Archive for October, 2009

Exhibition – Modern Interpretations of Korean Antique Maps

October 29th, 2009

An interesting upcoming event for those in the UK. From November 2 – 20 at Nottingham Trent University, five South Korean artists will exhibit modern interpretations of 17th to 19th century Korean antique maps, donated by the National Library of Korea. click here for more information and a sample of the artwork.

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Antique Maps by MM Drioux and CH Leroy (1885)

October 27th, 2009

We have just added over 50 maps from French mapmakers MM Drioux and CH Leroy. Many interesting maps from the later-19th century, including several maps of Europe from the ancient, middle ages and revolutionary period. Also an interesting hypsometric map of France and other physical maps. Click here to view our in stock selection of Leroy antique maps.

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New Antique Maps – A.H. Dufour (1854)

October 24th, 2009

We have just added over 70 maps from AH Dufour. Many interesting maps from this mid-19th century collection, including several unique maps of ethnic regions of Europe, single maps of Tibet (Thibet), Madagascar, Tuscany, Finland, Turkestan, Senegal, and the Boer colonies. Click here to view our in stock selection of Dufour antique maps.

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New Antique Maps – Andree (1893)

October 18th, 2009

We have just added over 85 maps from Dr. Richard Andree, the most significant German mapmaker of the later 19th century. The maps are not hand colored, but an early example of multi-color factory work, on thick glossy paper stock. Attractive original factory coloring, and some of the most detailed maps of the period, particularly the maps of Africa and African colonies. Click here to view our in sotck selection.

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New Antique Maps – Augustus Mitchell (1869)

October 11th, 2009

We have just added over 50 maps from Augustus Mitchell’s (USA) classic series of maps from 1869, including rare maps of manhattan and the Western United States, as well as an independent Tibet. Click here to view our in-stock selection.

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New Maps – Yoshimoto (1835)

October 8th, 2009

We have just added over 50 maps from Yoshimoto’s classic series of maps from 1834, including a rare map of North America Showing California as an island. Click here to view our in-stock selection.

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