Map. Pen and ink with watercolor. Sheet measures 8.75 x 7". This minimalist schoolgirl and schoolboy manuscript map depicts European Russia. Although unlabeled, the region is easily identifiable. The Black Sea and the northern half of the Caspian Sea are included near the bottom of the map. Covers the modern day nations of Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, and parts of Poland and Sweden. The eastern boundary is placed along the Ural Mountains. The map is in good..... More

Amsterdam: 1630. Map. Engraving with hand outline. Image measures 16.25" x 21.25". Beautiful map of northwestern Russia from the White Sea to the Ob River. Great detail along the Northern Dvina River. Dutch text on back. One of the most famous mapmakers of his time, Blaeu (1571-1638) and his family worked out of Amsterdam. Minor aging and tears along edges. Small chips to bottom edge. Full original margins. More

Amsterdam. Map. Engraving with hand outline. Image measures 15" x 19 11/16". Beautiful map of Ukraine showing the area north of the Black Sea including Moscow, circa 1630. Latin text on verso. Willem Blaeu (1571-1638) was a prolific Dutch mapmaker who started one of the most famous map publishing firms of the 17th century. It was at this time that the Dutch controlled the map trade, and their ornate and beautiful maps had immense popularity. Blaeu was instrumental in driving..... More

Paris: Jean Baptiste Delafosse, 1753. Map. Engraving with hand-coloring. Images measure 10 1/4 x 21". Sheets measure 23 x 33 1/2". This diptych map of Tartary illustrates the countries, rivers, and topography of the region. The map extends from Afghanistan to Kamczatka and from the Arctic Circle to Mongolia. Country borders are hand-colored. A decorative cartouche with Siberian wildlife and personifications of the trade winds appears in the upper left-hand corner with geographical notes in French below. The map is..... More

London: William Faden, 1803. Map. Engraving with hand colored outline. 31 1/4" x 24" This incredibly detailed chart of the Baltic Sea shows the entirety of the sea extending east from Rugen. Two insets near the right margin show the harbors of St. Petersburg and Revel (Tallinn). Hand colored outline along the coastlines indicate dominion. A table in the lower right provides latitude and longitude lines of major cities. This map was produced by William Faden in 1803 by the..... More

Nuremburg: Homann Heirs, 1789. Map. Engraving with original coloring. Image measures 18.75" x 22". Nicely detailed map of the area surrounding the eastern side of the Gulf of Finland with St. Petersburg. Includes beautiful view of St. Petersburg. Overall toning. Johann Baptist Homann (1664-1724) was a renowned German mapmaker of the late 17th and early 18th century, including being geographer to the Holy Roman Emperor. His business was carried on through the 18th century by the Homann Heirs, also prolific..... More

INTOURIST. Pocket map. Colored lithograph. Sheet measures 16 1/2" x 22 3/4". This wonderful city plan of Leningrad or modern day St. Petersburg is a tourist map with text in Finnish, issued circa 1960. Printed on both sides, the front includes a street map of the city along with important tourist information regarding hotels, transportation details, etc. The verso of the map features a photo brochure with Finnish text describing places of interest. Publishers logo - NHTYPNCT (with backward 'N's)..... More

London: Laurie & Whittle, 1794. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Together measure 42" x 48". This informative late 18th-century wall map of Asia is based on the cartography of the famous French cartographer Jean Baptiste Bourguignon D'Anville. He was particularly interested in the Far East, making exact studies from many sources, and including the excellent contributions made by Jesuit missionaries to China and Indonesia. It is interesting to note the Asiatic royal leader in the cartouche with an opium pipe..... More

Amsterdam: Jocus Hondius. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 12.25" x 15.75". Beautiful impression of Ukraine showing the area north of the Black Sea including Moscow, circa 1620. Nicely detailed geographic features. Latin text on verso. Overall toning. Full original margins. Small tear to bottom left edge. Mercator (1512-1594) was an accomplished mathematician, cartographer, globe maker and engraver but is best known for the Mercator Projection. Incorporating the newly accepted fact that the world is round, Mercator was able to render..... More

Antwerp: Ortelius, Abraham, 1608. Map. Engraving with beautiful hand coloring. Image measures 14" x 17.5". Gold frame with empire matting 22 1/2 x 25 1/2 inches. Exquisite circa 1608 map of western Russia from the Baltic States, shows the Gulf of Finland, to just beyond the Ob' River in Western Siberia. Includes the Caspian Sea. Richly decorated with folkloric vignettes with descriptions of obscure religious rites to match. Compilation map based on travel accounts. From "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum". Not examined..... More

Paris: Gilles Robert de Vaugondy, 1750. Map. Engraving with hand outline color. Image measures 18.75 x 23.25". This beautiful map of European Russia or the western part of the Russian Empire covers from Poland and the Baltic eastward to Ilimskoy, Siberia. Includes an early mapping of Nouvelle Zemble or Novaya Zemlya. Labels provinces, towns, and topography rendered in profile. An elegantly engraved title cartouche features polar bears and three wind heads. The map is in very good condition with minor..... More

London: Robert Sayer, 1773. Map on two sheets. Copper plate engraving with original outline hand coloring. Each image measures 20.25 x 47". Each sheet measures 22 x 50.5". This large-scale map on two sheets shows the conteint of Asia on a polar projection. Beginning at the "Icy Sea" of the Arctic Circle, the map extends southward all the way to Papua New Guinea. Within this range, the map includes all of South East Asia, many islands in the Pacific, and..... More

London: George Humble, 1626. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 15.25" x 19.75". This beautiful carte a figures map of Tartary by John Speed presents the many geography speculations found at a time when parts of Asia were largely unexplored by Europeans. Extends from Armenia eastward to include part of North America and includes the Arctic Sea and Nova Zembla. Korea is presented as an Island while the Kamchatka Peninsula is entirely absent. The Straits of Anian, believed to..... More