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Comitatus Hollandiae Deuno Forma Leonis Curiose...

1648

 Comitatus Hollandiae Deuno Formâ Leonis Curiosè Editus a Nicolao Johannis Visscher Anno 1648.Amsterdam, Nicolao Johannis Visscher, 1648.Engraved map,original hand-colour.   470 by 580mm (18.5 by 22.75 inches).What the 'Truce map'  m...

 

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Leo Belgicus

1583

 Leo Belgicus AITZING, Michael von. [Cologne, Gerardus Campensis, 1583].Hand-colored double-page engraved map, trimmed to neat-line and inlaid, minor loss to printed surface.   370 by 455mm (14.5 by 18 inches).The first Leo Belgicus was published by Michael v...

 

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Waywiser

circa 1775

 WAYWISER P & J DollandLondon,  circa 1775.Signed on dial Dollond, London, with engraved brass dial divided for Furlongs, Miles, Poles and Yards, six-spoke wheel with steel rim tread, square mahogany fork body with hinged side for w...

 

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Map of the Ceded Part of Dakota Territory

1861

 “Map of the Ceded Part of Dakota Territory showing also portions of Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska” B. M. Smith & A. J. Hill, 1861; Lithograph with hand color. Published in 1861 in St. Paul Minnesota,this is the 1st Editi...

 

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Hoc QodContinent Omnia Habetvocis

1624

From Pliny, "Historia Natural" Madrid 1624 (first printed translation of Pliny the Youngers "Natural History")

 

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West Coast of North America from San Blas to San francisco...

1870

51 x40 inch blueback chart, BW; Published in London by James Imray & Son.James Imray's chart showing the coastline from San Blas---the former Spanish Manila Galleon port--- to just beyond the then-largest and most important city on the North...

 

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Aloha: A Pictorial Map of the Hawaiian Islands the United States' Fiftieth State

1960

  Pictorial map of the Hawaiian Islands produced the year after Hawaii became the 50th state in the U.S. Geographical features include roads and volcanoes drawn in bird’s-eye view perspective. Towns, national parks, beaches, landings, and channels are labeled. The borders are d...

 

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