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ANTIGUA:250. Homann Heirs. ‘INSULA
ANTEGOA...’. Detailed map of Antigua. Homann Heirs ca. 1740 [24551] 25 x 27 cm. Right, lower and upper border trimmed to neatline as issued and margins extended. Original outline
colour. Excellent condition. £175 From the private collection of a European aristocratic family. |
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ANTIGUA:251. Thomson, J. ‘ANTIGUA’. Detailed map of Antigua. Kirkwood for Thomson ca. 1816 [24694] 26 x 35 cm. Left and top border trimmed to neatline as published and re-margined with neatline re-drawn. Recent outline
colour. Excellent condition. £120
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BAHAMAS:252. Stanford, E. ‘THE BAHAMAS’. Very detailed large map of the Bahamas with inset map of the Island of Providence and a plan of Nassau. Edward Stanford ca. 1894 [21054] 50 x 60 cm. Full original
colour. £300
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BARBADOS:253. Homann Heirs. ‘INSULA BARBADOES IN SUAS PAROCHIAS
DISTINCTA...’. Detailed map of Barbados, north orientated to the left. Homann Heirs ca. 1740 [24553] 22 x 28 cm. Left, lower and upper border trimmed to neatline as issued and margins extended. Original outline
colour. Excellent condition. £250 From the private collection of a European aristocratic family. |
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BERMUDA:254. Hondius, H. ‘MAPPA AESTIVARUM INSULARUM ALIAS BARMUDAS
DICTARUM...’. Large detailed map of the Bermudas divided into shares with table of explanations below, large cartouche, two scales of miles, compass rose and two coats of arms. Published by Hendricus Hondius ca. 1633 [10579] 39 x 52 cm. Original outline
colour. Slight overall agetoning. Very good condition. £1250
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BERMUDA:255. Janssonius, J. / Schenk, P. & Valk, G. ‘MAPPA AESTIVARUM
INSULARUM, ALIAS BARMUDAS....’. Map of Bermuda with title cartouche, 2 scales of miles and compass rose. Table of explanations along the bottom, flanked by coat of arms and
medaillon. Published by Pieter Schenk and Gerard Valk from the plate by Joannes Janssonius ca. 1700 [22091] 38 x 51 cm. Cartouche, scales of miles and table
uncoloured, the map in full original colour. Two small hardly noticeable yellow spots either side of the central cartouche. Excellent condition. £1250 This re-issue by Pieter Schenk and Gerard Valk is much rarer than the Janssonius map of 1645. From the private collection of a European aristocratic family. |
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BERMUDA:256. Moll, H. ‘A MAP OF YE ISLAND OF BERMUDOS DIVIDED INTO ITS TRIBES...’. Map of Bermuda, north orientated to the northwest. Hermann Moll ca. 1740 [23695] 18 x 10 cm. Original outline
colour. Central fold slightly worn. £300 State 2, with the plate number erased, originally published 1708. |
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BERMUDA:257. Bowen, E. ‘A NEW & ACCURATE MAP OF BERMUDAS OR SOMMER’S ISLANDS...’. Map of Bermuda with cartouche, compass rose and rhumb lines, north orientated to the northwest. Emanuel Bowen ca. 1747 [24544] 35 x 21 cm. Right border trimmed to neatline as issued and margins extended. Full recent
colour. Excellent condition. £500
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BERMUDA - JAMAICA:258. Le Rouge, G. L. 'LA JAMAIQUE AUX ANGLOIS ...' and 'LA BERMUDE AUX
ANGLOIS'. Two maps on one sheet, showing the islands of Jamaica and Bermuda. Le Rouge 1746 [23830] 20 x 27 cm. Full original
colour. Excellent condition. £300
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CENTRAL AMERICA:259. Thomson, J. ‘SPANISH NORTH AMERICA SOUTHERN PART’. Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. Thomson 1816 [19321] 51 x 61 cm. Original outline
Colour. Excellent condition, no browning or offsetting. £180
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COLOMBIA:260. Covens, J. & Mortier, C. ‘PLAN DU PORT, DE LA VILLE ET DES FORTERESSES DE
CARTHAGENE... / PLAN VAN DE HAVEN, STADT EN KASTEELEN VAN CARTAGENA...’. Plan of the bay and fortifications of Cartagena in Colombia during the siege by the British fleet under Admiral Vernon in 1741. Table of explanations in French and Dutch below. North orientated to the left. Jean Covens & Corneille Mortier 1741 [22111] 49 x 56 cm.
Uncoloured. Not often found in excellent condition as here. £1000 Published separately. - Colonel Lawrence Washington, one of Admiral Vernon’s American charges, later named his home Mount Vernon in honour of the Admiral. His brother, George Washington, the American President, inherited the manor and maintained its name. From the private collection of a European aristocratic family. |
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CUBA:261. Bowen, E. ‘A NEW & ACCURATE MAP OF THE ISLAND OF CUBA...’. Map of Cuba with cartouche and compass rose. Emanuel Bowen ca. 1747 [24542] 18 x 42 cm. Lower border trimmed to neatline as issued and margins extended. Full recent
colour. Excellent condition. £250
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JAMAICA:262. Homann Heirs. ‘INSULA JAMAICA IN SUAS PAROCHIAS
DIVISA...’. Map of Jamaica. Homann Heirs ca. 1740 [24554] 15 x 28 cm. Left and upper border trimmed to neatline as issued and margins extended. Original outline
colour. Excellent condition. £150 From the private collection of a European aristocratic family. |
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MARTINIQUE:263. Visscher, N. ‘INSULA MATANINO VULGO MARTANICO’. Map of the Carribean island of Martinique with decorative cartouche. Nicolaas Visscher ca. 1680 [22089] 46 x 56 cm.
Uncoloured. Excellent condition. £320 From the private collection of a European aristocratic family. |
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MARTINIQUE:264. De L’Isle, G. / Covens, J. &
Mortier, C. ‘CARTE DE L’ISLE DE LA MARTINIQUE’. Detailed map of the French West Indies island Martinique. Published by Jean Covens and Corneille Mortier from the plate by Guillaume de L’Isle ca. 1730 [22090] 46 x 58 cm. Original outline
colour. Excellent condition. £360 From the private collection of a European aristocratic family. |
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MEXICO:265. Quad, M. ‘HISPANIAE NOVAE SIVE MAGNAE VERA DESCRIPTIO’. Map of central Mexico. Johann Bussemacher for Matthias Quad ca. 1600 [21300] 21 x 29 cm. Title cartouche and two large tables of explanations. Full recent
colour. £350
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MEXICO:266. Mercator, G. / Janssonius, J. 'HISPANIAE NOVAE NOVA
DESCRIPTIO'. Central Mexico with Mexico City and Guadalajara. Petrus Kaerius for Mercator/Janssonius 1648 [23750] 14 x 19 cm. Recent outline
colour. £150
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MEXICO:267. Sanson, N. ‘AUDIENCE DE MEXICO’. Map of Mexico. A. d’Winter for Nicolas Sanson ca. 1682 [20437] 16 x 27 cm. Cartouche. Original outline
Colour. Few marginal worm holes filled. £100
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MEXICO - CENTRAL AMERICA:268. Aa, P. v. d. ‘MEXIQUE OU NOUVELLE
ESPAGNE, SUIVANT LES NOUVELLES OBSERVATIONS’. Map of Mexico and Central America, including Guatemala and Honduras, with pictorial cartouche. Pieter van der Aa, Leiden 1714 [25145] 23 x 30 cm.
Uncoloured. Excellent condition. £225 Folio edition - no
centrefolds. |
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MEXICO CITY:269. Thomas, W. / Edouard, M. ‘PANORAMA OF THE CITY OF MEXICO’. Large panorama. Woodengraving by W. Thomas after M. Edouard Charnay 1863 [18999] 16 x 98 cm.
Uncoloured. £120
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PUERTO RICO:271. Philip, G. ‘PORTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLES’. Map of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and St. Croix. George Philip & Son 1851 [24847] 23 x 60 cm. Original outline
Colour. Excellent condition. £175
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PUERTO RICO and HISPANIOLA:272. Bowen, E. ‘A NEW & ACCURATE MAP OF THE ISLANDS OF HISPANIOLA OR ST. DOMINGO, AND PORTO RICO...’. Map of Hispaniola and Purto Rico with cartouche and compass rose. Emanuel Bowen ca. 1747 [24543] 17 x 42 cm. Upper border trimmed to neatline as issued and margins extended. Full recent
colour. Excellent condition. £250
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ST. KITTS:273. Homann Heirs. ‘DELINEATIO INSULAE ST. CHRISTOPHORI ALIAS I. KITTS...’. Small map of St. Kitts. Homann Heirs ca. 1740 [24550] 11 x 27 cm. Right and lower border trimmed to neatline as issued and margins extended. Uncoloured except for border. Excellent condition. £125 From the private collection of a European aristocratic family. |
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ST. KITTS:274. Bowen, E. ‘AN ACCURATE MAP OF THE ISLAND OF ST. CHRISTOPHER, VULGARLY CALLED ST. KITTS...’. Map of St. Kitts with cartouche, compass rose and rhumb lines, north orientated to the west. Emanuel Bowen ca. 1747 [24545] 35 x 21 cm. Left border trimmed to neatline as issued and margins extended. Full recent
colour. Excellent condition. £250
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WEST INDIES:275. Mercator, G. ‘THE YLANDES OF THE WEST INDIES’. Map of the West Indies and parts of Southern Florida with cartouche and compass rose. Gerard Mercator ca. 1635 [23709] 16 x 23 cm. Recent outline
colour. Top and lower border extended (remargined) and very slight show-through of verso text as usual. £340 From Historia
Mundi, the English edition of Mercator's Atlas Minor. Published by Michael Sparke & Samuel Cartwright. |
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WEST INDIES & C. AMERICA:276. Aa, P. van der. ‘IUKATAN EN VASTE KUSTEN VAN NIEUW
SPANJE...’. Map of the Carribean, Florida and Central America. Figurative cartouche and scale of miles. Pieter van der Aa ca. 1705 [22628] 15 x 22 cm. Full original
colour. Excellent condition. £300
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SOUTH AMERICA
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ARGENTINA - CHILE:277. De l’Isle, G. / Covens, J. &
Mortier, C. ‘TABULA GEOGRAPHICA PARAGAIAE, CHILIS, FRETI MAGELLANICI... / CARTE DE PARAGUAY, DU CHILI, DU DETROIT DE MAGELLAN....’. Map of Argentina, Chile and Tierra del
Fuego. Shows the sea-routes taken by explorers Vespucci (1502), Sarmiento (1589), La Roche (1685), Halley (1700) and others. Published by Jean Covens & Corneille Mortier from the plate by Guillaume de l’Isle ca. 1730 [22116] 49 x 57 cm. Pictorial cartouche
(uncoloured), the map in original outline colour. Excellent condition. £400 From the private collection of a European aristocratic family. |
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ARGENTINA - CHILE:278. Homann Heirs. ‘TYPUS GEOGRAPHICUS CHILI, PARAGUAY, FRETI
MAGELLANICI...’. Map of Argentina, Chile and Tierra del Fuego. Inset map of the Straits of Magallanes. Homann Heirs 1733 [22115] 48 x 56 cm. Decorative cartouche and inset map
uncoloured, the map in full original colour. Excellent condition. £320 From the private collection of a European aristocratic family. |
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BRAZIL:279. De Wit, F. ‘LITTORA BRASILIAE / PASCAERT VAN BRASIL’. Sea chart of the Brazilian coastline with large pictorial cartouche, compass roses and sailing ships. North orientated to the left. Frederic de Wit ca. 1675 [23857] 48 x 56 cm. Occasional traces of outline
colour, the cartouche in full original colour. Stitchholes in white margins filled, very good condition. £750
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BRAZIL:280. Aa, P. v. d. ‘LE BRESIL, SUIVANT LES NOUVELLES OBSERVATIONS’. Map of Brazil (formerly ‘Terre de Sainte Croix’) with pictorial cartouche. Pieter van der Aa, Leiden 1714 [25147] 23 x 30 cm.
Uncoloured. Excellent condition. £225 Folio edition - no
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BRAZIL:281. Hall, S. ‘BRAZIL AND PARAGUAY’. Sidney Hall 1828 [19275] 51 x 41 cm. Original outline
Colour. £135
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CHILE:282. De Laet, J. ‘CHILI’. Map of Chile, north orientated to the left. Engraved by Hessel Gerritsz for Johannes de Laet ca. 1630 [20863] 28 x 36 cm. Cartouche, large scale of miles and compass rose.
Uncoloured. £200
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CHILE:283. Blaeu, J. & W. ‘CHILI’. Map of Chile with several cartouches, scale of miles, compass rose, sea monsters and sailing ships. G. Blaeu, Amsterdam ca. 1640 [17398] 35 x 47 cm. North orientated to the left. Full original
colour, highlighted with gold. Excellent condition. £400
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CHILE:284. Janssonius, J. / Schenk, P. & Valk, G. ‘CHILI’. Map of Chile, north orientated to the left. Published by Pieter Schenk and Gerard Valk from the plate by Joannes Janssonius ca. 1700 [22117] 37 x 48 cm. Three cartouches, two
windroses, sailings ships and sea monsters (all uncoloured), the map in full original
colour. Excellent condition. £280 From the private collection of a European aristocratic family. |
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FALKLAND ISLANDS:285. Stanford, E. ‘THE FALKLAND ISLANDS’. Very detailed large map after a survey by
Captn. Robert Fitzroy, R.N. et al. Edward Stanford ca. 1894 [21051] 49 x 61 cm. Full original
colour. £120
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GUYANA:286. Hondius, H. ‘GUIANA SIVE AMAZONUM REGIO’. Guyana, Surinam and French Guiana. Henricus Hondius ca. 1636 [20104] 38 x 49 cm. Large cartouche, scale of miles, compass rose and sailing ships. £240
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LIMA and POTOSI:287. Anon. ‘A PLAN OF LIMA’ and ‘POTOSI’. Plan of Lima, the Peruvian capital, and view of Potosi in Bolivia with a large mill in the foreground, one above the other. Anonymous for Harris Navigantium ca. 1744 [19995] 37 x 22 cm. £100
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MAGALLANES STRAITS - PATAGONIA:288. Schraembl, F. A. ‘KARTE DER MAGELLANISCHEN
STRASSE...’. Very detailed map of the Magallanes Straits with inset map of Patagonia and the Falkland Islands. After Don Juan de la Cruz (1769) revised, using information by Byron, Wallis, Carteret and
Bougainville. Engraved by Joseph Gerstner for Franz Anton Schraembl in Vienna 1787 [24085] 52 x 68 cm.
Uncoloured. Excellent condition. £400 Franz Anton Schraembl was an Austrian cartographer and mapmaker. This map was compiled for his ‘Allgemeiner Grosser Atlas’. |
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SAN SALVADOR:289. Bellin, N. ‘PLAN DE LA VILLE DE ST. SALVADOR’ and ‘VUE DE LA VILLE DE ST. SALVADOR DU COTÉ DE LA BAYE’. Plan of Salvador and view of the town from the bay above on one sheet, two side tables of explanations. Bellin ca. 1750 [17428] 19 x 30 cm.
Uncoloured. Excellent condition. £100
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SOUTH AMERICA:290. Sanson, N. ‘AMERIQUE MERIDIONALE DIVISÉE EN SES PRINCIPALES PARTIES...’.Large map of South America with two large decorative cartouches (title and scale of miles). Printed on two sheets and joined. Published by Hubert Jaillot from the plate by Nicolas Sanson 1691 [22202] 56 x 87 cm. The map in original outline
colour. Previously folded and very slight occasional browning, otherwise in very good condition. £800 From the private collection of a European aristocratic family. |
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SOUTH AMERICA:291. Aa, P. v. d. ‘L’AMERIQUE
MERIDIONALE, SUIVANT LES NOUVELLES OBSERVATIONS’. Map of South America with pictorial cartouche. Pieter van der Aa, Leiden 1714 [25146] 23 x 30 cm.
Uncoloured. Excellent condition. £250 Folio edition - no
centrefolds. |
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SOUTH AMERICA:292. D’Anville, J. B. / Sayer, R. ‘A MAP OF SOUTH AMERICA CONTAINING TIERRA-FIRMA, GUYANA, NEW GRANADA,
AMAZONIA, BRASIL, PERU, PARAGUAY, CHACO, TUCUMAN, CHILI AND PATAGONIA FROM MR. D’ANVILLE...’. Large (wall) map of South America with large decorative cartouche, table of descriptions and inset map of the Falkland Islands. Printed on four sheets, the two upper and two lower parts already joined. After Jean Baptiste D’Anville printed for Robert Sayer 1775 [17794] 100 x 118 cm when completely joined. Original outline
colour. Clean and in excellent condition. £750 (details
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SOUTH AMERICA:293. Hall, S. ‘SOUTH AMERICA’. Sidney Hall 1829 [19276] 51 x 41 cm. Original outline
Colour. £135
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