BRAUN, Georg & HOGENBERG, Frans. [Early plans of Mexico City and Cusco]
Mexico, Regia et Celebris Hispaniæ Novae Civitas; Cusco, Regni Peru in Novo Orbe Caput. Cologne, 1572-, Latin text. Coloured. 270 x 475mm. Two small holes in the printed area, restored. Signs of a crack in the printing plate affecting sky of 'Mexico'.
Two early 'map-views' on one sheet, showing Mexico City and Cusco, the capital cities of the Aztecs and Incas, with the major buildings shown in profile with little consideration for perspective. In the foreground of each are illustrations of Aztec and Inca figures. The plate was published in the 'Civitates Orbis Terrarum', the first series of printed town plans, a monumental six-volume work published 1572-1618. KOEMAN: B&H 1.
[Ref: 7368]    £1,200.00 ($1,848 • €1,452 rates)

HONDIUS, Jodocus. [New Spain]
Hispania Nova. London: Henry Featherstone, 1625, English text edition. Coloured. 140 x 190mm, set in text.
First published in the reduced version of the Mercator/ Hondius 'Atlas Minor' of 1607, the printing plates were sold to a London publisher in 1621 and appeared in 'Purchas His Pilgrimies', as this example. Later Dutch editions used new plates by Jansson.
[Ref: 8009]    £125.00 ($193 • €151 rates)

CLOPPENBURG, Johannes. [Mexico]
Hispaniæ Novæ Descriptio. Amsterdam, 1630, French text edition. First Edition. 190 x 260mm. Fine impression.
Western Mexico, published in Cloppenburg's version of the Mercator 'Atlas Minor', probably engraved by Van den Keere. KOEMAN: Me 198.
[Ref: 7878]    £180.00 ($277 • €218 rates)

BLAEU, Willem Janszoon. [Mexico]
Nova Hispania et Nova Galicia. Amsterdam, 1640, Latin edition. Coloured. 385 x 500mm.
Central America, with Mexico City and Guadalajara. The title cartouche is particularly decorative. KOEMAN: Bl 22.
[Ref: 10181]    £350.00 ($539 • €424 rates)

SANSON, Nicolas. [Mexico]
Audience de Mexico, Par N.Sanson d'Abbeville Georg Ordin du Roy. Paris, c. 1657, coloured, 170 x 280mm A very fine example.
Showing Mexico south to Guatemala and divided into its various regions, with towns and cities marked, the title contained in a decorative cartouche in the top right hand corner. From Sanson's "L'Amerique en Plusieurs Cartes"
[Ref: 9331]    £125.00 ($193 • €151 rates)

MONTANUS, Arnoldus. [Acapulco]
Portus Acapulco. London: John Ogilby, 1671. 295 x 355mm. Some minor creasing flattened.
View of Acapulco, the most important Spanish port on the Pacific coast of America. This example comes from Ogilby's 'America', an English edition of Montanus' 'De Nieuwe En Onbekende Weereld', published the same year by Meurs.
[Ref: 8743]    £130.00 ($200 • €157 rates)

DU VAL, Pierre. [Mexico & Central America]
Mexique ou N.le Espagne. Paris, 1682. Original outline colour. 100 x 130mm.
Mexico, from Du Val's miniature atlas, 'Le Monde Terrestre'.
[Ref: 10811]    £140.00 ($216 • €169 rates)

MULLER, Johann Ulrich. [Uncommon Miniature Map of Mexico]
Mexico Sive Nova Hispania Ulm, 1692. 70 x 80mm, set in text.
Charming miniature map, with a letterpress text in German.
[Ref: 8933]    £140.00 ($216 • €169 rates)

ALLARD, Carel. [Campeche]
Campeche. Leiden, Pieter van der Aa, c.1720. 170 x 205mm. Centrefold strengthened.
A view of the fort at Campeche, with two very imaginative figures of local indians in the foreground.
[Ref: 9995]    £125.00 ($193 • €151 rates)

ROBERTSON, William. [Mexico]
Carte du Mexique ou de Nouvelle Espagne ou l'on peut suivre les Mouvemens des Côtes. Paris, c.1780. Coloured. 290 x 385mm.
Map of Mexico, the southern states of Texas, Louisiana and California. Decorative cartouche. With an inset map of the area around Mexico City. Engraved by Benard after Thomas Kitchin for for a French edition of Robertson's 'History of America'.
[Ref: 9253]    £290.00 ($447 • €351 rates)