Magnificent map of southern India including Ceylon and the Maldives. Has rhumb lines. Cartouche in lower right. Bellin was appointed hydrographer (chief cartographer) to the French Navy upon the creation of France's hydrographic office, the Dépôt des cartes et plans de la Marine.Over a 50 year ...

Dimensions (W x H): 88 x 62 / 34½ x 24½

Fascinating map of India and the south-east Asain mainland. Texts on the map give details about the Maldives, the interior of Ceylon, and the wealth of diamonds in the region. Pictorial cartouche at top right. Emmanuel Bowen was one of the leading English mapmakers of the eighteenth-century, and ...

Dimensions (W x H): 42 x 35 / 16½ x 14

The style of this beautiful map and its decorative cartouche are very like Jansson and suggest this is one of the maps that Schenk and Valck reissued from Jansson’s Atlas Novus. (Morton and Bannister, p120) North faces to the right. The Bay of Bengal is decorated with compasses and ships at full ...

Dimensions (W x H): 53 x 46 / 21 x 18

Delisle was an important French cartographer of the early 18th century. He held the position of First Royal Geographer to the King. An interesting map of the southern region of India, Malabar. The northern part of the island of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) is in the south and the coast line is particularly ...

Dimensions (W x H): 60 x 47 / 23½ x 18½

Map of India, with an inset of Sri Lanka at lower right. The right hand third of this plate has two inset maps showing the Ganges delta in the dry season and routes of Inland navigation as far as Allahabad, and at top right there is a sectional view of the river. Thomson’s New General Atlas was one ...

Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 49 / 23 x 19½

Handsome map of northern India, from 20deg. north, with two insets above - Nepal and Kabul. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.

Dimensions (W x H): 59.5 x 50 / 23½ x 19½

Map of India, divided into its kingdoms with inset map at lower right of the Malabar coast (‘Le Malabar’). Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time when the leadership in European cartography passed from the Low Countries to ...

Dimensions (W x H): 24.5 x 19.5 / 9½ x 7½

This attractive map shows the southern tip of India, Sri Lanka and the Maldive Islands. There is an inset map of Sri Lanka (‘Ceylan Isle’) at lower right, and a title cartouche at lower left. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, ...

Dimensions (W x H): 24 x 18.5 / 9½ x 7½

Handsome map of southern India, from Bombay to the south. Includes the northern tip of Sri Lanka and easterly Laccadive Islands. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of ...

Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 50 / 23 x 19½

Map of India, with an ornamental cartouche, showing the different regions in outline colour. Antonio Zatta was one of the leading cartographers and publishers of the time, and his Atlante Novissimo was one of the most beautifully produced of 18th century atlases. He drew on the work of other ...

Dimensions (W x H): 33 x 42 / 13 x 16½

An attractive map of Bengal showing the region in considerable detail. Bordered by Orissa, Tibet, Assam and Siam

Dimensions (W x H): 56 x 32 / 22 x 12½

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): 19.5 x 14 / 7½ x 5½

A Highly decorative map for the period with vignettes showing towns and local scenes, the whole enclosed in an elegant border

Dimensions (W x H): 31 x 26 / 12 x 10

Attractive and detailed map of Bengal, scale at lower right, title at lower left

Dimensions (W x H): 54.5 x 38 / 21½ x 15

Detailed plan of Calcutta, with three inset views along lower edge- At centre Government House, to the left, Writer’s Buildings and to the right, Esplanade Row. Lists of public buildings and churches.Title and scale at upper left.

Dimensions (W x H): 39 x 33 / 15½ x 13

Map of the Mogul Empire, stretching from Kabul and Kandahar in the north-west to the Gulf of Bengal in the south-east. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time when the leadership in European cartography passed from the Low ...

Dimensions (W x H): 24 x 19 / 9½ x 7½

Beautiful and detailed map of India, colour-coded to differentiate between the British Territories, Independent States, and the remaining areas which are under British protection. A descriptive explanation of the ‘Divisions & Component Parts of British India and it’s Dependencies’ is included. ...

Dimensions (W x H): 50 x 34 / 19½ x 13½

An atttractive map of the Indian sub-continent, coloured by region.

Dimensions (W x H): 55.4 x 42.2 / 22 x 16½

A large, detailed and nearly accurate map stretching from Iran in North East to Borneo in the South West, showing the different territories and colonies

Dimensions (W x H): 75 x 33 / 29½ x 13

A clear map of northern India, showing much of Burma. Antonio Zatta was one of the leading cartographers and publishers of the time, and his Atlante Novissimo was one of the most beautifully produced of 18th century atlases. He drew on the work of other cartographers- such as Captain Cook, for ...

Dimensions (W x H): 42 x 33 / 16½ x 13

An attractive map of the Indian subcontinent and Burma, with different territories and kingdoms, clearly delineated

Dimensions (W x H): 42 x 33 / 16½ x 13

A clear and detailed map of Northern India and Nepal. Much of Bonne’s work was concerned with maritime charts, and this shows in the rhumblines at sea, and the depiction of the trade winds

Dimensions (W x H): 48 x 29.5 / 19 x 11½

Detailed plan of Calcutta, with three inset views along lower edge- At centre Government House, to the left, Writer’s Buildings and to the right, Esplanade Row. Lists of public buildings and churches.Title and scale at upper left.

Dimensions (W x H): 41 x 34 / 16 x 13½

Wonderful map of the the southern part of India with Sri Lanka. A translation of native words commonly used in Indian maps is also provided near bottom margin. A large detailed inset showing Pegu, modern day Bago in Burma , part of Thailand, the Malay Peninsular and part of Sumatra is included on ...

Dimensions (W x H): 50 x 34 / 19½ x 13½

Map of the western half of Nepal, with the adjacent part of Indian territory, with the Ganges and Jumna river across the lower part of the map. The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge published some of the most popular, accurate and detailed of 19th century maps

Dimensions (W x H): 35.5 x 26.5 / 14 x 10½

A very detailed, lightly coloured map of India and the Himalayas, with Ceylon in an inset

Dimensions (W x H): 53 x 41 / 21 x 16

.A clean crisp engraving of southern India and Ceylon, with ornamental cartouche

Dimensions (W x H): 25 x 23 / 10 x 9

A Highly decorative map for the period with vignettes showing towns and local scenes, the whole enclosed in an elegant border

Dimensions (W x H): 24 x 33 / 9½ x 13

Clear map of India, divided into regions. Thomas Brown was an Edinburgh Bookseller and Publisher of the late 18th and early 19th century. The maps from his General Atlas are on the cusp between the decorative maps of the eighteenth century and the more accurate maps of the nineteenth century

Dimensions (W x H): 28 x 35 / 11 x 14

This beautiful map, accurate and concise, is from John Cary’s Universal Atlas. This was a compact version of his General Atlas, and shows the high standard of design, printing, and geographical accuracy that has led many to consider Cary as the finest of English map-makers.

Dimensions (W x H): 28 x 23 / 11 x 9

This beautiful map, accurate and concise, is from John Cary’s Universal Atlas. This was a compact version of his General Atlas, and shows the high standard of design, printing, and geographical accuracy that has led many to consider Cary as the finest of English map-makers.

Dimensions (W x H): 28 x 23 / 11 x 9

This beautiful map, accurate and concise, is from John Cary’s Universal Atlas. This was a compact version of his General Atlas, and shows the high standard of design, printing, and geographical accuracy that has led many to consider Cary as the finest of English map-makers.

Dimensions (W x H): 23 x 28 / 9 x 11

This beautiful map, accurate and concise, is from John Cary’s Universal Atlas. This was a compact version of his General Atlas, and shows the high standard of design, printing, and geographical accuracy that has led many to consider Cary as the finest of English map-makers.

Dimensions (W x H): 23 x 28 / 9 x 11

Dimensions (W x H): 26.5 x 35 / 10½ x 14