Map. Pen and ink with watercolor. Sheet measures 7 x 8.75". This simple hand colored schoolgirl or schoolboy manuscript map depicts France 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. The map is in good condition with minor wear along the centerfold. On thin paper, with minor foxing... 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: 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. 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: 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. Engraving with original hand coloring and gold highlights. 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 1650. 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... 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, 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

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

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

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

Paris: De Fer, 1676. Map. Engraving with modern hand coloring. Image measures 21 x 26 3/4". Page size measures 21 1/2 x 27 1/2". This lovely plan of Paris described streets, buildings, gardens, parks, museums, cemeteries and notes the address of 67 prominent residents. The cartouche dedicates the map to Lord Simon Arnauld, the Marquis de Pomponne, an influential diplomat. An inset in the lower left shows the environs around Paris. Lutetia is floating in a cloud in the upper... More