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Antique Maps of the World. Gallery of authentic historic rare world maps from the 16th to the 19th centuries.

  1814 (dated)         1 : 8700000 Description A striking and expansive two section 1814 case map of South America issued by Pierre Lapie. Appearing at the height of the Spanish American Wars of Independence (1808 - 1833) map covers all of South America and serves as a general update on the groundbreaking cartography of Juan de La Cruz Cano y Olmedilla. Although titled in both England and French, the content is entirely in French. The map features striking overall engraving, but the...

MappeMonde-vezou-1760 $2,500.00 Title Mappe-Monde Geo Spherique ou Nouvelle Carte Ideale Du Globe Terrestre Pour servir dIntroduction a la Geographie, LHydrographie, et a la Sphere Armillaire . . . 1760.   1760 (undated)         1 : 100000000 Description This is a rare separate issue c. 1760 Louis Claude de Vézoue (Vezou) and Jean Lattré map of the world in hemispheres. This striking map combines the principles of geography with 18th century popular astronomical sciences, and was ...

Australia-ravenstein-1857 $4,000.00 Title General Map of Australia and Tasmania or Van Diemens Land shewing The British Colonies as divided into Counties.   1857 (dated)         1 : 4500000 Description A rare and striking first-edition chromolithograph gold rush era map of Australia issued by Ernst Georg Ravenstein in 1857 - without a doubt one of the largest and most decorative commercial maps of Australia to appear in the 19th century. The map covers the entire continent with inse...

Title Nouveau Plan Illustré de la Ville de Paris avec le Système complet de ses Fortifications et Forts Détachés, et les Communes de la Banlieue.   1849 (dated)         1 : 13400 Description This is an 1849 Alexandre Vuillemin pictorial city plan or map of Paris, France. Pictorial views highlight Pariss many spectacular monuments, including the Louvre, the Place de la Concorde, the Arc de Triomphe, les Invalides, Notre Dame, and the Panthéon. Streets throughout the cit...

  1840 (dated)         1 : 20000 Description This is an example of David Burrs rare 1840 map of Manhattan, New York City. Burrs map is one of the earliest maps focused specifically on Manhattan to illustrate the entire island. Oriented to the northeast, the map roughly follows the layout and design of the 1811 Commissioners Plan, wherein the geography of the island is sublimated by the citys iconic street grid. Burrs more commercial map also extends the coverage further east and west...

  1945 (dated)         1 : 5000 Description This is a 1945 British army Survey of Egypt city plan or map of Cairo, Egypt made for British use in World War II. Created as a resource for British soldiers stationed in Cairo, the map offers remarkable insights into British military life in Cairo during the War. Color coding defines zones permitted to British personnel and those that were strictly off limits. The white zones at the center of the map highlight where British soldiers could m...

Antique Maps of New York. Gallery of authentic historic and rare maps of New York and New York City from the 17th to the 19th century.

  1973 (undated)         1 : 3000000 Description This is a 1973 Soviet Department of Geodesy and Cartography map of the Philippines. Depicting the entire archipelago and the surrounding ocean, terrain is illustrated with color-coding. Roads and railroads are illustrated and the purple lines demarcate provinces, each of which is numerically identified and corresponds with a table situated in the lower right corner next to the legend. The InsetsThree insets occupy the right third of the...

CollectPondFitch-hutchings-1846 SOLD Title Origin of Steam Navigation. Honor to whom Honor is due. A View of Collect Pond and its Vicinity in the City of New York in 1793.   1846 (dated)     Description This is an extremely scarce 1846 broadside issued by John Hutchings to promote the awareness of John Fitch as a pioneer of steam navigation. This broadside was issued in two formats - one about 50% smaller on this paper - apparently designed as a pamphlet, and this broadside example, on ...