Printed map. Two visual scales, [53 mm=50 Miliaria Germanica communia]. North is oriented to the right. Includes 2 insets: Baya de todos os Sanctos and Villa d'Olinda de Pernambuco. Possibly from Jansson's Atlantis Majoris Appendix..., unidentified edition. Acquired as part of the Banks Collection.
Printed map. Probably from Ruscelli's Italian translation from the Greek of Ptolemy, La geografia di Claudio Tolomeo Alessandrino, published in 1561. Handwritten in ink near the right neat line, "Misaretta". Italian text on verso on right side of sheet under heading, "Brasile, trentesima, tavola nvova" with signature, "XXX Gg". Acquired as part of the Banks Collection.
Printed map. "Johannes Blaeu." Three visual scales. Published originally in a Dutch edition of Blaeu's Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Toonneel des Aerdrycx, oft Nieuwe Atlas, uytghegheven door wilhelm en Iohan Blaeu. Tweede Stuck., published 1642. Described in Koeman, Atlantes Neerlandici, vol. I, entry Bl 27B, p. 141-144, [map 88].
On verso: Dutch text in 2 segments; each segment under heading, "Brasil." Acquired as part of the Banks Collection.
Printed map. "Drawn & engraved by J. Dower, Pentonville, London." Two visual scales [57 mm=500 British miles]. In upper and lower right margin, "42". Originally published in New General Atlas of the World (London: Henry Teesdale & Co., 1831). Acquired as part of the Banks Collection.
Printed map. "Par M. Bonne, Ingénieur-Hydrographe de la Marine." Four visual scales. In upper left margin, "Liv. VIII." In upper right margin, "No. 34." Originally published in Abbé Raynal's Atlas de toutes les parties connues du globe terrestre..., published 1783. Acquired as part of the Banks Collection.
Printed map. "Par Mr. Bonne, Ingénieur-Hydrographe de la Marine." Four visual scales. In upper margin: "Liv. IX. No. 35." Originally published in Abbé Raynal's Atlas de toutes les parties connues du globe terrestre, dressé..., published 1783. Acquired as part of the Banks Collection.
Printed map. Originally published in Bachiene's Atlas, tot opheldering der hedendaagsche historie..., published 1785. Described in Koeman, Atlantes Neerlandici, Vol. I, entry Bac 2A, p. 53-55, map [6]. Acquired as part of the Banks Collection.
Printed map. Four visual scales. Originally published in Bachiene's Atlas, tot opheldering der hedendaagsche historie..., published 1785. Described in Koeman, Atlantes Neerlandici, Vol. I, entry Bac 2A, p. 53-55, map [7]. Acquired as part of the Banks Collection.
Printed map. "Apud R. & I. Ottens". Two visual scales. North is oriented to the left. Probably originally published in Frederik de Wit's Orbis Maritimus ofte Zee Atlas, published 1675 and later. Described in Koeman, Atlantes Neerlandici, vol. IV, entry M. Wit 1, p. 518-519, map [26]. "The plates have lasted for a century or more.... R. and J. Ottens obtained the plates and printed charts from them for their edition of the Atlas de la Navigation in 1745" (Koeman). McMaster has an older edition by Wit; see RMC_107231. Acquired as part of the Banks Collection.
Printed map. "Apud F. de Wit". Two visual scales.
Probably originally published in Wit's Orbis Maritimus ofte Zee Atlas, published 1675 and later. Described in Koeman, Atlantes Neerlandici, vol. IV, entry M. Wit 1, p. 518-519, map [26]. "The plates have lasted for a century or more" (Koeman). McMaster has a later edition by R. & J. Ottens; see RMC_107234. Acquired as part of the Banks Collection.
Printed map. "Auctore Ioanne Blaev I.F." Along lower neat line, "Cum Privilegio Ordinum Hollandiæ et Westfrisiæ." Three visual scales. Probably originally published in Jan Jansson's Nieuwen Atlas, Ofte Werelts-Beschrijvinge t'Derde Deel..., published 1657-1658 and later. Described in Koeman, Atlantes Neerlandici, Vol. II, entry Me 90B, p. 443-444, map [22]. Acquired as part of the Banks Collection.
Printed map. Two visual scales [55 mm=55 miliaria Germanica communia; 50 mm=60 miliaria Gallica communia]. North arrow is oriented to the right. Includes inset, "Baya de todos os Sanctos" and illustrations. Published originally in Blaeu's Le Theatre du Monde, ou Nouvel Atlas..., published 1640. Described in Koeman, Atlantes Neerlandici, Vol. I, entry Bl 17, p. 119-121. Two pages of French text on verso under heading, "Description de Brasil", with right page numbered "16".
Acquired as part of the Banks Collection.
Printed map. Three visual scales. North is oriented to the left. Probably originally published in Pieter Goos' De Zee-Atlas, Ofte Water-Weerld, Waer in vertoont werden alle de zee-Kusten..., published 1666 to 1683. Described in Koeman, Atlantes Neerlandici, Vol. IV, entry Goos 1B, p. 196-197, map [37].
Acquired as part of the Banks Collection.
Printed map. Three visual scales. Probably originally published in Doncker's De Zee-Atlas ofte Water-Waereld..., published 1660 and in various other editions until 1697. Described in Koeman, Atlantes Neerlandici, Vol. IV, entry Don 2, p. 158-159. Acquired as part of the Banks Collection.
Printed map. "Juin 1777." "J. Dezauche sculpsit." North arrow is oriented to the right. Visual scale. Includes insets: "Amérique Méridle." and "Nota." [legend]. Possibly from Buache and Dezauche's Atlas geographiques des quatre parties du monde. Editions published [1789] to [1824]. Acquired as part of the Banks Collection.
Printed map. Probably originally published in Wytfliet's Descriptionis Ptolemaicae Augmentum, sive Occidentis Notitia Brevi Commentario..., published 1596 and 1598, and reissued by Janssen in 1615. Acquired as part of the Banks Collection.
Printed map. Visual scale. North is oriented to the right. Includes illustrations. This map was originally published by Joan Blaeu (1596-1673) in 1662 according to Koeman, Atlantes Neerlandici, entry Bl 56, p. 226-227 (map 20). Blaeu maps were reissued by Covens & Mortier in various atlases from 1720-1794. This is the second state of the original Blaeu plate; see RMC_107269. Acquired as part of the Banks Collection.
Printed map. Visual scale [68 mm=5 milliaria]. North is oriented to the right. Includes illustrations. Probably originally published in Joan Blaeu's Atlas Major, Sive Cosmographia Blaviana ... America, Quae Est Geographiae Blavianae Pars Quinta: Liber Unus. Volumen Undeci mum., published 1662. Described in Koeman, Atlantes Neerlandici, Vol. I, entry Bl 56, p. 203-227, [map 20]. Latin text on verso under heading, "Præfectvra Paraiba" on page "246" and "Pernambvco" on page "245".
Acquired as part of the Banks Collection.
Printed map. Possibly from Ramusio's Navigationi et Viaggi, published 1565. In upper left and right margins respectively: "427" and "428". Acquired as part of the Banks Collection.