Toe of Italy, by Christoph Weigel, 1745 (contemporary colour). Price on request. Click for info

The very first maps were manuscript maps. Italy was the centre of map making at a very early date.

The Far East was charted by Marco Polo, the East Coast of America by Columbus, Vespucci and Cabot, helped by the bankers and merchants of Genoa, Florence and Venice. The World map of 1306 by Marino Sanudo. 1457-9 Fra Mauro at the convent of Murano near Venice made a map of the world which was 6 ft in diameter. They also made Portolan Charts (sea charts).

This all had to do with Exploration, as without maps and charts they would be unable to find new lands, and trade with other countries. Ptolemy wrote a treatise on geography in circa 3 A.D.The first map after Ptolemy was printed in Bologne in 1477. This period of great Italian map making came to an end in 1570 with the advent of Ortelius and Mercator etc.

Selected antique Italian maps currently in stock

Lavoisne Italy, Coloured map, published by J.Barfield 1828 29 x 36 cm Condition good £80.00 / $160.00 (plus packing and postage) Click for info Back to top

Italia Meridionalis, Showing Sicilia, Sardinia and other provinces in the Roman period. Steel engraving with coloured borders, published by John Arrowsmith in 1840. 24 x 20 cm Condition good £48.00 / $96.00 (plus packing and postage) Click for info Back to top

Italy. Robert de Vaugondy, Big,Copper plate map, hand coloured, published by Charles Francois Delamarche dated 1798. 70 x 52 cm /27 x 20 inch Condition good £380.00 / $760.00 (plus packing and postage) Click for info Back to top

Italy South Part. Also showing Sicily, Corsica and Sardinia. Sid.Hall, coloured map, published by Longman circa 1860. 29 x 23 cm Condition good £48.00 / $96.00 (plus packing and postage) Click for info Back to top

Map for the Expedition of Hannibal wherein his Passage into Italy, and his principle Marches are marked. Copper plate map by D'Anville, engraved by R.W.Seale for Mr. Rollin's Ancient History, 1739. 48 x 29 cm Condition good £78.00 / $156.00 (plus packing and postage) Click for info Back to top

Selected antique Italian prints currently in stock

Rome, Trojan's Column. Piranessi, Steel engraving, hand coloured, published by George Virtue, circa 1840. 11 x 15 cm Good Condition £40.00 / $80.00 (Plus Packing and Postage) Click for info Back to top

Rome from the Tiber, drawn by J.C.Brown. Steel engraving, hand coloured, engraved by G.Inglis, published by William Mackenzie circa 1850. 17.5 x 11 cm Good condition £40.00 / $80.00 (plus packing and postage) Click for info Back to top

St.Peters. Lithograph, published by J.B.Mould and James Todd circa 1860. 21 x 15 cm/ 8 x 6 inch Good condition £40.00 / $80.00 (plus packing and postage) Click for info Back to top

Castle and Bridge of Saint Angelo, Rome. Laucelot, wood engraving, hand coloured, circa 1880. 23.5 x 15 cm Condition good £30.00 / $60.00 (plus packing and postage) Click for info Back to top

Venice. Ducal Palace, The Giants Stairs. Drawn by W.L.Leitch. Steel engraving, hand coloured, circa 1840. 13 x 18 cm Good condition. £40.00 / $80.00 (plus packing and postage) Click for info Back to top

Venice, The Rialto. Drawn by C.Stanfield. Steel engraving, showing boats on the canal, engraved by J.B.Allen, 1833. 11 x 16.5 cm Good condition. £40.00 / $80.00 (plus packing and postage) Click for info Back to top

Bologna, Drawn by J.D.Harding. Steel engraving, published by Fullerton circa 1840. 13 x 9 cm Good condition. £38.00 / $76.00 (plus packing and postage) Click for info Back to top

Trieste. E Grandsire, Wood engraving, showing harbour, engraved by Ch. Brabant circa 1875. 18.5 x 13cm/ 7 1/2 x 5 inch Good condition. £28.00 / $56.00 (plus packing and postage) Click for info Back to top

Cagliari, Sardinia. W.Westall steel engraving, engraved by E.Finden, published by Fullerton circa 1840. 14 x 9 cm Good condition. £38.00 / $76.00 (plus packing and postage) Click for info Back to top

The Castle of Ferrara. S.Prout, steel engraving, showing The Castle Estense in Ferrara in Emilia-Romagna. Engraved by W.Finden, published by Murray in 1832. 13 x 9 cm Good condition. £38.00 / $76.00 (plus packing and postage) Click for info Back to top

Spoleto. J.D.Harding, hand-coloured steel engraving, showing countryside in the province of Perugia in Umbria. Engraved by W.Finden, published by Murray in 1832. 13 x 9 cm Good condition. £38.00 / $76.00 (plus packing and postage) Click for info Back to top

A View of Florence taken from the Vaga Loggia. Copper plate engraving from the New Geographical Dictionary, circa 1760. 27 x 18 cm Good condition £78.00 / $156.00 (plus packing and postage) Click for info Back to top

The Inside of the Amphitheater at Verona. Copperplate engraving, circa 1800. 24x 16 cm Good condition. £38.00 / $76.00 (plus packing and postage) Click for info Back to top

Itri, The Town and Castle of Itri. Drawn by Major Irton, steel engraving, hand coloured, engraved by T.A.Prior, circa 1840. 19 x 12.5 cm Condition good. £40.00 / $80.00 (plus packing and postage) Click for info Back to top

Villa Doria Genoa, H.Bibby, steel engraving showing boats outside Villa Doria, engraved by A.H.Payne, published by The London Printing and Publishing Company, circa 1840. 15.5 x 10 cm Condition good £40.00 / $80.00 (plus packing and postage) Click for info Back to top

Capri, by Gennaro Favia (Venice 1879-1958) Aquatint. Please note this is not over 100 years old. 20 x 16 cm Condition fair £60.00 / $120.00 (plus packing and postage) Click for info Back to top

Capri, by Gennaro Favia (Venice 1879-1958) Aquatint. Please note this is not over 100 years old. 19.5 x 16 cm Good condition £60.00 / $120.00 (plus packing and postage) Click for info Back to top

Malta, J.M.W.Turner, steel engraving, engraved by Finden, dated 1832. Please note Malta is in the Mediterranean not in Italy. 14 x 9.5 cm Good condition £45.00 / $90.00 (plus packing and postage) Click for info Back to top

Valetta Harbour, Malta in two parts. Photograph taken in 5 sections ( x 2 )each. There is an inscription on one of the Warehouses Eo.T. Agius Ltd. and right at the top A.G.Cousis. Taken circa 1905. 138 x 22 cm/ 54 x 9 inch each. Framed and glazed. Condition fair. £300.00 / $600.00 for the 2 (To be collected) Click for info Back to top

Valetta Harbour, Malta. The Royal Navy is in port, showing several Dreadnought battleships. The time of exposure to the plates had to be varied from tenths of second to several minutes of shutter speed. This produced the phenomenon of several identical, but very slightly varying details of the boats' sails. Taken circa 1905. 138 x 22 cm /54 x 9 inch each. Framed and glazed. Condition fair £300.00 / $600.00 for the 2 (To be collected) Click for info Back to top