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Paris Map Fair
November 8, 2025 Hotel Ambassador, 19 Bvd Hausmann, 75006 Paris, France. Thirty-three national and international map dealers. The fair is a one-day event. Free entry to the fair.
This online catalog of fine and rare maps, sea charts, atlases, globes, prints, and atlases includes items provided by rare map dealers. All items are immediately available on a first-serve basis.
September 6, 2025 The second edition of the Amsterdam Map Fair will take place on Saturday 6 September, including thirty three national and international map dealers. The fair is a one-day event, including lectures.
May 17-18, 2025 Francesco Gonzaga Diocesan Museum, Mantova, Italy. The longest-running Italian event dedicated to the world of antiquarian books, prints and maps.
June 7 & 8 2025 Royal Geographical Society, London, England. Forty national and some international map dealers show an extensive range of 16th to 20th-century maps. With lectures.
Henri Abraham Chatelain, whose Atlas Historique was one of the most expansive encyclopedias of the age. First published in 1705, Chatelain's Atlas Historique was part of an immense seven-volume encyclopedia. Although the main focus of the text was geography, the work also included a wealth of historical, political, and genealogical information. The text was compiled by Nicholas Gueudeville and Garillon with a supplement by H.P. de Limiers and the maps were engraved by Chatelain, primarily after...
ENLARGED EDITION, with 207 (of 208) engravings of a famous eyewitness account of the Dutch Revolt, with the famous "Leo Belgicus" map, here in its second state. One of the major sources for the history of the Low Countries during the beginning of their struggle for independence. This history of the religious wars in Belgium and Holland from 1559-87 is illustrated with Hogenberg's engravings (from his "Geschichtsblättern"), whereby the engravings for this edition were printed without the lower ...
Inverted maritime compass called "mouchard" (spy) in wood and brass, signed "A Van Vastenhoud In Amsterdam". This type of compass was found in the captain's cabin and hanging above the captain's bed. The captain was so able to see the direction when he was in his cabin. This example is mounted in a wooden box to keep it safe. The compass itself is mounted on brass gimbals to keep it steady on a moving ship. It has a single iron needle with a brass cap that rests on a spike projecting from the bo...
With a large title cartouche with signature of the maker Adriaan van der Ende, : Kaerte en Afbeeldinge vande Geheele Jurisdictie van Stantdarbuyten Gelegen in de Generaliteit onder Marquisaet van Bergen op den Zoom, gemaekt, en in den Jare van 1733, 1734, 1735 gemeten by my ondergetz… Willemstadt den 8 Julij 1737 Adr: van Enden.Adriaan van de Ende was a surveyor, appointed by the Council of Brabant in 1720, then living in Heyningen. Was later living and active in Willemstad.Other manuscript m...
On either side columns depicting the manner of dress in the major countries of Europe, surmounted by nine city views and plans.For European mapmakers their own continent contained few mysteries or secrets by the seventeenth century. However, the mythical island of Frisland still appears between Iceland and Greenland. The map is decorated with ships and a sea monster on the sea, bears on northern Russia, and lions on North Africa.
Since its appearance as an Appendix in 1630, the atlas launched by
Willem Blaeu and continued by his son Joan had expanded greatly. But
despite many new regional maps the world map remained unchanged. For
some reason, Joan Blaeu's important wall map of 1648 was not immediately
adapted by his firm for atlas use.The New
World map prepared by Joan Blaeu for his eleven-volume 'Atlas Maior' in
1662 is, unlike its predecessor, in two hemispheres. Outside the twin
hemispheres at the top a...
Rare illustrated publication including a rare map of Europe as a regal queen with the title "Geheimzinnige toebereidselen tot eene boertige reis door Europa. [...] voorgeleezen in [...] de maatschappij der verdiensten, onder de spreuk: Felix Meritis. / By A. Fokke Simonsz".The book contains a map of Europe (168x2369mm.) engraved by H.Klockhoff and a cartographical curiosity, "Europa volgens de nieuwste verdeeling...", Europe as a regal queen but with an interesting twist and political commentary...
The so-called Kruquius map is a wall-map of the Delfland water board district. The map consists of 25 engraved map sheets. Several maps flanked by fine large armorial cartouches. All sheets together cover a wall map with a total area of 230 x 280 cm. The map was often bound in a rich gilted calf binding and presented as gifts to important persons. The atlas than included also the overview map. According to Prof. Koeman "Thanks to the quality of the cartography (a “sensitive” scale of 1:10,00...
Le 23e Salon de la Carte Géographique Ancienne, de l'Atlas & du Globe
organisé par la Librairie Loeb-Larocque, se tiendra le 9 novembre 2024 comme de coutume à l' hôtel Ambassador, 16 boulevard Haussmann, 75009 Paris.
Les exposants en cartographie ancienne et globes présenteront de leur côté des cartes géographiques dont des mappemondes, des cartes marines, des plans de Paris, des vues, des atlas du XVIe au XIXe siècle ainsi que des globes terrestres et célestes.
Vendredi 8 novembre 2024 Cocktail de bienvenue à 19 h à l'hôtel Ambassador, Salon Mogador. Comme les années précédentes, nous organisons un cocktail le vendredi soir 8 novembre, afin de réunir marchands et amateurs.
Le cocktail est ouvert aux visiteurs et aux exposants mais nécessite une réservation. C'est une excellente occasion de rencontrer tous les
collectionneurs et les marchands dans une atmosphère détendue avant le salon. Le cocktail consistera en un open-bar de 19 h à 20 h. Sur réservation uniquement.Samedi 9 Novembre 2024 11h00 - 18h00 - 23e Salon de la Carte Géographique Ancienne, de l'Atlas & du Globe Entrée LIBRE
14h00 Les cartes anciennes à l’origine du roman français
Autour des livres Ivoire et malaguete et La géographe
- Petit Dieppe sur les cartes du XVII° siècle et le mythe des navigations normandes sur les côtes de Guinée au XIV° siècle
- Les Terres Australes Inconnues sur les mappemondes des XVI° et XVII °
siècles et le mystérieux voyage du capitaine de Gonneville en 1503-1504
14h15 Le roman historique, réponse aux énigmes des cartes anciennes
Autour des livres La Grande Barrière, Les voyages de Suleimane et La Géographe
- L’Australie sur les cartes de Dieppe : une approche française ?
- Le détroit d’Anian, perdu et retrouvé
14h30 Conspiration Éditions : Histoire de la
carte et genèse du livre « La Carte de
Cassini »
Exposants
Nous comptons des exposants français et internationaux venant de Grande-Bretagne, d'Italie, d'Espagne, de Belgique, d'Allemagne, des Pays Bas, de Grèce, de Corée du Sud et des États-Unis participant à ce salon unique en France. martinezstsulpice@gmail.com 0982370806
France : Paris : Librairie Loeb-Larocque, Librairie Le Bail, Pingel Rare Books, Sylvie Rossignol, Gallerie Martinez-St.Sulpice. États-Unis : Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. - La Jolla (CA), Geographicus Rare Antique Maps - Brooklin (NY), RD Rare Books and Maps - Pasadena (CA), Neatline Antique Maps - Tiburon (CA), Paulus Swaen - Clearwater (FL). Pays-Bas : Paul Bremmers Antiquariaat – Maastricht, Antiquariaat De Roo, Zwijndrecht, Dat Narrenship - Middelburg. Belgique : Sanderus - Gand, Il Labirinto - Sint-Denijs-Westrem, BIMCC - Bruxelles.
Allemagne : Antik Sommer - Munich, Norbert Haas - Bedburg-Hau, Antiquariat Reinhold Berg - Ratisbonne, Graphisches Antiquariat und Kunsthandel Braun Inh. Marion A Rodenberg - Wupperthal, Antiquariat Hanno Schreyer - Bonn. Italie : Studio Bibliografico Morghen - Rome, Old Times - Pérouges, Sergio Trippini – Gavirate, Leg Antiqua Ossola - Gorizia Chypre : Eosphoros Antique Books & Images Ltd. - Nicosie. - Orientum Maps and Books Ltd. -Nicosie Grande-Bretagne : Altea Rare Maps & Prints - Londres
Quelques exemples de cartes anciennes
VLAANDEREN, Cornelis André - L'Europe en Sept 1939. Ille terrarum mihi angulus ridet..
(Brugge, 1939).
GROSSI, A. - La Piovra Russa. Carta Serio-Comica Pel 1878. (Bologne, 14 april 1878)
MERIAN, M. - Paris (Frankfurt, c. 1636)
Le Salon des Cartes de Paris, le 9 novembre 2024, présente des cartes anciennes, des globes, des cartes murales, des atlas et des instruments de navigation anciens.
WAGHENAER, L.J. - (Amsterdam, 1602)
ORTELIUS, A. Islandia (Antwerp, 1590).
DANCKERTS, J. - Terrarum Orbis Terrarum. (Amsterdam, 1650)
VALK, L. Globe (Amsterdam ca. 1711)
WAGHENAER, J.L. Le Nouveau miroir des voiages marins de la navigation (Anvers, 1600)
Organisation
Librairie Loeb-Larocque 31 rue de Tolbiac, 750213 Paris, France
Tél.: +33 6 11803375 Email: paris@map-fair.com