Map. Pen and ink with watercolor. Image measures 18 x 12.5". This anonymous pen and ink map of the British Isles was produced around the middle of the 19th century, likely by a student or apprentice as training in geography, drafting, and penmanship. The relative simplicity of the map suggests that the student was working from a school atlas as opposed to a more elaborate source. Major roads, rivers, and cities are all labeled, but the anonymous cartographer has clearly..... More

London: Arrowsmith, John, 1832. Map. Engraving with hand outline. Sheet measures 21 5/8" x 26". In very good condition. This beautiful 1832 map by John Arrowsmith depicts England, including Wales, hand colored by counties. The map labels numerous cities, towns, roads, rivers, islands; and renders elevation by hachure. This map was published in Arrowsmith's widely popular "London Atlas". Known for its understated elegance, it is considered one of the first truly "modern" atlases of the nineteenth century. John Arrowsmith (1790-1873)..... More

Paris: Jacques Nicolas Bellin, 1769. Sea Chart. Copper plate engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 22.5" x 34". Includes depth measurements and rhumb lines as well as inland cities and geographical features. Some chipping and minor tears along bottom edge. Right margin missing. 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 la Marine" (chief..... More

Paris: Editions Paul-Martial. Poster. Original lithograph. 39 x 24 inches. Minor tears and creases repaired and restored, archivally mounted on canvas. In excellent condition. Beautiful 1930's travel poster attributed to Francis Bernard, Art Director at Editions Paul-Martial until the outbreak of WWII. More

London: Bowen, Emanuel. Map. Engraving with color outline. Image measures 14 9/16" x 17 5/16". Scarce antique map of the Atlantic Ocean printed in 1740. It shows the English empirical reaches on a circular projection. Showing the eastern coasts of North and South America, the West Indies, Great Britain, Spain and Portugal and part of France, Morocco and the western coast of Africa. In North America the map names Nova Scotia, New England, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia..... More

London: G. F. Cruchley. Pocket map. Engraving with hand-coloring. Dissected and mounted on linen. Measures 35 3/4 x 50". Comes with original brown buckram slipcase with label. This large scale early pocket map of London shows the city as laid out around the Thames River, which snakes along the lower half of the map. The city and its surrounding boroughs extend out from the river's shores, with fine engraving of streets and buildings offering detailed insight into the city's development..... More

London: W. Faden, 1794. Sea chart. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 20" x 34.5". Exquisite sea chart of the Channel and coastlines. Includes depths and information on tides and sand quality. Originally published by l'abbe Jacques-Francois Dicquemare in 1778, this edition has additions by Louis Stanislas d'Arcy Delarochette. More

London: J.D. Potter, 1880. Sea chart. Engraving. Image measures 25.25" x 38.75". Lighthouses and buoys denoted with red and yellow original hand coloring. Includes depths (soundings in fathoms) and a topographical details of the southern coast of England. Also includes tidal information. Several chips along edges and corners, some discoloration. Three small holes in centerfold. More

Geological Survey of England and Wales, 1893. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. 15" x 22 1/2". Stamp on left edge stating "Old Series" and "Drawer 17". Original stamp of the Geological Survey of England and Wales present at the top of the page. Gorgeous hand-colored geological map of the Lake District in Cumbria, United Kingdom showing as far west as Ullswater Lake, as far east as Appleby, north to Penrith, and south to Kendal. A color-coded key to the left..... More

Amsterdam: 1665-66. Map. Uncolored copperplate engraving. Image measures 17.5 x 21.5". This sea chart depicts the British Isles with North oriented to the right. The map extends to include the English Chanel and coastline of Normandy. In addition to ports, the index also includes soundings, sand bars, fishing banks and navigational hazards. Each region is adorned with a decorative coat of arms, and embellished compass roses appear at the top and bottom of the map. This map was published in..... More

London: Laurie & Whittle, 1794. Map. Engraving with hand outline coloring. Sheet measures 29" x 21 1/2". Folded as issued. In good condition with minor offsetting. This elegant map depicts the area of Great Britain during Roman times, showing Roman roads, cities, and tribal boundaries. The map includes rivers, and topographical features are shown pictorially. Cities and coastal features are labeled with both Latin names and the modern English names. John Horsley was a British antiquarian well-known for his major..... More

London: Sayer, Robert, 1787. Map, in two sheets. Copper plate engraving with original outline hand color. Each image measures 28" x 45". This large-scale wall map depicts the entirety of England and Wales extending to parts of Ireland, Scotland, and France. Map has an incredibly fancy commodities cartouche including depictions of cannons, clocks, sheep, the military, representing everything that England was doing at the time. This map was made right around the time the concept of longitude was discovered. perhaps..... More

Paris: Depot General de Marine, 1823. Sea chart. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 36.75" x 24". French edition based on Mackenzie's map of 1783. Some chipping along right edge and two small tears to left edge. More