Early North American Maps

Vintage maps of territories in North America and the West Indies, showcasing historical outlines and boundaries from the 1700s to early 1800s.

A map of the West-Indies or the islands of America in the North Sea : with ye adjacent countries; explaning sic what belongs to Spain, England, France, Holland &c. also ye trade winds, and ye several tracts made by ye galeons and flota from place to place ; according to ye newest and most exact observations , Caribbean Area, Maps, Early works to 1800, West Indies, Maps, Early works to 1800, Spanish Main, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Carte du Mexique et des Etats Unis d'Amérique, partie meridionale , Mexico, Maps, Early works to 1800, West Indies, Maps, Early works to 1800, United States, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Carte du Mexique et des Etats Unis d'Amerique, partie meridionale. Relief shown pictorially. Engraved by: C. Simonneau. Below neat line at right: Ph. Buache ... avec privilege du roi. Below cartouche: Avec privilege du roi, 1783. Reissue of original L'Isle plate of 1703 with Buache and Dezauche imprint, change of title, and other alterations, including boundaries of United States. Color key added at bottom to identify boundaries of respective nations or their colonies. Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.... , United States Mexico West Indies

North America, drawn from the best authorities , North America, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

A new and complete map of the West Indies : comprehending all the coasts and islands known by that name , West Indies, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

A map of the West-Indies or the islands of America in the North Sea : with ye adjacent countries; explaning sic what belongs to Spain, England, France, Holland &c. also ye trade winds, and ye several tracts made by ye galeons and flota from place to place ; according to ye newest and most exact observations , Caribbean Area, Maps, Early works to 1800, West Indies, Maps, Early works to 1800, Spanish Main, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

America : Nach Arrowsmith, Brué und Lapie mit Benutzung der neuesten Vermessungen , Western Hemisphere, Maps, America, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Nieuwe kaart van het westelykste deel der weereld, dienende tot aanwyzing van de scheepstogten der Nederlanderen naar Westindie : volgens de laatste ontdekkingen. Relief shown pictorially. Appears in Tirion's Nieuwe en beknopte hand-atlas, 1744-1769. Includes notes.... , North and Central America South America Mesoamerica ,area North America ,area South America America

1788 Schraembl - Pownall Map of North America the West Indies

Theatre de la guerre en Amerique, avec les Isles Antilles : projette et assujettie aux observations. Relief shown pictorially. Meridians numbered eastward from unspecified prime (Long Island at 305E). In upper left corner: "XXXIV." Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.... , North America ,area Canada Greater Antilles ,area United States

Théatre de la guerre en Amerique, avec les Isles Antilles : projetté et assujettie aux observations , North America, History, Revolution, 1775-1783, Maps, Early works to 1800, United States, History, Revolution, 1775-1783, Maps, Early works to 1800, Canada, Maps, Early works to 1800, Antilles, Greater, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

North America divided into its III principall parts : 1st English part viz. English Empire containing ye Articklands near Hudsons bay New North & South Wales New Britain/ N Foundland N Scotland N England N York N Jarsey Pensylvania Marland Virginia Carolina Carolania or Florida California Sommer Is Bahama Is Jamaica & c ye pt viz N France & pt of ye Cariby Is , North America, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

L'Emerique Divisee en Ses Principaux Eats Assujettie Aux Observations Astronomiques; Beauin, Jean (1696-1772); 1763 (1763-00-00-1763-00-00);

Karte von America , America, Maps, Western Hemisphere, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Amerikanisch-Spanischer kriegsschauplatz. Shows submarine cables, military bases, and territories in eastern Canada, eastern United States, Central America, and the West Indies. Relief shown by hachures. Depth shown by isolines. Insets: Der Nordatlant. Ocean -- Puerto Rico -- Bermuda -- Habana und umgegund -- Einfahrt und hafen von New York -- Habana -- Die insel Cuba.... , United States

European Turkey map by Thunot Duvotenay. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840.

A map of the West-Indies or the Islands of Ameirca in the North Sea, with ye adjacent countries ... Cartographic. Maps, Atlases. 1736. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. Caribbean Area

A new map of North America : with the British, French, Spanish, Dutch & Danish dominions on that great continent, and the West India Islands, according to the definitive treaty concluded at Paris 10th February 1763 , North America, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

1866 Mitchell Map of Mexico and the West Indies

A new map of North America : with the British, French, Spanish, Dutch & Danish dominions on that great continent, and the West India Islands, according to the definitive treaty concluded at Paris 10th February 1763 , North America, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

A new map of North America : with the British, French, Spanish, Dutch & Danish dominions on that great continent, and the West India Islands, according to the definitive treaty concluded at Paris 10th February 1763. Relief shown pictorially. Includes historical notes, treaty extracts, prevailing wind directions, 10 insets of harbors, and a table showing that "North America is divided into the continent & the islands" according to geography and politics. Inset maps: St. John's Harbour -- Boston Harbour -- P. of Long Island -- Ashley and Cooper River -- Port Royal Harbour -- Bay and city of Havana -- Bay of Porto Bella -- La Vera Cruz -- Cartagena Harbour and forts -- The part of Acapulco.... , North America ,area

Map of North America, circa.1760. From 'Atlas de Toutes Les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre ' by Cartographer Rigobert Bonne. Published Geneva circa. 1760.

Map of St. Christopher (Saint Kitts) - Caribbean, 1753

A map of the West Indies or the Islands of America in the North Sea, published in London in 1736 by Tho. Bowles, print and map-seller in St. Paul's Churchyard. The map is hand-colored and measures 64 x 101 cm, folded to 64 x 28 cm

Le Nouveau Mexique et la Floride : tirées de diverses cartes, et relations , Southwest, Old, Maps, Early works to 1800, North America, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Nuevo mapa de Mexico , Railroads, Mexico, Maps, Mexico, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Nuevo mapa de Mexico. Shows roads, railroads, settlements, state boundaries, drainage, etc. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by isolines. Prime meridian: Mexico.... , Mexico

Theatre de la guerre en Amerique, avec les Isles Antilles : projette et assujettie aux observations. Relief shown pictorially. Meridians numbered eastward from unspecified prime (Long Island at 305°E). In upper left corner: "XXXIV." Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.... , United States Canada Greater Antilles ,area

Nuevo mapa de Mexico , Railroads, Mexico, Maps, Mexico, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Carte du Golfe du Mexique et des Isles Antilles. Relief shown pictorially. Appears in Chanliere's and Mentelle's Atlas Universel de Geographie Physique et Politique, Ancienne et Moderne. Paris: Chez les auteurs, 1797-1801. Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.... , West Indies

Amerique septentrionale , North America, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Chart of the track of the Dolphin, Tamar, Swallow & Endeavour through the South Seas ; & of the track of M. Bougainville round the World. World map showing the routes of Cook, Carteret, Wallis, Mouat, Byron, Bougainville and Anson. Prime meridian: Paris.... , North and Central America South America Mesoamerica ,area North America ,area World South America America

Spanish North America, southern part , Central America, Maps, 1816 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Les Colonies des Europeens en Amerique. Relief shown pictorially. "Tome IV. Page 433."... , North and Central America South America Mesoamerica ,area North America ,area South America America

A new and accurate map of the present seat of war in North America. Relief shown pictorially. Engraved for the Royal Magazine. Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.... , North America ,area United States

1801 Cary Map of the East Indies and Southeast Asia ( Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Philippines)

Turkey, in Europe and Hungary : from the best authorities. Covers the Balkans and parts of Central Europe and Ukraine. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: Philadelphia. "Engraved for Carey's American edition of Guthrie's Geography improved." In upper left margin: 14. Map 14 in his Carey's general atlas. Philadelphia : Mathew Carey, 1800.... , Central Europe ,area Balkan Peninsula ,area Ukraine

Mapa físico-político de Las Antillas, editado por Luis Tasso, Barcelona. Grabado de 1870.

A chart of the West Indies, from the latest marine journals and surveys , West Indies, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

1780 Raynal and Bonne Map of Central America and Southern Mexico

Italia cum insulis et regionibus finitimis , Italy, Maps, Corsica France, Maps, Sicily Italy, Maps, Sardinia Italy, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

A new & exact map of the coast, countries and islands within ye limits of ye South Sea Company, from ye River Aranoca to Terra del Fuego, and from thence through ye South Sea, to ye north part of California &c. with a view of the general and coasting Trade-winds, and perticular draughts of the most important bays, ports &c. ... Cartographic. Maps, Atlases. 1736. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. South America

A hand-colored map titled 'Amerique septentrionale,' created by Pierre Marietta in 1650. The map, measuring 38 x 55 cm, is published in Paris by the author and Pierre Mariette. It depicts the geography of North America and includes representations of the Indigenous peoples of the region

A new and accurate map of North America from the best authorities Cartographic. Maps. 1814. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. North America

Carta general de la República Mexicana conforme a últimos datos , Mexico, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

A map of the West-Indies or the islands of America in the North Sea : with ye adjacent countries; explaning sic what belongs to Spain, England, France, Holland &c. also ye trade winds, and ye several tracts made by ye galeons and flota from place to place ; according to ye newest and most exact observations. Shows southern United States, Mexico, Central America, West Indies, and northern South America. Relief shown pictorially. Insets: The city of Mexico in New Spain -- A draught of ye citty of Cartagena, its harbour & forts -- The bay of Porto Bella -- A draught of the bay & citty of Havanna -- A draught of St. Augustin and its harbour -- La Vera Cruz. Includes historical notes. "Sold by H. Moll and by I. King at ye Globe in ye Poultrey near Stocks Market." "To Wil. Paterson esq; this map of the West-Indies &c. is most humbly dedicated ..." Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.... ,

A new map containing the English Empire Golf of Mexico Caribes Islands Granada Guiana Amazone and Peru , America, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Map of North America, Anonymous, 1735 Map of North America and Central America, top left a vignette with original inhabitants of America and native animal species. Part of an atlas with 223 maps of countries and cities and war scenes in Europe in the period ca. 1690-1735. print maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper engraving North America. Central America Map of North America and Central America, top left a vignette with original inhabitants of America and native animal species. Part of an atlas with 223 maps of countries and cities and war scenes in Europe in the period ca. 1690-1735. print maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper engraving North America. Central America

Map of Central America including the states of Guatemala, Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua & Costa Rica, the territories of Belise & Mosquito, with parts of Mexico, Yucatan & New Granada: shewing the proposed routes between the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans by way of Tehuantepeque, Nicaragua & Panama Baily's map of Central America Cartographic. Maps. 1850. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. Central America

The Rand-McNally new commercial atlas map of Mexico , Railroads, Mexico, Maps, Mexico, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Orbis Romani pars orientalis , Turkey, Maps, Balkan Peninsula, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

A new map containing the English Empire Golf of Mexico Caribes Islands Granada Guiana Amazone and Peru , America, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

America. Cartographic. Maps, Atlases. 1701. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. Geography, America , Maps , Early works to 1800

Map of the northern part of South America, Guillaume Delisle, 1721 - 1742 print Colored map of the northern part of South America, entitled in Latin at the top. On the right an allegorical cartouche with the French title and names of the manufacturers. Cartouche flanked by two female warriors with shields, above that the sun with face. Bergen, buildings and vegetation signed, compass rose bottom left. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving maps of separate countries or regions Zuid-Amerrika. Peru. Brazil. Venezuela. Colombia. Suriname. Guyana. Panama. Ecuador. Bolivia. Paraguay

Gotha, Justus Perthes, 1872, Atlas

La Parte meridionale del gran ducato di Toscana : che comprende lo stato Senese e porzione del territorio Pisano col principato di Piombino e lo stato de' Presidj. Relief shown pictorially. In upper right margin: "Tom. I. no. 37." Map dated 1791. Appears in the author's Nuovo atlante geographico universale delineato sulle ultime osservazioni. Rome: Calcografia Camerale, 1792. Vol. 1, no. 37.... , Italy , Tuscany ,region

America. Relief shown pictorially. Imprint derived from the atlas in which the map was issued. Numbered 45. Appears in the author's Atlas Minor. London : Thomas Bowles and John Bowles, 1732 Trade winds shown by shading and arrows. London meridian. American continents: south and parts of north then known.... , North and Central America South America Mesoamerica ,area North America ,area South America America

A new map of North America from the latest authorities 1811

Carta general de la República Mexicana conforme a últimos datos , Mexico, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

India and Southeast Asia

Grand theatre de la guerre en Amerique suivant les plus nouvelles observations des Espagnols, Anglois, Francois & Hollandois. Relief shown pictorially. Shows ocean trade routes. Insets: St. Augustin and its Harbour -- La Havane -- Plan de LaVille Espagnole de S. Donmingue -- Harbourg of Porto Bello --Plan de la Baye de Carthagena -- Nouvelle Carte de l'Isle de Curacao. Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.... , West Indies Caribbean Sea

Italiæ antiquæ et novæ , Italy, Historical geography, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Changing World 1690, de Wit, F.

L'Italia antica divisa nelle sue regioni , Italy, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

MAP OF SOUTH ITALY, 1899

A map depicting East and West Florida, Georgia, and Louisiana, including the islands of Cuba and the Bahamas, as well as the countries surrounding the Gulf of Mexico. The map illustrates the paths of Spanish galleons and fleets through the Straits of Florida. It was created in 1781 by publisher J. Bew in London and measures 27 x 37 cm on a sheet that is 32 x 39 cm in size

Political vintage map of North America continent at the end of 19th century

America Septentrionalis concinnata juxta observationes dnn Academiae Regalis Scientiarum et nonnullorum aliorum, et juxta annotationes recentissimas Cartographic. Maps. 1772. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. North America

A new map of North America shewing its principal divisions, chief cities, townes, rivers, mountains &c , North America, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

The West Indies exhibiting the English, French, Spanish, Dutch & Danish settlements , Caribbean Area, Maps, Early works to 1800, West Indies, Maps, Early works to 1800, Mexico, Maps, Early works to 1800, Central America, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

L'isle de la Martinique : scituée a 14 degrez 30 minutes de latitude septentrionale , Martinique, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Indie Occidentali , West Indies, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Plate XV: A general map of the empire of Germany, Holland, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the Grisons, Italy, Sicily, Corsica, and Sardinia Gillet, Thomas. Cartographic. Maps. 1800-06-04. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. Europe , Maps

Carolina newly discribed Cartographic. Maps, Atlases. 1682. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. Atlases, British, Coasts, North Carolina, South Carolina, North Carolina , Maps , Early works to 1800, South Atlantic States , Maps , Early works to 1800, South Carolina , Maps , Early works to 1800

North America 1892, Bartholomew, John G.

Map used by Desire Charnay for his trip to Mexico and Mexican Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Travel in Mexico, 1854-1855 by Ernest Vigneaux. Le Tour du Monde 1862

Old map of Central America. Panama canal route. Wyse Route. Lucien Napoleon Bonaparte Wyse (1845-1909) was a French engineer, commissioned to examine the different possible routes for future excavations of the Panama Canal. Central America. Old 19th century engraved illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1879

Colton's map of the United States of America, the British provinces, Mexico and the West Indies : showing the country from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington D.C. Insets: Map of Central America -- The south eastern part of the West Indies -- Map of Newfoundland. Includes statistics of the United States, table of distances, illustrations, and decorative border. "Entered according to Act of Congress, February in the year 1853 by Joseph H. Coulton...". America Transformed: During the 1840s and early 1850s, the political geography of the West changed dramatically. The nation annexed Texas, established the 49th parallel as its northwestern boundary, claimed the Oregon Territory, and won land from Mexico following the Mexican-American War. By the time this map was published in 1854, the United States included 31 states and seven territories. Commercially published maps like this one celebrated the nations expansion with smal

Carte reduite de l'isle de Cube. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Featured in the Faces & Places Exhibit, Kravis Center, Palm Beach, FL, since 2005. MB (BRL). Cuba's importance to the Spanish colonial empire was its strategic location, providing a haven for the assembling of the Spanish ships in the Havana harbor, as the fleet prepared for its return voyage to Spain. Upon departing Cuba, the fleet sailed north along Florida's eastern coast, utilizing the strong Gulf Stream current. Nicolas Bellin, a French chart maker and the best hydrographer of the time, was the compiler of this chart. As a navigational aid, the chart delineates several sea routes around the islands, symbolizes shallow areas with a stippling pattern in order to identify dangerous sailing conditions, and positions three compass roses on the chart to assist sailors in plotting their courses. In contrast to these utilitarian intentions and its scientific appearance, the chart also includes an elabora

America. Relief shown by hachures. Includes text. In lower right margin: "59."... , North and Central America South America Mesoamerica ,area North America ,area South America America

Florida from the latest authorities , Indians of North America, Maps, Early works to 1800, Southern States, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Map of the United States of Mexico, 1847 published by J Disturnall. This was appended to the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo which ended the Mexican American War (1846-1848), and shows Upper California and New Mexico as Mexican although they had been ceded in the Treaty. It also gives the boundaries and Mexican spellings.

America Meridionalis concinata juxta observationes Dun Acad. Regalis Scientiarum et nonnullorum aliorum , South America, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Mexicque, ou Nouvelle Espagne, Nouvlle. Gallice, Iucatan &c : et autres provinces jusques a l'Isthme de Panama, ou sont les Audiences de Mexico, de Guadalaiara, et de Guatimala , Mexico, Maps, Early works to 1800, Central America, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

America Meridionalis concinata juxta observationes Dun Acad. Regalis Scientiarum et nonnullorum aliorum , South America, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

A new & accurate map of the islands of Hispaniola or St. Domingo, and Porto Rico , Hispaniola, Maps, Early works to 1800, Puerto Rico, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Mexico : from official Mexican and other sources , Crop zones, Mexico, Maps, Agriculture, Mexico, Maps, Mexico, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Mexico : from official Mexican and other sources. Relief shown by gradient tints. Shows distribution of crops and elevation. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Mexico City.... , Mexico

Map North America Gotha, Justus Perthes, 1872, Atlas. Perthes, Johan Georg Justus 1749 Š- 1816, German publisher, was born in Rudolstadt in 1749

Peru and Bolivia , Bolivia, Maps, Peru, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Western North America during the Mexican-American War (1846-48) which resulted in US annexation of over 500,000 square miles of Mexican territory.

Pinkerton's extraordinary 1818 map of the East Indies. Covers from Burma south to Java and from the Andaman Islands eastward as far as the Philippines and New Guinea. Includes the entire Malay Peninsula, much of Southeast Asia (Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam), Sumatra, Java, Borneo and the Philippines.

Map of the United States, the British provinces, Mexico &c. : showing the routes of the U.S. mail steam packets to California, and a plan of the Gold Region, circa 1850

L'Amérique : dressée pour l'étude de la géographie. Cartographic. Maps. 1786. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. America

Post route map of Porto-Rico showing post offices in operation on the 1st of December, 1903 , Postal service, Puerto Rico, Maps, Railroads, Puerto Rico, Maps, Puerto Rico, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

1814 Thomson Map of Southern Italy ( Naples Sicily )

1818 Pinkerton Map of the East Indies and Southeast Asia (Singapore, Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Thailand

Rand, McNally & Co.'s indexed atlas of the world map of Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru , Bolivia, Maps, Ecuador, Maps, Peru, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Map showing the public domain where the Desert Land Act applies, June 30, 1883., 1884 (Questionable)., Washington. Publisher, Government Printing Office. Public lands, West (U.S.)., 1 map color; 27 x 20 cm

Pass card of the Gulf of Mexico and North America, Anonymous, 1710 - 1724 print Pass card of the Gulf of Mexico and North America. At the top left a cartouche with the title, partially decorated with marine animals. At the bottom left is a sea battle and a mountainous landscape on the right where Europeans trade with the locals. Nuremberg paper engraving / brush / etching maps of separate countries or regions. trade, commerce and finance. fishes. Native peoples of North America. Native peoples of Central America. battle (+ naval force) Gulf or Mexico. North America

Carte generale de l'Amerique divisee en ses principaux etats Cartographic. Maps. 1819. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. America

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