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RovumaZambesiRivers-shawe-1890 $950.00 Title Eastern Africa Between the Rovuma and Zambesi Rivers Illustrating the Surveys of Mr. J.T. Last Leader of the Royal Geographical Societys Expedition to the Namuli Peaks 1885 - 6 - 7.   1890 (dated)         1 : 1450000 Description This is an 1890 William Shawe map of southeastern Africa detailing the expedition of Joseph Thomas Last to Portuguese East Africa. Printed on two sheets, the map depicts the region from Lake Nyasa to the Mozambique...

  1840 (dated)         1 : 76000 Description This is a rare 1840 / 1843 nautical chart or maritime map of Bombay / Mumbai harbor, India. The map covers from Salsette to Kundaree Island. Detail focuses heavily on the inner harbor, where thousands of depth soundings in meters and trigonometric survey lines are included. This chart, compiled from the survey work of India Navy Lieutenant Robert Cogan represents the first major scientific survey of Bombay Harbor since the late 18th-cent...

Adirondack-fox-1898 $950.00 Title Map of the Adirondack Forest and Adjoining Territory Compiled from Official Maps and Field Notes on file in the State Departments at Albany, N.Y.   1898 (dated)         1 : 127000 Description An uncommon large scale 1898 William Fox map of the Adirondack mountains of New York. The map covers the entire Adirondack Mountain region, extending from Saratoga to Plattsburg, and from Lewis County to Lake George and Lake Champlain. The map was made on beha...

Asia-strahlenberg-1726 $950.00 Title Carte de lAsie Septentrionale Dans lEstat où Elle sest trouvée du temps de la grande Invasion des Tartares dans lAsie Meridionale sous la Conduite de Genghizcan pour servir à lHistoire Universelle dune Societe de Gens de Lettres.   1726 (undated)         1 : 381204182 Description This 18th century map of Asia shows the Tatar Empire during the rule of Genghis Khan. Its 1726 engraver is not known, despite the map having been used in several...

Paraguay-dag-1920 SOLD Title Karte von der Republik Paraguay. Hergetellt im Herbst 1920 durch die Deutsche Auswanderungs-Gesellschaft (D.A.G.) E.V. zu Stettin.   1920 (dated)         1 : 1000000 Description This is an extremely rare 1920 map of Paraguay, separately published by the Stettin German Emigration Society ( Deutsche Auswanderungs-Gesellschaft) in support of an effort to establish a Paraguay colony. The MapThis large folding map of Paraguay shows the greatest detail betwee...

  1830 (undated)         1 : 11520000 Description This is a c. 1830 George Philip and Son comparative chart of the worlds rivers. Divided geographically, the worlds rivers fall into four groups: European, Asian, American, and African. Philip employs boulders, ridges, forests, and mountain ranges to divide the groups. The rivers originate in fantasy mountain ranges. All the rivers empty into a sea along the bottom of the chart. Here, it is worth noting that Philip also pays close atten...

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...