Paris: Rigobert Bonne, 1780. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 14" x 9 1/4" This map, published by Bonne in 1780, depicts the eastern extent of the Roman Empire. The region between the Mediterranean and Black Seas are extensively labeled. Pictorial elevations are rendered throughout as well as town names, rivers, and major routes. The map is in very good condition, with some wear and toning to edges. Rigobert Bonne (1727-1795) was one of the most important cartographers of the late..... More

1696. Map. Engraving. 17 3/4" x 23 1/2". Striking sea chart of the Northern Aegean and the Bosporus from 1696. The Sea of Thrace and the Sea of Marmora are featured and Constantinople is prominently noted. Giant allegorical cartouche dominates the composition, describing the Morean war between between the Republic of Venice and the Ottoman Empire. A map of Narenta on verso which is one of the largest rivers of the eastern part of the Adriatic basin. Vincenzo Coronelli (1650-1718)..... More

London: William Faden, 1791. Map. Engraving with original hand outline. 23" x 31" Finely engraved map of Greece and western Turkey extending from Lecce to the Black Sea, and from Macedonia to Crete. Topography is rendered my hachure in beautiful detail. Coastal features, cities, and rivers are extensively labeled. Many place names are labeled with multiple toponyms, with variations in Italian, Greek, or Turkish. Ancient place names are underlined. An elaborate title cartouche in the lower left, featuring iconography referencing..... More

Baltimore: Lucas Fielding Jr. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 8 1/2" x 10 7/8" A map showing the empire of Alexander the Great, including the routes of his conquests, carefully engraved and hand colored in tawny brown. Regions are beautifully hand colored, with cities, towns, and topographical features labeled. In very good condition with minor toning. Part of a Cooper Union library stamp to lower margin, outside the plate line. Fielding Lucas Jr. was an artist, publisher and..... More

Antwerp: Abraham Ortelius, 1609. Map. Engraving with beautiful original hand color. Image measures 14" x 18 3/4". Staining and toning to margins, repair to lower centerfold, but otherwise is good condition. The Vale of Tempe is a gorge in the Tempi municipality of northern Thessaly, Greece, located between Olympus to the north and Ossa to the south, and between the regions of Thessaly and Macedonia. Ortelius shows us a mixture of Greek myth and history. Beautifully composed, he describes it..... More