Paris: Jacques Nicolas Bellin, 1769. Sea Chart. Copper plate engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 22.5" x 34". Includes depth measurements and rhumb lines as well as inland cities and geographical features. Some chipping and minor tears along bottom edge. Right margin missing. Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772), was the official hydrographer to the French king and the first person to hold the title of "Ingénieur de la Marine of the Depot des cartes et plans de la Marine" (chief..... More

London: Bowen, Emanuel. Map. Engraving with color outline. Image measures 14 9/16" x 17 5/16". Scarce antique map of the Atlantic Ocean printed in 1740. It shows the English empirical reaches on a circular projection. Showing the eastern coasts of North and South America, the West Indies, Great Britain, Spain and Portugal and part of France, Morocco and the western coast of Africa. In North America the map names Nova Scotia, New England, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia..... More

London: John Cary, 1818. Case map. Engraving mounted on linen, with original hand coloring. Image measures 29.75" x 24.75". Beautifully detailed case map of England, Wales and part of Scotland. Shows sailing paths and distances and major land routes, distinguishing between mail coach roads and stage coach roads. Minor overall wear, particularly to linen along original folds. A small stain near compass rose. Original case is intact, but worn. John Cary (1754-1835) was a British cartographer and engraver. His highly..... More

London: W. Faden, 1794. Sea chart. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 20" x 34.5". Exquisite sea chart of the Channel and coastlines. Includes depths and information on tides and sand quality. Originally published by l'abbe Jacques-Francois Dicquemare in 1778, this edition has additions by Louis Stanislas d'Arcy Delarochette. More

London: J.D. Potter, 1880. Sea chart. Engraving. Image measures 25.25" x 38.75". Lighthouses and buoys denoted with red and yellow original hand coloring. Includes depths (soundings in fathoms) and a topographical details of the southern coast of England. Also includes tidal information. Several chips along edges and corners, some discoloration. Three small holes in centerfold. More

Edinburgh: Lizars, William, 1832. Map (diptych-north and south). Engraving with original hand outline. Each image measures 16.5" x 20.75", each page measures 19" x 22.5". Beautifully detailed map of Ireland with rail and ship lines and distances. Unusual for its large size and good condition. Small chip and small tear to bottom of northern sheet. Minor chipping to bottom of southern sheet. Can be joined to form a large map. William Home Lizars (1788--1859) was an engraver and painter based..... More

Cologne: Petrus Bertius, 1618. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Sheet measures 19 5/8" x 15 3/4". This ancient map of the British Isles issued by Gerard Mercator was first published in the 1584 edition of Tablae Geographicae. This Ptolemaic map includes the present-day United Kingdom, Ireland, and shows parts of France and Germany. The map includes an ornate title cartouche and a sea monster that appears to be a cross between a bird and a fish. Important towns and cities..... More

London: Cadell & Davies, 1811. Map (diptych-north and south). Engraving with hand coloring. Northern image measures 19.75" x 27.75", and page measures 22" x 32.75". Southern image measures 19.75" x 28.25" and page measures 27.75" x 32.5". From "Pinkerton's Modern Geography". Small chip to top of southern page edge. More

Rand McNally & Co., 1898. Map. Color lithograph. Image measures 26.5" x 20". Minor tears to margin of page, image unaffected. Detailed map of Scotland colored by county divisions and thoroughly labeled with cities, towns, rivers, lakes, coastal landmarks, topographical features, forests, and railways. Topographical features are depicted by hachures, showing names of mountain ranges and hills, and including altitudes of prominent peaks. The map also includes insets of the Orcades and Shetland Islands, as well as North Barra and..... More

Christopher Saxton, 1579. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. 13.25" x 15.5". Showing repair to centerfold at verso. In very good condition. An important early map of Northumberland. Christopher Saxton (1543-1611) was an estate surveyor and draughtsman known as the Father of English cartography. He made extensive topographical surveys of England and Wales. Stylishly engraved by Guiliemus Hole with a flying book cartouche. More

1907. Map. 5 1/2" x 8 1/4". This interesting map of the United States in 1902 depicts libraries and institutions established by Andrew Carnegie. It distinguishes between technical institutions, libraries, and education institutions, also including museums and galleries. A list of institutions he established in Great Britain and Ireland is present as well. Published in the Americana. More

Edinburgh: John Thomson, 1817. Map. Engraving with beautiful original hand outline. Image measures 21" x 25". Beautiful map of the Channel with details of English and French coastlines. From Thomson's "New General Atlas" of 1816. Some minor foxing. More

Edinburgh: John Thomson, 1817. Map. Engraving with beautiful original hand outline. Image measures 23.5" x 20.75". Includes inset of the Shetland and Orkney Islands. From Thomson's "New General Atlas" More