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Arkansas Map by Colton, USA Published c.1864 – Hand-Colored County Map
Located in Langweer, NL
Arkansas Map by Colton, USA Published c.1864 – Hand-Colored County Map This is a finely engraved and hand-colored map titled Arkansas, published by G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. in New Y...
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Johnson’s Australia Map, USA Published c.1864 – Decorative Hand-Colored Map
Located in Langweer, NL
Johnson’s Australia Map, USA Published c.1864 – Decorative Hand-Colored Map This is a finely engraved and hand-colored map titled Johnson’s Australia published by Johnson and Ward i...
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Johnson’s China Map with Canton Inset, USA Published c.1864 – Hand-Colored
Located in Langweer, NL
Johnson’s China Map with Canton Inset, USA Published c.1864 – Hand-Colored This is a finely engraved and hand-colored map titled Johnson’s China, published by Johnson and Ward in Ne...
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Johnson’s Mexico Map with Tehuantepec Inset, USA c.1864 – Hand-Colored
Located in Langweer, NL
Johnson’s Mexico Map with Tehuantepec Inset, USA c.1864 – Hand-Colored This is a finely engraved and hand-colored map titled Johnson’s Mexico, published by Johnson and Ward in New Y...
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Curiosities

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Paper

1874 Map of Western United States – Detailed Atlas by Keith Johnston
Located in Langweer, NL
1874 Map of Western United States by Keith Johnston – Detailed Atlas This is an original antique map titled “United States of North America (Western States)” by Alexander Keith John...
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1870s Scottish Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Plan of Pondicherry Fortifications and Attacks, France, c.1750
Located in Langweer, NL
Plan of Pondicherry Fortifications and Attacks, France, c.1750 This finely engraved map depicts the fortified city of Pondicherry, titled "Plan de Pondichéry et de ses attaques." It...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Detailed 1720s Map – Siege of Douay and Lines of Circumvallation, France
Located in Langweer, NL
Detailed 1720s Map – Siege of Douay and Lines of Circumvallation, France This engraved map shows the detailed fortifications and surrounding region of Douay (Douai) in northern Fran...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Attack Plan of Douay Fortress, France, 1710 Siege – Brussels c.1720 Map
Located in Langweer, NL
Attack Plan of Douay Fortress, France, 1710 Siege – Brussels c.1720 Map This engraved military map shows the detailed plan of attacks on the fortress city of Douay (Douai) in northe...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Detailed 1729 Battle Map – Allied Army Camp at Denain France, 1712 Siege
Located in Langweer, NL
Map of Allied Camp at Denain, France, 1712 Attack – Published 1729 This engraved map depicts the army camp of the Allied forces at Denain, attacked by the French on July 24, 1712 du...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Curiosities

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Paper

1728 Map of Batavia Castle City, Java – Van der Aa after 1669
Located in Langweer, NL
1728 Map of Batavia Castle & City, Java – Van der Aa after 1669 This is an original antique copperplate engraving titled “Plan de la Ville et du Château de Batavia en l’Isle de Iava...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Batavia Market Scenes Government House – Antique Prints VOC Period, c.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Batavia Views – Government House and Market Scenes, circa 1780 This is an original late 18th-century engraving featuring two detailed views of Batavia (now Jakarta, Indonesia) under...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Antique Mounted Taxidermy Roebuck Deer Head
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
Antique Mounted Taxidermy Roebuck Deer Head   A very good example of a young roebuck deer head mounted on an oak plaque in the shape of a shield.   The piece is captured in a natural...
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Early 19th Century French Rustic Antique Curiosities

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Wood

Original Antique Map or City Plan of Geneva, Switzerland. Circa 1835
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Nice map of Geneva Drawn and engraved by J.Dower Published by Orr & Smith. C.1835 Unframed. Free shipping
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1830s English Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Original Antique Map or City Plan of Madrid, Spain. Circa 1835
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Nice map of Madrid Drawn and engraved by J.Dower Published by Orr & Smith. C.1835 Unframed. Free shipping
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1830s English Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Original Antique Map or City Plan of Amsterdam, Netherlands. Circa 1835
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Nice map of Amsterdam Drawn and engraved by J.Dower Published by Orr & Smith. C.1835 Unframed. Free shipping
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1830s English Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Original Antique Map or City Plan of Venice, Italy. Circa 1835
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Nice map of Venice Drawn and engraved by J.Dower Published by Orr & Smith. C.1835 Unframed. Free shipping
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1830s English Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Original Antique Map or City Plan of Rome, Italy. Circa 1835
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Nice map of Rome Drawn and engraved by J.Dower Published by Orr & Smith. C.1835 Unframed. Free shipping
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1830s English Antique Curiosities

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Paper

1726 Map of Bengal by Van der Aa after Valentijn – Dutch East Indies
Located in Langweer, NL
1726 Map of Bengal by Van der Aa after Valentijn – Dutch East Indies This is an original antique map titled “Nieuwe Kaart van ’t Koninryk van Bengale,” published by Pieter van der A...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Original Antique Blaeu Map of Karst, Carniola, Istria, and Trieste, circa 1640
Located in Langweer, NL
Blaeu Map of Karst, Carniola, Istria, and Trieste, circa 1640 This is an original antique map titled “Karstia, Carniola, Histria et Windorum Marchia,” published by Willem Blaeu in A...
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17th Century Dutch Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Antique Map of Slavonia, Croatia, Bosnia and Dalmatia by Janssonius, circa 1640
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map of Slavonia, Croatia, Bosnia and Dalmatia by Janssonius, circa 1640 This elegant and detailed map titled Sclavonia, Croatia, Bosnia cum Dalmatiae Parte was published by ...
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17th Century Dutch Antique Curiosities

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Original Antique Map of The World by Dower, circa 1835
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Nice map of the World Drawn and engraved by J.Dower Published by Orr & Smith. C.1835 Unframed. Free shipping
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1830s English Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Original Antique Map of The Eastern Hemisphere by Dower, circa 1835
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Nice map of the Eastern Hemisphere Drawn and engraved by J.Dower Published by Orr & Smith. C.1835 Unframed. Free shipping
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1830s English Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Original Antique Map of The Western Hemisphere by Dower, circa 1835
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Nice map of the Western Hemisphere Drawn and engraved by J.Dower Published by Orr & Smith. C.1835 Unframed. Free shipping
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1830s English Antique Curiosities

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Paper

17th Century Blaeu Map – Ottoman Balkans: Walachia, Bulgaria, Romania, ca. 1650
Located in Langweer, NL
Blaeu Map of Walachia, Servia, Bulgaria, Romania, circa 1640 This is an original antique map titled “Walachia, Servia, Bulgaria, Romania,” published by Joan Blaeu in Amsterdam betwe...
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17th Century Dutch Antique Curiosities

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Original Antique Map of Australia by Dower, circa 1835
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Nice map of Australia Drawn and engraved by J.Dower Published by Orr & Smith. C.1835 Unframed. Free shipping
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1830s English Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Original Antique Map of India by Dower, circa 1835
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Nice map of India Drawn and engraved by J.Dower Published by Orr & Smith. C.1835 Unframed. Free shipping
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1830s English Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Blaeu Map of Ottoman Balkans – Walachia Bulgaria Romania, circa 1665
Located in Langweer, NL
Blaeu Map of Ottoman Balkans – Walachia Bulgaria Romania, circa 1665 This is an original hand-coloured antique map titled “Walachia, Servia, Bulgaria, Romania,” published by Joan Bl...
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17th Century Dutch Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Original Antique Map of Scotland by Dower, circa 1835
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Nice map of Scotland Drawn and engraved by J.Dower Published by Orr & Smith. C.1835 Unframed. Free shipping
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1830s English Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Antique 1743 Map – Travels of Jesus Christ Apostles by Seutter
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique 1743 Map – Travels of Jesus Christ & Apostles by Seutter This is an original antique map titled “Carte des Voyages de Notre Seigneur Jesus-Christ et des Actes des Apotres St...
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Mid-18th Century German Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Original Antique Map of Africa by Dower, circa 1835
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Nice map of Africa Drawn and engraved by J.Dower Published by Orr & Smith. C.1835 Unframed. Free shipping
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1830s English Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Original Antique Map of The United States of America by Dower, circa 1835
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Nice map of the USA Drawn and engraved by J.Dower Published by Orr & Smith. C.1835 Unframed. Free shipping
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1830s English Antique Curiosities

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Original Antique Map of North America by Dower, circa 1835
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Nice map of North America Drawn and engraved by J.Dower Published by Orr & Smith. C.1835 Unframed. Free shipping
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1830s English Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Rare Original Map of New Amsterdam (New York) – “Restitutio”, ca. 1674 –
Located in Dronten, NL
An exceptionally rare and original 17th-century engraving of New Amsterdam, now New York City, published by the renowned Amsterdam cartographer Carel (Carolus) Allard around 1674. Kn...
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17th Century Dutch Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Japanese Isles Map by Mallet, 1683 – Decorative Miniature Map
Located in Langweer, NL
1683 Map of Japan Isles by Mallet – Decorative Miniature Map This is an original antique map titled “Isles du Japon,” created by Alain Manesson Mallet and published in Paris in 1683...
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1680s French Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Saint Domingue Map 1793 – Colonial Haiti and Dominican Republic Plan
Located in Langweer, NL
1793 Map of Saint Domingue (Haiti and DR) – Colonial Island Plan This antique map is titled “A Map of the Island of St. Domingo” and dates from circa 1793. It depicts the entire isl...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Curiosities

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Paper

19th Century Scottish capercaillie foot brooch
Located in Delft, NL
19th Century Scottish capercaillie foot brooch A Scottish capercaillie foot, also known as the leg of a grouse set as a brooch or kilt pin mounted on silver (not hallmarked) The bac...
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19th Century Scottish Antique Curiosities

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Silver

Antique Map of Australia and Oceania – Physical Relief Map by Hachette, c.1883
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map of Australia and Oceania – Physical Relief Map by Hachette, c.1883 Description: This antique map titled “Australie” was published circa 1883 by Hachette in Paris as part...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Curiosities

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Paper

1794 Map of Jamaica by Bryan Edwards – Parishes, Plantations, Settlements
Located in Langweer, NL
1794 Bryan Edwards Map of Jamaica – Parishes, Plantations, Settlements This is an important antique map titled “A Map of the Island of Jamaica, Divided into Counties and Parishes,” ...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Relief Atlas Map of Asia by Hachette – Antique French Map, circa 1883
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map of Asia – Relief Atlas Map by Hachette, circa 1883 Description: This antique map titled “Asie” was published by Hachette in Paris around 1883 and originates from their e...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Relief Atlas Map of Europe by Hachette – Antique French Map c.1883
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map of Europe – Physical Relief Map by Hachette, circa 1883 Description: This antique map titled “Europe Physique” was published by Hachette in Paris around 1883 and origina...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Relief Atlas Map of South America by Hachette – Antique French Map c.1883
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map of South America – Physical Relief Map by Hachette, c.1883 Description: This antique map titled “Amérique du Sud” was published circa 1883 by Hachette in Paris as part o...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Jerusalem and Temple Imaginary Map by Blome, Published London 1689
Located in Langweer, NL
Imaginary Plan of Jerusalem by Blome after Villalpando, 1689 This impressive antique engraving presents an imaginary plan of Jerusalem by Richard Blome, published in 1689. The engra...
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Late 17th Century English Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Ottoman Empire in Europe – Antique Map by Reilly, Vienna, 1796
Located in Langweer, NL
Map of the Ottoman Empire in Europe – Reilly, Vienna circa 1794-1796 This large original antique map, titled “Karte von dem Oschmanischen Reiche in Europa,” was published between 17...
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Late 18th Century Austrian Antique Curiosities

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Antique Map of North America – Physical Relief Map by Hachette c.1883
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map of North America – Physical Relief Map by Hachette c.1883 Description: This antique map titled “Amérique du Nord” was published around 1883 by E. Hachette in Paris as pa...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Relief Atlas Map of Africa by Hachette – Antique c.1883 French Map
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map of Africa – Relief Atlas Map by Hachette, circa 1880 Description: This is an attractive antique map titled “Afrique,” published by Hachette in Paris around 1880. The map...
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Late 19th Century Antique Curiosities

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Pair Antique Italian Maps of the North American Eastern Seaboard
Located in New York, NY
Pair antique Italian maps of the North American Eastern Seaboard. Late 18th early 19th century original Italian documentation of the East Coast of the United States from Passamaquadd...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Curiosities

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Wood, Paper

Rare 16th Century Woodcut Map of Brabant and the Rhine Valley, circa 1549
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Rare 16th Century Woodcut Map of Brabant and the Rhine Valley, circa 1550 Description: This rare and highly decorative early woodcut map depicts the region of Brabant and the...
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16th Century German Antique Curiosities

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1616 Petrus Kaerius Map of Southern India and Ceylon – Narsinga et Ceylon
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: 1616 Petrus Kaerius Map of Southern India and Ceylon – Narsinga et Ceylon This rare early 17th-century copper engraved map titled 'Narsinga et Ceylon' was created by Petrus K...
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Early 17th Century German Antique Curiosities

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Antique Devonshire Map, English Framed Robert Morden Devon Cartography, Georgian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique map of Devonshire, an English framed cartographic engraving by Robert Morden, dating to the early Georgian period, circa 1720. A charming and historically ric...
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1720s British Georgian Antique Curiosities

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Glass, Paper

Map of Italy and Neighboring Regions by Delamarche – Antique Map, c.1800
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map of Italy and Surrounding Regions by Delamarche, circa 1800 This elegant and detailed antique map titled Carte Générale de l’Italie was drawn and engraved by the French g...
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Early 1800s French Antique Curiosities

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Antique Map of the Kingdom of Hungary and Transylvania, circa 1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map of the Kingdom of Hungary and Surrounding Regions by S. Robert, circa 1780 This beautifully engraved map titled Royaume de Hongrie, Principauté de Transilvanie, Esclavon...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Antique Map of Egypt with Detailed Inset of the Nile Delta, ca. 1799
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map of Egypt with Detailed Inset of the Nile Delta, ca. 1799 This finely engraved antique map titled Carte Physique et Politique de l’Égypte presents a detailed and scientif...
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Early 1800s French Antique Curiosities

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Paris and Surroundings – Antique Map by Gall and Inglis, Published 1843
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map of Paris and Environs by Gall and Inglis, 1843 This finely detailed map titled "Gall & Inglis’ Plan of Paris and Environs" was published in 1843 and provides a fascinati...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Curiosities

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Paper

1658 Large Map of the Holy Land by Jansson – Twelve Tribes of Israel in 6 Sheets
Located in Langweer, NL
Holy Land Divided Among the Twelve Tribes – Six-Part Map by Jan Jansson and Georgius Hornius, circa 1658 This rare and impressive six-sheet engraved map of the Holy Land was publish...
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Mid-17th Century Dutch Antique Curiosities

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Hand-Colored Dutch Map of Ancient Israel Divided by the Twelve Tribes – c.1730
Located in Langweer, NL
Hand-Colored Dutch Map of Ancient Israel Divided by the Twelve Tribes – After Ezekiel, c.1730 This beautifully hand-colored antique map is titled "Ontwerp en Erfdeeling van’t Land K...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Curiosities

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Paper

Carl Adami 13 inch terrestrial globe, Berlin, dated 1900.
Located in London, GB
Carl Adami 13 inch terrestrial globe, by Dietrich Reimer, Berlin, Germany, 1900. “C. ADAMI’S ERDGLODUS neu bearbeitet und gezichnet von H. KIEPERT. Dietrich Reimer, Berlin. 1900 (E....
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Late 19th Century German Antique Curiosities

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Brass

1723 Antique Map of Asia – Carte d’Asie by Guillaume Delisle, Paris
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Carte d'Asie – Rare Hand-Colored Map of Asia by Guillaume Delisle, Paris 1723 Description: This rare and highly decorative antique map titled 'Carte d'Asie', engraved and han...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Curiosities

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Antique Curiosities For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of antique curiosities available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique curiosities was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and paper. Antique curiosities have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Victorian, Industrial and Art Deco antique curiosities are consistently popular styles. Many antique curiosities are appealing in their simplicity, but Victor Levasseur, Johannes Janssonius and Rand McNally Co. produced popular antique curiosities that are worth a look.

Finding the Right Collectibles-curiosities for You

Antique and vintage collectibles and curiosities can bring whimsy and wonder to any interior. 

Decorating with old scientific instruments, historical memorabilia and vintage musical instruments, as well as other authentic collectibles and curiosities that can be found on 1stDibs, presents an opportunity to create a unique, natural history museum-like atmosphere in your home that can provoke conversation as often as it pays tribute to how far we’ve come in understanding our world. 

And bringing collectibles and curiosities into your space is actually on trend — Wunderkammern, or curiosity cabinets, were all the rage in Europe during the 1500s and continued to have adherents there and in the U.S. in the following centuries. Today, however, they’re experiencing a real surge in popularity and influencing how many interior designers are furnishing and decorating homes — combining contemporary with antique, scientific with tribal, earthly with extraterrestrial, Les Lalanne tables with Flemish tapestries.

The original Wunderkammern were entire rooms filled with objects demonstrating their owners’ worldly knowledge: A proper one included artificiala or preciosa (objets d’art); naturalia (such as skeletons, shells, minerals); exotica (taxidermy or dried plants); and scientifica (scientific instruments), frequently alongside religious relics and ancient artifacts.

Pay tribute to a history of rich and diverse musical traditions that have taken shape all over the world by decorating your home with a collection of antique and vintage musical instruments — with a little help from strong hanging wire or some wall hooks, vintage brass instruments such as a gong, French horn or trumpet can help elevate a home office or complement the efforts you’ve made to ensure a welcoming vibe in your home’s entryway. Bells or antique wind instruments can add provocative metallic contrasts to dark woods as tabletop decorative objects.  

Create an intriguing focal point with Georgian scientific instruments, such as stick barometers with mahogany cases or lacquered brass telescopes. These items stem from an era named for the monarchies of the four King Georges, who ruled England in succession starting in 1714 (plus King William’s reign, which lasted until 1837). Just as there was beautiful jewelry produced during the period that today is coveted by collectors, there is much to be found in the collectibles and curiosities realm too.

Wanderlust, nostalgia and a shared love of good design are contributing factors to certain trends in decorating — just as vintage trunks and luggage have reappeared as furniture or home accents in a bedroom or foyer, decorating with globes, maps or nautical objects is similarly rooted in the allure of travel and a penchant for the stylish finishing touch that collectibles bring to our homes.

Find a wide range of antique and vintage collectibles and curiosities on 1stDibs.

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