Maps
Map of Florida, Southern Railway System
Chicago: Poole Bros. Map. Offset lithograph. 28" x 17". This detailed early 20th century map of Florida depicts the railway system lines within the state. Lines coming from other states to Florida are shown in an inset in the lower left. An inset at the bottom depicts the island of Cuba, showing the Peninsular and Occidental Steamship Company cruise line from Tampa to Havana, and subsequently the railroad lines within Cuba. Florida county lines are colored in yellow and beautiful... More
Southern Ports & Harbours in the United States. (Washington, Beaufort Harbour, Mobile Bay, Charleston Harbour, Galveston Entrance, Delta of the Mississippi & Environs of New Orleans, Pensacola Bay, Key West Island.)
London and Edinburgh: A. Fullarton & Co. Map. Color lithograph. Image measures 18 x 11.5". This set of eight maps on one sheet shows significant port harbor cities in the southern United States. The maps are all finely detailed with city, town, and county names, as well as street detail in the cities themselves. Railroads and subways are drawn in red, water is shaded blue, and parks are colored green. The map appeared in Bartholomew's "Royal Illustrated Atlas Of Modern... More
General Topographical Map. Sheet XII.
Washington: Government Printing Office. Map. Lithograph. 17 1/2" x 27 3/4". This detailed topographical map of southern Alabama and northern Florida was originally published following the Civil War in the Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. It shows the states in great detail, with rivers, lakes, cities, and railroad lines. More
Gli Stati Uniti Dell' America Delineati sulle ultime Osservazioni; Quinto Foglio che comprende La Georgia, E Partie Della Carolina Con La Florida
Rome: G. M. Cassini, 1797. Map. Engraving with hand color. Image measures 13.5 x 18.5 inches. In very good condition. Beautiful map of the Southeastern United States. Roads and tribal names are featured. Fish abound in the cartouche and Florida is presented as a series of islands. Giovanni Maria Cassini (1745 - 1824) was a geographer, engraver and globe maker based in Rome, Italy. Best known for his globes, his maps stood out for their elaborate engravings, which he did... More
Florida
1893. Map. Color lithograph, 25" x 17 1/2". This beautiful Railroad map of Florida includes county lines, railroads, and an inset of the North-Western portion of Florida and the Dry Tortugas. An explanation below the title shows where on the map specific rivers, lakes, cities, and regions are located. After serving in the Union army, George F. Cram (1842-1928) joined his uncle's map business and later established his own engraving and publishing firm in Chicago in 1869. This is an... More
Railroad and County Map of Florida
Chicago: Cram, 1888. Map. 22" x 16". This scarce map of Florida shows all the railroad lines in 1888, both finished and unfinished lines. Counties are labeled and county lines are colored in red. A detailed inset featuring the northwestern portions of Florida is included in the lower left. This map was originally published in Cram's Standard American atlas of the world. The title is featured in an ornamental cartouche. More
Indiarum Occidentalium Tractus Littorales cum Insulis Caribicis. / Pascaert van Westindien ende Caribise Eylanden.
Paris: Frederick de Wit, 1680. Map. Copper plate engraving with original hand color. Image measures 19" x 22 1/4". c.1680 This rare and beautiful sea chart of the West Indies is an unrecorded edition by Frederick de Wit. The chart covers Central America, West Indies, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. Unlike the first state of this map, this variation details the west coast of Central America and the southern coastline of New England. The Chesapeake Bay region is also... More
Florida
New York: C.S. Hammond, 1914. Map. Offset lithograph. 26 x 19.5 inches. In very good condition. Some light foxing and staining. Large scale map of Florida. Inset shows western end of panhandle. Railroad lines indicated in color-coded key. Hammond was founded in 1900 in Brooklyn, New York by Caleb Stillson Hammond, who had previously headed Rand McNally's New York City office since 1894. It was formally incorporated in 1901 as C. S. Hammond & Co. and moved to Manhattan. Nice example of his work. More
Regni Mexicani seu Novae Hispaniae, Ludovicianae, N. Angliae, Carolinae, Virginiae et Pensylvaniae, necnon Insularum, Archipelagi Mexicani in America Septentrionali
Nuremburg: Homann, Johann Baptist. Map. Copper engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 18.75" x 22.5". This striking circa 1720 map by Johann Baptist Homann extends from the Great Lakes southward to include Florida, West Indies, Central America, up to Venezuela, and from New Mexico to the eastern seaboard. Based on the 1703 Delisle map of Mexico and Florida, this map includes information from the explorations of La Salle, Bienville, Le Sueur, d'Iberville, Lederer, and other early travelers. The most... More
County Map of Florida.
Philadelphia: Mitchell, Samuel Augustus Jr. 1867. Map. Steel engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 11" x 13.25". Nicely detailed map of Florida divided into counties showing towns, major routes and geographical features. Includes a large inset town plan of Mobile, Alabama. Minor chipping to corners. S. Augustus Mitchell Jr. continued his father's successful mapmaking and publishing business, and was one of the most prolific and renowned 19th century American publishers. More
Culiacanae, Americae Regionis, Descriptio / Hispaniolae, Cubae, Aliarumque Insularum Circumiacientium, Delineatio
Antwerp: Abraham Ortelius, 1587. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 14" x 19.5". These two maps on one sheet detail areas of western Mexico, above, and the Greater Antilles, below. Ortelius created them from information compiled by other mapmakers, such as Mercator, Guttierez, and Alsons de Sata Cruz. These sources allowed him to include a wealth of detailed information that is mostly if not entirely accurate. Above, the map of western Mexico shows the area around Culiacan and the Spanish settlement... More
Miami & El Portal 11-12A
Coral Gables: Pointer Publishers. Map. Offset lithograph. 18 1/2" x 25". This detailed map of Miami is actually three maps. It includes a large map of Miami on one side and the other side is split into two maps, one of Greater Miami with the Corporate Community Limits, and one of North Dade County including Biscayne Park, Miami Shores, North Miami Beach, North Miami, and Opa Locka. The section on Greater Miami includes an inset of the Florida Keys. Detailed... More
Miami Beach & Islands, Coral Gables & South Miami
Coral Gables: Pointer Publishers. Map. 18 1/2" x 25". This detailed map of includes a large map of Miami Beach and Islands and one of Coral Gables & South Miami. The section on Miami Beach includes an inset of the Bay Harbour Islands and Bal Harbor. On the back is a small map of Hialeah-Miami Springs. From a pocket guide of greater Miami. More
Florida; Indexed Pocket Map Tourist and Shoppers Guide and Main Highway Map of Florida
Chicago: Rand McNally, 1925. Map. Lithograph and booklet. Sheet size 28 x 21 inches. In very good condition. Some wear along fold lines, small tear at along bottom right fold line. Full color standard map of Florida with railroads, steam ship lines, post offices and electric lines indicated. Verso shows black and white Main Highway Map of Florida. Booklet includes index of railroads, electric lines, counties, creeks, islands, lakes, Indian reservations, rivers, towns, and counties. Rand McNally is an American... More
A United States map as the Floridian sees it
St. Petersburg: Florida Novelty Map and Stamp Company, 1948. Map. Color Lithograph. 12" x 18 1/2". This pictorial map of the United States from the perspective of a Floridian includes many US landmark illustrations, including Niagara Falls, Yankee Stadium, Alaska, and dude ranches. It depicts California as the "Gobi Desert" and colorfully displays the rest of the country as "unexplored territory - unimportant anyway, not in Florida". The humorous nature of this mid-century map is a must in any collection... More
Carte de la Florida et de la Georgia
Pierre-Francois Tardieu. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 12.5 x 16.75 inches. Sheet measures 16.5 x 23 inches. In very good condition. Beautiful early map of Florida and Georgia, western Louisiana, southern parts of the Carolinas and the Bahamas. The interior of Florida was not yet mapped with distortions to Baie du St. Espirit. Pierre Francois Tardieu (1711-1771) came from a family of engravers and map makers based in Paris. This map was engraved by Jean Emmanuel Jerome Vallet. Hard to find. More
Map of Florida, Showing Progress of Topographic Surveying and Primary Control
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1904. Map. 10" x 12 1/2". This detailed map of Florida was included in the Twenty-Fifth Annual Report of the Director of the United States Geological Survey from 1903-4. Most of the interior neotropic ecozone is not yet mapped or drained. More