1820s Maps

Antique map titled 'Canada, New Brunswick &c.' Map of the South-West of Canada. This includes Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. Major cities in...

Presented is Timothy Ensign’s “Map of the United States,” published in 1828. The map is one of the first to show the United States stretching all the way to the Pacific Ocean. The map’s area covers Oregon to the Atlantic Ocean and Canada to Mexico. It also features a very prominent engraved portrait of George Washington, with inset views and maps of the Capitol, Washington, DC, Boston and a small map of North America. Because this map predates the Texas Revolution, the Mexican American War, and the 1846 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Mexico comprises much of the southwest, including California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and Texas. And yet, by including the large expanse of territory between the Mississippi River and the Pacific, the map is a mirror of American expansionist ambitions of the time. Territorial expansion of the boundaries of the United States westward to the Pacific and beyond was at its peak at the time of this map’s publication. In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson’s Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the country and the Lewis & Clark expedition of 1803-1806 sparked interest in the exploration and settlement of the newly acquired land. Expansionists eager to acquire Spanish Florida were part of the drive for the War of 1812 and Andrew Jackson’s invasion of Florida in 1818 and the subsequent Adams-Onís Treaty established an American claim to the Pacific Northwest as Spain renounced its claim to the Oregon Country...

Pocket Globe Lane, London, between 1817 and 1833 The globe is contained in its original case covered with black leather. Diameter: globe 2.75 in (7 cm); case 3.26 in (8.3 cm). Weight: 0.28 lb (128 g) State of conservation: almost excellent. It has some slight abrasions and some signs of use. The globe is made up of twelve printed paper gores aligned and glued to the sphere. Two pins are inserted on the poles. In the North Pacific Ocean, above the Tropic of Cancer, the globe bears a cartouche with the inscription: LANE’S Improved GLOBE LONDON and, under cartouche J. Mynde Sc[ulpsit] On the globe, much of central Africa is empty and the great lakes Tanganyika and Victoria are not marked (Europeans would begin to explore the area after 1858). Australia is still called New Holland (the new name would be introduced in 1829); Tasmania is listed as an island (Matthew Flinders circumnavigates it in 1798). The routes of Cook's and Anson's various voyages are plotted; on the island of Sandwich, between Guinea and Mexico, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the place and date of Cook's killing are reported. The antipode of London is marked in the south of New Zealand. The pocket globe was made between 1817 and 1833. The reconstruction of the history of this dating is due to Elly Dekker (E., Dekker, Globes at Greenwich, Oxford 1999, pp. 128-129). Around 1757 James Ferguson...

Super map of India Copper plate engraving Published, circa 1820. Unframed.  

Super map of Persia Copper plate engraving Published, circa 1820. Unframed. Some minor creasing.  

This is a highly unique item. This antique 1820s mahogany map cabinet comes complete with sleeves containing mounted antique maps of North America, Africa,...

This is an 1829 engraved and hand-colored booklet map of Washington City (Washington, D.C.) by William Elliot. The map was printed by O. H. Throop and engraved by William City. The...

This intriguing hand-colored map shows the counties, County seats, roads, and rivers in both Maryland and Virginia from 1829. Originally drawn by D.H. Vance and engraved by J.H. Youn...

A George IV 18 inch George Smith terrestrial globe, set in a mahogany tripod Stand with a turned baluster support and slender square-section legs with the original castors. Compass d...

This is an antique map of the State of the Imperial Court and the hereditary states of the House of Austria, with their various chancelleries, circa 1820. The map is very detailed and shows the various branches of the Habsburgs territory. It is very clean and in good condition and is in a beautiful gilded frame. Provenance: I bought this on my last buying trip to Madrid, and it bears the stamp, on the rear, of the " Libreria Margarita de Dios" of Madrid. Condition: In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation of condition. Dimensions in cm: Height 61 x width 69.5 x depth 3 Dimensions in inches: Height 2 feet, 0 inches x width 2 feet, 3 inches x depth 1 inch The House of Habsburg, also spelled Hapsburg, was one of the most important royal houses of Europe. The throne of the Holy Roman Empire was continuously occupied by the Habsburgs between 1438 and 1740. The house also produced emperors and kings of the Kingdom of Bohemia, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of France, Kingdom of Germany, Kingdom of Hungary, Empire of Russia, Kingdom of Croatia, Second Mexican Empire...

This rare and detailed 1824 wall map by Edward Ruggles depicts eastern New York to Cape Cod, southern Vermont, and New Hampshire to Long Island. Delineated in hand color by County, t...

This is an amazing 1829 engraved and hand-colored booklet map of Washington City (WASHINGTON, DC.) by William Elliot. Depicts the Plan of the City of Washington, Seat of Governme...