Amsterdam: 1638. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 15.25" x 20". This important 1638 map by Willem Blaeu provides an unexpected and unequalled view of the nascent colonies of New Netherlands, labeled with its Latin equivalent of Nova Belgica, and New Amsterdam. Oriented to the west, it proceeds from south at top to north at bottom, producing an oddly oriented but highly detailed account of the coastline. This map publicizes the 1613 discoveries of Dutch captain Adriaen Block, who..... More

F. Bourquin, 1884. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. 15.25 x 12.5 inches. Repairs to margins lower right. York County is the southwesternmost county in the state of Maine, along the state of New Hampshire's eastern border. From Colby's Atlas of the State of Maine, nicely engraved by William Bracher. 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

London: Sayer & Bennett, 1776. Map in two sheets. Engraving with original hand color outline and wash. 53" x 20.5" Striking large scale Colonial map of the Eastern New York State watershed with a focus on the Hudson River. Includes New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania with Delaware, Maryland, Vermont, part of the Province of Quebec and part of Lake Ontario. This edition has three great inset maps; "A Chart of the Mouth of the Hudson's River from Sandy Hook..... More

New York: John Payne, 1800. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 11.5" x 7.25". Scarce map of Rhode Island printed in the year 1800. It shows county lines, towns, roads and topography and part of Block Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts. The lower right corner includes part of a large compass rose. John Low was a published from New York. Published in 'A New and Complete System of Universal Geography'. More

New York: Ricketson, J., 1821. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 10" x 13". Page measures 13" x 16.25". This elegant and unusual map describes the meeting places of New York Quaker groups. Quaker tradition holds that members of the faith meet monthly, quarterly, and yearly to share knowledge and ideas. In addition, groups held preparatory and worship meetings throughout the year. This map conveys the extent Quaker network in New York and the surrounding areas of New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts..... More

Brussels: Vandermaelen, Phillipe Marie, 1827. Map. Large format lithograph with original hand color wash. Image measures 18.25" x 20". Beautiful double page map of New England showing Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and parts of New York, Massachusetts and Canada. Features counties, towns, waterways, topographical and geographical features, population size (indicated in pink circles), mineral deposits and the area of each state (yellow circles). Minor wear to edges, light scattered staining and offsetting. Expert repair to chip to bottom centerfold. From..... More

Oxford: Edward Wells, 1701. Map. Uncolored copper plate engraving. Image measures 14" x 19". This fine antique map by Edward Wells presents the English plantations in North America as they were in 1701. Covers the regions from modern day Maine to North Carolina. Major towns and colonies are identified along the coast and major Rivers, while little inland detail is noted. New Albanie on the Hudson is noted, as are Baltimore on the Delaware peninsula and Green Spring near Jamestown..... More