Historic Maps of Exploration

Old maps illustrating explorations in Central Africa and other regions, showcasing geographical discoveries from the 19th century.

19th century Map of the English cologne of Victoria, Australian states of Victoria, Australia. Souvenir of a French squatter in Australia by H. de Castella 1854-1856

American Far West. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Ancient map of Amarapura and its suburbs including the ruins of Ava and Tsagain, Burma, Myanmar. Southeast Asia. Travel to the kingdom of Ava, 1855 by Colonel Sir Henry Yule (1820-1889) Le Tour du Monde 1860

Imperial library, cards department, Map drawn by Bourdonnais in prison, on a handkerchief, with soot and coffee grounds, vintage engraving. Imperial library, cards department, Map drawn by Bourdonnais in prison, on a handkerchief, with soot and coffee grounds, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1857. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10673790

80, 000, districts, St. Ruprecht, Woerther See, mountains, cartography, hatching, railway line, city of Klagenfurt, city map and surroundings, Austria, Europe

Map showing the land of the Hebrews. From A Short History of the World, published c.1936

Historical drawing, US-American history, 18th century, a plan of the battle on the Plains of Abraham also known as Plaine d'Abraham, Heights of Abraham, just outside the city of Quebec, Canada, on 13 September 1759 between the British and the French during the French War and the Indian Wars also known as Seven Years' War, 1754-1763, North America

Karta Ukrainy, izd. Ia. Sandrartom po karte Pol'shi G. de Boplana. Str.25, Additional, A map of Ukraine, publ. by Ia. Sandrart after a map of Poland by G. de Boplan. P.25, 1899, Kiev, Publisher, Tip. S.V. Kulʹzhenko, Cartography, Russia, History

El Mina old map, coastal independent town in Tripoli. Occupies the location of the old Phoenician city of Tripoli. Lebanon. Travel to Syria 1875-1878 by Charles Louis Lortet (1836 - 1909) Old 19th century engraving from Le Tour du Monde 1880

Map of the placer mining regions of California. United States of America, Trip to California, 1859 by Louis Laurent Simonin (1830 - 1886) Le Tour du Monde 1862

'Sketch and Plan of the Battle of Spion Kop', 1900. The Battle of Spion Kop was fought on the hilltop of Spioenkop in Natal in South Africa from 23-24 January 1900. From "South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. III", by Louis Creswicke. T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900

Old map of Borneo Island, Malaysia. Journey to the Island of Borneo, 1847 by Carl Schwaner (1817-1851) Le Tour du Monde 1862

Old map of Mexico. Travel in Mexico, 1854-1855 by Ernest Vigneaux. Le Tour du Monde 1862

Sketch of Africa from Fra Mauro's Great Map of the World, 1457

Old Map of the itinerary of Voyage of Don Giovanni Mastai in South America (1823-1824) Old 19th century engraving from Le Tour du Monde 1860

MAP OF THE COURSE OF THE COQUET, UK. The River Coquet runs through the county of Northumberland, England, discharging into the North Sea on the east coast of England at Amble.

Topographical Map of the Department of Lot in Midi-Pyrenees, France, vintage engraved illustration. Dictionary of Words and Things - Larive and Fleury - 1895

A map of 13th-century Britain by Matthew Paris. Matthew Paris (1200-1259) a Benedictine monk, English chronicler, artist and cartographer. Dated 13th century

This map, copied from one published early in June 1861 shows the position of the National/Union troops at the beginning of June.

Map of Meurthe-et-Moselle, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyages, Travel Journal, (1879-80).

Germany, main movements of freight traffic , Freight and freightage, Germany, Maps, Germany, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Map of Hudson's Bay, 1744

Map of Meurthe-et-Moselle, vintage engraving. Map of Meurthe-et-Moselle, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyages, Travel Journal, 1879-80. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656875

Bay of Tourane occupied by the Hispano French expedition in 1859, Tourane. Vietnam. Indochina. Old 19th century engraving from Le Tour du Monde 1860

Skioptic image with motifs of map of parts of Europe.

Haute Alsace and territory Belfort, vintage engraved illustration. Dictionary of words and things - Larive and Fleury - 1895.

William Dampier's (1651-1715) straits and the island of New Britain. From a map in Dampier's voyages, 1697.

The Isle of Wight, 1844. Map of the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England, made using 'Mr. Palmer's patent Giyphographic process, or Engraved Drawing'. 'The Isle of Wight is situated in the English Channel, at a short distance from the mainland of Hampshire, of which county it has commonly been reckoned a part. The channel which divides it from the grand line of our southern coast, varies in width from two to six miles, and bears the appellation of the Solent Sea. The form of the island is irregular, but bears a rude resemblance to that of the heraldic lozenge'. From "Illustrated

'Map Illustrating the Eastward Move from Eerstefabrieken to Middelburg', 1901. Creator: Unknown.

Map, 1st century, Strait of Magellan, Punta Arenas, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Latin, Tierra del Fuego, voyage by ship, historical illustration 1885

Old map of Mauritius Island. Mascarene Islands South Africa, Old 19th century engraved illustration, Le Tour du Monde 1863

Map of Ancient Egypt and Petraea, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Fragment of a facsimile of the Globe Museum at Borgia cards department, vintage engraving. Fragment of a facsimile of the Globe Museum at Borgia cards department, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1857. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10674086

Map to illustrate the geographical advantages of Constantinople. From the book Outline of History by H.G. Wells, published 1920.

Map of the department of Haute Marne, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyages, Travel Journal, (1879-80).

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Map of the Polar America, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1855.

Diamond Mining - (See Also: Trades & Tradesmen File: Diamond Cutting); (See Also: Jewelery Files: Diamonds); (See Separate File For: Ashton Diamond Mining) - Mining. October 10, 1952.

Map of Babylonia and it's extent at different periods in history. Dated 19th Century

Map with Gällivare AB's property

Map of The Boer Republics at the end of the 19th century. From the book South Africa and the Transvaal War, Volume 1 by Louis Creswicke, published 1900.

Map of Tunisia, vintage engraved illustration. Dictionary of Words and Things - Larive and Fleury - 1895

American Far West. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

The Silver map of the world. From a medallion struck in 1581 showing the line of Drake's voyage to England in 1577 westwards through the Magellan strait to California and New Albion.

Kaiser-Wilhelm-Canal (North Ostsee Canal): Overview maps (from: Atlas to the magazine for Building, ed.

Photo collection Government information service. Cards. undated

Egipto. Mapa del río Nilo desde su desembocadura hasta Khartum. Grabado de 1884.

Black and white reproduction of a map showing the Allied Army being cut into two sections by the German Army as the Germans encircle Dunkirk.

General map of Tonkin, Vietnam. Asia. Old 19th century engraved illustration A campaign in Tonkin by Charles Edouard Hocquard from Le Tour du Monde 1889

Plan of Zweite Schlacht bei Hoechstaedt, Battle of Blenheim, was the first major engagement in the War of the Spanish Succession, 13 August 1704, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

City of Innsbruck, city map and surroundings, scale 1:75.000, districts, Hoetting, Wilten, Inn, mountains, cartography, hatchings, railway line

Map of Hawaii, 1893, Norris Peters Co., 1893, Washington, D.C., Publisher, Norris Peters & Co. Historical geography, Hawaii Island (Hawaii)., 1 map; 23 x 20 cm, sheet 32 x 24 cm

Map showing the German advance in Greece, 6-30 April, 1941. From The War in Pictures, Sixth Year.

Map of County Dublin, Ireland, 1924-1926. Artist: Unknown

Early World Map, Antique World Maps

Map of Africa showing the 'Great Rift Valley' cont'in of Jordan Valley. 1934, Africa

Map illustrating the route of the crusaders during the First Crusade, 11th century. From the book Outline of History by H.G. Wells, published 1920.

Geological map of France, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1845.

Cartoon on the establishment of the Amsterdamsche Kanaal Maatschappij, 1864, 1864 print Cartoon on the establishment of the Amsterdam canal. Neptunus tries to reach out for Mercury in Amsterdam from the North Sea. Plaat appeared at the Weekblad De Nederlandsche Spectator, no. 51, December 17, 1864. print maker: Netherlandsprinter: Netherlandspublisher: Arnhempublisher: The Hague paper gods of the waters: Neptune and his environment North Sea Canal. Amsterdam. North Sea

Map of the Tatarei, After a 13th century atlas, Hereford Cathedral Library, India, deserts, Caspian Sea, wild animals, tigers, mountains, man-eaters, albinos, Russia, Bulgaria, Capadonia, symbols, known world, historical map, Europe

Map of the chief foreign settlements in India at the end of the 17th century. From the book Outline of History by H.G. Wells, published 1920.

. The Canadian field-naturalist. Natural history. 402 The Canadian Field-Naturalist Vol. 117. Figure 1. Distribution of Caribou in Quebec and adjacent jurisdictions before 1850 and in 1972-1973. Numbers refer to main populations located in 1972 and 1973: (1) Gaspesie; (2) Charlevoix: (3) Val-d'Or; (4) La Sarre; (5) Saint-Augustin: (6) Magpie River (Lac Joseph); (7) Petit Lac Manicouagan; (8) Mistassini Lake; (9) Rupert; (10) Caniapiscau Lake; (11) Bienville Lake; (12) Torngat Mountains; (13) George River (spring); (14) Leaf River; (15) George River (winter); (16) Red Wine Mountains; (17) Mealy

Bataan , Bataan Philippines : Province, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Cartoon to the establishment of the Amsterdam Channel Maatschappij, 1864; Holland on his narrowest. Cartoon on the creation of the Amsterdam Kanaal Maatschappij. Neptunus tries to reach the hand from the North Sea Mercurius in Amsterdam. Plate appeared at the Weekblad De Nederlandsche Spectator, no. 51, 17 December 1864.

Geological map of France, vintage engraving. Geological map of France, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1845. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10660565

Map of the area where the Crimean War was fought in the 1850s, (c1920). Artist: Walter Hutchinson

Photo collection Government information service. Coastal protection Netherlands. undated. The Netherlands

The Spanish are expelled from Leiden. Date: 3 October 1574

Map of the Eastern Empire and the Sassanids, 7th century. From the book Outline of History by H.G. Wells, published 1920.

Map of Camp Fort Bodo. Africa. Emin Pasha Relief Expedition 1886-1889 by Henry Morton Stanley (1841 - 1904) Old 19th century engraving from Le Tour du Monde 1890

Map of Department Of Yonne, vintage engraved illustration. Dictionary of words and things - Larive and Fleury - 1895.

'Battles of the Pyrenees: Sketch Map', 1902. Artist: Unknown.

The map of Algeria and Tunisia with names of their cities on it.

Map, Santa Cruz Archipelago, South Seas, Pacific Ocean, Pacific Silent Ocean, Oceania, discoveries, travels, archipelagos, grid of degrees, German miles, historical illustration 1885

Map of North America, showing the relative positions of Texas and Oregon with the United States, 1845. 'It may...be requisite to subjoin here a few leading details of the Oregon Territory and its extent...On the east it skirts 800 miles along the Rocky Mountains, on the south 300 miles along the Snowy Mountains, on the west 700 miles along the Pacific Ocean, on the north 250 miles along the North American possessions of Russia and England...If America contends that a proprietary title has been acquired by the first visitations and explorations of her citizens, she can only be entitled to a ver

Japanese occupied territory during 1945

Map of The Battle of the Masurian Lakes during World War I

THE AUSTRIAN POLAR EXPEDITION, MAP OF FRANZ JOSEPH LAND, DISCOVERED BY MESSRS. PAYER AND WEYPRECHT, 1874 engraving

Jansen Hermann (1869-1945), total development plan Ankara. Surroundings of Ankara (12.05.1937): (Light break from Inv.No. 22995), map 1: 10000, partial sheet of northern part, Ankara and the surrounding area in three parts Inv.No. 22995 to 22997. Break on paper, 64.2 x 153.6 cm (including scan edges) Jansen Hermann (1869-1945): Gesamtbebauungsplan Ankara. Umgebung von Ankara

Palestine & 'Israel' subjects of 1953. 'Israel' & 'Jordan' map as in 1953. 1953

Map of The Cameroons, scene of one of Britain's campaigns during World War One. From The Illustrated War News published 1915.

Map of isothermal lines, vintage engraved illustration. Dictionary of words and things - Larive and Fleury - 1895.

Map showing the Panama Canal, a man-made waterway which connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama. From The Business Encyclopaedia and Legal Advi

Map of India in 1750. From the book Outline of History by H.G. Wells, published 1920.

Miscellaneous generally about mountain historical material.

Spain/Catalonia: Israel, Palestine and Jordan as represented in the Catalan Atlas, by the Jewish illustrator Cresques Abraham, 1375

Photo collection Government information service. Map of Dutch delta and Zeeland in the context of the Delta Works (in English). undated

Tancarville Canal, Seine Maritime. France. Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1888

Map of the Netherlands in Roman times, 1853 - 1861 print Map of the Netherlands and surrounding areas in Roman times. print maker: Netherlandsprinter: Amsterdam paper maps of separate countries or regions Netherlands

This map of Dapper shows Africa in 1686. Olfert Dapper(1636 -1689) was aDutchphysicianandwriter. He wrote books about worldhistoryandgeography, although he never traveled outside theNetherlands. HisDescription of Africa, published in 1668), is a key text forAfrican studies - and this map accompanied the text.

89.I. Atomic Bombs & Factory. March 27, 1946. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Map, 17th century, Dutch discovery, voyage, Tasman, Australia, New Holland, Guinea, settlement, historical illustration 1885, Oceania

Map of the Netherlands in Roman times; The Netherlands during Roman regime. Map of the Netherlands and surrounding areas in Roman times.

Plan of Hatra, Illustration, Ridpath's History of the World, Volume I, by John Clark Ridpath, LL. D., Merrill & Baker Publishers, New York, 1894

Map of the Netherlands, 1672, Anonymous, 1672 print Map of the Netherlands, 1672. Under the map in 4 columns descriptions in Dutch and in French of the Dutch provinces and cities. Above the map are the weapons of the seventeen provinces, spread over the Spanish Netherlands and the United Provinces. Older map from 1667 now reused in 1672 in connection with the raid of the French. print maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing maps of separate countries or regions Netherlands

Map of Louisbourg, Canada. Nova Scotia. It depicts the successful siege of the great French fortress by the British in 1758 who finally took Louisbourg on July 26, 1758. Published in 1765 by the cartographer Jean de Beaurain (1696-1771) as an illustration for his Great Map of Germany, with the events that took place during the Seven Years' War. War from 1755 to 1763. French edition, 1765. Engraving. Military Historical Library of Barcelona (Biblioteca Histórico Militar de Barcelona). Catalonia. Spain. Author: Jean de Beaurain (1696-1771). French geographer.

Historical drawing, US-American history, map of the harbour of St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida, USA, around 1700, North America

Map depicting India prior to August 15th 1947 highlighting which areas were British India and Indian States

'Portion of direct route between Brusa and Kutahya', c1915. '(Note: from Brusa to Osauk Punar & from Devrant to Kutakia is accurately surveyed)'. Map showing the journey of British writer, soldier and diplomatic advisor Mark Sykes between Bursa and Kütahya in Turkey, (at that time part of the Ottoman Empire). Sykes (1879-1919) travelled through Palestine, Iraq, Syria, Persia and Turkey between 1905 and 1913, was honorary attaché to the British Embassy in Constantinople 1905-1906, was elected to parliament, worked in the Intelligence department of the War Office during the First W

'The Four Principal Roman Lines of Communication in Britain', 1910. Artist: Unknown.

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