1850s Maps

Antique print titled 'G. Lamongan'. Beautiful lithograph of Gunung Lamongan. Gunung Lamongan or Mount Lamongan (1,651m - 5, 417 ft) is a small stratovolcano located between the massi...

Antique map titled ‘Channel Islands’. Includes decorative vignettes titled St. Peters Port, Castle Cornet, Druidical altar near Lancresse, Mont Orgueil Castle and Jersey. Originates from 'The Illustrated Atlas, And Modern History Of The World Geographical, Political, Commercial & Statistical, Edited By R. Montgomery Martin'. Published; John Tallis London, New York, Edinburgh & Dublin. 1851. Drawn and Engraved by J. Rapkin. Artists and engravers: John Tallis (1817-1876) was a British map...

Description: Antique print titled ‘Fire Companys House & Engine Yokuhama‘. View of a fire station in Yokohama, Japan. This print originates from 'Narrat...

Antique map titled 'Map of the Duchy of Holstein with the territories of the Imperial Towns Hamburg & Lubeck (..) Based on a map by Fischer.' Map of the Duchy of Holstein. From Jam...

Large 1856 Mexico & Guatemala Framed map. Published by Charles Desilver, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As found high end custom framing with black giltwood frame, custom matting and UV...

Incredible action view of a rare German lithograph showing a massive assault on Fort Claurang in Borneo. Published by Hartwich, A. Hölzer and TH. Lemke in Berlin around 1850. ...

Antique map titled '(Deutschland) Germany, Western States'. Map of West Germany depicting many regions including Wurtemberg, Bavaria, Hanover and others. This map originates from...

Antique map titled 'Russia in Europe'. Map of European Russia. Showing vignettes of the Neoskoi Prospect, St. Petersburg, Polish Captives on their way to Siberia, a Russian Bear...

Antique print titled 'Muiden'. View of Muiden Castle, the Netherlands. This print originates from 'Het koningrijk der Nederlanden voorgesteld in eene reeks van 136 naar de natuur get...

Antique map titled ‘Western Africa’. Includes decorative vignettes titled Christiansborg, Cape Coast Castle, Sierra Leone and Bakel. Originates from 'The Illustrated Atlas, And Modern History Of The World Geographical, Political, Commercial & Statistical, Edited By R. Montgomery Martin'. Published; John Tallis London, New York, Edinburgh & Dublin. 1851. Drawn and Engraved by J. Rapkin. Artists and Engravers: John Tallis (1817-1876) was a British map...

Antique map titled 'Plan du Golfe D'Anville (Côte de Tartarie)'. Old map of part of the Chinese coast, explored with the French corvette 'Caprieuse'. The Capricieuse was a late 2...

Antique map titled 'Map of the Kingdom of Hanover, with the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg, the principalities of Lippe Detmold and Schauenburg Lippe (..)'. Map of Northern Germany inclu...

Date: 1851 Artist and Engraver: J Rapkin Vingettes: Artist and Engraver: H. Winkles Paper Size: 350 x 270mms Condition: good Technique: original steel engraving Description: ...

Twenty two (22) meticulously rendered hand written and drawn geometrical constructions by C. W. Knudsen, circa 1952. The piece is inscribed in red lower left, C. W. Knudsen, August 1...

This is a beautiful hand-colored map titled “New York City & County Map with Vicinity entire Brooklyn, Williamsburgh, Jersey City &c.” The work was published in 1855 by Charles Magnu...

John Tallis & Company, known for their decorative mid-19th-century maps, created this map of Asia. These maps were distinctive for their elaborate borders and detailed vignettes. The...

Title: "Detailed Map of Austral Land - 1854" This historic map, titled "Australland," was published in Glogau in 1854 by cartographer Carl Flemming. It's an intricately detailed dep...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Large antique print with two religious engravings. The upper image depicts the crossing of the Red Sea. The lower image depicts Moses makes the water spring out from the rock. This print originates from a work illustrating the complete series of Vatican frescos painted...

Antique costume print titled 'Gardeur de Porcs Magyar'. The Mangalica (also Mangalitsa or Mangalitza) is a Hungarian breed of domestic pig. It was developed in the mid 19th centu...

Antique map titled 'Het Keizerrijk Oostenrijk'. Map of the Austrian Empire. This map originates from 'School-Atlas van alle deelen der Aarde' by Otto Petri...

Description: Antique map titled 'Europeesch Rusland en Polen'. Map of Russia in Europe and Poland. This map originates from 'School-Atlas van alle deelen der Aarde' by Otto Petri...

Description: Antique print titled ‘Chinese Temple Hong-Kong‘. View of the Chinese temple in Hong Kong. This print originates from 'Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron...

Presented is U.S. Coast Survey nautical chart or maritime map of Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay from 1856. The map depicts the region from Susquehanna, Maryland to the northern Outer Banks in North Carolina. It also shows from Richmond and Petersburg, Virginia to the Atlantic Ocean. The map is highly detailed with many cities and towns labeled throughout. Rivers, inlets, and bays are also labeled. Various charts illustrating more specific parts of the region are marked on the map using dotted lines. The lines form boxes, and the corresponding chart number and publication date are given. Extensive triangulation surveys were conducted the length of Chesapeake Bay and are illustrated here. Hampton Roads, Virginia is labeled, along with the James, York, and Rappahannock Rivers, which were all extensively surveyed. The chart was published under the supervision of A. D. Bache, one of the most influential and prolific figures in the early history of the U.S. Coast Survey, for the 1856 Report of the Superintendent of the U.S. Coast Survey. Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-1867) was an American physicist, scientist, and surveyor. Bache served as the Superintendent of the U.S. Coast Survey from 1843 to 1865. Born in Philadelphia, Bache toured Europe and composed an important treatise on European Education. He also served as president of Philadelphia's Central High School and was a professor of natural history and chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania. Upon the death of Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler, Bache was appointed Superintendent of the United States Coast Survey. The Office of the Coast Survey, founded in 1807 by President Thomas Jefferson and Secretary of Commerce Albert Gallatin...

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning 1856 hand watercolour map of the Austrian Alps titled Dept Des Hautes Alpes taken from the Atlas National...

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning 1856 hand watercolour map of the Austrian Alps titled Dept Des La Course taken from the Atlas National ...