Fine French Sea Chart of Reunion Island Finely executed sea chart of the Island of Bourbon (Reunion Island), first issued in 1763. Rumsey notes: "Exceptional onboard document of this rare and fabulous maritime atlas, a masterpiece by the greatest...
Fine early sea chart of the Madagascar, published by the French Hydrographical Department. This chart was produced by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772), France's preeminent maritime cartographer and the Premier Ingénieur of the Depot de la Marine...
Detailed map of the Cape Verd Islands, with a large inset "Plan de la Rade de Praye" on the Island of S. Yago. Excellent and highly detailed chart from the Depot de la Marine, which was then perhaps the most prolific of all sea chart makers in the world.
A finely detailed chart of the Cape Verde Islands off the Coast of Africa, issued by the London publishers, Robert Sayer & John Bennett. This sheet of sea charts details the Cape Verde Islands. First settled by the Portuguese in 1462, it soon...
Detailed chart of the Cape Verde Islands off the Coast of Africa, with inset maps of Praya Bay, A View of the English Road, A View of Praya Bay and a group of recognition views.
Detailed map showing the Cape Verde islands, with a large inset of La Rade De La Praya. Shows towns, rivers, mountains, lakes, etc. Detailed map of the region from this classic 18th Century French atlas.
A finely detailed chart of the Cape Verde Islands off the Coast of Africa, which appeared in a later edition of the West India Atlas. This sheet of sea charts details the Cape Verde Islands. First settled by the Portuguese in 1462, it soon became a...
Rare early broadside describing St. Helena, published in London and Devon in 1815 by the Wallis family. The broadside is dated August 8, 1815, approximately 2 months prior to the arrival on the island of Napoleon Bonaparte, who would remain there in...
Finely colored example of Liuetenant Read's map of St. Helena, published shortly after Napoleon Bonaparte's first (and second) exile. Napoleon I's exile on the island of St Helena has contributed greatly to a heightened interest among he British...
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Historically interesting sketch view of the coast of Saint Helena, attributed to Jean-Baptiste Henri Durand Brager; signed with initials on the lower right side. Durand-Brager (1814 - 1879), was the official artist accompanying the official French...
Rare French sea chart of Bavatoube (also known as Dalrymple Bay) on the northeast coastline of Madagascar. The Bay is about 20 miles east of Nosy Iranja and 40 miles west of Noy Ambariovato and Hell-Ville.
A Rare Chart of Mauritius by its Surveyor General Rare separately published sea chart of Grand Port, Mauritius, published in 1843 by the British Admiralty. The map is based upon the surveys led by John Augustus Lloyd in 1836. The map is centered on...
Nice example of the map illustrating the route of Wilhelm Schouten and Jacob Le Maire through the Straits of Le Maire and across the Pacific to the area northeast of Australia. Willem Cornelisz Schouten (1567-1625) was a navigator for the Dutch East...
Rare large format map of Oceania and the Pacific which was apparently prepared for instructional purposes. An early example of lithography on French maps, perhaps the earliest we have ever seen. This is the first time we have offered this map.
Attractive map of islands showing inset of the Sandwich Islands [Hawaiian Islands]. An excellent Civil War vintage map. Includes a decorative floral border. SA Mitchell Jr. acquired his father's former business from DeSilver in 1860 and relaunched a...
