1939. Map. Gold foil. Set of 2. 12" x 18" and 12" x 9". Set of two golden maps from a promotional pamphlet from the 1939 World's Fair. The larger is a map of the world with colorful depictions of France's colonial holdings in Africa, South America, Asia, Canada, and islands in the Pacific Ocean. The map of France is beautifully vibrant and labels each city with a pictorial image showing life in the region. Careful detailing in the gold..... More
Map. Pen and ink with watercolor. Sheet measures 7 x 8.75". Archival frame 9 3/4 x 11 1/2 inches. Lovely manuscript map depicting France as divided into territories. Color-coded in shades of gray, the map is largely unlabeled except for a few islands and the surrounding waters identified. The Pyrenees mountains along the border of Spain and France are rendered in a delightful furry manner. This map dates to circa 1880 and was most likely made by a student or..... More
Paris: Le Neptune Oriental. Sea chart. Copper plate engraving with original hand color. Image measures 19 x 13". This beautiful map of the Isle of Bourbon or modern day Reunion dates to 1775. It covers the entire island, noting coastal details and some inland topography. The sea chart is covered with rhumb lines throughout and depicts a very remote region of the Indian Ocean. Text in the lower left describes the history, including its discovery and naming of the island..... More
Washington: Army Map Service, 1944. Color lithograph. Fold-out map in two sections (north and south), each section 18.75" x 34.25". Shows some wear along original fold lines. In very good condition. A map of France that shows the movement of 109th Infantry Division during the Second World War. Manuscript notes in pencil trace a dramatic line that reflects U.S. involvement in the war. This line begins at Sainte-Mere-Eglise, Normandy, one of the first towns to be liberated by U.S. forces..... More
The Hague: Anna Beek. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 15 x 18". Sheet measures 21 x 25". This scarce map by Anna Beek depicts the Belgian city of Ath under attack by French troops during the Nine Years' War (1688--1697). Dating to approximately 1725, the map shows the siege of 1697, in which French troops stationed around the fortified city attempted to win it from Spanish control. The city's fortifications, walls, and surrounding moats are all depicted..... More
Paris: Sibley. Map. Copperplate engraving. Image measures 9 x 5.5". This bird's-eye-view show the East African island of Quiloa, now known as Kilwa Kisiwani in Tanzania. Printed circa 1748, the map shows the fort, settlements, and gardens of the island. It dates to a few decades before the Arab conquest of the island, after which the French built a fort at its northern end. The map is a dark impression in very good condition. Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) was the..... More
Paris: Editions Paul-Martial. Poster. Original lithograph. 39 x 24 inches. Minor tears and creases repaired and restored, archivally mounted on canvas. In excellent condition. Beautiful 1930's travel poster attributed to Francis Bernard, Art Director at Editions Paul-Martial until the outbreak of WWII. More
Amsterdam: Johannes Blaeu. Map. Copper plate engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 15" x 19.5". This incredible map by Willem and Johannes Blaeu dates to circa 1640. Featuring the famous French wine making region of Champagne, the map labels numerous villages, towns, rivers, and important cities including Chalons, Reims, Vitry-le-Francois and Sainte Menehould. Mountains and forests are beautifully rendered in profile. Decorative title and scale cartouches in the bottom corners feature cherubs. The title cartouche also includes a coat..... More
Amsterdam. Map. Copperplate engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 15.5 x 31". Sheet measures 22 x 33". This map of the historic French region of Alsace focuses on the lower Rhine River. Oriented with north to the right, the map describes a fertile area of France that, due to the many tributaries of the river, has historically been well-known for its wine. Perhaps the lushness of the region can account for the map's, particularly risqué title cartouche, which features two..... More
Amsterdam. Map. Engraving with original hand outline. Image measures 15" x 19.75". Beautiful regional map of northern France, circa 1640. Includes Paris in the south east and the winding Seine River. Great cartouche vignette of the goddess of agriculture, Ceres, and a figure in a cart drawn by two winged dragons. 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..... More
Amsterdam: Willem Blaeu. Map. Engraving with original hand color. Image measures 15 x 19.5". This wonderful map from circa 1635 covers the Dordogne River valley region in southwest France. It extends south from the Dordogne River and labels several important towns including Sarlat, Bergerac, Molieres, Domme, Ville Franche, Monbazillac, Montignac, etc. Based on the work of Jean Tarde, a mathematician and astronomer, and the Canon of Sarlat, the map beautifully renders mountains and cities in profile and notes towns, villages..... More
Amsterdam. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 17 3/8" x 21.5". This beautiful map of the province of Languedoc, the French winemaking region in southern France by Willem Bleau dates to circa 1645. Covers from Auvergne to the Mediterranean and includes extraordinary detail throughout, noting several towns, rivers and topographical features. The region of Languedoc is one of the largest wine producing region in France with some of the oldest vineyards. It is also famous for the production of cheeses including..... More
Amsterdam: Willem Blaeu. Map. Engraving with original hand color. Image measures 15 x 19.5". This fine antique map by Willem Blaeu depicts the Duchy of Aiguillon, now a commune of the Lot-et-Garonne department of southwest France. The map identifies important towns, fortifications, rivers, and villages throughout with beautifully rendered mountains and forests.The Garonne river is prominently featured and it's tributary the Lot river. The Lot-et-Garonne region of France is known for its Buzet wines. The map includes three cartouches, including..... More
Cologne: Braun & Hogenberg, 1572. View. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 12.75" x 18.5". Town plan of Arras in France, including the coat of arms. From the city atlas "Civitates Orbis Terrarum", a collection of city views and plans created as a companion to Ortelius' "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum". The editions were published between 1572-1617. This edition has Latin text on back and is from Volume I. A few small tears to left and right edges. Expert repairs to centerfold. Minor creasing..... More
Cologne: Braun & Hogenberg. Two bird's-eye plans on one sheet. Copper engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 13" x 18.75". These two bird's-eye plans on one sheet depict the French cities of Chartres and Châteaudun. Chartres is shown from the southeast, with its famous cathedral at the center of the frame towering over the comparatively diminutive city around it. This prized church became the model for many other Gothic churches and is nearly synonymous with the city in which..... More
Cologne: Braun & Hogenberg, 1575. View. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 13" x 15.75". Town plan of Douai in France. From the city atlas "Civitates Orbis Terrarum", a collection of city views and plans created as a companion to Ortelius' "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum". The editions were published between 1572-1617. This edition has Latin text on verso. A few small tears and chipping to edges. Expert repairs to centerfold. Georg Braun (1541-1622) was a Catholic cleric who edited the "Civitates orbis terrarum,"..... More
Venice: Vincenzo Coronelli, 1696. Map in two sheets. Uncolored engraving. Each image measures 23.75" x 17.57". Map of France in two sheets in great detail. Two tables list the royal chronology and the province names. Includes many coats of arms and an ornate architectural cartouche. Many place names are listed in Latin, contemporary French and Italian. A beautiful dark impression with text in Italian. Text and additional views on verso. Published by Vincenzo Coronelli (1650-1718), a Venetian map and globe..... 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: William Faden, 1794. Map. Engraving with hand colored details. Image measures 17" x 21.25", sheet measures 22" x 31". Shows some light foxing and damp staining. A French Revolutionary War map that shows Toulon and surrounding areas. Key at bottom indicates locations of ships that were destroyed during, and that remained after, the battle of December 18, 1793. Posts of Combined troops and Carmagnols are also shown. William Faden (1750-1836) was an 18th century English cartographer, engraver mapseller and..... More
Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 8.75" x 12". This charming map of Dunkirk shows the city as it sits on the coast of the southernmost part of the North Sea, here labeled as the Sea of Flanders. Working circa 1705, De Fer has represented the city with a schematized drawing of its exterior walls. Canals connecting the city to nearby towns and churches are also depicted and labeled. Sand bars are drawn and mountains are represented pictorically..... More
Nuremburg: Homann, Johann Baptist. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 19 1/8" x 22 1/2". This exquisite map depicts the entirety of France and a small portion of the southern British Isles. Published circa 1730, the map is extremely detailed with fortified cities, towns, roads, rivers, mountains, and more. To the far left is a dramatic black-and-white cartouche which includes portrait of King Louis XV and images of Neptune and Mercury. In addition, there are 12 coats of arms..... More
Amsterdam: Henrici Hondius, 1625. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 14.5 x 19 inches, sheet measures 16.5 x 21.25 inches. Shows some light foxing. In very good condition. A rare early map of the Dordogne region of southwestern France. Handsome lions with man faces grace the giant title cartouche. Unusual collaboration between Hondius and Tavernier. Hondius (1594-1629) was the youngest son of Jodocus Hondius, the prolific Flemish mapmaker. Joannes Tardo (1561-1636), was the Canon of Sarlat, a mathematician and map editor..... More
The Hague: Chez Pierre Husson. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 15" x 19", sheet measures 20.25" x 23". Shows some small chips and tears to edges, image unaffected. Shows some light foxing. In very good condition. This map shows movements of naval and armed forces during the Siege of Toulon (July 29 to August 21, 1707), an important battle between the French and Allied forces during the War of Spanish Succession. In French and Dutch. Inset shows Toulon in detail..... More
Amsterdam: Jansson, J., 1653. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 15.5" x 19.5". Beautiful map of ancient France depicted during the Roman period. Based on a map by Ortelius (see SKU 204257). No text on verso. Minor discoloration in margins, a few small worm holes. More
Amsterdam: Jansson, J. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 14.75" x 19 5/8". Beautiful map of northwestern France including the city of Angers, circa 1650. Scattered staining, several tears along edges, only one reaches neat line (along top right edge). Two small circular worm holes to bottom right margin. Lower right corner missing. More
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