ANTIQUE MAPS

A fine selection of our antique maps of every part of the world, from the 16th Century to the early 20th Century. Illustrating the change from the fancyful, imagined depictions of lands and creatues well beyond the horizon; to the highly specific surveys of the late Victorian era.

Here you will find maps by the most famous mapmakers and cartographers: Agas, Cary, Tombleson, Bacon, Stanford, Hollar, Tallis, Speed, Blaeu, Moule, Kitchin and Morden.

LONDON

From tudor picture maps, to early 20th Century street plans of the Metropolis. These maps range from tiny to giant wall maps.

INDIA & ASIA

Asia as a whole, with India and the surrounding countries and islands in between

AUSTRALASIA

Maps of Australia in whole & in parts. New Zealand, and the nearby islands.

MIDDLE EAST

Maps of the Middle East, from The Holy Land across the Persian Empire to Afganistan.

FAR EAST

Maps of Japan, Korea, China & East Indies. The distant lands of danger and opportunity.

BRITISH ISLES

The Counties Scotland Ireland & England

WEST INDIES

Maps and sea charts of the West Indies, and islands ie Antigua & Barbados

WORLD

Maps of the World from the last four Centuries, highly decorative to utterly practical hemispheres & planispheres.

EUROPE

The whole continent & individual countries. Including Denmark, Netherlands, France, Belgium, Italy and Russia {in Asia & Europe}

AMERICA

North America, Canada and USA. South America, Peru, Brazil etc.

CELESTIAL

Celestial maps of the Stars, and Zodiacs, including celestial spheres

AFRICA

Africa from the Cape to Cairo. The imagined rivers and monsters of early maps, to the UNEXPLORED Victorian interior.