Taylor and Skinner Map Dublin to Swords Ireland 1783. This original antique map by George Taylor & Andrew Skinner showing the road going through Dublin, Swords in Ireland was published in ”Maps of The Roads of Ireland”. The first edition being printed in 1778, this map being from the harder to find 2nd edition of [continue reading]
Manesson Mallet Map of the Congo published in 1683 This original antique map of the Congo, West Africa is by Alain Manesson Mallet and from his ‘Description de L’Univers’ first published in 1683 in French. This being from Volume 3 which dealt with Africa and surrounding Islands. This antique map has modern wash and outline hand [continue reading]
Manesson Mallet Map of East Africa titled Costes D’Abex D’Aian et de Zanguebar published in 1683 This original antique map of Costes D’Abex D’Aian et de Zanguebar showing the east coast of Africa (Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania) is by Alain Manesson Mallet and from his ‘Description de L’Univers’ first published in 1683 in French. This antique map has modern wash and [continue reading]
Manesson Mallet Map of Reunion titled Ile Bourbon published in 1683 This original antique map of Reunion on the east coast of Africa is by Alain Manesson Mallet and from his ‘Description de L’Univers’ first published in 1683 in French. This antique map has modern hand colour. Image Copyright © 2012 The Old Map [continue reading]
Manesson Mallet Map of Madagascar Titled Isle de Madagascar dite de St. Laurens ou Isle Daufine published in 1683 This original antique map of Madagascar on the east coast of Africa is by Alain Manesson Mallet and from his ‘Description de L’Univers’ first published in 1683 in French. Image Copyright © 2012 The Old Map [continue reading]
Manesson Mallet Map of Valletta Malta titled Malte published in 1683 This rather lovely original antique map of Valletta, Malta is by Alain Manesson Mallet and from his ‘Description de L’Univers’ first published in 1683 in French. Image Copyright © 2012 The Old Map Shop There are currently about 900+ Manesson Mallet maps [continue reading]
Bellin Map – Carte de la Petite Bukharie Central Asia, China, Gobi Desert 1757 This Jacques Nicolas Bellin map of Little Bochara, names the surrounding regions of Western Tartary, Eluths, China and the Gobi Desert. Major rivers, lakes and mountain ranges, are shown. The map shows part of the Great [continue reading]
John Tallis Map Isthmus of Panama 1851. This Tallis map of Panama, Central America is from ‘The Illustrated Atlas’ and shows ‘Honduras’, ‘Nicaragua’, ‘Costa Rica’, ‘Panama’, and ‘Darien’, many cities, islands, rivers, and the ‘Proposed Railway and Canal’ are noted. The map has two attractive vignettes of ‘The Fort at Chagres’ and [continue reading]
Petrus Bertius Map of Burgundy, Burgandiae Com, France 1612. This minature Bertius antique map of Burgundy, France, is from the German edition of ‘Tabularum geographicarum contractarum…’ published in 1612. This map of Burgundy is attractive with clear engraving; a number of cities are noted such as Dole, Besancon, Vennes, Vesoul, [continue reading]
Abraham Ortelius Map – Poictou, Poitou France 1590. This minature Ortelius map or Poictou, Poitou France is from the 1590 French 2nd Galle edition and shows the Poitou region of west central France. It also includes parts of Xantoigne, Berry, Normandy and Touraine. The central city is Poitiers and other cities [continue reading]