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Genuine Original Antique Maps of Europe (general, continental)

Original antique maps of continental Europe, general Europe maps. We do NOT sell reproductions, these are guaranteed genuine antique maps. Sources and dates of publication are cited when known.

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l'Europe antique map 1780
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REF: EUROPE-1

l'Europe

Atlas Géographique des Toutes les Parties du Globe Terrestre...

published by Rigobert Bonne, Paris

(circa 1780)

Overall sheet size = approx. 14 1/8 x 9 1/2 inches (36 x 36.5 cm)

Image size (to map's neatline) = approx. 12 5/8 x 8 5/16 inches (32 x 21 cm)

Original copperplate engraving on hand-laid paper, over 235 years old • with center fold, as issued

Condition: GOOD to VERY GOOD
Mild edge/corner wear and toning, staining in top margin
$175

 

Europe According to the Latest Observations 1749
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Europe According to the Latest Observations

Geography Anatomiz'd or the Geographical Grammar

London, published by Patrick Gordon

Cartographer: John Senex

(1749)

Original copperplate engraving 270 years old, on beautiful hand-laid paper

Overall sheet size is about 9 1/4 x 7 7/8 inches (23.5 x 20 cm)

Image size (to map's neat line) = approx. 7 1 /4 X 6 1/8 inches (18 x 15.5 cm)
with folds, as issued • Opposite side of paper is blank.

CONDITION NOTES:

light age-appropriate paper toning

$95
original antique map of Europe 1809
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Europe

Wilkinson's General Atlas of the World

Published by Robert Wilkinson, Cornhill

(1809)

Overall sheet size = approx. 10 1/2 x 13 7/16 inches (26.7 x 34.1 cm)

Image size (to map's neatline) = approx. 8 11/16 x 11 1/16 inches (19.6 x 28 cm)

Original hand-colored copperplate engraving over 210 years old

Condition: POOR to FAIR: entire lower right corner was torn off and re-adhered (not terribly noticeable once mounted/matted for framing), some paper loss lower left margin (again, would be covered when mounted for framing), age toning and mild foxing
$35
delamarche map of europe 1816
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l'Europe divisée en ses différens États

Atlas de la Geographie

Robert Vaugondy, cartographer

published by Charles Francois Delamarche, Paris

(circa 1818)

Overall sheet size = approx. 19 1/4 x 13 inches (49 x 33 cm)

Image size (to map's neatline) = approx. 9 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches (24.7 x 24 cm)

Original copperplate engraving on hand-laid paper with hand-colored outlines, over 200 years old • with fold, as issued

Condition: FAIR to GOOD
Damp stain upper left quadrant, age toning, mild foxing
$90
original antique map of Europe 1811
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REF: EUROPE-4

Europe

Oddy's General Atlas of the World

Published by S.A. Oddy, London

(1811)

Overall sheet size = approx. 10 1/16 x 15 5/8 inches (25.5 x 39.55 cm)

Image size (to map's neatline) = approx. 9 x 10 7/8 inches (19.6 x 27.7 cm)

Original hand-colored copperplate engraving over 205 years old

Condition: VERY GOOD to EXCELLENT – age-appropriate toning of paper, margins lightly soiled
$45
Germany, France, Italy, Spain, British Isles
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Germany, France, Italy, Spain, British Isles

A Complete Body of Ancient Geography by Mons. D'Anville

Published by James Whittle and Richard Holmes Laurie, London

(1771 / 1816)

Overall sheet size = approx. 21 1/2 x 28 1/4 inches (55 x 72 cm)

Image size (to map's neatline) = approx. 19 3/8 x 20 7/8 inches (20 x 53 cm)

Original hand-colored engraving, over 200 years old •  with fold, as issued

Condition: VERY GOOD

age-appropriate paper toning, a couple of closed tears around edges, a few small fox marks

$350
original antique map of Europe
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Europe

Ewing's General Atlas

published by Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh

(1817)

Overall sheet size = approx. 11 1/4 x 8 7/8 inches (28.5 x 22.4 cm)

Image size (to map's neatline) = approx. 8 11/16 x 7 1/4 inches (22 x 18.5 cm)

Original hand-colored copperplate engraving on hand-laid paper, over 200 years old

Condition: FAIR
Overall age-toned paper, edge/corner wear, margins slightly rumpled and soiled
$30
original antique map of Europe 1817
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REF: EUROPE-7

Europe

Brookes's General Atlas of Modern Geography

William Darton, Mapseller, at the Repertory of Genius, London

(1817)

Overall sheet size = approx. 9 7/8 x 7 3/4 inches (23.7 x 19.5 cm)

Image size (to map's neatline) = approx. 9 5/8 x 7 1/2 inches (28 x 19 cm)

Original hand-colored copperplate engraving over 200 years old • center fold, as issued

Condition: GOOD – age-appropriate toning of paper, margins a little soiled, very narrow upper margin
$50
Orbis Romani pars Occidentalis 1819
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Orbis Romani pars Occidentalis

A General Atlas containing Maps Illustrating some important periods in Ancient History

Published by John Thomson & Co, Edinburgh

(1819)

Overall sheet size = approx. 10 x 13 1/8 inches (25.3 x 33.3 cm)

Image size (to map's neatline or edge of image) = approx. 9 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches (24 x 29.3 cm)

Original copperplate engraving with hand-colored outlines and cartouche •  over 200 years old

Condition: GOOD – typical light browning of paper, some image ghosting
$55
Orbis Romani pars Occidentalis 1819
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Europe

A General Atlas containing Maps Illustrating some important periods in Ancient History

Published by John Thomson & Co, Edinburgh

(1819)

Overall sheet size = approx. 13 1/4 x 10 inches (33.5 x 25.3 cm)

Image size (to map's neatline or edge of image) = approx. 11 1/2 x 8 7/8 inches (29.3 x 22.5 cm)

Original copperplate engraving with hand-colored outlines and cartouche •  over 200 years old

Condition: GOOD to VERY GOOD – typical browning of paper on outer edges. some foxing, paper mar left neatline near the title
$55
Europe 1821-1826     Europe 1821-1826
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Europe (central)

A Complete Course of Geography by Means of Instructive Games, invented by The Abbé Gaultier

Printed for John Harris and Son, London

(1821 stated on title page; 1823-1826 paper watermarks)

Overall sheet size = approx. 18 3/4 x 15 3/4 inches (47.6 x 40 cm) with center fold, as issued

Image size (to map's neatline or edge of image) = approx. 17 x 13 1/2 inches (43 x 34 cm)

Original copperplate engraving with hand-colored outlines •  nearly 200 years old

NOTE: TWO MAPS ARE INCLUDED; ONE WAS MEANT AS THE "EXEMPLAR" AND THE SECOND WAS MEANT TO BE COMPLETED BY THE STUDENT OF GEOGRAPHY

Condition: GOOD – typical browning of paper on outer edges. original watercolor smear lower left margin of map on left, inked note in right margin of completed map. Both maps have light foxing and edge and/or corner wear.
$95
Europe 1821-1826     Europe 1821-1826
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REF: EUROPE-9CD

Europe (northern, with Russia)

A Complete Course of Geography by Means of Instructive Games, invented by The Abbé Gaultier

Printed for John Harris and Son, London

(1821 stated on title page; 1823-1826 paper watermarks)

Overall sheet size = approx. 18 3/4 x 15 3/4 inches (47.6 x 40 cm) with center fold, as issued

Image size (to map's neatline or edge of image) = approx. 17 x 13 1/2 inches (43 x 34 cm)

Original copperplate engraving with hand-colored outlines •  nearly 200 years old

NOTE: TWO MAPS ARE INCLUDED; ONE WAS MEANT AS THE "EXEMPLAR" AND THE SECOND WAS MEANT TO BE COMPLETED BY THE STUDENT OF GEOGRAPHY

Condition: FAIR to GOOD – typical browning of paper on outer edges. some foxing and brown spots. Both maps have edge and/or corner wear. Map on right has creases in upper right and left corners, and damp stain in the upper margin.
$85
original antique map of Europe 1829
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REF: EUROPE-10

Europe

An Atlas of Modern Geography

by Samuel Butler, D.D.

published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green • London

(1829)

Overall sheet size = approx. 10 1/2 x 9 inches (27 x 23 cm)

Image size (to map's neatline) = approx. 8 15/16 x 7 11/16 inches (22.7 x 19.5 cm)

Original hand-colored copperplate engraving, 190 years old

Condition: VERY GOOD
Slightly age-toned paper, edge/corner wear, very mild foxing
$40
The Principal Geological Features of Europe
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REF: EUROPE-10A

The Principal Geological Features of Europe

published by Blackie & Son, Glasgow, Edinburgh & London

(specific date & atlas are unknown, possibly from "A History of the Earth and Animated Nature" (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith)

Overall sheet size = approx. 9 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches (24.5 x 16 cm)

 

Original engraving with some hand coloring

Condition: POOR/FAIR
a bit grubby overall, some staining/foxing
$15
London, Edinburgh, Paris, Madrid, Brussels, Vienna 1835
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REF: EUROPE-11

London, Edinburgh, Paris, Madrid, Brussels, Vienna

A Comprehensive Atlas, Geographical, Historical & Commercial. By T.G. Bradford

Published by William D. Ticknor, Boston. Wiley & Long, New York.

(1835)

Overall sheet size = approx. 10 x 12 3/4 inches (25 x 32 cm)

Original engraving, over 180 years old

Condition: EXCELLENT – mild edge and corner wear and age-appropriate light toning of paper around edges, smudge lower right margin
$60
Athens, Rome, Jerusalem, Peninsula of Mt. Sinai1835
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Athens, Rome, Jerusalem, Peninsula of Mt. Sinai

A Comprehensive Atlas, Geographical, Historical & Commercial. By T.G. Bradford

Published by William D. Ticknor, Boston. Wiley & Long, New York.

(1835)

Overall sheet size = approx. 10 x 12 3/4 inches (25 x 32 cm)

Original engraving, over 180 years old

Condition: EXCELLENT – mild edge and corner wear and age-appropriate light toning and foxing of paper around edges, a few short tears at extreme edges of paper
$50
original antique map of Europe 1841
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Europe

Maps of the World

published by E.P. Williams, Eton and London

(1841)

Overall sheet size = approx. 13 5/8 x 10 11/16 inches (34.5 x 27.5 cm)

Image size (to map's neatline) = approx. 12 x 9 1/4 inches (30.5 x 23.5 cm)

Original hand-colored copperplate engraving, over 175 years old

Condition: EXCELLENT
light age toning, a few stray light fox marks
$75
original antique map of Europe 1844
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REF: EUROPE-14

Europe

An Atlas of Modern Geography

by Samuel Butler, D.D.

published by Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans • London

(1844)

Overall sheet size = approx. 10 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches (27 x 21.5 cm)

Image size (to map's neatline) = approx. 9 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches (24.2 x 19.7 cm)

Original hand-colored copperplate engraving, 175 years old

Condition: GOOD
Slightly age-toned paper, edge/corner wear, very mild foxing, old acidic tape on BACK of print at top and bottom fold
$40
Übersiche der Natur-Verhältnisse von Europa 1850
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Übersiche der Natur-Verhältnisse von Europa

Atlas der Erde und des Himmels

von H. Kippert

Druck und Verlag des Geographishcen Instituts, Weimar

(1850)

Overall sheet size = approx. 10 3/4 x 8 7/8 inches (27 x 22.5 cm)

Image size (to map's neatline) = approx. 9 1/4 x 7 5/8 inches (23.5 x 19.2 cm)

Original hand-colored copperplate engraving, 165 years old •  IN GERMAN

Condition: VERY GOOD
Slightly age-toned paper, mild foxing
$40
Übersiche der Natur-Verhältnisse von Europa 1850
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Gebirgs und Fluss Karte von Mittel-Europa

Atlas der Erde und des Himmels

von H. Kippert

Druck und Verlag des Geographishcen Instituts, Weimar

(1850)

Overall sheet size = approx. 10 3/4 x 8 7/8 inches (27 x 22.5 cm)

Image size (to map's neatline) = approx. 9 1/4 x 7 5/8 inches (23.5 x 19.2 cm)

Original hand-colored copperplate engraving, 165 years old •  IN GERMAN

Condition: VERY GOOD
Slightly age-toned paper, mild foxing
$30
Central Europe in the Eighteenth Century 1855
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Central Europe in the Eighteenth Century

Chamber's Atlas for the People

Published by W & R Chambers, London & Edinburgh

(1855)

Overall sheet size = approx.  12 1/4 x 9 7/8 inches (31.2 x 23.2 cm)

Image size (to map's neatline) = approx. 10 11/16 x 8 1/2 inches (27 x 21.5 cm)

Original engraving with both lithographed color and hand-colored outlines, over 160 years old

Condition: VERY GOOD to EXCELLENT – mild edge and corner wear and age-appropriate light toning of paper around edges, dog-ear crease lower left just into neatline of map
$50
original antique map of Europe 1850 Johnston
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Europe

The National Atlas of Historical, Commercial & Political Geography

Published by Alexander Keith Johnston, F.R.G.S., Edinburgh

(1850)

Overall sheet size = approx.  23 3/8 x 20 1/2 inches (59 x 52 cm)

Image size (to map's neatline) = approx. 23 3/4 X 19 5/8 inches (60.3 x 50 cm)

Original color lithograph/engraving, over 165 years old • with center fold, as issued

Condition: EXCELLENT – mild edge and corner wear and age-appropriate light toning of paper around edges
$75
fullarton map of europe 1860
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Europe

The Royal Illustrated Atlas, Of Modern Geography With An Introductory Notice By Dr. N. Shaw, Secretary To The Royal Geographical Society

A. Fullarton And Co., London And Edinburgh

(1860)

Overall sheet size = approx.  23 1/2 x 19 inches (59.7 x 48.2 cm)

Image size (to map's neatline) = approx. 21 X 16 1/4 inches (53.3 x 52.5 cm)

Original color lithograph with some hand color, over 155 years old • with center fold, as issued

Condition: VERY GOOD – typical light browning of paper on outer edges, some short tears around edges, minor handling
$75
fullarton central europe with railways antique map 1860
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Central Europe with the Railways

The Royal Illustrated Atlas, Of Modern Geography With An Introductory Notice By Dr. N. Shaw, Secretary To The Royal Geographical Society

A. Fullarton And Co., London And Edinburgh

(1860)

Overall sheet size = approx.  23 1/2 x 19 inches (59.7 x 48.2 cm)

Image size (to map's neatline) = approx. 21 X 16 1/4 inches (53.3 x 52.5 cm)

Original color lithograph with some hand color, over 155 years old • with center fold, as issued

Condition: VERY GOOD – typical light browning of paper on outer edges, some short tears around edges, minor handling
$75
mcphun map of europe 1863
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REF: EUROPE-21

Europe

McPhun's Maps of the World

(1863)

Overall sheet size = approx.  16 1/2 x 14 inches (42 x 35.5 cm)

Image size (to map's neatline) = approx. 14 x 11 1/4 inches (35.5 x 28.5 cm)

Color lithograph with hand-colored outlines, over 155 years old

Condition: VERY GOOD to EXCELLENT – some fox marks, mainly in margin
$60
antique map of europe 1882 blackie
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Europe

The Comprehensive Atlas & Geography of the World, Compiled and Engraved from the most Authentic sources, under the supervision of W.G. Blackie

Published by Blackie & Son, Edinburgh & London

(1882)

Overall sheet size = approx.  22 x 15 inches (56 x 38.2 cm)

Image size (to map's neatline) = approx. 18 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches (47 x 34 cm)

Original color lithograph, over 135 years old • with center fold, as issued

Condition: VERY GOOD – mild edge and corner wear and age-appropriate light toning of paper around edges, slightly pinched at top fold
$65
central europe antique map with railways 1882
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REF: EUROPE-23

Central Europe with the Railways

The Comprehensive Atlas & Geography of the World, Compiled and Engraved from the most Authentic sources, under the supervision of W.G. Blackie

Published by Blackie & Son, Edinburgh & London

(1882)

Overall sheet size = approx.  22 x 15 inches (56 x 38.2 cm)

Image size (to map's neatline) = approx. 18 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches (47 x 34 cm)

Original color lithograph, over 135 years old • with center fold, as issued

Condition: VERY GOOD – mild edge and corner wear and age-appropriate light toning of paper around edges, slightly pinched at top fold
$65
Letts Europe map 1884
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REF: EUROPE-24

Europe

Letts's Popular Atas

London, published by Letts & Son, Co., Limited

(1884-1887)

Original color lithograph (chromolithograph), 135 years old

Overall sheet size is about 13 5/8 x 13 1/2 inches (39.5 x 34.3 cm)
Center fold, as issued • Opposite side of paper is blank.

Condition: VERY GOOD – typical edge/corner wear, narrow left margin
$45

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