Nautical Atlases

Nautical Atlases have been integral to human exploration and discovery since the dawn of recorded history. From the explorations of Narborough, Wood, Anson, Dampier & Carieri to volume 11 of Prevost's History of Voyages, these antique maps provide a unique insight into the culture, geography and politics of their time. At RareCharts.com we offer an extensive collection of nautical atlases from as far back as 1730. Our selection includes antique atlases such as the 1750 Murdoch Mackenzie Senior Atlas of Orkney Islands, 1845 Antique Atlas Universel with Engraved Maps & 24-Page Section of Definitions, and 1853 U.S. Coast Survey Charts Volume with A.D. Bache Bookplate. We also carry more modern atlases such as the 1943 G.M Hopkins Co Real Estate Atlas of Miami Beach Florida and 1975 Atlas & Plat Book Suwannee County Florida by Rockford Map Publishers Inc., Daniel Crapps Realtor. Our collection offers a fascinating glimpse into the past and provides an invaluable resource for anyone interested in nautical history or cartography. Whether you are looking for rare charts or population statistics from 1891 W.H Michael Congressional Directory Supplement Maps, or simply want to explore distant lands through our selection of detailed maps, RareCharts has something for everyone!


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7887Mannevillette's Reduced Map of the Bay of Bengal. 1775.DetailsMannevillette, d'Apres1775
Malacca Strait Bay of Bengal, from the Isle of Ceylon Gulf of Siam
Mannevillette, d'Apres
1775
LOC:141
$495.00Mannevillette--d-ApresMalacca-Strait-Bay-of-Bengal--from-the-Isle-of-Ceylon-Gulf-of-SiamA fine 18th-century nautical chart of the Bay of Bengal ."Carte Reduite du Golfe de Bengale, depuis L'Isle De Ceylan jusqu'au Golfe De Siam, avec la partie Septentrionale du Detroit De Malac". Produced by Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Denis d'Après de Mannevillette (1707-1780). <br><br> It depicts the Bay of Bengal region, extending from Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka) to the Gulf of Siam (now known as the Gulf of Thailand), and include the northern part of the Strait of Malacca. <br><br> <div style="text-align: center;font-size:105%;"> <i>Professional hand coloring for this chart is available at a very modest fee.</i> </div>
5135Histoire générale des voyages tome onzièmeDetailsPrevost, Antoine-Francois1753
Histoire générale des voyages tome onzième v 11
Prevost, Antoine-Francois
1753
LOC:2001
$1,750.00Prevost--Antoine-FrancoisHistoire-générale-des-voyages-tome-onzième-v-11Volume 11 of Prevost's history of voyages to the south sea. Contains accounts of the explorations of Narborough, Wood, Anson, Dampier, Carieri and others. Plates of unusual animals and six plates of botannicals with copper-engraved maps as below. <b>Includes two very desirable, foundational maps of Australia</b> with the continent shown attached to Tasmania: <div class="indenttextblocksingle"> <ul style="list-style-type: circle;"> <li>"Carte reduite des Terres Australes pour servir …" by Nicolas Bellin. 1753. (11" x 8"). Very good.</li> <li>"Carte reduite de la Mer du Sud pour servir ..." by Nicolas Bellin. 1753. (14" x 8"). Good. </li> </ul> </div> French text. Volume 11- tome onzième. Second Partie. "Histoire Generale des voyages, ou nouvelle collection de toutes les relations de voyages par mer et par Terre, qui ont ete publiees jusqu'a present dans les differentes langues de toutes les nations connue …". Published by Didot from Paris in 1753. <br></br> Contents include but are not limited to these plates: <div class="indenttextblocksingle"> <ul style="list-style-type: circle;"> <li>Carte reduite de la partie la plus meridionale de l'Amerique No. 1</li> <li>Carte reduite du Detroit de Magellan No. 2</li> <li>Carte de l'Isle de Caienne No. 3</li> <li>La Ville de Cayenne No. 4</li> <li>Carte du Detroit de le Maire No. 5</li> <li>Carte particuliere de l'Isle de Juan Fernandez No. 6</li> <li>Coste du Nord Est de l'Isle de Juan Fernandez No. 7</li> <li><b>Carte reduite des Terres Australes No. 8</b></li> <li><b>Carte reduite de la Mer du Sud No. 9</b></li> <li><b>Representation du cours ordinaires des vents … Mer du Sud</b> No. 10</li> <li>Vue de la Place de Juan Fernandez No. 13</li> <li>Batiment leger des Isles de Larrons No. 14</li> </ul> </div>
5094State congress. district maps and population statistics for 1880 & 90.DetailsU.S. Congress1891
Map supplement showing boundaries of congressional districts in 1891
U.S. Congress
1891
LOC:2001
$300.00U-S--CongressMap-supplement-showing-boundaries-of-congressional-districts-in-1891Scarce volume of maps and population statistics for 1880 and 1890 published as a supplement to the congressional directory. Maps show counties/parishes and boundaries of congressional districts. <br></br> With exceptions noted below, 43 maps show all the states admitted to the Union as of 1890. The following states are not mapped as they had not been admitted to the Union: Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Oklahoma, District of Columbia, Alaska, Hawaii. <br></br> By W.H. Michael, Clerk of Printing Records. Washington. Government Printing Office. 1891. 123 pages.
5088Atlas and Plat Book Suwannee County Florida from 1975.DetailsRockford Map Publishers1975
Atlas and Plat Book Suwannee County Florida 1975
Rockford Map Publishers
1975
LOC:2001
$200.00Rockford-Map-PublishersAtlas-and-Plat-Book-Suwannee-County-Florida-1975Atlas and Plat Book Suwannee County Florida 1975, published by Rockford Map Publishers, Inc. Rockford, Illinois. Sponsored by Daniel Crapps, Realtor, Live Oak, Florida. <br></br> Contents contain an index map for Suwannee County; an alphabetized business directory; important facts about land descriptions; detailed maps for each of 23 townships in the index map; a map of the capital city of Suwannee County- Live Oak; a map of the city of Branford; and a reduced general highway map of Suwannee County, Florida.
1387Atlas Universel with 30 small steel-engraved maps.DetailsMichel fils1834
Atlas Universal a small French pocket Atlas.
Michel fils
1834
LOC:0
$250.00Michel-filsAtlas-Universal-a-small-French-pocket-Atlas-Atlas Universel with 30 small steel-engraved maps. Followed by a 24-page section of definitions and explanations of geographic locations in French. With original paper covers. <br></br> Published by Michel fils aine [the elder brothers] , Paris, Rue de la Hachette, No. 24
1007Hydrographic sketches and preliminary surveys of the U.S coasts.DetailsU.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey1851
Coast Survey Atlas (Sketches for the 1851 Annual Report)
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
1851
LOC:0
$400.00U-S--Coast-and-Geodetic-SurveyCoast-Survey-Atlas-(Sketches-for-the-1851-Annual-Report)About 57 nautical charts (many folded) in a single volume showing the hydrographic sketches and preliminary surveys of the U.S. East and West Coast. Bookplate: "With the compliments of A.D. Bache", Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-1867), then the superintendent of the United States Coast Survey. <br></br> Inserted, loose list of "Coast Survey Charts Published" dated within at March 15, 1853. Lists charts, sketches and preliminary charts, free sketches, and the names and residences for agents selling Coast Survey charts. Size: 9" x 22". On better paper.
262Nautical atlas of Orkney and Lewis islands by Murdoch Mackenzie seniorDetailsMackenzie, Murdoch (Senior)1750
Survey of the Orkney and Lewis Islands. (Atlas of 8 folio plates)
Mackenzie, Murdoch (Senior)
1750
LOC:0
$5,655.00Mackenzie--Murdoch-(Senior)Survey-of-the-Orkney-and-Lewis-Islands--(Atlas-of-8-folio-plates)This important, intact, and scarce folio-sized antique atlas of 8 plates is a landmark in cartography by Orkney native Murdoch Mackenzie Senior (1712 - 1797). This antique nautical atlas of the Orkney Islands, published in 1750 is Mackenzie's first published work and is considered to be the most accurate survey in Britain up to the mid 18th century. </br> </br> <strong><a style="color:#9BAFCB" href= "/MackenzieAtlasViewer.aspx">[ Browse the entire atlas ]</a></strong> </br> </br> In 1962 A.G.W. Robinson wrote about the unique characteristics of Mackenzie's first charts: "Some of the conventions he adopted, for example showing bottom deposits by a letter under the relevant sounding, are still in use on present day charts." <br></br> Contents include Title Page, Subscriber list, A 14 page History of the Orkneys, 8 charts of the Orkneys, Pomona, and the Lewis. <br></br> Reference: Robinson, A.H.W. 'Marine Cartography in Britain'. Leicester University Press. 1962. pp. 60-70.
230Old nautical antique sea chart atlas: ports by Michelot and BremondDetailsMichelot and Bremond1730
Recueil de plusieurs plans des ports et rades de la mer mediterranee. (Atlas of 37 plates)
Michelot and Bremond
1730
LOC:0
$6,500.00Michelot-and-BremondRecueil-de-plusieurs-plans-des-ports-et-rades-de-la-mer-mediterranee---(Atlas-of-37-plates)Scarce and complete atlas of 37 large-scale 10" x 7" antique engraved Mediterranean port and harbor plans by French hydrographers and galley (galère, Fr.) pilot Henry Michelot and Laurens Bremond. </br> </br> <strong><a href= "/MBPlansViewer.aspx">[ Browse all 37 charts here ]</a></strong> </br></br> This 12" x 8" atlas, published ca. 1730 was the culmination of Henry Michelot's career; the result of at least 40 years experience as pilot of the Reale, premier vessel in the galley service of Louis XIV and XV. These charts are influenced by and bear similarities to a set of manuscript charts published by Michelot from Marseille around 1689 but are updated to reflect his cumulative experience over the intervening 40 years. With an elaborately engraved title page. Some charts engraved by Peter Starck-man. <BR> </BR> This 290-year old sea atlas contains port plans from France, Italy, and Spain including Barcelona, Antibe, Mayorca, Bay of Naples, Bay of Gibraltar, and Cadiz. Several of these charts (e.g. Cadiz, Gibraltar) were considered to be the most authoritative works of that era and were copied by others including Thomas Kitchin well into the mid 18th century.<BR> </BR> For more information on the life and works of Henry Michelot and his business partner Bremond see our <a rel="nofollow" href= "/MichelotBremondBackground.aspx">brief illustrated biography.</a>