Europe Maps

Map of the British Isles by Gerard Valk circa 1700 – Hand-Colored Engraving This elegant copperplate engraving titled *Les Isles Britanniques, qui contiennent les Royaumes d'Anglete...

Map of England 1690 by Nicolaes Visscher II – Heptarchy and Counties Shown Antique 1690 map of England by Nicolaes Visscher II, showing the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy and detailed county...

Map of the Duchy of Luxembourg by De Wit, Amsterdam circa 1680 Rare original antique map of the Duchy of Luxembourg by Frederick de Wit, published in Amsterdam circa 1680. A highly ...

Antique map titled 'l'Afrique Divisée en ses Empires, Royaumes, et Etats'. Decorative large map of Africa. The cartography is typical for the 17th century with the Nile originating i...

Map of Trier and Luxembourg by Joan Blaeu, Amsterdam circa 1640 This beautifully engraved and hand-colored map titled Trevirensis Archiepiscopatus, et Lutzenburgi Ducatus depicts th...

Map of the Persian Empire circa 1750 by Tirion – Hand-Colored Dutch Map This finely detailed antique map titled "Nieuwe Kaart van 't Ryk van Persie" (New Map of the Empire of Persia...

Title: Early Woodcut Map of Swabia and Bavaria, 16th Century This early woodcut map titled "Schwaben und Bayernlande / Darbey auch begreiffen der Oenwaldt / Nordgaw / etc." provides...

Antique print titled 'La Ville de Bantam capitale du Roiaume de meme nom'. A bird's eye view of the city Banten or Bantam near the western end of Java in Indonesia. Several tall ...

Antique map titled 'Railroad & Township Map of the State of Ohio'. Original antique map of the State of Ohio. This map originates from 'Atlas of Preble County Ohio' by C.O. Titus. Pu...

Antique print titled 'Pavillon pour les jardins (..)'. Copper engraving showing the pavilions of knight Worsley of Hovingham and knight Willoughby. This print originates from 'Jardin...

Title: Antique Map of European Russia, 1903, with Colorful Provincial Boundaries Description: This antique map, titled "European Russia," was engraved and published in 1903 by W. & ...

Title: Antique Map of Sweden & Norway, 1903, with Intricate Topographical Detail Description: This antique map, titled "Sweden & Norway (Scandinavia)," was engraved and published in...

Title: Antique Map of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, 1903, with Colorful Provincial Borders Description: This antique map, titled "Austro-Hungarian Monarchy," was engraved and publi...

Title: Antique Map of the German Empire, 1903, Northern Portion with Coastal and Inland Detail Description: This antique map, titled "Empire of Germany (Northern Portion)," was engr...

Title: Antique Map of the German Empire, 1903, with Intricate Provincial Boundaries Description: This antique map, titled "Empire of Germany (Southern Portion)," was engraved and pu...

Antique Map of Belgium and The Netherlands, 1903, with Delicate Pastel Coloration This antique map, titled "Belgium and The Netherlands," was engraved and published in 1903 by the d...

Title: Antique Map of Italy, 1903, Featuring Islands of Sardinia and Sicily Description: This finely detailed antique map, titled "Italy," was engraved and published in 1903 by the ...

Antique Map of Spain and Portugal, 1903, Featuring Regional Boundaries and Coastal Detail Description: This antique map, titled "Spain & Portugal," was engraved and published in 190...

Title: Antique Map of Europe, 1903, with Intricate Political Boundaries and Rich Detail Description: This antique map, titled "Europe," is a finely engraved and beautifully colored ...

Title: Vintage North Polar Chart Featuring Arctic Exploration Routes, 1903 This vintage map titled "North Polar Chart" offers a fascinating glimpse into early 20th-century Arctic ex...

We are delighted to offer for sale this Jan Jansson Date: 1660 (published) Amsterdam map of Greece. This is an authentic antique map of Peloponnese or...

Superb Antique map of Madeira Published Edward Stanford, Charing Cross, London 1894 Original colour Good condition Unframed. Free shipping

Title: Rare Hand-Colored Map of Franche-Comté and Burgundy by Frederik De Wit c. 1688 Description: This stunning 17th-century map, titled "Comitatus Burgundiae vulgo La Franche Comt...

Friesland, Groningen, Drenthe, Overijssel – Antique Map by Sebastian Münster, 1574 This rare and finely colored woodcut map of Northern Netherlands depicts the provinces of Friesl...

A charming late 17th century French map with a very decorative title cartouche showing trumpet-blowing cherubs, by Allain Manneson Mallet (1630-1706), a well traveled military engine...

Great map of China Drawn under the direction of Arrowsmith Copper-plate engraving Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1820 Unfr...

ST/619 - "Old Geographical Atlas of Italy - Topographic map of ex-Principality of Monaco" - ediz Vallardi - Milano - A somewhat special edition ---  

Title: “The 50 United States of America” Subject: United States, Presidential Elections Date: 1960 (dated) Color: Printed Color Size: 24.9 x 17.9 inches (63.2 x 45.5 cm) This colorful map of the United States was drawn by Lorin Thompson and published by the General Foods Corporation. The map has an unusual coloring style with symbols of American history including past presidents, Native Americans, important buildings (White House, Statue of Liberty, Alamo), agriculture, industry, and more. Includes inset maps of Hawaii and Alaska with small American flags...

This 1882 map of the Pacific Ocean, published by Blackie and Son as part of the 'Comprehensive Atlas and Geography of the World,' presents a detailed and fascinating overview of the ...

Antique print titled 'The Elevation of Melvin House in the Shire of Fyfe (..)'. Old engraving of Melville House in Fife, Scotland. This print originates from 'Vitruvius Britannic...

Map of Sussex with explanation Maker unknown.  

Map of Samoa or Schiffer-Inseln (Navigator Islands) - 19th Century German Map This detailed 19th-century map of the Samoa Islands, also known as the Navigator Islands (Schiffer-In...

Antique map titled 'Carta d'Inghilterra e del Principato di Galles'. Detailed map of Britain, Wales and the coast of Ireland with a list of counties. This map originates from 'Nuovo ...

Antique map titled 'No. 95 Bengale'. Detailed map of Bengal, Bangladesh. With text about the Ganges river. Originates from 'Atlas Universel' by P.M. Vand...

John Ogilby (British 1600-1676) cosmographer and geographick printer to Charles II. A road map from Britannia, 1675/6. No 5, The road from London to Barwick: London to Stilton In a grey painted and gilded frame. In a remarkable life John Ogilby pursued, several careers, each ending in misfortune, and yet he always emerged undeterred, to carry on. His modern reputation is based on his final career, started in his sixty-sixth year, as a publisher of maps and geographical accounts. Ogilby was born outside Dundee, in 1600, the son of a Scottish gentleman. While he was still a child, the family moved to London. When the elder Ogilby was imprisoned for debt, the young John invested his savings in a lottery, won a minor prize, and settled his father's debts. Unfortunately, not enough money was left to secure John a good apprenticeship; instead, he was apprenticed to a dance master. Ogilby was soon dancing in masques at court but, one day, while executing a particularly ambitious leap, he landed badly. The accident left him with a permanent limp, and ended his dancing career. However, he had come to the attention of Thomas Wentworth, later Earl of Strafford, Charles I's most senior minister. Ever one to exploit his contacts, Ogilby became a dance instructor in Strafford's household. When Strafford was sent to Ireland, Ogilby accompanied him as Deputy-Master of the Kings Revels, and then Master of Revels. In Dublin, he built the New Theatre, in St. Werburgh Street, which prospered at first, but the Irish Rebellion, in 1641, cost Ogilby his fortune, which he estimated at £2,000, and almost his life. After brief service as a soldier, he returned to England, survived shipwreck on the way, and arrived back penniless. On his return, Ogilby turned his attention to the Latin classics, as a translator and publisher. His first faltering attempt, in 1649, was a translation of the works of Virgil, but after his marriage to a wealthy widow the same year, his publishing activities received a considerable boost. One means by which Ogilby financed these volumes was by subscription, securing advance payments from his patrons, in return for including their name and coats-of-arms on the plates of illustrations. Another approach was to secure a patron, preferably in the court circle. Ogilby's first patron was Strafford, who found out too late that all leading ministers are dispensable when Charles I assented to his execution in 1641. As he re-established himself, Ogilby sought a new patron, the King himself. In 1661, Ogilby was approached to write poetry for Charles II's coronation procession; he later published 'The Relation of His Majesties Entertainment Passing Through the City of London', and a much enlarged edition the following year, which included a Fine set of plates depicting the procession. Royal favour was bestowed in 1674 when John Ogilby received the title of 'His Majesty's Cosmographer and Geographick Printer' with a salary of £13.6s.8d per annum. In 1665, Ogilby left London to avoid the Plague then ravaging the capital. The following year, in the Great Fire of London, Ogilby claimed that he lost his entire stock of books valued at some £3,000, as well as his shop and house, leaving him worth just £5. As he sought to restore his fortunes, Ogilby was already looking in new directions. The initial opportunity he seized on was the reconstruction of London's burnt-out centre. He secured appointment as a "sworn viewer", whose duty was to establish the property boundaries as they existed before the Fire. Ogilby was assisted in the project by his step-grandson, William Morgan, and by a number of professional surveyors. The result was an outstanding plan of London, on a scale of 100 feet to an inch, on 20 sheets, although it was not printed until after Ogilby's death. Ogilby then turned his attention to publishing geographical descriptions of the wider-world. In 1667, he issued 'An Embassy from the East India Company of the United Provinces to the Grand Tartar Cham, Emperor of China.' Buoyed by the response to this volume, Ogilby conceived an ambitious project, a multi-volume description of the world. The volumes were joint collaborations, in conjunction with the Dutch publisher Jacob van Meurs. 'Africa', published in 1670, was the least original of the three, both in terms of the text, maps and illustrations. In a similar vein, he issued the 'Atlas Japannensis' (1670), the 'Atlas Chinensis' (1671), and 'Asia' (1673). In 1671, Ogilby published the 'America', translated from Arnold Montanus' Dutch text. The 'America' is certainly the most original, and most important, of Ogilby's various geographical volumes, and its influence and popularity was immediate. With its completion, Ogilby turned to a project nearer his heart, the description of Britain. Ogilby originally intended to devote one volume to Britain, but as the project evolved, he became more ambitious, as revealed in a prospectus issued in about 1672: "This having oblig'd our Author to take new Measures ... to compleat within the space of two Years a Work ... considering the Actual survey of the Kingdom, the Delineation and Dimensuration of the Roads, the Prospects and Ground plots of Cities, with other Ornamentals ... into six fair volumes. The Four first comprehending the historical and geographical description of England, with the County-Maps truly and actually survey'd. ... The fifth containing an Ichnographical and Historical Description of all the Principal Road-ways in England and Wales, in two hundred copper sculptures, after a new and exquisite method. The sixth containing a New and Accurate Description of the famous City of London, with the perfect Ichnography thereof ..." In the proposals, Ogilby emphasised the scale of the undertaking; no-one before him had attempted such a vast project. He estimated the total costs would be £20,000, a staggering amount. The cost of the complete set of six volumes was to be £34. At that time, Wenceslas Hollar...

Italian modern Table globe map of the world in metal, 1960s Table map of the world with metal structure. The globe rotates thanks to the pins of the curved metal structure. The base ...

Antique map titled 'Dépt. de Lot et Garonne'. Map of the French department of Lot et Garonne, France. This area of France is known for its production of Buzet wines and Cabécou d’Ant...

This map is titled "HISPANIA," indicating it is a historical map of ancient Spain. It is an original antique map from the "Spruner-Menke Atlas Antiquus," a 19th-century historical a...

Antique map titled 'Moral & Statistical Chart showing the Geographical Distribution of Man According to Religious Belief'. Rare large-size thematic map on the distribution of religio...

Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Kaart van America.' Very attractive map of North and South America, the western part of Africa and south west Europe. With full contemporary hand colouring...

Antique map of Kentucky Published By A & C Black. 1903 Original colour Good condition Unframed. Free shipping

Antique map titled 'Sclavonia, Croatia, Bosnia cum Dalmatiae Parte'. Old map of the Eastern Balkans with the geographical & political divisions of Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Bosnia, Serbia, etc. The map details the course of the Danube, Sauus, and Drauus Rivers. 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...

Antique map titled 'Carte de la Tartarie Orientale (..)'. Original antique map of what is present day northern China and far eastern Russia. Centere...

Antique print, titled: 'Cananor' - This is a print of a view of Kannur (or Cannanore), Kerala, India. From the monumental: "Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën ..." ...

Historical Map of the Margraviate and Electorate of Brandenburg by Chevalier de Beaurain - Circa 1750 This impressive historical map, titled "Carte du Marquisat et Electorat de Br...

Title: Antique 1830 Map of Leinster, Ireland with Dublin, Kilkenny, Wexford, and Kildare Description: This 1830 German-language map, titled Britisches Reich – C. Kon: Ireland, f...

Antique map titled 'Prusse'. Old map of the Kingdom of Prussia, with a decorative vignette of the gate of Brandenburg, Berlin. This map originates from 'Géographie Universelle Atlas-...

Original antique map titled 'Ducato D'Normandie Scala di Miglia d'Italia'. Very decorative map of Normandy, with a fine title cartouche featuring Leda ...

Title: Géographie des Hébreux ou Tableau de la Dispersion des enfants de Noé - **Origin**: From 'Atlas De La Géographie Ancienne' by F. Delamarche - **Date of Publication**: 1837 D...

Antique map titled 'Asiae XII Tab'. Mercator's Ptolemaic map of Taprobana. The map shows Ptolemy's erroneous location of the island of Sri Lanka near the equator, with a bit of India...

Antique world map titled 'De Werelt Caart'. A scarce and richly detailed double hemisphere world map that was probably based on an earlier work by Cornelis Dankerts. This map has t...

Antique map titled 'Isle Dauphine communement nommée par les Europeens Madagascar, et St. Laurens (..)'. Original large-scale antique map of Madagascar...

Antique map of West Virginia Published By A & C Black. 1903 Original colour Good condition Unframed. Free shipping

Bay of Saint Helena: French Naval Chart by N.B. Ingénieur de la Marine, 18th Century This meticulously detailed copper engraving, titled 'Carte de la Baye de Sainte Helene' (Map of the Bay of Saint Helena), was drawn by N.B., an engineer of the French Navy (*Ingénieur de la Marine*). The map was created based on the navigational observations of mariners and published in the 18th century, most likely in France. It offers a precise and practical representation of Saint Helena Bay, a crucial anchorage point in the South Atlantic Ocean. Saint Helena Bay, located on the island of Saint Helena, was an important stopover for ships sailing between Europe and Asia, particularly for Dutch and British vessels during the Age of Exploration and the later colonial period. Its significance was further heightened when the island became the final exile location of Napoleon Bonaparte from 1815 to 1821. The map shows the bay with impressive attention to detail, depicting the coastline with numerous soundings marked in French and English leagues (*Lieues Marines de France et d'Angleterre*), allowing navigators to gauge the water depth and avoid hazards. The bay’s natural topography, including hills and coastal elevations, is rendered in delicate engraving lines. A large central peak dominates the landscape, surrounded by rugged terrain, while a smaller inlet and river (*Riviere*) are also shown, highlighting the complex geography of the bay. A decorative fleur-de-lis compass rose marks the left side of the chart, indicating orientation and providing a clear sense of direction for mariners. The map's clean and elegant design reflects the French cartographic tradition of combining functional navigation aids with aesthetic appeal. The chart includes practical features such as scale indicators and coastal profiles that help sailors recognize the bay from a distance. The detailed soundings marked throughout the bay make this map an invaluable tool for understanding the navigational challenges of the area, particularly for large, heavily laden ships. This rare chart belongs to a series of marine maps...

Historical Map of the Margraviate of Brandenburg by Giacomo Cantelli da Vignola - 1687 This magnificent map, titled Marchesato, et Elettorato di Brandeburgo con una gran Porzione ...

Antique map titled 'Byzondere Kaart van de Landen Daar de Apostelen Het Evangelium Gepredikt Hebben (..).' Highly decorative map of the eastern Mediterranean...

Description: Antique map titled 'Amerika'. Small map of North and South America. This map originates from the Dutch publication 'De Aarde, beschouwd in haren Natuurlijken Toestan...

Antique map titled 'Carte générale du Pérou'. Large map of Peru. This map originates from 'Atlas de Géographie Moderne Physique et Politique' by A. Levasse...