Wit, Atlas de la Navigation, Amsterdam, ca. 1675.
21.4 x 17.4”. (HC) A splendid sea chart of Southeast Asia illustrating the Dutch sphere of influence in the region. Oriented with east at top, the map is based on
Pieter Goos’s chart of 1666. It covers the Asian continent from India to Korea and Japan, which is presented on the Blaeu-Martini model. The chart extends through
the Spice Islands to include the northern and western coastlines of Australia based on early Dutch discoveries. The map is beautifully composed with rhumb lines,
compass roses, sailing ships and a superb title cartouche incorporating a compendium of symbols for the exotic east. Ref: Clancy #6.13; Tooley (MCC-23) #40; Walter
plt. 40. Fine impression and lovely old color with a short fold separation at bottom, just entering the border. (B+)
$3500-4500
672.South East Asia (Insularum Indiae Orientalis Nova Descriptio), Jansson/Valck & Schenk, Amsterdam, ca. 1700. 19.8 x 15.3”. (HC) This is a decorative chart of the
region including Indochina, the Philippines and the East Indies including the Dutch discoveries in New Guinea. The map is embellished with rhumb lines, sailing
ships, sea monsters, compass roses and three cartouches. It was published by Valck and Schenk after they acquired some of Jansson’s plates; here with the title changed
from Indiae Orientalis Nova Descriptio, to emphasize the East Indies. The old title is still faintly visible. Centerfold professionally repaired. (A)
$1000-1400
673.South East Asia (Presqu’Ile au dela du Gange et Archipel de l’Inde), Chanlaire & Mentelle, Atlas National, Paris, [1804]. 16.7 x 12.6”. (HC) Centered on the East
Indies with great detail of the islands and showing most of New Guinea. Extends to include the southern China coastline, Siam, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Burma, the
Malaysian Peninsula, etc. Title cartouche in rectangle with ‘An XII’ indicating this is from the 1804 atlas. A remarkable ten distance scales are shown at upper right.
On a full sheet of hand laid paper with very wide margins and two watermarks. Fine condition except for faint centerfold toning. (B+)
$200-250
674.Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, Atlas (Indochina Atlas CIA), Central Intelligence Agency, Chicago, 1970. 14 x 20.5”. (PC) It may be too soon for some of us to
buy this atlas, but it is nonetheless a remarkable record of this politicized war, and will ultimately have its place in any in-depth collection of the region. Each of the
thirteen maps uses the same base map of Indochina but each with a different thematic view including political, airfields, topography (Hypsometry), Bathymetry and
areas subject to Flooding, precipitation and monsoon airflow, vegetation, agriculture, industry, mining & electric power, Administrative divisions, population density
and the Ethnolingusitic groups. All are remarkably detailed such as the airfields map which locates an amazing number of runways that are particularly densely packed
in the south and along the coast up to the Gulf of Tonkin. This atlas is not marked as Classified nor is its distribution mentioned. The maps are all fine, very strong
impressions and color. The covers are near fine with no physical flaws but two small and light spots are on front cover. (A+)
$120-150
675.Philippines ([Lot of 2] Carte des Isles Philippines… 1re Feuille [and] Carte des Isles Philippines… 2e Feuille), Bellin, Paris, ca. 1760. (BW) This lot is an attractive
pair of maps covering the Philippines, both with lovely rococo-style title cartouches. The first map depicts the northern islands of the Philippine archipelago, including
Luzon, Mindoro, and the city of Manila. The map is filled with nice detail throughout (6 x 8.3”). The second is a double page chart which is focused on the southern
islands including Mindanao, Palawan, Panay, and part of Borneo (11.5 x 8.3”). Both are on thick hand laid paper, clean and bright with fine impressions and very
wide margins. The former is near fine except for a tiny rust spot (A). The latter is fine and has a large watermark (A+).
$200-250
676.Philippines (Map of the Philippines), National Geographic Magazine, Washington D.C., [1905]. 20.8 x 33”. (PC) This National Geographic Magazine map shows
the Philippines shortly after the Spanish American War. The bold Paris Treaty line shows the extent of this new US territory that extends from the Tawi Tawi Islands
in the south northward though the Philippines to the Batan Islands. Excellent detail of towns and villages, watershed, coastal detail and topography which is delicately
drawn in green lithography. Red overprinting locates shipping routes, sub-sea cables, and the U.S. Signal Corps and Civil Government communication lines. The map
was issued as a supplement to the August 1905 magazine. It was prepared from a map by the Bureau of Insular Affairs, War Department with topography compiled
from U.S. Army maps and earlier Spanish Surveys. Folding as issued. (A+)
$100-150
677.East Indies - Indonesia ([Bantam]), Orlers, ca. 1625. 14.3 x 9”. (HC) An uncommon view of a sea battle raging in the seas off of Banten, on the northwest coast of
Java. The Sunda Strait is shown in the background. The Dutch used the Sunda Strait as a means to circumvent the Portuguese controlled Malacca Strait into Indonesian waters. This is an illustration of a major naval battle between the Dutch and Portuguese fleets in 1601, which resulted in the victory of Dutch Admiral Wolfert
Harmensz; thus opening up the lucrative spice trade. Nice impression with a few minor spots in blank margins. (A)
$240-300
678.East Indies - Borneo (Insula Borneo et Occidentalis Pars Celebis cum Adjacentibus Insulis), Jansson, Novus Atlas, Amsterdam, ca. 1657. 20.5 x 16.4”. (HC) The
mapping of Borneo suffered from the general lack of exploration through much of the otherwise robust period of discovery in South East Asia. Until this map appeared, the island was depicted with a few Portuguese place names along the western coastline, the large Brunei Bay, and a blank and generally flat eastern coastline.
This map, oriented with north to the right, was a great improvement particularly on the east coast. This map appeared in Jan Jansson’s sea-atlas, Waterwereld, which
formed a section of Volume V of his Novus Atlas. It is one of the few early maps that focus on the island. It is adorned with two cartouche featuring merfolk and
putti, compass roses and two sailing ships. Ref: Suarez (SEA) p. 207, fig. 120. Professional paper restoration in the blank margins with a tiny bit in the map border
at top and bottom centerfold. (A)
$1200-1500
679.East Indies - Indonesia (Les Isles Molucques; Celebes, Gilolo, & c.), Sanson, Paris, [1683]. 9.6 x 7.3”. (HC) This lovely map of the East Indies is from a Dutch
edition of Sanson’s popular pocket atlas that was engraved by Anthony de Winter. The map covers the famous Spice Islands and includes insets of Banda, Bachian
and the Moluccas. Terre des Papous is rendered as an island separate from New Guinea, following an error that began in the 1590s. The map is beautifully engraved
and decorated with a strapwork title cartouche and a compass rose. A very sharp impression with minor toning in the blank margins. (A)
$275-350
680.East Indies - Sumatra (A Chart of the West Coast of Sumatra from Old Bencoolen to Buffaloe Point / Plan of Rat Island / Plan of Poolo Bay), Laurie & Whittle,
London, 1797. 24.3 x 20.4”. (HC) This fine sea chart is filled with important navigational information including soundings, anchorages, hazards, fishing works,
watering places, three landfall approach views and two large plans of Rat Island and Poolo Bay. The charts cover the region of Bencoolen on the southwest coast of
Sumatra, which was originally settled by the Dutch, and then conquered by the British in 1685 who built Fort Marlborough in 1710. The chart was originally drawn
by Capt. Joseph Huddart with additions by John Price (1787) and Mr. McDonald (1793). Minor toning and a few insignificant light spots, else fine. A marginal
fold separation at bottom has been repaired. (B+)
$275-350
Africa
681.Africa (Nouvelle Carte de l’Afrique avec des Remarques et des Tables pour Trouver sans Peine les Differents Peuples de cette Partie du Monde…), Chatelain, Atlas
Historique…, Amsterdam, [1718]. 22.6 x 18.2”. (HC) This map is based on the 1700 Delisle map of Africa in which he used the more traditional two lake source
for the Nile. Chatelain deviates from this model showing only Lake Dambia, in Abyssinia, as the source for this great river. The tables at either side list the states
with a key to their geographic location on the map. Boldly engraved to note the major rivers and deserts across the continent. The map is the cooperative work of
Chatelain and Guedeville. Garillon assisted in producing the text panels at either side of Chatelain’s map. On a full sheet measuring 23” x 20”, with blank verso. Ref:
Norwich #73. Very handsome example with fine, dark impression. (A)
$400-500
682.Africa (Kaart van Afrika Door den Heer D’Anville), Tirion, Nieuwe en Beknopte Land Atlas, 1763. 13.8 x 13.8”. (HC) Attractive map of the continent with a small
inset of Cape Verde Islands at top left. The map is based on D’Anville and includes a remarkable amount of detail including some gold and silver mines. Stellenbosch,
Drakenstein and Waveren are located, as well as the rivers Berg, Olyphantin, Breede and Zonde End. Zimbabwe is labeled and a Groote Waterval (Great Waterfall) is
shown in the vicinity of Victoria Falls. The source of the Nile is shown both according to Paez and in two small lakes north of the Equator. Ref: Norwich #96. Nice
impression with wide original margins. A separation on the fold at bottom has been repaired and the centerfold is reinforced. (A)
$350-425
683.Africa (L’Afrique Dressee pour l’etude de la Geographie), Brion de la Tour/Desnos, Atlas General, Paris, 1766. 13.3 x 12”. (HC) Handsome continental map
decorated with a pictorial title cartouche and several ships under full sail. The interior of the map contains little geographical information, as is typical of the period.
Large rivers are evident but the larger lakes are not marked. The Nile flows from two small lakes, located in the Mts. de la Lune above the equator. In the south there
is a minimum of place names and a few tribal names. Brion was the former Geographer to the King of France, and Desnos was Geographer to the King of Denmark.
This edition is exactly the same map as described by Norwich but has a slight variation on the highly decorative surrounding border. A separate plate was used to
print the border. Ref: Norwich #97. Very nice impression on a full sheet of thick hand laid paper with wide margins. Light scattered foxing evenly disbursed. In the
lower left blank corner is an area of either thick sizing or varnish. (B+)
$200-250
684.Africa ([5 Sheets] Carte Encyprotype de l’Afrique), Brue, Grand Atlas Universal, Paris, 1814. 25 x 18.7”. (HC) This lot contains the four matching quadrant maps
plus the key map. The four quadrant sheets show Africa in great detail including rivers, villages and towns, mountains, caravan routes, deserts and oasis, political
boundaries plus fine coastal detail. Two large insets show Ile de France and Ile Bourbon. The interior is blank and noted as unknown. The source of the Nile River
is shown correctly. The four sheets are meant to be joined into a stunning map that would together measure approximately 59” x 43.5”. The upper left sheet has the
title in decorative lettering with fancy flourishes. The key map is on the same size sheet and is an identical but reduced image of the larger map when assembled.
Each of the maps is on a full sheet measuring 39” x 26.5”. A rarely encountered set of matching elephant folio maps from this scarce atlas. Dated 1814 in the title.
Ref: cf Norwich #127. The maps have a few scattered light spots. Some of the edges are a little rough with small chips and edge darkening. (B+) $1000-1400
685.Africa (Map of Africa with the Latest Discoveries), Wyld, A New General Atlas, London, ca. 1841. 22.8 x 20”. (HC) Large and very finely engraved and detailed
map of the continent shows political boundaries delineated by engraved line and beautiful hand coloring. The interior still shows a large, but increasingly smaller,
blank area. The mapped areas show rich information including villages, roads and trails, deserts, oases and many helpful notations. Includes Madagascar. Small inset
at upper left details the Azores on the same scale. This decorative map is embellished by fancy titling with flourishes and a piano keyboard style border. Very early
impression and beautiful original hand color on a thick sheet with wide margins. The thick paper has split at upper and lower centerfold as normally seen. Toned
along part of the centerfold, otherwise near fine example. (B)
$180-220
686.Northern Africa (Barbaria), Langenes, Caert-thresoor, Amsterdam, [1598]. 5 x 3.4”. (HC) This tiny map focuses on northern Africa and extends to include the western
Mediterranean and all of the Iberian peninsula. It was published by Cornelius Claesz and printed by Langenes in the first edition of the popular Map-treasury. Dutch
text on verso. Ref: King (2nd ed.) p. 80-82. Dark impression with a printer’s ink smudge in the map and soiled, worn margins. (B+)
$110-160
687.Northern Africa, Libya (Nieuwe Pascaart Voor een Gedeelte Van de Zeekusten Van Barbaria Beginnend Van C. Mesurata Tot Caap Rusato Als Meede de Wet Kust Van
Candia...), Van Keulen, De Nieuwe Groote Lichtende Zee-Fackel, Amsterdam, ca. 1680. 23 x 20”. (HC) Interesting sea chart of the Libyan coast from Cap Rusaro
(Darnah) to C. Mesurata (Misratah) encompassing the Gulf of Sidra. It is embellished with rhumb lines throughout and is oriented with north and the Mediterranean at
the bottom. Decorated with two compass roses and a sea battle between a European sailing ship and a Mediterranean galley ship. A large title cartouche, surmounted
by figures and a coat of arms, dominates the upper left quadrant. The right margin varies from 1/4” to none, as issued. (B)
$200-250
688.Northern Africa ([Lot of 2] Aegyptus et Cyrene [and] Mauritana et Africa Propria nunc Barbaria), Cluver, Introductio in omnem geographiam…, [1694]. 8.5 x 4.9”.
(HC) Pair of strongly engraved maps that detail the all of northern Africa and show the historical regions and place names. First covers the Mediterranean coast from
the Red Sea to Libya and south to Garama. There is good detail along the Nile River valley, but only scattered place names in the interior. Second continues from
Libya through Morocco and includes the Canary Islands. No detail south of the Atlas Mountains. Each adorned with a strapwork title cartouche. (A+) $150-200
689.Morocco (Tingis, Lusitanis, Tangiaria / Tzaffin / Septa / Arzilla / Sala), Braun & Hogenberg, Civitates Orbis Terrarum, Vol. I, ca. 1572. 18.8 x 12.8”. (HC) A handsome sheet with views of five Moroccan seaports under Portuguese rule during the 16th century. Included are Tingis (Tangiers), Tzaffin (Safi), Septa (Ceuta), Arzilla
(Asilah), and Sala (Sale). French text on verso. Ref: Fussel p. 123. (A+)
$275-350
690.Northwestern Africa (Fessae et Marocchi Regna), Mercator/Hondius, Gerardi Mercatoris Atlas…, Amsterdam, ca. 1615. 19 x 14”. (HC) This is one of the most
decorative maps of the important kingdoms of Fez and Morocco. A large inset titled Penon de Velez shows the Spanish fort off the Barbary Coast. The map extends
into the Atlantic to include the Canary Islands and Madeira. It is richly engraved and embellished with three strapwork cartouches and the sea is filled with ships and
a sea monster. French text on verso. Nice impression with faint toning along centerfold. A tear and fold separation in the blank margins have been closed with
archival tape. (B+)
$400-500
691.Northwestern Africa (Partie du Biledulgerid ou sont Tesset, Darha, et Segelmesse), Sanson, Geographische Historiche Beschryvingh der vier bekend Werelds-Deelen…,
Paris, [1683]. 11 x 6.7”. (HC) Attractive map of southern Morocco and the Canary Islands fully engraved with mountains, rivers, oases and trails. Decorated with
an elaborate title cartouche. Engraved by Antoine d’Winter for a Dutch edition of Sanson’s pocket atlas. (A)
$110-150
692.Egypt (Aegyptus), Langenes, Caert-thresoor, Amsterdam, [1598]. 4.8 x 3.4”. (HC) This little map focuses on the Nile River valley with the Birdena Desert to the
west and the Cofir Desert along the Red Sea. It was published by Cornelius Claesz and printed by Langenes in the first edition of the popular Map-treasury. Dutch
text on verso. Ref: King (2nd ed.) p. 80-82. Dark impression with some minor soil in the margins. (A)
$110-160
693.Cairo, Egypt (De Stadt Cairus), Dapper, Description de l’Afrique, Amsterdam, ca. 1636. 13.4 x 9”. (BW) Striking copper engraving providing a bird’s-eye view
of the city and surrounding countryside, which includes a depiction of the pyramids. The city is viewed from above the west bank of the Nile with the foreground
filled with travelers, donkeys, camels and oxen. The view is taken for the most part from Matteo Pagono’s view of the city in 1549, which was in turn the basis of
Braun and Hogenberg’s view. Dapper’s important Description of Africa was one of the most important seventeenth century works about the continent. Nice sharp
impression with a reattached torn upper right corner that just clipped the neatline. (B+)
$200-250
694.Egypt (Aegyptus Antiqua), Jansson, Amsterdam, ca. 1653. 20 x 14.8”. (HC) This lovely map is based on Ortelius’ map of ancient Egypt with the cartographic sources
of Diodor, Herodotos, Strabo and Plinius. The map is oriented with north to the right and provides an excellent view of the Nile River valley. It is decorated with a
large strapwork title cartouche and ships sailing in the Red Sea. Lovely color and wide original margins. Fine save for a couple of minor creases. (A) $300-375
695.Egypt (Description du Nil… [and] Vue de la Ville du Grand Caire, et de ses Environs [and] Description des Piramides d’Egypte…), Chatelain, Atlas Historique…,
Amsterdam, ca. 1710. 19.3 x 14.6”. (HC) These three interesting sheets provide a wealth of information on Egypt, the Nile, and Cairo. The first is centered on a
detailed map of the Nile from the cataracts of the Nile to Cairo, with four illustrations of ancient pyramids, architecture and sculpture. The second features four great
views of Cairo, and the third includes five views of the pyramids and the Sphinx. Each folio sheet includes extensive French text describing the ancients sites, commerce and history of the region.
(A+)
$350-450
696.Egypt (Aegyptus Antiqua Mandato Serenissimi Delphini Publici Juris Facta), Anville, Geographie ancienne, Paris, 1765. 12.3 x 19.3”. (HC) This very finely engraved
map shows the region of Ancient Egypt divided into four districts: Aegyptus Inferior, Heptanomis, Aegyptus Superior or Thebaise, and Arabia Petraea that includes
Gaza. A table gives the Nomorum, or administrative districts of Upper and Lower Egypt, which are depicted by Roman numerals on the map. The details include the
pyramids, the Natron valley, rivers, cities, roads, oases and much else of interest. Both ancient and contemporary place names are included with the ancient names
underlined. Printed on thick paper with fine original color. There is a small chip in the lower right margin, still overall fine. (A+)
$200-250
697.Eastern Africa (Haute Ethiopie, ou sont l’Empire des Abissins, la Nubie, et le Zanguebar), Sanson/Mariette, Cartes Generales de Toutes…, Paris, 1655. 19.6 x 15.7”.
(HC) Handsome map of central and eastern Africa, including the northern part of Madagascar. The most dominant feature of the map is the source of the Nile shown
in the large lakes of Zaire and Zaflan. Most of the topography and place names are fictitious, as is typical of the cartography of the period. The unusual title cartouche
is engraved in a carpet motif. Original color with faint toning along centerfold. (B+)
$350-400
698.Eastern Africa (Le Zanguebar Tire de Sanut &c. / Partie du Zanguebar ou Sont les Costes d’Ajan et d’Abex &c.), Sanson, Paris, [1683]. 11.7 x 7.2”. (HC) This
attractive map, in two parts, covers the east coast of Africa from Mozambique to the Red Sea showing the prosperous trading ports. Each map has a decorative title
cartouche. Toning in blank margins with a couple light spots in map. (B+)
$130-180
699.Eastern Africa ([Lot of 4] La Nubia ed Abissinia [and] Carte de l’Isle d’Anjouan une des Isles de Comore [and] Carte de la Coste Orientale d’Afrique… [and] Empire du Monomotapa et Etats Voisins), 1740-84. (HC) 1) La Nubia ed Abissinia, by Antonio Zatta, 1784, (16 x 12”). Delicately engraved sheet also includes the
southwestern part of the Arabian peninsula from Mecca to Aden. The title cartouche is a stone monolith. Toned on centerfold (B). 2) Carte de l’Isle d’Anjouan une
des Isles de Comore, by Jacques Nicolas Bellin, circa 1757 (6.3 x 8.2”). This little map illustrates Anjouan Island (also known as Ndzuwani or Nzwani) one of the
Comoros Islands in the Indian Ocean. There is some paper restoration in the right side margin, not affecting the map (A). 3) Carte de la Coste Orientale d’Afrique,
depuis le XIIIe Degre de Latitude Meridionale jusqu’au XVIe Degre de Latitude Septentrionale…, by Jacques Nicolas Bellin, 1740, (7.7 x 9.5”). Prepared for the
Minister of the Navy, this map covers the eastern coastline from the Cape of Good Hope to Cape Gada. Issued folded, now flattened (A+) 4) Empire du Monomotapa
et Etats Voisins, by Jacques Nicolas Bellin, circa 1757 (10.4x 7.8”). This map features the Kingdom of Monomotapa roughly in today’s Mozambique. Based on
Delisle, it includes the Zambeze River and is bisected by the Tropic of Capricorn. It is filled with notations on gold mines and the supposed sources of rivers. (A+)
See descriptions.
$325-400
700.Western Africa (Guinea), Wit, Amsterdam, ca. 1680. 21.2 x 16.6”. (HC) Elegantly engraved map covering the coast from Sierra Leone to Gabon. The land is filled
with elephants, lions, leopards and monkeys and the sea is decorated with sailing ships. Two natives with pearls, a parrot, and very human-looking monkeys decorate
the large title cartouche. To the right, two child-like sea creatures are carrying a large elephant tusk. This is similar to both the Blaeu and Jansson map of the same
title, but it is larger in size and it lacks the rhumb lines, calligraphy, and one cartouche. A fine example with original color. (A+)
$450-550
701.Central Africa (Presbiteri Iohannis, sive, Abissinorum Imperii Descriptio), Ortelius, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Antwerp, [1574-75]. 17.3 x 14.8”. (HC) This great
map depicts the central African kingdom of the mythical Christian king, Prester John, who, according to legend, provided a stronghold against Barbarians and was
an ally to the Crusaders. Ortelius designed this map himself using geographical information including Gastaldi’s 1564 map of Africa. The mythical twin lakes of
Zaire and Zaflan are shown as the origin of the Nile, with the Mountains of the Moon located as the source of the lakes. It includes two pair of large elephants in
the interior and sea monsters and an Arabic ship (dhow) in the Atlantic. Two large strapwork cartouches balance the sheet, one enclosing the title and the other with
text of the legend. The dedication is to King David, with a long genealogy tracing Prester John’s lineage back to that of the Biblical king. Latin text on verso. Ref:
Norwich #11; Van den Broecke #175. Marginal defects include damp stains, a tear at bottom, and a fold separation with a small hole at top centerfold. The lower
fold is cleanly split 2” into the map. There is a small spot of candle wax in the legend. (C+)
$950-1100
702.Central Africa (Aethiopia Superior vel Interior vulgo Abissinorum sive Presbiteriioannis Imperium), Merian, London, ca. 1650. 14.6 x 11.3”. (HC) Decorative
map of eastern and central Africa depicting the legendary Christian kingdom of Prester John. It is based on an earlier map by Blaeu with a fair amount of detail on
the eastern coast, reflecting colonial trading interests. The Nile is shown originating in the twin Ptolemaic lakes of Zaire and Zaflan. The map is decorated with a
title cartouche surrounded by native figures and a decorative scale of miles, while in the interior elephants, ostriches and a monkey roam. The legend of Prester John
began about 1150 A.D. when rumor spread throughout Europe that there was a powerful Christian kingdom in Asia that had defeated the enemies of Christianity at
a time when there were tremendous Mongol and Islamic pressures on Europe. Several popes attempted to contact the mysterious Priest-King but the kingdom was
never located in Asia. The popular fancy was not easily dispelled, and the myth was simply moved to Africa and the legend persisted. Abraham Ortelius was the first
to devote a map to the mysterious kingdom and it was a standard map of central Africa throughout the seventeenth century.
(A+)
$350-425
703.Central Africa ([Copper Printing Plate] Urban Centers), ca. 1920. 6 x 8”. Every map collector’s dream - an original engraved copper plate! This is a relief plate
rather than intaglio, and its an alloy, but it is still very cool. The map shows portions of Tanzania, Zambia, Uganda and the Congo. Names the towns and villages of
Heirobi, Gulu, Woto, Lindi, Asusha, Bodoma, Iringa, Kabale, Mwanza, Ujiji and Tabora to mention a few. Each is shown with larger or smaller dots that correspond
to size based on legend at lower left. Lake Victoria is fully shown. The scale is 200 miles per inch. The plate, which is mounted on a 1” thick hardwood base, is
about 1/16” thick and is permanently attached to the supporting wood block. Areas not included in the image show signs of machine work to remove copper. There
is no map maker’s mark, but the initials “LM” are at lower right. Copper plates used for printing maps are rare, as the copper was usually recycled when the map
became obsolete. The second image has been reversed and enhanced for viewing. No flaws. (A)
$140-180
704.Southern Africa (Aethiopia Inferior, vel Exterior), Blaeu, Amsterdam, ca. 1635. 19.6 x 14.8”. (HC) This handsome map formed the standard for the depiction of
South Africa throughout the 17th century, covering the region from Congo-Zanzibar to the Cape. Blaeu based the map on Portuguese exploration and most detail is
confined to the coastlines. There are two large lakes in the interior, one unnamed and the other called Zachef, which is the lake out of which the Zambere (Zambesi
River) flows, probably based on reports of Lake Ngami, which was not conclusively discovered until the mid 19th century. The interior shows the mythical Mountains
of the Moon or Lunae Montes. Indigenous animals including elephants and monkeys are illustrated, while large galleons sail the sea. The dramatic title cartouche is
drawn on an ox hide held up by natives, with monkeys and turtles at their feet. Latin text on verso with historated “I” and fancy engraved end element. Ref: Norwich
#154. Very nice impression, full margins and great hand coloring. A little spotting in cartouche and some soiling or foxing in very wide margins. (B+) $600-800
Pacific Ocean
705.Pacific Ocean (Maris Pacifici, (quod vulgo Mar del Zur)), Ortelius, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Antwerp, 1589. 19.8 x 13.6”. (HC) Ortelius’ seminal map of the Pacific
is the first printed map devoted to the Pacific and the first to label the Americas separately as North and South subsequent to Mercator’s 1538 World Map. The map
draws on the cartography of Frans Hogenberg, Mercator’s world map of 1569, and Portuguese manuscript maps of Bartolomeo de Lasso. It widens the gap between
Asia and North America while properly locating the Philippines and Japan, although there is an odd Isla de Plata above Japan. North America is depicted considerably narrower and more correctly at the Tropic of Cancer, and the head of the Gulf of California is shown in a new form with the R. Grande being introduced for the
first time, although misplaced. The large southern continent, Terra Australis, stretches over the bottom of the map, but the name Tierra del Fuego appears south of
the Strait of Magellan. The map is adorned with two elaborate cartouches and Magellan’s surviving ship Victoria is pictured along with two smaller ships. First state
with the date 1589 in the cartouche. French text on verso, indicating a published date of 1598. Ref: Burden #74; Cohen (West) pp. 31-33; Goss (NA) #14; Wheat
(TMW) #24; van den Broecke #12. A fine example with a tiny professional repair on the centerfold. (A+)
$9000-11000
706.Pacific Ocean (Mar del Zur Hispanis mare Pacificum), Jansson, Amsterdam, ca. 1657. 22.5 x 17.3”. (HC) This significant map covers the whole Pacific Ocean along
with the western coastlines of the Americas, Japan, and a bit of New Guinea and Cape York, Australia, showing the recent Dutch discoveries there. The top of the chart
is dominated by a large landmass labeled Terra Incognita. A large Island of California appears, based on the Briggs type, most probably using Abraham Goos’ map
as a model. A curious chain of islands thread their way across the South Pacific with a legend that identifies these islands as being discovered by Hernando Galego
in 1576. The chart is centered on a compass rose with rhumb lines and is ornamented with a great title cartouche with Asian figures and the distance scale with putti
using navigational instruments. This is the first state. Ref: Burden #292; McLaughlin #11; Tooley (Amer) p. 114, #10; Wagner (NW) #359. Sharp impression and
original color with a hint of toning and a fold separation at bottom just entering the border. (B+)
$2000-2400
707.Pacific Ocean (Pascaerte vande Zuyd-Zee tussche California, en Ilhas de Ladrones…), Goos, Zee Atlas, Amsterdam, 1666. 21.5 x 17.5”. (HC) This very unusual
sea chart is focus strictly on the Pacific Ocean. It is oriented with north to the right by two fine compass roses. The northern part of the island of California appears
at bottom, based on the Foxe model. Japan, t’Land van Eso and Compagnies Land reflect the discoveries of Maarten Gerritsz de Vries. Further Dutch discoveries
are shown including the Gulf of Carpentaria, and the discoveries of Abel Tasman in New Zeland and Tasmania. Pieter Goos’s important sea atlas covered the whole
world and was aimed as much at the merchant market as for sea captains. His charts were very influential. This is the second state; there only being one recorded
example of the first state according to Burden. Ref: Burden #378; McLaughlin #34 Sharp impression with some faint soil along the centerfold. Professionally back
with light tissue repairing a small tear just below center and a couple of tears in the blank margins. (B+)
$2000-2500
708.Pacific Ocean (Mare del Sud, detto altrimenti Mare Pacifico…), Coronelli, Atlante Veneto, Venice, ca. 1691. 23.7 x 17.8”. (BW) This splendid map of the Pacific
Ocean shows most of the coastlines of the Americas and the partially-known islands off the eastern coast of Asia. California is presented as a large island in the Foxe
form. Isola del Giapone (Japan) is shown only 50 degrees from the California coast with the imaginary island of Terra de Iesso shown as a large landmass between
Asia and North America. A portion of the coastline of New Zealand is shown with the discoveries of Able Tasman, and hinting that it may be part of the great southern continent. A little of Tasmania is shown as Terra d’Antonio Diemens and a partial coastline of Australia is shown blending into New Guinea. A notation below
the equator states that the Spanish crossed the central Pacific from New Spain to the Philippines in sixty days. The route of Dutchmen, Jacob le Maire and Willem
Cornelisz Schouten, through the South Pacific is traced. This important voyage (1615-17) opened a new shipping route from the Atlantic to the Pacific and proved
that Tierra de Fuego was an island and not a part of some massive southern continent. The map is adorned with a cartouche featuring aquatic putti surrounding a large
shell filled with pearls and coral. Ref: Burden #680; McLaughlin #104. Fine impression with just a hint of soil in the blank margins. (A)
$2100-2500
709.North Pacific, Northern Asia and Northwestern North America (Tartariae sive Magni Chami Regni Tipus), Ortelius/Marchetti, Theatro del Mondo, [1598]. 4 x 2.8”.
(HC) While designed to illustrate the expansive kingdom of the Great Khan in Asia, this map’s main feature is the Stretto di Anian separating Asia and North America
based on the theory of Giacomo Gastaldi. Near the southern entrance to this straight is a large and strangely shaped Japan with a notation concerning the writings of
Marco Polo. In North America, the Sierra Nevadas are named in California, as are five of the mythical cities of Cibola. Pietro Maria Marchetti produced the second
pocket atlas based on Abraham Ortelius’ folio Theatrum. It is often referred to as the plagiarized version of the Epitome. The copper plates are closely copied from
those of Philip Galle’s 1593 Italian edition. On a full sheet (5.5 x 7.5”) of Italian text. Ref: Burden #128; King (2nd ed.) pp. 78-79. (A+)
$180-230
710.North Pacific Ocean, North America, Northeast Asia (Carte des nouvelles decouvertes entre la partie orient[a]le de l’Asie et l’occid[enta]le de l’Amerique…), Buache,
Considerations Geographiques, Paris, 1753. 12.3 x 8”. (HC) According to the title this rare map was presented to the Academy of Sciences on August 9, 1752. The
entire west coast of North America is entirely fictitious north of Cap Blanc. Although very similar to the famous Delisle map of the North Pacific [1750], this map
differs considerably. It presents a different arrangement of the apocryphal discoveries of the Spanish admiral Bartholome de Fonte that supposedly formed a Northwest
Passage: Grande Eau, Lac Valasco, Lac Belle and Lac de Font. There is an enormous Sea of the West, which was supposedly discovered by Juan de Fuca in 1592.
Here Buache added yet another myth with the Chinese colony, Fou-sang, located between the Entrée de Fuca and the Archipel de St. Lazare. A murky landmass appears in the general location of the Alaskan peninsula with a note crediting both the Russians and Admiral de Fonte. Kamchatka and the eastern coast of Siberia are
shown relatively accurately along with the discoveries of the Russians in 1723, 1732 and 1741, the tracks of Bering’s first and second voyages, and Delisle’s voyage
with Capt. Tchirikow in 1741. Both the map and a sheet of French text have been pasted onto the folio sheet, as issued. Ref: Lowery pp. 298-300; Wagner #573; cf
Schwartz & Ehrenberg p.161. There is very faint toning in the margins, still overall fine with original color. (A+)
$3000-4000
711.North Pacific Ocean (Kaart van den Mond van Norton, en van de Engte van Bhering…), Cook, Dutch edition of Cook’s Voyages, Amsterdam, ca. 1801. 15 x 10.5”.
(BW) Nice map of the Bering Strait from south of Norton Sound to north of Cap du Prince de Galles and the corresponding coastline of Russia. Features include
hachure representing coastal mountains, islands, place names and soundings. St. Lawrence Island, Eilanden van Clerke is partially shown; other gaps exist along
the continents. Tracks of both the 1778 and 1779 exploration are delineated; Cook having done the former and Clerke the latter after Cook’s death in Hawaii in Feb.
1779. Very wide margins. (A)
$120-160
712.Pacific Islands (Isole Scoperte da Iacomo le Maier Olandese nel 1617), Dudley, Dell Arcano del Mare, Florence, ca. 1646. 13.5 x 17.5”. (HC) This lovely sea chart
features several South Pacific islands discovered by the Dutch explorers Jacob le Maire and Willem Schouten in 1617. Included are Cocos, Veriaders, and Good
Hope (Tafahi, Niuatoputapu and Niuafo’ou of Tonga) and Hornsche and Horne (Alofi and Futana of the Futana and Wallis islands group). Robert Dudley, a skilled
mathematician and navigator, was exiled from England and settled in Florence where he published this chart in the first sea atlas using Mercator’s projection. The
chart was engraved by Antonio Lucini and beautifully embellished with calligraphy, a large compass rose and a sailing ship. Sharp impression with a tiny bit of
light foxing, mostly confined to the blank margins. (B+)
$400-500
713.Pacific Islands (Polynesia), Pinkerton, Modern Atlas, 1813. 27.3 x 19.6”. (HC) This finely engraved, large chart covers the islands of the South Pacific from the
Mariana Islands through Hawaii, and from northeastern Australia through the Society Islands and the Marqueses Islands. The map is intensely detailed, showing
names of islands and island groups, harbors, channels and straits. It is typical of the precise style of early 19th century cartography with its emphasis on scientific
accuracy. Drawn, under the direction of John Pinkerton, by L. Herbert and engraved by Samuel Neele. John Pinkerton’s largest and most impressive production was
the Modern Atlas, which was first issued in parts to subscribers and as a complete atlas in 1815. Ref: Tooley (AUS) #980. Original outline color. (A+) $375-450
714.Society Islands (Carte des Isles de la Societe), Bonne, Paris, ca. 1788. 13.5 x 9.2”. (HC) The Society Islands are a group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, the
best know being Tahiti. This chart shows Bora-Bora, Tahaa and Raiatea in great detail including their surrounding reefs. Also shows Big and Little Hauhine, here
incorrectly shown as one island. Inset Isle de Noel is today part of the Tupai Atoll north of Bora-Bora. Three other insets detail harbors on Hauhine and Raiatae, here
called Ulietea. Some believe the archipelago was named by Captain James Cook in honor of the Royal Society, the sponsor of the scientific survey of the islands,
however in his journal, Cook says he called the islands Society “as they lay contiguous to one another.” Per notation at upper left this chart is drawn from Cook’s
first Pacific voyage. A little offsetting and a few spots. Very nice impression and color with full margins and a text-based watermark. (B+)
$100-130
715.Tahiti (Carte de l’Isle de Taiti, par le Lieutenant J. Cook 1769), Cook, Histoire Generale des Voyages, London, ca. 1785. 16 x 9.3”. (HC) This chart of the islands
of Tahiti is one of the earliest depicting the island and is a result of Cook’s first voyage. Fully engraved to show the islands unique mountainous topography and the
rivers which radiate from the centrally located mountain or volcano. Cook’s first expedition resulted from a petition by the Royal Society to King George III requesting a scientific expedition to the Pacific to study and observe the 1769 transit of Venus across the sun from the island of Tahiti. Approval was given for the scientific
voyage, which the Admiralty combined with a confidential mission to search the south Pacific for signs of the postulated continent Terra Australis Incognita. Engraved
by Benard. An area of paper thinness at lower middle visible when held to the light. Map image is very good. (A)
$180-220
716.Tahiti (Carte des Iles Taiti), Tardieu, Voyage Pittoresque Autour du Monde…, Paris, [1834]. 12.8 x 8.5”. (HC) This detailed map of the islands of Tahiti and the
Society Islands was drawn for Dumont d’Urville’s important first voyage of explorations in the Pacific (1826-29). The voyage returned to France with an impressive
load of hydrographical papers and collections of zoological, botanical and mineralogical reports, which were destined to strongly influence the scientific analysis of
those regions. Issued folded, now flattened. (A)
$140-180
717.New Zealand and Pacific Islands (Esquisse de la Baye Dusky, dans la Nouvelle Zeelande), Bonne, Atlas encyclopedique, Paris, ca. 1787. 13.5 x 9.2”. (HC) In addition to the map of Dusky Bay with an inset of Pickersgill Harbour, this interesting sheet includes eight small charts of islands in the Pacific Ocean as described by
Captain James Cook on one of his expeditions between 1768-1775. Dusky Bay was first sighted by Captain Cook during his first voyage to New Zealand in 1770.
On his second expedition he spent two months exploring the sound, and used it as a harbor, establishing workshops and an observatory. The map was engraved by
Gaspard Andre. There are a couple tiny worm holes on the centerfold, without loss of engraving. (B+)
$200-250
718.Australia (Carte de la Nle. Galles Merid. ou de la Cote Oriental de la Nle. Hollande Decouverte et Visitee par le Lieutenant J. Cook, Commandant de l’Endeavor,
Vaisseau de sa Majeste en 1770), Cook/Benard, London, ca. 1774. 30.6 x 14.2”. (BW) This important map documents the first European discovery of the east coast
of Australia. It is oriented with north to the right and covers from Cape Howe to Cape York. It shows the routes of the Endeavor with place names bestowed by Cook,
including Botany Bay (Bay de la Botanque), which was named for the large quantities of plants located there. This chart of the coast of New South Wales was issued
in the French edition of Cook’s Voyages, 1774-89. Ref: Tooley (MCC-64) #342. Folding as issued with some offsetting and light foxing. The right margin has been
trimmed nearly to the neatline for binding and there is a short tear just into the border. (B+)
$600-700
719.Australia (Carte de l’Australie, (Partie Sud-Ouest de l’Oceanie)), Brue, Atlas Universel de Geographie Physique, Politique et Historique…, Paris, 1834. 21 x 14.3”.
(HC) This is a terrific and attractive map of “New Holland” which includes New Zealand and New Guinea, plus many smaller islands of the East Indies. The coastal
detail is exceptional with a large number of place names. The interior is virtually blank, but an inset map in the middle of Australia delineates the original nine divisions
proposed by Captain Vetch of the Royal Corps, namely Dampierie, Tasmanie, Carpentarie, Torresie, Victoria, Nuytsland, Flindersland, Cooksland, and Guelphie. An
inset of the southeast coast (Details de la Colonie de la nouvelle Galles Meridionale) is centered on the unnamed Sidney and has a key locating the nineteen political
divisions. The inset locates Port Macquarie, Port Jackson, Port Hunter, Port Stephens, Botany Bay, and extends into the interior well west of the Blue Mountains.
This is the updated 1834 map from the 1826 edition. With Brue’s embossed seal and a decorative keyboard-style border. Great impression and fine original hand
coloring on thick sheet with very wide margins. A few tiny spots do not detract. (A)
$250-300
720.Tasmania, Australia (Van Diemen’s Land or Tasmania), Johnston, National Atlas, ca. 1845. 19.8 x 24”. (HC) This is the most highly detailed map we have seen
since Tasmania was normally shown as an inset on other maps of Australia from the period, with the exception of the smaller Tallis map. Very fine detail with the map
engraved and colored to show the divisions, namely Kent, Buckingham, Devon, Dorset, Cornwall, Glamorga, Cumberland, Monmouth, etc. A large unsettled region
is unnamed in the west. This area will eventually be organized as Wellington, Russell, Lincoln, Montagu, Franklin, Montgomery and Arthur. Locates the towns of
Hobart, George Town, Oatlands, Richmond and Bothwell Grantham. Includes scores of small villages and settlements, all connected by a network of wagon roads.
The core of settlement is limited to the central portions. The Penal Colony in Port Arthur is not noted. This map is circa 1845 which was the same year the Hobart
Savings Bank opened for business. The scale of 10 miles per inch provides remarkable detail of the topography, watershed and coastline. This map matches the map
in the National Library of Australia which they date to 1844.
(A+)
$250-300
Decorative Engravings & Prints
721.Birds ([Lot of 6 - Birds]), Studer, Popular Ornithology The Birds of North America, ca. 1880. 12 x 15”. (PC) This lot is composed of six fine chromolithographic
plates from Studer’s important ornithological work. The plates are without title, the titles used are from research on the web. Included are Plate LXXVII - Gyr-Falcon
and Polar Falcon; Plate LXXXIV - Brown Pelican, Courland (Crying Bird) and Stilted Sandpiper; Plate LXXXVI - Yellow-nosed Albatross and Common Skua; Plate
XCV - American Lanier or Prairie Falcon, American Barn Owl, Pygmy Owl, Ferrugineous Owl, Burrowing Owl, Harris’ Finch and Oregon Snowbird; Plate III - White
or Whooping Crane; Plate XLIV - Wood Ibis. This is an exceptional collection of some of the best Studer plates.
(A+)
$200-300
722.Botanicals ([Lot of 3 - Botanicals]), Redoute, Paris, ca. 1820. 10.5 x 14”. (HC) Nice lot of 3 aquatint engravings of pretty, unnamed flowers.
impressions and rich hand coloring. (A+)
Clean with crisp
$180-220
723.Native Americans (Chippeway Squaw & Child), McKenney and Hall, History of the Indian Tribes of North America, Philadelphia, 1838. 10 x 13”. (BW) This fine
stone lithograph is on a full sheet measuring 14.4” x 20.7”. McKenney and Hall produced two lithographs with the same title, one showing the mother carrying the
child in a baby carrier and this image depicting a mother, sitting on the ground, preparing to breast feed her baby who is secured in a cradle-board. Uncolored except
for a delicate touch of red color added to blush the cheeks. A beautiful example with full margins which is rare for these lithographs because so many were trimmed
and framed in the past. Thomas McKenney & James Hall’s portfolio of Indian portraits documents an important part of American History. Thomas McKenney, head
of the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs for many years, was a champion of the Native Americans and fought throughout his tenure to preserve their culture. His
legacy was commissioning artists such as James Otto Lewis and Charles Bird King to paint many of the native leaders when they visited Washington. After he left
government office, he produced lithographs of these paintings for this publication. These lithographs are the only visual record left of these great Native Americans,
as the paintings were destroyed by fire in 1865. A fine example with a tiny edge tear at bottom, well away from the image. (A+)
$200-300
724.Military (The Centennial Military Parade - West Point Cadets Passing the Reviewing Stand in Madison Square), Harper Bros., Harper’s Weekly, New York, 1889.
43.4 x 13.7”. (BW) Woodcut scene by Thure de Thulstrup included as a “Supplement to Harper’s Weekly, May 11, 1889.” Thure de Thulstrup was a Swedish-born
illustrator who, after emigrating to America, became one of the leading illustrators for a number of magazines, including three decades of work for Harper’s Weekly.
Thulstrup primarily illustrated historical military scenes, with this being an excellent example. Fine, detailed impression. Fragile margins with tears and chips with
several archival tape repairs. (B)
$90-120
725.Politics, United States ([Portrait of George Washington]), Le Costume ancien et moderne ou histoire du gouvernement…, ca. 1827. 5 x 7”. (HC) A beautiful aquatint
engraving of George Washington from Giulio Ferrario’s work, which went far beyond being a mere history of costume. The volume on North America included images from De Bry, Cook, La Perouse, Vancouver, etc., and several historical views of the United States including this fine portrait of Washington by Gallo Gallina. A
superb example of aquatint engraving, it is so finely rendered that one can almost feel the velvet jacket. Some of the color is a part of the printing process and then it
was finished by hand with water color. There is some minor foxing in the blank margins. (A)
$250-300
726.Ships (Zee-Slagh Tusschen de Hr. Michiel de Ruiter en den Hr. Georg Ascue by Plymuyden op den 26 August 1652), Stoopendaal, Rotterdam, ca. 1700. 13.8 x 10.5”.
(HC) Incredible copper engraving depicting the battle of the First Sea War (1652-1654) between the Dutch and the English. Lord M. de Ruyter was a famous admiral
of the Dutch navy, who spent much of his life fighting the English. The sea is literally filled with ships all the way to the horizon and the water is littered with life
boats, swimming sailors and foundering ships. There are 24 Dutch ships named at bottom, some identify the captains as well. There are some stains in the map
margins; the image itself is clean and crisp. (A)
$275-350
727.Ships (Les Pavillons des Mer du Monde Nouvellement Corriges), Le Rouge, Paris, [1756]. 9 x 7.5”. (HC) Copper engraved sheet of 192 maritime flags of nations
and independent provinces. Along the bottom are an additional seven pennants noted in primary color, which also functions as a color key. (B+)
$150-200
728.Ships Log (Journal de Bord Special aux Aspirants de l’Ecole d’Application), 1905. 8.8 x 13.8”. This remarkable ships log and journal is by Joseph Vial. In it Vial
describes a journey he made as a young officer in training, complete with all his navigational entries and detailed drawings. The voyage appears to originate in Vigo,
Spain, sails past France on the way to Scandinavia. Several ports are visited including Copenhagen before sailing across the top of Scotland and down the west coast
to end in Plymouth, England. His diagrams show the correct methods of approaching a harbor, turning a ship around, etc., everything he learned in school. Filled
with information including a fascinating description of Scandinavia, how he navigated around the narrow and often treacherous Skagen (NE tip of Jutland), and the
ships he encountered along the way. A warship in Copenhagen is drawn to show its full armory. The journal is in manuscript black ink with more than 40 drawings
in ink and colored pencil. It is in the standardized French book “Marine Nationale. Journal de Bord Sepecial aux Aspirants de l’Ecole d’Application” with preprinted
page format. Paper boards and green cloth spine. This remarkable record contains about 100 completed pages with the last recorded date July 17, 1905. Old dealer’s
note on first end paper says Vial went on to captain a French Frigate. The pages are generally fine to very good. The covers are soiled and stained with some shelf
wear and bumped corners. Cloth on spine is sunned and has a 2” frayed split. (A)
$300-500
729.Religion ([Lot of 13 - Old Testament Engravings]), Calmet, Paris, ca. 1722. (BW) This lot includes thirteen finely rendered copper engravings from one of Calmet’s
important histories of the Bible. 1) Beschryving van de Legeringen Israels Rondom den Tabernakel, Opgerecht in de Woestyn, 17 x 11.8”). 2) Het Wit Kleed des
Hoogenpriesters op den Plechtigen Verzonendag, F. van Bleyswyck, (7.6 x 11.4”). 3) Verscheiden Brandoffer Alteraaren, F. van Bleyswyck, (8 x 12.3”). 4) VreugdeBedryven der Jooden, Gedurende het Loofhutten-Feest, (7.5 X 11.8”) 5) Kleding der Leviten, F. van Bleyswyck, (7.5 x 11.3”). 6) Plechtigheden van het Yver-Water,
M. Poole, (7.7 x 12”). 7) De Borstlap des Gerichts, Philip Gunst, (7.5 x 12”). 8) Aaron in het Hoogepriesterlyk Gewaad, (7.3 x 11.3”). 9) Kleding, en Gewaad Eenes
Gemeenen Priesters, Gunst, (7.4 x 11”). 10) Grondtekening van de Legeringen der Israeliten, met het Getal der Mannen van Twintig Jaaren en Daar Boven, Bekwaam
om Wapenen te Dragen, (16.8 x 11.8”). 11) Melchitsedek in Koninklyk Gewaad, (7.5 x 11.7”). 12) Het Groote Hozanna, of Plegtigheden van den Achtsten Dag van
het Loofhuttenfeest, (17.2 x 12.2”). 13) Hebreeuwsche Naamen van de Edele Gesteenten des Borstlaps van den Hoogenpriester, (7.8 x 12”). (A)
$200-275
730.Religion ([Lot of 2] De Arke van Noach, dryvende op de Wateren, en behoudende een overblyfsel van het Menschelyk gestacht, dat daar in is omgekomen [and]
Gezicht en Uiterlyke Gedaante der Arke van Noach), Calmet, Paris, ca. 1722. 16 x 11”. (BW) This lot includes a pair of finely rendered copper engravings from one
of Calmet’s important histories of the Bible. They illustrate Noah’s Ark and the various compartments for the people, animals, and birds. Size varies slightly. Minor
toning and short fold separations in blank margins, not affecting engravings. (A)
$110-160
731.Heraldry (Carte Genealogique des Souverains Issus de Ferdinand Premier [with] Carte Genealogique de l’Origine de la Plus Part des Souverains de l’Europe Issus
de l’Empereur Rodolphe), Chatelain, Atlas Historique…, Amsterdam, ca. 1719. 37.5 x 15”. (HC) This interesting sheet contains elaborate family trees showing the
lineages of the royal houses of Europe and their coats of arms. Overall very good with just a hint of toning along one fold. (A)
$375-450
732.Satire - Stock Trading ([Lot of 2] Law, als een tweede Don-Quichot, op Sanches Graauwtje zit ten spot [and] De wintgot, uytgebuldert hebbende, laat niet dan rampen
na), Anon., Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid …, ca. 1720. 10.8 x 8”. (HC) These satirical engravings are from the important account of one the most infamous
financial meltdowns in history, known as the Mississippi Bubble incident. The first shows John Law, like Don Quixote sitting on Sancho’s ass with a trunk labeled
Bombario’s coffers. They are followed by a crowd of foolish investors gathering up the shares that are flying out of the ass. The second depicts Jupiter and Mercury
surrounded by clouds observing the destruction left behind by the collapse of various investment schemes. Dutch verse below each. John Law, a Scottish financier,
established the Banque Generale (central bank) in France. He was then granted control of Louisiana and founded the Compagnie de la Louisiane d’Occident, in 1717.
Law developed an elaborate plan to exploit the fabulous resources of the region, which quickly gained popularity and people rushed to invest, not just in France, but
throughout Europe. This resulted in the development of several other overseas companies, such as the English South Sea Company and a number of smaller companies
in the Dutch Republic. The share price of the (Carte du Mexique et de la Floride) rose dramatically in a frenzy of speculation. In 1720 the bubble burst; speculators
cashed in, caused a run on the shares, and the company went bankrupt. As a consequence of the failure, confidence in other similar companies failed, and thousands
of individual investors across Europe were ruined.
(A+)
$240-300
733.Satire - Stock Trading ([Lot of 2] Rue Quinquempoix en l’annee 1720 [and] De Verwarde Actionisten Torenbouw Tot Babel), Anon., Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid …, ca. 1720. 14.4 x 12.5”. (HC) These satirical engravings are from the important account of one the most infamous financial meltdowns in history, known
as the Mississippi Bubble incident. The first is a chaotic picture of the “wind trade” on the rue Quinquempoix in Paris. The second is graphic satire comparing share
trade mania and the collapse of various investment schemes to the story of the Tower of Babel. See John Law above. (A)
$300-400
Miscellany (Incunabula, etc.)
734.Medieval Manuscripts ([Illuminated Leaf]), Anon., ca. 1250. 3.5 x 5.4”. This is a near perfect vellum leaf from a tiny Bible. Written over 700 years ago, probably
in Paris, which was the production center for pocket-sized Bibles in the Middle Ages. The thin vellum, known as uterine, is characteristic of Bibles from the 13th
century. It was necessary in order to fit the whole Bible into a single portable book. The microscopic writing is in two columns, the convention still used for modern
Bibles. This leaf is from the Book Ecclesiasticus, chapters VI and VII. The capital letters at the beginning of each chapter are embellished with fine penwork in red
and blue. (A+)
$350-400
735.Medieval Manuscripts ([Illuminated Leaf]), Anon., ca. 1360. 3.5 x 5”. A simple vellum leaf from a French Book of Hours. The only decoration is the large initial T
in gold on a blue and red background. Written in brown ink with a small section in red in a different hand, which was likely added later. It reads, “Ici a belle oroyson
de nostre signour láquelle est en Latin” (with the word Latin crossed out and replaced with Francois. There are some stains in the blank margins. (B+) $80-110
736.Medieval Manuscripts ([Illuminated Leaf]), Anon., ca. 1430. 4.3 x 5.8”. A nice vellum leaf from a French Book of Hours, probably from Rouen. It is written in
brown and red ink and embellished with several initials and line fillers in red, blue, white and burnished gold leaf. The recto is decorated with a panel of delicate ivy
leaves and flowers. The text is from the office of the Blessed Virgin, Matins, Psalm 44. There is some toning and cockling in the margins. (B+)
$140-180
737.Medieval Manuscripts ([Illuminated Leaf]), Anon., ca. 1450. 3.8 x 5.3”. A vellum leaf from a Flemish Book of Hours. Written in a batarde letter in brown/black
ink with initials in red, blue and gold. The text is from the Hours of the Virgin, None, the Psalms 126 and 127.
(A+)
$140-180
738.Medieval Manuscripts ([Illuminated Leaf]), Anon., ca. 1470. 4.5 x 6”. A fine vellum leaf from a French Book of Hours, probably written in a Rouen scriptorium.
It is written in brown ink with several decorative initials and line fillers painted in red, blue, white and burnished gold leaf. The verso is further embellished with a
panel of delicate leaves and flowers. The text is from Psalms 128 and 130. There is a small stain in the margin on the recto, else fine. (A)
$400-450
739.Medieval Manuscripts ([Illuminated Leaf]), Anon., ca. 1475. 4.6 x 6.3”. (HC) A very pretty vellum leaf from a Parisian Book of Hours. It is decorated on both
sides with gold ivy leaves on hairline stems with colorful flowers and fruit. The text is written in brown ink with initial and line-fillers painted in the traditional red,
blue, white and burnished gold. The recto side is very good. Some paint has rubbed off one of the line-fillers on verso and there is some show-through of the large
initial. (B)
$240-300
740.Medieval Manuscripts ([Illuminated Leaf]), Anon., ca. 1480. 5 x 7”. A very high quality vellum leaf from a French Book of Hours. The parchment is thin and
creamy white with a wide panel of flowers and leaves in red, blue, green and gold. The recto is decorated with five illuminated initials and a line-filler. The verso
contains a large initial with flowers painted inside it. The text is from Psalm 23.
(A+)
$300-350
741.Medieval Manuscripts ([Illuminated Leaf]), Anon., Paris, ca. 1570. 4.4 x 6.3”. (HC) This appealing vellum leaf is from a very late manuscript French Book of Hours,
made after the reforms initiated by Pope Pius V in 1568. The scribe used dark brown ink and wrote in a fine rounded, Roman hand, perhaps in imitation of printed
type. There are a number of small colored and gilt initials on both sides, with colors of blue, yellow, red, green and gold. There are many line fillers, all in a variety
of styles.
(A+)
$140-180
742.Music ([Antiphonal Leaf]), Anon., ca. 1600. 15.3 x 22”. A large sheet of vellum containing the text of a Gradual. It is boldly written in black ink with numerous
and very intricate red and blue initials on both sides. The text is from Psalm 17. The ink has oxidized some of the vellum and there is a repair on the verso. There
is also adhesive residue on this side from a previous mounting. (C+)
$140-180
743.Music ([Antiphonal Leaf]), Anon., ca. 1600. 16.5 x 23”. A large sheet of vellum containing the text of a Gradual. It is boldly written in black ink with numerous,
intricate red and blue initials on both sides. The text is from Psalm 42. There are some worm tracks and repairs in the margins. The ink has slightly oxidized one
of the letters. (B)
$140-180
Atlases & Reference Books
744.Atlases (La Geografia di Claudio Tolomeo Alessandrino), Ruscelli, La geografia de Claudio Tolomeo…, Venice, 1574. 7 x 9.3”. (BW) This is the third edition of
Girolamo Ruscelli’s translation of Claudius Ptolemy’s Geographia. It was revised and corrected by Giovanni Malombra, and was printed by Giordano Ziletti. It is
complete with 65 maps; 27 classic and 38 modern, which are enlarged copies of the maps created by Giacomo Gastaldi for his 1548 edition of Ptolemy. These maps
demonstrate the amazing advances in geographic knowledge taking place in this great era of exploration. They are from finely engraved copper plates, which were
a great improvement over the rather crude woodcut maps in many of the earlier editions. The maps are printed from the same plates as the first edition (1561) with
the exception of the Ptolemaic world map, which reverted to the original conical projection of Ptolemy. This edition also includes the additional map of Territorio
di Roma. There are two modern world maps; a seminal map of the eastern seaboard of North America; a map of Nueva Hispania that covers from Baja California,
Mexico and Central America through Florida and the West Indies; and several other maps related to the Americas. Complete, 350 pp, index and two engraved frontispieces. Original vellum binding with three raised banks and brown ink manuscript title on spine. Ref: Mickwitz & Miekkavaara (Nordenskiold) #220; Phillips (A)
#381; Shirley #133. The maps are fine impressions, very good and fine. Text with occasional faint foxing. Binding slightly shelf worn with some spotting, missing
original ties. Overall remarkably very good condition. (A)
$15000-18000
745.Atlases (Atlas Portatif, Universel et Militaire…), Robert de Vaugondy, Paris, 1748. 5.4 x 7.8”. (BW) Beautiful and complete small quarto atlas containing 80 double
page maps, 24 with interest in the Americas. The dimensions of each map is roughly 8” x 6.5” except for the occasional larger folding map. Contains the great maps
“Partie du Mexique”; “Cours du Mississipi et la Louisiane”; “la Floride devisee en Floride et Caroline”; “les Lacs du Canada and Nouvelle Angleterre”; Nouvelle
Angleterre Nlle. York, Nlle. Jersey, Pensilvanie Mariland et Virginie”; “Partie de Canada…le Fleuve St. Laurent et la nouvelle Ecosse”; and “L’Acadia.” The title
pages continues “A Paris : chez l’auteur; Durand libraire; Pissot fils libraire, 1748.” Beautifully engraved military-themed title page by Delahaye. Expertly rebound
in modern brown leather with additional end papers added. Spine with raised bands, gilt and black leather title label.
are clean and bright except the large triple-folding Venice which has one vertical line of toning. (A+)
A very fine example of this atlas. All maps
$3000-4000
746.Atlases (Atlas de Toutes les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre, Dresse Pour l’Historie Philosophique & Politique…), Bonne/Raynal, Paris, ca. 1780. 8.3 x 10”.
(BW) This is the atlas volume for Abbe Raynal’s “L’Histoire philosophique et politique des etablissements et du commerce des Europeens dans les deux Indes.”
Complete and filled with his well drawn maps and charts with engraving by Andre. In original brown leather binding with raised bands and gilt tooling and title. Full
marbled end papers, two title pages and list of maps, Analyse Succincet de Cet Atlas (28pp), 49 maps and charts, and numerous folding statistical tables. Red fore edge
paint. Maps include two world maps (both folding), Europe, Asia, Africa, ten related to Europe, three related to Africa, two related to India, Arabia, the East Indies,
the Moluccas, China, Persia, Philippines, Russia, South America plus six related, and several Caribbean charts. Plus all of the great maps related to North America:
Mexico; le Nouveau Mexique; Terre-Neuve, Acadia…; Occidentale du Canada; Louisiana & Florida; Partie Nord des Etats Unis; and Partie Sud des Etats Unis. The
atlas volume did not carry any publication information on the title pages, thus our circa 1780 estimate. An exceptional example of this increasingly difficult to find
atlas. Beautiful example maps all very good to fine. Text pages are tight and also very nice, but the first 20 pages are evenly toned. Binding is very nice with just
a little cracking along spine/cover joint at front. (A)
$4000-6000
747.Atlases (Atlas Universel de Geographie Physique, Politique et Historique, Ancienne et Moderne…), Brue, Paris, 1822. 14.6 x 22.2”. (HC) This complete atlas is
disbound without the boards or end papers. The title page is dated 1822 and the Table of Contents calls for 36 maps. This atlas, however, has 39 maps. The list calls
for an east and west France, but has instead a single large folding map of France. It also has 4 maps of Mexico and Latin America not called for. Contains great maps
of the United States, North America, and Mexico that includes all of the Southwest, two world maps, maps of the continents including a fine map of Africa. All maps
have the imprint “Gravée sous le direction de l’auteur” and Brue’s embossed seal “Carte encyprotipe du fonds de l’auteur.” And each is beautifully engraved and
colored, and surrounded by a decorative keyboard border. The map Carte Generale des Etats-Unis (cf Wheat TMW #336) was probably based on work of Arrowsmith
and Melish with information from the Lewis & Clark and Humbolt’s expeditions. It shows the United States’ claims into present-day British Columbia, the Fifty-Four
Forty or Fight controversy. Spain controls today’s Texas, New Mexico and California. The map Carte Generale des Etats-Unis Mexicains et des Provinces-Unies de
l’Amerique Centrale (Wheat #361) shows Mexico in possession of California, the Southwest, and Texas, which is named, but not yet delineated. The western topography is represented in hachure and is based on the expeditions of Lewis and Clark, Pike and Long. There are rivers crossing the Great Basin which is labeled Panys
Innnu. With an inset titled Guatemala ou Provinces-Unis de l’Amerique Centrale that covers Central America and the Yucatan peninsula. A complete Brue atlas less
the covers and end papers. The maps are mostly fine, a few with a little marginal staining. Austria is split at bottom into map and has additional staining at top; the
Spain and Portugal map has a stain into one corner; and Peru is the last map and has two extraneous folds and a few edge chips. The title page, being the first sheet,
is toned or soiled with edge curling and chipping. The condition of these fine maps makes this more than worthy of professionally rebounding. (A) $1200-1600
748.Atlases, Pacific Ocean (Atlas Universel de Geographie Physique, Politique, Statistique et Mineralogique...Sixieme Partie - Oceanique), Vandermaelen, Brussels,
1827. 15 x 21.5”. (HC) This is a fine and complete example of Vandermaelen’s Pacific Ocean volume (Sixth of Six). Each large double page folio map is beautifully
hand colored and measures approximately 22” x 19”. The first map is the index map “Carte D’Assemblage de L’Oceanique.” It shows the region covered by each
of the following maps. The next maps, numbered No. 1 though 60, show Australia and Tasmania, New Zealand, the East Indies, the Philippines, Malaysia and all of
the southern Pacific Islands including Hawaii. Map No. 12 is missing which, according to the index sheet, covers Singapore, the southern part of Malay peninsula
and a small part of Sumatra. Each map is drawn on the same scale and shows remarkable detail. The atlas contains 60 charts, each surrounded by a bold block-style
border. Bound in original brown speckled boards with quarter brown calf on tips and spine with raised ribs and gilt tool work. Original red and black leather labels
on spine with gilt titling. Finely marbled end papers. Two title pages, sixty maps of sixty-one. The fine lithography was accomplished from Paris by H. Ode. A rare
and remarkable atlas that should be in any serious atlas collection. All of the maps are very good to fine. The covers are generally very nice but with tips rubbed
as is the edge of spine. Front of spine is starting to crack and upper 1/2” is missing. Some water staining to the title pages. (B+)
$5000-6000
749.Atlases, South America (Atlas Universel de Geographie Physique, Politique, Statistique et Mineralogique...Cinquieme Partie - Amer. Merid.), Vandermaelen, Brussels, [1827]. 15 x 21.5”. (HC) This is a complete and overall fine example of Vandermaelen’s atlas of South American (Volume Fifth of Six). Each large double
page folio map is beautifully hand colored and measures approximately 22” x 19”. The index map, “Carte D’Assemblage de L’Americque Meridionle” shows the
extent of every map within South America. This index map is normally bound as the first map, in this atlas it is bound before map No. 12. An additional unnumbered
map is the stunning “Tableau Provinsiore d’Assemblage…” which is a detailed map of North America extending from southern Canada, through Central America and
south to beyond the basin of the Amazon River. Mexico controls the Southwest and Texas, which is named. Locates the Presidio, St. Antonio and Guarda y Barca.
Arkansas Territory extends west to Texas, a thin New Mexico region is located within Mexico, the very large Northwest Territories is to the west of Lake Michigan,
and Michigan is wildly misshapen. Plus there are 45 numbered maps with two No.4 - the second being No. 4 (ibis) and two No. 16. All maps show remarkable detail
of each region. Map No. 28 is misprinted as No. 18. The atlas is complete and contains 47 charts, each surrounded by a bold keyboard-style border. Bound in original
brown speckled boards with quarter brown calf on tip and spine with raised ribs. Original red and black leather labels on spine with gilt titling. Finely marbled end
papers. Two title pages, forty-seven maps. The fine lithography was accomplished from Paris by H. Ode. A rare and remarkable atlas, complete in all regards, that
should be in any serious atlas collection. A stunning example with all maps beautiful examples in generally fine condition with just a couple showing light offsetting
as a result to the dark, early impression. The covers are generally very nice with light shelf wear. Some scattered foxing to the title pages. (B+)
$7000-9000
750.Atlases, North America (Atlas Universel de Geographie Physique, Politique, Statistique et Mineralogique...Quatrienne Partie - Amer. sept.), Vandermaelen, Brussels,
[1827]. 15 x 21.5”. (HC) This is a fine example of Vandermaelen’s highly desirable atlas on North American (Volume Fourth of Six). Each large double page folio
map measures approximately 22” x 19” and are beautifully hand colored. The first is the index map, “Carte D’Assemblage de L’Americque Septentle” that shows
the extent of each map in the atlas keyed with the map number. The next 82 maps are numbered No. 1 though 76 and show remarkable detail of each region. There
are two maps each numbered 38, 39, 41, 46, 47, and 57 . The complete atlas contains 83 charts, each surrounded by a bold block-style border. Bound in original
brown speckled boards with half brown calf on tip and spine with raised ribs. Original red and black leather labels on spine with gilt title and volume information.
Finely marbled end papers. Contains two title pages, eighty-three maps. The fine lithography was accomplished by H. Ode of Paris. A rare and remarkable atlas,
complete in all regards, that should be in any serious atlas collection. Ref: Phillips (A) No. 749; Wheat (TMW) #378. A stunning example with the majority of the
maps beautiful examples in generally fine condition with just a few showing light offsetting as a result to the dark, early impression. Maps 9, 22, and 65 are lightly
toned with small speckled foxing spots. The second No. 41 has some toning or staining and paper cockling along upper margin. The covers are generally very nice
with tips a little bumped and spine edge rubbed with lower half of spine split at front cover. Some scattered foxing to the title pages. (B+)
$12000-14000
751.Atlases (An Illustrated Atlas, Geographical, Statistical, and Historical, of the United States and the Adjacent Countries), Bradford, Boston, [1838]. 14 x 17”. (HC)
In 1838 Bradford published this larger and much finer atlas as compared to his earlier Comprehensive Atlas which Ristow called “undistingushed.” The Illustrated
atlas was printed in two sizes with the same maps, the maps in the larger version have wider margins. This example, printed by Weeks, Jordan, and Company from
Boston, is the smaller of the issues, the larger being large folio (19-1/4 inch tall). This small folio (14” x 17” tall) edition contains frontis, two title pages, 170 pp. 39
pages of maps including one double-page (US) and eight city plans on five sheets: the New York City plan is the frontis. All maps in original hand coloring. This
complete atlas includes maps of the United States, 28 separate maps of the United States, maps of North America, the Republic of Texas, the West Indies, Lower
Canada, Upper Canada, and city plans of Washington, New Orleans, Louisville & Jeffersonville, Cincinnati (four plans on one sheet), Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
and Baltimore. The excellent map of Texas is described below. In this edition the map of Wisconsin is “Iowa & Wisconsin” with Iowa hastily added above. With
extensive text descriptions accompanying each map. Many of the maps are by G.W. Boynton, other by S. Stiles, Sherman & Smith. Stereotyped and printed by
Fulsom, Wells & Thurston of Cambridge, Mass., “Printers to the University.” Green cloth on boards with quarter leather. Title on front of cover on red gilt stamped
leather label. The map of Texas (Ref: Day #32; Phillips (M) p.842; cf Martin & Martin #31) is an early edition of this Independent Republic of Texas map that was
patterned on Stephen Austin’s seminal map of 1830. The map shows the empresario grants, lakes, rivers, creeks, towns and Indian villages. The Old Mexican Garrison is located on the Brazos River north of Deer Creek. The border with Mexico is unclear as Mexico appears to go to the Rio de las Nueces but the colorist has
correctly placed it at the Rio Grande. The northern boundary is along the Red River. Locates and names San Antonio de Bexar, San Felipe de Austin, Sabine, St.
Augustine, Nacogdoches, Zavala, Tivis, Houston, Montezuma, Waco Village, Tenoxititlan, and more. There are approximately 17 grants named, including Stephen
F. Austin, Woodbury & Cos, Cameron’s, (two separate parts), Zavalla’s and Whelin’s. The large region around Austin is called Austin’s Colony. Engraved by G.W.
Boynton. Ref: Phillips (A) #1381 & 11028; Ristow pp 270-271. The maps vary in condition with a little more offsetting or toning closer to the ends: generally B+
but a few with heavier offsetting reducing them to B, and a few as good as A. South Carolina with small printer’s ink smudge near top. The Plan of New York at front
is stained and is missing significant surface at both lower corners. Text pages are similar with varying condition from B to A. First free end paper missing. Binding
with significant wear and staining with some surface missing from abrasion, front cover starting with cracks along spine. (B)
$5000-6000
752.Atlases, Seven Years War (Atlas des Guerres de Sept Ans), ca. 1840. 7 x 9”. (HC) Antoine-Henri Jomini, a general in the French army was one of the most celebrated
writers on the Napoleonic art of war. He was the first to fix divisions between strategy, tactics, and logistics, and his systematic attempt to define the principles of
warfare made him a founder of modern military thought. This atlas accompanied Jomini’s Traité de grande tactique, ou, Relation de la guerre de sept ans.... It consists
of 27 maps and plans designed to illustrate the various principals in his treatise. Includes Carte Generale d’ Allemagne pour l’intelligence des Operations Militaires,
Carte de la Westphalie et de la Hess…, 25 battle plans, and 10 sheets containing descriptions of the battles The maps are uncolored and most of the plans include
color to distinguish the various troop placements. Each map and plan is dissected, backed with original gray linen and folded into a marbled-papered slip-case box.
The plans vary in size; the smallest being 11 x 7.5” and the largest 29.7 x 26.5”. A superb set of maps for the military historian, or anyone with an interest in military
strategy! Maps good or better with minimal toning and offsetting. Text very good. Box lacking bottom and top cover. (B)
$500-700
753.Atlases (Olney’s School Atlas), Olney, New York, [1844]. 9.8 x 12.4”. (HC) This is a complete example of Olneys’ atlas with 23 maps (on 24 sheets) with several
related to the United States as well as maps of the world and continents. The double hemisphere world map includes quaint little vignettes throughout, such as Indians
and buffalo in North America, lions and elephants in Africa, a pagoda in China and a kangaroo in Australia. The maps of the United States and North America show
Mexico in control of the Southwest and the border between the Oregon Territory and British America extends well into British Columbia per the Fifty-Four Forty or
Fight conflict. The region of northern California and Utah is virtually unmapped and Olney has conveniently placed a Table of Distances to cover this mostly blank
area. An Independent Republic of Texas is featured on three maps including the double-page U.S. map, North America, and the double hemispheric map of the world.
Maps are printed one side only. Printed paper covers double as the title page and list of maps. Published by Pratt, Woodford & Co., New York. The atlas is sound
with tight signatures. The maps are on supple paper, but all have considerable offsetting. Each with a strong impression and original hand color. The covers have a
little soiling or staining. (B)
$200-300
754.Atlases - Celestial (Twelve Planispheres: Forming a Guide to the Stars for Every Night in the Year), London, 1846. 5.5 x 8.8”. (BW) This is a very uncommon
little star guide. It consists of an Introduction that explains the use of the charts, tables, and twelve charts depicting the “Face of the Heavens” as seen from Latitude
51 5’ N. Published by Taylor and Walton, London. Hardbound in beige cloth with paper label on front cover. Cover sunned and soiled. Contents disbound, but
all present. Map with faint toning at centerfold. (B)
$100-140
755.Atlases (Atlas National Illustre des 86 Departments et des Possessions de la France…), Levasseur, Paris, 1854. 15 x 22”. (HC) This was one of the last decorative
atlases ever produced. The finely engraved title page, which sets the stage for the beautiful maps to follow, is made up of several vignettes depicting famous land and
sea battles, a portrait of Napoleon I, children practicing the arts and sciences, and more. In addition to the individual French departments the atlas contains maps of
the world, continents, Oceania and French Colonies. The map of North America names and colors Texas as independent even in this 1854 edition. The Northwest
is shown extending well into Canada. France was an ally to the U.S. and supported their position in the Fifty-four Forty or Fight dispute. Six more maps show the
French colonial possessions of the time and two others illustrate France as a whole, with one, Nouvelle Carte de France, being the double page map at the back of
the Atlas. This fine and complete atlas is filled with maps that have lovely decorated borders which relate to the region, including statistical information, regional
products, famous local people, and places of interest. Original quarter leather, dark brown embossed and gilt cloth covers over boards, raised spine, all with tooling.
Marbled end papers, engraved title page, table of contents, 98 single page maps and 1 double page map. This is an increasingly difficult to obtain atlas, a beautiful
example with stunning maps. The maps are all fine, clean and bright with lovely original color. The maps which show Paris are often found soiled, these are fine.
Three pages with tears just entering the maps: Dept. des Basses-Alpes, Dept. des Haute Alpes, Dept de L’Ardeche. Old library stamp on back of title page. Binding
has shelf wear. The front cover is starting from spine at top and the upper right tip of front cover is broken away. Contents tight and fine. (B+)
$1000-1400
756.Atlases (Mitchell’s School Atlas: Comprising the Maps and Tables Designed to Accompany Mitchell’s School and Family Geography), Cowperthwait & Co., Philadelphia, 1855. 10 x 12”. (HC) A nice example of Mitchell’s famous school atlas containing 32 maps (on 18 sheets) along with tables and statistics. The map of the
United States features large western territories and shows a Gadsden Purchase border with Mexico. The map of the Gold Region in California, inset into the map of
the U.S., contains the names of numerous important gold mining towns in central California. The atlas also includes the desirable No. 13 Texas map. Hardbound
with pictorial paper over boards. This is the fourth revised edition, published by Cowperthwait, Desilver & Butler. Ref: Wheat (TMW) #793; Wheat (Gold) #226.
The boards and spine are worn and abraded with top and bottom of spine missing about 1 inch. The maps are sound and generally B+ or A but the North America
and Untied States have extensive foxing or soiling. The map of Texashas only a small and diffuse foxing mark at lower center just above the border. (B)$200-400
757.Atlases ([2 Volumes] Colton’s Atlas of the World Illustrating Physical and Political Geography), Colton, New York, [1855-6]. 16.8 x 19.2”. (HC) This complete,
matching two volume folio atlas contains two engraved frontispieces and 103 maps, each with Colton’s decorative strapwork border. First edition with brown cloth
binding and quarter leather with gilt banding and title on spine. Both volumes with frontispiece, title pages, list of maps, text and tables. Volume I contains maps
concentrating on the Western Hemisphere. 44 sheets relate to the United States, displaying 63 maps, with numerous sought after single-page state maps - many with
city insets. Many of the maps contain fascinating and early western borders. With many great maps including: the U.S. map featuring Kanzas; the map of Texas with
early county configurations; the early map of Minnesota showing its border to the Missouri River. Also present is the most desirable Nebraska and Kanzas map which
depicts Nebraska stretching from Kansas to the Canadian border and bounded on the side by Washington and Oregon at the Continental Divide and Minnesota on the
east. Also included is the map of the Territories of New Mexico and Utah, the California map with the large inset of San Francisco, and the Territories of Washington
and Oregon with their eastern boundaries on the Continental Divide and county development limited to the coastal areas. City plans included in Volume I are Montreal,
Boston, New York (double-page), Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Richmond, Norfolk/Portsmouth, Savannah/ Charleston, Louisville/New Orleans, Pittsburgh/
Cincinnati, St. Louis/Chicago, Panama, Havana, Lima, Rio Janeiro, Pernambuco. This edition has the frontispiece showing Native American Indians overlooking a
valley. Volume II continues with 41 maps of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Oceania. City plans in Volume II include London and Paris (both black and
white), Amsterdam, Brussels, Hamburg, Bremen, Vienna, and Hong-Kong. Opposite the title page the frontispiece shows four women studying a large globe turned
to the Eastern Hemisphere. Also with the double-page comparative chart illustrating the heights of mountains and lengths of rivers. Volume I: Free end paper,
frontis and title page with a little foxing or toning. The Frontis has a long closed tear that just touches the image, the title page has a long tear closed with cello tape
and is trimmed at the bottom. Despite these early flaws the maps are virtually all fine or very good, with just a few having short marginal tears. The map of the United
States has a few edge tears with tissue repair on verso and tissue at lower margin to support centerfold, and the Texas map has a 3” clean tear into the map closed on
verso. Volume II: First end paper with tissue at edges, new tissue guard over frontis. The maps are similar to Vol. I, generally varying very good to fine. Germany
No. 2 has a small smudge at lower left, On both volumes the covers are rubbed and sunned with corners bumped and frayed. (B+)
$3000-4000
758.Atlases, Western Hemisphere (The Diamond Atlas with Descriptions of All Countries … The Western Hemisphere), Morse & Gaston, New York, 1857. 6.7 x 7.6”.
(HC) This is the very desirable edition of this small atlas that contains pre-Civil War American state maps. It includes maps of all the Americas, with specific focus
on the U.S. states and territories, several interesting thematic world maps showing data like animal distribution, religions and climate, plus an uncolored map of the
proposed Transatlantic Telegraph. The map of the territories of Washington and Oregon extends to the Continental Divide. The map of Utah and New Mexico is
nearly identical to Colton’s important map of the territories. Two title pages, publishers’ preface, table of contents, text and 53 maps, 239pp. Hardbound in full red
morocco with blind stamped and ornate gilt titling on both covers and spine, and full gilt on page edges (t.e.g.). Maps in original outline color. Maps and text with
some minor toning and light scattered foxing. Binding rubbed with worn tips and slight cracking at bottom of spine. (B+)
$400-500
759.Atlases (Mitchell’s New General Atlas Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World, Plans of Cities, Etc.), Mitchell, Philadelphia, 1866. 13 x 16”. (HC)
This is a great example of Mitchell’s atlas that is complete with 92 maps and plans (only 91 given in List of Maps), on 64 sheets. Each sheet is surrounded by Mitchell’s
signature grapevine border. Thirty-three of the sheets are related to the United States with 44 individual states, regions and city plans. There are two world maps, one
hemispheric and the other on Mercator’s Projection. With a very fine example of the Texas map with great hand coloring and nice impression. This edition depicts
an early configuration for the Territory of Arizona with it owning the southern tip of Nevada that includes Las Vegas. Wyoming is still colored as part of Dakota, but
is separately named, and extends westward to include a sliver of Montana. Small folio, publisher’s quarter morocco with stamped gilt title on front cover. Title page,
List of Maps, maps and plans, List of Post Offices in the United States, Table of Population, Governments. &C., Table of Distances, Mountains of the World, and
Rivers of the World. All pages including endpapers are present. A nice example of this historical and desirable atlas that is filled with decorative maps and plans.
All of the maps are stunning, fine examples with bright impression and coloring (A+). The first world map, however, has a little light toning, likely from a piece of
lower quality paper stored against it, a common practice. The covers have very slight shelf wear, but the leather on spine is aged with the front edge cracked at the
front board. A very nice example with clean end papers that have no ink or prior owner’s marks, most unusual. (A)
$1400-1800
760.Atlases (Zell’s Popular Encyclopedia, A Universal Dictionary of English Language, Science, Literature, and Art. Volume 5), Zell, Philadelphia, 1876. 10 x 13”. (PC)
Very fine and complete example of the atlas volume to Zell’s five volume work. Filled with detailed and precisely engraved maps beautifully colored. The world map
is on the uncommon Sir John Herschel’s Projection. With 34 double page maps, tipped in and attached to backstrap, and a single page map of New Zealand. Numerous plates, diagrams and plans including a lovely Flags of All Nations as the frontispiece. Hard bound in pebbled cloth with quarter calf, raised bands, embossed and
tooled, marbled end papers. Quarto, frontispiece, title page, contents, maps and plans, index, approximately 300pp. A wonderful example that is rare in this original
binding. This is a beautiful example with the interior flawless. The leather covers are a little rubbed and bumped with a narrow area along top edge on front cover
that is heavily faded, otherwise overall fine. (A)
$400-600
761.Atlases (Johnson’s New Illustrated Family Atlas of the World), Johnson, New York, [1883]. 15 x 18.5”. (HC) This is a nice example a later edition of Johnson’s
atlas with re-engraved maps that feature lace-like borders. In addition to the normal complement of maps, this atlas contains several colorful thematic maps and charts
by Arnold Guyot. With a very uncommon mountains and rivers plate that has the large double page sheet vertically divided into five panels, each is titled “Chart of
Comparative Heights of Mountains, and Lengths of Rivers”, one for Africa, Asia, South America, North America, and Europe. It also contains the Civil War “Map of
the Vicinity of Richmond and Peninsular Campaign in Virginia;” double-page plans of Boston, Philadelphia, and New York City; a nice double-page map of Texas;
and the large “California, also Utah, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona” map. Complete with all called-for maps and including two maps that are not listed:
Philadelphia, and Kansas and Nebraska. In all there are approximately 60 double-page and six single-page sheets and a frontispiece of the U.S. Capitol. Hardbound
in original brown cloth with embossed gilt on cover and spine. The atlas was well cared for at some time in the past with new endpapers added, brown binding tape
added at edge of cover & spine and numerous short edges tears in volume pages and some maps repaired on verso with old tape. Spine is very worn with much of the
surface missing. Boards bumped. Most maps are very nice less some with short tear as mentioned. Signatures tight. (C+)
$800-1100
762.Atlases, Sea Ports (Atlas des Port Etrangers. Premiere Livraison), Ministere des Travaux Publics, Paris, 1884. 10.5 x 13.4”. (PC) This rarely seen atlas contains
charts of ‘foreign’ ports from France’s perspective. Complete with 25 maps, most are large folding or even double folding. Published by the “Ministere des Travaux
Publics. Direction des Cartes, Plans et Archives et de la Statistique Graphique.” Contains 20 ports: Hamburg, Hamburg (piers and wharfs), Boston, Charleston, Rio
de Janeiro, Cardiff and Penart, Dublin, Leith, Southampton, Sunderland, Trieste, Anvers, Barcelona, Genes, Livourne, Messine, Christiania, Barre de Porto (Portugal),
St. Petersburg, and Stockholm. And an additional five maps detailing Docks, Quays, cranes, machinery and dry docks, etc. The Dock Clark is a beautifully drawn
stone lithograph detailing an extensive shipyard with floating dry docks and repair facilities with numerous sail and steam ships. The Southampton docks is a tinted
stone birds-eye view of the shipyard and industrial city. Each folding plate has the original pasted paper label with title and plate number on blank verso of the map.
Paper over boards with cloth spine, two title pages, Notice, Table of Charts, twenty-five maps or views. Original paper label on spine. A little foxing on front board
and a bit of shelf wear to covers. Contents tight and maps vary A to A+ with just a few B+ due to occasional foxing. A sound atlas. (B+)
$200-300
763.Atlases, Civil War (Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies), U.S. War Department, Washington D.C., [1891-1895]. 15.5 x
19”. (PC) This is a complete set of the government’s publication covering the Civil War, still in the original paper wrappers they were mailed in. The set contains
35 bound signatures with 175 double-page sheets of mostly battle plans, and troop movements, as well as several sepia toned pages of photographs plus sheets of
uniforms, weapons, flags. This complete atlas includes the title page, Preface and Table of Contents. These plates were issued between 1891 and 1895 to accompany
the Official Army Records and were published under the Secretaries of War Redfield Proctor, Stephen B. Elkins and Daniel S. Lamont by Maj. Gen. George B. Davis
assisted by civilian experts Leslie Perry and Joseph Kirkley. The plates were compiled by Capt. Calvin D. Cowles, 23rd U.S. Infantry. Very finely engraved and
detailed. This complete and scarce collection is rarer still in the original paper mailing covers. The pages are sound and on clean and supple paper, much finer
condition than normally found. Most plates are fine (A+) with a few very having a short marginal tear or chip, but even these are very good (A). The color plates have
a trace of offsetting. This exceptional collection is in the original mailing paper wrappers, with the first few a little rough, the majority very good. (A)$3000-5000
764.Atlases (Cram’s Superior Atlas of the World Indexed), Cram, Chicago, 1901. 12 x 14.5”. (PC) This large folio atlas is nearly two inches thick. Hardbound in brown
cloth with gilt title on cover and spine, 582 pp. The complete atlas contains a huge number of maps and plans, many are double page maps which were printed on
a folded single sheet and tipped into the binding as in the earlier style. The maps and plates cover the U.S. states, cities and countries of the world including a large
number of city plans from around the world. Some maps not normally seen include the double page maps of Queensland; Victoria; the most unusual “Scenic - Topographical Map of South Africa”; a great Historical Birds-eye View of the Holy Land; Hawaii; Southern California, plus many more. Filled with cities not normally
found in smaller atlases including Tacoma; Atlanta; St. Paul; San Diego; a great double page plan of Milwaukee and many more. Front end paper is loose and front
cover is starting. Binding is soiled with shelf wear and tear to include bumped corners and the spine with fraying top and bottom and a tear at side. Contents are tight
and all text and maps are clear and bright. (B+)
$180-250
765.Geography Books (A New Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar; and Present State of the Several Kingdoms of the World), Guthrie, London, 1782.
5.8 x 8.8”. (BW) This octavo geography is complete and contains a “Correct Set of Maps, Engraved by Mr. [Thomas] Kitchin, Geographer.” The maps and plates
are mostly folding maps unless otherwise noted. Includes the double hemispheric world map; Artificial Sphere (single page); Europe, Sweden, Denmark & Norway;
Russia or Moscovy in Europe; Scotland; England and Wales; Ireland; France; Germany; Poland Lithuania and Prussia; Spain and Portugal; Italy; Turkey in Europe
& Hungary; Asia; East Indies; Africa; North America; West Indies; and South America. This the Seventh Edition, improved and enlarged; The Astronomical Part by
James Ferguson, F.R.S. Original brown full leather, raised bands on spine with red leather title label, 8vo. Title page, 766pp. Contains the 20 maps and single plate
as expected, but no list of maps in this edition. Text is generally clean with just a couple pages with some foxing. The maps vary from good to very good due to
toning or offsetting. Binding with a little shelf wear and staining, but very sound. (B+)
$700-900
766.Geography Books ([2 Volumes] View of the United States, Historical, Geographical, and Statistical…), Darby, Philadelphia, 1828. 4 x 5.8”. (HC) This contains
both volumes bound into one rather thick book. Complete, it is packed with information about the history, natural and political geography, the climate and much
more. Also with the latest information returned from the Stephen Long expedition on the western frontier. The Preface includes a letter from Long attesting to the
accuracy of this publication on the climate and temperatures of the west. It is complete in all regards and contains the fourteen called-for engraved maps. The maps
all focus on the United States plus one map of the world drawn on Mercator’s Projection that has a red line showing the northern limits of grain cultivation and marks
the boundary between the horse and rein deer. The other maps are Georgia and Alabama; North & South Carolina; Virginia, Maryland and Delaware; Pennsylvania
and New Jersey; New York; New England; Falls of Niagara and Adjacent Country; Louisiana and Mississippi; Part of Maine; and Ohio and Indiana. The small (6.4
x 4.8”) folding maps all show good detail with roads, topography, towns, Indian villages and reservation lands. Hardbound in marbled paper with red leather tips
and spine. Spine is finely tooled with gilt and title. Volume I and II bound together, 654pp, 11pp advertisement, with 14 maps. Hardbound with gilt title on spine.
Published in Philadelphia by H.S. Tanner. These maps also appeared in Tanner’s A New Pocket Atlas Of The United States also published in 1828. Ref: Howes D-67;
Sabin 18535. Front cover cracked and nearly split from spine. The covers show a little shelf wear. The contents are generally tight except two signatures at center
are a little shifted. The pages with the usual age toning and foxing with darker offsetting to text pages facing maps. Small damp stain at the bottom edge of the last
several pages mainly affecting the advertising pages of Tanner’s maps. (B+)
$1000-1400
767.Geography Books (Camp’s Higher Geography, Prepared to Accompany Mitchell’s Series of Outline Maps, and Designed for Grammar and High Schools…), Camp,
Hartford, CT, 1864. 7.5 x 9”. (HC) Square 8vo, decorated boards, 200pp, 10 hand colored maps, many wood-block illustrations within text. The maps each have
an index that identify places on the maps. Civil War geography apparently is very scarce, especially this year. We find no example in either the Baskes or Rumsey
collections, and no 1864 edition in the OCLC. David Camp was the Principle of the Connecticut State Normal School and State Superintendent of Common Schools.
Published by O.D. Case and Company and printed in Chicago by George Sherwood & Co. A scarce issue. Worn covers, interior tight but one page is torn with loss.
Maps are generally very good, but the US map has stains at lower right corner and a short split at lower centerfold in margin. (B)
$80-120
768.Miscellaneous Books, Canada and United States ([2 Volumes] Picturesque America), Bryant, New York, 1872-74. 10.5 x 13.3”. (BW) These are one of the most
beautiful plate books on the United States and Canada ever produced. Volume I contains 24 fine steel engraved views and 284 wood engravings, many full-page include
works by Thomas Moran, Harry Fenn, Granville Perkins, James D. Smillie and other important American artists of the 19th century. This volume contains works on
Yellowstone, Yosemite, Richmond, Savannah, Charleston, Watkins Glen, Mackinac, the California Coast, the Golden Gate, and the terrific steel engraved frontispiece
of Niagara Falls. Volume II contains 25 steel engraved views and hundreds of wood engravings, many full-page include works by Harry Fenn, Granville Perkins,
A.C. Warren, F.O.C. Darley and others. Volume II contains New York City, The Mammoth Cave, the Northwest, Chicago, Milwaukee, the Canons of the Colorado, the
Rocky Mountains, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Susquehanna, Boston, and much more. The great “New York, from Brooklyn Heights” is the steel engraved frontispiece.
These matching volumes are in full presentation binding in full leather with fancy tooling and embossing with gilt, raised bands on spine. The front cover is stamped
gilt with title and stylized artist’s palette. Full marbled end papers and gold on for edges (T.E.G.) Volume I - 568 pp., Volume II - 576 pp. Contents are tight and
fine with steel engraving tissue guards in place. The leather binding has a little shelf wear at corners and along spine edge, still fine for this issue. (A+) $400-600
769.Reference Books ([Lot of 2] The Mapping of the World - Early Printed World Maps 1472 - 1700 [and] Maps and Map-Makers), London, 1970-1987. (PC) 1) The
Mapping of the World - Early Printed World Maps 1472 - 1700, Rodney W. Shirley, Holland Press, 1987, London, 10” x 13.7”. This standard reference work on
world maps includes 18 color-plates and hundreds of b/w illustrations, each with a detailed description and carto-bibliography. The scholarship behind this work
is unparalleled, providing comprehensive information about each map. This is the 1987 edition that is expanded with corrections, 669 pp., extensive index and appendices. Hard bound in red cloth with gilt and black titling at spine, with pictorial dust jacket and protective sleeve. An absolutely essential reference work in fine
condition. Dust jacket with protective cover. (A+) 2) Maps and Map-Makers, R.V. Tooley, Bonanza Books, 1970, New York, 7.6” x 10”. Fourth edition of this
standard work for any collector’s library. Provides information on the principal map makers and publishers throughout the history of cartography. 140 pp. with 104
illustrations, many colored. Hardbound in orange cloth with dust jacket. Contents are tight and essentially fine with pictorial dust jacket in protective clear sleeve.
The lower edge of binding is worn and there is a small area of red on front fore edge from marking pen. (B+)
$550-650
770.Reference Books (Facsimile-Atlas toThe Early History of Cartography with Reproductions of the Most Important Maps Printed in the XV and XVI Centuries),
Nordenskiold, Dover Publications, New York, [1973]. 11 x 16”. (BW) This lot is a reprint of Nordenskiold’s highly important and useful work, which was the
first systematic approach to the study of cartographic history. Translated by Johan Adolf Ekelof and Clements R. Markham with a new introduction written by J. B.
Post and a glossary of cities. Reproduces 169 of the most important maps printed before 1600, including the complete 1400 edition of Ptolemy. This is a wonderful
reference atlas of significant maps. 141 pp., plus 102 plates. Contents tight and clean. The paper covers have some shelf wear with abrasion on edges of cover and
spine. Previous owner’s signature on first blank end paper. (B+)
$140-170
771.Reference Books (Landmarks of Mapping), 1976. 11 x 16”. (PC) Charles Bicker wrote this beautifully produced cartographic reference that is well illustrated.
It covers the development of cartography, the exploration and mapping of Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas and Australia. Preface by Gerald Roe Crone with the
maps chosen by R. V. Tooley. Comprised of 276 pp., over 350 illustrations, including maps, portraits, title pages and reproductions from early sources, 14 color
folding maps, other color illustrations, bibliography, and index. Second edition, published by Thomas Y. Crowell, 1976. Folio (11 x 16”), hardbound in linen cloth,
gilt lettering, gilt and white compass rose on front cover, pictorial end-papers and dust jacket. Dust jacket with a little shelf wear. (A)
$80-100
772.Reference Books (Old Maps & Globes), Lister, Bell & Hyman, London, [1979]. 7.5 x 10”. (BW) This is an excellent resource for the map researcher and collector.
We use a copy extensively in our cataloging. It outlines the history of maps and charts, map production and how to date maps and documents using watermarks.
Includes a section on globes and armillary spheres, as well as a most useful biographical list of cartographers, engravers, printers and publishers from 1500-1850 that
in some cases has better information than Tooley’s Dictionary. 256 pp., 59 plates. Hardbound in red cloth and illustrated dust jacket. Revised edition. Book covers
and contents are fine. The dust jacket has a little lifting of plastic coating along lower edge, otherwise fine. (A+)
$80-100
773.Reference Books ([Lot of 2] Looking at Old Maps [and] Country Life Book of Antique Maps: An Introduction to the History of Maps and How to Appreciate Them),
[1979-89]. (BW) 1) Looking at Old Maps is a classic reference book written by John Booth and published in 1979 by the Blackmore Press (8” x 10”). This is a great
introduction to survey methods, hand-engraving techniques, advice on map coloring, early watermarks, supply sources, investment values, suggestions for collecting,
reproductions and fakes, care of maps, research and references, biographies of important cartographers; in short, vital information for any map collector. First Edition,
59 illustrations in black & white. Hardbound, dust jacket, 167 pp., index. Forward by the Marquess of Bath. Errata slip in front of book. With dedication signature
by Booth. (A+) 2) Country Life Book of Antique Maps is by the well-known London map dealer Jonathan Potter. Published by Chatwell Books in 1989 (9” x 12”)
this reference is a good introduction to collecting antique maps for the newer collector. It is beautifully illustrated, mostly in color. Covering all parts of the world
from about 1500 to 1850. Hard bound in cloth with dust jacket. Gilt title at spine. 192pp, dust jacket, index. With dedication signature by Potter. (A) $80-100
774.Reference Books ([Lot of 2] Marine Navigation Instruments [and] The Mapmakers’ Quest), [1980-2003]. (PC) 1) Marine Navigation Instruments, by John Murray,
1980, translated from French by John E. Powell (8.5” x 11”). The book “is a succinct yet lavishly illustrated history of marine navigation, from the great Portuguese
voyages of the 15th century up to the 1900s when electricity, radio and electronics appeared and navigation instruments lost their specifically maritime character.” It
is fully illustrated with color and b&w photographs and line drawings. Contains illustrations and information not found elsewhere. 219pp. Pictorial dust jacket. (A+)
2) The Mapmakers’ Quest, by David Buisseret and published in 2003 by Oxford University Press (9.5” x 6.5”). From the dust jacket, “In 1400 Europe was almost
entirely without maps, but by 1600 had witnessed an explosion of cartography that was to change the course of European history. This book shows how Europe managed to overtake the pre-eminent countries in early map-making, such as China and Japan, to become the world leader in the quest for accurate maps.” Peter Barber
of the British Library calls this work “Elegantly written and beautifully illustrated.” Filled with illustrations, many in color, 227 pp, Bibliography, Index. Signed on
title page by the author, June 2003. Pictorial dust jacket. Both are fine. (A+)
$100-140
775.Reference Books ([Lot of 2] The History of Topographical Maps, Symbols, Pictures and Surveys [and] Cartographical Innovations An International handbook of
Mapping Terms to 1900), Harvey, [1980-87]. 1) The History of Topographical Maps, Symbols, Pictures and Surveys by P.D.A. Harvey, 1980, and published by
Thames and Hudson (7.5” x 10”). This interesting reference examines the beginnings and early development of the topographical map, as opposed to the history of
cartography. 199 pp. with more that 100 illustrations, some in color. First edition. Blue cloth binding, with illustrated dust jacket. Near fine. (A) 2) Cartographical
Innovation was edited by Helen M. Wallis and Arthur H. Robinson, 1987 (7” x 10”). This great reference book explores the history of cartographic discoveries and
their diffusion through cultures. Describes when processes and techniques began, when materials were first used and traces the world-wide advancement in the science and art of cartography. With a general index and a second Index to Bibliographies. Published by Map Collector Publications in association with the International
Cartographic Association. (A+) Both with book plate from prior owner.
$200-240
776.Reference Books, North America (The Cartography of North America 1500 - 1800), Portinaro & Knirsch, 1987. 10 x 13”. This essential and nicely illustrated
cartographic reference is filled with biographical sketches of major cartographers. It presents reproductions of authentic maps from the first three centuries of the
mapping of North America reflecting an unfolding story of daring exploration, tenacious settlement, and fierce colonial rivalry. 320 pp. containing 180 extensively
captioned maps, nearly all in full-color and over 90 supplementary illustrations. Published by Chartwell Books, Edison NJ, 1987. Hardbound in blue cloth with dust
jacket. Contents tight and clean with virtually no shelf wear. Dustcover is very good with a short edge tear at top and another at spine. (A)
$80-100
777.Reference Books, Greece (A Catalogue of Printed Maps of Greece 1477-1800), 1992. 8.4 x 11”. (BW) This indispensable book is the only comprehensive reference
for maps related to Greece. Derived in part from Christos g. Zacharakis’ work published in the Map Collector’s Circle, it catalogs over 2500 maps arranged alphabetically by cartographer. Illustrated paper covers, 481pp, 555 b&w illustrations, 2538 maps listed, index. Published in a limited quantity of 2,000 by the Samourkas
Foundation, Second Revised and Amplified Edition, Athens, 1992. Small amount of shelf wear at edges, generally very good to fine. (A)
$140-180
778.Reference Books, Africa (Norwich’s Maps of Africa an Illustrated and Annotated Carto-bibliography), Norwich, Terra Nova Press, Norwich, VT, 1997. 8.8 x 11.3”.
(PC) This great reference was written by one of the leading collectors of the maps of Africa. The book comprises an in-depth look at the continent from the Age of
Exploration to modern times. Second edition, revised and edited by Jeffrey C. Stone. Comprised of 408 pages filled with illustrations, some colored, covering 345
maps. Hardbound in red cloth with dust jacket and wrapped in plastic. New in un-opened publisher’s box. (A+)
$140-170
779.Reference Books, Incunabula (The Making of the Nuremberg Chronicle), Wilson, Amsterdam, 1978. 10 x 13.8”. (PC) Detailed examination of the making of this
important early illustrated book taken from surviving page layouts, original contracts for the illustrations, contracts for printing, etc. It includes a history of the printer,
Anton Koberger, and a list of known copies of the first Latin and German editions. The text of this study of the Chronicle’s production combines scholarship with
wit, providing a fascinating view of the incunabula period. Introduction by Peter Zahn and published by Nico Israel, 253 pp., illustrated, including color plates. First
edition, second printing. Hardbound in gray cloth, pictorial dust jacket. Perfect condition. In publishers original paper covers. (A+)
$200-250
780.Reference Books, Incunabula (Chronicle of the World 1493 The Complete and Annotated Nuremberg Chronicle), Schedel, Taschen, Nuremberg, [2001]. 9.8 x 13.8”.
(PC) Modern reprint of a complete and annotated Nuremberg Chronicle, German edition, held by the Stiftung Weimar Klassik and published by Taschen. This is a
beautiful example in full original color, thus making this not only an informative book - but a delight to the senses. Introduction and appendix by Stephan Fussel. 680
pp., introduction, bibliography, index. Hardbound with faux suede covers with illustration and gilt titling on both covers and spine. (A+)
$500-600

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