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This is A. J. Johnson and Ward's 1862 map of western Germany. Divided into two separate maps. The upper map depicts the states of Westphalia, Clevesberg (Rhein Provinces), Hessen Cassel Darmstadt, Brunswick, Schwarzburg, Frankfurt, Waldeck, Reuss, Saxen Coburg ... (more details)

This is A. J. Johnson and Ward's 1865 map of France, Spain and Portugal. Covers the region in considerable detail. Color coded according to department or region. Includes the Balearic Islands of Majorca, Minorca and Ibiza. Lower right hand quadrant contains ... (more details)

This is A. J. Johnson and Ward's 1862 map of Upper Canada (Ontario) and Lower Canada (Quebec). Divided into two maps. The upper map consists of the provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick. Features an inset map of the Environs of Montreal. Lower map focuses ... (more details)

This is A. J. Johnson's 1867 map of England and Wales. Covers both England and Wales in considerable detail with color coding at the county level. Shows major roadways, cities, rivers, trains and ferry crossings. Features the fretwork border common to ... (more details)

A stunning map of Alcase, France drawn by J. Ratelband in 1735. Includes both Basse Alsace and Haute Alsace. Covers from Fribourg in the northwest, eastward past Strasbourg and the Rhine River as far as Rordorff and Kilberg. Dutch language title along ... (more details)

A stunning map of Dauphine, France first drawn by Daniel de la Feuille in 1706. This province in southeastern France roughly corresponds with the modern day departments of Isère, Drôme, and Hautes-Alpes. Surrounded by twelve views of important ... (more details)

This is Johnson and Ward's 1864 map of Spain and Portugal. Covers the region with particular attention to transportation, cities, and waterways. Lower right hand quadrant has an inset map of Gibraltar. Includes the Balearic Island of Ibiza, ... (more details)

This is a rare c. 1928 map of London, England, and its environs. Covers from Portsmouth eastward as far as Ramsgate and northward as far as Oxford and Colchester. Includes London with basic streets and roadways noted Includes routes for ... (more details)

A rare, beautiful and gigantic map of the Canadian Maritime Provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Prince Edwards Island. Also includes much of Quebec and parts of New York and New England. Depicts from Quebec City ... (more details)

A fine example of J. B. Homann's c. 1720 map of Franconia (Franken, part of Bavaria), Germany. Centered on Bamberg, Würtzburg, and Nuremberg, extending north as far as Gotha, south to Swabia, east to Mergentheim and east to Pfreimt ... (more details)

A scarce example of Fredrick W. Beers' map parts of the region of Canarsie, Brooklyn, New York City. Published in 1873. Detailed to the level of individual properties and buildings with land owners noted. This is probably the ... (more details)

A scarce example of Fredrick W. Beers' map parts of Far Rockaway, Queens, New York City. Published in 1873. Covers from Rockaway beach north to Jamaica Bay. Map of Westville or North West Point and Rockaway on verso. ... (more details)

This is the Vaugondy map of Siberia, Kamchatka and the northeastern extremes of the Asian continent. The map is the third of the ten which Vaugondy supplied for Diderot's Encyclopédie. This seminal map series, exploring the mapping of North America, Asia, and specifically the Northwest and Northeast Passages, was one of the first studies in comparative cartography. As the map's title suggests, this one was intended to clarify the articles in the Encyclopédie that pertained to European efforts to discover a viable northeast passage to the East Indies. The Northeast Passage, much like America's Northwest Passage, was a long sought after sea route through the Arctic that would save European merchantman the expense of rounding Africa in order to access the trade riches of East Asia.

This is a comparative map; the main map shows what was at that time the state of the art cartography of the region, largely derived from J. N. De l'Isle and Philippe Buache. It notes the location of Peking (Beijing) and a relatively accurate depiction of the Korean Peninsula. Japan is shown, with Nagasaki, Osaka and Iedo (Tokyo) labeled. Interesting features include an insular Iesso north of Japan, separated from the mainland by a 'Strait of Tessoy' roughly corresponding to the Strait of Tartary. Thus Iesso here can be understood as an early depiction of Sakahlin Island; the Kuril Islands are marked and named as well. Part of the northwest coast of North America is shown, separated from Asia by a strait in which appears the island of Puchochotski, here spelled Puchochotsks. (more details)

A beautiful example of S. A. Mitchell Jr.'s 1864 map of Russia, Norway, Sweden, Holland Belgium and Denmark. Maps of Denmark, Holland and Belgium relegated in insets on the left hand side of the map. Denotes both ... (more details)

A beautiful example of S. A. Mitchell Jr.'s 1864 map of France, Spain and Portugal. An inset in the upper left quadrant depicts Switzerland. Another inset in the lower right quadrant depicts the Island of ... (more details)

A beautiful example of S. A. Mitchell Jr.'s 1864 two map sheet depicting parts of South America. The left hand map depicts Chili with an inset of the Island of Juan Fernandez. The right hand maps shows ... (more details)

A beautiful example of S. A. Mitchell Jr.'s 1864 map of Iowa and Missouri. Detailed to the county level with special attention both political and geographic elements. Notes important river systems, ... (more details)

A beautiful example of S. A. Mitchell Jr.'s 1864 map of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland. Detailed to the county level with special attention both political and geographic elements. ... (more details)

A fine example S. A. Mitchell Senior's 1850 map of Denmark. Shows cities, roadways, rail lines, canals, and some topographical features. Color coded according to province, including the Duchy of ... (more details)

This is a fascinating 1770 map of the City of Albany, capitol of New York state. Map was drawn from an original survey by Robert Yates from the collection of the Honorable G. Y. Lansing. Drawn ... (more details)