Ortelius/Vrients
Hispaniae Novae... (Mexico)
(1579) 1602 - original colour - Spanish text in verso - slight browning in lower left and right corner, not affecting the plate.
Very attractive map by its beautiful colouring in contemporary hand.
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Mercator, Gerard
Cuba Insula
1606 - original colour - slightly browned.
Early map of the Caribbean islands Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, S. Ioannis and Margarita, with an inset of the harbour of Havana.
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Montanus, A.
Acapulco
1671. De Nieuwe Wereld. Double 4to, B/W as issued.
A nice overview of the city, taken from the heighth of the mountains, looking towards the see.
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Montanus, A.
Havana
1671 - later coloured litho
Attractive view of the port of Havana with the city on the background.
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Roggeveen
De Cust van Westindien...Punta St. Blaes
1675 - original colour (Burning Fen)
Large margins, beautiful colour, excellent condition
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Roggeveen
De Cust van Westindien....Punta d Naes
1675 - original colour (Burning Fen)
Rare map of Porto Bello (Panama) with large margins and in excellent condition
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Thornton
Hispaniola
1698 - later colour
A Chart of the Island of Hispaniola from the English Pilot IV. Subtle colouring and good condition.
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de l'Isle
Cartes des Antilles Francoises (Caribbean)
1717 Paris, Quai d'Horloge. Original full colour.
Nice large and detailed map of the islands between Granada and Guadeloupe.
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Keulen, J. van
Pas-kaart (chart) van de Golff de Guanaios (Yucatan and Cuba)
Zeefakkel, Amsterdam 1717. B/W as issued. Nice dark print, cut short on the lower margin, just affecting the lower plate.
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Herrera, Antonio de
Descripcion del Audiencia de Guatimala, nr 6
1726 (1601) - B/W as issued. (Burden 79)
Original engraving from 1601, small map in fine condition.
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Schenck, P.
Tabula Mexicae et Floridae
c. 1725 - original colour.
Beautiful map of Central America and the Caribbean, strong print and luminous colour.
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Pearson
Matanzas (Cuba)
c. 1740 - later colour - 23x30,5cm
Nice map of the bay of Matanza on the North side of Cuba. Good condition and wide margins.
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Mortier, Pierre
Portobello
Amsterdam 1740 - Later colour. Text in French and Dutch
Nice view of the bay and fortresses of Portobello (Panama), conquered by Vice-Admiral Edouard Vernon Esq. with six battle ships, 22 November 1739. Attractive map in good condition.
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Jefferys Th.
Jamaica and the Mosquito Coast
1775 (Kap 102). Chart, taken from the West Indian Atlas. Original outline colour.
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Anonymus
San Blas (Mexico)
Manuscript map, not signed but dated 1779 - 25 x 13,5cm.
San Blas was the basis from which California was conquered and christianized (Junipero Serra).
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von Humboldt A.
Carte du Mexique...
1811 (1809) Lithograph map, B/W as issued.43 x 73 cm
Taken from von Humboldt's famous atlas of Nouvel Espagne, Paris 1811, showing Mexico and all of South East and South Western US, according to modern observations, including triangular measurements. Slightly dirty at the central fold.
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Hall, Sydney
Mexico and Guatimala
1829 - original outline colour
Interesting map after Austin's manuscript, showing in detail Mexico and Central America as it was at the time.
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Garneray
Vue du Port de la Havane
1830 - litho with original handcolouring
Particularly beautiful view of the port of Havana, with the city far away and a rural scene in the foreground.
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le Breton
Mexique
c. 1850 - original handcoloured litho - 35x60cm
Big view of Mexico, serenely coloured.
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