Coasts

Anonymous nautical chart in portolan style probably drawn in Genoa. Covers Mediterranean Sea from the Balearic Islands to the Levantine coast; also covers western part of Black Sea. Oldest original cartographic More

Portolan chart with seaport names given for all coastlines. Title devised by cataloguer. Contains 4 compass roses in a circle centered in Italy to the north of Rome and half of a fifth on the trimmed center lef More

Spanish. Title supplied by cataloger. Pen-and-ink; black, blue, green, and red. Trimmed to a rough rectangle. Matted and mounted between sheets of transparent lucite. LC Luso-Hispanic world, 28 LC Nautical char More

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Sheet removed from German ed. of W.J. Blaeu's atlas: Atlas novus, Amsterdam, 1634. Map redesigned from a portion of Blaeu's larger map of North America printed ca. 1630. Has vertical fold line at center of shee More

Insulae Americanae in Oceano Septentrionali cum terris adjacentibus | Insvlae Americanae in Oceano Septentrionali cum terris adiacentibus Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Shows coastal features, Native American nations and settlements, and other geographical entities. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Attributed to Joan Vinckeboons by comparison with his other Dutch maps in Henry Harr More

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The first printed sea chart of the waters between Labrador and Greenland, it shows coastal towns, prevailing winds, ocean currents, and magnetic deviations of the compass. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

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Carta particolare della nuova Belgia è parte della nuova Anglia Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Carta particolare della terra nuova con la Gran Baia et il Fiume Grande della Canida Courtesy of Boston Public Library

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Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

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Carta particolare dell' mare del' Zur che comincia con il capo Lucar è finisce con Cagidos della nuova Spagnia, è la Baia di Honduras Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Alla serma. sigra. principsa. d'Urbino Granduchessa di Toscana sua sigra. d: Roberto Dudleo Duca di Northumbria Courtesy of Boston Public Library

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Carta particolare del' mare Occeani dal' isole d'Asores di Flores, e coruo sin alla tierra nuova in America Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Al sermo. Ferdinando. II. Granduca di Toscana suo signore Don Roberto Dudleo, Duca di Northumbria Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Carta particolare del' mare del' Zur che comincia con il' capo S. Francesco nel' Peru è finisce con il' capo S. Lazaro nella nuova Spagnia Courtesy of Boston Public Library

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The first printed sea chart of Hudson Bay and Hudson strait, it shows coastal towns, prevailing winds, ocean currents, and magnetic deviations of the compass. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

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Collection of old maps Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north to the left. Watermark: IV. Watermark dated from 1668-1812. Pen-and-ink and red ink and watercolor. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 243 Available More

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Map of the Pacific Ocean, being the first English map of the Pacific Ocean, loosely based on Jansson's 1650 map of the Pacific but much updated with additional coverage of the Gulf Coast and the southeastern co More

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Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

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Septemtrionaliora Americae à Groenlandia per Freta Davidis et Hudson, ad Terram Novam Courtesy of Boston Public Library

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Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north to the left. Watermarks: Cluster of grapes and indecipherable lettering. Pen-and-ink; and red and blue inks. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 208 More

Shows coast in the region of Saint George's. Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north to the left. Watermark: J. Honig &. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 434 More

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Shows coast of Venezuela in the region of La Guaira. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north toward the lower right. Watermarks: Fleur-de-lis, cluster of grapes (?), and unident More

Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north to the left. Watermarks: JH & Z; and, Strasburg fleur-de-lis. Pen-and-ink and green and red watercolors. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Lus More

Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north to the right. Pen-and-ink. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 145 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site More

Depths shown by soundings. Pen-and-ink. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 66 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Annotated in brown ink in lower left margi More

Watermark: PVL [Pieter van Ley] in 1 character. Pen-and-ink and yellow. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 65 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Annotated More

Cala de Tomaseo unidentifiable on modern maps and/or in gazetteers. Depths shown by soundings. Prime meridian: Cádiz. Watermarks: IV; fleur-de-lis; and unidentifiable watermark. Black and brown inks and pencil. More

Depths shown by soundings. Pen-and-ink and green watercolor. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 547 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Maggs number annotat More

Relief shown by land form drawings. Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north toward the lower left. Watermark: PVL [Pieter van Ley] in 1 character. Pen-and-ink. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic More

Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north to the left. Watermark: Whatman. Pen-and-ink and brown ink. Mounted on cloth backing.g LC Luso-Hispanic World, 499 Available also through More

Shows northern Yucatán Peninsula. Also shows routes of expeditions on 1 map. Depths shown by soundings. Watermark: Unidentifiable. Pen-and-ink and red watercolor. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic Worl More

Bahía/Puerto de San Josef unidentifiable on modern maps and/or in gazetteers. Depths shown by soundings. Watermark: J. Kool. Pen-and-ink and pencil. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 237 Availab More

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Shows coast of Peru and Ecuador between Gulf of Guayaquil and Lima. Watermarks: D. & C. Blauw; and, Strasburg bend and fleur-de-lis. Pen-and-ink and blue and yellow inks. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispa More

Shows coast of Venezuela in the region of La Guaira. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north to the bottom. Watermark: Van der Ley. Pen-and-ink. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Lus More

Shows coast of Peru in the region of Pisco. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north to the left. Watermarks: Cluster of grapes; and, indecipherable lettering. Pen-and-ink and wa More

Shows northwestern Yucatán Peninsula. Depths shown by soundings. Pen-and-ink. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 564 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Inc More

Shows northern Yucatán Peninsula. Depths shown by soundings. Watermark: C. & I. Honig. Pen-and-ink. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 565 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site More

Scale ca. 1:530,000. Hand colored. "Longitude west from London." Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Shows precinct boundaries. Insets: The harbour of Port Royal [ca. 1:200,000]--The bar and ha More

Puerto de San Miguel and Bahía de Gaston unidentifiable on modern maps and/or gazetteers. Depths shown by soundings. Prime meridian: Cádiz. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic More

Shows coast of Colombia in vicinity of Santa Marta. Relief shown by shading. Depths shown by soundings. Prime meridian: Tenerife. Bar scale incorrect. Oriented with north to the bottom. Watermark: Strasburg fle More

Shows coast of Peru in region of Puerto Caballas. Watermarks: Cluster of grapes; and, indecipherable lettering. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 702 Available also t More

Depths shown by soundings. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Mounted on cloth backing. Maggs number annotated in pencil in lower right corner: 237. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 49 Available also through the Library of Con More

Bahía de Castejón unidentifiable on modern maps and/or in gazetteers. Depths shown by soundings. Watermark: J. Kool. Black and brown inks. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 221 Available also th More

Shows northern Yucatán Peninsula. Also shows routes of expeditions on 1 map. Depths shown by soundings. Watermark: Strasburg bend and fleur-de-lis. Pen-and-ink and green watercolor. Mounted on cloth backing. LC More

Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Watermarks: J. Kool; and, rooster over cluster of grapes. Pen-and-ink. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 508 Available also through the Libra More

Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north to the right. Pen-and-ink. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 402 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Annotat More

Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north to the right. Prime meridian: Tenerife. Pen-and-ink and red ink. Mounted on cloth backing. Maggs number annotated in pencil in lower right corner: 76. Includes ind More

Depths shown by soundings. Prime meridian: Tenerife. Oriented with north to the bottom. Watermark: J. Honig & Zoonen. Watermark dated from 1737-87. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso- More

Shows coast of Portobelo region. Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north toward the lower left. Watermarks: IV; and, fleur-de-lis over the characters VDL. Pen-and-ink and yellow watercolor. Mounted on cl More

Depths shown by soundings. Prime meridian: Tenerife. Oriented with north to the right. Watermark: J. Honig & Zoonen. Watermark dated from 1737-87. Pen-and-ink and green and yellow watercolors. Mounted on cloth More

Depths shown by soundings. Watermark: D. & C. Blauw. Pen-and-ink and green, red, and yellow watercolors. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 401 Available also through the Library of Congress Web More

Depths shown by soundings. Pen-and-ink. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 69 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Annotated in brown ink in lower left corne More

Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north to the left. Watermarks: J. Kool; and, rooster over cluster of grapes. Pen-and-ink. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 502 More

Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north to the bottom. Watermark: Strasburg fleur-de-lis. Pen-and-ink. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 465 Available also through the Library of Congress More

Also shows routes of expeditions. Pen-and-ink and red ink. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 413 Maggs number annotated in pencil in lower right margin: 135. Available also through the Library o More

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Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Prime meridian: Tenerife. Oriented with north to the bottom. Watermark: D. & C. Blauw. Pen-and-ink and green, red, and yellow watercolors. Mounted on cloth b More

Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north to the right. Prime meridian: Tenerife. Watermarks: Two decorative shields and indecipherable lettering. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Mounted on cloth backing. LC L More

Shows region of Chiriquí Lagoon and Almirante Bay. Depths shown by soundings. Prime meridian: Tenerife. Watermark: IV. Pen-and-ink. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 667 Available also through t More