North America
Covens, I. and Mortier, Cornelius
L' Amerique Septentrionale, Dressee sur les Memoires le plus recens des meilleurs Geographes, et publiee par Covens & Mortier a Amsterdam 1757.
Amsterdam, Covens, I. & Mortier, C. 1757 [46 x 60 cm]
Original copper engraving, handcolored in outline, when published. Decorative and interesting map on North America. In the lower right corner a decorative allegoric title-cartouche and in the top left corner an inset, which shows the Hudson Bay, Davis Street and Greenland. Interesting map for the explorations in the West. Texas is already named on the map 'Tecas'.
In very good condition, an older (nearly not visible) crease on the left side.
[Stock No.:14548]
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California, New Mexico & Texas
Robertson, William
Carta del Messico o della Nuova Spagna Colla quale si puo tener dietro alla navigazione di Cortes perche seva alla Storia dell`America del Sig`r. Robertson.
Pisa, Francesco Pieracini 1780 [28 x 37,5 cm]
Copper engraving, uncolored as published. Fine engraved map showing New Mexico, Baja California and Texas with the gulf of Mexico. Texas is named 'Tecas' on the map. This detailed map was published in William Robertson's Storia dell'America. An interesting map engraved by Gius. Pezze, equipped with many place names and names of rivers and individual regions. In the lower left corner we do find an inset map of the city of Mexico and its surrounding. An interesting map for the Southwest of the United States around 1780.
The map was originally published folded, so that the old folds are still slightly visible. Narrow left margin skillfully remargined, else a very good clear impression of this map. In very good condition.
[Stock No.:24156]
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United States
Tasso, Girolamo
Stati-Uniti Dell' America Settentrionale dalle piu recenti mappe e dall' Atl. di J. A. Buchon; per l' Atlante St. Geog. Pol. Letter. di A. Le Sage edizione di G. Tasso in Venezia 1832.
scarce Italian edition of Le Sage's map of Mexico, Upper California and Texas. The map is richly annotated with dates and details of early explorers and Missionaries. The accompanying text includes a history of California from Cortez to the early 19th Century and a history of Mexico from di Nizza to 1833, along with population and other tables. A scarce and interesting map, published in Venice the year prior to Texas Independence.
Venice, 1832. [33,5 x 46,2 cm]
Copper engraving, hand colored in wash when published. This map of the United States published by G. Tasso in Venice is based on Le Sage's and Buchon's earlier map of the United States. The interesting map is equipped with a table of explanations in the lower left corner. It shows the various colors and their relation to the political possessions and borders in the US between 1783 and 1822. Further the map provides information on Indian tribes, missions, forts, battle places, etc. The map extends towards the Oregon territory in the far Northwest. An interesting map for the collector of the history of the United States.
In excellent condition.
[Stock No.:14205]
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United States by Calvin Smith
Calvin Smith
Special-Karte der Vereinigten Staaten von Nordamerika. [folded maps in cardboard cover]
Kassel, Theodor Fischer 1845 [144 x 184 cm]
Lithograph, handcolored in wash and outline. This is the rare German edition, printed in lithograph, of Calvin Smith's large wall map of the United States of America. Complete with all 16 folded maps, to join together to a large map of the United States (including a general map of the US). A splendid detailed map, showing nicely the adjacenting Indian territories in the West, further the map is showing detailed a larger part of Texas, the gulf of Mexico and Florida. The general key map of the entire United States is extending towards the Western territories with California and Oregon, as well New Mexico and the Indian territories.
Throughout all maps in excellent condition. Protected in their original cover as published. Our illustration shows all 16 folded maps digital joint together to a large wall map (56 1/2 x 72 inches).
[Stock No.:20600]
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Texas
Radefeld, Hauptm.
Texas Nach den besten Quellen entw. u. gez. vom Hauptm. Radefeld.
Hildburghausen, Bibliograph. Institut 1850-53 [29 x 36 cm]
Steel engraving, hand colored in outline when published.
In excellent condition.
[Stock No.:25641]
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Texas
Cowperthwait, Thomas & Co.
Map of Texas from the most recent-authorities, Philadelphia: Published by Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co.
Philadelphia, 1850 [30,8 x 38,2 cm]
Steel engraving, hand colored in outline and wash.
In excellent condition.
[Stock No.:22050]
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James Wyld's wall map of North America
Wyld, James
Map of North America Exhibiting The recent Discoveries, Geographical and Nautical; Drawn Chiefly from the Authorities of M. De. Humboldt, Lieutt. Pike, Messrs. Lewis and Clarke, Sir. Alexandr. MacKenzie, Mr. Hearne, Coll. Bouchette, Captns, Vancouver ...
Fine example of the circa 1850 (our dating) edition of Wyld's massive map of North America, which includes the extra panel at the bottom, adding Central America, first issued in 1824.
London, J. Wyld 1850 [182 x 164 cm]
Copper engraving, hand colored in wash and outline, when published. John Wyld was one of the most prolific publishers of separately issued maps during the 19th Century. His 6 (and later 7) sheet map of North America is a testament to Wyld's publishing acumen. First published in 1823, the map was periodically updated to incorporate new discoveries. However, Wyld had the curious habit of frequently leaving older information on the map, making for a very curious mix of geographical details. The evolution of Wyld's map of North America is truly fascinating, and reflects Wyld's commercial savy. The map was periodically updated in the 1820 and 1830s. With the outbreak of the Mexican-American War in 1846, Wyld issued a special 4-sheet edition of the map (eliminating the top 2 sheets and the bottom central America sheet), with a new title (Mexico the British Possessions in North America and the United States . . . 1846), which included a number of geographical revisions in the regions depicted and focused on the battlegrounds of the Mexican American War. Following the resolution of the Mexican-American War, Wyld re-issued his map of North America, showing the boundaries as established by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, and with significant updates in the polar region, Alaska and northern Canada. In 1849, with the discovery of Gold In California, Wyld again saw commercial opportunity. Wyld again issued a section of his 7-sheet map of North America, under the title The United States Of North America With Part of the British Possessions And Mexico . . . 1849 . For this map, Wyld completely re-worked California and incorporated for the first time the information from John Fremont's seminal map of Oregon and Upper California. The following year, Wyld would again release a revised edition of his 7 sheet map of North America, retaining the changes made in the US Gold Rush map of 1849, but with additional updates in both the US and again in the northern sections of the larger North America map which had not been offered as part of the US Gold Rush map of 1849. While we have not attempted a complete cataloguing of all of the later editions, we note that Wyld issued editions of his map of North America in 1860 and again in 1875. We suspect, although we have not made the analysis, that some of the Civil War maps issued by Wyld during the early 1860s are probably again fragments of his larger map of North America. This undated edition, which we have dated 1850 because of its relationship to the1846 4-sheet map of Mexico . . . , the 1848 edition of the 7-sheet map (which we have dated 1848 because of the differences in the map which place it chronologically between the 1846 map and the 1849 US Gold Rush Map) and the 1849 US Gold Rush Map, has been significantly updated from these 3 maps. Among the more noteworthy additions are as follows: North West Sheet: Significant new River System in northern Alaska, which reaches into Canada and an extension of the northernmost river feeding into Norton Sound. Significant new River System in northwestern Canada, west of the MacKenzie River. which incorporates one river that had been floating without an eastern or western terminus or source on earlier editions. North East Sheet: A massive new bay has been added below Cumberland near Davis Strait. The coastline at the north end of the Hudson Strait has been completed. Central West Sheet: No significant changes Central East Sheet: Many new towns and roads in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. South West Sheet: Ft. Mormon appears. Utah Lake added. New Salt Lake added east of Timpanagos. Mormon settlements shown for the first time. Weber River System shown in Utah. Old S. Buenaventura R. removed in north. New Springs are shown south of Lake Timpanagos. Rio Sacto and tributaries are added. Pyramid Lake and the Humboldt River System are added. Owens Lake and River are added. Walker River appears. Details east of the San Joaquin River are added and updated and drainage from the Sierras is improved. Rio S. Felipe is removed. Los Angeles is named for the first time. Mission San Miguel is added. Major revisions to the road systems. Long's Peak, south of St. Vrain's is added. Several updates in the Colorado Mountains, including South Park and Bayou Salada. Directionality and location of Mexico-California boundary is changed, with the border moved farther south of San Diego (Many of these changes appeared in the 1849 US Gold Rush Map and are incorporations of Fremont's map). South East Sheet: Western border of Missouri moved 1 degree west to its correct location. Rumsey notes: The first edition, listed in Phillips but not by Stevens and Tree or Wheat [was published in 1823] . . . A large impressive map showing with great accuracy the recent discoveries in the north west passage, but wildly off in the American southwest - Wheat: "a large and beautiful map, excellent in all respects save for its southwestern geography." In the southwest, Wyld adds many mountain ranges that were purely speculative - probably just to fill in blank spaces in the map (unlike Arrowsmith). In northwestern Texas is a curious note on the topography of the area attributed to "Mellish" which is copied from a pre-1822 edition of his large map of the United States. Comparing this edition to the derived map of 1846, "Mexico, the British Possessions...," ; one sees many changes in the northern areas and few in the southwest. Stevens and Tree list editions of 1824, 1827/8, 1838, and 1851/56. In addition to the editions listed by Rumsey, we note edtions identified by OCLC as havng been published in 1854, in the 1860 and "1870s." The Rumsey collection also includes an 1875 edition of the map. In December 2000, Sotheby's offered a map which would appear to be a Faden edition of this map, dated 1820 and described as follows: North America-Faden, W. Map of North America from 20 degrees to 80 degrees north latitude exhibiting the recent discoveries, geographical and nautical. London: Willam Faden, 1820 Total dimensions if joined 1480 x 1650mm., large engraved wall-map in 6 sheets, original outline colour . . . Extremely detailed map of North America, incorporating the discoveries of explorers such as Pike, Humboldt, Lewis and Clark, Mackenzie, Ross and Vancouver. Within Arctic Canada are pencil additions, supplying a northern coast for Alaska and additional information for the region between Baffin's Bay and Hudson's Bay, the latter additions in German. Full Title: Map of North America Exhibiting The recent Discoveries, Geographical and Nautical; Drawn Chiefly from the Authorities of M. De. Humboldt, Lieutt. Pike, Messrs. Lewis and Clarke, Sir. Alexandr. MacKenzie, Mr. Hearne, Coll. Bouchette, Captns, Vancouver, Ross, Parry, Franklin & Back, also describing the Boundary Lines between the Territories of Great Britain, the United States, and the Mexican and Central States -- London Published forJa. Wyld, successor to W. Faden. No. 5 Charring Cross. Geographer to His Majesty. Condition Description: North America: 7 sheets, dissected and laid on linen, in custom slip case.
Dissected and laid on linen. In a custom slip case. Dimensions: ca. 71 x 64 inches. Provinence: from a royal collection in Bavaria
[Stock No.:25574]
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Galveston Bay
Bache, A.D.
U.S. Coast Survey A.D. Bache Supenntend't Preliminary Sketch or Galveston Bay Texas 1852
1852 [49,8 x 42 cm]
Lithograph, hand colored in wash and outline by a later hand.
In excellent condition. The map was originally published folded, so that the old folds are still slightly visible.
[Stock No.:22494]
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Mexico and Central America
Philip, George & Son
Mexico and Central America
Liverpool. Philip & Son 1852 [50,5 x 60 cm]
Lithograph, original color in outline and wash. Decorative double page hand colored map, showing decorative in a large scale Mexico and Central America with the neighboring United States and Texas. In the lower left corner a inset map of the Isthmus of Panama. Hand colored decorative in outline, lower left corner of the double page map with an old, nearly not visible, fold.
In very good to excellent condition.
[Stock No.:15480]
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North America
Philip, George & Son
North America
Liverpool, Philip & Son 1852 [51 x 60 cm]
Lithograph, original hand colored in outline. Decorative double page hand colored map, showing impressive North America around 1852. The map begins in the east in Newfoundland and reaches towards Russian America (Alaska) with the Bering Street. In the South with Florida and Texas. In the west with some notes on Indian territories and Wagon routes.
In excellent condition.
[Stock No.:17031]
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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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Waterhead from Witchita, Brazos, Colorado
Petermann, A.
Karte der Quellgebiete der Flüsse Witchita, Brazos, Colorado &c im Innern von Nord America. Hauptsächlich nach den Aufnahmen des Capt. R.B. Marcy, 1854. Karte des Nordwestlichsten Theils von Nord America. Von A. Petermann.
Gotha, J. Perthes 1859 [24,8 x 19,3 cm]
Lithograph, original color in outline.
In excellent condition.
[Stock No.:25957]
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Western United States
Berghaus, Herm.
Karte vom westl. Theile der Verein. Staaten N.-Amerikas zur Übersicht der grossen Eisenbahnbauten nach dem Pacific Ocn., der neuesten Territorien und Aufnahmen. Von Herm. Berghaus.
Gotha, J. Perthes 1867 [19,7 x 24,9 cm]
Lithograph, original hand color in outline. Interesting small map showing the western part of the United States with its newest territories. The map shows completed and projected railroad routes to the Pacific Ocean. The map is equipped with many place names, rivers, lakes, etc. Many states are engraved, which are Washington, Oregon, Nevada, California, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona Terr., Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Arkansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana, Iowa, Wisconsin. A interesting and detailed map of the Western United States for the beginning collector of antique maps of the Southwest.
In excellent condition.
[Stock No.:26412]
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Mexico
Flemming, Carl
Mexico
Glogau, Flemming 1881 [33 x 40,5 cm]
Lithograph, original hand color in outline. Decorative territorial map showing the Southwest of the United States with Mexico, Baja California and the neighboring states Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. The map extends in the South towards Yucatan, Guatemala and Honduras. A interesting map by the famous German cartographer and publisher Carl Flemming from Glogau published in his edition of 1881.
In excellent condition.
[Stock No.:14208]
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