Herefordshire Antique Maps

 

Herfordshire - Badeslade and Toms 1742

 Drawn by Thomas Badeslade and engraved by William Henry Toms. Places include Hereford, Leominster, Lydbury, Pembridge, Hay on Wye, Ross on Wye.

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 Robert Morden 1695 First Edition

 County map of Herefordshire by Robert Morden, possibly first edition, decorative title cartouche. Places include Hereford and Ross on Wye.

 

Thomas Moule c. 1836 - Herefordshire

 Vignette of Hereford, places featured include Ledbury, Hereford, Leominster, Tedbury, Ross on Wye.  Hand coloured, possible first edition.

 

Herefordshire by T. L. Murray 1831

 Large county map, detailed and has a key to the hundreds and an explanation key. Features Hereford, Ross on Wye, Ledbury, Bromyard, Leominster. Drawn under the Superintendance of T. L. Murray, engraved by Hoare and Reeves

Hampshire Antique Maps

 

Hampshire - John Speed 1676

Hand coloured, English text verso good margins and very decorative.

 

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Thomas Kitchin c. 1780
 Large, 18th century map of Hampshire, very detailed, extensive descriptive text relating to the history and commerce of the county.  From the Large English Atlas.

 

Hampshire - Robert Morden c. 1722

18th century, hand coloured map county map, decorative scrool style title cartouche, two mileage scales. 

 

Thomas Moule c.1850

Decorative county map with various heraldic references and a growing railway network. 

Antique Maps of Greece

Greece - William Faden 1791
Large Folio map of Greece and Western part of Turkey from William Faden, engraved by William Palmer. Showing the Peloponnese, Central Greece, southern part of Albania, Constantinople in the North, the Western part of Anatolia and Crete.

 

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Nikolaus Visscher after Laurenbergio 1680
Very decorative, 17th century map of Greece and the Aegean, the Carpathian Sea, Crete and the islands west of Peloponesia, with a decorative cartouche featuring two Greek mythical figures, based on that of Professor Johannes Laurenberg (1590-1658).
 

Historical Map of Ancient Greece and Asia Minor

Historical and retrospective map of South East Europe and Asia Minor featuring Greece, Crete, Albania, Macedonia, Turkey, Cyprus, Syria and Northern Egypt. Demetrius I (337–283 BC), called Poliorcetes ("The Besieger"), son of Antigonus I Monophthalmus and Stratonice, was a Macedonian Greek nobleman, military leader, and finally king of Macedon (294–288 BC). 

 

Greece and Turkey - Rigobert Bonne  1781

 18th century map of Eastern Europe and Western Asia.

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

 

 Gloucestershire by Joseph Ellis 1773

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

 

Gloucestershire by Emanuel Bowen and John Owen for Thomas Bowles c.1720

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

Antique Maps of Germany

 

Germany - Pierre Tardieu c. 1810 - Large Wall Map

Large wall map of the German Empire at the start of the 19th century.  Hand coloured and printed on three sheets. 

 

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Germany by Herman Moll 1727

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

Antique Maps of France

 

Sebastian Munster 1540-1552

 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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France Par Provinces á L'Époque de 1789 after J. G. Barbié du Bocage dated 1852

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

 France divided into DEPARTMENTS, etc. agreeable to the Decrees of the NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
Wilkinson 1806

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

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

Antique Maps of Cornwall

 

Cornwall by Joan Blaeu circa 1645
Mid-17th century map of the county, used during the English Civil War, hand coloured and includes many heraldic references.

 Cornwall antique maps for sale 17th to 20th century - Road maps, Cornish Sea Charts

        Cartographers include Joan Blaeu, John Luffman, Thomas Moule, Greenville Collins and Emanuel Bowen.
    Place names include Truro, St. Austell, Lostwithiel, Newquay, Launceston, Penzance, Marazion. St. Ives, Helston, Bodmin, Falmouth, Fowey

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Cornwall by John Luffman 1803 

 This miniature map is scarce and has relevant text relating to the county below, hand coloured.

Fowey and Mounts Bay - Chart by Capt. Greenville Collins
 From the Britsh Coasting Pilot and published in 1693, these were the first British charts and transformed both the country and the Navy.

Cornwall by Thomas Moule c. 1836
 This 19th century map came from the last decorative county atlas and has many heraldic shields.