Newly Added Antique Map Inventory

Selection of Rare and Antique Maps recently added to the Mexico and Central America category of Geographicus Antique Map Gallery.

1828 Malte-Brun Map of North America

This is an attractive example of the 1828 Malte-Brun map of North America. It covers from Baffin Bay (Baffins Bay) to Honduras. This map predates the Mexican American War consequently most of California, New Mexico, and Texas are Spanish Territory. The mythical kingdom of gold, Quivara, a relic of 16th century Conquistador legends, is identified in modern day Oregon. Texas is identified as Tecas. This is an attractive example of the 1828 Malte-Brun map of the Western Hemisphere. It covers North America, South America and most of Polynesia, including New Zealand. The Pacific Coast of the United States is here identified as 'New Albion', a name given to the region by Sir Francis Drake, after he explored it and claimed it for England in 1579. Various, important rivers, islands, cities and other topographical details are noted. This is a fascinating example of the 1862 H. H. Lloyd map of North America. Centered on the United States, covers from the Arctic Ocean to Panama, including Greenland and parts of South American and the West Indies. A tiny inset map in the upper left quadrant depicts the westward extension of the Alaska Peninsula. The maps lower quadrants contain an elevation profile of the United States from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean and another of the lands between latitude 33�43 and 38�01. A fine first state example of J. B. Homann's decorative 1712 map of Mexico, Florida, New England, the West Indies, and the Mississippi Valley (Louisiana). Centered on the Mississippi River Valley, Homann's map covers from Sinaloa (Mexico) eastwards to the Atlantic Coast and from the Great Lakes to the Spanish Main (Venezuela) inclusive of Florida, the West Indies, Central America, and the British Colonies along the Atlantic seaboard. An excellent 1865 example of Johnson's map of Mexico and Texas. Like most of Johnson's maps, this map was derived from an earlier map by J. H. Colton issued in 1855. Covers all of modern day Mexico as well as most of Texas, Guatemala, Belize, and adjacent regions. Includes some interesting notations such here and there as 'Uninhabited', and 'isolated maintains without grass wood or waters... A stunning example of Alexander von Humboldt's 1811 geological profile view of southern portion of the Mexican Plateau. This view covers the corridor between Mexico City and Guanajuato, including the centers of Tula and Queretaro. The profile betrays Humboldt's background as a mining geologist in Germany where such profiles were composed in order to assess the mineral wealth of potential excavation sites. A stunning example of Alexander von Humboldt's 1811 map of the port of Acapulco. This map was drawn to accompany Humboldt's important Essai politique sur le Royaume de la Nouvelle-Espagne , one of the most influential books written about late colonial period Mexico. It covers Acapulco Bay and the adjacent and smaller Marques Port. Humboldt compiled this map from earlier maps prepared by the Spanish Royal Navy in 1791. This unusual 1704 map, drawn by Giovanni Francesco Gemelli Careri, depicts Mexico City as it appeared in the late 17th century. Oriented to the east and centered on the insular Mexico City, Gemelli's map covers from Pachuca to Tepoztlan and from Tlalnepantla to Xochimilco. The map features 'A Burning Mountain', most likely Popocatepetl, in theupper right quadrant. An uncommon 1751 map of Acapulco, Chile, by the British Admiral George Anson. Oriented to the East, the map details Acapulco Bay and its fortified port. In the 18th century Acapulco was the strategically important starting point for all Spanish trade across the Pacific. Until Anson's capture of the Neustra Se�ora de Covadonga , the Spanish dominated Acapulco-Manila route was the only viable link between the New World and the rich markets of Asia. An excellent 1855 first edition example of Colton's map of Central America and Jamaica. Like most of Colton's North America maps, this map was derived from an earlier wall map of North America produced by Colton and D. Griffing Johnson. Covers from the Yucatan southeast as far as Panama and north as far as Jamaica. The lower left hand quadrant features three inset maps. An excellent 1855 first edition example of Colton's map of Mexico. Like most of Colton's North America maps, this map was derived from an earlier wall map of North America produced by Colton and D. Griffing Johnson. Covers all of modern day Mexico as well as most of Texas, Guatemala, Belize, and adjacent regions. Includes some interesting notations such here and there as 'Uninhabited', and 'isolated maintains without grass wood or waters... A delightfully whimsical 1846 map of the North America, from a German kinderatlas or children's atlas. The map details all of North America in the last year of Texas autonomy (1836 � 1846), thus the continent is divided with color coding into the United States (Vereinigte Staaten), Texas, Mexico, British America (Canada), Russian America (Russisch), Guatemala (inclusive of Panama), and the Antilles or West Indies. An excellent 1856 first edition example of Colton's desirable map of North America. The map covers the continent from South America to the Arctic, inclusive of the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America and the West Indies. The United States portion of this map features an early territorial configuration of the Transmississippi. Nebraska is shown at its fullest, extending from Kansas to the Canadian border. A pair of appealing 1765 nautical views of the Mexican harbors of Acapulco and Zihuatanejo by George Anson and Jan van Schley. These shore profiles include beautiful renderings of 18th century sailing ships as well as still identifiable coastal features. An extremely attractive 1765 map of the Mexican harbor of Zihuatanejo by George Anson and Jan van Schley. Details the harbor beautifully showing mountains, waterways, and trees as well as offering detailed depth soundings and nautical references. Zihuatanejo is a stunningly beautiful resort area in Guerrero, Mexico, about 250 km north of Acapulco. An extremely attractive 1745 map of the Mexican harbor of Zihuatanejo by George Anson. Details the harbor beautifully showing mountains, waterways, and trees as well as offering detailed depth soundings and nautical references. Zihuatanejo is a stunningly beautiful resort area in Guerrero, Mexico, about 250 km north of Acapulco. A fine 1729 map of North America by Pieter Van der Aa with an elaborate frame style border. Centered on the Great Lakes, this map covers all of North America from the Baffin Bay to the Spanish Map and from California to the Azores (Acores). The map is color coded according to the dominant colonial powers; the regions of Florida, New Mexico, New Spain (Mexico), California, Nouvelle France, the lands of the Hudson Bay Company, and the British Colonies along the eastern seaboard being identified. This is the 1783 Dezauche issue of Phillipe Buache and Guillaume D L'Isle's important map of North America and the West Indies. The map covers the United States, Mexico, New Mexico, Central America and the West Indies or Antilles. De L'Isle first issued this map in 1703. At the time it was by far the most sophisticated map of the region yet produced, an achievement that the map historian Carl Wheat considers 'a towering landmark along the path of Western cartographic development'. One of the most interesting and attractive 19th century wall maps of North America. Published in 1855 by Jacob Monk, this large and beautiful wall map, details much of North America from the southern border of Canada to Central America, the West Indies, and the northwestern parts of South America. Details the United States in full as well as parts of modern day Canada. A nice example of Antonio Zatta's fascinating map of Mexico, Texas, Florida, Louisiana, and Central America. Centered on what would soon be known as Texas, this map covers from the Pacific to the Atlantic, and from the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay tot eh Isthmus of Panama. This remarkable map of the region, which predated Humboldt's landmark map of 1810, illustrates just how little was known of the American southwest north of Mexico.

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Newly Added Antique Map Inventory

1828 Malte-Brun Map of North America