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Old World Maps, Paris 1739 Map

Paris 1739 Map

98.75"W x 1.5"D x 78"H. An extraordinary feat of Cartography Published by Etienne Turgot in 1739, our Paris map is one of the most decorative and celebrated maps ever made. Every street and building of the pre-Hausmann era is shown. Not a window, chimney-piece or turret has been omitted. Today's suburbs were yesterday's orchards. Windmills dotted the landscape. Its creation was a Herculean project that took over five years to complete. Turgot's Plan de Paris is a remarkable technical achievement, a flight of the imagination created many years before the first manned balloon flight and the invention of photography. Three fabric giclee printed scrolls. French finished cherry wood slats, top with hardware. UV resistant fabric won't fade.

	$825.00

Old World Maps, Rome 1676 Map

Rome 1676 Map

78.75"W x 1.5"D x 84.75"H. Did you once walk the streets of ancient Rome in a purple cardinal's mantle, or as the richly dressed Duchess of Parma? Follow your footsteps along millennia old avenues and alleyways. Rome, a legendary city laid out in all its 17th C. grandeur, on durable fabric. One of a spectacular collection of ancient wall maps. Two giclee printed fabric scrolls. French finished cherry wood slats, top with hardware. UV resistant fabric won't fade.

	$825.00

Old World Maps, New York 1879 Map

New York 1879 Map

26"W x 1.5"D x 53.25"H. Some buildings come and go, but streets and parks of a major metropolis tend to stay unchanged over time. This is New York, or rather Manhattan, sans-traffic! These streets were filled with horses and carriages. All the piers were busy with commerce from all countries in the world. Steamers, windjammers, transatlantic vessels carrying immigrants as well as the Fin-de-Si�cle Jet-Set. This city is all about blending cultures, styles, people. Walk your favorite walk, find out what changed, delight in distinguishing old from new. One giclee printed fabric scroll. French finished cherry wood slats, top with hardware. UV resistant fabric won't fade.

	$250.00

Old World Maps, Amsterdam 1737 Map

Old World Maps, World Map 1660

World Map 1660

78.75"W x 1.5"D x 56.75"H. World maps published before 1650 are becoming familiar to contemporary viewers. Uncharted areas were left as blank spots that were increasingly filled by later versions. The first to unveil this new mapping of the world in its full extent, including the newly discovered coastal areas of Australia (New Holland), was Joan Blaeu, the famous Amsterdam publisher of maps and atlases. Blaeu produced a gigantic world map in 1648. In many ways this map is a close copy of that original world map that Blaeu published. Two giclee printed fabric scrolls. French finished cherry wood slats, top with hardware. UV resistant fabric won't fade.

	$600.00

Amsterdam 1737 Map

39.5"W x 1.5"D x 38.25"H. Amsterdam was the world's commercial and banking center in the 17th C. The city expanded dramatically and the mansions lining the characteristic canals were filled with curiosities, furniture, paintings and wall maps. Decorative wall maps of the period can be seen in many works of art dating back to Holland's Golden Age, most notably in paintings by Vermeer. Bird's-eye view maps were in special demand. Every building, every house could be identified, which added greatly to the map's appeal. Since the port of Amsterdam was its heart, the perspective is taken facing the waterfront from the northeast, whereas traditionally bird's-eye maps are pictured from the south. Today the half-moon shape layout is the old city center. One giclee printed fabric scroll. French finished cherry wood slats, top with hardware. UV resistant fabric won't fade.

	$260.00

Old World Maps, Close up of Paris 1739 Map

Old World Maps, Close Up of Rome 1676 Map

Old World Maps, Close Up of New York 1879 Map

Old World Maps, Flag Chart 1756

Flag Chart 1756

39.5"W x 1.5"D x 35.5"H. A high quality replica that combines distinct historical provenance with contemporary interest in unique and interesting wall art. Encompassing some of the best feats of ancient cartography, our flag chart represents a unique cooperation with established European and US national libraries. One giclee printed fabric scroll. French finished cherry wood slats, top with hardware. UV resistant fabric won't fade.

	$250.00

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North America 1755 Map

98.75"W x 1.5"D x 56"H. Originally published in eight sections and called the Mitchell Map, this interesting early map of the American colonies is recognized by cognoscenti as the most important map of America ever published. At the time boundaries were in hot dispute between England and France resulting in two versions of the map, one French, one English, with some essential differences. But the buffalo herds, Native American tribes and other highly interesting details were the same in both. Originals of this map are very rare and sell in excess of $30,000. Travel back to a time when North America was gradually becoming colonized. Two giclee printed fabric scrolls. French finished cherry wood slats, top with hardware. UV resistant fabric won't fade.

	$605.00

Venetia 1694 Map

53"W x 0.75"D x 24.4"H. Man-made city in a swampy lagoon. Once the cultured metropolis ruled by Doges and oligarchic nobles. Center of commerce and the arts, home to Titian and Tiepolo, to Marco Polo and Coronelli. Galleys and merchant ships were sent to the farthest corners of the Mediterranean to trade and conquer. Wars were won and lost. A mesmerizing, intriguing and beautiful city characterized by its Palazzos lining the Grand Canal. Enjoy our reproduction of 18th C. Venice, in birds-eye view, every house, alley and canal. One giclee printed fabric scroll. French finished cherry wood slats, top with hardware. UV resistant fabric won't fade.

	$280.00

Old World Maps, North America 1755

Old World Maps, Venetia 1694 Map

The Americas 1719 Map

53"W x 0.75"D x 32.9"H. It was a felicitous moment discovering the dazzling series of printed sheets, together forming a wall-sized map of the Atlantic and Pacific, the Americas in the very center. It's rare to find a world map so old which doesn't feature Europe as the world's center. Arresting details such as cartouches of special interest, and the routes of famous discoverers. Our glorious re-edition, hand printed on durable fabric, is a quintessential French creation. One giclee printed fabric scroll. French finished cherry wood slats, top with hardware. UV resistant fabric won't fade.

	$280.00

Old World Maps, The Americas 1719

Plancius Planisphere 1604

53"W x 0.75"D x 28.5"H. Renaissance culture was highly appreciative of the concept of the universal man. Studying and mastering multiple disciplines was admired. Petrus Plancius was such a man. He was both a practicing theologian and a skilled cartographer. He became a minister in Amsterdam in 1585 and also became famous as an astronomer. Plancius made his famous large size wall map of the known world in 1592. An incredible effort and one of the most decorative and detailed maps ever made. Updated with the latest discoveries. Interestingly, this map shows empty cartouches, as Plancius was probably still trying to get a royal sponsorship for his work when this print was made. One giclee printed fabric scroll. French finished cherry wood slats, top with hardware. UV resistant fabric won't fade.

	$305.00

Old World Maps, Plancius Planisphere 1604