Paris: Jacques Nicolas Bellin, 1756. Map. Engraving. Page measures 10 3/4" x 15 5/8". Image measures 8.5" x 10.5". Beautifully drawn early map of Bombay Harbor, known today as "Front Bay". Shows depths and sandbars. Also includes pictorial details including churches, forts, and ships. Very good condition. Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772), was the official hydrographer to the French king and the first person to hold the title of "Ingénieur de la Marine of the Depot des cartes et plans de..... More

London: Bowles, 1794. Map, in two sheets. Colored outline. Top sheet measures 20 3/4" x 28 3/8", bottom sheet measures 20 3/4" x 27 9/16" Beautiful set of maps featuring the Coromandel Coast of southeast India from Narsapur south to Nagapattinam. Important cities, rivers, mountains and lakes noted. The Bowles family of publishers and map sellers were active in London for four generations, from the late 17th century to the early 19th century. Carrington Bowles took over the Cornhill bookshop..... More

Ministry of Scientific Research & Cultural Affairs, 1960. Map. Lithograph. 21.5 x 30 inches. In very good condition. Shows some staining, foxing, and wear at edges and along original fold lines. Beautifully designed and highly detailed map from the National Atlas of India shows transportation routes and places of interest in and around the region of Bombay, with explanatory text on verso. Insets detail Bombay and Mahabaleshwar. Comprehensive index list with air routes, Railroad routes, pilgrim centers and hill resorts..... More

London: James and John Knapton, 1728. Sea Chart. Uncolored engraving.19 x 22 1/2 inches. This beautiful early sea chart of the Coromandel coast in Southeast India covers the entire eastern coast of India as well as the western coast of Burma (Myanmar) and southern Thailand. Extends from modern day Kanyakumari north to include the Ganges River Delta, the coast of Bangladesh and then south along western coast of Burma or Myanmar to Thailand. The northern parts of Sri Lanka or..... 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

Survey of India Offices, 1980. Map. Colored offset lithograph. Hyderabad Guide Map image size 31.5 x 44.5 inches, Bus Routes image size 30 x 21.5 inches (verso). Sheet size 35 x 46.5 inches. Both Hyderabad Guide and Bus Routes Maps both show some repairs to tears along original folds and some light staining. Guide Map is backed with sturdy paper to support Bus Routes map. Detailed key for Hyderabad Guide Map (Second edition) includes extensive list of places of interest..... More

London: John Tallis & Company, 1848. Map. Steel engraving with outline hand color. Page measures 14 5/8" x 10 1/2". Proposed Railroad map with a four vignette surround the map are Beloochee's, Lahore, Cootub Minar, Delhi (a world heritage site) and Indian Procession in the lower left with elephants. Includes Nepal and part of Sri Lanka. In good condition with minor tears to margin. Map drawn and engraved by J. Rapkin, illustrations by A. H. Wray and engraved by G...... More

London: London Printing and Publishing Company, 1851. Map. Steel engraving with outline hand color. Page measures 14 3/4" x 10 5/8" Lovely map of Southern India from Sinde in Pakistan, the Rann of Kutch in the Thar desert, the Deccan Plateau and South to include Sri Lanka. Seven lovely engravings surround the map. Engraved by J. Rapkin, illustrations by A. H. Wray and engraved by J. H. Kernot. John Tallis Jr. (1817-1876) was a London born bookseller who continued the..... More