Antique Maps of Africa

18th Century Antique Map of the Continent of Africa dated 1797 by Homann Heirs

 

We have a selection of antique maps of Africa from the 18th and 19th century. This large map by Homann dated 1797 depicts the whole continent of Africa with significant areas as yet unexplored and surveyed.  To the North East is Saudi Arabia and Persia (Iran). Features early hand colouring.

 

Africa by John Rapkin - 19th century decorative map

 

Published by John Tallis, London and New York, drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Very decorative mid-Victorian map of the continent of Africa. Vignettes of Arab family of Algeria, Bosjeman Hottentots Wild Bushmen, St. Helena, Korranna Hottentots and Bedouin Arab Encampment. A hand coloured, steel plate line engraving.

 

Large 19th Century Wall Map of Africa by Bartholomew

An extensive, folding map of Africa, printed in colour and encased in a hardback cover.  Dated circa 1898 this political map has inserts  featuring the Ascension Island, St. Helena, Gibraltar, River Nile, Sierra Leone, Cape Town, British Isles, Ashanti and Cairo. Coloured coded to indicate the colonial influences of the 19th and early 20th centuries.

 

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The Decorative 19th Century Maps by John Rapkin

 

Clifton and Bristol circa 1851 by John Rapkin for John Tallis

 

 John Rapkin (fl. 1835-65)
A nineteenth century map maker and engraver, best known for his work on the Illustrated Atlas of the World 1849-53 for John Tallis and Co. noted for their beautifully decorative borders and later re-issued by the London Printing and Publishing Co. London and New York.

 

These maps are often embelished with vignette illustrations relating to the specific map.  The Bristol illustrations were drawn and engraved by H. Winkles, including Clifton from Rownham Perry, Clifton Observatory, High Cross College Green, Redcliff Church, Broad Quay, South Side of Bristol Cathedral.

The maps are drawn and engraved by Rapkin himself.   Bristol was published in a double page format and is twice the size of some other maps in this attractive collection.

 

 

Australia by Rapkin circa 1851 

Rapkin's map of Australia is decorated by illustrations drawn by J. Marchant and engraved by J. B. Allen including 'Natives of the tribe of Bogan, Sydney, Kangaroos, Natives of Australia Felix, Australian Parrots and Cockatoo'.  Much of the interior hasn't yet been surveyed and is filled with two tables.

 

United States - John Rapkin c.1851

 Very decorative mid-Victorian plan with vignettes drawn by J. Marchant and engraved by J. Rogers, including The Capitol Washington, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Washington's Monument, A Buffalo Hunt, William Penn signing a treaty with Native Americans, A USA sheild and Excelsior.

Depicts the United States from and Santa Fe north through the Missouri Territory to Canada and east to the Atlantic. A Nebraska territory extends to the Canadian border. A 'Western Territory' seems to coincide with present day Oklahoma. The map extends from Maine in the North, Florida in the South and Missouri in the West

 

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