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

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

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

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. 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. 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". Lovely map of the Poitou region of southwest France with delightful banner title. The map identifies important towns, fortifications, rivers, vineyards and villages throughout with beautifully rendered mountains and forests. The white wines of Haut-Poitou are noted for their powerful aroma. Sauvignon blanc and Cabernet franc is produced in the region. A wine barrel and grapes rest on top of the scale cartouche. In good condition..... 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

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: John Senex. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 24 1/2" x 19 1/4". Beautiful map of Flanders circa 1715, extending from Brussels and Antwerp in the right margin, to Saint-Omer (present-day France) in the west. The map is colored to show regional borders of the time. Shows roads, rivers, and forests; towns and cities are extensively labeled. A decorative cartouche in the lower right corner attributes the map to William de l'Isle, member of the Academy Royal of..... More

Paris: Paris Chamber of Commerce, 1881. Map. Hand-colored engraving, 41 x 38 1/2 inches. Some toning, lower left corner missing, wear along original folds. tipped into green tall folio. Scuffs and dents to folio. Unusual folding map of Paris, on the site of Place de Trocadero in the 16th arrondissement, across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower. It is also the name of the 1878 palace which was demolished in 1937 to make way for the Palais de Chaillot. The..... 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

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