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Lot#       Title   Subject/Creator   Date/Cond   Sold for:    
304 Kaart van het Westelyk Gedeelte van Nieuw Mexico en van California' Southwest United States and Mexico
Isaac Tirion
1765
B+
  $400.00
Closed
   

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 13.5 x 12.5 inches)

This bold map of Baja California and the American Southwest reflects the explorations of the Jesuits including Father Kino. Place names in today's southern Arizona include Casa Grande, the Gila River and San Xavier de Bac. Along the Pacific are the cities of San Diego, Ensenada and Cabo San Lucas. Numerous, oversized islands are shown along both coasts of the Baja Peninsula; missions are pictor...
305 Carte du Mexique ou de la Nlle. Espagne Contenant aussi le Nouveau Mexique, la Californie, avec une Partie des Pays adjacents' United States & Mexico
Bonne/Lattre
1771
A
  $250.00
Closed
   

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 16 x 11.4 inches)

Attractive map covering the region from the Chesapeake Bay through California with Mexico and Central America. Excellent detail is exhibited, particularly of the Jesuit missions in Mexico and the Southwest. Numerous Indian tribes are named. The tip of Florida is shown fragmented with numerous islands and waterways. A large decorative rococo-style cartouche adorns the map.
306 Mexico or New Spain in which the Motions of Cortes may be traced Southwest United States & Mexico
Thomas Kitchin
1777
B+
  $190.00
Closed
   

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 15.4 x 11 inches)

A very attractive map of the American Southwest and Mexico. California is New Albion with no detail outside of a few coastal place names. The region of present-day Arizona and New Mexico is well delineated with numerous Indian villages and the locations of missions. The area from New Mexico to Louisiana is named as "Great Space of Land Unknown." The small Texas settlement of Cenis
307 Le Nouveau Mexique avec la partie Septentrionale de l'Ancien, ou de la Nouvelle Espagne' United States & Mexico
Rigobert Bonne
1780
A
  $170.00
Closed
   

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 12.4 x 8.3 inches)

This small and attractive map details the region from West Florida through California and northern Mexico. In Texas there is a city named Texas and a notation concerning the death of the explorer La Salle. There is excellent detail, particularly of the Jesuit missions in Mexico and the Southwest. In present-day Arizona, the Gila River is named Rio de los Apostolos. The map is filled wit...
308 Possessions Espagnoles dans l'Amerique Septentle. United States & Mexico
Anonymous
1800
B+
  $60.00
Closed
   

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 9.75 x 7.9 inches)

An uncommon map of the Spanish possessions in the United States showing a region of Texas with a town of Texas within it. The map extends south to Panama.
309 Spanish Dominions in North America United States & Mexico
Aaron Arrowsmith & Samuel Lewis
1805
B
  $60.00
Closed
   

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 9.5 x 8 inches)

An uncommon map by Arrowsmith that shows an oddly shaped western coast of Mexico, names the town of Texas on the Rio Colorado or Cannes R, locates the fictional Quivira, and much more. This copper engraved map further shows numerous place names, provinces, topography, missions, towns, forts and Indian tribes. The relief is shown by hachure and the seas are fully engraved with clos...
310 Mexico Southwest United States & Mexico
John Cary
1816
A
passed

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 9 x 11 inches)

Attractive map depicting the Spanish possessions in North America extending into present day New Mexico. Texas appears within the province of "San Luis Potosi." An interesting and confusing lake and river system occupies present day Utah. In the Valle Salado is a lake with the "Western Limits'are unknown." Political divisions are delineated by color. Many Indian tribes and villages are named,...
311 Mexico und Centro-America United States & Mexico
Adolph Stieler
1828
B
  $110.00
Closed
   

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 14 x 12 inches)

Handsome and finely engraved map that includes portions of central, southern and western America. Texas is shown as a small state with its northern boundary ending well south of the Red River. Neu Mexico is a narrow strip of land that follows the Rio Grande del Norte to just north of Taos, naming Santa Fe and Albuquerque. Neu Californien is well detailed and shows numerous ...
312 Map of the United States and Texas, Designed to Accompany Smith's Geography for Schools United States, Texas & Mexico
David Burgess
1839
A
  $250.00
Closed
   

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 17.4 x 10.3 inches)

An interesting school atlas map showing the early territorial borders in the West. Features the Independent Republic of Texas with Austin shown as the capital by a large star. The coloring on the maps shows a huge territory of Oregon extending through Mandan District to border with Iowa. It also continues north well into Canada. The huge Indian Territory lays north of Texas and reaches ...
313 Mexico, California & Texas United States, Texas & Mexico
Adam & Charles. Black
1849
A
  $160.00
Closed
   

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 14.6 x 10 inches)

An interesting, early map of the developing Southwest just after the conclusion of the Mexican-American War. It shows an unusual configuration for the new state of Texas that joined the Union in 1845. Texas is shown with the western border going through Santa Fe with the northern border of the panhandle on the Arkansas River. The large territory of Upper or New California encompasses the...
314 Etats-Unis & Mexique United States & Mexico
Thunot Duvotenay
1849
B+
  $110.00
Closed
   

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 17 x 13 inches)

Beautifully engraved and detailed map showing the newly acquired land on the western United States at the conclusion of the Mexican American War. It shows a large Northwest Territory, Indian Territory and Oregon Territory (extending into Canada). Most of the west is labeled Nouvelle California with a pre-Gadsden border and Texas appearing with its pre-Missouri Compromise holdings. Remark...
315 Vereinigte Staaten von Nord-America und Mexico United States, Texas & Mexico
Carl Christian Franz Radefeld
1850
A
passed

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 10 x 7.5 inches)

Very attractive, highly detailed map with unusual configurations of the western territories of the United States. Texas is in its early "stovepipe" configuration with an elongated panhandle that extends northward, nearly to 40°. In Texas the French Franz Col. colony and the German Mainzer Verein colony are highlighted in text and separate hand coloring. A very large territory of ...
316 Mexico, Mittel-America, Texas United States, Texas & Mexico
Carl Flemming
1852
B+
passed

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 16.3 x 13 inches)

Nice German map that shows early territorial and state borders in the Southwest. California had just become a state in 1850, and Texas is presented with its final, post-1850 borders. A notation (in German) in the panhandle of Texas places the "summer range of the Comanches." The topography in the Southwest and Great Basin region is mostly spurious. The map extends to include all of Central Ame...
317 Mexico & Texas United States, Texas & Mexico
George Philip
1853
A
  $220.00
Closed
   

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 24.8 x 20 inches)

This map of the Southwestern United States and Mexico shows the border along the Gila River prior to the Gadsden Purchase, a transaction that occurred the same year as the map was published. The new state of Texas is well-detailed, and California is named as New California. The New Mexico Territory includes what would become Arizona and portions of present-day Nevada. Indian Territory st...
318 [Map and book] General Map Showing the Countries Explored and Surveyed by the United States & Mexican Boundary Commission in the Years 1850, 51, 52 & 53 United States & Mexico
John Russell Bartlett
1854
A
passed

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 19 x 15 inches)

Important foldout map bound into The Annals of San Francisco; Containing a Summary of the History of the First Discovery, Settlement, Progress & Present Condition of California, and a Complete History of All Important Events Connected With Its Great City: etc.This map covers the entire West from the Mississippi River with particular emphasis on the land recently obtained from Mexico and is ...
319 Nova Hispania et Nova Galicia Mexico
Jan Jansson
1636
A+
  $500.00
Closed
   

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 19 x 13.7 inches)

A decorative map of the central and western coastal regions of Mexico, based on Ortelius. Mexico City is situated on a large lake below the elaborate title cartouche that features the Royal Spanish Arms. Several silver mines are located in the central region, as Argenti minerae. A galleon and sea monster ornament the Pacific, while a cherub beckons to armadillos on the scale of miles car...
320 [Lot of 2] Carte du Mexique' [and] Carte du Lac de Mexico, et de ses Environs Lors de la Conqueste des Espagnols Mexico
Bellin/Van Schley
1773
A
passed

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 0 x 0 inches)

1) Carte du Mexique' is an attractive map of central Mexico reaching from Durango in the north as far south as the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Mexico City is located on the shores of a large lake (11.5 x 7.7").

2) Carte du Lac de Mexico' shows Mexico City as it was when discovered by the Spaniards. The city is located in a large lake with a series of causeways linking the...
321 Carte du Mexique, et de la Nouvelle Espagne, Contenant la Partie Australe de l'Amerique Septentle. Par Mr. D'Anville Mexico, Central America
Santini/Remondini
1779
A
  $300.00
Closed
   

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 22.8 x 17.8 inches)

A lovely map of Central America, Mexico, the Gulf Coast, Florida, and a portion of Cuba from the cartography of D'Anville. The southern tip of Florida is shown as an archipelago of large islands. Tecas is named on the coast of present-day Texas, and sailing routes are shown along the coasts. The verdant cartouche shows a waterfall and a crocodile, natives, trees and exotic birds.
322 Kaart van het Zuidelyk Gedeelte van Oud Mexiko of Nieuw Spanje Mexico and Central America
Bonne/Bachiene
1790
A
  $100.00
Closed
   

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 12.5 x 8.3 inches)

This finely engraved map covers the region from Panama to well north of Guadalajara. It shows just the tip of the Baja and Kaap S. Lucas. There is good detail throughout with many place names (Merida, Acapulco, Cozumel, etc.), rivers and mountain ranges noted. The map is adorned with a large title cartouche that is unique to the Bachiene edition.
323 Nova Isthmi Americani, qui et Panamiensis item Dariensis, Tabula in qua Urbes Porto Bello, Panama et Carthagena' Panama
Reiner and Josua Ottens
1730
B
  $600.00
Closed
   

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 21 x 16 inches)

This is an early edition of this important map of Panama extending from Honduras to Colombia and as far as Jamaica. The map details the major ports along the route of the Spanish treasure ships to and from Cartagena and Portobello, both shown as fortified cities. The history of this map is complicated; it was issued separately and as part of a large six-part map illustrating the War of Jenkin's ...
324 Insulae Americanae in Oceano Septentrionali, cum Terris Adiacentibus Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean
Arnoldus Montanus
1671
B+
  $900.00
Closed
   

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 14.2 x 11.2 inches)

This is the first edition of this outstanding map of the West Indies that also incorporates the eastern coast of North America from the Chesapeake Bay through the Gulf of Mexico, Central America and the northern coast of South America. The cartography is based on Hessel Gerritsz' chart of 1631 and Blaeu's map of 1634. The scenic title cartouche fills the North American continent and an equally g...
325 Scheeps Togt van Iamaica Gedaan na Panuco en Rio de las Palmas Aande Golf van Mexico Gelegen Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean
Pieter van der Aa
1707
A+
  $425.00
Closed
   

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 9 x 6 inches)

This very attractive small map covers the coastal regions from South Carolina and Florida through Texas and Mexico to include the Yucatan peninsula. It also covers the Bahamas, Cuba and Jamaica. Place names are scattered throughout, with emphasis in Mexico. The Mississippi River is named R. de Spiritu Santo. The map is based on the reports from the expedition of Alonso Alvarez de Piņed...
326 Mappa Geographica, complectens I. Indiae Occidentalis' Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean
Homann Heirs
1740
B
  $500.00
Closed
   

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 18.5 x 22 inches)

This informative and very graphic folio sheet has a large map of the region, titled "Carte des Isles de l'Amerique et Deplusieurs Pays de Terre Ferme," attributed to D'Anville (1731). It covers the Gulf of Mexico, Central America and all of the Caribbean islands. It is nicely detailed with a key to show European possessions and a beautifully engraved title cartouche. Above the main map is the l...
327 A Map of the British Empire in America with the French, Spanish and the Dutch Settlements Adjacent thereto Gulf of Mexico
Popple/Covens & Mortier
1742
B
  $1,800.00
Closed
   

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 20.8 x 23.5 inches)

This is the lower left sheet of Covens & Mortiers four-sheet reduction of Popple's 20-sheet map of North America. The detail is finely engraved with scores of cities and towns, as well as minute topography. The map is richly embellished with a title cartouche featuring Native Americans, monkeys, a crocodile and a scene of European traders in the background. There are numerous fine sailing ships ...
328 A New and Accurate Chart of the West Indies with the Adjacent Coasts of North and South America' Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean
Emanuel Bowen
1745
A+
  $650.00
Closed
   

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 17.8 x 14.5 inches)

A handsome map of the Caribbean and Gulf coasts with well engraved detail and many remarks on sailing directions, history, and native populations. The trade winds are noted with directional arrows, and the routes of the return voyage to Europe are delineated. The coastal place names are abundant, with some towns and fortifications named inland. A decorative cartouche and two compass roses compl...
329 A New and Correct Map of the American Islands, now called the West Indies, with the Whole Coast of the Neighbouring Continent Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean
Thomas Kitchin
1762
A
  $200.00
Closed
   

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 13.8 x 11 inches)

A finely engraved map of the Caribbean extending to include the southern United States and the northern coast of South America. It shows the sailing routes, and the directions of the trade winds are noted by hachure and arrows. Southern Florida is depicted as an archipelago of islands with interconnected waterways. Place names fill the map, particularly along the coast and in the islands. The ...
330 An Accurate Map of the West Indies, with the Adjacent Coast Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean
John Gibson
1762
A
  $160.00
Closed
   

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 11.5 x 7.5 inches)

This sharply engraved chart includes Florida and extends to show all of the Windward Islands, plus much of Mexico and Central America. Small arrows indicate the trade winds. Dashed lines indicate the track of the Spanish galleons and the flotilla from Vera Cruz to Havana. It is handsomely embellished with a decorative rococo-style cartouche and compass rose.
331 Carte du Golphe du Mexique et des Isles de l'Amerique Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean
Bellin/Van Schley
1773
B+
  $240.00
Closed
   

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 14.6 x 10.6 inches)

Attractive map of the islands of the Caribbean with the parts of the United States and Mexico that border the Gulf of Mexico, Central America, and the northern coastline of South America. Routes of several explorers are shown, including Cortez, Ponce de Leon, and Hernandez de Cordova, along with many coastal place names. A delicately engraved rococo-style title cartouche fills the upper right.
332 The Coast of West Florida and Louisiana / The Peninsula and Gulf of Florida or Channel of Bahama with the Bahama Islands Gulf of Mexico, Florida and Bahamas
Thomas Jefferys
1775
A
  $5,500.00
Closed
   

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 48.3 x 18.8 inches)

This is the first state of this fine, large sea chart covering the Gulf coast from Cabo del Norte, Louisiana, through Florida to the Bahamas. This naval chart is one of the most important maps of Florida, being the earliest relatively accurate map of the region. The hydrographic detail of the coastline and the channels in the Bahamas is excellent and it remained the standard sailing chart for th...
333 Les Isles Antilles et le Golfe du Mexique Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean
Rigobert Bonne
1783
A
  $110.00
Closed
   

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 12.3 x 8 inches)

This attractive map of the Caribbean also presents good detail of Central America. It includes the Gulf Coast and Florida, naming St. Augustine, Pensacola and New Orleans. A large inset of Bermuda is equally detailed. Detail of the trade winds exhibits their predominate direction. Four distance scales decorate the map.
334 [Lot of 2] Mexico, Guatemala, and the West Indies [and] Mexico & Guatimala Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean
1830-35
A
  $150.00
Closed
   

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 0 x 0 inches)

1) Mexico, Guatemala, and the West Indies by Thomas G. Bradford from the Comprehensive Atlas, circa 1835 (10 x 7.8") hand colored. This map was published during the Texas Revolution. It shows Mexico in control of the entire Southwest including Texas and California, its northern boundary with Oregon Territory. Coahuila & Texas encloses Austin's Colony, which is...
335 De Groote ende Kleyne Eylanden van West-Indien Caribbean
Hessel Gerritsz & Joannes de Laet
1630
B+
passed

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 14.2 x 11 inches)

This map covers all of the West Indies and the Bahamas and shows the coastline of Florida, Central and South America. The title is contained in a decorative title cartouche and the map is further embellished with a compass rose. The map is the work of Hessel Gerritsz, one of the truly important Dutch cartographers of the 17th century. Gerritsz was cartographer to the Dutch East India Company an...
336 Dominia Anglorum in Praecipuis Insulis Americae ut sunt Insula S. Christophori Antegoa Iamaica Barbados nec non Insulae Bermudes vel Sommers' Caribbean Islands and Bermuda
Homann Heirs
1740
A
  $325.00
Closed
   

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 22 x 19.4 inches)

A large and striking sheet with five maps describing the islands of St. Kitts, Antigua, Bermuda, Barbados and Jamaica. All of these maps were copied from separate maps made by Herman Moll in 1729. Each is meticulously detailed with its own compass rose, soundings, roads, topography and political divisions, as well as descriptive text and keys. The map has a second title in Dutch: Die Englische ...
337 A New & Accurate Map of the Seat of the late War in the West Indies with a Plan of the City and Harbour of Havannah Caribbean
John Entick
1763
A
  $180.00
Closed
   

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 9.2 x 7.7 inches)

An uncommon pair of maps on one sheet, showing the results of the Treaty of Paris in the Caribbean, which ended the French and Indian War in 1763. The bottom of the map shows the Caribbean with a key above indicating islands ceded by France to Great Britain, conquered by Britain and restored to France, conquered by Britain and restored to Spain, and neutral islands ceded to France. The port of H...
338 The West Indies Exhibiting the English French Spanish Dutch & Danish Settlements with the Adjacent Parts of North & South America from the Best Authorities Caribbean
Middleton
1768
A
  $130.00
Closed
   

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 11 x 7.3 inches)

This is an uncommon map of the Caribbean showing the colonial holdings of Britain, France, Spain, the Netherlands and Denmark after the Treaty of Paris in 1763, by way of a lettered key at left. Southern Florida is shown with large, interconnected waterways effectively turning the region into an archipelago. The map was derived from the Thomas Jeffreys 1760 map of the same title with same decora...
339 The West Indies Caribbean
Charles
1814
B
  $275.00
Closed
   

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 18.5 x 13.8 inches)

This is an uncommon and detailed map of the Caribbean. The map shows the area from the Florida peninsula to the mouth of the Mississippi on the Gulf Coast, and extends to include a portion of Central America and the northern coast of South America. The map locates hazards, banks, and ports with a delicate fleur-de-lys orienting north.
340 Archipelago Colombiano cioe le Isole Lucaje le Grandi e Piccole Antille Caribbean
G. Tasso
1834
B+
passed

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 12.8 x 10.2 inches)

This is a scarce Italian edition of Le Sage's map of the Caribbean. It extends to include the southern tip of Florida and the northern coast of South America. The map shows place names and cities with basic topography noted. On a sheet (19.3 x 13") with Italian text on three sides describing the history and topography of the region.
341 Insularum Hispaniolae et Cubae cum Insulis Circumjacentibus Accurata Delineatio Greater Antilles
Jan Jansson
1650
B+
  $1,300.00
Closed
   

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 21 x 16.3 inches)

The first state of this striking sea chart that includes the southern tip of Florida, the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica and Hispaniola. It is one of the first Dutch maps to feature the region on a large scale, due to the importance of the "Canaal van Bahama" used to transport Spanish gold and silver from the New World. The cartography is based on the extremely rare Hessel Gerritsz chart of 1631, with t...
342 Pas kaart van de Noord Kust van Espaniola met d'Eylanden daar Benoorden' Greater Antilles
Van Keulen
1692
A
passed

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 23 x 20.3 inches)

This handsome sea chart depicts the northern part of Hispaniola, the eastern end of Cuba, the adjacent Turks & Caicos Islands and the southern Bahamas as far north as San Salvador. Presented on an unusual projection, north is oriented to the bottom of the sheet. There are two large insets providing details of Tortuga Island and Port of Guanives. The figurative cartouche is flanked by two swashb...
343 Carte Reduite de l'Isle de Saint Domingue et de ses Debouquements pour servir aux Vaisseaux du Roy' Greater Antilles
Jacques Nicolas Bellin
1750
A+
  $450.00
Closed
   

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 34.8 x 22 inches)

This gorgeous, large-scale chart covers Hispaniola, Turks & Caicos Islands, Lower Bahamas, the eastern ends of Cuba and Jamaica, and the western end of Puerto Rico. The mountainous terrain of the islands is vividly shown and the information includes the locations of settlements, roads, forts, reefs and harbors. The sheet features loxodromic lines and the Depot de la Marine seal with Prix, tre...
344 The Windward Passage, with the several Passages, from the East End of Cuba, and the North part of St. Domingo Greater Antilles
Thomas Jefferys
1775
B
  $450.00
Closed
   

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 24.8 x 19 inches)

This superb nautical chart covers the shipping channel between Cuba and Hispaniola and the Turks and Caicos Islands north of the passage. Several ships' tracks are shown along with great detail of anchorages, shoals, soundings, etc. Beautifully engraved, the sheet is decorated with rhumb lines, a splendid compass rose and tiny ships. This is the first state with Robert Sayer's imprint at botto...
345 Carte des Isles Situees au Nord de St. Domingue' Bahamas
Jacques Nicolas Bellin
1763
B+
  $80.00
Closed
   

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 15 x 9 inches)

Copper engraved chart of the Turks and Caicos Islands, including the southeast end of Long Island. Isle de la Fortune, Isle de Samana, Isle de Krooked, I. d'Aklin, Isle d'Inague, La Petite Inague, Isles Plates, Isle de Magone, and Les Cayques & Le Mouchoir Carre are named. Numerous soundings and rock hazards are noted in Caicos. The map is embellished with a fleur-de-lys compass and a rococo-s...
346 The Bahamas on Mercator Projection Bahamas
Stanford, Edward
1890
A
  $170.00
Closed
   

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 24 x 19.6 inches)

An interesting and very uncommon chart of the Bahamas extending to a portion of Florida's coast and the central area of Cuba. There are insets of the island of New Providence and a city plan of Nassau. The soundings, hazards and anchorages are noted throughout the map and insets.
347 L'Isle de Cuba Cuba
Rigobert Bonne
1780
A
  $140.00
Closed
   

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 12.5 x 8.3 inches)

Attractive copperplate engraving of Cuba and the Bahamas. It is geographically accurate with some overall scale distortion, most notably in present-day Bay de Buena Vista, Golfo de Batabano, and Golfo de Guacanayabo. In the lower part of the map are the Cayman Islands. Interior and coastal information includes shoals, towns, missions, hospitals and plantations.
348 A Plan of the Siege of Havana, Drawn by an Officer on the Spot 1762 Cuba
John Cary
1781
A
  $90.00
Closed
   

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 9 x 6.8 inches)

Great plan of the harbor and region around Havana showing ship locations and other important details during the successful attack of British forces on Havana in 1762, the final battle in the Americas at the end of the French and Indian War. Engraved by J. Cary and published by Jason Macgowan & William Davis.
349 Carte de l'Isle de la Jamaique Jamaica
Jacques Nicolas Bellin
1758
B+
passed

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 12.5 x 8 inches)

This strongly engraved and detailed map describes this island of the Greater Antilles. The map shows remarkable detail with scores of place names along the coast plus mountains, roads, personal estates, watershed and other details in the interior, including the early parishes. At lower left is a decorative rococo-style title cartouche with compass rose and rhumb lines above.
350 A Map of the Island of Jamaica Jamaica
John Gibson
1762
A
passed

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 7.4 x 4.2 inches)

Fascinating little map of Jamaica that includes Mantica Bay (Montego Bay) as well as Ocho Rios. There are only nine of Jamaica's 14 current parishes noted on this map, with Hanover, Manchester, Portland, Trelawney and Westmoreland not yet developed. However, there are two parishes on this map that seem to have vanished - St. David's and St. George's. The historic, rugged region of the C...
351 Isles de Saint Domingue ou Hispaniola, et da la Martinique Hispaniola
Gilles Robert de Vaugondy
1750
A
  $275.00
Closed
   

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 20.5 x 19.3 inches)

Superb large map of Hispaniola with a sizable inset of Martinique. The nicely detailed map covers the area to include the tip of Cuba and the Bahamas. The map is decorated by a grand decorative title cartouche and scale of miles.
352 La Partie Francoise de l'Isle de Saint Domingue Hispaniola
Jacques Nicolas Bellin
1764
B+
  $60.00
Closed
   

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 13.5 x 8.5 inches)

This is a copper engraved chart detailing the western half of the island (Haiti) while it was under France's domination. Abundant place name detail is noted along the coastal region while the interior's topography and watershed are nicely developed. Rococo-style title cartouche, rhumb lines, compass rose, and fleur-de-lys decorate the chart.
353 Porto Rico Puerto Rico
Arnoldus Montanus
1671
B+
  $200.00
Closed
   

Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 13.5 x 11 inches)

Classic early view of San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico. Galleons and other vessels approach the harbor dominated by its fortress. The scene is surmounted by an elegant ribbon cartouche.

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