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Lot#		Title		Subject/Creator		Date/Cond		Sold for:

405 Insulae Iohannis Mayen cum Universo Situ Sinum et Promontoriorum Nova Descriptio North Atlantic Ocean Jan Jansson 1657 B   $400.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 20 x 15.8 inches) This is a handsomely engraved chart of the remote Jan Mayen Island, which belongs to Norway. The island was discovered in 1614, and it was named after the sea captain who discovered it. The map shows a very dramatic view of Beerenberg, the world's northernmost volcano, and it is filled with sailing ships and whaling scenes. The title cartouche is flanked by a pair of venerable whale fishermen,...

406 Pascaerte van Brazil en Nieu Nederlandt van Corvo en Flores tot de Barbados' Atlantic Ocean Henrick Doncker 1659 B+   $1,600.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 21.5 x 17 inches) Uncommon sea chart is the first edition of this map. It 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 as Gebroken lant, and New England is named as Nieu Nederlant, with no men...

407 Mare del Nord Auttore Il P. M. Coronelli' Atlantic Ocean Vicenzo Maria Coronelli 1692 B+   $1,500.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 24 x 17.8 inches) This ornate chart of the northern Atlantic Ocean includes considerable coastline detail particularly along the eastern seaboard of North America, the West Indies and the northern coast of South America. The ocean is crossed with rhumb lines and the large title cartouche is composed of two mermen and sugar cane. Vincenzo Coronelli was a Franciscan priest and renowned mathematician and cartographe...

408 Ocean Atlantique ou Mer du Nord' Atlantic Ocean Pierre Mortier 1700 B+   $550.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 23.3 x 18.4 inches) Scarce and striking chart of the North Atlantic Ocean, covering the coastal areas of the continents. The chart shows excellent coastal detail, particularly in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. The major sailing routes between Europe and the West Indies are noted. The chart is adorned with a bold compass rose and filled with rhumb lines.

409 A New Generall Chart for the West Indies of E. Wright's Projection' Atlantic Ocean Seller and Price 1703 B   $400.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 22.5 x 17.8 inches) This striking and rare sea chart covers most of the Atlantic Ocean but, as noted in the title, focuses on the West Indies. Place names are located along the coastal areas of North and Central America with a bit of the northern portion of South America as well as the western coast of Africa and a portion of Europe. The chart is centered on a large compass rose and the title is enclosed in a pictu...

410 Carte de l'Ocean Occidental et Partie de l'Amerique Septentrionale' Atlantic Ocean Jacques Nicolas Bellin 1744 B+ passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 14.8 x 9.5 inches) Attractive chart of the Atlantic, from about 15° north latitude with rhumb lines radiating from 32 points topped with a fleur-de-lys. A good portion of Europe and Africa is depicted, but with only a few coastal place names. Most of the settled parts of North America are mapped with the interior topography shown. The British colonies and French Louisiane are both delineated, and several French...

411 Carte Physique de l'Ocean ou l'on Voit des Grandes Chaines de Montagnes qui traversent les Continents d'Europe, d'Afrique et d'Amerique' Atlantic Ocean Philip Buache 1757 B   $180.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 13.8 x 11.8 inches) This unusual map was issued in a series by Philippe Buache to illustrate his theory of the continuity of mountain chains on land and under the sea. Detail within continents is limited to watershed and mountains. The map centers on the Atlantic Ocean and the continents draining into that ocean. Title in a block above map.

412 The Atlantic Ocean by Governor Pownall F.R.S. Atlantic Ocean Jefferys/Sayer & Bennett 1787 B passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 25 x 19.3 inches) Striking and very scarce sea chart focuses on the Atlantic Ocean and shows coastal detail of Hudson Bay, Greenland, Iceland, Europe, West Africa, the Spanish Main, the Caribbean and the east coast of North America. The sea is meticulously mapped with arrows charting currents, directional lines for winds, and an unusual shaded area to indicate the Gulf Stream, or Florida Stream. This map i...

413 A New & Accurate Chart of the Western or Atlantic Ocean Drawn from the Most Approved Modern Maps, &c. Atlantic Ocean Thomas Bowen 1788 A   $90.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 10 x 8.3 inches) Finely engraved small chart centered on the Atlantic, including a small part of South America, the Caribee Islands, Newfoundland and Labrador, western Africa and Europe. The map is crossed with rhumb lines and adorned with a simple compass rose.

414 Mappa Aestivarum Insularum, alias Barmudas' Bermuda Henricus Hondius 1633 B+   $1,900.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 20.5 x 15.5 inches) A striking map based on the famous survey by Richard Norwood of the Bermuda Company, also known as the Somers Isles Company in 1618. The map shows the division into the original Tribes, a short-lived name for what became administrative parishes, who were the major shareholders in the company. Also shown are the various landowners, with their names in a table below the map. There are m...

415 Islanda Iceland Tomaso Porcacchi 1572 A   $375.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 5.5 x 4 inches) This wonderful little map of Iceland shows the island prior to when any actual surveys were completed. It reflects very sketchy knowledge of the island, which is shown surrounded by many smaller islands. The minutely engraved map features delightful depictions of topography and elaborate cities. Mount Hecla is shown as a flaming mountain and named Mons Helafiel. Several icebergs are sho...

416 Islandia Iceland Mercator/Hondius 1600 B   $650.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 17 x 11 inches) This important map first appeared in the 1595 edition of Mercator's Atlas. The map is similar to Ortelius' map of Iceland (issued five years earlier) and is based on the same source - that of Bishop Gudbrandur Thorláksson. Although the map is far from accurate, it is a marked improvement on earlier maps in both content and execution. The island is depicted with its vast mountains, glaciers and ...

417 Islandia Iceland Hondius/Bertius 1616 A   $220.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 5.3 x 3.6 inches) This charming miniature map of Iceland is derived from Mercator's important folio map, similar to that of Ortelius, and is based on the same source - that of Bishop Gudbrandur Thorláksson. The island is depicted with its vast mountains, glaciers and fiords and includes fairly well-located settlements, many places of interest and the volcanic eruption of Hekla. The rocky, small island of Grimsey ...

418 Tabula Islandiae Auctore Georgio Carolo Flandro Iceland Hondius/Jansson 1650 A   $900.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 19.3 x 14.8 inches) This handsome map of Iceland was based on information from a Dutch navigator named Joris Carolus in about 1620. The map shows the influence of both versions of Bishop Gudbrandur's previous maps, a coastline resembling the Ortelius version, and Mercator's selection and spelling of many place names. The island's topography is dominated by huge mountains and volcanoes and its shoreline is a rugged ...

419 Scandia sive Regiones Septentrionales Arctic and Scandanavia Giovanni Antonio Magini 1597 A   $375.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 6.8 x 5 inches) Uncommon, small map based on Ortelius' Septentrionalum of 1570, which in turn was based on the mapping of Nicholas Zeno in 1558. The map shows two Greenlands, one just above the other, as well as the imaginary islands of Frisland and St. Brendain, along with many other small, phantom islands in the North Sea. The North Pole carries a note of Pigmei hic habitant, indic...

420 Partie de la Carte du Capitaine Cluny Auteur d'un ouvrage anglois intitule American Traveller North America - Arctic Didier Robert de Vaugondy 1769 B+ passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 16 x 8.4 inches) While the map covers the northern hemisphere from Asia through Europe, the focus of the map is the Arctic region of North America. The most important feature of the map is the early depiction of Alaska, patterned after Muller's epic map of 1750 that was the first to show the Russian discoveries, also noted here. A very interesting Northwest Passage is shown going from Repulse Bay in the n...

421 A View of the Whale-Fishery, and the manner of Killing Bears near the Coast of Greenland Arctic Ocean, Greenland Thomas Bankes 1780 B   $130.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 10.25 x 6.1 inches) Nicely rendered copperplate engraving showing several ships and about a dozen longboats with men harpooning whales. Icebergs float in the sea. On the shore, a small group of hunters are attacking a Polar Bear. Others are shooting at bears from a boat.

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