Descripcion de las Indias Occidentales
1601 - Madrid, Juan Flamenco (Palau 114.286; Vindel, Mapas pp 62). Small folio (29,2x20,2cm), modern full calf, delicately blindtooled by Camacho Perez, Valencia. 2 nn lvs; engraved title page & Licencia; 96 pp, 14 folding maps.
Atlas of the Americas, belonging to Antonio de Herrera's history of the discovery and conquest of the Americas by Spain between 1492 and 1555 in eight decades. This is the second atlas (only) to be exclusively dedicated to the Americas. The maps in this copy have as a characteristic that the copper plates have not been polished (as yet) properly. This shows as a series of inked lines and scratches, giving a blackish background to the maps. That in turn means we have here one of the earliest examples of these maps as the plates, once approved, were polished and remained polished during printing of 500 or 1000 copies of the book. These may even be proofprints, bound into a normal copy of the book.
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Allgemeiner Schulatlas
1825 Berlin. Folio, contemporary linen over boards, spine slightly damaged. One double page engraved title page (inset map of Iceland!); 29 double page maps, all except two in contemporary outline colour. Maps have different sizes. Some waterstaining and foxing, but overall in good condition. Added is a list of atlases/maps available from the same author and an index of printed maps.
An interesting atlas in various respects. First it is rare. Though many must have been printed, few seem to survive. It is rare to find a single map of Rühle on the market, let alone a complete atlas. Secondly the maker has some peculiar projects which is the more astonishing as this is supposed to be a school atlas: Engraved title page with a tropical scenery with an inset map of Iceland; apart from a Mercator projection world map and a double hemisphere world map there is a double page clover worldmap in the tradition of Bünting; the North America map still shows the Russian America and Mexico in Texas and California; in the US map most land, west of the Rocky Mountains has been left blank because unknown, 29 free states are listed and shown; Central and South America still dependent on Spain; an impressive, double page Australia map under the title "Archipel von Neuholland", quite uncommon, also in Australiana collections; finally, the map of the North Pole and bordering countries does not show a NW passage.
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A new American Atlas
Philadelphia, Tanner 1825. (Phillips, atlases 3669; Wheat II, Chapter XVI, pp 82-87). Grand folio, 61x42cm, contemporary half calf & boards; 3 nn lvs; 9 lvs; 22 double folio maps, all in contemporary wash colour (2 maps of South America united; 4 maps of North America united). Slight browning of margins; incidental spot. Excellent and complete and original condition.
Tanners well known atlas of the United States in its second printing (First 1823) (Phillips 1376) as is shown by its title page (Philadelphia 1825) and the updated maps (till 1825), the numbers 4 (Africa); 7 (South America); 16 (Ohio); 19 (Georgia) and 20 (Louisiana). The (wall) Map of North America constructed according to the latest information by H. Tanner - in this book - is in its first state (1822), that is with the indication : Border as claimed by Russia. This only occurs in the very first edition (see J.V. Walker, in Oregon Historical Quarterly, Volume 111, nr 4: 2010). Tanner's wall map was a landmark, a great cartographical achievement (Wheat). Tanner - an engraver by origin - had engraved Melish' map of the United States (1816), the first to show the USA from the East to the West coast. In the geographical memoir of his New American Atlas in which he published his wall map of North America, he states that he devoted nearly ten years of study to this subject.
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Atlas fisico y politico de la Republica de Venezuela
Paris 1841 (Phillips 2775; Sabin 14114). Grand folio, early XX binding of half Rexine. Lithographed frontis (by Carmelo Fernandez, lithogr. by Eduard Laplante). 8 pp (text); 34 maps on 17 double pages in chromolithography. Complete.
First atlas of Venezuela, based on manuscript maps made during 8 years of field work by the Italian cartographer, soldier, adventurer and revolutionary Augustin Codazzi. Rare (Sabin). Eleven of the original manuscript maps by Augustin Codazzi, showing various stages in the preparation of this atlas. Maps and atlas, a project in Latin American cartography, are sold together. The atlas is priced for € 2.500 and the total price is on request.
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Atlas des Cartes du Canada
Toronto, Derbishire & Desbarats, 1856/1857. G. Matthews, lithographer. No authors but Devine, Thomas & J.F. Bouchette & J.J. Dunlevie and others (Crown Land Office, anonymous). Appendice du rapport commissaire des Terres de la Couronne, part II. (Phillips 10356; Sabin 10412). In folio, contemporary halfcalf binding. Title on spine and 8 folding maps of parts of Canada, pasted on linen. Printed in black and white lithography, as issued. Maps numered 1 to 8. Maps on different scales. 6 of 8 maps do not show coordinates.
Map 1 : Lower Canada (53x147cm), basically the St Lawrence river basin. Map 2 (no number) : Upper Canada (76x96cm), the Canadian side of the Great Lakes (Ontario) from Montreal westwards. Map 3 : The Gaspe and Bonaventure (66x118cm), after surveys of J.J. Dunlevie, southern entrance of the St Lawrence river. Map 4 : Plan of the river Saguenay (90x56cm), NE of the St Lawrence river up to lake St John. Map 5 (no number) : Plan of the Saint Maurice territory (121x135cm), territory north of the St Lawrence, between Quebec and Montreal, Trois Riviers in the middle, with coordinates.Map 6 (no number) : Ottawa and Huron country (97x132cm), are NE of Lake Huron & George Bay. Map 7 : T. Devine, Thomas : Reduction of Mr Salter's plan of exploration of the northern shore of Lake Huron (44x 126cm), northern part of Lake Huron. Map 8 (no number) : Devine, Thomas : Map of the NW part of Canada, Indian territories and Hudson Bay (153x139cm). NW Canada between 45 and 75 degrees north. Detailed map including Indian population, indicating exploration tracts, historically settled borders, etc.
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Colton, J.H.
Atlas of the World
New York. 1859 - Large folio (47x37 cm). Original gilted linnen ; lithographed frontis ; 110 maps in 108 map sheets ; printed in chromo lithography. Dampstaining cover and first few leaves. Else fine.
Colton was an important map and atlas maker, based in New York. His folding pocket maps and his atlases are famous as early American atlases. His atlas of the world was first printed in 1856 with a dated licence of 1855 (like in this atlas). After a geographical introduction there are 56 maps of Canada and the US, including 11 city plans. All US maps show family bound districts. Famous maps are maps (3) USA; map (13) Boston; map (18) New York; map 21 (Philadelphia; maps 23 and 24: Washington and Baltimore, the double page map after Cordoba of Texas (36); plan of Chicago (45), California (52) and Washington/Oregon (53). Other striking maps include Mexico (54); Cuba (57); Venezuela (59); China (28); Japan (29) Indonesia (31) and Australia (32)
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