Antique Maps Of The British Isles

In this unique Price Guide (no. 2 of a series) collectors and investors will find details of more than 3000 different antique maps of the following regions: Ireland, Scotland, UK, England, London, geological maps, Thames Estuary, Channels, Islands, North Sea, Wales and English Counties. The maps are listed by region in date order, from 1477 to 1850. The prices given are the current estimated replacement / insurance values, all of which are for maps in fine condition i.e undamaged. Condition can range from poor, good, very good, fine to very fine. These standardized prices enable collectors and investors to judge the importance of individual maps and their asking prices. There is also more information on individual maps, many of which are illustrated in colour.

Great Britain and Ireland enjoy a rich cartographic heritage, yet historians have not made full use of early maps in their writings and research. This is partly due to a lack of information about exactly which maps are available. With the publication of this volume from the Royal Historical Society, we now have a comprehensive guide to the early maps of Great Britain. The book is divided into two parts: part one describes the history and purpose of maps in a series of short essays on the early mapping of the British Isles; part two comprises a guide to the collections, national and regional. Now available from Cambridge University Press, this volume provides an essential reference tool for anyone requiring to access maps of the British Isles dating back to the medieval period and beyond.

A standard reference work and collector's guide to old maps. Antique Maps is now firmly established as a definitive reference work. With extensive information on the general historical background, details of all the major map-makers and practical advice on collecting old maps, it provides an excellent introduction for the beginner as well as a mass of precise and clearly organized information for the expert and the serious collector. A beautiful edition in itself, this timeless volume evokes the elegance of maps from the past and the charm of all the distant places they suggest, to show them not only as historical artefacts but also as works of art.