North Atlantic Ocean
First edition of Doncker’s unusual chart of the North Atlantic
Amsterdam: DONCKER, Hendrick, c. 1659
54.7 x 43.6 cm / 21.5 x 17.2 in
Description
This is the first state of this uncommon sea chart by Hendrick Doncker, taking in parts of the eastern coastlines of the Americas. Oriented to the east, the chart reaches from present-day eastern Quebec (Nova.....
Eastern North America
Rare French counterfeit rebuttal of Jefferys’ 1755 French and Indian War map
Paris [?]: Anonymous, 1757 (dated)
69.2 x 49.0 cm / 27.2 x 19.3 in
Description
This unusual map was separately published in France, in 1757. It depicts most of the eastern part of North America, bound by the Hudson Bay, Newfoundland, the Atlantic, northern Florida, and the Mississippi. A large.....
Eastern North America
Rare 1776 edition of Longchamps’ map of the colonies in Eastern North America
Paris [?]: LONGCHAMPS, Sébastian G., 1776 (dated)
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Description
This is the second state of this uncommon, separately issued map by Sébastian G. Longchamps. It outlines colonial possessions throughout much of Eastern North America, bound by the Hudson Bay, Newfoundland, the Atlantic, North Carolina, and the Mississippi. A large.....
Eastern North America
Very rare, separately issued 1799 German map of the United States
Nuremberg: Schneider- und Weigelsche K.K.privilegirte Kunsthandlung, 1799 (dated)
66.3 x 53.8 cm / 26.1 x 21.2 in
Description
This very scarce map of the United States was published at the Schneider- und Weigelsche K.K.privilegirte Kunsthandlung, in Nuremberg. It was likely created by Daniel Friedrich Sotzmann after maps by Aaron Arrowsmith.....