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Early Maps of Italy and Eastern Europe

A collection of early geographic maps depicting Italy, Hungary, and surrounding regions, marked with historical boundaries and dedicated to notable figures.

Map of Ancient Greece, northern part. From Historical Atlas, published 1923.

A new map of the upper part of Italy containing ye principality of Piemont ye Dutchies of Savoy, Milan, Parma, Mantua, Modena, Tuscany, the dominions of ye Pope &c. the republiques of Venice, Genoe, Lucca &c : to His Most Sacred Majesty George II. King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Elector of Brunswick-Luneburg &c. this Map is most humbly dedicated , Italy, Northern, Maps, Early works to 1800, Italy, Maps, Early works to 1800, George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

A new map of the upper part of Italy containing ye principality of Piemont ye Dutchies of Savoy, Milan, Parma, Mantua, Modena, Tuscany, the dominions of ye Pope &c. the republiques of Venice, Genoe, Lucca &c : to His Most Sacred Majesty George II. King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Elector of Brunswick-Luneburg &c. this Map is most humbly dedicated , Italy, Northern, Maps, Early works to 1800, Italy, Maps, Early works to 1800, George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Turkey, in Europe and Hungary : from the best authorities , Balkan Peninsula, Maps, Europe, Central, Maps, Ukraine, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

La Terra di Lavoro ed I principati citeriore ulteriore , Terra di Lavoro Italy : Region, Maps, Early works to 1800, Campania Italy, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Italiæ antiquæ et novæ , Italy, Historical geography, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

La Terra di Lavoro ed I principati citeriore ulteriore , Terra di Lavoro Italy : Region, Maps, Early works to 1800, Campania Italy, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Map of Ancient Greece, northern part. From Historical Atlas, published 1923.

America : Nach Arrowsmith, Brué und Lapie mit Benutzung der neuesten Vermessungen , Western Hemisphere, Maps, America, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

West Indien und Mittel America. Relief shown by hachures. From: Neuester Zeitungs-Atlas fur Alte und Neue Erdkunde, 57. In upper left margin: Meyer's Con. Lex. N. 198. Inset: Stadt u. Hafen Havanna... West Jndien und Mittel America. West Jndien und Mittel America, Mesoamerica ,area West Indies

Map of Italy with the ancient and modern names , Italy, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Italiæ antiquæ et novæ. Relief shown by hachures. Inset: Sardo = Sardinia Ia... Italiæ antiquæ et novæ pars australis Italiæ antiquæ et novæ pars septentrionalis. Italiæ antiquæ et novæ pars australis Italiæ antiquæ et novæ pars septentrionalis, Italy

MAP OF THE AFRICAN PROVINCES OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE

1780 Raynal and Bonne Map of Turkey in Europe and Asia

Mediterranean Sea Map Gotha, Justus Perthes, 1872, Atlas

Mediterranean Sea Map 1872 Gotha, Justus Perthes, 1872, Atlas

An historical map of the Roman Empire and the neighbouring barbarous nations to the year of our Lord four hundred when the empire began to be rent with foreign invasions = Theatrum historicum ad annum Christi quadringentesimu in quo tum Imperii Romani tum barbarorum circumincolentium status ob oculos ponitur. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: Ferro. Insets: Western hemisphere -- Eastern hemisphere. Appears in Moll's The world described, 1709-1736, plate 30. In English and Latin... Theatrum historicum ad annum Christi quadringentesimu in quo tum Imperii Romani tum barbarorum circumincolentium status ob oculos ponitur. Theatrum historicum ad annum Christi quadringentesimu in quo tum Imperii Romani tum barbarorum circumincolentium status ob oculos ponitur, North Africa ,area Middle East ,area Roman Empire

Map of Balkan States, with country borders. Archive Atlas Geographic Map, 1914

1743 Homann Heirs Map of West Africa ( Slave Trade references ) &Guinea&

Plurime Sunt regiones que quidem singule singulis rebus excellere videntur , Italy, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

L'Italia antica divisa nelle sue regioni , Italy, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

1771 Janvier Map of Greece, Turkey, Macedonia andamp, the Balkans

Greece, Archipelago and part of Anadoli , Greece, Maps, Early works to 1800, Turkey, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Kriegsschauplatz uebersichtskarte der Europäischen Türkei mit den vasallenstaaten Montenegro, Serbien, Rumænien u. Griechenland , Balkan Peninsula, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Turkish-Allies operations, European war , World War, 1914-1918, Turkey, Maps, Turkey, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Carta geografica e postale dell' Italia ridotta dalle migliori carte fin' ora esistenti coll' indicazione di tutte le strade ferrale ed il corso dei battelli a vapore , Italy, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Map of East Java. Map of East Java with legend and insert maps of the area around Surabaya, the Kongean Islands and the island of Bawean. Numbered top left: 5. With degree distribution along the edges.

Map of Senegal, Guillaume Delisle, 1720 - 1745 print Map of Senegal, Borders colored, at the top right a cartouche with the French title, bottom right in French-English nakes, Spanish nakes and French miles. Amsterdam paper engraving / etching maps of separate countries or regions Senegal

A map of the East-Indies and the adjacent countries ; with the settlements, factories and territories explaning what belongs to England, Spain, France, Holland, Denmark, Portugal &c. ... Cartographic. Maps, Atlases. 1736. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. Asia

1853 Mitchell Map of Turkey in Asia ( Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Turkey )

Carta statistica e postale dell'Italia , Italy, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Greece from the latest and best authorities , Greece, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

MAP OF THE STRAIT OF MALACCA, 1874

Carta geografica e postale dell' Italia ridotta dalle migliori carte fin' ora esistenti coll' indicazione di tutte le strade ferrale ed il corso dei battelli a vapore. Relief shown by hachures. Includes population table. Exhibited in Faces and Places, at the Boston Public Library, Boston, MA, October 2003 - September 2004. MB (BRL). The geography of Italy during the middle of the 19th century is depicted on this detailed postal map. It not only portrays Italy's mountainous topography by shaded relief, it also shows the location of post offices, postal routes, and railroads. The table in the lower left corner of this map lists the population and area of various regions within Italy, including the tiny Republic of San Marino, seen as a small red circle in the north-central portion of the map. This region remains an autonomous republic today. The area of each region is given in square kilometers; by 1866, the metric system had been in use in Italy for nearly 20 years. Also noted on this m

Charte von Italien : Nach seiner neuesten Eintheilung und den vorzüglichsten Hülfsmitteln , Italy, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Special-karte der Europäischen Türkey , Albania, Maps, Balkan Peninsula, Maps, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Maps, Bulgaria, Maps, Crete Greece, Maps, Greece, Maps, Macedonia Greece, Maps, Serbia, Maps, Turkey, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Special-karte der Europaischen Turkey. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Ferro. Insets: Sudlicher Theil von Griechenland und die insel Candia -- Silistria und Umgegend -- Der befestigte sudliche Theil der Dardanellen Strasse -- Der Bosporus oder die Meerenge von Constantinopel -- Constantinopel.. Map of European side of Turkey and Crete, as well as Greece and Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia... , Albania Balkan Peninsula ,area Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Greece , Crete ,region Serbia Turkey

Map with the siege of Den Bosch by Frederik Hendrik, 1629. Map with the siege of Den Bosch by the state army under Frederik Hendrik, from 1 May to 17 September 1629. Map of a large part of Brabant with the Bommeler and Tielerwaard and The Biesbos. Bottom left a cartouche with the legend A-K.

Map of the United States, Territory of Oregon, west of the Rocky Mountains, exhibiting the various trading depots or forts occupied by the British Hudson Bay Company, connected with the western and northwestern fur trade. Relief shown by hachures. "S. Doc. no. 470, 25 Con. 2 s." Includes notes. Scale bars are incorrect. Another issue does not include the lines denoting coastal and interior waters/... , Northwestern United States ,area

Map titled 'Africa Septentrionalis,' created by Aaron Arrowsmith in 1841. It features two maps on one sheet, hand-colored borders, and measures 18 x 15 cm. Published in London by A. Arrowsmith

A new map of Italy distinguishing all the sovereignties in it, whether states, kingdoms, dutchies, principalities, republicks, &c : with the post roads, and many remarks not extant in any map. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridians: London and Ferro. Inset views: A cataract of air in Mount Aeolius in Italy -- Mont Vesuvius two leagues from Naples -- Mount Aetna or Mongibello in Sicily beeing a true draught of ye eruption in 1669. Includes dedication to Francisco Eugenio Sabaudiae and notes. Copy 2 appears in Moll's The world described, 1709-1736, plate 27. Map in English. Dedication in Latin. Exhibited in Faces and Places, at the Boston Public Library, Boston, MA, October 2003 - September 2004. MB (BRL). During the Renaissance, Italy was a nation of separate city-states, regions that were loyal to either the Spanish crown or the Pope in Rome. Italian culture was also transitioning from a medieval way of life, to a modern one where people could own businesses, although there remained

Turkish-Allies operations, European war. Includes insets: Suez Canal and vicinity -- Dardanellen -- Bosporus. "R.4." Relief shown by hachures.... , Turkey

1764 Anville Map of Itally in Roman Times

Map of the island of Bali, Anonymous, 1849 print paper island (in tropical and sub-tropical regions). marine charts Bali

OLD MAP OF SOUTH WESTERN AFRICA

Regnorum Castellae veteris, Legionis, et Gallaeciae, principatuumque Biscaiae, et Asturiarum, accuratissima descriptio. Map of the kingdoms of Castile, Leon and Galacia in northern Spain. Relief shown pictorially. Verso is blank. Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor. Part of composite portfolio atlas with title "Collection of old maps.".. Collection of old maps. Collection of old maps, Spain , Castile ,area

A map of Turkey in Asia , Turkey, Maps, Middle East, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

A map of Turkey in Asia. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. "R27."... , Turkey Middle East ,area

Old map of Canada (New France). By L'Isle, publ. ca. 1730

Historical map of the Netherlands with the areas of the Batavians and Frisians III, Jan Luyken, 1697 print Card marked at the bottom right: tab. III. Amsterdam paper etching maps of separate countries or regions Friesland. Netherlands

Map of Pennsylvania from the latest surveys, created in 1796 and issued in 1908 by the Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. The map measures 31 x 45 cm and features early works of Pennsylvania maps up to the year 1800, presented as a facsimile

Mapa de la isla de Santo Domingo , Hispaniola, Maps, Dominican Republic, Maps, Haiti, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Austria Hungary.... , Austria Hungary

1742 Covens and Mortier Map of Martinique

Sexta Europa tabula continet Italiam , Italy, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Griechenland zur zeit des Peloponnesischen Krieges, nach den glaubwürdigsten geschichtsschreibern , Greece, Maps, Middle East, Maps, Turkey, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Tabulae maximae quibus illustrantur terrae veterum in usum scholarum. Relief shown by shading and spot heights. Accompanied by advertisement for maps in the set (8 unnumbered pages)... Tabula I. Graecia Graecia. Tabula I. Graecia Graecia, Greece

Turquie d'Europe , Turkey, Maps, Early works to 1800, Balkan Peninsula, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

1747 Ratelband Map of the Black Sea, Crimea, and Northern Turkey

Carte de l'isle de la Martinique colonie Françoise de l'une des isles Antilles de l'Amérique , Martinique, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Westindische Inseln , West Indies, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

1715 De L'Isle Map of the Eastern Roman Empire under Constantine (Asia Minor, Black Sea, Balkans)

This 1903 illustration shows a map of the eastern world in the time of Nebuchadrezzar. Nebuchadnezzar was king of Babylon 605-562 B.C. He determined to make his capital city of Babylon the finest in the world. He is known for the area of his palace in Babylon that came to be known as the Hanging Gardens and was considered one of the seven ancient wonders of the world. Scholars differ on their size, but archaeological excavations do attest to some type of grandiose structure.

Das königreich Griechenland mit den Ionischen Inseln , Greece, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Das konigreich Griechenland mit den Ionischen Inseln. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Paris and Ferro. Insets: Plan der gegend zwischen Athen u. dem Piraeos -- Plan von Athen. In upper left: Meyer's hand-atlas.... , Greece

Carta statistica e postale dell'Italia , Italy, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

1771 Bonne Map of the New Testament Lands, w- Holy Land and Jerusalem

1752 Vaugondy Map of Greece, Macedonia Albania

Map of Ontario, Canada

Carte de l'Istrie et de la Dalmatie. Cartographic. Prints. 1802. General Research Division

Netherlands, Baarsel, Willem Cornelis van, The Scheldt from Vlissingen to Antwerp. December 1832, verso - stamped, Map of the Western Scheldt with parts of Zeeland, Zeeuws-Vlaanderen and Flanders, with the course of the Scheldt to Antwerp. In connection with the siege of the Citadel of Antwerp by the French army, December 1832., print, engraving, map, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 202 mm, width 318 mm, 1791 - 1854-04-17, print maker, printmaker, 1832 - 1833, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving (printing process), hand coloring

1832 Delamarche Map of Northern Italy and Corsica

Die staten der Balkan-Halbinsel : nach den Grenzbestimmungen des Friedens von Hagios Stephanos (S. Stefano) 3. Marz 1878. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Ferro and Paris. "H. Kiepert's Neuer Handatlas no. 25"--upper left margin. Inset map: Constanti-nopel und der Bosporus, scale 1:300,000. Shows the political boundaries of the Balkan Peninsula. Boundaries of Bulgaria according to the Constantinople Conference of 1877 outlined in blue... Karte der staten auf der Balkan-Halbinsel nach der grenzbestimmungen des Friedens von San Stefano (3. Marz 1878). Karte der staten auf der Balkan-Halbinsel nach der grenzbestimmungen des Friedens von San Stefano (3. Marz 1878), Balkan Peninsula ,area

1864 Mitchell Map of Ontario, Canada

Carta d'Italia : alla scala di la 800,000. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Depths shown by isolines. Prime meridian: Rome.... , Italy

MAP OF ALGERIA AND TUNISIA

Political map of the Balkan States , Balkan Peninsula, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

A historical map of present-day Italy, including the adjacent islands of Sicily, Sardinia, and Corsica. The map highlights principal divisions, cities, towns, rivers, and mountains. Issued in 1700, it was published in Oxford at the Sheldonian Theatre. The additional title is 'Italy, Sicily, &c.' The map is associated with British atlases and themes of ancient geography in education

Map with the siege of Den Bosch by Frederik Hendrik, 1629, 1629 print Map with the siege of Den Bosch by the State Army under Frederik Hendrik, from 1 May to 17 September 1629. Map of a large part of Brabant with the Bommeler and Tielerwaard and the Biesbos. Bottom left a cartouche with the legend A-K. The Hague paper engraving maps of separate countries or regions. siege, position war Den Bosch. North Brabant. Bommelerwaard

1862 Perthes Map of Greece and the Balkans

Map of Persia (Iran) Date: 19th century

Karte der Türkei in Europa und Asien , Balkan Peninsula, Maps, Turkey, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

1865 Spruner Map of Greece, Macedonia and Thrace before the Peloponnesian War.

Map of Southern Russia. Artist: Unknown.

Map of Italy by Thomas Kelly

A map displaying the countries and places mentioned in the New Testament. Created by Robert Sayer, this map was issued in 1788 in London and is a second edition with additions, corrections, and significant improvements. The creation year of the map is 1786 and it is categorized under early British atlases, produced prior to 1800, focusing on geography

Guerre d'orient, Balkans, Asie Mineure, Perse , World War, 1914-1918, Middle East, Maps, Middle East, Maps, Turkey, Maps, Balkan Peninsula, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Tabulae maximae quibus illustrantur terrae veterum in usum scholarum , Geography, Ancient, Maps, Italy, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Old Caucasus map to serve the route of Moynet from Baku to the mouth of the Phasis river 1858. Azerbaijan. Voyage to the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea in 1858 by Moynet. Old 19th century engraving from Le Tour du Monde 1860

1814 Thomson Map of Tuscany (Florence), Italy

Map of Ancient Greece, southern part. From Historical Atlas, published 1923.

A new map of ye seat of war in Italy : comprehending ye Dutchies of Savoy, Milan, Parma Mantua, Modna., Tuscny., &c. : the Republiques of Venice, Genoa, Luca, &c. wth., the territories of ye Pope : shewing ye passes, roads, hills, rivers, bogs, &c. according to ye late observations. Map of Italian lands involved in the War of the Spanish Succession, 1701-1714. Relief shown pictorially. Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor. Part of composite portfolio atlas with title "Collection of old maps.". Ann Lea took over her deceased husband Philips business in 1701, and for the next twenty-five years managed the firm with various partners, including Robert Morden, Christopher Browne, William Berry and her son-in-law Richard Glynne. She published the map displayed here with Morden and Browne while she was in business at the sign of Atlas and Hercules in Cheapside, London. Part of a composite at

L' Isola di Sicilia divisa nelle sue valli , Sicily Italy, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Nicaragua , Railroads, Nicaragua, Maps, Nicaragua, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

General-reise-karte von der Schweiz und Tyrol mit Vorarlberg und einem beträchtlichen theile der angränzenden länder, besonders von Ober-Italien - Nouvelle carte routière de la Suisse et du Tyrol avec le vorarlberg et une grande partie de la Lombardie , Switzerland, Maps, Tyrol Austria, Maps, Vorarlberg Austria, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

MAP OF FRANCE

1864 Mitchell Map of Australia and Polynesia

The archipelago of the East, being the Sunda, the Molucca, and Phillipps. Islands : the chief settlements of the Dutch in India are in the Sunda and Molucca Islands. Relief shown pictorially. Map of the southern part of the Malay peninsula, Borneo, the islands of the Indonesian archipelago and the Philippines. Appears in The Political Magazine. London : J. Bew, 1781. Vol. 2, p. 62.... , Indonesia Philippines Malaysia

1770 Rizzi Zannoni Two Part Map of Italy

MAP OF VENDE, FRANCE

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