Antique Maps of the Atlantic & Indian Oceans

ISLANDS IN THE ATLANTIC

Engraved maps of Atlantic islands grouped on one sheet within a scroll work border. The islands shown are the Azores, Madeira, Bermuda and a section of the west coast of Africa with Madeira, Canary Islands and the Cape Verde Islands. Embellished with six uncoloured vignette views including Funchal, Tenerife and Pico. 9 3/4 x 13 1/2 inches. Original outline hand colouring to the map area. Centre fold. Good clean condition.

ATLANTIC ISLANDS. CAPE VERDE IDS. CANARY IDS. AZORE IDS. MADEIRA IDS

Four maps on one sheet of the islands with a central uncoloured vignette view of Teneriffe. Two inset charts of Fayal part of the coast of Lanzarote. 23 x 20 inches. Publishers imprint beneath the map dated 1814. The map has some original outline hand colouring which has faded. There appears to have been a split in the centre fold and a small cross tear in the sky of the vignette view. This has been repaired with a strengthening strip pasted onto the centre fold on verso.

ISLANDS IN THE ATLANTIC

Engraved by J. & C. Walker. Sixteen maps on one sheet featuring the islands. The larger maps are those of the Azores, Canary Islands and the Falklands. Smaller maps include Bermuda, Trinidad, St. Helena, Falkland Islands and Maderia. 12 x 15 inches. Original outline hand colouring. Publishers imprint beneath dated 1836. Good condition except for the fact that the left hand blank margin is small and the atlas binding holes are are there. One tiny area of the engraved border surface missing. Small tear in top blank margin just into printed border.

From: Maps of the Society of the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge

PORTO PRAYA

A small chart engraved for Luffman's Select Plans. Panel advising the reader that Porto Praya is an excellent and spacious harbour of St. Jago the chief of the Cape Verde Islands. 6.25 x 4.5 inches, 155 x 115 mm. Early outline and wash colouring. Fine condition.

The British attempted to colonise the Cape Verde Islands in 1792 and gave up in 1793

A CHART OF THE ISLANDS OF CAPE VERD

This interesting engraved chart of the islands was first published by John Seller circa 1780. Later published by Mount & Page in their English Pilot. Decorative title cartouche and panel with scales. Central compass rose and rhumb lines. 21 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches. Uncoloured. Original centre fold. Small bottom blank margin which needs some restoration. Small hole near the top of the chart.

From: English Pilot

PORTO SANTO

A woodcut map of the island of Porto Santo with part of the coast of Madeira showing. Set within a page of Latin text which continues on verso. The map measures 5 1/2 x 3 inches. Outline hand colouring. Good condition.

From: Isolario

ISLANDS IN THE INDIAN OCEAN

Engraved by J. & C. Walker. Eleven maps on one sheet. Amirantes, Sychelle Archipelago, Madagascar, Socotra, Rodrigue, Chagos Group, Keeling Isles, Mauritius and Bourbon, Kergulen, Maldive Islands, Nicobar Isles. 15.25 x 12.35 inches. Original outline hand coloured. Two small nicks on the outer edge of the bottom blank margin otherwise good condition.

Published by Society for Diffusion of Useful Knowledge

PLAN DU PORT BOURBON DANS L’ISLE DE FRANCE

An interesting engraved chart of this bay on the island now known as Reunion in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar. Embellished with an uncoloured rococo title cartouche which also displays the scale. 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches. Original blue outline and wash hand colouring. Good condition. Straight from the atlas and not previously sold as a single map.

Map number 120 from Volume 3 of Le Petit Atlas Maritime

NOUVELLE CARTE DES ISLES CAROLINES. NIEU KAART DER CAROLYNSCHE EYLANDEN

An engraved map of the Caroline Islands, a widely scattered archipelago of tiny islands in the western Pacific Ocean. Situated north of New Guinea and east of the Philipines. Decorative rococo title cartouche. The map has been cut close around and mounted on a larger sheet many years ago. Traces of a centre fold. 15 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches. Uncoloured. A little light soiling to the backing but otherwise good condition.