A Bartele Gallery CollectionLangweer · Jakarta

American Maps & Prints

Original antique maps, charts & prints of the Americas ★ Originals only

Antique maps & prints of the Americas

Colonial America

★ 16 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.

All Maps Sea Charts City Views & Plans Birds, Plants & Natural History Native Peoples Views & Engravings

All Under $250 $250 to $500 $500 to $1,000 $1,000 to $2,500 Over $2,500

Hand-Colored Engraving of the American Pelican by Seligman, c.1770

Hand-Colored Engraving of the American Pelican by Seligman, c.1770

The Great Green Parrot of the West Indies – Hand-Colored Engraving, ca.1770

The Great Green Parrot of the West Indies – Hand-Colored Engraving, ca.1770

Hand-Colored Engraving of the American Crested Bittern by Seligmann, ca.1770

Hand-Colored Engraving of the American Crested Bittern by Seligmann, ca.1770

1770 · Mark Catesby

The Large Green Parrot of The West Indies Hand-Colored and Engraved, 1749

The Large Green Parrot of The West Indies Hand-Colored and Engraved, 1749

Engraving of The American Tit Bird with Yellow Throat in Old Handcoloring, 1749

Engraving of The American Tit Bird with Yellow Throat in Old Handcoloring, 1749

Wood Duck – Die Sommerente / Canard d’Été, after Mark Catesby, Seligmann, c.1770

Wood Duck – Die Sommerente / Canard d’Été, after Mark Catesby, Seligmann, c.1770

1770 · Mark Catesby

Engraving of the Long-Tailed Duck and Spur-Winged Lapwing by Seligmann, ca.1770

Engraving of the Long-Tailed Duck and Spur-Winged Lapwing by Seligmann, ca.1770

Hand-Colored Engraving of the American Blue-Winged Teal by Seligmann, ca.1770

Hand-Colored Engraving of the American Blue-Winged Teal by Seligmann, ca.1770

1770 · Mark Catesby

Hand-Colored Engraving of the American Variegated Teal by Seligmann, ca.1770

Hand-Colored Engraving of the American Variegated Teal by Seligmann, ca.1770

Hand-Colored Engraving of the American Duck with Broad Bill by Seligmann, c.1770

Hand-Colored Engraving of the American Duck with Broad Bill by Seligmann, c.1770

Bird Print of an American Goldfinch on a Branch Engraved and Hand-Colored, 1749

Bird Print of an American Goldfinch on a Branch Engraved and Hand-Colored, 1749

Majestic Hunter: The American Belted Kingfisher in Its Natural Habitat, 1749

Majestic Hunter: The American Belted Kingfisher in Its Natural Habitat, 1749

Butterfly Life Cycle on Flowering Plant – Albin Hand-Colored Engraving, ca.1720

Butterfly Life Cycle on Flowering Plant – Albin Hand-Colored Engraving, ca.1720

Antique Botany Print of Campanula Americana by Dodart 'circa 1680'

Antique Botany Print of Campanula Americana by Dodart 'circa 1680'

Old Print of a Bull or Bison from the French North America, Canada, Ca.1760

Old Print of a Bull or Bison from the French North America, Canada, Ca.1760

Heliconia with Insects – 19th-Century Lithograph after Merian’s Plate 54 (1705)

Heliconia with Insects – 19th-Century Lithograph after Merian’s Plate 54 (1705)

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Other periods

The Early Republic

Westward Expansion & Civil War

The Twentieth Century