Speed’s decorative map of Berkshire has a magnificent view of Windsor Castle at top edge. There is an inset of the battle of Radcott Bridge at upper left. Strapwork cartouche at upper centre, with a flag of St. George flanked by cherubs with open books above.

Dimensions (W x H): 51 x 38 / 20 x 15

Attractive world map, a mariner’s map with rhumb lines emanating from 16 points. 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 1576 and ...

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

A fine crisp engraving of the North Atlantic, rhumb lines at sea. Decorated cartouche

Dimensions (W x H): 45 x 33 / 17½ x 13

Attractive map of China; Korea is shown as an island, Japan is shown with Honshu, but not Hokkaido. Decorated cartouche at top right with dedicatory cartouche along lower edge to D. Theodoro Bas. Ships at sea

Dimensions (W x H): 49.5 x 40.5 / 19½ x 16

Map of Cuba with decorated cartouche, sea monsters and compass point. 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 1576 and 1713.

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

Mpa of Elba and adjacent islands, title cartouche, ships at sea, sea monsters and compass, showing north to top right. 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 ...

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

Map of Holland before any dykes were built and land reclaimed, showing all the original islands, Title cartouche. 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 ...

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

Map of Jamaica with decorated cartouche and sea monster. The maps for this atlas were all 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 1576 and 1713.

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

Although entitled ‘Inghilterra’, the map shows the whole of Great Britain and Ireland. 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 between1576 and ...

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

Although entitled ‘Inghilterra’, the map shows the whole of Great Britain and Ireland. 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 (coloured) to the text. There were many editions of this ...

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

Map of Ireland with north to the right. Compass point, sea monsters. 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 1576 and 1713.

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

Small map of Iceland, that shows the island surrounded by a frozen sea - ‘mare congelato’. Decorated cartouche compass point. 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 ...

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

Beautiful map of Hebrides and Orkney Islands. 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 1576 and 1713.

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

Map of islands of southern Dutch coast before dykes were built and land reclaimed. 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 1576 and ...

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

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): 51.5 x 36 / 9½ x 13

A beautiful Blaeu style map with galleons in the sea.

Dimensions (W x H): 52 x 43 / 20½ x 17

Map of Majorca with title cartouche, sea monsters and compass. 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 1576 and 1713.

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

Oval map of the world. 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 1576 and 1713.

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

A pretty oval map of the world. 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 1576 and 1713.

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

Speed’s decorative map of Norfolk has two insets; Norwich at upper right and a battle scene at top left. A magnificent Royal Arms to the left of the title, seven coats of arms on right hand edge, scale at lower centre.

Dimensions (W x H): 51 x 38 / 20 x 15

Map of Madagascar with ornamented cartouche, sea monsters and compass point, with north to left 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 ...

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

Map of Scotland with north to the right and cartouche flanked by cherubs. 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 1576 and 1713.

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

Map of Sicily with title cartouche, sea monsters and compass. 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 between1576 and 1713.

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

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

Price is for set of 4.The Four Times of the Day present separate, humorous and satiric cameos of outdoor life in different parts of London at different seasons of the year in the mid 1730s. Morning shows a prudish spinster making her way to church in Covent Garden past the revellers of the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 41 x 48.5 / 16 x 19

An interesting and detailed folding map of London. Title on oval in engraved rectangle at top left with explanation of symbols, Hackney coach fares and scale at bottom right. This map appears to be from the same plate as Wallis’ 1795 map after modifications which include the stippling of the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 84 x 41.3 / 33 x 16½

A beautiful miniature map of Greece and all its islands. Engraved headpiece above map and engraved initial and text in Italian about the island below.

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

A beautiful miniature map of the island. Ships, sea monsters at sea. Engraved headpiece above map and engraved initial and text in Italian about the island below.

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

A beautiful miniature map of Istanbul, showing the walled old city, ships at sea. Engraved headpiece above map and engraved initial and text in Italian about the island below

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

Title in decorated cartouche, fish and sea serpent. Includes Jamaica and part of Hispaniola.

Dimensions (W x H): 14.3 x 10.2 / 5½ x 4

A beautiful miniature map of the island

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

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

A beautiful miniature map of the area surrounding the Curzolari Islands, between the Greek mainland and the Ionian islands. Engraved headpiece above map and engraved initial and text in Italian about the island below

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

A beautiful miniature map of the Scottish islands - The Henrides and Orkneys. Engraved headpiece above map and engraved initial and text in Italian about the islands below.

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

A beautiful miniature map of the island. Engraved headpiece above map and engraved initial and text in Italian about the island below

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

A beautiful miniature map of the island. Engraved headpiece above map and engraved initial and text in Italian about the island below.

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

A beautiful miniature map of the island. Engraved headpiece above map and engraved initial and text in Italian about the island below.

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

A beautiful miniature map of the island. Engraved headpiece above map and engraved initial and text in Italian about the island below.

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

A beautiful miniature map of the island. Engraved headpiece above map and engraved initial and text in Italian about the island below.

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