Exploration and Mapping

A collection of early maps illustrating North America and Asia, providing historical insights into territorial delineations and explorations.

Vintage Map of the Atlantic Sea entitled "Mar del Nort" by Jan Jansson 1650

A new and correct map of North America, with the West India Islands : divided according to the last Treaty of Peace, concluded at Paris the 20th of Jan. 1783 wherein are particularly distinguished the Thirteen Provinces wich sic compose the United States of North America , North America, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Map of the Americas 1570, Ortelius, A.

Map of North America 1636.

1570 map of 'Tartaria' spanning all of Northern Asia from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. From Abraham Ortelius, Theatrvm orbis terrarvm.

Tertia Asiae tabula , Caucasus, South, Maps, Early works to 1800, Georgia Republic, Maps, Early works to 1800, Azerbaijan, Maps, Early works to 1800, Armenia, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Tertia Asiae tabula. Map of the ancient Scythian lands in modern day Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. Relief shown pictorially. Includes names of places and natural features. In margin: Climatic and latitudinal notes. Appears in the author's Geographia, edited by Bernard Sylvanus. Venetiis : Per Iacobum Pentium de Leucho, anno Domini 1511. Text in Latin. Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.... , Armenia Azerbaijan Transcaucasia ,area Georgia

Antique Map of North and South America by Abraham Ortelius, circa 1570

America with those known parts in that unknowne worlde both people and manner of buildings , America, Maps, Early works to 1800, Western Hemisphere, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Aegypti descriptio chorographica antiqva; Aegypt, descriptio chorographica recentior. Kircher, Athanasius (1602-1680). Cartographic. Prints, Illustrations. 1652 - 1654. General Research Division. Egypt , Religion, Egyptian language , Writing, Hieroglyphic

Vintage Map of the Atlantic Sea entitled "Mar del Nort" by Jan Jansson 1650

Eastern Mediterranean Sea ; Gulf of Smiran ; Bay of Scanderoon. 1702 - 1707. Cartographic. Maps, Nautical charts. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. Mediterranean Sea

Carte de l'Afrique Francoise ou du Senegal : dressee sur un grand nombre de cartes manuscrites et d'itineraires rectifies par diverses observations. Relief shown pictorially. Shows forested areas, roads, etc. "Ph. Buache P. G. de R. d. l'A. R d S. Gendre de l'Auteur. Avec privilege du 30 Av. 1745." "Presente a Sa Majeste. Par sa tres humble, tres obeissante et tres fidele sujete, la Veuve Delisle, le 18 Avril 1726."... , West Africa ,area

1747 Bowen Map of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York and New England

A map of New Iarsey Map of New Jarsey Map of New Jersey Cartographic. Maps, Atlases. 1682. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. Atlases, British, Coasts, New Jersey

L'Amérique , Western Hemisphere, Maps, Early works to 1800, America, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

A map titled 'America noviter delineata,' published in 1631 by H. Hondius in Amsterdam. The map is hand-colored and measures 38 x 49 cm. It represents early cartographic work of America prior to 1800

Map of Central America and the Caribbean; Insulae americanae in Oceano Septentrionali Cum Terris AdiacentiBus. Map of Central America and the Caribbean. Top left Cartouche with title, flanked by two putti, hoses, bats and lizards. At the bottom right two scales with left and right a putto.

Map of Carolina 1676.

Mappa fluxus et refluxus rationes in isthmo Americano, in Freto Magellanico, cæterisque Americæ litoribus exhibens. Map showing ocean currents around the Americas and some geographic features. Relief shown pictorially. From Kircher's "Mundus subterraneus," published in 1665, 1668 and 1678. "Tomus I 155"--Upper right corner. Includes illustrations of ships.. Regions and Seasons: Mariners have charted the oceans since the late 13th century. However, the 1670 map here is not a general sea chart, but is one of the first thematic maps produced. Thematic maps illustrate phenomena and related patterns, rather than locations or geographical features. When originally developed, thematic maps required mapmakers to create new techniques to display data. This map depicting ocean currents in the western hemisphere is by Athanasius Kircher, a Jesuit scholar, mathematician and mapmaker. Circulation of ocean waters and winds was one of the earliest subjects of thematic mapping, due to their navigation

Atlas, map from 1623, South Pole, Antarctica, Tierra del Fuego, digitally restored reproduction from an engraving by Gerhard Mercator, born as Gheert Cremer, March 5, 1512 - December 2, 1594, geographer and cartographer.

Map of Crimea during the Russian-Turkish War (1735-1739), Anonymous, After Karel van Frauendorf, in or after c. 1737 print Amsterdam paper engraving maps of separate countries or regions. war Cream

America, siue, India Nova : ad magnae Gerardi Mercatoris aui vniversalis imitationem in compendium redacta , America, Maps, Early works to 1800, Western Hemisphere, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Tetre de la guerre en Amerique telle que'elle est à present possedée par les Espagnols, Anglois, François, et Hollandois &c : nouvellement mis au jour , Spanish Succession, War of, 1701-1714, Maps, Early works to 1800, West Indies, Maps, Early works to 1800, Central America, Maps, Early works to 1800, Veracruz Veracruz-Llave, Mexico, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Manatvs gelegen op de Noot sic Riuier | Library of Congress

Atlas, map from 1623, Asia, digitally restored reproduction from an engraving by Gerhard Mercator, born as Gheert Cremer, 5 March 1512, 2 December 1594, geographer and cartographer

America nouiter delineata. Relief shown pictorially. Includes insets of Greenland and Antarctica and ill. Probably from Theodor de Bry's Decima tertia pars historiae Americanae, qvae continet exactam et accvratam descriptionem... America noviter delineata. America noviter delineata, North and Central America South America Mesoamerica ,area North America ,area South America America

America Septentrionalis Map of North America January 1652

Americae nova tabula. Relief shown pictorially. Includes nine illustrations of city or coastal views, and ten illustrations of various indigenous peoples. Appears in the author's Le Theatre du Monde. Amsterdam: J. Blaeu, 1650. Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.... , North and Central America South America Mesoamerica ,area North America ,area South America America

A map titled 'Virginiae item et Floridae Americae provinciarum, nova descriptio,' created by Jan Jansson in 1634. The map measures 33 x 47 cm and features early cartographic representations of Virginia and Florida, along with the South Atlantic States, from the period before 1800. Published in Amsterdam, the work is notable for its historical significance in the mapping of American provinces

Noua et accurata totius Americae tabula , America, Maps, Early works to 1800, North America, Maps, Early works to 1800, South America, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

A map of Virginia and Maryland. Relief shown pictorially. Verso: The description of Mary-Land, p. 44; The description of Virginia, p. 43. From: Speed, John. A prospect of the most famous parts of the world. London. 1676. Engraved by: F. Lamb. Derived from Augustine Herrman map of 1673.... , Virginia Maryland

Mappa aestivarum insularum, alias Barmudas dictarum, ad ostia Mexicani aestuarij jacentium in latitudine graduum 32 minutorum 25 : Ab Anglia, Londino Scilicet versus Libonotum 3300 miliaribus Anglicanis, et a Roanoack (qui locus est in Virginia) versus Euronotum 500 mill. accurate descripta , Bermuda Islands, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Tabula nouarum insularum, quas diuersis respectibus occidentales & indianas vocant Cartographic. Prints, Maps. 1540. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. America

A new map of the English empire in America: viz. Virginia, Maryland, Carolina, New York, New Iarsey, New England, Pennsylvania, Newfoundland, New France &c. Cartographic. Maps. 1721. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. Great Britain , Colonies , America, North America

A new generall chart for the West Indies, of E. Wright projection vul. Mercators chart Cartographic. Maps. 1703. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

La partie Francoise de l'isle de Saint Domingue , Nautical charts, Haiti, Early works to 1800, Nautical charts, Hispaniola, Early works to 1800, Haiti, Maps, Early works to 1800, Hispaniola, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Mar del nort. Relief shown pictorially. On verso: "Mar del nort, ofte beschryvinge ..."; Dutch text; sig. O; p. 47-48. Appears in the author's Nieuwen Atlas, vol. 5. Amsterdam: J. Jansson, 1650.... , Atlantic Ocean

Asiae nova , Asia, Maps, Early works to 1800, 1660-1665 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Le Canada, ou Nouvelle France, &c : ce qui est le plus advance vers le Septentrion est tire de diverses relations des Anglois, Danois, &c. vers le midy les costes de Virginie, Nouvlle. Suede, Nouveau Pays Bas, et Nouvelle Angleterre sont tirees de celles des Anglois, Hollandois, &c. la grande riviere de Canada ou de St Laurens, et toue les environs sont suivant les relations des Francois. Relief shown pictorially. "Avec privilege du Roy, pur vingt ans."... , North America ,area Canada Great Lakes Region ,area

A new map of America from the latest observations , America, Maps, Early works to 1800, Western Hemisphere, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

America : with those known parts in that unknowne worlde both people and manner of buildings discribed and inlarged. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: Ferro. Text on verso titled The description of America; p. 9-10; printer's signature E. Includes ill. of ships and sea monsters. City maps in upper border: Havan porte -- St. Domingo -- Cartagena -- Mexico -- Cusco -- Il. of Mocha in Chili -- R. Ianeiro -- Olinda. Includes ill. of native peoples in left and right borders. In the author's A prospect of the most famous parts of the world (London, 1662). Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.... , North and Central America South America Mesoamerica ,area North America ,area South America America

Aethiopia Inferior vel Exterior. Ogilby, John (1600-1676). Cartographic. Illustrations, Prints. 1670. General Research Division. South Africa, Islands of the Indian Ocean, Islands of the Atlantic, Africa , Description and travel, Sailing ships, Animals

Map of the Americas 1596, de Bry, Theodore.

MAPA DEL AMAZONAS (BRASIL) - 1635-1672. Author: WILLEM JANSZOON BLAEU (1571-1638). Location: MUSEO DE AMERICA-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Mare del Nord , Nautical charts, Atlantic Ocean, Early works to 1800, Atlantic Ocean, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Cartography, 17th century. Map of the Americas by Henricus Hondius, 1631.

Novi Belgii Novaeqve Angliae nec non partis Virginiae Tabula , Northeastern States, Maps, Early works to 1800, New England, Maps, Early works to 1800, Middle Atlantic States, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Cartography, 16th century. World map from Theatrum Orbis Terrarum by Abraham Ortelius (1528-1598), Antwerp, 1570. Detail, the Americas.

Cartography, Italy, 17th century. Genoa Republic. Map of Jan Baptist Vrients, 1647. Copper engraving.

Atlas, map from 1623, Virginia, North of Florida, America, digitally restored reproduction from an engraving by Gerhard Mercator, born Gheert Cremer, 5 March 1512, 2 December 1594, geographer and cartographer

A mid-18th century map of the British Empire in North America also showing French, Spanish and Dutch settlements. After a work by British cartographer Henry Popple, - died 1743. This is a later ed

New Amsterdam in 1639. Earliest map shows Manhattan, Staten Island, Fort Amsterdam, Brooklyn, Bronx, plantations, windmills, Indian Villages.

A new chart of the trading part of NEW FOUND LAND 1702 - 1707. Cartographic. Maps, Nautical charts. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. Atlantic Ocean, Newfoundland and Labrador

Carte d'Amerique divisees en ses principales parties. Map of North and South America showing line of demarcation of Pope Alexander VI in A.D. 1493 and Prime meridian fixed on Ferro, Canary Islands by declaration of Louis XIII. Relief shown pictorially. In upper margin: America accurate in imperia, regna, status et populos divisa, ad usum Ludovici XV galliarum regis. In lower right margin: J. Condet. sc. In French.... , North and Central America South America Mesoamerica ,area North America ,area South America America

A new chart of the seas surrounding the island of Cuba, with the soundings, currents, ships, courses &c. and a map of the island itself lately made by an officer in the Navy. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. From The London magazine, or, Gentleman's monthly intelligencer. Oct. 1762, v. 21. Includes indexed inset of "A plan of the harbour & town of Havana" and ill.... , Cuba

A new map of the upper part of Italy, containing ye principality of Piemont ye Dutchies of Savoy, Milan, Parma, Mantua, Modena, Tuscany, the dominions of ye Pope &c., the Republiques of Venice, Genoa, Lucca &c. Cartographic. Maps, Atlases. 1736. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. Italy

A new map of America from the latest observations , America, Maps, Early works to 1800, Western Hemisphere, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

New York City 1670 Dutch Manatvs gelegen op de Noot sic Riuier.

Amazon and the River Plate. From a Spanish map of South America 1582.

Carte du theatre de la guerre dans l'Inde ou se trouve une partie de la Chine; les isles Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Moluques et Philippines : dressée d'après les meilleurs cartes tant Françoises qu'Angloises , South Asia, Maps, Early works to 1800, Southeast Asia, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

A new map of Turkey in Europe and parts adjoining, showing their principal divisions, chief cities, towns, rivers, and mountains, dated 1700. It includes an additional, 'Turkye in Europe.' Published in Oxford at the Sheldonian Theatre. Relevant subjects include atlases, British geography, ancient maps, and maps in education

Map of the Kingdom Naples, 1726, 1726 print Map of the Kingdom Naples, with a bet with a map of Sardinia. Plate no. 394 in Part XVI of the print work: Les Forces de l'Europe, Asie, Afrique et Amerique ... Comme Aussi Les Cartes des Côtes de France et d'Espagne from 1726, this second part with 271 by hand numbered Plates of renowned strong cities and fortresses in the context of the Spanish War of Succession 1701-1713. For the most part, these records have been copied to the anonymous French records of renowned strong cities and forces: in Les Forces de l'Europe and in: Le Theater de la Guerre, Dans Les Pays-Bas, both originally published by Nicolas de Fer in Paris (1693-1697) in the context of the Nine Years' War. Title and inscriptions in French. print maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Leidenpublisher: Amsterdam paper engraving maps of separate countries or regions Naples. Southern Italy. Sardinia

Africæ, described, the manners of their habits and buildings, newly done into English. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: Ferro. Text on verso titled The description of Africa; p. 5-6; printer's signature C. Includes ill. of ships, sea monsters, and animals. Ancillary maps in upper border: Tanger -- Ceuta -- Alger -- Tunis -- Alexandria -- Alcair -- Mozambique -- Canaria. Includes ill. of native peoples in left and right borders. In the author's A prospect of the most famous parts of the world (London, 1662). Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.... , Africa Africa

Cartography,16th century. World map by Giorgio Sideri, known as Callapoda or Calopodio da Candia. Details of Africa.

Novus orbis sive America septentrionalis, divisa per sua regna provinc. et insul : cura et opera , America, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Novus orbis sive America septentrionalis, divisa per sua regna provinc. et insul : cura et opera. 7 in upper right corner.... , North and Central America South America Mesoamerica ,area North America ,area South America America

Mare del Svd, detto altrimenti Mare Pacifico , Nautical charts, Pacific Ocean, Early works to 1800, Pacific Ocean, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Particular draughts of some of the chief African Islands in the Mediterranean : as also in the Atlantic and Ethiopic Oceans , Malta, Maps, Early works to 1800, Cape Verde, Maps, Early works to 1800, Madeira Madeira Islands, Maps, Early works to 1800, Saint Helena, Maps, Early works to 1800, Tenerife Canary Islands, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

L'Amerique divisée par grand etats , America, Maps, Early works to 1800, Western Hemisphere, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Vintage Illustrated map. Paradise - Mount Ararat and the city of Babel, 1740s

L'Amerique divisée par grand etats , America, Maps, Early works to 1800, Western Hemisphere, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

1593 Americae Pars Borealis Florida, Baccalaos, Canada, Corterealis.

1650 map of Baja California and northwest Mexico, showing California as an island

Freti Magellanici ac novi freti vulgo le Maire exactissima delineatio - Afbeelding der Straet Magellanes : so als de selve van Mr. Barent Iansz : potgeieter van Munster door en weder door bevaren en met syn Capiteyn Sebald de Waerd met groot pericul syns levens seer naerstig onderfocht is , Magellan, Strait of Chile and Argentina, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Totius Americae descriptio nova , Western Hemisphere, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Map of Brazil Date: 1582

MAPA DEL OCEANO PACIFICO - 1589. Author: ABRAHAM ORTELIUS (1527-1598). Location: SERVICIO GEOGRAFICO DEL EJERCITO. MADRID. SPAIN.

Map of the landing and expedition of the Allies at Cadiz, 1702; Plaan of the dissant or landing in Spangien for Cadix with the campements and Marse by the Duke of Ormont and the General Major and Baron de Spar done Ceedert den August 26 to the 27 September. Anno 1702. Map of the landing and expedition of the Allies at Cadiz, August 26, 1702. At the top left of the cartouche with the title decorated with angels and weapons. At the bottom left of a cartouche with the statement of the letters A-Q, decorated with marine beings, the Dutch lion and the British unicorn and the arms of the States General.

Americae descrip., 1655, London, Printed by R. Hodgkinsonne for E. Dod. Early work map of America, 1 map measuring 14 x 19 cm, folded to 13 x 8 cm

Map of the coast of Norway and Sweden between Merdøy and Uddevalla; The Custe of Noorwegen, with that lands from Noorddt East in his Wesen and Daente (...).

1655 map of Beijing and surrounding provinces. Cartouche shows seated figures in Chinese costume attended by servants.

L'Afrique : dressée sur les relations e nouvelles decouvertes de differens voyageurs, conformes aux observations astronomiques , Africa, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Recens elaborata mappa geographica regni Brasiliae in America Meridionali maxime celebris , Brazil, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Cartography, Italy, 17th century. Republic of Genoa. Map by Jan Baptist Vrients, 1647. Copper engraving.

A new, plaine, and exact map of America : described by N.I. Visscher, and don into English, enlarged, and corrected, according to I. Blaeu, with the habits of the countries, and the manner of the cheife citties, the like never before , America, Maps, Early works to 1800, Western Hemisphere, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

MAPA DEL CONTINENTE AMERICANO (AMERICA CENTRAL, ANTILLAS Y AMERICA DEL SUR). Obra de Abraham ORTELIUS, editor del atlas "Teatrum Orbis Terrarum". Primera edición de Amberes del año 1574 Biblioteca de Cataluña. Barcelona.

North Atlantic Bounty 1625.

Carta Del Littorale Di Napoli e de luoghi antichi più rimarchevoli di quei Contorni , Naples Italy, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

SUMMA DE COSMOGRAFIA - MAPAMUNDI - SIGLO XVI - AMERICA Y MAR PACIFICO. Author: PEDRO DE MEDINA (1493-1567). Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

MAPA DE AMERICA -1660. Author: NICOLAS VISFCHER (1618-1709). Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.

1710 De La Feuille Map of Africa

Carte de la Nouuelle France et de la Louisiane nouuellement decouuerte : dediee au Roy l'an 1683. Relief shown pictorially. In: Hennepin, Louis. Description de la Louisiane ..., Paris, 1683. Cartouche engraved by: N. Guerard. Map projects course of lower Mississippi River. Elaborate cartouche with religious motif.... , North America ,area

A New & Exact Map of the Coast Countries and Islands Within Ye Limits of Ye South Sea Company Herman D. Moll (German, 1654-1732). , n.d. Engraving, Sheet: 19 7/8 x 27 3/8 in. (50.5 x 69.5 cm). European Art n.d.

The southeastern coastline of India, known as the Coromandel Coast, was home to three Portuguese settlements by late 1530 at Nagapattinam, Sao Tome de Meliapore, and Pulicat. Later, in the 17th and 18th centuries, the Coromandel Coast was the scene of rivalries among European powers for control of the India trade and the 'Spice Trade'. The British established themselves at Fort St George (Madras) and Masulipatnam, the Dutch at Pulicat, Sadras and Covelong, the French at Pondicherry, Karaikal and Nizampatnam, and the Danish in Dansborg at Tharangambadi. Eventually the British won out, although France retained the tiny enclaves of Pondicherry and Karaikal until 1954. Chinese lacquer goods, including boxes, screens, and chests, became known as 'Coromandel' goods in the 18th century, because many Chinese exports were consolidated at the Coromandel ports.

1763 Terreni - Coltellini Map of Cuba and Jamaica

Carte de la Terre Ferme, du Perou, du Bresil et du Pays des Amazones : dressée sur les descriptions de Herrera, de Laet, et des PP. Acuña, et M. Rodriguez et sur plusieurs relations et observations posterieures , South America, Maps, Early works to 1800, Brazil, Maps, Early works to 1800, Peru, Maps, Early works to 1800, Colombia, Maps, Early works to 1800, Venezuela, Maps, Early works to 1800, Guiana, Maps, Early works to 1800, Ecuador, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Map of Brazil; Nova et accurata brasiliae totius tabula. Map of Brazil, yellow surround, areas colored, two ships in the sea, mountains, trees and buildings in the country signed. Above-top compass rose, lower right with 5 putti and poseidon with trident, under inscription scale in German, Spanish and French miles.

La Morea, la Livadia, e porzione della Tessaglia, e Dell' Epiro con la parte occidentale dell' arcipelago : V. Foglio della carta generale dell' Ungheria e della Turchia Europea. Relief shown pictorially.... , Greece , Peloponnese ,region

Map of Guinea and surrounding regions. The Benin Kingdom is indicated in the east. Amsterdam, Blaeu, J. & G. 1640-50.

1591 De Bry and Le Moyne Map of Florida and Cuba

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