BRIET,Ph. La division de Locean du Nouveau Monde. Paris, 1653. Beau col. A good and dark impression. Mint. Text on verso, [page] 146. 176 x 131 mm.
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500 €   

¤ California is shown as a large island with nearly flat northern coast with two place names, C.de Mondouno and C.S. Luc. Blank to the north. From his Parallela geographiae veteris et novae. Very good impression, numerous lines helping the engraver for lining up the text as still visible. Also the remains of being perhaps another cartouche in upper right corner. - McLaughlin, California, 10.

D'AVITY,P. after JANSSONIUS America noviter delineata. Paris 1659. Beau col. Margin cut just into the sacle border, carefully re-margined and re-drawn. In good condition. 375 x 500 mm.
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3600 €   

¤ Extremely rare map of the America's published in Pierre D'Avity's Les Etats... The plate was engraved with figured borders on three sides and is drawn from the Picrt map of 1644, itself derived from the second state of the Janssonius, 1623. The most noticeable difference is the removal of the two skulls below the title cartouche.
Unfortunataly the three figured borders are cut off. P.Burden refers to only one copy and could not identify more examples.
The North Pole illustrate Frobisher's theory of the NORTHWEST PASSAGE and the South Pole shows the long-held idea of the legendary southern continent.
The map is richly decorated with a strapwork title cartouche, fleets of ships and sea monsters. North America retains the peninsular California and the East Coast is beginning to take shape, although it still lacks detail in the mid-Atlantic region.
In South America, there is a large inland sea and two engraved scenes, one of which details a cannibalistic feast. No text on verso. Cartouche signed : Auct: Judoco Hondio. - Burden, North America, 333.

MOLL,H. A new.. South Sea Company.. North Part of California.. Londres, 1719. Beau col. Printed from two plates. On the crossing of a horizontal and vertical folds some minor re-inforcement of paper. Very good. 661 x 496 mm.
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1500 €   

¤ Very decorative map of the whole of South America extending north as far as the island California and Florida. Numerous insets including Acapulco, the Galapagos Islands, Juan Fernandez, the Isthmus of Darien (Panama), the Magellan Straits and the imaginary Perys Island. Printed separately and attached above are three detailed harbour charts of Baldivia, Guiaquil and Chiloe island. - McLaughlin, California, 181.

TIRION, I. Nieuwe kaart van het Westelykste deel der Wereld,.. Amsterdam, 1754. Beau col. ancien. In good condition. Wide margins. Repair of split lower part margin. Not affecting engraved area. 336 x 358 mm.
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400 €   

¤ Northwestern North America is virtually empty but with a vague line and a note of Russian sightings in 1743. The American colonies extend westward to the Mississippi and some beyond. The region of Hudson's Bay is very confused, as is Greenland. South America is quite well mapped with many places and tribes names.

JANVIER,Sr. L'Amerique divisée en ses principaux Etats.. Paris, 1760. Col. Some very light staining, overall in very good condition. 472 x 653 mm.
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1000 €   

¤ Uncommon map published by Lattré. This map is most notable for it's depiction of Mer ou Baye de L'Quest or Sea of the West. A great sea, easily the size of the Mediterranean, to flow from the then-known Strait of Juan de Fuca. Showing an opening to the ocean from this great sea at roughly in North California or Oregon and Quivira somewhere in Idaho. Fattening Alaska and appropriately leaving blank the unknown parts of Northern America. Listing Indian nations, towns such as Santa Fe.

PHILIPPE DE PRETOT,E.A. Carte Nouvel le D'Amerique pour les.. Paris, 1769. Beau col. ancien. Good and dark impression. 273 x 393 mm.
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650 €   

¤ Fine detailed and uncommon map of America. This map is most notable for it's depiction of Mer de L'Ouest or Sea of the West; a great sea, easily the size of the Mediterranean, to flow from the then-known Strait of Juan de Fuca. Shows an opening to the ocean from this great sea at roughly in North California or Oregon and Quivira somewhere in Idaho. Prepared by Etienne André Philippe de Pretot (1708-1787) a royal censor and professor of history at the Royal Academy of Science in Paris. With coats of arms. Outside of the border "Nord ou Septentrion", "Sud ou Midi". Engraved by Vallet. Very fine colouring, compass-rose and title cartouche.

WYLD, J. The Basin of the Pacific.. Londres, 1855-1864. In original colours. A few very minor light brown stain, repair of split right hand margin 2cm into engraved area. Generally in very good condition. 562 x 845 mm.
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190 €   

¤ Very detailed map of the Pacific Ocean, including Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Hawaii, etc. James Wyld (the younger) was geographer to the Queen and H.R.H. Prince Albert. Joined his father's business in 1830. His address was from 1835 until 1860: Charing Cross East next door to the Post Office and 457 Strand. As Queen Victoria married Albert in 1840 his imprint changed to Geographer of the Queen and H.R.H. Prince Albert. From his "A New General Atlas of modern geography..". Map is very finely engraved and coloured by hand.