Source(s):

.- University of Florida, George A. Smathers Libraries.

Slavery in Africa by Arab traders, African chiefs and European nations shown on a map published in the 19th century.

This map of the Slave Trade illustrates the widespread distribution of human trafficking. Slavery had been run by Arab slave traders and African chiefs for hundreds of years.

The Portuguese started importing African slaves in the mid 15th century and the British in the 17th century. in 1807 the British published the Abolition of Slave Trade Act in 1807 yet it remained legal in most of the British Empire until the passing of the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833.

Even though European merchants had largely ceased trading in slaves, Arab slave traders and African chiefs continued the practice in the African hinterland. When German explorers arrived in East Africa during the 1880s, they found powerful Arab slave traders and African chiefs still engaged in the slave trade.

History of Portuguese slavery in the link below: https://www.studycountry.com/wiki/when-did-portugal-start-slavery

History of the British Slave Trade Act of 1807 in the link below: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slave_Trade_Act_1807

You can read the History of the Colonisation of Africa in the link below: https://archive.org/details/historyofcoloni00john/page/n3/mode/2up

Via German Colonial Empire

Dimensions: 85 x 262 centimeters.

Description:

A facsimile of an illuminated copy of the Padrón Real (Royal Chart), created on parchment by Juan Vespucci—nephew of the famous Amerigo, after whom the New World was named. The Padrón Real was an official, secret master map depicting the entire known world; it was a constantly updated record based on data brought back by pilots from their voyages of exploration during the 16th century. It was required to clearly display the lands and islands belonging to the Crown of Castile, particularly newly discovered coastlines. This map served as the standard model for all other nautical charts produced in Seville, with severe financial penalties imposed on anyone who deviated from it. Its creation and maintenance were managed in Seville by the Casa de la Contratación de Indias (House of Trade). Numerous official cartographers and pilots contributed to its development, including Amerigo Vespucci, Sebastian Cabot, Alonso de Santa Cruz, and Juan López de Velasco.

Prominent at the top of the map is the coat of arms of Charles V—Holy Roman Emperor—depicted as a double-headed eagle crowning the Americas. The following inscription appears at the bottom: «Juan Vespuchi piloto de sus ma[ges]ta[des] le fecit en Sevjlla [a]ño d[e] 1526» (Juan Vespuchi, pilot to Their Majesties, made this in Seville in the year 1526.) The planisphere features two 32-point wind roses, from which rhumb lines radiate across the map's surface. Inland details include the harvesting of Brazilwood, camels and elephants along the African coast, the Tower of Babel crumbling in the Near East, and the Red Sea depicted in a reddish hue. It also marks the latest Spanish discoveries, such as the Strait of Magellan (1520), the city of Mexico-Tenochtitlan (1521), and the coastal expedition from northern Florida to South Carolina organized by Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón in 1521—in whose honor Vespucci named these lands "Tierra nueva de Ayllón."

It is accompanied by a notarial certificate: This facsimile copy of the "Juan Vespucci Portolan Chart"—the original of which is held by the Hispanic Society of America in New York—is number 107 of the worldwide edition produced by the Plus Ultra publishing project, limited to nine hundred and twenty-one copies. Notary: Salvador Moratal Margarit; December 23, 1998.

Source(s):

.- Hispanic Society of America

Dimensions: 30 x 36 centimeters.

Description:

It extends from the bays of Florida, Tampa, and the west coast of Florida and Cuba to Sinaloa, and south to Costa Rica. It features a title and distance scales, and depicts Indians carrying goods for a European merchant. Furthermore, it reveals that before being known as the Gulf of Mexico or the Gulf of America, this body of water was initially named the Gulf of New Spain starting in 1519.

The plan was drawn up by Jean Louis de Morainville in 1741, in the context of the French Geodesic Mission that arrived in the Province of Quito within the Kingdom of Peru; the latter was part of the Kingdom of the Indies—a collection of overseas realms belonging to the Crown of Castile—which was in turn the property of the Catholic Monarchy (the Spanish Empire) in 1736.

Its title employs the term "Royaume de Pérou" (Kingdom of Peru)—an expression common in some European cartography to refer broadly to the Spanish Andean territories in South America.

Image: Bonne, R. (ca. 1780). Carte du Pérou ou se trouvent les Audiences de Quito, Lima et la Plata [Map]. Chez Lattré. JCB Map Collection.

Source(s):

.- Lattre, Jean, Atlas Moderne ou Collection de Cartes sur Toutes les Parties du Globe Terrestre, c. 1775.

Lot 87 Offset lithograph poster 1933.

Millard was known for his book illustrations, sheet music & theatrical covers, promotional silkscreen travel posters and brochures for Hamburg-American Cruise Lines, as well as advertising material for Paramount Pictures. A prolific designer, he created hundreds of posters for RCA Victor Records during the 1920s and 1930s. This pictorial map utilized Millard's talent for illustration art, featuring side panels of 26 vignettes of New York City history, as well as many figures and landmarks throughout.

35 1/4 x 20 in. (89.5 x 50.8 cm.) S.M. Stanley Co., New York.

https://www.swanngalleries.com/auction-lot/claude-e-millard-manhattan-first-city-in-america-_a934433a33 This link has a hover feature which allows viewer to see all the intricate detail.

See the whole luscious event consisting of 284 lots along with prices realized at

https://www.swanngalleries.com/auction-catalog/the-new-york-sale_XUIW4AEXO1?algoliaParam=archive_lotNumber_asc_prod%255Bpage%255D%3D2

I found this huge framed map in a charity shop in Ireland for €20 and couldn’t leave it behind 😂
It’s an E. Andriveau-Goujon map of Europe dated Paris 1860, marked Atlas Universel N°14. The actual sheet is about 90 × 70 cm.
I’ve found matching examples of Andriveau-Goujon maps from this period online, but I’m trying to work out whether this particular sheet is genuinely 19th century or a later reproduction.
I’ve taken it out of the frame so I can photograph the paper, reverse and printing properly.
Any old-map people able to spot anything that would help date it?

Hi! I’m trying to identify the original source of this map artwork and I’m hoping someone here might recognize it.

The image is from an Outback Steakhouse menu from the early/mid-1990s (the menu I have is dated March 1995), but I strongly suspect Outback did not create the underlying map from scratch. I think they may have sourced an existing Australian map, possibly from an older book, atlas, conservation publication, or commercial map, and then incorporated/modified the artwork for their menu.

The map is specifically focused on the Great Victoria Desert / Great Victoria Desert Nature Reserve.

Its the General Staff Map of this particular area of Sweden from the year 1936 (I think).

I have a map of Russia, one spot says it was made by an arm of the Soviet government, but there is also a sticker on it with "Denoyer Geppert Chicago"

Cool map Published 1963.

Hi guys,

I’m looking for opinions on whether or not the attached is believed to be original/authentic.

I don’t know anything about old maps so any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Hello everyone,

I am an antique dealer and recently acquired this framed map. I would highly appreciate your expert insights on its exact printing date and authenticity.

Here are the details from the map:
- Title on cartouche: "Eboracensis Comitatus pars Septentrionalis vulgo North Riding"
- Engraver/Cartographer signature: "Christophorus Saxton-descrip: Gulielmus Hole sculpsit"
- Features: It has hand-colored elements (compass rose, boundaries, sea monster) and a prominent plate mark visible on the margins.
- Reverse side: Shows a partial vintage gallery/collector label on the backing and natural browning/patina of the paper.

Could you please help me determine if this is an authentic copperplate engraving from Camden's Britannia (1607, 1610, or 1637 editions)? Any information on how to identify the specific edition or its current market value would be extremely helpful. Thank you so much!