Antique Map of Mar del Sur, Chile, Peru, New Guinea and Tierra del Fuego, 1621

Antique map titled 'Extremite Meridionale de l'Amerique.' Copper engraved map of Tierra del Fuego and the Strait of Magellan with five detailed insets of the region showing soundings, anchorages, etc. Engraved by Andre. This map originates from 'Atlas de Toutes les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre'. Artists and Engravers: Rigobert Bonne (1727-1795 ) was one of the most important cartographers of the late 18th century. In 1773 he succeeded Jacques Bellin as Royal Cartographer to France in the office of the Hydrographer at the Depôt de la Marine. Working in his official capacity Bonne compiled some of the most detailed and accurate maps of the period. Bonne's work represents an important step in the evolution of the cartographic ideology away from the decorative work of the 17th and early 18th century towards a more detail oriented and practical aesthetic. With regard to the rendering of terrain Bonne maps...

Antique print titled 'Cap Horn'. View of Cape Horn, the southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of southern Chile, located on the small Hornos Island. Originates fr...

Antique Map: A Chart of Captain Carteret's Discoveries at New Britain (1769) This rare and historically significant 18th-century map, titled *A Chart of Captn Carteret's Discoveries at New Britain,* offers a fascinating glimpse into early European explorations of the Pacific. Published in 1769, the map meticulously charts Captain Philip Carteret's 1767 voyage through New Guinea and the islands of New Britain and New Ireland, showcasing his contributions to the understanding of the Bismarck Archipelago. Adding to its significance, the map traces the paths of earlier explorer William Dampier...

Antique miniature map titled 'Nova Guinea et Ins. Salomonis'. Rare miniature map of New Guinea (Solomon Islands). This map originates from 'Tabularum Geo...

Jacques Bellin's copper-plate map entitled "Partie de la Coste de Guinee Dupuis la Riviere de Sierra Leona Jusquau Cap das Palmas", depicting the coast of Guinea and Sierra Leone in ...

"Rupes Allobrogum vulgo La Roche" by Dutch engraver Coenraet Decker (1650-1685) is from the atlas Theatrum Statuum Regiae Celestudinis Sabaudiae Ducis, published in 1682. This richly...

Great map of Tipperary and Waterford Steel engraving Drawn under the direction of A.Adlard Published by How and Parsons, C.1840 Unframed.

Super map of Spain and Portugal Copper plate engraving by A. Bell Published, circa 1790. Unframed.