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Antique Compass Map

Antique Map of Japan with Scale and Compass Rose, c.1730
Antique Map of Japan with Scale and Compass Rose, c.1730

Antique Map of Japan with Scale and Compass Rose, c.1730

Located in Langweer, NL

Japan. With scale and compass rose. This map originates from 'Hedendaegsche historie, of tegenwoordige

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18th Century Antique Compass Map

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Paper

Antique Map of Normandy by Janssonius, 1657
Antique Map of Normandy by Janssonius, 1657

Antique Map of Normandy by Janssonius, 1657

$336Sale Price|20% Off

H 23.63 in W 19.69 in D 0 in

Antique Map of Normandy by Janssonius, 1657

Located in Langweer, NL

decorative cartouche, sailing ships and compass rose. This map originates from 'Atlas Novus, Sive Theatrum

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17th Century Antique Compass Map

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Paper

Antique Blaeu Map Mallorca Ibiza Balearic Islands, Mediterranean, 1642
Antique Blaeu Map Mallorca Ibiza Balearic Islands, Mediterranean, 1642

Antique Blaeu Map Mallorca Ibiza Balearic Islands, Mediterranean, 1642

Located in Langweer, NL

, nautical map ships compass rose, decorative island map, luxury coastal wall art, Mediterranean decor art

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Mid-17th Century Dutch Antique Compass Map

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Paper

Mercator's Ptolemaic map of Taprobana, (Ceylon) Sri Lanka
Mercator's Ptolemaic map of Taprobana, (Ceylon) Sri Lanka

Mercator's Ptolemaic map of Taprobana, (Ceylon) Sri Lanka

$545Sale Price|20% Off

H 15.95 in W 20.01 in D 0.02 in

Mercator's Ptolemaic map of Taprobana, (Ceylon) Sri Lanka

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique map titled 'Asiae XII Tab'. Mercator's Ptolemaic map of Taprobana. The map shows Ptolemy's

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16th Century Antique Compass Map

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Paper

Small Original Antique Map of Upper Saxony, Germany
Small Original Antique Map of Upper Saxony, Germany

Small Original Antique Map of Upper Saxony, Germany

$320Sale Price|20% Off

H 6.86 in W 8.67 in D 0.02 in

Small Original Antique Map of Upper Saxony, Germany

Located in Langweer, NL

constant compass bearing on a flat map.

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Early 17th Century Antique Compass Map

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Paper

Antique Plan of the City of Grave, Holland - Coats of Arms & Compass Rose, 1750
Antique Plan of the City of Grave, Holland - Coats of Arms & Compass Rose, 1750

Antique Plan of the City of Grave, Holland - Coats of Arms & Compass Rose, 1750

By Isaak Tirion

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique map titled 'Grondtekening der Stad Graave'. Plan of Grave, The Netherlands. With coats of

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18th Century Dutch Antique Compass Map

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Paper

Original Antique Map of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Original Antique Map of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales

Original Antique Map of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales

$272Sale Price|20% Off

H 8.9 in W 12.09 in D 0.02 in

Original Antique Map of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales

Located in Langweer, NL

political and administrative divisions, landmarks and place names. Includes index and compass rose. This map

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Early 18th Century Antique Compass Map

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Paper

Antique Map of the World on Mercator's Projection, 1788
Antique Map of the World on Mercator's Projection, 1788

Antique Map of the World on Mercator's Projection, 1788

$705Sale Price|20% Off

H 8.08 in W 12.8 in D 0.02 in

Antique Map of the World on Mercator's Projection, 1788

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique map titled 'Kaart van de Geheele Wereld (..)'. Uncommon small world map on Mercator's

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Late 18th Century Antique Compass Map

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Paper

Important Blaeu Caribbean Map, West Indies, Decorative Atlas Chart, c.1642
Important Blaeu Caribbean Map, West Indies, Decorative Atlas Chart, c.1642

Important Blaeu Caribbean Map, West Indies, Decorative Atlas Chart, c.1642

Located in Langweer, NL

, maritime navigation map, rhumb lines map, compass rose map, decorative cartouche map, atlas Blaeu, Blaeu

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Mid-17th Century Dutch Antique Compass Map

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Paper

Antique Map of the Coast of Southern France, 1793
Antique Map of the Coast of Southern France, 1793

Antique Map of the Coast of Southern France, 1793

$282

H 10.71 in W 9.18 in D 0.02 in

Antique Map of the Coast of Southern France, 1793

Located in Langweer, NL

. **Navigational Aids**: - The map features a compass rose with radiating lines, a common navigational aid in

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Late 18th Century Antique Compass Map

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Paper

East African Coast – French Map by Bellin, Zanzibar to Arabia, 1740
East African Coast – French Map by Bellin, Zanzibar to Arabia, 1740

East African Coast – French Map by Bellin, Zanzibar to Arabia, 1740

Located in Langweer, NL

, a longitudinal grid, and a finely engraved compass rose reinforce the map’s scientific and

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1740s French Antique Compass Map

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Paper

Small Original Antique Map of the Lower Alsace region, Germany
Small Original Antique Map of the Lower Alsace region, Germany

Small Original Antique Map of the Lower Alsace region, Germany

$320Sale Price|20% Off

H 6.86 in W 8.67 in D 0.02 in

Small Original Antique Map of the Lower Alsace region, Germany

Located in Langweer, NL

Projection, a system which allowed navigators to plot the same constant compass bearing on a flat map.

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Early 17th Century Antique Compass Map

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Paper

Sebastian Münster's 16th Century Map of the British Isles, ca.1590
Sebastian Münster's 16th Century Map of the British Isles, ca.1590

Sebastian Münster's 16th Century Map of the British Isles, ca.1590

$602Sale Price|20% Off

H 13 in W 16.07 in D 0 in

Sebastian Münster's 16th Century Map of the British Isles, ca.1590

Located in Langweer, NL

was formerly called Albion and Britannia." - The map has compass directions labeled as "OCCIDENS

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16th Century Antique Compass Map

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Paper

Antique Map of the Region of Amsterdam by Wagenaar, c.1760
Antique Map of the Region of Amsterdam by Wagenaar, c.1760

Antique Map of the Region of Amsterdam by Wagenaar, c.1760

Located in Langweer, NL

Netherlands around 1750. With compass rose and scale. This map originates from: 'Amsterdam, In Zyne Opkomst

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18th Century Antique Compass Map

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Paper

Old Eastern Balkans Map, with Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Bosnia, Serbia, 1633
Old Eastern Balkans Map, with Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Bosnia, Serbia, 1633

Old Eastern Balkans Map, with Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Bosnia, Serbia, 1633

$894Sale Price|20% Off

H 16.15 in W 20.87 in D 0.01 in

Old Eastern Balkans Map, with Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Bosnia, Serbia, 1633

Located in Langweer, NL

to plot the same constant compass bearing on a flat map. Condition: Good, German text on verso

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1630s Dutch Antique Compass Map

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Paper

Mercator's Ptolemaic Map of the Holy Land, Cyprus and Syria, circa 1580
Mercator's Ptolemaic Map of the Holy Land, Cyprus and Syria, circa 1580

Mercator's Ptolemaic Map of the Holy Land, Cyprus and Syria, circa 1580

$649Sale Price|20% Off

H 15.63 in W 19.77 in D 0.02 in

Mercator's Ptolemaic Map of the Holy Land, Cyprus and Syria, circa 1580

Located in Langweer, NL

Projection, a system which allowed navigators to plot the same constant compass bearing on a flat map.

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16th Century Antique Compass Map

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Paper

Antique Map of the Coast of Juan Fernandez by Van Schley, 1757
Antique Map of the Coast of Juan Fernandez by Van Schley, 1757

Antique Map of the Coast of Juan Fernandez by Van Schley, 1757

Located in Langweer, NL

tip of South America. This map is topped by a view of the Cumberland Bay with its own compass rose

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18th Century Antique Compass Map

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Paper

London 1744 Published Watercolour Antique Map of East Africa by Eman Bowen
London 1744 Published Watercolour Antique Map of East Africa by Eman Bowen

London 1744 Published Watercolour Antique Map of East Africa by Eman Bowen

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

is highly embellished, including a cartouche showing a wildebeest and a compass rose. The map extends

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1740s English George III Antique Compass Map

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Paper

Antique Map of Sri Lanka with an unusual five-sided shape, circa 1606
Antique Map of Sri Lanka with an unusual five-sided shape, circa 1606

Antique Map of Sri Lanka with an unusual five-sided shape, circa 1606

$602Sale Price|20% Off

H 16.93 in W 22.05 in D 0.02 in

Antique Map of Sri Lanka with an unusual five-sided shape, circa 1606

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique map titled 'Ins. Ceilan quae incolis Tenarisin dicitur'. This exquisite, early map of Sri

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Early 17th Century Antique Compass Map

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Paper

West Africa Entitled "Guinea Propria": An 18th Century Hand Colored Homann Map
West Africa Entitled "Guinea Propria": An 18th Century Hand Colored Homann Map

West Africa Entitled "Guinea Propria": An 18th Century Hand Colored Homann Map

By Johann Baptist Homann

Located in Alamo, CA

play around inscribed ivory tusks. One of the children holds a compass tool. This striking map of

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Mid-18th Century German Antique Compass Map

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Paper

Scarce Middle East and Arabia Map Showing The Exodus of the Israelites, 1725
Scarce Middle East and Arabia Map Showing The Exodus of the Israelites, 1725

Scarce Middle East and Arabia Map Showing The Exodus of the Israelites, 1725

$1,191Sale Price|25% Off

H 15.75 in W 18.51 in D 0.01 in

Scarce Middle East and Arabia Map Showing The Exodus of the Israelites, 1725

Located in Langweer, NL

, compass rose and scale. This map originates from 'Het algemeen groot historisch, oordeelkundig

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1720s French Antique Compass Map

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Paper

Antique Map of The Nile, Egypt and the Red Sea by Bachiene, 1765
Antique Map of The Nile, Egypt and the Red Sea by Bachiene, 1765

Antique Map of The Nile, Egypt and the Red Sea by Bachiene, 1765

Located in Langweer, NL

of Biblical Egypt and the Red Sea. With title cartouche, compass rose and scale. This map originates

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18th Century Antique Compass Map

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Paper

Antique Map of the Route of the Hebrews – Egypt to the Red Sea, 1720
Antique Map of the Route of the Hebrews – Egypt to the Red Sea, 1720

Antique Map of the Route of the Hebrews – Egypt to the Red Sea, 1720

Located in Langweer, NL

Map of the Route of the Hebrews – Egypt to the Red Sea, 1720 This finely engraved 18th-century map

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Early 18th Century French Antique Compass Map

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Paper

Mozambique Bay – French Naval Sea Chart by Bellin, c.1765
Mozambique Bay – French Naval Sea Chart by Bellin, c.1765

Mozambique Bay – French Naval Sea Chart by Bellin, c.1765

Located in Langweer, NL

compass rose, giving the map a refined, museum-style presentation. Ideal as a stand-alone piece or paired

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1760s French Antique Compass Map

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Paper

Hand-Colored City Plan of Cologne by Nicolas de Fer, 1705
Hand-Colored City Plan of Cologne by Nicolas de Fer, 1705

Hand-Colored City Plan of Cologne by Nicolas de Fer, 1705

Located in Langweer, NL

18th century. The map is adorned with a decorative title cartouche and a compass rose that orients the

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Early 1700s Antique Compass Map

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Paper

Hand-colored Nautical Chart: St. George's Channel and the Irish Sea, 1744
Hand-colored Nautical Chart: St. George's Channel and the Irish Sea, 1744

Hand-colored Nautical Chart: St. George's Channel and the Irish Sea, 1744

$621Sale Price|20% Off

H 20.16 in W 15.56 in D 0 in

Hand-colored Nautical Chart: St. George's Channel and the Irish Sea, 1744

Located in Langweer, NL

western coast of England, as well as part of Scotland. The map features a compass rose in the Irish Sea

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1740s Antique Compass Map

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Paper

Original Antique Engrving of Chinese Tartary in the 18th Century, 1737
Original Antique Engrving of Chinese Tartary in the 18th Century, 1737

Original Antique Engrving of Chinese Tartary in the 18th Century, 1737

$414Sale Price|20% Off

H 11.42 in W 18.9 in D 0 in

Original Antique Engrving of Chinese Tartary in the 18th Century, 1737

Located in Langweer, NL

compass roses. Some maps bound out of sequence, some folded and some outline hand color. Descriptive text

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1730s Antique Compass Map

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Paper

French Marble, Gilt Bronze and Amboyna Burl Side Cabinet
French Marble, Gilt Bronze and Amboyna Burl Side Cabinet

French Marble, Gilt Bronze and Amboyna Burl Side Cabinet

$20,234

H 51.19 in W 47.25 in D 16.15 in

French Marble, Gilt Bronze and Amboyna Burl Side Cabinet

Located in London, GB

central gilt bronze plaque, depicting cherubs navigating with globes, telescopes, compasses and maps. The

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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Compass Map

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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

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A New Gradually Encreasing Compass-Map.
A New Gradually Encreasing Compass-Map.

A New Gradually Encreasing Compass-Map.

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

A New Gradually Encreasing Compass-Map of the Coming in of the Channel, or the Heads …' - A

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1690s Antique Compass Map

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Engraving

Map of Hell Gate and East River, New York City
Map of Hell Gate and East River, New York City

Map of Hell Gate and East River, New York City

Located in New York, NY

compass on the map's upper right. The map's real focus is the river. The passage between Blackwell's

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1880s Realist Antique Compass Map

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Lithograph

A Chart of Norway.
A Chart of Norway.

Samuel ThorntonA Chart of Norway., 1702

Unavailable

H 18.47 in W 23.31 in

A Chart of Norway.

By Samuel Thornton

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

A map of the Norwegian coast, from Dronten (Trondheim) south to circa Alesund. The map features two

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Early 18th Century Antique Compass Map

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Engraving

Tabula Magellanica qua Tierrae del Fuego.
Tabula Magellanica qua Tierrae del Fuego.

Tabula Magellanica qua Tierrae del Fuego.

By Johannes Janssonius

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

, Tierra del Fuego. Isla de los Estados (Staten Island) is also shown. The map features two compass roses

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1640s Antique Compass Map

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Engraving

Antique Map of Borneo by Renneville, with Compass Rose and Scale, 1702
Antique Map of Borneo by Renneville, with Compass Rose and Scale, 1702

Antique Map of Borneo by Renneville, with Compass Rose and Scale, 1702

Located in Langweer, NL

. With compass rose and scale. This map originates from 'Recueil des Voyages, Des Indes Orientales

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18th Century Antique Compass Map

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Paper

Stunning Antique Map of the Island Ceylon or Sri Lanka
Stunning Antique Map of the Island Ceylon or Sri Lanka

Stunning Antique Map of the Island Ceylon or Sri Lanka

By Gerard Mercator

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique map titled 'Ins. Ceilan quae incolis Tenarisin dicitur'. This exquisite, early map of Sri

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Early 17th Century Antique Compass Map

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Paper

Original Antique Hand-Colored Map of Southern Scotland, ca.1600
Original Antique Hand-Colored Map of Southern Scotland, ca.1600

Original Antique Hand-Colored Map of Southern Scotland, ca.1600

Located in Langweer, NL

constant compass bearing on a flat map. Condition: Good, original/contemporary hand coloring. General

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Early 1600s Antique Compass Map

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Paper

Cast iron fireback with the coat of arms of Colbert, marquis de Seignelay
Cast iron fireback with the coat of arms of Colbert, marquis de Seignelay

Cast iron fireback with the coat of arms of Colbert, marquis de Seignelay

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

be maps and a compass. The marquis de Seignelay was admitted by the king to assist his father

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17th Century French Louis XIV Antique Compass Map

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Iron

Edwardian Cased Nine-Karat Gold Opisometer or Compass or Map Measuring Tool
Edwardian Cased Nine-Karat Gold Opisometer or Compass or Map Measuring Tool

Edwardian Cased Nine-Karat Gold Opisometer or Compass or Map Measuring Tool

By J. C. Vickery

Located in Sittingbourne, Kent

An extremely fine quality Edwardian cased 9 carat gold Opisometer or Map Measuring Tool combined

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Early 20th Century English Antique Compass Map

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Antique Compass Map For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique compass map for your home. Each antique compass map for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paper, wood and metal. Your living room may not be complete without an antique compass map — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique compass map is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Baroque, Victorian and Georgian styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one antique compass map that is appealing in its simplicity, but Captain Greenvile Collins, Gerard Mercator and Pieter Van Der Aa produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Antique Compass Map?

Prices for an antique compass map start at $135 and top out at $275,000 with the average selling for $747.

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