Friday, 27 February 2026

Antique Maps of Gloucestershire

 

Gloucestershire Saxton and Hole 1637

 17th century, decorative map of Gloucestershire by William Hole after Christopher Saxton. One of the earliest maps of Gloucestershire.

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Gloucester Town Plan by Cole and Roper 1804
 Early 19th century plan of Gloucester. Vignette of Gloucester Cathedral and three coats of arms.'Drawn and Engraved under the direction of E. W. Bayley

18th century map of the county, decorative title cartouche, table of 'Remarks', and a compass rose. 

 

 Decorative early 18th century map by Emanuel Bowen and John Owen features Gloucester, Tewkesbury Cirencester, road map Salisbury to Marlborough Wiltshire verso

Thursday, 26 February 2026

Antique Maps of Germany

Large wall map of the German Empire at the start of the 19th century.  Hand coloured and printed on three sheets. 
 
 
18th century, uncoloured map, also depicts part of France and the Low Countries.
 
Moore's Historical Map of the Empire of Germany c. 1785
 Late 18th century map with a decorative title cartouche. Includes table of distance from town to town.
 
17th century Map of Germany by Clüver c.1661
Two maps of historical Germany on a single sheet, a comparison of the region during the reigns of different Roman Emperors. Both with strap work title cartouches

Monday, 23 February 2026

Antique Maps of France

 

 Map of Ptolemaic France first published in Munster's edition of Ptolemy's 'Geographia' in 1540. Presented on a trapezoidal projection with parallels and meridians which are forerunners of lines of longitude and latitude.  Scarce.

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Retrospective map of pre-revolution Fance with a detailed plan of Paris in 1789. Illustrated by George and engraved by Smith
 


 19th century, detailed map of France and its Departments with a table. Inset of Corsica.  Hand coloured.

Friday, 20 February 2026

Antique Maps of the Continent of Europe

 

17th Century Map of Europe by Jan Jansson

Europe Caroli Magni from Orbis Antiqus Jan Jansson circa 1650 - 1657.
The Empire of Chalemagne. Very decorative, large map of Europe, lovely hand colouring, decorative title cartouche and an annotated compass rose. 

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17th century map of The Black Sea by Orteluis
 Features Ukraine including Crimea and South Western Russia. Decorative title cartouche and numerous annotations in the sea.
 

Great Britain and Western Europe Mileage Chart by Robert Laurie and James Whittle
 Extensive mileage chart depicting all distances from London. 'Advertisement (explanation, bottom left), As Milestone are placed on most of the Principal Roads in England, the distance of any City or Principal Town may be easily known;' ...


18th century map of the continent including Iceland. 

Friday, 13 February 2026

Antique Maps of Essex


17th century map of the county, very decorative with armorals to the left  and a town plan of Colchester bottom right. English text verso, published by Basset and Chiswell in 1676 

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 Published in the Royal English Atlas, scarce, very detailed, substantial areas of text relating to the commerce and agriculture of the county. Places include: Tilbury, Canvey Island, Malden, Chelmsford, Brentwood, Billericay, Colchester, Epping, Saffron Walden.

Robert Morden c.1722
Detailed 18th century map, scrolled title cartouche and three different mileage scales.

Scarce, hand coloured, 18th century map of Essex featuring a compass rose.
 

 
Thomas Moule c.1840
From the last decorative county atlas, hand coloured and varios armorials

Wednesday, 11 February 2026

Antique Maps of Durham

 

 Detailed and highly decorative early 18th century map of Durham by Herman Moll. Features archeological and historical illustrations to the borders.

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County Durham by Robert Morden 1695
 17th century map of the county, hand coloured copperplate engraving. Place names include Bishop's Auckland, Durham, Stockton, Wolsingham, Newxastle, Darlington. 


Heraldic decoration and vignettes of Durham and Raby Castle. Features, Hartlepoole, Bishop Auckland, Sunderland, South Shields. Hand coloured steelplate line engraving.

Antique Maps of Dorset

 

 Detailed and highly decorative early 18th century map of Dorset by Herman Moll, first edition, features archeological and historical illustrations to the borders including Venus, Jupiter, Neptunus, Hercules, Vulcanus, Bacchus and the Roman Amphitheatre at Dorchester.

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 Decorative county map, Rococo title cartouche with vignette and similar coat of arms, later hand colouring.

Robert Morden, Dorset 1695
 Possibly first edition, features three different scales of miles also Weymouth, Portland, Sherborne, Dorchester, Bridport, Lyme Regis.

 

 Vignette of Shaftesbury also, Weymouth, Portland, Sherborne, Dorchester, Bridport, Lyme Regis.