Antwerp: Henrico y Cornelio Verdussen, 1709. 42 maps with original hand color, (of 43 -double hemispehre missing) including elaborate "Plani-Spherium Coeleste." Colored frontispiece (split along right margin of plate). 232 pages, slight water staining on lower right of pages. Chip to left margin of map 33. 12mo, original brown calf (corners rubbed), tan leather label. Antwerp: Henrico y Cornelio Verdussen, 1709. Third edition. Very good (+). This rare pocket atlas describes the world at the end of the 17th century..... More

Venice: Giovanni Battista Albrizzi, 1750. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 13" x 16.75". This exquisite map of northern Italy depicts the region around Lake Garda and Lake Iseo, published circa 1740. It features pictorial depictions of mountains, forts, and cathedrals. Cities, towns, and rivers are also labeled. The title cartouche in the upper right shows a pastoral scene with beautiful mountains in the background. The map is in excellent condition. Some scattered spots, otherwise clean and bright. Giovanni Battista Albrizzi..... More

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1900. Map. Color lithograph. Image measures 13 1/2" x 11 1/2" This map depicting the islands of Masbate and Ticao was originally prepared as part of a series made by the Manila Observatory of the Jesuits in 1899. Led by director P. Jose Algue, the Observatory employed only native Philippine draftsmen to complete the technical work required for the project. Upon learning of the Jesuits' undertaking, the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey entered into cooperation with..... More

New York: barnes & nobles, 2000. filled with color illustrations, 160 pages, folio, glossy printed boards, d.w. (slight scuffing). New York; Barnes & Nobles (2000). A very good copy with a good dust wrapper. More

Paris: Chardon, 1838. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 16" X 19 3/8" This fascinating double-page engraving features several terrestrial globes with information on the geography and geology of the earth. Diagrams and models depict mapping projections, latitude and longitude lines, the Earth's interior, and topography. Jean Goujon ((1793-1826) worked for the Depot de la Guerre in Paris which made countless maps and plans. Goujon and Anddriveau were partners of Jean and his son, also cartographers and publishers..... More

Map. Pen and ink with watercolor. Image measures 7 x 8.5". This beautifully hand colored schoolgirl or schoolboy manuscript map of Canaan and Palestine (Israel or Holy Land) covers from Arish in northern Sinai north beyond Beirut. The Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea are included. Essentially two maps on the same sheet, the left hand map depicts the region as it existed during Biblical times, when it was called Canaan. The Twelve Tribes of Israel are identified along..... More

Map. Pen and ink with watercolor. Sheet measures 7 x 8.5". This beautiful schoolgirl or schoolboy manuscript map of England and Wales beautifully depicts from Scotland south to the English Channel. Essentially two maps on a single sheet, the left map depicts the region with detailed topography throughout. Towns, rivers and mountains are noted with a key in the top left corner. The right hand side of the map depicts "The Saxon Heptarchy" and territories are numbered and shaded in..... More

London: Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orne, 1809. Map. Original uncolored engraving. Sheet measures 11 1/2" x 17 1/8". This detailed map shows British territories in North America. Although published in 1809, it was made after an 1804 map by Arrowsmith that captured an important moment in North American history at the start of westward expansion. The map includes the Arctic Circle, from Greenland to the Bering Strait, extending south to 35 degrees, the convergence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers..... More

London: Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orne, 1809. Map. Original uncolored engraving. Image measures 14 1/4" x 10 1/4". Sheet measures 17 1/8" x 11 1/2" This elegant 1809 map of South America depicts parts of Central America, the Leeward Islands, and extends southwards to Patagonia and including Falkland and Sandwich Islands. The map also notes the nonexistent "Aurora islands", a group of three phantom islands reportedly sighted by Spanish merchants in the 18th and 19th centuries. The continent is labeled..... More

London: Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orne. Map. Original uncolored engraving. Image measures 10 1/4" x 12 1/2". This detailed map of the United States depicts the eastern half of the country, including the Great Lakes, Appalachian Range, and the Mississippi Delta. Published shortly after the Louisiana Purchase, the map features the area west of the Mississippi in lesser detail, noting Native American tribes and villages, rivers, and cities. The Florida peninsula is not depicted. Cities, isles, bodies of water, mountain..... More

London: Arrowsmith, John, 1854. Map. Engraving with hand colored outline. Sheet measures 21 1/2" x 30 3/8". London: Arrowsmith, 1854. This elegant map of Central Asia, centers on modern-day Iran and extends from the Caucasus Mountains to the western Himalayas, and south to the Arabian coastline and the Indus River delta. Good detail in the gulf with Bahrein, pearl banks, East India Company and many islands noted. As an annotation below the title states, the map was based on surveys..... More

Philadelphia: John Conrad & Co., 1805. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 9.75" x 8". This map depicts the state of Vermont. The boundaries of Lake Champlain and the Connecticut River set the state off from the surrounding land, which is left unlabeled to isolate and highlight its detail. Denotes towns, counties and topographical features, all in beautiful detail. The map is in good condition with original platemark visible. Drawn by Samuel Lewis and engraved by D. Fairman. The map is..... More

New York: Asher & Adams, 1873. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 22 1/4" x 16" Classic double-page map of Illinois with special focus on the state's developing railroad system. Counties are hand-colored, and black lines depicting rail lines are labeled with the railroad name. Cities, towns, major routes, waterways, post offices, and other geographical features are noted. Parts of Missouri, Kentucky, Indiana, Iowa, and Wisconsin are included. Many cities along the coastline of Lake Michigan are labeled..... More