Amsterdam: J. Covens et C. Mortier, 1739. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 19" x 23.25". Beautiful dark impression of Italy. In high detail, including southern France, the Dalmation coast and Albania. Minor chipping and a few small tears around edges. Top margin is cropped, toning to centerfold. Library stamp in upper left corner. More
Augsburg: Matth. Seutter. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 19.5" x 22.75". Nicely detailed map of Russia from St. Petersburg to the region of Permia. Overall wear, stains to upper corners. Small chip to upper right edge. More
Amsterdam: J. Covens et C. Mortier, 1739. Map. Uncolored engraving. Page measures 19" x 24 3/8". Richly printed classical map of Italy including Sardinia, Corsica and part of Sicily. Lowell City Library stamp (1844) in upper left corner. Minor overall aging. Guillaume Delisle (1675-1726) was a French map maker who continually updated his maps and dispelled prevailing geographical inaccuracies throughout his life. More
London: 1776. Sea chart. Engraving. Image measures 27.25" x 40.25". Beautiful rare nautical chart of Port Campbell, SE Nova Scotia. This is the first state and shows settlements and shoals in outline only. Includes the yet named Shelburne Harbour and Roseneath Island (now McNutt Island). Includes description of the shoreline and tides. Map is dated 1776, just before the Loyalists came and settled the area. Published in "The Atlantic Neptune", the first British sea atlas of the eastern coast of..... More
Paris: Louis Charles Desnos, 1767. Engraving with original hand color. Image measures 8 3/4" x 11 1/4" Interesting and highly detailed map of Paris, with prominent buildings, roads, and gardens labeled. Published by Louis Charles Desnos after a 1748 map by Jean-Baptiste Crepy. This later printing includes an inset at lower left corner showing the 'Gouvernement de Paris', or the broader metropolitan area surrounding the city, attribued to Brion, engineer geographer of Roy, 1765. Some staining. Louis Charles Desnos (1725..... More
Paris: Louis Charles Desnos, 1761. Copper plate engraving with original hand color. Image measure 15" x 21.5". This impressive chart by Desnos and Brion de la Tour depicts the astronomical model developed by Nicolaus Copernicus. The Copernican Heliocentrism shows a stationary Sun at the center of the Universe with all the planets rotating around it. The Copernicus model is believed to have given birth to modern astronomy as it departed from the prevailing Ptolemaic system, which for centuries placed the..... More
London: William Faden, 1797. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 29" x 20". Beautiful topographical details. Minor aging around edges. More
London: William Faden, 1790. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 28" x 20.5". Includes both Schleswig and Holstein, while today part of the former and all of the latter are northern Germany. Shows rail lines, post roads and tracks of post vessels. Some offsetting and creases to upper and lower left corners. More
London: William Faden, 1800. Map in two sheets. Engraving with original hand coloring. Each image measures 19.5" x 32". Beautiful and rare map of India and part of Ceylon. In high detail showing geographical features and prominent roads. Delineates political boundaries. Minor aging along edges. More
London: William Faden, 1788. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 24.5" x 29.5". Beautiful large map of the German Empire, showing Europe from the Baltic Sea to the Gulf of Venice, and from the Netherlands to Poland. In high detail, showing major roads. William Faden (1750-1836) was an 18th century English cartographer, engraver mapseller and publisher and 'Geographer to His Majesty & to his H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, George III & George IV... More
London: William Faden, 1788. Aquatint. Image measures 14 x 24.5". This beautiful view of the Mediterranean Sea shows the north side of the Rock of Gibraltar on the right. Published in 1788, the print depicts the area in the aftermath of the Siege of Gibraltar. Although the focal point of the print is ostensibly a puff of smoke arising from the land, the scene's most striking feature is its wide expanse of sky. Here, the technique of aquatint allows for..... More
London: 1800. Map on two sheets. Engraving with original hand coloring. Each image measures 24 3/4" x 42 1/2". This large and detailed map of Italy includes the main peninsula, as well as Siciily, Sardinia, Corsica, Malta, Dalmatia, Croatia and the Adriatic. It was printed on 4 sheets, joined 2 by 2. Major roads, towns, rivers, lakes, islands, ports, harbors and topographical features are all labeled. The map is on two sheets, with the top half extending from southern Germany..... More
London: Charles Stedman, 1793. Framed map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 8 1/2" x 18 1/4"; Frame measures 17" x 26" This battle plan of the Saratoga Campaign represents an important historical moment in the American Revolution. Original issued by William Faden in 1980, this edition of this map was engraved for Stedman's 1793 "History of the American War." The map depicts the position of the Royal Army after crossing the Hudson River in hopes of reaching defensible winter..... More
Paris: de Fer, Nicolas, 1725. Map. Engraving with modern hand coloring. Image measures 5.25" x 6.25". Charming miniature map of Denmark with the Coat of Arms incorporated in the cartouche. Map includes both Schleswig and Holstein, while today part of the former and all of the latter are northern Germany. 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
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: Gentleman's Magazine, 1764. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 10" x 7 1/2" This map of Italy depicts the Duke of York's visit, landing in Genoa on Nov. 28, 1763. Extending from Milan in the north to Naples in the south, this map shows the historical regions of Piemont, Montferrat, Milan, Parma, Mantua, Modena, Lucca, and Tuscany, as well as the Republics of Venice and Genoa, the Kingdom of Naples, and Land of the Church. The Duke's route is shown..... More
London: Gentleman's Magazine, 1756. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 11 3/4" x 18 1/4" This diagram depicts Fort Vijaydurg, historically known as Gheria, located in western India off the coast of Maharashtra. Numerous depth soundings are noted in the harbor. Several locations marked on the map are listed in a reference key. This map is issued in 1756, in Vol. XXVI of Gentleman's Magazine. The map is in good condition with some margin loss on the top right and minor..... More
London: T. Kitchin, 1781. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 10.5" x 12.75". Published for "Universal Magazine". Right margin is missing. More
London: Hogg, Alexander, 1790. Sea Chart. Engraving with modern hand coloring. Image measures 10.75" x 15.5". Beautiful map of the Bering Strait. Details the topography of the coastlines, indicates depths and routes. Based on a map by Captain James Cook. Minor scattered toning, scuffing to bottom margin (margin cropped). More
Nuremburg: Homann, Johann Baptist. Map. Copper plate engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 21 1/8" x 24 5/8" Beautiful scarce plan of London with a black and white panorama beneath, published circa 1740. On upper left and right portion are detailed illustrations of Whitehall and the London Stock Exchange. The hand colored portion of the map distinguishes the part of the city once confined by the London Wall, as well as 74 prominent locations and landmarks in accordance with..... More
Nuremburg: Homann, Johann Baptist. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 20 x 22 inches. This map depicts British territories creatively showing four separate small maps on one page. Details include tribes, forts towns and trails with detailed notes for each map in four columns of text. Maps included are "Newfoundland od Terra Nova S. Laurentii Bay, New Engelland New York New Yersey und Pensilvania, Virginia und Maryland, Carolina nebsteinem Theil von Florida". Text in Latin, English and German..... More
Nuremburg. Map. Engraving with original color wash. Image measures 20" x 22.25". This lovely map of the Hague includes a plan and view of the prominent Dutch city. Published circa 1739, the plan shows the city before it became the international and political hub it is today. Rather than the modern buildings that house the International Court of Justice and embassies, the significant buildings highlighted are mainly churches and Dutch governmental buildings, labeled according to keys at the sides of..... More
Nuremburg: Homann, Johann Baptist. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 20.75" x 23.25". This lovely map of the Hague includes a plan and view of the prominent Dutch city. Published circa 1739, the plan shows the city before it became the international and political hub it is today. Rather than the modern buildings that house the International Court of Justice and embassies, the significant buildings highlighted are mainly churches and Dutch governmental buildings, labeled according to keys at..... More
Nuremburg: Homann Heirs, 1789. Map. Engraving with original coloring. Image measures 18.75" x 22". Nicely detailed map of the area surrounding the eastern side of the Gulf of Finland with St. Petersburg. Includes beautiful view of St. Petersburg. Overall toning. Johann Baptist Homann (1664-1724) was a renowned German mapmaker of the late 17th and early 18th century, including being geographer to the Holy Roman Emperor. His business was carried on through the 18th century by the Homann Heirs, also prolific..... More
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Nuremburg: Homann, Johann Baptist, 1730. Atlas title page. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 16.25 x 10.25". Sheet measures 19.5 x 12.25". This lovely title page comes from Johann Baptist Homann's "Atlas mapparum geographicarum generalium & specialium," or "Atlas of specific and general maps," as published in the 18th century by his heirs. The title is printed in a combination of Latin block letters and script. Below it is a map of the northern hemisphere shown on a polar projection..... More
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