With Additions Showing Improvements in the Harbor and Other Places Fine large plan of Nice, published in Paris in about 1865. The present example has been extensively annotated in red throughout the map, but most notably in the harbor, where designs...
This is a fascinating map of the Ruins of Pompeii, published in Naples during an era of important discoveries in the classical age of archeology. The map shows the extent of extensive excavations to the ancient city, covering about four-fifths of what...
Detailed map of Japan, colored by Prefecture, with insets of Nagasaki and Yesso. Shows towns, rivers, lakes, mountains, islands, etc. A terrific regional map from J.H. Colton, one of the most prolific American mapmakers of the mid-19th century....
Fine example of this detailed map of Ancient Arabia and contiguous regions, excerpted from the Spruner-Menke Atlas of Antiquity. The map illustrates the region centered on the Arabian Peninsula, relying upon historical information from antiquity to...
Interesting map of Southern Africa and Madagascar, covering the region from Zanzibar and Lower Guinea to Cape Colony. A large Unrecorded Area appears in the interior, with several annotations and early information for the region. Many placenames,...