World. FINE, O. [Paris, 1531 [1532]] Nova, Et Integra Universi Orbis Descriptio . . . Orontius F. Delph . . . 1531 Mense Julio. 11 3/8 x 16 1/4 inches. Woodcut with a strong printing impression. Top & right side margins expertly extended with minor replacement of printed area at.....
This very early map reveals the state of geographic knowledge of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions at the time of their initial colonization. "A superbly executed engraving, [the map] depicts the northeastern American coastline as it was perceived by European geographers one hundred years after the discovery of the New World.....
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. .....
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. .....
A map that is as historically important as it is attractive: it was the culmination of all the surveys conducted by the Dutch colonists of New Netherlands during their first three decades in America. It is also the first printed map to delineate the shape of Manhattan with relative accuracy;.....
Superb original-color example of this large, ornate map of the kingdom of Portugal, with an inset map of the kingdom’s former colonies in Brazil. The allegorical cartouche alludes to Portugal’s profitable history of exploration. To the left, Neptune astride his chariot, showing dominance over the sea. To the right, Europa.....
Tall, striking work based on the first official survey of the lower Mississippi River done in 1763. The map extends north to just below St. Louis. It provides considerable detail for the New Orleans area and shows Baton Rouge and Lake Pontchartrain. The map is significant for its delineation of.....
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.....
William Penn/ Pennsylvania. DELAUNEY, Robert (eng.)/ LE ROUGE, G. L. (publisher), WEST, Benjamin (artist). 19 x 11 ¾ inches. Copperplate engraving. Excellent condition. .....
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.....
Connecticut. SOTZMANN, D. F. [Hamburg: 1796] Connecticut entworfen van D. F. Sotzmann… 14 x 17 1/8 inches. Full original wash color; fine condition with very wide margins. Separately published. One of the most advanced and detailed maps of Connecticut to date. Sotzmann's.....
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.....
Rio De Janeiro. SYDENHAM, Thomas, Esq. / ORME, Edward [London: January 1, 1812] Entrance of the Harbour of Rio Janeiro. London: Pubd. Jan. 1 1812, by Edwd. Orme, Printseller to the King, Engraver & Publisher, Bond Strt. Corner of Brook St. 10 x 14 ¼ inches. Excellent condition. .....
![Item #11075 FIRST VIEW of the BATTLE of PATAPSCO NECK [:] DEDICATED TO THOSE WHO LOST THEIR...](https://rtamaps.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/11075.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1585680425)
Extremely rare, unrecorded proof (or first) state, by an American participant, of the September 1814 Battle of North Point, at which Maryland militia stoutly defended Baltimore against a large force of British regulars.The early land campaigns of the War of 1812 took place along the Canadian border, but in mid.....
Very rare. Green Bay, Wisconsin's seminal map, Ellis' plan shows the town as it was originally laid out, extending from the Fox River east to present North Irwin Avenue, and from Walnut Street north to present Eastman Street. All the surveyed blocks are divided into numbered lots, with two public.....
Cuba/ Opera History. CARDENA, Mariano/ BECHERINIE, F. [Havana, 1848] Arribo de Albina Steffanoni a la Isla de CUBA. 1848. 8 x 11 inches (sheet size). Manuscript in pen & ink & watercolors on heavy, watermarked wove paper, bit of soiling & toning, else excellent. [With:] A ms. sonnet titled Omaggio.....
Connecticut. NEVERS, R./ DAMERUM, W. [Hartford, 1851] The State of Connecticut including Parts of New York and New Jersey. 23 x 28 ¼ inches (engraved area only. Original wash hand color, refreshed; re-mounted on new linen & expertly conserved; toned, some spotting, a few splits but overall very good. In.....
A beautifully preserved wall map, in very attractive, period wash coloring, of the lower Connecticut towns of Old Saybrook, Essex, Deep River, Centerbrook and Ivoryton, located at or near the mouth of the Connecticut River on the eastern side. The overall map is complemented with plans of the central areas.....
BONAR, Thomas [New York, c. 1855] Compo House. The Residence of Richard H. Winslow Esq. at Westport, Conn. 17 ¼ 21 ¼ inches. Color lithograph. Expertly mounted on acid-free paper; well-mended split lower right imperceptibly extending into printed surface, light mat burn, very good overall. .....
Cuba/ Havana. COELLO, D. F. [Madrid, 1851 & 1855] Isla De Cuba (both sheets with same title) Each, 30 x 41 1/2 inches. Pair of folding maps on heavy paper, with original outline color, in original covers; some discoloration at a few folds, very slight wear at fold intersections.....
PHELPS, Humphrey [New York: 1857] Phelps' New York City Map, With Portions of Brooklyn, Jersey City, Williamsburgh, Greenpoint, Astoria, and Hoboken… 25 x 45 ¾ inches. 25 x 45 ¾ inches. Lithographed wall map with fine original color, refreshed; professionally conserved & re-backed, with some stabilized tears and a few.....
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.....
The State of Connecticut with all the new towns, including Parts of New York and New Jersey. 23 x 33 inches. Lithograph with original hand color, refreshed; wall map expertly conserved & re-mounted on new linen; relatively minor cracking, excellent of this type.Elegantly framed. .....
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.....
Large, detailed, up-to-date map of the entire theatre of the American Civil War, accompanied by a booklet that provides a day to day history of the war from its beginning to November 30th, 1863. Red circles on the map indicate the sites of engagements. Railroad lines are shown throughout, and.....
