Stanfords Stanford's Library Map of South America (1864)

The Stanford's Map of South America is from a fascinating series of reproductions from our Edward Stanford Cartographic Collection archive. This reproduction of a map published in 1879 by the founder of our company, Edward Stanford. It was constructed in 1864 by Alexander Keith Johnston who was a geographer in Edinburgh for the Queen. The continent is shown already in its port-colonial stage but with many international borders not yet fixed and different from today's. An interesting feature of the map is the presentation of several disputed regions, between Bolivia and Paraguay, Peru and Ecuador, or Brazil and the "Granadian Confederation" (present day Colombia). When this map was made, Guyana was British Guiana and Suriname was Dutch Guiana. Central America is also shown in slightly less detail up to the Southern part of Guatemala and some of the Caribbean islands are included up to the southern tip of Dominica. Topography is indicated by hachures and many tributaries of the Amazon, the Orinoco and the Parana are named. Latitude and longitude lines are drawn at 5° intervals. This reproduction has been taken from an original cartographic scale of 1:5,275,000 on a 31x28" map that was made out of four sheets.

National Geographic Ruysch 1508 Map - Published 1893

One of the first maps of the new world, Johannes Ruysch made this map, using a polar projection, which includes an extensive view of South America, islands of the West Indies, and a portion of North America. The World Map from Ruysch appeared for the first time among the Tabulae Novae in some copies of the 1507 Rome edition of Ptolemy's Geography. Ruysch's map illustrates a number of significant geographic features more correctly than before, especially along the easterly sea route to the Orient which was of prime importance to early sixteenth-century Europeans. An incredible historical piece.

National Geographic Cuba Index - Published 1906

Index to place names on Cuba Map 1906

National Geographic Cuba - Published 1906

This map of Cuba was published in October 1906, the year disputed elections led to an armed revolt on the island. The United States intervened and occupied the country, installing a US governor for three years. This is an attractive historical work and a fine map for collectors.

National Geographic Central America, Cuba, Porto Rico, and the Islands of the Caribbean Sea - Published 1913

This beautiful map of Central America and the Caribbean features ocean bathymetry and colorful county borders, including overlapping colors demonstrating boundaries in dispute. Published in February 1913 one year before the completion of the Panama Canal, this work contains an abundance of unique details including principal lighthouses, U.S. Consular representatives, steamship routes, and coaling stations.

National Geographic Ancient Maya World - Published 1989

Explore the fascinating world of the Maya with this map published in October 1989. This map accompanied the "Land of the Maya" map in the same issue and three articles on the Maya including "La Ruta Maya." This work features an abundance of information about trade, travel, and the landscape of their civilization, including an explanation of the various eras of Maya history.

Artokoloro Brion de la Tour Map of the Western Hemisphere (1764)

1764 map of the Western Hemisphere by French geographer Louis Brion de la Tour. Full Title: Hémisphere Occidental.

Artokoloro Brion de la Tour Map of North America and South America (1764)

1764 map of North and South America by French geographer Louis Brion de la Tour. Full title: L'Amérique Dressée for l'étude de la Géographie.