Continental Europe Maps

Two maps in matting board. From the Pictorial Bible Atlas, published in 1856. Title for Map 1: Voyages and Travels of Apostle Paul – Illustrated Antique...

Title: 17th-Century Antique Map of Nanjing Province, China – "Nanking sive Kiangnan" by Blaeu, with Decorative Details Description: This captivating 17th-century map of Nanjing Pr...

This 1667 map titled "Patriarchatus Constantinopolitani Geographica Descriptio" was crafted by renowned French cartographer Melchior Tavernier, who was a prominent map engraver during the 17th century. This rare and historically significant map focuses on the territories under the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, one of the most important centers of the Eastern Orthodox Church. It covers regions around the Black Sea (Pontus Euxinus), parts of Greece, and adjacent areas in Asia Minor and the Balkans, which were historically vital during the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires. The map is filled with ancient place names, making it a valuable resource for both historical and cartographic enthusiasts. Key Features: - Antique ecclesiastical map illustrating the influence of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Constantinople in the 17th century. - Features beautifully detailed ancient coastlines, rivers, and terrains, providing a comprehensive geographical view of the region. - Rich with historic place names - like Byzantium, Nicomedia, Nicaea, Cyzicus, Bithynia, Pontus, Macedonia, and Thrace - that date back to the classical era, offering insights into the ancient geography of the eastern Mediterranean. - A finely engraved strapwork cartouche in the lower right corner with Baroque-style decoration, featuring two putti (cherubic figures) – a hallmark of 17th-century map art. - The map extends to include the Mediterranean Sea (Mare Mediterraneum) to the south and the Black Sea to the north, highlighting its ecclesiastical and geopolitical significance. - Original hand coloring may still be present, enhancing the decorative appeal for collectors of antique maps. This rare map offers a unique perspective on the religious influence and historical geography of the Eastern Mediterranean during the late 17th century. It would appeal to collectors interested in: - **Byzantine history** - **Ottoman Empire** - **Eastern Orthodox Church** - **Antique cartography...

Title: 18th-Century Map of the Eastern Roman Empire by Henri Chatelain, c. 1719 Description: This intricately detailed map, titled *Nouvelle Carte pour Servir à l'Histoire de l'Empi...

Antique map titled 'Accuratissima Galliae Tabula vulgo Royaume de France'. Detailed map of France. Shows provinces, cities, rivers etc. Artists and Engravers: Frederick de Wit (1...

Old print of decorative art in the 18th century. This print originates from 'L'Ornement polychrome'. A beautiful work containing about 2000 patterns of all the styles of Art old and ...

### Antique Map Description **Title:** La Gaule et Ses Grandes Dignités Romaines au Temps des Empereurs **Publication Details:** - **Atlas Title:** Nouvel Atlas Universel de Géogra...

Antique map titled 'The Counti of Warwick (..)'. Map of Warwickshire, England. Includes inset town plans of Warwick and Coventry. This map originates from 'Theatre of Great Britaine'...

Untitled print of garden architecture. It shows garden buildings, benches and garden decor. This print originates from 'Magazijn van tuin-sieraden'...

The map is titled "Île et Banc de Terre-Neuve avec les Îles St. Pierre et Miquelon", depicting Newfoundland and the French islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon. It is from the Petit Atlas National series. Features: - The map is divided into two sections: 1. The left side shows Newfoundland (Terre-Neuve) and its surrounding waters, including important locations such as the Île du Cap Breton and Grand Bank fishing areas. 2. The right side focuses on St. Pierre and Miquelon, a French overseas territory near Newfoundland. - Hand-colored outlines mark the territories, with color distinctions for the different islands. - Administrative divisions and key geographic features, such as capes, bays, and towns, are labeled on the map. Here the text translated: Here is the translation of the text from French to English: **NOTICE.** The islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon, the only remaining French possession in this part of America since the loss of Canada, are located a few miles from the southern coast of Newfoundland, which belongs to the English. Their relatively fertile soil is broken up by hills that give rise to small streams. **Grande Miquelon**, the northernmost of the two islands, has a circumference of about 9 to 10 leagues. It offers a convenient port for fishing boats. **Petite Miquelon**, to the south of Grande Miquelon, has a circumference of about 6 leagues. It is well-watered and well-wooded. **Saint Pierre**, to the south-southwest of the two other islands, presents a somewhat similar appearance but is devoid of trees. Although it is the smallest of the three islands, it is the most important due to the size of its harbor, which can accommodate 30 to 40 ships of various sizes, and because of its favorable coastline for the preparation, preservation, and export of cod. On its eastern coast, at the bottom of a beautiful bay, lies the town of Saint Pierre, the only notable settlement on the three islands. It is the residence of a naval officer who, under the title of Commander, governs the colony. The permanent population is about 2,000 souls, of which 800 reside in Saint Pierre. However, sailors come to the islands from the coasts of Brittany and Normandy during the cod fishing season on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland and the Gulf of St. Lawrence. In 1833, it was estimated that about 14,000 sailors were employed in this fishery, and the purchase of supplies required by the colony was valued at over one million francs. --- This translation reflects the original notice describing the French islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon, with details about their geography, population, and economic activities related to the fishing industry. Historical Context: - This map is part of a collection meant to showcase France's overseas colonies and territories, including the small but significant St. Pierre and Miquelon, which has been under French control for centuries and was a critical fishing and trading hub. - The Petit Atlas National series was typically published in the early 19th century, and this map likely dates from the same period, around 1815–1820. People searching for maps or information about Newfoundland and the French islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon use the following keywords: 1. Newfoundland map...

Antique map Egypt titled 'General Karte von Alt Aegypten von A.H. Brué'. Large map of Egypt also depicting the Nile river and Red Sea. Source unknown...

Title: 1864 Johnson's Map of the West Indies and Bermuda Description: This is an 1864 map titled "Johnson's West Indies," published by Johnson and Ward. The map provides a detailed ...

Title: Antique Map of the Antilles and Central America – 1872 Description: This finely detailed antique map, titled Antilles et Amérique Centrale, was published in 1872 under t...

Title: c. 1690 Frederick de Wit Sea Chart of Hudson Bay, Baffin Bay, and Greenland - Engraved by Romeyn de Hooghe This striking sea chart by Frederick de Wit, titled "Septemtrionali...

Promised Land of Canaan – Antique Map of Israel with Biblical Scenes, van Jagen This remarkable antique map titled Het beloofde landt Canaan doorwandelt...

Terrestrial globe Artistic company C. Abel - Klinger Nuremberg, circa 1860 H cm 31 x 22 cm (12.20 x 8.66 in); sphere 14 cm (5.51 in) in diameter lb 2.30 (kg 1.04) State of conservation: good. On the sphere there are slight visible signs of accidental bumping at the poles, as well as on New Guinea and England (vertical and more visible); some ink stains, especially at the South Pole and on the meridian that crosses North America. The globe is composed of twelve whole gores of printed paper, juxtaposed and glued on a sphere made with a chalky base mixture. The circle of the meridian, made of brass...

Antique Map of the Frankfurt Region by Johannes Janssonius circa 1650 Hand-Colored This rare and beautifully detailed antique map titled Territorium Francofurtense depicts the reg...

Antique map titled 'Geografische Kaarte van de Oude Weereld (..).' Original antique map of the ancient world depicting Europe, Asia, and northern Africa with ancient place names....

Antique map titled 'Het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden'. Map of the Netherlands, with coats of arms of all Dutch provinces. Also includes a small inset map of Luxembourg...

Antique print titled 'Nouveau Mexico'. Copper engraving with a panoramic view of Mexico city. This print originates from 'Histoire générale des voyages, ou nouvelle collection de...

Antique map titled 'Partie Septentrionale de la Couronne de Castille (..)'. Decorative and highly detailed map of Northwestern Spain, including Gallicia...

Description of the Engraving: Braun & Hogenberg’s "S. Galli Opp. et Monasterium Heluetiorum" from Civitates Orbis Terrarum (1575) This is an original, hand-colored copper engraving ...

Antique map titled 'Kentucky'. Original antique map of Kentucky, United States. This print originates from 'Encyclopaedia Britannica', Ninth E...

Antique map titled 'Dania Regnum'. Large, attractive map of Denmark, Sleschwig-Holstein and southern Sweden. Good detail throughout. Embellished with a title cartouche with the Danis...

Antique map of part of the United States showing Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia and part of Florida. With inset maps of the southern ...

Antique map titled 'Carte générale de l'Amérique Septentrionale'. Large map of North America. This map originates from 'Atlas de Géographie Modern...

1786 World Map with Polar Projections - "Globo Terrestre" by Giovanni Maria Cassini This 1786 map titled "Globo Terrestre" by Giovanni Maria Cassini offers a fascinating and detai...

This authentic map of the 19th century, titled "PONTUS ET BITHYNIA, ASIA, LYCIA ET PAMPHYLIA, GALATIA, CAPPADOCIA, SYRIA, CRET, CYPRVS," details the regions of Asia Minor and surrounding territories during the Roman Empire. The map is interesting for a number of reasons: 1. **Comprehensive Detail**: It covers a wide range of regions that played significant roles in ancient history, from the cultural crossroads of Asia Minor to the strategic island of Cyprus. 2. **Geographical Information**: It includes detailed topographical features such as mountain ranges, river systems, and coastlines, illustrating the complex geography that influenced ancient political and military strategies. 3. **Historical Context**: The map reflects the Roman administrative organization of these provinces, which were critical for trade, military campaigns, and cultural exchange within the empire. 4. **Inset Maps**: The presence of inset maps for Lycia, Ionia, and Asia Minor provides focused details on regions that had substantial historical significance due to their cultural heritage and geopolitical importance. 5. **Latin Labels**: The use of Latin in the map’s labels and descriptions adds to the historical authenticity and would have served as a scholarly reference for 19th-century academics. 6. **Ancient Civilizations**: This area was the cradle of numerous ancient civilizations and the map likely includes cities of ancient Greek...

“Mappe Monde, contenant les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre” CHAMBON, Gobert-Denis (France, 17.. - 1781) Paris, Longchamps et Janvier, 1754 Size H. 115 x W. 145 cm. Gobert-Denis Chambon made copper engraving after the work of Guillaume De L’Isle, published in 1754 by Jean Janvier and S.G. Longschamps. A huge wall map of the world in two hemispheres printed on two sheets, depicting the Eastern and Western hemispheres supported by two male figures, decorated at the bottom right and left with two celestial hemispheres (boreal and southern) and at the bottom in the middle with an armillary sphere, in addition. This map is most notable for its depiction of the Sea of Japan labeled "Mer de Corée" and of "Mer de L'Ouest" or Sea of the West - a great sea, easily the size of the Mediterranean, to flow from the then-known Strait of Juan de Fuca...

This is an intricately detailed map from 1852 titled *Colonies Françaises en Amérique*, depicting several key French colonies in the Americas. The map focuses on regions such as Fr...

Antique miniature map titled 'Persia'. Small map of Persia published in the Epitome, or pocket-edition of the "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum". Artists and e...

This 1882 map of Australia and New Zealand, published by Blackie and Son as part of the 'Comprehensive Atlas and Geography of the World,' provides a detailed and insightful look at t...

Antique map titled 'A Map of Suffolk from the best Authorities'. Original old county map of Suffolk, England. Engraved by John Cary. Originates from 'New British Atlas' by John Stock...

Antique map titled 'Ohio'. Original antique map of Ohio, United States. With inset maps of Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati. This print originates from 'Encyclopaedia Britannica', ...

Antique map titled 'Hemispherium Orbis Antiqui, Cumzonis Circulis, Et Sity populorum Diverso'. Decorative example of Andreas Cellarius's map of the Eastern Hemisphere, illustrating with climatic zones ranging from Frigida Borealis to Torrida, with planetary details superimposed. The elaborate border includes fine scrollwork, numerous putti, and additional diagrams showing armillary spheres and climatic zones. Andreas Cellarius was born in 1596 in Neuhausen and educated in Heidelberg. He emigrated to Holland in the early 17th century and 1637 moved to Hoorn, where he became the rector of the Latin School. Cellarius' best known work is his Harmonia Macrocosmica, first issued in 1660 by Jan Jansson, as a supplement to Jansson's Atlas Novus. The work consists of a series of Celestial Charts...

Antique print titled 'Anjer - Anjer'. View of Anyer (also known as Anjer or Angier), a coastal town in Banten, formerly West Java, Indonesia. This print originates from 'Gezigten uit...

The map showcases the province of Gipuzkoa (also known as Guipúzcoa in Spanish), which is part of the autonomous community of the Basque Country in northern Spain, as of the year 190...

Antique map France titled 'Carte pour servir à intelligence de l'Histoire de France (..)'. Beautiful old map of France. This map originates from 'At...

Antique map titled 'Suède, Norwège & Danemark'. Attractive map of Scandinavia, with Sweden, Norway and Denmark. With an inset map of Iceland and th...

Southwestern U.S. Immigration Map - Published by The Southwestern Immigration Company, Austin, Texas. Detailed Railroad Routes and Regional Statistics for Texas, Arkansas, and Louisi...

Description: Antique map titled 'Sumatra ein grosse Insel / so von den alten Geographen Taprobana genennt worden'. Beautiful map of Sumatra and the southern part of Malaysia, with Si...

Antique map titled 'A Map of Leicestershire from the best Authorities'. Original old county map of Leicestershire, England. Engraved by John Cary. Originates from 'New British Atlas'...

Title: 1864 Johnson's Map of Virginia, Delaware, and Maryland with Fort Monroe Inset Description: This 1864 map titled "Johnson's Virginia, Delaware, and ...

This original antique map of North America is from the Blackie & Son Atlas published in 1882. Here are several points of interest about this map: 1. **Political Borders**: The map l...

The map titled "The Island of Jamaica and Cape Gracias a Dios with the Banks (Shows Moskito Kings Party)" illustrates a significant historical period marked by shifting colonial infl...

John Tallis & Company were renowned for their ornate and detailed maps in the mid-19th century. Their works often featured elaborate borders, decorative motifs, and insets of vignett...

Antique map titled 'Carte des Bras du Jenisei (..)'. Map of the Yenisei River and surroundings, Siberia. This print originates from volume 18 of 'Histoire generale des voyages (..)' ...

The print is a historical map of the province of Toledo from 1902. It's a detailed, colored map, highlighting topographical features, such as mountain ranges and rivers, as well as i...

Antique map titled 'Tavola Nuova di Schiavonia'. Ruscelli's map of the Balkans, with a coat of arms. The mountains are represented, river systems are shown in detail, and cities, towns and ports denoted throughout this 16th century map. A number of islands in the Adriatic Sea are also shown. This map originates from 'Espositione & introduttioni universali di Gir. Ruscelli sopra tutta la Geografia di Tolomeo (..)' published by Girolamo Ruscelli, 1561. Girolamo Ruscelli (1500-1566) was a cartographer, humanist, and scholar from Tuscany. Ruscelli was a prominent writer and editor in his time, writing about a wide variety of topics including the works of Giovanni Boccaccio and Francesco Petrarch, Italian language, Italian poetry, medicine, alchemy, and militia. One of his most notable works was a translation of Ptolemy...

Antique map titled 'Carte de la Perse, de la Georgie, et de la Tartarie Independante'. Map of Persia, Georgia and Kazakhstan. This map shows current days Georgia, Iran, Irak, Kazak...

This original antique map, titled "Carte du Cours du Maragnon ou de la Grande Riviere des Amazones," illustrates the course of the Amazon River (referred to here as the Maragnon) fro...

This map, published in 1821 by John Thomson, showcases Guadeloupe, Marie-Galante, and Antigua from the *West India Islands* collection. Part of Thomson's *New General Atlas*, it prov...

Antique print titled 'Plan of Iames Island in the Gambia - N.E. Prospect of Iames Fort - N.N.W. Prospect of Iames Fort'. Print with a plan of Kunta Kinteh I...

Plan of Pondicherry Fortifications and Attacks, France, c.1750 This finely engraved map depicts the fortified city of Pondicherry, titled "Plan de Pondichéry et de ses attaques." It...

An antique map of the Tuscan city of Pisa engraved for The 'Itinerarium Italiæ Nov-antiquæ' by Matthäus Merian the Elder and printed in 1640....

Antique map titled 'The Counti of Warwick the Shire Towne and Citie of Coventre described'. Map of Warwickshire, England. Includes inset town plans of Warwic...

Antique map titled 'Perspective Projection of the World on the horizon of London'. Original map of the northern hemisphere. This map originates fro...

Antique print titled 'Calechut'. Wonderful, miniature copper engraving depicting Arion riding on a very cheerful looking sea monster in the important tradi...

This is an original antique map titled "Carte du Golfe du Mexique et des Isles Antilles," depicting the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean islands. Created by Pierre Antoine Tardieu, t...

Carte de l'Isle de la Barbade by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703–1772), Circa 1759 This rare antique map of Barbados, titled Carte de l'Isle de la Barbad...