Western Hemisphere – America 1700 circa – Historical Map Allard’s Elaborate Map of the Western Hemisphere in Full Contemporary Color “Recentissima Novi Orbis, sive Americae Septentrionalis et Meridionalis Tabula”, Allard, Carel Sumptuous map of the Americas features a dramatically decorative title cartouche showing an Amazonian queen surrounded by riches, a sugar […]
Western Hemisphere – America 1719 (circa) Spectacular Wall Map Celebrating the New World “Carte Tres Curieuse de la Mer du Sud Contenant des Remarques Nouvelles et Tres Utiles non Seulement sur les Ports et Iles de Cette Mer…”, Chatelain, Henry Abraham This spectacular wall map is richly engraved in the […]
Western Hemisphere – America 1730 (circa) – Historical Map “Totius Americae Septentrionalis et Meridionalis Novissima Repraesentatio quam ex Singulis Recentium Geographorum Tabulis Collecta Luci Publicae Accomodavit”, Homann, Johann Baptist This attractive map is a revision of the elder Homann’s 1710 map of the Americas. After his death in 1724, his […]
Western Hemisphere – America 1740 (circa) – Historical Map “Novus Orbis sive America Meridionalis et Septentrionalis, per sua Regna Provincias et Insulas Iuxta Observationes et Descriptiones Recentiss. Divisa et Adornata…”, Seutter, Matthias This striking map of the Americas features a prominent island of California based on the second Sanson model, with two indented […]
South America 1638 – Publication: Atlas Novus – Historical Map “Americae Pars Meridionalis”, Hondius, Henricus This is an important, decorative map of the continent is a foundation piece for any South American collection. The coastlines are well detailed but the interior is filled with spurious information. Several rivers (including the Amazon […]
South America 1694 (circa) – Historical Map “L’Amerique Meridionale Divisee en ses Principales Parties”, Jaillot, Alexis-Hubert This handsome map of the continent is decorated with elaborate title and scale of miles cartouches balancing the lower portion of the map bearing images of Native Americans, flora and fauna. One cartouche encloses the […]
Map of Northern South America 1730 – Historical Map “Carte de la Terre Ferme du Perou, du Bresil et du Pays des Amazones, Dressee sur les Descriptions de Herrera…”, Delisle/Covens & Mortier This handsome and important map of the northern part of South America is filled with information and notations speculating […]
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