Antique World Maps

A mercury gilt bronze clock depicting two young women dressed in antique style sitting in Etruscan-style shepherdesses on either side of a draped table with claw feet, studying a map...

The poster presents a detailed world map, rendered in a projection style that emphasizes the geopolitical and commercial landscapes of the era.

A classic example of a world map based on Mercator's projection. This beautiful carte-a-figures map of the world by Pieter van den Keere was based on Blaeu's almost identical map tha...

Spheres of such grand scale were incredibly expensive to create. At a time when the world’s map was constantly changing, it proved to be much more cost-effective to update one's plat...

Shaped like a globe showing the map of the world, and glazed in blue and off-white, the footed base reads: moutarde forte aux vinaigres préparés – strong mustard with prepared vinega...

Original print of the World's time zones. This map originates from 'Johnson's New Illustrated Family Atlas of the World' by A.J.

This framed 19th century map of the Louisiana territory was published in "Gray's Atlas of the United States with General Maps of the World, accompanied by Descriptions Geographical, ...

"The World" Published by Cummings & Hilliard, No. 1, Cornhill, Boston Early 19th century engraved double hemisphere Atlas Map, titled "The World."

In the form of a porcelain bead decorated with a polychrome, simplified map of the world. Set with a gold plated yoke.

He rapidly became proficient at mapmaking and printing, completing his “Mappemonde", a large and ambitious eight-sheet wall map of the world in 1564. Ortelius also published a map of...

This extraordinary and complete puzzle set consists of maps of the world, Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe and France.

His works included sea and world atlases, wall maps, and town books containing plans of Dutch and European cities.

In the world of cartography, maps transcend mere geography; they are historical records and works of art, encapsulating the essence of a place at a specific moment in time.

The map divides the world into meteorological zones based on the frequency and regularity of rainfall.

Published as Numéro 47 by Ménard & Desenne, prominent French publishers at the time, this engraving is part of a broader series of maps that depicted the ancient and contemporary reg...

Large print depicting the planetary systems of the world. This map originates from 'Atlas de Géographie Moderne Physique et Politique' by A.

We sell original antique maps to collectors, historians, educators and interior decorators all over the world.

After the introduction of the compass and astrolabe by the Portuguese during the Momoyama period (1573–1615), map making became considerably more accurate. The daimyo Oda Nobunaga (1...

The city’s untimely establishment on the world’s maps coincided with the re-establishment of shipping ports and the gradual decline of the Silk Road.

Augustine Florida, antique Florida print, Florida engraving, St Augustine engraving, Pagus Hispanorum in Florida, Arnoldus Montanus, Jacob van Meurs, 1671 engraving, 17th century Flo...

Fourth, the social logic: Johnson’s clientele maps onto the world now revealed by the heraldry and biography.

It is part of the Series "Mercurio Geografico or Geographical Guide to All Parts of the World...", collection of maps published in Rome by de Rossi between 1660 and 1730.

After the great fire that destroyed the Blaeu family's headquarters in 1672, Valck and Schenk acquired many of the family's copperplates and used them to produce new editions of maps...

Chart with isomagnetic lines on continents, except for North America. This map orginates from 'General Atlas Of The World: Containing Upwards Of Seventy Maps (..)' by Adam & Charles ...

It is housed in a hinged shagreen case closed by a brass hook and lined with a hand-coloured engraved map of the ‘world as known in CÆSAR’s Time agreeable to D’Anville’ and ‘A Table ...