London: Robt. Sayer & Jn. Bennett, 1775. Sea chart. Engraving with full original hand coloring. Image measures 19.5" x 26.25". Map of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, one of the most heavily fished areas of the world, with deluxe coloring. Includes three ship illustrations representing the voyages of Chabert, Cook and Fleurieu, inset of astronomical observations on which the chart is based, as well as depths and rhumb lines. This edition was published by Robert Sayer and John Bennett in..... More

London: Robert Sayer, 1792. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 18.75" x 24.25". Nautical chart of the Northeast part of Mexico and the Gulf with detailed topographical features such as Laguna de Tamiahua and the Bay of Campeche islands. Rhumb lines and a beautifully colored compass rose. From Jefferys' "West India Atlas", originally published by Sayer & Bennett in 1775. Full original margins, minor chipping along bottom edge. Expert repairs to centerfold. Minor stain in right margin. Thomas Jefferys..... More

London: Robert Sayer, 1775. Sea chart. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 23.75" x 37.25". This 1775 map by Thomas Jeffreys presents a detailed depiction of the St. Lawrence River, from Lake Ontario to the sea. The river is divided into two sections: from Lake Ontario to Quebec and from Quebec to the sea. Detailed notes on navigation and depth soundings are included and shows critical points and features of the river, making it a significant early British mapping of the St..... More

London: Robert Sayer, 1789. Map. Engraving. Image measures 18 1/4" x 24 1/4" Some foxing and toning and repairs to center fold, otherwise in good condition. This scarce map of Jamaica by Thomas Jefferys published in 1789 depicts the Caribbean island in impressive detail. Two insets feature the Harbour of Bluefields and the Harbours of Kingston and Port Royal. Includes depths, settlements, roads, topographical features, salt pans, and reefs. Relief shown by hachures; depths by sounding. Chips and toning to..... More

London: Robert Sayer, 1762. Map. Hand-colored. 8" x 12 1/4". This uncommon map of the city of Veracruz situates the port at the north end of the coastline as it extends down to Anton Lizardo. Both the city and its protective fort, San Juan de Ulua, are colored in red, highlighting the port's significance as a center of Spanish trade. Although titled as a map of Veracruz and the road leading to it, it can also be seen as an..... More

London: Sayer and Bennett, 1776. Map. Engraving with hand colored outline. Sheet measures 29" x 22". Image measures 27 1/4" x 14" A map of Prince Edward Island by Samuel Holland, from Thomas Jeffreys' 1776"American Atlas". Holland arrived on Prince Edward Island in 1764, following the 1763 Treaty of Paris that ceded the territory to Britain. He spent two years mapping the island, with his survey dividing the land into a series of townships known as "lots", parishes, and counties..... More