A natural complement to our specialist area of rare books on travel & exploration is maps and atlases, which appeal to cartographically curious collectors for a variety of reasons; for some maps are simply aesthetically appealing, for others they supply an invaluable insight into social and/or topographical history, mapping mankind’s exploration of the world and, in the case of celestial maps, beyond…
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Maps & Atlases
Contact Julian MacKenzie for more information about Antique Maps & Atlases For Sale at Shapero Rare Books.
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Lithographic transfer, widest: 643 x 982 mm. Original wash colour, dissected and mounted on linen, folding into the original boards, with printed title label, two catalogue leaves pasted as end-papers.
£850 -
Engraved map, fine original colour, dissected and mounted on linen, index of streets below, folding into green marble paper covers with publisher's label, rubbed and scuffed.
£600 -
Hand-coloured engraved birds' eye view on two sheets, joined, key in German and English, one or two very small rust holes, otherwise very good.
£5,250 -
Hand coloured linen-backed map folding into dark blue slip case. Dimensions: 49 x 40.25 inches, scale one inch to 1 mile. Publisher's label on cover. Slip case worn along edges, but overall in very good condition.
£1,250 -
Large engraved plan on two sheets joined, original hand-colour in outline. Dimensions: 640 by 990mm (25.25 by 39 inches).
£4,000