Antique Maps, Globes, Charts, Atlases & Vintage Graphics
Closes: Dec. 2nd	This auction is closed - INFORMATION ONLY!

Return to Contents Page         Search Auction Browsing auction #124. Region: Atlantic.   Click title to see complete details. (* under Reserve Bid)

Records sorted in Lot Number order.
Lot#		Title		Subject/Creator		Date/Cond		Sold for:

389 Pascaerte van Brazil en Nieu Nederlandt van Cuorvo en Flores tot de Barbados' Atlantic Ocean Arnold Colom 1658 B   $1,100.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 25 x 21.5 inches) This uncommon sea chart shows the area from Newfoundland to the northern coast of South America and across to the Azores and the Cape Verde islands in an unusual configuration derived from the Theunisz Jacobs chart of 1650, with north oriented to the left. Long Island is named Sandboeck, and New England is named Nieu Nederlant, with no mention of the English colonial presence. The ...

390 De Graaf van Cumberlands Verscheyde Reysen na de Kusten van Africa na Porto Rico en anderen Gewesten van America Atlantic Ocean Pieter van der Aa 1700 B   $250.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 8.8 x 5.8 inches) Fascinating, uncommon map showing the track of the privateering voyage of George Gifford, the Earl of Cumberland, in 1598. Cumberland traveled to Puerto Rico, where he led an attack on the city and succeeded in briefly capturing Fort San Felipe del Morro (El Morro) from the land side of the fort, the only time that fort was taken in battle. However, dysentery overwhelmed his crew and they were ...

391 A New Map or Chart of the Western or Atlantic Ocean, with part of Europe Africa & America: Shewing the Course of the Galleons, Flota &c. to and from the West Indies Atlantic Ocean Emanuel Bowen 1740 B+   $300.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 10.8 x 13.8 inches) A handsome and fully engraved map centered on the Atlantic. It includes small parts of South America, the Caribee Islands, Newfoundland and Labrador, western Africa and Europe. The chart is covered with interesting notations concerning the history of the region, territorial claims and the Spanish gold fleet. Rhumb lines, a compass rose and portraits of Admirals Blake and Vernon in large ...

392 D'Eilanden van Capo Verde, de Kust en 't Landt der Negeren Atlantic - Cape Verde Islands Nicolas Sanson 1705 A   $130.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 11.2 x 7.6 inches) This lovely map of the Cape Verde Islands includes the Senegalese coast and inland as far as Tombotu (Timbuktu) with nice detail of the river systems and topography. The Sargasso Sea is noted at the top of the map. The map is adorned with a decorative cartouche.

393 Pascaert van Groen-Landt' North Atlantic Ocean, Greenland Van Keulen 1683 B   $450.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 23.1 x 19.8 inches) A boldly engraved chart of the northern regions from the Faeroe Islands north of Scotland to Baffin Island where a legend states [Here is fresh fish, dead whales, white foxes and fresh salmon] in Dutch. The map includes portions of Labrador, Newfoundland, and Anticosti Island. A decorative cartouche is surrounded by native hunters and a whaling scene.

394 Islandia Iceland Mercator/Jansson 1631 A   $250.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 7.8 x 5.3 inches) Handsome reduced version of Mercator's folio map based on the cartography of Bishop Gudbrandur Thorláksson. The island is depicted with its vast mountains, glaciers and fiords and includes several settlements, many places of interest and the dramatic eruption of Hekla. A small coastline of the mythical island of Frisland is shown at lower left. German text on the verso.

395 Carte de l'Islande' Dressee sur celle de M. Horrebows Iceland Jacques Nicolas Bellin 1760 B+ passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 15 x 11.8 inches) In 1752 the Danish scholar, Niels Horrebow, published an important book and map about Iceland. His map, based on the previously unpublished Knoff survey, was a major departure from previous maps based on Bishop Gudbrandur Thorlaksson's map of more than 150 years earlier. Thus, it marked a turning point in the cartography of Iceland. This is Bellin's version for Prevost's important work on voyag...

396 To His Most Excellent Majesty King William IVth King of Great Britain Ireland &c. This Chart of the Discoveries Made in the Arctic Regions in 1829, 30, 31, 32 & 33' Arctic Ocean Captain John Ross 1834 B   $110.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 24 x 17.5 inches) An uncommon map from Captain John Ross' second exploration of the Arctic in search of a Northwest Passage showing the Boothia Peninsula (Boothia Felix), in present-day Nunavut. Ross was in charge of the expedition and his nephew, James Clark Ross accompanied him on this voyage as second in command. Due to controversies surrounding his previous Arctic voyage in 1818, Ross was unable to secure fin...

Return to Contents Page         Search Auction

Home | About Us | Contact Us | Terms & Conditions | FAQ | Copyright | Privacy