Royalty free stock images of antique world maps

" The World From the Best Authorities " engraved by Thomas Kitchin, published in Guthrie's New Geographical Grammar, 1777. The original is a copper engraved map and the hand colouring is recent. Click here for detail showing part of the map at full resolution (600 dpi). Click the small image to the left for a larger low resolution version. (Ref sm0004). Digital image 27mb at 600dpi.
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" A Map of the World from the Best Authorities " engraved by Barlow, published in a General View of the World, London, 1816. The original is a copper engraved map and the hand colouring is original. 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 sm0012). Digital image 23mb at 400dpi.
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" British Empire Throughout the World Exhibited in One View " engraved by J.Bartholomew & J.Thom, published in Fullarton's Royal Illustrated Atlas, about 1864. The original is a steel engraved map with original hand colouring. Click here for detail showing part of the map at full resolution (India) (300 dpi). Click the small image to the left for a larger low resolution version. (Ref sm0092). Digital image 32.5mb at 300dpi.
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"The Solar System, Theory of the Seasons, Eclipses, Phases of the Moon, Theory of the Tides, Mariner's Compas" published in Black's General Atlas of the World, 1898. The original is a chromolithograph (early type of colour print). Click here for detail showing part of the map at full resolution (India) (400 dpi). Click the small image to the left for a larger low resolution version. (Ref sm0136). Digital image 21mb at 400dpi.
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" A Map of the New Continent ... " engraved by J.Gibson, published in The Gentleman's Magazine, 1758. The original is a copper engraved map with recent hand colouring. Click here for detail showing part of the map at full resolution (600 dpi). Click the small image to the left for a larger low resolution version. (Ref sm0006). Digital image size 20mb at 600 dpi.
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" Old Map of the Continent ... " engraved by J.Gibson, published in The Gentleman's Magazine, 1758. The original is a copper engraved map with recent hand colouring. Click here for detail showing part of the map at full resolution (600 dpi). Click the small image to the left for a larger low resolution version. (Ref sm0007). Digital image size 20mb at 600 dpi.(Of intereest is the engraver's mistake in the title, which should be " Map of the Old Continent ... ")
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"The Geological Structure of the Globe, according to Ami Boue" by A.K.Johnston, published in 1850 in Johnston's Physical Atlas. The original is a steel engraved map with original hand colouring. Click here for detail showing part of the map at full resolution (800 dpi). Click the small image to the left for a larger low resolution version. (Ref sm0011). Digital image 34mb at 800dpi.
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"Meteorological Map of the World Showing the Distribution of the Temperature of the Air" (Global Warming interest) engraved by J.Dower after a map by A.Petermann, published by Orr & Company about 1855. The original is a steel engraved map with original hand colouring. 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 sm0025). Digital image 13mb at 500dpi.
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"Ethnographic Map of the World Showing the Present Distribution of the Leading Races of Man " by A.K.Johnston, published in Johnston's Physical Atlas, about 1850. The original is a steel engraved map with original hand colouring. Click here for detail showing part of the map at full resolution (600 dpi). Click the small image to the left for a larger low resolution version. (Ref sm0036). Digital image 23mb at 600dpi.
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"A New and Accurate Chart of the Western or Atlantic Ocean, drawn from the most Approved Modern Maps &c. by Thos. Bowen, 1788" published in 1788 in Thomas Bankes's New .. System of Universal Geography, London, about 1788. The original is a copper engraved map with recent hand colouring. Click here for detail showing part of the map at full resolution (800 dpi). Click the small image to the left for a larger low resolution version. (Ref sm0018). Digital image 34mb at 800dpi.
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"Australia" drawn and engraved by J.Rapkin, published in Tallis's illustrated Atlas ..., 1851. The original is a detailed steel engraved map with original hand colouring and a centrefold which is just visible on the image. Small inset views of Sydney, Aborigines and wildlife. Click here for detail showing the Adelaide area at full resolution (400 dpi). Click the small image to the left for a larger low resolution version. (Ref sm0068). Digital image size 15.5 mb at 400 dpi.
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"Chart of the Antarctic Polar Circle, with the Countries adjoining, According to the New Hypothesis of M.Buache. From the Memoirs of the Royal Academy at Paris " published in 1788 in The Gentleman's Magazine, London, 1763. The original is a copper engraved map. 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 sm0049). Digital image 12mb at 500dpi.
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