The Gallery​

Stephen Hanon’s virtual map gallery​

The maps you see below are the core of my small collection and represent my thematic interests: The Age of Discovery, Maps and Views of Spain, Early American Maps (particularly Revolutionary War and New York City). Like many collectors, I enjoy maps that reinforce connections to my family history and ethnic heritage (Syrian [Nasr], Irish [Hanon], French [Rabut], Scottish [Taylor]. 

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A New and Accurate Map of The World – John Speed, 1651

A New and Accurate Map of The World – John Speed, 1651

Rare Third State - Roger Rea Publisher

Typus Orbis Terrarum – Abraham Ortelius, 1570

"Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" (Antwerp, 1570)

City View of Sevilla – Braun and Hogenberg, 1572

City View of Sevilla – Braun and Hogenberg, 1572

Civitates Orbis Terrarum

Mapa de una porción del reyno de España que comprende los parages por donde anduvo Don Quijote y los sitios de sus aventuras – Tomás Lopéz, 1780

Mapa de una porción del reyno de España que comprende los parages por donde anduvo Don Quijote y los sitios de sus aventuras – Tomás Lopéz, 1780

El Quijote published in 1819

Iconic map of New Netherlands with the first obtainable view of New York.

Novi Belgii Novaeque Angliae Nec Non Partis Virginiae Tabula – Nicholas Visscher, ca. 1652

NOVI BELGII NOVAEQUE ANGLIAE NEC NON PARTIS VIRGINIAE TABULA. [Amsterdam, ca. 1652.]

Superb Example of an Early New York City Plan

Map of the City of New York, with the latest improvements – H. Phelps, 1831

Haskell, D. C. Manhattan Maps, no. 736; not in Rumsey Cartographic Collection (online site); cf. Tooley’s Revised Dictionary of Mapmakers, K-P, pp. 419-420.

Battle of Bennington, 1777

Battle of Bennington, 1777

William Faden, 1780

Map of Spain with Decorative Cartouche – Herman Moll, c. 1755

Map of Spain with Decorative Cartouche – Herman Moll, c. 1755

Shirley (BL Atlases) T.MOLL-4b [24].

Syria Map – John Tallis and John Rapkin, 1851

Syria Map – John Tallis and John Rapkin, 1851

Illustrated Atlas of the World

Detailed Map of Syria – Johannes Jansson, 1660

Detailed Map of Syria – Johannes Jansson, 1660

The map extends from Damascus and Sidon in the South, to Edessa, Alexandretta, and Antioch in the North.

Panoramic View of Sevilla, Spain – Jean Boisseau, 1643

Panoramic View of Sevilla, Spain – Jean Boisseau, 1643

Boisseau's Theatre des Citez, our Recueil de Plusieurs Villes..

Madrid Map – Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 1833

Madrid Map – Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 1833

Madrid