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AT102 - Sir ROBERT DUDLEY “Carta particolare the comincia con li stretto di Gibilterra e Finisce con il Capo Gruer nella Barberia Occide. La longitudine comincia da 1'Isola di Pico d'Asores”. Florence 1647. B/W. 19X29½. Very handsome chart from the "Dell'Arcano de Mare' (The Secret of the Sea). The first sea atlas by an Englishman to cover the whole known world, shows the Straits of Gibraltar, the west toast of .Spain, The Moroccan coast to 30`N. Includes the islands of Madeira, Porto Santo & the small island of Salvages above the Canary Islands off Africa's western coast. Locates many coastal harbors from Spain southward & shows rivers flowing to the sea. Includes navigational notes on the chart regarding variations. 2 sailing galleons and a large compass rose are engraved in center and a beautiful title cartouche with scrolls and the head of a classic sea serpent is placed in lower center. Names on the chart are in superb calligraphy & swash lettering a notable feature of the Dudley charts.

AT114 - T. CONDER “Chart of the Cape Verde Islands...Azores, Canary Isles, Madera Isle”. Colored. London 1779. 5½X7¼. 4 part chart depicts each of the islands in fine detail. Locates all major harbors, rocks, banks and shoals and outlying islands. Compass rose. Attractive and finely engraved.

AT128 - J. BELLIN “Carte Reduite Des Mers Du Nord” Paris 1758. Colored. 13X17. Attractive chart of the North Seas shows Great Britain, Scandinavia, the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia and the Gulf of Finland. Iceland appears with a largely unexplored Greenland, Baffin Land and Labrador. Chart shows soundings in the North Sea off the coasts of Holland and Denmark and locates all principal harbors and known shoals. Coastal and offshore islands are located. Includes a large compass rose and a decorative title cartouche with leaf, scroll and flower motifs. 

AT129 - P. BUACHE: “Carte De La Partie De L'Ocean” and “Plan De L'Isle De Fernand De Noronha située sur les Cotes du Brasil...” Paris 1737. Colored. 19X25. Splendid sea chart of the coast of Brazil from the Amazon down to I. St. Sebastien and I. St. Vincent & Rio San Francisco bon fonds. Depicts a large inset of 'Isle De Fernand De Noronha' off the coast of Brazil, a penal colony, and a portion of the coast of West Africa and the Cape Verde Islands. Chart includes detailed drawings of sea levels and underwater dangers along with compass roses & rhumb lines stretching across the chart. The title is contained in an elaborate, ornamental cartouche with leaves, wind putti, shells and a scenic view with sailing vessels. Another highly decorative cartouche with leaves & scroll motifs surrounds the navigational notes in top right with a cherub hanging over the scrolls. This is one of the handsomest early sea charts we've seen in a long time. (From Atlas Geographique Des Quatre Parties Du Monde Par Guillaume De L'Isle et Phil. Buache. Premiers Geographiques De L'Academie des Sciences.).

AT131 - J. N. BELLIN “Carte des Isles du Cap Verd dressee sur les Journaux et les Remarques des plus habiles Navigateurs”. Paris.1746. Colored. 8¼X11. Fine chart of the Cape Verd Islands shows Isle de St.Philippe, ou de Fuego, Isle de May, Isle de Bonavista, Isle de Sal, Isle De St. Nicolas, Isle St. Lucie, Isle de St. Vincent,. Isle de St. Antoine & Isle de St. Jean ou Brava. Depicts harbors around the islands & includes a colorful compass rose in center with radiating rhumb lines across the chart & a decorative title cartouche with leaf & scroll motifs. (Included in De La Harpe's Voyages. 1780.)

AT133 - L. I. DUPERREY “Plan Du Mouillage De Sandy Bay (Ile De L'Ascension.) Jan.1825”. Paris. 1827. B/W. 14X19½. Finely drawn chart shows the anchorages and depth soundings in the Sandy Bay region off the northwest coast of Ascension Island in the South Atlantic Ocean. The Island and the Bay were surveyed by Louis Isidore Duperrey, the Captain of the French King's Frigate, “La Coquille” during his round the world voyage of discovery in 1822-1825. The chart was engraved by a noted French engraver, Ambroise Tardieu. (See above listing - AT132 - for Duperrey's survey of Ascension Island.)

AT134 - J. TALLIS “Islands in the Atlantic” London. 1850. Colored. 14X9½. Finely engraved map shows individual maps and views of 1.) Azores or Western Isles, 2.) Madeira, 3.) Bermuda or Summer Isles. 4.) Madeira Island and Chapel of the Rock, St. Vincente, Cape Verde Island, 5.) Cape Verde Islands, 6.) Scene of Villa Franca, Azores, 7.) Coast of West Africa showing sailing vessels off Tenerife, Canary islands & 8.) Scene of Funchal Harbor, Madeira. Includes a decorative border frame. Attractive. 

AT142 - British Admiralty: “North Atlantic” London 1937 (Corrected to 1969). From Lat. 29° N. to Lat. 62° N. Includes Labrador, Newfoundland, Canada, U.S., Scotland, Ireland, Spain and Morocco. 38"x25" #2058A.

AT144 - LOUIS ISIDORE DUPERREY “Carte Et Plan Des Ilots De Martin-Vaz et De la Trinité levés par M.Berard, Officier de la Marine.” Paris. 1827. B/W. 14X20. Finely engraved chart from Duperrey's “Voyage Autour du Monde” (Voyage Around the World) published in 1827, depicts the islands off the east coast of Brazil in the South Atlantic where Capt. Duperrey in his ship la Coquille made landfall on October 22, at the outset of his round the world voyage (1822-1825.) Chart includes two engraved landfall approach views of the islands and ship's tracks. The chart was drawn by M. Berard, one of Duperrey's officers.

AT150 - BRITISH ADMIRALTY “North Atlantic Ocean. Arquipelago De Cabo Verde. From Portuguese Government Plans to 1954.” London. 1944. (updated to 1967.) B/W. 26X39. Striking chart shows all the islands in the Archepelago. Ilha De St. Antao, Ilha De S. Vicente, Ilha De St. luzia, Ilha De. S. Nicolau, Ilha Do Sal, Ilha Da Boa Vista, Ilha do maio, Ilha Do Fogo, Ilha De S. Tiago and Ilha Brava. Chart shows the Canary Current (up to 1½ knots) & hundreds of depth soundings along with courses, and all major harbors are noted around the islands. A fine chart in good condition. Chart #366

AT154 - J. THOMSON “Chart of the North Atlantic Ocean with Tracks of the Shipping to West Indies, North America Etc.” Edin. 1815 (1817.) Colored. 20½X24½. Handsome chart shows the tracks of shipping both outward bound and returning across the North Atlantic in the early 19th century. Depicts the coastlines of North America, the West Indies and the northern regions of Iceland, Greenland, Great Britain and Scandinavia, plus the coasts of France, Germany, Spain, the Mediterranean and North Africa. Includes an excellent depiction of The Gulf Stream According to Governor Pownall,* drawn from southern Florida, across the Ocean to Africa's northwest coast. Chart also shows wind currents, rocks, breakers, shoals and fishing banks. From “A New General Atlas Consisting of a Series of Geographical Designs on Various Projections Exhibiting the Term and Component Parts of the Globe...” Edin.1817.Engraved by John Moffat. *(Thomas Pownall was an Englishman who was appointed Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1757. He was a noted cartographer/hydrographer who drew many famous charts amongst them “The Atlantic Ocean” featuring the track of the Gulf Stream as known at that time.)

AT160 - G. BICKHAM “A Map of the King of Great Britain's Dominions in Europe, Africa and America.” London. 1743. Colored. 10X12. Very colorful map drawn on a circular projection shows the North Atlantic Ocean bordered by the coasts of Great Britain, France, Spain and North Africa called “Negroland”, and on the western side by the coast of Canada and North America down to the West Indies and South America's Guiana coast with Caracas featured prominently. Map locates the Cape Verde Islands and shows “The First Meridian” drawn through the Canary and Madeira Islands. The map has a very ornamental title cartouche in center decorated with large scrolls, leaves, spears and nets encompassing the words “To His Most Sacred Majesty George II. This Map is Most Humbly Inscribed by His Majesty's Most Obedient Subject Geo. Bickham.” Under the title at the top of the map are the words ‘N. B. All those countries, islands, forts and settlements which are in the Round Hand Character belong to the King.’ The map is from “The British Monarchy..comprehending...the American Colonies.” (George Bickham (1684-1758) was an engraver and calligrapher, and the founder of a family of engravers named Bickham who continued to publish maps until the end of the 18th century. )

AT162 - J. N. BELLIN “Carte Reduite De L'Ocean Occidental Troisieme Edition Dressee au Depost des Cartes Plans et Journaux de la Marine pour Service des Vaisseau du Roy” Paris. 1757. colored. 22X34½. Superb sea chart of the Atlantic Ocean by Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) the Royal Hydrographer and head of the Depot de la Marine, in Paris. The chart is crisscrossed by rhumb lines radiating out from 11 compass roses and the coasts of Europe and Africa, North America, the West Indies, Panama and South America are finely delineated. A magnificent title cartouche in lower right is decorated with crowns, scrolls, leaves and flowers in the 18th century rococo manner and a smaller cartouche surrounds an informational text in upper left. Surrounding the chart are detailed lines of degrees for Latitude and Longitude. The chart is from “Hydrographie Francoise.” A very handsome chart from a master hydrographer. 

AT164 - R. BONNE “I. De Madere. Plan De La Rade De Funchal & Isle De Goree.” Paris. 1787. Colored. 9½X13½. 3 fine charts on one sheet shows 1.) The island of Madeira in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa, 2.) The harbor of Funchal, the capital of Madeira with a block plan of the town, a fort & soundings in the harbor with a compass rose. This harbor chart was taken from a sketch made by a Jesuit missionary, Pere A. J. Laval for “Voyage de la Louisiane” in 1728, and 3.) Sketch of the Island of Goree off the south coast of Cape Verde, showing two forts and the harbor with projecting jetties. This three part sheet of maps was engraved under the supervision of Rigobert Bonne (1727-1795) the Royal Hydrographer to the King in Paris and published in “Atlas Encyclopedie” by Nicolas Desmarest in 1787.

AT168 - U. S. HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE “North Atlantic Ocean. Northeastern Sheet.” Wash. D.C. 1886 (1943). B/W with red accents.33X44. Large chart shows the coasts of Great Britain, Ireland, the English Channel, France, Spain, the Straits of Gibraltar, the Mediterranean and North Africa. Includes the Azores & the North Sea and thousands of depth soundings are indicated throughout the chart with all principal harbors noted around coastal contours.  This is a fine chart with excellent detail, a little dusty from use but otherwise good. Chart #956

AT169 - P. F. X de CHARLEVOIX/J. N. BELLIN “Carte De L'Ocean Occidentale Et Partie de L'Amerique Septentrionale. Dressee pour L'Intelligence du Journal du Voyage Que Le R. P. de Charlevoix de la Compagnie de Jesus a fait en 1720 au Canada, a la Louisiane & a St. Domingue. Par N. Bellin, Ingenieur de la Marine. 1744. Na les Routes dans les Terres sont Marquees par des Points & Sur Mer par des Lignes.” Paris. 1744. B/W. 9½X16 This fine chart of the North Atlantic shows the route taken by Pierre Francois Xavier de Charlevoix (1682-1761) a Jesuit Priest who explored Canada and the eastern and southern regions of North America between 1705-1720. His route took him from La Rochelle on France's western coast to Quebec in Canada and another route shows how he sailed around the Florida Peninsula to the Gulf Coast and New Orleans, returning via Cuba and the Straits of Florida to St. Domingue (Hispaniola), from whence he returned to France ending his voyage at Le Havre in 1720. The chart was based on Charlevoix's manuscript sketches and engraved in Paris under the direction of Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) the Royal Hydrographer to the King and published in Charlevoix's “L'Histoire Et Description Generale de la Nouvelle France” in 1744.

AT180 - U. S. HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE “Great Circle Sailing Chart of the North Atlantic Ocean.” Wash. D.C. 1891 (43rd edition 1944.) B/W 31X37½. Fine large chart of the North Atlantic Ocean, includes the “Supplementary Method of Finding Courses” with a detailed table of figures and a large paragraph of text titled “Explanation” which notes, amongst other information that “This gnomonic chart is not for use as a general sailing chart but as a simple means of finding course and distance at any time in great circle sailing. A straight line drawn between any two points on this chart represents a portion of a great circle and is therefore the shortest possible track line between them.” This is a fine chart for the study of navigational methods with very clear and concise explanations and it was used aboard the U. S. Escort Carrier “Mission Bay” in WWII. Chart #1280.

AT182 - BRITISH ADMIRALTY “South Atlantic Ocean. 1883.” London. 1883. B/W. 26X31. Chart shows the east coast of South America from the Guianas down to Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland Islands, and the west coast of Africa from Liberia down to the Cape of Good Hope. Locates harbors in detail and the South Atlantic Islands from Fernando Noronha off the coast of Brazil, and Ascension Island to Trinidad and Martin Vas Islands. Continuing down to Tristan da Cunha, & the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Island Groups. Chart depicts soundings in fathoms and locates courses. Engraved by Edward Weller. Chart #2203. Excellent 19th century Admiralty chart.

AT183 - BRITISH ADMIRALTY “North Atlantic Ocean. Madeira Islands. Porto Santo Bay. Surveyed by Capt. A. T. F. Vidal R.N. H.M.S. Styx in 1843.” London. 1872. (1959). B/W. 19¼X26. Striking chart of the harbour with both topographical and hydrographical details and hundreds of depth soundings around shorelines. Depicts I. De Baixo and I. de Cima and includes a long landfall approach view of the “Bay from the Anchorage” at base of chart. Drawn as an aid to navigation. A fine chart. #1688.

AT184 - BRITISH ADMIRALTY “North Atlantic Ocean. Islas Canarias. Gran Canaria to Hierro. From Spanish Government Charts. 1955-1960.” London. 1940 (updates to 1966). B/W. 26X39. Fine sea chart shows the islands of Hierro, Gomera, Tenerife, Palma and Gran Canaria. Depicts both hydrographical and topographical details, and shows harbors around shorelines and hundreds of depth soundings in sea areas. This is a great chart of the Canary Islands with excellent detail. Chart #1869. 

AT185 - BRITISH ADMIRALTY “Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean.” London 1913 with updates to 1961. B/W. 25X19. 6 finely engraved charts on one sheet. 1.) Atol Das Rocas, 2.) Ilha Da Trinidade, 3.) Ilha Da Trinidade and Is. Martin Vaz, 4.) Penedos De Sao Pedro E. Sao Paulo, 5.) Archipelago De Fernando De Noronha and 6.) Ilha Martin Vaz. The charts show harbors, depth soundings, courses, channels, anchorages and some have landfall approach views for aids to mariners entering the region. A fine sea chart for navigating the South Atlantic Ocean. Chart #388 

AT188 - BRITISH ADMIRALTY “South Atlantic Ocean. Western Portion.” London. 1871/1933. B/W. 49X26. Very handsome vertical chart of the South American regions from the Orinoco River and British Guiana on the east coast down to Tierra Del Fuego, The Straits of Magellan and the Falkland Islands. Locates the South Georgia, South Orkney and South Shetland islands and the Scotia Sea. The chart is intensely detailed and has both topographical and hydrographical information, plus courses and bearings and notes on harbors with hundreds of depth soundings indicated around coastlines and offshore. Chart #2202.

AT190 - BRITISH ADMIRALTY “Fernando Noronha. From a French Sketch Survey of 1760. Published in 1852 with additions and corrections by Staff Commander T. Pounds. H.M.S. Bristol 1871.” London. 1872-75. B/W. 17½X23½. Finely engraved chart of the island of Fernando Noronha off the coast of Brazil in the South Atlantic Ocean, shows harbors around shorelines, anchorages, the Citadel on Antonia Bay with a good landing place and rocks and other dangers in sea areas. Includes Rat and Boobie Islands and 3 landfall approach views to aid mariners approaching the islands from offshore. A sketch in top right shows Les Clochers or Grand-Pere, a high rocky promontory off the island's southeast coast, A note on the chart says “A small steamer brings supplies from Pernambuco every two months. There were 160 troops and about 1400 convicts from Brazil on the island at the time of our visit.” Noted by Staff Commander T. Pounds in H.M.S. Bristol in 1871.The island was a well-known penal colony, but it also provided safe anchorages for ships cruising the east coast of South America on their way to or from Cape Horn. Engraved by Davies Bryer & Co. Chart No. 388.

AT191 - BRITISH ADMIRALTY “A Survey of Fogo & Brava (two of the Cape Verd Islands) by Capt. Baldey, Lieuts Vidal & Mudge & Mr. E. P. Durnford. Midn. of H. M. Ship Leven. 1820.” London. 1823. Chart shows both hydrographical and topographical details and includes notes regarding “anchorage off the town of Luz is very close in, only half a mile from the shore,” & “there are not any soundings to be obtained round either of the islands,” & “the Peak of Fogo (A) is 9760 feet above the surface of the sea.” Engraved by J. Walker. Chart #385.

AT192 - E. HALLEY & J. SENEX “A Chart of the Great Western Ocean with the Coasts of Europe, Africa and America. From Lat.6 to Lat.58. Done According to Mercator or Mr. Wright's Projection.” London. 1728. Colored. 19½X23½. This handsome sea chart of the Atlantic Ocean and it's surrounding countries, is decorated with three compass roses with fleur-de-lys pointers and radiating rhumb lines, & was drawn under the direction of Edmond Halley (1656-1742) the English Astronomer Royal, geophysicist and geographer, and engraved by John Senex (c.1678-1740) a prominent publisher of maps, atlases and globes in 18th century London. Edmond Halley is credited with first observing the comet that bears his name in 1682, and between 1698 and 1701, he commanded the “Paramore” taking sights and making surveys in the North and South Atlantic Ocean. This beautiful chart is the result of his observations at the time and includes the names of all major harbors, islands, banks and shoals and was designed to show courses for ships crossing the Atlantic from Europe and Africa to North and South America and the Caribbean. The chart was included in “Atlas Maritimus et Commercialis” published by James Knapton (fl.1687-1738) in 1728. (Ref. Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers. Vol.2 Page. 254. ) Very good condition.

AT193 - J. THOMSON “Chart of North Atlantic Ocean.” Edin. 1815. Colored. 19½X24¼. This handsome chart of the North Atlantic Ocean is crisscrossed with shipping lanes for vessels going out from England to the West Indies, the Caribbean, Virginia and the Carolinas and back, and from England to Newfoundland. Depicts the “Usual Way from Britain to the West Indies, Carolina and Virginia for the sake of the Trade winds.” Also shows the course of the United States Ship “Insurgent and Lord Nelson's track from the West Indies in pursuit of the French in 1805. One of the most striking features of the chart is the depiction of the Gulf Stream “According to Governor Pownall.” Thomas Pownall (1722-1805) was an Englishman who emigrated to America in 1753 to serve as Secretary to the Governor of the Province of New York, and later in 1757, as Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. In 1759 he turned down the offer of the Governorship of South Carolina, preferring to return to England where he published a number of major charts based on his travels in North America and his experiences of crossing the Atlantic during which time he studied the course of the Gulf Stream. In 1776 he published his “New and Correct Map of North America” and in 1787 his famous chart titled “The Atlantic Ocean” (The Chart of the Gulf Stream) was published in London. In 1815, John Thomson, a prominent Edinburgh chartmaker, decided to incorporate the design of Thomas Pownall's Gulf Stream on his fine chart of the North Atlantic. An excellent chart in very good condition. (Ref. The Oxford Companion to Ship's and the Sea. Edited by Peter Kemp, and Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers.Vol.3. Page 456.)

AT194 - A & C BLACK “Atlantic Ocean Etc. Shewing the Gommunication Between Europe, North America and the Pacific.” Edin. c. 1880. Colored. 10½X15. This finely detailed chart shows the Gulf Stream from the Gulf of Mexico, around the Florida Peninsula and up the coast to Virginia where it leaves the coast of North America to flow across the Atlantic Ocean toward Africa. The chart also depicts the Atlantic Cable of 1865, 66, 73 and 79, and the French Telegraph of 1869 and the shipping routes from New York to Liverpool and the West India Royal Mail steamers from Southampton to St. Thomas. Also shows the track from the English Channel to New Orleans (45 days) sailing. and the summer route of Canadian Steamers from Quebec to Liverpool, 2583 miles, & to Glasgow 2563 miles.(14 days.) The chart also depicts the Ocean Currents and notes the sea mileage from San Francisco to New York via Panama at 5,570 miles. Interest in cross-Atlantic travel was reaching it's height in the late 19th century, and this fine map was designed to inform would-be travelers of the distances and destinations of the major shipping lines trading between the British Isles and America. Also to show the lines of the Telegraph cables between Europe and America. The chart was published by Adam and Charles Black in Edinburgh in c. 1880. Good condition and coloration.

AT195 - R. H. LAURIE “Chart of the Ethiopic or South Atlantic Ocean. R. H. Laurie. 1877.” London. 1877. B/W. 41½X48¾. Fine, large chart shows Africa's southwestern coast from the Gulf of Guinea down to the Cape of Good Hope & Cape Colony. Includes all of South America with 2 large inset charts 1.) The Southern Coast & Islands of Tierra Del Fuego, & 2.) Strait of Le Maire & Staten Island. Includes the Falkland Islands, the Powell Group or South Orkneys's in the South Shetland Islands. Depicts South Georgia, Sandwich Land, Tristan D'Acunha, Bouvet or Circumcision Land, St. Helena, Ascension Island, Martin Vaz Rocks, & includes 3 additional nset charts 1.) Roadstead of St. Helena, 2.) The Cape & Bay of Good Hope, & 3.) Stanley Harbor & Berkeley Sound. The chart is criss-crossed with courses & routes e.g. Great Circle from Rio Janeiro to Australia. Route toward the Indian Ocean, & General Route of Ships Bound to Europe from the Indian Ocean. Route or track recommended to those bound from the northward to the Indian Ocean. Route to Australia Etc, & Western route to St Helena which is always practicable. The chart is intensely detailed showing depth soundings, buoys & beacons, lights, rocks & other dangers, & includes compass pointers & notes on variations as aids to navigators. This fine blue-back chart was published by Richard Holmes Laurie, one of London's foremost chartmakers in the 19th century, and is in good condition. (The outer margin area at the top of the chart has a little wear but is being repaired & does not affect the image.)

AT200 - T. CONDER “Various Charts of Islands in the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans.” London. 1779. Colored. 12X8. Very attractive & colorful sheet of 5 maps. The top one is a fanciful & speculative map of the sea area that became the Behring Strait between Russia's northeast arctic & Alaska, including the Aleutian Islands, the Sea of Kamtchatka & the Sea of Oclozk. A decorative cartouche in lower right includes the title “Chart of the New Northern Archipelago Discovered by the Russians in the Seas of Kamtchatka & Anadir.” Below the map are 4 small maps titled. 1.) Chart of the Azores Isles, 2.) Chart of theCanary Isles, 3.) Chart of the Madera Isles & 4.) Chart of the Cape Verde Isles. All maps depict harbors around the Islands & have decorative cartouches around the titles. The map sheet is decorated with small drawings of ships, sea serpents, anchor, leaves, scrolls & native produce & has an ornamental border frame. Engraved by Thomas Conder for publication in “A Complete Collection of Voyages & Travels” by John Hamilton Moore & printed by Alexander Hogg in London, 1799.

AT202 - COVENS & MORTIER “Isles Du Cap Verd. Hispanis Islas De Cabo Verde Belgis De Soute Eylanden a Amsterdam Chez Jean Covens et Corneille Mortier Geographes.” Amsterdam 1733. Colored. 15X19. Handsome chart of the Islands shows S. Antonio, S. Vincente, S. Lucia, S. Nicolao, S. Jago, Isle do Sal, Bona Villa, d.o. Mayo, St. Jago, del Fuego & Brava. Includes a colorful compass rose in center with radiating rhumb lines & a decorative title cartouche in lower left ornamented with birds, fruit, a cherub, leaves & scrolls & a decorative mileage scale in lower right held up by cherubs & ornamented with leaves & scrolls. This fine copper engraved chart was published in Amsterdam in 1733 in “Atlas Novus Ad Usum.”

AT203 - D'APRES DE MANNEVILLETTE “The Cape Verde Islands Laid Down From The Remarks & Observations Of Experienced Navigators by Mons. D'Apres De Mannivillette With Several Additions ” London. 1794. Colored. 21X11. Fine late 18th century sea-chart shows the Islands in center surrounded by 3 inset charts. The Islands are S. Jago, Bonavista, Fuogo, Brava, St. Nicolas, St. Vincent, St. Antonio, St. Lucie, Isle of Mayo & Isle of Sal. At top of chart is Inset #1.showing Praya Bay on the South Coast of St. Jago Island, with shoreline contours, depth soundings & a compass rose. Inset #2 depicts a View of the English Road on the Island of Mayo, & #3 at base of chart is a series of horizontal approach views of Praya Bay in the Island of St. Jago taken from the Eastern Point A. The chart includes a compass rose in center with radiating rhumb lines, & detailed navigational notes as aids to mariners approaching the islands from offshore. The chart was published in 1794 by Laurie & Whittle from information supplied by Jean Baptiste Nicolas Denis d'Apres de Mannvillette (1707-1780) a French Hydrographer, Naval Mathematician & Nautical Cartographer who was also a ship's Captain for the East India Company. The chart was issued in “A Complete Pilot for the West Indies.”

AT204 - J. JANSSON “Insula De Cabo Verde Olim Hesperides Sive Gorgades Belgice De Zoute Eylanden.” Amstd. 1657. Colored. 17X21. Very handsome chart shows the Islands of S. Jago, Fuogo, Bonavista, Brava, Mayo, do Sal, St. Nicolas, St. Lucie & St. Antonio. In center is a large compass rose with radiating rhumb lines & the title in top center is surrounded by a decorative cartouche ornamented with animals, leaves, fruit & birds. This fine 17th century sea-chart was published in “Joannis Janssonii Novus Atlas” in 1657.

AT205 - MOUNT & PAGE “A Chart of the Islands of Cape Verd.” London. 1747. Colored. 17½X21½. Handsome & colorful 18th century sea-chart shows the islands of St. Jago, Fuogo, Brava, Mayo, Bonavista, Isle of Salt, St. Nicolas, St. Lucie, St. Vincent & St. Antonio. A large compass rose with radiating rhumb lines is drawn in center with a fleur-de-lys motif, & the title is decorated with an ornamental cartouche comprised of scrolls & leaves. Published in The English Pilot. Part.1.by William Mount & Thomas Page in 1747. Two of England's foremost 18th century chart makers.

AT206 - R. BONNE “Isles Du Cap-Verd Par M. Bonne. Ingenieur Hydrographe de la Marine.” Paris. 1787. Colored. 9¼X13½. Excellent & finely engraved map of the Islands shows I. St. Antoine, I. St. Vincent, I. St. Lucie, I. St. Nicolas, I. de Sal, I. de Buenavista, I. de Mayo, I. de St. Jago, I. Fuego & I. Brava. A large inset in center left depicts “Plan De La Rade De La Praya” showing the Bay & harbor on the southern coast of Isle St. Jago with compass rose & depth soundings. The map was engraved under the direction of Rigobert Bonne (1727-1795) & published in “Atlas Encyclopedique” with Nicolas Desmarest in Paris. 1787. Colorful and attractive.

AT207 - P. BERTIUS “Descriptic Ins. S. Capitis Veridis. Insulae Capitis Viridis.” Amstd. 1602. B/W. 3½X5. Very early map shows the Cape Verde Islands off the west coast of Africa & Cape Blanco, decorated with a ship in full sail & two sea serpents. The map was compiled by Petrus Bertius (1565-1629) a professor of mathematics & librarian at Leiden & published in “Thresor de Chartes, Contenant Les Tableaux de Tous Les Pays du Monde....” Printed by d'Albert Henry, for Corneille Nicolas in 1602. A very attractive little chart of an area visited by the early sailing vessels crossing the Atlantic Ocean. (Ref. Philip's Atlases. page. 415 & Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers. Vol 1. page 131)

AT208 - W. DAMPIER “Cape Verde Islands.” London. 1703. 7X4. B/W. This fine little chart is comprised of landfall approach views of the Cape Verde islands & drawn from sketches brought back to London by Capt. William Dampier a buccaneer, hydrographer & circumnavigator who made 3 round-the-world voyages & upon his return to England each time, he wrote books about his travels illustrating them with sketches & maps drawn by his friend Herman Moll (c.1654-1732) one of London's foremost cartographers & publishers. This little chart shows landfall approach views of I. Mayo with navigational notes, plus a sketch of the Road at Isle. Mayo. (A Road is a place less enclosed than a harbor where ships may ride at anchor.) and a sketch of “The Isle & Towns of St. Jago” showing the Landing Place, & The Road with Isle Fogo drawn a few miles off the southwest coast of St. Jago. The chart was published in “A Voyage to New Holland” by William Dampier, & printed by J. Knapton, London. 1703. An attractive little chart.

AT211 - P. DU VAL “L'Ocean Pres D'Europe Avec Les Costes De France, d'Espagne, de Portugal, d'Angleterre, de Holande, De Danemarc Etc. Suivant Les Costes Marines Les Plus Nouvelles. Par. P. Du Val, Geogr.du Roy. 1677.” Paris 1666-1677. Colored. 18½X13¼. Very handsome chart by a famous 18th century cartographer, Pierre Du Val (1618-1683) shows the North Atlantic Ocean & the coast of Europe from Scandinavia & Great Britain down to France, Spain, the Mediterranean & North Africa. The chart depicts all harbors around coastlines & includes a rare reference to the Kimmen Line which indicates a depth of 100 fathoms from Denmark to just west of the Shetland Isles north of Scotland. A large compass rose with radiating rhumb lines is drawn in the Ocean & the title is in a decorative cartouche ornamented with 2 fighting ships & topped with a figurehead and scrolls and a small compass rose is placed in the Mediterranean Sea, as an aid for navigation. (Ref. Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers. A-D. Page 406-407. See also Jeremy Pool's “The Kimmen Line. Seventeenth Century Navigation & the Continental Shelf, ” in “Terrae Incognitae” Vol.38.)

AT212 - E. BOWEN “A New Chart of the Vast Atlantic Ocean Exhibiting the Seat of War both in Europe and America likewise the Trade Winds & Course of Sailing from one Continent to the Other; with the Banks & Shoals and Rocks drawn according to the latest discoveries and Regulated by Astronomical observations.” London 1740. Colored. 12X17. Fine map of the Atlantic Ocean with large compass rose in center and radiating rhumb lines extending to 7 others across the chart. Numerous courses are depicted on the chart from England to Boston, the Carolinas & Virginia, the West Indies & the British Dominions in America with notes on trade winds. Includes a note on the Bahama Islands that in 1703 they were taken from the English by the French & Spanish, but were retaken in 1717 by Capt. Rogers (an English pirate) who saved New Providence (Nassau) & plundered the rest. This is a great chart with much historical interest. Published in the London Magazine in 1740. Engraved by Emanuel Bowen (1694-1767.) 

AT213 - G. PHILIP “Chart of the Atlantic Ocean.” Liverpool 1851. Colored. 20X25. Large chart published at the height of Great Britain’s commercial sea trade with North America, depicts ships routes from ports in England, Ireland, Scotland France & Holland to Bermuda, New York, the West Indies & Caribbean & over to New Orleans on America’s Gulf coastal region. Includes the ports on North America’s coast along with Halifax in Canada. Chart also shows Greenland, Iceland, Scandinavia, the North Sea, Holland, France, Spain, the Mediterranean and Africa. Includes the Cape Verde & Azores islands and many of the major dangers in the Ocean, such as rocks, submerged & visible. low water areas, & small unmarked islands. This large, handsome chart was published by George Philip in his “Commercial Atlas of the World” in 1851.

AT214 - C. BUY de MORNAS “Carte Reduite de L’Ocean Occidental Contennant les Cotes Occentales de L’Europe et de Afrique, les cotes Orientales de L’Amerique, depuis le 50 degree de Latitude Septentrionale, jusqu’a a l’Equateur.” Paris 1761. Colored. 11X18. Attractive map of the Atlantic Ocean & the lands surrounding its coasts has a compass rose in center with radiating rhumb lines. Depicts the coast of North America from Florida to Nova Scotia & includes the West indies & the Caribbean Sea with major ports indicated with shipping tracks connecting to European ports. In the East the chart shows the west coast of France, Spain & West Africa, & depicts the Azores & the Cape Verde Islands north of the Equator off the west coast of Spain & Africa. Claude Buy de Mornas, who drew this map, was a Professor of History & Geography in Paris and chart maker to the King, & this map was published in his “Atlas Methodique et Elementaire de Geographie et d’Histoire.” In 1761. 

AT215 - E. & G. W. BLUNT “Chart of the Atlantic Ocean.” New York 1831. Colored. 7½X12½. “With an Illustration of the Character & Route of a Storm which occurred on the American Coast in August 1830.” This is a small, but finely detailed chart of the Atlantic Ocean by a famous nautical book and chart maker, Edmund March Blunt (1770-1862) & his son George William Blunt, which depicts the coast of North America from Florida to Newfoundland & shows the track of the Storm of August 1830 that hit the coast from Virginia to Delaware & thence to New York & Long Island , the coast of Massachusetts brushing Nantucket island; and includes the track of the Hurricane that came up the Atlantic in October 1830, which stayed out to sea & crossed the Gulf Stream brushing the coast of Newfoundland. The chart includes all the primary harbors from the Americas & the Caribbean to the eastern coasts of Europe & Africa. A compass rose with radiating rhumb lines is located in center as an aid to navigation. Edmund Blunt was well-known for his large sailing charts of the U.S. & the Caribbean & his excellent books of Sailing Directions called “The American Coast Pilot” which were published from 1796-1867. Engraved by William Hooker, who became one of the Blunt family after marrying Edmund Blunts eldest daughter Eliza. Small, but attractive chart based on one of Blunt’s larger sailing charts. 

AT216 - E. BOWEN “A New Chart of the Vast Atlantic Ocean Exhibiting the Seat of War both in Europe & America.” London 1755. Colored. 12X17. Fine map of the Atlantic Ocean with large compass rose in center with radiating rhumb lines to 7 others across the chart. This is a later edition 1755 of the original 1740 issue (see above AT212.) This map features a number of legends. One below the title details Bowens sources including great credit due to Capt Cyprian Southack’s map of 1731, Edward Moseley’s map of North Carolina, 1733 and James Whimple’s map of the Carolinas, 1738. It displays the usual courses of the Spanish Flotilla and commercial vessels to Newfoundland, Boston, New York, Carolina and Virginia. The newly formed colony of Georgia is identified. For this edition the descriptive key in upper left is removed and replaced with inland detail of the North American Continent. Includes Great Britain, France, Spain & West Africa. The West Indies & the northern tip of South America. Very good condition. 

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