Abraham Ortelius, 1612, Pacific. Expertly applied modern hand color and measuring about 13 3/4 by 19 3/4.  This decorative map shows the Western Americas, the Pacific Ocean, Eastern China, Japan, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Magellaen's Ship.  This is the first map solely devoted to the Pacific. It will be outstanding when framed. $12,500

Victor Levasseur, 1846, Oceanie. Outline color, about 12 by 16 1/2 inches.   Includes Australia (New Holland), Japan and the Pacific islands.  Very handsome with very large decorative vignettes in a panel surrounding the map.  Handsome with detail of cities, towns and landforms. $150

Colton family, 1855, Marquesas or Washington Isles.  Uncolored, about 2 by 2 1/4 inches. A map of the Marquesas islands.  The map locates them and names them. Clipped from a page and mounted on similarly aged paper to facilitate framing. $20

Samuel Augustus Mitchell, c. 1860, Map of Oceanica, exhibiting its various Divisions and Island Groups. Colored, about 10 1/2 by 13 1/4 inches. A map of Polynesia including the west part of North America and the east part of Asia. Shows all of Australia and New Zealand and extends up to Alaska. An inset of the Sandwich Islands (present day Hawaiian Islands) is also included.  Mitchell's maps are some of the more attractive maps from this period, this map is enhanced with a decorative "garland" of flowers which provides a handsome border, making this an especially attractive map. Different editions have slightly different decorative borders.  $95  

Malte Brun, 1865, Carte de la Oceanie. Hand color, about 11 3/4 by 16 1/2 inches.   Includes Australia (New Holland), Indonesia, lower Japan and the Pacific islands.  handsome with a piano key border.  Good detail of cities, towns and landforms. $85

American School Atlas, 1870 -1894, Australasia and Polynesia.  Hand color with each country differently colored.  Insets of the Sandwich (or Hawaiian) Islands and New Zealand are included.  About 11 by 8 inches   Nicely detailed, including rail, cities, towns, and landforms. $25

  Times Atlas, 1895, Marquesas or Washington Islands.  Printed color, about 3 3/4 by 3 1/2  inches. A map of the Marquesas island group.  An inset of Hivaoa  island and another of Nukahiva island is included showing settlements, rivers and mountains. Other islands are located and named.  Clipped from a page and mounted on similarly aged paper to facilitate framing.  This is an extremely detailed map.   $25

Times Atlas, 1895, Tahiti and Morea. Printed color, about 1 1/4  by 3 1/4 inches. A map of Tahiti and Morea showing towns, settlements, rivers and mountains. Clipped from a page and mounted on similarly aged paper to facilitate framing. $25

Times Atlas, 1895, Tonga or Friendly Islands. Printed color, about 3 1/2 by 3 1/4 inches. A map of the Vavaoi island group, Hapai island group and the Tongatabu group of islands.  The island of Tongatabu is also shown in an inset map.   Other islands are located and named.  Clipped from a page and mounted on similarly aged paper to facilitate framing.  This is an extremely detailed map.   $25

Rand McNally, 1895, Fiji Islands. Printed color, about 3 1/4  by 4 1/4 inches. A map of the Fiji group of islands.  Viti-Levu and Vanua-Levu showing towns, settlements, rivers and mountains. Other islands are located and named.  Clipped from a page and mounted on similarly aged paper to facilitate framing. $25

Matthews Northrup, 1897, Guam or Guajan I. Printed color, about 2 3/4  by 2 1/4 inches. A map of Guam showing towns, settlements and mountains. Clipped from a page and mounted on similarly aged paper to facilitate framing. $45

Mathews Northrup, 1897, South Part of Japan, Liu-Kiu Islands and Formosa. Colored, about 6 by 6 1/4 inches. A map principally of Formosa and the Liu-Kiu showing towns, settlements and mountains. An inset of Bonin Island and Sulphur Island is included.  Clipped from a page and mounted on acid free paper to facilitate framing.  Maps of Formosa are seldom offered for sale. $45