Maps of the Caribbean, 1584-1845

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This collection includes maps dating from the 16th to 19th centuries, published primarily in Paris, London, and Amsterdam. Many of the maps are hand colored. Some of the specific areas featured on the maps include the West Indies, Latin America, the Gulf of Mexico, Central America, and the Virgin Islands.

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: Les isles Antilles, et le golfe du Méxique; Shows coasts of Southern States, eastern Mexico, Central America, northern South America, and West Indies.

: Mappa Geographica Regionen Mexicanam et Floridam Terrague adjacentes: ut et Anteriores Americæ Insulas, Cursus itidem et reditus Navigantium versus flumen Missisipi et alias Colonias of ocidos ponens; Based on Homann's Regni Mexicani seu Novæ Hisspaniæ ... tabula., Insets: Bahia Portus Belli; Tractus bahiæ et civitatis Havanæ (ca. 1:135,000); Tractus civitatis Carthagena Castel ejus (ca 1: 125,000); La vera cruz (ca. 1:86,000)., Hand colored., Job: Con. Lotter, Sculps.

: Pais cedés, sheet 1st, containing the coast of Louisiana and Florida; The course of the Mississippi, with the Lakes, Harbours, and Sea Coast are taken from several Spanish and French Drawings, compared with Monr. D'Anville's Carte de Louisiane, published in 1752 as also with P. Lavel, voyage á Louisiane., Astronomical Observations of Latitude for New Orleans, La Balise, Ft. Conde de la Mobile, Isle Dauphin, and Bay St. Joseph., Prime Meridians: Ferro and London., [In Jefferys (T. engraver). A general topography of North America and The West Indies. fol. London, for R. Sayer & T. Jefferys, 1768. no. 66].

: Pais cedeś, sheet IId, containing the Peninsula & Gulf of Florida, with the Bahama Islands; The Peninsula of Florida is delineated from an Original Spanish Draught (done in a very large scale) entirely different from any extant, it was found on board a Spanish Ship taken by Admiral Frankland in the former war., The Situation of Cabo del Canaveral is determined by several astronomical observations made by officers in both the British and Spanish Navys. The several points of the Bahama Islands as well as the soundings are adjusted by the observations of several British navigators., [In Jefferys (T. engraver) A general topography of North America and The West Indies. fol. London, for R. Sayer & T. Jefferys, 1768. no. 67], From the back of the map: The very rare 1st edition of Jefferys chart of the peninsula of Florida and the Bahama Islands. Much information on shoals, harbors, inlets, rivers, lagoons, and soundings. The Bahama are especially shown with great detail as to charting the water directly around the islands. An excellent map in a rare state.

: Pervviae avriferæ regionis typvs; Shows portion of Central America, northwestern South America, southern United States, and coast of Tamaulipas in Mexico., Relief shown pictorially., Appears in the author's Theatrum orbis terrarum., Includes ill., Text on verso.

: Regni Mexicani seu Novæ Hispaniæ, Floridæ, Novæ Angliæ, Carolinæ, Virginiæ, et Pennsylvaniæ, nec non insvlarvm archipelagi Mexicani in America septentrionali; Hand colored., Relief shown pictorially., Includes historical notes.

: Stabilimenti de francesi, inglesi, e spagnuoli nelle isole Antille; Hand colored., "Di nuova projezione.", Relief shown pictorially., Appears in the author's Atlante novissimo. 1785. v. 4.

: West Indies and Gulf of Mexico

: West Indies, from the best authorities; Prime meridian: London., Relief shown pictorially., Also shows Florida, Mexico, Central America, and northern South America.

: West Indies: exhibiting the English, French, Spanish, Dutch & Danish settlements with the adjacent parts of North & South America, from the best authorities; Prime meridian: Ferro., Relief shown pictorially., "Engraved for Middleton's Complete system of geography.", From the author's A new and complete system of geography. 1777-79.

: West Indies: from the best authorities; Relief shown pictorially.

: accurate map of the West Indies with the adjacent coast; Includes the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, all of Central America, and parts of North and South America and of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans., Shows shipping routes from Veracruz, Mexico to Havana, Cuba, and from Cartagena, Colombia to "Old Spain" via Havana and also directly., Prime meridian: London., Engraved on Defender proof paper.

: compleat map of the West Indies containing the coasts of Florida, Louisiana, New Spain and Terra Firma; Summary: Map of the West Indies that includes the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico. The map is color coded based on ownership of each island or region at the time.

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Maps of the Caribbean, 1584-1845

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