Scarce Zurner Map of America -- California shown as an Island. Fine old color example of this scarce map of America, showing California as an island, published by Zurner and engraved by Pieter Schenk. Zurner's map is a fascinating compilation of up...
![[California as an Island - First State!] Totius Americae Septentrionalis et Meridionalis Novissima Representatio . . .](/map/small/69781.jpg)
Nice example of the first edition of Johann Baptiste Homann's map of America, showing California as an Island on the second Sanson model and pre-dating Homann's privilege. The Straits of Anian are shown forming a Northwest Passage between California...
Nice example of John Senex's decorative map of America. Senex's map is curious for several reasons. First, unlike most maps of the period, Senex adds a conjectural Northwest Coastline, which includes a number of islands and several lakes, including...
Interesting map of North America, showing California as an island, from Chatelain's monumental 7 volume Atlas Historique. Includes 4 printed views of the counsels of the West Indies, North America, South America and Terre Ferme.
![Americae Aucta Delineatio [California as an Island]](/map/small/67220.jpg)
Decorative map from a scarce A.F. Zurner atlas. Full original color. Shows a unique projection of California as an island, and marvelous Terra Iesso, running from Fretum Anian to Japan. Bits of Australia are shown as Quiri Regio. A nice scarce map.
Striking, Richly Engraved Map of the Americas Fine, decorative and detailed map of the Americas, with California as an island and two richly illustrated cartouches. The present map depicts the Americas and parts of France, Spain, Portugal, and...
![Nov. Orbis sive America Septentrionalis . . [California as an Island]](/map/small/66995.jpg)
Decorative map of North America, showing California as an Island, based upon the second Sanson Model. The present example is from the private collection of Glen McLaughlin, author of The Mapping of California as an Island. (Letter available upon...
Rare map of America identifying the prevalent languages of the world. Includes two text tables with the Characters of the Persian and Brahmam languages. California is shown as an Island. From Synopsis Universae Philologiae.
Striking, Richly Engraved Map of the Americas—One of the Last to Feature California as an Island Fine, detailed map of the Americas, with California as an island and two richly illustrated cartouches. This is one of the last maps to be printed with...
Rare map of America, showing California as an Island. California is shown as an Island, with the extended westward land mass to Asia and the Mississippi River extending to the Straits of Anian. Odd Great Lakes Projection and other interesting...
Decorative manuscript map of America, showing California as an island, with decorative embellishments. Maps of this type are typically hand drawn for tourists in Istanbul, using old paper which frequently includes earlier manuscript writing in...
![Pascaart vertoonende de zeecusten van Chili, Peru, Hispania Nova, Nova Granada, en California…. [Early New Zealand Inset]](/map/small/65168.jpg)
Fine Golden Age Dutch Chart with the Island of California and an Early Mapping of New Zealand Scarce early sea chart by Doncker, showing the West Coast of the Pacific Ocean, which extends from the island of California to Chile, with noteworthy insets...
Fine old colored example of first state of De Wit's map of the Pacific Ocean, featuring California as an Island and important early projections of Australia and New Zealand. The finely engraved sea chart was first published in De Wit's Orbis Maritimus...
![[Miniature on Vellum in gold and colors] Orbis Nulla Plaga est, Quam Sol non Ditet Jesus](/map/small/62347.jpg)
An Illuminated Manuscript Map of the World on Vellum! Finely executed hand drawn miniature map of the world, celebrating the spread of Catholicism by the Jesuits. A representation of the baby Jesus is shown between the two hemispheres, with the...
An Iconic Gold Rush Image Rare edition of the class "Gold Hunter" image, published by Kellogg & Comstock. "The 'gold hunter' is a well dressed man, laden with gold mining tools, scales, link sausages, fish and a pot for a hat. In the background a...
Set of 9 lithographs drawn by John Hull and printed in Boston, setting Bret Harte's poem The Heathen Chinee, published in Boston in 1870. Originally published as Plain Language from Truthful James, the work is a narrative poem by American writer Bret...
