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Plan of Goa, 1750

Turkey in Asia, 1772

Balkans map, 1772

Asia map, 1772

South India, 1851

Vienna plan, 1776

South America, 1772

Ireland map, 1772

Poland map, 1772

North America, 1772

Rome plan, 1776

Oxford plan, 1837

Valletta plan, 1776

London plan, 1857

Asia map, 1817

China map, 1885

Turkey in Asia, 1817

Amsterdam plan, 1776

Naples plan, 1776

Roman Empire map

London map, 1815

Elizabethan Westminster

Australia map, 1851

London plan, 1837

Glasgow plan, 1865

British Isles, 1584

Bengal map, 1773

Canterbury plan, 1670

Japan map, 1851

Switzerland, 1851

Netherlands, 1762

Ancient Athens plan

Chester plan, 1795

East Indies, 1820

Austria map, 1630

Canada map, 1850

Central America, 1850

Panama map, 1850

Asia map, 1850

Malay Archipelago, 1856

Egypt map, 1851

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"Asia " by Thomas Jefferys, published in A New Geographical and Historical Grammar, 1772. The original is a copper engraved map with recent hand colouring, measuring 24.5 x 18 cms plus margins. Click here for detail showing part of the map (India) at full resolution (400 dpi). Click the small image to the left for a larger low resolution version. (Ref sm0088). Digital image 10.5mb at 400dpi.
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"Central Asia " engraved by B.Smith, published by C.Smith in Smith's New General Atlas, London, 1816. The original is a copper engraved map measuring 35.5 x 26.5 cms, with original hand colour. Concentrating on Mongolia, Tibet, Nepal, western China, part of Russia and Kazakhstan. Click here for detail showing part of the map at full resolution (500 dpi). Click the small image to the left for a larger low resolution version. (Ref sm0040). Digital image size 26.5 mb at 500 dpi.
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"Asia drawn from the latest Astronomical Observations " the original is a copper engraved map (with later hand colouring), measuring 23 x 30 cms, published in Cooke's Geography, 1817. Includes Australia, or 'New Holland' as it is still called on this map. Click here for detail showing part of the map (Peking area) at full resolution area) (500 dpi). Click the small image to the left for a larger low resolution version. NOTE - The original has two flattened folds which are just visible in the digital version. (Ref sm0076). Digital image size 21 mb at 500 dpi.
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"Asia" drawn and engraved by John Rapkin, published by J & F Tallis, about 1850. The original is a steel engraved map with original outline hand colouring. Click here for detail showing part of the map at full resolution (Thailand area) (600 dpi). Click the small image to the left for a larger low resolution version. NOTE - The original has slight soiling and a centre-fold which is visible in the digital version. (Ref sm0054). Digital image size 36 mb at 600 dpi.
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"Chinese Empire and Japan" by J. Bartholomew, published in The Popular Atlas of the World, 1885. The original is a colour lithographic map, indicating the various Chinese provinces in mid-Victorian times. Click here for detail showing part of the map at full resolution (400 dpi). Click the small image to the left for a larger low resolution version. (Ref sm0075). Digital image size 25.5 mb at 400 dpi.
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"Japan & Corea " (Korea) drawn and engraved by John Rapkin, published by J & F Tallis, about 1851. The original is a steel engraved map with original outline hand colouring. Click here for detail showing part of the map at full resolution (Tokyo area) (600 dpi). Click the small image to the left for a larger low resolution version. NOTE - The original has a centre-fold with slight discolouration which is visible in the digital version. (Ref sm0062). Digital image size 30.5 mb at 600 dpi.
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"East India Islands " (East Indies) engraved by E.Jones and published by C.Smith in 1820. The original is a copper engraved antique map with full original hand colouring. Click here for detail showing part of the map at full resolution (Singapore area) (600 dpi). Click the small image to the left for a larger low resolution version. (Ref sm0042). Digital image size 38 mb at 600 dpi.
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"Malay Archipelago" (East Indies) drawn and engraved by John Rapkin, published by The London Printing & Publishing Company, about 1856. The original is a steel engraved map with original outline hand colouring. Click here for detail showing part of the map at full resolution (Singapore area) (600 dpi). Click the small image to the left for a larger low resolution version. NOTE - The original has a centre-fold which is visible in the digital version. (Ref sm0053). Digital image size 35 mb at 600 dpi.
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