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.....
![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.....
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.....
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.....
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.....
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.....
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.....
![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.....