Auction No. 82
(Archive Information Only - Closed February 28, 1998)

Antique Maps of Europe
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158. Atlantic Ocean, T.G. Bradford, A Comprehensive Atlas Geographical, New York, [1835]. 7.7 x 10". (OC) Simple map with surrounding continents in outline color. Shows major island groups and the recently discovered area in Antarctica. A little light foxing, mostly in margins. (B) $40

159. Atlantic (Islands in the Atlantic), John Tallis, London, ca. 1850. 9.5 x 13.5". (OC) Steel engraved map of the islands including the Azores, Madeira, Bermuda, Canary Islands, and Cape Verde Islands. Surrounded by a decorative border and including vignettes of Teneriffe, Canary Islands; Funchal, Madeira; Villa France, Azores; Chapel in the Rock St Vicente, Cape de Verde Is.; Pico, Azores; and Faval, Azores. Tiny bit of offsetting. (A) $125

160. North Sea (Spitzberg et N. Zenble), A. Mallet, Description de l’Univers, Paris, ca. 1719. 4 x 5.7". (OC) Charming map of the North Sea with a large inset of Spitzberg. Decorated with two banner style title cartouches and two tiny ships sailing the sea. (A) $50

161. Europe (Europa), Valk, ca. 1700. 23 x 19". (FC) Lovely and detailed map of the continent, Britain and Iceland. Large, uncolored title cartouche surrounded by grapevines. Nice original color. Professional repair of centerfold and a couple of marginal tears. (A) RESERVE $500. $600-650  [Click here to view image of the map]

162. Europe (Hongernae Europae Tabula), Edward Wells, London, ca. 1703. 55 x 3.5". (BW) Charming miniature map of the continent with lovely dedication carthouche with a coat of arms. Crisp engraving. Minor toning in margins with an old ink mark just touching neatline, else fine. (A) $75  [Click here to view image of the map]

163. Europe (Souverainetes de l’Europe), Martinet, Paris, ca. 1750. 10 x 11.5". (OC) Nice map of the continent depicting the various monarchies. With two panels of text. (A) $65

164. Europe (L’Europe), Bonne, Raynal’s Atlas de…Globe Terrestre, Paris, [1780]. 12.5 x 8.2". (BW) Fine, crisp impression and an attractive copper engraving. (A+) $85

165. Europe (Europe From the best Authorities), Th. Kitchen, London, ca. 1805. 8.2 x 7". (BW) Charming copper engraved map with a decorative title cartouche. Light toning. (A) $60

166. Europe (Geographical and Statistical Map of Europe [together with] Geographical and Historical Map of the Roman Empire), M. Carey & Son, A Complete Genealogical, Historical, Chronological & Geographical Atlas 2nd American Edition, Phila., 1820. 15 x 11". (FC) Pair of finely colored maps of Europe and the Mediterranean on folio sheets with extensive English text surrounding maps. Crisp and dark impressions. Includes additional sheets of text and tables related to maps. A fine set. Short splits on folds. (B) $90

167. Europe, T.G. Bradford, A Comprehensive Atlas Geographical, New York, [1835]. 10 x 8". (OC) Nicely engraved map depicting political boundaries and a fair amount of detail. Some very light foxing. (B) $45

168. Europe, J. Greenleaf, New Universal Atlas, Boston, [1848]. 12.5 x 10.8". (FC) Well engraved. Good detail, political and topographical, and color. Extends to the Caspian Sea. Includes Iceland. A couple small, barely noticeable, spots in map, else fine. (B) $75

169. Europe (Lot of 3 maps), J.H. Colton, New General Atlas, N.Y., 1855. 15.5 x 12.7". (FC) Three nice European maps with Colton’s pastel coloring and distinctive border. Includes Greece and the Ionian Republic; Holland and Belgium; and Switzerland. (A+) $45

170. Europe, V. Levasseur, Atlas Nationale, Paris, [1868]. 17.5 x 11.2". (FC) Map of Europe with full coloring surrounded by uncolored steel engravings including a charming group of cherubs, allegorical figures, statues, Europa and coats of arms. Fine impression, minor chipping in margins, overall very fine. (A+) $150

171. Europe, northeastern (Mappa Geographica Regni Poloniae), Homann Heirs, Nuremberg, 1773. 20 x 17.5". (FC) Covers the region from Riga to Gdansk and most of present day Poland. Large decorative cartouche. Map has been professionally backed with tissue to repair several old tears. Still some faint stains in margin, overall very good. (A) $200

172. Europe, northeastern (Poland, Lithuania and Prussia), Thomas Kitchin, London, [1774]. 8.2 x 6.7". (BW) Covers Poland, Lithuania and part of Latvia, Belarus and Ukraine. Extends east to the Black Forest and south to Turkey. Good impression, nice cartouche. Light & even toning. (B) $50

173. Europe, northern (Prussian States), David Burr/Thomas Illman, New York, 1835. 12 x 10.5". (OC) Crisp copper engraving with good detail. Covers northern Germany and Poland. (A) $45

174. Europe, north and central (Partie Occidentale de l’Empire Romain ou du Monde connu des Anciens d’Apres d’Anville), Blondeau, Paris, ca. 1790. 21.2 x 13.5". (OC) Covers England, Wales and Ireland and central Europe to the Mediterranean coastline. Many ancient place names. Two tears 1" into map with masking tape repairs. Minor toning on fold. Map clean and bright. (B) $70

175. Europe, central (Germaniae Veteris), Petrus Kaerius, London, ca. 1676. 8 x 6". (BW) Attractive, crisp copper engraved map stretching from Belgium to Poland and from Denmark south to Italy. Fine detail wih tiny forests, mountains and cities cover the map. Sstrapwork cartouche. (A+) $150

176. Europe, central (Partie Orientale della Germania Divisa ne Suoi Stati), Coronelli, ca. 1696. 17.5 x 22.5". (BW) Beautiful copper engraving with two large strapwork title and scale of miles cartouches. Covers all of central Europe from the Baltic Sea to the Gulf of Venice. A lovely crisp impression on very fine, thick paper. (A) $400

177. Europe, central (Postarum seu Veredariorum Stationes per Germaniam et Provincias Adiacentes), J.B. Homann, Nuremberg, ca. 1730. 22.2 x 17.7". (OC) Interesting and detailed map depicting all the post roads linking the majors cities of Europe. Two, uncolored cartouches, one with a cherub riding a Pegasus and a striking coat of arms. Couple of tiny marginal tears, else fine. (A) $375

178. Europe, central (Germany Drawn from the latest Authorities), Thomas Kitchen, London, ca. 1805. 8.2 x 7.5". (BW) Nice copper engraved map showing the extent of the German Empire from Belgium to Poland and from Denmark to the Gulf of Venice. Decorative title cartouche. (A) $50

179. Europe, central (Germany (Deutschland III Baden, Wurtemberg, Bavaria, Tyrol, and Switzerland)), Baldwin & Cradock, S.D.U.K., London, 1832. 12.2 x 14.5". (OC) Very detailed and crisply engraved. Couple of tears in margin, one touching neatline with loss at distance scale, else very good. (C) $30

180. Europe, western (Map of France, Spain and Portugal), S.A. Mitchell, New General Atlas, Philadelphia, 1870. 11.2 x 13.5". (FC) Attractive coloring, good detail and grapevine border. Insets of Switzerland in Cantons and Island of Corsica. (A+) $25

181. Europe, eastern (Bohemia), Pieter Van Den Keere, London, ca. 1668. 4.7 x 3.5". (BW) Charming map from the Miniature Speed atlas with Prag at the center. Strapwork title cartouche. (A) $90

182. Europe, eastern (Partie Septentrionale du Royume de Hongrie), N. Sanson, Paris, 1679. 14.2 x 22.2". (OC) Detailed and finely engraved with a large watermark. Covers the region from Vienna in the west to Budapest and northeast to the Carpathian Mountains. Close margins on both sides, else fine. (A) $175-200  [Click here to view image of the map]

183. Europe, eastern (A New Map of Poland from the latest Obser.), John Senex, London, [1744]. 7.7 x 6". (BW) Extends to named regions of Moscovy, Polish Ukraine, Hungary, Lit. Russia, Upper Poland, Lower Poland, Prussia, Germany. Thick paper, dark impression, simple cartouche. Light water stain, otherwise very good. Folds, as issued. (C) $60

184. Europe, eastern (La Russie Europeenne), Brion de la Tour, Paris, 1766. 10 x 9". (FC) Finely engraved map with panels of French text. Decorative title cartouche. Covers present-day Russia, west of the Urals, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Belarus and Ukraine. Lightly toned on fold. (A) $50

185. Britain (Insularum Britannicarum Facies Antiqua), R.W. Seale, London, ca. 1750. 12 x 7.7". (OC) Handsome map with inset of Orkney Islands. Simple title block. Detailed with tiny forests, mountains, cities. Later coloring. Very light foxing, mostly marginal. (B) $100

186. Britain (Carte des Isles Britanniques), Bonne, Raynal’s Atlas de…Globe Terrestre, Paris, [1780]. 8.2 x 12.5". (BW) Fine, copper engraved map with counties and major cities named. Very crisp impression. (A+) $90

187. Britain (Geographical and Historical Map of the British Empire), M. Carey & Son, A Complete Genealogical, Historical, Chronological & Geographical Atlas 2nd American Edition, Phila., 1820. 12.5 x 14". (FC) On a folio sheet with extensive English text surrounding map, often keyed to map. Good detail, crisp impression, very fine coloring and nice cartouche. Inset of the Shetland Isles. With a matching folio sheet of text and tables (hand colored). Short split on centerfold. Together, two folio sheets. (B) $90

188. England and Wales (L’Angleterre), R. de Vaugondy, Paris, ca. 1750. 8.7 x 9.2". (OC) Attractive map colored by county with an uncolored, delicately engraved title cartouche. On a large sheet of hand laid paper. Tiny bit of foxing, marginal tear, well outside map, and a marginal split on fold with an old repair. Map is overall very good. (B) $95

189. England and Wales (A New & Most Accurate Map of the Roads of England and Wales), Anon., The Modern Universal British Traveler, London, ca. 1779. 13.5 x 13.5". (OC) Nicely detailed map showing roads throughout with distances "by the Mile Stones." Nice title cartouche with a horseback traveler and a table of counties, both with later full color, and a simple compass rose decorate the map. Light browning on fold with some chipping in margin with tiny bit of loss just inside neatline, all with an old repair. (B) $75

190. England & Wales (A Map of England & Wales Taken From the Government Map made by order of the Board of Ordnance), Fullerton, Glasgow, [1840]. 16.5 x 19.5". (OC) Detailed, folding map depicting mail coach roads and railways. Attractive titling. Splits on fold with old repairs, overall very good. (B) $90

191. England and Wales (County Map of England, and Wales), S.A. Mitchell, New General Atlas, 1867. 10.5 x 13.2". (FC) Good coloring & detail. Grapevine border. (A) $30

192. England (The Countie and Citie of Lyncolne Described with the Armes of Them That Have Bene Earles Thereof Since the Conquest), John Speed, Theatre of Empire Great Britain, London, ca. 1610. 20 x 15.2". (BW) Highly decorative map of Lincoln with an elaborate title cartouche, compass rose, ship, sea monster, city plan inset, and numerous coats of arms. Trimmed close, as issued. Overall very toned with a horizontal fold causing a break in the paper (with archival tape repairs). Centerfold also split with a very old linen tape repair. Needs some professional help to return to its former glory. (D) $350

193. England (Comitatus Rotelandiae Tabula Nova &c Aucta), Blome, Britannia, London, ca. 1673. 14 x 11.2". (OC) Decorative county map with two cartouches, a scale of miles with calipers and a compass rose, all fully colored. Rough on centerfold with some creasing and old repair, overall very clean and bright. (B) $115

194. England (Untitled road map), John Owen & Emanuel Bowen, Britannia Depicta or Ogilby Improved, London, ca. 1750. 4.5 x 7". (FC) Great little strip road map engraved on both sides and depicting the road from Towcester to Lichfield. Both sides fully colored with several compass roses, crests and coats of arms. Very attractive piece. (A+) $75

195. England (Saxon England), R. Wilkinson, London, 1800. 8.7 x 11". Map of England during Saxon rule. Place names with Saxon spelling. Battlefields. Pastel coloring. (A+) $55

196. England (A Map of Rutlandshire from the best Authorities), J. Cary, London, ca. 1800. 18.7 x 16.5". (BW) Large county map with interesting detail and nice compass rose. Trimmed to neatline at top, else clean and bright. (B) $65

The following maps are from Camden’s Britannia published between 1695 and 1772. These well-known English county maps are nicely done copper engraved maps, each measuring approximately 16.5 x 14". They include good detail and a decorative title cartouche.

197. Huntingtonshire (OC) Includes part of Cambridge Shire including Cambridge. Close margins as issued with lower margin 1/8" at left corner, some tape stains in margins. Later color with some bleed through to verso. (B) $150   [Click here to view image of the map]

198. Suffolk (BW) Very large title cartouche. Trimmed to inside neatline on both sides, else clean & crisp. (B) $125

199. Westmoreland (OC) Later color. Two tears entered map 1". (B) $125

200. Shropshire (BW) Very nice large title cartouche. Close margin (1/8") at one corner, as issued. Thick hand-laid paper (A+) $175

201. Northhamptonshire (BW) With the horse watermark of the 1722 issue of the atlas. Very fine condition (A+) $175

202. Wiltshire. 13.5 x 8". (OC) Published in Edmund Gibbon’s revised edition of Britannia in the slightly smaller edition, probably 1722 or 1753. Modern color. Nice decorative cartouche. (A) $75

 

The following maps are from John Cary’s New and Correct English Atlas, in London, circa 1809. Each copper engraving is hand colored in outline and measures approximately 10.5 x 8.5". Cary is considered one of England’s finest cartographers. His maps depict each county with considerable detail, accuracy and clarity.

203. Westmoreland (A) $35

204. Leicestershire (A+) $35

205. Surry (A+) $35

206. Nottinghamshire (A) $35

207. Hampshire (A+) $35

208. Staffordshire (A+) $35

209. Lancashire (A) $35

210. Scotland (Insulae Quaedam Minores), Blaeu, Atlas of Scotland, Amsterdam, ca. 1664. 20.2 x 15.5". (BW) Sub-titled Some of the Smaller Western Yles, lying betweene the Yles of Mule ands Skye. Attributed to Timothy Pont. Very decorative title and scale of miles cartouches. Damp stain & short tears in wide margins, not affecting map. (A) $175

211. Scotland (Moravia Scotiae Provincia), Blaeu, Atlas of Scotland, Amsterdam, ca. 1664. 21.7 x 16.5". (BW) Beautifully engraved map of the region of Moray Firth including Elgin and Inverness and part of Loch Ness. Map attributed to Timothy Pont who did the original surveys of Scotland. The map is covered with engraved forests, mountains, and towns with a decorative title cartouche. Long split on centerfold, else clean and crisp. (B) $200

212. Scotland (The Islands of Orkney), Greenville Collins, Great Britain Coasting Pilot, London, [1753]. 22 x 17.2". (OC) Scarce sea chart. Very decorative with rhumb lines, a compass rose, sailing ships, two cartouches and a title banner all fully colored. Dedicated to George, Prince of Denmark. Minor foxing at bottom of fold, else clean and bright. Archivally matted. (A) RESERVE $300. $375-400   [Click here to view image]

213. Scotland (A New Map of the Counties of Fife and Kinross, Drawn from the best Authorities), T. Kitchen, The London Magazine, London, [1775]. 9 x 7.3". (BW) Very detailed sheet of the counties between Edinburgh and Dundee. Includes much of the Firth of Fourth. Pictorial cartouche features a stone ruin, man & woman and fishing boat. Ref: LOND-306. A few small spots. (B) $45

214. Ireland (The Province Ulster described), John Speed, Theatre of Empire Great Britain, London, 1611. 19.7 x 15". (FC) Rare example of this map in full original color with GOLD HIGHLIGHTING. Inset of Enis Kelling Fort, decorative title cartouche and a scale of miles with gold calipers. Further decorated with a sea monster and a ship. From an early edition with the imprint of John Sudbury and George Humble. Map is severely browned with some marginal chipping and one tear entering 2" into map, but the color is still quite good. It is well deserving of professional restoration. (D) $450  [Click here to view image]

215. Ireland (Linster), Pieter Van Den Keere, London, ca. 1627. 47 x 3.4". (BW) Charming miniature Speed county map. Strapwork title cartouche. Toned with two marginal tears just touching neatline. Fine crisp engraving. (A) $100

216. Ireland (The Environs of Dublin), Baldwin & Cradock, SDUK, London, 1837. 15.2 x 12.2". (OC) Detailed map of the city and vicinity including Dunboyne, Swords, Kingstown, Rathcoole. Roads, canals, forests, towns, schools and churches all depicted. (A+) $50

217. Scandinavia (Untitled), Sebastian Munster, Basle, ca. 1570. 5.5 x 4". (BW) Interesting woodblock map of the region showing several large inland lakes. On a full sheet of German text. (A+) $70

218. Scandinavia (Sweden and Norway), Blackie & Son, The Comprehensive Atlas & Geography of the World, Edinburgh, [1884]. 13.2 x 19.5". (PC) Excellent detail, down to tiny villages. Depicts the rail systems. Minor chipping in wide margins. (A) $25

219. Baltic (A Chart of the Baltic Sea, Gulfs of Finland and Bothnia with the Sound, Drawn from the Best Maps & Charts), Thomas Jeffreys, The Gentleman’s Magazine, London, 1748. 10.2 x 9.4". (BW) Jeffreys is noted as Geographer to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Extremely crisp and bright impression. Lovely cartouche with fine title lettering. Extends from Prussia north to above Kemi, west to the Norwegian Sea and south to Denmark and northern Germany. Notation on map explains recent treaty between Russia and Sweden. Still bound in the complete Gentleman’s Magazine, March 1748. Re: GENT-55. Map & magazine are near mint. (A+) $175

220. Denmark, Sebastian Munster, Basle, ca. 1570. 5.2 x 4". (BW) Woodblock map of Denmark and Baltic islands. On a full sheet of German text. (A+) $80  [Click here to view image of the map]

221. Denmark (Regni Daniae), J. B. Homann, Nuremberg, ca. 1720. 22.5 x 19". (FC) Very attractive map including parts of Sweden and Germany. Large, pictorial, title cartouche with figures and animals and the royal crest, in full color. Faint damp stain, centerfold with professional repair, overall fine. (A) $400

222. The Netherlands (Middelburg), Anon., ca. 1650. 10.5 x 7". (BW) Handsome fortification plan with 2 coats of arms. Crisp impression on large sheet of hand-laid paper. (A+) $30  [Click here to view image of the map]

223. The Netherlands (Geographical, Statistical and Historical Map of the Netherlands), M. Carey & Son, A Complete Genealogical, Historical, Chronological & Geographical Atlas 2nd American Edition, Phila., 1820. 13.5 x 11". (FC) Subtitled Map of the Kingdom of Netherlands. Drawn from the best Authorities. Finely engraved and well colored. The detailed map is on a full folio sheet with English text at sides and bottom. Centerfold split and a few tiny spots. (B) $70

224. Netherlands, Belgium & Luxembourg, J&C Walker, Walker’s Geography, London, ca. 1810. 8.5 x 7". (FC) Good impression and color. Extends east to Luxembourg. Also names Austrian Flanders, Austrian Brabant, Dutch Brabant, French Flanders, French Hainault and Limburg. A few spots. (B) $20

225. Netherlands, Belgium & Luxembourg (Belgium and Holland), David Burr/Thomas Illman, New York, 1836. 10.5 x 12". (OC) Crisp copper engraving with nice outline coloring and good detail of roads and forests. One tiny spot, else fine. (B) $50

226. The Netherlands and Belgium (Holland & Belgium), T.G. Bradford, A Comprehensive Atlas Geographical, NY, [1838]. 8 x 10". (OC) Nice map of the region in his simple, uncluttered style. Includes Luxembourg. Some marginal foxing, good impression. (A)$45

227. The Netherlands & Belgium (Belgii Veteris Typus Abrahami Ortelii), P. Van Den Keere, Amsterdam, ca. 1676. 8 x 6". (BW) Beautifully engraved map of the region covered with tiny forests and towns. Decorative, title cartouche. Light damp stain in margin, well outside map, which is very clean and bright. (A) $175

228. The Netherlands & Belgium (Les Pays Bas Francois Autrichiens, et Hollandois), Brion de la Tour, Paris, 1766. 10 x 9". (FC) Finely engraved map with panels of French text. Decorative title cartouche. Toned on fold. (B) $50

229. Belgium & Luxembourg (Les Provinces des Pays-Bas Catholiques ou A Most Exact Map of Flanders or Austrian Netherlands &c.), Herman Moll, London, ca. 1715. 39.5 x 24". (OC) Wonderful large map on two joined sheets with insets of Luxembourg, part of France, and a large inset fortification plan. Further decorated with a large title cartouche. Notation concerning the Treaty for Settling the Barrier in the Netherlands (1715). Very detailed and interesting. Folding, as issued. (A+) $400

230. Belgium (Slusa, Teutonicae Flandriae Oppadodum Elegans), Braun & Hogenberg, Civitates Orbis Terrarum, Cologne, ca. 1575. 16 x 11.5". (BW) Fine, early city view depicting a grand castle at the edge of the city. Several ships and boats are in the river and additional details include farms, livestock, windmills and a man & woman on a hill in the foreground. Further decorated with two coats of arms and a strapwork title cartouche. A couple of very tiny spots in image, but overall fine condition. (B) $275

231. Belgium (Alostum Flandria Imperialis Caput.), Guicciardini, Venice, ca. 1580. 12.5 x 9.2". (BW) Bold bird’s-eye-view of the moated and walled city of Aalst. Decorated with 2 strapwork cartouches, 2 coats of arms. Man & woman in Elizabethan costume. (A+) $200

232. Belgium (Mons), Guicciardini, Venice, ca. 1580. 12.5 x 9.2". (BW) Another fine bird’s-eye view of a medieval city. Two strapwork title cartouches and 2 crests with an Elizabethan couple standing on a hill above the city. A very early impression with an overall gray tone inside the plate mark. (A+) $200

233. Belgium (A Plan of Maestricht, with the Adjacent Villages, with the Battle was fought June 21.), Thomas Jeffreys, The Gentleman’s Magazine, London, 1747. 9.6 x 7.8". (BW) Good impression on fine hand-laid paper. Very detailed of the region, naming all villages and cities. Extends to include the fortress cities of Tongeren and Bilsen in the west. Compass rose and decorative cartouche. Bound into the July, 1774 Gentleman’s Magazine. Ref: GENT-47. (A) $60

234. France (Burgundia Ducatus), Mercator, Amsterdam, ca. . 18 x 13". (OC) Nice map of this famous wine region of France. Fully colored, strapwork title cartouche. Very wide margins with a couple of very tiny tears, none close to map, else clean and bright. (A) $150

235. France (Burgundiae Comitatus Recentiss Descriptio), Ortelius, Antwerp, 1579. 19.5 x 14.2". (FC) Very decorative map of the famous wine region. Large title cartouche and coat of arms. (A+) $375

236. France (Poictou), Ortelius, Antwerp, 1579. 19.7 x 14". (FC) Striking map of the coastal region of France including La Rochelle and extending inland to Limoges and Poitiers. Three lovely, large cartouches and covered with engraved forests and cities. Has undergone restoration to fill worm tracts, which affected one cartouche that was colored at that time. Color bright, else very good. (A) $325

237. France (Descriptio Veromandvorum … (and) Governement de al Cappelle), Blaeu, Amsterdam, ca. 1635. 19.5 x 15". (OC) Two decorative maps within one border. The first centered on Saint-Quentin with a lovely title cartouche and a scale of miles held by a gentlemen looking very much like one the Three Musketeers. The second map includes Marle, Laon, and Vernins. Decorated with three cartouches, all fully colored. A fine example of Blaeu’s work. Map has been professionally de-acidified and two marginal tears repaired, fine condition. (A+) $450

238. France (Picardia), Jansson, Amsterdam, ca. 1640. 19.2 x 14.5". (OC) Lovely copper engraved map of the region including Abbeville, Amien, and Laons. Map is decorated with a large, fully colored, title cartouche with a coat of arms and a banner style scale of miles. Very nice original color. Acid burned on verso and edges of paper from previous framing. Map image and wide margins unaffected. (B) $275

239. France (Ducatus Andegavensis - Aniov), Blaeu, Amsterdam, ca. 1650. 19.2 x 15". (OC) Nice example of Blaeu’s engraving with the map covered with forests, towns and mountains. Decorated with fully colored, pictorial title cartouche and a decorative scale of miles. Good later coloring with minor bleed through on verso. (A) $350

240. France (Galliae feu Franciae Tabula), N. Visscher, Amsterdam, ca. 1670. 22 x 18.2". (FC) Lovely, decorative map of the whole of France. Very large title cartouche and coats of arms held aloft by a group of cherubs, both fully colored. Further decorated with a compass rose and ships sailing the English Channel. Professional, nearly invisible, repair of tear and re-enforced center fold. One faint spot in map, overall very good. (B) RESERVE $375. $450 [Click here to view image]

241. France (Le Barrois), Pierre Du Val, Paris, ca. 1677. 15.5 x 20.5". (OC) A nice map of the region surrounding Barleduc and including St. Michael, St. Menehould, Gondrecourt, and St. Dizier. Forest and towns fully colored and a nice title cartouche with the coat of arms. A little creased and one side trimmed to neatline. (B) $80

242. France (Nova et Esatta Tavola del Regno de Francia), Sanson/Rossi, Paris, 1697. 19.7 x 15.2". (OC) Finely engraved map with much detail and a very decorative title cartouche. Later color with some pink color bleeding, mostly in the margins. (B) $175

243. France (A New Map of France from the latest Observations), John Senex, London, [1744]. 8 x 6.3". (BW) Dark impression on fine, hand-laid paper with watermark. Extends to include much of southern England and east to Ulm and Genoa in the south. Simple cartouche. Water stained, paper sound. Folds, as issued. (C) $30

244. France (France with its Acquired Territories In Germany, and the Netherlands.), T. Jeffreys, The Gentleman’s Magazine, London, 1747. 10.8 x 9.3". (BW) An attractive, very detailed sheet. Fancy borders around insets of the Harbour of Brest and A Plan of Toulon. Decorative cartouche, and 3 compass roses on a fine sheet of hand-laid paper with large watermark. Bound in the January 1747 Gentleman’s Magazine. Ref: GENT-44. (A) $50

245. France (Gouvernement General d’Orleanois), de Vaugondy, Paris, 1753. 23 x 19". (OC) Large map of the area around Orleans with forests & towns finely engraved. Large decorative title cartouche. Centerfold split 1" into map, else fine on very good paper. (B) $75

246. France (The Coast of Brittany Between St. Malo’s and Cancale Bay Where the English Army Landed June 1758.), Anon., The Gentleman’s Magazine, London, [1758]. 4.3 x 7.5". (BW) Very detailed of region along the coast around St. Malo. Locates Fort Royal. With related article. Published the same month as the invasion. Ref: GENT-117. Very good, except for a couple spots near bottom. (B) $45

247. France (La France Divisee en ses quarante Gouvernemens Generaux et Militaires), Brion de la Tour, Paris, 1766. 10 x 9". (FC) Attractive map with a lovely cartouche depicting a castle by the sea with a large ship. Two columns of French text at sides. Damp stain in margins and toned on fold. (B) $45

248. France, Thomas Kitchin, London, ca. 1774. 8.6 x 6.9". (BW) Nice little map which includes all of the country up to the Strait of Dover and east just to Genoa. Fair impression on fine, hand-laid paper with a simple cartouche. Light toning. (B) $35

249. France (A New Map of the North-West Part of France Divided into its Departments with the most frequented Routes to Paris), Laurie & Whittle, London, 1802. 30.2 x 23". (OC) Large, very detailed road map. Folding, as issued, and on fine thick paper. Couple of minor splits on folds, overall very good. (A) $160

250. France (Neueste Charte Von Frankreich…), Homann Heirs, Maior Atlas Scholasticus, Nuremberg, 1807. 21.7 x 17.7". (OC) Nice copper engraving of France divided into Departments. Simple scale of miles cartouche, inset of Corsica. Light damp stain just entering map & couple of old ink smudges. (B) $75

251. France (The Environs of Paris), J.H. Colton, New York, ca. 1856. 15.5 x 12.5". (BW) Very detailed plan of the vicinity of Paris including Versailles. Decorative border. (A+) $60

252. France (Lot of 4 maps), Vuillemin, Paris, ca. 1870. 8.7 x 7". (FC) Nice group of department maps each surrounded by engravings of town views, the coat of arms, important people and a decorative title. Includes Nievre, Tarn et Garonne, Cher, and Venne. (A+) $50

253. France (Paris by the Metro), Anon., Paris, 1944. 14 x 10.5". (PC) Interesting, folding, WWII map of Paris depicting the railway through the city. Cello tape on corners. (B) $25

254. Switzerland, Johnson and Ward, [1862]. 17 x 12". (FC) Steel engraved map which is highly detailed - topo and political. Includes the region between the lakes Geneva, Constance and Garda, near Bergamo, Italy. Fine color and impression. Strapwork border. (A) $35

255. Poland (Poland: Shewing the Claims of Russia, Prussia and Austria from the best Authorities), Barlow (engraver), London, ca. 1806. 8.25 x 6.7". (OC) Interesting, copper engraved map. (A+) $30

256. Germany (Treueris Tuer), Munster, Basle, ca. 1550. 15 x 10". (BW) Fine woodblock view of the city of Their with its skyline dominated by a huge cathedral. Surrounded by farms and forests with many boats in the Moselle River flowing in the foreground. Title cartouche held by two cherubs including the coat of arms. Minor toning on centerfold and one printer’s crease, else very clean and crisp. (A) $160

257. Germany (Die Stat Swybuschin in nider Schlefien), Braun & Hogenberg, Civitates Orbis Terrarum, Cologne, ca. 1575. 18.2 x 13.5". (FC) Very fine, early bird’s-eye view filled with interesting detail of people in the streets. Decorated with three coats of arms and a curiously blank cartouche. Minor surface soil in margin, else fine. (A) $350  [Click here to view image]

258. Germany (Saxoniae, Misniae, Thuringiae, Nova Exactissimaq Descriptio), Ortelius, Antwerp, ca. 1600. 19.7 x 13.5". (FC) Beautifully engraved and colored map of central Germany including Berlin, Magdeburg and Leipzig. Large, strapwork title cartouche, key and scale of miles. German text on verso. Margins trimmed but still adequate for framing. Evenly age toned and nice original color. (A) $300

259. Germany (Brunswyck), Mercator, Atlas Minor, Amsterdam, [1623]. 7 x 5.5". (FC) Fine map of the region surrounding Braunschweig. Strapwork cartouche & scale of distance. Full original color, which is very uncommon for maps from this atlas. Toned, else fine. (A) $150

260. Germany (Cercle de Franconie), A. Mallet, Description de l’Universe, Paris, ca. 1686. 4.5 x 5.5". (OC) Includes Wurzburg and Nuremberg. A nice simple map of the region. Overall toning. (A) $50

261. Germany (Ducatus Westphalia), M. Seutter, ca. 1730. 22.5 x 19.5". (OC) Attractive map of central Germany decorated with three decorative cartouches and a compass rose, all in full color. Great detail throughout including hundreds of tiny villages. (A) $300

262. Germany & Switzerland (Circulus Suevicus in qua Ducatus Wirtenbergensis), Tobias Lotter, Nuremberg, ca. 1750. 22 x 19.2". (FC) Copper engraved map with incredible detail including hundreds of tiny villages. Includes Strasbourg, Nuremberg, Augsburg, Stuttgart, and Zurich. Two pictorial cartouches, in full color. Trimmed to neatline in one corner, else fine. (A) $300

263. Germany (Cercles de Westphalie, Haut et Bas Rhin), Brion de la Tour, Paris, 1766. 10 x 9". (FC) Attractive map of northern Germany with panels of French text at sides. Decorative title cartouche. Light toning on fold. (A) $50

264. Germany (Cercles de Baviere, de Franconie et de Souabe), Brion de la Tour, Paris, 1766. 10 x 9". (FC) Finely engraved map with panels of French text. Decorative title cartouche. Covers southern Germany. Light damp stain at top. (B) $50

265. Germany (Plan de la Bataille de Preusch-Eylau), Anon., ca. 1800. 6.2 x 5.7". (BW) Interesting battle plan depicting batteries and armies. Scattered foxing. (C) $15

266. Germany (A Map of the Circles of the Upper Rhine, The Lower Rhine & Franconia, Drawn from the Best Authorities), R. Wilkinson, General Atlas, London, ca. 1800. 11.5 x 9". (FC) Crisp impression and finely engraved. Covers region from Abby of Prum east to the Principality of Culmbach, north to County of Recklinghausen and south to include the Bishoprick of Eichstett. Names over 30 different sovereign regions. Staining in upper right corner, else good. (C) $30

267. Germany (Geographical and Statistical Map of Germany), M. Carey & Son, A Complete Genealogical, Historical, Chronological & Geographical Atlas 2nd American Edition, Phila., 1820. 11.4 x 11.6". (FC) Subtitled Map of Germany Divided according to the Treaty of Paris, and the acts of the Congress of Vienna: Indicating the Places rendered celebrated by Sieges and Battles. An attractive map, detailed and finely engraved. The map is on a full folio sheet with English text surrounding map. Key gives political boundaries in 20 colors! With four matching folio sheets of text and hand colored tables. Centerfold split and a few light spots at top. (B) $70

268. Germany (Germany (Deutschland) I The Prussian States Saxony &c. [together with] Germany (Deutschland) II Eastern Part of the Prussian States), SDUK, Complete Atlas..., London, [1874]. 15.3 x 13". (OC) Very detailed engraved maps showing roads, railroads, cities and topo information. Fine impressions with keyboard style border. First includes Berlin, Gurlitz, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf and Hamburg. Second includes Warsaw, Konigsberg, Landsberg, Breslau and Krakow. A nice pair. (A) $50

269. Russia (The Harbour of Crownslot River, Canal Made for the Said River to the R. Wolschowa. [on plate with] Plan of St. Petersburg), Anon., Gentleman’s Magazine, 1749. 9.5 x 7.5". (BW) Plan of St. Petersburg occupies most of the page. Very detailed of the town and fortifications. Fine cartouche with swords, weapons & a globe. Crisp impression on fine paper. Bound into the complete Gentleman’s Magazine, August 1748. Map is very good with only one small spot, close trimmed as issued. Ref: GENT-65. (A) $50

270. Russia (Russia or Moscovy in Europe), Thomas Kitchin, London, ca. 1774. 8.2 x 6.7". (BW) Includes the entire region. Good impression on fine, hand-laid paper. Nice cartouche with a bear. Lightly toning with tiny (1/16") area of weakness. (B) $35

271. Russia (Russie D’Europe), Monin, Atlas Classique de la Geographie, [1835]. 11 x 15.7". (OC) Strong impression with fancy titling, keyboard borders. Includes Poland, all of Russia to Siberia and south to the Caspian Sea and Georgia. On hand-laid paper. (A) $60

272. Russia (Map of Russia in Europe [together with] Map of Russia in Asia with the Adjacent Countries), Gall & Inglis, Edinburgh, 1850. 17.5 x 22". (FC) Pair of nice, colorful maps of the whole of the Russian Empire. Asian map has a light stain in title. (B) $30

273. Hungary (Hungaria), Petrus Kaerius, ca. 1646. 4.7 x 3.3". (OC) Miniature map covered with tiny villages and cities. Strapwork title cartouche. Includes parts of Austria, Moravia and Transylvania. English text on verso with an interesting description of the Kingdom of Hungary. Part of margin missing, not affecting image. (B) $75  [Click here to view image of the map]

274. Hungary (Hungaria Regnum), J. Jansson, Amsterdam, ca. 1650. 20 x 16.5". (OC) Fine copper engraved map covering most of present day Hungary with Budapest at center, but also depicting a bit of Austria including Vienna. Richly decorated with mountains, cities and forests and a title cartouche with figures and the coat of arms. Very light foxing, mostly in margins, centerfold professionally repaired. (A) $375  [Click here to view image of the map]

275. Balkans (Macedona Epirus et Achaia), Mercator/Hondius, Amsterdam, ca. 1630. 16.7 x 14.2". (OC) Beautiful, copper engraved map of the region of present day Albania, Macedonia and northern Greece. Includes Athens and the island of Corfu. Decorated with two sailing ships and a fine title cartouche surrounded by cherubs. Clean and bright with a couple of marginal tears, professionally repaired. (A) $375

276. Balkans (A New and Accurate Map of Turkey in Europe, Drawn from the Best Authorities), John Lodge, Gentleman’s Magazine, London, 1770. 9.8 x 8.8". (BW) Crisp impression on fine hand-laid paper. Very decorative cartouche, compass rose and 2 distance scales. Covers the region, in great detail, from the Adriatic to Candia, all of the Black Sea, Transylvania and much of Hungary. Shows the "Boundary of Europe." Ref: GENT-205, published in the annual supplement to The Gentleman’s Magazine, 1770. (B) $50  [Click here to view image of the map]

277. Balkans (Turkey in Europe), John Tallis, London, ca. 1850. 12.8 x 10". (OC) Includes the regions of Bosnia, Servia, Walachia, Moldavia, Bulgaria, Bumilia, Macedonia and Albania. Large and beautiful vignette (B&W) of Constantinople from the Bosphorus. A most attractive sheet with decorative borders. (A) $50  [Click here to view image of the map]

278. Greece, J. Greenleaf, A New Universal Atlas, Boston, [1848]. 12.5 x 10.7". (FC) Attractive sheet of the region with keyboard style border, scroll titles, and good color. Covers the region from Albania to Candia Island and east to Constantinople. Even age toning. (A) $35

279. Greece (Greece [and] Ancient Greece Southern Part), SDUK, ca. 1850. 14.2 x 12.5". (OC) Nice pair of maps, one as it was about 1850 the other with ancient place names. Both very detailed, good impression and coloring. Keyboard style borders. The pair. (A) $45

280. Italy (Partie de l’Italie Comprenant les Etats du Roy de Sardaigne, de Milan, Parme, et Genes [together with] l’Etat de Venice et le Duche de Mantoue, avec leurs Provinces Ecclesiastiques [and] Etats du Roi des Deux Siciles), Brion de la Tour, Paris, 1766. 10 x 9". (FC) Set of 3 nicely engraved maps. Each has a delicate, decorative title cartouche. Panels of French text at sides. Lightly toned on folds. (B) $135

281. Italy (Southern Part of Italy), David Burr/Thomas Illman, New York, 1836. 122.2 x 10.5". (OC) Covers the "boot", Sicily and Sardinia. Crisp copper engraving. One small spot, else very good. (B) $25

282. Italy (Italie), Vuillemin/Barbie du Bocage, Atlas Illustre, Paris, [1852]. 9 x 12". (OC) Detailed and fine steel engraving. Covers the entire country plus Corsica, Sardinia and Malta. Surrounded by an ornate border. A very attractive map, in fine condition. (A+) $30

283. Spain & Portugal (Novifsima et Accuratifsima Regnorum Hispaniae et Portugalliae Tabula Actore), F. de Witt, Amsterdam, 1705. 22.7 x 19.5". (FC) Striking, copper engraved map with fine detailed throughout and original color. Large, pictorial, uncolored title cartouche with the coat of arms. A couple of tiny marginal tears, one old tear 4" into map with a good, old repair, overall very good. (B) Reserve $475. $550-600  [Click here to view image]

284. Spain & Portugal (A Map of Spain & Portugal Drawn from the Best Authorities), R. Wilkinson, London, 1794. 11 x 8.7". (FC) Well colored map with good detail. (A) $45

285. Spain & Portugal (Geographical and Statistical Map of Spain and Portugal), M. Carey & Son, A Complete Genealogical, Historical, Chronological & Geographical Atlas 2nd American Edition, Phila., 1820. 13 x 10.7". (FC) Subtitled Map of Spain and Portugal Including the places rendered celebrated by Battles & Sieges. Beautifully colored and finely engraved map on a full folio sheet with English text surrounding map. With 2 folio sheets of text and hand colored tables. Centerfold split. (B) $60

286. Spain & Portugal, Jeremiah Greenleaf, A New Universal Atlas, Boston, [1848]. 12.6 x 10.8". (FC) Nicely colored and detailed. Shows much topographical and political information. Includes the Balearic Islands. (A+) $50

287. Mediterranean (Insularum Aliquot Maris Mediterranie Descriptio), Ortelius, Theatrum, Antwerp, ca. 1580. 18.7 x 14.2". (BW) Attractive sheet containing six maps of the islands in the Mediterranean; Sicily, Sardinia, Zerba, Elba, Malta and Corfu. A couple of very faint spots, overall fine. (A) Reserve $450.   $525-575  [Click here to view image]

288. Mediterranean (British Possessions in the Mediterranean), John Tallis, London, ca. 1850. 9.7 x 13.7". (OC) Fine, steel engraved map including Gibraltar and Malta among others. Surrounded by a decorative border and including vignettes of Corfu, Vathi, Ithaca, Gibraltar and Valetta and two sailing boats. An attractive map in fine condition. (A+) $85

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