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MiddleStates-lauriewhittle-1794 $2,250.00 Title A New and General Map of the Middle Dominions Belonging to the United States of America, viz. Virginia, Maryland, the Delaware-Counties, Pennsylvania, New Jersey etc…   1794 (dated)         1 : 2300000 Description This is the Laurie and Whittle 1794 updated edition of Lewis Evans' foundational 1755 map of the middle part of the British Colonies in North America. Evans' map was the earliest to accurately detail the American frontier at the time of its original publication. It exhibits superb detail in the northern Appalachian Moun...

  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-century work of Captain John Watson. Looking at the MapMapping here is focused on the harbor of Bombay...

NewYorkNewJersey-jefferysholland-1775 $4,750.00 Title The Provinces of NEW YORK, and NEW JERSEY; with part of PENSILVANIA, and the Governments of TROIS RIVIERES, and MONTREAL: drawn by Capt. Holland. / A Chorographical Map of the Country between Albany, Oswego, Fort Frontenac, and Les Trois Rivieres; Exhibiting all the Grants made by the French Governors on Lake Champlain; and between that Lake and Montreal.   1775 (dated)         1 : 633300 Description One of the most important, influential, and comprehensive American Revolutionary War Era maps of New York, New Jersey, Vermont, an...

Spain-senex-1763 $850.00 Title A Correct Map of Spain and Portugal According to the newest observations and discoveries comunicated to the Royal Society at London and the Royal Academy at Paris.   1763 (undated)         1 : 1666667 Description This beautiful, large engraving is John Senex’s 1708 map of Spain and Portugal, covering the entire Iberian Peninsula, including the south of France, part of the north coast of Africa, the Strait of Gibraltar and the Balearic Islands of Ibiza, Majorca, and Minorca. It is attractively engraved, with decorative sailing ships and a baroque-ins...

World-lauriewhittle-1808 $3,600.00 Title A New Map of the World, with Captain Cook's Tracks, His Discoveries and those of the Other Circumnavigators.   1808 (undated)         1 : 80000000 Possibly the most decorative 19th century double-hemisphere world map, this is Laurie and Whittle's New Map of the World with Captain Cook's Tracks. The map presents the eastern and western hemisphere, set in a striking architectural border with the hemispheres adorned by a pediment identifying the Old and New World. A drape-style title cartouche adorns the top of the map and is surrounded by pal...