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Algier by Mattaus Merian 1646 Early copper plate engraved map of Algier in Africa by Mattaus Merian published in Frankfurt around 1646. The picture gives a birds eye view of the city and its fortifications. The picture does has some light creasing as you would expect from an engraving of this age, central fold as issued. Size of engraved area 340mm x 220mm. Ref no: 1630 Price: £85.00 Click on image to enlarge
Plan of the Camp of Tarragona Spain C1745 Early Isaac Basire copper plate engraved map of 'Plan of the Camp of Tarragona' in the historical region of Catalonia in Spain. The map was produced for Mr Tindal's Continuation of Mr Rapkin's History of England around 1745. The map shows the cities of Tarragona, Reus, La Silva and Alcouva and also shows that the hills marked with a cross are impracticable for cavalry. The map, which is hand coloured, has folds as issued but also a join. The join has been expertly undertaken and looks more like a fold than an actual join. If you enlarge the screen image it runs vertically through the left hand ship. Otherwise in good condition. Size of engraved area 460mm x 360mm. Ref no: 1626 Price: £35.00 Click on image to enlarge
Thessaly, Greece 1805 Copper plate engraved map of Thessaly by J D Barbie du Bocage. The map featuring mainland Greece and the Islands of Euboea, Skiathos and Skopelos was engraved by J Russell, probably for Jean-Jacques Barthelemy's Travels of Anacharsis. Published by J Mawman in Poultry, London July 1805. The map, which is hand coloured, has a central fold as issued and is slightly grubby around the borders, otherwise in good condition. Size of engraved area 320mm x 220mm. Ref no: 1606 Price: £35.00 Click on image to enlarge
France by Thomas Bowen C1790 Early copper plate engraved map ' A new and accurate map of France from the latest improvements and regulated by astronomical observations'. The map by Thomas Bowen dates from around 1790 and comes from Banke's new and complete system of geography. The map, which has later hand colouring, is quite a light impression but in good condition. Size of engraved area 280mm x 200mm. Ref no: 1466 Price: £35.00 Click on image to enlarge
Savoy & Piedmont by Robert Morden C1690 Early copper plate engraved map ' Savoy and Piedmont' Italy by Robert Morden. The map comes from Morden's 'A Description of the World' and dates from around 1690. The map, which has later hand colouring, is quite grubby around the border with text on the reverse but prices does reflect condition. Size of engraved area 120mm x 1100mm. Ref no: 1467 Price: £15.00 Click on image to enlarge
St Helene, Africa, Mallet 1683 Very early copper plate map of 'St Helene in Africa by Allain Mallet dating from 1683. The map, which has later hand colouring, is a little grubby around the borders with light foxing to the bottom of the image, otherwise in good condition. Size of engraved area 150m x 100mm. Ref no: 1440 Price: £35.00 Click on image to enlarge
Madeira, Funchal, Gorree and Porto Santo Bonne C1787 Early folding copper plate engraved map of Funchall the capital of Madeira, the Isle of Goree off Cape Verde and the Isle of Porto Santo just off Madeira. The map is by Rigobert Bonne from Extrait du Voyage de la Louisiane and dates from around 1787. The picture, which has later hand colouring, has folds as issued and is in good condition. Size of engraved area 340mm x 240mm. Ref no: 1441 Price: £45.00 Click on image to enlarge
Sketch of the Harbour of Samganooda on the Island of Oonalaska 1778 Early copper plate map of a 'Sketch of the harbour of Samgoonada on the Island Oonalaska'. Engraved by Thomas Bowen the map was published by Alex Hogg around 1778. Arctic and Polar Regions from Captain Cook's third voyage. The map, which has later hand colouring, is a little grubby around the borders and has some light creasing but generally in very good condition. Size of engraved area 320m x 200mm. Ref no: 1450 Price: £35.00 Click on image to enlarge
Carte de La Crimee, Ukraine 1764 Copper plate map 'Carte De La Crimee' Ukraine. The map is possibly by Jean-Baptist Croisey and was published in 1764 by N Bellin. The picture, which has later hand colouring, is in very good condition. Size of engraved area 220m x 170mm. Ref no: 1446 Price: £45.00 Click on image to enlarge
Nouvelle Zemble Russia, Mallet C1719 Very early copper plate map of 'Nouvelle Zemble' Russia, Arctic regions by Allain Mallet dating from around 1719. The map, which has later hand colouring, is a little grubby around the borders with light foxing to the bottom of the image, otherwise in good condition. Size of engraved area 150m x 100mm. Ref no: 1456 Price: £35.00 Click on image to enlarge
Plan D'Azak ou Azof, Russia Croisey 1764 Copper plate map 'Plan D'Azak ou Azof' river Don in Russia. The map is by Jean-Baptist Croisey and published in 1764 by N Bellin. The map shows the Nouvelle Fortifications etc. The picture, which has later hand colouring, has a stamp on the reverse stating 'King's Inn Library Dublin' but the colouring eliminates this showing through. Otherwise in very good condition. Size of engraved area 200m x 160mm. Ref no: 1445 Price: £45.00 Click on image to enlarge
Karte Von Der Tafelbay und der Rheede C1750 Copper plate map 'Karte Von Der Tafelbay und der Rheede' by Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772). Early plan of the Cape South Africa including Robben Island. The map dates from around 1750. The picture, which has later hand colouring, is a little grubby around the borders trimmed but generally is in good condition. Size of engraved area 200m x 160mm. Ref no: 1458 Price: £45.00 Click on image to enlarge
Karte Von Der Bay St Helena, Africa C1750 Copper plate map 'Karte Von Der Bay St Helena' in the South Atlantic by Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772). The map dates from around 1750. The picture, which has later hand colouring, is a little grubby around the borders and has some very light creasing. The left hand border is close trimmed but generally the map is in good condition. Size of engraved area 200m x 160mm. Ref no: 1457 Price: £45.00 Click on image to enlarge
A map of Little Bochara, Russian Empire C1780 Copper plate map 'A Map of Little Bochara and the adjacent countrys. Drawn from the survey of the Jesuits and Mr Kyrillows Map of the Russian Empire'. Engraved by Thomas Kitchin the map dates from around 1780. The map, which has later hand colouring, has a light stain bottom left, just below 'Desart of Sand' and has a repair to the left hand border by the plate line, not affecting the image, otherwise in good condition. Size of engraved area 200m x 160mm. Ref no: 1448 Price: £28.00 Click on image to enlarge
Lorraine, France by Petrus Bertius 1602 Very early copper plate engraved map of Lorraine, France by Petrus Bertius from the French publication Thresor des Cartes 1602. The map names many towns such as Nancy, Metz, Youl, Raen, Bellmont, Thionville and Espiral it also has a scale of distances at the bottom. The map, which has later hand colouring, has text on the reverse and is in good condition. Size of engraved area 120mm x 90mm Ref no: 1437 Price: £SOLD Click on image to enlarge
5th Chart of the Coast of France 1793 Early copper plate map showing ' 5th Chart of the coast of France from Feecamp to Cape Barfleur' The map was published by W Faden in London in October 1793. The map shows the Normandy coastline from Barfleur through to Feecamp. The map, which has later hand colouring, has a small paper loss just above the 'E' in Channel, this is not a hole in the paper just the loss of the top surface, otherwise in very good condition. Size of engraved area 250m x 180mm. Ref no: 1426 Price: £35.00 Click on image to enlarge
Goree Island, West Africa, Mallet C1683 Very early copper plate map of 'Goree Island, Senegal West Africa from Allain Mallet's 'Description I'Universe', published in France in 1683. Goree Island is one of 19 communes of the City of Dakar, Senegal and for many years one of the locations where slaves were processed and transported from. The upper map shows the location of the island just off Cape Verde. The map, which has later hand colouring, is in good condition. Size of engraved area 140m x 100mm. Ref no: 1420 Price: £35.00 Click on image to enlarge
Die Stadt Callao, Peru by Mallet C1683 Very early copper plate picture of the Port of Callao now in Peru. The picture comes from Allain Mallet's 'Description I'Universe', published in France in 1683. The picture, which has later hand colouring, is in good condition. Size of engraved area 140m x 100mm. Ref no: 1292 Price: £35.00 Click on image to enlarge
Fort Dauphin by Mallet C1683 Very early copper plate map of the French Fort Dauphin, now Tolanaro Madagascar. The map comes from Allain Mallet's 'Description I'Universe', published in France in 1683. The map, which has later hand colouring, is close trimmed to the left hand side, will mount out, and has a small stain just below the engraved are. Otherwise in condition. Size of engraved area 140m x 100mm. Ref no: 1284 Price: £38.00 Click on image to enlarge
La Perouse map, Plan of Baie de Ternai, Eastern Russia 1798 Early copper plate map showing a plan of the Bay of Ternay (Ternai) on the coast of the Sea of Japan Eastern Russia. The map comes from 'A Voyage around the World' published in 1798 by GG & J Robinson in London. The bay was discovered by La Perouse, a French navigator who had missed out on claiming Australia for France by a few hours to Captain Cook. The plan shows the locations of La Perouse's frigates Boussole and Astrolabe. An important map. The map, which has later hand colouring, is in very good condition. Size of engraved area 360m x 240mm. Ref no: 1398 Price: £35.00 Click on image to enlarge
Europe Mallet C1683 Very early copper plate map of Turkey. The map notes regions of Hungary, Transylvania, Walachia, Moldavia, Bessarabia and Poland. The map comes from Allain Mallet's 'Description I'Universe', published in France in 1683. The map, which has later hand colouring, is in good condition. Size of engraved area 140m x 100mm. Ref no: 1397 Price: £45.00 Click on image to enlarge
Tombleson's Upper Rhine map 1832 Super steel engraved folding map of the Rhine in Germany from Tombleson's Views of the Rhine and Upper Rhine published in Volume 2 in 1832. The map goes from Coblenz at the top down to Dissentis. The picture, which has later hand colouring, is quite grubby around the borders especially at the bottom, please see photographs, but otherwise in reasonable condition. Price does reflect the condition. Size of engraved area 450mm x 260mm. Ref no: 1375 Price: £35.00 Click on image to enlarge
Tunisia by Petrus Bertius 1618 Very early copper plate engraved map ' Descriptio Regni Tunetani' by Petrus Bertius published in Amsterdam in 1618. The map which is well detailed shows the island of Malta top right. Text in Latin on reverse, some showing through. The map, which has later hand colouring, is quite grubby around the borders, not affecting the image, otherwise in reasonable condition. Size of engraved area 130mm x 90mm Ref no: 1372 Price: £SOLD Click on image to enlarge
Descripto Arcis Britanniae in Hollandia by Petrus Bertius 1618 Very early copper plate engraved map ' Descriptio Arcis Britanniae in Hollandia' by Petrus Bertius published in Amsterdam in 1618. The map which is well detailed shows a Roman castle off the coast of Katwijk near the Hague Holland. Text in Latin on reverse. The map, which has later hand colouring, is quite grubby around the borders, not affecting the image, otherwise in reasonable condition. Size of engraved area 130mm x 90mm Ref no: 1373 Price: £35.00 Click on image to enlarge
Tahiti South Pacific, Captain Cook C1785 Early folding copper plate map engraved for Anderson's edition of Captain Cook's Voyages and published by Hogg in 1785. In this engraving there are four separate maps, charts of Tahiti, two of Ulietea and Huaheine. The charts illustrates small islands, sandbanks, watering places, depth soundings and anchorages. There are scales of distance and compasses. The map, which has later hand colouring, has some creasing, the most visible being the top right hand corner, but generally it is in good condition. Size of engraved area 340m x 210mm. Ref no: 1318 Price: £45.00 Click on image to enlarge
Georgia, South Atlantic, Captain Cook C1785 Rare early folding copper plate map ' Chart of the discoveries made in the Atlantic Ocean in the vessel Resolution by Captain Cook 1775'. French map engraved by Benard around 1785 showing the Isle of Georgia in the South Atlantic. The map, which has later hand colouring, has some creasing and is close trimmed to the right hand border. There is also a slight tear in the right hand border, very common on folding maps. Size of engraved area 330m x 320mm. Ref no: 1298 Price: £SOLD Click on image to enlarge
Part of Europe and North Africa by Mallet C1685 Super early copper plate map of Europe and North Africa by Mallet circa 1685. The map comes from A Mallet's 'Monumental des de I'Universe', published in France. The map, which has later hand colouring, is in good condition. Size of engraved area 150m x 100mm. Ref no: 1272 Price: £38.00 Click on image to enlarge
Tripoli and the Barbary Coast by Mallet C1685 Super early copper plate map of Tripoli by Mallet circa 1685. The top picture shows a birds eye view of Tripoli, the bottom image of the harbour. The map comes from A Mallet's 'Monumental des de I'Universe', published in France. The map, which has later hand colouring, has a crease from top to bottom and a small worm hole bottom right. Prices does reflect condition. Size of engraved area 140m x 100mm. Ref no: 1273 Price: £25.00 Click on image to enlarge
Early map of Jamaica C1676 Very early rare copper plate map of Jamaica dating from around 1676 probably engraved by Charles Lamb. The map has text on the reverse, titled 'The description of the New Netherlands, now called New York'. I believe it changed to New York around 1670. The map is hand coloured, could be contemporary with the picture but it is hard to tell. Slightly grubby around the border and a little discoloured with some text showing through. Size of engraved area 120m x 80mm. Ref no: 1245 Price: £85.00 Click on image to enlarge
A Draught of the Road and Harbour of Brest and the adjacent Coast 1757 Early folding copper plate map of Brest and the harbour from the Gent Magazine 1757. The map, which has later hand colouring, has a small hole just below the bottom right hand corner of the title but otherwise in good condition. Size of engraved area 440m x 180mm. Ref no: 1259 Price: £18.00 Click on image to enlarge
A plan of the Harbour of Chequetan (Mexico) from Anson's voyage, 1745. Early folding copper plate map from 1745' A plan of the Harbour of Chequetan or Seguataneo, lying in the Lat'd of 17d. 36m No'. The chart from the Atlas to Anson's voyage details the coastline of Mexico showing depth soundings. The map, which has later hand colouring, is a little grubby around the borders but generally in good condition. Size of engraved area 490m x 265mm. Ref no: 1230 Price: £55.00 Click on image to enlarge
Chart of Norton Sound and of Bherings Strait 1785 Rare early folding copper plate map 'Chart of Norton Sound and of Bherings Strait made by the East Cape of Asia and the West Point of America' from Cook's third voyage. The picture, which has later hand colouring, is a little grubby around the borders but generally in good condition. Size of engraved area 380m x 280mm. Ref no: 1221 Price: £45.00 Click on image to enlarge
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