The British isles

Sanson, Nicolas. British Isles , great Britain and Ireland with the Orkneys, Hebrides, and the Scilly Isles . " Brittanicæ Insulæ in quibis Albium sive Brittania Maior, Ivernia sive Brittania Minor tum et Orcades, Ebudes, Cassiterides." Paris Par N Sanson ... Chez Pierre Mariette. 1641
Copper engraved map of the British isles by Nichols Sanson from his "Cartes Generales De Toutes Les Parties Du Monde". Original outline colour; verso blank.
The map shows the British Isles and part of the adjacent coast of Europe.
Black & white strapwork title cartouche. Good impression; slight dampstaining to edges, far from plate; minor spotting mainly to blank margins; old ink number to upper right corner.
David Rumsey:9741.000 412 by 540mm (16¼ by 21¼ inches).    €280

Scotland

SANTINI, FRANCOIS. Scotland "L'Ecosse divisée en Shires ou Comtés Par le Sr Robert." Venice, Remondini, 1778
Copper engraved map of Scotland from Santini's "Atlas universel dressé sur les meilleures cartes modernes". Original outline colour; verso blank.
The map By Giles, Robert de Vaugondy, Includes the Hebrides and part of the coast of Ireland, but only Hoy and the Mainland of the Orkneys
Black & white strapwork cartouche. Dark impression; light spotting to lower blank margin; printers crease to right blank margin, far from image.
Pedley, Bel et Utile: the Work of the Robert de Vaugondy Family of Mapmakers, 52. 496 by 582mm (19½ by 23 inches).    €200

Ireland.

SANTINI, FRANCOIS. The Kingdom of Ireland "Le Royaume d'Irelande divise en ses Quatres Provinces et subdivisé en Comtés Par le Sr Robert." Venice, Remondini, 1778
Copper engraved map of Ireland from Santini's "Atlas universel dressé sur les meilleures cartes modernes". Original outline colour; verso blank.
The map By Giles, Robert de Vaugondy names the towns and counties of its day, whilst the outline colour is used to denote the four provinces., with part of the coasts of Wales and Scotland; the Isle of Man; part of the coast of North Devon and Lundy Island.
Black & white strapwork cartouche. Dark impression; printers crease to lower margin.
Pedley, Bel et Utile: the Work of the Robert de Vaugondy Family of Mapmakers, 52. 480 by 542mm (19 by 21¼ inches).    €250

England & Wales.

SANTINI, FRANCOIS. England & Wales. "Le Royaume d'Angleterre, divisé selon les sept Royaume ,ou de Heptarchie des Saxons, avec La Principauté de Galles et subdivisé en Shires ou Comtés Par le Sr Robert." Venice, Remondini, 1778
Copper engraved map of England & Wales from Santini's "Atlas universel dressé sur les meilleures cartes modernes". Original outline colour; verso blank.
The map By Giles, Robert de Vaugondy names the towns and counties of its day the outline colour is used to show the Kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy and the Principality of Wales.
Black & white strapwork cartouche. Dark impression.
Pedley, Bel et Utile: the Work of the Robert de Vaugondy Family of Mapmakers, 52. 478 by 520mm (18¾ by 20½ inches).    €150

British Isles.

SANTINI, FRANCOIS. British isles.. "Les Isles Brittaniques Comprenent les Royaumes d'Angleterre, d'ecosse et d'Irelande, divisés en Grandde Provinces, subdivisés par Comtés ....Par Le Sr Janvier Geographe.." Venice, Remondini, 1779
Copper engraved map of the British Isles from Santini's "Atlas universel dressé sur les meilleures cartes modernes". Original outline colour; verso blank.
The map after Janvier Shows the British Isles with part of the adjacent coast of France, Holland, Denmark, and Norway. Inset map of the Orkneys and Shetland.
Decorative title cartouche; strapwork scale. Dark impression; some light soiling to blank margins.
490 by 668mm (19¼ by 26¼ inches).    €200

The British Isles.

SANTINI, FRANCOIS. British Isles. "Brittanicæ Insulæ in quibis Albion Seu Brittania Major, et ivernia Seu Brittania Minor juxta Ptolemæi mentem divisæ..... à Ncolao Sanson ... redacte accurante Robert de Vaugondy..." Venice, Remondini, 1779
Copper engraved map of the British isles from Santini's "Atlas universel dressé sur les meilleures cartes modernes". Original outline colour; verso blank.
The map after Vaugondy is based on that of Nicolas Sanson [see items 3621 & 3262] Dark impression; some light soiling; horizontal crease to left.
488 by 555mm (19¼ by 21¾ inches).    €150

Decorative Map of The British Isles

Seutter, Matthäus The Kingdoms of Anglia, Scotia and Hibernia "Tabula Novissima Accuratissima Regnorum Angliæ, Scotiæ, Hiberniæ." Augsberg Seutter, Matthäus 1720-40
Copper engraved map of the British Isles by Matthäus Seutter from his "Atlas Novus". Original full wash colour; verso blank.
The very decorative map shows the British Isles, with a large title cartouche surmounted by a portrait of the king to upper right; 3 coats of arms of the 3 kingdoms to upper left and decorative scale catouche. Good impression; colours bright ; vignettes/cartouches black & white as issued; left blank margins short; old ink number to verso; paper tab to upper margin.
Shirley: Seutter 1. 575 by 490mm (22¾ by 19¼ inches).    €600