1700 to 1789: Age of discovery
Sea charts and maritime prints printed between 1700 and 1789, the age of discovery. Every one a period original.
204 pieces
Engraving of a Map of Florida, the Gulf Coast, Caribbean & Central America, 1728
Greenland & North America, Antique Sea Chart by Frederick de Wit, 1745
Sea Chart of Central America and the Northwest Coast of South America, ca.1745
Map of Constantinople, Bosphorus, the Coasts of Greece and the Archipelago, 1785
Detailed 1730 Maritime Warship Print with Tools, Rigging, and Ship Cross-Section
1717 Johannes Van Keulen Sea Chart of the Eastern Atlantic, Amsterdam to Gambia
Antique Map of Java, Sumatra & Borneo, Dutch East Indies Sea Chart c.1700
Rare Sea Chart of the East Frisian Islands or Watten and the North Sea, c.1700
Large Sea Chart of the Zuyder Zee & The Northsea with the Wadden Islands, 1773
Rare Old English Sea Chart of Part of Indonesia with Java, Madura and Bali, 1711
Two Antique Sea Charts of the Thousand Islands between Batavia and Bantam, c1734
Antique Print of the Port and City of Algiers by Van Keulen, circa 1720
Antique Chart of the Mid-Pacific Ocean by Anson, c.1784
Antique Sea Chart Java Indonesia, Mannevillette Neptune Oriental 1775
Shetland Islands Sea Chart, Antique Nautical Map by Ottens Brother c.1745
Navigational Chart of Jamaica, Cape Gracias a Dios, and the Mosquito Coast, 1775
Decorative Antique Sea Chart of Zeeland, a Province of the Netherlands, ca.1730
Constantinople Harbor Vue d’Optique by Jacques Chéreau, c.1760
Sea Chart Titled 'Baya de Saldanha' with Robben Island in South Africa, 1726
Beautiful Antique Map of the French Coast, from St. Valeri to Dieppe, 1720
Large German Chart of the Philippines with Hand-Colored Borders, 1763
Antique Print of the Dutch VOC Bombing Palembang, Sumatra (Indonesia), ca.1700
Original Antique Sea Chart of the Coastline from England to Gibraltar, ca.1700
Map of North and East coast of Asia with Japan & inset maps of Kamchatka, c1750
Old Alexandria Harbor, Antique Egypt Engraving by Norden & Tuscher, 1755
Decorative Engraving of VOC Battle Ships Attacking Palembang in Sumatra, ca.1700
Rare Chart of Indonesia Including Borneo, Java, Celebes, Ceram and More, 1779
Dardanelles Strait, Ottoman Turkey, Probst Optical View with Ships, c.1770
Antique Map of Cuba & Hispaniola, Caribbean Sea Chart by Bowen, 1744
Dejima (Desima) Dutch Trading Post, Nagasaki Japan, VOC Engraving, 1736
Antique Print of the Fleet of William III of Orange by Merian 'c.1700'
La Réale French Royal Galley, Large Naval Engraving, c.1769
Old Print of VOC Ships in the Sea Near Batavia (Jakarta, Indonesia), 1779
Old Chart of the North-Eastern Coast of Australia Discovered by Cook, 1774
Interesting Old Map of the Nw Coast of America and the Ne Coast of Asia, ca.1772
Hand-colored Nautical Chart: St. George's Channel and the Irish Sea, 1744
Antique Map of the West Coast of North America & North East Coast of Asia '1772'
Antique Map of Tracks of Anson's Ships around South America & Cape Horn, 1749
Old Sea Charts of Tourane Bay & the Con Dao Islands 'Pulo Condor', Vietnam, 1780
Old Map of the Namibia and South Africa Coasts & Inset of Saldanha Bay, ca.1700
Map of the Mozambique and Tanzania Coast & Inset Map of Anjouan Island, ca.1700
Antique Print of the Sailing Tour on the IJ River , Amsterdam, 1768
View of the Harbor of Cannes, Engraving by Dubois after Courvoisier, 1784
Hand-Colored Vue d’Optique of the Harbour of Havana, Cuba, circa 1770
Antique Print of the Coast of Dabhol 'India', 1726
Authentic Map of the Coast from Cape Formosa to the Dony River, Africa, 1732
Two Charts of The English Channel, Each Adorned with Nice Compass Roses, ca.1700
Antique Satirical Print showing Mermaids about the Port of Enkhuizen, circa 1720
1700 to 1789: Age of discovery
The age of discovery and of scientific charting. French hydrographers such as Bellin and Apres de Mannevillette produced accurate charts of the world's coasts, while the voyages of Anson and Cook filled in the Pacific. Harbour views for optical viewers (vues d'optique) were at their most popular.
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