London: Laurie & Whittle, 1794. Map (in two sheets). Engraving with original hand outline. Each sheet measures 20.25" x 47.25", together they measure measures 41.25" x 47.25". Stunning large scale map of the German Empire, in high detail. Beautifully animated cartouche with three figures and a large bird with outstretched wings. At the bottom of the top sheet and the top of the bottom sheet is written the areas shown: The circles of Lower Rhine, Franconia, Swabia and Bavaria, with..... More

Edinburgh: W. Lizars, 1828. Maps. Hand colored engraving. 18 3/4" x 22 1/4". Beautiful early 19th century map of Bohemia and Moravia, which were provinces of the Austrian Empire at the time. Highly detailed with notations for towns, rivers, mountains, forests, etc. Most notably shows Prague, in Bohemia. Colors mark the borders between the provinces as well as around them.William Home Lizars (1788--1859) was an engraver and painter based in Edinburgh. After the death of father, Daniel Lazars, he took..... More

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1916. Map. Color lithograph. 12.5" x 14.5". In very good condition. A map of Europe to accompany the article "Linguistic Barriers in Europe: their boundaries and political significance" by Leon Dominian, published in the 1915 Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. The map illustrates the areas where French, Italian, Romanian, Albanian, Greek, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, Dutch, Flemish, German, Russian, Polish, Wend, Lettish & Lithuanian, Czech & Moravian, Slovakian, Slovenian, Serbo-Croatian, Bulgarian..... More