Antique world maps

Very attractive and rare world map by Jodocus Hondius in contemporary colors.

Very interesting pair of maps

Beautiful hydrographic chart of the world's seas, by Captain E. Morel.

Interesting pair of large maps of the Eastern and Western Hemispheres a few years before Cook's first voyage.

Dezauche's edition of the map of the Northwest Passage by Joseph Nicolas De L'Isle.

Hemisphere Meridional to see more distinctly the Austral Lands.

Superb copy in period colors of David Funcke's double hemisphere world map.

First edition of an important map of the Western Hemisphere by G. Delisle.

Edition of Guillaume Delisle's map of the Western Hemisphere.

A seriously rare, separately published copy of de Jode's iconic world map.

Rare world-map by Félix Delamarche mounted on canvas.

Planisphere from the atlas published by Pierre Moullart-Sanson in 1710.

Waldseemuller's map of the world, widely known as the "Admiral's Map", in an extremely rare original colour.

1483 edition of the first printed world map.

First state of the map of the world by Nicolas de Fer decorated with nine portraits.

Beautiful world map also including the celestial map of the two hemispheres.

Mappemonde à l’usage de l’instr[ucti]on.

Armillary sphere from the atlas published by Pierre Moullart-Sanson in 1710.

Hemisphere from the atlas published by Pierre Moullart-Sanson in 1710.

Beautiful example of Jaillot's world map highly regarded for its accuracy and detail and was widely used by navigators and explorers.

Plate from the atlas published by Pierre Moullart-Sanson in 1710.

Hemisphere from the atlas published by Pierre Moullart-Sanson in 1710.

An exceptional map of the two hemispheres surrounded by fine pictorial engravings.

Hemisphere from the atlas published by Pierre Moullart-Sanson in 1710.

Plate from the atlas published by Pierre Moullart-Sanson in 1710.

Plate from the atlas published by Pierre Moullart-Sanson in 1710.

Plate from the atlas published by Pierre Moullart-Sanson in 1710.

Plate from the atlas published by Pierre Moullart-Sanson in 1710.

Plate from the atlas published by Pierre Moullart-Sanson in 1710.

Plate from the atlas published by Pierre Moullart-Sanson in 1710.

Plate from the atlas published by Pierre Moullart-Sanson in 1710.

Plate from the atlas published by Pierre Moullart-Sanson in 1710.

Plate from the atlas published by Pierre Moullart-Sanson in 1710.

Beautifully engraved map of the Old World combined with a biblical family tree.

A very nice copy of Chatelain's world map.

Vaugondy's map of the world in two hemispheres separated by a striking cartouche.

Remarkable double-hemisphere map of the world by Vaugondy updated by the latest discoveries of Captain James Cook, La Perouse et Mackenise.

Beautiful example enhanced with gold of Bode's northern hemisphere sky chart.

Beautiful example enhanced with gold of Bode's sky chart depicting the Dragon, Cepheus, Cassiopeia, Big Dipper and Little Dipper.

Beautiful example enhanced with gold of Bode's sky chart depicting Andromeda and Perseus.

Beautiful example enhanced with gold of Bode's sky chart depicting Camelopardalis, Auriga and the Lynx.

Beautiful example enhanced with gold of Bode's sky chart depicting the Lynx and Leo Minor.

Beautiful example enhanced with gold of Bode's sky chart depicting the Big Dipper.

Beautiful example enhanced with gold of Bode's sky map depicting Boötes, Canes Venatici and Berenice's hair. 

Beautiful example enhanced with gold of Bode's sky chart depicting Hercules and the Boreal Crown.

Beautiful example enhanced with gold of Bode's sky chart depicting Ophiuchus the Serpent Bearer.

Beautiful gold enhanced copy of Bode's sky chart depicting Antinous, the Eagle, the Dolphin, the Fox and the Sobieski Shield.

Beautiful gold enhanced copy of Bode's sky chart depicting the Swan, Lyra and Lacerta.

Beautiful gold enhanced copy of Bode's sky chart depicting the Pegasus.

Beautiful gold enhanced copy of Bode's sky chart depicting Aries' constellation.

Beautiful gold enhanced copy of Bode's sky chart depicting Taurus' constellation.

Beautiful gold enhanced copy of Bode's sky chart depicting Gemini's constellation.

Beautiful gold enhanced copy of Bode's sky chart depicting Cancer's constellation.

Beautiful gold enhanced copy of Bode's sky chart depicting Leo's constellation.

Beautiful gold enhanced copy of Bode's sky chart depicting Virgo's constellation.

Beautiful gold enhanced copy of Bode's sky chart depicting the constellations of Scorpio and Balance.

Beautiful gold enhanced copy of Bode's sky chart depicting the constellation of Sagittarius.

Beautiful gold enhanced copy of Bode's sky chart depicting the constellation of Pisces.

Beautiful gold enhanced copy of Bode's sky chart depicting the constellations of Aquarius, Capricorn and Pisces.

Beautiful gold enhanced copy of Bode's sky chart depicting the constellation of the sea monster.

Beautiful gold enhanced copy of Bode's sky chart depicting the constellations of the Orion, Rabbit, Pigeon, Eridanus-Fluss.

Beautiful gold enhanced copy of Bode's sky chart depictingthe constellations of the Unicorn, Canis Minor and Canis Major (Sirius).

Beautiful gold enhanced copy of Bode's sky chart depictingthe constellations of the Water Snake Hydra and Sextant.

Beautiful example enhanced with gold of Bode's sky map illustrating the constellations of Hydra's tail, the Crater, and the Corvus.

Beautiful example enhanced with gold of Bode's southern hemisphere sky chart.

Beautiful example of Bode's drawings illustrating numerous figures of the sky enhanced with gold.

Beautiful example of Bode's drawings illustrating numerous figures of the sky enhanced with gold.

Beautiful example enhanced with gold of Bode's map of the linear representation of the most important stars.

Beautiful example enhanced with gold of Bode's northern hemisphere sky chart, as seen at the time of the ancient Greeks and Romans

Beautiful example enhanced with gold of Bode's southern hemisphere sky chart, as seen at the time of the ancient Greeks and Romans.

Delisle's map of the Eastern Hemisphere showing Australia with incomplete coastline.

First state of the republication by Cassini IV, of the rare and beautiful map of the moon established by his great-grandfather Jean-Dominique, called Cassini I.

Splendid celestial map of Cellarius in period colors entirely enhanced with gold.

Splendid celestial map of Cellarius in period colors entirely enhanced with gold.

Very rare first edition of the first attempt to map lunar features for scientific and engineering purposes, with the first large lunar map showing stratigraphic relationships.

Superb copy of Chatelain's celestial map.

Striking ptolemaic map of central Asia by Waldseemuller in very rare contemporary colours.

The map shows the Duchy of Pomerania on the Baltic Sea.

1702 edition of De Fer's world map.

Large and decorative 18th century map of the world by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin.

Beautiful example of Flamsteed's Northern Hemisphere map enhanced with gold.

Beautiful example with gold embossing of the constellation map of Cepheus, Cassiopeia and the Little Dipper by Flamsteed.

Beautiful example with gold embossing of the constellation map of Andromeda, Perseus and the Triangle by Flamsteed.

Beautiful example with gold embossing of the constellation map of the Lynx and the Little Lion by Flamsteed.

Beautiful example with gold embossing of the constellation map of the Giraffe and Auriga by Flamsteed.

Beautiful example with gold embossing of the constellation map of the Big Dipper by Flamsteed.

Beautiful example with gold embossing of Flamsteed's constellation map of the Herdsman (Boötes), his hunting dogs (Canes Venatici) and Berenice's hair.

Beautiful example with gold embossing of Flamsteed's constellation map of Hercules and the Boreal Crown.

Beautiful example with gold embossing of Flamsteed's constellation map of Ophiuchus the snake-bearer.

Beautiful example with gold embossing of Flamsteed's constellation map of Antinous, the Eagle, the Dolphin, and the Fox.

Beautiful example with gold embossing of Flamsteed's constellation map of the Swan, Lyra Lacerta and the Fox.

Beautiful example with gold embossing of Flamsteed's constellation map of Pegase, the Little Horse, and the Dolphin.

Beautiful example with gold embossing of Flamsteed's constellation map of Aries.

Beautiful example with gold embossing of Flamsteed's constellation map of Taurus.

Beautiful example with gold embossing of Flamsteed's constellation map of Gemini.