Hague: Pierre de Hondt, 1756. Map. Engraving. Page measures 9 7/8" x 14 3/4". Image measures 8.25" x 10.25". 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, some minor offsetting. Map by Jacob van der Schley, after Bellin, published in the Dutch edition of Bellin's "L'Histoire Generale des Voyages" Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772), was the official hydrographer to the French..... More

Paris: Jacques Nicolas Bellin, 1758. Map. Engraving. Page measures 12 1/8" x 9". Image measures 10 1/4"x 7 1/4". Charming early chart of Bombay Harbor. Shows depths and sandbars, topography and churches depicted pictorially. From a Danish edition of Bellin's "Le Petit Atlas Maritime". This chart was based on Thornton's plan of Bombay, the first known printed map of the region. Rare copy entirely in Danish. Very good condition. Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772), was the official hydrographer to the French..... More

Paris: Bellin, Nicolas, 1764. Map. Copper plate engraving with original hand colored outline. Image measures 8 3/4" x 7" Detailed 18th century map of southern India and Sri Lanka, extending as far north as Bombay and Odisha. Shows cities, rivers, and coastal features. Topography is depicted pictorially. Published in the 1764 edition of Bellin's Le Petit Atlas Maritime. In excellent condition. Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772), was the official hydrographer to the French king and the first person to hold the..... More

Philadelphia: M. Carey & Son. 1823. Map. Original engraving with hand coloring. Sheet measures 17 1/8" x 21 1/2" This educational map of Asia is colored to depict major regions, with delineated areas showing the extents of the empires of Genghis Khan in 1226 and of Tamerlane in 1406. Text surrounding the map provides extensive information on geography, natural history, political divisions, religions and languages, and a summary of the history of the continent. Published by Mathew Carey for Lavoisne's..... 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

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

Henry Teesdale & Co., 1844. Map. Engraving with hand-coloring. Image measures 28 7/8" x 17 5/8" Detailed map of the Indian subcontinent, beautifully hand colored to show various Rajahs, British colonial "possessions", and other regions. A key in the lower right lists settlements claimed by other European powers: Dutch, French, Danes, and Portugal. Rivers, cities, and towns are labeled throughout. Topography is rendered by hachure. This map, published in 1844, appeared in Teesdale's "New General Atlas of the World." It..... More

London: Gentleman's Magazine, 1756. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 11 3/4" x 18 1/4" This diagram depicts Fort Vijaydurg, historically known as Gheria, located in western India off the coast of Maharashtra. Numerous depth soundings are noted in the harbor. Several locations marked on the map are listed in a reference key. This map is issued in 1756, in Vol. XXVI of Gentleman's Magazine. The map is in good condition with some margin loss on the top right and minor..... 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

Murree: Surveyor General of Pakistan, 1954. Map. Color lithograph. First edition. Sheet measures 26" x 34 1/4" This map of East Bengal, known as present-day Bangladesh, was published by the Government of Pakistan in 1954. The province of East Bengal existed from 1947 to 1955, when it was dissolved and renamed as "East Pakistan". This map provides fascinating insight into this brief historical period of the region. Shows roads, railways, cities, towns, and villages, as well as places of archeological..... 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, 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