Paris: ANDRIVEAU-GOUJON, 1881. Case Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Map measures 41 1/2" x 32 1/8" . 8 1/4" x 4 5/8" brown case with title embossed in gold. Gorgeous, highly detailed pocket map of Paris and its environs. Includes inset maps of plans for Bois de Boulogne and Bois de Vicennes which bookend the city on it's western and eastern perimeters respectively. Backed on canvas, in very good condition, some wear along folds of original linen. Eugene Andriveau-Goujon..... More

Paris. Manuscript map. Pencil crayon and ink on thick Vidalon-Les-Annonay paper. 9 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches. Carefully drawn map featuring Ile de la Cite in ancient times. Rue de la Juiverie is named after a large Jewish population that inhabited the street from the 5th to 7th centuries, and again from the 9th until the explusion of the Jews from France in 1183. The church labeled as "La Magdelaine", on the corner of Rue des Marmousets, was originally built..... More

Paris: Jacques Nicolas Bellin, 1764. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 7 3/4 x 9 1/2". This 1764 map by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin depicts L'Isle De Bourbon, now known as Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean. It features imprecise contours and highlights the island's three oldest districts: Saint-Paul (1665), Saint-Denis (1689), and Sainte-Suzanne (1704). The map is beautifully detailed and identifies rivers, lakes, bays and topographical features with relief rendered in profile. Perhaps the most striking feature is the illustration..... More

Amsterdam: Willem Blaeu. Map. Engraving with original hand color. Image measures 15 x 19 1/2" This wonderful map from circa 1640 covers the Pays de la Loire region of France, with the city of Le Mans prominently featured in the center right. The map beautifully renders mountains and cities in profile, and notes towns, villages, rivers and other topography. The French region comprising the Loire Valley is famous for its vineyards. The city of Le Mans is the historic heart..... 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, vineyards 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..... More

Paris: Rigobert Bonne, 1771. Map. Hand colored engraving. Image measures 16.25" x 11.75" This is a beautiful 1771 map of Normandy, France by Rigobert Bonne. Mapping the region from Bretagne east to Picardie, it includes the Channel Islands, Guernsey and Jersey. Beautifully detailed, the map notes important rivers, towns, villages, cities, lakes and a host of other topographical features with elevation rendered in profile. The map is in very good condition, with some wear and toning to edges. This region..... 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

1596. View. Color engraving. Image measures 13" x 15.75". Panorama of the city of Poitiers (in W. Central France), presented from the east. Image lower left is a dolmen, also known as a portal tomb. (Early graffiti reference with carved names). The third view shows Montargis. Treated 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. Margins cropped and some toning and stains..... 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. Minor offsetting and small repairs to centerfold edge. Minor stain to right edge.Text and additional views..... More

Amsterdam: Mercator/Hondius, 1620. Map. Engraving. Sheet measures 17 1/4" x 21". Image measures 13 1/4" x 19 1/4". Map of Ancient SW France based on original surveys conducted by Jean Fayen. Includes inset with plan of the city of Lymoges. Engraved by Petrus Kaerius (Pieter van den Keere) and published by Mercator and Hondius. Originally created by Mercator, this plate was issued after his death by the prominent engraver and instrument-maker Jodocus Hondius, who republished Mercator's work in many languages..... 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

Amsterdam: Jansson, J., 1653. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 15.5" x 19.5". Beautiful map of ancient France depicted after the Roman conquest. The map shows five distinct regions: Celtica, Aquitanica, Ludgunensis, Narbonensis, and Belgica. Extenstive notations describe the region further, with cities and rivers labeled. Mountains and forests are rendered pictorially. No text on verso. Minor discoloration in margins, a few small worm holes. Jan Jansson was part of an influential family of map publishers from the Netherlands throughout the..... More