Antique maps & prints of the Americas
Colonial America
★ 193 original pieces ★
Before independence the continent was drawn mostly in Amsterdam, Paris and London. Maps from this period show coasts better than interiors, rival colonial claims, and occasionally California as an island.
The Two-Headed Serpent and the Black Butterfly, 1749
1749
$435
Map of the Amazon River's Course and Surrounding Regions (1743-1744)
1743
$435
America, River Crossing by Indigenous People with Rafts and Canoes, De Bry, 1594
1594 · Theodor de Bry
$435
Antique Engraving of Inca Antiquities from Peru by Jorge Juan & Ulloa, 1748
1748
$430
Antique 1683 Map of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico in the Caribbean by Mallet
1683
$425
Historic View of Sugar Milling in 17th Century America, published in 1673
1673 · Montanus & Ogilby
$425
Antique Map of The Harbour of Acapulco in Mexico, 1749
1749
$405
The Great Temple of Vitsliputsli in Mexico City and a Few Murder Scenes, 1722
1722
$405
Barados and St Christopher or St Kitts and Nevis Islands in the Caribbean, 1748
1748
$405
Cortés Scuttling Ships at Veracruz – Hand-Colored Engraving by Van Beecq, c.1690
1690
$405
Antique Map of South America by G. Anson, 1749
1749
$390
Rare Map of St. Louis on the Island of Hispaniola 'Santa Domingo', 1748
1748
$390
Majestic Hunter: The American Belted Kingfisher in Its Natural Habitat, 1749
1749
$390
Allegorical 18th-Century Engraving of America by Johann Hertel, Augsburg c.1750
1750
$390
Antique Map of South America by Tirion, c.1765
1765 · Thomas Kitchin
$390
Antique Map of South America by Conder, c.1775
1775
$390
Two Engravings of an Florida King of the Indians in America, 1722
1722
$380
Antique Map of Coiba Island, Panama, South America, C.1740
1740 · Guillaume Delisle
$380
Map of Tierra del Fuego and the Straits of Magellan and Le Maire, c.1760
1760
$380
Plan of Lima and View of Potosí – Peru & Bolivia City Plan and Mining View, 1750
1750
$380
Antique Print of Natives in Florida Making Offerings to the Sun God, ca.1730
1730
$370
Antique Print of an Encampment on Juan Fernández Island, Chile, 1748
1748
$370
Original Antique Engraving of an Inca Palace in Peru by Jorge Juan & Ulloa, 1748
1748
$365
Antique Map of a Bay on the Coast of Chile, South America, c.1749
1749
$360
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