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Arco di Tito
Cartographer / Artist: Domenico Anderson (1854–1938) / Anderson Studio
Date: c. 1880
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 10.5 × 17.1 in (26.7 × 43.4 cm)
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
A striking, late-19th-century large-format albumen photograph by the celebrated Anderson studio depicting the iconic Arch of Titus in Rome, featuring a gentleman in a bowler hat standing among classical ruins in the foreground to provide a sense of grand scale.
BIGA DELL'ARCO DI TITO
Cartographer / Artist: Domenico Anderson (1854–1938) / James Anderson Studio
Date: c. 1880–1890
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 15.0 × 11.4 in (38.1 × 29.0 cm)
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
A striking late 19th-century large-format albumen photograph capturing the intricate classical relief panel from the Arch of Titus, depicting the Emperor Titus in triumph riding a chariot accompanied by historical and allegorical figures.
Foro Romano col Campidoglio
Cartographer / Artist: James Anderson (1813–1877)
Date: c. 1880
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 15.6 × 14.2 in (39.6 × 36.1 cm)
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
A striking late 19th-century albumen photograph by the renowned James Anderson, capturing the evocative ruins of the Roman Forum, featuring the Temple of Saturn and the Arch of Septimius Severus in the foreground with the Palazzo Senatorio rising on the Capitoline Hill behind.
IL CAMPIDOGLIO (No. 17)
Cartographer / Artist: Domenico Anderson (Italian, 1854–1938)
Date: c. 1890
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 15.2 × 9.8 in (38.6 × 24.9 cm)
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
A striking, highly detailed late 19th-century albumen photograph by Domenico Anderson capturing the grand Cordonata Capitolina staircase leading to Michelangelo's Piazza del Campidoglio in Rome, flanked by Palazzo Nuovo and Palazzo dei Conservatori.
S. Clemente [Interior of the Basilica of San Clemente al Laterano, Rome]
Cartographer / Artist: Domenico Anderson (1854–1938)
Date: c. 1890
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 16.2 × 11.4 in (41.1 × 29.0 cm)
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
A striking, large-format late 19th-century albumen photograph by the renowned Anderson studio depicting the architectural splendor of the Basilica of San Clemente, focusing on the 12th-century schola cantorum, Cosmatesque mosaic floor, and the detailed apse mosaic.
Untitled Antique Map
Cartographer / Artist: Unknown
Date: N/A
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 15.4 × 9.5 in (39.1 × 24.1 cm)
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
N/A
Arch of Drusus, Rome (Arco di Druso)
Cartographer / Artist: Attributed to Fratelli Alinari or James Anderson
Date: c. 1880
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 12.2 × 15.0 in (31.0 × 38.1 cm)
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
A striking late 19th-century albumen photograph depicting the ancient Roman Arch of Drusus along the Appian Way, showing the massive composite brickwork superstructure that once carried the Aqua Antoniniana aqueduct.
Vaticano da Villa Medici
Cartographer / Artist: Attributed to James Anderson or Fratelli Alinari
Date: c. 1870-1890
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 14.8 × 11.0 in (37.6 × 27.9 cm)
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
A classic late 19th-century sepia-toned photographic view depicting the fountain at the Villa Medici framing St. Peter's Basilica in the distance.
The Roman Forum, looking towards the Capitoline Hill
Cartographer / Artist: Attributed to James Anderson (1813–1877) or Fratelli Alinari
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 15.9 × 10.6 in (40.4 × 26.9 cm)
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
A striking, large-format 19th-century albumen photograph capturing the ancient ruins of the Roman Forum during early excavations, featuring the Temple of Vespasian, the Arch of Septimius Severus, and the Tabularium.
PALAZZO DEI CESARI COL CIRCO MASSIMO
Cartographer / Artist: James Anderson (1813–1877)
Date: c. 1870–1880
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 16.7 × 10.4 in (42.4 × 26.4 cm)
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
A striking late 19th-century albumen photograph by the renowned James Anderson studio, capturing the dramatic ruins of the Palace of the Caesars on the Palatine Hill overlooking the rural, cultivated fields that then occupied the site of the ancient Circus Maximus.
Roma - Basilica di Costantino (Tempio della Pace)
Cartographer / Artist: Giacomo Brogi (attributed)
Date: c. 1880
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 15.2 × 11.2 in (38.6 × 28.4 cm)
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
A monumental late-19th-century albumen photograph capturing the massive, coffered barrel vaults of the Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine in the Roman Forum.
Piazza di Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome
Cartographer / Artist: Domenico Anderson (1854–1938) / Anderson Studio
Date: c. 1880
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 15.1 × 11.3 in (38.4 × 28.7 cm)
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
This striking large-format late 19th-century albumen photograph captures the grand Baroque facade of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, dominated by the ancient Roman Column of Peace topped with a bronze statue of the Virgin Mary.
96 S. GIOVANNI IN LATERANO
Cartographer / Artist: Attributed to Fratelli Alinari or Giacomo Brogi
Date: c. 1870–1890
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 15.5 × 11.0 in (39.4 × 27.9 cm)
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
A striking, large-format 19th-century albumen photograph showcasing the monumental Late Baroque facade of the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome, designed by Alessandro Galilei and completed in 1735, captured with exceptional clarity and depth.
Terme di Caracalla (No. 173)
Cartographer / Artist: James Anderson (1813–1877) / Anderson Studio
Date: c. 1870-1880
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 15.1 × 11.3 in (38.4 × 28.7 cm)
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
A striking, large-format 19th-century albumen photograph capturing the monumental, soaring brick and concrete ruins of the Baths of Caracalla in Rome, featuring a lone figure standing near classical column capitals to provide an impressive sense of scale.
Il Tempietto di Bramante (San Pietro in Montorio, Rome)
Cartographer / Artist: Attributed to Fratelli Alinari, Giacomo Brogi, or James Anderson
Date: c. 1880
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 11.0 × 15.5 in (27.9 × 39.4 cm)
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
This exceptional late 19th-century albumen photograph captures the harmonious Renaissance proportions of Donato Bramante's Tempietto, situated in the courtyard of San Pietro in Montorio, Rome.
Giano Quadrifonte [Arch of Janus, Rome]
Cartographer / Artist: James Anderson (1813–1877)
Date: c. 1870
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 16.0 × 11.3 in (40.6 × 28.7 cm)
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
A striking 19th-century albumen photograph by James Anderson capturing the ancient Roman Arch of Janus (Arco di Giano) alongside the neighboring medieval Church of San Giorgio in Velabro, complete with a horse-drawn carriage in the foreground.
INCENDIO DI BORGO DI RAFFAELE (Vaticano)
Cartographer / Artist: After Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio, 1483–1520); Photographed/published by Domenico Anderson (1854–1938)
Date: c. 1890
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 15.5 × 11.3 in (39.4 × 28.7 cm)
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
A fine late-nineteenth-century photographic reproduction by the Anderson studio of Raphael's famous Renaissance fresco *The Fire in the Borgo* in the Vatican Palace.
LIBERAZIONE DI S. PIETRO DI RAFFAELE (Vaticano)
Cartographer / Artist: Raphael (original artist, 1483–1520); Domenico Anderson (photographer, 1854–1938)
Date: c. 1880
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 15.9 × 10.7 in (40.4 × 27.2 cm)
Location: Vatican City
This striking late 19th-century Grand Tour photograph by the renowned Anderson studio captures Raphael's famous 1514 fresco *The Deliverance of Saint Peter* from the Stanze di Raffaello, masterfully rendering its innovative tripartite narrative and dramatic night lighting.
IL MONTE PARNASO DI RAFFAELE (Vaticano)
Cartographer / Artist: After Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio); Photographed/Published by Domenico Anderson
Date: c. 1890–1910
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 16.0 × 12.5 in (40.6 × 31.8 cm)
Location: Vatican City, Rome, Italy
A fine late-19th-century large-format photograph by Domenico Anderson documenting Raphael's iconic Renaissance fresco *The Parnassus* in the Stanza della Segnatura, depicting Apollo, the Muses, and classical poets.
Il Miracolo di Bolsena di Raffaele (Vaticano)
Cartographer / Artist: Raphael (original artist); Domenico Anderson (photographer/publisher)
Date: c. 1890–1910
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 16.5 × 13.5 in (41.9 × 34.3 cm)
Location: Vatican City, Rome, Italy
A striking late 19th-century large-format photographic print by Domenico Anderson capturing Raphael's iconic Renaissance fresco *The Mass of Bolsena* (1512) in the Apostolic Palace, Vatican.
Disputa del SS. Sacramento di Raffaele (Vaticano)
Cartographer / Artist: Photographer: James Anderson (or Domenico Anderson); after the original fresco by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio)
Date: c. 1880–1890
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 16.69 × 12.03 in (42.4 × 30.6 cm)
Location: Vatican City, Rome, Italy
A large and beautifully detailed late 19th-century sepia-toned photographic print by the renowned Roman studio of James Anderson, depicting Raphael's masterpiece fresco "The Disputation of the Holy Sacrament" from the Stanza della Segnatura in the Vatican Palace.
PIGOT & CO'S Miniature Plan of LONDON & VICINITY
Cartographer / Artist: J. Pigot & Co.
Date: 1829
Medium: Map
Dimensions: 18.5 x 17.7 inches
Location: London, England, United Kingdom
An intriguing early 19th-century radial pocket map of London centered on the Dome of St. Paul's Cathedral, featuring concentric distance rings set at intervals of six furlongs (three-quarters of a mile) and divided into 70 sectors for location reference.
NOUVELLE CARTE DU GOUVERNEMENT CIVIL D'ANGLETERRE ET DE CELUY DE LA VILLE DE LONDRES
Cartographer / Artist: Henri Abraham Chatelain
Date: c. 1719
Medium: Map
Dimensions: 15.9 x 14.8 inches
Location: England, United Kingdom
Published in Chatelain's monumental *Atlas Historique*, this impressive folio sheet features a map of England and Wales alongside a detailed plan of London, accompanied by allegorical vignettes and extensive French text on the British civil government.
The Road from CARLISLE com. Cumbr. to BARWICK upon Tweed com. Northumbr.
Cartographer / Artist: John Ogilby
Date: 1675
Medium: Map
Dimensions: 17.6 x 13.6 inches
Location: Northern England, United Kingdom
An iconic 17th-century strip map by John Ogilby charting the historical route from Carlisle to Berwick-upon-Tweed, featuring detailed topography, compass roses, and a decorative coat-of-arms cartouche.
The Road from Whitby in Com: Ebor: to DURHAM
Cartographer / Artist: John Ogilby
Date: 1675
Medium: Map
Dimensions: 18.3 x 13.6 inches
Location: North Yorkshire and County Durham, England, United Kingdom
A classic 17th-century strip map from John Ogilby's landmark road atlas *Britannia*, charting the route from Whitby to Durham with extensions to Tynemouth and Sunderland in six continuous scroll bands detailing landmarks, topography, and distances.
Anglia regnum
Cartographer / Artist: Gerard Mercator
Date: c. 1595–1606
Medium: Map
Dimensions: 20.3 x 15.0 inches
Location: England and Wales, United Kingdom
Masterfully engraved by Gerard Mercator, this classic Renaissance map details the Kingdom of England and Wales with an ornate strapwork title cartouche, detailed regional nomenclature, and fine decorative elements.
Fine Arts: "Fruit" and "Flowers" / Mazurka and Waltz by Henry Russell
Cartographer / Artist: Vincent Vidal (Artist), Henry Russell (Composer), The Illustrated London News (Publisher)
Date: c. 1854
Medium: Print
Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.7 inches
Location: London, England, United Kingdom
A charming Victorian double-page wood engraving spread from *The Illustrated London News* featuring allegorical female figures representing "Fruit" and "Flowers" alongside full music scores for a Mazurka and Waltz.
Britannia prout divisa fuit temporibus Anglo-Saxonum praesertim durante illorum Heptarchia
Cartographer / Artist: Joan Blaeu
Date: c. 1645
Medium: Map
Dimensions: 20.5 x 16.0 inches
Location: Great Britain
Iconic and highly decorative seventeenth-century map of Britain during the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy, flanked by fourteen intricate side-border vignettes depicting early Saxon kings and key Christian conversion scenes.
TABVLA EVROPAE I
Cartographer / Artist: Girolamo Ruscelli / Claudius Ptolemy
Date: c. 1561–1599
Medium: Map
Dimensions: 15.1 x 12.8 inches
Location: British Isles
Based on Claudius Ptolemy's ancient geographical coordinates, this elegant 16th-century copperplate engraving by Girolamo Ruscelli depicts the British Isles ("Albion" and "Hibernia") featuring classical place names, ancient tribal territories, and a decorative Renaissance ship sailing off the Scottish coast.
Anglia Regnum in Omnes Suos Ducatus, Comitatus, et Provincias Divisum
Cartographer / Artist: Frederik de Wit
Date: c. 1680
Medium: Map
Dimensions: 21.8 x 24.1 inches
Location: England and Wales, United Kingdom
An exceptional late 17th-century Dutch Golden Age map of England and Wales by Frederik de Wit, detailing historic counties and features an opulent royal coat of arms cartouche supported by cherubs and sea creatures.
Regionis, qvae est circa Londinvm, specialis repraesentatio geographica... / Ausführliche Geographische Vorstellung der Gegend um London
Cartographer / Artist: Homann Heirs (Homanniani Heredes), after Thomas Bowles
Date: 1741
Medium: Map
Dimensions: 21.9 x 18.5 inches
Location: London, England, United Kingdom
A finely executed 18th-century map depicting London and its surrounding counties divided into hundreds, anchored below by an impressive panoramic profile view of London and Westminster from the south bank of the Thames.
England and Wales
Cartographer / Artist: J. Rapkin (Map); H. Whittock & J. Rogers (Illustrations)
Date: c. 1850
Medium: Steel plate engraving with hand coloring
Dimensions: 10.0 × 12.8 in (25.4 × 32.5 cm)
Location: England and Wales
An elegantly detailed Victorian map of England and Wales published by John Tallis, surrounded by ornate scrollwork and featuring fine illustrative vignettes of London, Oxford, Doncaster, Portsmouth, Sunderland Bridge, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Nieuwe Kaart van 't Zuider Gedeelte van Groot Brittannie behelzende het Koningryk Engeland
Cartographer / Artist: Isaak Tirion
Date: c. 1750
Medium: Hand-colored copperplate engraving
Dimensions: 15.2 x 13.0 inches
Location: England and Wales, United Kingdom
A fine mid-18th-century Dutch map of Southern Great Britain depicting England and Wales divided into traditional counties with original hand coloring, published in Amsterdam by Isaak Tirion.
France in Departments
Cartographer / Artist: Keith Johnston, F.R.S.E. / W. & A.K. Johnston
Date: c. 1865
Medium: Map
Dimensions: 24.0 x 20.5 inches
Location: France
A finely engraved mid-19th-century map detailing France's post-revolutionary departments, supplemented by inset maps depicting historical provinces, the Paris environs, and Corsica.
La France par Generalités, dressée Par M. Bonne, Ingénieur-Hydrographe de la Marine
Cartographer / Artist: Rigobert Bonne; Gaspard André (engraver)
Date: c. 1780
Medium: Map
Dimensions: 13.2 x 9.2 inches
Location: France
An attractive 18th-century map depicting France divided into its pre-Revolutionary generalities, detailed with major cities, rivers, and coastal features.
Western Division of Paris / Eastern Division of Paris
Cartographer / Artist: Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (SDUK) / Edward Stanford
Date: c. 1856
Medium: Map
Dimensions: 28.1 x 16.2 inches
Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France
A detailed two-sheet mid-19th-century plan of Paris depicting its western and eastern divisions, featuring intricate street layouts, major public gardens, landmarks, and architectural elevations of key monuments along the bottom margin.
Lotharingia Ducatus
Cartographer / Artist: Gerard Mercator
Date: c. 1585–1610
Medium: Map
Dimensions: 21.7 x 16.1 inches
Location: Lorraine, France
A scholarly late 16th-century copperplate-engraved map by Gerard Mercator depicting the Duchy of Lorraine with detailed topography, settlements, rivers, and a Renaissance strapwork title cartouche.
Abcontrafehtung der schönen und weitberühmten Statt Leon
Cartographer / Artist: Sebastian Münster (1488–1552)
Date: c. 1550–1580
Medium: Print
Dimensions: 14.8 x 12.2 inches
Location: Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
A 16th-century German woodcut panorama depicting Lyon, France, framed by a decorative strapwork border and featuring key topographical landmarks along the Saône and Rhône rivers from Münster's *Cosmographia*.
Partie Meridionale de Champagne
Cartographer / Artist: Guillaume De L'Isle
Date: 1713
Medium: Map
Dimensions: 25.0 x 18.8 inches
Location: Champagne, France
A detailed 18th-century map of southern Champagne by Guillaume Delisle, depicting regional elections, duchies, forests, and waterways centered around Troyes, Sens, Auxerre, and Chaumont.
Le Royaume de France, et ses Acquisitions vers les Pays Bas, L'Allemagne, L'Italie, et L'Espagne
Cartographer / Artist: Nicolas Sanson / Pierre Mariette
Date: 1665
Medium: Map
Dimensions: 23.1 x 16.3 inches
Location: France
Designed by French royal cartographer Nicolas Sanson and published by Pierre Mariette in Paris, this prominent 1665 map details the Kingdom of France alongside its territorial acquisitions and border regions.
PROVINCIAE, Regionis Galliae, vera exactissimaq. descriptio
Cartographer / Artist: Pierre-Jean Bompar (Petro Ioanne Bompario); Baptiste van Doetechum (engraver)
Date: c. 1630
Medium: Map
Dimensions: 19.8 x 15.3 inches
Location: Provence, France
A finely detailed 17th-century regional map of Provence along the Mediterranean coast of France, featuring ornate title cartouches, sea monsters, sailing vessels, a wind rose, and engraving by Baptiste van Doetechum.
ATREBATVM REGIO NIS VERA DESCRIPTIO.
Cartographer / Artist: Abraham Ortelius / Jean Surhon (Johannes Surhenius)
Date: c. 1579
Medium: Map
Dimensions: 20.1 x 14.9 inches
Location: Artois, France
A finely detailed 16th-century copperplate engraved map depicting the historic Artois county in northern France, published in Abraham Ortelius's seminal atlas *Theatrum Orbis Terrarum*.
A MAP OF FRANCE With the DOMINIONS appertaining thereto, From the latest and best Observations; For M. Tindal's Continuation of M. Rapin's HISTORY.
Cartographer / Artist: Richard William Seale (R. W. Seale)
Date: c. 1745
Medium: Map
Dimensions: 14.09 x 15.5 inches
Location: France
Engraved by Richard William Seale for Nicolas Tindal's continuation of Rapin's *History of England*, this detailed mid-18th-century map depicts the Kingdom of France divided into its historical provinces alongside neighboring regions, decorated with an ornate rococo cartouche.
Ditivncvla de Laleve
Cartographer / Artist: Joan Blaeu / Vedastus du Plouich
Date: c. 1662
Medium: Map
Dimensions: 14.5 x 22.8 inches
Location: Pays de Lalleu, France
A detailed 17th-century regional map depicting the historic territory of Lalleu along the Lys River near Armentières, published in Joan Blaeu's renowned *Atlas Maior* with accompanying Latin letterpress text.
INSULÆ DIVI MARTINI et ULIARUS Vulgo L'ISLE DE RE et OLERON
Cartographer / Artist: Jan Jansson (Joannes Janssonius)
Date: c. 1640
Medium: Map
Dimensions: 19.6 x 15.2 inches
Location: Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime, France
A finely detailed 17th-century Dutch Golden Age sea chart depicting the islands of Île de Ré and Île d'Oléron alongside the French coast at La Rochelle, adorned with decorative compass roses, nautical rhumb lines, sailing vessels, and sea creatures.
L'Isle de France. PARISIENSIS AGRI DESCRIPTIO
Cartographer / Artist: François de La Guillotière / Jodocus Hondius
Date: c. 1610
Medium: Map
Dimensions: 19.0 x 14.3 inches
Location: Île-de-France, France
A detailed 17th-century copperplate miniature map depicting Paris and the surrounding Île-de-France region, based on the cartography of François de La Guillotière.
Topographia Limaniae [and] Lemovicum, Lymosin
Cartographer / Artist: Gabriel Symeoni & Jean Fayen; published by Willem Janszoon Blaeu
Date: c. 1635
Medium: Map
Dimensions: 24.0 x 20.5 inches
Location: Limagne and Limousin, France
A finely engraved double-regional map of France depicting Limagne and Limousin, published in Amsterdam by Willem Blaeu with decorative title cartouches and coat of arms.
Regionis Biturigum Exactiss. Descriptio / Limaniae Topographia
Cartographer / Artist: Jean Chaumeau & Gabriele Simeoni (published by Abraham Ortelius)
Date: c. 1573
Medium: Map
Dimensions: 23.6 x 16.0 inches
Location: Berry and Limagne, France
Issued in Abraham Ortelius's landmark *Theatrum Orbis Terrarum*, this dual-map sheet presents detailed contemporary cartography of the historic French provinces of Berry and Limagne by Jean Chaumeau and Gabriele Simeoni.
Caletensium et Bononiensium Ditionis Accurata Delineatio / Veromanduorum Eorumque Confinium Exactissima Descriptio
Cartographer / Artist: Nicolas de Nicolay & Jean de Surhon / Abraham Ortelius
Date: c. 1570
Medium: Map
Dimensions: 16.8 x 12.0 inches
Location: Hauts-de-France, France
Published in Abraham Ortelius's landmark atlas *Theatrum Orbis Terrarum*, this dual-map sheet details the coastal region of Calais and Boulonnais alongside the inland region of Vermandois in Northern France.
Gallia Narbonensis / Sabaudiae Ducat. / Venuxini Comitatus Nova Descr.
Cartographer / Artist: Abraham Ortelius (Publisher), Gilles Boileau de Bouillon & Stefano Ghebellino (Cartographers)
Date: c. 1592
Medium: Map
Dimensions: 20.2 x 15.8 inches
Location: Provence, Savoy, & Comtat Venaissin, France
A striking three-panel folio sheet published in Abraham Ortelius's seminal atlas *Theatrum Orbis Terrarum*, depicting regional maps of Narbonnese Gaul, Savoy including Lake Geneva, and the Papal enclave of Comtat Venaissin.
Regionis Biturigum Exactiss: Descriptio / Limaniae Topographia
Cartographer / Artist: Abraham Ortelius (after Jean Chaumeau & Gabriele Simeoni)
Date: c. 1573–1603
Medium: Map
Dimensions: 20.1 x 18.0 inches
Location: Berry and Limagne, France
Featuring two regional maps on a single sheet from Abraham Ortelius's landmark *Theatrum Orbis Terrarum*, this engraving depicts the historical French provinces of Berry and Limagne embellished with decorative Renaissance strapwork cartouches and heraldic crests.
Blaifois. Blesiensis Territorii... / Lemovicvm Totivs et Confinivm Provinciarvm...
Cartographer / Artist: Jean Temporel (Ioannes Temporarius) & Jean Fayen (Io. Fayanus) / Jodocus Hondius
Date: c. 1609
Medium: Map
Dimensions: 22.3 x 16.4 inches
Location: Blaisois & Limousin, France
Published in the Mercator-Hondius atlases, this dual copperplate engraving depicts the historical French provinces of Blaisois along the Loire Valley and Limousin alongside Berry.
Palatinatus Bavariae Descriptio / Argentoratensis Agri Descriptio
Cartographer / Artist: Abraham Ortelius (after Erhard Reich)
Date: c. 1570–1608
Medium: Map
Dimensions: 20.6 x 15.0 inches
Location: Bavaria, Germany and Alsace, France
Published in Abraham Ortelius's landmark atlas *Theatrum Orbis Terrarum*, this double-map engraving features detailed regional depictions of the Upper Palatinate of Bavaria alongside the territory of Strasbourg and the Rhine valley.
Die Statt Montpellier mit ihrer gelegenheit.
Cartographer / Artist: Sebastian Münster
Date: c. 1550–1580
Medium: Print
Dimensions: 14.1 x 10.7 inches
Location: Montpellier, Occitanie, France
A detailed 16th-century woodcut view of the walled city of Montpellier from Sebastian Münster's *Cosmographia*, featuring cardinal direction labels and a key identifying prominent local landmarks.
Wahrhaffte contrafechtung der Statt Bourdeaux
Cartographer / Artist: Sebastian Münster (1488–1552) / Heinrich Petri
Date: c. 1578
Medium: Print
Dimensions: 15.1 x 12.1 inches
Location: Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
This detailed 16th-century woodcut view from Sebastian Münster’s *Cosmographia* provides an intricate bird's-eye perspective of Bordeaux, detailing its medieval city walls, Roman amphitheater ruins, prominent churches, and busy maritime trade along the Garonne River.
Salin die namhafftee Statt in Burgund nach ihrer Figur vnd Gelegenheit abgemalet
Cartographer / Artist: Sebastian Münster; monogrammed by Hans Rudolf Manuel Deutsch (RVD)
Date: c. 1550
Medium: Print
Dimensions: 15.6 x 15.0 inches
Location: Salins-les-Bains, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
A detailed 16th-century woodcut view from Sebastian Münster's *Cosmographia* depicting the fortified salt-mining town of Salins-les-Bains in Burgundy, highlighting surrounding castles such as Fort Belin and Fort Saint-André (Gvion).
Die abcontrafactur der schönen vnnd Edlen Statt Tours.
Cartographer / Artist: Sebastian Münster
Date: c. 1580
Medium: Print
Dimensions: 16.0 x 12.2 inches
Location: Tours, Centre-Val de Loire, France
A striking late 16th-century German woodcut bird's-eye panorama of Tours, France, encased within an elaborate Renaissance strapwork border and featuring a detailed key to local landmarks.
Der alten vnd herlichen Statt Poitiers contrafactur
Cartographer / Artist: Sebastian Münster
Date: c. 1580
Medium: Print
Dimensions: 16.6 x 21.2 inches
Location: Poitiers, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
This authentic 16th-century woodcut provides a panoramic bird's-eye perspective of the walled city of Poitiers, complete with city gates, churches, coats of arms, and a numbered index in German.
Lion (Lyon) [Quinta etas mundi, Folium LXXXVIII]
Cartographer / Artist: Hartmann Schedel (Author), Michael Wolgemut & Wilhelm Pleydenwurff (Woodcutters)
Date: 1493
Medium: Print
Dimensions: 8.75 x 12.25 inches (22.2 x 31.1 cm)
Location: Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Derived from Hartmann Schedel's famous 1493 *Nuremberg Chronicle*, this incunabula woodcut depicts an early, stylized panorama of Lyon, France, showcasing its prominent city walls, spires, and river commerce along the Rhône and Saône.
MENIN A very Strong Town in the Earldom of FLANDERS Taken by y. Allies and retaken by y. French in 1744
Cartographer / Artist: James Basire (engraver), Nicholas Tindal (publisher)
Date: c. 1745
Medium: Map
Dimensions: 19.5 x 20.8 inches
Location: Menen, West Flanders, Belgium
A finely detailed 18th-century plan depicting the complex Vauban-style fortifications, bastions, and surrounding inundations of Menin during the War of the Austrian Succession, engraved by James Basire for Nicholas Tindal’s continuation of Rapin’s *History of England*.
Apuliae, quae olim Iapygia, nova corographia / Calabriae Descrip.
Cartographer / Artist: Abraham Ortelius / Giacomo Gastaldi / Prospero Parisio
Date: c. 1595
Medium: Copperplate engraving
Dimensions: 21.7 x 17.2 inches
Location: Apulia and Calabria, Italy
Published in Abraham Ortelius's landmark atlas *Theatrum Orbis Terrarum*, this double-map sheet features regional depictions of Apulia (after Giacomo Gastaldi) and Calabria (after Prospero Parisio) in southern Italy, complete with decorative strapwork cartouches and a sea monster.
Territorio Cremasco
Cartographer / Artist: Joan Blaeu / Willem Janszoon Blaeu
Date: c. 1640
Medium: Hand-colored copperplate engraving
Dimensions: 11.1 x 14.6 inches
Location: Crema, Lombardy, Italy
An attractive mid-17th century hand-colored map depicting the Cremasco region centered on Crema in northern Italy, published for the German edition of the Blaeu atlas.
TERRITORIUM TRIDENTINUM
Cartographer / Artist: Jan Jansson (Joannes Janssonius)
Date: c. 1640
Medium: Hand-colored copperplate engraving
Dimensions: 22.3 x 18.5 inches
Location: Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
A handsome 17th-century map of the Prince-Bishopric of Trent and surrounding Alpine regions in Northern Italy, featured in Jan Jansson's *Atlas Novus* with decorative title cartouche and distance scales.
Diverse maniere d'adornare i cammini (Title Page)
Cartographer / Artist: G.B. Piranesi
Date: 1769
Medium: Print
Dimensions: 16" x 12"
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
Iconic title page for Piranesi's work on interior design.
Plate 35 - Ruine della villa d'Orazio
Cartographer / Artist: G.B. Piranesi
Date: 1769
Medium: Print
Dimensions: 16" x 12"
Location: Tivoli, Lazio, Italy
Narrative etching featuring a satirical cartouche of Roman ruins.
Tav. VIII - Pianta delle Camere sepolcrali
Cartographer / Artist: G.B. Piranesi
Date: 1756
Medium: Print
Dimensions: 16" x 11"
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
Archaeological plan of the Sepulchre of L. Arrunzio.
Tav. XV - Disegno degli avanzi d'un'antica piscina
Cartographer / Artist: G.B. Piranesi
Date: 1764
Medium: Print
Dimensions: 16" x 11"
Location: Castel Gandolfo, Lazio, Italy
Longitudinal section and construction details of an ancient reservoir.
VI - Pianta di un Sepolcro fuori di Porta S.Sebastiano
Cartographer / Artist: G.B. Piranesi
Date: 1756
Medium: Print
Dimensions: 16" x 12"
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
Plan and elevation of a tomb on the Via Appia.
Zvtphen / Zvtphania Comitatvs
Cartographer / Artist: Willem Janszoon Blaeu (Guiljelmus Blaeuw)
Date: c. 1645
Medium: Map
Dimensions: 12.8 x 10.1 inches
Location: Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands
A detailed 17th-century copperplate map depicting the historic County of Zutphen along the IJssel and Berkel rivers in Gelderland, featured with an ornate title cartouche and contemporary outline coloring.
A New and Correct Map of the Seven United Provinces
Cartographer / Artist: Emanuel Bowen
Date: c. 1745
Medium: Map
Dimensions: 19.8 x 17.0 inches
Location: Netherlands
A detailed mid-18th century copperplate engraved map of the Seven United Provinces of the Netherlands featuring an ornate title cartouche flanked by local figures and maritime trade ships, engraved by Emanuel Bowen for Tindal's continuation of Rapin's *History of England*.
Gotlande. [Gotia]
Cartographer / Artist: Jodocus Hondius / Gerhard Mercator
Date: c. 1607–1630
Medium: Map
Dimensions: 7.94 x 4.7 inches
Location: Götaland, Sweden
A detailed early 17th-century miniature map depicting southern Sweden (Götaland), featuring key settlements, inland lakes, and the Baltic islands of Gotland and Öland.
GEOGRAPHIA SACRA
Cartographer / Artist: Abraham Ortelius
Date: c. 1598
Medium: Hand-colored copperplate engraving
Dimensions: 14 x 19 in (35.5 x 48 cm)
Location: Mediterranean Basin & Middle East
Designed for the *Parergon*, Ortelius's historical atlas suplement, this masterwork depicts the ancient world according to biblical tradition and geography, centered on the Mediterranean Basin and featuring a small inset world map at the lower center.
AENEAE TROIANI NAVIGATIO Ad Vergilij sex priores Aeneidos
Cartographer / Artist: Abraham Ortelius (1527–1598)
Date: c. 1595–1624
Medium: Copperplate engraving
Dimensions: 21.5 x 16.8 inches
Location: Mediterranean Basin
Published in Ortelius's historical atlas *Parergon*, this classical map depicts the mythical wanderings of Aeneas from Troy to Italy as recounted in Virgil's *Aeneid*, complete with an inset mapping the voyage of Ulysses.
Portes du Saint Sépulcre (Doors of the Holy Sepulchre)
Cartographer / Artist: Félix Bonfils
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 8.58 × 11.02 in (21.8 × 28.0 cm)
Location: Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel
This evocative late-19th-century albumen photograph by renowned studio photographer Félix Bonfils documents the historic Romanesque double-arched entrance of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, featuring Orthodox clergy, pilgrims, and local merchants in the parvis.
1102. Halte de chameliers dans le desert
Cartographer / Artist: Félix Bonfils (Maison Bonfils)
Date: c. 1880
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 11.0 × 8.5 in (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
Location: Syrian Desert
This striking late 19th-century albumen photograph by the renowned Maison Bonfils studio depicts a group of Bedouin camel drivers resting with their dromedaries in the desert, serving as a classic example of Near Eastern Orientalist photography.
467. Mur cyclopéen à Balbek (Syrie) [Cyclopean Wall at Baalbek, Syria]
Cartographer / Artist: Félix Bonfils (1831–1885) / Maison Bonfils
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 11.0 × 8.5 in (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
Location: Baalbek, Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon
A striking, high-contrast late 19th-century albumen photograph capturing the monumental megalithic blocks of the ancient Roman retaining wall at the Temple of Jupiter in Baalbek.
North America Sheet V: The North West and Michigan Territories
Cartographer / Artist: Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (SDUK) / Baldwin & Cradock / J. & C. Walker
Date: 1833
Medium: Engraving with original hand-colored outlines
Dimensions: 15.2 × 14.8 inches
Location: Upper Midwest, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Illinois, United States
This finely detailed early 19th-century map illustrates the Upper Midwest during a dynamic era of territorial organization and American westward expansion. Published under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (SDUK), the map encompasses Lake Michigan, the eastern portion of the 'North West Territory' (present-day Wisconsin and upper Michigan), the Lower Peninsula of Michigan Territory, and northern Illinois including the nascent settlement at Fort Dearborn (Chicago). Cartographically, the sheet provides intricate hydrography, early county lines in southern Michigan, Indian boundary lines (such as the 1829 treaty border), military outposts like Fort Howard and Fort Winnebago, lead mining regions around Galena and Mineral Point, and Native American village sites. The topography captures river networks, portages, and early surveyed township grids in southern Michigan and around Green Bay. Engraved by J. & C. Walker and printed by Russell Penge for Baldwin & Cradock in London, this map reflects SDUK's hallmark precision and commitment to disseminating up-to-date geographical information during a period when the territorial borders of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Illinois were rapidly evolving.
Beyde Stete Genff groß und klein/mit einer Brücken zusammen gehenckt
Cartographer / Artist: Sebastian Münster
Date: c. 1550
Medium: Print
Dimensions: 14.9 x 12.3 inches
Location: Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
This historic 16th-century woodcut panoramic view from Sebastian Münster’s *Cosmographia* depicts the fortified city of Geneva divided by the Rhône River into Greater and Lesser Geneva, accompanied by an extensive Latin-to-German index below.