Newly Added Antique Map Inventory

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

1907 U.S. Coast Survey Map of the Long Island Sound and Connecticut Coast near Branford

This is an impressive large format rolling 1907 nautical chart or maritime map of the northern shore of the Long Island Sound or the Connecticut Coast. Issued by the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, this map covers from East Haven, Connecticut to Sachem Head, Connecticut, inclusive of South Send, Branford Harbor, Branford City, Indian Neck, Pleasant Point, Stony Creek, Hoadley Point, Joshua Cove and Guilford. It further includes the Thimble Islands (Ghost Islands) and Blackstone Rocks. This is an impressive large format rolling 1907 nautical chart or maritime map of the Long Island Sound, Long Island's North Fork, and Connecticut Coast in the vicinity of New Haven. Issued by the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, this map covers from Stratford, Connecticut, Port Jefferson, Long Island and Setauket, Long Island and extends eastward as far as Niantic, Connecticut, Plum Inland, and Oyster Ponds. This is a very attractive example of the 1855 U.S. Coast Survey nautical progress chart or map of the Northeastern Gulf Coast of Florida. Centered on St. Andrew's Sound, this map extends from Perdido Bay eastwards past Pensacola Bay and Santa Rosa Bay to St. Andrews Bay, St. Georges Sound and Appalachee Bay, including Escambia bay, St. Vincent's Sound and St. Josephs Bay. The map names numerous points, lighthouses, and towns (including Pensacola) the coastline. A scarce and impressive colonial period c. 1773 Mark Tiddeman nautical chart of New York City and harbor. Oriented to the west and centered on Coney Island (Cunny I.), Tiddeman's chart coves from Staten Island to Jamaica Bay and from Sandy Hook to Harlem (northern Manhattan). There is a compass rose in the lower left quadrant. Relief, towns, and mills are represented pictorially. Numerous depth soundings fill the harbor and sand banks are rendered with stippling. A massive four panel 1861 Edmund Blunt blueback nautical chart or maritime map covering the southeastern coast of the United States from the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay to Florida and Cuba, including Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia coasts. This is an uncommon 1948 nautical chart or maritime map of the Hawaiian Islands from Oahu to Niihau, including the islands of Niihau and Kauai, as well as part of Oahu. Offers some inland detail as well including topography, rivers, peaks, roads, trails and cities. Includes countless depth soundings in fathoms. The chart was prepared under the supervision of L. O. Colbert, Director, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey and published in Washington D.C as coast chart no. 4117. This is an uncommon 1958 U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey map or chart of Martha's Vineyard to Block Island. Covers from Buzzards Bay to Narragansett Bay. Offers some inland detail as well including topography, rivers, roads, waterways and cities. Also included are buoy positions, cable and pipeline areas, and fish trap areas. Includes countless depth soundings in feet. Text along left margin notes storm warnings and tidal information. The chart was prepared under the supervision of H. This is an uncommon 1948 nautical chart or maritime map of Oahu - the most populous island in the Hawaiian Archipelago. Offers some inland detail as well including topography, rivers, roads, railroad lines, craters, peaks and cities. Includes countless depth soundings in Fathoms. Notes Pearl Harbor, Honolulu and Koko Head. The chart was prepared under the supervision of L. O. Colbert, Director, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey and published in Washington D.C as coast chart no. 4110. This is an uncommon and desirable 1948 nautical chart of the Hawaii - the largest island in the Hawaiian Archipelago. Offers some inland detail as well including topography, rivers, roads, trails and cities. Includes countless depth soundings in Fathoms. The chart was prepared under the supervision of L. O. Colbert, Director, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey and published in Washington D.C as coast chart no. 4115. This is an uncommon 1948 nautical chart or maritime map of the Hawaiian Islands from Hawaii to Oahu, including the islands of Maui, Lanai, Molokai, and Oahu, with part of Hawaii. Offers some inland detail as well including topography, rivers, peaks, roads, trails and cities. Includes countless depth soundings in fathoms. The chart was prepared under the supervision of L. O. Colbert, Director, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey and published in Washington D.C as coast chart no. 4116. This is an 1851 triangulation chart of Biscayne Bay, Key West, Bahia Honda, the Cedar keys and the Dry Tortugas produced by the U.S. Coast Survey. Essentially five maps compiled onto a single sheet. Upper left map focuses on Key West, Florida, and the surrounding islands. Upper right map details Key Biscayne Bay, just south of Miami and north of Key Largo and features the Miami River. Other maps show the Cedar keys, the Dry Tortugas and Bahia Honda. Prepared under the supervision of A. D. Among the most scarce and decorative Dutch nautical charts of the American southeast, this is Johannis Van Keulen's and C. J. Vooght's 1687 maritime map of the Virginia, Carolina, Georgia and Florida coasts. Oriented to the west (with north to the right), this map covers from the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay southwards, along the eastern seaboard, as far as Cape Canaveral, Florida. Like most nautical charts, this map focuses on the coast line and offers limited inland data. One of the great navigator George Vancouver's most important and influential maps, this is the 1799 general reconnaissance of the west coast of America from San Diego to Kodiak Island, Alaska. At last the west coast of America, particular the Pacific Northwest, appears on the map much as it is in reality. 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. 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 uncommon 1751 map of an unknown Chilean port discovered by the British Admiral George Anson during this seminal circumnavigation of the globe. Oriented to the East, the map shows the port in considerable detail including dramatic shore profiles, depth soundings, and illustrations of Anson's ships. Anson's navigation up the Chilean coast was particularly challenging as the British ships had a very difficult time finding safe ports along the Spanish dominated coast. An attractive example of the U.S. Coast Survey's 1859 triangulation chart of the New England coastline. The chart covers from Narragansett Bay eastward, past Cape Cod, Boston, Portland, and Penobscot Bay as far as Passamaquoddy Bay and Grand Manan Island. Shows the primary triangulation points used in setting up the survey throughout the region. Compiled under the direction of A. D. This is an appealing mid-19th century U.S. Coast Survey nautical chart or map of St. Georges River and Muscle Ridge Channel, Maine. The map covers the Maine coastline from Friendship Main eastward to Monroe Island, including Thomaston, South Thomaston, Herring Gut, Tennants Harbor, Harts Neck, and several other small communities. This chart offers some of the Coast Survey's earliest work in this region. This is an appealing mid-19th century U.S. Coast Survey nautical chart or map of St. Helena Sound, South Carolina. The map covers from the Edisto Islands south past MorganIsland and St. Helena Island to Fripps Island and Skull Inlet. Saint Helena Sound is a coastal inlet connected to Beaufort and Colleton counties. The Combahee River empties from the Northwest and the Edisto River and Ashepoo River from the North. Today the Intracoastal Waterway crosses the sound. An uncommon and highly appealing U.S. Coast Survey nautical chart or maritime map of Bristol Harbor, Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. The map covers from Prudence Island to Rhode Island ad from Popasquash Neck to Bristol. The map offers a wealth of maritime detail including countless depth soundings, identification of various rocks, shoals, and other undersea dangers, and notes on tides, light houses, soundings, and sailing instructions. The triangulation for this chart was completed by E.

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Newly Added Antique Map Inventory

1907 U.S. Coast Survey Map of the Long Island Sound and Connecticut Coast near Branford