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

New York: Asher & Adams, 1873. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 15.75" x 22.25". Classic double page map of Iowa with parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri and Nebraska. Shows counties, townships, towns, major routes, railroads and waterways. A clean copy in excellent condition. Asher & Adams were publishers based in Washington and New York in the late 19th century. More

New York: Asher & Adams, 1872. Set of 2 Maps. Lithograph original hand coloring. Each sheet measures 17 1/2 x 24". This interesting pair of maps depict the States of California and Nevada divided on two separate sheets. With special focus on the developing railroad systems, the maps show early counties not yet present, including Orange, Riverside and Imperial. Early railroad lines, including the Napa Valley and the California Pacific Railroad, the Bloomfield Railroad, the Visalia Railroad, the Stockton Railroad..... More

New York: Nagel & Weingartner. Octavo quadruped print. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Page measures 10" x 6.5". From J.J. Audubon's "Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America". Minor scattered staining. A few small tears. John James Audubon (1785-1851) was an American naturalist, painter and ornithologist known for his extensive field work studying birds and then painting them. By the late 1830's, he was planning a new book on the viviparous quadrupeds of North America. Published by his sons between 1849 and..... More

Philadelphia: J.T. Bowen. Octavo quadruped print. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Page measures 7.25" x 10.5". From J.J. Audubon's "Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America", published 1849-54. Minor staining. John James Audubon (1785-1851) was an American naturalist, painter and ornithologist known for his extensive field work studying birds and then painting them. By the late 1830's, he was planning a new book on the viviparous quadrupeds of North America. Audubon was assisted by many family members in this enterprise including his..... More

Philadelphia: J.T. Bowen. Octavo quadruped print. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Page measures 7" x 10.5". From J.J. Audubon's "Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America", published 1849-54. Right corner chipped but not affecting the image, otherwise in good condition. John James Audubon (1785-1851) was an American naturalist, painter and ornithologist known for his extensive field work studying birds and then painting them. By the late 1830's, he was planning a new book on the viviparous quadrupeds of North America. Audubon was..... More

Philadelphia: J.T. Bowen. Octavo quadruped print. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Page measures 6.75" x 10.5". From J.J. Audubon's "Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America". John James Audubon (1785-1851) was an American naturalist, painter and ornithologist known for his extensive field work studying birds and then painting them. By the late 1830's, he was planning a new book on the viviparous quadrupeds of North America. Published by his sons between 1849 and 1854, as J.J. Audubon was too weak. Please visit..... More

Philadelphia: J.T. Bowen. Octavo quadruped print. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Page measures 6.5" x 10". From J.J. Audubon's "Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America", published 1849-54. John James Audubon (1785-1851) was an American naturalist, painter and ornithologist known for his extensive field work studying birds and then painting them. By the late 1830's, he was planning a new book on the viviparous quadrupeds of North America. Audubon was assisted by many family members in this enterprise including his two sons..... More

Philadelphia: J.T. Bowen. Octavo quadruped print. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Page measures 10" x 6.5". From J.J. Audubon's "Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America", published 1849-54. Minor foxing. John James Audubon (1785-1851) was an American naturalist, painter and ornithologist known for his extensive field work studying birds and then painting them. By the late 1830's, he was planning a new book on the viviparous quadrupeds of North America. Audubon was assisted by many family members in this enterprise including his..... 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

Amsterdam: 1737. Map. Original engraving. 14.75 x 17.25 inches. Beautiful 1737 map of North America featuring giant scaled Great Lakes. Lake Huron is referred to as Karegnondi, an indigenous name meaning big lake or fresh water sea. Possible reference to Manitoulin Island (the largest fresh water island in the world) as 'Cantolon'. Many portage routes are described throughout. Indigenous villages and architecture is noted along with Jesuit settlements. The largest significant French towns that are noted are Quebec City and..... More

Edinburgh: A. & C. Black. Map. Color lithograph. Image measures 16.5" x 22". Repair to center fold, left margin. Otherwise in very good condition. This detailed and lucid map of Canada is the east sheet of a larger grouping of maps by A.C. Black. It describes the area around the Gulf of St. Lawrence, including Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and the Anticosti Islands. Published circa 1854, the map was made only a few years after Nova..... More