The World on Mercator's Projection, 1864.
"The World on Mercator's Projection" by J.Bartholomew, published in The Gallery of Geography, 1864. British Empire shown in red. Colour lithographic map. Centrefold as published, some foxing, otherwise good condition. Size 26.5 x 21 cms, plus margins. Ref H9092

British India, Tallis/Rapkin map, 1853.
"British India" classic decorative Tallis/Rapkin map published in Tallis's The Illustrated Atlas ..., about 1853. Steel engraved map with original outline hand colour. The colour is coded to indicate the several Presidencies. The decorative vignettes include Lahore, Cootub Minar at Delhi, Beloochees and an Indian procession with elephants. Centrefold as published, very slight soiling, otherwise good condition with good margins. Size 25 x 34 cms including decorative border, plus margins. Ref H9083

Tartary (western) map, Prevost / Bellin, 1749.
"Carte de la Tartarie Occidentale ..." engraved by J.V.Schley after Bellin, published in Prevost's Histoire Generale des Voyages, about 1749. Copper engraved antique map, two vertical folds as published, good condition with full plate mark and good margins. Size 30.5 x 23.5 cms, plus margins. Ref H9082

India & south east Asia map, 1760.
"The East Indies; distinguishing the Empires and Kingdoms on the Continent commonly call'd India: By the Sr.Robert, with Improvements" anonomous engraver, published in the Geographical Dictionary, 1760. Copper engraved antique map, very slight age browning and narrow lower margin, otherwise good condition with most of the plate mark. Size 29.5 x 20 cms, plus margins. Ref H9081

East Indies map, 1808.
"Chart of the East India Islands" engraved by Cooper after Arrowsmith, published in Rees's Cyclopedia; or, Universal Dictionary ..., 1808. Copper engraved antique map, centrefold as published. Very slight age browning in the margins, otherwise good condition. Size 38.5 x 25 cms, plus margins. Ref H9080

India, Indian Mutiny map, c1859.
"British India" lithographic map based on Rapkin's map of about 10 years earlier. Published in The History of the Indian Mutiny, about 1859. With pale original outline hand colour, dates of Battles etc. in four boxes around map. Centrefold as published, good condition. Size 25 x 34 cms plus margins. Ref H9079

Asia map, c1790.
"Asie Pour le Cours de Geographie et D'Histoire par Mentelle" engraved by P F Tardieu, published about 1790. Copper engraved map with original hand colour, centrefold as published, good condition with partial plate mark. Size 25.5 x 21 cms plus margins. Ref H9078

The Old World, Vaugondy / Buffon, c1830.
"Carte de l'Ancien Continent ..." engraved by Gouget after Vaugondy & Buffon, published in OEUVRES COMPLÈTES DE BUFFON, AUGMENTÉES PAR M. F. CUVIER ..., c1830. Lithographic map, centrefold as published, very good condition. Size 19 x 22 cms plus margins. Ref H9077

Independant Tartary, Tallis/Rapkin map, 1853.
"Independant Tartary" (now Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmensitan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and part of Afghanistan.) Classic decorative Tallis/Rapkin map published in Tallis's The Illustrated Atlas ..., about 1853. Steel engraved map with original outline hand colour, the more desirable version without a centrefold. The decorative vignettes include The Bride Chase on horseback, The Tent and Tartars on a Journey. Close trimmed to upper and lower margins, upper right corner cut and very slight soiling. Size 33 x 26 cms including decorative border, plus margins. Ref H9076

India, large map on two sheets, by J Bartholomew, c1875.
"India" by J Bartholomew, published by A & C Black in an atlas, about 1875. Pair of chromo-lithographic maps on two large sheets, each with a centrefold as published, the northern map having an inset map of Burma, the southern map a small inset showing the position of India. Good condition, with good margins. Sheet size 60 x 45 cms each. Ref H9068 (NOTE - these just fitted my scanner, so the good margins are not shown.)

Crimea map, Tallis / Rapkin, 1858.
"The Crimea" drawn and engraved by J.Rapkin and published in The War With Russia, about 1858. Steel engraved map with original outline hand colour. The vignettes show Sebastopol, Balaklava Harbour, Banks of the Alma and Eupatoria. Centrefold as published, colouring very faded. Size 33 x 25.5 cms plus margins. Ref H9004

North America map, 1817.
"North America" engraved by T.Clerk, published in A New and Complete System of Modern Geography, 1817. Copper engraved antique map with recent hand colour, narrow left margin, not affecting map area, otherwise good condition. Size 19.5 x 23.5 cms including title, plus margins. Ref H9002

Principal Hills of Great Britain, 1850.
"A Comparative view of the Principal Hills of Great Britain" published in Barclay's Universal English Dictionary, about 1850. Steel engraved antique print. Narrow margins, otherwise good condition (these maps were very often tightly trimmed by the publishers). Size 20.5 x 25.5 cms plus margins. Ref H9001

Balkans, ancient Pannonia and Illyrici map, Cluver, 1697.
"Veteris et Nova Pannoniae et Illyrici Descriptio" (north Adriatic Sea with northern Balkan Peninsula in ancient times) by Philip Cluver, published about 1697. Copper engraved antique map. Centrefold as published, narrow upper margin otherwise very good condition. Size 24.5 x 21 cms including title, plus margins. Ref H8925

North Polar Regions map, 1896.
"North Polar Regions. With results of Latest Explorations" published in The Gallery of Geography, about 1896. Colour lithographic map, centrefold as published, very good condition. Size 23 x 30 cms, plus margins. Ref H8922

Europe map, 1896.
"Europe" published in The Gallery of Geography, about 1896. Colour lithographic map, centrefold as published, very good condition. Size 28.5 x 24 cms, plus margins. Ref H8921

England & Wales map, 1896.
"England and Wales" published in The Gallery of Geography, about 1896. Colour lithographic map, centrefold as published, very good condition. Size 23.5 x 28.5 cms, plus margins. Ref H8920

Scotland map, 1896.
"Scotland" (small insets of Orkney & Shetland Islands) published in The Gallery of Geography, about 1896. Colour lithographic map, centrefold as published, very good condition. Size 23 x 28.5 cms, plus margins. Ref H8919