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

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, 1962. Map. Lithograph. 18 x 28 inches. In very good condition. Shows some very light staining. This colorful guide map shows Mysore and Bangalore. Illustrates and describes many local places of interest and historical significance including the Jain statue at Shravan Belagola. More

Nuremburg: Homann, Johann Baptist, 1733. Map. Copper plate engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 21 1/4" x 18 3/4" This beautiful 1733 map of Southern India and Sri Lanka or Ceylon was issued by Homann Heirs. Largely based on the cartographic work of Jean Bourcet, it covers from Daman south to include all of Sri Lanka. Mapping the region following the death of Emperor Aurangzeb and the resulting decline of the Mughal Empire, several important towns and cities are... More

London: Laurie and Whittle, 1794. Hand colored copper plate engraving. Image measures 23" x 27.5". This beautifully hand colored map of Southeast Asia depicts from Persia (Afghanistan) east as far as Macao to include the Indian subcontinent, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma (Myanmar), Malaysia, Sumatra and part of Borneo and China. It notes the various kingdoms and territories of the time including Pegu (Burma) Siam (Thailand), Tonkin and Chochin (Vietnam) and Camboja (Cambodia). Further South, the Straits of Singapore are labeled. Singapore... 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

Paris: 1680. Map. Uncolored copper plate engraving. Image measures 7.5" x 10". 1680. This map of southeast Asia and the East Indies is essentially two maps on a single sheet. The map on the left depicts the northern portion of the India Ganges region, representing Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos, while the map of the right depicts the southern portion and includes the Malay Peninsula, Singapore, Sumatra. The most interesting feature is the Lacus Chimay (Chimay Lake), the... 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

Venice: Bernado Sylvanus, 1511. Map. Original woodcut print with printed color.. Page measures 16 3/4" x 22". 1511. This rare Ptolemaic map of Central Asia features the regions east of the Caspian Sea with northern India and western China. Includes Scythia, Tajikistan, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China), Kyrgyzstan. Geographic features include the Ganges and the Himalayas. Relief is beautifully rendered pictorially with places and natural features labeled. The margin includes notes on climate and latitude. The unusual perspective of the geographical... More

London: London Printing and Publishing Company, 1851. Map. Steel engraving with outline hand color. Image measures 12.5 x 9 inches. Sheet measures 14 x 10.5 inches. In very good condition with minor foxing. Beautiful regional map, covering Afghanistan and part of Pakistan. Three vignettes of Boats on the Indus, Lahore and Sulton Mahmoud's Minars and Fortress, Ghuznee surround the map. Map drawn and engraved by J. Rapkin, illustrations by A. Fussell and engraved by J. B. Allen. John Tallis Jr.... More

London: London Printing and Publishing Company, 1851. Map. Steel engraving with outline hand color. Image measures 12.5 x 9.5 inches. Sheet measures 14.25 x 10.25 inches. This two part map shows five color-coded overland routes from London to Bombay. Centered around the darling camel procession of mail crossing the desert. In good condition with minor foxing. Page has flattened fold at top, and some chips to bottom edge. Map drawn and engraved by J. Rapkin, illustrations by H. Warren and... More