Paris: Bellin, 1764. Map. Engraving with hand-coloring. Image measures 8 1/2" x 6". Sheet measures 9 1/4 x 7 1/2". This detailed map shows the Port of Veracruz in Mexico in the middle of the 18th century. Founded in the 1500s by Hernan Cortes, the city became one of the wealthiest cities in New Spain. On this sea chart, however, the city's appearance in the lower left corner makes it secondary to the islands off the coast that are the..... More

Map. Engraving. 8" x 12 1/4". This lovely map of southern Mexico and Central America by Rigobert Bonne covers the region from Panama north as far as the tip of Baja Mexico and Cabo San Lucas. Beautifully detailed, the map notes several important towns, rivers, mountain ranges, lakes, and other topographical and geographical features. Identifies Merida, Acapulco, Cozumel, Mexico City, etc. The map is in very good condition with minimal wear along the centerfold and some foxing at places. Rigobert..... More

Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1822. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 15"x 14.5", image plus text measures 16.5" x 20.5". This map of Mexico combines a detailed topographical and political rendering with information pertaining to history, climate and culture. It was published in 1822, shortly before Austin's arrival in Texas and immediately prior to Mexico's independence from Spain. The index of the map includes cities, rivers, military posts, and mines, and information about exploration and Indian population is..... More

Philadelphia: P.S. Duval Lith. 1847. Battle plan. Uncolored lithograph. Image measures 12.25 x 19 inches. This battle plan from the Mexican-American War is an uncolored military survey of the Mexican defense lines and the U.S. lines of attack at Cerro Gordo in the Valley of Mexico. The battle of Cerro Gordo was one of the major battles during the Mexican American War. The map notes important roads, troop position, camps, batteries and rivers. Topography is beautifully rendered. After Major General..... More

Weimar: Geographisches Institut, 1866. Map. Steel engraving with original hand color. Sheet measures 22.5" x 27". This is a beautiful map of Mexico and Central America dating to 1866. The map is equipped with many small place names, rivers, lakes, roads, railways, etc. The Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific coast are included as are parts of southwest and Southeast United States, including Florida. In the lower left corner we find two inset maps. One shows the railway project of..... More

Nuremburg: Homann, Johann Baptist. Map. Copper engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 18.75" x 22.5". This striking circa 1720 map by Johann Baptist Homann extends from the Great Lakes southward to include Florida, West Indies, Central America, up to Venezuela, and from New Mexico to the eastern seaboard. Based on the 1703 Delisle map of Mexico and Florida, this map includes information from the explorations of La Salle, Bienville, Le Sueur, d'Iberville, Lederer, and other early travelers. The most..... More

Hartford: F.J. Huntington, 1830. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. 11.25" x 8.5". Some light wear at edges, image unaffected. In very good condition. A map of North America from the atlas The Malte-Brun School Geography by S. Goodwin Goodrich (Hartford, 1835). Shows Mexico extending from modern-day Texas to Utah and northern California, Alaska as Russian Possessions, and the United States extending north of Vancouver Island. More

London: Laurie and Whittle, 1794. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 19" x 24.75". Map of the south eastern portion of Mexico's coast, including the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Beautiful topographic features, major roads and rhumb lines. From Jefferys' "West India Atlas", originally published by Sayer & Bennett in 1775. Full original margins, a few ink stains around plate line. Thomas Jefferys (1710-1771) was one of the most important and prolific mapmakers of his era with particular focus on North..... More

Philadelphia: P.S. Duval Lith. 1850. Battle plan. Page measures 14.5 x 20.75 inches. This is an uncolored military survey outlining the operations of the US Army during the Battle of Molino del Rey. This battle was one of the bloodiest in the entire Mexican-American War, and was between General Antonio Leon and General William J. Worth. The Americans won this battle, but the loss of life was so severe that it might as well have been a defeat (this is..... More

London: J. Luffman, 1819. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. 11.25" x 9". Some foxing and light wear at edges that does not affect the image. In very good condition. An interesting map of North America. The United States is shown extending to the Mississippi River and is bordered by Louisiana, west of which is New Mexico, extending northward to present day North Dakota and Montana. Westward still is New Albion, and the Baja Peninsula is identified as California. A manuscript..... More

Philadelphia: Mitchell, Samuel Augustus Jr., 1866. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 13.25" x 21". Beautiful map of Mexico published in 1866. centered on the Gulf of Mexico. Includes four inset maps; Jamaica, Cuba, Bermuda and Panama. Samuel Augustus Mitchell Sr. (1792-1868) was one of the leaders in American cartography of the 19th century and pioneered the conversion of engraved map plates to more affordable lithographic plates. His son, Samuel Augustus Mitchell Jr. continued his father's successful mapmaking..... More

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

London: Tallis, John. Map. Steel engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 10" x 13.". Sheet measures 10.75" x 14.5". Top right corner torn, right margin trimmed very close to decorative border. Shows some light foxing. A beautiful map of Mexico from and the modern-day southwestern United States, published in 1851. A key at bottom indicates areas of yellow as "Newly discovered GOLD districts". John Tallis Jr. (1817-1876) was a London born bookseller who continued the prolific map publishing company started..... More