Venable Maps (Collection)

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: The West Ridinge of Yorkeshyre with the Most Famous and Fayre Citie Yorke Described; Appeared in Speed’s The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain (first published in 1611/12)., On verso: Text: The West Riding of Yorkshire

: The World in Hemispheres; Appeared in Bradley's atlas of the world for commercial and library reference (first appeared in 1885)., On verso: Blank

: Totius Africae accuratissima tabula; On verso: Handwritten note

: Turcici Imperii Descriptio; Appeared in Ortelius’ Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (1570). The cartouche was altered in 1579. Dutch editions of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum with the original plate were printed in 1571 and 1573., On verso: Text: Turckyen

: Turcicum Imperium; Second state of the map; the earlier state included L’Huilier’s credit in the lower right border., On verso: Blank

: Typus Orbis Terrarum; Appeared in the Theatrum orbis terrarum (first appeared in 1570), On verso: Blank

: Typus Orbis Terrarum, ad imitationem universalis Gerhardi Mercatoris; Appeared in Europae totius orbis terrarum, On verso: Faded handwriting

: Various Plans and Draughts of Cities, Towns, Harbours, etc.; On verso: Blank

: Venable0005 - Africa, Antiqua of nova

: L’Ancien Monde Et Le Nouveau en Deux Hemispheres; Appeared in Raynal’s Atlas de Toutes les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre (ca. 1780)., On verso: Blank

: Mappe-Monde; On verso: Handwritten note

: Johnson’s World on Mercator’s Projection; Appeared in Johnson's New Illustrated Atlas (1865 edition)., On verso: Text: Geographical Index, or Ready Reference

: Isothermal Chart or View of Climates; Included in School Atlas, To Accompany The Modern School Geography (1843), On verso: Blank

: Mappe-monde; Date taken from plate, On verso: Blank

: The World; Appears in A system of geography, popular and scientific, or A physical, political, and statistical account of the world and its various divisions, On verso: Blank

: Typus Orbis Terrarum; Appeared in Clüver’s Introductionis in Universam geographicam, first published in Leiden in 1624., On verso: Handwritten note

: Planiglobii Terrestris Cum Utroq Hemisphaerio Caelesti Generalis Exhibitio; On verso: Handwritten note

: A Plan of the Grand Canal Now Making between Leeds and Liverpool; From The Gentleman’s Magazine and Historical Chronicle, On verso: Blank

: A New Chart of the English Channel, drawn from the Best Authorities. / A New Chart of the Coasts of France and Spain from L’Orient to Gibraltar, Drawn from the Best Authorities; Appeared in Millar’s New and Universal System of Geography (1782-1785); two maps on one sheet, On verso: Blank

: A Map of the Countries Adjacent to Carlisle; Appeared in The Gentleman’s Magazine and Historical Chronicle, On verso: Articles from the Gentleman’s Magazine

: Americae Mappa generalis; On verso: Blank

: Totius Americae Septentrionalis et Meridionalis Novissima Representatio; A version of this map appears in the Neuer atlas bestehend in auserlesenen und allerneuesten land-charten über die gantze Welt (1707), On verso: Blank

: Totius Americae Septentrionalis et Meridionalis Novissima Representatio; A version of this map appears in the Neuer atlas bestehend in auserlesenen und allerneuesten land-charten über die gantze Welt (1707); date from seller inscription, On verso: Blank

: America; On verso: Handwritten note (author, date, bookseller’s code?)

: Novissima et Accuratissima Septentrionalis ac Meriditionalis Americae descriptio; This is the seventh state of the plate (according to Burden), as evidenced by its title, the addition of lower case letters between the marks of latitude, and the upper case letters between the longitude. The plate is also changed at 10°N, 338°E, where there are four small missing sections., On verso: Blank

: Novissima et Accuratissima Totius Americae Descriptio; Appeared in Visscher's Atlas Minor., On verso: Blank

: Carte Génerale des États-Unis de L’Amérique Septentrionale; Appeared in Brué’s Atlas Universel de Géographie physique politique ancienne et moderne (1822). Map is dated December 1820., On verso: Handwritten note

: The Kingdome of China; Appeared in Speed’s Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World (first published in 1627), On verso: Text: The Description of the Kingdome of China

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