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.

All our antique maps of France 

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. Four different scales.  Hand coloured.

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