Antique Engraving of the City of Geneva Switzerland in the 17th Century showing the fortified walls of the city at that time.
Copperplate Engraving – Matthias Merian the Elder – from Topographie Helvetiae first published in 1642.

Hohman Heirs 1746 Map of the Western Hemisphere with many fascinating features. In South America, the mythical Lake Xarayes is shown south of the Amazon. The Northwest, which had not yet been explored, is simply left blank.

Like many Hohmann maps, this one features a particularly detailed cartouche. It shows two pairs of native Americans, one holding up what appears to be a shrunken head. At their feet are trade goods, and in the background two exploding volcanoes.

Birds eye view of the city of Cambrai published by George Braun (1541-1622) and Frans Hogenberg (1535-1590) in the work: Civitates Orbis Terrarum

This rare map is Henricus Hondius’ circa 1630 derivative of Captain John Smith’s landmark 1612 map of Virginia. It is the only version of this famous map in which the Indian standing on the right, turns inward to face the Cheapeake.

Philip D. Burden, the author of The Mapping of America, described Nova Virginiae Tabula as “one of the most important maps of America ever produced and certainly one of the greatest influence.”