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

Nord-Pas de Calais, France.

Covens, Jean & Mortier, Corneille. Fricx< Eugène Henry The Environs of Cambray, Bappaumes, St Quentin, Peronne after the copy in Brussels by E.H.Freix "Carte particuliere des environs de Cambray, Bappaumes, St. Quentin, Perone ......;sur la copie de Brussel par E: H: Friex ;." Amsterdam Covens et Mortier 1745
Copper engraved map of the environs of Cambray, Bapaumes, St. Quentin and Peronne in Northern France from Covens & Mortier's " Atlas des Pays Bas,.. " Original full wash colour; verso blank.
The map appears first in Eugéne Fricx' "Tables des cartes des Pays Bas et des frontiers de France ..." published in 1712, an atlas of battles and sieges, here republished by Covens & Mortier.
The map shows the often fought over area in Northern France. at the time of the War of Succession. Dark impression; clean and bright colour; old ink number to upper right corner.
Koeman I, C&M 17, map 21: Fri1 map 21. 440 by 568mm (17¼ by 22¼ inches).    €350

Turcicum Imperium.

Covens, Jean & Mortier, Corneille. Tabula Nova Imperii Turcarum, Arabum et Persarum. Carte de la Turquie, de l'Arabie et de la Perse.

Amsterdam. Covens et Mortier c1741
Copper engraved map of Turkey, Arabia and Persia 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 Turkish Empire, Arabia and Persia, with the surrounding countries. Dark impression; bright full wash colour; printed on heavy paper, light dampstain to upper corners; old red crayon numbers to verso.
Koeman I: C&M 8:85, [C&M 10] 498 by 577mm (19½ by 22¾ inches).    €500

The Duchy of Milan.

Covens, Jean & Mortier, Corneille. Le Duche de Milan dans touts son Estendue, divisé en ses Principales Partes, avec les Estates et Frontieres qui L'Environment Le Duche de Milan dans touts son Estendue, divisée en ses Principales Partes, avec les Estates et Frontieres qui l'environment...

Amsterdam. Covens et Mortier c1741
Copper engraved map of the Duchy of Milan from Covens & Mortier's " Nieuwe Atlas, Inhoudennde vier Gedeeltens der Waereld.. " Original full wash colour; verso blank.
The large map shows the full extent of the Duchy of Milan. It appears to be a reworking of de Wit's map of the same area, with a different title.
Decorative title cartouche and scale. Dark impression; bright full wash colour; printed on heavy paper; light toning; light damp stain to upper left corner, entering plate. Upper margin and title shaved, lower margin shaved to plate mark. Paper extended to left and extra fold to fit in atlas.
Koeman I: C&M 535 by 682mm (21 by 26¾ inches).    €450

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

Sicily.

Covens, Jean & Mortier, Corneille. Sicily & Malta. Carte du de L'Isle et Royaume de Sicilie. Par Guilliame De l'Isle de l'Academie Rle. des Sciences.
Carte Particuliere de L'Isle de MaLTE ET DES iSLES vOISINNES Amsterdam. Covens et Mortier c1741
Copper engraved map of Sicily from Covens & Mortier's " Nieuwe Atlas, Inhoudennde vier Gedeeltens der Waereld.. " Original full wash colour; verso blank.
The map shows the Island of Sicily with inset map of Malta and Gozo to lower left Dark impression; bright full wash colour; printed on heavy paper; light toning; light damp stain to upper corners just touching printed area; light spot to lower blank margin.
Koeman I: C&M8:77. 485 by 587mm (19 by 23 inches).    €650

Piedmont and Montferrat in 2 Sheets.

Covens, Jean & Mortier, Corneille. Piedmont & Montferrat. Carte du Piemont et du Monferrat Dressée sur plusieurs Cartes, Manuscrites ou Imprimées ... Par Guillaume De l'Isle
[ Partie Meridionale du Piemont et Monferrat. Par Guilliame De l'Isle de l'Academie Royales des Sciences] Amsterdam. Covens et Mortier c1741
Copper engraved map on 2 sheets of Piedmont & Monferrat from Covens & Mortier's " Nieuwe Atlas, Inhoudennde vier Gedeeltens der Waereld.. " Original full wash colour; verso blank.
Decorative title cartouche and strapwork cartouche to Advertisement with scale below to upper sheet; Lower sheet with additional title to upper blank margin; scale to lower left ; Inset plan of environs of Nice to lower right. Dark impression; bright full wash colour; printed on heavy paper; light toning;
Koeman I: C&M 8:70,71. 485 by 635mm (19 by 25 inches). lower sheet: 501x635mm.    €800

Italy.

Covens, Jean & Mortier, Corneille. Nova Italæ Descriptio, in Regna, Respublicas et Status Divisæ.. Ad usum Serenissimi Burgundiæ Ducis. L'Italie.

Amsterdam. Covens et Mortier c1741
Copper engraved map of Italy from Covens & Mortier's " Nieuwe Atlas, Inhoudennde vier Gedeeltens der Waereld.. " Original full wash colour; verso blank.
The map shows the whole peninsular of Italy with the coast of Dalmatia, the islands of Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily, with part of the coast of Tunisia and Algeria.
Decorative title cartouche and scale. Dark impression; bright full wash colour; printed on heavy paper; light stain to upper left and right corners of blank margins.
Koeman I: C&M 8:69, [C&M 10] 502 by 601mm (19¾ by 23¾ inches).    €500

The Iberian Peninsular.

Covens, Jean & Mortier, Corneille. Nova regni Hispaniæ accurata descriptio, ad Usum Serenissimi Burgundiæ Ducis. Authore G de L'Isle Geographe. L'Espagne Dressées sur la Descriptionqui en a eté faite par Rodrigo Mendez Sylva..

Amsterdam. Covens et Mortier c1741
Copper engraved map of the Iberian Peninsular from Covens & Mortier's " Nieuwe Atlas, Inhoudennde vier Gedeeltens der Waereld.. " Original full wash colour; verso blank.
The map after Guillaume De l'Isle shows the Iberian peninsular divided into Kingdoms, with the Balearic islands, extending into France in the North and with the straits of Gibraltar and the coast of North Africa to the South.
Decorative title cartouche to upper right and scale to lower left. Title in Latin above. Dark impression; bright full wash colour; printed on heavy paper,
Koeman I: C&M 8:67, [C&M 10] 495 by 600mm (19½ by 23½ inches).    €350

The British Isles.

Covens, Jean & Mortier, Corneille. G. de L'Isle Magnae Britanniae Tabula, Comprehendens Angliae, Scotiae, ac Hiberniae Regna, Ad Usum Serenissimi Burgundiae Ducis. Les Isles Brittaniques ou sont le Royaumes d'Angleterrre Tiré de Sped Celuy d'Ecosse.Tiré de TH. Pont et Celuy d'Irelandd Tiré de Petti. Le Tout Rectifié par Diverses Observations par G. de L'Isle

Amsterdam. Covens et Mortier c1741
Copper engraved map of the British Isles from Covens & Mortier's " Nieuwe Atlas, Inhoudennde vier Gedeeltens der Waereld.. " Original full wash colour; verso blank.
The map shows the British Isles, the tip of Norway and part of the coast of Europe.
Large decorative title cartouche to upper left and scale lower right
In about 1708 de L'Isle's general map of the British Isles, first produced in Paris in 1702, was copied by Pierre Mortier for publication in Amsterdam. The plate is slightly smaller and no engraver or designer's signature appears. Above the top border there is an additional Latin title: "Magnae Britanniae Tabula, Comprehendens Angliae, Scotiae, ac Hiberniae Regna, Ad Usum Serenissimi Burgundiae Ducis". The map itselff, and the decorative features, are almost identical to those by de L'Isle. Dark impression; bright full wash colour; printed on heavy paper; light toning and soiling; verso with childs crayon scribbling.
Slight crease parallel to centre fold, and occassional offset of colour
Koeman I: C&M 475 by 580mm (18¾ by 22¾ inches).    €350