One of the earliest maps of China, depicting insular Korea, Japan, the Philippines, and the Great Wall in the north. The northwest coast of America can be found in the northeast corner of the map, separated from the Asian continent by the semi-mythical Strait of Anian. The map comes from..... More
A beautiful inky black and white example of the first English map of folio size of China, as well as arguably the most richly embellished, early map of the area by John Speed (1552-1629). The map also shows part of north-western America (upper right corner). “...Speed’s map visibly defines China..... More
A very attractive large bird’s eye-view of Venice derived from Merian’s 1638 version, updated with the new addition of the Basilica della Salute, which was completed only in 1687. The view is “considered one of the most beautiful and appreciated Venetian maps” (Moretto, 114), and is set within a laurel..... More
A very attractive example in full, original, wash coloring of one of the first surveys of the province of Bengal. The surveys were performed by James Rennell, appointed Surveyor General by the East India Company in 1767 and known as “The Father of Indian Geography.” His greatest work is considered..... More
A beautiful, large-scale, combined map and nautical chart of the Windward island, still under French control today. It was one of the many Caribbean sugar-producing islands, as evidenced by the several windmills on this map. It also shows military installations, towns, estates, roads, churches and parish houses and depicts the..... More