A magnificent sea chart of the harbour of Cartagena in Murcia, southern Spain

This map of the Baltic Sea cut by W. Thomas was issued as a Supplement to the Illustrated London News on 31 May 1856. It contains numerous vignette views of ports and harbours in the Baltic Sea. It features many of the sites of military conflict during the recently ended Crimean War especially St. Petersburg and Cronstadt. The verso bears a large double view of 'The Fleet At The Great Naval Review, At Spithead, April 23, 1856. - Drawn by E. Duncan'.

A rare folding supplemental plate to the Illustrated London News issued at the end of the Crimean War which raged from October 1853 to February 1856. With several inset views of towns and two inset maps of the Black Sea and the Town and Harbour of Sebastopol.

Alexis Hubert Jaillot (1628-88) was the leading French cartographer of the late seventeenth century. The Neptune Francois was first published in Paris in 1693. Issued with official approval it was a magnificent work with beautifully engraved large clear plates. It was however immediately copied by Pierre Mortier who issued an edition in Amsterdam before the year was finished. With superior Dutch marketing the Dutch editions were a success. The Paris edition suffered accordingly and is today quite rare. This detailed chart from the FIRST EDITION and therefore in the FIRST STATE covers the waters from the Isle of Thanet in Kent to the Norfolk Broads taking in Essex, and Suffolk on the way. Pastoureau (1984) Neptune Francais A no. 8; Shirley (2004) T. M.Nep 1a.

Jaillot (1628-88) was the leading French cartographer of the late seventeenth century. Clearly engraved by Cordier this map displays great detail of Bavaria, Germany. With fine ornate cartouches. Pastoureau, M. Jaillot, II-E, 82.

A magnificent two sheet map of the Kingdom of Naples from Jaillot's "Atlas Francois". The whole is beautifully adorned with two decorative cartouches. Jaillot (1628-88) was the leading French cartographer of the late seventeenth century. Pastoureau Jaillot 2E nos. 188 & 9.

An attractive map of modern day Belgium engraved by Cordier. A very ornate title cartouche adorns the map upper left. This is the second state, the first being dated 169[]. Pastoureau Jaillot II no. 54 & IID dated 1707 as here.

An attractive map of the coastline of present-day Tunisia and Libya. It is based on the map of Abraham Ortelius with the same title, which in turn was based on that of Giacomo Gastaldi of the whole of Africa and several ancient texts including Diodorus, Siculus, Plinius, Virgilius, Appianus, Halicarnasseus, Athenaeus and Herodotus. The map extends into the Mediterranean Se to include part of Sicily and Malta. Ornately decorated with a fine title cartouche and large descriptive text lower left. Van der Krogt, P. (Atlantes) 8610H:1.

A fine example of Jan Jansson's map of the region to the north of Lyon in France, as published in the ;Atlas Novus'. Van der Krogt, P. (Atlantes) 4810:1A.

A fabulous plan of Cambridge which was first published in Braun & Hogenberg’s ‘Civitates Orbis Terrarum’ in 1575. Jan Jansson later acquired the plate following the death of Abraham Hogenberg. Before he published it he removed the figures which were in the foreground and published it in his town books. The famous Colleges of the University town are depicted along with the castle built in 1068. A key identifies 19 locations. The Latin text to the verso describes the city. Koeman (1967-70) Ja15 no. 8.