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

Pierre-Francois Tardieu. Map. Engraving with modern hand coloring. Image measures 12.5 x 16.75 inches. Sheet measures 17 x 22 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..... More