James Wyld, 1840. Map in two sheets. Engraving with original hand outline. Each sheet measures 28.75" x 20 7/8". Beautifully detailed map of north eastern India. Elaborate uncolored cartouche with several figures, flora and fauna. Based on the extensive surveys by Captain James Rennell from 1786. More

Venice: Antonio Zatta, 1778. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Measures 16 3/4" x 13 1/4". Some worm holes to center fold and toning but otherwise in good condition. This unusual map depicting Lake Superior and southern Florida appeared in the two-volume Italian edition of Raynal's "Storia dell' America Settentrionale", published in 1778. The map primarily features Lake Superior, and refers to the native inhabitants of the region, including the Kilistinesi (known as Cree), in both the title and throughout..... More

Venice: Antonio Zatta, 1778. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 11.75" x 16". Beautiful map of Canada centered on Hudson's Bay and Labrador. Indigenous names are noted and Greenland is shown. Some discoloration along edges and centerfold at margins. Antonio Zatta (1775-1797) was the most prominent Italian map publisher of the late 18th century. His Venice-based publishing company produced maps that mark an important transition from 18th- to 19th-century cartographic styles. He updates and redefines the traditional title..... More

Venice: Antonio Zatta, 1799. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 12.5" x 15". Unusual folded, separate issue map by Antonio Zatta depicting the Republic of Genoa in incredible detail. Numerous towns are labeled and topography beautifully rendered. The independent state of Genoa existed from 1005 to 1797 until it was occupied by Napoleonic forces and replaced by the Ligurian Republic. It would later be annexed by the First French Empire and ultimately by the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1815. This map..... More