Northeast/ New York City. JANSSON, J. [Amsterdam, 1651] Belgii Novi, Angliae Novae, Et Partis Virginiae Novissima Delineatio. 17 ¼ x 20 ¼ inches. Superb original color; a few vertical creases else excellent with wide margins. .....
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Northeast/ New Jersey. HOMANN, J. B. [Nuremberg, 1724] Nova Anglia Septentrionali Americae implantata . . . 19 ¼ x 22 ¾ inches. Fine original body color, cartouche with later color, slight fading of color along centerfold, else excellent. .....
1. A View of Boston from Dorchester Neck. 2. Long Island . . . 3. Boston from Willis Creek. 4. A Front View of the Lines taken from the advanced Post near Browns House. 5. A View of the Harbour of Boston taken from Fort Hill. 6. A View of the Country towards Dorchester, taken from the advanced works on Boston Neck.
The complete set of six views (on two sheets), all relating to Boston; very rarely seen complete. These fine engravings of various vistas of Boston are important records of the area prior to as well as just after the beginning of the Revolution. Three of views show Boston itself, from.....
Lake Champlain/ American Revolution. BRAS(S)IER, William/ SAYER, R. & BENNETT, J. [London: August 5, 1776, but not before November, 1776] A Survey Of Lake Champlain, including Lake George, Crown Point And St. John. . . . [Inset:] A Particular Plan of Lake George . . . 25 7/8 x 18.....
BENNETT, William J. [New York: Geo. E. Perine: 1867] A BRISK GALE, BAY OF NEW YORK. Aquatint finished with hand color of the period. Printed area: 17 ½ x 22 ½ inches; professionally lined with rice paper, light glue & tape residue outer part of upper margin, corners of.....
Georgia/ Savannah Art History. TRAVIS, Mrs. Robert J. (compiler)/ MURPHY, JR. Christopher (artist) [Georgia Daughters of the American Revolution: undated but 1938] Daughters of the American Revolution Historic Map of Georgia. 30 ½ x 22 inches. Color process print with hand-colored highlights, printed on brown-toned paper. Recently professionally cleaned and.....
Cape Cod. MILLER, F. J. [Westwood, MA, c. 1945-1950] A Map of Interesting Cape Cod Plublished (sic) by F. J. Miller 1045 High Street Westwood, Mass. Copywright (sic) F. J. Miller Three-stone lithograph. 21 ¾ x 33 inches; with frame: 25 x 36 inches. Some fading of red border, else.....
New York State/ Land Speculation. ELLICOTT, J. & B. [Philadelphia: 1801/ 1804] Map of Morris's Purchase or West Geneseo in the State of New York: Exhibiting Part of the Lakes Erie and Ontario, the Straights of Niagara, Chautauque Lake and All the Principal Waters ... Purchased by the Holland Land.....
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Cusco/ Peru. RAMUSIO, J. G./ GASTALDI, G. [Venice, 1556/ ?] Il Cuscho Citta Principale Della Provincia Del Peru 11 x 15 inches. Fine hand color; bit of creasing along vertical fold else fine condition .....
New England/ New York City. RAMUSIO, J. B./ GASTALDI, G. [Venice, 1556] La Nuova Francia. 10 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches. Woodcut map. A few minor marginal repairs, else excellent condition. .....
Iceland. MERCATOR, G./ HONDIUS, J. [Amsterdam, 1609] Islandia. 11 x 17 inches. Fine original color; lower centerfold reinforced, lightly toned, overall very good. .....
Herefordshire described with the True Plot of the city Hereford.
First edition and a fine example of this picturesque map evoking the rugged, forested terrain of the western English county with its many castles. At upper right is a plan of the town of Hereford with its great cathedral at the center, where is housed the legendary, medieval world map. .....
Cornwall/ England. SPEED, J./ John SUDBURY & G. HUMBLE [London, 1610 [1614?] Cornwall. 15 x 19 ¾ inches. Fine hand color; a few mended edge split, else excellent. First edition and finely colored example of Speed’s Cornwall, one of his most elaborately decorative maps. A plethora of ships, sea.....
New England. SMITH, CAPT. J./ HULSIUS, L. [Frankfurt, 1617] New England. 11 5/8 x 13 ½ inches. Excellent condition. .....
World/ Northwest Passage/ Australiana. KEERE, P. VAN DEN/ JANSSON, J. [Amsterdam, 1621/c. 1636] Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula. 15 1/2 x 21 inches. Fine hand color; a few mended, inconspicuous into engraved surface & along a vertical crease, largely in margins, good overall. .....
Virginiae partis australis, et Floridae.
A map that combines elegant design with historical importance, it depicts the area from the lower Chesapeake Bay, down through North Carolina’s Outer Banks, the entire coastlines of South Carolina and Georgia, along through to northern Florida. The map reflects the growth of the English colony beyond the Jamestown settlement.....
Patagonia/Tierra del Fuego. JANSSON, J. [Amsterdam: c. 1650] Tabula Magellanica Qua Tierrae del Fuego... 16 x 20 ¾ inches. Fine original color, fine condition. A stunning example, in full original color, of Dutch decorative cartography, this.....
Greece/ Greek Islands. LAURENBERG, J./ JANSSON, J. [Amsterdam: 1650] Hessas. Seu Graecia Universa. Autore J. Laurenbergio. 18 ½ x 22 ¼ inches. Fine original color; lightly toned, a marginal split, else excellent. .....
Quantung, Imperii Sinarum Provincia Duodecima.
An exceptionally fresh example, in brilliant original color, of the earliest separate map of the area that now includes Hong Kong. Macau, Guangzhou (Canton), and several other place names appear in the Zhu (Pearl) River delta, and Hainan Island to the southwest is quite well detailed. Finely engraved Oriental figures.....
Nordovicum.
Scarce, large-paper, Jansson edition beautifully engraved, bird’s-eye view of the English cathedral city of Norwich that was also a center of the wool trade. With vibrant, full original color. From Jansson’s magnificent, eight-volume townbook atlas.
Virginia/ Maryland. OGILBY, J./ MONTANUS, A. [Amsterdam: 1671] [Terrae- Mariae] Nova [et] Virginiae Tabula. 11 3/8 x 13 7/8 inches. Fine hand color; old manuscript additions to title; lightly age-toned, else excellent condition. .....
Novi Belgii Novaeque Angliae.
This is the most lavishly decorative of all the early editions of the best 17th century, Dutch map of the Northeast and New York. It added illustrations of animals and other detail not found on previous issues. The map was the culmination of all the surveys of the area conducted.....
Mediolanus Milano.
This large, oblique aerial view of Milan is certainly among the most beautiful early depictions of the city known. The city's structures are shown with considerable architectural detail, especially the larger structures such as the Duomo in center of the work. In all, 256 structures are listed and keyed to.....
Northeast/ New Jersey. HOMANN, J. B. [Nuremberg, 1724] Nova Anglia Septentrionali Americae implantata . . . 19 ¼ x 22 ¾ inches. Fine original wash color; lightly age-toned, a few light stains, overall very good with a strong impression. .....
Forts Montgomery & Clinton/ Hudson River/ Revolutionary War. DES BARRES, J. F. W. [London, c. 1778-1781] Three Untitled Aquatints with Etching on a Single Sheet Showing the above forts from three different perspectives. Image area: 26 x 18 ½ inches. Light staining along vertical fold, else excellent condition. Extremely.....