, Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas, [1622 ]. This important, and very scarce, title page includes the earliest representation of
California as an Island. The small map of the Americas is presented on a trapezoidal projection in simple format with no place names or any interior geographical information. A prominent
Northwest Passage adds further interest to the map. It apparently is a copy of the one accompanying Friar Antonio de la Ascension's report to the Council of the Indies and the King of Spain, October1620. That map was stolen by the Dutch from a Spanish vessel, thus beginning the theory of California's insularity that lasted more than a century. Eight vignettes of Aztec gods and ceremonies flank the title with a Castilian coat-of-arms at its center, and natives in dugout canoes flank the map. This is the first Latin edition, published by Michael Colijn (McLaughlin state 2).(A ) $2,200.00 - $2,750.00
, Henricus Hondius, 1630 . Henricus Hondius created this splendid baroque-style world map when he updated the Mercator Atlas in response to competition from the Blaeu publishing firm. The map features hemispheres surrounded by voluptuous representations of the four elements: Fire by Apollo driving the Sun's chariot across the sky;
Aeros, the goddess of Air, surrounded by clouds and birds; Mother Earth, surrounded by animals and the earth's bounty; and Water represented by a
Siren and sea monsters. Tucked between the hemispheres are a celestial globe with the figure of the sun at top, and a scene of Europa receiving tribute from Asia, America and Africa with a figure of the moon at bottom. Four portraits fill the corners: Julius Caesar, Claudius Ptolemy, Jodocus Hondius and Gerard Mercator. The scenes are all beautifully linked together with a rich garland of fruit. For geographical detail Hondius presents
California as an island, the Dutch discoveries on the Carpentaria coast of Australia, and
Queen Anne's forland (Baffin's Island) on the northeast coast of Canada. The faint outline of
Terra Australis Incognita is still in evidence. This is the first state with French text on verso.(A ) $12,000.00 - $15,000.00
, Jan Jansson, ca. 1644 . Four sheets making up the famous
Peutinger Table, or a Roman road map of the world. The original parchment document was found by Konrad Celtes in a library in Augsburg, came into the hands of Konrad Peutinger and later went to his relative Mark Welser who was the first to publish a copy of it in 1591 at Aldus Manutius in Venice. These maps, based on the original manuscript were first popularized by Ortelius in 1598 and became an important part of his great historical atlas. Jansson's version is nearly identical to that of Ortelius. These decorative maps, in a sequence of four plates, each with two strip maps, depict the imperial roads and posts within the Roman Empire throughout Europe, North Africa and Asia as far as
Toprobana (Sri Lanka). French text on verso. Size given is for each plate.(A+ ) $2,750.00 - $3,500.00
, Gerard Mercator, [1628 ]. This influential map was the first separately printed map devoted to the Arctic. The hemisphere is surrounded by a floral design with four roundels in each corner. These contain the title, the Faeroe Isles, the Shetland Isles, and the mythical island of
Frisland. The North Pole is shown according to legend as a large rock in a giant whirlpool and surrounded by four islands separated by rivers. One of the islands is noted as being inhabited by pygmies. The magnetic north is depicted as a separate island rock just outside the polar mass. In North America, there is a very early reference to California (
California regio, sola fama Hispanis nota), curiously shown north of the
El streto de Anian. The map depicts the attempts of Frobisher and Davis to locate the northern passages to Asia. This is the second state of the plate with updates in the region north of Russia including undefined coastlines to one of the islands surrounding the pole and Nova Zemla. French text on verso.(A ) $2,500.00 - $3,250.00
, Doppelmayr/Homann, ca. 1740 . This is a magnificent double hemisphere map of the surface of the moon. Both spheres depict the same side of the moon and are filled with topography, using place names following the nomenclature of Riccioli (on the right) and Hevelius (on the left). Riccioli named the features of the moon for famous people and scientists, while Hevelius named them after geographical features on the earth. Between the two spheres is a scheme of the phases of the moon and different lunar phases are represented in the four corners. The map is decorated at top with cherubs using a telescope and
Diana, the goddess of the moon.
If you turn the map 90 degrees counter-clockwise and examine the sphere on the left, notice that the shaded area dominating the lower center of the sphere resembles the Mediterranean Sea. Hevelius named the landform in the middle of this region
Sicilia and the crater in its center
Mr. Aetna. For some 140 years, the two systems of lunar cartography competed with each other. Although Hevelius' system was influential, the cumbersome Latin names gave way to the easier to remember and more popular system devised by Riccioli - the system that left the possibility for scientists to someday have a lunar feature named for them!(B ) $1,300.00 - $1,600.00
, J. Newton & Sons, 1847 . This fine twelve-inch celestial desk globe is created with 24 copper engraved and hand colored gores. It is surmounted by brass hour disc at the North Pole with a full bronze meridian. Raised on a turned three legged mahogany stand with three support arms and central support. Overall the glove stands 19" tall. The horizon band features a colored paper ring showing degrees of amplitude and azimuth, compass directions, days and months of the year, and the names of the signs of the zodiac.
Full rectangular cartouche reads: "NEWTONS'/ NEW & IMPROVED/ CELESTIAL GLOBE/ On which all the stars, Nebulae & Clusters contained/ in the extensive Catalogue of the late F. Wollaston F.R.S./ are accurately laid down, their Right Ascensions & Declina.tns/ having been recalculated for the Year 1840, by W. Newton./ Manufactured by NEWTON & SON Chancery Lane." and below the cartouche "London Published Jany. 1 1847." An early and exceptional example of Newton's globe.(A ) $5,000.00 - $7,000.00
, Waldseemuller/Fries, [1525 ]. This is Larent Fries' slightly reduced, and more decorative, version of Waldseemuler's landmark map covering the Atlantic coastline of the Americas. It is one of the earliest maps available to collectors of American maps. Waldseemuler's map is often referred to as the
Admiral Map because Waldseemuller attributed his source of information on the New World to 'the Admiral' referring to Columbus. The geography follows that of the 1513 Waldseemuller and delineates the Atlantic from latitudes 35° south to 55° north, with a surprisingly accurate depiction of the American coastline. Fries added the Spanish flag flying over Cuba (named Isabella after the Queen of Spain) and a text block beneath Hispaniola describes the island and Christopher Columbus' discoveries in 1492. He also added graphic depictions of cannibals and a fierce-looking opossum, both of which had been reported by Amerigo Vespucci. He retained the two famous lines of Latin text from the 1513 edition, which reads, "Hec terra cum adiacentib insulis inuenta est per Columbu ianuensem ex mandato Regis Castelle" (this land with its adjacent islands was discovered by Columbus, sent by authority of the King of Castile). The first edition was published in 1522, this is the second edition with no title on the map face; the title is taken from the verso.(A ) $12,000.00 - $14,000.00
, Sebastian Munster, [1564 ]. This is one of the most important 16th century maps of the New World. It is often credited with popularizing the name America due to the popularity of Munster's
Cosmographia and the numerous editions published in the sixteenth century. The influence of Marco Polo's 13th century explorations in Asia are evident with the 7448 islands in the North Pacific and
Zipangri (Japan) shown only a short distance off the western coast of North America. The North American continent is very oddly shaped without a California landmass and the eastern region is nearly bisected by a body of water, known as the Sea of Verrazzano. The Yucatan is still shown as an island, Cozumel is named nearby as
Cozumela, and the lake at Temistitan is connected to the Gulf of Mexico. South America has a large bulge on the western coast, the Amazon River is very short, and cannibals inhabit the continent shown with the name
Canibali next to a gruesome vignette with human limbs. The map is very decorative with Magellan's surviving ship
Victoria appearing in the Pacific. The flags of Spain and Portugal depict their respective spheres of influence in the New World. The German title is also on the verso set within an architectural surround.(B+ ) $4,750.00 - $6,000.00
, Abraham Ortelius, [1573 ]. This is one of the most famous maps of America, and one that had enormous influence on the future cartography of the New World. Frans Hogenberg engraved this map, and it is primarily based on Gerard Mercator's great multi-sheet world map of 1569. The most recognizable features of the map are the bulbous Chilean coastline and the exaggerated breadth of the North American continent. In North America a lengthy St. Lawrence River reaches across the continent to nearly meet the fictitious, westward flowing
Tiguas Rio. The strategically placed title cartouche hides the unknown South Pacific and therefore most of the conjectural great southern continent, which is shown attached to both New Guinea and Tierra del Fuego. This is from the uncommon first plate (second state), published in the Latin edition of 1573. This plate had a relatively short life and was published only between 1570 and 1573.(A ) $7,000.00 - $9,000.00
, Michael Mercator, ca. 1613 . This is one of the most famous maps of the Americas and an important foundation map for an American map collection. After the death of his grandfather, Michael Mercator produced this stunning hemispherical map (the only known printed map to be attributed to him). The map is surrounded by a beautifully engraved floral design and four roundels, one of which contains the title. The other insets include the Gulf of Mexico, Cuba, and Haiti. The geography was patterned after Rumold Mercator's world map of 1587, with a little more added detail. There is a large inland lake in Canada, and the St Lawrence River extends nearly halfway across the continent with no Great Lakes. There is a still a bulge in the west coast of South America. The large southern continent extends above the Tropic of Capricorn in the Pacific where there is a very large island of New Guinea. Above North America are two of the four islands of the North Pole, with the great mythical rivers flowing from the pole. The seas are full of mythical islands, including
St. Brendain, Frislant and
Sept citez. Latin text on verso.(B+ ) $5,500.00 - $6,500.00
, Willem Blaeu, [1635 ]. This magnificent carte-a-figures map is a superb example of the fine art of decorative cartography and a seventeenth-century European view of the New World. The coastal outlines generally follow Ortelius and Wytfliet with nomenclature from a variety of explorers and colonists. Panels at sides, each with five portraits of the native inhabitants were taken from John White (Virginia), Hans Staden (Brazil) and other early accounts. Across the top are nine town plans including Havana, St. Domingo, Cartegena, Mexico City, Cusco, Potosi, I. la Mocha in Chile, Rio de Janeiro and Olinda in Brazil. This is one of the few maps of the Americas by this famous Dutch cartographer. The map itself is similar to Blaeu's wall map of 1608 with the additional discoveries of Henry Hudson and Tierra del Fuego with Le Maire Strait. This is the third state of the plate from a German edition with the coastline of
Terra Australis Incognita deleted, but the name left behind.(A ) $6,000.00 - $7,500.00
, Jean Baptiste Louis Clouet, 1787 . This scarce map exhibits some speculative cartography on the Pacific coast of North America. A huge
Mer ou Baye de l'Ouest dominates the northwest coast, but a tentative coastline also reflects the Russian discoveries in the region. The large inset map illustrates the theories of Joseph Delisle and Philippe Buache concerning the potential Northwest Passage and the Sea of the West. In the Pacific, the tracks of early explorers are shown, including Quiros, Mendana, Le Maire, Magellan, and Antoine. This is one of the scarcest of all maps illustrating the
Sea of the West.(B ) $1,500.00 - $1,800.00
, Henricus Hondius, [1636-38 ]. This stunning, important map of North America had great influence in perpetuating the theory of
California as an island due to its wide distribution via this preeminent Dutch publishing firm. The map is a careful compilation of various sources and represents the state of cartographic knowledge at the time. The insular California is derived directly from Henry Briggs, as is the depiction of the Arctic. A great number of place names are revealed on California, including
po. de S. Diego (San Diego) and
Po. Sir Francisco Draco (San Francisco). The
Rio del Nort originates in a large western lake and flows incorrectly into the
Mare Vermio. The cartography of the Gulf of Mexico and Florida is based on Hessel Gerritsz. On the east coast the region identified as
Novum Belgium is greatly elongated;
Iames Towne and a few place names from John Smith's map appear in
Nova Anglia. There is a single
Lac des Iroquois in the Great Lakes region. The map is richly embellished with a variety of animals throughout the interior. The oceans are teeming with ships and sea monsters. The title cartouche features several Native Americans and two comely mermaids flank the imprint cartouche. This is the rare, first state with the imprint cartouche blank and Latin text on verso.(B+ ) $4,750.00 - $5,500.00
, Samuel Augustus Mitchell, 1857 . This wall map is a beautiful second edition example of Mitchell's "New" map of the United States. The map shows the entire U.S. with some early and fascinating territorial borders in the West. Washington and Oregon meet Nebraska Territory at the Continental Divide. Along the Canadian boundary, Nebraska Territory continues eastward to the Missouri River and a large unnamed Dakota region that shows "Buffalo Region" in the north. The huge territory of Utah encompasses all of Nevada and most of Colorado. New Mexico Territory includes all of Arizona, the southern tip of Nevada and a small portion of Colorado. Finally, a large Kansas Territory shares its western border with Utah. Large inset maps depict the Sandwich Islands, the world on Mercator's Projection, and the world in hemispheres. Several finely engraved vignettes illustrate the "Clipper Ship Flying Cloud" and an "American Steamship Crossing the Atlantic." The map is very detailed with hundreds of place names, plus roads, villages, railroads, ports, etc. A huge table along the bottom gives the 1850 population for many U.S. cities; a small table gives the population of numerous Canadian cities from the 1851 census. The map is surrounded by a wide and highly decorative border.(B+ ) $2,000.00 - $3,000.00
, Johann Baptist Homann, ca. 1720 . A superb map covering the region from the Great Lakes and Nova Scotia through Central America, the Caribbean and Venezuela, and from New Mexico (naming Taos and Santa Fe) to the eastern seaboard. The map is based largely on Delisle's map of 1703 (Carte du Mexique et de la Floride). The British colonies are shown confined east of the Appalachians. The map itself is filled with settlement place names, Indian tribes and villages. Sea routes from Vera Cruz and Cartagena to Havana and Spain are outlined. It is richly embellished with a fine title cartouche depicting two native figures and symbols of America's natural resources. In the Atlantic, there is a large scene of extensive gold mining operations with Indians bringing their treasures to fill the European's chest. Off the Pacific coast of Mexico is yet another opulent engraving of a raging sea battle.(A ) $1,600.00 - $2,000.00
, Popple/Le Rouge, 1742 . This is the handsome index sheet of the French version of Henry Popple's important map of the British Empire in North America. Popple's 20-sheet map is the finest and most detailed map of America of its time and covers the eastern part of North America between the Mississippi and Newfoundland and the adjoining regions of Central and South America and the Caribbean. The index sheet is a reduced version of the multi-sheet map and includes a panel containing 18 plans of prominent ports, harbors and islands including Cartagena, Charleston, Bermuda, New York City, and Boston. As tensions grew between the colonial powers, Popple's map became immensely influential throughout Europe and was copied by several cartographers. This French version exaggerates French territory at the expense of both England and Spain.(A ) $2,400.00 - $3,000.00
, Jean Lattre, 1784 .
This is the first French map of the official, newly created United States of America following the peace treaty of September 1783. It is also one of the most beautiful maps of the period. It is based largely on John Mitchell's landmark map of 1755. The map extends to cover most of eastern Canada with emphasis on the great fishing banks off Newfoundland. The western boundary of the United States follows the Mississippi River and the region west of the Allegany Mountains is shown to be occupied primarily by numerous Indian nations with a few scattered forts. A large inset depicts southern Florida and the Bahamas. The map is dedicated to Benjamin Franklin, ambassador to France, and the principal U.S. representative in the peace negotiations. The stunning cartouche contains the title and dedication on the unfurled sail of a ship sailing in the Atlantic. This map would be an important addition to an American map collection and is rarely seen on the market.(C+ ) $2,000.00 - $2,400.00
, John Senex, ca. 1721 . This fascinating map focuses on the French possession of Louisiana, which takes up the region between New Mexico and the Appalachian Mountains. The map is closely derived from Delisle's landmark map of 1718; notably discarding Delisle's notation regarding French claims to Carolina. The map is filled with information on mining and the Indians, including villages, hunting grounds,
promiscuous nations and
nations destroyed. Early roads and explorers' tracks are meticulously delineated with extensive notations. The map warns of
Wandering Indians & Man-eaters along the Texas coast. The allegorical title cartouche celebrates the wealth of the region with a mighty river god,
Fame blowing her trumpet atop the cartouche and putti holding richly laden cornucopias and mining.
John Senex was one of the leading English cartographers of the 18th century. He published this map in response to English interest in Louisiana and the Mississippi River valley where Carolina traders were determined to compete with the French. It is interesting to note that Senex dedicated his map to William Law, the father of financier John Law, whose scheme to develop French Louisiana resulted in one the most famous periods of financial turmoil in history - the infamous
Mississippi Scheme or Mississippi Bubble.(A ) $2,200.00 - $3,000.00
, Evans/Crevecoeur, [1787 ]. This is an updated French edition of Evans' rare and important "A General Map of the Middle British Colonies, in America: viz. Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pensilvania, New Jersey, New-York, Connecticut and Rhode Island…" first published in 1755 (McCorkle 755.15). It was produced for St. John de Crevecoeur's book and includes some additions in New England, but fewer than the extensive additions of Pownall's 1776 reissue, according to McCorkle. Schwartz calls this map "the most ambitious performance of its kind undertaken in America up to that time" and McCorkle calls Evans' map "one of the most important maps made in the colonial period." This edition has a plain text title unlike Evans who uses a decorative cartouche, and the dedication cartouche at upper left is here replaced by a distance scale and blank space.
Highly detailed, the map covers the frontier, not just the better known populated areas of the states. It extends to include Lakes Ontario and Erie, and the St. Lawrence River to Montreal. The map randomly uses French or English for the scores of place names, while most notations and the legend are in English. A large inset at upper left "Esquis se duresse de la Riviere de l'Ohio" shows the course of the Ohio River to the Mississippi up to Lakes Michigan and Huron. The French had better knowledge of the Great Lakes area as evidenced by additions on this map not found on the original Evans. For example, the Portage of
Chikago, Fort Erie, and St. Louis are here shown. Also the Niagara River valley contains more detail of the watershed in the region. Kentucky is erroneously named as a state, but will not become one for another five years. There are early references to important cities as well; Louisville, and Leestown, which was the first Anglo-American settlement on the north side of the Kentucky River and is now part of Frankfort. The map names Indian tribes and a legend explains their status: Extinct; Nearly extinct; and those that are "Still considerable." A very rare and seldom seen issue.(B ) $1,000.00 - $1,400.00
, Tobias Conrad Lotter, 1776 . The title continues " Divided into Counties and Townships: The whole composed from Actual Surveys and its Situation adjusted by Astronomical Observations. Published by Tobias Conrad Lotter, in Augsburg." This is Lotter's German edition of one of the most detailed, accurate, and certainly most visually impressive, maps of New England. The map was original published by Thomas Jefferys in 1755 (McCorkle #755-19) and is believed to have been compiled by Braddock Mead, alias John Green. Lotter's edition does not give attribution to Jefferys’ map, but is virtually identical. This pre-Revolutionary War map provides remarkable detail in the region from Long Island in the south up to 44°30’ to include Brunswick and George Fort. The map includes two fine insets: "A Plan of the Town of Boston" and "A Plan of Boston Harbor" and a superb vignette of the Pilgrim's 1620 landing lies beneath the title cartouche. Engraved on four folded separate sheets, here joined.(A ) $6,000.00 - $7,000.00
, [1828 ]. This rare map, dated Jan.1828, and published by Annin & Smith, shows the railway route in good detail with topographical information and towns, buildings, rivers, bridges and much more. It appears to show two proposed routes, both arriving in Providence. The northernmost route begins near the house of Madam Swan on the road between Roxbury to the South Boston Turnpike, and the southern route begins in Boston proper. Modelski illustrates this map on page 3 noting in the caption that this map is the earliest topographic map in the Library of Congress showing a railroad survey. The map is bound in the original "Report of the Board of Commissioners, of Internal Improvement in Relation to the Examination of Sundry Routes for a Railway from Boston to Providence. With a Memoir of the Survey." (6" x 9.25") published in Boston in 1828 and printed by Dutton & Wentworth. The 72-page report is by Josiah J. Fiske, Chairman of the Board of Internal Improvement to Levi Lincoln, Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Printed on deckle-edged paper. Only 1500 reports were originally published, accounting for the rarity of the map, more so with the accompanying report.(B+ ) $600.00 - $1,200.00
, John Speed/Francis Lamb, [1676 ]. An important map of the British colonies in North America covering the east coast from Maryland and New Jersey northward through New York and New England to the French possessions in Canada. It is based on the Jansson/Visscher maps that formed the foundation for maps of the region. It illustrates the territories acquired by the British with the capture of New Amsterdam in 1664, which radically shifted European influence in the colonies from the Dutch to the English. While the map's geographical features closely follow the prototype, the nomenclature is substantially anglicized. It is the first appearance of the name Boston, and the first map to use the term New York for both Manhattan and the colony. It is also one of the first maps to show New Jersey. With its exaggerated depiction of Lake Champlain (
Lake of the Irocoisiensi or Irocoisen) and confusing river systems, the map emphasizes how little was known of the wilderness beyond the coasts and river valleys of New England during this early colonial period. It is richly embellished with various animals in the interior of the map, two compass roses, two cartouches and a coat of arms. Normally referred to as
Speed’s Map of New England this famous map actually appeared 47 years after his death and was engraved by Francis Lamb for inclusion in the last edition of Speed’s popular atlas, published by Basset and Chiswell. The English text on verso provides fascinating information on the colonies.(A ) $5,000.00 - $6,000.00
, Matthaus Merian, [1627 ]. John Smith's map was the most important map of Virginia and Chesapeake Bay of the 17th century. It was the prototype map of the region and was instrumental in creating interest in the new Virginia colony. The map depicts a number of explorations and observations made by Smith and the Jamestown settlers, with small crosses marking the range of those explorations. The information on the locations of the Indian tribes and villages is very extensive; in fact it is still in use by archaeologists today. The decorations are based on John White's drawings made during the first attempt to form a colony in Virginia, as published in the first part of Theodore de Bry's
Grand Voyages. This third derivative of Smith's map accompanied the 13th part of the
Grand Voyages, which was published posthumously by his son-in-law, Mathaus Merian. This map normally sells in the $5,500-6,500 range, and the estimate reflects the condition.(C+ ) $2,500.00 - $3,000.00
, H. Schoolcraft, [1821 ]. This rarity is an early map detailing the Southeast up to Lake Erie and west to San Antonio. The boundaries and internal political divisions of Arkansas and Missouri are unique to this map. Their western boundary is defined by the "Osage Boundary" shown at 94°W longitude. Arkansas contains two districts, namely Arkansas and Lawrence, and Missouri contains Cape Girardeau, St. Louis and Howard districts. To the west is an immense Missouri Territory which in turn incorporates a large but ill-defined
Dewalieierres Grant with no mention of Texas or Cenis. Chicago is on the shore of Lake Michigan in Illinois Territory, but is shown many miles south of its correct position. The "Extended [Indian] Boundary by various Treaties" wanders through Indiana and Ohio and is loosely associated with the north-south Osage Boundary. In the area of Texas, the outward and homeward routes for Pike's expedition are delineated, many forts are named, and the
Haywa Wanderings and the
Haytones Wandering Grounds are located. Early wagon roads and trails noted, as are early towns and cities as far north as Cleveland. The map is bound it the original "Journal of a Tour into the Interior of Missouri and Arkansas, from Potosi, or Mine a Burton, in Missouri Territory, in a South-West Direction, toward the Rocky Mountains; Performed in the years 1818 and 1819" by Henry R. Schoolcraft, Printed for Sir Richard Phillips and Co., London. This is Schoolcraft's log detailing his remarkable 90-day expedition. Later gray paper covered boards, octavo, 102 pp and large folding engraved map.(B ) $700.00 - $800.00
, U.S. Gov., [1845 ]. This extremely important map is the first accurate map of the interior region stretching from St. Louis north to the international boundary. The map was compiled by Lt. W. H. Emory (under the direction of Col. J. J. Albert) from the surveys of J. N. Nicollet, who was assisted by Lt. J. C. Fremont; thus, bringing together some of the most important names in the history of American mapping in the 19th century. Nicollet, already a noted French scientist and topographer, was chosen to lead this expedition during 1838 to 1840. The map reflects, for the first time, the use of the barometer to obtain elevations and the use of place names on maps based on a systematic analysis of Indian and French names. It is the first truly scientific topographical survey of the interior of North America. Contemporary cartographer, Lt. G. K. Warren, called it "one of the greatest contributions ever made to American geography." Lithographed by C. B. Graham and printed on two joined sheets.
Offered with the original "Report Intended to Illustrate a Map of the Hydrographical Basin of the Upper Mississippi River" (6" x 9") by Nicollet which describes his remarkable explorations on behalf of the Bureau of Topographical Engineers. A note explains Nicollet died while writing the introduction. Hardbound in modern cloth, 8vo, 170pp, folding map. Unusual to find the report and map together.(A ) $500.00 - $600.00
, John Charles Fremont, 1848 . This map has been accorded twofold importance in the development of the westward expansion. First as a major contribution to geographical and cartographical knowledge and secondly, as historic documentation of Fremont's third expedition. The map is a remarkable graphic depiction of this expedition and is considered one of the most important 19th century American maps. It covers all of the western territories from the 105th Meridian. Among the most interesting features are the appearance of the term
Golden Gate at the entrance to the Bay of San Francisco, the markings of the
El Dorado or Gold Region in the
California Gold Fields, a hypothetical east-west mountain range near the 42nd parallel, and a notation identifying the location of Mormon settlements for the first time. Wheat illustrates the map and devotes eight pages to its description.
Having been court-marshaled and dismissed from the Army in 1847, Fremont was not asked to publish the details of this last expedition by the Corps of Topographical Engineers as would normally be required. Instead, the
Geographical Memoir comprised his report. It was published nonetheless by Congress at the behest of the powerful Senator Thomas Hart Benton, Fremont's father-in-law. The memoir is also known as Misc. Doc. No. 148, 30th Congress, 1st Session. This is the large, and increasingly rare, map from that report.(B+ ) $1,400.00 - $1,800.00
, 1850 . Commonly referred to as the "Geology of California" this complete report contains the Tyson, Derby, Williamson, and Ord maps, making it very scarce. An American geologist, Philip Tyson traveled in California during the summer and early fall of 1849 and based his report on personal observations of the
gold regions and deposits. Wheat notes that his report is "probably the earliest work of true scientific research to emerge from the Gold Rush. Its author was a gifted scientist whose pioneering effort was of considerable value." In addition to the gold fields, his geological examination covered portions of the Sierra Nevada, Coast Range, Sacramento Valley, and the mines of the quicksilver region. He described his visits to the "canvass" city of Sacramento, Mormon Island, Coloma, Jackson, and Sutter's Creek, and the general region of the Cosumnes and Mokelumne Rivers. Tyson's report (127 pages plus Part II comprised of 37 pages of related correspondence) is accompanied by three large maps and ten smaller folding plates and map. These consist mainly of geological cross sections (some as large as 6 x 36 inches) extending from San Francisco to Sierra Nevada, Gold Region to Calaveras, Gold Region from Yuba to Coloma, etc., and some small maps, including the Los Angeles Plains and Vicinity dated August 1849, by E. O. C. Ord. Bound in modern brown and green marbled boards with leather spine, and black spine label with gilt lettering. The larger folding maps are:
(1)
Geological Reconnoissances in California, (14.8 x 11.6 inches) details the month-long expedition from San Francisco to Benicia and on to the Yuba diggings, hence through the Gold Regions, the Calaveras River and returning via Livermore's Ranch to Martinez. A second route is shown to Bodega Bay and the north coast. Coloma is noted as the place gold was first found. Information includes the dates on which various localities were visited, the geological conditions, and the points where gold was being dug. Sacramento, Stockton, the
Wagon Road from Suter's to Dater's, and the
Emigrant's Road to the Salt Lake are located. In his geological map catalogue, Marcou lists this map as the
first geological map prepared for a portion of California.
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The Sacramento Valley from the American River to Butte Creek… by Lieut. Derby, 1849, (12 3/4 x 23 3/4 inches). This is a map of major importance to the
California Gold Rush. On a scale of 4-1/2 miles to the inch, it provides a detailed view of the region with numerous small towns, ranches, Diggings, trails and roads. Sacramento is established just south of the American River, with numerous gold diggings named, including Mormon and Dry. Interesting notations concerning grazing, road conditions, soil fertility, etc. Short binding trim tear.
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Sketch of the Route of Capt. Warner's Exploring Party in the Sacramento Valley and Sierra Nevada, by R. S. Williamson, 1849, (12.8 x 23.5 inches). This map details the route of Warner's party from Benicia near San Francisco to Sacramento City, up the Sacramento River and into the High Sierras in the vicinity of Goose Lake. In the northern Sierras are "Mountains as far as the eye can reach." The
Oregon Trail from the U.S. and the
Oregon Trail from California is an early reference to the Oregon Trail, normally called the Immigrant Route at this time. Trails, farms, mines etc. are identified along the route. The map provides the first information of the mountainous region northeast of the Central Valley, and is a source document on the
Lassen Cutoff. Capt. Warner was tasked with finding a suitable railroad route up the Sacramento Valley. Though he discovered a suitable pass, his party was ambushed by Indians and he was killed (the location of his death is marked on the map). His notes and a sketch map were rescued, and from these Lt. Williamson produced this map and a report, the first published documents to show any detail of the country.
This scarce, complete and highly desirable report related to California and the Gold Rush.(B ) $800.00 - $1,000.00
, Le Rouge, 1778 . This is the French version of Sayer & Bennett's rare chart of Amelia Harbor, surveyed in 1775 by Jacob Blamey. Amelia Island is located on the boundary between Florida and Georgia. It has a strategic location and is the only territory in the United States to have been under eight different flags during its intriguing history. The anchorages within the deep-water harbor were used for all kinds of sailing vessels including smugglers, pirates, and slave ships. During the American Revolution, the island became home for English Loyalists fleeing the colonies. This map charts the waterways surrounding portions of Amelia Island, Cumberland Island, Martin's (
Marteirs) Island and small Tiger's Island, showing anchorages, soundings and hazards. The ruins of Fort William are noted at the tip of Cumberland Island. This fort was built by the British Gen. James Oglethorpe, founder of the colony of Georgia, who successfully repelled Spanish troops from Georgia in 1742. A number of other landmarks and buildings are named, including the plantation of the Countess Dowager of Egmont on Amelia Island, with the reference key below noting the
Cabane de Negres, et Fabrique d'Indigo of the plantation. The French version is as rare as the English version, and we find only one dealer catalog record in the past twenty-five years.(A ) $900.00 - $1,200.00
, Capt. James Cook, [1784 ]. This important map of the newly discovered Hawaiian Islands is from the first French edition of Cook's voyages. It appeared the same year as the original English edition. The attractive copper engraved chart shows the track of Cook's first encounter with the islands in early 1778, as well as his second exploration of the islands in late 1778 and early 1779. There is an inset of Kealakekua Bay (Plan de la Baye de Karakakooa) where Cook met his death at the hands of the natives. Engraved by Benard from Henry Roberts' chart.(A+ ) $1,000.00 - $1,200.00
, George Eldridge, 1892 . This rare tourist map, copyright and published by G.W. Eldridge, Vineyard Haven, Cape Cod, Mass., is compliments of "Martha's Vineyard Association" according to stamp in upper left margin. The strongly colored duo-tinted lithographic chart shows the entire island in fine detail at a scale of 2/3 mile per inch. Coastal features include Vineyard Haven Harbor, Cape Poge, Katama Bay, Menemsha Bight, Gay Head Cliffs, etc. Inland, the roads, villages, parks and other attractions are named and relate to the Table of Distances, 32 distances from Vineyard Haven, Edgartown and Cottage City to various points of interest on the island. Large direction star with sixty-four points and fleur-de-lys. At upper left is a large inset "Plan Showing Relative Position of Martha's Vineyard with Mainland" and a second Table of Distances to towns in the surrounding area. The shipping lanes for the Maine Steamship Company, Old Colony Line, and the West Chop Steamship Company are delineated and sailboats, clipper ships and two steamships illustrate. Lithography by Forbes, Co., Boston. A rare promotional map intended for the tourist trade.(B ) $800.00 - $1,000.00
, W. Kemble, [1846 ]. Historical and desirable map of
Texas as a Republic with an uncertain western boundary that is similar to Bradford's important map of 1835. The map shows the early Texas colonies and Mexican empresario land grants, including:
John Cameron's Grant,
Felisola's Grant,
Burnet's Grant,
Beale's Grant, Beale and Grant's Grant, McMullins & McGloine's Grant, De Leon's Grant, Power's Grant, Vhelin's Grant, Zavalla's Grant, Dewitt's Grant, Austin & Williams Grant with Stephen H. Austin's Grant inside of it. Notations include Elevated Prairies; Pawnee Indians; Droves of Wild Cattle & Horses; etc. The map is filled with other early details including roads, topography, and much more. Included in John Monette's book of 1846, which was published by Harper & Brothers, New York.(A ) $800.00 - $1,200.00
, Popple/Covens & Mortier, ca. 1741 . This is the southeast sheet of the Dutch, four-part, version of Henry Popple's important map of the British Empire in North America published by Covens and Mortier. It covers the region from Bermuda through the Antilles to the north coast of South America. The map is beautifully engraved and intensively detailed with the trade winds graphically depicted. The map is adorned with a fine compass rose and sailing ships, including a fabulous sea battle between a British squadron under Charles Wager and the Spanish treasure fleet off Cartagena.
Popple based his map on firsthand information gathered over several years at the Board of Trade and Plantations. The map, first issued in London on twenty sheets in 1733, was the first large-scale British map to provide an overall view of the eastern half of North America. As tensions grew between the colonial powers, the map became immensely influential throughout Europe and was copied by several cartographers. Covens & Mortier's version is very desirable due to its smaller size and the fact that each map is completely enclosed within its own border, so that it stands on its own without the other sheets.(A ) $1,500.00 - $1,800.00
, Coronelli/Nolin, 1742 . This splendid and uncommon map covers all the West Indies, including the Bahamas and the southern tip of Florida. The partnership of Coronelli and Nolin produced some of the best regional maps of the Americas of the period. The map provides an excellent view of the islands, banks and shoals. The large decorative title cartouche incorporates an extensive key. It is surrounded with fruits, natives, and animals of the islands, including a sea turtle and a flying fish. An elegantly-wrought passionflower vine surrounds the explanation at top, while ginger and indigo adorn the scale of miles at bottom.(A ) $2,000.00 - $2,500.00
, Henry Popple, ca. 1733 . Seven intricately drawn ships navigate the ocean currents of this finely engraved map. Sheet 14 of Popple's 20-sheet map of the British Empire in North America, it focuses on Cuba and extends to include the tips of the Yucatan, Hispaniola and Florida. It also provides excellent detail of the Bahamas and Jamaica. Popple based his map on firsthand information gathered over several years at the Board of Trade and Plantations. The map was the first large-scale British map to provide an overall view of the eastern half of North America. As tensions grew between the colonial powers, the map became immensely influential throughout Europe and was copied by several cartographers. This is an early state printed on sturdy paper watermarked "HONIG" and no page number in top margin.(A+ ) $2,000.00 - $2,400.00
, Bernardo May, 1857 . This rare map of Havana is the same map as published in 1853 in Album Pintoresco de la isla de Cuba, with the pictorial border and its fourteen vignettes of Cuban scenes removed for this pocket map version. Also on this version, the title has been altered slightly, the street blocks have been fully engraved with ruled lines, and at lower left a table showing details on District 4 and 5 has been added, covering a mostly blank area of the original. This highly detailed plan names all sections of town, streets, rails, and many important buildings. As the title suggests house numbers are indicated on the plan. The Castillo de la Punta, Camino de la Chorrera, Campo de Marte, the Arsenal, Hospital Milar, the Paseo del Ysabel 2a., Calle del Prado, and many more important buildings and features are located. The text at upper left discusses the number of houses in the city. A small inset at lower right shows the vicinity of Havana. Blank verso. The map folds into original red cloth covers with gilt tilting. This rare plan is after the 1848 map by Jose M. de la Torre who is credited on this issue, but not on the 1853 version.
(B+ ) $800.00 - $1,200.00
, Sebastian Munster, ca. 1580 . This is one of the most famous of cartographic oddities, showing Europe in the shape of a woman. The representation of Europa Regina or Queen of the World was first drawn by Johannes Bucius in 1537. This simplified version appeared in several editions of Munster's Cosmography from 1580 onwards. West is shown at top with Spain forming the crown and head, France and Germany the neck and bust, Italy the left arm and Denmark the right arm holding a scepter with Britain as the flag. The remainder of the figure is a flowing robe with Greece and Russia at the feet. It has been argued that instead of a woman, the map represents Charles V of Spain, modeling a Europe that had Spain as its crown. Whatever the source, this is an extraordinary example of the art of mapmaking. German text on verso.(B+ ) $800.00 - $1,000.00
, Johannes Blaeu, [1662 ]. Magnificent map of Anglo-Saxon Britain flanked by elaborate vignettes depicting kings and scenes from Saxon history. The scenes are identical in subject matter to those used by John Speed. However they are presented in the dramatic, Dutch miniature style. The left border contains portraits of the earliest kings, while the right one depicts later kings in the process of conversion to Christianity. Included is a scene of Ethelbert receiving instruction from Saint Augustine and another of Sebert re-consecrating the temples of Diana and Apollo, now St. Paul's, London and St. Peters, Westminster. The map shows England, Scotland and Wales divided into the various Saxon kingdoms, each decorated with its coat-of-arms. A superb example of Dutch cartographic design and engraving. Latin text on verso.(A+ ) $3,750.00 - $4,500.00
, Braun & Hogenberg, ca. 1657 . This is a superb bird's-eye plan of Vilnius illustrating its strategic location at a vital river crossing on the ancient east-west trade route. The large warehouse complex with numerous haus is located along the river reflecting the city's importance within the Hanseatic League. Among the mostly wooden buildings, are the masonry ancient castle (#1 on the key), imperial palace (#3), Stanislas cathedral (#4), St. John's cathedral (#14), and gothic churches of St. Anna and St. Bernard (#12). The city is completed enclosed within heavily fortified masonry walls. Braun and Hogenberg's view was likely taken from a drawing by Flemish artist, Guillebert de Lannoy, who visited the city in 1414. Much of the city had been rebuilt in stone and brick by the time this view was first published in 1581 in the Civitates orbis terrarum. This fine example is from Jansson's edition. Latin text on verso.(A+ ) $500.00 - $600.00
, Homann Heirs, 1749 . This is a rare and very unusual map of Blocksberg mountain, the highest of Germany's Harz Mountains. The chart illustrates the Walpurgis Night (Walpurgisnacht) celebration, on May Day's eve when witches allegedly gather on the mountain peak to dance and welcome the arrival of spring. Blocksberg is the legendary home of witches (Hexen) and devils (Teufel). On the top of the mountain is the Hexentanzplatz, where the witches dance with the devil until he chooses one to partner with him in the coming year. At the conclusion of the dance the remaining witches take to the sky to search the world for young women to join their ranks. The chart locates the nearby villages and includes two keys in scrolls in the upper corners. Two figures dance on the Hexentanzplatz, witches on their broomsticks fill the sky, and bonfires blaze on the mountain side. This is the second state with an additional notation dated 1751, explaining that the witches should not be taken seriously. The French title is in a ribbon banner above the cartouche, Vue de la Montagne de Broken….(B+ ) $750.00 - $1,000.00
, Frederick de Wit, ca. 1690 . This is likely the most spectacular map of Peloponessos produced during the golden age of Dutch cartography. The map is beautiful engraved and filled with information including the fortified cities. The large pictorial title cartouche features the sword-brandishing Lion of Venice with a group of Turkish prisoners, commemorating the Venetian triumph against the Ottoman Empire in 1688. The map is paneled on three sides with 14 bird's-eye views of important Greek cities including Athens, Sparta, Lepanto, Modon, and Corinth, the southern peninsula of Greece, and 14 city views. Printed on two sheets, joined at left. This is the first state with De Wit's imprint. This edition with the surrounding vignettes is very rare.(B+ ) $2,000.00 - $2,500.00
, Theodore de Bry, ca. 1597 . This is a very rare, copper engraved map of Italy. It was published in Jean-Jacques Boissard's six-volume description of Roman antiquities (1597-1602). The map is finely engraved with a stippled sea filled with ships and a fierce sea monster, and graced with a garland draped title cartouche. The map is densely packed with place names and extends to show Corsica, most of Sardinia and just a bit of Sicily. There is no record of this map having been on the market in the past 25 years.(B+ ) $800.00 - $1,200.00
, Homann Heirs, ca. 1730 . This superb bird's eye view of Naples includes an 84-point key. Above and below are eight insets including a map of the vicinity and seven views of important buildings in the city and an erupting Vesuvius. The plan includes remarkable detail, right down to the streets, churches, houses, gardens, piazzas, bridges, and fortifications. The harbor is filled with a variety of ships and boats and an eagle holds the coat of arms.(B+ ) $1,500.00 - $1,700.00
, Braun & Hogenberg, ca. 1600 . This is one of the finest and most sought-after views of the city of Constantinople, shown during the golden age of the Ottoman Empire. The superb bird's-eye plan shows the Golden Horn, the original Genoese district of Galata and the Bosphorus viewed from the village of Scutari. Extensive fortifications surround the great buildings of the sixteenth century city at the time of Suleiman the Magnificent. Many important buildings can be distinguished, including the Eski Saray, Hippodrome, Hagia Sophia, Hagia Irene, Suleymaniye Mosque and the Topkapi Palace. European galleons and Turkish galleys fill the seas of the Bosphorus and in the foreground a mounted noble Turk is escorted by a group of Janissaries. At bottom are twelve portraits of Turkish Emperors from of the 13th to 16th centuries. This is the second state of the engraving, with the formerly blank roundel on the extreme right now filled with the figure of Murad III (1574-1595). Dutch text on verso.(A ) $1,900.00 - $2,300.00
, Jacobus Tirinus, ca. 1632 . Visually stunning map of the Holy Land surrounded with panels displaying sacred objects including a menorah, the arc of the covenant, the altar of sacrifices, and the Tabernacle. A plan and elevation of Salomon's Temple anchor the frieze in the lower corners. At center is inset a bird's-eye plan of ancient Jerusalem based on the Spanish biblical geographer, Juan Bautista Vilalpando. Oriented with east at top, the map includes the territories of the twelve tribes on both sides of the Jordan River and the route of the Exodus and Wandering. Two sheets joined as issued.(A+ ) $1,000.00 - $1,200.00
, Schedel, [1493 ]. This double-page woodcut illustration of the city of Jerusalem is one of the more detailed views in the Nuremberg Chronicle. It is an imaginary view of the destruction of Jerusalem, with towers toppled and the Temple of Solomon engulfed in flames. It is actually a synopsis of six separate holocausts described in the text. Major points in the city are identified with text notations. Of special interest, in the upper left of the image, are the figures of Jesus and Satan shown on top of Mount of Satan. There is Latin text above the view and on verso with other illustrations.(A ) $1,600.00 - $1,900.00
, John Speed, [1676 ]. Vignettes of Isfahan, Hormuz, Tabris, and Tehran flank the title cartouche of this fine carte-de-figures map of the Persian Empire. The side panels illustrate the social hierarchy of Persian society with superb illustrations of a nobleman, citizen, countryman and Turks with their respective female partners. The English text on the verso has a description of the region, people and history as seen through eyes of a Jacobian English historian. Engraved by Abraham Goos and published by Bassett and Chiswell. English text on verso.(A ) $1,200.00 - $1,500.00
, Henry Abraham Chatelain, [1719 ]. This bold map of Japan is based on Adrian Reland's map of 1715. Reland's map was based on a Japanese model that had been produced as a travel map. As such, the geographical shape of the islands were made to fit into a predetermined format. This distorted shape resulted in a truncated Honshu, thus actually setting the European cartography of Japan backwards for a short period of time. On the other hand, the superb depiction of Kyushu is not surpassed until the 19th century. Reland's map is also important for its use of Sino-Japanese characters (in addition to Dutch) for all sixty-six provinces. Chatelain's version includes several errors in the Dutch names, which were likely not noticed by his French clientele. An inset map of Nagasaki shows the Dejima, an artificial island in Nagasaki harbor that housed the Dutch trading station of the VOC. Chatelain's elaborate cartouche notes the Japanese basis for the map, but does not mention Reland.(A+ ) $1,600.00 - $1,800.00
, Petrus Plancius, [1598 ]. This is a very rare, and important map in the history of the mapping of South East Asia. It is from the English edition of Linschoten's Itinerario, printed by John Wolfe and engraved by Robert Beckit. The map itself was originally drawn by Petrus Plancius, one of the leading advocates of Dutch trade with Southeast Asia. Plancius based his map on covertly obtained Portuguese manuscript charts. The map is a vast improvement over previously printed maps of the region with most of the islands well-delineated or at least well placed and correctly named. The spurious kingdom of Beach, created by Mercator from a misinterpretation of Marco Polo, appears at lower left. Arrayed across the bottom of the map are depictions of nutmeg, cloves, and sandalwood; the sought-after spices of the famous Spice Islands. All versions of the map are extremely rare.(C+ ) $3,000.00 - $5,000.00
, Abraham Ortelius, [1603 ]. Ortelius' important map of Southeast Asia shows how sketchy the available information was concerning the region. The East Indies are presented as a randomly scattered archipelago with Java and Borneo particularly misshapen. Taiwan is mapped for the first time as I. Fermosa in the 'tail' of kite-shaped Japan's Lequaio islands. The fictitious Chyamai lacus is the source of a network of rivers in Southeast Asia. Beach pars, a presumed promontory of the great southern continent based on Marco Polo's account, protrudes into the bottom of the map. In the upper right corner, America makes an appearance with the three costal cities of Quivira, Cicuie, and Tiguex. Near the coast lies a ship being menaced by a pair of sea monsters, while twin mermaids preen before each other. Latin text on verso.(B+ ) $3,250.00 - $3,750.00
, Willem Blaeu, ca. 1635 . This handsome chart of Southeast Asia includes one of the most detailed images of the sphere of operations of the trading empire of the Dutch East India Company. It extends from India to New Guinea and parts of northern Australia, and north to the southern coast of Japan with a portion of Korea, here named as an island. This map was a vast improvement over Blaeu's map of the Asian continent and was presented on Mercator's projection in the style of navigational charts. Significantly, it delineates a more correct outline of New Guinea and is the first atlas map to include the discoveries made by the Dutch in the Gulf of Carpentaria -- thus the first recorded European contacts with Australia. Richly embellished with sailing ships, compass roses and three sumptuous cartouches. The cartouche at lower left features the coat of arms and dedication to Laurens Real, Governor General of the East Indies, 1616-18. French text on verso.(B+ ) $1,900.00 - $2,300.00
, Sir Robert Dudley, [1647 ]. This is the very rare, first edition of one of the most elegant maps of the Maluku Islands; the famous Spice Islands that inspired much of the European Age of Discovery. The tiny islands from Ternate to Bacan are shown in a line off the west coast of Gilolo (Halmahera) and the colonial forts are carefully noted. The distinctive calligraphy (alla cancellaresca), fine cartouche, compass rose and sailing ship are the work of the engraver, Antonio Francesco Lucini.
Robert Dudley was the first Englishman to produce a sea atlas, Dell Arcano del Mare (Secrets of the Sea). He introduced a totally new style for sea charts in the atlas with only lines of latitude and longitude and no rhumb lines. The charts were meticulously compiled from original sources and were both scientific and accurate for the time. This important atlas was the first sea atlas of the whole world; the first to use Mercator's projection throughout; the earliest to show the prevailing winds, currents and magnetic deviation; and the first to expound the advantages of Great Circle Sailing. In an introductory leaf found in one copy in the British Library, the engraver states that he worked on the plates in seclusion for twelve years in an obscure Tuscan village, using no less than 5,000 pounds of copper for the printing plates. It was only issued in two editions and the maps are rarely seen on the market. This map is from the first edition.(A ) $1,000.00 - $1,200.00
, Henry Abraham Chatelain, [1719 ]. This important large-scale chart of Java is one of the finest 18th century maps of the island. The map graphically depicts rice fields, mountains, forests, cities, villages and even elephants. A large inset features the important Dutch trading capital of Batavia (present day Jakarta). The superb detail is complemented by an extensive textual description (French) contained in drapery style cartouches and side panels. Two sheets joined as issued, measurement includes the title and text outside the map border.(A+ ) $1,700.00 - $2,000.00
, Willem Blaeu, ca. 1630 . This is one of the most decorative seventeenth century maps of the African continent and a superb example of the Dutch carte-a-figures style. The map is surrounded on three sides with vignettes of native peoples and nine principal cities. The Nile is shown according to Ptolemy with its sources arising in the lakes Zaire and Zaflan, the fictitious Lake Sachaf of Laurent Fries appears, as well as the R. de Spirito Santo. The map is further embellished with numerous ships, sea monsters (including a great seahorse), a compass rose and exotic animals wandering all over the continent. This is the second state of the map. Latin text on verso.(B+ ) $4,000.00 - $5,000.00
, Francois Alexander Delamarche, [1793 ]. This is an early school atlas complete with 30 plates; frontispiece, 2 uncolored celestial tables, and 27 crisply engraved, double-page maps. Each map has bright outline color, and most include a table of place names broken down by region. The maps are nicely detailed with cities, topography, and watershed, and are decorated with rococo-style cartouches. A handsome double hemisphere map with sparse interior detail has a nice depiction of the Pacific islands and shows Van Dieman's Land still attached to Australia. The charming frontispiece features a cherub with a variety of scientific instruments. 34 pages of text follows the maps. Hardbound in original blue paper covered boards with vellum spine and tips.(B+ ) $1,900.00 - $2,200.00
, Harper Bros., 1932 . This remarkable atlas is filled with pictorial maps of the forty-eight states and the District of Columbia with a page of descriptive text keyed to the illustrations. Most of the maps depict two states, but Texas, California, Michigan, Florida, Virginia, New York, Massachusetts and Maine are individually shown. Each map is fully illustrated in a fanciful and quaint style reminiscent of the times. This book is rarely found whole as it is often broken up and sold as individual maps. Hader is probably best known for his dust cover illustration for Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. First edition. Hardbound in salmon colored cloth with dust cover in plastic.(A+ ) $400.00 - $600.00
