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Genuine antiquarian maps from the age of piracy |
| M. Brion "Guayane,
Terre Ferme, Isles Antilles et Nll Espagne" Paris 1776.
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John Gibson,"
An Accurate Map of the West Indies with the
 Adjacent
Coast. "
Published in The Gentleman's Magazine, London, 1762,
in relation to the French and Indian War. Copper
engraved map with two folds as published. Slight uniformly age browned.
Close cropped from binding to left side with a no loss of the neatline
(see
image.)
No tears or repairs. Size 25 x 19.2 cms (9.90 x 7.5 inches), overall paper
size 27 x 21 cms (10.6 x 8.25 inches.) NEW
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Kitchen, Thomas. A Map of the Island of Hispaniola or St. Domingo. London, Circa 1750 (probably 1758). Uncolored. Condition: Very Good, left margin cut close to the point of effecting outer boundry line. Otherwise neat and bright. (Jolly Lon. 156).... ....$175.00
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Kitchen, Thomas. An
Accurate Map of the Carribby Islands with the Crowns & c. To which they
severally belong. London, Circa 1750 (probably 1758). Uncolored.
Condition: Very Good, bottom margin cut close with two areas (about 1/16
and 1/8 inch) of margin line removed. Otherwise solid and intact.
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Mallet, Allain Manesson. Havana. Die Stadt Havana. Printed 1685. From the German edition. Uncolored. Condition: Very Good. No tears or foxing. Impression is a little weak in some spots. Size: 4" x 6". Excellent miniature copper engraved view of Havana Harbor. Displaying two galleons in foreground and galleasses in background. ...Framed in acid-free archival matting .... $200
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Mallet, Allain Manesson. Lisbonne. Printed 1685. From the German edition. Early color. Condition: Good plus. No tears or foxing. Impression is strong. Paper is lightly evenly soiled. Size: 4" x 6". Excellent miniature copper engraved view of Lisbon Harbor from the view point of the sea. Displaying galleons in foreground and several galleons, galleasses and other small boats in background. Accurate depicting of the city before its partial demise in an earthquake a century later. ...Framed in acid-free archival matting ....$175
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Moll, Herman. A Map of the West
Indies & c. Mexico or New Spain. Also ye Trade Winds and ye several Tracts
made by the Galeons and Flota from place to place. London, Circa
1720. Uncolored. Condition: Very good. Several thin and hairline tears but
most outside margins not affecting the image. Paper is intact and solid
with the expected wear from use as
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Ogilby, John. Urbs Domingo in
Hispaniola. London 1671. Uncolored. Condition: Fine with some
brown spots. Decorative birds-eye plan of the city of Santo Domingo,
displaying very accurate detail of the city from the approach of the sea.
This view offers more surrounding detail then Merian's Hispaniola (circa
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[Unknown]. Disposition des Vaisseaux de L'Escadre commandee par Mr Anson croisant vis-a-vis D'ACAPULCO en 1742. Paris, Circa 1742. From the old French version of George Anson's A VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD, IN THE YEARS MDCCXL,I,III,IV. Entitled Voyage Autour du Monde, Fait dans les Anne'es MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV. Par George Anson... First French edition. Amsterdam: Arkstee & Merkus, 1751. The book included four large folding maps:
This map is the third: "Carte du Canal des Iles Philippines Par lequel passe le Galion de Manille, et des Iles voisines de ce Canal". Very good condition with tiny tears outside the margin. One tear, although intact, protrudes margin at middle left. Folds typical of a map from a book. Paper evenly age browned. Scarce and from the rare French edition. Chart of entrance to Acapulco Harbor with run lines indexed by letters with key (probably drawn by Bellin). This map comes from an official account of the famous voyage by George Anson (1697-1762) in which he plundered Spanish Galleons in the Pacific. Rounding Cape Horn with 8 ships and 900 hundred men his privateering acts brought a fortune in treasure. ...$45.00
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Recent Color. In very good condition. General
map of the West Indies extending from Virginia to the mouth of the Orinoco
with ornate cartouche.
a folding map in a book. Two tiny foxing spots appear side by side on
right center (See the close up view for detail on spots).
A classic map depicting West Indies at the height of Piracy.
Exceedingly hard to find, this is perhaps the
most informative map to clarify the area of pirate haunts (next to Molls
larger map of the West Indies). It is featured on countless book cover
end-papers, such as Burgess's "Gold, Galleons and Archeology". A pirate
library must have. This map is in roughly the same condition as the
previous Moll map with the exception of it consisting of stronger paper.
