Maps

This orignal antique map is a historical depiction of the province of Barcelona from 1901. It showcases the varied terrain of the province, with the Serra de Collserola ridge near the city of Barcelona and the Pyrenees to the north. The map includes the coastline along the Mediterranean Sea, indicating Barcelona's position as a coastal province. Blue lines indicate rivers, such as the Llobregat and Besòs, which are significant features in the province's geography. Dotted lines may signify the borders of the province within Catalonia. The coat of arms of Barcelona, highlighted with gold, is prominently displayed, featuring the Cross of Saint George (Cruz de Sant Jordi), the patron saint of Catalonia, and the red and yellow bars which are a symbol of the Aragonese and Catalan heritage. About the province of Barcelona: The province of Barcelona is part of the autonomous community of Catalonia in northeastern Spain. It is the most economically significant region of Catalonia, playing a crucial role in the country's economy due to its port, manufacturing, and service industries. The city of Barcelona is the capital and the second most populous city in Spain, known for its rich cultural heritage, architecture by Antoni Gaudí, such as the Sagrada Família, and its influential art scene. The province enjoys a Mediterranean climate and features diverse landscapes from the beaches along the coast to the mountains in the interior. Barcelona is also known for its vibrant festivals, cuisine, fashion, and sports, particularly football, being home to FC Barcelona...

Antique print titled 'Japan, Het vervoer van voorname Europeesche reizigers'. This print shows the transportation of European travellers in Japan. Originates from 'De Hollandsche Ill...

Antique map titled 'Archevesche et Eslectorat de Cologne avec ses Enclaves'. Original old map of the Archdiocese of Cologne with the course of the Rhine from Andernach to Wesel with ...

This rare pictorial map by Peter R. Furse celebrates the history of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. It was produced with the cooperation of the RCMP, as acknowledged in an elegant...

The image is an antique map, a two-page spread from "Johnson's New Illustrated Family Atlas of the World," by A.J. Johnson, dated 1872. This particular map offers a depiction of Swed...

Antique map titled 'Germany and the Netherlands from the latest authorities'. Depicts Germany, the Netherlands and the surrounding region including Bohemia, Bavaria, and Switzerland....

Antique map titled 'Warwicum, Northhamtonia, Huntingdonia, Cantabrigia, Suffolcia, Oxonium, Buckinghamia, Befordia, Harfordia, Essexia, Berceria, Middlesexia, Southhatonia, Surria, Catiu & Southsexia'. Old map of south east England. Includes London, Salisbury, Oxford, Cambridge, Leicester and Norwich and the Isle of Wight. Originates from the 1633 German edition of the Mercator-Hondius Atlas Major, published by Henricus Hondius and Jan Jansson under the title: 'Atlas: das ist Abbildung der gantzen Welt, mit allen darin begriffenen Laendern und Provintzen: sonderlich von Teutschland, Franckreich, Niderland, Ost und West Indien: mit Beschreibung der selben.' Artists and engravers: Gerard Mercator (1512 - 1594) originally a student of philosophy was one of the most renowned cosmographers and geographers of the 16th century, as well as an accomplished scientific instrument maker. He is most famous for introducing Mercators Projection, a system which allowed navigators to plot the same constant compass bearing on a flat map.

An original hand-colored map of the Département d'Indre-et-Loire created by Victor Levasseur in 1856. As an antique steel engraved map, it showcases the detailed craftsmanship and technology of mid-19th century map making. The method of steel engraving allowed for precise and intricate details to be captured, making this map not only a navigational tool but also a work of art. The addition of outline hand colouring is particularly noteworthy. This technique, where colours are applied by hand to the engraved map, was a common practice at the time to highlight certain features such as boundaries, rivers, and cities. The hand colouring on this map would have been done meticulously, adding vibrancy and clarity to the engraved lines and making it easier to differentiate various geographical and political demarcations. The map's wide margins are characteristic of the period's presentation style, offering space for additional annotations or simply serving to frame the map aesthetically when displayed. Such margins also suggest that the map was intended for a discerning audience, possibly for educational or decorative purposes in a library or study. Victor Levasseur was renowned for his decorative maps, often embellished with artistic elements that went beyond mere geographical information. These elements could include vignettes, allegorical figures, and detailed illustrations surrounding the map itself, reflecting the cultural, historical, and economic aspects of the depicted area. While the description does not detail these decorative aspects, it's common for Levasseur's works to feature such embellishments, making his maps highly prized among collectors and historians for both their artistic value and cartographic accuracy. This map of Département d'Indre-et-Loire, with its combination of technical precision in steel engraving and the beauty of hand colouring, represents a fascinating intersection of art and science in the 19th century. It is a testament to the era's dedication to detail, craftsmanship, and the aesthetic presentation of information. The Département d'Indre-et-Loire, located in the central part of France within the region known as the Centre-Val de Loire, is rich in historical and cultural significance, with numerous important places highlighted on a map from 1856 by Victor Levasseur. Based on the region's known historical sites and cities, the following places are likely to be featured or of importance: 1. **Tours**: As the capital city of the Département d'Indre-et-Loire, Tours is a central hub of history, culture, and architecture. It is known for its old town, the Place Plumereau, Tours Cathedral, and its proximity to the Loire River, making it a likely focal point on the map. 2. **Amboise**: This town is famous for the Château d'Amboise, which is closely linked to French royal history and offers panoramic views of the Loire River. Leonardo da Vinci is buried here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert, associated with the château. 3. **Chinon**: Known for its medieval fortress, the Château de Chinon, this town has deep historical roots, including connections to Joan of Arc and King Charles VII. The fortress and town would be significant landmarks. 4. **Villandry**: The Château de Villandry is renowned for its beautiful Renaissance gardens, which are some of the most impressive in France. While the château might be less emphasized in an 1856 map compared to cities and towns, it's an important site in the region. 5. **Loches**: This town features the Château de Loches, a medieval castle, and the Royal Lodge, noted for its Renaissance architecture. The town's history and architectural landmarks make it a place of interest. 6. **Azay-le-Rideau**: The Château d'Azay-le-Rideau is set on an island in the middle of the Indre River, showcasing the French Renaissance architectural...

Original antique map titled 'Prospect und Grundris der Keiserl Freyen Reichs und Ansee Stadt Bremen (..)'. This is a superb chart of the city of Bremen and the surrounding small villages with particular emphasis on the many rivers and canals...

Antique map titled 'Nebraska'. Original antique map of Nebraska, United States. This print originates from 'Encyclopaedia Britannica', Ninth Edition. Pu...

Antique map titled 'Fluss und Gebirgs Karte von Mittel-Europa'. Old map of the European continent depicting the European mountains and rivers. This map originates from 'H. Kiepert's ...

Great map of Staffordshire Original colour By J & C Walker Published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Co. 1851 Unframed.

Antique map titled 'Kaart der Nederlandsche Bezittingen in Oost-Indiën'. Rare and attractive map of the Dutch East Indies, it shows the Dutch possessions in the 19th century. This ...

Antique print titled 'Vue d'Anger (Détroit de la Sonde)'. View of the city of Anyer, a coastal town in Banten, formerly West Java, Indonesia. This print originates from 'Voyage de la Corvette l'Astrolabe exécuté par ordre du Roi pendant les années 1826, 1827, 1828, 1829' by Jules Sebastien Cesar Dumont D'Urville. Artists and Engravers: Published by J. Tastu. Dumont was a French explorer and naval officer. For thirty-eight months he explored the south and western Pacific...

An original historical map titled 'Presqu' Île Au Dela Du Gange et Archipel De L'Inde', created by Pierre Francois Tardieu and published in the "Atlas Universel" by Pierre Grégoire C...

Antique map titled 't Koninkryk Polen (..)'. Uncommon original antique map of the Kingdom of Poland. This map originates from 'Nieuwe Natuur- Geschied- en Handelkundige Zak- en Reisa...

Our Stock # 24730 This is a vintage barrister's map of London. An English, annotated Inner and Middle Temple lithograph framed behind glass, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1...

Sotheby's: The Wardington Library, Important Atlases and Geographies. Part One: A-K., London, 18 October 2005. 1st Ed hardcover catalog with 244 lots photographed in color and fully ...

Great map of Herefordshire Original colour By J & C Walker Published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Co. 1851 Unframed.

Antique map titled 'To the Honble the Magistrates of the Citty of Aberdeene'. Sea chart of Tay Estuary depictinging Dundee, with two further inset charts of Aberdeen and Montrose, wi...

Great map of Kent Original colour By J & C Walker Published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Co. 1851 Unframed.

Antique map titled 'Circulus Westphaliae (..)'. Original old map of the Westphalia region, Germany. Published by Justus Danckerts, circa 1696. Justus Danckerts I (11 November 1635 ...

Title: "GRÆCIÆ PARS Septentrionalis". Hand Coloured Engraved map by G. Delisle of the northern part of the Aegean. In the top left corner a distance scale included. Condition...

Antique map titled 'Trois Vues des Isles de l'Amirauté'. Several coastal views of the Admiralty Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, to the north of New Guinea in the South Pacific Ocean. ...

Antique map titled 'Carte de la Germanie Ancienne'. Map of Germany. This map originates from 'Atlas universel de géographie ancienne et moderne (..)' by...

Antique map titled 'Carte de l'Amérique méridionale'. Map of South America with attractive topography, surrounded on three sides by text on the history, geography, and economy of the...

Published by Russell (J. C.). Denmark. Divided into Dioceses and Prefectures compiled from the best Authorities, 1790, hand-coloured engraved map on handmade paper with watermark. 41...

Antique map Batavia titled 'Ware Affbeeldinge wegens het Casteel ende Stadt Batavia'. Antique print of the castle and city of Batavia on the Island of Java'. Rare edition with Englis...

Antique map titled 'The Kingdom of Bohemia with the Duchy of Silesia and the Marquisates of Moravia and Lusatia.' Map of the Kingdom of Bohemia, with Silesia, Moravia and Lusatia...

Antique map titled 'Plan de la Côte du N.E. de l 'Ile de Juan Fernandes'. Map of the northeast coast of the island of Juan Fernandez with Cumberland Bay, South America. In 1740 Ans...

Antique map titled 'L'Over-Issel'. This map depicts the Dutch province Overijssel. This map originates from 'Nouvel Atlas, très exact et fort commode pour toutes sortes de personnes,...

Original antique map titled 'Tabula Castelli ad Sandflitam (..)'. Detailed map of the region between Bergen op Zoom, Sandvliet, Hulst and Antwerp. Published by J. Janssonius, circa 1...

Antique map titled 'Die Stat Grave' Bird's eye view plan of Grave, The Netherlands, Holland. Showing the siege of Grave in the year 1602 by Prince Maurits of The Netherlands. Source ...

Great city plan of Dublin Published circa 1880 Unframed Free shipping. .

Antique map titled 'Aegypti recentior descriptio - Carthaginis Celeberrimi sinus typus'. Two detailed regional maps by Ortelius. One map shows the region around the Nile, as far as A...

Antique map titled 'Carte des Costes de France depuis Brest jusquá Bayone'. Original old map of the coast of France between Brest and Bayonne. This map originates from 'Le Petit Atla...

Antique map titled 'Tabula Comitatus Artesiae emendata'. Large map of the Artois region, France. Published by F. de Wit, circa 1680.

Antique map titled 'Marchionatus Brandenburgicus'. Original antique map of Brandenburg, with Königsberg and Stettin, Germany. Published by J. Janssonius, circ 1650. Jan Janssonius ...

Antique map titled 'Germania, Non ea tantum quae Rheno, Vistula, Danubio, mariqz Germanico Veteribus claudebatur; Sed tota illa continens quae hodie communiter Germanica lingua utitu...

Antique map titled 'India quae Orientalis dicitur, et Insulae adiacentes'. Old map of the East Indies and Southeast Asia showing the area between India in the West and parts of Japan...

Antique map titled 'Carte pour aller du Détroit de la Sonde ou de Batavia, au Détroit de Banca'. This uncommon sea chart shows northern Java and eastern Sumatra along with an inset of the small islands in the Detroit Sound. The handsome chart provides detailed navigational information, including the route of Julien Crozet in April 1772, who led a French expedition to the South Pacific after the voyage's commander, Marion De Fresne, and 26 crew members were killed (and allegedly eaten) by a Maori tribe in the Bay of Islands off the coast of New Zealand. With title upper left corner and small inset map of the small isles nearby the south-eastern coast of Sumatra. J. B. d'Apres de Mannevillette, from his atlas "Neptune orientale". French sailor...

Antique map titled 'D'Indiaanze Landschappen Zeen en Eylanden, van Couchin af tot in de Moluccos (...)'. Striking map of the region from the Philippines and Formosa to India and the ...

Antique Map Holy Land titled 'De Gelegentheyd van t'Paradys ende t'Landt Canaan, Mitsgaders d'eerst bewoonde Landen der Patriarchen'. Includes five decorative vignettes, including No...

Antique map titled 'Carte de l'Empire de Hya et Partie de Tangut'. Old map of Tibet, Gobi desert and China depicting the Great Wall of China and caravan routes. Originates from Prevo...

This is an antique county map of Berkshire. An English, framed atlas engraving of cartographic interest by John Cary, dating to the late 18th century and later. Superb lithography ...

Beautiful map in excellent condition. This map depicts the city of Douai (France) and originates from 'Civitates Orbis Terrarum'.

Antique map titled 'Tabula Geographica exhibens Regnum Sclavoniae.' Detailed map of Slavonia, the region in eastern Croatia. Map is dated shortly after the Peace of Belgrade sign...

Antique map titled 'Le Golfe de Pierre-Le-Grand.' This map shows the Peter The Great Gulf in the Sea of Japan adjoining the coast of Russia's Primorski...

Antique map titled 'La Turquie d'Europe et celle d'Asie'. Attractive double page map of the Eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans by R. Bonne. Originates from 'Atlas de Toutes les Pa...

Antique map titled 'Russia at the Caucasus'. Old map of Russia and the Caucasus, also shows part of the Black Sea and Caspian Sea. This map originates from 'Sharpe's Corresponding Atlas (..)' by J. Sharpe. Artists and Engravers: Published by Chapman and Hall...

Antique map titled 'Lumen Historium per Orientem (..).' Scarce map of the Middle East, surrounded by Latin text. The two insets show Israel and an oval world map. This map (from the last edition of Ortelius Theatri Orbis Terrarum Parergon, 1624) was engraved by Franciscus Hareio. Later, this map was copied by Hornius for his World Atlas (1653). Artists and Engravers: Franciscus Haraeus (Latinised form of Franciscus Verhaer; also known as Frans Verhaer), (Utrecht 1555? - Leuven, 11 January 1631), was a Dutch theologian, historian, and cartographer. He is best known for his history (from a Catholic point of view) of the Dutch Revolt...

Antique print titled 'A view of Amsterdam tacken from the Old Rampart'. Beautiful view of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. This is an optical print, also called 'vue optique' or 'vue d'op...

Antique map titled 'Les Isles Britaniques ou sont les Royaumes d'Angleterre (..)'. Original old map of the British Isles with inset maps of the Faroes and Shetlands. The title cartouche depicts dog...

Antique map titled 'Groot Brittanje en Ierland'. Old map depicting the United Kingdom and Ireland, with inset maps of London and factory districts of the UK. This map originates from...

Antique map titled 'Carte du Bengale, avec la partie Septentrionale (..)'. Original antique map of Bengal and the mouth of the Ganges river. This map ori...

Antique map titled 'Tunis et Tripoli & Empire de Maroc'. Old map of Tunis and Tripoli and the Empire of Morocco. This map originates from 'Géographie Universelle Atlas-Migeon' by J. ...

Antique map titled 'Cote Septentrional de la plus grande des Isles de la Reine Charlotte (..)'. Map and coastal view of the islands within the Queen Charlotte's Islands (Santa Cruz I...

Antique map titled 'Picardiae Belgicae regionis descriptio'. Original antique map of the Picardy region, France. Published by A. Ortelius, circa 1590.