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Carta particolare che comincia con il c.apo Aldea e Finisce con il capo Degortam. R. DUDLEY

South Africa/ Namibia.

DUDLEY, R.

[Florence, 1646]

Carta particolare che comincia con il c.apo Aldea e Finisce con il capo Degortam.

A magnificent strike of this attractive chart of the African coast extending from Angola to the southern border of modern day Namibia. The chart features a beautifully engraved ship and compass rose, and is further embellished by Lucini’s renowned calligraphic engraving. Dudley was one of the most colorful figures among..... More

Price: $1,500

de Cust van Barbaryen. P. GOOS

Barbary Coast/ Morocco/ Madeira.

GOOS, P.

[Amsterdam, 1666]

de Cust van Barbaryen.

Fine, early chart of the Barbary Coast--the pirate haven along the southwestern coast of Morocco. The two primary horizontal charts cover from Safi in the north to Cap Blanc in the south. At the bottom of the chart are three insets: of the Madeira Islands, of Angra, the primary city... More

Price: $450

De Cust van Barbarijen van Out Mamora Tot Capo Blanco/ De Cust van Barbarijen van Capo Blanco...

Barbary Coast/ Angra/ Punta del Gada/ Madera..

COLOM, A.

[Amsterdam, 1669]

De Cust van Barbarijen van Out Mamora Tot Capo Blanco/ De Cust van Barbarijen van Capo Blanco Tot Capo de Geer by Jacob Aertsz Colom/ De Reede van Punte del Gada int eylandt S. Michels/ De Reede voor de Stadt Angra int eylandt Torcera/ De Eylanden Madera en Porto Santo….

One of the earliest charts of the Barbary Coast, Madera and the key Atlantic stepping stones of the Azores to appear in a Dutch nautical atlas. The sheet includes two charts of the coast of Morocco, a harbor chart of Punto del Gada, and a plan and chart of Angra..... More

Price: $550

Carte Particuliere Des Costes Meridionales D’Angleterre Qui comprend L’Isle De Wicgt et le...

Southampton/ Portsmouth/ Isle of Wight/ England.

MORTIER, P.

[Paris, 1693]

Carte Particuliere Des Costes Meridionales D’Angleterre Qui comprend L’Isle De Wicgt et le Havre de Porsmouth.

A scarce, large scale nautical chart, centered on the Isle of Wight, with the harbor of Portsmouth and surroundings well detailed. The chart extends from Chichester Harbor in the east to Poole Bay and the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset in the west. It was published in the monumental Neptune... More

Price: $1,500

Pas-kaart Van de Grand Banq By Terra Neuff. Johannes van KEULEN

Grand Banks/ Newfoundland.

KEULEN, Johannes van.

[Amsterdam, 1695]

Pas-kaart Van de Grand Banq By Terra Neuff.

A beautiful chart of the famed fishing grounds that lured European fishermen since the 15th century. It boasts one of van Keulen's more ambitious cartouches in which cherubs fish with nets. Oriented with north to the right, the engraving shows the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland at the top. More

Price: $700

De Bay Van Oran. J. VAN KEULEN

Oran/ Algeria.

VAN KEULEN, J.

[Amsterdam, 1725]

De Bay Van Oran.

A rare, attractive engraving that vividly evokes the mountainous terrain surrounding Oran’s harbor. Three forts are named and shown in some detail, and there is a vignette of the city, all of which serve as landmarks for navigation. More

Price: $450

Carte des Antilles Francoises et des Isles Voisines. DE L’ISLE G. / COVENS, MORTIER

Caribbean/ French Antilles/ Grenada.

DE L’ISLE G. / COVENS & MORTIER.

[Amsterdam, 1717/ 1730]

Carte des Antilles Francoises et des Isles Voisines.

A very handsome example of De l’Isle’s map of the French Antilles, covering an area stretching from Guadeloupe in the north to Grenada in the south. This is the Amsterdam edition of the map, printed by Covens & Mortier. More

Price: $650

Carte de L’isle de la Martinique dresée par Mr. Bellin, Ingenieur du Roy de France et de la...

Martinique/ Caribbean.

HOMANN HEIRS.

[Nuremberg, 1762]

Carte de L’isle de la Martinique dresée par Mr. Bellin, Ingenieur du Roy de France et de la Marine….

Attractive and detailed nautical map of Martinique showing areas of safe anchorage and soundings along the coastal coves. A key provides the locations of sugar refineries, wells and parishes; roads also appear on the map. There is a handsome compass rose. More

Price: $750

Partie des Côtes de Labrado Depuis le Cap Charles a la Baye de Sandwich…. G. L. LE ROUGE

Labrador/ Maritime Canada.

LE ROUGE, G. L.

[Paris, 1777]

Partie des Côtes de Labrado Depuis le Cap Charles a la Baye de Sandwich….

A mint example of this Revolutionary War-era chart, made for the use of the French Navy, and published the year before France became an ally of the American cause. It details the easternmost coastline of Labrador, and provides an inset chart of Mecklenburg Harbor. Georges-Louis Le Rouge (c. 1712-c. 1790)... More

Price: $950

The Coast of India from Gyants Point to Cape Rama, Comprehending the Coasts of Guzurat, Concan...

India/ Mumbai.

SAYER & BENNETT.

[London, 1778]

The Coast of India from Gyants Point to Cape Rama, Comprehending the Coasts of Guzurat, Concan and Deckan, with the Gulf of Cambaya.

A beautiful examples of one of the finest nautical charts of the Indian Coast in the region including the ports of Surat, Mumbai and Goa. It was produced at the beginning of the long conflict between the British and the Maratha Confederacy over control of western India. The chart includes..... More

Price: $1,350

Large, Untitled Chart of Long Island Sound, the Connecticut Shoreline, New York City & Vicinity,...

Long Island/ Connecticut/ New York City/ Boston/ Cape Cod.

CHARLES COPLEY & SONS.

[New York, 1858/ 1860]

Large, Untitled Chart of Long Island Sound, the Connecticut Shoreline, New York City & Vicinity, All of Long Island. [With three large, titled inset charts:] Chart Of Massachusetts Bay…/ Chart Of The East River Entrance To New York … / Hell Gate, And Its Approaches….

Rare. This was as authoritative a chart of these waters as was available at the time. Despite its density of detail, the chart was engraved with uncommon clarity. Its charting of the Connecticut shoreline includes the many, small harbor islands, especially along the western shore. Also, all inlets, rivers and..... More

Price: $3,850

West Coast of North America from San Blas to San Francisco…. JAMES IMRAY, SON

California..

JAMES IMRAY & SON.

[London, 1872]

West Coast of North America from San Blas to San Francisco….

An excellent nautical chart covering the California coast from San Francisco to the southern tip of the Baja peninsula and including the adjoining coast of lower California and Mexico. Among the chart's 21 harbor insets are ones of Santa Barbara, Monterey, San Diego and a very large... More

Price: $1,500

North America United States And Canada Passamaquoddy Bay And Approaches. U. S. NAVY HYDROGRAPHIC...

Passamaquoddy Bay/ Deer & Campobello Islands.

HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE, U. S. NAVY.

[Washington, D. C., 1891]

North America United States And Canada Passamaquoddy Bay And Approaches.

A then state-of-the-art, U. S. Naval chart of Passamaquaddy Bay with excellent detail for Deer and Campobello islands. Included is the St. Croix River to St. Stephen and Oak Haven, and the chart extends to the northeast to Maces Bay in Canada. In addition to soundings, the chart provides recommended... More

Price: $1,200

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A Chart of the Caribe Islands. J./ Mount Thornton, T., W.& J./ Page

Puerto Rico/ Lesser Antilles.

Thornton, J./ Mount, W.& J./ Page, T.

[London, c.1730]

A Chart of the Caribe Islands.

The primary, printed chart used by English navigators of the Caribbean during the latter part of the 17th century and the first half of the 18th century. It was published in The English Pilot, Book IV, the first English, navigational atlas specifically devoted to American waters. This chart appeared in... More

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Carte des Isles decouverte aux environs D’Otahiti, dans plusieurs Voyages faite autour Du Monde...

South Pacific/ Society Islands.

COOK, Capt. J./ BENARD.

[Nuremberg, 1744]

Carte des Isles decouverte aux environs D’Otahiti, dans plusieurs Voyages faite autour Du Monde Par les Capitaines Byron, Wallis, Carteret et Cook en 1765, 1767, 1769.

The French/German edition of this chart, comparing the tracks of several circumnavigators though the waters around the Society islands. The tracks of Byron, Wallis, Carteret and Cook all appear. More

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Port De Halifax de la Nouvelle Ecosse…. G. L. LE ROUGE

Halifax/ Nova Scotia..

LE ROUGE, G. L.

[Paris? 1778]

Port De Halifax de la Nouvelle Ecosse….

A mint example of this Revolutionary War-era chart, made for the use of the French Navy, and published the year France became an ally of the American cause. It shows a detailed chart of the harbor and approaches to the port of Halifax, a location of high strategic importance, as... More

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Catalogue Des cartes Geographiques De MM. De l’Isle Et Buache, …Et Des Autres Ouvrages Qui...

Cartographic Ephemera.

DEZAUCHE, J. C.

[Paris, c. 1781]

Catalogue Des cartes Geographiques De MM. De l’Isle Et Buache, …Et Des Autres Ouvrages Qui Composent Le Fonds Du Sieur Dezauche,…A Paris, rue des Noyers, pres celle des Anglois.

Very rare broadsheet catalogue of the stock of prolific map publisher and seller, Jean Claude Dezauche. Though undated, it is likely the catalogue was issued shortly after Dezuache’s acquisition of the stocks of De l’Isle and Buache in 1780; their works are given greatest prominence in the title of the..... More

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De Baay Van Tanger. G. Hulst VAN KEULEN

Tangiers/ Morocco.

VAN KEULEN, G. Hulst.

[Amsterdam, 1781]

De Baay Van Tanger.

Rare, attractively engraved chart of the harbor of Tangiers in Morocco, opposite Gibraltar. The old town itself and prominent structures such as the old castle and stadium are illustrated to provide landmarks to aid in navigation. More

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A New Chart Of The Coast Of Brazil From St. Ann's Islands to St. Sebastian…. William HEATHER

Rio de Janeiro/ Brazil.

HEATHER, William.

[London, 1808]

A New Chart Of The Coast Of Brazil From St. Ann's Islands to St. Sebastian….

Very rare; does not appear in market records. A beautifully engraved chart of the harbor of Rio de Janeiro, extending from Sao Sebastiao in the south to about Macae in the north. At upper left are highly detailed inset charts of Rio de Janeiro harbor and bay around Ilha Grande... More

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Laurie's Genaral Chart Of The Coasts Of Brasil, &c. From The River Para To Buenos-Ayers;. Richard...

Brazil.

LAURIE, Richard H./ PURDY, John/ FINDLAY, Alexander.

[London, 1869]

Laurie's Genaral Chart Of The Coasts Of Brasil, &c. From The River Para To Buenos-Ayers;.

Very scarce (one OCLC location--Rumsey Collection at Stanford). An exceptionally fine production of English nautical cartography, this beautifully executed chart of the coast of Brazil is supplemented by 30 insets of harbor charts of varying scales and seven profile views that include views of the cities of Rio de Janeiro... More

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West Coast of North America from San Francisco to Queen Charlotte Ids. JAMES IMRAY, SON

California/ Northwest.

JAMES IMRAY & SON.

[London, 1882]

West Coast of North America from San Francisco to Queen Charlotte Ids.

A superb, working nautical chart of the west coast from San Francisco Bay to just north of Queen Charlotte Island with outstanding detail for Puget Sound and Vancouver Island. The main chart is augmented with 16 inset details that include ones of Puget Sound, the Strait of Juan de Fuca..... More

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Nantucket Harbor Massachusetts. U. S. COAST, GEODETIC SURVEY

Nantucket.

U. S. COAST & GEODETIC SURVEY.

[Washington, D. C., 1913]

Nantucket Harbor Massachusetts.

An unusually well-preserved example on thick paper of this scarce, separately published chart of Nantucket Harbor. On it, both the topography of the coastline and layout of the town are shown in granular detail. All manner of navigational data is found on the chart, including the light at Brant Point... More

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