Antique Maps of Scotland

[Early miniature map of Scotland] Petrus Bertius. Scotia. Amsterdam, c.1600. 85 x 125mm. Coloured. A miniature map of Scotland. BERT0021

£175

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[Miniature Map of northern Scotland] Petrus Bertius. Scotia Septentrion. Amsterdam, 1616. 100 x 135mm. Coloured. Worm hole in wide margin. Scotland north of Montrose, after Mercator, published in an edition of Camden's 'Britannia'. BERT0022

£140

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[The First Issue of Jansson's Map of Scotland] Johannes Jansson. Scotia Regnum. Amsterdam, 1636, German text edition 390 x 505mm. Coloured. Small repair to centrefold verso. Decorative map of Scotland with two large cartouches and an inset of the Orkneys. The first issue of this map: the English edition of the same year used the old Mercator map. JANS0046

£980

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[John Speed's Map of Scotland] John Speed. The Kingdome of Scotland. London, Bassett & Chiswell, 1676. 390 x 520mm. Coloured. John Speed's famous map of Scotland, with an inset of the Orkneys. First issued 1611-12, the plate originally had portraits of James VI of Scotland (also James I of England), his wife Anne and their two sons, Henry & Charles (later Charles I). However in 1652 the plates was re-engraved: as the English Civil War had done away with the Royal family, the portraits were replaced with costume vignettes of a "Scotch" (i.e. lowland) man & woman and their wild "Highland" neighbours. The checked garments worn by the second pair are considered to be one of the earliest depictions of tartan. Although the Commonwealth had ended in 1660 the commoners remained. SPEE0016

£2,250

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[Map of Southern Scotland] Robert Morden. A New Map of the South of Scotland. London, 1722. 360 x 460mm. Coloured. Scotland south of Inverness, divided into counties. Drawn and engraved by Andrew Johnston. MORD0034

£150

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[Map of Scotland with allegorical cartouches] Johann Baptist Homann. Magnæ Britanniae Pars Septentrionalis qua Regnum Scotiæ... Nuremberg, c.1730. 570 x 485mm. Original colour. Slight creasing. Scotland in bright original colour, with allegorical cartouches for the title and scale, both in full colour.. HOMA0029

£425

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[Map of Scotland and the Shetlands] Leonhard Euler. Tabula Geographica Scotiæ... Berlin, 1753. 390 x 315mm. Original colour. Euler's publisher's ink stamp in inset. With an inset of the Shetlands. EULE0001

£175

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[Large Scotland] Franz von Reilly. Karte von Scotland. Vienna, 1795. 480 x 660. Original colour. Some damp staining, mainly in margins. Large map of Scotland, with an inset of the Orkeys and Shetlands. REIL0005

£225

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[Brandt view of Edinburgh] L. Brandt. Edinburgh. Leipzig: G. Schubert, c.1860. Lithograph, printed area 305 x 405mm. View of Edinburgh from near Arthur's Seat. BRAN0001

£195

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[Edinburgh] Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. The Environs of Edinburgh. London, SDUK, 1838. Steel engraving, printed area 340 x 410mm. Original colour. Map of environs of Edinburgh SDUK0017

£45

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[Timothy Pont's map of the Hebrides] Johannes Blaeu. Æbudæ Insulæ Sive Hebrides; Quæ Scotiæ ad occasum prætenduntur, lustratæ et descriptæ a Timotheo Pont. The Western Iles of Scotland. Amsterdam, 1654, 390 x 540mm. Coloured. Shows western Scotland from Kintyre to Rosshire, with the islands of Islay, Jura, Mull, Skye, Uist and Lewis. One of the first detailed maps of the Hebrides. BLAE0104

£450

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Antique Maps of Wales

[The First Printed Map of Wales] Humphrey Lhuyd. Cambriae Typus... Antwerp, Christoph Plantin for Abraham Ortelius, 1579. 375 x 500mm. Coloured. The first printed map of Wales on its own, drawn by a Welshman, Humphrey Lhuyd of Denbigh. It was published in Ortelius' famous atlas, the "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum". LHUY0001

£890

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[Lhuyd famous map of Wales] Humphrey Lhuyd. Cambriae Typus... Amsterdam, Jodocus Hondius, 1609, First French edition. 375 x 500mm. Original colour. Lhuyd produced the first map of Wales on its own, used by both Ortelius & Hondius. This is an early version of Hondius's map, first issued 1606. KOEMAN: Me 19. LHUY0002

£825

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[Decorative map of Wales with armorials] Willem Blaeu. Wallia Principatus vulgo Wales. Amsterdam, 1645. 390 x 500mm. Coloured. Decorative map of Wales, with two large cartouches,armorials and galleons. First issued in 1645, it is dedicated to Charles I at the height of the English Civil War. BLAE0086

£690

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[Decorative Ogilby Monmouth - Lampeter road map] John Ogilby. The Road from Monmouth to Llanbeder in Cardigansh. South Wales. London, c.1675. 320 x 440mm. Coloured. From the first book of Ogilby road maps, the 'Britannia'. The title cartouche features a mountainous scene with putti and goats. OGIL0013

£195

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[Impressive map of Glamorgan Brecon & Radnor] Christopher & John Greenwood Map of the Sorth East Circuit of the Principality of Wales, comprising the Counties of Glamorgan Brecon & Radnor... London, 1831. Steel engraving, 630 x 730mm. Original body colour. A large and detailed map in bright original colour, with a vignette view of Llandaff Cathedral. Printed on Whatman Turkey Mill paper, one of the best available at the time. GREE0014

SOLD

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[Impressive map of Anglesey, Caernarfon & Merioneth] Christopher & John Greenwood Map of the North West Circuit of the Principality of Wales, comprising the Counties of Anglesey, Caernarfon & Merioneth... London, 1834. Steel engraving, 630 x 730mm. Original body colour. A large and detailed map in bright original colour, with a vignette view of Bangor Cathedral. Printed on Whatman Turkey Mill paper, one of the best available at the time. GREE0007

£125

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[Early Map of Brecon] John Speed. Breknoke Both Shyre and Towne described. London, William Humble, 1646. 390 x 515mm. Coloured. One of the most decorative maps of Breconshire, by John Speed, the most famous English mapmaker. It has starpwork cartouches around the title and inset plan of Brecon, and a vignette of the Prince of Wales' Feathers. SPEE0002

£290

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[Caernarvon map with Prince of Wales's Feathers] Johannes Blaeu. Comitatus Caernarvoniensis; vernacule Carnarvon-shire, et Mona Insula vulgo Anglesey. Amsterdam, 1648. 385 x 505mm. Original colour. Caernarvon & Anglesey, with a decorative title cartouche, armorials and the Prince of Wales's Feathers, all if fine colour. BLAE0009

£225

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[Cardiganshire map with catouches and armorials] Johannes Blaeu. Ceretica, sive Cardiganensis Comitatus; Anglice Cardigan Shire. Amsterdam, 1648. 385 x 500mm. Original colour. Cardigan, with decorative cartouches for title and scale, armorials and the Prince of Wales's Feathers, all if fine colour. BLAE0011

£175

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[Denbighshire & Flintshire map] Johannes Blaeu. Denbigiensis Comitatus et Comitatus Flintensis. Denbigh et Flintshire. Amsterdam, 1645. 390 x 505mm. Coloured. Denbigh & Flint, published in the first year of issue. BLAE0019

£250

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[Map of Glamorganshire] Johannes Blaeu. Glamorganensis Comitatus, vulgo Glamorgan Shire. Amsterdam, 1645. 390 x 510mm. Coloured. Glamorganshire, published in the first year of issue. BLAE0032

£325

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[Map of Holy Head] Greenvile Collins. Holy-Head... London, Mount & Page, c.1760. 455 x 565mm. Coloured. Chart of Holyhead and northern Anglesea, orientated with north to the left. COLL0006

£190

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[Map of Milford Haven] Greenvile Collins. Milford Haven and the Islands Adjacent... London, Mount & Page, c.1760. 450 x 560mm. Coloured. With a title cartouche of wading birds. COLL0010

£175

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[Monmouthshire map wih cartouches & armorials] Johannes Blaeu. Monumethensis Comitatus. Vernacule Monmouth Shire. Amsterdam, 1646. 385 x 505mm. Coloured. With two large rustic cartouches, armorials and the Prince of Wales's Feathers. BLAE0057

£275

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[Montgomeryshire and Merioneth map] Johannes Blaeu. Montgomeria Comitatus et Comitatus Mervinia. Amsterdam, 1648. 385 x 504mm. Original colour. Merioneth & Montgomery, with two fine cartouches and three armorials in full colour. BLAE0058

£225

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[Merioneth & Montgomery] Johannes Jansson. Mervinia; et Montgomeria Comitatus. Amsterdam, c.1659. 385 x 505mm. Original colour. Decorative map of Merioneth & Montgomery, with a fine title cartouche and three armorials. JANS0034

£195

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[Miniature map of Radnor] John Seller. Radnor. London: Grose, 1787. 130 x 150mm, set in text. Original colour. Map of Radnor, with text underneath and on verso. SELL0011

£39

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[Map of Radnorshire with cartouche and armorials] Johannes Blaeu. Radnoria Comitatus. Radnor Shire. Amsterdam, 1645, French text edition. 385 x 500mm. Coloured. Faint crease. Map of the Welsh county of Radnorshire, decorated with a fine title cartouche, armorials and the Prince of Wales' Feathers. An early example, from the first year of issue. BLAE0096

£200

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Antique Maps of Ireland

[Miniature Map of Ireland] Petrus Bertius. Hibernia. Amsterdam, Jodocus Hondius, 1616, First edition. 100 x 135mm. Coloured. A wormhole in the margin. Hondius engraved new plates for his edition of the Bertius atlas 'Tabularum Geographicarum Contractarum', which he sold alongside the Mercator 'Atlas Minor'. KOEMAN: Lan 11a, 'With the new plates, the work was certainly improved'. BERT0013

£225

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[Pair of Miniature Maps of Ireland] Petrus Bertius. Hibernia Septentr. in qua Ultonia Connatia; Hibernia Austral. in qua Momonia Lagenia. Amsterdam, Jodocus Hondius, 1616, First edition. Pair, ea. 100 x 135mm. Coloured. Corner of margin of south map repaired. Hondius engraved new plates for his edition of the Bertius atlas 'Tabularum Geographicarum Contractarum', which he sold alongside the Mercator 'Atlas Minor'. KOEMAN: Lan 11a, 'With the new plates, the work was certainly improved'. BERT0073

£180

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[Decorative Set of Mercator Maps of Ireland] Gerard Mercator. Irlandia regnum; Irlandia Regnum [two sheet map]; Ultoniae Orientalis pars; Udrone, Irlandiæ in Catherlagh Baronia. Amsterdam, Henricus Hondius, 1633. Five maps, each c.335 x 420mm. Coloured. The complete set of five maps of Ireland by Gerard Mercator, famous for devising the famous Mercator Projection of the world. The maps are: a map of Ireland, orientated with north to the right; a two-sheet map, with north to the top; eastern Ulster; and Udrone, now County Carlow in Leinster. A very decorative set. MERC0035

£2,000

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[Ireland] Isaak Tirion. Nieuwe Kaart van Ierland. Amsterdam, c.1754. 350 x 290mm. Coloured. Ireland map divided into the four provinces. TIRI0007

£225

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[Map of Ireland] Rigobert Bonne. Carte D'Ireland... Paris, Lattré, 1771. 310 x 440mm. Original colour. Ireland, with the west coasts of Southern Scotland, Wales and England. BONN0009

£195

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[Colourful map of Ireland] J. Wilkes. Ireland. London, 1811. 250 x 200mm. Original colour. Some faint offset. WILK1001

£75

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[View of Dublin] Alexander Hogg. A Prospect of Dublin, the Capital of Dublin. London: Hogg, c.1785. 210 x 310mm. HOGG0001

£85

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[Viiew of Dublin] Thomas Kelly. Dublin. London, Kelly, 1816. 195 x 240mm. View of the city centre. KELL0001

£75

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[Map of Leinster, Ireland] Johannes Jansson. Comitatus Lageniæ. The Countie of Leinster. Amsterdam, c.1659 390 x 495mm. Coloured. The province of Leinster, orientated with north to the right. JANS0029

£390

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[Miniature Map of Meath] Petrus Bertius. Media. Amsterdam, Jodocus Hondius, 1616, First edition. 100 x 135mm. Coloured. A couple of tiny wormholes in the margin. Hondius engraved new plates for his edition of the Bertius atlas 'Tabularum Geographicarum Contractarum', which he sold alongside the Mercator 'Atlas Minor'. KOEMAN: Lan 11a, 'With the new plates, the work was certainly improved'. BERT0077

£60

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[Ulster] Gerard Mercator. Ultoniae Orientalis pars. Amsterdam, Jodocus Hondius, 1613. 350 x 380mm. Original colour. A very decorative map of eastern Ulster, in fine colour. MERC0033

£560

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[Ulster & Leinster, Ireland] Antonio Zatta. Parte del Regno d'Irlanda cioè Le Provincie D'Ulster, e Leinster. Venice, 1794. 415 x 320mm. Original colour. Faint discolouration at centrefold. Map of the eastern Provinces of Ireland, Ulster & Leinster, with a decorative cartouche featuring fishing. ZATT0048

£150

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