In 2005, we added an attractive collection of authentic, original, antique maps from the 16th through the 19th Centuries.  The collection includes maps of Africa, the Americas, the British Isles and World maps.  Through our affiliated map dealer, Mapcarte (www.mapcarte.com), we have access to a broad inventory of beautiful maps as well as the capability to locate rare maps of particular geographic regions, countries, cities etc.  Please contact us with any questions you may have.

The Visscher family was an important art dealer and map publisher in Amsterdam for almost a century. Claes J. Visscher (1587-1652), his son and grandson, Nicolaes Visscher I (1618-1679) and Nicolaes Visscher II (1649-1702), published a number of atlases, regularly updated with newly discovered information.

Boundaries of the new thirteen United States and frontier lands following the Revolutionary War depicted in great detail from Georgia to Lake of the Woods.

John Tallis (1838-51) founder of Tallis and Co., London map publishers flourished between 1838 and 1851. The Illustrated Atlas of the World, published in 1849 with the maps and decorative vignette’s engraved and drawn by J. Rapkin, was one of the last atlases to be truly decorated and is therefore highly prized.

Published only three years after the Great Fire in 1871, this map shows the large area destroyed by the fire as well as city wards, streets and parks.

From Atlas Universel Illustre, a classic Levasseur steel engraving with attractive vignettes of local peoples surrounding the chart.

From Atlas Minor first edition, a miniature map of the British Isles surrounded by sea fully engraved and augmented with caligraphy in Mercator's elegant style.

Rigobert Bonne (1729 – 1795) served as Royal Hydrographer and also produced maps for an atlas by Guillaume Raynal and for a Historical Atlas and Encyclopedia published with Nicholas Desmaret.

A smaller version of Frederick De Wit's map of France, detailing topography, cities and towns. Graced by an elaborate cartouche and a royal crest.

From a German edition of Cluver's popular geography. Engraved to illustrate topography with ancient place names. Published by Conrad Bruno heirs.

A finely detailed folding map showing all streets, monuments and places of interest in 19th Century Paris. Cloth covered 62 page street directory "Liste alphabetique de Rues.." included.

Jacques-Benigne Bossuet (1627 – 1704) was a French bishop and theologian. He has been considered by many to be one of the most brilliant orators of all time and a renowned French stylist.

French cartographer, Nicholas De Fer (1646-1720) was a prolific producer of over 600 sheet maps, wall maps and atlases.  Appointed “Geographer to the King” of France.