Copper engraving, hand colored in wash and outline, published in Allain Manesson Mallet's description of the world. This antique map shows us the British Islands.
Original copper engraving, published 1624 at B. Moretus in Ortelius' historical Atlas 'Parergon'. Finely hand-colored in wash and outline. This antique historical map was published from 1595 to 1624 onwards in various edition of the Theatrum and the Parergon. The map is ornated with three cartouches, in the upper middle the title cartouche, in the upper right corner we find a cartouche with the "privilegium". On the lower right side cartouche with text. Villages and towns are shown as miniature views, moreover the map is ornated with ships. A fine and decorative historical map of the British Isles. This map by Abraham Ortelius is based on the modern information of Mercator's 1564 map of the British Isles, as well improved by a new outline from Saxton's 1579 map and ancient knowledge from Diodorus Siculus, Plinius, Appianius, Tacitus, Caesar and Strabo. The map was engraved by Jan Wierix. Ortelius was born on 14 April 1527 in the city of Antwerp, which was then in the Habsburg Netherlands (modern-day Belgium). The Orthellius family were originally from Augsburg, a Free imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1535, the family had fallen under suspicion of Protestantism. Following the death of Ortelius's father, his uncle Jacobus van Meteren returned from religious exile in England to take care of Ortelius. Abraham remained close to his cousin Emanuel van Meteren, who would later move to London. In 1575 he was appointed geographer to the king of Spain, Philip II, on the recommendation of Arias Montanus, who vouched for his orthodoxy. He travelled extensively in Europe and is specifically known to have traveled throughout the Seventeen Provinces; in southern, western, northern, and eastern Germany (e.g., 1560, 1575–1576); France (1559–1560); England and Ireland (1576); and Italy (1578, and perhaps twice or thrice between 1550 and 1558). Beginning as a map-engraver, in 1547 he entered the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke as an illuminator of maps. He supplemented his income trading in books, prints, and maps, and his journeys included yearly visits to the Frankfurt book and print fair, where he met Gerardus Mercator in 1554. In 1560, however, when travelling with Mercator to Trier, Lorraine, and Poitiers, he seems to have been attracted, largely by Mercator's influence, towards the career of a scientific geographer. (Wikipedia)
Original antique copper engraving, published 1603 at J.B. Vrients in an edition of Abraham Ortelius' Theatrum. Finely hand colored in wash and outline. This antique historical map was published from 1595 to 1624 onwards in various edition of the Theatrum and the Parergon by Ortelius. Verso Latin text, last line of text ends ,putant' and with signature ix. The map is ornated with three cartouches, in the upper middle the title cartouche, in the upper right corner we find a cartouche with the "privilegium". On the lower right side cartouche with text. Villages and towns are shown as miniature views, moreover the map is ornated with ships. Ortelius was born on 14 April 1527 in the city of Antwerp, which was then in the Habsburg Netherlands (modern-day Belgium). The Orthellius family were originally from Augsburg, a Free imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1535, the family had fallen under suspicion of Protestantism. Following the death of Ortelius's father, his uncle Jacobus van Meteren returned from religious exile in England to take care of Ortelius. Abraham remained close to his cousin Emanuel van Meteren, who would later move to London. In 1575 he was appointed geographer to the king of Spain, Philip II, on the recommendation of Arias Montanus, who vouched for his orthodoxy. He travelled extensively in Europe and is specifically known to have traveled throughout the Seventeen Provinces; in southern, western, northern, and eastern Germany (e.g., 1560, 1575–1576); France (1559–1560); England and Ireland (1576); and Italy (1578, and perhaps twice or thrice between 1550 and 1558). Beginning as a map-engraver, in 1547 he entered the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke as an illuminator of maps. He supplemented his income trading in books, prints, and maps, and his journeys included yearly visits to the Frankfurt book and print fair, where he met Gerardus Mercator in 1554. In 1560, however, when travelling with Mercator to Trier, Lorraine, and Poitiers, he seems to have been attracted, largely by Mercator's influence, towards the career of a scientific geographer. (Wikipedia)
Original lithograph, hand colored in outline when published. This original old map depicts the British Isles with three inset maps covering the surrounding of London, Liverpool and Sheffield and one from Birmingham and Stoke. In the upper left corner is the title with a mileage scale and the table of content of the shires and ccounties of England, Wales and Scotland with their capital cities. Above the inset maps from Liverpool and Birmingham in the upper right corner is the legend about the inhabitants of the individual cities. In the lower left corner is the inset map of London and a table of content of the shires and counties of Ireland. This very detailed map is surrounded by a beautiful border. Engraved are also the lengths and widths.
Copper-engraving, handcolored in outline, when published. Detailed map by the French cartographer Sr. Robert de Vaugondy. The map shows detailled great routes through England, Scotland and Ireland. The map pretty much to date on the newest cartographic sources for this period around 1752-55. With many engraved place names of cities and villages, streets and routes, rivers and mountains are shown as well. Ornated with a large decorative allegoric title cartouche in the upper right corner (probably showing a post station).
Original copper engraving, hand colored in outline when published. Decorative early nineteenth century map of the British Isles compiled by K.I. Kipferling after the cartographic sources by Kitchin, Dorret and Beaufort. In the upper right corner a nice (rolled) inset map of the Shetland Islands. The map itself provides a lot of information, many small place names are engraved, rivers and woods are shown as well shown.
Woodcut map, finely hand colored in wash by a later hand. Published in the ,Cosmographia' by Sebastian Münster in Basel, German text edition 1574. Decorative early woodcut map of England and Scotland with the neighboring Irland. Cities and larger places are shown as schematic miniature city views, further mountains and rivers are engraved. An interesting nice 16th century map of England. This fine antique map was was published 1574 in a German text edition of Sebastian Münster's ,Cosmographia', the first detailed scientific and popular description of the world in Sebastian Münster's native language as well as a supreme effort of geographical study and literature of the Reformation period. One of the most popular treatises of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries the Cosmographia reached a total of forty-six editions in six languages by 1650 each incorporating additions and revisions. Sebastian Münster was a professor of Hebrew at Basel university and a most distinguished Hebraist linguist mathematician and geographer. This encyclopedic work was his major undertaking. In its completion, which occupied him for fifteen years, Münster received the assistance of more than one hundred and twenty collaborators, who provided him with the most up-to-date information relating to the towns and places described. The scientifically most valuable sections are those which deal with Germany and Central Europe.
Copper engraving, hand colored in wash and outline, published in Allain Manesson Mallet's description of the world. This antique map shows us the British Islands.
Copper engraving, uncolored. Published in Allain M. Mallet's description of the world. This antique map shows us the British Islands. Inside the map are many ships. Also we look to the neighbouring lands.
Copper-engraving, handcolored in wash and outline, published in Allain M. Mallet's description of the world. This antique map shows us the British Islands. Inside the map are many ships. Also we look to the neighbouring lands.
Original steel engraving, hand colored in outline when published. The map is engraved by E. Kratz and was drawn by H. Kiepert (revised by C.Gräf 1863). Large detailed nineteenth century map of the British Isles ornated with four inset maps in the upper corners (map of the most important factory districts in northwest England - map of the Cole district in North England - Shetland Islands - Channel Islands). The map itself provides a lot of information, many small place names and towns are engraved, streets, railroads, rivers and woods are shown as well shown.
Copper engraving, uncolored. Published in Allain M. Mallet's description of the world. This beautiful antique map shows us the Isle Albion. Inside the map are many names.
Copper engraving, hand colored in wash and outline, published in Allain Manesson Mallet's description of the world. This highly decorative print shows the islands Jersey and Garnezey.
Original antique copper engraving, hand colored in outline and wash, when published. Detailled map of the British Isles (Ireland, Scotland and England). With many engraved names of cities, villages and smaller places. A good map of the British Isles after the newest cartographic scources in Vienna published. In the upper right corner a small inset map of the Shetland islands. The British Isles are divided up in political regions with outline and body colors. Moreover the various kingdoms are additional equipped with information of the various counties. Streets, rivers, mountains and many small cities and villages are engraved. Tranquillo Maria Laurentio Mollo (August 10, 1767 - March 29, 1837) was Vienna based Swiss/Italian graphic designer, printer, art and music dealer, and publisher active in the late 18th and early 20th centuries. From about 1792 Mollo worked with the Vienna firm Artaria and Company. In 1798 he separated from Artaria to found, along with partner Franz Bernardini, his own music, art, and map publishing company, T. Mollo and Co. The partner collapsed after one year and Mollo took a new partner, Domenico Artaria, a scion of the Artaria family. In 1802 Mollo and Domenico acquired Artaria and Company from Carlo Artaria. Domenico and Mollo parted ways in 1804, after which Mollo published independently. Under his own imprint, he became one of Austria's most important globe and map publishers. He collaborated extensively with English and French publishers to bring French material to his work. Among his more significant collaborators was the Vienna publisher Joseph Dirwaldt. In 1832 Mollo passed the company to his sons, Eduard (1799-1842) and Florian Mollo (1803-1869). The Mollo brothers ran the business until 1839, three years after Tranquillo Mollo's death, before dividing the concern into separate business. Mollo married Dorothea Defelavis († 29. Juli 1822). (Wikipedia)
Original copper engraving, hand colored in wash and outline, when published. The Austrian cartographer Franz Joh. Josef von Reilly published around 1789 in Vienna a large amount of very detailed district maps of Central Europe. These maps are famous for their large scales and the many details they provide. Even tiny place names can be found on those maps, rivers, mountains, streets, monasteries are as well engraved. The maps, which Franz J. Reilly engraved, were especially designed for the Austrian Royal house and show countries, provinces and districts belonging to the 'Austrian-Hungarian Empire'.
Copper engraving, hand colored in outline when published. A detailed and interesting map by the German mapmaker Carl Ferdinand Weiland depicting the British Isles (England, Irland and Scotland), as well the Shetland Islands. Upper left side with the engraved title and explanations for the map on cities, towns, villages, castles, fortresses, lighthouses, streets, channels, etc. In the lower left corner a mileage scale for English, Irish and Scottish miles.
