Hague: Pierre de Hondt, 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. 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 king and the..... 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

Amsterdam: 1756. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 12" x 12 1/8" Fascinating town plan of Tranquebar and its surrounds, known today as Tharangambadi in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The fortified town, depicted near the bottom of the map along the coast, was established in 1620 as a Danish trading post. In very good condition, with minor wear along original fold lines. Jacobus van Schley (1715-1779) was a Dutch draughtsman, printmaker, and engraver. He studied under Bernard Picart, and produced..... More

Survey of India, 1955. Map. Color lithograph. Measures 18" x 20" Lovely mid-century tourist map of Central India, extending from Kota to the Bay of Bengal (the present-day states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, and Odisha). Shows road networks, including through routes, other main roads, motorable roads subject to weather, places where delays may occur, and where arrangements are and are not available. Railways, airports, and tourist services are also labeled. Stains to upper margin some light folds but otherwise..... 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 full hand color. Image measures 12.5 x 9 inches. Sheet measures 14 x 10.5 inches. In good condition with minor foxing, lower margin cropped as typical. Beautiful regional map, covering Afghanistan, Punjab 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...... More

1726. Navigational chart. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 11.5 x 14.75". This chart shows the Tapti or Tapi River in Central India and the Indian coast along the Arabian Sea, into which the river empties. The waterway was once known as the River of Surat, or here Rievier van Suratta, after the city that lies along it. One of the main rivers in India, the Tapti runs east to west, and the map features rhumb lines and soundings intended to aid..... More