World. WALDSEEMULLER, M. [Strasbourg, 1513] Orbis Typus Universalis Iuxta Hydrographorum Traditionem. 17 3/8 x 22 1/2 inches. Woodcut with complete margins; some weakening of impression in areas, else excellent condition. An exceptional, uncropped example of one of the earliest world maps of the Discovery.....
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ORTELIUS, Abraham [Antwerp: 1570] Natoliae.../ Aegypti.../ Carthaginis... 12 1/2 x 19 1/4 inches. Fine hand color; reinforced bottom of centerfold, few edge mends, ink stain lower left, still very good condition overall.A very early issue from a 1570 edition, the year of the first appearance of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas. Three editions.....
Aden, Arabiae Foelicis Emporium….
One of relatively few engravings by Braun & Hogenberg of non-European locales. The earliest acquirable European view of Aden in Yemen, the Arabian port commanding the passage between the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. Also pictured are Mombasa in Kenya, Kilwa in Tanzania, and Sofala in Mozambique, all on.....
Eur: IX Tab:.
The very scarce, first state of this attractive map engraved by Gerard Mercator himself of what is today northwest Turkey, including Istanbul (here Byzantium) and the Dardanelles. Also on the map are present-day northern Greece, Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Kosovo and Serbia. Meeting in this map are two of the.....
Atlas. ORTELIUS, A./ GALLE, F. [Antwerp, 1579] Le Miroir Du Monde, Reduict Premierement En Rithme… A Anvers, De l’Imprimerie de Christofle Plantin, pour Philippe Galle. M.D.LXXIX.Oblong octavo in contemp. Vellum, ties lacking; 72 maps, 6 of which folding; slight edge wear to text leaves, partial cropping to some folding maps for.....
Crete/ Greek Islands. MERCATOR, G./ HONDIUS, J. [Amsterdam, 1633] Candia cum Insulis aliquot circa Graeciam. 13 ¼ x 18 ¾ inches. Fine hand color; lower margin, centerfold & cartouche at lower right reinforced, still very good overall. A very beautifully engraved and colored Dutch map from the great partnership of.....
Serbia/ North Macedonia/ Bulgaria/ / Romania/ Bosnia/ Kosovo/ Albania/ Constantinople. MERCATOR, G. / HONDIUS, H./ JANSSON, J. [Amsterdam: 1636] 13 1/2 x 18 1/2 inches. Walachia, Servia, Bulgaria, Romania. Fine hand color; centerfold reinforced, else excellent condition. A detailed and attractive map of the lands surrounding the Lower Danube in the.....
Stockholm, Sweden. MERIAN, M. [Frankfurt am Main, 1638`] Stockholm. 7 ½ x 13 inches. Marginal mend well away from printed image, else excellent condition. A superb bird’s-eye view, published just after Stockholm had become the official capital of the Swedish Empire. The view is oriented to the south.....
Cyprus Insula.
One of the finest early maps of Cyprus in a beautiful original-color example. Its magnificent cartouche portrays Venus, pulled on a sea-chariot by two swans, accompanied by Cupid (distinguishable from an ordinary putto by the arrow he brandishes.) The waters around the island are embellished with three ships, two compass.....
Prospectus Pontis Westmonasteriensis Londini/ Viso Del Ponte De Westmiinster a Londra.
A beautifully engraved, lively view of London with Westminster Bridge in the foreground. The Thames River teems with sailboats and river barges. The old Westminster Palace’s river steps can be seen at the right-hand foot of the bridge, and St. Paul’s Cathedral can be seen in the distance to the.....
Connecticut. ROMANS, B./ COVENS & MORTIER & COVENS [Amsterdam, 1780] Connecticut and Parts adjacent… 20 ½ x 23 ¼ inches. Copperplate engraving with original outline color; all edges deckled, uncut; mint condition; in a fine archival frame. Very rare; separately published. The earliest acquirable map of Connecticut.....
Pianta Della Citta Di Roma Con La Indicazione Di Tutte Le Antichita E Nuovi Abellimenti.
Large, attractively engraved plan of Rome, flanked by 16 vignettes, each approximately 4 x 5 inches, of the city's most prominent ancient and modern structures. Included among the latter are the Pantheon of Agrippa, Trajan's Column, and the Colosseum; among the former are the basilicas of St. Peter, St. John.....
Pianta Topografica Della Citta Di Roma Dell' Anno 1829.
A finely engraved plan of Rome flanked by 15 floor plans of the city's most important structures, both ancient and more recent. It was likely intended for the more serious-minded visitor, such as northern Europeans on the Grand Tour, and for students of architecture. Pietro Ruga was active in the.....
Connecticut. WARREN & GILLET/ GEORGE GILLET ESQ./ WILLARD, A. (PUBLISHER) [Hartford, 1847] Connecticut from the actual Surveys of Warren & Gillet With addition of new towns turnpike roads &C by George Gillet Esqr. 17 5/8 x 21 ¾ inches. Lithograph with original hand color, refreshed; expertly conserved & re-backed with.....
Two sheets: America West Cape Mendocino to Vancouver Id. from Cape Flattery southward... [and] America West Diego Bay to Cape Mendocino.
Scarce, finely engraved chart on two sheets of the entire west coast of the United States and including the southern portion of Vancouver Island. Each of the 27 coastal recognitions on the charts is delicately realized. These provided visual reference for the entry to the major bays and ports as.....
Colton’s Map of the Oil District of West Virginia and Ohio.
Very scarce, richly informative map showing the oil, gas and coal discoveries in West Virginia at the beginning of that region’s oil boom. The key areas along the Little Kanawha and Hughes Rivers in West Virginia and on Buck Creek in Ohio are shown in great detail. Roads, railroads and.....