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700.02
Hemisphere Septentrional pour voir plus disctement les Terres
Arctiques, ca 1714, by Guillaume, de L'Isle, Amsterdam
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This is the first
edition of this important map of the Northern Hemisphere
drawn by Delisle in his very detailed approach to
cartography. This map is also the first to correctly locate
the west coast of North America. California is shown as a
peninsula, whereas most previous mapping had shown
California as an island. Near the northern coast of Asia is
Terre de la Commpagnie with notation that it was
discovered by Jean de Gama. Most of Delisle's work of the
North Pacific was based on the voyage of Fondant, 1709.
Measuring approximately ( 18.0" x 18.0" - 45.8 x 45.8 cm)
the map is rated Excellent (see our rating criteria on the
Home Page) with only light surface soil in the blank
margins, verso is blank. $620.
($12. shipping / handling
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700.06 Septentrionalium Partium Nova Tabula, 1561, by
Girolamo Ruscelli, Venice
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Map XXV from
Ruscelli's Geographia taken from Gastaldi's 1548
Ptolemy; is the reduced version of the landmark Zeno map
showing the mythical islands in the North Atlantic and small
coastlines of Labrador (Estotiland) and possibly
Newfoundland (Drogeo). Originally produced in woodcut form,
it is 'one of the most interesting and controversial
documents in the history of maritime exploration [Brown]'.
Reputed to show the discoveries made in Greenland and the
North Atlantic in 1380 by the Venetians - Nicolo / Antonio
Zeno. The only cartographic difference between this map
and the woodcut version published by Zeno is that there is
no land bridge between Greenland and Scandinavia with this
edition. The plate mark runs off the sheet at the top
indicating that two maps were printed together, then
perhaps; separated for inclusion in the atlas. The Zeno
map, as it has come to be known, shows portions of North
America as fragmentary lands suggesting a pre-Columbian
discovery. The map, with text on the verso, without color
as issued; measures approximately (9.5" x 7.0" - 24.2 x 17.8
cm) and is rated Very Good [see our rating criteria on the
Home Page] printed on thin paper. $530.
($12. shipping / handling
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700.08 Planisphere, ca
1874, by J. Migeon, Paris
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In
original color, this steel engraving of the world on a
Mercator projection, is from the Geographie Universelle
Atlas Minor. Vignettes at top are complimented by a
series of mountain ranges along the bottom of the map
providing details of the various highest. Ocean routes are
given along with historical explorations. The map is rated
Very Good [see our rating criteria on the Home Page] with
no apparent flaws and measures approximately (10.6" x
14.6" - 37.0 x 27.0 cm) $123.
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700.09 Orbis Terrarum Veteribus
Cogniti Typus Geographicus, ca 1658 by Jan Jansson, Amsterdam
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An uncommon map of the ancient world based on Ortelius - Europe,
Asia and Africa. The map presents the regions of the known
world from classic times. The maps orientation places Africa
at the center and extends as far south as Madagascar.
Climate regions of the world are shown as well as depictions
of ships and sea monsters. The titles strapwork at top and
a very detailed cartouche at the bottom, includes a
coat-of-arms with putii added at top and bottom. Published
as the second state, it is in original hand color with
wind-heads and angles. The map measures approximately
(20.1" x 16.2"). The condition is rated Very Good [see our
rating criteria on the Home page] with one split noted at
the lower centerfold that has been professionally repaired.
$780.
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700.10 Mappe -monde ou Carte
Generale .., c 1795 , by Robert de Vaugondy, Paris
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A beautiful map
produced at the end of the 18th century
reflecting the political boundaries of Europe affected by
the various wars of the continent. Very detailed geographic
data are given as well interesting religious boundaries
with the continents defined by a color scale. The map is
rated Very Good with no apparent flaws and measures
approximately (11.3" x 17.5"). $ 430. ($12.
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700.11 Die Ebbe und Fluth auff
einer Flachen Landt-Karten furgestelt, ca 1687, by Eberhard Werner
Happel, Ulm
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Happel first
showed ocean currents of the world in his Mundus
Mirabilis. This map is one of the earliest thematic
maps of the world. The noted cartographic scholar, Arthur
Robinson wrote “five years after Kircher’s death in 1680,
another map of ocean circulation and tides was produced by
Eberhard Werner Happel. It shows the movements in the same
way as Kircher’s map with a kind of streamlining with no
indication of direction. Happel is another example of the
versatility of the time; he was also a novelist.” The map
is rated Very Good [see our rating criteria on the Home
page] cut short near the neatline on the right side, normal
age toning noted. The map measures approximately ( 8.5" x
11.5" - 21 29 cm).
[from the estate
of the late Dr. Louis DeVorsey]
$1,670. ($12.
shipping / handling / ins. - foreign postage addnl.)
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700.14 The World in Hemispheres,
1860, by Samuel Augustus Mitchell, Philadelphia
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A fine example of
a Mitchell map is this double hemispheric map with it's
distinctive floral border and beautiful hand coloring. Just
below the Western and Eastern Hemisphere's are three smaller
maps: The World on a Polar Projection, North Polar Region
and Water Hemispheres. A comprehensive diagram
of the world's rivers is shown above the maps with the
notation ' Sea of Uniamezi Probable Source of the Nile'.
The map is rated Very Good [see our rating criteria on the
Home Page] with some light foxing noted and it measures
approximately (13.0" x 11.0" - 33.1 x 28.0 cm).
$195. ($12.
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700.15 Map of
the World on the Mercator Projection Exhibiting the American
Continent as its Center, 1860, by Samuel Augustus Mitchell,
Philadelphia
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Finely engraved
map of the world on a Mercator Projection featuring the
track lines of several explorations including Cook, Gore,
and Ross. This is first edition of the map and
depicts the continent of Antarctica, although only small
sections of the coastline are delineated. Geographic names
include Graham's Land, Palmer's land, and showing the
track of the U.S. Exploring Expedition. The
Trans-Atlantic Cable is shown between Newfoundland and
Ireland. Alaska id shown as 'Russian Territory'. The
classic Mitchell border is present for the 1860's issues.
This map is from Mitchell's New General Atlas of 1860.
The map is rated Very Good, with no apparent flaws and
measures approximately (13.0" x 11.0" - 33.1 x 28.0
cm). $175.
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