Antique Map of the Austrian Empire by W. G. Blackie, 1859

Antique map titled 'The Chinese Empire'. Original antique map of the Chinese Empire. This map originates from ‘The Imperial Atlas of Modern Geography’. Published by W. G. Blackie, 1859.

Antique map titled 'The Indian Archipelago'. Original antique map of the East Indies. This map originates from ‘The Imperial Atlas of Modern Geography’. Published by W. G. Blackie, 1...

Great map of The Eastern and Western Hemispheres On 2 sheets Copper-plate engraving Drawn and engraved by Thomas Clerk, Edinburgh. Published by Mackenzie And Dent, 1817 ...

A fine antique of the colony of Pennsylvania. Noted at the top of the sheet as a 'Map of the province of Pensilvania'. This undated and anonymous map is thought to be from the Gentleman's Magazine, London, circa 1775, although the general appearance could date it to the 1760's. The southern boundary reflects the Mason-Dixon survey (1768), the western boundary is placed just west of Pittsburgh, and the northern boundary is not marked. The map has a number of reference points that likely refer to companion text and appear to be connected to boundaries. The western and southern boundaries are marked Q, R, S, for example. A diagonal line runs from the Susquehanna R to the Lake Erie P. A broken line marked by many letters A, B, N, O, etc., appears in the east. There are no latitude or longitude markings, blank verso. Framed in a shaped contemporary gilt wooden frame and matted under a cream colored matte. Bearing an old Graham Arader Gallery...