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We are proud of our unique collection and have authenticated all of our inventory — most everything is guaranteed antique and over 100 years old, or identified as vintage. We represent a number of estates from all over the United States, so you never know what you will find in the gallery.
Americae Descriptio Nova Monath, P. C. (Peter Conrad), 1683–1747 Published in Nuremberg Wonderful small map showing California as an Island. The Great Lakes are labeled with period spellings — Lake "Supper" and Lake "Illions" — and Charleston is identified as Carlestown.
Detailed colonial-era map of South Carolina with extensive descriptive text panels. Shows early settlements, rivers, and coastal features with characteristic Bowen cartouche.
Beautiful hand-colored engraving from Mark Catesby's The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands — the first natural history of the New World, published in London in 1734. The plate depicts a green heron perched on a branch alongside a White Ash tree. Catesby spent over three years in the Carolina Lowcountry, traveling as far south as Fort Augusta and inland to the Greenville/Spartanburg area. Additional Catesby plates available from the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd editions — birds, botanicals, fish, and other natural history subjects. Contact us for a full list of plates in inventory.
US COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1901 From Hunting Island to Ossabaw Island Including Port Royal Sound and Savannah River Published in Washington, D.C., December 1901 by the US Coast and Geodetic Survey 36 1/4 × 44 1/8 Nice very large Naval chart. Map depicts the border between Georgia and South Carolina, showcasing key locations such as Savannah, Daufuski Island, Bluffton, Beaufort, Hilton Head Island, Hunting Island, and Port Royal Island. Printed on heavy woven paper.
Johann Baptist Homann (1664–1724) Totius Americae Septentrionalis et Meridionalis Novissima Repraesentatio Nuremberg, 1725 Copper plate engraving with original hand-coloring 19 1/4 × 22 1/2 inches A magnificent double-hemisphere map of North and South America by the foremost German cartographer of the early 18th century. The map features elaborate allegorical cartouches, decorative compass roses, and rich original hand-coloring. North America is depicted with California shown as a peninsula, while South America displays the great river systems of the Amazon and Río de la Plata. The title cartouche in the lower left is surrounded by allegorical figures representing the New World. Homann was appointed Imperial Geographer to Emperor Charles VI and founded the most important German map publishing house of the 18th century. His maps are prized for their fine engraving, decorative quality, and historical significance.
Partially watercolored map depicting the Terraceum Globe and Celestial Planisphere by Johann Baptist Homann (Oberkammlach 1664 – Norimberga 1724). Homann was appointed Imperial Geographer to Emperor Charles VI and founded the most important German map publishing house of the early 18th century. His maps are prized for their fine engraving, decorative quality, and historical significance.
Marcus Elieser Bloch (1723–1799) From Ichtyologie, ou Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière des Poissons Published in Berlin: 1782–85; Paris: 1785–97 Copper plate engraving with original hand-coloring 10 1/2 × 17 inches Hand-colored engraving of the Turbot (Pleuronectes maximus), identified in German (Der Steinbut), French (Le Turbot), and English (The Turbot). Plate XLIX. Engraved by J.G. Schmitz after a drawing by Krüger. Includes a lateral profile diagram. We carry a large selection of natural history fish prints by many artists and authors — Mark Catesby, Rev. W. Houghton, Marcus Elieser Bloch, George Shaw & Frederick Nodder, and others. Please contact us or visit the gallery for a full list of available plates.
St. Michaels Alley (looking west), Charleston We always have a small selection of etchings and prints of Southern Genre — pieces from the artists known as Charleston Renaissance artists and visitors during that period between the two world wars. Elizabeth O'Neill Verner, Alfred Hutty, Anna Heyward Taylor, and many others. Our gallery has always represented artists' estates as well as taken pieces in on consignment. If you have something you would like us to take in and sell for you, we will gladly talk to you. Please DM or email us here at the gallery.
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