Delisle was an important French cartographer of the early 18th century. He held the position of First Royal Geographer to the King. This is a detailed map of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). A decorative cartouche lower left and also round the scale top right. Part of India also shown top left. The ...

Dimensions (W x H): 57 x 42.2 / 22½ x 16½

Map of Sri Lanka with title cartouche at top right, compass points north to the right of map. The maps for this atlas were engraved by Girolamo Porro from Padua, and are set within a page of text, with engraved headpiece and decorated initial. There were many editions of this popular atlas between ...

Dimensions (W x H): 14 x 10.5 / 5½ x 4

A detailed map of the Island, showing the different regions. North to the left. Scale in English, German and French miles

Dimensions (W x H): 36.5 x 28.5 / 14½ x 11

Two maps on one sheet: Ceylon to the right and the Maldives to the left. Ships and sea-monsters. Petrus Bertius was a professor of mathematics and librarian at Leyden University. As well as being a prolific writer on mathematical, historical and theological subjects he is known as a cartographer ...

Dimensions (W x H): 13 x 9.5 / 5 x 3½

A lovely map showing the relationship between the Maldives and Ceylon to the Indian mainland. Title cartouche and wind rose, inset map showing Sri Lanka in detail

Dimensions (W x H): 24.5 x 18.5 / 9½ x 7½

Porcacchi’s famous work ran into many editions, betwee 1576 and 1713. This attractive small map, with north to the right, occupies half of the page, with a description of the Island beneath it. The decorations to the text are coloured

Dimensions (W x H): 14 x 10 / 5½ x 4

The map shows Ceylon and the Maldives with an inset of Ceylon at a larger scale

Dimensions (W x H): 24 x 18.2 / 9½ x 7

A very pretty little map of the Maldives and Ceylon, also showing the southern tip of India, and the western edge of Malaysia. Scale with pair of compasses in bottom left corner. Decorative title cartouche in bottom right corner showing a woman working at a loom and a fisherman, his catch in the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 27 x 14.5 / 10½ x 5½

In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

Dimensions (W x H): 18 x 14.5 / 7 x 5½

A beautiful miniature map of the island

Dimensions (W x H): 14.1 x 10.3 / 5½ x 4

A detailed map of the island.

Dimensions (W x H): 24.5 x 25.5 / 9½ x 10

A detailed map of the island. Title on top right corner with scale below.

Dimensions (W x H): 25 x 34 / 10 x 13½

Beautiful map of Sri Lanka from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor. Petrus Kaerius, Abraham Goos and others, engraved additional maps showing new discoveries.

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½