Antique folio maps of the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean by Philippe Vandermaelen (1827)

Antique folio maps of the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean by Philippe Vandermaelen (1827)

We've just uploaded a fascinating and quite scarce set of large hand-coloured folio maps by Philippe Vandermaelen from the North America volume of his revolutionary Atlas Universel - the first atlas to be printed using lithography, and the first to show the whole world on a uniform scale. The American maps include several which are the first modern maps of parts of the interior of the continent. They were printed before the period of American expansion and settlement of the West. The set together covers the whole of the United States, Canada, Mexico, Greenland, Central America and the Caribbean islands. Enjoy browsing! If you need help or advice, please call +44-(0)208-960-3476 or email info@antiquemapsandprints.com

- Richard, Joanne & the team at Antiqua Print Gallery