$327
H 14.38 in W 17.72 in D 0.08 in
Old British Empire Map - Ancient Map by Karl Spruner - 1760 ca.
By Karl Spruner von Merz
Located in Roma, IT
Old British Empire Map is an artwork realized around 1760 by Karl Spruner.
Etching
$614
H 26.46 in W 19.93 in D 0.01 in
British Isles Antique Map – England, Scotland & Ireland, Lapie Paris 1836
Located in Langweer, NL
Lapie, engraved by Pierre Antoine Tardieu, Paris, 1836 Keyword block: British Isles map, England map, Scotland map, Ireland map, Wales map, London, Edinburgh, Dublin, British Empire...
Paper
$421
H 14.57 in W 21.26 in D 0.02 in
British North America, Antique Map of Canada and Arctic Regions, Blackie, 1859
Located in Langweer, NL
Blackie, Scotland, 1859 Keywords: British North America map, Canada map 1859, antique Canada map, Arctic Canada map, Hudson Bay, Labrador, Newfoundland, Great Lakes, St Lawrence Riv...
Paper
$339
H 14.26 in W 10.71 in D 0.01 in
A Tallis Map of British Guiana with Colonial Vignettes and Other Landmarks, 1851
Located in Langweer, NL
These insets serve to provide not just visual context but also to emphasize the strategic economic and cultural importance of British Guiana to the British Empire. Maps with such det...
Paper
$397
H 14.57 in W 21.26 in D 0.01 in
North Circumpolar Regions with Kamtschatka & Vancouver Island, Antique Map 1860
Located in Langweer, NL
Blackie, Scotland, 1860 Keywords: North Circumpolar map, Arctic map, North Pole map, polar projection, Arctic Ocean, Greenland map, Arctic Canada, Canadian Arctic, Siberia Arctic, L...
Paper
$411Sale Price|20% Off
H 16.19 in W 23.04 in D 0.01 in
Western Roman Empire Map: British Isles & Gaul - 1802 Tardieu Atlas
Located in Langweer, NL
Purpose and Use: This map serves as a visual representation of the western part of the Roman Empire, reflecting the geographical understanding and cartographic style of the early 19...
Paper
$245
H 14.57 in W 21.26 in D 0.02 in
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Antique Map, Canada East 1859
Located in Langweer, NL
Blackie, Scotland, 1859 Keywords: New Brunswick map, Nova Scotia map, Prince Edward Island map, Canada East map, Quebec map, Maritime Provinces, Atlantic Canada, Gulf of St Lawrence...
Paper
$386
H 14.57 in W 21.26 in D 0.02 in
Cape of Good Hope, Antique Map of Southern Africa, Blackie Atlas 1859
Located in Langweer, NL
Blackie, Scotland, 1859 Keywords: Cape of Good Hope map, Cape Colony map, South Africa map, southern Africa map, antique Africa map, Africa 19th century, Cape Town, Table Bay, Port ...
Paper
$374
H 14.57 in W 21.26 in D 0.02 in
Canada West and Part of Canada East, Antique Map, Great Lakes Region, 1859
Located in Langweer, NL
Blackie, Scotland, 1859 Keywords: Canada West map, Canada East map, Ontario map, Quebec map, Upper Canada, Lower Canada, Great Lakes map, Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake S...
Paper
$677 / set
H 17.84 in W 24.1 in D 0.02 in
Antique Map Set of India, Two Sheets of Black’s General Atlas, Bartholomew 1884
Located in Langweer, NL
Black, Edinburgh, 1884 Keywords: India, antique map India, India map 1884, British India map, Bartholomew map India, Black’s General Atlas, India atlas map, Victorian map India, his...
Paper
$168Sale Price|20% Off
H 8.08 in W 10.24 in D 0.02 in
Old Map of British Isles According to the Geography of the Roman Empire, ca.1790
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Insulae Britannicae'. Interesting map of Britain, Scotland, and Ireland.
Paper
$337Sale Price|20% Off
H 14.26 in W 10.71 in D 0.01 in
Old Map of British Mediterranean Territories with Images of Historic Sites, 1851
Located in Langweer, NL
These maps typically showed not just the geography, but also highlighted the extent and reach of the British Empire at the time.
Paper
$456
H 14.57 in W 21.26 in D 0.01 in
Denmark with Schleswig & Holstein, Iceland, Greenland, Antique Map, Blackie 1860
Located in Langweer, NL
Blackie, Scotland, 1860 Keywords: Denmark map, Schleswig map, Holstein map, Danish cartography, Scandinavia map, Nordic countries map, Copenhagen, Zealand, Funen, Jutland, Danish is...
Paper
$396
H 24.1 in W 17.84 in D 0.02 in
Antique Map Italy, Bartholomew for Black’s General Atlas, Edinburgh 1884
Located in Langweer, NL
Combining scientific geographic accuracy with refined engraving and printed color, Bartholomew’s maps became widely used in education, government, and scholarly circles throughout Eu...
Paper
$506
H 17.84 in W 24.1 in D 0.02 in
Antique Map South Africa, Bartholomew for Black’s General Atlas - 1884
Located in Langweer, NL
Black’s General Atlas became widely used in schools, institutions, and government offices throughout Europe and the British Empire. The map illustrates the southern region of the Af...
Paper
Original Antique Map of Cape of Good Hope, South Africa c.1860
Located in Langweer, NL
Blackie's atlases were valued for their accuracy, elegant engraving, and educational significance, making them highly sought after by collectors today. The map offers both historica...
Paper
$374
H 18.51 in W 14.49 in D 0.01 in
Antique Map of New Zealand, 1903, Featuring the North and South Islands and Alps
Located in Langweer, NL
The North Island and South Island are presented with a sense of balance and unity, underscoring the natural beauty and strategic importance of New Zealand within the British Empire a...
Paper
$472
H 20.08 in W 29.53 in
British Empire Exhibition 1924 Wembley map by Stanley Kennedy North
Located in London, GB
Stanley Kennedy North (1887 - 1942) British Empire Exhibition Map (1924) Lithograph 51 x 75 cm This fascinating and attractive map with elaborate cartouche highlights the attraction...
Lithograph
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H 36 in W 57 in D 1 in
Map of the United States with the Contiguous British and Spanish Possessions
By John Melish
Located in La Jolla, CA
The visual embodiment of Thomas Jefferson's vision of American Manifest Destiny. Hand-colored engraved wall map, dissected and laid on original linen. Melish's map is generally...
Paper
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H 18.5 in W 22 in D 0.07 in
Large Original Antique Decorative Map of The World, Fullarton, C.1870
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great map of British Empire Throughout the World Wonderful figurative borders From the celebrated Royal Illustrated Atlas Lithograph.
Paper
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H 35.04 in W 22.45 in D 0.04 in
Original Antique Poster British Empire Our Master Hope Britain Stanley Baldwin
Located in London, GB
Original antique poster - The Empire Our Master Hope Stanley Baldwin - featuring a great patriotic design depicting a lion standing on a podium above illustrations of British Empire ...
Paper
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H 22.8 in W 31.07 in D 0 in
Superb, Large Map of British India, Chinese Empire, Indochina, Malaysia, 1860
Located in Langweer, NL
A superb, large-scale map of British India, the Chinese Empire, Indochina, the Malay Peninsula, and parts of Sumatra and Borneo.
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H 17.33 in W 14.38 in D 0 in
Antique Map of India and Burma at The Time of the British Empire, 1834
Located in Langweer, NL
This map depicts India and Burma at the time of the British Empire.
Paper
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H 10.71 in W 14.26 in D 0 in
Ornate Cartography of Colonial Grandeur: The West India Islands around 1851
Located in Langweer, NL
The economic, geopolitical, and social conditions of these countries during the era when this map was made were heavily influenced by colonial powers, primarily by the empires of Eur...
Paper
Antique and vintage collectibles and curiosities can bring whimsy and wonder to any interior.
Decorating with old scientific instruments, historical memorabilia and vintage musical instruments, as well as other authentic collectibles and curiosities that can be found on 1stDibs, presents an opportunity to create a unique, natural history museum-like atmosphere in your home that can provoke conversation as often as it pays tribute to how far we’ve come in understanding our world.
And bringing collectibles and curiosities into your space is actually on trend — Wunderkammern, or curiosity cabinets, were all the rage in Europe during the 1500s and continued to have adherents there and in the U.S. in the following centuries. Today, however, they’re experiencing a real surge in popularity and influencing how many interior designers are furnishing and decorating homes — combining contemporary with antique, scientific with tribal, earthly with extraterrestrial, Les Lalanne tables with Flemish tapestries.
The original Wunderkammern were entire rooms filled with objects demonstrating their owners’ worldly knowledge: A proper one included artificiala or preciosa (objets d’art); naturalia (such as skeletons, shells, minerals); exotica (taxidermy or dried plants); and scientifica (scientific instruments), frequently alongside religious relics and ancient artifacts.
Pay tribute to a history of rich and diverse musical traditions that have taken shape all over the world by decorating your home with a collection of antique and vintage musical instruments — with a little help from strong hanging wire or some wall hooks, vintage brass instruments such as a gong, French horn or trumpet can help elevate a home office or complement the efforts you’ve made to ensure a welcoming vibe in your home’s entryway. Bells or antique wind instruments can add provocative metallic contrasts to dark woods as tabletop decorative objects.
Create an intriguing focal point with Georgian scientific instruments, such as stick barometers with mahogany cases or lacquered brass telescopes. These items stem from an era named for the monarchies of the four King Georges, who ruled England in succession starting in 1714 (plus King William’s reign, which lasted until 1837). Just as there was beautiful jewelry produced during the period that today is coveted by collectors, there is much to be found in the collectibles and curiosities realm too.
Wanderlust, nostalgia and a shared love of good design are contributing factors to certain trends in decorating — just as vintage trunks and luggage have reappeared as furniture or home accents in a bedroom or foyer, decorating with globes, maps or nautical objects is similarly rooted in the allure of travel and a penchant for the stylish finishing touch that collectibles bring to our homes.
Find a wide range of antique and vintage collectibles and curiosities on 1stDibs.
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It’s never too early for good design. These interiors combine elevated furnishings and a youthful spirit, resulting in spaces that are at once elegant and whimsical.
Produced in 1843, the well-preserved volume is evidence of the author's exacting specifications.
New or old, the coverlets add old-time charm to any space.
Get into the games! These items celebrate the events, athletes, host countries and sporting spirit.
French trendsetter and serial collector Daniel Rozensztroch tells us about his obsession with objects related to seafaring men.
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Italian writer and collector Umberto Pasti opens the doors to his remarkable cave of wonders in North Africa.