Brazil

Bleau, Johannes. "Die Landstschafft Brasilien" "Brasilia..." Amsterdam: Johannem Blaeu. 1647
Copper engraved map of Brazil from Johannes Blaeu's " Nouvus Atlas Das ist Welt-berschreibung.."Vol 2 . Coloured; German text to verso.
Oriented with west at the top this is Blaeu's second map of Brazil; many details around the coast, whilst the interior is mainly empty with a few conjectural features.
Decorative title cartouche and scale in each corner; compass roses and ships to sea . Generally a good impression with, probably, later hand colour; short split to lower centre fold [approx 7mm] repaired with archival tape to verso; a couple of spots to blank margins.
Koeman:Bl 34: O [12]. 386 by 492mm (15¼ by 19¼ inches).    €800

Venezuela, South America.

Bleau, Willem and Johannes. Venezuela. "Venezuela cum parte Australi Novæ Andalusiæ.." Amsterdam: Johannes and Cornelius Blaeu. 1640 [but 1643-1645].
Copper engraved map of Venezuela from the 2nd edition of Blaeu's " Le Theatre du Monde ou Nouvel Atlas"Vol 2 .'This edition ... is a much more advanced one than the edition of 1638/1640. The text has been reset' (Van der Krogt) Original outline colour; French text to verso.
The map also shows the Windward Islands; the Leeward Antilles : Aruba ,Bonaire & Curaçao; and Trinidad & Tobago; compass rose and two sailing ships in the Pacific Ocean, animals to interior of country. Bright and clean; light toning to edges of blank margins.
Van der Krogt II, p.150 and 2:212.2 ;Koeman:Bl 17: O [52]. 380 by 490mm (15 by 19¼ inches).    €500

Mexico City.

Braun & Hogenberg. Frans Hogenberg & Simon Novellanus` Tennochtitlan, Mexico City. "Mexico, Regia et celebris Hispaniæ Novae Civitas. " Cologne Theodori Graminæi. 1572
Copper engraved view of the Aztec capital of the New World: Tenochtitlan, Mexico City,f rom the first volume of Braun & Hogenberg's "Civitas Orbis Terrarum. " blank verso.
The view of Mexico city, or Tenetchtitlan is taken from a map in the letters of Hernan Cortes published in 1525. Good impression; evenly toned; remargined on right marginas it is half of the page .
Keoman vol2; B&H1/58 273 by 230mm (10¾ by 9 inches).    €600

Cusco, Peru.

Braun & Hogenberg. Frans Hogenberg & Simon Novellanus` Cusco, Peru. " Cusco, Regni Peru In Novo Orbe Caiut. ". Cologne Theodori Graminæi. 1572
Copper engraved view of the Inca capital Cusco. Peru from the first volume of Braun & Hogenberg's "Civitas Orbis Terrarum. " Original full colour; verso blank
The view shows the city of Cusco, the palace and temple, with a procession in the foreground of an Inca King, possibly Atahualpa, being carried aloft on a covered throne by his subjects. Good impression; toned with some damp staining and soiling to blank margins; side margins trimmed to platemark, as it has been divided from the view of Mexico city on one side.
KeomanII; B&H1/58 273 by 237mm (10¾ by 9¼ inches).    €500

The Americas.

Covens, Jean & Mortier, Corneille. America Accurate in Imperia, Regna, Staus & Populos Divisia, ad Usum Ludovici XV Galliarum Regis. Carte d'Amerique.

Amsterdam. Covens et Mortier c1741
Copper engraved map of of the Americas from Covens & Mortier's " Nieuwe Atlas, Inhoudennde vier Gedeeltens der Waereld.. " Original full wash colour; verso blank.
Black and white strap work title cartouche [as issued]."Avertisement" on black & white drape to lower right corner
The map after Guillaume De l'Isle's shows the whole continent, with part of Europe and Africa to the East. The map includes a Prime Meridian declared by Louis XIII and Pope Alexander VI's Line of Demarcation that divided the world (outside of Europe) between Portugal and Spain. Includes detailed information about discoveries and explorations particularly around the Magellan strait and the discovery of the Falkland islands in 1706. Dark impression; bright full wash colour; printed on heavy paper, short centre fold split at lower margin with old repair to verso and lower margin; old red crayon numbers to verso.
Koeman I: C&M 8:103. 510 by 615mm (20 by 24¼ inches).    €1200

Saint Domingo, Hispaniola.

Covens, Jean & Mortier, Corneille. Insulæ S, Dominicæ Tabula Accuraetissima. Carte de l'Isle de Saint Domingue Dressee en 1722 pour l'usage du Roy sur les memoires de Mr. Frezier Ingenieur de S.M. et autres assujettis aux Observations Astronomiques ..
Amsterdam. Covens et Mortier Dated 1722 to cartouche but c1741
Copper engraved map or chart of of the island of Hispaniola showing St. Domingo from Covens & Mortier's " Nieuwe Atlas, Inhoudennde vier Gedeeltens der Waereld.. " Original full wash colour; verso blank.
Black and white strap work title cartouche [as issued].
The map after Guillaume De l'Isle shows the whole island in detail; the Western half [ now Haiti was ] taken by the French in 1659, whilst the Eastern half remained Hispaniola under the control of the Spanish, [ now the Dominican Republic].
Saint-Domingue was a French colony on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola from 1659 to 1804. The French mainly Buccaneers had established themselves on the western portion of the islands of Hispaniola and Tortuga by 1659. In the Treaty of Ryswick of 1697, Spain formally recognized French control of Tortuga island and the western third of the island of Hispaniola.

The map also shows the Eastern tip of Cuba and the nearby islands; with borders indicated between. 2 compass roses and rhumb lines have been added making it more of a sea chart. Dark impression; bright full wash colour; printed on heavy paper; old red crayon numbers to verso.
Koeman I: C&M 8:116. 515 by 627mm (20¼ by 24¾ inches).    €600

Martinique.

Covens, Jean & Mortier, Corneille. Martinique. Carte de l'Isle de la Martinique Colonie Françoise de l'une des Isles Antilles de l'Amerique..
Amsterdam. Covens et Mortier c1741
Copper engraved map or chart of of the island of Martinique from Covens & Mortier's " Nieuwe Atlas, Inhoudennde vier Gedeeltens der Waereld.. " Original full wash colour; verso blank.
Black and white strap work descritive key cartouche [as issued].
The map after Guillaume De l'Isle and Phillippe BUACHE shows the island divided into 3 areas, by different colours , representing the 3 different religious orders: the Dominicans to the North [ yellow] with the port of La Trinité ; the Capuchins to the South East [pink] with the town and Fort of St. Pierre and the Jesuits to the West [green] with Fort Royale. 2 compass roses and rhumb lines . Dark impression; bright full wash colour; printed on heavy paper; light soiling; old red crayon numbers to verso.
Koeman I: C&M 8:118. 480 by 600mm (19 by 23½ inches).    €500

North America.

Covens, Jean & Mortier, Corneille. North America. L'Amerique Septrionale.

Amsterdam. Covens et Mortier 1757
Copper engraved map of of North America from Covens & Mortier's " Nieuwe Atlas, Inhoudennde vier Gedeeltens der Waereld.. " Original full wash colour; verso blank.
Black and white strap work title cartouche [as issued]. Inset at top left of upper Hudson Bay and Baffin's Bay with Greenland connected to the continent. Dark impression; bright full wash colour; printed on heavy paper, short centre fold split at lower margin with old repair to verso and lower margin; crease in right half from bay of Panama north to Carolina. old red crayon numbers to verso.
Koeman I: C&M 8:104. 468 by 610mm (18½ by 24 inches).    €1500

Mexico and Florida, the English Territories and the Islands of the Carribean.

Covens, Jean & Mortier, Corneille. Tabula Geographica Mexicæ et Floridæ &c. Carte du Mexique et de la Floride des Teres Angloises et des Antilles. du Cours et des Environs de la Riviere de Mississsipi.

Amsterdam. Covens et Mortier Dated 1722 in cartouche
Copper engraved map of Canada from Covens & Mortier's " Nieuwe Atlas, Inhoudennde vier Gedeeltens der Waereld.. " Original full wash colour; verso blank.
Black and white strap work title cartouche and mile scale [as issued].
The map after Guillaume De l'Isle actually engraved by his father, Claude, also a cartographer.was first published in 1703 and is the first printed map to accurately depict the course, mouth and delta of the Mississippi River.
The Missouri River is also shown. Includes many sea routes across the Gulf of Mexico and between the islands.

De L'Isle drew the map from the reports brought back to France from the survivor's of the La Salle expedition into the interior of North America.
In 1682, René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle was the first European to travel from the Great Lakes down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico.
Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville would travel up the Mississippi to Biloxi in 1699 & 1700, On his third voyage in February 1701, he built a fort at Mobile. He left Louisiana for the last time in April 1702. His brother Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville founded New Orleans in 1718.

De L'Isle's map also includes greater accuracy in the Great Lakes region and in its depiction of English settlements along the East Coast.

One of the most important and influential maps of the region during the early 18th Century. Dark impression; bright full wash colour; printed on heavy paper; light soiling.old red crayon numbers to verso.
Koeman I: C&M 8:114. 485 by 602mm (19 by 23¾ inches).    €1500

Martinique.

de Fer, Nicolas The Island of Martinique. "Isle de la Martinique." Paris de Fer, Nicolas 1704
Copper engraved map of Martinique from Nicolas de Fer's "Alas Curieux", Original colour; verso blank.
Detailed map engraved by P Starckman, with long key identifying 63 places of interest Dark impression; upper margin trimmed to plate mark; crease to lower right corner;ink number to upper right corner.
261 by 364mm (10¼ by 14¼ inches).    €280