Newly Added Antique Map Inventory

Selection of Rare and Antique Maps recently added to the European Cities category of Geographicus Antique Map Gallery.

1869 Logerot Map of Paris, France

This is a large 1869 pocket map of Paris by A. Logerot. It covers the walled center of Paris as well as its immediate vicinity, including the Bois de Boulogne and Bois de Vincennes. Fine detail is present throughout the map, with important buildings and monuments, gardens, rivers, roadways, and various other topographical features are identified. Color coded by arrondissement. All text is in French. A table on the upper left quadrant notes the various districts and neighborhoods in Paris. This is an uncommon example of the 1828 view of Dublin, Ireland, drawn by Geo Petrie. It features the Four Courts (Irelands main court buildings) where the Supreme Court, High Court, the Dublin Circuit Court and the Central Criminal Court. The Dublin Bridge (now known as the Father Mathew Bridge) can also be seen in the foreground. This view was engraved by J. B. Neagle as part of Malte-Brun's System of Geography , Vol. I., published in New York by Samuel Walker. This is an uncommon example of the 1828 view of Amsterdam, Netherlands, drawn by W. M. Craig. It features a lovely view towards the Zuiderzee (Zuyder Zee), a shallow bay in the North Sea. Ships can be seen in the forefront, and people can be seen walking along the tree lined boardwalk. This view was engraved by J. B. Neagle as part of Malte-Brun's System of Geography , Vol. I., published in New York by Samuel Walker. This is an uncommon example of the 1828 view of Edinburgh, Scotland, drawn by W. M. Craig from the original drawing by the Marchionefs of Stafford. It features a lovely view of the old city of Edinburgh, nicknamed 'Athens of the North'. This view was engraved by R. Campbell as part of Malte-Brun's System of Geography , Vol. I., published in New York by Samuel Walker. This is an uncommon example of the 1828 view of Paris, drawn by W. M. Craig. It features a lovely view of Paris. The River Seine is visible in the background. The foreground features a fruit vendor, a woman and a young child. This view was engraved by J. B. Neagle as part of Malte-Brun's System of Geography , Vol. I., published in New York by Samuel Walker. This is an uncommon example of the 1828 view of London drawn by T. H. Shepherd. It features a lovely view of the River Thames and the London Bridge. Many small boats can be seen in the foreground. In 1828, when this view was drawn, this 'new' London Bridge was still under construction. It would only be opened in 1831. This view was engraved by J. B. Neagle as part of Malte-Brun's System of Geography , Vol. I., published in New York by Samuel Walker. A beautiful example of Alexandre Vuillemin's 1891 map or plan of Paris, France. Centered on the Seine River, the map covers the embastilled center of Paris divided into 20 arrondissments. Fine detail is present throughout the map, with important buildings and monuments, gardens, rivers, roadways, and various other topographical features identified. The Eiffel Tower, built for 1889 Paris World's Fair is featured here. A fine example of G. Warren Bartlett's 1877 pictorial map of Paris, France. Bartlett most likelyisued this map in hopes of capitalizing on tourist traveling to Europe for the 1878 Exposition Universelle or third Paris World's Fair. Centered on the Seine River, the map covers central Paris and its immediate vicinity. The map features Paris divided into 20 arrondissments. This is a highly attractive 1874 Bernadine-Bechet tourist pocket map of Paris, France. This map, based on earlier maps by J. N. Henriot, covers the embastilled center of Paris and the immediate vicinity. The city is divided by color coding into 20 arrondissments. Important buildings and monuments are shown in profile. Trains entering and leaving the city are also drawn in profile - a charming embellishment. The Eiffel Tower, built in 1889, is not featured here. A fine c. 1720 map of the Tower Street Ward, London, England by Richard Blome and John Strype. The map covers the region between and St. Mary's Hill and the Tower of London and from the Clothworkers Hall (still present) to the Thames River, including the gardens and Church of St. Dunstan. Blome identifies numerous important buildings, many of which still exist, including the Customs House, The Clothworker's Hall, and St. Dunstan. A fine example of H.C. Brewer's wonderful architectural birds-eye view of Oxford England. Oriented to the west, this view centers on Magdalen College and the magnificent Magdalen Tower. Carriages and trolleys cross the Magdalen Bridge onto High Street while the city's many other colleges fill the background. This view specifically focuses on collegiate Oxford as opposed to the more industrial portions of the city on the opposite shore of the River Cherwell. A fine example of H. C. Brewer's wonderful architectural birds-eye view of Cambridge, England. Oriented to the south the view centers on Magdalene College with Kings College and St. John's College looming in the background. The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest surviving university in the English Speaking world (following Oxford) and consists of 31 self-governing colleges � many of which are visible on Brewer's View. A beautiful 1855 first edition example of Colton's map or plan of Paris and its immediate vicinity. Map covers the Seine valley in a roughly 30 mile radius of Paris. Versailles appears in the extreme southwest and Vitry in the extreme northeast. Covers the embastilled center of Paris as well as the immediate environs including the 14 ring forts. An important and stunning c. 1641 bird's eye view and map of Rome by Matthus Merian. Merian's panoramic view of Rome, based on the eastward oriented model established in 1593 by Antonio Tempesta, reveals the city at the height of the Italian Renaissance. This map follows shortly after Pope Sixtus the Fifth's ambitious civic redesign of Rome and yet predates the massive rebuilding that occurred during the Baroque Period, thus encapsulating the city during an ephemeral but significant period. Pinkerton's extraordinary 1818 map of the southern part of England. Covers the southern half of England from Norfolk and Staffordshire in the north to Cornwall in the south. Includes part of France across the English Channel. Covers the entire region in considerable detail with political divisions and color coding at the regional level. Identifies cities, towns, castles, important battle sites, castles, swamps, mountains and river ways. This is a reduction of a plan of Paris originally issued in 1652 by Jacques Gomboust. Gomboust held the position of Ingenieur du Roi and, in that capacity completed a number of important survey's of Paris which eventually evolved into this spectacular map. Oriented to the east, this map covers Paris from the Bastille to the Tuileries Garden and from St. Lazare to the Pont de Fauxbourg de St. Jacques. A stunning 1775 pocket map of the environs of Paris, France by the firm of Esnauts & Rapilly. Covers the greater Paris area from Chartres in the southwest to La Ferte in the northeast and from Vernon in the northwest to Bray in the southeast. Offers incredible detail throughout naming numerous estates, palaces, forests, churches, monasteries, fortifications, and other geographical features. A large baroque title cartouche appears in the upper right quadrant displaying garlands and a fount A fine example of Homann Heirs� iconic 1741 map of London and its environs. Based heavily upon an earlier map of the region by Thomas Bowles, this map covers the London area from Berkshire (including Windsor Castle) in the west to Shamel in the east, extending north north as far as Bedford. Specifically focuses on Hertfordshire, Middlesex, Surrey, Essex and Kent. Offers extraordinary detail throughout, showing roadways, villages, London Streets, estates, and in many cases, individual homes. This is a rare c. 1928 map of London, England, and its environs. Covers from Portsmouth eastward as far as Ramsgate and northward as far as Oxford and Colchester. Includes London with basic streets and roadways noted Includes routes for road, bicycle paths, and trains. Prepared by John Bartholomew in conjunction with the Ordinance Survey and published by Edward Stanford. Designed with the traveler in mind and thus bisected and backed with linen for easy folding. This map is a steel plate engraving, dating to 1840 and published by the S.D.U.K. or �The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge�. It represents the southern French city of Toulon, on the French Riviera between Marseilles & San Tropez.

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Newly Added Antique Map Inventory

1869 Logerot Map of Paris, France