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Rounding out the Geography of the Pacific.
Western Hemisphere.
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A hand-colored 1815 map of the Western Hemisphere by John Thomson, which appeared in his New General Atlas. It is notable for tracing the routes of late 18th century explorers, including Cook, Vancouver, and La Perouse, that first gave shape, however inchoate, to the shores of northwestern America, Hawaii, New Zealand, and other Pacific coasts on European maps. (more details)
Advances in 19th Century Climate Science.
Regenkarte der Erde.
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A colorful map of the world on a Mercator Projection demonstrating climate regions, produced by Alexander Voeikov and published in 1874 in Petermann's Geographische Mitteheilungen. (more details)
Striking map of Asia offering the best cartography of the period.
Carte de L'Asie divisée en ses principaux Etats.
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An exceptional large-format separate-issue c. 1779 map of Asia issued by Rigobert Bonne and Charles-François Delamarche. The map is a compilation of the best cartographic information regarding Asia available at the time of publication. (more details)
Superb 18th century flag chart identifying the flags of the Dutch East India Company and Dutch West India Company.
Flaggen aller Seefahrenden Potenzen und Nationen in der gantzen Welt.
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An attractive c. 1765 flag chart by Matthias Seutter and Tobias Conrad Lotter. The chart features 139 flags of various nations, factions, and trading companies. Among the more interesting flags are those of the Dutch West India Company (G.W.C. / Geoctroyeerde Westindische Compagnie) and the Dutch East India Company (V.O.C. / Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie). The premier placement of English flags in the upper left quadrant suggests that this chart may have been originally derived from an English source. (more details)
State of the Art Mapping of Afghanistan.
Partie du Caboul Asie no.67.
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This is the 1827 Vandermaelen map of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Hindu Kush. It is the first large-scale atlas map to focus on the area, and the first to be executed in lithography. The map's detail - drawn from the first-hand exploration of John Macdonald Kinneir on behalf of the British East India Company - was not superseded until the First Anglo-Afghan War (1838 - 1842). (more details)
Unusal polar projection.
Northern Hemisphere Projected on the Plane of the Horizon of London.
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A lovely 1816 offset polar projection map of the Northern Hemisphere that appeared in Edinburgh cartographer John Thomson's New General Atlas. (more details)
Israeli Aviation History.
ארקיע / [Arkia].
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A rare and fascinating c. 1955 flight map of the routes of Arkia Airlines, printed for the airline by Joseph Shapiro (or Szapiro), a prominent map publisher in the early years of the State of Israel. (more details)
The German 'Fenimore Cooper'.
Karte zu Balduin Möllhausen's Reise vom Mississippi nach der Küste der Südsee im Jahre 1853 - 1854.
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This is Henry Lange's 1858 map of the southwestern United States illustrating the 'German Fenimore Cooper' Heinrich Balduin Möllhausen's participation in the 1853 Whipple Expedition, part of the Pacific Railroad Surveys. (more details)
Saving the Adirondacks.
Reconnaissance Map of the Upper Au Sable Lake.
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A handsome 1879 map of Upper Ausable Lake and environs in the Adirondack region of New York, produced by Verplank Colvin. (more details)
Take the Southern Railway to sunny Florida!
Southern Railway System. 'The Way to Florida'.
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This is a 1922 Poole Brothers railroad map of Florida highlighting the Southern Railway System. The map highlights the Southern Railway and other connected railroads, promoting railway access to Florida. (more details)
Urbanizing America.
Washington, Louisville and Jeffersonville, New Orleans, Cincinnati.
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Four lovely city plans printed on one sheet- Washington, D.C., Louisville and Jeffersonville, New Orleans, and Cincinnati - published in 1846 in Thomas Bradford's Universal Illustrated Atlas. (more details)
Unique French perspective on the French and Indian War.
Carte des Frontieres Francoises, et Angloises dens le Canada depuis Montreal jusques au Fort du Quesne.
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A remarkable 1758/1781 idiosyncratically engraved map offering a uniquely French perspective on the French and Indian War (1754 - 1763). It is based on the first-hand experiences of French engineer Pierre Pouchot de Maupas. (more details)
Louisiana on the cusp of the Louisiana Purchase.
Carte Détaillée de la Basse-Louisiane et Floride Occidentale, pour étre adaptée à l'Ouvrage intitulé, Vue da la Colonie Espagnol due Mississipi, et c.
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This is Alexandre's Blondeau's exceptional 1803 map of Spanish-administered Louisiana and West Florida, issued for Pierre-Louis Berquin Duvallon's travel narrative, Vue de la Colonie Espagnole due Mississipi. It is one of the best maps to capture the Gulf littoral during the Post-American Revolutionary War Spanish period on the cusp of the Louisiana Purchase. (more details)
Comprehensive atlas of India and surrounding countries.
Imperial Gazetteer of India Provincial Series Bombay Presidency.
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A lovely example of the three-volume Bombay Presidency Series of the Imperial Gazetteer of India, detailing the geography of Bombay, Sindh, and other parts of the Subcontinent, published in 1909 by the Superintendent of Government Printing in Calcutta. This collection includes the scarce atlas volume focusing on the regions and cities, ranging from the Northwest Frontier Provinces to Burma. (more details)
Sea of the West, El Dorado, a Maelstrom, and more.
America Accurate in Imperia, Regna, Status and Populos Divisa, ad Usum Ludovici XV, Galliarum Regis. / Carte d'Amerique Dressee pour l'Usage du Roy.
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An uncommon 1755 variant on Guillaume Delisle's map of America. The map offers much of interest, including theories regarding the Sea of the West, cities of gold in North America, El Dorado, and a magnificent whirlpool in the South Atlantic. (more details)
Trading centers on Borneo.
Insula BORNEO et occidentalis pars CELEBIS cum adjacentibus Infulis.
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A stunning full-color c. 1710 map of Borneo by Gerard Valk and Petrus Schenk under the imprint of Valk and Schenk. The map reflects tenuous knowledge of the island in the early days of VOC activity in the region. (more details)
Dutch interest in Sumatra and Malaya.
Sumatrae et Insularum Locorum que Nonnull Orum Circumiacentium Tabula Noua.
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A stunning full-color c. 1710 map of Sumatra, Malay, the straits of Malacca, and Singapore by Gerard Valk and Petrus Schenk under the imprint of Valk and Schenk. (more details)
A Rare Boomtown Brooklyn.
Map of the City of Brooklyn. 1871.
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This is a handsome example of William Bishop's 1871 pocket map of Brooklyn, New York. It captures Brooklyn as the third-largest city in the United States after a population boom in the wake of consolidation and the commercialization of the steam ferry. (more details)
Louisiana on the cusp of the Louisiana Purchase.
Carte Reduite de la Haute-Louisiane et Pays Circonvoisins, pour etre adaptee a l'ouvrage intitule Vue de la Colonie Espagnole du Mississipi, et c.
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This is Alexandre's Blondeau's exceptional 1803 map of Spanish-administered upper Louisiana, issued for Pierre-Louis Berquin Duvallon's travel narrative, Vue de la Colonie Espagnole due Mississipi. It is one of the best maps to capture the Upper Mississippi Valley on the cusp of the Louisiana Purchase. The map moreover underscores the significance of the Mississippi River as a trade artery between the Great Lakes, and hence the Atlantic, and the Gulf of Mexico. (more details)
The Phoney War - features paste downs of the flags of the warring nations.
Europe en Guerre 1939 - 1940.
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This is a 1940 Paris-Soir map of Europe at the beginning of World War II, specifically during the 'Phoney War' or the 'Drôle de Guerre'. The novel map features astedowns of the French, British, Soviet, and Nazi flags. These could be moved about the map to differentiate belligerent powers, neutral powers, and illustrate alliances, thus allowing one to follow the war's progress. (more details)