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![[Four Continents] Africa, America, Asia, Europe.](/content/store/products/16008/2/37145.jpg)
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
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CHÂTELAIN, Henri Abraham
[Americas] Carte tres curieux de la Mer du Sud. 1719
£15,000
One of the most beautiful and elaborately engraved maps of the Americas ever published, Châtelain's famous map shows North and South America, the Pacific Ocean, the west coast...
Size: 1400 x 810 mm Framed size: 1620 x 1040 mm. Copperplate engraving. Elaborately engraved wall-map in four sheets joined. In excellent condition, a very clear,... Read more
MOLL, Herman
A New and Exact map of the Dominions of the King of Great Britain on the Continent of North America. 1731
£15,000
Born in Germany, Herman Moll emigrated to London in 1680. His cartographic works enjoy a high reputation and are well known for their accuracy and their style. This map of the...
2 sheets joined. Size: 1335 x 625 mm. Copperplate engraving, with original outline colour. Some skilful paper restoration to map folds and to worm holes. Excellent... Read more
RENARD, Louis.
Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula. 1715
£12,500
A striking and lavishly decorated double hemisphere world map, with smaller maps of the poles, above and below centre. These are coloured by region, and show routes of major...
Size: 560 x 485 mm. Framed size 770 x 700 mm. Copper engraving. Original colour. Fine condition, good margins. Read more
HORWOOD, Richard.
Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster the Borough of Southwark and parts adjoining showing every house. 1792-99
£12,000
First edition of Richard Horwood's magnificent map of London, the 32 sheets joined together to form one enormous plan. This was probably the most important London map of the...
Size: 3960 x 2190 mm. Copper engraving. Uncoloured. Light offsetting to some sheets, areas of darkening along edges of some sheets, a couple of small paper cracks at... Read more
DOPPELMAYR, Johann Gabriel.
Globi Coelestis in Tabulas Planas Redacti Pars I-VI. c1742
£8,500
Six spectacular celestial maps, with the constellations beautifully depicted, from Doppelmayr and Homann's famous Atlas Coelestis. Together, the set forms a comprehensive map of the...
Set of six charts, offered only as a set. Size: 580 x 490 mm each. Copper engraving. Original colour. All parts are in fine condition. Read more
MOLL, Herman
North America, according to the Newest and most Exact Observations... [1730]
£8,000
Moll's famous "codfish map", so-called for its large and informative cartouche of the cod industry. Dried codfish was the staple diet of the Royal Navy, and the fish itself was...
2 sheets joined. Size: 595 x 980 mm. In a delightful hand made frame. Copperplate engraving with original outline colour. Some skilful paper restoration to map folds... Read more
CELLARIUS, Andreas
Haemisphaerium Sceno Graphicum Australe Coeli Stellati et Terrae. 1660
£8,000
This is a magnificent, decorative folio chart of the constellations of the southern hemisphere. They are superimposed over the South Pole, Southern Africa and South America. This...
Size: 450 × 515 mm. Copperplate engraving, heightened in gold in part, with wonderful contemporary hand colouring. Paper quite limp, minor repair to a tear,... Read more
MAFFEI, Giovanni
INDIARUM ORIENTALIUM OCCIDENTALIUMQVE DESCRIPTIO 1588
£8,000
World map, with large unexplored 'Terra Australis' and westward bulge to South America. Stippled sea with ships and sea monsters. 'Giovanni Maffei's account of the Portuguese...
Size: 260 x 490 mm. Copper engraving. Uncoloured. Very good condition. Original fold lines as issued. Some light discolouration along central fold. Read more
SPEED, John.
America, 1676
£7,500
A wonderfully decorative and pleasing map of the Americas by the famous English cartographer John Speed. The map was published by Bassett and Chiswell in London during the latter...
Size: 420 x 550 mm. Copperplate engraving, with later older colour. Good condition. Restoration has been undertaken to all corners, some minor marginal repairs. Map... 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
WIT, Frederick de.
Nova Orbis Tabula in Lucem Edita, A.F. de Wit. c1680, Second state.
£7,400
A very beautiful and ornate world map. "De Wit's map is one of the most attractive of its time. The brilliant scenes in the corners combine images of the four seasons, the elements,...
Copper engraving. Original colour. Size: 56.2 x 48 cm. (22 x 19 inches). Framed size 85 x 77cm Good margins. Centrefold strengthened. Expert repair to worm hole on... Read more
WELLER, Edward.
London. c 1863
£7,000
Edward Weller F.R.G.S., was a London based engraver, cartographer and publisher, whose works were used in Victorian schools and other educational facilities. This highly detailed,...
Framed size: 1580 x 2080 mm Hand coloured lithograph. 9 separate sheets, professionally joined and mounted on to linen then coloured by hand. Excellent condition. Read more
MOLL, Herman
A New Map of The North Parts of America claimed by France 1720 [1730]
£7,000
This interesting and intriguing map by Herman Moll was published as a possible rebuttal to the Frenchman Guillaume DeLisle's claims to French possessions in America via his earlier...
2 sheets joined. Size: 630 x 1040 mm. Copperplate map with original outline colour. Some skilful paper restoration to map folds and to worm holes, some staining,... Read more
CORONELLI, Vincenzo
Planisfero del Mondo Vecchio Maior. Planisfero del Mondo Nuovo... 1691
£6,950
A magnificent pair of maps, each hemisphere engraved on separate sheets, by the Venetian Vincenzo Coronelli: "a worthwhile addition to any collection. They combine the most...
2 maps, each 610 x 465 mm; mounted 645 x 790 mm. Copper engravings. Hand coloured. Central folds reinforced. Some browning to the central folds, otherwise in fine... Read more
VALCK, Gerald.
Mappe-Monde. c.1686
£6,750
A splendid, highly decorative mappemonde, a twin hemisphere map with smaller hemispheres of the poles; an early state of the map. California is shown as an island, fragments of the...
Size: 585 x 500 mm. Copper engraving. Original colour. Fine condition. Read more
SOLIS, Fernando de.
Tipus Orbis Terrarum. 1603
£6,500
A wonderfully decorative and impressive general world map, based on the earlier 1570 map by the famous Abraham Ortelius. The ornate strapwork that surrounds the map is mannerist in...
Mounted size: 520 x 645 mm. Copperplate engraving. Good condition. Light staining and strengthened at folds. Read more
OVERTON, Henry.
A New and Exact Plan of the City of London and Suburbs thereof, [1720] 1731
£6,500
Fourth edition. A wonderfully large and impressive map of London, engraved by Sutton Nicholls, with title in cartouche and a comprehensive list of street names in margins. Hackney...
'Dutch Ripple' Frame size: 880 × 1760 mm. Copperplate engraving with contemporary outline colour. On 4 joined sheets. Excellent condition. Read more
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JERRARD, PR.
[The Needles. Isle of Wight] 1923
£5,500
Signed and dated lower right corner by the artist.
Oil on canvas. In swept gilt frame. Fine condition. Framed size: 101 x 127 cm. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur)
Preliminary drawing for Grimms' Fairy Tales: "On the opposite side or the lake stood a splendid brightly-lighted Castle". [1900]
£5,000
Taken from the story of "The Twelve Dancing Princesses", the drawing shows the boats containing the twelve princesses and their princes rowing across the lake to the castle where...
Matted and framed. Picture size 166mm x 235mm, framed size 390mm x 480mm. Read more
CELLARIUS, Andreas
Haemisphaerium Stellatum Boreale Cum Subiecto Haemisphaerio Terrestri. 1708
£5,000
This splendid and highly decorative chart is number 26 (of 29) from the later Schenk and Valk edition of the earlier Andreas Cellarius atlas of the stars: 'Harmonia Macrocosmica seu...
Size: 500 × 610 mm. Copperplate engraving with wonderful contemporary hand colour. Minor tear to lower central fold, and very light spotting to margins,... Read more
HONDIUS, Jodocus
America. 1613
£4,950
This map was engraved by Jodocus Hondius for his first edition of Gerard Mercator's Atlas. It was issued alongside the America sive India Nova of Michael Mercator in 1595. However,...
Size: 500 x 375 mm. Framed size: 800 x 680 mm. Copper engraving with hand colouring with gold highlights. Fine condition. Read more
KIP, Johannes.
The North prospect of Edenburgh... c 1720
£4,750
A very beautiful and decorative panorama of the city of Edinburgh, from Carlton Hill.Published in Kip's 'Britannia Illustrata'. Because of its title, it is known widely as the 'Queen...
Framed size: 675 × 1305 mm. Copperplate engraving. Folds as issued. Has been cleaned, and had minor repairs to margins, otherwise in very good condition. Read more
MERCATOR, Michael
America siue India Nova. 1595
£4,750
This is the only known map to have been engraved by Gerard Mercator's grandson, Michael Mercator. "It is a hemispherical map contained within an attractive floral design, and...
Size: 465 x 370 mm. Copper engraving. Original colour. Very good condition, some light foxing and general toning, mainly affecting the margins. Read more
SAYER, Robert.
A new map of North America with the West India Islands. 1783
£4,500
A fascinating large scale four-sheet map of North America, extending southward to the West Indies and Central America. The scale of the map allows for detailed and accurate...
Size: 1048 x 1195 mm. Copperplate engraving with original outline colour. Fine condition. Read more
