1. Africa. De L’Isle, Guillaume. (1675 – 1726).

Africa, Concinnata Secundum Observationes Membror Acad. Regal Scientiarum et non nullorum aliorum, et juxta recentissimas annotationes.

Original hand-coloured copper engraving. Augsburg, Jeremiam Wollf, 1710. Plate Size: 57.7 cm x 44.5 cm. Sheet Size: 65.5 cm x 51 cm. Original map. Very good condition. Slight staining barely evident near centre of map. Two minor stains to lower margin of map. Very minor tear to top edge and recto fore edge. Trace of foxing to verso edge.

2. Africa – Tallis / Zatta / Lotter / Ortelius / Vaugondy / Kircher / Sanson d’Abbeville and others.

Collection of 24 rare 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th century maps on Africa, including Libya, Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia, Equatorial Guinea, South Africa etc.

Some stunning examples of hand-coloured copper-engravings plus one manuscript map (Tuckey / Congo – Zaire). Paris / London / Antwerp and other places of print, c.1595 – 1851. All of these maps in very good+ / excellent condition. This collection presents itself for becoming an amazing, a meaningful starting-point for an Africana-Collection, decoration for a Safari-Lodge, interior-design for an Africana-themed library etc. etc. The price includes worldwide free shipping per DHL Express-Courier (2-3 day-delivery). Ask for complete list and images and please also inquire about our amazing book-collection of Africana, which would be a great match for this collection of vintage maps.

3. Africa – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876)

Africa – The African Continent with Vignettes and illustrations of an Arab family of Algeria, Bosjesman Hottentots Wild Bushmen, St.Helena, Korranna Hottentotts, Bedouin Arabs Encampment.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Partly hand-coloured. London & New York, J & F. Tallis, 1851. Plate Size: 32.4 cm x 25 cm. Sheet Size: 37.4 cm x 27.4 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition.

4. Africa / North Africa – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876)

Egypt and Arabia Petrea – with Vignettes and illustrations of the Mosque of Sultan Hassan / Grand Cairo / Alexandria / Ruins of the Great Temple, Karnac / Great Sphinx, Ghizeh / Gulf of Akaba / Gulf of Suez / Red Sea with Boats / .

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Partly hand-coloured. London & New York, J & F. Tallis, 1851. Plate Size: 24.5 cm x 34.4 cm. Sheet Size: 27.3 cm x 37.4 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition.

5. Africa / South Africa – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876)

Cape Colony with Clan William, Little Namaqua Land, Tulbagh or Karoo, Stellenbosch, The Cape, Zwellendam, George, Zitzikamma, Uitenhage, Beaufort, Graaf Reynet, Albany, Somerset, Victoria, Colesberg, Griquas. With Vignettes and illustrations of Cape Town, Entrance to the Knysna, Graham’s Town.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Partly hand-coloured. London & New York, J & F. Tallis, 1851. Plate Size: 32 cm x 26 cm. Sheet Size: 37.4 cm x 27.2 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition.

6. Congo – Tuckey, James Hingston. (1776 – 1816)

Vintage, 19th century manuscript map “Chart of the River Zaire from Capt. Tuckeys Narrative”.

Ink on Paper. Britain, c. 1850. 18.4 cm wide x 11.3 cm high. Mounted on paper (partially detached). Mounted on paper with an additional manuscript map of East Tartary. These maps were drawn in a 19th-century hand and used to be part of a Sammelband of Maps in the Public Library of South Shields.

7. East Africa – Zatta, Antonio. (1722 – 1804).

Parte Della Costa Orientale Dell’Africa con l’Isola dei Madagasear e le Carte particolari dell’Isole di Francia e di Borbon.

Original hand-coloured engraving. Venezia, Antonio Zatta E Figli, 1784. Plate Size: 40 cm x 30.5 cm. Sheet Size: 51 cm x 38.8 cm. Original map with good margins. Very good condition, with the only slightest traces of browning to outer margins.

8. Egypt – Lotter, Tobie Conrad. (1717 – 1777).

Le Cours Entier du Grand et Fameux Nil.

Original hand coloured engraving. Augsburg, Lotter, [c.1740]. Plate Size: 59.8 cm x 48.4 cm. Sheet Size: 65.4 cm x 53.6 cm. Original map. In very good condition. Partially coloured. Repaired tear to left edge of sheet. Minor tear to foot of sheet outside border. Central vertical fold as issued. Map is orientated to the north.

9. Egypt – Ortelius, Abraham. (1527 – 1598).

Aegyptus Antiqua.

Original engraving. Antwerp, Ortelius, [c.1595]. Plate Size: 51.2 cm x 35.8 cm. Sheet Size: 58 cm x 43.4 cm. Original map. In very good condition. Discreet tears near lower left and top right. Slight staining to top of sheet. Central vertical fold as issued. Professional repaired wormholes to above centre top border and near centre of map. A very minor hole along each lower vertical border of plate frame. Reverse carries Latin text. The map was orientated with Egypt’s north to the right.

10. Egypt – Vaugondy, Robert. (1723 – 1786).

Karte von Egypten.

Original hand-coloured engraving. Augsburg, Joh. Walch, 1798. Plate Size: 54.5 cm x 49.2 cm. Sheet Size: 67.3 cm x 55.1 cm. Original map. In very good condition. Large margin between plate and sheet edges. Some spotting along sheet edges beyond map border. Central vertical fold as issued. Map is orientated to the north.