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Rare maps of North America

Rare old maps of North America for sale. Clive A. Burden Ltd. offer a selection of antique maps, sea charts, plans and travel books relating to the North America. All our historic items are authentic, genuine maps, charts etc. which date from the earliest map of North America, printed in 1511 through the mid-nineteenth century. Many include firsts and the results of important explorations in the English colonies, Canada, the Mississippi Valley and the West. Regions of significant interest include the Northeast, mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Great Lakes, Texas and California as an island.

56 rare maps matched your search criteria.
BERQUIN-DUVALLON, Pierre-Louis
Paris, 1803
Vue de la Colonie Espagnole du Mississippi, ou des Provinces de Louisiane et Floride OccidentaleVue de la Colonie Espagnole du Mississippi, ou des Provinces de Louisiane et Floride OccidentaleVue de la Colonie Espagnole du Mississippi, ou des Provinces de Louisiane et Floride OccidentaleVue de la Colonie Espagnole du Mississippi, ou des Provinces de Louisiane et Floride Occidentale
A FIRST HAND ACCOUNT OF LOUISIANA. Octavo, nineteenth century quarter calf, panelled cloth boards, gilt spine, with marbled endpapers. XX, 318, 5, (4) pp. Slight loss of paper to the title page. With two folding maps in full contemporary wash colour in excellent condition.
Stock number: 1703
$ 2,950
   

JUSTEL, Henri
Louis Billaine, dans la Grand' Salle du Palais, au second Pillier, au grand Cesar, Paris, 1674
Recueil de Divers Voyages Faits en Afrique et en L'AmeriqueRecueil de Divers Voyages Faits en Afrique et en L'AmeriqueRecueil de Divers Voyages Faits en Afrique et en L'AmeriqueRecueil de Divers Voyages Faits en Afrique et en L'AmeriqueRecueil de Divers Voyages Faits en Afrique et en L'Amerique
Quarto (240 x 175 mm.), full contemporary calf, blind panelled, with extremely ornate ribbed spine, each compartment with gilt decorative panels and central floral feature, red calf gilt title label affixed, marbled endpapers. With typographic title page, pp. (16), 262, 35, (1), 23, (7), 49, (2), 81, with 5 folding maps, 9 plates of which 3 are folding, with light water stain to lower gutter near the beginning, otherwise in good condition.
Stock number: 9892
$ 12,500
   

MORSE, Jedidiah
Printed by Shepard Kollock, for the Author, Elizabeth Town, 1789
The American Geography; or, A View of the Present Situation of the United States of AmericaThe American Geography; or, A View of the Present Situation of the United States of AmericaThe American Geography; or, A View of the Present Situation of the United States of America
THE FIRST AMERICAN GEOGRAPHIC WORK TO CONTAIN MAPS. Octavo (200 x 120 mm.), full contemporary tree calf, gilt ruled ribbed spine with ornate gilt red calf title label. With typographic title page, pp. xii, 534, (4), with two large folding maps, the second map with some early closed tears to fold, some general toning as is usual, otherwise in good condition.
Stock number: 9896
$ 5,500
   

THOMSON, John
Edinburgh, 1814
Spanish North America
510 x 620 mm., early wash colour, a rare unfolded example in good condition.
Stock number: 5379
$ 550
   

BLOME, Richard
Chez Abraham Wolfgang, pres la Bourse, Amsterdam, 1688
L'Amerique Angloise, ou description des isles terres du roi D'Angleterre, dans L'AmeriqueL'Amerique Angloise, ou description des isles terres du roi D'Angleterre, dans L'AmeriqueL'Amerique Angloise, ou description des isles terres du roi D'Angleterre, dans L'AmeriqueL'Amerique Angloise, ou description des isles terres du roi D'Angleterre, dans L'AmeriqueL'Amerique Angloise, ou description des isles terres du roi D'Angleterre, dans L'AmeriqueL'Amerique Angloise, ou description des isles terres du roi D'Angleterre, dans L'AmeriqueL'Amerique Angloise, ou description des isles terres du roi D'Angleterre, dans L'Amerique
WITH A PREVIOUSLY UNRECORDED FIRST STATE OF THE MAP OF NEW ENGLAND. Duodecimo (150 x 85 mm.), full contemporary calf, blind panelled, with ribbed spine, very ornate gilt decoration to compartments, gilt title, gilt slightly worn. With typographic title page, pp. [4], 331, [1], p. 236 erroneously numbered 136, with 7 folding maps, otherwise in excellent condition.
Stock number: 9894
$ 4,950
   

MALLET, Alain Manesson
Paris, 1683
Novveav Mexique et Californie
145 x 100 mm, in good condition.
Stock number: 4573
$ 475
   

DE BRY, Theodore - LE MOYNE, Francois
Frankfurt, 1591
Floridae Americae Provinciae Recens & exactissima descriptio Auctorè Iacobo le Moÿne cui co= gnomen de Morgues, Qui Laud= nierum, Altera Gallorum in eam Prouinciam Nauigatione comitat ...
370 x 460 mm., with some professional repair to the double folds as usual, with good margins on three sides, the top cut close just affecting upper right where some facsimile of the neat line exists, otherwise in good condition.
Stock number: 8222
$ 13,500
   

LE ROUGE, George Louis
Chez Le Rouge Jngr Georgraphe Du Roi Rue Des Grandes Augustins, Paris, 1777
Virginie, Maryland en 2 feuilles par Fry et Jefferson Traduit, Corrige, Augmente a Paris
760 x 1050 mm., two sheets joined as one, in fine early outline colour, printed on strong paper, light toning to joint of two sheets as often the case, otherwise in good condition.
Stock number: 8849
$ 9,500
   

LONDON MAGAZINE
London, 1765
A New and Accurate Map of East and West Florida, Drawn from the Best Authorities
180 x 220 mm., in fine condition.
Stock number: 3993
$ 450
   

LONDON MAGAZINE
London, 1764
A New Map of the North East Coast of Asia, and North West Coast of America, with the Late Russian Discoveries
170 x 230 mm., modern wash colour, in fine condition.
Stock number: 3996
$ 225
   

WELLS, Edward
London, 1700-[c.05]
A New Map of the most Considerable Plantations of the English in America
350 x 480 mm., in recent wash colour and good condition.
Stock number: 7988
$ 2,950
   

WHITE, John
Theodore de Bry, Frankfurt, 1590
Americæ pars, Nunc Virginia dicta, primum ab Anglis inventa sumtibus Dn. Walteri Raleigh Equestris ordinis Viri Anno Dni.M.D LXXXV
305 x 415 mm., with good margins in good condition.
Stock number: 8221
$ 19,500
   

THACKARAY, John & VALLANCE, James
Philadelphia, 1792
Plan of the City of Washington
PRESENTATION COPY OF THE FIRST PLAN OF WASHINGTON. 220 x 265 mm., uncut, in very good condition.
Stock number: 8229
$ 25,000
   

LONGWORTH, David
Drawn and Engrav'd for D. Longworth Map & Print Seller No.66 Nassau Street, New York, c.1796-[c.98]
Plan of the City of New York
A PRESENTATION COPY OF THE FIRST FOLIO PLAN OF NEW YORK. 410 x 555 mm., with light offsetting, good margins, uncut, with manuscript title to the verso, in good condition.
Stock number: 9726
$ 37,500
   

ANONYMOUS
(Printed by Samuel Loudon, No. 5, Water-Street, between the Coffee-House and Old Slip), New York, 24 November 1783
(Order of Procession)
BROADSIDE POSTED IN NEW YORK DETAILING THE PROCESSION TO RE-OCCUPY THE CITY. 270 x 155 mm., professionally lined with tissue, with loss of the last five lines and imprint, otherwise in good condition.
Stock number: 9727
$ 49,500
   

ALEXANDER, Sir William
London, 1624
(No title)
AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE MAP in its FIRST STATE. 250 x 340 mm., with wide margins, with some repair to double folds as might be expected, light fold along the centre, otherwise in good condition.
Stock number: 9881
$ 15,950
   

NORMAN, William
Boston, 1796-1803
A Chart of the Coast of America from Wood Island to Good Harbour From Hollands Surveys
520 x 830 mm., light browning to the margins. There is insignificant tiny loss to the margin line lower left, and to the margin upper left.
Stock number: 4259
$ 12,500
   

BROWNE, Christopher
C. Browne at the North gate of the Royal Exchange & by him at the Globe by the West end of St. Paul's Church, London, 1712
A New Mapp of New England and Annapolis with the Country's adjacent
IN BEAUTIFUL EARLY WASH COLOUR. 500 x 595 mm., in magnificent full early wash colour, good condition.
Stock number: 8247
$ 49,500
   

ACT OF PARLIAMENT
London, 1766
An Act to repeal an Act made in the last Session of Parliament, intituled, 'An Act for granting and applying certain Stamp Duties, and other Duties, in the British Colonies and Plantations in America ...'
THE REPEAL OF THE STAMP ACT. Folio (300 x 195 mm.), pp. 4, (243-4), in good condition.
Stock number: 8056
$ 1,850
   

DES BARRES, Joseph Frederick Wallet
London, 5 August 1775
[Chart of the Harbour of Boston]/ Nautical Remarks and Observations for the Chart of the Harbour of Boston. Composed from different Surveys; but principally from that taken in 1769, by George Callendar, Late Master of His Majesty's Ship the Romney.[Chart of the Harbour of Boston]/ Nautical Remarks and Observations for the Chart of the Harbour of Boston. Composed from different Surveys; but principally from that taken in 1769, by George Callendar, Late Master of His Majesty's Ship the Romney.[Chart of the Harbour of Boston]/ Nautical Remarks and Observations for the Chart of the Harbour of Boston. Composed from different Surveys; but principally from that taken in 1769, by George Callendar, Late Master of His Majesty's Ship the Romney.
FIRST STATE. ACQUIRED BY HUGH PERCY, THE SAVIOUR OF THE BRITISH AT LEXINGTON AND CONCORD. 705 x 1040 mm., in 2 sheets joined, large aquatint and etched engraving, UNFOLDED AND UNCUT, with the LVG watermark. With pamphlet, quarto (280 x 230 mm.), original blue wrappers, typographic title, pp. 5-(12), there are no pages 3-4 which agrees with the John Carter Brown example.
Stock number: 8314
$ 22,500
   

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