Americas/ Florida. WALDSEEMULLER, M./ FRIES, L. [Vienne-in-the-Dauphine, 1522/ 1541] Untitled Woodcut Map of the Americas. 11 ¼ x 14 7/8 inches. Excellent condition. Laurent Fries’s more elaborate edition of Waldseemuller's landmark "Tabula Terre Nove" (1513), the first separate, printed map of America. Although the Fries edition is geographically.....
Virginia/ Chesapeake Bay. SMITH, CAPT. JOHN/ MERIAN, M. [Frankfurt, 1627] Virginia Erforshet und beschriben durch Captain Iohan Schmidt. 11 1/2 x 14 1/8 inches. Fine condition-- sheet with untrimmed, deckled edges on two sides and a strong printing impression. .....
Superbly realized panorama of Paris, showing it within the context of the surrounding countryside replete with windmills. It effectively recreates what the mid-17th century traveler would have seen on approaching the city from the northeast, at a distance of a few miles. This view is to be distinguished from Merian’s.....
One of the most ambitious and finely engraved works of urban cartography ever produced: it depicts every structure existing in Paris at the time. This remarkable engraving enables the viewer to virtually hover a few hundred feet above the city and take in the exquisite details of its architectural glories.....
Cuba/ Cuban Revolution. MAUCCI, M. [Barcelona: Maucci, 1896.] Mapa Ilustrado De La Isla De Cuba. Color lithograph. 29 ½ x 41 inches (75 x 104 cm) Mounted on linen as issued; chipping along edges, some splits at folds, light water staining in upper border, still overall good to very good. .....
