Original antique maps and prints
Centuries of the world, on paper.
21,791 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, cataloged, photographed and shipped from our gallery in Friesland.
Pyramidal and Lizard Orchis, Antique British Orchid Plate, circa 1873
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Pyramidal and Lizard Orchis, Antique British Orchid Plate, circa 1873
circa 1873 · € 185
Early Purple Orchis, Antique British Orchid Plate by Anne Pratt, circa 1873
circa 1873 · € 185
Bog Orchis and Butterfly Orchis, Set of 2 Antique Botanical Plates, circa 1873
circa 1873 · € 360
Cyperus and Great Reed Mace, Set of 2 Antique Botanical Plates, circa 1873
circa 1873 · € 270
Pondweeds and Grass Wrack, Set of 3 Antique Botanical Plates, circa 1873
circa 1873 · € 285
Bog Asphodel and Flowering Rush, Set of 2 Antique Botanical Plates, circa 1873
circa 1873 · € 290
British Rushes, Set of 3 Antique Botanical Plates, circa 1873
circa 1873 · € 285
Snake's Head Fritillary and Wild Tulip, Antique Botanical Plate, circa 1873
circa 1873 · € 185
Star of Bethlehem and Yellow Gagea, Antique Botanical Plate, circa 1873
circa 1873 · € 145
Ramsons and Vernal Squill, Antique British Botanical Plate, circa 1873
circa 1873 · € 145
Sand, Crow and Chive Garlic, Set of 2 Antique Botanical Plates, circa 1873
circa 1873 · € 290
Wild Hyacinth or Bluebell, Antique British Botanical Plate, circa 1873
circa 1873 · € 185
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.