London: Bowen, Emanuel. Map. Uncolored Engraving. Image measures 14 1/2" x 17 3/4". This elaborate map of the East Indies extends from Australia, the Philippines and the Carolines in the east to India, the Malvdives and Afganistan in the West. The index includes towns and geographic features such as mountains, rivers, and islands. In addition, the map also features information about trade winds in the Indian Ocean and South China Sea. The coast of early Australia, labeled here as New..... More

London: John Cary, 1813. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 18.25" x 20.25". Sheet measures 21.5" x 27.25". This map of the Malabar coast in India is by John Cary and covers the southern region of the Indian subcontinent, from Bombay in south to the southern tip of India. Includes parts of the Isle of Ceylon or Sri Lanka. The map is extremely detail reflecting Cary's attention to accuracy and dedication to keeping his maps up-to-date. It is in..... More

New York: J.H. Colton & Co., 1856. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 15 7/8" x 18 3/8" Thorough map of Turkey, extending from the Black Sea to the Persian Gulf. Regions are beautifully hand colored, with outline detail delineating the broader regions labeled as Asia Minor, Syria, Mesopotamia, and Armenia. Towns, cities, rivers, and topographical features are labeled. In good condition, with wide margins as issued. Minor toning to margins not affecting the image. The Colton family..... More

Calcutta: Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity, 1963. Pamphlet with foldout map. Lithograph. 17 x 19 inches. In very good condition. Shows some very light staining. Vivid map and guide for Calcutta and Howrah. Pamphlet illustrates and describes many local places of interest and historical significance. More

London: William Faden, 1800. Map in two sheets. Engraving with original hand coloring. Each image measures 19.5" x 32". Beautiful and rare map of India and part of Ceylon. In high detail showing geographical features and prominent roads. Delineates political boundaries. Minor aging along edges. More

London: Laurie & Whittle, 1794. Sea chart. Uncolored copper plate engraving. Image measures 21" x 30.25". Sheet measures 23.5" x 33.75". Stunning sea chart of the coasts of Golconda Coast and Odisha in East India. Extends from Ongole north to Jagannath Puri (Puri) and Konark in Odisha. Also identifies the site of the famous Black Pagoda, the 13th century Sun Temple which still stands today and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Both Puri and Konark are important pilgrimage destinations..... More

London: Laurie and Whittle, 1795. Map, in two sheets, lined and joined. Copper plate engraving with original outline hand color. Overall dimensions are 48.25 x 58.5 inches. This large-scale wall map of India depicts the country in intricate detail. Mountains, rivers, forests, roads, towns are noted based on the 'Father of Indian Geography"--James Rennell's surveys. Robert Laurie (c. 1755 - 1836) and James Whittle (1757-1818) were London-based map and atlas publishers active in the late 18th and early 19th century..... More

Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 19 3/4 x 23 inches. Sheet measures 22 x 26 inches. Lovely map of Sri Lanka and part of India including Adams Bridge (limestone shoals between India and Sri Lanka, perhaps formerly constituting a land bridge also called Rama Setu) and two elegant cartouches. Staining throughout some toning otherwise good. Reiner and Joshua Ottens (1698-1750 and 1704-1765) took over their father's map-making business in 1725. They were known best for producing enormous..... More

Delhi: Vidya Chitrprakashan, 1974. Map. Offset lithograph. 40 x 29 1/2 inches. Colorful map of Tamil Nadu with 3 inset data maps on power, minerals and agriculture. Tamil Nadu, a South Indian state, is famed for its Dravidian-style Hindu temples. Railroads, (broad gage and narrow gage) are noted. Folded as issued with some wear along the folds and booklet cover tattered around the edges. Hard to find. More

India: Survey of India, 1934. Colored offset Lithograph. Sheet maps 22" x 29.5". This interesting 1934 pocket map depicts the plan of the Gulbarga Fort and vicinity located in the northern part of the state of Karnataka (at the time, Hyderabad State) in southern India. Beautifully detailed, the map notes the fort, important roads, lakes, wells, vegetation, and a host of other topographic elements. Originally built by Raja Gulchand, a feudatory of the Warangal Kakatiyas, it was further fortified and..... More

London: John Tallis & Company, 1860. Map. Steel engraving with outline hand color. Page measures 13 7/8" x 10 5/8" Lovely map of India in the mid-19th century. Features four vignettes showing the Beloochee's; Lahore; Cootub Minar, Delhi (a world heritage site); and Indian Procession in the lower left with elephants. Hand colored to show proposed railroads connecting Bombay, Calcutta, and Delhi. Regions are also colored, representing the Presidencies of Madras, Calcutta, and Bombay; as well as territories controlled by..... More

London: Tallis, John, 1851. Map. Steel engraving with original hand outline. Image measures 9 3/4" x 13" Beautiful map of Northern India from the Gulf of Cambay and Bay of Bengal to the Great Indian Desert and Nepal. Vignettes include the seal of the East India Company, "Car of Juggernaut", "The British Presidency, Hyderabad", a scene of a tiger hunt, ruins in Old Delhi and two "Hindoos". A color coded key shows British possessions, states under British protection and independent..... More

London: Tallis, John, 1851. Map. Steel engraving with early outline color. Image measures 9.75" x 12.75". This map of Tibet, Mongolia and Manchuria offers both geographical and cultural overviews. It extends from modern day Himachal Pradesh in northern India to Sakhalin Island and the Sea of Okhotsk in the North Pacific Ocean, corresponding to the ancient Mongol Empire of Genghis Khan. Karakorum, Genghis Khan's abandoned capital is noted here. The region is abundantly labeled with the names of cities, rivers..... More