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Australia-ravenstein-1857 $4,000.00 Title General Map of Australia and Tasmania or Van Diemen's Land shewing The British Colonies as divided into Counties.   1857 (dated)         1 : 4500000 Description A rare and striking first-edition chromolithograph gold rush era map of Australia issued by Ernst Georg Ravenstein in 1857 - without a doubt one of the largest and most decorative commercial maps of Australia to appear in the 19th century. The map covers the entire continent with insets detailing nearby New Zealand, the colony of Victory, Sydney, the Mount Alexander gold region, No...

Title Nouveau Plan Illustré de la Ville de Paris avec le Système complet de ses Fortifications et Forts Détachés, et les Communes de la Banlieue.   1849 (dated)         1 : 13400 Description This is an 1849 Alexandre Vuillemin pictorial city plan or map of Paris, France. Pictorial views highlight Paris's many spectacular monuments, including the Louvre, the Place de la Concorde, the Arc de Triomphe, les Invalides, Notre Dame, and the Panthéon. Streets throughout the city are illustrated and labeled, along with numerous other sites not illustrated with views. Each arr...

  1840 (dated)         1 : 20000 Description This is an example of David Burr's rare 1840 map of Manhattan, New York City. Burr's map is one of the earliest maps focused specifically on Manhattan to illustrate the entire island. Oriented to the northeast, the map roughly follows the layout and design of the 1811 Commissioner's Plan, wherein the geography of the island is sublimated by the city's iconic street grid. Burr's more commercial map also extends the coverage further east and west, to accommodate, Brooklyn, Bushwick, Williamsburg, Hoboken, and Jersey City. Publication Histo...

  1945 (dated)         1 : 5000 Description This is a 1945 British army Survey of Egypt city plan or map of Cairo, Egypt made for British use in World War II. Created as a resource for British soldiers stationed in Cairo, the map offers remarkable insights into British military life in Cairo during the War. Color coding defines zones permitted to British personnel and those that were strictly off limits. The white zones at the center of the map highlight where British soldiers could move freely, while pink zones were as 'out-of-bounds'. Red buildings 'in-bounds' highlight sites of i...

Antique Maps of New York. Gallery of authentic historic and rare maps of New York and New York City from the 17th to the 19th century.