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 about France and the French Colonial Empire

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 about Road Map of France

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 about Plan de L'Isle et Ville de Quiloa

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 about Champagne latine Campania, Comitatus

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 about Belsia, vulgo la Beausse

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 about Languedoc

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 about Arras

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 about Dovay

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 about A Chart of the British Channel and the Bay of Biscay, with a Part of the North Sea, and the...

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 about Capitainerie garde-coste de Dunquerque et partie de celle de Sangatte

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 about Le Diocese de Sarlat Diocoesis Sarlatensis

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 about Galliae Veteris Typus

London: Robert Sayer, 1775. Sea chart. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 20.5" x 25.25". Beautifully detailed coastlines and rhumb lines. Depths in fathoms and tide information. A few small tears to top and bottom margins. More about A Chart of the British Channel; Comprehending the Southern Coasts of England and Wales: with the...