de Fer, Nicolas
L' Amerique divisee selon L'etendue de ses principales parties et dont les points principaux sont placez sur les observations de Mesrs. de l' Academie Royale des Sciences. Dressee Par N De Fer, Geographe de sa Majeste Cathololique. A Paris chez le Sr. Danet gendre d l'Autheur sur le Pt. Ne. Dame a la Sphere avec Pe. de Roy. 1728.
Amerique Septentrionale et Meridionale Par N De Fer Geographe de sa Majeste Catholique A Paris Chez J.F. Benard Gendre de l' Auteur Quay de l' Horloge du Palais a la Sphere Royale 1739
Paris, J.F. Benard, 1698 / 1739 [ca. 108 x 160 cm]
Copper engraving, hand colored in outline when published. Large scarce scale wall map in 4 sheets, with printed top, bottom and side text panels. A highly decorative large wall map of the Americas with numerous decorative large vignettes: In the upper corners the famous beaver scene in Canada and the Cod Fishery in Newfoundland. These scenes were later used in Hermann Moll's map of North America. The other vignettes are showing inhabitants and Indians of Illinois, Louisiana, Virginia, Brazil, La Plata, Peru, Mexico and New Mexico. Also a mountain scene (probably Peru) and scenes with the Spanish at Rio de la Plata. Among these many fine engraved allegories we do find portraits of early explorers of the Americas among them Ferdinand Magellan, Christoph Columbus, Americo Vespucci, Francois Pissar and also two portraits of famous Indian kings: Artha Balipa and Monte-Zuma. Nicolas de Fer's wall map of the Americas appeared only in a few editions from 1698 onwards. The 1698 edition of de Fer's wall map is absolutely rare. Dahl calls it 'almost unknown' and neither Tooley or McLaughlin cite any edition prior to 1705. The very few editions up to 1739 differ mainly in the side panels with the descriptive text and in the top title and bottom text panel.
Overall a good to very good and well preserved example of this large early 18th century printed wall map of the Americas. The map was originally laid down on linen (as usual). Former old tears, mendings, creases and small losses of paper at the surface extremely carefully restored and backed on modern Japan paper. Parts of the upper engraved title, due of loss in the printed area, partially carefully redrawn. Size, including the printed top, bottom and side text panels: 42 1/4 x 62 3/4 inches [ca. 108 x 160 cm]. Tooley, Mapping of America #70; Ed Dahl, 'The Original Beaver Map - de Fer's 1698 Wall Map of America", Map Collector #29, Dec 1984, pp. 22-26.
[Stock No.:25799]
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New Mexico - Louisiana - Florida
Homann, Johann Baptist
Regni Mexicani seu Novae Hispaniae Ludovicianae, N. Angliae, Carolinae, Virginiae et Pensylvaniae, nec non Insularum, Archipelagi Mexicani in America Septentrionali accurata Tabula exhibita a Ioh. Babtista Homanno Noribergae. Cum Privilegio Sac. Caes. Maj.
Nuernberg, Homann, J. B. 1716-20 [47,3 x 57,2 cm]
Copper-engraving, hand colored in outline and wash when published. This famous map of the Southeast of North America was published in J. B. Homann's famous printing house in Nuernberg after the cartographic sources by G. de Isle in 1703 and is also based on the explorations by La Salle. The map is ornated with highly decorative allegories on the Spanish exploration in the West Indies and New Mexico. In the upper left corner the engraved title in the allegoric title cartouche with the engraved 'privilegium' (second state, Louisiana is now named 'Ludoviciana' instead of 'Florida' from the first state). The map itself provides a very good information on many place names, rivers, mountains and lakes.
In excellent condition.
[Stock No.:19196]
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Louisiana
Weigel, Christoph
Novissima Tabula Regionis Ludovicianae ...
Nuernberg, C. Weigel, 1719 [ca. 31,2 x 40,2 cm]
Copper engraving, hand colored in outline and wash when published. The cartographer Christoph Weigel worked around 1719 in Nuernberg and his maps are showing the typical style of this period in mapmaking in Southern German. He worked very close as with Johann B. Homann in Nuernberg. All his maps were handcolored in outline and decorative body color immediatelly in his printing house, after they were printed.
In very good condition.
[Stock No.:19991]
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Louisiana
Bellin, Nicolaus
Carte de la Lousiane et Pays Voisins. Pour servir a l'Histoire Generale des Voyages.
Paris, N. Bellin 1760 [21,9 x 30,2 cm]
Copper engraving, hand colored.
In excellent condition.
[Stock No.:25924]
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Western Florida & louisiana
(Industrie Comptoire)
Charte von der Muendung des Mississipi. Weimar, im Verlage des Landes Indust. Compt. 1805.
Weimar, Industrie Comptoire 1805 [16,8 x 21,5 cm]
Copper engraving, uncolored as published. A very nice and quite detailed antique map, which shows the mouth of the Mississippi into the gulf of Mexico. With Pensacola in Western Florida, Mobile Bay in Alabama and Louisiana with New Orleans. The map is equipped with many place names, lakes, rivers, etc. An unusual early nineteenth century map published in Germany.
In excellent condition. The map was originally published folded, so that the old fold is still slightly visible. Paper minor toned.
[Stock No.:19714]
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United States
Mollo, Tranquillo
Vereinigte Staaten in Nord America nach den besten Huelfsmittel verfast, Wien bey T. Mollo.
Vienna, Mollo 1807 [32 x 44,7 cm]
Copper engraving, hand colored in outline when published. Detailed map of the United States divided into its 18 provinces and equipped with many engraved names of cities, villages and smaller places. In the lower left corner a small mileage scale. The various states are detailed shown in old outline color. Streets, rivers, mountains and many small cities and cities are engraved. The Western part of the map shows Louisiana with the neighbouring New Mexico.
In excellent condition.
[Stock No.:17252]
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United States
Mollo, Tranquillo
Vereinigte Staaten in Nord America nach den besten Huelfsmittel verfast, Wien bey T. Mollo.
Vienna, Mollo 1817-20 [32 x 44,7 cm]
Copper engraving, hand colored in outline when published. Detailed map of the United States divided into its 18 provinces and equipped with many engraved names of cities, villages and smaller places. In the lower left corner a small mileage scale. The various states are detailed shown in old outline color. Streets, rivers, mountains and many small cities and cities are engraved. The Western part of the map shows Louisiana with the neighboring New Mexico. An interesting map by the famous Austrian cartographer and publisher Tranquillo Mollo.
In excellent condition.
[Stock No.:20582]
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Texas & Louisiana
Smith, J. Calvin
Louisiana, Texas No: 13
Kassel, Theodor Fischer 1855-60 [37 x 47 cm]
Lithograph, original color in outline and wash.
In excellent condition.
[Stock No.:24692]
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