Framing Antique Maps

Particularly effective when hung horizontally or paired with other classical maps from the series. Technique: Engraving with original outline color Maker: Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon ...

Minimal age-toning consistent with the map’s age. Framing Tips: A double mat in neutral or muted tones and an ornate gilt frame will emphasize the historic and artistic value of thi...

Printed on original period atlas paper, the sheet retains the authentic surface and character expected of a genuine antique map. Once framed, it becomes a refined statement piece for...

The map is offered unframed, giving flexibility to select a frame that best suits the intended interior.

Margins remain generous and suitable for framing. Framing tips: This map frames beautifully in a classic dark walnut or ebonized wood frame with a wide ivory or museum-white mat.

The two maps are offered unframed, giving flexibility to select a frame that best suits the intended interior.

Title: Antique Australia & New Zealand Map Wall Art – Rand McNally Atlas, c.1888 Description: This finely colored antique atlas map presents Australia in full, accompanied by in...

In technique it is a lithograph printed in colour, with the black outline printed first and the pastel colours printed over it. Once framed, this antique map of the eastern United St...

Overall well preserved with clean color and strong legibility. Framing tips: This map works beautifully in a light oak, walnut, or muted gold frame with an off-white or warm ivory m...

Vuillemin built each sheet from the official surveys, the Cassini maps, the Depot de la Guerre, the Ponts et Chaussees and the charts of the Marine, and then framed the map with engr...

Printed on original atlas paper, the sheet retains the authentic surface and tone of a genuine antique map. Once framed, it becomes an inviting focal point for a study, library, coas...

A dark walnut, ebonized, or antique gilt frame complements the map’s late 18th-century character and works well in both classic studies and contemporary interiors.

Please consult images for precise condition details. Framing tips: The map is offered unframed, allowing flexibility to select a frame that best suits the intended interior.

The engraving remains crisp and the printed color remains clear and attractive. Framing tips: This map displays beautifully in a wide horizontal frame.

A dark walnut, blackened wood, or subtle antique gilt frame complements the map’s scholarly and maritime character and works well in both classic and modern interiors.

Please review images for detailed condition. Framing tips: The map is offered unframed, allowing flexibility to select a frame that best suits the intended interior.

Any presentation images showing the print framed are for visual inspiration only. The map is supplied unframed.

A dark walnut, black, or subtle antique gilt frame complements the map’s academic and exploratory character.

Margins intact, with a strong and clear impression and well-preserved contemporary outline coloring. Framing tips: This map is ideally suited to a prominent wall display.

A dark walnut, black, or understated antique gilt frame complements the map’s academic and exploratory character.

Map of Lancashire by John Cary engraver published 1st Jan 1793 by J Cary Engraver & Mapseller Strand in original black and gold classic map frame

Please examine images for precise condition details. Framing tips: The map is offered unframed, allowing flexibility to select a frame that best suits the intended interior.

Technically the sheet is a lithograph with printed colour: the outline was printed in black and the colours were printed over it, so none of the colouring was added by hand. Once fra...

Please review images for detailed condition. Framing tips: The map is offered unframed, allowing flexibility to select a frame that best suits the intended interior.

Vuillemin built each sheet from the official surveys, the Cassini maps, the Depot de la Guerre, the Ponts et Chaussees and the charts of the Marine, and then framed the map with engr...

Its manageable size makes it particularly appealing for collectors seeking an authentic period map suitable for framing individually or as part of a thematic grouping focused on expl...

The sheet is a colour lithograph, the outline printed in black and every colour printed over it rather than applied by hand. Once framed, this antique map of the western United State...

Technically the sheet is a lithograph with printed colour: the outline was printed in black and the colours were printed over it, so none of the colouring was added by hand. Once fra...

A dark walnut, black, or understated antique gilt frame complements the map’s academic and exploratory character.

Please review images for detailed condition. Framing tips: The map is offered unframed, allowing flexibility to select a frame that best suits the intended interior.

Technically the sheet is a lithograph with printed colour: the outline was printed in black and the colours were printed over it, so none of the colouring was added by hand. Once fra...

Vuillemin built each sheet from the official surveys, the Cassini maps, the Depot de la Guerre, the Ponts et Chaussees and the charts of the Marine, and then framed the map with engr...

No major tears or losses. Framing tips: This map benefits from a generous ivory or soft cream mat to emphasize the detailed engraving.

No losses, no restorations, and no structural damage. Framing Tips This map frames beautifully in wide dark walnut, black lacquer, or brushed bronze frames with a soft ivory or ligh...

The simple oval cartouche in the top right and a scale in the lower right frame the map, while the lower left contains a note explaining how Cook's voyages and other circumnavigation...

No major loss to the engraved image. Framing tips: This map frames well with a warm off-white or light parchment mat to complement the period paper tone.

Light age toning and minor surface wear consistent with age. Margins present. Framing tips: This map frames beautifully in a classic black or dark walnut frame with an ivory or parc...

NOTE: We sell this print not framed, but only as a loose sheet. Framing tips: This wide panoramic map is ideally framed with a soft ivory or light grey museum mat and a slim dark w...

NOTE: We do not sell this piece in a frame, but as a loose sheet. Framing tips This tall-format map is ideally framed with soft ivory or warm light-grey museum matting and a slim d...

A simple dark wood or black frame complements the map’s sober military character.

Plate marks visible. Margins intact. Framing tips These maps work beautifully framed as a pair.

Vuillemin built each sheet from the official surveys, the Cassini maps, the Depot de la Guerre, the Ponts et Chaussees and the charts of the Marine, and then framed the map with engr...

Vuillemin built each sheet from the official surveys, the Cassini maps, the Depot de la Guerre, the Ponts et Chaussees and the charts of the Marine, and then framed the map with engr...

Vuillemin built each sheet from the official surveys, the Cassini maps, the Depot de la Guerre, the Ponts et Chaussees and the charts of the Marine, and then framed the map with engr...

Framing tips This vertical-format map frames elegantly in a dark walnut or ebonized frame with a wide ivory or soft off-white mat.

Strong impression with attractive hand coloring. Framing tips: A dark wooden or walnut frame suits the bold outlines of the map.

No tears or repairs noted. Fully suitable for framing. Framing tips: Frame this map in a thin black, walnut, or gilt frame to enhance its historic character.

An original atlas sheet, suitable for framing, this antique fox hunting map of Yorkshire's West Riding will appeal to hunting families, to collectors of the county and to anyone with...

Framing tips: This large-format map displays beautifully with a wide archival mat in ivory or light cream to complement the pastel provincial coloring.

This pair is well suited to collectors of African cartography, Nile history, and Ethiopian history, while also offering excellent visual presence for both classic and contemporary in...

No major tears or losses observed. Framing tips: This horizontal-format map displays beautifully with a wide off-white or warm ivory mat and a dark walnut, black lacquer, or antique...

Framing Suggestions: This map is sold unframed. For display, we recommend conservation mounting with all original margins and fold lines preserved as evidence of its historical use.

Plate mark visible. Framing tips: This map is well suited to a simple black or dark wood frame with a cream mat, emphasizing the engraved lines and aged paper.

No major tears or losses observed. Framing tips: This map displays beautifully with a wide off-white or warm ivory mat and a dark walnut, ebonized, or antique gilt frame.

Framing tips This map benefits from a wide ivory or off-white mat to balance the multiple charts, framed in dark walnut or ebonized wood.

Paper remains strong and well-preserved. Framing tips: This map benefits from a classic presentation in a dark walnut or ebonized frame with a wide ivory or cream mat, highlighting ...

No tears, holes, or repairs. Framing Tips: A warm ivory or soft cream mat highlights the subtle color washes, while a dark wood or black frame gives the map a strong presence suitab...

No tears, losses, or repairs. Framing Tips: This map frames beautifully with a warm ivory or light grey mat and a slim walnut or black wooden frame.

The map is sold unframed; any framed images are shown for presentation and interior inspiration only and may not always be to scale.

Verso: blank. Framing tips: This map would suit a classic gold-leaf or ebonized wood frame.