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A lovely, folio map of the world illustrating the state of French cartographic knowledge from the middle of the eighteenth century. The French were the leading cartographers of the time and this map is a good example of their work. This rendering is based on that of Nicholas Sanson, updated by the Robert de Vaugondy publishing firm. Good detail is presented throughout, showing rivers, lakes, regions, mountains, and political divisions. The information includes is quite up-to-date, with the latest details of North America, including all five Great Lakes and the Mississippi River reasonably correctly depicted. California is attached to the main land, but the northwest is left blank for lack of correct information. Also of interest are the reflections of recent explorations, including partial depictions of Australia ("Nouvelle Hollande") and New Zealand. $3,200
Emanuel Bowen. "A New and Accurate Map of the World." From John Harris' Navigantium atque Itinerantium Bibliotheca. or, A Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels. London, 1744. 11 1/4 x 21 1/4. Engraving. Narrow margin at left, as issued. Very good condition.
This chart of the world on an oval projection appeared in John Harris' Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels, which included many accounts of explorations that could be followed by the reader on this detailed map. Bowen was careful to shown only explored parts of the world, so the northwest part of America is blank except for the label "Parts Undiscovered." The western coast of Australia, the southern outline of Tasmania, and the western coast of New Zealand, all discovered at the time, are shown, with a shade line on the eastern part of Australia showing a projected coastline there. Bowen's map is based on the records of the circumnavigations of Magellan, Drake and Anson, whose tracks are shown. A wonderful document of the state of knowledge about the world prior to Cook's voyages. $1,250
Emanuel Bowen. "A New & Correct Chart of all the Known World." From John Harris' Navigantium atque Itinerantium Bibliotheca. or, A Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels. London, 1744. 14 3/8 x 17 7/8. Engraving. Narrow margin at top, as issued. Very good condition.
Another world map from Harris' Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels, this a sea chart on the Mercator projection. Bowen adds notes throughout of land "discovered" but not fully explored. $850
Georg Moritz Lowizio after Johann Mathias Hasio. "Planiglobii Terrestris Mappa Universalis." Nuremberg: Homann Heirs, 1746. 17 3/4 x 21. Engraving. Original outline color. Minor creases. Very good condition.
An attractive world map drawn by Georg Moritz Lowizio, based on the work of Johann Mathias Hasio. It was published by the Homann Heirs firm in Nuremberg in 1746. Johann Baptist Homann (1663-1724) was one of the most important German cartographers of the eighteenth century, and his business was carried on by his son Johann Christoph (1701-1730), and then the 'Homann Heirs' from 1730 until 1813. The maps issued by all the firms had the same style, with strong engraving, hand coloring, and elaborate uncolored cartouches. This world map is a fine example of their output. Topographical information is very good, including recent details of discoveries in the eighteenth century. The two main hemispheres are surrounded by four other projections of the world, as well as two small vignettes showing the relationship of the sun to the globe. $1,600
Tobias Conrad Lotter after Guillaume Delisle. "Mappa Totius Mundi." Augsburg: T.C. Lotter, ca. 1770. 17 7/8 x 25 1/8. Engraving by Lotter. Full original hand color to map. Good margins. Very good condition.
A double hemisphere map by German cartographer Lotter, based on the great Frenchman Guillaume Delisle. Considerable information is given, including some explorer tracks in the Pacific (e.g. Tasman, Magellan, le Maire...). Interestingly, this must be one of the latest maps to show the mythical island of Frisland, which disappeared from most maps in the late seventeenth century. In the upper corners appear a northern and southern hemisphere map, the later without the great southern continent that had been so popular in earlier times. These hemispheres, colored in a traditional, strong German style, are set into an finely engraved framework, with a delightful baroque title cartouche. A good example of eighteenth-century German cartography. $2,600
Mr. Wauthier. The World & the Four Continents. London, 1797. Each ca. 13 x 15. Engravings. Original outline color. Some creases, but overall very good condition.
The World and the four continents, each presented in a "Plain Map or Emblematic Chart for the Geographical Game" and drawn "According to the Method of the Abbé Gaultier By Mr. Wauthier his Pupil." The maps are intended for some sort of educational "game," and so while the major political divisions and geographic features are indicated, there are no words other than those in the title cartouche. The outline of the continents, the rivers and lakes, and the borders and mountains, are shown with the best information available, and the lack of labels gives the maps a most interesting appearance. For the set, $425
J.B. Tardieu. "Mappe-Monde, en deux Hemisphèrea." Paris, ca. 1815. 9 3/4 x 17 1/4. Engraving by J.B. Tardeau; lettering by Giraldon. Original outline color. Some light spots. Overall, very good condition.
Jean Baptiste Tardeau (1768-1837) was one of the more prolific members of a large French family which devoted itself to cartographic productions from the early eighteenth century until the middle of the nineteenth. This map reflects the state of the world at the end of the Napoleonic Period and a French view during the influences of the Congress of Vienna. Among the European colonies those belonging to France are designated more than others. Also, true to French scientific intentions to show the true size of the world, the equal area projection is used to best illustrate the size of the continents. Many new discoveries are recorded on this map, such as Hawaii (Sandwich Islands) is shown, Australia (still called New Holland) is completely mapped, no northwest passage is suggested (due to Mackenzie and the Lewis and Clark Expedition), and the Bering Straits accurately show that North America is not connected to Asia. $425
John Dower. "A New Chart of the World on Mercator's Projection with the tracks of the most celebrated & recent navigators." London: Henry Teesdale & Co., 1842. Folding map: dissected and mounted onto linen. Two sections, each ca. 50 x 37 1/4. Engraving by John Dower. Full, original hand color. With original cover, gold stamped title and border. With some occasional spotting, but overall very good condition.
A large, excellent quality British map of the world on the Mercator projection. Issued in 1842, it contains an excellent illustration of Texas as an independent republic. Mexico (pre-Mexican War), the United States, and Texas are shown with strong contrasting colors, emphasizing Texas' independent nature. Elsewhere the map contains as up-to-date and accurate information on the world as any map of the time. This large map was issued here in a folding format for ease of carrying and use; such maps are of considerable interest and much scarcer than the usual atlas maps. $5,800
Pictorial View of the World. 1846." New York: Humphrey Phelps, 1846. "28 3/4 x 21 3/4 (full sheet). Wood engraving. Original hand color. Top corners chipped and other minor tears and chips in margins: all expertly repaired. Overall, very good appearance and condition.
A delightful "pictorial view" of the world, which includes a map of the world surrounded by vignettes, tables of information, and a decorative border. Humphrey Phelps was a New York map publisher who in abut 1845 began to issue a number of more decorative broadsides, including besides this "pictorial view," the "Ornamental Map of the United States and Mexico," as well as sheets on the Constitution and Declaration of Independence. On this sheet, there are vignettes of the sun rising over Asia/Africa and the sun setting over the Western Hemisphere. There are tables on populations, rivers, mountains, countries, cities, and distinguished men throughout history. A wonderful "world view" that would have hung in schools and homes in the middle of the nineteenth century. $950
"World At One View." New York: Humphrey Phelps, 1847. 21 x 29. Wood engraving. Original hand color. Minor repaired chips and tears in margins. Very good appearance and condition.
A delightful pictorial image of the world "at one view," another example of a decorative broadside map by Humphrey Phelps, this one co-published with D. Needham in Buffalo, N.Y., Ensigns & Thayer, in New York, Rufus Blanchard, in Cincinnati, and Jos. Ward, in Boston. The double hemisphere world map is surrounded by various images. At the top are scenes on a route from New York to China, via the Oregon Railroad, "This Road once Built, would become the Great Highway of Nations." Below the map are image of female dress from different countries around the world, and then small images of scenes around the world (such as the Great Wall, the Sphinx, Paris, London and Eddystone Lighthouse. The heights of mountains of the world are compared, as are the lengths of the "principal" rivers. In the corners are images of a Caucasian, African, Mongol, and Malay man, while an American Indian image raises his tomahawk in the space between the hemispheres. A wonderful "world view" that would have hung in schools and homes in the middle of the nineteenth century. $1,200
"Johnson's Map of the World on Mercator's Projection." New York: Johnson & Ward, ca. 1863. 16 3/8 x 25 1/4. LIthograph. Original hand color. Spot just under title and in Arctic Ocean; else, very good condition.
As the industry of mapmaking grew in the United States at the mid-nineteenth century, A.J. Johnson's firm was at the forefront. Their colorful atlases kept readers up-to-date not only on westward expansion in the United States, but on border changes and shifting politics around the world. Here, growing colonialism in Africa is illustrated alongside the "unexplored region," and Europe is dominated by Prussia to the north, Austria to the east, and Turkey in the south. Alaska is still noted as "Russian Territory," and nations between the Caspian Sea and the Sea of Japan are subsumed by "Independent Tartary" and the "Chinese Empire." A fascinating historical snapshot of the world in the midst of great change from one of the leaders in American mapmaking. $175
"G. Lang's Erdkarte in Merkators Projection." Leipzig: Georg Lang, 1892. Separately issued wall map; dissected into sixteen sections and mounted on linen for folding. Color cerograph. Very good condition.
A large and boldly designed map of the world by Leipzig map publisher George Lang. The focus is on political and transportation information. Each country is marked with contrasting colors, with the political spheres of the major European powers indicated by a color code in the title cartouche. Railroad lines and steam boat routes are prominently marked as are telegraph lines. Included are a number of insets of South East Asia and Africa, especially where the German colonies were located. $525
"The United States in the Modern World." Chicago: Rand, McNally & Co., ca. 1940. Separately issued folding map: dissected into 24 sections; mounted on linen. With original buckram covers. Rivets at top edge for hanging. 37 1/2 x 56. Color cerograph. Very good condition. Ex-libra.
Obviously produced as a didactic tool, this map from the Earle McKee American History Series offers a very interesting depiction of the world as presented to American students just prior to WWII. The main map depicts the nations of the world color keyed to show national control. Shipping routes by steamship and "principal airways" are clearly indicated, with very few routes shown for the latter. A number of graphic charts are included, including one showing the amount of land controlled by different nations. The British Empire is largest, followed by the Soviet Union, France, China and then the United states. A large number of other charts are given, including national wealth, international trade, loans made since WWI, and other items of considerable interest. $175
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