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March 2008
Martayan Lan
Fine Antique Maps, Atlases and Globes
70 East 55th Street, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10022
800-423-3741
212-308-0018
info@martayanlan.com
We are always happy to assist in selecting appropriate gift maps, and encourage you to contact us directly with any questions you might have. Any of these maps may be purchased directly via our website, but if you have any questions about these or any other items in our stock, please feel free to call us at 1-800-423-3741(U.S. and Canada only) or at 212-308-0018.
We also welcome inquiries via email at info@martayanlan.com.
You are always welcome to visit us in our New York gallery.
Our Hours:
Monday Through Friday 9:30-5:30
Saturday and Evening Hours by Appointment
For a brief online tour of our spacious Midtown Manhattan gallery, please click here.
We are located at:
Heron Tower
70 East 55th Street, 6th Floor
(Between Park and Madison)
New York, NY 10022
Click on the images below for larger illustrations and full descriptions.
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The Earliest, Useful Gold Rush Map
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California/ Gold Rush. LAWSON, J. T.
[New York, 1849]
Lawson's Map from Actual Survey of the Gold, Silver & Quicksilver Regions of Upper California... by J.T. Lawson, Esq. Cala. Together with a miniature map of the United States, Mexico and South America. Showing the different routs to California &c...
14 ½ x 20 ½ inches.
Folded in original pressed cloth boards with gilt lettering. Reinforced with rice paper, some areas of wear at folds; very good.
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Very Rare, Enchanting Panorama Box of Narragansett Bay & Block Island
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Narragansett Bay/ Block Island. EXCURSION VIEW CO.
[Providence, 1878]
Excursion Views of Narragansett Bay and Block Island Published by Excursion View Co. Providence, R.I. Patented (JUN 11) 1878 Clay & Co. Buffalo N.Y.
Two chromo-lithograph panoramas, each approximately 33 feet long, in wooden box with two viewing glass surfaces, each 3 1/8 x 9 inches; bright original color; minor mends to extremities of each roll expertly repaired; overall excellent condition.
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A Superb Bird’s-Eye View of Bar Harbor & Mt. Desert Island
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Bar Harbor, Maine. MORRIS, G. W. / GEORGE H. WALKER & CO.
[Portland, ME, 1886]
Bar Harbor Mt. Desert Island Maine.
16 ¾ x 25 inches.
Two-stone lithograph. Few marginal mends; small duplicate stamp lower right margin; excellent to fine of this kind.
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Containing the First Depiction
Of the First Naval Battle of the American Revolution
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Lake Champlain/ American Revolution. BRASSIER, W./ SAYER, R. & BENNETT, J.
[London, 1776]
A Survey Of Lake Champlain, including Lake George, Crown Point And St. John...
25 7/8 x 18 ¾ inches.
[Inset:] A Particular Plan of Lake George . . . Original outline color; excellent conditon.
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A Superb Revolutionary War Plan of Northern Manhattan
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New York City/ American Revolution. FADEN, W.
[London, March 1, 1777]
A Topographical Map of the Northn. part of New York Island, Exhibiting the Plan of Fort Washington...
18 ½ x 10 ¼ inches.
Fine original wash color; excellent condition.
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The First Map of the Americas in an Atlas
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Americas. ORTELIUS, A.
[Antwerp, 1570/1573]
Americae Sive Novi Orbis, Nova Descriptio.
14 x 19 1/2 inches.
Fine hand color; excellent.
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One of the Few Pre-1800 Maps to Focus on New Jersey
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New Jersey/ Pennsylvania. SEUTTER, M.
[Augsburg, c. 1750]
Pensylvania Nova Jersey Et Nova York...
22 5/8 x 19 1/2 inches.
Original and later color; upper margin extended with no loss, else excellent.
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Beautiful Map of New Hampshire
Recording Its Mid-19th Century Growth
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New Hampshire. DODGE, G. R.
[Nashua, NH, 1854]
Township and Rail Road Map of New Hampshire...1857.
34 ½ x 24 ½ inches.
With original, pressed cloth covers, separate. Fine original color; mounted on rice paper, very minor losses at a few fold intersections, a little light staining, else excellent.
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A Richly Pictorial Map of New York State
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New York State. ENSIGN, BRIDGMAN & FANNING.
[New York, 1865]
The Empire State.
24 ½ x 33 ½ inches.
Original color; folds reinforced with slight losses, but excellent of this kind.
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Wonderful View of Boston to Provincetown
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Boston/ Cape Cod. FINN, W. J.
[Boston, 1914]
Bird's Eye View of Boston Harbor Along The South Shore To Provincetown.
17 x 20 ½ inches.
Chromolithograph. Folding view in original, heavy paper covers. Few mended split, else fine.
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Attractive Schoolgirl World Map
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Schoolgirl World. WHITON, Elizabeth.
[American, c. 1830]
The World By Elizabeth Whiton.
4 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches.
Manuscript & watercolors; margins reinforced, very good for this kind.
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The Most Beautiful Early Map of Bermuda
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Bermuda. BLAEU, W.
[Amsterdam, 1633]
Mappa Aestivarum Insularum, alias Barmudas . . .
15 ⅞ x 21 inches.
Fine original color; excellent.
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Russia in Original Color With Gold
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Russia/ Ukraine. BLAEU, J. & C.
[Amsterdam, 1640]
Russiae, Vulgo Moscovia Pars Australis. Auctore Isaaco Massa.
15 x 20 ¼ inches.
Superb original color and gold highlighting; margins extended with virtually no loss, very good.
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Richly Decorative Map of Italy
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Italy. DE WIT, F.
[Amsterdam, c. 1680]
Novissima et Accuratissima totius Italiae Corsicae et Sardiniae . . . .
19 x 22 ¾ inches
Fine original color; excellent condition.
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Fine, Original-Colored, Dutch Map of Scandinavia
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Sweden/ Finland/ Estonia/ Russia/ Latvia. DE WIT, F.
[Amsterdam, c. 1690]
Regni Sueciae Tabula Generalis.
19 5/8 x 22 ½ inches.
Fine original color; reinforced at bottom of centerfold, else excellent.
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Attractive Woodcut of Paris
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Paris. MUNSTER, S.
[Basel, c. 1550]
Lutetia Parisiorum Urbs, toto orbe celeberrima notissimaquecaput regni Franciae .
10¾ x 14 inches.
Fine hand-color; excellent.
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Aerial Plans of Both Ancient & ‘Modern’ Jerusalem
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Jerusalem. BRAUN, G. & HOGENBERG, F.
[Cologne, 1572]
Hierosolyma, Clarissima totius Orientis civitas . . .
13 ½ x 19 ¼ inches.
Fine hand color; excellent.
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Very Influential Holy Land Map
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Holy Land. ADRICHOM, C.
[Cologne, 1590/1682]
Situs Terrae Promissionis . . .
13 ¾ x 39 ½ inches.
Fine hand color, excellent condition.
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Scarce, Attractive Wall Map of the Holy Land
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Holy Land/ Egypt. SEATON, R.
[London, c. 1850-1855]
A New Map of Palestine, Or The Holy Land With Part Of Egypt.
32 x 36 inches.
Steel engraving with fine, original wash color; archivally re-mounted on new linen; few minor losses, still excellent of this kind.
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Richly Illustrated, Early Glimpse of Australia
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Australia/ Spice Islands. CORONELLI, V.
[Venice, 1696]
Het Niew Hollandt.
9 x 11 ½ inches.
Fine condition.
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Magnificent, Large Scale Map of Ireland
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Ireland. ROCQUE, J./ LAURIE & WHITTLE
[London, May 12, 1794]
A Map of the Kingdom of Ireland.
48 x 38 ¼ inches.
Fine hand color; slight fold wear & discoloration at a few folds, else excellent.
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