NEW YORK – Explore the art and science of cartography in a 61-lot auction of antique maps presented by Jasper52 on Sunday, Oct. 9. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available exclusively through LiveAuctioneers.com.
Unlike their modern counterparts, these early printed maps trace borders that shifted with each expedition into the frontier.
Discover voyagers like Capt. John Smith who plotted landmarks, raced to Caribbean islands, or proved that California was not an island. Produced by leading cartographers of their day, these maps reveal innumerable ways to view the globe.
Insulae Americanae in Oceano Septentrionali, cum Terris adiacentibus (above) is an attractive map of the Caribbean based on Blaeu’s 1635 chart.
Virginia and Maryland are included in (Terrae- Mariae) Nova (et) Virginiae Tabula, which is based on Captain John Smith’s first survey of Chesapeake Bay. The map (below) was printed by J. Ogilby and A. Montanus in Amsterdam in 1671.
Etats-Unis De L’Amerique Septentrionale Avec Les Isles Royale, De Terre Neuve, De St. Jean, L’Acadie (below) shows the United States in 1785 immediately after the American Revolutionary War. It was printed by F. Delamarche in Paris. The Delamarche family was a dominant force in both map and globe production in France from the late 18th to the latter part of the 19th century.
Unlike early 18th century maps of the Western Hemisphere, a 1715 map made by Joseph Homann page titled Totius Africae shows a more accurate outline of the continent (below).
For explorers who favor fire and ice, there is a 1644 map of Tabuka Islandiae, or Iceland (below) listed in the auction.
Bidding on all lots begins at $1.