World map from the 1840 General Atlas of the World published by Adam & Charles Black. The map is a good reflection of contemporary cartographic... Show moreWorld map from the 1840 General Atlas of the World published by Adam & Charles Black. The map is a good reflection of contemporary cartographic knowledge of the world. At this time the coastlines of the world with the exception of the polar regions had largely been explored. For this reason depiction of the polar regions are absent for the Antarctic and mostly unfinished in the case of the Arctic. The interiors of central Asia, South America, the western United States, Australia, and especially Africa are largely speculative. The continents are outlined in different colors. Later editions of this map in Blacks General Atlas used solid colors to define the continents. This map was engraved by George Aikman who also produced the illustrations for the 7th edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica also published by A & C Black. Publisher: Best known for publishing Whos Who and the seventh edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, the Edinburgh based firm of Adam & Charles Black was founded in 1807 and also published a series of popular travel guides (Blacks Guides) as well as the General Atlas of the World from 1840-1898 for which this map was made. engd. by G. Aikman. Relief shown by hachures. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00179 Print Map Item-ID: i11401655 BIB-ID: 1172508 Show less
This fine woodcut map of Sumatra is the first separate map of an Indonesian island to be based on actual empirical data. It is based on the Ramusio... Show moreThis fine woodcut map of Sumatra is the first separate map of an Indonesian island to be based on actual empirical data. It is based on the Ramusio's 'Raccolta di Navigationi et Viaggi'. In the book was an account of the voyage of the Parmentier Brothers, Frenchmen who ran the Portuguese blockade of the East Indies and landed on the west Sumatran coast. Both brothers died of fever and their crew did not acquire a great deal of wealth, which dissuaded the French from sending further expeditions. Prior to Ramusio's map, Sumatra had been confused with Sri Lanka and maps of the island contained conjectural geography based primarily on Marco Polo. The map is oriented with south at the top and the shape of the island and many of its features are quite accurately portrayed. However, there is no attempt to show any part of the Malay Peninsula or Java, although several of the surrounding small islands, such as Bancha (Banca) are shown. Charming scenes in the interior show vegetation, animals, and native figures at work and play, and there are numerous ships and creatures in the sea. First published in Giovani Battista Ramusio's Delle navigatione et viaggi. Relief shown pictorially. Oriented with north to the bottom. Page numbers on top margin of sheet: 433, 434. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00231 Print Map Item-ID: i11400493 BIB-ID: 1843418 Show less
Historical geography, Historical geography--Maps, Civilization, Ancient--Maps, Civilization, Ancient--Maps--Early works to 1800, Civilization, Historical geography--Maps, Maps, Maps, G7420 1635 .B5
This is a decorative and detailed map of Persia by Willem Janszoon Blaeu, The map was published in Amsterdam and is dated 1635. The map Persia... Show moreThis is a decorative and detailed map of Persia by Willem Janszoon Blaeu, The map was published in Amsterdam and is dated 1635. The map Persia extending from the Eastern Mediterranean to Tacalistan and the Indus River with the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf in the South and Caspian and Tartaria in the North. The focus on the map is on Persia, but includes areas of present day Iran, Iraq, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Oman, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait. Hundreds of towns and cities are noted as well as rivers, lakes, and mountain ranges. A decorative title cartouche shows three Persian gentlemen, two of which hold a spear and sword also a sailing ship roams the Arabian Sea. [Willem Janszoon Blaeu]. Relief shown pictorially. Appears in: Novus Atlas, das ist Abbildung vnd Beschreibung von allen Ländern des Erdreichs, gantz vernewt vnd verbessert. Amsterdam, 1635. 2 v. (v.2, map no. 183). Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00241 Print Map Item-ID: i11400559 BIB-ID: 1843971 Show less
Paul, Geography--Maps, Bible New Testament, Apostles
This striking map of the eastern Mediterranean and its environs was created to depict the travels of Apostle Pauli from Canaan to Rome (60 61 AD).... Show moreThis striking map of the eastern Mediterranean and its environs was created to depict the travels of Apostle Pauli from Canaan to Rome (60 61 AD). A total of 9 panels sandwich the map depicting major scenes from Paul's life and journey including the baptism of Ananias, his escape from Damascus a shipwreck off the island of Malta (also visible in map) and his appearance before the Roman Emperor Nero. The map was engraved and hand colored to display the geo-political divisions of the region in the 1st century AD. Numerous cities towns and place names are labeled throughout, including Memphis, Alexandria, Jerusalem, Babel, Tripoli, Constantinople, Athens and Rome. Sailing ships and a compass rose embellish the seas. Dutch text on verso. nieuwlÿcx int licht gebracht door Nicolaes Visscher. Shows the travels of the Apostles and especially St. Paul, through the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean. Relief shown pictorially. Graphic scale reads: "Duytse Mÿlen van 15 in een Graedt." (60 units shown). "Vrengaens van 20 in een Graedt." (80 units shown). Scale computed by comparison with other maps. Publication date from dealer's notes. Probably from a Dutch Bible. Verso has text reading: "Verklaringe over de geographische afbeeldinge der landtschappen, by den Apostelen ... doorwandelt." Nine vignettes along the top and bottom showing scenes of the travels of Saint Paul. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00249 Print Map Item-ID: i11400572 BIB-ID: 1845447 Visscher Nicolas (1618 - 1679), The Visscher families were art and map dealers in Amsterdam during the 17th century. Funded by C. J. Visscher (1587-1652), the business was continued by his son and grandson, both named Nicolas. Nicolas Visscher was born 1618 in Wenns, Austria. He died 1679 in Linz. Nicolas II, passed the business to Pieter Schenk. Show less
This hand-colored engraved map was first published in "Atlas Manuale A New Set of Maps of All Parts of the Earth" during the early part of the... Show moreThis hand-colored engraved map was first published in "Atlas Manuale A New Set of Maps of All Parts of the Earth" during the early part of the 18th century. Herman Moll was one of the foremost map publishers in England at this time. This highly detailed yet small map covers Arabian Peninsula eastward to the Persian Gulf and northward to Iraq and Desert of Syria, and the Red Sea region including part of Africa. It is a clear and attractive cartographic document that shows physical features, settlements, caravan trails, and tribal affiliation. by H. Moll, geographer. Relief shown pictorially. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00083 Print Map Item-ID: i11401473 BIB-ID: 1822137 Herman Moll was born in 1654 of German descent. He first came to London to work as an engraver for several publishers, and in the late 1670s set up his own business publishing atlases as well as maps of all parts of the world. His earliest known cartographic work is a series of small maps for the geography book of Sir Jonas Moore, published in 1683. Over the next fifty years he produced numerous works on classical, British and foreign geography, illustrated with maps of varying scales and detail yet in clear, distinctive style. Though his later work lacks the flamboyance of earlier productions, it is nevertheless still very pleasing to the eye. Molls best known works are the maps he produced for his folio atlas "The World Described", first published circa 1715. Perhaps Molls most famous map is the "New and Exact Map of the Dominions of the King of Great Britain on Ye Continent of North America", depicting the English colonies along the east coast. The map is more popularly called the Beaver Map after its attractive vignette scene of beavers building dams. His other works include the "Atlas Manuale" (1709), the "New and Complete Atlas" (1719), the "Atlas Minor" (1729) and "Atlas Geographus" (1711-17) in five volumes. Names of the places in English, and some are in Latin language. Show less
This is a one of the earliest printed maps of the city and beautiful example of a cornerstone map in attractive coloring. Translation of cartouche... Show moreThis is a one of the earliest printed maps of the city and beautiful example of a cornerstone map in attractive coloring. Translation of cartouche text, view of Algiers, the most powerful town of the Saracens, built in the Numidian province of Africa and situated on the edge of the Balearic Current in the Mediterranean Sea, across from Spain. The plate of Algiers depicts the formidably fortified town in a low bird's-eye view, with a figure bottom left dressed in a turban and kaftan, the coloring of which matches that of the surrounding countryside. The fortress-like layout of the town, conveniently located on a harbor, features a well-laid out Old Town with five mosques, including, in the foreground, the Great Mosque (Q) from the 11th century. While Algiers belonged to the Kingdom of Aragon after the Reconquista in 1492, in the early 16th century many Moors, Moriscos and Corsairs made Algiers and Tunis their base. Among others Ferdinand, the Catholic, campaigned against their piracy; on the other side the Turks helped the North Africans and, with the exception of Morocco, the land became part of the Ottoman Empire in 1518-1519. Bird's eye view, with key to streets, buildings, gates, and other features. Key is in Italian, but title and other text is in Latin. From Braun and Hogenberg's Civitates orbis terrarum, part 2 (Coloniae: Apud auctores, et ... apud Philippum Gallaeum, 1575-1612), leaf S9 verso. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00253 Print Map Item-ID: i11400602 BIB-ID: 1845452 Georg Braun (1541-1622) was a canon of Cologne Cathedral and was responsible for the descriptions for each of the plates in the series as well as the introductions for each volume. Braun conceived the idea of the publication and sought the advice of many artists and printers of the time in Europe. Amongst the contributors were Flemish painter and draftsman, Joris Hoefnagel and his son Jakob Hendrik van Schoel, the surveyor Jacob van Deventer of the Netherlands, the English cartographer William Smith as well as Heinrich Rantzau, to mention a few of the ones involved with the project. Special emphasis should be noted with Joris Hoefnagel [1542-1600] who was one of the most significant contributors to the Civitates. Show less
auct. Hen. Hondio. Decorated with sailing ships, fish and other animals. Map of African continent probably taken from Mercators Atlas and made some... Show moreauct. Hen. Hondio. Decorated with sailing ships, fish and other animals. Map of African continent probably taken from Mercators Atlas and made some improvements. Arabian peninsula is shown but the Persian Gulf is hindered by the title cartonche. Pictures of monsters, pirates and ships at sea. Wild animals are depicted in the continent. Dutch text about the continent on the back of the map. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00696 Print Map Item-ID: i11402064 BIB-ID: 1172549 Show less
par N. Sanson. I. Somer Pruthenus Sculp. Relief shown pictorially. "Avec privilege du Roy pour vingt Ans." Appears in: Cartes générales de toutes les... Show morepar N. Sanson. I. Somer Pruthenus Sculp. Relief shown pictorially. "Avec privilege du Roy pour vingt Ans." Appears in: Cartes générales de toutes les parties du monde ... / par le sieur Sanson d'Abbéville. Paris : Chez P. Mariette, 1658. (Map no. 20). Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00916 Print Map Item-ID: i11402404 BIB-ID: 1172583 Show less
Classical geography, Classical geography--Maps--Early works to 1800
Auctor d'Anville. Signed: Guill. De-la-Haye. Shows rivers and settlements; note. Relief shown pictorially. Ferro meridian. The map covers Europe, North... Show moreAuctor d'Anville. Signed: Guill. De-la-Haye. Shows rivers and settlements; note. Relief shown pictorially. Ferro meridian. The map covers Europe, North and Eastern Africa, Middle East to Chinese eastern border. Scale: Milliaria Romana, Hexapodis 756 definita, 1000. Stadia Greca olympica 10000. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00654 Print Map Item-ID: i11402027 BIB-ID: 1172545 Europe, North Africa and southern Asia. Show less
This is an antique map and view of the town of Oran / Algeria (Oran Munita Urbs et Comodus Ports in Ora Maritima Barbariae et Proprie in Regno... Show moreThis is an antique map and view of the town of Oran / Algeria (Oran Munita Urbs et Comodus Ports in Ora Maritima Barbariae et Proprie in Regno Telensin), Seutter, Augsburg, ca. 1750.This splendid plan typifies the style and format of a series of birds-eye plans and panoramic profiles of major cities and ports published in Germany during the eighteenth century. At top is a map of the coastline showing the fortifications of the Algerian port of Oran at the bottom is a coastal view with a fleet of ships in the foreground. The chart is richly embellished with a large allegorical title cartouche featuring Zeus and his entourage. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00252 Print Map Item-ID: i11400596 BIB-ID: 1845451 Matthäus Seutter (1678-1756) was born in 1678, the son of a goldsmith, in Augsburg. In 1697 Seutter began his studies in Nuremberg and subsequently worked in the publishing house of Jeremias Wolff in Augsburg. In 1710, he established his own publishing house and print shop. The Seutter publishing house produced a great number of maps, atlases and globes. However, very few original maps were printed there as Augsburg at that time had no university and no connection to the fields of mathematics or the natural sciences. Seutter therefore copied the work of other cartographers, making his own engravings based on their models, with over 500 maps produced in his studio. Seutter's most well-known works are the 1725 "Geographical Atlas or an Accurate Depiction of the Whole World" ("Atlas Geographicus oder Accurate Vorstellung der ganzen Welt") with 46 maps, the 1734 "Large Atlas" ("Grosser Atlas") with 131 maps, and the 1744 pocket atlas "Small Atlas" ("Atlas minor") with 64 maps. Matthäus Seutter died in 1756 and his son Albrecht Karl, his son-in-law, conrad Tobias Lotter, and his business partner, Johann Michael Probst, ran the printing business for five more years. Show less
