One of the Earliest Sea Charts of the British Isles. Old color example of Jansson's sea chart of the British Isle. Oriented with east at the top, this is one of the earliest sea charts of the entirety of the British Isles. The beautiful title...
First proof state of De Wit's very rare map of the British Isles. De Wit's map is based on Jansson's map of the British Isles. This examples is the first of two proof states with the cartouche blank, as well as certain topographical features and place...
One of the Earliest and Rarest Sea Charts of the British Isles. Rare sea chart of the British Isles, by Arnold Colom, from Colom's Zee Atlas Ofte Water-Wereldt. Oriented with east at the top, this is one of the earliest sea charts of the entirety of...
Nicolas Sanson's 1658 double-page engraved map of the British Isles, engraved by Melchior Tavernier and published by Pierre Mariette. Nice example of Sanson's first map of the British Isles. The distortion of lreland and the condensed size of Scotland...
Nice example of Goos' Sea Chart of the Noort Zee, extending from the Mouth of the Thames and the English Channel and Calais and Dunkirk to Stetin and Christianopolen on the Baltic and Dronten and Schogen in Norway. The chart is oriented with north at...
Gorgeous old color example of Richard Blome's map of the British Isles, which appeared in the first world atlas to be printed and engraved in England. The map demonstrates the naïve engraving style characteristic of 17th Century English engravers,...
Decorative map of the Isle of Man, with four decorative cartouches, numerous ships in a fully stippled sea with monsters being ridden by figures holding flags. Very decorative compass rose in the center of the island with rhumb lines radiating outward...
A nice full color example of Speed's map of the Isle of Wight, including coats of arms and a detailed town plans of Southampton and Newport. Speed's Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain… was first published in 1612, employing maps which Speed...
A striking example of Speed's map depicting the invasions of England and Ireland. A highly decorative detailed map, superbly engraved by Cornelius Danckerts, who copied a prototype map by Speed issued as a separate publication between 1601-03. The map...
Striking late 17th Century map of the British Isles, from Rossi's Mercurio Geographico. Engraved by George Widman. Includes an inset map of the Faroe and Shetland Islands.
Scarce Theodoris Danckerts' edition of this scarce map of the British Isles, which includes one of the most striking and decorative cartouches to embellish a Dutch map of the British Isles. Includes an elaborate title cartouche.
Fine example of Pierre Du Val's striking map of the British Isles. The present example bears the imprint of "Chez I. Besson en l'Isle du Palais sur le Quay de l'Horologue . . . 1685," making it a very early imprint following Du Val's death and before...
Fine, Detailed Map of the British Isles Decorative, large-format map of the British Isles by Jaillot. Portions of France, Belgium, and the Netherlands are included to the east, separated from England by the Pas de Calais. The Western Isles and the...
Fine, Detailed Map of the British Isles Decorative, large-format map of the British Isles by Jaillot. Portions of France, Belgium, and the Netherlands are included to the east, separated from England by the Pas de Calais. The Western Isles and the...
Fine large sea chart of the Isle of Man, publsihed by Grenville Collins. The chart is oriented with west at the top and includes some interior and topographical details. The map is divided by Parishes and includes a fine view of Peel Castle at the...
Striking large and highly detailed map of the English Channel, based upon A.H. Jaillot's map, but with significantly more detail, especially on shore. Includes Compass Rose, Rhumblines and other features more typical of a sea chart. Extends inland on...
