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;' ...

 Europe by Thomas Bowen 1790-92

18th century map of the continent including Iceland. 

Antique Maps of Essex

 Essex by John Speed 1676

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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Essex by Emanuel Bowen 1763 

 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.

John Harrison 1789

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

Antique Maps of Durham

 

Durham by Herman Moll 1724

 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. 

 Durham by Thomas Moule circa 1840

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

 

Dorset by Herman Moll 1724

 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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Dorset Thomas Kitchin c. 1764

 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.

 

Dorset by Thomas Moule c.1836

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

Antique Maps of Denmark

 

 

William Faden - Denmark c.1790 

Large, 18th century map of Denmark with decorative title and scales cartouches, orginal hand colouring, 710 x 520mm, 28" x 20.5 approx.

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 John Rapkin - Denmark circa 1851
Early Victorian, decorative map with an elaborate border and vignette illustrations.  Original hand colouring.

 

Baltic Sea - John Rapkin c. 1851 

Decorative, mid-19th century map featuring Northern Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. 

 

Antique Maps of Derbyshire

 

 

Antique Map of Derbyshire by Thomas Moule circa 1840 

We have a good selection of county maps of Derbyshire from the late 17th century to the mid-19th century.  Most are hand coloured and are engraved on either copperplate or steelplate. Featured towns and cities include Derby, Chesterfield, Wirksworth, Bakewell and Belper.

 

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Robert Morden circa 1795
This late 18th century map has a decorative scrolled title cartouche and three different mileage scales. It is a hand coloured, copperplate engraving.

C. and J. Greenwood 1830 

This large and impressive map was produced by brothers Christopher and James Greenwood during the reign of William IV.  It is very detailed and has a title with 10 different fonts.  Bottom right is a vignette of Chatsworth House and the map is hand coloured.
 

Antique Maps of Cumbria or Cumberland

 

Cumberland by Robert Morden circa 1695

A nice copy of this late 17th century, first edition map of the county. A decorative scroll style title cartouche and three mileage scales.

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Thomas Moule Cumberland map circa 1840

Decorative 19th century map with heraldic decoration, hand coloured 

 

Cumberland by Thomas Jenner 1643

Scarce 17th century map with mileage chart to all the towns in Cumbria