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The descriptions are in this order: Cartographer; Title; Publisher; Place Published; Date Published; Type of Color (if any); Type of Printing; Description; Size (HxW); Condition; Matted or Framed (if applicable); Price; I.D.#.

MALLET, ALAIN MANESSON (1603-1706). "ISLES LVCAYES." PARIS. 1683. COPPER ENGRAVING. Charming illustration map from his "Description de l'Univers" in 5 volumes of Paris, 1683. Figure CXXXI with a spirited view of a naval battle. Shows the Bahamas and adjacent islands.  Slight margin stains.  5.75"H. x 4.1"W. VERY GOOD.  I.D.#08114. SOLD.

 

HALLEY, EDMUND. A CHART OF THE ATLANTICK OCEAN FROM ORONOQUE RIVER TO THE RIVER MAY, WITH THE CARIBEE AND BAHAMA ISLANDS.  LONDON. 1728. COPPER ENGRAVING. Large two-sheet sea chart of the waters of the eastern Caribbean with emphasis on Cuba, the Bahamas and southern Florida. Cartographer was Edmund Halley, noted astronomer for whom the comet was named. Taken from the atlas, "A general coasting pilot". Part of a four sheet wall chart.  (sold only as a set  $10,000)  Rare.  20"H. x 23"W. FINE. $3,500.00. I.D.#04847.

CALIFORNIA AS AN ISLAND

MOLL, HERMAN. A VIEW OF THE GENERAL & COASTING TRADE-WINDS IN THE GREAT  SOUTH OCEAN... LONDON. 1744. PART HAND COLOR. COPPER ENGRAVING. Interesting Pacific area map engraved for  Dampier's Voyages, Vol.II, No.4." "The Great South Sea". Shows  its trade winds from coast of South America and North America.  Broad enough to show Florida, Bahamas, Cuba and Jamaica. Also New Mexico (the entire Southwest), New Spain and California as an  island. Extends west to China, Siam, Borneo, Sumatra, Java,  'Philipina,' and 'New Holland' (Australia). Only the northwest  coast of Australia is surveyed. An interesting map as much for  what it doesn't show as what it does. Most small Pacific islands  including Hawaii remained to be discovered; Hawaii thirty years  later, by Capt. Cook. While a bold explorer for the British  Admiralty, Dampier was a former pirate and never forgiven for it. Sharp impression.  Right margin restored. Browned. Skilled modern  color.  5.8”H. x 11.75”W. GOOD. I.D.#21579. SOLD.

JEFFERYS FOUR FOOT SEA CHART OF WATERS AROUND CUBA SOUTH OF FLORIDA

JEFFERYS, THOS. THE COAST OF YUCATAN FROM CAMPECHE TO BAHIA DEL ASCENSION WITH THE WEST END OF CUBA | THE ISLAND OF CUBA WITH PART OF THE BAHAMA BANKS & THE MARTYRS. ROBT. SAYER. LONDON. 1775, 20 FEB'Y. OUTLINE HAND COLOR. COPPER ENGRAVING. Two charts joined. From Sayer's North American Pilot 1776. Original period coloring which is unusual. Some fold browning and stains 18.6"H. x 48.5"W. GOOD. I.D.#23878. SOLD.

JOHNSON, D.G. MAP OF THE ROUTE OF COLUMBUS, ON ARRIVING AMONG THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. PHILADELPHIA. c1820. OUTLINE HAND COLORED. COPPER ENGRAVING. Modern color.  Marginal repairs.    13.8”H. x 20”W. GOOD. $275.00. I.D.#10153.

DRURY, LUKE  d.1822. WEST INDIES. PROVIDENCE, R.I. 1822. OUTLINE HAND COLOR. COPPER ENGRAVING. From L. Drury's "Geography for schools." Labeled with place names. Strange places like "Balize" off the Louisiana coast, a place called "Hole in the Wall" in the Bahamas, etc.   Old coloring. Foxed. Encapsulated.  Looks remarkably like hand-drawn, water colored school map.    7”H. x 9.5”W. RARE. GOOD. $250.00. I.D.#08672.

TANNER, BENJAMIN. GEOGRAPHICAL, STATISTICAL AND HISTORICAL MAP OF  CUBA AND THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. H.C. CAREY & I. LEA. PHILADELPHIA. 1822. FULL HAND COLORED. COPPER ENGRAVING. No.40. Quarto size sharp plate mark engraved map surrounded by double folio letterpress state statistics. Centerfold repair. 9.6"H. x 13.75”W. GOOD. $1,000.00. I.D.#23548.

VANDERMAELEN, PHILIPPE MARIE GUILLAUME (1795-1869). HAITI OU ST. DOMINGUE. PH. VANDERMAELEN. BRUSSELS. 1827. OUTLINE HAND COLORING. LITHOGRAPHY. Shows the eastern tip of Cuba, the Bahama islands and Haiti and Santo Domingo (today Dominican Republic). Considerable topography and place names. Inset gives gazetteer information about the Bahamas also called the Lucayes. Attractive old color.  Sheet Amer. Sep. No. 68. From the first edition of the earliest lithographed atlas and the first world atlas to be published on a uniform scale.  Unusually well preserved.    18.25”H. x 20.75”W. FINE. $475.00. I.D.#04926.

EXTREMELY SCARCE SPANISH SEA CHART OF COASTAL CUBA

GALIANO, ANTONIO ALCALA/ANGEL LABORDE y NAVARRO. CARTA ESFERICA DE UNA PARTE DE LA COSTA SETENTRIONAL y MERIDIONAL DE LA YSLA DE CUBA DESDE NUEVITAS HASTA EL RIO CAMARIOCAS, y DESDE SABANA LA MAR HASTA LOS TARDINES, CON EL CANAL VIEJO DE BAHAMA y EL DE SANTAREN... DIRECCION HYDROGRAFICA. MADRID. 1836. COPPER ENGRAVING. Fine Spanish naval chart of the coast and waters off northern Cuba.  Beautiful calligraphic title lettering.  Few rust stains.    23”H. x 33.8”W. VERY GOOD. $2,000.00. I.D.#08993.

SCARCE AM. SEA CHART WITH GAULD INSET OF KEY WEST/INSET: TAMPA BAY

BLUNT, EDMUND. THE BAHAMA BANKS AND GULF OF FLORIDA. E. & G.W. BLUNT. NEW YORK. 1838. COPPER ENGRAVING. "by Edmund Blunt hydrographer"  Shows southern 2/3 of Florida with some detail of coasts. Depicts Tampa Bay. Inset chart of Key West by George Gauld. Lightly browned. Important, highly displayable chart. Scarce early blue backed chart.  37.75”H. x 49”W. VERY GOOD. I.D.#05986.    SOLD.

SCARCE BLUE BACK CHART OF CUBA - BAHAMA WATERS

COPLEY, CHARLES. SOUTHERN COAST U. STATES SHEET VIII. [waters off Cuba and Bahamas]. E. & G.W. BLUNT. NEW YORK. 1844. COPPER ENGRAVING. Blue back chart.  Browned with some foxing.  Copious soundings of waters between Cuba and Florida Keys and Bahamas.  Shows eastern 2/3 of Cuba and most of Bahamas.  Very scarce.  25.5”H. x 39.6”W. GOOD. $2,500.00. I.D.#08994.

MITCHELL, S.A. WEST INDIES. THOMAS, COWPERTHWAIT & CO. PHILADELPHIA. 1850. FULLY HAND COLORED. ENGRAVING. Includes Cuba, Jamaica, "Hayti", "Porto Rico" and "Caribee Islands" and lesser Antilles and Bahamas.  Also includes southern tip of FL.  Details towns, ports, & topography.    10.6”H. x 13.9”W. VERY GOOD.  I.D.#01718. SOLD.

VERY SCARCE BLUE BACK CHART OF BAHAMA BANK

OWEN, R./E/ BARNETT/T. SMITH. THE GREAT BAHAMA BANK WITH ITS ISLANDS, CAYS AND CHANNELS... E. & G.W. BLUNT. WASHINGTON, DC. 1851. LITHOGRAPHY. Blue backed sea chart with large advertising label for F.W. Lincoln, Jr. & Co.'s Navigation Store on back.  Lightly browned, few spots.  Copious soundings.  Scarce and desirable American chart of the waters off Andros Island. Hundreds of soundings. Exl. detail of many keys, north and south Bemini. 37.5”H. x 26.5”W. GOOD. $2,250.00. I.D.#08992.

 

BACHE, A.D. GULF STREAM SKETCH. U.S. COAST SURVEY. WASHINGTON, DC. 1855. LITHOGRAPHY. Map showing Atlantic Coast from Nova Scotia to Bahama Islands & Florida Keys.  "Showing the axis and limits of the Gulf Stream as determined from observations of Temperature in the Coast Survey and the limits as marked by Dr. Franklin in 1769-70".  Minor fold repair.  Left margin close.  21.5”H. x 17.5”W. GOOD. $100.00. I.D.#03065.

GRAND SCALE FRENCH MAP OF WEST INDIES

DUFOUR, A.H. MEXIQUE ANTILLES, ETATS-UNIS. LE CHEVALIER, ARMAND. PARIS. 1855. FULLY HAND COLORED. ENGRAVING. Map showing U.S., Mexico, Bahama Islands, Cuba, Central America, and extreme northern portion of S. America.  Insets:  La Guadeloupe (and) La Martinique.  Extremely good detail of western forts, Territories and Indian tribes and villages.  22”H. x 30”W. VERY GOOD. $500.00. I.D.#00545.

COLTON, J. H. & CO. CUBA, JAMAICA AND PORTO RICO. J.H. COLTON & CO. NEW YORK. 1856. FULL HAND COLOR. COPPER ENGRAVING. With inset map of Porto Rico. Shows early Cuban railroads. The Bahamas also shown. Margins browned, small tear.    12”H. x 16”W. VERY GOOD. $110.00. I.D.#06166.

PALMER, W.R. MAP OF CENTRAL AMERICA COMPILED FROM MATERIALS FURNISHED BY THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE SENATE OF THE U.S. U.S. COAST SURVEY/J. BIEN, LITH. WASHINGTON, DC. 1856. OUTLINE HAND COLORED. ENGRAVING. Map showing from U.S. Gulf coast to South America.  Details Bahama Islands, Cuba, Jamaica, and Central America.  Shows towns, villages, topo., raods, railroads, etc.    Insets:  "Bay of Fonseca", "Port of San Juan de Nicarague or Grey Town", and "Nicaragua from San Juan to Fonseca Bay".  Very large.  Wrinkling & chipping at fold corners.  Folds to 5.5"x9" gilt stamped covers.  42”H. x 40”W. VERY GOOD. $450.00. I.D.#01652.  

DOWER, J. WEST INDIES. DOWER, J. NEW YORK. 1860. FULLY HAND COLORED. LITHOGRAPHY. Map showing major towns, points, capes, etc.  Also Old Bahama Channel & Windward Channel.    8”H. x 10”W. VERY GOOD. $60.00. I.D.#02081.

BLUE BACK CHART WITH MANUSCRIPT NAVIGATION NOTES

COPLEY, CHARLES. untitled. GULF OF MEXICO, WESTERN WEST INDIES. CHAS. COPLEY & SONS. NEW YORK. 1860  ©1850. COPPER ENGRAVING. Blue back chart, western sheet only. Entire Gulf of Mexico and Florida with West Indies Islands south to Costa Rica. Copious pencil notes and tracks of voyages to and from Key West (Tortugas), New Orleans, Galveston, etc. Two large insets of Nassau Harbor (Bahamas) and Atchafalaya Bay (Louisiana). Many added pencil manuscript notes. Good treatment of west and gulf coast of Florida. Professional restorations UNDETERMINEDH. x 34”W. GOOD. $2,000.00. I.D.#24853.

JOHNSON AND WARD. JOHNSON'S CUBA, JAMAICA AND PORTO RICO. JOHNSON AND WARD. NEW YORK. 1862. FULLY HAND COLORED. ENGRAVING. Map showing FL keys, Bahama Islands, Cuba, Jamaica and insets of Porto Rico and City & Harbor of Havana.  Details towns, roads, railroads, topography, etc.  Bright.    11.5”H. x 15.3”W. VERY GOOD. $125.00. I.D.#02457.

U.S. COAST SURVEY. PRELIMINARY EDITION OF GENERAL CHART OF THE COAST NO.X.  STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM KEY BISCAYNE TO MARQUESAS KEYS. U.S. COAST SURVEY. WASHINGTON, DC. 1862. PARTIAL HAND COLORING. LITHOGRAPHY. Detailed chart of the waters between the Florida coast and the Great Bahama Bank, the Salt Key Bank and northern Cuba.  Modern color.  Light fold browning.    30.9”H. x 37.5”W. GOOD. $400.00. I.D.#07646.  

BACHE, A.D. ATLANTIC COAST OF THE UNITED STATES (in four sheets). SHEET NO. IV MOSQUITO INLET TO KEY WEST. U.S. COAST SURVEY. WASHINGTON, DC. 1863. OUTLINE HAND COLORED. ENGRAVING. Detailed map showing eastern FL shore line, Keys, Little & Great Bahama Banks, Exuma Sound and northern part (small) of Cuba.  Shows soundings, light houses, etc. Fold browning. Modern color.    23.5”H. x 27.3”W. GOOD. $450.00. I.D.#03464.

SCARCE BLUE BACK CHART OF BAHAMA BANK

OWEN, R./E/ BARNETT/T. SMITH. THE GREAT BAHAMA BANK WITH ITS ISLANDS CAYS AND CHANNELS SURVEYED BY COMMANDERS R. OWEN AND E. BARNETT, AND LIEUTENANT T. SMITH R.N. 1836, 1842. E. & G.W. BLUNT. NEW YORK. 1864 ©1845. LITHOGRAPHY. Blue backed sea chart with pink advertising label for C.H. Farley, Portland, Maine.  Scarce and desirable chart of the waters off Andros Island. Hundreds of soundings. Exl. detail of many keys, north and south Bimini. UNUSUALLY FINE CONDITION for chart used at sea. 37.5"H. x 26"W. FINE. $2,800.00. I.D.#26699.

BLUE BACK CHART OF FLORIDA WATERS

COPLEY, CHARLES. COAST OF THE UNITED STATES, FROM CAPE FEAR TO THE BAHAMAS, with plans of the principal harbors on an enlarged scale; compiled from the most recent surveys, made by order of the United States Government, and adjusted by the latest astronomical observations, by Charles Copley, hydrographer. 1865. CHAS. COPLEY & SONS, Hydrographers. NEW YORK. 1865 ©1860. COPPER ENGRAVING. Blue back chart. Copious soundings in insets. Added pencil and ink manuscript notes. Eight inset city or harbor plans. Professionally restored and long tears repaired. U.S. coast from Cape Fear, N.C. to Miami (before there was a Miami) with light houses shown as red spots surrounded by yellow. One of the best Southeast coast charts, esp. for harbor detail.  34.5"W. GOOD. $2,500.00. I.D.#24852.

BLUE BACK CHART WITH MANUSCRIPT NAVIGATION NOTATIONS

BARNET, E. Capt. R.N. et al. CUBA AND THE WINDWARD PASSAGES. E. & G.W. BLUNT. NEW YORK. 1867 ©1850. COPPER ENGRAVING. Blue back chart. Copious soundings. With small note upper right center crediting many to Capt. E. Barnet R.N. 1846. Many added pencil and ink manuscript notes. Large inset city plan of Havana top center. Great detail from Florida tip to Keys to Bahamas to Cuba. A couple small losses. Professional restorations 78.5"H. x 38.75"W. GOOD. $1,200.00. I.D.#24851.

AMERICAN SEA CHART WITH J.R. RODGERS INSET OF KEY WEST HARBOR

BRITISH AND AMERICAN SURYEYS. THE BAHAMA BANKS AND GULF OF FLORIDA, SHEET 1. HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE, U.S.N. WASHINGTON, DC. 1870.  ELECTROTYPED. "by J.R. Rodgerrs Lt. U.S.N."  Shows southern 2/3 of Florida with every detail of coasts. Inset chart of Key West by Rodgers in 1851. Water damaged along upper margin, not infrequent on charts actually used at sea. Professionally cleaned and laid down on canvas. 38”H. x 48.5”W. VERY GOOD. $1,500.00. I.D.#25102.

OWEN, R./E. BARNETT. THE GREAT BAHAMA BANK FROM GREAT ISAAC TO 23" 40' N. LATITUDE... HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE, U.S. NAVY. WASHINGTON, DC. 1871, NOV. ELECTROGRAPH. "...Surveyed by Commanders r. Owen and E. Barnett and Lieutenant T. Smith, R.N. 1836. 1842."  Copious soundings.  Heavy waterstaining and fragile.  Short tear at bottom.  38”H. x 26.3”W. FAIR. $900.00. I.D.#10770.   

MITCHELL, S.A. CUBA. MITCHELL, S.A. PHILADELPHIA. 1884. FULLY HAND COLORED. LITHOGRAPHY. Map showing districts separately colored on the island of Cuba.  Also shows most of Bahama Islands.  Details towns, townships, roads and railroads.    11”H. x 14”W. VERY GOOD. $60.00. I.D.#02805.

U.S. NAVY CHART ON LINEN

FILLMORE, JOHN H. NORTH AMERICA. ATLANTIC COAST OF THE UNITED STATES. CAPE CANAVERAL TO HAVANA WITH STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND BAHAMA BANKS.  COMPILED FROM THE LATEST U.S. COAST AND BRITISH ADMIRALTY SURVEYS. 1886. HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE. U.S. NAVY. WASHINGTON, DC. 1887, JULY. LITHOGRAPHY. Laid down on linen.  Browned.  Definitive chart of the south Florida waters.    25”H. x 43”W. GOOD. I.D.#08965. SOLD.

CRAM, GEO. F. CUBA AND THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. GEO. F. CRAM. CHICAGO. 1888. FULL COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Atlas map with good detail. Portion of South America on reverse.    9.75”H. x 12.5”W. GOOD. $90.00. I.D.#06127.

CRAM, GEO. F. CUBA AND THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. CRAM, GEO. F. CHICAGO. 1889. FULLY PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Map detailing the tip of FL, the Bahama islands, Cuba, Jamaica and Haiti or St. Domingo.  Detailed.    9”H. x 12”W. FINE. $100.00. I.D.#02121.

CRAM, GEORGE F. CUBA AND THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. PEOPLE'S PUBLISHING CO. CHICAGO. 1889. FULL COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Portion of England and Wales on reverse.      9.75”H. x 12.5”W. GOOD. $45.00. I.D.#13232.

CRAM, GEO. F. CUBA AND THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. CRAM, GEO. F. CHICAGO. 1890. FULLY PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Map showing from the tip of FL to Hayti or St. Domingo.  Shows railroads in Cuba.  Details topography, towns, ports, bays, etc.    9.8”H. x 12.3”W. VERY GOOD. $90.00. I.D.#02061.

CRAM, GEO. F. CUBA AND THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. CRAM, GEO. F. CHICAGO. 1893. FULLY PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. 101 from Gaskell's atlas. Map showing from the tip of FL to Hayti or St. Domingo.  Shows railroads in Cuba.  Details topography, towns, ports, bays, etc. On reverse portion of South America.   9.8”H. x 12.3”W. VERY GOOD. $50.00. I.D.#23967.  

CRAM, GEORGE F. WEST INDIES. GEO. F. CRAM. CHICAGO. 1896. FULL COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Map of region with steamship routes superimposed  over it rather crudely. Names each company and where it served.  On reverse, Map of the Bahama Islands and Birds Eye View of the  Maritime Canal of Nicaragua.       13.25”H. x 20.25”W. GOOD. $75.00. I.D.#13108.

CRAM, GEORGE F. SOUTH AMERICA. GEORGE F. CRAM. CHICAGO/NEW YORK. 1896. FULL COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. On reverse, Cuba and the Bahama Islands and  untitled northern Brazil. From Cram's Universal atlas  geographical, historical and historical.      6.75”H. x 11”W. GOOD. $55.00. I.D.#14166.

CRAM, GEORGE F. CUBA AND THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. GEO. F. CRAM. CHICAGO. 1896. FULL COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. On reverse, fragment of South America map.       9.6”H. x 12.5”W. GOOD. $50.00. I.D.#18204.

THE EVENING POST. THE EVENING POST MAP OF CUBA. THE EVENING POST PUBL CO. NEW YORK. 1898. FULLY PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Map showing southern tip of FL, Bahama Is., Cuba and insets of Porto Rico and Havana (vicinity).  Details districts, railroads, towns, townships, topography and roads.    Note:  " The Spanish hold all seaports and principal towns east of Jucaro-Maron Trocha, the insurgents are practically in control. The territory to the west is disputed."  Scarce ephemeral map with Span. Am. war notes.  12.5”H. x 16”W. VERY GOOD. $150.00. I.D.#03028.

CRAM, GEORGE F. BAHAMA ISLANDS, CUBA, JAMAICA, HAITI AND SANTO DOMINGO. GEO. F. CRAM. NEW YORK/CHICAGO. 1899. FULL PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. City plans on reverse of Dallas and New Orleans.  From Cram's Standard American Railway System atlas of the world.      16”H. x 19”W. GOOD. $135.00. I.D.#12078.

THOMAS, A./E. UMBREIT/A. BLUDAU. SUDOSTLICHE VEREINIGTE STAATEN, CUBA UND BAHAMA-INSELN. VELHAGEN & KLASING. BIELEFELD UND LEIPZIG. 1904, MAI. FULL COLOR. CHROMOLITHOGRAPHY. Plate 168-169 from Andrees allgemeiner Handatlas  edited by A. Scobel.  Polar projection. U.S. from Missouri to  Florida, the Bahamas and West Indies. Inset of Haiti and Puerto  Rico now shown as a U.S. possession.      15.25”H. x 19.5”W. VERY GOOD. $115.00. I.D.#19737.

CRAM, GEORGE F. MAP OF THE UNITED STATES. GRANT, A.A. TORONTO. c1906. FULL COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. "Published by Geo. F. Cram, Chicago, Ill." From  Grant's Bankers' and Brokers' railway system atlas, cover dated  1906. Polar projection. Bermuda Islands on obverse, Bahama  Islands on reverse.      13.8”H. x 23.75”W. GOOD. $95.00. I.D.#15522.

C.S. HAMMOND & CO. NEW AND COMPLETE MAP OF CUBA. C.S. HAMMOND & CO. NEW YORK. 1916. OUTLINE PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Map of Cuba showing all railroads (according to color) with table naming them.  Shows towns, townships, topography, lower Bahama Is., etc.  Also table of statistics such as square miles, population for 1913, Revenues, Expenditures, etc.    12.3”H. x 23.5”W. FINE. $85.00. I.D.#02359.

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