A 16th century plan of Vilnius

BRAUN, Georg & HOGENBERG, Frans.

Vilna Litvaniae Metropolis.

Cologne, 1581-, German text edition. Old colour. 365 x 500mm.

Stock ID : 21054

£2,200

Nonsuch Palace, Henry VIII's lost hunting lodge

BRAUN, Georg & HOGENBERG, Frans.

Palatium Regium in Angliae Regno Appellatum Nonciutz, Hoc est musquam simile.

Cologne, Braun & Hogenberg, c.1582. Coloured. 315 x 445mm.

Stock ID : 20888

£650

Early plans of Mexico City and Cusco

BRAUN, Georg & HOGENBERG, Frans.

Mexico, Regia et Celebris Hispaniae Novae Civitas; Cusco, Regni Peru in Novo Orbe Caput.

Cologne, 1572-, French text. Coloured. 270 x 475mm.

Stock ID : 20286

£1,600

One of the earliest town plans of Milan

BRAUN, Georg & HOGENBERG, Frans.

Mediolanum Metropolis Insubrum, vulgo Milano..

Cologne, 1575-, French text edition. Coloured. 335 x 480mm.

Stock ID : 20285

£1,600

Prospect of Alexandria in the 16th century

BRAUN, Georg & HOGENBERG, Frans.

Alexandria.

Cologne, 1574-, French text edition. Coloured. 365 x 485mm.

Stock ID : 20282

£700

A 16th century prospect of Warsaw

BRAUN, Georg & HOGENBERG, Frans.

Varsovia.

Cologne, 1617. Coloured. 320 x 470mm.

Stock ID : 20281

£2,800

An early town plan of Scio

BRAUN, Georg & HOGENBERG, Frans.

Chios Maris Agaei eiusden nominiss Insulae Civitas.

Cologne, c.1588, French text edition. 325 x 470mm.

Stock ID : 20280

£700

16th century prospect of Corfu & Candia

BRAUN, Georg & HOGENBERG, Frans.

Candia; La Cita de Corphu.

Cologne, c.1575, French text edition. Coloured. 375 x 495mm.

Stock ID : 20279

£750

An 16th century town plan of Szczecin

BRAUN, Georg & HOGENBERG, Frans.

Alten Stettin.

Cologne, c.1572. Coloured. 330 x 475mm.

Stock ID : 20277

£800

A caricature map of Wales published in Wales

HUGHES, Hugh.

Dame Venodotia, Alias Modryb Gwen. A Lady Incog.

Caernarvon: Hughes, c.1835. Coloured lithograph, Printed area 240 x 310mm.

Stock ID : 20775

£1,300

A contemporary map of the Battle of Lepanto in 1571

CAMOCIO, Giovanni Francesco.

Il vero ordine delle due po`tente Armate Christiana, et Turcha nel modo si appresentorno alla loro Battaglia fatta sotto li. 7. Ottobrio 1571. al Colfo di Lepãto : che poi ne segui la Christiana Vittoria como per due altre simile Figure il sito del luogho et di eßa Battaglia si dimostrera.

Venice, 1571. Sheet 240 x 175mm.

Stock ID : 16835

£3,000

A decorative gore sheet of the South Atlantic, with St Helena

CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria.

[Untitled Gore Sheet of the South Atlantic.]

Venice, 1688. Coloured. 470 x 290mm at top, tapering to 190 at bottom.

Stock ID : 20836

£800

Cook's landmark map of New Zealand

COOK, Captain James.

Chart of New-Zealand, explored in 1769 and 1770, by Lieut: I: Cook, Commander of His Majesty's Bark Endeavour. Engraved by I. Bayly.

London: Strachan & Cadell, 1773. 510 x 410mm.

Stock ID : 20840

£4,500

A rare17th century miniature map of Arabia

Anonymous.

Arabia.

c.1690. Coloured. Sheet 125 x 130mm.

Stock ID : 21019

£300

Scarce 17th century map of Guinea

CLOPPENBURG, Johannes.

Guineae Nova Descriptio.

Amsterdam, 1632, Latin text edition. Coloured. 185 x 250mm.

Stock ID : 21016

£240

A 16th century miniature map of the Empire of Prester John

ORTELIUS, Abraham.

Abissini: Presbiteri Johannis sive Abissinorum Imperii Descriptio.

Antwerp: Plantin, 1593, Italian text edition. Coloured. 76 x 108mm.

Stock ID : 21007

£150

A 16th century miniature map of Persia

ORTELIUS, Abraham.

Persia: Percici sive Sophorum Regni Tipus.

Antwerp: Plantin, 1593, Italian text edition. Coloured. 76 x 108mm.

Stock ID : 21006

£150

A 16th century miniature map of Poland

ORTELIUS, Abraham.

Polonia: Poloniae Descrip.

Antwerp: Plantin, 1593, Italian text edition. Coloured. 76 x 108mm.

Stock ID : 21004

£170

A 16th century miniature map of Crete

ORTELIUS, Abraham.

Candia: Candia olim Creta.

Antwerp: Plantin, 1593, Italian text edition. Coloured. 76 x 108mm.

Stock ID : 21003

£150

A 16th century miniature map of Corfu

ORTELIUS, Abraham.

Corfu.

Antwerp: Plantin, 1593, Italian text edition. Coloured. 76 x 108mm.

Stock ID : 21002

£150

A 16th century miniature map of Holland

ORTELIUS, Abraham.

Dania: Daniae Typus

Antwerp: Plantin, 1593, Italian text edition. Coloured. 76 x 108mm.

Stock ID : 21001

£160

A 16th century miniature map of Holland

ORTELIUS, Abraham.

Olanda: Hollandt

Antwerp: Plantin, 1593, Italian text edition. Coloured. 76 x 108mm.

Stock ID : 21000

£160

A 16th century miniature map of Scotland

ORTELIUS, Abraham.

Scotia: Scotiae descriptio

Antwerp: Plantin, 1593, Italian text edition. Coloured. 76 x 108mm.

Stock ID : 20999

£200

A 16th century miniature map of Asia

ORTELIUS, Abraham.

Asia.

Antwerp: Plantin, 1593, Italian text edition. Coloured. 76 x 108mm.

Stock ID : 20997

£200

Early 17th century miniature map of South India and Sri Lanka

BERTIUS, Petrus.

Narsinga et Ceylon.

Amsterdam: Cornelis Claesz, 1603. Latin text edition. Coloured. 85 x 125mm.

Stock ID : 20996

£200

Early 17th century miniature map of the Persian Gulf

BERTIUS, Petrus.

Ormus.

Amsterdam: Cornelis Claesz, 1603. Latin text edition. Coloured. 85 x 125mm.

Stock ID : 20995

£290

Early 17th century miniature map of Cyprus

BERTIUS, Petrus.

Cyprus

Amsterdam: Cornelis Claesz, 1603. Latin text edition. Coloured. 85 x 125mm.

Stock ID : 20994

£380

A map-view of the Baltic Sea during the Crimean War

READ & Co.

A Panoramic View of the Seat of War in the North of Europe. Shewing the Entrance by the German Ocean or North Sea Thro' the Cattegat to the Baltic - The Gulfs of Riga - Bothnia - Finland &c. And the Relative Position from St Peetersburgh, of Cronstadt - Sweaborg & Helsingfors - Revel - Riga - Bomarsund in the Aland Isles and all other places of note, now of interest in connexion with the war with Russia. No.4.

London: Read & Co, 1855. Chromolithograph. Sheet 530 x 735mm.

Stock ID : 20828

£750

A highly-detailed prospect of Manhattan

SULMAN, Thomas.

New York from Bergen Hill: Hoboken.

London, 1876. Wood-engraving with hand colour, printed area 490 x 1150mm.

Stock ID : 20802

£3,500

An important early 18th century prospect of London

KIP, Johannes.

La Ville de Londres. Prospectus Londinensis.

London, c.1720. Coloured. Two sheets conjoined as issued, total 490 x 1180mm.

Stock ID : 20798

£6,500

Cornelli's map of the Bosphorus from a Farnese Edition

CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria.

Bosforo Tracio hoggidi Canale di Constantinopoli.

Venice, 1697. Map 265 x 435mm, with extra frame-line border, total 445 x 605mm.

Stock ID : 20787

£980

A map of the early exploration of the Arctic Circle

BLAEU, Johannes.

Regiones sub Polo Arctico.

Amsterdam, 1662, Latin text edition. Original colour. 410 x 630mm.

Stock ID : 20776

£1,000

An important geological map of Switzerland in bright colour

STUDER, Bernhard.

Carte Geologique de la Suisse de M.M.B. Studer et A. Escher von der Linth. 2nd Edition revue et corrigée d'après les publications récentes et les communications des auteurs et de M.M. v. Fritsch, Gilleron, Jaccard, Kaufmann, Mösch, Müller, Stoppani, Théobald, par Isidor Bachmann.

Winterthur: Wurster, Randegger & Co, c.1869. Tinted lithographic map on four sheets, each sheet 405 x 570mm (total if joined c.755 x 1085mm), in original printed wrappers.

Stock ID : 20709

£800

A scarce 18th century prospect of London

WOLFF, Jeremias.

London.

Augsburg: Jeremias Wolff, c.1725. Original colour slightly refreshed.Two sheets conjoined, total 320 x 1050mm, with good margins.

Stock ID : 19992

£6,500

A fine prospect of Jacobean London

MERIAN, Matthaus.

London.

Frankfurt, c.1650. Coloured. Two sheets conjoined, total 220 x 700mm.

Stock ID : 19704

£3,800

Booth's survey of London's places of worship, schools and pubs

BOOTH, Charles.

London, 1899-1900. Map showing Places of Religious Worship, Public Elementary Schools, and Houses Licensed for the Sale of Intoxicating Drinks.

London: MacMillan & Co, 1902. Wood engraving, printed in colours. Sheet 685 x 1010mm.

Stock ID : 19393

£900

An account of an Italian voyage to Brazil with a fine prospect of Rio de Janeiro

RODRIGUEZ, Eugenio.

Descrizione del Viaggio a Rio de Janeiro della Flotta di Napoli di Eugenio Rodriguez Uffiziale de Marina.

Naples: Caro Batelli e Comp., 1844. Small 4to, modern half calf gilt with marbled boards and endpapers; half-title, lithographic frontispiece portrait, title with vignette; pp. 106, folding lithographic prospect and map.

Stock ID : 19347

£3,950

Map of Denmark with vignettes

TALLIS, John.

Denmark.

London, John Tallis & Co., c.1851. Original outline colour. Steel engraving, printed area 345 x 255mm.

Stock ID : 18500

£110

A long 'balloon view' of London in 1845

Illustrated London News.

[Panorama of the River Thames in 1845.]

London, William Little, 1845. Coloured wood engraving. 300 x 2400mm.

Stock ID : 18461

£1,450

An early example of the iconic map of the London Underground

BECK, Henry C.

Railway Map. No. 2. 1934.

London: The Underground Group, 1934. Colour-printed map, 150 x 230mm.

Stock ID : 18391

£500

An early issue of Speed's map of the Invasions of England

SPEED, John.

The Invasions of England & Ireland with al their Civill Wars Since the Conquest.

London: George Humble, 1627. 385 x 510mm.

Stock ID : 18041

£2,400

18th century Italian map of Denmark

ZATTA, Antonio.

Il Regno di Danimarca con il Ducato di Sleswik Di nuova Projezione.

Venice, 1781. Original outline colour. 420 x 330mm.

Stock ID : 16567

£150

An early map of the roads of Essex and Kent

OGILBY, John.

The Road from Chelmsford in Essex to Maldon/Raleigh/Gravesend... With the branch from Canterbury to Deal...

London, c.1675. Coloured. 330 x 445mm.

Stock ID : 15103

£340

A scarce bird's-eye view of Liverpool in the mid 19th century

WALTER, H.

Vue Générale de Liverpool.

Paris: Wild, c.1840. Lithograph with original colour. Sheet 475 x 625mm.

Stock ID : 20834

£1,200

A decorative 18th century map of the West Indies

HOMANN HEIRS.

Mappa Geographica, complectens I. Indiae Occidentalis Partem Mediam Circum Isthmum Panamensem...

Nuremberg, c.1740. Original colour. 585 x 490mm.

Stock ID : 20882

£750

Sanson's map of Canada with an early depiction of the Great Lakes

SANSON, Nicolas.

Le Canada, ou Nouvelle France, &c... 1656.

Paris, Pierre Mariette, c.1662. Fine original colour. 405 x 545mm.

Stock ID : 20881

£3,400

A map of North America during the Mississippi Bubble

CHÂTELAIN, Henri Abraham.

Carte de la Nouvelle France, où se voit le cours des Grandes Rivieres de S.Laurens & de Mississipi...

Amsterdam, 1718. 425 x 500mm.

Stock ID : 20880

£1,400

The first 'tourist' map of Mont Blanc

RAYMOND, Jean-Baptiste.

Carte Physique et Minéralogique du Mont-Blanc et des Montagnes et Vallées qui l'avoisinent Présentée à Son Excellence Le Comte Molé Pair de France Directeur Général des Ponts et chaussées et des Mines.

Paris, 1815. Some old colour. 615 x 875mm.

Stock ID : 20879

£950

A folding map of the British Isles with fine hand colour

WALKER, J. & C.

Map of the British Isles, Showing the Cities, Borough & Market Towns, Navigable Rivers & Canals with the Soundings & Sand Banks round the Coast.

Darlington: W.C. Hobson & London: J. & C. Walker,1840. Original colour. Dissected and laid on linen, as issued, total 1285 x 1000mm, folded into original full calf gilt box.

Stock ID : 20877

£700

An early issue of this map of the South Pole

HONDIUS, Henricus.

Polus Antarcticus.

Amsterdam: Jan Jansson, 1639, Dutch text edition. Coloured. 440 x 500mm.

Stock ID : 20875

£1,600