This magnificent map of the Americas with its lavish detail, is a popular collector's item,. Galleons galore at sea, nine town views along the top border, and ten views of different peoples at the sides. Cartouche at lower right. ‘The map’s popularity rests on its association with arguably the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 56 x 41 / 22 x 16

This is the only known map to have been engraved by Gerard Mercator’s grandson, Michael Mercator. “It is a hemispherical map contained within an attractive floral design, and surrounded by four roundels, one of which contains the title. The other three contain maps of the Gulf of Mexico, Cuba and ...

Dimensions (W x H): 46.5 x 37 / 18½ x 14½

A beautiful map of the Americas with galleons and fish in the sea. This is a reissue of Henry Seile's map of 1652 by his widow. Ref: Burden, The Mapping of North America, 379

Dimensions (W x H): 42 x 33.5 / 16½ x 13

A beautiful early map of the Americas and the Pacific, showing a vast southern continent that includes ‘Tierra del Fuego’ and ‘Nova Guinea’. Simple title cartouche at lower left. Title and short text in German on top border. Ref: Burden, The Mapping of North America, entry 67

Dimensions (W x H): 36.5 x 33.5 / 14½ x 13

A beautiful map of America reduced from Merian’s earlier map of 1631. Decorative title cartouche in the bottom left-hand corner, galleons and sea monsters at sea. At top, there is an inset map of Greenland with accompanying text in Latin. (Burden, P.D. “The mapping of North America” p320, Entry/ ...

Dimensions (W x H): 35.8 x 27.6 / 14 x 11

A beautiful map of the Americas, with the undiscovered north west left blank. A very decorative cartouche, showing the title and Latin text within a Baroque frame, flanked by Native Americans in a landscape with erupting volcanoes behind.

Dimensions (W x H): 54 x 47 / 21½ x 18½

This map is a reduced version of the one Merian engraved for Johann Ludwig Gottfried in 1631. It is one of many derivative maps of the Jodocus Hondius, 1618. One noticeable difference is the altered perspective of the inset map of Greenland. Matthew Merian was not only a publisher, but an ...

Dimensions (W x H): 36 x 27.5 / 14 x 11

A handsome map of both Americas, showing the extent of exploration in the mid eighteenth- century, with the outline of the continents complete except for the unexplored north-west of North America. Simple but attractive title cartouche at upper left. Emmanuel Bowen was one of the leading English ...

Dimensions (W x H): 42 x 35 / 16½ x 14

An attractive map of the Americas including most of the Pacific Ocean,showing an early depiction of the whole of New Zealand and the routes of Captain Cooke’s three voyages. Large decorative cartouche depicting a female indian holding an arrow surrounded by various animals.

Dimensions (W x H): 46 x 33 / 18 x 13

Clear and accurate map of the Americas in the early nineteenth century. The coastline is accurately depicted apart from the unexplored north-west passage. The map is coloured by country, which shows the United States (green) ending at the Mississipi, and the territory to the west (yellow) merging ...

Dimensions (W x H): 51.5 x 46 / 20½ x 18

Attractive map of the Americas, and much of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, with the north western and northern coasts of America vaguely sketched in.The other coastlines, including many Pacific islands are accurately represented. Short texts on the map about recent explorations and ...

Dimensions (W x H): 35.5 x 33 / 14 x 13

In the mid-eighteenth century, French map-making was at its peak. Brion de la Tour was one of its most prolific cartographers. This beautiful decorated little map, elegantly surrounded by an ornate engraved uncoloured frame, is a fine example of the period.

Dimensions (W x H): 30 x 28 / 12 x 11

A map of America with decorative cartouche also showing New Zealand

Dimensions (W x H): 44.5 x 30.5 / 17½ x 12

A large map of the Americas also showing the coastline of Europe and Africa in the east and the Sandwich Isles in the west

Dimensions (W x H): 61 x 50 / 24 x 19½

Beautiful and detailed map of the continents of North America and South America. Modern day North America is divided into The British Territories which covers Canada and Alaska, The United States, and Mexico which includes what would eventually become the western part of the United States.

Dimensions (W x H): 33 x 40 / 13 x 15½

This beautiful map, accurate and concise, is from John Cary’s Universal Atlas. This was a compact version of his General Atlas, and shows the high standard of design, printing, and geographical accuracy that has led many to consider Cary as the finest of English map-makers.

Dimensions (W x H): 23 x 28 / 9 x 11

Concise map of the Americas.

Dimensions (W x H): 35.5 x 26.5 / 14 x 10½

A detailed map of the Americas

Dimensions (W x H): 33.5 x 41.2 / 13 x 16

An unusual map of the Americas within a square format which means that parts of Brazil, the southern tip and Canada are not included

Dimensions (W x H): 26.7 x 27 / 10½ x 10½