Washington: Government Printing Office, 1900. Map. Color lithograph. Image measures 11 1/2" x 13 5/8" This map is the first in a thirty-part series mapping the islands of the Philippines. Titled 'Pacifico', this map is the smallest scale of the series, depicting the entire "South Seas" region, extending from Borneo in the west to the Pacific coast of California in the east. Hundreds of Pacific islands are labeled, comprising dozens of island groups including the Hawaiian, Carolina, Marshall, Solomon, Samoan..... More

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1900. Map. Color lithograph. Image measures 13 3/4" x 11 1/2" This map of the island of Negros was originally prepared as part of a series made by the Manila Observatory of the Jesuits in 1899. Led by director P. Jose Algue, the Observatory employed only native Philippine draftsmen to complete the technical work required for the project. Upon learning of the Jesuits' undertaking, the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey entered into cooperation with the Observatory..... More

Paris: Jacques-Francois Benard, 1785. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 15.25" x 26". 1785. This important map of the North Pacific covers the northwest coast of America including Alaska east as far as the Hudson Bay and the northeast coast of Asia including Kamchatka. Published in French, the map is based on a Russian manuscript map and is the first French edition of the official account of Captain James Cook's Third Voyage in the HMS Revolution between 1778 and..... More

Amsterdam: Johannes Blaeu. Map. Hand colored engraving. 19 1/2" x 23 1/2". Classic Blaeu map of China and Tartary. Shows from the Caspian Sea to the South China Sea. The great wall of China is finely rendered but most of the geography is still unknown. More detail appears along the Western portion of the silk road. Latin text verso. Commentary throughout in Latin. Repairs to lower center margins, otherwise good condition. One of the most prolific Dutch mapmakers of his..... More

Augsburg: Johann Praetorius, 1658. Miniature map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 2.5" x 4.25". Nice early map of China with beautiful geographic details. Published in the world atlas section of "Historiae universalis auctarium". Latin text on back, headed by "Andaluzia". Page marked "XIV". Minor stain on left half, overall wear. More

Beijing: China Cartographic Publishing House, 1992. Map. Lithograph. 29" x 41 1/2". Good condition with original cover, cover frayed. Detailed modern map of China from 1992. Shows the entirety of the country as well as Mongolia, parts of Russia, Korea, Japan, the Philippines, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan, Kirghizstan, and Kazakhstan. There is an inset in the lower right corner showing the South China Sea with labeled islands. A legend in the lower left..... More

Venice. Map. Uncolored engraving. Sheet measures 17 3/4" x 24". This gorgeous circa 1691 map of the Old World is by Vincenzo Coronelli. Dedicated to Jacobo Marcello, the map is based on classical geography and covers the Eastern Hemisphere including the continents of Europe, most of Asia and Africa. The northeast parts of Asia, China and Japan are not included. Africa is only depicted as far south as the Tropic of Capricorn. A series of rings surround the map noting..... More

London: James and John Knapton, 1728. Sea Chart. Uncolored engraving.19 x 22 1/2 inches. This beautiful early sea chart of the Coromandel coast in Southeast India covers the entire eastern coast of India as well as the western coast of Burma (Myanmar) and southern Thailand. Extends from modern day Kanyakumari north to include the Ganges River Delta, the coast of Bangladesh and then south along western coast of Burma or Myanmar to Thailand. The northern parts of Sri Lanka or..... More

Leiden: Van der Aa, Pierre. Map. Copper plate engraving. Image measures 11 1/8 x 14 3/8". A dynamic bird's-eye view of Valletta, the capital city of Malta, published circa 1720. Seen from the northwest, the city is richly detailed, although likely arranged more geometrically than in reality. Surrounding cities of Senglea and Vittoriosa, as well as Fort Ricasoli, are also shown to the left of the capital. A figured title cartouche in the lower left shows a group of men..... More

Brussels: Sebastian Fernandez de Medrano, 1690. Map. Engraving with modern hand coloring. Image measures 5.5" x 6.5". Rare and unusual map of the Phillipines and part of Indonesia with an inset of Japan, circa 1720. Names Sincapura and Balli. With centerfold. Nicolas de Fer (1646-1720) was a French cartographer, engraver and publisher. He became official geographer to the French Dauphin (1691) and to the Spanish King (1702). More

London: E. Stanford, 1857. Case Map, in 24 sections on linen with outline color, 26 x 22 inches. In original red buckram booklet titled in gold Johnston's Travelling Map of India. Comprehensive map of India in 1857. Important cities, forts, rivers, mountains and lakes noted. Outline color index denotes British Territory and Independent States. Some light toning and stains to booklet, with ties missing, otherwise in very good condition. Alexander Keith Johnston (1804-1871) was a Scottish geographer and Fellow of..... More

London: Laurie & Whittle, 1794. Sea chart. Hand colored copper plate engraving. Image measures 19.5" x 25". This lovely 1794 sea chart depicts Yelong Bay or Galloon Bay on the southern coast of Hainan (Haynan), China. Rhumb lines emanate from the center of the map, spreading out in every direction toward the highly detailed coastlines of the peninsula and its surrounding islands. Xizhou (Turtle Island), Dongzhou (Rocky Island), and Yeshudao (Middle Island) are identified, as is a freshwater lake. Depth..... More

Paris: Denys Thierry, 1682. Miniature view. Uncolored copper plate engraving. Image measures 6" x 4 1/4". Sheet measures 8 1/4" x 5 3/8". This lovely miniature view of Constantinople as seen from the Sea of Marmara is from the original French edition of Manesson-Mallet's "Description de L'Univers." Features a view of the "Porte du Serau". The map is in good condition with minor aging. Text on verso. Allain Manesson-Mallet (1630-1706) advanced from his position of musket bearer under Louis XIV..... More