Excellent example of the earliest separate map of the entire Western Hemisphere. This was also the earliest map to refer to the Pacific Ocean (along with Munster's world map) by a variant of its present name, Mare pacificum. It was one of earliest acquirable maps to show Japan prominently, which..... More
Separately published. These are among the earliest separate maps of the respective islands. This single sheet with the two maps appeared in a very rare, assembled-to-order, Italian atlas; such atlases are known under the generic name of La Freri, after the Roman publisher and bookseller, who compiled many of them..... More
One of the engraving masterworks of early cartography, this is arguably the most beautiful early map of the Caribbean – here with superb color heightened with gold. The map’s engraver, Theodore De Bry, was trained as a goldsmith, and the intricacy inherent in this craft can be seen in this..... More
An attractive and interesting sheet from Chatelain's Atlas Historique depicting and describing British territorial claims in North America and the West Indies. New England, Virginnia, the Carolinas, Canada, Bermuda, and Barbados are all shown. A map of Jamaica takes pride of place front-and-center, with an inset map of the whole..... More
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
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
A very well-executed map of the island that appeared at a relatively early point in American map printing. Text surrounding the map provides a wealth of commercial, topographic, statistical, and cultural information about Jamaica, including the population breakdown between free and slave, its government, economy, and climate. There is..... More
A luminously colored view that effectively evokes the island’s distinctively hilly and mountainous terrain. The view appeared at a significant moment in history of Antigua’s black population and relates directly to that history. As indicated below the view’s title, it was published for the benefit of Moravian missionary work, which..... More
A superb specimen of American chart making: the definitive general chart of the mid-19th century covering most of the east coast of the United States. This is a scarce chart on the market in any condition, but in fine condition as here, it is very rare. As Guthorn has pointed..... More
An attractive example with period hand 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 in behalf of the Bermuda Company. The map thus includes the parishes and tribes allotted to the company’s principal..... More
The most richly decorative, early map of the island with superb original color. As were most 17th century maps of Bermuda, Blaeu’s was based on Richard Norwood’s 1618 chart, executed in behalf of the Bermuda Company. The map thus includes the parishes and tribes allotted to the company’s principal members..... More
Richly colored, dramatic view of St. Martin under siege by the Dutch (which may be fanciful, the Dutch and French recapture of the island having been achieved via treaty.). More
The rare first edition of the first, large-scale English map of St. Christopher (St. Kitts), the site of England’s first Caribbean colony, which was established in 1623. As mentioned in the title, it was based on an actual survey by Andrew Norwood, the island’s Surveyor General. The map is in..... More
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
One of the few obtainable maps of St. Thomas published prior to 1800. The attractively colored map names many plantations, many of the island’s bays as well as the smaller islands surrounding Saint Thomas including Lille Saba. The map appeared in Oldendorp’s “History of the Evangelical Brethren on the Caribbean..... More
Detailed, scarce map of St. Croix, divided into administrative quarters and showing the towns of Christiansted and Frederiksted. The map marks and names a great many plantations, using a symbol to indicate those equipped with a sugar mill. It appeared in Oldendorp’s “History of the Evangelical Brethren on the Caribbean..... More