Jefferys thomas 1719 (46 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. Broadsheets (22 x 15 4/8 inches). Letterpress title-page (fore-edge a bit frayed, lightly soiled) and index leaf. 22 fine engraved maps on 29 sheets, one full-page the others all folding or double-page by Henry Mouzon, Joshua Fry & Peter Jefferson, William Scull, Thomas Jefferys, Samuel Holland and others, all with original hand-colour in outline, one with full-colour (four maps with some faint spotting, a few minor short tears along folds, some occasional minor soiling to sheet edges). Contemporary tree calf (rebacked to stye, a bit scuffed). Provenance: with the small library label of Wolfgang A. Herz, on the front pastedown, his sale "Important Voyages and Travels", Christie's 9th December 2009, lot 222 "ONE OF THE MOST AUTHORITATIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE ATLASES OF AMERICA." (Walter Ristow) First edition, most maps are dated 1775, and some dated 1774. A very important atlas with large maps of 11 of the 13 colonies and of French Canada, of the Revolutionary War era. Jefferys was geographer to the Prince of Wales, later King George III, and the leading map supplier of his day. His "American Atlas" is the most important 18th-century atlas for America, described by Walter Ristow as a "geographical description of the whole continent of America, as portrayed in the best available maps in the latter half of the eighteenth century. as a major cartographic reference work it was, very likely, consulted by American, English, and French civilian administrators and military officers during the Revolution." The atlas contains a number of important maps, including Braddock Mead's "A Map of the Most Inhabited Parts of New England," the largest and most detailed map of New England yet published, and Samuel Holland's "The Provinces of New York and New Jersey." Holland was surveyor for the northern American colonies. Joshua Fry and Peter Jefferson's "A Map of the Most Inhabited part of Virginia" is the best colonial map of the Chesapeake region. Lieut. Ross's "Course of the Mississipi" is the first map of that river based on English sources. THE FIRST EDITION IS VERY RARE: with just two copies (including the present when it was sold at Christie's New York in 1983) appearing in American Book Prices Current in the last thirty years. THE MAPS COMPRISE: 1. Braddock Mead (alias John Green). "A Chart of North and South America, including the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans." Published 10 June 1775. Six sheets joined into three. 2. Imperial Academy of St. Petersburg. "The Russian Discoveries." Published 2 March 1775. One sheet. 3. Emanuel Bowen and John Gibson. "A New and Correct Map of North America Describing and distinguishing the British and Spanish Dominions." Published 2 July 1775. Four sheets joined into two. 4. Thomas Jefferys. "North America from the French of Mr. D'Anville." Published 10 June 1775. One sheet. 5. Samuel Dunn. "A Map of the British Empire in North America." Published 10 January 1774. One sheet. 6. Thomas Jefferys. "An Exact Chart of the River St. Laurence from Fort Frontenac to the Island of Anticosti." Published 25 May 1775. Two sheets joined into one. 7. Sayer and Bennett. "A Chart of the Gulf of St. Laurence." Published 25 March 1775. One sheet. 8. "A Map of the Island of St. John in the Gulf of St. Laurence." Published 6 April 1775. One sheet. 9. James Cook and Michael Lane. "A General Chart of the Island of Newfoundland." Published 10 May 1775. One sheet. 10. "A Chart of the Banks of Newfoundland." Published 25 March 1775. One sheet. 11. Thomas Jefferys. "A New Map of Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Island with the adjacent parts of New England and Canada." Published 15 June 1775. One sheet. 12. Braddock Mead (alias John Green). "A Map of the Most Inhabited Part of New England." Published 29 November 1774. Four sheets joined into two. 13. Samuel Holland. "The Provinces of New York and New Jersey; with part of Pensilvania and the Province of Quebec." Published 16 June 1775. Two sheets joined into one. 14. . . …

Quarto. (9 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches). [vi], xxiv, 106 [2] index p., 32 engraved folding maps (one hand-coloured in outline). Uncut. Original gray paper boards with cloth clamshell box. First edition of a noted mid-18th century English work on Spanish America, illustrated with important 32 maps of the region, including the often lacking 'Isthmus of Panama'. This work was published just following the end of the French and Indian War when England's attention was especially turned towards Spain's colonies in America. The work contains a long Introduction, and special accounts of each of the Colonies, Districts, and important cities. Among the most interesting of the contents are the accounts of Florida, Pensacola, and St. Augustine de la Florida. The charts are based on drawings captured from the Spaniards in the recently-ended war, concentrating on ports and seaboards likely to be of the greatest interest to opportunistic British merchants. Includes the following maps and plans: La Guaira, Puerto Cavello, Santa Martha, Cartagena, Zisapata Bay, Porto Bello, Chagre, Panama, Vera Cruz, Pensacola, St. Augustin, Cuba, Havana, various harbours in Cuba, St Domingo, and Porto Rico, among others. Phillips Atlases 3941; Sabin 35959; Cox p.220; Cundall 2045; TCB 1328; Palau 123372.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. 2 parts in one volume, folio (14 x 9 inches): title-pages printed in red and black (some browning), 18 fine engraved folding maps and plans by and after Jefferys and others (some heavy staining). Contemporary calf (fire damaged and rebacked to style). FIRST EDITION. "A monumental geographical work important equally for its text as well as its maps. This excellent copy contains the seldom-found seven inserted leaves which contain "The French attempt to retake Quebec in 1760." Also on page 80 of Part II is found a pasted on slip containing the parish names of both Guadeloupe and Grande Terre" (Streeter). One of the most important 18th-century cartographers of North America, and Geographer to the Prince of Wales, Jefferys in part one describes Canada and Louisiana, after the Jesuit accounts of Labat, Charlevoix and others. He includes detailed plans of Quebec, Montreal, New Orleans and the Siege of Quebec. In part II Jefferys describes the West Indies and South America, with maps of Quadaloupe, Grenada and "Martinico." Thomas Jefferys published some of "the most important eighteenth-century maps of the Americas, a series given cohesion and impetus by the preliminary hostilities and eventual outbreak of the Seven Years' War. Among many individual works of note were Joshua Fry's and Peter Jefferson's 1751 survey of Virginia, engraved and published by Jefferys in 1753, and Joseph Blanchard's and Samuel Langdon's New Hampshire (1761), the first published map of the state. The culmination of this concentration of work was the atlas published in association with Robert Sayer as A General Topography of North America in 1768. Posthumous collections were published by Sayer in 1775 as The American Atlas, The North-American Pilot, including important charts by James Cook, and The West-India Atlas, for which a collection of working drafts survives in the British Library" (DNB). REFERENCES: Field 775; Howes J-83; Lande 471; Sabin 35964; Staton & tremaine/TPL 319; Streeter sale I:128; Waldon p. 454. Book. …

fester Einband. Großformatige handkolorierte Atlaskarte mit Kartusche. // Erschienen im "A new universal atlas, exhibiting all the empires, kingdoms, states, republics, &c. &c. in the whole World; being a complete collection of the most approved maps extant; corrected with the greatest care, and augmented from the last edition of D'Anville and Robert (de Vaugondy) with many improvements by Major James Rennel, and other eminent geographers, including all the tracks and new discoveries of the British circumnavigators, Biron, Wallis, Carteret, Captain James Cook, Vancouver, Perouse, &c. &c. 6th Ed. . London, R. Laurie & J. Whittle, 1804"; pl [35]. // Kartenröße 570 x 515 mm ; Blattgröße ? Karte wurde nicht zur Begutachtung aus dem Rahmen entnommen. // vergoldeter Rahmen, professionell gerahmt; Rahmengröße: 756 x 690 mm // Weitere Fotos per Email auf Anfrage. -- More pictures via email on request.…

1st Edition. JEFFERYS, Thomas (1719-1771). The West-India Atlas: or, A Compendious Description of the West-Indies: illustrated with Forty Correct Charts and Maps, taken from Actual Surveys. Together with An Historical Account of the Several Countries and Islands which compose that part of the world. Their Discovery, Situation, Extent, Boundaries, Product, Trade, Inhabitants, Strength, Government, Religion, &c. London: Robert Sayer and John Bennett, 1775. Folio (21 4/8 x 15 4/8 inches). Magnificent additional double-page engraved title-page, three engraved vignettes, 36 exceptionally fine and beautiful double-page engraved maps and 3 full-page, all very detailed, some with insets and coastal profiles, and variously decorated with galleons in full sail, compass roses, and rhumb lines. 19th-century half tan calf, marbled paper boards (spine a little faded, some minor shelfwear). A Chart of the British Channel; Comprehending the Southern Coasts of England and Wales: with the Coast of France, from Dunkirk to the River of Nantes. London: Rob.t Sayer, 20 Feb.y, 1775 A Chart of the Atlantic Ocean: I. Sheet. London: Rob.t Sayer, 20 Feb.y, 1775. Chart of the Acores (Hawks) Islands, called also Flemish and Western Islands from Mr. D'Anville with several Additions. London: Rob.t Sayer, 20th Feb.y, 1775. With 3 insets of the Road of Fayal with Porto Pin, A Chart of the Acores Islands., The Roads of Punta Delgada and Villa Franca. London: Rob.t Sayer, 20 Feb.y, 1775. A Chart of the Maderas and Canary Islands. London: Rob.t Sayer, 20 Feb.y, 1775 Full-page map of the Cape Verde Islands, with 2 insets of Prayer Bay, The Cape Verd Islands. London: Rob.t Sayer, 20 Feb.y, 1775 ?The Bermudas of Summer Islands, from a Survey by C. Lempriere? Regulated by Astronomical Observations. London: Rob.t Sayer, 20 Feb.y, 1775 An Index Map to the Following Sixteen Sheets being a Compleat Chart of the West Indies, with Letters in the Margin, to direct the placing the different Sheets in their proper Places. London: Rob.t Sayer, 20th Feb.y, 1775 The Western Coast of Louisiana and the Coast of New Leo. London: Rob.t Sayer, 20th Feb.y, 1775 The Coast of West Florida and Louisiana. No imprint The Peninsula and Gulf of Florida or Channel of Bahama with the Bahama Islands. London: Rob.t Sayer, 20 Feb.y, 1775 The Coast of Mexico from Laguna de Esmotes to Punta Brava. ?London: Rob.t Sayer, 20 Feb.y, 1775 The Coast of Yucatan from Campeche to Bahia del Ascension; with the West End of Cuba. London: Rob.t Sayer, 20 Feb.y, 1775 The Island of Cuba with part of the Bahama Banks & the Martyrs. London: Rob.t Sayer, 20th Feb.y, 1775 The Windward Passage, with the several Passages, from the East End of Cuba, and the North part of St. Domingo. London: Rob.t Sayer, 20th Feb.y, 1775 The Coast of New Spain from Neuva Vera Cruz to Triste Island. London: Rob.t Sayer, 20 Feb.y, 1775 The Bay of Honduras. London: Rob.t Sayer, 20th Feb.y, 1775 The Island of Jamaica and Cape Gracias a Dios with the Banks. London: Rob.t Sayer, 20 Feb.y, 1775 South part of St. Domingo, of Hispaniola. London: Rob.t Sayer, 20 Feb.y, 1775 The Caribee Islands, The Virgin Islands, and the Isle of Porto Rico. London: Rob.t Sayer, 20 Feb.y, 1775 Part of the Provinces of Costarica and Nicaragua with the Lagunas. London: Rob.t Sayer, 20th Feb.y, 1775 The Isthmus of Panama with the Coast from Great River on the Mosquito Shore to Cartegena. London: Rob.t Sayer, 20th Feb.y, 1775 The Coast of Tierra Firma from Cartagena to Golfo Triste. London: Rob.t Sayer, 20 Feb.y, 1775 The Coast of Caracas, Cumana, Paria and the Mouths of Rio Orinoco, with the Islands of Trinidad, Margarita, Tobago, Granada, St. Vincent &c. London: Rob.t Sayer, 20th Fed.y, 1775 Jamaica from the latest surveys. London: Rob.t Sayer, 20 Feb.y, 1775. With 2 insets of The Harbour of Bluefields, The Harbours of Kingston and Port Royal. Ruatan or Ratan, surveyed by Lieutenant Henry Barnsley, with improvements. London: Rob.t Sayer, 20th Feb.y, 1775. With 2 insets of Old. …

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. "4to., (9 4/8 x 7 4/8 inches). Fine folding engraved map "A New Chart of the West Indies" as frontispiece with contemporary hand color in outline, and 31 folding engraved maps. Contemporary half calf, marbled paper boards, the smooth spine gilt ruled in six compartments, red morocco lettering-piece in the second (upper hinge very weak). First edition. Published toward the end of the seven years war, just a year before the Treaty of Paris was signed, in which Spain had sided with France against Britain, this atlas is largely compiled from captured Spanish charts " our eyes of course turn towards those parts of Spanish America, where it is most likely the English will principally aim their attacks and while we are in doubtful expectation where next the fury of war will fall, it is intended to confine the pen chiefly to an account of the sea-coasts, harbours, and towns adjacent to them, of the Spanish acquisitions of the West-Indies" (Introduction). Jeffery's carefully describes the Spanish possession in the Caribbean basin, beginning with the Venezuelan coast, proceeding toe Colombia, Central America, Mexico, Florida (which was to become part of Britain's American territories), Cuba Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico. Louisiana is omitted as it was not to come into Spanish hands until 1763, as is Texas which was claimed by both France and Spain. The maps are: A Chart of the West Indies; Puerto de la Guaira; Puerta de Cavello; Santa Martha; Harbour of Carthagena; City of Carthagena; Bay Zisapata; Porto Bello or Puerto Velo; The Town of Chagre; The Isthumus of Pananma; San Fernando de Omoa; Port Royal Laguna; The Road of Vera Cruz; City of La Vera Cruz; Pensacola; Saint Augustine; The Island of Cuba; The City of Havana; Bahia de Matanzas; Bahia de Nipe; Puerto de Baracoa; Guantanimo; Santiago de Cuba; Bahia de Xagua; The Colorados; Bahia Honda; Puerto de Cavanas; Puerto de Mariel; Map of San Domino; City of San Domingo; San Juan de Puerto Rico; and Aguada Nueva. Thomas Jefferys published some of "the most important eighteenth-century maps of the Americas, a series given cohesion and impetus by the preliminary hostilities and eventual outbreak of the Seven Years' War. Among many individual works of note were Joshua Fry's and Peter Jefferson's 1751 survey of Virginia, engraved and published by Jefferys in 1753, and Joseph Blanchard's and Samuel Langdon's New Hampshire (1761), the first published map of the state. The culmination of this concentration of work was the atlas published in association with Robert Sayer as A General Topography of North America in 1768. Posthumous collections were published by Sayer in 1775 as The American Atlas, The North-American Pilot, including important charts by James Cook, and The West-India Atlas, for which a collection of working drafts survives in the British Library" (DNB). Cundall 2045; Palau 123372; Sabin 35959. Catalogued by Kate Hunter". Signed by Author(s).…

Full Leather. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. 2 parts in one volume, folio (14 x 8 6/8 inches): title-pages printed in red and black, 18 fine engraved folding maps and plans by and after Jefferys and others. Bound in contemporary mottled calf (rebacked to style). PROVENANCE: Engraved armorial bookplate of the Thomas Pelham Earl of Chichester (third creation) on the front paste-down. FIRST EDITION, AND BRIGHT AND ATTRACTIVE COPY. "A monumental geographical work important equally for its text as well as its maps. This excellent copy contains the seldom-found seven inserted leaves which contain "The French attempt to retake Quebec in 1760." Also on page 80 of Part II is found a pasted on slip containing the parish names of both Guadeloupe and Grande Terre" (Streeter). One of the most important 18th-century cartographers of North America, and Geographer to the Prince of Wales, Jefferys in part one describes Canada and Louisiana, after the Jesuit accounts of Labat, Charlevoix and others. He includes detailed plans of Quebec, Montreal, New Orleans and the Siege of Quebec. In part II Jefferys describes the West Indies and South America, with maps of Quadaloupe, Grenada and "Martinico." From the distinguished library of Thomas Pelham, Earl of Chichester, Commissioner of Trade and Plantations from 1754 to 1761, a Lord of the Admiralty from 1761 to 1762 and Comptroller of the Household from 1765 to 1774, he was admitted to the Privy Council in 1765. Thomas Jefferys published some of "the most important eighteenth-century maps of the Americas, a series given cohesion and impetus by the preliminary hostilities and eventual outbreak of the Seven Years' War. Among many individual works of note were Joshua Fry's and Peter Jefferson's 1751 survey of Virginia, engraved and published by Jefferys in 1753, and Joseph Blanchard's and Samuel Langdon's New Hampshire (1761), the first published map of the state. The culmination of this concentration of work was the atlas published in association with Robert Sayer as A General Topography of North America in 1768. Posthumous collections were published by Sayer in 1775 as The American Atlas, The North-American Pilot, including important charts by James Cook, and The West-India Atlas, for which a collection of working drafts survives in the British Library" (DNB). REFERENCES: Field 775; Howes J-83; Lande 471; Sabin 35964; Staton & tremaine/TPL 319; Streeter sale I:128; Waldon p. 454. Catalogued by Kate Hunter. Book.…

Hardcover. Folio (21 x 15 1/4 in.; 53.3 x 38.7 cm.). Letterpress title-page text, 18 EXCEPTIONALLY FINE engraved maps (all but two are double-page) with MAGNIFICENT CONTEMPORARY HAND-COLOUR AND PERFECT OXIDIZATION OF THE GREEN PIGMENT by Jefferys, Robert Wilkinson, one by Faden (Granada), two by John Byres, and one each by D'Anville, James Waring, Robert Baker, Daniel Paterson and Van Keulen, extra-illustrated with an additional map: "Plan of the Isle of Trinidad from the actual Surveys made in the Year 1797," (London: Laurie and Whittle, 1800), engraved vignette head-piece; first page of text spotted, some occasional pale spotting and offsetting, a few short splits along folds. BINDING: Modern half calf antique, marbled boards, by Michael Wilcox. PROVENANCE: with the small library label of Wolfgang A. Herz, on the front pastedown, his sale "Important Voyages and Travels", 9th December 2009, lot 289. AN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE AND ATTRACTIVE collection of maps of the islands of the West Indies, prefaced by the 24-page "General View of the West Indies" from Jefferys' "West India Atlas" first published in Londe by Sayer and Bennett in 1775. 16 of the maps were published by Laurie and Whittle; 14 of them are dated 1794, one is dated 1795, and the additional map of Trinidad is dated 1800. Eight of the maps are by Jeffereys; others are by Robert Wilkinson, one by Faden (Grananda); two by John Byres, and one each by D'Anville, Jame Waring, Robert Baker, Daniel Paterson and Van Keulen. REFERENCES: Phillips 3946.…

Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo., (8 2/8 x 5 inches). Late 19th-century half black morocco, gilt (extremities a bit worn, front free endpaper detached). First Edition. This seemingly slight work, published the year before commencement of the French and Indian War, in fact lays the ground for British claims to disputed territory in North America. On pages 51-52 Jefferys points out the French cartographers's 'geographical slight of hand': Delisle, Danville, Bellin, and others for extending French boundaries in America with the successive editions of their maps, and so revealing French aims of expansion in all of North America, not only Nova Scotia (called "Arcadia"), but also Carolina, and beyond, even Francis Drake Bay had been renamed San Francisco. Jefferys published his own map of Nova Scotia in the midst of the French and Indian War in 1755. Thomas Jefferys published some of "the most important eighteenth-century maps of the Americas, a series given cohesion and impetus by the preliminary hostilities and eventual outbreak of the Seven Years' War. Among many individual works of note were Joshua Fry's and Peter Jefferson's 1751 survey of Virginia, engraved and published by Jefferys in 1753, and Joseph Blanchard's and Samuel Langdon's New Hampshire (1761), the first published map of the state. The culmination of this concentration of work was the atlas published in association with Robert Sayer as A General Topography of North America in 1768. Posthumous collections were published by Sayer in 1775 as The American Atlas, The North-American Pilot, including important charts by James Cook, and The West-India Atlas, for which a collection of working drafts survives in the British Library" (DNB). JCB(1)3:1028. Sabin 35957. Tremaine 237 (French trans. of 1755). Catalogued by Kate Hunter.…

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 4to., (10 x 8 inches). Fine folding engraved map "A New Chart of the West Indies." as frontispiece with contemporary hand color in outline, and 31 folding engraved maps. Contemporary tree calf (spine worn with minor loss, hinges weak, lacking front free endpaper). First edition. Published toward the end of the seven years war, in which Spain had sided with France against Britain, this atlas is largely compiled from captured Spanish charts ".our eyes of course turn towards those parts of Spanish America, where it is most likely the English will principally aim their attacks. and while we are in doubtful expectation where next the fury of war will fall, it is intended to confine the pen chiefly to an account of the sea-coasts, harbours, and towns adjacent to them, of the Spanish acquisitions of the West-Indies." (Introduction). Jeffery's carefully describes the Spanish possession in the Caribbean basin, beginning with the Venezuelan coast, proceeding to Colombia, Central America, Mexico, Florida (which was to become part of Britain's American territories), Cuba Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico. Louisiana is omitted as it was not to come into Spanish hands until 1763, as is Texas which was claimed by both France and Spain. The maps are: A Chart of the West Indies; Puerto de la Guaira; Puerta de Cavello; Santa Martha; Harbour of Carthagena; City of Carthagena; Bay Zisapata; Porto Bello or Puerto Velo; The Town of chagre; The Isthumus of Pananma; San Fernando de Omoa; Port Royal Laguna; The Road of Vera Cruz; City of La Vera Cruz; Pensacola; Saint Augustine; The Island of Cuba; The City of Havana; Bahia de Matanzas; Bahia de Nipe; Puerto de Baracoa; Guantanimo; Santiago de Cuba; Bahia de Xagua; The Colorados; Bahia Honda; Puerto de Cavanas; Puerto de Mariel; Map of San Domino; City of San Domingo; San Juan de Puerto Rico; and Aguada Nueva. Thomas Jefferys published some of "the most important eighteenth-century maps of the Americas, a series given cohesion and impetus by the preliminary hostilities and eventual outbreak of the Seven Years' War. Among many individual works of note were Joshua Fry's and Peter Jefferson's 1751 survey of Virginia, engraved and published by Jefferys in 1753, and Joseph Blanchard's and Samuel Langdon's New Hampshire (1761), the first published map of the state. The culmination of this concentration of work was the atlas published in association with Robert Sayer as A General Topography of North America in 1768. Posthumous collections were published by Sayer in 1775 as The American Atlas, The North-American Pilot, including important charts by James Cook, and The West-India Atlas, for which a collection of working drafts survives in the British Library" (DNB). Cundall 2045; Palau 123372; Sabin 35959.…

Technic: Copper print, colorit: original colored, condition: Perfect condition, size (in cm): 18,5 x 25 cm, City map of the French port city of La Rochelle in the Poitou-Charentes region, featuring a title cartouche and a compass rose.

1. Original-Kupferstich von Thomas Jefferys (in der Platte signiert) auf rückseitig unbedrucktem schweren Büttenblatt mit dekorativ abgesetztem Plattenrand und dekorativem großen Wasserzeichen, bildliche Darstellung ca. 19 x 26 cm (jeweils Höhe x Breite), Blattgröße ca. 24 x 33 cm, schöner kräftiger Abzug, sehr seltenes Blatt, für uns nur in einigen wenigen Bibliotheken nachweisbar 2100 gr.…

Technic: Copper print, colorit: colored, condition: Perfect condition, size (in cm): 19 x 11,5, Detailed map shows the nort eastern part of India with the river Ganges delta, Bangladesch and the Golf of Bengalia.

Condición: ACEPTABLE. A Collection of the dresses of different nations, antient [sic] and modern. Particularly old English dresses; after the designs of Holbein, Vandyke, Hollar and others, with an account of the authorities from which the figures are taken, and some short historical remarks on the subject. To which are added the habits of the principal characters on the English stage. Published by Thomas Jefferys Geographer to his Majesty (1757-72) Formato (cm): 20x27.…

Condición: ACEPTABLE. A Collection of the dresses of different nations, antient [sic] and modern. Particularly old English dresses; after the designs of Holbein, Vandyke, Hollar and others, with an account of the authorities from which the figures are taken, and some short historical remarks on the subject. To which are added the habits of the principal characters on the English stage. Published by Thomas Jefferys Geographer to his Majesty (1757-72) Formato (cm): 20x27.…

Condición: ACEPTABLE. A Collection of the dresses of different nations, antient [sic] and modern. Particularly old English dresses; after the designs of Holbein, Vandyke, Hollar and others, with an account of the authorities from which the figures are taken, and some short historical remarks on the subject. To which are added the habits of the principal characters on the English stage. Published by Thomas Jefferys Geographer to his Majesty (1757-72) Formato (cm): 20x27.…

Condición: ACEPTABLE. A Collection of the dresses of different nations, antient [sic] and modern. Particularly old English dresses; after the designs of Holbein, Vandyke, Hollar and others, with an account of the authorities from which the figures are taken, and some short historical remarks on the subject. To which are added the habits of the principal characters on the English stage. Published by Thomas Jefferys Geographer to his Majesty (1757-72) Formato (cm): 20x27.…

Condición: ACEPTABLE. A Collection of the dresses of different nations, antient [sic] and modern. Particularly old English dresses; after the designs of Holbein, Vandyke, Hollar and others, with an account of the authorities from which the figures are taken, and some short historical remarks on the subject. To which are added the habits of the principal characters on the English stage. Published by Thomas Jefferys Geographer to his Majesty (1757-72) Formato (cm): 20x27.…

Condición: ACEPTABLE. Formato (cm): 10x17.

Technic: Copper print, colorit: original colored, condition: Perfect condition, size (in cm): 25,5 x 19 cm, Map showing the Mediterranean coast from the town of Bandol (Côte d'Azur) to the Île des Embiez at the port of Le Brusc in the Var department. Furthermore a title cartouche, a compass rose and a mileage indicator.…

Technic: Copper print, colorit: colored, condition: Right and left Margin enlarged, size (in cm): 18,5 x 24,5, Map shows total Africa with its counrties and borders. A decorative title cartouche on the lower left corner.

Technic: Copper print, colorit: original colored, condition: Perfect condition, size (in cm): 27,5 x 20 cm, Detailed map of the harbour of Malo and road of Rance in Bretagne, France.

Technic: Copper print, colorit: colored, condition: Perfect condition, size (in cm): 18 x 23, Map shows the Chineese Empire with the Sout China Sea, the island Hainan, Taiwan and Corea.

Technic: Copper print, colorit: colored, condition: Perfect condition, size (in cm): 18,5 x 25 cm, Map shows the city of Baye and Fort Medoc and the Citadel of Sébastien Le Prestre, Seigneur de Vauban.

Technic: Copper print, colorit: colored, condition: Margin outside slightly spotted, size (in cm): 19,5 x 10,5 cm, The map shows the island of Corsica divided into 11 regions, with roads marked, a title, a compass rose and a scale indication. English edition.

Engraved map, uncoloured, with compass rose, scale of one mile, latitude and longitude borders. An earliest dedicated chart of Bequia, surveyed in the year the Grenadines passed into British possession, and one of the most detailed eighteenth century printed maps of the island. This finely engraved map was surveyed in 1763, the year of the Treaty of Paris, when Saint Vincent and the Grenadines entered British control after a long period of French and British competition in the Lesser Antilles. Britannica notes that Britain was granted control of Saint Vincent in 1763, with the Grenadines later administered in relation to Saint Vincent; the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Tourism Authority records that French settlement on Bequia preceded British possession and included indigo, lime, cotton and sugar production. The map is especially rich in coastal detail naming Admiralty or North Bay, now Port Elizabeths great natural harbour, together with South East Bay, Grande Ance, Ance Fauvelles, Ance Hyby, Ance Babie, Ance Caribe, Ance Chemin, Bay Salabin, Pointe Brulée, Pointe au Diable, North East Point, and West Point. The mixture of French and English toponyms gives the sheet particular historical interest, reflecting Bequias recent transition from French to British control while retaining the older French naming of bays, points, and anchorages. A road or track is shown crossing the island from the northern coast toward the interior and the harbour, while hachured hills, dotted ground, and carefully worked coastal lines give a compact but detailed impression of the islands terrain. As a small island map, this has a strong appeal beyond the usual general maps of the Caribbean. It is not merely a regional outline, but a close survey of Bequia itself, showing its harbours, roads, relief, and named coastal features at a scale suitable for administrative and navigational use. The University of the West Indies describes this map as the earliest engraved chart of the island, underscoring the importance of the plate for the printed cartography of Bequia. A desirable early impression of one of the few eighteenth century printed maps devoted entirely to Bequia. Thomas Jefferys was one of the leading English cartographers of the 18th century. From about 1750, he published a series of maps of the Americas, that were among the most significant produced in the period. As Geographer to the Prince of Wales, and after 1761, Geographer to the King, Jefferys was well-placed to have access to the best surveys conducted, and many of his maps held the status of "official work." Jefferys died on 20th November 1771, but Robert Sayer (in partnership with John Bennett) 'having acquired the sole property of the Plates' and other material relating to the work, 'minutely followed' Jefferys' plans for The West India Atlas although Sayer does note that additional work was done using various sources to ensure that the information was up to date. See also: D. Gestetner "Thomas Jefferys': West-India Atlas, 1775" in MapForum, issue 7 (2005), pp.40-48 & issue 8 (2005), pp.30-35; Phillips 2699.…

Technic: Copper print, colorit: original colored, condition: Perfect condition, size (in cm): 21 x 30 cm, Map shows the islands of Hyeres in Provence, Insets map of Fort de Bregancon.

Copper-engraved map on laid paper, uncoloured. A detailed eighteenth-century chart of the Texas Gulf Coast from Jeffreys' West India Atlas, showing its bays, rivers, and coastal settlements, together with navigational information and contemporary geographical knowledge of the region. An important early chart of the Texas Gulf Coast by Thomas Jefferys, depicting the coastline from the vicinity of the Sabine River southwestward towards the Rio Grande and northeastern Mexico. The map records the intricate system of bays, lagoons, rivers, and barrier islands along the northern Gulf of Mexico, including Galveston Bay and Matagorda Bay. Numerous soundings and intersecting rhumb lines provide navigational information, while the interior is marked with rivers, Indigenous territories, and settlements identified by French and Spanish names. An inscription describes the country as covered with woods and inhabited by wild cattle, deer, and other animals, reflecting European geographical knowledge of the area during the eighteenth century. Of particular historical interest is the identification of the site associated with René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, whose ill-fated expedition established a French settlement on the Texas coast in 1685. La Salle's expedition, originally intended to establish a colony near the mouth of the Mississippi, instead landed on the Texas coast and founded Fort Saint Louis near Matagorda Bay. The settlement's failure and the subsequent Spanish expeditions sent to investigate the French presence contributed to Spain's renewed efforts to secure its northern frontier. The map preserves geographical information derived from this period of French and Spanish exploration, illustrating the gradual development of European cartographic knowledge of the region. The present chart was published during a period of significant territorial change in North America following the Seven Years' War, when France ceded Louisiana west of the Mississippi to Spain and Britain acquired Spanish Florida. Its detailed treatment of the Texas coastline, together with its record of colonial settlements and Indigenous geography, provides a valuable representation of the northern Gulf Coast before the extensive surveys and political transformations of the nineteenth century. Thomas Jefferys was one of the leading English cartographers of the 18th century. From about 1750, he published a series of maps of the Americas, that were among the most significant produced in the period. As Geographer to the Prince of Wales, and after 1761, Geographer to the King, Jefferys was well-placed to have access to the best surveys conducted, and many of his maps held the status of "official work." Jefferys died on 20th November 1771, but Robert Sayer (in partnership with John Bennett) 'having acquired the sole property of the Plates' and other material relating to the work, 'minutely followed' Jefferys' plans for The West India Atlas although Sayer does note that additional work was done using various sources to ensure that the information was up to date. See also: D. Gestetner "Thomas Jefferys': West-India Atlas, 1775" in MapForum, issue 7 (2005), pp.40-48 & issue 8 (2005), pp.30-35; Phillips 2699.…

Copper-engraved map on laid paper, uncoloured. An extensive eighteenth-century nautical chart of the Atlantic Ocean from the West-India Atlas, illustrating the principal maritime routes connecting Europe, Africa, and the Americas during the height of British Atlantic commerce. This detailed chart encompasses the Atlantic Ocean from Greenland and northern Europe to the southern coast of South America and the western coast of Africa. The coastlines of North and South America, the British Isles, western Europe, and Africa are carefully delineated, together with the principal islands and archipelagos of the Atlantic, including the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Bermuda, and the West Indies. Numerous coastal settlements, harbours, capes, and navigational landmarks are identified. A network of rhumb lines radiates from compass points across the ocean, providing a framework for plotting courses between the continents. The chart reflects the importance of the Atlantic as the principal maritime corridor connecting Britain's American colonies with Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean. By the middle of the eighteenth century, these waters supported an extensive network of commercial shipping, naval operations, and colonial expansion, including the trade in enslaved Africans. Accurate knowledge of coastlines, island positions, and transatlantic routes was essential to merchants and naval commanders alike. The chart's combination of geographical detail and navigational features reflects the practical requirements of this expanding maritime world. Following his death in 1771, Robert Sayer acquired Jefferys' plates and cartographic materials and, in partnership with John Bennett, continued the publication of his work. The present chart was included in The West-India Atlas, published by Sayer and Bennett in 1775. The atlas brought together detailed charts of the Atlantic approaches, the Caribbean islands, and the neighbouring American coastlines, providing a comprehensive geographical and navigational survey of the region. Published at the outset of the American Revolutionary War, the atlas appeared at a moment when accurate maritime intelligence was of particular importance to British naval and commercial interests. Thomas Jefferys was one of the leading English cartographers of the 18th century. From about 1750, he published a series of maps of the Americas, that were among the most significant produced in the period. As Geographer to the Prince of Wales, and after 1761, Geographer to the King, Jefferys was well-placed to have access to the best surveys conducted, and many of his maps held the status of "official work." Jefferys died on 20th November 1771, but Robert Sayer (in partnership with John Bennett) 'having acquired the sole property of the Plates' and other material relating to the work, 'minutely followed' Jefferys' plans for The West India Atlas although Sayer does note that additional work was done using various sources to ensure that the information was up to date.…

Copper-engraved map on laid paper, uncoloured, large compass rose with radiating rhumb lines, coastal soundings, navigational annotations, and scales of latitude and longitude. An important eighteenth-century navigational chart of the northern Gulf of Mexico, published shortly before the American Revolution, depicting the coasts of Louisiana and British West Florida with detailed hydrographic information. The chart extends along the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico, encompassing the Mississippi Delta, the Louisiana coastline, Mobile Bay, Pensacola, and the western coast of Florida. Rivers, bays, islands, coastal settlements, and navigational hazards are carefully delineated, while numerous soundings and annotations provide practical information for vessels navigating the Gulf. A prominent compass rose dominates the open water, its extensive network of rhumb lines extending across the chart. The chart also records navigational routes and observations concerning the prevailing winds and currents, reflecting the importance of the Gulf to maritime commerce between the Caribbean, the Mississippi Valley, and the Atlantic world. The map documents a period of considerable territorial change following the Seven Years' War. Under the Treaty of Paris of 1763, Britain acquired Florida from Spain and established the colonies of East and West Florida. The western colony initially extended from the Apalachicola River to the Mississippi River, encompassing the important ports of Pensacola and Mobile. Meanwhile, France had ceded Louisiana west of the Mississippi, together with New Orleans, to Spain. The chart thus represents a strategically important coastline divided between British and Spanish possessions, where maritime navigation, colonial trade, and imperial administration were closely connected. The present chart appeared in 1775 in The West-India Atlas, an important collection of nautical charts intended to provide accurate geographical and hydrographic information for navigation throughout the Caribbean and adjoining American coasts. It forms the western portion of a larger two-sheet representation of the Gulf Coast and Florida, accompanied by The Peninsula and Gulf of Florida or Channel of Bahama with the Bahama Islands. Together, the sheets provided an extensive navigational survey of the Gulf of Mexico and the approaches to the Florida Straits, a maritime corridor of considerable commercial and military importance during the late colonial period. Thomas Jefferys was one of the leading English cartographers of the 18th century. From about 1750, he published a series of maps of the Americas, that were among the most significant produced in the period. As Geographer to the Prince of Wales, and after 1761, Geographer to the King, Jefferys was well-placed to have access to the best surveys conducted, and many of his maps held the status of "official work." Jefferys died on 20th November 1771, but Robert Sayer (in partnership with John Bennett) 'having acquired the sole property of the Plates' and other material relating to the work, 'minutely followed' Jefferys' plans for The West India Atlas although Sayer does note that additional work was done using various sources to ensure that the information was up to date.…