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Waugh's 2nd Map: Comical historical map of the Cape.
A Map of Cape Cod Wherin is showing ye discovery and ye settlement of the same; with the tracks of ye pilgrims carefully prepared according to Mourts Relation.
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This is Coulton Waugh's 1926 map of Cape Cod, the second pictorial map issued by Waugh, predated only by his map of Provincetown (1924). Riffing on early modern English cartographers, Waugh's map recounts the history of Cape Cod, in particular the Pilgrims and other early English explorers and settlers. (more details)
One of the few railroads that received a federal charter.
Map of the Texas and Pacific Railway and Connections. / The Texas and Pacific Railway The Short Line from Texas, Mexico and California to St. Louis, Memphis and All Points North and East. / The Texas and Pacific Railway The Direct Through Line from California, Colorado, and the West to Shreveport, New Orleans, Memphis and All Points in the Southeast.
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This is a 1911 Woodward and Tiernan railroad map of the United States illustrate the routes of the Texas and Pacific Railway, one of the few railroads established by federal charter. The Texas and Pacific Railway was a Congressional attempt at reviving a southern transcontinental railroad, only two years after the first transcontinental railroad was finished. The route of the Texas and Pacific is immediately identifiable in red, and the extensive U.S. railroad network is also illustrated. (more details)
First printed map to show Hong Kong in any form.
Pas-Kaart van het in en opkomen van de Rivier van Quantong aan de Zuid Kust van China strekkende van het eiland S. Joan, tot aan de Noorder Lemes, met alle tot hiertoe bekende ankerplaatzen, dieptens en droogtens.
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The rare 1753 Johannes II van Keulen / Jan de Marre nautical map of the Pearl River Delta (廣東河口海圖), including Macau (Macao), Lantao (Lantoan), Guangzhou (Quantong), and the first printed mapping of Hong Kong (Lantaon Falso). This rare map in fine original color was compiled for the sixth volume of the Zee-Fakkel - the legendary Dutch East India Company (VOC / Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie) 'Secret Atlas.' (more details)
One of the most decorative maps of the 18th century - here in a pristine uncolored examples.
Carte très curieuse de la Mer du Sud, contenant des Remarques Nouvelles et très utiles non seulement sur des Ports et Îles de cette Mer, mais aussy sur les principaux Pays de l'Amerique tant Septentrionale que Méridionale en a été faite.
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One of the most spectacularly decorative maps of the 18th century, this is Henri Chatelain's magnificent 1719 map of the Americas and the Pacific. The map emerged on the cusp of a new age of global exploration wherein world-spanning trade routes offered Europeans unprecedented exposure to new cultures, peoples, and trade opportunities. It is no mistake that his map of America, as seen here, presents the continent as the center of a staggering array of trade networks reaching from Europe to America itself, the South Pacific, and Africa. (more details)
First specific map of Florida.
Floridae Americae Provinciae Recens and Exactissima Descriptio Auctore Iacobo Le Moyne cui Cognomen de Morgues, qui Laudonierum…
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…the most remarkable and important map, which has been preserved from the sixteenth century maps, of that part of the East Coast which lies between Cape Hatteras and Cape Florida … the first French map to show Florida … considered the most important map of Florida. - Johns Matthews BaxterA map of extraordinary rarity and seminal importance, this is one of the earliest and most influential maps of the American southeast ever published. Drawn by the French artist Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues c. 1565 and published by Theodore de Bry in 1591, this magnificent map details the Florida peninsula and Carolina coast from Cuba to the Bahamas, to 'Prom Terra flag' or, as it is known today, Cape Lookout near Beaufort, North Carolina. (more details)
One of the first maps of the Republic of Texas Description of Texan Revolution.
Trip to the West and Texas.
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A most significant book and map of Texas, being the 1836 second 'and better' edition of Amos Andrew Parker's Trip to the West and Texas.. This work is considered essential Texana, offering not only one of the earliest maps of the Republic of Texas, but also one of the first illustrations of the Lone Star flag of Texas, and one of the best early descriptions of the Texan Revolution. The map is significant, revealing early land grants throughout the new republic. It also bears an interesting manuscript dedication referencing the Mexican Revolution (1910 - 1920). (more details)
Lavishly illustrated manuscirpt journal.
Le Souvenir. Voyages, Excursions, Histoire, Anecdotes, Descriptions, Promenades, Etc., Etc...
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This is a 1860 French-language manuscript journal Le Souvenir written by F. G. Ch. Picard, likely of Geneva. Composed in Picard's clean hand and academic French, the work reads like an encyclopedia, covering a rambling range of topics from whaling to the cultures of Africa to the Chinese military, Daniel Boone, and ballooning. The work is rich with 26 masterfully drawn illustrations and 6 maps. (more details)
Christian Zionism.
Seven Weeks or 49 Years... Christ Reigns Millenium.
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This is a curious 1928 Christian Zionism eschatological broadsheet chart of time prepared by G. A. Griswood. It focuses on the role of the Jews and their connection to the land of Israel, calling for a return of Jews to the Holy Land as a precondition of the Apocalypse. (more details)
The Ultimate Timeline.
A Chart on the Course of Time from Eternity to Eternity.
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This is a stunning c. 1900 evangelical Christian broadside providing an eschatological chart of time according to Scripture from a Dispensationalist perspective. Dividing history and the future into distinct phases, the chart traces time from the eternity before Genesis to the eternity that will follow the Apocalypse and the Second Coming. (more details)
Pioneering Effort in Oceanic geography.
Planisphere Physique.
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A fascinating and beautiful 1781 Philippe Buache map of the world, presented on an unusual polar projection rendered from the North Pole. This is the first work to attempt to map the ocean floor - a revolutionary work connecting submarine with surface geography. Although Buache's geography was speculative at best, the work is a landmark achievement in its attempt to illustrate and scientifically assess the unknowable oceanic depths. (more details)
First Edition of the Earliest Acquirable Englishman's Map of the British Isles.
Anglia et Hibernia Nova.
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This is a handsome example of Girolamo Ruscelli's 1561 map of the British Isles. Of the maps prepared for Ruscelli's Ptolemy, it is among the most important: while most were larger, superior copies of the maps appearing in the 1548 Gastaldi Ptolemy, this map was a unique, updated work based on an English source, George Lily. (more details)
Belle Epoque Edomex.
Mexico.
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This is an 1897 map of the State of Mexico (Estado de México), surrounding the capital of Mexico City, prepared by Antonio García Cubas and published by Vega y Cie. It depicts the state at the height of the Porfiriato, when impressive gains in infrastructure and wealth generation masked bubbling social unrest, particularly in the countryside. (more details)
Heart of the Canyonlands.
Welcome to Moab, Utah The [Heart] of Canyonlands.
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This is a rare c. 1992 Myke Hull pictorial promotional view of Moab, Utah. Although primarily meant to advertise local businesses, the view also celebrates local culture and attractions, particularly the area's stunning scenic beauty, including Arches National Park. (more details)
Constructing the Cosmopolis.
New Map of New York City. From the latest surveys showing all the ferries and steamship docks, elevated, subways electric and cross town car lines. / New Reference Map and Guide to New York City.
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This is a c. 1905 folding promotional map of New York City issued by the Broadway Central Hotel, located at Broadway and Bleeker Street in Manhattan. It reflects the heady atmosphere of the early 20th century in New York City, facilitated by a range of new infrastructure projects, including the earliest subway lines, bridges across the East River, and railroad tunnels beneath the Hudson River. (more details)
Transitioning to suburbanism.
Patchogue Town of Brookhaven Suffolk Co.
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This is a 1873 Fredrick W. Beers map of the town of Patchogue, Long Island, New York. The map captures Patchogue shortly after the 1869 arrival of the Long Island Railroad, when the town began a transition from an isolated maritime economy to a connected suburban community. (more details)
India two years before the Uprising of 1857.
Hindostan or British India.
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This is a 1855 first edition J. H. Colton map of India. Published two years before the Uprising of 1857, this map illustrates India under the princely states and the British East India Company. (more details)
Fallout of the French and Indian War.
A New and Correct Map of North America, with the West India Islands...
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This is the 1777 edition of Robert Sayer and John Bennet's two-sheet wall map of North America, published near the start of the American Revolutionary War (1775 - 1783). It is the first 'Pownall' edition of the map, incorporating new surveys and information on the American interior, providing a comprehensive overview of the continent in the aftermath of the French and Indian War. (more details)
Battle of Puebla and the Second French Intervention in Mexico.
Der Mexicanische Stat Puebla.
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This is a scarce 1862 H. Kiepert map of Puebla, Mexico, issued in Germany in the wake of the Battle of Puebla, in which Mexican forces repulsed a French invasion, placing Mexico and Puebla on the global stage. In 1863, one year after this map was issued, French interventionists established the Second Mexican Empire, placing the Austrian Archduke Maximilian I on the throne and creating widespread interest in Mexico throughout the German-speaking world. (more details)
A 'falsifier of history', 'quack explorer', and 'charlatan adventurer', but also correct.
Map Illustrative of Captain Willard Glazier's Voyage of Exploration to the Source of the Mississippi River Drawn from Delineations by his Indian Guide Che-No-Wa-Ge-Sic.
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This is an impressive c. 1887 Willard Glazier map of northern central Minnesota in the vicinity of Leech Lake and Lake Itasca. The map records Willard W. Glazier's claims to have discovered the 'true' source of the Mississippi River at Elk Lake, which he attempts to rename 'Lake Glazier'. Glazier's claims contain an element of truth, and this map has merit, despite his 'discoveries' being universally derided by the geographical establishment, largely due to distaste for his bombastic and abrasive personal character. (more details)
Rare updated chart of Florida's West Coast and Cuba.
Pas kaart Van de Boght van Florida Met de Canaal Tusschen Florida en Cuba.
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This is a striking, original-color example of Gerard van Keulen's thoroughly updated 1723 version of 'the first sea chart of the eastern portion of the Gulf of Mexico detailing the west coast of Florida' (Burden). It is an exceptionally rare chart that appeared late in the van Keulen record, exhibiting meticulous and important revisions unique to this edition. (more details)