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
An excellent example of the second plate (see below) of this important map. It was the "first map of the Americas to appear in a modern atlas," (Schwartz) and one that “had a great influence on the future cartography of the New World” (Burden). When this map was issued, the..... More
A gorgeous example, in vibrant original color, of the first full folio-size map specifically of North America and the first overall produced in the Netherlands. It was preceded only by the smaller but very rare Forlani map of 1565 and the yet much smaller derivative of it by Porcacchi, published..... More
In vibrant original color, this is a spectacular example of Ortelius' second map (though third plate) of the Americas, improving upon its predecessor in many important ways (see below), most apparently in the removal of the large bulge on the west coast of South America. This updated revision of the..... More
One of the most visually distinctive, early maps of the Western Hemisphere. Its cartography was the work of Gerard Mercator, "the greatest name in geographical science after Ptolemy" (Tooley), but the map’s design and execution were the work of the elder’s grandson, Michael, shortly after Gerard’s death in 1594. The..... More
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
First atlas issue, in warm contemporary color of this classic Dutch map of Bermuda. As were most 17th century maps of Bermuda, Hondius’ was based on Richard Norwood’s 1618 chart, executed on behalf of the Bermuda Company. The map thus includes the parishes and tribes allotted to the company’s principal..... More
First state of Robert Dudley’s rare, beautiful chart of the eastern coast of Greenland. It was published in Dudley’s Arcano de Mare, one of the most strikingly beautiful works of maritime cartography ever produced and the first sea atlas by an Englishman. “It was the first sea atlas in which..... More
An exquisitely engraved rarity, the earliest printed chart of the Northeast that was published in the first sea atlas produced by an Englishman (though published in Florence), the Arcano del Mare (Secrets of the Sea). One of the jewels of early cartography, the atlas’s elegant Florentine engraving formed a link..... More
A very attractive, near-mint example. Speed's handsomely engraved work is one of the earliest English maps of the area and one of the first to demarcate the borders of colonial Virginia and Maryland. Just three years before the publication of Speed’s map, Augustine Herrman had conducted the first thorough surveys..... More
A superb example of this striking, large-scale chart of the Chesapeake Bay, the lower waterways of Virginia, and Delaware Bay. It was one of the first charts to fully utilize the pivotal Augustine Hermann map of 1673, even using Hermann’s symbols for the plantations along the Bay and various rivers. ..... 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
Rare; a superb example of the best executed and most beautiful, printed map one can acquire of early New York, and arguably also the masterpiece of 18th-century urban cartography of an American city. In addition to a plan of the city itself, the work provides a remarkable evocation of the pre-development..... More
Extremely rare, first and only printing in large format of the most important early plan of Mexico City and one of the most significant maps of any kind produced in Mexico. Two OCLC locations: BL & UC—Berkeley. We add the JCB. The plates for this map were destroyed and lost;..... More
A superb example in the first edition of New Jersey’s first official map, with a distinguished provenance (see below). With this work, “New Jersey mapping had achieved a new high” (Snyder). Rumsey calls the Gordon the “cornerstone map of New Jersey…by far the most accurate map to date.” Scrupulously revised..... More
Dramatic rendering of the aftermath of the Great Fire of 1835, “the most devastating conflagration in New York’s history and the largest in America up to that date…one of the most significant events in the city’s history” (Augustyn & Cohen). The fire covered 52 acres and destroyed 674 buildings. Its..... 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
The scarce first edition, in a fine, vibrant, fresh example. This map was an early iteration of what Wheat called "the great 'map of the Pacific states" by William H. Knight published in 1863, also by the Bancroft firm. Its many offspring established Bancroft as "the greatest map publisher of..... More
A scarce, separately published map of Long Island Sound and its surrounding shorelines. 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. The..... 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
Scarce; separately published. A wonderfully detailed, panoramic view of the city seen from Nob Hill, with the ship-filled bay in the far background. Surrounding the primary view are 22 finely engraved vignettes depicting notable structures, lively streetscapes, and even a chaotic scene on a wharf featuring a brawl. The work..... More