Fine, early chart of the Barbary Coast--the pirate haven along the southwestern coast of Morocco. The two primary horizontal charts cover from Safi in the north to Cap Blanc in the south. At the bottom of the chart are three insets: of the Madeira Islands, of Angra, the primary city.....
Maine/ Canada. NORMAN, John & William. [Boston, 1801/ 1803] A Chart of the Coast of America from Wood Island to Good Harbour From Hollands Surveys. 20 x 32 inches. Expected soiling & wear, some repairs to outer areas with small areas of restorations, still very good of this kind. The.....
Rare. This was as authoritative a chart of these waters as was available at the time. Despite its density of detail, the chart was engraved with uncommon clarity. Its delineation of the Connecticut shoreline includes the many, small harbor islands, especially along the western shore. Also, all inlets, rivers and.....
Singapore/ Parts of Malaysia, Borneo & Java. JAMES IMRAY & SON [London: 1880] East India Archipelago [Western Route to China. Chart No.2]… 1880. 49 x 40 inches, 124.5 x 101.7 cm. Two joined, lithographed sheets mounted on new, heavy blue paper with original trade label affixed. Courses with positions and.....
Maine/ Canada/ Passamaquoddy Bay/ Deer & Campobello Islands. HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE, U. S. NAVY [Washington, D. C.: January, 1891] North America United States And Canada Passamaquoddy Bay And Approaches. 29 x 34 ½ inches. Lithograph with ighthouses daubed in yellow watercolor; some mended splits entering surface, partial reinforcing of outer margins.....
U.S. COAST & GEODETIC SURVEY. [Washington, DC: 1894/ 1898] North Shore Of Long Island Sound George’s Rock To Sheffield Island Including Saugatuck And Norwalk Rivers Connecticut… 42 x 33 ¼ inches. Lithograph expertly mounted on new linen. A few closed splits in margin & outer printed areas; overall very good.....
Grand Banks/ Newfoundland. KEULEN, Johannes van [Amsterdam, 1695] Pas-kaart Van de Grand Banq By Terra Neuff... 20 x 23 inches. On double-ply paper as issued; fine hand color; a faint stain, else a fine, bright example. .....
St. Lawrence River. VAN KEULEN, Gerard [Amsterdam: 1717] Nouvelle Carte de la Riviere de Canada ou St. Laurens… [Imprint:] Imprime et donne au Lumiere pare Gerard Van Keulen…A. Amsterdam. 20 ½ x 23 ¾ inches. Trimmed close at lower right with very slight loss, two corners extended & side margins.....
New York City/ American Revolution/ Navigation. DES BARRES, J. F. W. [London, Octr. 4, 1777] Five Profile Views from Various Points in New York Harbor, Including One Showing the City Itself. 28 x 18 ¼ inches. Aquatints with delicate, original wash color; fine condition. .....
American Revolution/ New Orleans/ Baton Rouge/ Mobile Bay/ Pensacola. De SARTINE, Gabriel Carte [Paris: 1778 [1780]] D’une Partie Des Cotes De La Floride Et De La Louisiane. 15 3inches. Fine condition. In fine archival frame and French mat. .....
A rare and most unusual chart that provided the best mapping of eastern Long Island, including Shelter Island, and Block Island to date. That the chart was only partially finished affords us a rare look at what an 18th-century map in mid process would look like. In relatively complete form.....
Nautical Chart: Block Island to Cuba. BLUNT, E. & G. W./ COPLEY, Charles [New York, 1853] Coast Of North America from Point Judith to Cape St. Antonio. (Island Of Cuba) Including The Bhama Banks… Every Authentic Survey, American, English & Spanish, Has Been Used In The Construction Of This Chart… 29.....
SE Coast of China: Hong Kong to Shanghai including Taiwan. JAMES IMRAY & SON [London: 1862] Chart Of The Coast Of China, Extending from Hongkong To The River Yang-tse… London… 89 & 102, Minories 1868. 38 ½ x 49 ½ inches (98 x 125 cm.) Two joined lithographed sheets mounted.....
Nantucket/ Martha’s Vineyard/ Cape Cod. ELDRIDGE, G. [Boston, 1857/ 1874] Chart of the Vineyard Sound and Nantucket Shoals… 40 ½ x 62 ½ inches. Lighthouses and other navigational aid highlighted in color; expertly conserved & re-mounted on new linen, margins extended, some relatively light staining, early notations in pencil, still.....
Philippines/ Hong Kong/ Taiwan. JAMES IMRAY & SON [London: 1881] East India Archipelago [Western Route to China. Chart No.6]…London…1881. 49 ¾ x 40 inches; 126.5 x 101.5 cm. Two joined lithographed sheets, mounted later blue backing bearing original company label. Early annotated courses marked in pencil. Mended 3 ½-inch split.....
Southeast Australia/ Sydney. JAMES IMRAY AND SON [London: 1883 [1885 (stamped)] South And East Coasts Of Australia [In Four Charts] Chart No. 3, Cape Howe To The River Tweed…50 x 40 inches (127 x 101.6 cm). Two joined, lithographed sheets mounted on heavy, later blue paper with original yellow, trade.....
Southern Australia/ Melbourne/ Tasmania. JAMES IMRAY AND SON [London: 1883 [1885 (stamped)] South And East Coasts Of Australia [In Four Charts] Chart No. 2, Cape Northumberland To Cape Howe…40 ¼ x 50 inches (102.3 x 127cm). Two joined, lithographed sheets mounted on heavy, later blue paper with original yellow, trade.....
Bermuda. U. S. NAVY HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE [Washington, DC: March 1878/ June 1887] North Atlantic Ocean. Bermuda Islands. From The Most Recent Brit. Admty. Surveys. 1877. 28 x 38 ¼ inches. Lithograph with three insets printed on separate sheets & pasted on. Lighthouses denoted with hand color. Expertly mounted on new.....
Board Game/ Newport/ Block Island. MCLOUGHLIN BROTHERS [New York: 1891] The Newport Yacht Race - An Exciting Game. Game board: 10 x19 ½ inches. Overall framed size: 29 1/4 x 23 1/4 x 1 3/4 inches. Multi-stone Lithography. Complete with cover, two sailboat game pieces, a spinning dial & instructions.....
An uncommonly fine example of this scarce, well-detailed yet highly legible, nautical chart of the challenging waters in the area of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. It is rich with navigational detail vital to anyone plying these problematic seas, all of which is presented with Eldridge’s characteristic clarity. In addition to.....
Nantucket/ Martha’s Vineyard/ Cape Cod. ELDRIDGE, George [Boston: 1914/ 1915 (stamped)] Geo. W. Eldridge’s Chart C Vineyard Sound Light-Ship to Chatham. 27 ¼ x 47 ½ inches. Lithograph mounted on original linen as originally issued, with identifying label & price list of available charts by Eldridge pasted on back; minor.....
Provincetown/ Truro. GRAHAM, Major James D. [Washington, DC: 1841] Chart of Cape Cod Harbor And The Adjacent Coast of Provincetown and Truro… 27 ¾ x 33 inches. Lithograph. Some fold wear & offsetting; very good overall. .....
