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Antique maps of the world in Mercator and various other projections. These often ancient and rare maps show the Western and Eastern Hemispheres on one map.

World Maps can be both decorative and fascinating additions to any office, business, or home environment.

Please enjoy our maps from other parts of the world:

Maps of North America - Maps of South America - Maps of Europe - Maps of Asia - Maps of the Middle East Region - Maps of Australasia - Maps of the World - Maps of Africa - Maps of Polar Regions .

Antique print, World Map, "Isotherms" For a 30% discount enter MAPS30 at chekout Image on a page of text about Isotherms. On the reverse side is a map of the hemispheres. Published ca 1900. Original antique print Printed in color.

Maps, Weather, Worldmap, Isotherms

Regular price $40.00

"Andrea Bianco's Erdkarte" For a 30% discount enter MAPS30 at chekout Andrea Bianco made at least ten maps of the known world. Wood engraving on a page of text about maps msde by Andres Bianco and Marino Sanuto. Text continues on revrse side. Published 1881. Original antique print

Curiosities, Maps, Mappamundi, Andrea Bianco, Marino Sanuto

Regular price $60.00

"Die Verbreitung der Menschenrassen nach F. Mueller und O. Peschel" (Distribution of races according to F. Mueller and O. Peschel) For a 30% discount enter MAPS30 at chekout Original antique print Published 1890.

Maps, World Map, Anthropology, Rassen Verbreitung, physical, phenotypical, traits

Regular price $55.00

"Weltkarte von Saint Sever aus dem 11. Jahrhundert" Wood engravings made after the drawings by Dr. Konrad Kretschmer of ancient maps. Published 1900.

Maps, World map, Saint Sever

Regular price $55.00

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Maps, World Maps, Ranulf Higden

Regular price $70.00

Originally hand-colored copper etching by Matthaeus Seutter (?-1757) Augsburg, Germany, 1744 Very decorative world map with two hemispheres. These are surrounded by several globes. Clockwise from upper left: Southern hemisphere (South Pole) Australia showing- Northern hemisphere (Perpendicular from North Pole) - Northern hemisphere (oblique from North Pole) - The equator straight on - the equator oblique view - The Old World - Northern hemisphere perpendicular from North Pole

Maps, World Map, Seutter

Regular price $3,600.00

Maps, World Map, Jaillot

Maps, World Map, Jaillot

Regular price $1,800.00

"Planiglobii Terrestris Mappa Universalis Utrumqs Hemisphaerium Orient et OccidentaleÉ...,,MDCCXXXVI" Title also in the French language in the right cartouche. Type of print: Copper etching Color: Very fine hand coloring Publisher: Homann Heirs Where / when published: Nuremberg, Germany, dated 1746 Map was compiled by J.M. Haas, Professor of Mathematics at Wittenberg.

Maps, World Map, Homann Heirs

Regular price $1,950.00

"Mappe-Monde ou Carte Génerale de toutes les Parties connues de la Surface du Globe,....." Copper etching by Charles Françoise Delamarche (1740-1817). Delamarche was the sucessor to Robert de Vaugondy. This map was published ca 1790. Fine modern hand coloring. World map showing the geography as it was then known. Map has some interesting historical notes that give information about discovery.

Maps, World Map, Delamarche

Regular price $420.00

"Veteris Orbis Climata ex Strabone". Copper etching of a Ptolemaic map initiated by Strabo and most likely published by Christopher Cellarius (1638 - 1707). Ca.1700. The map, decoratad with a ribbon title and eight winds blowing from all directions, shows the "Old World" in which Strabo defined his assumptions of climatic regions on earth

Maps, World Map, Cellarius

Regular price $620.00

"Carte Magnétique des deux Hemisphères". Copper etching ca 1780. Modern hand coloring. This map shows the two polar regions and bordering countries. Notice that the polar regions were still somewhat unknown. The are many small crosses in the oceans for missed ships or shipwrecks.

Maps, World map with two hemispheres, Polar map, with crosses for missed ships

Regular price $680.00

"Carta Ridotta Del Globo Terrestre". Copper etching, anonymous Italian, dated. 1781. Modern hand coloring. A facinating aspect of this map is that Europe and Asia are shown on the left side. A little bit of Europe and Africa is on the right edge to give a sense of location. In both upper corners is a bit of Greenland. In the upper left is Iceland in green.

Maps, World Map

Regular price $820.00

"Die Vulkanischen Erscheinungen der alten Welt, in und um den Atlantischen Ocean." Steel etching from "Neuster Zeitungs Atlas. Alter und Neuer Erdkunde" by J. Meyer, ca 1855. Original hand coloring. This map shows the volcano areas in Europe and and around the Atlantic Ocean.

Maps, World Map, Volcanos in the old world and around the Atlantic Ocean

Regular price $65.00

"Die Verteilung der mittleren jaehrlichen Regenmenge auf der Erdoberflaeche" (the yearly rainfall) Chromolithograph after Alexander Supan, published 1903. Vertical centerfold.

Maps, Verteilung der jaehrlichen Regenmenge, yearly rainfall, Supan

Regular price $35.00

"Temperaturkarte der Erde" Divided in four parts: Upper left: Temperatur ind Passate I'm Januar - Temperature and Passat winds in January Upper right: Meeres-Temperatur im Januar - Ocean temperature in January Lower left: Temeperatur und Passate I'm Juli - Temperature and Passat winds in July Lower right: Regenzonen ind Orkane - Rain zones and hurricanes

Maps, Temperaturkarte der Erde, temperature and Passat winds

Regular price $70.00

For the first time on a map the Pacific Ocean is named as such: Mare pacificum. While South America is definitely recognizable (even the Magellan Strait is mapped), the West Coast of North America is totally undiscovered. An interesting marginal note is the placing and naming of Japan. Japan is shown as one island quite near to North America and iras name is "Zipangri".

Maps, North and South America, Japan, Sebastian Muenster

Regular price $7,200.00

"Mittelalterliche Erd-Karte" "Nach einem angeblich aus dem 12 Jahrhundert stammende Manuscript on der Bibliothek zu Turin" Wood engraving on a page of text. Reverse side is printed.

Maps, World Map, Medieval world map, Turin

Regular price $30.00

" Erdkarte nach dem Vorbild des Tisches der mosaischen Stiftshuette" "Die Erde von den Himmelsmauern umschlossen" "Grundriss des die Erde bildenden Berges" "Die Ursachen der langen und kurzen Naechte" Three pages with wood engraving images showing some of the very early maps that were drawn to explain natural phenomenon. Published 1905.

Maps, Erdkarte nach dem Vorbild des Tisches der mosaischen Stiftshuette, Die Erde von den Himmelsmauern umschlossen, Grundriss des die Erde bildenden Berges, Die Ursachen der langen und kurzen Naechte

Regular price $45.00

"Versuch einer Karte zur Uebersicht der Fluthwellen, von dem Rev. W. Whewell, M.A.F.S. in Cambridge. Steel etching from "Neuster Zeitungs Atlas. Alter und Neuer Erdkunde" by J. Meyer, ca 1855. (Map showing tidal waves, Tsunamis)

Maps, Flutwellen, tidal waves, Tsunamis

Regular price $50.00

Weltkarte - World map "Mappe - Monde. ou Carte Generale des toutes les Parties connues de la Surfaca du Globe selon la projection des Cartes réduites ou se trouvent les N (nouvelles) Decouvertes du Capit. Cook" World map. Originally hand-colored copper etching by Charles Francois Delamarche (1740-1811). Delamarche bought the rights to use the copper plates by Didier Robert de Vaugondy in 1786 Paris, ca. 1790.

Maps, World map, Weltkarte, Demarche

Regular price $410.00