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SPEED, John.
[Four Continents] Africa, America, Asia, Europe. 1627
£19,500
Magnificent set of maps of the four known continents, each map dated 1626 (but America actually 1631). "Africae, described the manners of their habits and buildinge; newly done into...
Framed size: 650 × 755 mm each. Copperplate engraving. Hand coloured. Very good condition, slight browning; Africa with central fold tear only affecting margin;... Read more
VALCK, Gerald.
1. L'Asie. 2. Amerique Septentrionale & Meridionale. 3. L'Afrique. 4. L'Europe. c.1700
£7,500
A beautiful set of the four continents. Each map shows, in excellent detail, the extent of the exploration of the world up around the year 1700. Each map has separate decorated...
Set of four maps. Size: 585 x 500 mm. Mounted size: 730 x 630 mm. Copper engraving. Original colour. Fine condition. Crisp and clean impressions. Map of Europe has... Read more
Blaeu, Willem
Africae Nova Descriptio. c.1660
£4,000
A superb decorative map of Africa, from the premier Dutch cartographer of the seventeenth century. The map is flanked with various costumed figures and small detailed plans of nine...
Size: 555 x 410 mm. Mounted size: 755 x 625 mm Copper engraving. Original colour. Good condition. Closed tears to top margin unobtrusively repaired. Some toning and... Read more
MOLL, Herman
This Map of Africa... [1730]
£2,000
A splendidly attractive and detailed map of the continent of Africa and Madagascar. Moll, typically, crams his map brim full of interesting content and information. Many coastal...
2 sheets joined. Size: 580 x 972 mm. Copperplate engraving with original outline colour. Some skilful paper restoration to map folds and to worm holes, however, the... Read more
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MOLL, Herman
Asia, Europe, Africa, America [a set of four maps of the continents]. 1705
£2,000
An attractive set of maps of the four known continents. The map of Asia is divided into Tartaria, Arabia, Mogul India, China and the islands. The map of Europe extends from Iceland...
4 maps, size: 385 x 360 mm each. Copper engravings. Excellent later hand colour. Very good condition; some light browning to the central folds; remargined. Read more
MUNSTER, Sebastian
Africa XXXV Nova Tabula. c1550
£1,950
A wonderfully decorative and extremely interesting map of the continent of Africa by Sebastian Munster. The map features a galleon, mountains, rivers, assorted kings crowns, denoting...
Mounted size: 427 × 500 mm. Paper size: 300 × 375 mm. Uncoloured woodcut engraving. Good condition. Read more
SELLER, John.
A General Chart of the Western Ocean. 1759
£1,100
A Sea Chart of the central Atlantic Ocean, with numerous place names along coast, and all coastal features in detail. Compasses at sea, rhumb lines. From the English Pilot, Fourth...
Copper engraving. Uncoloured. Very good condition, some wormholes have been expertly repaired. The map has been remargined. Size: 58 x 46 cm. Read more
DUDLEY, Robert,
Carta particolare dell mare de Lindre con la parte Tramontana de I'Isola S. Lorenzo c.1660
£950
A beautiful sea chart of part of the Indian Ocean, north-west coast of Madagascar, and islands to the east including Mauritius. Robert Dudley's principal work was the Dell Arcano del...
Copper engraving. Uncoloured. In fine condition, a clear, crisp impression Size: 39 x 48 cm. (15½ x 19 inches) Read more
DU VAL, Pierre.
CARTE DE NIGRITIE ET GUINEE. 1653
£900
Covers area from Western Sahara to Congo. Decorative title cartouche.
Copper engraving. Original colour. Very good condition. Some light browning to the centre fold and margins. Attractive water marks. Size: 54 x 39 cm. (21½ x... Read more
Blaeu, Willem
GUINEA. c.1650
£800
A highly decorative map of Guinea, showing the coast of Africa between Sierra Leone and Gabon, including the Ivory, Gold & Slave Coasts in great detail, including the European...
Copper engraving. Original colour. Very good condition; a few faint stains, not affecting the image. Size: 53 x 38.5 cm. (21 x 15 inches) Read more
SANSON, Nicolas
ESTATS et ROYAUMES de FEZ et MAROC, DARHA et SEGELMESSE; Tires de Sanuto de Marmol &c. 1655
£750
Attractive map of Morocco and parts of Algeria. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time when the...
Copper engraving. Original colour. Very good condition. Some light browning to the centre fold. Attractive water mark. Size: 53 x 40 cm. (21 x 15½ inches) Read more
BLAEU, Jan.
Insula S. Laurentii, vulgo Madagascar. 1662
£700
A beautifully engraved and detailed map of Madagascar with an elaborate title cartouche showing natives and local fauna. Orientated to the North, no scale bar. A pair of decorative...
Size: 545 x 420 mm. Copperplate engraving, with later hand colouring. In fine condition. Map has been cleaned and there is text showthrough from reverse. Read more
CORONELLI, Vincenzo
Isola di Madagascar ò di San Lorenzo. 1695
£695
A large and impressive rendering of the island of Madagascar, with numerous place names around the coast. Although the west coast of the island is well defined, the east shows the...
Size: 450 x 600 mm. Copper engraving. Hand coloured. Good condition with a small hole in the right hand margin. Read more
BELLIN, Jacques Nicolas.
Carte Réduite de L'Ocean Meridional. 1753
£650
A large scale map of the Atlantic Ocean with the associated coastlines of South America and the lower half of western Africa. The map is dominated by a splendid, decorative title...
Size: 880 x 570 mm. Copper engraving. Very good condition. Read more
MARZOLLA, Benedetto
COLONIA DEL CAPO DI BUONASPERANZA. 1847
£600
An attractive map of South Africa with four inset maps of Contorni del Capo, Distritto di Giorgio, Contorni della Citta di Graham and Citta del Capo (Cape Town). This is from a very...
Size: 535 × 705 mm. Lithograph. Hand coloured. Very good condition. Read more
JANSSON, Joannes
Aethiopia Superior vel Interior; vulgo Abissinorum sive Presbiteri Joannis Imperium. c1657
£600
A wonderful map of central and eastern Africa, by the Dutch cartographer and publisher, Jan Jansson. The map is based on the earlier work by the famous Flemish cartographer, Abraham...
Size: 500 ×615 mm. Copperplate engraving with early hand colour. Mild staining and spotting to margins, some slight creasing, otherwise in good condition. Read more
SCHENK, Pieter & VALCK Gerard.
Aegypti Recentior c1690.
£475
Splendid ornamental cartouche,with title flanked by four figures, with the pyramids in the background, sheaths of corn on the ground. North to the right of picture. Various animals...
Copper engraving. Original colour. In fine condition and with generous margins Size: 49 x 40 cm. (19½ x 15½ inches) Size: 49 x 40 cm. (19½ x 15½... Read more
CARY, John.
A NEW MAP OF AFRICA, FROM THE LATEST AUTHORITIES. 1811
£475
Interesting map of Africa at the beginning of the eighteenth-century. John Cary was considered 'the most representative, able and prolific of English cartographers'. Tooley says, 'As...
Copper engraving. Original colour. Very good condition, some offsetting and stains to the margins. Size: 58 x 50 cm. (23 x 19½ inches) Read more
CARY, John.
A New Map of AFRICA from the latest Authorities. c1811
£475
Interesting map of Africa at the beginning of the eighteenth-century. John Cary was considered 'the most representative, able and prolific of English cartographers'. Tooley says, 'As...
Size: 535 ×630 mm Copperplate engraving with original wash colour. Very good condition, minor repairs and slight offsetting Read more
CARY, John.
A New Map of AFRICA from the latest Authorities. 1808
£475
This early nineteenth century map of Africa is notable for its accuracy and restraint; the unknown interior is left blank. Earlier mapmakers often went overboard when making maps of...
Copper engraving. Original colour. Fine condition. Size: 52 x 45 cm. (20½ x 17½ inches). Read more
BELLIN, Jacques Nicolas.
Carte Reduite de L'Ocean Meridional... 1753
£450
An impressive, large scale map of the southern half of the Atlantic Ocean, showing the islands of The Falklands, St Helena, Tristan da Cuhna, and the Ascension Islands. The south...
Size: 640 x 940 mm. Copper engraving. Later colouring. Good condition. Read more
DELISLE, Guillaume
CARTE DU CONGO ET DU PAYS DES CAFRES. 1708
£450
Delisle was an important French cartographer of the early 18th century. He held the position of First Royal Geographer to the King. A detailed map of southern Africa from the...
Copper engraving. Original colour. Good condition - dark patches to lower corners and slightly into image. Some offsetting and the odd brown spot. Size: 63.5 x 49.5... Read more
DELISLE, Guillaume, & Philippe Buache.
Carte del'Egypte de la Nubie de l'Abyssinie. c1780
£450
An interesting map of north east Africa, with plenty of information, mostly very speculative about the interior of Africa- its people, regions and kingdoms.The plates were originally...
Copper engraving. Original colour. Excellent condition, a little browned at edges Size: 61 x 49 cm. (24 x 19½ inches) Read more
WYLD, James, 1812-1887
Map of Part of the Western Coast of Africa Extending from the Isles De Loss to Sherboro Island. 1853
£400
Wyld maintained the high standard of graphic and factual excellence that had been established by his predecessor and his maps are among the finest published in the early nineteenth...
Copper engraving. Original colour. Very good condition. Original fold lines as issued. On two sheets dissected and joined with linen. 101 x 67.5 cm. Read more
SALT, Henry.
Carte D'ABYSSINIE endes Contrées Adjacentes Dressée Partie d'áprès des Observations faites sur les Lieux. Par L'Auteur Partie d'áprès des informations prises dans le Pay 1809-1810.
£400
A large and detailed map of the coast of Abyssinia: Egypt, Ethiopia, Somalia and The Red Sea.
Copper engraving. Later colour. Good condition, slightly soiled in folder size Size: 72.5 x 56 cm. (28½ x 22 inches) Read more
