West Indies

West Indies Ortelius, Abraham Culiacanae, Americae Regionis, Descriptio. Hispaniolae, Cubae, Aliarumque Insularum Circumiacientium, Delinetio. Antwerpen, Platin 1588 [39,2 x 50 cm] Original copper engraving, hand colored when published. First Spanish text edition 1588. This map was published 1588 in the first Spanish edition of the 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum'. Finely hand colored in wash and outline, when published. The map is ornated with three cartouches, in the lower center the title cartouche, in the right upper corner another decorative ornated cartouche with the 'privilegium'. Villages and towns are shown as miniature views, moreover the map is ornated with ships and animals. In excellent condition. Koe. Ort 23 /72. Broe. 14. State 1 / 3. [Stock No.:12456] Full description	click here to enlarge image or use our new feature for ZOOMING click on image to	UK £ Select this Antique Map to order
West Indies Theunis, Jacobsz Pascaerte van West Indien Van de Caribes tot aen de Golfo van Mexico 't Amsterdam By Theunis Iacobsz op't water inde Lootsman. Amsterdam, 1666 [43 x 54,2 cm] Copper engraving, finely hand colored in outline, when published. Partially heightened in gold. A highly decorative and important map showing Florida, the Eastern seaboard and the West Indies. The southern tip of Florida with the Tortugos islands and the Martinier islands. Along the eastern coast of Florida with some engraved capes and river names, among them Cape Canaveral. An important chart of this period showing the sea routes and explorations of the Spanish and Dutch during this period. This chart of the West Indies by Jacobsz Theunis was published in a Dutch composite sea atlas mainly with charts by Pieter Goos, who was 'one of the best known maritime booksellers of Amsterdam' (Koeman), he published a number of different sea-atlases or pilot books, his work was very much derivative. With his 'Zee-Atlas' he relied heavily on Hendrick Doncker's 'Zee-Atlas' of 1659. Our example of this sea chart 'Pascaerte van West Indien ...' by the Lootsman (Anthony Iacobsen) Family was published in an early composit sea atlas probably around 1665/66. This map is printed on excellent thick double paper, it stands out through the highly decorative hand colors and the partially heightening of gold in title cartouches, mileage scales, compass roses or other places. Printed on double thick paper. The paper slightly toned or stained. In very good to excellent condition. Koeman IV (Maritime Atlases), Goos pp. 190 ff. & Theunis, Jacobsz, pp. 223-6, #27. [Stock No.:23748] Full description	click here to enlarge image or use our new feature for ZOOMING click on image to	UK £ Select this Antique Map to order
West Indies Danckerts, Cornelius Insulae Americanae, Nempe: Cuba, Hispaniola, Iamaica, Pto. Rico. Lucania, Antillae vulgo Caribae, Barlo-et Sotto-Vento, etc. Amstelodanum. Par Cornelium Danckerts, Cum Privilegio. Stoel des Oorlogs in America waar in vertoont werden alle desself voornaamste Eylande nieuwelycks uytgegeven door Cornelis Danckerts. Amsterdam, C. Danckerts. 1680 [48 x 57,7 cm] Copper-engraving, hand colored in outline when published. Large impressive map of the West Indies with the gulf of Mexico and Florida. The map shows prominently in the centre Cuba, Haiti, the Bahamas and Florida, which is here marked in the map as the province 'Tegesta'. With many engraved place names, rivers and mountains. Also islands, sand banks and reefs are shown on the map. Also Central America is nicely and detailed shown with Yucatan, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and Terra Firmae. In the right upper corner is a beautiful colored title cartouche held by two putties. At the top a Dutch engraved title is present with a mileage scale and table of explanations. Very minor crease at the centre and a minor uniform toning, else a very nice example in a fine early dark impression. Still in very good condition. [Stock No.:19191] Full description	click here to enlarge image or use our new feature for ZOOMING click on image to	UK £ Select this Antique Map to order
Caribean Islands Mallet, Allain Manesson die Inseln Caribes - ISLES CARIBES Frankfurt, Jean David Zunner 1686 [ca. 15 x 11 cm] Copper engraving published in Allain M. Mallet's description of the world 'Description De L' Univers, Contenant Les Differents Systemes Du Monde, Les Cartes generales & particulieres ...'. French text edition with additional German titles on top. Nice and decorative map of the Caribean Islands showing as well the islands towards Argentina among them the Dutch colonies Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao. Many other islands are named as well Tobago, Trinidad, Barbados, etc. A strong impression, uncolored as published. In excellent condition. [Stock No.:25387] Full description	click here to enlarge image or use our new feature for ZOOMING click on image to	UK £ Select this Antique Map to order
West Indies Van der Aa, Pieter Iukatan en vaste kusten van Nieuw Spanje ..., 1706-08. Iukatan en vaste kusten van Nieuw Spanje, met de Landschappen en Eylanden ten Oosten, Noorden, en Zuiden bezogt. Leiden, Van der Aa 1706-08 [15,5 x 22,4 cm] Original copper-engraving, uncoloured as published. The famous Dutch publisher and mapmaker Pieter Van der Aa (1659 Leiden - 1733 Leiden) published 'during the period 1882-1733, an enormous quantity of printed matter' (Koeman). This map was actually published in the first edition of his travelbooks 'Naauwkeurige versameling der gedenk-waardigste zee en landreysen na Oost en West-Indien', in Leiden 1706-08. Printed on the full sheet as published; the map was originally folded in this series, so that old folds are more or less visable. [Stock No.:15626] Full description	click here to enlarge image or use our new feature for ZOOMING click on image to	UK £ Select this Antique Map to order
West Indies Robert, Sr. Partie de la Mer Du Nord, ou se trouvent Les Grandes Et Petites Isles Antilles, Et Les Isles Lucayes. Par Le Sr. Robert Geographe ordinaire du Roy, Avec Privilege. 1750. Paris, Sr. Robert 1750 [48,5 x 59,2 cm] Copper engraving, hand colored in outline when published. Detailed map on the West Indies, showing as well Southern Florida and the Bahamas. In excellent condition. [Stock No.:16928] Full description	click here to enlarge image or use our new feature for ZOOMING click on image to	UK £ Select this Antique Map to order
West Indies Blair, John A map of the West Indies and Middle Continent of America from the latest Observations by John Blair L.L.D. & F.R.S. as a Supplement to His Tables of Chronology. London, J. Blair 1779. Lg.-Folio. Contem. leather binding. [41,7 x 58 cm] Copper engraving, uncolored, engraved by Thomas Kitchin. The map shows the West Indies, Florida, the Southern United States, the Golf of Mexico and Central America. In excellent condition. The map was originally published folded, so that the old folds are still slightly visible. [Stock No.:15524] Full description	click here to enlarge image or use our new feature for ZOOMING click on image to	UK £ Select this Antique Map to order
West Indies Guessefeld, F.L. Charte von West Indien Nach Edwards, De la Rochette, und den neuesten Astronomischen Beobachtungen entworfen von F. L. Guessefeld. Weimar Im Verlage des Geograph. Instituts 1804. Weimar, Geographisches Institut 1804 [43,1 x 60,6 cm] Copper engraving, hand colored in outline and wash when published. In excellent condition. [Stock No.:20942] Full description	click here to enlarge image or use our new feature for ZOOMING click on image to	UK £ Select this Antique Map to order
West Indies Findlay, Alex. West Indies. London, Findlay Alex. 1843 [22 x 25 cm] Engraved map, hand colored in wash and outline, when published. Nice and detailed map of West Indies with engraved place names, rivers and political borders. Drawn and engraved by Alexander Findley in London. In excellent condition. [Stock No.:24322] Full description	click here to enlarge image or use our new feature for ZOOMING click on image to	UK £ Select this Antique Map to order
Central America, Panama & West Indies Radefeld, Hauptm. Neueste Karte von Centralamerica und West Indien. Entworf. u. gezeichn. v. Hauptm. Radefeld. 1843. Hildburghausen, Meyer 1843 [29,8 x 36,2 cm] Steel engraving, hand colored in outline when published. A detailed map of the West Indies, Panama and Central America, published in the large and rare edition of the so-called 'Meyer's Zeitungsatlas' around 1843. The detailed map is equipped with many place names, rivers, mountains and boundaries, further in the upper right corner a small inset map showing the Isthmus of Panama based on Loyds sketch of 1829. In the lower left corner with various engraved mileage scales. In excellent condition. [Stock No.:24621] Full description	click here to enlarge image or use our new feature for ZOOMING click on image to	UK £ Select this Antique Map to order

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