Ancient South Italy, 1852.
"Italia Inferior" by Joseph Meyer, published in his Neuster Zeitungs Atlas..., 1852. Very finely engraved map with original hand colour. Slight age browning and soiling, good margins. Size 25 x 19 cms plus margins. Ref E3816

Ancient Spain, 1852.
"Hispania" by Joseph Meyer, published in his Neuster Zeitungs Atlas..., 1852. Very finely engraved map with original hand colour. Slight age browning and foxing upper left, good margins. Size 27.5 x 21.5 cms plus margins. Ref E3814

Expedition of Cyrus the Younger & Retreat of the 10,000 Greeks, 1831.
"Expedition of Cyrus the Younger & Retreat of the 10,000 Greeks" engraved by R.Scott, published in Rollin's Ancient History about 1830. Steel engraved map with recent hand colour. Two flattened vertical folds. Size 25 x 18.5 cms. Ref E3728

Ancient Egypt, Delamarche, 1826.
"Aegypta Antiquae Tabula" by Delamarche, published in his Atlas de La Geographie Ancienne et Moderne, 1826. Copper engraved map with original hand colouring. Centrefold as published. Full plate mark and good margins. Slight foxing. Size 28 x 28 cms plus margins. Ref E3259

World as known to Ancients, 1825.
" Carte Generale du Monde Connu des Anciens " (World as known in ancient times) by A.H.Brue, published in the Atlas Universel, about 1826 (map dated 1822.) Detailed copper engraved map with original hand colouring. Centrefold as published. Plate mark and wide margins. Some soiling, and 4 flower prints pasted onto the verso probably in Victorian times, these have not affected the paper but cause very slight cockling of the map. Size of engraved area 50 x 36 cms. (Please note this is a digital camera image - the tonal variation is due to uneven lighting, for a more accurate representation of the colour and detail, click here to see scanned detail detail from the Brue map of the Low Countries.) Ref E1820

Asia, ancient, Dufour Atlas Classique & Universal, 1842.
" Asie ancienne " (ancient Asia) published in Dufour and Picquet's Atlas Classique et Universal de Geographie, Paris, 1842. Steel engraved map with original hand colour. Good condition with good margins. Size 25.5 x 19.5 cms. Ref E1370

Africa, ancient Ethiopia & Interior, Histoire Universelle, c1780.
" Carte de L'Ethiopie et de La Garamantide " anonymous engraver, published in Histoire Universelle, 1780. Copper engraved map with recent hand colour. Detail showing part of the map. Several (flattened) folds as published. Plate mark and good margins. A number of worm holes in the margins, not affecting image area. Size 27 x 18.5 cms. Ref D4845

Ancient Middle East, about 1781.
" Carte des Royaumes D'Armenie, de Pont, de Cappadoce et de Medie ... " anon, published in Histoire Universelle, 1780. Copper engraved map with recent hand colour. Several (flattened) folds as published. Plate mark and good margins. Size 30.5 x 19.5 cms. Ref D4736

World as known to the Greeks, Atlas Portatif, 1811.
" Le Monde des Grecs " drawn by Herisson, engraved by Glot and published in Nouvel Atlas Portatif by Desray, Paris, 1811. Copper engraved map with original outline hand colour. Good condition with good margins. Size 23.5 x 18 cms. Ref D3369