http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/antiquemaprss.gif http://www.geographicus.com 144 30 Rare and Antique Map Gallery, New York City Our online antique map gallery is updated daily. This is our feed detailing the last rare antique maps added to the Wall category. http://www.geographicus.com en-us Geographicus Rare and Antique Maps Sat, 26 May 2012 04:01:19 GMT 10 Selection of Rare and Antique Maps recently added to the Wall Map category of Geographicus Antique Map Gallery. http://www.geographicus.com <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/UnitedStatesRailroad-colton-1875"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/UnitedStatesRailroad-colton-1875-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> An uncommon pocket map of the United States issued in 1875 by J. H Colton. This large map covers the most inhabited parts of the United States from Texas, Kansas, Nebraska and Dakota eastward to the Atlantic. Colton offers a wealth of cartographic detail including counties defined by color coding with elevation rendered by hachure. The map includes railroad lines, towns, cities, and notations regarding various American Indian nations. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/UnitedStatesRailroad-colton-1875>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/UnitedStatesRailroad-colton-1875 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/UnitedStatesRailroad-colton-1875 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Paris2-rochefort-1900"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/Paris2-rochefort-1900-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> A rare example of the c. 1900 reissue of Albert Jouvin de Rochefort's monumental 1675 nine panel map of Paris. Rochefort's plan of Paris was influential due to its illustration of the rapidly expanding urban center of Paris. This highly decorative chart shows most major streets with important buildings (and even farmers) rendered in profile. Vignettes in the upper left and right quadrants detail Notre Dame and the Hotel de Ville, respectively. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Paris2-rochefort-1900>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Paris2-rochefort-1900 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Paris2-rochefort-1900 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/ConnecticutCoast-uscs-1907"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/ConnecticutCoast-uscs-1907-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> 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. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/ConnecticutCoast-uscs-1907>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/ConnecticutCoast-uscs-1907 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/ConnecticutCoast-uscs-1907 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/LongIslandSoundConnecticut-uscs-1905"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/LongIslandSoundConnecticut-uscs-1905-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> 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. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/LongIslandSoundConnecticut-uscs-1905>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/LongIslandSoundConnecticut-uscs-1905 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/LongIslandSoundConnecticut-uscs-1905 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Europe-postlethwayte-1755"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/Europe-postlethwayte-1755-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> A curious and uncommon three panel 1755 wall map of Europe by the English publisher M. Postlethwayte. Postlethwayte commissioned the well-known engraver Thomas Kitchen to compile this map based upon earlier maps by Vaugondy, d'Anville, and others. A decorative title cartouche in the upper right quadrant of Plate 1 features various nautical elements against a baroque monument bearing the map's title. The present example is on four panels. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Europe-postlethwayte-1755>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Europe-postlethwayte-1755 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Europe-postlethwayte-1755 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Paris4-turgot-1900"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/Paris4-turgot-1900-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> This is the c. 1900 Taride edition of Louis Bretez and Michel-Etienne Turgot's monumental 1739 map of Paris. Turgot's map of Paris is possibly the most ambitious urban mapping ever undertaken. Shows the whole of 18th century Paris and offers a wonderful perspective on the city prior to Baron Georges Eugène Haussmann’s 19th-century redesign. Turgot, who held the mayor-like office of Prévôt des Marchands de Paris , commissioned Louis Bretez and Claude Lucas to produce this map in 1734. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Paris4-turgot-1900>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Paris4-turgot-1900 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Paris4-turgot-1900 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/SouthAmerica-kitchin-1755"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/SouthAmerica-kitchin-1755-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> A curious and uncommon three panel 1755 wall map of South America by the English publisher M. Postlethwayte. A derivative of D'Anville's earlier map, Postlethwayte's map covers the entire continent from the Lesser Antilles and Panama to Cape Horn. Published in three separate panels, this map can be either joined as a single massive map as assembled, as above, in separate sections. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/SouthAmerica-kitchin-1755>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/SouthAmerica-kitchin-1755 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/SouthAmerica-kitchin-1755 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Africa-postlethwayte-1755"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/Africa-postlethwayte-1755-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> A curious and uncommon four panel 1755 wall map of Africa by the English publisher M. Postlethwayte. A derivative of D'Anville's map of 1749, Postlethwayte's map covers the entire continent of Africa from the Mediterranean to the Cape of Good Hope and from the Cape Verde Islands to Madagascar. Published in four separate panels, this map can be either joined as a single massive map as assembled, as above, in separate panels. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Africa-postlethwayte-1755>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Africa-postlethwayte-1755 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Africa-postlethwayte-1755 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/AsiaWest-postlethwayte-1755"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/AsiaWest-postlethwayte-1755-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> A curious and uncommon four panel wall map 1755 map of India, Persia, and Arabia by the English publisher M. Postlethwayte. Published in four separate panels, this map can be either joined as a single massive map as assembled, as above, in separate panels. As a whole the map centers on Persia, covering from Istanbul to eastern India and Tibet, and from the Black Sea to the Maldives. Postlethwayte derived this map from the influential French cartographer J. B. B. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/AsiaWest-postlethwayte-1755>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/AsiaWest-postlethwayte-1755 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/AsiaWest-postlethwayte-1755 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/England-lewis-1846"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/England-lewis-1846-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> A striking and monumental 1846 map of England by Samuel Lewis. Lewis issued this map to accompany his Topographical Dictionary of England , first published in 1831. In four large sections, this map covers all of England as well as parts of adjacent Scotland. As one might imagine form a map of this magnitude, it exhibits mind-boggling detail throughout, identifying topography by hachure, abbeys, towns, villages, gentlemanly estates, rivers, and of course, major cities. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/England-lewis-1846>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/England-lewis-1846 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/England-lewis-1846 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Scotland-lewis-1846"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/Scotland-lewis-1846-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> A striking and monumental 1846 first edition map of Scotland by Samuel Lewis. Lewis issued this map to accompany his Topographical Dictionary of Scotland , published in 1846. In three large sections, this map covers all of Scotland as well as parts of adjacent England. As one might imagine form a map of this magnitude, it offers mind-boggling detail throughout, identifying topography by hachure, abbeys, towns, villages, gentlemanly estates, lochs, rivers, and of course, major cities. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Scotland-lewis-1846>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Scotland-lewis-1846 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Scotland-lewis-1846 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/FloridaCarolina-blunt-1861"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/FloridaCarolina-blunt-1861-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> 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. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/FloridaCarolina-blunt-1861>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/FloridaCarolina-blunt-1861 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/FloridaCarolina-blunt-1861 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/NewJersey-kitchell-1860"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/NewJersey-kitchell-1860-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> Magnificently detailed, visually stunning, and monumentally proportioned, this is William Kitchell's seminal 1860 case map of New Jersey. Dissected and mounted on thirty-six linen backed panels, this map covers the entire state of New Jersey as well as the Delaware Bay, and adjacent parts of New York, Pennsylvania (particularly Philadelphia), and Delaware. Breathtaking detail is featured throughout. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/NewJersey-kitchell-1860>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/NewJersey-kitchell-1860 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/NewJersey-kitchell-1860 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/NewHampshire-carrigain-1814"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/NewHampshire-carrigain-1814-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> A scarce and monumental cartographic achievement, this is Philip Carrigain's 1816 map of New Hampshire. Carrigain's map is without a doubt the largest and most important specific map of New Hampshire ever published. This vast and beautifully produced map covers the entire state of New Hampshire as well as adjacent parts of Vermont, Massachusetts (as far as Boston), and Maine. An inset at right details the greater New York and New England region. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/NewHampshire-carrigain-1814>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/NewHampshire-carrigain-1814 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/NewHampshire-carrigain-1814 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/ArabiaPersiaIndia-schraembl-1786"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/ArabiaPersiaIndia-schraembl-1786-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> A monumental and highly detailed 1786 map of India, Persia, and Arabia by the Austrian cartographer F. A. Scharembl. Centered on Persia, this map covers from Istanbul to eastern India and Tibet, and from the Black Sea to the Maldives. Schraembl derived this map from the influential French cartographer J. B. B. d'Anville's similar map of 1751, which here has been re-engraved, updated, and translated into German. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/ArabiaPersiaIndia-schraembl-1786>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/ArabiaPersiaIndia-schraembl-1786 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/ArabiaPersiaIndia-schraembl-1786 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Africa-anville-1749"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/Africa-anville-1749-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> This is one of the largest and most influential maps of Africa to appear in the mid-18th century. Anville's map covers the entire continent of Africa from the Mediterranean to the Cape of Good Hope and from the Cape Verde Islands to Madagascar. Anville was a careful cartographer known for his scientific approach to mapmaking, and nowhere is this more evident than in this, his greatest and most innovative map of Africa. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Africa-anville-1749>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Africa-anville-1749 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Africa-anville-1749 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/World-arrowsmithlewis-1838"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/World-arrowsmithlewis-1838-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> A late unrecorded state of Arrowsmith's double hemisphere map of the world on a globular projection. Dating to 1838 and published well after the death of both Aaron Arrowsmith and Samuel Lewis, this is without a doubt the last iteration of this seminal map. The present example follows the re-engraving of Arrowsmith's globular projection by Philadelphia publisher Samuel Lewis for sale to American audiences. The Lewis re-engraving, which was issued in partnership with Aaron Arrowsmith and T. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/World-arrowsmithlewis-1838>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/World-arrowsmithlewis-1838 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/World-arrowsmithlewis-1838 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Connecticut-clarktackabury-1859"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/Connecticut-clarktackabury-1859-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> An attractive 1859 first edition example of Richard Clark and Robert & George Tackabury's important wall map of Connecticut. The map covers the entire state of Connecticut with impressive detail including topography shown by hachure, color coding by county and township, notes on railroad lines, rivers, and roads, countless depth sounding all along the Long Island Sound, and multiple insets of Connecticut cities. Drawn on a scale of 1. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Connecticut-clarktackabury-1859>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Connecticut-clarktackabury-1859 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Connecticut-clarktackabury-1859 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/NorthAmerica-monk-1855"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/NorthAmerica-monk-1855-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> 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 href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/NorthAmerica-monk-1855>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/NorthAmerica-monk-1855 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/NorthAmerica-monk-1855 <p><a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/MostInhabitedPartofNewEngland2-jeffreysmead-1774"><img src="http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/S/MostInhabitedPartofNewEngland2-jeffreysmead-1774-S.jpg" alt="antique map" title="Antique & Rare Maps" border="0" /></a> A highly significant map, this is the 1774 'Jefferys' Map' of the Most Inhabited Part of New England . Centered on the Massachusetts Bay Colony, this map covers from Long Island to Lake Champlain and from the Hudson River to Cape Cod and Kennebec Bay, Maine. There is an inset of Boston in the upper left corner and another of Boston Harbor near the cartouche in the lower right quadrant. This scarce map was drawn by Braddock Mead (a.k.a. John Green) and published by Thomas Jefferys. <a href="http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/MostInhabitedPartofNewEngland2-jeffreysmead-1774>... more</a> </p><br> http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/MostInhabitedPartofNewEngland2-jeffreysmead-1774 http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/MostInhabitedPartofNewEngland2-jeffreysmead-1774