Guilliame Delisle (1675-1726) is important as the first "scientific" cartographer who incorporated the most current information on exploration and topography into his maps. He adopted entirely new principles in cartography and set about making a thorough reform in that subject. Delisle recognized ...

Dimensions (W x H): 65 x 47.5 / 25½ x 18½

An attractive detailed map.

Dimensions (W x H): 42 x 34 / 16½ x 13½

Clear and accurate map of early nineteenth century Hungary, which at the time included large parts of modern day Romania, Croatia and Serbia. A table on lower edge contains four scales and gives information on the Gespanschafts. John Cary was considered 'the most representative, able and ...

Dimensions (W x H): 51.5 x 46 / 20½ x 18

Attractive map of Hungary which at the time extended from the Adraiatic to the Black Sea, and included present day Romania, Bulgaria, and most of the former Yugoslavia. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time when the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 24.5 x 17.5 / 9½ x 7

Handsome map of Hungary and the Danube. Title cartouche at lower right, scale at lower left. Matthaus Quad was a German cartographer based in Cologne, which, at the time was the centre for German cartography. This map is from his Fascilus Geographicus. It was printed by Johannes Bussemacher.

Dimensions (W x H): 28 x 19 / 11 x 7½

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): 20 x 14.5 / 8 x 5½

Map of Hungary, including modern day Yugoslavia, Rumania and Bulgaria. List of Hungarian kings at lower centre, title cartouche at top right. In the early eighteenth century, French cartography overtook the Dutch in terms of accuracy and design. Chiquet’s delightful Nouveau et Curieux Atlas was ...

Dimensions (W x H): 22 x 16 / 8½ x 6½

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): 33 x 26 / 13 x 10

In the mid-eighteenth century, French mapmaking was at its peak. Brion de la Tour was one of its most prolific cartographers. This beautiful decorated little map, elegantly surrounded by an ornate engraved uncoloured frame, is a fine example of the period.

Dimensions (W x H): 30 x 28 / 12 x 11

Attractive map of Hungary, including parts of Yugoslavia, Poland, Rumania and Bulgaria

Dimensions (W x H): 29.5 x 22.5 / 11½ x 9

Map of Hungary, which at the time included Croatia , and stretched to the Dalmatian coast. 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 ...

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

An attractive small mounted map with title cartouche. Duval was the son in law of Nicholas Sanson

Dimensions (W x H): 18 x 13 / 7 x 5

Map of Hungary and western part of Romania

Dimensions (W x H): 26 x 19 / 10 x 7½

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 / x

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