Tuesday, 20 November 2018

Antique London Street Map 1862
























Extensive antique street map of London with decorative border including vignettes of The Houses of Parliament, St Paul's Cathedral, Crystal Palace, National Gallery, Buckingham Palace, British Museum, Bank of England, Mr. Wyld's Model of Earth in Leicester Square, London Bridge, General Post Office, Her Majesty's Theatre.

Titles, keys and scales in French and German. A woodcut print originally published for the Great Exhibition of 1851, there were several subsequent versions.

Good selection of antique maps of London here

Thursday, 15 March 2018

18th Century Chart of Spanish Armada by John Pine

Spanish Armada off Plymouth Sound by John Pine

























Title: Plate IV ‘De Valdez’s Galleon springs her Foremast, and is taken by Sir Francis Drake. The Lord-Admiral with the Bear and Mary Rose, pursue the Enemy, who are in the Form of a Half Moon.’
Publication: ‘The Tapestry Hangings in the House of Lords’.

Date: June 24, 1739

Description: Spanish Armada engaged by the British in Plymouth Sound with Sir Francis Drake in HMS Revenge. From The Tapestry Hangings of the House of Lords Representing the Engagements between the English and Spanish Fleets, in the year 1588. Engraved by John Pine, Drawn by C. Lempriere. London.


Thursday, 20 April 2017

USA and South America, Americae Mappa generalis by Homann





















Beautifully hand coloured map of the Americas by Homman dated 1746.
Americae Mappa generalis Secundum legimitas projectionis Stereiographiae regulas MDCCXXXXVI. 

Very Decorative eighteenth century map of the American Continent, South and North, with detailed title cartouche.
http://www.antique-maps-online.co.uk/america-3154.html

Thursday, 1 September 2016

17th Century Antique Map of Cornwall by Morden

Possibly first edition circa 1695 from Camden's Britannia, features a 'A Table of ye Explanation of ye figures in ye Map' and a further key with the note 'Here Note ye in all ye Maps Thefe Marks Signifie' and a list of symbols representing, towns villages, castles etc.
Very decorative early map, ideal for framing.  Buy here: Cornwall Morden Map


South Devon 17th Century Chart - Capt. Greenville Collins


http://www.antique-maps-online.co.uk/chart-south-devon-collins-2922.html

South Devon antique sea chart, Newton Ferrers to Exmouth, Capt. Greenville Collins, The British Coasting Pilot, c.1693
Hand coloured, highly decorative title cartouche depicting the landing of William of Orange at Torbay and the restitution of the Protestant monarchy.

Monday, 16 May 2016

18th Century map of India - North Hindustan including Bengal
























A Map of the North Part of Hindostan or A Geographical Survey of the Provinces of Bengal, Bahar, Awd, Ellahabad, Agra and Delhi. by Major James Rennell F.R.S. Engineer Surveyor General to the Honourable the East India Company . . . 1794
An extensive map of North East India, 690 x 1055mm, 27 x 41.5" by James Rennell, very scarce.

See more:
North India antique map
Other antique maps of India