This is the 3^rd edition [John Stockdale] in two volumes (427 & 376 pp).  The work is based on 38 letters Weld sent to friends in Great Britain.  There are 16 plates and maps, of specific note is Plan of the City of Washington - published by Stockdale, Piccadilly the 16^th of September 1798 (7.2" x 8.5").  This is but one of two folded maps contained in the publication.  The second map is Part of the United States of North America - by Stockdale, Piccadilly, 15^th November 1798 (16.3" x 18.5").  This rare issue is in Very Good condition, with all pages present in the two volumes, several damp stains noted on the title page of Vol II; half  leather and marbled paper boards, some weakening of joints, some rubbing noted.   $1350.  ($ 8.50 shipping / handling / ins.)    

A fine map of the Gulf and the Caribbean including Central America and the northern portion of South America.  In original color, the map is very detailed in the geographic features it portrays with an elaborate title cartouche depicting Cherubim holding a titled canvas.  Rated Very Good, the map has no apparent flaws other than normal age toning and measures approximately (19.5" x 23.1").  $ 1,980.  ($10.50 shipping / Handling / Ins.) 

This rare and sought after edition of Elwe’s 1792 map of America depicts California as an Island, Florida extending well into present day Texas, and  regions of the Pacific Northwest as blank.  An elaborate title cartouche and distance scales are shown with the Tropic of Cancer defined and titled.  The maps condition is rated Excellent [see our rating criteria on the Home Page] with no apparent flaws visible and it measures approximately    (18.5"  x 23.3").    $ 2,100.  ($10.50 Shipping / Handling / Ins.)

An important edition of this very detailed fine map.  From the Atlas Portatif pour servir a I’intelligence de I’Histore Philosophique et Politique des ...., the map has French text along the bottom section.  Rated Excellent, [see our rating criteria on the Home Page] the map has no apparent flaws,  in outline original color it measures approximately (14.5" x 10.9").    $ 420.  ($10.50 shipping / handling / ins.)

A fine map of the Americas in original bright color with North America well defined and both Central and South America in good detail.  Western Europe and the west coast of Africa are depicted as well as islands of both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.  A compass rose is portrayed.  The map is rated Very Good, with only several old fold marks noted near the title block.  Measuring approximately (14.5" x 16.1") the map is a good and dark impression.  $ 410.  ($10.50 shipping / Handling / Ins.)

A very interesting early map of Virginia based on Hondius’ folio map of the same name.  The cartography is by John White’s Virginia and Jacques le Moyne’s Florida as interpreted by de Bry.  Features include Indian villages and interesting notes, i.e. Apalacci Montes where there is mentioned the presence of gold and silver.  The fictitious Lacus Dulcis is shown just below the notations.  A strapwork title cartouche and scale complete the map.  Rated Very Good, the map has text on the verso with the page containing the map measuring approximately (8.1" x 12.1") and the map (7.3" x 5.8"  - 18.6 x 14.8 cm).     $740.  ($10.50 shipping / handling / ins.)    

A detailed map of a portion of the southwest region of the United States and the northwestern regions of  Mexico featuring Baja, California.  A portion of present day Arizona to near the Gila River is included.  The map is a definitive revision to the Kino map(s) of 1705.  In original hand color, the map is rated Excellent [see our rating criteria on the Home Page] and measurers approximately (12.5" x 13.7")     $620.  ($10.50 Shipping / Handling / Ins.)

A fine detailed map of Colonial America.  Extending the length of the east coast from Penobscot Bay to Cape Fear, to include an insert from Cape Fear to Fort St. Georges.  From the Atlas Universel, this state pre-dates the Treaty of Paris and the subsequent changes made to the plate.  The atlas of Gilles and Didier Robert de Vaugondy was first published in 1755.  The map shows some of the earliest and most accurate detail of the regions covered.  It incorporates both French and English data of areas north of the Ohio River since both countries claimed the same lands.  Included are settlements and Indian villages.  The map is rated Very Good [see our rating criteria on the Home Page] with a professional repair noted in the margin lower center.  This is a dark and strong impression measuring approximately (18.7" x 24.4" - 47.5 x 62.0 cm).      $1250.  ($10.50 shipping / handling / ins.)     

In 1729 Van der Aa published the monumental Gallerie Agreeable du Monde in 66 parts containing about 2500 plates and maps.  Volume 63 contained this splendid map of the southern United States.  The map was based on De Lisle’s influential Carte du Mexique de la Florida of 1703.  Filled with geographic detail of early colonial settlements and Indian tribes; this version in later color, shows Florida extending into Texas on the west and as far north as present day South Carolina.  The Mississippi is shown too far west of its true course and the Apalachicoli River flows from a large spurious lake in present day Georgia.  The Bahama’s are depicted.  A very detailed title cartouche with native Indians is centered in the Gulf of Mexico.  The map is rated Excellent [see our rating criteria on the Home Page]  and measures approximately.      (16.0" x 13.2:  - 40.7 x 33.6 cm).  $1850.   ($10.50 shipping / handling / ins.)   

From Bradford’s Comprehensive Atlas .. this small map depicts the eastern sections of Canada.  The map in original color is rated Excellent [see our rating criteria on the Home Page] with no apparent flaws and measures approximately (8.1" x 10.0"  - 20.1 x 25 cm).     $60.  ($8.50 shipping / handling / ins.)        ***SOLD***

This map introduced some of the most influential and fictional cartographic data concerning the Pacific Northwest.  It is considered a pivotal change in what is now the region that was described with such features as the Sea of the West.  Santini’s map was taken from Joseph-Nicolas De L’Ile’s and Philippe Buache’s map of the Northern Pacific Ocean.  The map includes Asia - 1752 and shows the Russian discoveries and the de forte voyage, both of which were criticized for incorrectly representing Vitus Bering’s voyage as well as not showing de Forte’s text when depicting the voyage.  The Sea of the West (De lIsle / Buache)  was based on speculations made by Juan de Fuca during his 1592 voyage of discovery.  The dramatic lay of the map illustrating the northwest coast of America (mostly based on myth), nevertheless dominated regional cartography for many decades until Cook’s voyages.  The map is rated Excellent [see our rating criteria on the Home Page] with no apparent flaws and a string and dark later color impression.  The map measures approximately (25.3" x 18.5").   $2500.  ($10.50 shipping / handling / ins.)     

A fine example of Coronelli’s robust style is this rendering centered on the Atlantic Ocean.  A navigational sea chart with rhumb lines it has it’s emphasis on coastal geography. The map details the East Coast of North America and the Caribbean as well as Central America and the northern portions of South America with North Africa on the opposite side of the Atlantic.  Included in the North Atlantic is Spain, portion of France, and Great Britain.  The northern extremities also include Iceland and Greenland.  An elaborate title cartouche completes the map; without color as originally issued.  Printed on heavy paper, the map is rated Very Good with some foxing and damp stains to the left border not affecting the map which measures approximately (17.7" x 23.3").            $1650.  ($10.50 shipping / handling / ins.)     

A small and detailed copperplate engraving with the title United States of America [Etata Unis l’America], making it one of the early issues bearing the results of the American Revolution.  The map covers the region from Port Royal, north to Massachusetts and as far west as Lake Erie and the Ohio River.  Place names, forts, settlements, and waterways are depicted.  The map has three distances scales and is rated Very Good with only minor age toning and faint paper creases.  Measuring approximately (12.5" x 8.5") the map is in original outline color.       $300.  ($10.50 shipping / handling / ins.)     ***SOLD***

A very detailed copperplate engraving of the mid-Atlantic and Northeast sections of the United States to include the “District of Main” and Ohio identified as the Western Territory.  Detail includes towns, roads, rivers, Indian locations, and waterways.  The western boundary of the six Indian nations in western New York is noted.  The map is rated Excellent (see our rating criteria on the Home Page) with no apparent flaws, centerfold as issued and in outline color.  The map measures approximately (20.5" x 18.3").       $300.  ($10.50 shipping / handling / ins.)   

This beautiful and detailed map of the Southeast United States shows the French and English claims in the region marked with their respective coats of arms.  The cartography in the southern part of the map retains Le Moyne’s three imaginary lakes, the largest of which drains through the Carolinas via the May River.  This cartographic error, first appeared in Hondius’ version of 1606, and was accepted by most cartographers.  While the map is  nearly identical to the Blaeu / Jansson printing on which this map is based, the embellishments are entirely original.  The map extends from the Chesapeake Bay in the north to the Carolinas in the south.  The title cartouche is engraved onto a buffalo hide displayed by two Native Americans and at the top is a large view that illustrates a group of indigenous natives panning for gold.   The map is rated Very Good [see our rating criteria on the Home Page] with one 10.3 cm tear just above the title cartouche that has been professionally repaired with Japanese paper.  The sharp impression measures approximately (14.0" x 11.4" - 35.6 x 29.0 cm).    $1650.   ($10.50 shipping / handling / ins.)    New Item

A detailed engraved of colonial America that covers most of Virginia, Maryland, Delaware with portions of Pennsylvania and New Jersey.  Good geographic coverage of the entire of Virginia with waterways and mountain regions.  Interesting wagon roadways and trails are shown as far west as Frederic Town ou Winchester north to Philadelphia.  The map is complete with a French 18^th century rocco-style title cartouche.  The map is printed on heavy paper with no apparent flaws [see our rating criteria on the Home Page] and measures approximately ( 11.2" x 7.4"  - 28.5 x 18.8 cm).       $620.   ($8.50 shipping / handling / ins.)       

Meyer published several atlases in Germany during the period 1830 - 1856.  Except for the title and few other words, the text is in English.  The map is based on Tanner’s publication and shows 85 prominent places as well as a plan for the U.S. Capitol building in the upper right corner.  In the lower left corner of the map is an index of 76 buildings.  The map is rated Very Good [see our rating criteria on the Home Page] and measures approximately (12.0" x 15.0"). $330.   ($10.50 shipping / handling / ins.)       

The map is from Prevost’s Histoire de Voyages and was prepared as part of the sea-atlas “Hydrographique Francasis’ (1756-65) to include  Prevost’s voyages. The map is rated Very Good [see our rating criteria on the Home Page] in original color with an elaborate title cartouche and measures approximately (14.4" x 7.9"  - 36.5 - 20.0 cm).  $150.00   ($ 6.50 shipping / handling / ins.)     ***SOLD***

This small but very detailed map of the Caribbean region is centered on Cuba and includes Florida and the Gulf of Mexico.  Fielding was a mapmaker and publisher in Fredericks burg, Virginia.  Worked in Philadelphia in from 1798 and moved to Baltimore in 1804.  The map is believed to be from the A complete Historical and Chronological and Geographical Atlas.  The map is rated Good [see our rating criteria on the Home Page] with foxing noted, not affecting the clarity of the image and measures approximately (9.5" x 7.4"  - 24 x 19 cm).     $80.  ($6.50 shipping U.S. / handling / ins.)      ***SOLD***

This map was first issued by De lisle in 1722 and continued publication basically unchanged until 1830.  One of the most popular of the 18^th century maps it fixed the area to which the name California was subsequently attached.  It was also the first with Kino’s nomenclature of “Nouvelle Navarre” for northwestern Mexico.  A blank coastline is shown above Cap Blanc .  The map has very detailed geographic names and is the first edition with light outline color, verso blank.  The condition is rated Very Good [see our rating criteria on the Home Page] with only light foxing noted along the bottom of the map not affecting the subject matter.  The map measures approximately (23.5" x 19.0" - 59.7 x 48.3 cm).    $2300.  ($10.50 shipping / handling / ins.)    

This is the first state of this map that includes a small block plan of Washington City.  The map was published in Jedediah Morse’s The American Universal Geography.  On the left side of the map there is an insert “The Western Part of Maryland” that names the “Potomack River” and several mountains.  County boundaries are delineated and named.  Good overall geography that includes towns, roads and waterways.  Measuring approximately (9.5" x 7.5" - 24.2 x 19.1 cm), folded as issued, the map is rated Very Good (see our rating criteria on the Home Page).              $230.  ($10.50 shipping / handling / ins.)      

A very detailed map of the Gulf of Mexico to include Florida and the Gulf coastline, Central America, northern South America and all of the islands of the West Indies.  Good topography as well as hydrographic detail is provided along with rhumb lines.  A garland title cartouche completes the map that measures approximately (17.5" x 12.5" - 44.5 x 31.8 cm).       $380.  ($10.50 shipping / handling / ins.)    

This small but very detailed French map of North America includes Central America and the Caribbean as well as the tip of South America.  Believed to be from one of de Fer’s, atlases,  the geographic place names would suggest the early part of the 18th century. Printed on thin paper,  plate number 25, with three bar scales in the upper right corner, the map is rated Good [see our rating criteria on the Home Page] and measures approximately (12.5" x 8.7"  - 32 x 22 cm).        $110.   ($8.50 shipping / handling / ins)  

A detailed copperplate engraving of North and South America the map has several notes of exploration.  Printed in black / white extensive topographic features, reference to Coltellini.  Rated Good , with some stains noted at the bottom right protruding into the map by 4 cm and a tear and loss of paper just outside the lower left neatline. The map measures approximately (13.5" x 11.1"  - 34 x 28 cm).        $115   ($10.50 shipping / handling / ins.)     ***SOLD***

A detailed map of the Federal City with a table that identifies various Federal anc city buildings. Includes an insert of the entire area around the city.  In original color the map measures approximately (11.5 “ x 9.0" - 29 x 23.5 cm) and is rated Very Good with some damp stains along the bottom and left side of the paper well outside the neatline.    $50.  ($6.50 shipping / handling / ins.)    

From the Cram’s Universal Atlas, the map is in color with good detail of the city and the various Federal and municipal buildings, block numbers, and street names.  An insert of the District of Columbia and a table of prominent locations completes the map which measures approximately (9.0 “ x 11.1" - 23 x 28 cm).  In Very Good condition (see our rating criteria on the Home Page) the map has no apparent flaws.     $50.  ($6.50 shipping / handling ins.)    

The sheet contains two maps: Jamaica above and Bermuda below.  Prepared to show the plantations; denoting those that grow sugar, cotton, and indigo.  The map of Bermuda includes an interesting cartographic error resulting from the copying of John Speed’s map of 1627.  In that map, Bermuda was superimposed over a map of the coastline of New England and Virginia to portray the relative position of Bermuda.  The coastlines of this map are gone, but the small depiction of an  additional Bermuda remains, which appears on this map as a small offshore island named Bermudos located just north of the island.  The map has some light foxing with later color and rated Very Good [see our rating criteria on the Home Page].  It measures approximately (10.5" x 8.0"  - 26.7 x 20.4 cm).      $465.  ($10.50 shipping / handling /ins.)          

A large foldout map of the United States bound into booklet form.  The fold-out map is cloth-backed in full color featuring a portrait of each President depicted on  a map of the conterminous U.S.  With one map for each election from George Washington to Rutherford B. Hayes.  Shows the election results by state keyed to the political party that carried it, i.e. Republicans, Whigs, and Democratic parties with notes on running mates and other related data.  This unusual publication is rated Very Good [see our rating criteria on the Home Page] with some tears noted at the folds.  In full original color the map (opened) measures approximately (37.2" x 40.1").       $230.          ($8.50 shipping / handling / ins.)       

Originally engraved in 1670, this is the second state, with revisions to New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Quiri Regio, Fretum Aniani and Terra Esonis.  The map is largely based on Visscher’s rendition and the cartography is Sanson.  California is shown as an island.  The map is rated Good [see our rating criteria on the Home Page] with loss of copy (repaired with similar design) in the upper left and lower left corners with similar repair noted at the centerfold.  The map measures approximately (22.7" x 19.2"  - 47.1 x 59.3 cm).    $1650.   ($10.50 shipping / handling / ins.)  

A detailed map of the Western Hemisphere depicting North America with Louisiana extending well into the southeast and Mexico to the west.  The map is in original outlines color with an elaborate title cartouche with a crown of feathers.  Rated Very Good [see our rating criteria on the Home Page] the map has no apparent flaws with wide margins and measures approximately (9.5" x 8.7")  $ 320.   ($10.50 Shipping / Handling / Ins.)          

This map is centered on South America and includes nearly half of Africa, the southern portion of North America and the West Indies.  Ocean currents are depicted and a very lovely title cartouche completes the map in original color.  The map is rated Very Good [see our rating criteria on the Home Page] with several faint spots noted otherwise in good condition and measures approximately (18.1" x 12.7").       $185.      ($10.50 shipping / handling / ins.)

A very detailed map of Brazil from the Atlas Soulage with a decorative title cartouche in the lower right corner.  Pieter Van der Aa (1659-1733) was a bookseller at the age of nine and formed his own business as a book publisher by the time he was twenty-three.  Although not renowned for his originality with his maps, he is highly regarded for his design and quality of his publications.  The map is rated Very Good [see our rating criteria on the Home Page] with some age toning noted, and it measures approximately (8.7" x 11.7"  -  22.2 x 29.7 cm).        $540.  ($10.50 shipping / handling / ins.)     

The original plan of the Federal City as envisioned by Pierre Charles L’Enfant rests in the Library of Congress.  In May of 1887 the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey was charged with the task of copying the original manuscript and making available reproductions for use in land disputes and other legal aspects relating to the territory of the District of Columbia and other national survey matters.  The plan remained in the custody of the agency (record file #1290) until it was transferred in 1918.  Copies of the Plan were sold by the USC&GS (map #3035a) from 1893 until 1991.  Several variations were made by the agency including adding color in 1958.  This particular copy was one that was issued in 1976 as part of the American Bicentennial celebration of the Nation.  The color print includes a report prepared by B.A. Colonna, Assistant in Charge, Office of Topography, USC&GS and  remarks by Frank M. Thorn, Superintendent, USC&GS.  The print in color, is rated Very Good [see rating criteria on Home Page] and measures approximately (30.0" x 45.0") with Certificate of Authenticity.  $180.  ($10.50 shipping / handling ins.)

A very detailed map of the streets and prominent features of Philadelphia at the turn of the twentieth century.  There is an insert of the business portion enlarged.  In outline color the map is rated Excellent with no apparent flaws and measures approximately (9.4" x 12.1").     $40.  ($8.50 shipping / handling / ins.)    

A very detailed plan of Manhattan depicted with the lower and upper portions, named streets, bridges, harbors, and canals.  In pastel color, the map is rated Excellent with no apparent flaws and measures approximately (8.9" x 12.4").   $50.  ($8.50 shipping / handling / ins.)     

A detailed map of lower Manhattan including the west end of Long island.  In light pastel colors, the map has very detailed topographic features and measures approximately (9.1" x 11.4") and is rated Very Good with no apparent flaws.   $40.  ($8.50 shipping / handling / ins.)   

From Shaffner’s History of the United States, the map depicts the location of British forces and the French fornications of Louisburg during the French and Indian Wars.  British forces had set out to capture the French Fortress at Louisburg at Cape Breton Island.  They attacked the fort on April 30, 1745 and finally captured the French position on June 17^th.  The fortifications were handed back to France in 1748 as a result of the Treaty of Aix-La- Cahpelle.  The map measures approximately (9.8" x 6.9") and its condition is rated Very Good..     $60 ($4.50 shipping / handling / ins.)   

The map shows the routes of the Hamilton Expedition of 1778 -9 down the Miama and Wabash Rivers.  The St. Vincent Boat Expedition and Fort Jefferson are also depicted.  The map is rated Very Good and measures approximately (6.7" x 9.1").  $60  ($4.50 shipping / handling / ins.)    

Professor Walling (1825-1888) was an accomplished land surveyor and mathematician.  He joined the firm of Samuel Barret Cushing of Boston and in 1846 became a partner.  In 1850 became a surveyor of towns in New England and established his own company in 1852.  One of his first publications was this map of Middlesex County. Used by land development companies, the map has 69 inserts of towns, 7 vignettes of public buildings, 5 inserts of town directories and statistical tables.  Names of land and homeowners are provided, e.g. notable individuals such as Emerson and Hawthorne in the town of Concord. The maps condition is rated Good [see our rating criteria on the Home Page].  Still attached to its rollers, the map has some damage to the upper right portion caused by the cracking of varnish covering from the cloth backing.  The remaining sections of the map are in good condition.  It measures approximately (61.8"x 61.8"  - 157.0 x 157. 0 cm).    $950.   ($26 shipping / handling / ins.)   

An interesting comical map with humorous inscriptions, geography, borders, and inserts. In black / white the map measures approximately (9.5" x 6.7"  - 24 x 17.5 cm).  The map condition is rated Excellent [see our rating criteria on the Home Page].     $38.  ($6.50 shipping / handling / ins.) 

An interesting comical map with humorous inscriptions, geography, borders, and inserts. In black / white the map measures approximately (9.5" x 6.7"  - 24 x 17.5 cm).  The map condition is rated Excellent [see our rating criteria on the Home Page].     $38.  ($6.50 shipping / handling / ins.)   

A remarkable compilation of  17^th century geography of eastern Canada and the northeast sections of the United States from Maine to the Carolinas.  In later colors, this is the Dutch edition by Antony DeWinter, Amsterdam.  The map is rated Excellent (see our rating criteria on the Home Page) and measures approximately (8.5" x 12.2").     $875.    ($10.50 shipping / handling / ins.)

Folded as issued the map includes an insert of East Boston as well as named streets  and a numbered index of city buildings.  Commercial ads on the verso.  The map is without color, as issued, and is rated Good (see our rating criteria on the Home page) with some light foxing noted in the upper left corner.  The borders are cut close to the neat lines of the map which measures approximately (10.5" x 9.5").      $135.    ($10.50 shipping / handling / ins.)

A very detailed navigational chart of New York Harbor with topographic detail for the lower end of Manhattan.  Street names and other geographic features are depicted.  The charts condition is rated Good [see our rating criteria on the Home Page] with several tears noted at the fold marks near the center of the chart.  The chart measures approximately ( 26.8" x 39.2") with a certificate of authenticity.  $228.    ($10.50 shipping / handling / ins.)

One of the most detailed of the early U.S. Coast Survey charts of New York.  Manhattan is shown with its street patterns.  Central Park is indicated by its borders but not named.  Topography includes Brooklyn, and extends southeast to Rockaway Beach.  Jersey City on the western shore extends south to Perth Amboy.  Roads, boundary lines, building locations in the Long Island region are indicated as well as water depths in the harbor and Hudson River.  Uncolored, as issued, the chart is rated Very Good with some age toning at the fold marks and a tear to the left side center, outside the neatline and not affecting the chart.  The chart measures approximately (27.1" x 31.2") with a Certificate of Authenticity inscribed with the purchasers name and city.   $385.  ($10.50 shipping / handling / ins.)