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345 'T Gebiedt van Guadalajara, Niew Mexico en Californie Southwestern United States, California and Mexico Nicolas Sanson 1683 A+   $1,300.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 9.1 x 7.7 inches) This is the Dutch version of the first regional map focusing on the island of California. This map was first published in 1657 and introduced the so-called second Sanson model of California. This depiction shows a small peninsula (Agubela de Cato) above the island, two bays along the island's northern coast and two new place names, Tolaago and R. de Estiete. Sanson actually based ...

346 Mexico or New Spain in which the Motions of Cortes may be traced Southwestern United States & Mexico Thomas Kitchin 1777 A+   $375.00 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. From New Mexico to Louisiana is "Great Space of Land Unknown." The small Texas settlement of Cenis is near the New King...

347 L'Ancien et Le Nouveau Mexique, avec la Floride et la Basse Louisiane. Partie Occidentale Southwestern United States and Mexico Rigobert Bonne 1780 A   $90.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 9.3 x 13.5 inches) This handsome map covers the region of present day California , Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Mexico. Excellent detail, particularly of the Jesuit missions in Mexico and the Southwest, and of the numerous Indian tribes. The map locates San Diego, Santa Fe, Taos, Acapulco, Cabo St. Lucas and many towns along the Sea of Cortez and Baja Peninsula. Six distance scales at lower right.

348 Le Nouveau Mexique, avec la Partie Septentrionale de l'Ancien, ou de la Nouvelle Espagne United States & Mexico Rigobert Bonne 1780 B   $150.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 12.5 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. 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 with place ...

349 Spanish Dominions in North America Northern Part Southwestern United States and Mexico John Pinkerton 1811 B+   $650.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 28 x 20.3 inches) A large and richly engraved map of the Southwest along with a portion of Mexico, based on Humboldt's mapping of the area. The map features an early mention of Texas, located within the Intendency of S Louis, including a note on the Pres. de Bejar, Capitol of the Province of Texas. The Mississippi River is well-delineated up to about St. Louis, with a number of named of towns, sett...

350 Mexico Southwest United States & Mexico Anthony Finley 1824 A   $80.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 11.2 x 8.5 inches) This terrific, detailed map delineates mountains, watershed and towns. Baja is Old California and to the north are New California and New Albion. Features numerous Indian tribes including Moqui (Hopi), Yamaya, Yabipias, Apaches, Nochi, etc. The large, mythical Lake Timpanogos appears in the region of Utah. A smaller Salt Lake is the source of the erroneous

351 Amer. Sep. Partie de la Vieille Californie. No. 53 United States & Mexico Vandermaelen 1825-27 A   $150.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 20.5 x 18.5 inches) Sheet shows the coast from San Juan de Capistrano to about Santa Rosalita, including the north end of the Sea of Cortez and the mouth of the Colorado River, and inland to Tucson (Pres. de Tubson). There are many notes on the Native tribes and the landmarks of San Xavier del Bac and Casa Grandes are shown. The Atlas Universel was the first atlas to present all the maps on the same scale (...

352 The United States of Mexico Mexico, Southwest U.S, Texas David H. Burr 1832 B   $375.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 10.8 x 12.3 inches) This important map shows Mexico three years before Texas became independent. The small Texas configuration is prominently shown, including the towns of San Antonio and San Felippe de Austin. In 1830, Mexico attempted to stop the flood of Americans settling in Texas by blocking further emigration. In June of 1832, a small battle occurred between the Texans and Mexicans at the Battle of V...

353 Mexico & Guatimala United States & Mexico Archibald Fullarton & Co. 1835 A   $100.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 9.6 x 7.5 inches) A nicely detailed map that shows an early Texas as part of the state of San Luis Potosi in Mexico, with San Antonio named. California and the Southwest are also part of Mexico, and a number of non-existent rivers flow from both the fictitious L. Timpanogos and L. Teguayo (probably Salt Lake), including the Buenaventura, S. Felipe, and Los Mongos. It is a steel engravi...

354 Carte des Etats-Unis du Mexique Southwest United States & Mexico Thierry 1835 A+   $90.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 12 x 8.5 inches) An attractive map that shows the Southwest to Mexico, the Yucatan and Guatemala. This map was made just before Texas declared its independence in 1836, and shows Texas as a province within Mexico. Topography is denoted by hachure, and many native tribes are noted.

355 Map of the United States and Texas, Designed to Accompany Smith's Geography for Schools United States, Texas & Mexico David Burgess 1839 B passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 17.4 x 10.3 inches) This great school atlas map of the early territorial borders in the West features the Independent Republic of Texas with Austin shown as the capital by a large star. The Oregon Territory covers the northwest and extends well into Canada. The huge Indian Territory lays north of Texas and extends to the Mandan District, which in turn goes to the border with Canada. Iowa Territory is in a r...

356 Mexico United States, Texas & Mexico Sidney Hall 184 A   $170.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 14.6 x 10 inches) Attractive representation of the present-day Southwestern United States, Texas and Mexico. The map continues into Central America in an inset of Guatimala. The Independent Republic of Texas is shown with a stove-pipe panhandle. In Upper or New California, there is an American Fur Co. Depot on the eastern shore of L. Youta or Salt L. In New Mexico, the Great Spanish Ro...

357 Mexico, California and Texas United States, Texas & Mexico John Tallis 1850 B   $275.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 13 x 10 inches) Second, and most desirable, state of this fine steel engraved map issued during a time of great transition in the region. After gold was discovered in California, the plate was re-engraved to include a vignette of gold panning and the gold regions of California were delineated through hand coloring, although the political divisions still show the region completely within Mexican control. Texas i...

358 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...

359 [2 sheet map] Carte Generale des Etats-Unis et du Mexique comprenant l'Amerique Centrale et Les Antilles United States & Mexico E. Andriveau-Goujon 1870 B+   $160.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 18.2 x 24.5 inches) Attractive 19th century map of the United States, Mexico and the West Indies with insets of Central America, Lesser Antilles, New York, Atlantic travel and cable routes, and Long Island. It features a truly unusual configuration of California. The western boundary of California follows the Sierra Nevadas and then extends to include the southern portion of present-day Nevada, which contains Las ...

360 Hispaniae Novae Sivae Magnae, Recens et vera Descriptio Mexico Abraham Ortelius 1579 B   $450.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 19.6 x 13.6 inches) This ornate first edition is a cornerstone map of New Spain, and the prototype for most maps of the early 17th century. It covers the Pacific coast from present-day Acapulco to about Mazatlan and inland to Mexico City, which is situated on a large lake. Several gold and silver mines are located in the central region. The map is beautifully embellished with three fine strapwork cartouches featur...

361 Nova Hispania, et Nova Galicia Mexico Willem Blaeu 1640 B+ passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 19.5 x 15 inches) This is a fabulous, decorative map of the western coastal regions of Mexico. It is based on Hondius' map of 1606, which itself derives from Ortelius' 1579 map. Mexico City is situated on a large lake below the elaborate title cartouche with the Royal Spanish arms, figureheads, parrots and other adornments. Several gold and silver mines are located in the central region with a diamond shaped in...

362 'T Gebiedt van Mexico Mexico Nicolas Sanson 1705 A+ passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 10.5 x 6.5 inches) A crisply engraved small map focusing on the region of central and southern Mexico down to the Yucatan Peninsula, and the island of Cozumel. Florida is named in the place of present-day Texas. It is adorned with a drape-style title cartouche. Engraved by A. d'Winter.

363 Nova Hispania, Nova Galicia, Guatimala Mexico and Central America Hessel Gerritsz & Joannes de Laet 1630 B+   $650.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 14.2 x 11 inches) This fine map is the work of Hessel Gerritsz, one of the most important Dutch cartographers of the 17th century. Most of his work exists only in manuscript and these maps, published by De Laet, are the only Gerritsz maps available to the collector today. The map includes Mexico through Costa Rica with considerable detail. Large strapwork cartouche incorporates the title and distance scales. Fu...

364 Kaart van het Zuidelyk Gedeelte van Oud Mexiko of Nieuw Spanje Mexico and Central America Bonne/Bachiene 1790 A passed 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.

365 The Western Coasts of Central America, &c. Central America, Hawaii and Pacific coast of America Richard Holmes Laurie 1853 B+   $290.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 25 x 38 inches) Very scarce folding sea chart detailing the coastlines of Central America. It is inset with maps of the Columbia River to Fort Vancouver; the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) with harbor insets of Honolulu (Honorurou Harbour), Kailua (Kairua Bay, noting the tomb of Tamahamas), Hanalei Bay, and Waikiki (Waiakia or Byron Bay); Mexican ports of Acapulco, Veracruz (Port Sacrifios), and Huatulco (Guatulco)...

366 Special Message of the President of the United States Concerning the Panama Canal Communicated to the Two Houses of Congress on December 17, 1906 Panama Canal U.S. Gov. 1906 B+   $140.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 6 x 9.3 inches) In November 1906, President Roosevelt made an unprecedented three-day visit to the Panama Canal in order to gain first-hand knowledge of ongoing construction of the canal, and to quell much of the criticism of the project. This book provides many interesting details regarding the operations, and includes more than two dozen black and white photographic images. A large and comprehensive foldout <...

367 Bird's Eye View of the Panama canal and Map of Panama Panama Canal 1922 A+   $210.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 23.5 x 17.5 inches) This rare pocket map was published in Panama. The full color Art Nouveau cover (4.5" x 9") features a chromozylograph of a freighter traversing the canal at the Culebra Cut. The back cover has the Seal of the Canal Zone Isthmus of Panama with the motto "The Land Divided the World United." The colorful folding map shows the canal in great detail and in partial birds-eye prospective. Above the m...

368 Carte Geo-Hydrographique du Golfe du Mexique et de Ses Isles' Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Rizzi-Zannoni 1780 B+   $160.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 17.5 x 12.5 inches) This finely engraved map covers the U.S. and Mexican coastlines, Central America, northern South America and all of the islands of the West Indies, including some very small ones. The map is filled with great coastal detail and many place names. This lovely chart is adorned with a garland style title cartouche, a fleur-de-lys, and rhumb lines.

369 Les Isles Antilles et le Golfe du Mexique Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Rigobert Bonne 1783 A passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 12.3 x 8 inches) This attractive map of the Caribbean also has good detail of Central America. It includes the Gulf Coast and Florida and St. Augustine, Pensacola and New Orleans are named. A large inset of Bermuda is equally detailed.

370 Des Nouvelles Isles, Comment, Quand & par qui elles ont este trouvees. Caribbean Sebastian Munster 1559 A   $350.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 5.8 x 4 inches) This very early, rather imaginative map of the West Indies refers to Christopher Columbus' exploration of the islands and subsequent discovery of America in 1492. It is one of the earliest maps of the region available to collectors and a foundation map for a collection focused on the Caribbean. Sea monsters plague the ocean, various types of ships sail the seas, and on the verso a pair of gleef...

371 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...

372 Insulae Americanae Caribbean Nicolas Sanson 1690 A   $180.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 12 x 8 inches) Attractive small map of the Caribbean with excellent detail including the Bahamas and the southern tip of Florida. Decorated with a lovely title cartouche.

373 De Antillische Eilanden, waar onder zyn de Lucaysche en Caribesche Caribbean Nicolas Sanson 1705 B+   $240.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 12 x 8.2 inches) This reduced version of Sanson's handsome map of the Caribbean has excellent detail, including the Bahamas and the southern tip of Florida. The map also shows a small amount of the coasts of Central and South America. The map is graced with a strapwork title cartouche

374 Description des Plantes, Arbres, Animaux & Poissons des Isles Antilles, avec les Moers des Sauvages qui s'y Trouvent, et la Maniere don’t on Fait le Sucre Caribbean Henry Abraham Chatelain 1708 B+   $220.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 19.3 x 14.8 inches) This very boldly engraved sheet shows the commodities, natives and animals of the Antilles. The papayas, pineapples, peppers, bananas, peanuts and other useful plants are noted, and opossums, crocodiles, and wild boar are described as well. Other views show the houses of the workers and how they make sugar and indigo. Includes a panel of fish showing several sharks, dorado, bonito, and a manate...

375 Archipelague du Mexique, ou Sont les Isles de Cuba, Espagnole, I'Amerique, etc. Avec les Isles Lucayes, et les Isles Caribes, Connues sous le Nom d'Antilles Caribbean Coronelli/Nolin 1742 A   $1,600.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 23.2 x 17.5 inches) 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, nativ...

376 [Lot of 3 - Caribbean] Jamaica [and] Guadaloupe / Mariegalante & c / Antigua [and] Chart of the Bahama Islands / The Bermudas or Summer Islands / Island of Cuba Caribbean, Bahamas, Jamaica and Bermuda John Thomson 1814-1816 B   $250.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 13.3 x 19.5 inches) A trio of attractive, large island maps from one of Thomson's most successful atlases. Thomson's publishing business prospered between 1813 and 1869. His maps are noted for their accuracy, strong impression and fine engraving. 1) Jamaica is a handsome, large chart of the island with two insets, The Harbour of Bluefields and The Harbours of Kingston and Port Royal

377 West Indien Entworfen und Gezeichnet Caribbean Carl Ferdinand Weiland 1825 B   $150.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 23.5 x 20 inches) This attractive map details the West Indies, Panama, Guatemala and the northern tip of South America. The colonial possessions of England, Spain, France, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Sweden are noted by hand color. Four scales of miles are located below the title, and a decorative border surrounds the map.

378 Map of the Route of Columbus, on arriving among the Bahama Islands Caribbean D.G. Johnson 1850 B+   $130.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 20 x 14 inches) This interesting map shows Columbus' route in extensive detail and includes several notations regarding sightings, landings and who named certain islands. There are numerous place names, soundings and topographical features, although the interiors of the islands are largely blank.

379 Cuba Hispaniola, &c Greater Antilles Mercator/Cloppenburgh 1630 A   $230.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 10 x 7.5 inches) An attractive, copper engraved map of Cuba above Hispaniola, with smaller insets of Havana, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Margarita. The maps are decorated with simple strapwork cartouches and a moire sea. Latin text on verso.

380 Is. de Cuba et de Iamaica Cuba, Jamaica Allain Mallet 1683 A   $90.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 4 x 6 inches) Two sea battles raging in the Caribbean embellish this map of the islands of Cuba and Jamaica. Florida and the Bahamas appear on the horizon. The title is contained in a ribbon style title cartouche. French text on verso.

381 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 passed 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...

382 Port de la Havane dans l'isle de Cube Cuba Jacques Nicolas Bellin 1764 B+   $110.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 6.3 x 8.5 inches) Uncommon small plan of the city and harbor of Havana shows the well protected harbor with its fortifications. Rhumblines with fleur-de-lys at upper left and rococo-style title cartouche. List identifies five important buildings. Soundings and shoals are noted in the harbor.

383 Cuba Part of Chart E (Special Edition) Cuba U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey 1898 A+   $220.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 41 x 17 inches) A large and very detailed U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey chart printed as a special edition to accompany the report of the Major General Commanding giving information on the progress of the war in Cuba. Location and number of Spanish and Cuban troops given by overprinted flag and text. This example includes the Cayman Islands as well as some of the lower Bahamas. The detail is extraordinary, wi...

384 Isola Spagnola Nova Hispaniola Ruscelli 1561 B   $110.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 9.7 x 7.2 inches) First edition of this copperplate engraving that depicts the island of Hispaniola. The map is based on Gastaldi's 1548 map of the island and is rendered in the characteristic Italian style with a stipple engraved sea and bold border. Italian text on verso describes the island.

385 Carte de la Gonave Dressee sur les Operations Geometriques faites en 1787' Hispaniola Depot de la Marine 1788 B+ passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 35 x 23 inches) Large-scale map of the gulf and the island of Gonave on the southwest coast of Haiti shows the location of Port au Prince and several villages and forts. A fine sea chart with rhumb lines and an unusual fleur-de-lys in the shape of a soldier's helmet. The map depicts the coastal topography, soundings, navigational hazards, anchorages, etc. The seal of the Depot de la Marine is to the left of th...

386 Kaart van het Eiland St. Domingo Hispaniola Bonne/Bachiene 1790 A   $160.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 12.5 x 8.2 inches) This attractive map of Hispaniola shows the French and Spanish possessions and extends to include the Turks & Caicos Islands. The fine title cartouche is a unique feature of the Bachiene edition.

387 Carte des Antilles Francoises et des Isles Voisines Dresse sur le memoires manuscrits' Lesser Antilles Guillaume Delisle 1717 B   $230.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 14.5 x 25 inches) A beautifully engraved, richly colored first state of De Lisle's map of the Antilles that extends from Guadeloupe to Grenade and includes Barbados. Numerous place names are shown, as are the locations of forts, churches, rivers and more. The most remarkable feature is the upside-down depiction of Grenada. This superb example uses gold leaf to pinpoint the locations of the larger towns, and inc...

388 Isle de la Guadeloupe Scituee a 16 Degree de Lat. Septentrionale Guadeloupe N. Sanson/Mariette 1650 A   $150.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 16.8 x 12.2 inches) A lovely map that includes portions of Isle de la Desirade and Mariegalante Isle. The map has a crisp impression, and shows good coastal detail with dozens of rivers, large shoals and several forts and churches. The interior is mostly blank, but for the central mountains. A beautiful compass rose and an elegant drape-style title cartouche highlight this example.

389 Plan du Fort et d'une Partie du Bourg de la Guadeloupe. Attaque par les Angloises en 1703 Guadeloupe J. B. Labat 1725 A   $150.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 7.5 x 5 inches) This very uncommon small map shows the fortifications of the French on Guadeloupe Island as they were during the attack on the installation by the English in 1703, and shows the locations of the anchorages, batteries, and and other important points with a numbered key.

390 Guadaloupe done from actual surveys and observations of the English Guadeloupe Richard Holmes Laurie 1830 A passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 24.5 x 18.3 inches) A sharply engraved map with tremendous coastal detail showing dozens of rivers, towns, forts, churches, anchorages and military batteries. Interior detail is limited to the expertly rendered topography. Rhumb lines and a striking compass rose make this an especially dramatic example.

391 Pointe a Pitre Guadeloupe West Indies Guadeloupe Charles E. Goad 1897 B   $110.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 21 x 24 inches) This large fire insurance plan is presented on a scale of 120 feet to one inch. It has a key at the right explaining which buildings are properly constructed, and which are "poor and probably uninsurable." Hospitals, streets, stores, schools, banks, post offices and memorials are named. Dated March 1897 by Chas. E. Goad Civil Engineer Montreal & Toronto, Canada. A most uncommon issue.

392 Description Topographique et mesure de Lisle des Barbades aux Indes Occidentalles avec les Noms de ceux a qui appartienent les habitations Barbados Richard Ligon 1674 B   $2,750.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 20 x 15 inches) This uncommon map is the later, French edition of the earliest printed map exclusively showing the island of Barbados. Ligon based his map on information received from Captain John Swan, the island's leading surveyor of the time. The map depicts the island's outline fairly accurately, but makes it about a third longer than its correct length. The map identifies 285 plantations by the owner's na...

393 A Map of Martinico from the latest and best Authorities Martinique John Gibson 1759 A   $130.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 9.5 x 7.2 inches) This attractive map of the island is filled with interesting detail of the terrain, anchorages, forts, sugar mills, salt pits, and roads. It is inset with A Map of that part of Guadeloupe where the English made their Descent, Jan. 23, 1759, which refers to the English fleet occupying Martinique.

394 Het Westindisch Eiland Martenique' Martinique Isaac Tirion 1763 B+   $150.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 14.3 x 12.1 inches) A finely engraved, richly colored decorative map of the island divided into three districts and filled with tremendous detail of roads, topography, soundings, villages, windmills, and plantations. The title cartouche incorporates the distance scales and is garnished with sugar cane. A small compass rose completes the composition.

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