Washington: National Geographic, 1974. 448 illus., 362 in color. 4to, cloth, d.w. (Washington): National Geographic, (1974). vg. More

London: Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orne, 1809. Map. Original uncolored engraving. Sheet measures 11 1/2" x 17 1/8". This detailed map shows North America. The map includes the Arctic Circle, from Iceland to eastern Asia, extending southward to the Caribbean coast of South America. The Rocky Mountain Range is depicted prominently, drawn as one cordillera extending from Canada and connecting to the Sierra Madre mountains through Mexico and the Cordillera Central in Central America. The combined ranges are labeled "the..... More

New York: Asher & Adams, 1872. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 23" x 15.75". Great double page map of Michigan divided into counties and townships. Shows cities, major routes, railroads and waterways. Centered on Lake Michigan, the map includes parts of Lake Superior and Lake Huron, extending from Isle Royale in the northwest to the St. Clair River in the southeast. Features an inset showing the northwestern portion of Michigan (Ontonagon). In excellent condition. Asher & Adams..... More

New York: Asher & Adams, 1873. Map. Lithograph original hand coloring. Image measures 16 x 22.5". This 1873 map depicts the states of North Carolina and South Carolina with special focus on the developing railway systems of the two states. An inset in the bottom left features the western portion of North Carolina. Counties are hand colored and railway lines are labeled. City and town names occur as well as stops along the routes. Rivers, capes, islands and other topographic..... 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. 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". Slight chipping to left corners. Small tears along top edge. 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..... 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". Slight scattered 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. Published by his sons between 1849 and 1854, as J.J. Audubon was too..... 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. 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

Philadelphia: J.T. Bowen. Octavo quadruped print. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Page measures 6 5/8 x 10 3/8 inches. From J.J. Audubon's "Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America". Slight scattered foxing and toning. 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..... 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. Small tear to upper right. 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..... 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