Antique Maps of Europe
This is a selection of our historical
maps of Europe. Please
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"Imperii Ramani Iuxta Lucanum Typus". Copper etching by Herman Moll, ca 1715. Modern hand coloring. Map showing the extent of the early Roman Empire. Upper, left and right margins are narrow. Vertical fold to fit book size. Water stains on lower margin edge. A few small spots. Condition is Better than Good. 16.3 x 31.5 cm ( 6.4 x 12.4 ") $ 210.0 Order Nr. EUROPE2491 |
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"Romanum Imperium ad Acmen evectum". Copper etching by Herman Moll, ca 1715. Modern hand coloring. Map shows the extended Roman empire. Right and lower margins have been widened. Folds to fit book size. Light creases (hardly visible) on right side. A few spots in margins. Condition is Better than Good. 20.2 x 31.2 cm ( 7.9 x 12.2 ") $ 210.00 Order Nr. EUROPE2492 |
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"Carte linguistique et ethnographique de l'Europe orientale, par M. Casimir Delamarre." Wood engraving from "Le Monde Illustré" ca 1870. This map shows the various languages of Eastern Europe. Dotted lines show the boundaries of the languages or language groups. The map reaches as far north as St. Petersbourg. In the lower left is the northern part of the Adriatic Sea. In the lower right is the Maramara Sea. Major cities are also shown on the map. Map has a horizontal fold that shows signs of rubbing in the lower part of the map. Margins are narrow. Backside is printed. 21.5 x 15 cm ( 8.4 x 5.9 ") $ 45.00 Order Nr. EUROPE3000 |
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“Europa nach seinen kirchlichen Verhaeltnissen". (Europe according to religious circumstances.) Steel etching by Joh. Carl Ausfeld. Original borderline coloring. 1846. A little foxing in margiuns. Traces of age and use. A few insignificant repaired tears in margins. Page size: 37 x 43.8 cm (14.6 x 17.2") $ 180.00 Order Nr. EUROPE3005 |
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“Europa am Ende des XIVten Jahrhunderts". ( Europe at the end of the 14th century.) Steel etching by W. Alt. Slight original borderleine coloring. 1846. Clean. Page size: 37 x 43.8 cm (14.6 x 17.2"). $ 180.00 Order Nr. EUROPE3003 |
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“Europa nach Voelker - und Sprachgrenzen; ethnographisches Bild des Weltteils". (Europe acording to borders of peoples and languages.) Steel etching (anonymous). Slight original borderleine coloring. 1846. Clean. Page size: 37 x 43.8 cm (14.6 x 17.2"). $ 180.00 Order Nr. EUROPE3004 |
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"L'Europe". Copper etching by Rigobert Bonne (1729 - 1795) for "Atlas de toutes les parties connues du gglobe terreste" by Guillaune Thomas Francois Raynal (1713 - 1796). Published 1780 in Geneva. Modern hand coloring. An interesting map of Europe including Russia. Map has overall light age toning with margin edges a bit darker. General condition is Very Good. 20.8 x 31.5 cm ( 8.2 x 12.4 ") $ 280.00 Order Nr. EUROPE2482 |
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"Nuova carta del polo Artico secondo le ultime osservazioni a Amsterdam da Isac Tirion" Copper engraving from "Atlante novissimo che contiene tutte le parti del mondo" by G.B. Albrizzi. Published in Venezia ca 1740. Fine, contemporary hand coloring. Very detailed and decorative map of the North Pole and the surrounding topography. Notice that California is shown as an island with the towns of Cape Blanco, Mendocino, San Francisco and Santa Barbara on the west side of the island. The Pacific Northwest, Alaska and northwestern Canada are shown without any contours. The Bering Strait and Aleutian Islands were not yet explored. Off the coast of Nova Scotia are two of the famous underwater banks. The Azore Islands are shown at the bottom of the map. Map has vertical fold and two small spots in the upper left, otherwise very clean. Diameter :27.2 cm ( 10.7") Page size: 37.3 x 43 cm ( 14.6 x 16.9 ") $ 580.00 Order Nr. POLAR2276 |
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"Europa" Copper etching by Tobias Conrad Lotter ( (1717-1777) after Tobias Lobeck for the "Atlas Geographicus portabilis" (Pocket-size atlas) published 1760-1762. Original hand coloring. Fine little map of Europe reaching as far east as the Caspian Sea. Map has light browning in two lower corners. Binding marks on left margin edge. Overall conditon is Better than Good. 9.3 x 12.1 cm ( 3.6 x 4.7 ") $ 280.00 Order Nr. EUROPE2498 |
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"Europa in der zweiten Haelfte des Xten Jahrhunderts" Copper engraving from Dr. Karl von Spruner's "Historisch-Geographischer Hand Atlas". Published in Gotha, 1846. Original hand outline coloring. This map shows the lands and kingdoms of Europe in the second half of the 10th Century. Interesting is the use of very old names and the political and religious divisions of the time. The is some light scattered spotting and overall light age toning. 30.5 cm x 39.5 cm ( 12 x 15.5 ") $ 180.00 Order Nr. EUROPE3002 |
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"Europa zur Zeit der Kreuzuge" Copper engraving from Dr. Karl von Spruner's "Historisch-Geographischer Hand Atlas". Published in Gotha, 1846. Original hand outline coloring. This map shows Europe at the time of the Crusades. In the upper left is a small inset of Iceland. A few scattered light spots in map image and margins. Light age toning. Outer margin edges have light browning. 30 x 39 cm ( 11.8 x 15.3 ") $ 180.00 Order Nr. EUROPE3001 |
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"Europa" . Copper etching, ca 1720. Modern hand coloring. This map shows all of Europe, including Iceland and the part of Russia known as "European Russia". Map has a few little spots in margins. Some light browning of edges. General condition is Almost Very Good. 16.2 x 19.2 cm ( 6.3 x 7.5 ") $ 210.00 Order Nr. EUROPE 2485 |
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Europe Copper etching for a German Map shows central Europe
and Some spotting in margins. 13.2 x 10 cm ( 5.2 x 3.9 ") $ 240.00 Order Nr. EUROPE2487 |
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" Europa Noua Delineatio ". Copper etching by M. Merian in recent coloring. Ca. 1650 A nice map of all of Europe reaching as far east as the Volga River. Some fine sailing ships and a sea monster add a decorative not in the Atlantic. Notice the Arctic Circle in red and in the northeast is part of Greenland. In the southwest are the Canary Island and Madeira. The side margins are narrow, otherwise the condition is almost Very Good. 28.2 x 36 cm (11.1 x 14.2 ") $ 580.00 Order Nr. EUROPE2478 |
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"L'Europe Suivant les derniers Observation de l'Acad. Royale des Sciences". Copper etching for the atlas of the Royal Accademy in Paris, ca 1720. Modern hand coloring. A decorative little map of Europe with many details. The red/yellow line to the left is the first meridian. The red horizontal line at the top is the Arctic Circle. Left margin has been widened. Tiny spots in right margin. Overall condition is Almost Very Good. 13.7 x 17.4 cm ( 5.4 x 6.8 " ) $ 185.00 Order Nr. EUROPE2486 |
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"Europa". Copper etching by Giuseppe Rosaccio (1550-1620) of Ptolemy´s "Geographia". Published 1598. Modern hand coloring. A very early and decorative map of Europe after Ptolemy. In the upper left is part of Greenland and in the upper right part of Nova Zemlia. In the lower right is a tiny bit of the Persian Gulf. On the backside of the map is text in Italian about the British Isles. Margins show light offsetting and faint print from backside. Overall condition is Almost Very Good. 17.9 x 24.7 cm ( 7 x 9.7 ") $ 740.00 Order Nr. EUROPE2489 |
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"Carta Dell'Antico Continente". Copper etching Canigiani for Robert Vaugondy (son), dated 1749, from an Italian edition of the atlas. Modern hand coloring. Map shows what was called the "antique" world. Map has folds to fit book size. Repaired tear in upper left part of image. Lower left margin corner has been repaired. Condition is barely Good. 20.1 x 17.1 cm ( 7.9 x 6.7 ") $ 120.00 Order Nr. EUROPE2493 |
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"Orbis Veteribus Notus". Steel etching from "Neuster Zeitungs Atlas. Alter und Neuer Erdkunde" by J. Meyer, ca 1855. Original outline coloring. This map shows the "Old World" with light outlines of the more newly discovered part of the world. Map has light browning on margin edges and a few light spots in margins. Dark spot in upper right margin corner. Condition is otherwise Better than Good. 22.3 x 26.8 cm ( 8.7 x 10.5 ") $ 120.00 Order Nr. EUROPE2496 |
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" Karte von Europa. Zur Uebersicht der Waerme-Verbreitung in diesem Erdtheile". Steel etching from "Neuster Zeitungs Atlas. Alter und Neuer Erdkunde" by J. Meyer, ca 1855. Original outline coloring. Map illustrates the warming patterns with colored lines from northern Africa to the Polar Circle. Light browning of margin edges. Otherwise the condition is Almost Very Good. 20 x 27 cm ( 7.8 x 10.6 ") $ 70.00 Order Nr. EUROPE2497 |
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J. Schouw's Uebersicht der Verbreitung der Wichtigsten Kultur. - Baum- und Strauchgewaechse in Europa" Steel etching from "Neuster Zeitungs Atlas. Alter und Neuer Erdkunde" by J. Meyer, ca 1855. Original outline coloring. Map shows the areas where certain trees and bushes grown in Europe. These include, organges, grapes, oak trees, barley, corn and others. Map has overall light toning and a few very minor spots. 20 x 27.2 cm ( 7.8 x 10.7 ") $ 50.00 Order Nr. EUROPE2499 |
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