Paris: Bellin, Nicolas, 1764. Map. Copper plate engraving. Uncolored. Image measures 8 1/4" x 6 1/2". This impressive map or sea chart details the mouth of the Chiang River in the Fujian Province of modern day China. The map covers part of the modern day city of Fuzhou on the southeastern coast of China just west of Taiwan or Formosa. Incredibly detailed, the map notes towns, fortifications, islands, bridges, rivers and mountains with beautifully rendered topography. Several coastal features are..... More

Paris: Bellin, Nicolas, 1764. Map. Copper plate engraving. Image measures 8 1/2" x 6 3/4". Beautiful map of Crimea beautifully depicts the Crimean Peninsula. Details towns and topography beautifully rendered in profile. Map retains its natural black and white. In very good condition with minor foxing in left margin. Part of Bellin's "Le Petit atlas maritime". Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772), was the official hydrographer to the French king and the first person to hold the title of "Ingénieur de la..... More

Paris: Jacques Nicolas Bellin, 1753. Sea Chart. Uncolored copper plate engraving. Image measures 8" x 11". Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772), was the official hydrographer to the French king and the first person to hold the title of "Ingénieur de la Marine of the Depot des cartes et plans de la Marine" (chief engineer of the French Hydrographical Office). More

Paris: 1764. Map. Copper engraving with hand coloring. Measures 9 3/4" x 20". Beautifully engraved map of the Mediterranean Sea, extending from the strait of Gibraltar to the Levant. The coastlines are rendered with meticulous detail, with major cities, ports, capes, and islands labeled. Mountains are depicted pictorially. The map was published in Bellin's "Petit Atlas Maritime," which covered the coasts and important port cities of the known world. This map is in good condition with no chips or tears..... More

Paris: 1764. Sea chart. Beautiful early sea chart with original hand coloring. Image measures 8.25" x 14". Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772), was the official hydrographer to the French king and the first person to hold the title of "Ingénieur de la Marine of the Depot des cartes et plans de la Marine" (chief engineer of the French Hydrographical Office). Map is in great condition with wide margins as issued and no chips or tears. Dark impression on bright paper; some..... More

2 maps on 1 sheet. Engraving. Image measures 11.25 x 7". These unusual aerial maps depict Machian and Bachian, now known as Makian and Bacan, located off the coast of Indonesia. These two islands were part of the historical "Spice Islands," which the Europeans and Chinese valued for their vegetation, particularly mace and nutmeg, and which belonged to the Dutch East Indies. Published circa 1756, these two maps emphasize the volcanic nature of the two islands, with the empty center..... More

Paris: Jacques Nicolas Bellin, 1763. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 8.25" x 13.75", sheet measures 12" x 19". Some light fading and staining at edges. In very good condition. A fantastic early map of Halifax, published in Bellin's 'Petit Atlas Maritime'. Inset shows the town plan of Halifax.Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772), was the official hydrographer to the French king and the first person to hold the title of "Ingénieur de la Marine of the Depot des cartes et plans de..... 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

San Francisco: State Mining Bureau. Map. Uncolored lithograph. Image measures 16.5" x 24". This hard to find late 19th c map of the Los Angeles city oil fields was issued by the State Mining Bureau. The map covers most of the modern West Lake neighborhood and vicinity and depicts the region in two sections and shows the oil fields throughout the city. The first extending from Vermont Avenue and Sixth Street to Lake Shore Boulevard and Brent Street, while the..... More

Amsterdam: Johannes Blaeu. Map. Copper plate engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 14.75" x 19.5". This beautiful circa 1662 map by Johannes Blaeu features the region of Istria, the largest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea. Oriented with north to the left, extends from the Gulf of Trieste to the Island of Cres in the Adriatic Sea to include part of Italy and Croatia. As a part of the Venetian Republic, this region contained many important sea ports that are..... More

Amsterdam: Johannes Blaeu. Map. Copper plate engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 15" x 19.5". This incredible map by Willem and Johannes Blaeu dates to circa 1640. Featuring the famous French wine making region of Champagne, the map labels numerous villages, towns, rivers, and important cities including Chalons, Reims, Vitry-le-Francois and Sainte Menehould. Mountains and forests are beautifully rendered in profile. Decorative title and scale cartouches in the bottom corners feature cherubs. The title cartouche also includes a coat..... More

Amsterdam: Willem Blaeu. Map. Copper plate engraving with hand coloring. Decorative title cartouche. Image measures 15 1/4" x 19 3/4". Sheet measures 20 3/4 x 24 7/8". Fascinating map of central Africa including the legendary fictitious kingdom of Prester John. Published circa 1600, the map depicts the region from Sudan to Mozambique. The map includes many illustrations of wildlife, including elephants, ostriches, and monkeys. Title cartouche features two figures with babies, and have been beautifully hand colored. Willem Blaeu (1571-1638)..... More

Amsterdam: Willem Blaeu, 1642. Map. Engraving with modern hand coloring. Image measures 16" x 21 5/8". Carte-a-figure map of America covering all of North and South America and the surrounding seas, extending eastward to Europe and Africa. Details geographical and topographical elements with many place names. California is shown as a peninsula and the Great Lakes are not yet rendered. An inset shows Greenland and Iceland. Decorative elements include ships, sea monsters and vignettes of native Americans within South America..... More