61. [English History Collection] – Blome, Richard (1635 – 1705)

A Mapp Of Ye County Palatine Of Lancaster [Lancashire with Liverpool and the Mersey to the South, showing the boundaries of Cheshire and all the way up to Overton and Parts of Westmoreland to the North].

Vintage, handcoloured map (copper engraving). [Richard Blome / Britannia], 1673 Framed: 30 cm x 37 cm. Map itself: 28 cm x 35 cm. Excellent condition in beautiful 19th century framing.

62. Equatorial Guinea – Zatta, Antonio. (1722 – 1804).

La Guinea Occidentale.

Original hand-coloured engraving. Venezia, Antonio Zatta E Figli, 1784. Plate Size: 31 cm x 40 cm. Sheet Size: 51.7 cm x 38.8 cm. Original map. Very good condition. Map orientated to the north. Very minor foxing along top edge of sheet.

63. France – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876).

France – With Vignettes of the Palais Royal, Calais Harbour, Palace of Fontainebleau and the Bridge of Toulouse.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Partly hand-coloured. Illustrations by J. Wray and engravings by J.B. Rogers. London, Edinburgh & Dublin. J & F. Tallis, 1851. Plate Size: 31.5 cm x 25.5 cm. Sheet Size: 37.5 cm x 27.2 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition.

64. Germany – Blaeu, Willem J. (1571 – 1638).

Ducatus Holsatiae Nova Tabula.

Original hand-coloured engraving. Amsterdam Blaeu, [1638]. Plate Size: 51.4 cm x 38 cm. Sheet Size: 56.5 cm x 47 cm. Original and rare map. In very good, clean condition. Minor tear to lower edge at center-fold. French text on reverse.

65. Germany – Blaeu, Willem Janszoon. (1596 – 1673).

Celeberrimi Fluvii Albis nova Delineatio.

Original hand-coloured engraving. Amsterdam, Blaeu, 1628. Plate Size: 53 cm x 30.6 cm. Sheet Size: 60 cm x 48.7 cm. Original map. In very good condition. Clean and bright with generous margins. Very minor tear to centre-fold at lower edge. French text on reverse.

66. Germany – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876).

Germany – with Vignettes of Coburg, Cologne on the Rhine, Dresden, Silver Mines in the Upper District of the Hartz Mountains, Martin Luther’s House in Frankfort on the Maine [Haus in Frankfurt am Main in welchem Martin Luther wohnte], the Palace at Saxe-Gotha and Portraits of the Inventors of Printing: Johannes Gutenberg, Johann Fust and Peter Schöffer.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Partly hand-coloured. Illustrations by N. Whitlock and Engraved by J. Rogers. London, Edinburgh & Dublin, J & F. Tallis, 1851. Plate Size: 25 cm x 34.8 cm. Sheet Size: 27.5 cm x 37.4 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition.

67. Germany – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876).

Prussia – with Vignettes of Berlin, Brandenburg Gate, The Royal Palace and French Church Berlin and Frederick the Great.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Partly hand-coloured. Illustrations by J. Salmon and engravings by S. Fisher. London, Edinburgh & Dublin, J & F. Tallis, 1851. Plate Size: 33 cm x 26.5 cm. Sheet Size: 37.4 cm x 27.4 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition.

68. Greece – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876).

Ionian Isles and Greece – With Vignettes of the Temple of Jupiter Olympus at Athens, Greek Corsairs off Corfu, Modern Greek and Ancient War Chariot. With Depiction of Two Wrestlers. Inset maps of Corfu and Stampalia also.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Partly hand-coloured. Illustrations by A.H. Wray and engravings by J.b Allen. London, Edinburgh & Dublin. J & F. Tallis, 1851. Plate Size: 30.5 cm x 25.3 cm. Sheet Size: 37.3 cm x 27.4 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition.

69. Heriot / Innerleithen / Scottish Borders – Anonymus –

Vintage manuscript map of “Road from Heriot to Innerleithen – 1843”. [With an inset of wider dirctions to Pentland Hills, Arthurs Seat / showing the River Tweed in the South and names the kinds of sheep that are kept along the road to Edinburgh (″Black-Faced Sheep” – “Cheviot Sheep”)].

Ink on Paper. [Britain], 1843. 9.8 cm wide x 17 cm high. Very good condition. Some mild browning. From a wonderful collection of maps at South Shields Library (tiny stamp verso (on the back) of this map).

70. Holland – Homann, Erben [Heirs]. (1702 – 1848).

Charte von Holland.

Original hand-coloured copper-engraving. Nürnberg, Homann Erben, 1791. Plate Size: 45 cm x 56.5 cm. Sheet Size: 47.3 cm x 58.3 cm. Original map. In good condition. Some browning evident. Some minor imperfections to outer margins.

71. Holland – Homann, Erben [Heirs]. (1702 – 1848).

Tabula Comitatus Hollandiae cum ipsius confinijs Dominii nimirum Ultraiectini nec no Geldriae et Frisiae Geographice tradita curis Homannianorum Heredum.

Original hand-coloured copper-engraving. Nürnberg, Homannianorum Heredum, 1733. Plate Size: 49.1 cm x 57.8 cm. Sheet Size: 54.5 cm x 77 cm. Original map. In good- condition. Some browning and damp-staining evident to outer margins. Some minor imperfections to outer margins also. Sign of damge to map detail near center fold at right border. Discreet duplicate library stamps in Polish and inked annotation on reverse.

72. Holland – Homann, Johann Baptist. (1663 – 1724).

Tabula Generalis Totius Belgii qua Provinciae, XVII. Infer. Germaniae olim sub S. R.I. Circulo Burgundiae comprehensae nunc in Varias Potentias tum liberas utpote Prov. VII Foederaras, tum reliquas Hispaniae et Gakkiae, Coronis Subjectas, seperate ostencluntur.

Original hand-coloured engraving. Nuremburg, Homann, [c.1720]. Plate Size: 57.2 cm x 48.4 cm. Sheet Size: 60.2 cm x 52.4 cm. Original map. In very good condition. Clean and crisp. Repaired tears to centre-fold. Slight hint of glue-staining along centre-fold. Faintest trace of browning to outer margins only.

73. Holland – Schenk, Petrus. (1660-1711).

Belgii pars Septentrionalis Communi Nomine Vulgo Hollandia Nuncupata Continens Statum Potentissimae Batavorum Reipublicae seu Provincias VII Foederatas.

Original hand-coloured engraving. Amsterdam, Schenk, [c.1700]. Plate Size: 58 cm x 46.5 cm. Sheet Size: 60.2 cm x 51.7 cm. Original map. In good- condition. Browning evident as is a tear near lower centre fold. Some inked underlining to place names. Minor inked numeration in margin at top right corner. Slight crease on verso sheet. Discreet duplicate stamp from library in Poland on reverse.

74. Hungary – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876).

Hungary – With Vignettes of Pesth and the Fortress of Buda [Budapest] and Depictions of Hungarian Nobles, the Danube and Hungarian Peasants.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Partly hand-coloured. Illustrations by H.Warren and engravings by J.Rogers. London & New York, John Tallis, 1851. Plate Size: 32 cm x 25.6 cm. Sheet Size: 37.4 cm x 27.4 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition.

75. Iberia – Ortelius, Abraham. (1527-1598).

Regni Hispaniae Post Omnium Editiones Locumplessima Descriptio.

Original hand-coloured engraving. Antwerp, Ortelius, [c.1592]. Plate Size: 49.6 cm x 37.6 cm. Sheet Size: 57.8 cm x 45.6 cm. Original map. Very good condition. Clean and crisp impression. Some slight creases along edges. Very minor, barely visible, tears to lower edges.

76. India – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876).

Northern India – Including the Presidency of Calcutta. With Vignettes of the Car of Juggernaut, the British Residency, Hyderabad, Hindoos, Ruins at Old Delhi and a Tiger Hunt. With the Seal of the East India Company also.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Partly hand-coloured. Illustrations by A.H. Wray and Engraved by J.H. Kernot. London & New York, John Tallis & Company, 1851. Plate Size: 31.5 cm x 25 cm. Sheet Size: 37.2 cm x 27.2 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition.

77. India – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876).

Overland Route to India – With Vignettes of London’s Post Office, Gibraltar, Malta, the Mail Crossing the Desert, Suez, Aden, Bombay, and Madras.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Partly hand-coloured. Illustrations by H. Warren and Engraved by J. Rogers. London & New York, John Tallis & Company, 1851. Plate Size: 34.5 cm x 34 cm. Sheet Size: 27.2 cm x 37.4 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition.

78. India – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876).

Southern India – Including the Presidencies of Bombay and Madras. With Vignettes of Shuhur, Jeypoor, The Government House, Calcutta, and Tomb of Sultan Mahomed Shah, Bejapoor. Also included are Depictions of European soldiers, natives at prayer and the Seal of the East India Company.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Partly hand-coloured. Illustrations by A.H. Wray and Engraved by J.H. Kernot. London, & New York, John Tallis & Company, 1851. Plate Size: 31.8 cm x 25.5 cm. Sheet Size: 37.2 cm x 27.2 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition.

79. Indonesia – Blaeu, Willem Janszoon. (1571-1638).

Moluccae Insulae Celeberrimae.

Original hand-coloured engraving. Amsterdam, Blaeu, [c.1650]. Plate Size: 48.9 cm x 37.1 Sheet Size: 53.5 cm x 45.3 cm. Original map. Good+ condition only. Some browning evident. Very minor tear barely noticeable to lower edge at center fold. Minor open tear to top left corner of sheet. Still a collectible version of this map. Centre fold as issued. Map orientated with north pointing to the right. Latin text on reverse.

80. Japan and Corea – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876).

Japan & Corea – With Vignettes of Yedo, State Barge and Coreans.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Partly hand-coloured. Illustrations by H. Warren and Enrgaved by J.H. Kernot. London, Edinburgh & Dublin, J.& F. Tallis, 1851. Plate Size: 33 cm x 25.5 cm. Sheet Size: 37.4 cm x 27.3 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition.