Augsburg: SCHÖNSPERGER, Johann, 1496
14.2 x 8.7 cm / 5.6 x 3.4 in
Description This small and rare woodcut fictional image of an English town is from a reduced version of Hartmann Schedel’s Nuremberg Chronicle, published by Johann Schönsperger in 1496 in Augsburg. It is therefore often referred to as.....
![Title on verso] Tabula VI. Europae. Lorenz FRIES, Claudius PTOLEMY](https://compassantiquemaps.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/128.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1779712570)
Lyon: TRECHSEL, Melchior & Gaspar, 1535
38.2 x 24.1 cm / 15.0 x 9.5 in
Description Please enquire. Condition Very good. Issued folding. Uncoloured. Light shine-through. Early, illegible annotation in manuscript (ink?) at centre bottom. Two minute spots in each, left and right centre. Faint crease at bottom right corner
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Basel: PETRI, Heinrich, 1540/42/45
34.0 x 25.4 cm / 13.4 x 10.0 in
Description This is one of the earliest printed maps of Europe and one of the first based on contemporary geographic knowledge. It is from Sebastian Münster’s Geographia, first published in 1540 by Heinrich Petri in Basel. Oriented.....
![Title on verso] Tractus Danubii, Tabula II. Gerard and Cornelis DE JODE](https://compassantiquemaps.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/32.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1779699828)
Antwerp: CONINX, Arnold, 1593
49.5 x 33.8 cm / 19.5 x 13.3 in
Description This elegant, detailed 1593 map of Southeastern Europe is from the Speculum orbis terrae, the second edition of Gerard and Cornelis de Jode’s atlas first published in 1578 in Antwerp, then as Speculum orbis terrarum. It.....
Antwerp: CONINX, Arnold, 1593
45.1 x 30.8 cm / 17.8 x 12.1 in
Description This elegant, detailed 1593 map of Gaul appeared only in the Speculum orbis terrae, the second and final edition of Gerard and Cornelis de Jode’s atlas first published in 1578 in Antwerp, then as Speculum orbis.....
London: SUDBURY, John & HUMBLE, George, 1610 (dated) [but 1611/12]
50.8 x 38.4 cm / 20.0 x 15.1 in
Description Please enquire. Condition Very good. A sharp impression on paper with a bunch-of-grapes watermark. Issued folding, now flattened. Beautiful colouring throughout. Light shine-through. Light toning along centrefold. Remargined at top.....
![Regionis; Biturigum Exactiss: Descriptio per D. Ioannem Calamaeum [on sheet with] Limaniae...](https://compassantiquemaps.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/118.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1779712135)
Antwerp: ORTELIUS, Abraham, c. 1584-1612
47.7 x 30.8 cm / 18.8 x 12.1 in
Description These two maps on the one sheet show two regions in central France. The left map depicts the historical region of Berry, in the present-day Centre-Val de Loire region (Indre and Cher departments). It is.....
Cologne: VON BRACHEL, Peter [?], 1588 [but c. 1616-23]
47.7 x 32.5 cm / 18.8 x 12.8 in
Description This charming bird’s-eye view of Bergen was drawn by Hieronymus Scholeus and first published in 1588 in Georg Braun and Franz Hogenberg's Civitates Orbis Terrarum. It is the only Norwegian city depicted.....
Amsterdam: JANSSON, Jan, 1625
30.9 x 22.3 cm / 12.2 x 8.8 in
Description This attractive early 17th-century view of Dunkirk, then part of the Spanish Netherlands, shows the town’s skyline in the background, with an abundance of ships under the Dutch flag visible in the foreground. Some of the.....
Amsterdam: CLOPPENBURG, Johannes, 1630/36
25.8 x 18.9 cm / 10.2 x 7.4 in
Description This beautiful map of Gaul derives from Johannes Cloppenburg’s enlarged-format edition of Gerard Mercator / Jodocus Hondius II’ Atlas Minor. It was published in either 1630 or 1636, in one of the two French Cloppenburg editions.....
Amsterdam: DONCKER, Hendrick, 1661 (dated)
53.8 x 42.7 cm / 21.2 x 16.8 in
Description This 1661 sea chart by Hendrick Doncker focusses on the English Channel, taking in the adjacent coastlines of southern England and northern France. It reaches from southeastern Ireland, southern Wales, and Essex in the north.....
Amsterdam: DE WIT, Frederick, c. 1675
56.6 x 49.0 cm / 22.3 x 19.3 in
Description This sea chart shows the North Sea, taking in the British Isles, the Faroe Islands, and the adjacent coastlines of Continental Europe. Similar to portolan charts, geographical detail is concentrated along the coastlines, with.....
![Hecla] en Islande. Allain MANESSON-MALLET](https://compassantiquemaps.cdn.bibliopolis.com/images/noimage.png?auto=webp)
Frankfurt on the Main: ZUNNER, Johann David, c. 1684
10.0 x 15.3 cm / 3.9 x 6.0 in
Description This small but striking bird’s-eye view depicts an eruption of Hekla, Iceland’s most active and famous volcano. A whaling scene is shown in the foreground, with two sailing ships completing the.....
Frankfurt on the Main: ZUNNER, Johann David, c. 1684
10.0 x 14.0 cm / 3.9 x 5.5 in
Description This map focuses on Scandinavia and the Baltics, depicting the region between the North Cape, western Russia, northern Germany and Poland, and the North Sea. The map is adorned by decorative.....
Frankfurt on the Main: ZUNNER, Johann David, c. 1684
11.5 x 14.9 cm / 4.5 x 5.9 in
Description This map focuses on Poland, depicting the region between the Gulf of Finland, western Russia, Romania, and eastern Germany. The map is adorned by a drape-style title cartouche, at the bottom.....
Venice: CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria, c. 1692
61.0 x 45.6 cm / 24.0 x 18.0 in
Description This elegant and detailed map by Coronelli focuses on the French region of Normandy. It reaches from the English Channel in the north to the historical province of Maine in the south, and from.....
London: MOUNT, Richard, c. 1693
56.7 x 44.9 cm / 22.3 x 17.7 in
Description This splendid sea chart of the southern North Sea was created by Captain Greenvile Collins, who is considered to have been one of the best English hydrographers. It derives from “Great Britain's coasting-pilot”, which was.....
Amsterdam: VAN KEULEN, Johannes, c. 1705
58.5 x 51.1 cm / 23.0 x 20.1 in
Description This is Johannes van Keulen’s second sea chart of the British Isles. It derives from his maritime atlas De nieuwe groote lichtende zee-fakkel, ..., first published in 1681 in Amsterdam. Oriented to the east.....
Amsterdam: ALLARD, Abraham, c. 1710
58.8 x 50.4 cm / 23.1 x 19.8 in
Description This decorative map by Abraham Allard covers the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands. It was issued during the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714), which was a major European conflict with global impact. The.....
Amsterdam: VAN KEULEN, Johannes, c. 1710
57.1 x 49.3 cm / 22.5 x 19.4 in
Description Oriented to the west, this sea chart by Gerard van Keulen focusses on the western end of the English Channel, taking in the adjacent coastlines of southwestern England and northwestern France. It reaches from.....
Paris: ROUSSEL, [Claude?], 1717 (dated)
54.0 x 40.6 cm / 21.3 x 16.0 in
Description This intriguing city plan of Paris from the early 18th century shows what today is the core part of the metropolitan area of the French capital. Oriented to the northeast, it reaches from present-day Saint-Denis.....
Paris: ROLLIN, Jacques, 1726
50.1 x 22.9 cm / 19.7 x 9.0 in
Description This detailed and visually appealing map of the islands of Malta, Gozo, and Comino was created by Charles Amadeus de Berey. It was first published in 1726, in Jacques Rollin’s Histoire des chevaliers hospitaliers de S......
Amsterdam: VAN KEULEN, Gerard, c. 1730
100.5 x 60.5 cm / 39.6 x 23.8 in
Description This sea chart was first created by Johannes van Keulen, with the present example a later reengraving by his son Gerard van Keulen. It shows the Western Mediterranean from Gibraltar in the west to.....
![La Scandie. ou les trois Royaumes du Nord [–] Suede, Danemarc & Norvegue. Nicolaes VISSCHER II](https://compassantiquemaps.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/132.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1779712776)
Leipzig [?]: VERSEYL (VISSCHER), Elizabeth / SCHENK (the Younger), Pieter, c. 1730
72.7 x 58.9 cm / 28.6 x 23.2 in
Description Please enquire. Condition Very good. A sharp impression on a sheet issued folding, now with three horizontal and five vertical foldlines. Beautiful early colouring throughout, including to cartouches.....
Augsburg: SEUTTER, Matthäus, c. 1740
55.0 x 48.4 cm / 21.7 x 19.1 in
Description This beautiful c. 1740 German copper print illustrates Istanbul on one sheet in three different ways – on a local combined map and city plan with partial bird’s-eye view, on a regional map, and through.....
Amsterdam: OTTENS, Reiner & Joshua, c. 1745
68.5 x 49.3 cm / 27.0 x 19.4 in
Description This striking map by the Ottens brothers shows postal and stagecoach service routes throughout the Holy Roman Empire, reaching from present-day Denmark and southern Sweden to northern Italy, Slovenia, and Croatia, and from.....
Amsterdam: SCHENK (the Younger), Pieter, c. 1745
47.1 x 40.8 cm / 18.5 x 16.1 in
Description This map of southern Ukraine and southwestern Russia by Hendrik de Leth shows the region during the Russo-Turkish War of 1735-1739 – one of no less than three such conflicts in the 18th.....
London: KNAPTON, John & Paul, 1747
30.4 x 20.4 cm / 12.0 x 8.0 in
Description This beautiful map of part of Gaul was prepared by Richard William Seale. Gaul was an ancient region in Western Europe, controlled for a long time by the Romans, before falling to the Franks.....
Paris: LE ROUGE, Georges-Louis, c. 1748
65.1 x 51.0 cm / 25.6 x 20.1 in
Description This beautiful 18th century map of Paris and its environs shows what today is mostly the metropolitan area of the French capital as well as some of the adjacent Île-de-France communes. It reaches from.....
Paris: Dépôt des cartes et plans de la Marine [?], 1756 (dated)
63.4 x 45.1 cm / 25.0 x 17.8 in
Description This beautiful, large 1756 French copper print illustrates Lisbon on one sheet in three different ways – on a chart, through a panoramic view, and as a city.....
Paris: Dépôt des cartes et plans de la Marine [?], 1764
26.7 x 19.1 cm / 10.5 x 7.5 in
Description This detailed chart of the Firth of Forth, here referred to as the Gulf of Edinburgh (Golphe d'Edinburg), is from Jacques-Nicolas Bellin’s Le Petit Atlas Maritime. With close to.....
Paris: Dépôt des cartes et plans de la Marine [?], 1764
17.4 x 22.8 cm / 6.9 x 9.0 in
Description This detailed London city plan is from Jacques-Nicolas Bellin’s Le Petit Atlas Maritime. With close to 600 charts and a strong focus on harbour cities and towns, this atlas.....
Nuremberg: Homann Heirs, 1786 (dated)
60.5 x 46.6 cm / 23.8 x 18.3 in
Description Please enquire. Condition Very good. Issued folding. Beautiful early colouring. Crease along centrefold. Light shade along top centrefold, from adhesive used to attach backstrap. A small spot in left blank margin.
Amsterdam: ELWE, Jan Barend, 1792 (dated)
58.7 x 48.3 cm / 23.1 x 19.0 in
Description This beautiful, contemporary-coloured map of France presents the country by provinces. It was published by Jan Barend Elwe in 1792 in Amsterdam. The map is richly detailed, with countless topographical features and placenames throughout.....
Prague: Anonymous, 1808 (dated)
41.0 x 29.3 cm / 16.1 x 11.5 in
Description This lovely map of Iceland appears to be an anonymous version of a map published a year earlier by the Geographisches Institut in Weimar, which, in turn, is likely based on a similar, but larger, map.....
Paris: SEMEN, 1812 (dated)
183.4 x 178.0 cm / 72.2 x 70.0 in
Description This impressive, highly detailed French wall map was published in 1812, at the height of Napoleon’s reign. It stretches from Spitsbergen and Novaya Zemlya in the north to northern Africa in the south, and from the.....
London: ALFORD, 1827 (dated)
42.5 x 49.1 cm / 16.7 x 19.3 in
Description Please enquire. Condition Fair. Printed on a flat sheet and backed with old linen. Uncoloured. Even toning. A few spots and light stains, mostly in margins and at upper top. Abrasions and minor chipping along edges.....
![Title on verso] Tabula III Europae. Lorenz FRIES, Claudius PTOLEMY](https://compassantiquemaps.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/110.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1783313825)
Lyon: TRECHSEL, Melchior & Gaspar, 1535
37.7 x 31.1 cm / 14.8 x 12.2 in
Description This 1535 map of Gaul by Lorenz Fries represents a slightly reduced version of Martin Waldseemüller’s respective 1513 map, itself based on the cartographic work of Greco-Roman polymath Claudius Ptolemy. Gaul was an ancient.....
Amsterdam: JANSSON, Jan, c. 1650
51.9 x 42.0 cm / 20.4 x 16.5 in
Description This decorative map by Jan Jansson depicts the historical east-central French region of Burgundy in great detail. The map features pictorial representation of relief, vegetation, towns, and cities. The Loire, Saône, and Rhône rivers stand out.....
Amsterdam: JANSSON, Jan, c. 1660
49.9 x 37.8 cm / 19.6 x 14.9 in
Description This highly decorative map by Jan Jansson depicts the southeastern French region of Provence in exceptional detail. It is shown in its historical borders, with, for instance, the city of Nice being just outside of.....
Paris: JAILLOT, Alexis-Hubert, 1696 (dated)
86.9 x 54.0 cm / 34.2 x 21.3 in
Description This striking, highly decorative map of the Mediterranean was created by Nicolas Sanson and published by Alexis-Hubert Jaillot in 1696 in Paris. It depicts the Mediterranean Sea and adjoining regions, extending from southern Central Europe.....
Amsterdam: VAN KEULEN, Gerard, c. 1724
61.0 x 51.1 cm / 24.0 x 20.1 in
Description This striking sea chart of Iceland was first published around 1724 in Amsterdam by Gerard van Keulen. It is based on an earlier map by the Dutch explorer and cartographer Joris Carolus, first made.....