Newly Added Antique Map Inventory

Selection of Rare and Antique Maps recently added to the Nautical category of Geographicus Antique Map Gallery.

1780 Mannevillette Map or Nautical Chart of Taiwan (Formosa) and Fujian, China

3500.00 USD — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 16:37:00 +0000

A scarce c.1780 British edition of D'Apres de Mannevillette's nautical chart or map of Taiwan (Formosa) and the mainland Fujian Coast, China. The map offers rich detail including countless depth soundings, notes on the seafloor, commentary on reefs, rhumb lines, shoals, place names and a wealth of other practical information for the mariner. This is a scarce 1775 nautical chart or maritime map of the coast of Burma or Pegu or Myanmar. Composed by Jean-Baptiste d'Apres de Mannevillette, this map covers the Gulf of Martaban and the coast of Myanmar from the Ayeyarwady region east as far as the city of Martaban (modern day Mottama). The basic cartography of this map dates to Mannevillette's voyages as pilot for the Compagnie des Indies in the early 1700s. It was originally published in Paris in 1745. This is a large 1872 nautical chart or maritime map of the Island of Crete or Candia, the largest and most populous Greek Island, issued by the British Admiralty. A set of two maps, the left hand side map represents the western portion of the island while the second sheet represents the eastern portion of the island. The chart features both nautical and inland detail noting both topographical features, including Crete's mountainous interiors, and thousands of depth soundings (in fathoms). A fascinating and extremely rare 1668 nautical chart or maritime map depicting the northern Atlantic Ocean by Hendrick Doncker. Oriented with the East, this map covers from Newfoundland south to modern day Paraiba, Brazil; east as far as the Azores and Cape Verde Islands; and west as far as Hispaniola. Doncker derived this map from similar map issued in 1650 by Theunis Jacobsz. Most likely the British buccaneer George Anson's most important published map, this is his important 1748 nautical chart of the Philippine islands (Philippines). The map covers the northern Philippine Islands from Cebu to the northern tip of Luzon. Extremely rare, this is a 1791 wall sized nautical chart or maritime map of the Baltic Sea by John Hamilton Moore. The map covers from the Gulf of Bothinia and the coast of Finland south to Pomerania, Prussia, and the Kattegat, and from Denmark east to the Gulf of Livonia. In modern terms, this map covers the Baltic Sea in the vicinity of Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany, and Denmark. A large and impressive 1891 nautical chart by James Imray covering eastern Malaya (Malaysia), Singapore, and parts of Borneo and Sumatra. This is part of a nine map series Imray issued to illustrate trade routes between Singapore, China, and Japan. It corresponds to Chart no. 2 in the 'East India Archipelago' series and chart no. 4 in the 'Western Route to China' series. This chart was first issued in the 1860s. The current edition is 1893, but has been updated and correced to 1894. An extremely scarce large format c. 1800 French nautical chart or maritime map of the Rio de la Plata, Argentina and Uruguay. This elegantly presented map covers the entire estuary from Los Cerros de San Juan to the Laguna de Rocha. It extends south to approximately 55 degrees south latitude. The chart includes the important ports of Buenos Aires, Sacramento, Montevideo, and Maldonado, among others. A scarce separately published 1877 nautical chart or maritime map of Buzzard Bay by George Eldridge. This elegantly produced chart on thick stock covers from the west coast of Cape Cod and includes New Bedford, Falmouth, Sippican, Wareham, Woods Hole, and Mattapoisett, among other towns. Eldridge provides excellent maritime detail throughout with numerous soundings (in feet) and notations for undersea ledges, shoals, and other dangers. This is a large 1905 U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey nautical chart or maritime map of Boston Bay, Massachusetts and its approaches. It covers the Massachusetts coastline from Marshfield north past Cohasset, Weymouth, Quincy, Boston, Lynn, Marblehead, Salem and Gloucester to Cape Ann. It offers astounding inland detail, noting individual buildings, roads, bridges, rivers towns and topography. An exceptional 1691 nautically styled map of the Pacific Ocean by the Venetian cartographer Vincenzo Maria Coronelli. Coronelli's map covers the Pacific from Japan to New Zealand and from New Guinea to Tiera Del Fuego and the Yucatan. The map focuses on the new discoveries in the Pacific by Dutch, French, and Spanish, and as such is styled as nautical chart with heavy coastal but only limited inland detail. This is an attractive hand colored 1851 U.S. Coast Survey triangulation chart or map of Savannah, Georgia and the Savannah River. It shows the progress of the survey work in this area by date annotated sections. Shows navigation marks such as Fort Jackson, Tybee Lighthouse, and Daniel's tall Chimney. Details the grid layout of Savannah city. This map was compiled under the direction of A. D. This is a fine example of the 1850 U. S. Coast Survey's nautical chart of Cape Hatteras on the Hatteras Island in North Carolina, and its surrounding shoals. It covers Cape Hatteras and Hatteras Cove and includes Diamond Shoal and the Outer Shoals. A scarce, important, and highly desirable 1852 nautical chart or maritime map of the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays by Fielding Lucas Jr. This chart covers the entirety of the Chesapeake Bay from Wrightsville (on the Susquehanna River) and Philadelphia (on the Delaware River) to Cape Henry and Norfolk, Virginia. A seminal production, this is Guillaume Delisle's 1721 map of the Caspian Sea according to the surveys of Van Verden and S. I Soimonov. It is the first printed map of the Caspian Sea based upon actual survey work. Although other cartographers also copied the work of Van Verden and Soimonov, Delisle was the first, and his mapping is the finest and truest to the original manuscript. This is a beautiful example of Joannes van Keulen's 1728 nautical chart or maritime map of Pisang Island, a small island near Padang, on the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. Oriented to the west, this map covers the coast of Padang, and the neighboring islands, including Pulau Pisang. The map notes numerous depth soundings, reefs and shoals as well as some inland features. Rhumb lines radiate from the compass rose. A scarce and important 1810 Henry Salt nautical chart or maritime map of Annesley Bay (Gulf of Zula, Bay of Arafali), Eritrea, Africa. The bay is located about 30 miles south of the modern day Eritrean city of Massawa. The map covers the bay in some detail as well as the surrounding shores, villages, and topography. A scarce and important 1809 Henry Salt nautical chart or maritime map Howakil Bay (Houakel), Eritrea. Howakil Bay is a large bite in the coast of Eritrea. It is a maze of small islands, reefs, and shoals that even in the early 20th were imperfectly mapped. In the periploi of antiquity Howakil Bay was known as Opsian Bay. Salt came to this bay to search out the opsian stone, most likely a form of obsidian, for which the bay was famous in antiquity. A scarce 1775 map of the coasts of Malay (modern day Malaysia) in the vicinity of Kuala Lumpur. This is a fine example Jean-Baptiste d'Apres de Mannevillette 1775 nautical chart or maritime map of Selangor and the Strait of Malacca on the western coast of Malaysia. An extremely scarce and important 1891 nautical chart or maritime map depicting New York City's Hell Gate, the East River, the Harlem River, Roosevelt Island (Blackwell's Island), Ward's Island, and Randall's Island, as well as portions of adjacent Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens. As suggested by the title, the map focuses on the East River from the southern tip of Roosevelt Island northwards to the northern tip of Randall's Island and the Harlem River.

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1780 Mannevillette Map or Nautical Chart of Taiwan (Formosa) and Fujian, China