Original antique maps and prints
Centuries of the world, on paper.
19,196 original sheets, most from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries: maps, sea charts, botanical and natural history plates, views and costume prints. Every one is the original printed page, catalogued, photographed and shipped from our gallery in Friesland.
Antique Blaeu Map of America, Terra Australis Incognita, 1642
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Prints by subject
Natural History4,016Views1,475Figures & Portraits788Fashion & Costume1,157Architecture & Design1,232Religion1,035Military & Political837Maritime187Ethnography598Art, Myth & Old Masters248Landscape177Medical & Anatomy154Science & Education163Professions & Trades156Emblems & Satire94Music & Instruments61Sports & Leisure284Travel & Transport135Romance41Frontispieces39Other Prints574
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Antique Blaeu Map of America, Terra Australis Incognita, 1642
1642 · € 9 500
Antique Blaeu Map of Asia, Arabia Felix and the East Indies, 1642
1642 · € 7 500
Antique Blaeu Map of Africa, Madagascar and the Barbary Coast, 1642
1642 · € 5 500
Antique Southern Hemisphere Map by Guillaume De L'Isle, Circa 1783
1783 · € 995
Rare Antique Map of Leeuwarden by P. Bast, 1603, Wall Art, Netherlands
1603 · € 4 250
Antique Print of Chinese Priests and Beggars, Engraved Circa 1728
1728 · € 435
Antique Print of a House in Oleh-Leh, on Atjeh 'Sumatra, Indonesia' by Perelaer
€ 165
Antique Flower Print 'Amaranthoides' , 1755
1755 · € 390
Antique Print of Leg Surgery Techniques by H. Agasse, circa 1798
1798 · € 175
Antique Map of the Area Around Venice in Italy by H. Hondius, circa 1606
1606 · € 836
Antique Print of Japanese Wedding and Funeral Ceremonies by B. Picart, c.1730
1730 · € 445
Antique Map of the Spice Islands 'Moluccas', Indonesia by W. Blaeu, circa 1640
1640 · € 1 400
Originals only
Every sheet was printed in its own period. We sell no reproductions.
The actual sheet photographed
The photographs show the very sheet you will receive, not a stock image.
Member of the NVvA
Bartele Gallery belongs to the Nederlandsche Vereeniging van Antiquaren and follows its standards for the antiquarian trade.
Certificate of authenticity
Available on request with any sheet you buy.
Worldwide delivery
Packed by hand and shipped from our gallery in Langweer, the Netherlands.