Paris: 1764. Sea chart. Beautiful early sea chart with original hand coloring. Image measures 8.25" x 14". 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 engineer of the French Hydrographical Office). Map is in great condition with wide margins as issued and no chips or tears. Dark impression on bright paper; some..... More

Amsterdam: Willem Blaeu. Map. Copper plate engraving with hand coloring. Decorative title cartouche. Image measures 15 1/4" x 19 3/4". Sheet measures 20 3/4 x 24 7/8". Fascinating map of central Africa including the legendary fictitious kingdom of Prester John. Published circa 1600, the map depicts the region from Sudan to Mozambique. The map includes many illustrations of wildlife, including elephants, ostriches, and monkeys. Title cartouche features two figures with babies, and have been beautifully hand colored. Willem Blaeu (1571-1638)..... More

Paris: Bonne, Rigobert, 1770. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 11.75" x 16.25". North East Africa including part of Egypt, Ethiopia, Somalia, Saudi Arabia, Eritrea and Yemen. Rigobert Bonne (1727-1795) was one of the most important cartographers of the late 18th century. He served as Hydrographer to France, and during his term, he produced a number of detailed and useful maps, particularly of coastal regions. His work is often devoid of decorative cartouches and compasses roses and marks..... More

London: 1732. Map. Copper plate engraving with original hand outline. Image measures 7 15/16" x 10.75". Fine antique map in two sections showing the northern coast of Africa from Morocco and the Strait of Gibraltar to Cyprus and the Red Sea. In addition to political boundaries and geographical features, Moll includes a few cultural and historical descriptions. Of Malta he writes "subject to a Grand Master who is always at war with the Turks", and he notes the pyramids and..... More

Amsterdam: Pierre Mariette. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 15 1/2" x 19 1/2" This map shows the regions of Ethiopia, Nubia, and Zanguebar, which in the 18th century comprised the coast of East Africa from the Red Sea to the Eastern Cape. A number of islands in the Indian Ocean are included. Mountains, forests, and major cities are depicted pictorially. The map extends to the Atlantic Ocean in the lower left corner of the map, showing part of..... More

Brussels: Vandermaelen, Phillipe Marie, 1827. Map. Large format lithograph of East Africa with original hand coloring. Image measures 18.5" x 22.25". Includes Kenya, Mombasa, Tanzania and Lamme (Lamu). Double page with centerfold. From Vandermaelen's 6 volume "Atlas universel de geographie physique, politique, statistique et mineralogique, sur l'echelle de 1/16411836". Can be combined as gores to form an immense globe. The atlas was the first to map the world on a uniform scale. More