ANTIQUE MAPS OF SCOTLAND

SANSON, Nicolas.

Les Isles Orcadney, ou Orkney; Schetland, ou Hetland; et de Fero, ou Farre.

Paris, Pierre Mariette, 1665 -. 425 x 545.
Original outline colour; very minor blemishes and soiling, with other slight marginal age-toning, otherwise very good.
A superb map of the islands of Shetland, Orkney and Faroe Islands (shown slightly further south than reality). Highly decorative figured cartouche - shows boys fishing with rod and line.

£420

PORCACCHI, Tommaso.

Isole Hebride et Orcade..

Venice, Girolamo Porro, 1572-. 105 x 145, set in a page of text.
Uncoloured; some staining and soiling, confined to the text and margins, map in fine condition.
An early map of north Scotland, showing the Orkney and Hebrides Islands. From 'L'Isole Piu Famose del Mondo'. MOIR: The Early Maps of Scotland, pp. 164.

£100

PORCACCHI, Tommaso.

Descrittione Del L'Isola Di Scotia.

Venice, Girolamo Porro, 1572-. 105 x 145, set in a page of text.
Uncoloured; some staining and soiling, confined to the margins, otherwise fine condition.
One of the earliest printed maps of Scotland available, north orientated to the right of the page. From 'L'Isole Piu Famose del Mondo'. MOIR: The Early Maps of Scotland, pp. 164.

£210

TALLIS, John.

Scotland.

London, London Printing & Publishing Co., 1851. 355 x 250.
Original outline colour; very light toning to left edge, otherwise a fine unfolded example.
With vignette views of Edinburgh, Holyrood House, Brig of Doon and Scott's Monument, an inset map of the Shetlands and scenes of Deer Stalking and playing Shinty.

£230

PERROT, Artiside Michel.

Ross.

Paris, 1823. 110 x 60.
Original outline colour; lightly spotted and age-toned, otherwise good.
A miniature map of the counties with highly decorative border engraved by Adrien Migneret (1786-1840), the text by George Bernard Depping.

£42

PERROT, Artiside Michel.

Nairn, Elgin, Banff.

Paris, 1823. 110 x 60.
Original outline colour; light spotting to margins, otherwise very good
A miniature map of the counties with highly decorative border engraved by Adrien Migneret (1786-1840), the text by George Bernard Depping.

£48

PERROT, Artiside Michel.

Stirling, Dumbarton, Linlithgow, Clackmanan.

Paris, 1823. 100 x 60.
Original outline colour; light soiling and staining to margins, otherwise good.
A miniature map of the counties with highly decorative border engraved by Adrien Migneret (1786-1840), the text by George Bernard Depping.

£42

BLAEU, Joan.

Buthe Insula vulgo The Yle of Boot, Auct. Tim. Pont.

Amsterdam, 1654. 390 x 500.
Fine original colour; light marginal soiling, other very minor blemishes and some light spotting and show through of text from verso, otherwise a fine example.
A map of part of Cowal and the Island of Bute by Timothy Pont, also showing is part of the Island of Arran.

£280

BLAEU, Joan.

Evia et Escia Scotis Evsdall et Eskdail.

Amsterdam, 1654. 420 x 525.
Fine original colour; light marginal soiling, very minor marginal paper faults, very light overall age-toning and one or two small rust spots, otherwise a fine example.
A fine map of Eskdale by Timothy Pont.

£210

BLAEU, Joan.

Gallovidiĉ Pars Media, que Deam et Cream fluvios interjacer. The Middle-part of Galloway, whiche lyeth betweene the rivers Dee and Cree.

Amsterdam, 1654. 425 x 545.
Fine original colour; light marginal soiling, very light overall age-toning, otherwise a fine example.
A map of the Scottish county of Galloway, north to the right of the sheet, with Kirkcudbright to the left.

£320

ZATTA, Antonio.

La Scozia Settentrionale divisa Nelle sue Contee particolari di nuova projezione.

Venice, 1784. 310 x 405.
Original colour; very minor marginal soiling, otherwise a very good example.
A map of Northern Scotland, shows the Isle of Mull, across to Dundee and north, also just showing part of the Orkney Islands. With decorative cartouche dated 1779. From 'Atlante Novissimo'.

£140

BLAEU, Joan.

Carricta meridionalis. - The South Part of Carrick.

Amsterdam, 1654, Dutch text edition. 390 x 530.
Fine original colour; very light marginal spotting and overall age-toning, minor nicks to margins, otherwise fine condition.
A fine and decorative map of South Carrick, South Ayrshire, drawn by Timothy Pont.
KOEMAN: Bl 48

£340

BLAEU, Joan.

Cuninghamia...…

Amsterdam, 1654, Dutch text edition. 425 x 560.
Fine original colour; very light marginal spotting and overall age-toning, minor nicks to margins, otherwise fine condition.
A fine and decorative map of Cunningham, names Irvine and Largs, drawn by Timothy Pont.
KOEMAN: Bl 48

£380

BLAEU, Joan.

Glottiana Prĉfectura Inferior cum Baronia Glascvensi. The Nether Wards of Clyds-Dale and Baroni of Glasco.

Amsterdam, 1654, Dutch text edition. 390 x 540.
Fine original colour; very light marginal spotting and overall age-toning, minor nicks to margins, otherwise fine condition.
A fine and decorative map of parts of Renfrew, Cunningham and Lanark. Shows and names Glasgow and Lanark, drawn by Timothy Pont.
KOEMAN: Bl 48

£330

BLAEU, Joan.

Glottiana Prĉfectura Superior.

Amsterdam, 1654, Dutch text edition. 390 x 535.
Fine original colour; very light marginal spotting and overall age-toning, minor nicks to margins, otherwise fine condition.
A fine and decorative map of part of Clydesdale and Tweedale, drawn by Timothy Pont.
KOEMAN: Bl 48

£250

BLAEU, Joan.

Prĉfectura Renfroana Vulgo dicta Baronia - The Baronie of Renfrow.

Amsterdam, 1654, Dutch text edition. 395 x 535.
Fine original colour; very light marginal spotting and overall age-toning, minor nicks to margins, otherwise fine condition.
A fine and decorative map of Renfrew. Shows and names Glasgow, Paisley and Renfrew, drawn by Timothy Pont.
KOEMAN: Bl 48

£360

BLAEU, Joan.

Levinia, vice comitatus. - The Province of Lennox called the Shyre of Dun-Britton.

Amsterdam, 1654, Dutch text edition. 390 x 525.
Fine original colour; very light marginal spotting and overall age-toning, minor nicks to margins, signs of old folds, otherwise good condition.
A fine and decorative map of the area of Scotland around Dunbarton, showing the Firth of Clyde, drawn by Timothy Pont.
KOEMAN: Bl 48

£340

BLAEU, Joan.

Nithia Vicecomitatus - The Shirifdome of Nidis - Dale. Auctore Timotheo Pont.

Amsterdam, 1654, Dutch text edition. 390 x 535.
Fine original colour; very light marginal spotting and overall age-toning, minor nicks to margins, signs of old folds, otherwise good condition.
A fine and decorative map of southern Scotland around Dumfries, drawn by Timothy Pont.
KOEMAN: Bl 48

£340

HOMANN, Johann Baptist.

Magnĉ Britanniĉ Pars Septentrionalis qua Regnum Scotiĉ in Suas Partes et subja centes Insulaas divisum...

Nurnberg, c.1730. 570 x 480.
Original body colour; light marginal staining and soiling, otherwise a good to fine example.
A large map of Scotland, an acknowledged copy of Visscher's map, with two fine cartouches. This was the only map of Scotland produced by Homann: it was used by him and his heirs until 1790.
RSGS: p.178.

£560

ORTELIUS, Abraham.

Scotiĉ Tabula.

Antwerp, 1588, Spanish text edition. 355 x 480.
Finely coloured; minor soiling to margins, small area of expert restoration to upper margin (hardly noticable) not effecting printed area, otherwise a fine example.
Ortelius used Mercator's 8-sheet wall map of the British Isles (1564) as his source for this map, first published 1573. Oriented with North to the right. There is no printed page number on the verso to help with positive dating, there is an ink manuscript number 10 in the top right corner.
R.S.G.S.: p.165; VAN DEN BROECKE: 18.

£890

L'ISLE, Guillaume de.

Scozia.

Venice, Girolamo Albrizzi, 1740. 380 x 320.
Uncoloured; light centrefold toning due to guard paste, very light print offset and minor marginal staining, otherwise a fine example.
A fine map of Scotland from 'Atlante Novissimo che Contiene Tutte le Parti del Mondo'. With a highly decorative title cartouche.

£230

PERROT, Artiside Michel.

Ross.

Paris, 1823. 110 x 60.
Original outline colour; lightly spotted and age-toned, otherwise good.
A miniature map of the counties with highly decorative border engraved by Adrien Migneret (1786-1840), the text by George Bernard Depping.

£42

SPEED, John.

The Kingdome of Scotland.

London, John Sudbury & George Humble, 1610-16, Latin text edition. 390 x 515.
Fine original colour; some oxidisation of the original colour, particularly the green, this has caused some discolouration and minor cracking in some areas, this has been expertly repaired. Some small holes visible when held up to the light, short centrefold split (repaired), other minor discolouration and soiling, otherwise a good example.
Undoubtedly the most decorative map of Scotland, this is the first state, with portraits of James I (the Sixth of Scotland), Queen Anna and their sons. In 1652 these were replaced with vignettes of "commoners". The map itself is based on Mercator's map of 1595, but has an inset of the Orkneys top right.From Speed's atlas 'The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine', the Latin edition is arguably the rarest of all editions, being produced for the overseas market. Thomas Chubb states in his book, "The Latin edition of Speed's atlas of great Britain and Ireland is extremely rare, it was not until 1918 that the British Museum obtained a copy." It is even more difficult to find examples in original colour.
CHUBB: XXIVa; SKELTON: 11. RSGS: p.168.

£1,980

S.D.U.K.

Scotland III Orkneys, Shetlands and Hebrides.

London, Charles Knight & Co. 1844. 380 x 320.
Original outline colour; very light marginal soiling, otherwise fine condition overall.
Two detailed maps on one sheet, the Hebrides or Western Isles and the Okneys and Shetlands, engraved by J & C. Walker.

£28

JANSSON, Jan.

Orcadum et Schetlandiĉ Insurarum accurattisima descriptio.

Amsterdam, 1646-. Latin text edition. 375 x 490.
Coloured; light age-toning mainly to the margins, short repaired tear in upper margin (1" inch), minor centrefold creasing, otherwise a very good example.
Two maps on one plate; the Orkeny's on the left and the Shetland's on the right. Many fishing vessels in the sea and a decorative title with hanging fish indicating the industry of the region.

£395

JANSSON, Joan.

A New Description of the Shyres Lothian and Linlithquo. Be T.Pont.

Amsterdam, 1650. Latin text edition. 370 x 535.
Fine original colour; slight marginal age-toning as is often the case with maps by Jansson and minor marginal blemishes, otherwise a fine example.
The Scottish counties of Linlithgow and Lothian, showing Edinburgh at the centre of the page, after Timothy Pont.

£420

JANSSON, Johannes.

Scotia Regnum.

Amsterdam, 1646. Latin text edition. 380 x 500.
Coloured; minor marginal staining and spotting, slight age-toning, otherwise fine condition.
A fine map of Scotland, with inset of the Orkney Islands.

£520

HOMANN, Johann Baptist.

Magnĉ Britanniĉ Pars Septentrionalis qua Regnum Scotiĉ in Suas Partes et subja centes Insulaas divisum...

Nurnberg, c.1730. 570 x 480.
Original body colour; with some recent embellishments to the title cartouche and mile scale, some minor soiling to the margins, small marginal nicks and very light age-toning, short tear to left margin (repaired), otherwise a good example.
A large map of Scotland, an acknowledged copy of Visscher's map, with two fine cartouches. This was the only map of Scotland produced by Homann: it was used by him and his heirs until 1790.
RSGS: p.178.

£490

[THOMSON & Co., John].

Plan of Loch Katherine.

Edinburgh, c.1818. 90 x 165.
Uncoloured; light age-toning, otherwise a a very good example.
A well engraved and detail map of Loch Katherine [sic] and area, now Katrine. Located just north of Glasgow between Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park and Queen Elizabeth Forest Park. Probably published in the seventh edition of J.Fairbairn's "Traveller's Guide through Scotland and its Islands" and engraved by J. & G. Menzies. John Thomson & Co. was possibly the publisher.

£18

TALLIS, John.

Glasgow.

London, John Tallis & Co., 1851. 360 x 475.
Uncoloured; very minor spotting, light marginal age-toning, otherwise a fine example.
A superbly detailed steel engraved plan of the city of Glasgow. Vignettes include; The Royal Exchange, The University, The Cathedral, New Bridge and a prospect from the Green. Shows the railways and as far south as Butterbiggins Road, north to Grimston Burn, east to the Dalmarnock Bridge and west to the Royal Botanic Gardens.

£260

WYLD, James.

Scotland with its Islands.

London, 1844. 765 x 535.
Original outline colour; very light marginal soiling, some very light print offsetting to the Northern Ocean, short tears to centrefold (repaired), otherwise a fine example.
A detailed map of Scotland, with inset of the Shetland Islands, published in 'A New General Atlas of Modern Geography'.

£230

MALLET, Alain Manesson.

Edinbourg.

Paris, 1683. French text edition. 160 x 110.
Uncoloured; minor staining to the margins, with light age toning, otherwise a good example.
A fine miniature map/plan of Edinburgh. From the French text edition of the five volume work 'Description de l'Univers'.

£85

JANSSON, Joan.

Provinciĉ Lauden seu Lothien et Linlithouo.

Amsterdam, 1639-47, French text edition. 370 x 540.
Fine original colour; slight age-toning as is often the case with maps by Jansson and minor marginal blemishes, light waterstaining, otherwise very good.
The Scottish counties of Linlithgow and Lothian, showing Edinburgh at the center of the page, by Timothy Pont, and probably engraved by Henricus Honius.
KOEMAN: Me 160.

£380

SANSON, Nicolas.

Le Royaume D'Ecosse Divisé en Parties Septentrionale & Meridionale...chez H.Jaillot.

Paris, 1693. 890 x 590.
Fine original Colour; trimmed both sides, with slight loss of printed line borders, now reinstated, margins have been added using old paper, light print offset and very light creasing, otherwise a presentable map.
A large and decorative map of Scotland, published in 'Atlas Nouveau Contenant tous les parties du Monde'.

£480

JANSSON, Jan.

Orcadum et Schetlandiĉ Insurarum accurattisima descriptio.

Amsterdam, 1647, French text edition. 380 x 490.
Original colour; light overall age-toning as is often the case with Jansson maps, minor staining to the margins, otherwise a very good example.
Two maps on one plate; the Orkney's on the left and the Shetland's on the right. Many fishing vessels in the sea and a decorative title with hanging fish indicating the industry of the region.
KOEMAN: Atlantes Neerlandici. Me 160.

£390

MALLET, Alain Manesson.

Royaume D'Ecosse.

Paris, 1684. German text edition. 155 x 115.
Uncoloured; very light toning to the edge of the margins, some light spotting to the map, otherwise very good.
A miniature map of Scotland from the five volume work by Allain Manesson Mallet

£85

PERROT, Artiside Michel.

Iles Hébrides.

Paris, 1823. 110 x 70.
Original outline colour; some spotting to margins, otherwise a good example.
A miniature map of the outer Hebrides with a highly decorative border engraved by Adrien Migneret (1786-1840), the text by George Bernard Depping.

£56

BLAEU, Joan.

Orcadum et Schetlandiĉ Insularum accuratissima descriptio.

Amsterdam, 1654, Latin text edition. 405 x 530.
Coloured; short splits to upper and lower centrefold in the margins and well away from the printed surface, now expertly repaired, other very minor nicks to margins, otherwise fine condition.
A fine and decorative map of the Orkney and Shetland Islands.
KOEMAN: Atlantes Neerlandici, Bl 49

£420

PERROT, Artiside Michel.

Orcades, Caithness.

Paris, 1823. 110 x 65.
Original outline colour; a clean example in fine condition.
A miniature map of the Orkney Islands and Caithness, with a highly decorative border engraved by Adrien Migneret (1786-1840), the text by George Bernard Depping.

£52

FULLARTON & Co., Archibald.

Ports & Harbours on the East Coast of Scotland.

London, Edinburgh & Dublin, 1874. 465 x 300.
Original coloured lithograph; light staining to lower margin, otherwise fine condition.
Four maps on one sheet, Edinburgh with Leith & Grantham, Peterhead, Aberdeen and Lower Estuary of the Forth. From 'The Royal Illustrated Atlas of Modern Geography'.

£60

MALLET, Alain Manesson.

Royaume D'Ecosse.

Paris, 1683. French text edition. 155 x 115.
Uncoloured; very light age-toning, small light brown stain in the map area, otherwise very good.
A miniature map of Scotland from the five volume work by Allain Manesson Mallet, 'Description de l'univers'.

£85

PERROT, Aristide Michel.

Ross.

Paris, 1823. 115 x 70.
Original outline colour; lightly spotted and age-toned at the edges of the paper, otherwise a very good example.
A miniature map of the countiy with highly decorative border engraved by Adrien Migneret (1786-1840), the text by George Bernard Depping.

£38

PERROT, Artiside Michel.

Perth, Kenross.

Paris, 1823. 110 x 70.
Original outline colour; light soiling and minor spotting to margins, otherwise very good.
A miniature map of the counties with highly decorative border engraved by Adrien Migneret (1786-1840), the text by George Bernard Depping.

£32

PERROT, Artiside Michel.

Iles Shetland.

Paris, 1823. 115 x 70.
Original outline colour; light spotting and age-toning to margins, otherwise a very good example.
A miniature map of the Shetland Isles with a highly decorative border engraved by Adrien Migneret (1786-1840), the text by George Bernard Depping.

£58

PERROT, Artiside Michel.

Stirling, Dumbarton, Linlithgow, Clackmanan.

Paris, 1823. 110 x 70.
Original outline colour; light soiling and staining to margins, otherwise very good.
A miniature map of the counties with highly decorative border engraved by Adrien Migneret (1786-1840), the text by George Bernard Depping.

£38

S.D.U.K.

Scotland.

London, 1841. 395 x 315.
Original outline colour; light age-toning to the edges of the paper, trimmed close at bottom margin, but with enough blank paper to facilitate framing and the publishers imprint is intact, otherwise a good example.
A detailed map of Scotland. Engraved by J & C Walker, for the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.

£45

SPEED, John.

The Kingdom of Scotland.

London, John Sudbury and George Humble, 1612-16, Latin text edition. 385 x 510.
Fine recent hand colouring; dark impression, good margins. Two small circular paper faults, only visible when held up to the light, signs of age-toning in the margins from an old framing, residue of mounting tape along top margin, otherwise a fine example.
Undoubtedly the most decorative map of Scotland, this is the first state, with portraits of James I (the Sixth of Scotland), Queen Anna and their sons. In 1652 these were replaced with vignettes of "commoners". The map itself is based on Mercator's map of 1595, but has an inset of the Orkneys top right. Published in John Speed's (1552-1629) 'Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine'. Speed was born in Farndon in Cheshire during the reign of Charles I. He was buried in St. Giles Church, Cripplegate. In the early years John Speed like his father was a tailor and became a Freeman of the Merchant Tailors Company at the age of 28. His real passion was history and he joined the Society of Antiquaries where he became a friend of the historian William Camden. Speed produced his 'History of Great Britaine' in 1611, he more famous for his maps.
RSGS: p.168.

£2,600