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Lot 695B
ERTL 1.64 scale no. 1570 `Dukes of Hazzard` four car set: pre-production issue, diecast metal base on Boss Hoggs Cadillac, retail issue as in blister pack/later sets, car had plastic chassis. Boxart is different to the when retail set was released as four car/all different cars, although it still had 1570 code number. Set obtained from ex rep from Allentown, PA in USA. The set was used as a sample at Chicago Toy Fair.
Lot 62
America . An uncommon miniature map of the Americas based on the 1606 map of America by Jodocus Hondius senior, but with the addition of the recent discovery of Hudson Bay. This small map marks the first appearance of Hudson Bay on a continental map, named here as Fretum Hudsonium. North America is shown with a large westward bulge, and the continent is filled with place names. The western coast has more names than the eastern coast, including Anian, Quivira, Tolm, Chuchuco and many others. Virginia, Florida, Chesepiook and St. Augustine are the only names on the East Coast. South America features the fictitious lake on the Equator, with the city of Manoa above, and the southern tip of the continent is nearly joined with the large, mythical southern continent of Terra Australis Incognita. New Guinea is shown attached to this large continent, and a portion of Japan and Asia appear above. The map is graced with an elaborate strapwork cartouche that incorporates the distance scale, and a whiskered sea monster swims off the coast of South America. Latin title page on verso.See also lot 775 for Philip Burden`s excellent reference work on the mapping of North America, which discusses this map. A nice impression with attractive color and light toning. 5.3"" W x 3.8"" H . Hondius/Bertius, 1618
Lot 95
Carte de l`Amerique Septentrionale et des Antilles . Uncommon edition of this map of the continent with the Independent Republic of Texas and early western territorial borders in the United States. The District Oregon ou Colombie extends into present-day British Columbia and is bounded by the Rocky Mountains. Missouri Territory takes in the entire region between Oregon and the Mississippi except for the young states of Missouri, Arkansas and Louisiana. The map is filled with the locations of many Indian Districts and Tribes. The Aleutian Islands are shown in an inset on the same scale as the main map. A table at right lists 26 states and the territories of the United States, and another table lists 20 states for Mexico. There are light damp stains in the blank margin, entering the image in the top and bottom corners at right. A short fold separation confined to the right blank margin has been closed on verso with cello tape. 11.3"" W x 17"" H . Delamarche, Charles Francois . 1844
Lot 100
Mappa Geographica Regionem Mexicanam et Floridam Terrasque Adjacentes, ut et Anteriores Americae Insulas... This is Mathias Seutter`s decorative and beautifully engraved version of Delisle`s important map of 1703 (Carte du Mexique et de la Floride). It provides a view of North America from the Great Lakes through the West Indies. The British colonies are confined east of the Appalachian Mountains, France controls the Mississippi valley and Florida, and Spain possesses Mexico. New Mexico is finely described with many native tribes and pueblos noted, including Acoma, Santa Clara, Isleta and more. While geographically nearly identical to Delisle`s chart, this map is very ornate; the lower left corner is filled with a huge sea battle and the upper left contains a pretty scale of miles cartouche. In the Atlantic are four inset plans of important trade centers in the Americas: Panama, Havana, Cartagena and Vera Cruz. Engraved by Tobias Conrad Lotter Georg Matthias Seutter served an apprenticeship to J. B. Homan prior to setting up his own map publishing business in Augsburg. Many of his maps have a strong resemblance to Homann`s maps. A fine impression with light soiling. There are a few tears that enter about 1"" into map at bottom, as well as a small chip along centerfold at bottom, that have been professionally repaired, with a minor amount of border expertly replaced in facsimile. 22.8"" W x 18.9"" H . Seutter, Matthias . 1730
Lot 103
Carte Reduite de l`Ocean Septentrional Compris Entre l`Asie et l`Amerique Suivant les Decouvertes qui ont ete Faites par les Russes... This captivating large-scale chart depicts the North Pacific Ocean from Japan and Russia to North America. Although the focus of the map is the discoveries of Captains Bering and Chirikof around Alaska and the Pacific Northwest, the map includes extensive information in North America, extending to Baffin Bay, Hudson Bay, and Lake Erie in the east and to Point Conception, California, and Fort Assumption along the Mississippi River (in present-day Tennessee) in the south. There are numerous notes of discoveries throughout the map, including a notation west of the Hudson Bay explaining that despite English reports of Admiral de Fuente`s explorations, his discoveries could not pass ""critical examination"" and that the author had always regarded them as ""fantastical.""The cartography of the lake and river systems in North America is fascinating. Bellin omits the Sea of the West that appeared on his 1755 map of Canada and the US, but includes a dotted line denoting the River of the West connecting to several rivers and lakes before reaching Hudson Bay. Just to the south is another dotted-line river extending east, but trailing off before connecting with the Missouri River. The Mississippi River connects to Lac Rouge and also reaches Hudson Bay through several rivers and lakes, creating a water route to the Gulf of Mexico.The tracks and discoveries of Captains Bering and Chirikof are depicted, with Alaska shown in a similar ""turtle shape"" as seen on earlier maps by German professor Gerhard Friedrich Muller. The Gulf of Alaska is here named Mer de l`Ouest du Canada, one of the few maps to use this term. In Asia, Siberia is fairly well defined based on charts by Russian navigators, while Japan is presented in a rudimentary shape with Hokkaido entirely missing.This is the first state. A rare and fascinating addition to any collection of the Pacific Northwest.See also lot 773 for Kenneth Kershaw`s excellent reference work on the mapping of Canada, which discusses this map. A nice impression on watermarked paper with light soiling and archival repairs to several long separations along the centerfold. There are additional archival repairs to a tear that enters 2"" into image at bottom, another 2"" tear near the center of the map, and a hole along the centerfold that is 1/4"" wide by 1"" tall, with minor loss of text. 33.3"" W x 21.9"" H . Bellin, Jacques Nicolas . 1766
Lot 117
Carte du Cours du Fleuve de St. Laurent Depuis son Embouchure Jusqu`au Dessus de Quebec. Pour Servir a l`Histoire Generale des Voyages . Nice example of the second state of this copper engraved map, published by La Harpe circa 1780-86. The map details the course of the St. Lawrence River from Anticosti Island and the mouth west to beyond Quebec. It details many rocks and shoals in the river with numerous villages and forts located along the shore. Decorated with a rococo-style cartouche that includes a distance scale.See also lot 773 for Kenneth Kershaw`s excellent reference work on the mapping of Canada, which discusses this map. A nice impression on watermarked paper with attractive color and just a hint of offsetting. 11.9"" W x 7.6"" H . Bellin, Jacques Nicolas . 1757
Lot 121
A Plan of Quebec . This striking plan of Quebec City was published in Universal Magazine just four months before the city was sieged by the British during the French and Indian War, in the lead-up to the Battle of the Plains of Abraham. The map illustrates why Quebec was such a challenging city to take, showing the shallow waters of the eastern shore, its numerous cliffs, and its extensive fortifications in great detail. Its palace, teaching hospital, seminary, Jesuit college, and citadel also appear. An inset depicts the Battle of Quebec, when the British, under the command of Sir William Phips, attempted to take the city in 1690. As a direct result of this battle, the French strengthened their fortifications so that in the future the city would be able to defend itself better against a large-scale attack. A compass rose incorrectly orients the north to the left; the north is actually oriented to the upper right. A dark impression, issued folding, with faint offsetting from an opposing page of text. 9.2"" W x 7.1"" H . Hinton, John . 1759
Lot 122
A Plan of the City of Quebec . This is an uncommon plan of Quebec that contains a very decorative title cartouche with trees, ships in the harbor and a man planting the French flag. There is excellent detail of street layout with a legend in the lower left locating the more important buildings and places of the city. The protective fortifications and walls are well shown. Distance scale in the lower margin is in feet. This map is virtually identical to Andrews` edition but lacks the date in the cartouche and the engraver`s attribution, and hatching has been added to the buildings and the waterline is emphasized with additional printing.See also lot 773 for Kenneth Kershaw`s excellent reference work on the mapping of Canada, which discusses this map. Light toning and soiling along the edges of the sheet, just passing the neatline at top. 9.5"" W x 6.8"" H . Weld, Isaac . 1798
Lot 128
Carte de la Nouvelle France, ou se voit le cours des Grandes Rivieres de S. Laurens & de Mississipi, Aujour d`hui S. LouisÂ… . A striking and informative map derived from Nicholas de Fer`s important four-sheet map of 1718. It describes the French possessions in North America in the early 18th century. Louisiana and the Mississippi valley are based on Delisle`s manuscript map of 1701, while the geography of New England and eastern Canada originates with Franquelin. Inset at top left is a large-scale depiction of the Mississippi Delta and Mobile Bay, based on the expedition of Pierre Le Moyne d`Iberville. A large architectural style cartouche at right encloses both a view and plan of Quebec. The map is filled with minutely engraved wildlife, scenes of Indians hunting, Indian villages and notations. The oceans are embellished with numerous ships, canoes and sea monsters. It is very similar to Chatelain`s map of the same title, but this has a more elaborate Quebec inset cartouche and a simpler border for the inset map of the Gulf Coast. De Fer`s large map was issued to promote the recently established Compagnie Françoise Occident, which was formed to fund the debt of Louix XIV and offered inducements to encourage settlement in Louisiana. This smaller version is found in atlases published by Ottens and other Dutch composite atlases. There is no engraver or publisher`s imprint.See also lot 773 for Kenneth Kershaw`s excellent reference work on the mapping of Canada, which discusses this map. Original color with a few minor spots in the image. The sheet has been backed in tissue to reinforce and repair several cracks due to the oxidation of the green pigment. 21.7"" W x 19.6"" H . Fer, Nicolas de . 1719
Lot 145
The United States & the Relative Position of the Oregon & Texas . This is an updated version of this interesting map, first published in 1845 when the Oregon District was in dispute between the U.S. and Britain, and Texas had just been annexed. The map shows several previous and proposed western boundaries; Line Proposed by the Convention of the 20th October 1818 (the present boundary between the U.S. and Canada), Line of the Treaty of Florida 1819, Line Proposed to Mexico by the United Sates in 1835, and Boundary of 1848 (pre-Gadsden boundary between U.S. and Mexico). There are several large territories in the west including Utah and New Mexico having been formed from the eastern part of Upper California. Nebraska Territory occupies the Great Plains and Minnesota Territory extends to the Missouri River. The Oregon Route is shown crossing the plains and the only other transcontinental road shown is unnamed and apparently follows the route of the Stevens exploration for the Pacific Railroad. An inset of Great Britain on the same scale is in the Atlantic. A nice impression with some light scattered foxing mostly along the left and right borders. 21.5"" W x 14.8"" H . Wyld, James . 1853
Lot 154
United States . Nice small map with an extended Arkansas Territory that touches the border of Mexico (Texas) with the Red River serving as part of the southern border. The region to the north of Arkansas Territory and lying between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains, with the exception of Missouri, is noted as Western States and contains the names of numerous Indian tribes. Texas is labeled as Mexican Territory. Wisconsin is a large territory that includes today`s Minnesota and extends to the Red River. Inset ""Continuation of Florida"" is on the same scale and locates Key Largo, St. Augustine, Cape Florida, Pt. Tancra, etc. Engraved by Sidney Hall and published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green from Paternoster Row, London. Marginal soiling. 9.3"" W x 7.3"" H . Hall, Sidney . 1829
Lot 157
United States . This map features a large Arkansas Territory that extends into today`s Oklahoma. The map extends well into the west, here labeled both the Great Desert and Missouri Territory, as distinct from the state of Missouri that is also shown. The Northwest Territory covers all of Wisconsin and northern Minnesota. The map is filled with information and locates many Indian tribes, forts, early settlements and topography. Inset on the same scale shows the southern half of Florida. Well engraved with fine detail throughout and surrounded in a keyboard-style border. Henry Teesdale was a prominent London publisher and founding fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He produced large-scale maps and charts and a number of fine atlases in the early part of the nineteenth century. He employed the most skilled draftsmen and engravers and his maps are renowned for precise detail and fine coloring. His maps are increasingly scarce on the market. Original color on watermarked paper (J. Whatman 1837) with light toning along the centerfold and two short separations confined to the blank margins closed on verso with archival tape. 16"" W x 13"" H . Teesdale, Henry . 1837
Lot 168
Carte de la Nouvelle Angleterre, Nouvelle York et Pensilvanie pour Servir a l`Histoire Generale des Voyages . This French & Indian War period map details the English colonies from Pennsylvania through Penobscot Bay in Maine, with their early boundaries. It is fully engraved with topographical features and includes many early place names. The colonies are shown confined east of the Allegheny Mountains with the Nations Iroquoises, Indian villages, and several French forts located west of the mountains. It extends to show Lake Ontario and most of Lake Erie. A flourishing French rococo-style cartouche with distance scale decorates the map. A clean, bright example on watermarked paper. Issued folding. 11.5"" W x 7.9"" H . Bellin, Jacques Nicolas . 1757
Lot 172
The States of Maryland and Delaware from the Latest Surveys . This is the second state of this map drawn by Anderson and strongly engraved by John Scoles. It shows all of Maryland and Delaware, as well as northern Virginia, southern Pennsylvania, and part of southern New Jersey. The inset, Continuation of the Potomac River from Fort Cumberland, extends farther west. The title appears in a circular cartouche, and the distance scale is in American Miles. This map is identical (except for date and imprint) to Payne`s map from the 1799 edition of New and Complete Universal Geography, which itself was derived from the Samuel Lewis map of 1795. On bright, clean paper with a miniscule tear in the title cartouche that has been closed on verso with archival tape. 9.2"" W x 7.3"" H . Low, E. 1799
Lot 173
Eldridge`s Chart No. 11. Delaware Bay and River. From the United States Coast and George Eldridge`s Surveys . This large linen-backed sea chart shows the Delaware Bay from its mouth up to just north of Philadelphia. It is dense with hydrographical information, including soundings, shoals, lighthouses, buoys, compass roses, shoals, sailing directions, and notes on tides and currents. Dotted lines on the chart give sailors the distance and sailing directions between ports and numerous buoys or other intersections. Some towns and cities appear inland as block plans, among them Philadelphia, Wilmington, Delaware City, and Greenwich. On verso is the original paper label with title, with a price of $3.00, a panel displaying the medals won by Eldridge`s Charts at the Massachusetts Mechanics Fair in 1881, and a list of the other charts in the series. Published by S. Thaxter & Son, whose stamp appears on the chart, dated 1890. Another stamp, for Charles A. Harriman, a dealer of charts and other nautical goods based in Maine, is located in an unengraved area at top. Large-scale nautical charts are generally rare on the market today due to the fact that they were used in a damp, rough environment and generally discarded as updated versions became available. A crisp impression on a moderately toned sheet with light soiling, faint scattered foxing, and a couple small damp stains. 30.6"" W x 47.2"" H . Eldridge, George . 1889
Lot 177
Carte de la Caroline et Georgie pour Servir a l`Histoire Generale des Voyages . Delicately engraved map of the colonies of Carolina and Georgia from Albemarle Sound to the Alatamaha River. It probably owes its origin to the 1752 map of the region by Emanuel Bowen. There are numerous English settlements along the coast and Indian villages are located throughout, including a number west of the Appalachian Mountains. There is more detail in the area west of the Blue Ridge than in many other maps of the period. It shows a rudimentary course of the Tennessee River in the northwestern section of the map. A decorative rococo-style title cartouche incorporates the distance scale. A nice impression on watermarked paper. 11.3"" W x 7.4"" H . Bellin, Jacques Nicolas . 1757
Lot 189
Luigiana Inglese, colla Parte Occidentale della Florida, della Giorgia, e Carolina Meridonale . This map provides a great regional description of the Gulf Coast from New Orleans to Florida, and of the valley of the Mississippi River north to above the Arkansas River where Hernando de Soto was supposedly buried. The map also details Mobile Bay and the course of the Albama River and tributaries, as well as the region of Capo S. Biagio and the course of the Apalachicola River. In the north, the prominent trading route, Strada de Coll Welk, nearly reaches the Mississippi River and is marked with distances between important points. Another road is shown in Florida and several Indian trails are depicted. Numerous Indian tribes are located and there are notations concerning the quality of the land. The map is sheet X from Zatta`s Le Colonie Unite dell` America Settentrle, which is often referred to as the Italian edition of John Mitchell`s map, on which it is based. Zatta`s maps retain Mitchell`s scale, but being smaller are more legible. Zatta also included updated legends (in Italian) with notations concerning the Revolutionary War, such as Burgoyne`s defeat at Saratoga. Original outline color on watermarked paper with moderate toning along the centerfold and a few worm tracks also along the centerfold. 16.5"" W x 12.5"" H . Zatta, Antonio . 1778
Lot 195
Carte que les Gnacsitares ont Dessine sur ... Carte de la Riviere Longue et de Quelques Autres qui se Dechargent dans le Grand Fleuve Missisipi Â… . This is one of the most influential, and fanciful, maps in American cartographic history. It purports to show the Riviere Longue flowing from the western mountains, home to the Gnacsitares Indians, and connecting to the Mississippi River. On the western side of the mountains is another river, presumably flowing into the Pacific. Lahontan`s concept was copied by virtually all 18th century cartographers including Moll, Senex, Popple, and Delisle, thus perpetuating the myth. The map also includes balloon-shaped Lakes Superior and Michigan. This is the scarce first state without a longitudinal scale at the top. Printed on two sheets, joined as issued.Louis Armand, Baron de Lahontan served ten years in the French military in Canada, was involved in the Indian Wars, and commanded several posts in the west. He traveled extensively in the Wisconsin and Minnesota region and the upper Mississippi Valley. Upon his return to Europe he wrote his enormously popular travelogue, Nouveaux Voyages de M. le Baron de Lahontan dans l`Amerique Septentrionale. In it he embellished his knowledge of the geography of the Great Lakes region, invented Indian tribes, and created several fictions, particularly the River Longue, which he claimed extended from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains. Over twenty editions of his book were published between 1703 and 1741, including editions in French, English, Dutch and German. The immense popularity of the book resulted in his distorted cartography being accepted by several eminent cartographers who incorporated the ""Lahontan"" concepts into most 18th century maps.See also lot 773 for Kenneth Kershaw`s excellent reference work on the mapping of Canada, which discusses this map. A fine impression on watermarked paper with light soiling. Issued folding with a number of tiny fold separations and tears adjacent to the folds, the majority of which have been archivally repaired. 26.1"" W x 11"" H . Lahontan, Louis Armand, Baron de . 1703
Lot 197
Carte de la Floride, de la Louisiane, et Pays Voisins... Superb small map based on Delisle`s map of the French colony of Louisiana. This finely engraved and detailed map of French Louisiana extends from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico and from Nouveau Mexique to Florida (not showing the tip of Florida). Many Indian place names, forts and early European settlements are shown. Nouveau Mexique in the far west includes Santa Fe and names the S. Jerome de Taos. The decorative title cartouche includes the distance scale. A dark impression on watermarked paper with a few tiny spots in the image and one short edge tear confined to the bottom left blank margin closed on verso with archival tape. Issued folding with faint offsetting. 12"" W x 8.8"" H . Bellin, Jacques Nicolas . 1757
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Lot 199
[Lot of 2] Amer. Sep. Partie des Etats-Unis. No. 49 [and] Amer. Sep. Partie des Etats-Unis. No. 55 . A. Amer. Sep. Partie des Etats-Unis. No. 49, (23.0 x 18.9""). This fascinating map provides an excellent view of Missouri and Illinois with very early county development. The map is centered on the Missouri River, extending to the Platte and Omaha regions with excellent information on Indian Tribes and village populations, mineral deposits and explorers routes. B. Amer. Sep. Partie des Etats-Unis. No. 55, (19.9 x 18.3""). Interesting sheet depicting the Red River portion of northern Texas and part of the Territory of Arkansas, which included a portion of future Oklahoma. The Atlas Universel was a monumental work and milestone in cartography; particularly the cartography of the American West. It was the first atlas of the world with all maps on the same scale (1: 1,641,836 - about one inch to 26 miles) and the first lithographed world atlas. The maps (400 in all) were intended to be joined together, thus forming a globe measuring 7.75 meters in diameter. There was only one edition, published in a series of parts between 1825-27, and the subscription list shows that only 810 copies were sold. Clean and bright examples with just a few tiny spots in the images. See description . Vandermaelen, Philippe Marie Guillaume . 1825
Lot 207
Amer. Sep. Partie des Etats-Unis. No. 39 . This lithographed map covers parts of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming with the Yellowstone River along the eastern border, the Lewis River (Salmon River) along the western border, and the Missouri River to the north. It features Lewis and Clark`s route with notations concerning the hardships they encountered on the passage. John Colter`s 1807 route through Crow country is also shown. The map is based on the Lewis and Clark map as evidenced by the erroneous Lake Riddle draining into the Big Horn River. Several Indian tribes are located (along with their population) but there are no towns or settlements shown. The source of the Yellowstone River is noted as chaude et sulfurease (hot and sulfurous). There is great detail of the topography, with relief shown by hachures. The Atlas Universel contained 400 maps in six volumes. It was the first atlas made up of lithographed maps, and the first to present all the maps on the same scale (1: 1,641,836), with each map covering an area of approximately 20 degrees longitude (from Paris) and 6 degrees of latitude. If all the maps were joined together they would form a globe of 7.75 meters in diameter. The maps were published by subscription between 1825 and 1827, with each part containing ten maps. There was only one edition and the subscription list shows that 810 copies were sold; thus the maps are quite rare. Very light toning. 20.8"" W x 18.8"" H . Vandermaelen, Philippe Marie Guillaume . 1825
Lot 222
Map of Colorado Territory . This is the second official map of Colorado that is signed in the plate ""Denver: Sept. 1st 1862. Francis M. Case Sur. Genl."" The map carries excellent detail as it is drawn on a scale of 18 miles per inch. Details include watershed, mountains in hachure, and survey status shown along the plains just east of the Front Range. Locates the towns of Denver (with a miniature street plan), Colorado City (Colorado Springs), Boulder City, Golden City, Pueblo, Idaho, Empire, Centre City, Ft. St. Vrain, and more. Locates and names Pikes Peak, Elk Head Mt., Longs Peak, and the Spanish Peaks. The map is centered on the San Luis Valley and the parks - South, Middle and North. In the plains is the undefined Reservation of the Cheyennes & Araphoes. Park had issued in the previous year a commercial map of the same area with a slightly different title. Issued folding with toning along the folds, faint offsetting, and numerous fold separations that have been closed on verso with archival tape. There is minute loss at two fold intersections and the left margin has been trimmed to just inside the neatline. 22"" W x 16.3"" H . U.S. State Surveys, 1862
Lot 223
Geological and Geographical Atlas of Colorado and Portions of Adjacent Territory . According to Wheat, the 1877 atlas ""was the highest expression of the labors of the Hayden Survey in Colorado"" and is the visual result of the monumental field work that was completed from 1873 through 1876, covering the entire State of Colorado and adjacent portions of Utah, Arizona and New Mexico. This example includes 10 color maps and 19 of the 20 issued double-page maps (missing Sheet VII - topographical map of central Colorado). The first four maps cover the entire state of Colorado (triangulation, drainage, economic and geological) on a scale of 12 miles per inch. The next 11 (of 12) are topographical and geological maps of identical regional areas on a scale of 4 miles per inch. The maps are followed by two geological sections and two sheets of beautifully rendered panoramas from around the state including Pike`s Peak, Sawatch Range, Elk Mountains, the San Juans and La Plata Mountains. Lithographed by Julies Bien. Maps measure approximately 35 x 22.5"". All of the maps have been backed in linen with blue ribbon lining the sheet edges. A working example, the maps are held together by two wooden rods and metal bolts in the left blank margin of the sheets. The maps have minor to occasionally light soiling, a few small damp stains, and occasional light abrasions along the centerfold. The geological sections (sheet 17 and 18) have some rippling at top left and the table of contents has a large damp stain. 19.3"" W x 27.3"" H . Hayden, Ferdinand Vandeveer . 1877
Lot 301
Mexico and Guatimala . This detailed map of Mexico and Central America extends to include present-day California and Texas. The region north of Texas is simply labeled Desert. New Mexico extends north into the Rocky Mountains. The rivers Timpanogas and San Buenaventura run straight into the Pacific. Locates many Indian tribes, forts and early settlements. Surrounded by a keyboard-style border. Henry Teesdale was a prominent London publisher and founding fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He produced large-scale maps and charts and a number of fine atlases in the early part of the nineteenth century. He employed the most skilled draftsmen and engravers and his maps are renowned for precise detail and fine coloring. His maps are increasingly scarce on the market. Original color on watermarked paper (J. Whatman 1837) with light toning along the centerfold, a few faint spots of foxing, and two short fold separations confined to the blank margins. 16.1"" W x 13.1"" H . Teesdale, Henry . 1837
Lot 323
Carte Particuliere de Isthmus, ou Darien, qui Comprend le Golfe de Panama &c. Cartagene, et les Isles aux Environs . This large scale map focuses on Panama through Cartagena, Colombia, and extending to include parts of Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Rocks, shoals, and numerous tiny islands are shown along the coasts. Inland detail is confined to rivers, mountains, and key towns. At top is a large inset of the northeastern coast of the Isthmus of Darien (Isthmus of Panama), an area of great strategic importance to trade in the New World. The inset features the fortified port of New Edinburgh and the numerous islands just to the northwest of the port, as well as depth soundings and safe anchorages in the area. New Edinburgh was a short-lived colony established by the Company of Scotland as a trading settlement on the Darien coast of Panama in 1698. The colony was well located with a good harbor but within a year the colony failed amid devastating illness and attack by Spanish galleons. The failure of the Darien Scheme (as it became known) contributed greatly to the crippling of the entire Scottish economy that eventually led to the dissolution of the Scottish Parliament and the 1707 Act of Union with England. At bottom right is an inset of Cartagena and Cartagena Bay, with bird`s-eye views of several forts in the area, roads, and the navigable passage through Cartagena Bay. Original outline color on watermarked paper with light soiling and offsetting. There is a tiny hole in an unengraved area of map below the inset of the Isthmus of Darien. There is a pale blue shadow along the centerfold that is caused by our scanner and does not appear on the map itself. 33.8"" W x 23.3"" H . Mortier, Pierre . 1700
Lot 342
Insurance Plan of Kingston Jamaica . This large, uncommon fire insurance plan is presented on a scale of 500 feet to one inch. It has a table at the top explaining the various water works, along with details on the fire brigade and prevailing winds. A key below the title identifies the construction of various buildings, including those which are ""poor and probably uninsurable."" Hospitals, streets, stores, schools, banks, fire hydrants, post offices and memorials are identified or named. Other interesting locations include the race course, general penitentiary, and the lunatic asylum. Dated December 1894 by Chas. E. Goad Civil Engineer Montreal & Toronto, Canada. A most uncommon issue. Clean and bright with a hint of toning along sheet edges. 21"" W x 24.5"" H . Goad, Charles E. 1894
Lot 350
Carte de l`Isle de la Martinique . This is the very handsome German edition of Bellin`s large-scale chart of the island. Its meticulous topographical and nautical detail shows roads, topography, soundings, anchorages, villages, windmills, plantations, and more, made clear by the key at top right. Rhumb lines, a compass rose, and two delicate cartouches complete the composition. On a sturdy watermarked sheet with some light toning along the centerfold, minor soiling, and several small separations along the top left platemark in the blank margins. 21.6"" W x 18.4"" H . Bellin/Homann Heirs, 1762
Lot 352
Plan de l`Isle de la Grenade... Large-scale topographical map of this mountainous island in the Windward Islands with great detail of the roads, plantations, villages, ports and fortifications. The coastlines are well delineated and include the locations of safe harbor and soundings in the bays. The map has a striking compass rose orienting the map with north to the left. The French and British struggled for dominance of the island through much of the 18th century. It was captured by the British in 1762, during the Seven Years` War, and formally ceded to Great Britain in 1763 through the Treaty of Paris. The British governor of Grenada and the Windward Islands, George Scott, ordered the survey shown on this map. This is a French edition of Jefferys` map that was published in A General Topography of North America and the West Indies. A nice impression on watermarked paper with attractive color and light toning along centerfold. 25"" W x 19.1"" H . Jefferys, Thomas . 1763
Lot 355
America Australis . A crisply engraved map of South America filled with towns and pictorial representations of the mountainous topography. Near Guyana, the fictitious lake of Parime is named with the mythical city of Dorado shown upon its shores. A number of ships sail the seas, and the map is decorated with a cartouche showing the bounty of South America, including fat-tailed sheep. The scale of miles is topped with the symbol for the Society of Jesus. Heinrich Scherer, professor of mathematics at Munich, was a devout Jesuit. Many of the maps and plates in his atlas emphasize the Catholic hierarchy and the spread of Jesuit missions throughout the world. A nice impression on a bright sheet with attractive color. 14.1"" W x 9.1"" H . Scherer, Heinrich . 1699
Lot 363
Carta Esferica del Mar de las Antillas y de las Costas de Tierra Firme, Desde las Bocas del Rio Orinoco Hasta el Golfo de Honduras... This large-scale chart depicts the coastlines surrounding the Caribbean Sea, extending from Belize to Venezuela and including the Caribbean islands from Jamaica through the Lesser Antilles. Hundreds of capes, points, rivers, and other place names are noted along the coasts, with depth soundings, rocks and shoals filling the coastal waters. Below the map are insets of four important Venezuelan ports: Puerto Cabello, Barcelona, La Guaira, and Cumana. Each inset includes extensive soundings, a key to the type of material found on the ocean floor in various locations, and a lettered key identifying points of interest. This is a very uncommon sea chart created by Jose de Espinosa y Tello de Portugal, an officer in the Spanish Royal Navy and Director of the Hydrographic Office in Madrid. A dark impression with some offsetting, light toning along centerfold and top edge of sheet, and a centerfold separation that enters 1"" into map at bottom. There is an archivally repaired tear that enters 1.5"" into a blank area of Puerto Cabello inset at bottom. There is a pale blue shadow along the centerfold that is caused by our scanner and does not appear on the map itself. 37.8"" W x 25.5"" H . Direccion de Hidrografia, 1810
Lot 370
Venezuela, cum Parte Australi Novae Andalusiae . Beautifully engraved map based on the cartography of Hessel Gerritsz covering the northern coast of South America, Venezuela, east to the mouth of the Orinoco, and including the offshore islands from Aruba through Dominica and Tobago. The fine engraving illustrates the mountains, forests, rivers and indigenous animals but shows place names primarily along the coastlines owing to the relatively few explorations made into the interior. The map is richly embellished with title and distance scale cartouches, compass roses and a galleon. Engraved by Evert Symonsz Hamersveldt and S. Rogeri. French text on verso. Original color on watermarked paper with wide margins and light printer`s ink residue. 19.3"" W x 14.8"" H . Hondius, Henricus . 1633
Lot 375
Brasilia . This map is Blaeu`s second map of eastern Brazil with detail confined to the coastlines and the map oriented with north to the right of the chart. The coastline is very detailed, while inland the cartography is highly conjectural and mostly empty, with the exception of the mythical Parime Lago in Guiana and Xarayes Lago in Brazil. The map reflects the short-lived Dutch influence in Brazil through the Dutch West-India Company. It is richly embellished with a title cartouche featuring the Dutch coat of arms, a distance scale cartouche with three putti, compass roses, galleons, and rhumb lines. The map is dedicated to Christoph Arciszewski von Artischau, who was a Polish nobleman and officer in the service of the West India Company. French text on verso, published between 1643-50. A crisp impression on a watermarked sheet with light show-through of text on verso and a few short worm tracks straddling the centerfold that have been infilled with old paper. 19.5"" W x 15.2"" H . Blaeu, Johannes . 1643
Lot 380
Peru . This charming miniature map depicts Peru and Ecuador, identifying numerous cities, including Lima, Cusco, and Quito. The map is oriented with north to the left, and the equator runs vertically at left. Decorated with a strapwork cartouche that incorporates the distance scale. The majority of the maps for Bertius` geographical treatise were engraved by Jodocus Hondius Jr. after Mercator. French text on verso. Nice impression and color with minor soiling and light creasing in blank margins. 5.2"" W x 3.8"" H . Hondius/Bertius, 1618
Lot 399
Tabula Islandiae Auctore Georgio Carolo Flandro . This handsome copper engraved map of Iceland was based on information from a Dutch navigator named Joris Carolus in about 1620. The map shows the influence of both versions of Bishop Gudbrandur`s previous maps, a coastline resembling the Ortelius version, and Mercator`s selection and spelling of many place names. The island`s topography is dominated by huge mountains and volcanoes and its shoreline is a rugged labyrinth of fiords. It is richly embellished with title and distance scale cartouches, compass roses, rhumb lines, a sailing ship and two sea monsters. The cartouche features two winged sprites, an important symbol in Icelandic and Norse mythology. Along with elves and dwarves, sprites were magical beings who aided the gods. The map was first issued by Jodocus Hondius and then re-issued by Willem Blaeu with his imprint. It became the prototype for the mapping of Iceland and its influence did not wane until the mid-18th century. Dutch text on verso, published between 1642-64. A dark impression with superb original color, minor printer`s ink residue, and a few minute pinholes only visible when held to light. 19.5"" W x 15"" H . Hondius/Blaeu, 1642
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