A mint example of a “map of great importance” (Burden). This is the first and only cartographic document reflecting an early plan for the colonization of northern New England by Sir William Alexander and the earliest printed map with the place name Cape..... More
An unusual, large-scale, 18th-century map providing a striking visual record of a remarkable number of important exploratory voyages of both the Pacific and the Arctic undertaken between the 16th and 18th centuries. Published at the dawn of the great age of transoceanic exploration, Sayer & Bennett’s 6-sheet Chart is an..... More
Printed on eight sheets with original outline color, each approximately 26 x 18 ¾ inches, which assembled together would form a map 53 ½ “ x 76 ¾” . [Bound with:] LE ROUGE, G. [Paris, 1774] L’Amerique Suivant Le R. P. Charlevoix Jte…1774. 19 x 25 inches. Original outline color. Folio bound..... More
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An exceptional example of the very scarce, full-scale, French edition of the great Jefferys-Mead map of New England. It is an exact and finely engraved rendition of the English original except for occasional translations of notations and place names into French and the reversal of the imagery in the handsome..... More
A large, very well-detailed map of Long Island that highlights the area's geological and topographic features and indicates in yellow coloring the beach areas existing at the time. The Connecticut shoreline and Manhattan and its surroundings are also included. A large inset of Manhattan in the lower right depicts its..... More
A scarce, separately published map of Long Island and its surrounding shorelines in Connecticut. Counties are shown in different colors and containing an up-to-date depiction of railroads and major roads. The latter are also provided along the Connecticut shoreline. Also shown are canals, "Mills & Manufacturies," churches and meeting houses..... More
Very scarce—one issue only of this very early engraving. This is earliest collectible map of the eastern seaboard and the earliest to provide a representation of the New York City area. It is also the first map listed in Palmer's "Chronological List of Maps & Charts [of Bermuda]" and is..... More
Very much in the category of something much better than it needed to be is this promotional map with three superb vignettes of the “Lagoon Heights” development in the area of present-day Oak Bluffs on Martha’s Vineyard. In addition to two charming images Victorian summer homes, the wonderful seascape along..... More