http://americamaps.com/Site/West_Indies_%26_Mexico.html From Columbus to the Conquistadores, the lure of new lands, souls to save and especially the glitter of gold made this part of the New World the earliest explored and the best known to Europeans -- as reflected in many colorful maps. http://americamaps.com/Site/West_Indies_%26_Mexico.html#0 c3accbe5-0c12-4a34-850b-2cd9bbcd69ef http://americamaps.com/Site/West_Indies_%26_Mexico_files/Media/IMG_0167/thumb.jpg http://americamaps.com/Site/West_Indies_%26_Mexico_files/Media/IMG_0167/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_213_126"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style"><span class="style_2">Carte du Mexique et de la Floride</span><br/></p><p class="paragraph_style"><span class="style_3">Delisle, 1703 (1708), Paris. 19x26”<br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">Delisle’s own first reissue of his 1703 map, among the towering achievements of Western cartography. It influenced other mapmakers profoundly, especially in its delineation of the Mississippi Valley and of the river itself.  $2,750 </p></div></div> http://americamaps.com/Site/West_Indies_%26_Mexico.html#1 c0d63918-45b7-4ca7-9b2b-7283dd432605 http://americamaps.com/Site/West_Indies_%26_Mexico_files/Media/pages/thumb.jpg http://americamaps.com/Site/West_Indies_%26_Mexico_files/Media/pages/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_213_126"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_1"><span class="style_2">Partie l’Amerique Septentrionale</span><br/></p><p class="paragraph_style_2">De Pages/Benard, 1782, Paris. 13x17”<span class="style_3"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">A French navy captain, de Pages crossed the “Province de los Texas” on horseback in 1767. His route is shown, from New Orleans, to Natchitoches, through Texas to San Antonio, Mexico City and eventually Acapulco.  $1,250</p></div></div> http://americamaps.com/Site/West_Indies_%26_Mexico.html#2 dd64bc33-39e2-4036-9c8d-92fbf13e8f55 http://americamaps.com/Site/West_Indies_%26_Mexico_files/Media/9blaeu1638wi/thumb.jpg http://americamaps.com/Site/West_Indies_%26_Mexico_files/Media/9blaeu1638wi/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_213_126"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_3">Insulae Americanae...<br/></p><p class="paragraph_style_4">Blaeu, c.1638, Amsterdam. 15x21”<br/></p><p class="paragraph_style_5">This dramatic map of the West Indies and surrounding lands epitomizes the supremacy of Blaeu in the 17th-century Golden Age of Cartography. Three cartouches,  three compass roses and five sailing ships enhance its grace and beauty. Original color.  $2,200<br/></p><p class="paragraph_style_5"><br/></p></div></div> http://americamaps.com/Site/West_Indies_%26_Mexico.html#3 ed854d69-7be6-4ca2-82e2-caa03391d5b3 http://americamaps.com/Site/West_Indies_%26_Mexico_files/Media/DSCN0280/thumb.jpg http://americamaps.com/Site/West_Indies_%26_Mexico_files/Media/DSCN0280/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_213_126"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_3">Insulae Americanae...<br/></p><p class="paragraph_style_4">Visscher, 1680, Amsterdam. 18x22”<br/></p><p class="paragraph_style_5">A map rife with unknowns, including a misplaced Mississippi River (or rivers), huge non-existent lakes, and, in South America, one of the most enduring lures of all -- El Dorado, the land of gold with its gilded king. Fine original color; two marginal stains.  $2,200<br/></p></div></div> http://americamaps.com/Site/West_Indies_%26_Mexico.html#4 48079229-fe6f-4a64-abce-d83d4eb02c14 http://americamaps.com/Site/West_Indies_%26_Mexico_files/Media/IMG_0140/thumb.jpg http://americamaps.com/Site/West_Indies_%26_Mexico_files/Media/IMG_0140/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_213_126"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style"><span class="style_2">Mappa Geographica...Indiae Occ. </span><br/></p><p class="paragraph_style_2">Homann Heirs/d’Anville, c.1740, Nuremberg. 22.5x19 inches. <span class="style_3"><br/></span></p><p class="paragraph_style">D’Anville’s 1731 map of the Gulf is bordered by a large Mexico City view, plans of St. Augustine, Vera Cruz and San Domingo, and a map of Panama.<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">An old mold patch on the obverse has been stabilized.  $775 </p></div></div> http://americamaps.com/Site/West_Indies_%26_Mexico.html#5 839b6ff0-2400-4ffd-adc4-6c1a0793bd7c http://americamaps.com/Site/West_Indies_%26_Mexico_files/Media/Brue3439/thumb.jpg http://americamaps.com/Site/West_Indies_%26_Mexico_files/Media/Brue3439/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_213_126"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_3">Nouvelle Carte du Mexique, du Texas<br/></p><p class="paragraph_style_6">Brue/Piquet, 1845/1848, Paris. 36x24”<br/></p><p class="paragraph_style_5">Large, scarce map, a milestone in the exploration of the West. Texas, a republic in the title and in the key, apparently has been newly updated as part of the United States. Russian possessions in California.  Marginal tears, fold splits reinforced.  $4,950<br/></p><p class="paragraph_style_5"><br/></p></div></div>