In our online store you can find many antique maps of the Asian Continent. Most antique maps of the Asian continent also depict part of Europe, Africa, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean and/or the Arctic Ocean. Please visit www.maps-prints.com for more antique maps of the Asian Continent.
A Map of Karazm, Great Bukharia and Turkestan – Kitchin (1745)
Description:Â Antique map titled 'A Map of Karazm, Great Bukharia and Turkestan'. Map of Asia, covers from the Caspian Sea across to the Aral Sea in Kazakhstan, into Turkistan, through Uzbekistan and south to northern Persia and east towards Siberia. This map originates from 'A New General Collection of Voyages and Travels' by Astley.Â
Artists and Engravers:Â Thomas Kitchin (or Thomas Kitchen (1718 - 1784) was an English engraver and cartographer, who became hydrographer to the king.
- Date: 1745
- Overall size: 25.5 x 19.5 cm.
- Image size: 22.5 x 15 cm.
- Condition: Very good, please study image carefully.
A Map of Little Bocharia – Kitchin (c.1766)
Description: Antique map of Asia titled ‚A Map of Little Bochara and the adjacent countrys. Drawn from the Survey of the Jesuits and Mr. McKyrillows Map of the Russian Empire‘. Depicts little Bochara, tartary and the Gobi desert. This map most likely originates from ‘A New Geographical and Historical Grammar (..)‘.
Artists and Engravers:Â Thomas Kitchin (or Thomas Kitchen (1718 - 1784) was an English engraver and cartographer, who became hydrographer to the king. He was also an author, who wrote about the history of the West Indies.
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- Date: c.1766
- Overall size: 37 x 24 cm.
- Image size: 23 x 17 cm.
- Condition: Very good. General age-related toning, some creasing of the paper. Please study image carefully.
A New & Accurate Map of Asia – Bowen (1777)
Description: Antique map titled 'A New & Accurate Map of Asia'. Detailed map of Asia and Australia, shows a still largely speculative Southern Australian coastline. Originates from Middleton's 'Complete System of Geography'.Â
Artists and Engravers:Â Engraved by Thomas Bowen.Â
- Date: 1777
- Overall size: 45 x 33.5 cm.
- Image size: 41 x 31.5 cm.
- Condition: Good, repair on folding line and few tiny tears. Please study image carefully.
A New & Accurate Map of Asia – Bowen (1779)
Description: Antique map titled 'A New & Accurate Map of Asia, drawn from the most approved Modern Maps & Charts'. Detailed map of Asia from Saudi Arabia, Persia, Russia, India, China, Japan to Southeast Asia showing Australia as New Holland. This map originates from 'A new and complete system of geograph' by C. Middleton.
Artists and Engravers: Thomas Bowen was an English engraver of charts. He was the son of Emanuel Bowen (1693/4–1767), map engraver to George II and Louis XV.
- Date: 1779
- Overall size: 44.5 x 35 cm.
- Image size: 41 x 32 cm.
- Condition: Very good, please study image carefully.
A New and Accurate Map of Anatolia or Asia Minor (..) – Bowen (1747)
Description:Â Antique map Middle East titled 'A New and accurate map of Anatolia or Asia Minor, with Syria and such other provinces of the Turkish Empire (..)'. Beautiful map of Turkey between the Black Sea and Cyprus. This map originates from 'A Complete System of Geography'.Â
Artists and Engravers:Â Emanuel Bowen (1694?-1767) was a British engraver and print seller.Â
- Date: 1747
- Overall size: 48 x 38.5 cm.
- Image size: 42 x 34 cm.
- Condition: Good, general age-related toning. Few worm holes, please study image carefully.
A New Map of Asia – Bayly (1782)
Description:Â Antique map titled 'A New Map of Asia'. Old map of the Asian continent. Originates from 'Geographical Magazine: or, a New and Complete System of Geography'.Â
Artists and Engravers: Published as the Act directs by Harrison & Company for William Frederick Martyn.
- Date: 1782
- Overall size: 38 x 25 cm.
- Image size: 34 x 23 cm.
- Condition: Fair, stained in upper margin, also affecting image. Please study image carefully.
A New Map of Asia – Neele (1795)
Description:Â Antique map Asia titled 'A New Map of Asia drawn from the best authorities'. Old map of the Asian continent, 1795.Â
Artists and Engravers: Published by Neele.
- Date: 1795
- Overall size: 26.5 x 20.5 cm.
- Image size: 24 x 19 cm.
- Condition: Good, general age-related toning. Few small stains, please study image carefully.
A New Map of Asia – Russell (1794)
Description: Antique map Asia titled 'A New Map of Asia, drawn from the best Authorities'. Old map of the Asian continent. This map originates from 'The General Gazetteer or Compendious Geographical Dictionary' by R. Brookes.
Artists and Engravers: Engraved by Russell.
- Date: 1794
- Overall size: 26 x 21.5 cm.
- Image size: 24 x 19.5 cm.
- Condition: Very good, general age-related toning. Few small stains. Please study image carefully.
Abidos in Asia – Dapper (1677)
Description: Antique print, titled: 'Abidos in Asia' - View of Abydos, an ancient town of Asia Minor on the Asian coast of the Hellespont (in modern-day Turkey).
Source unknown, to be determined.
Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Olfert Dapper' after an anonymous artist. Olfert Dapper (c. 1635 - 1689) was a Dutch physician and writer. He wrote books about history and geography, although he never travelled outside Holland. Until today, his book Description of Africa (1668) is a key text for Africanists.
- Date: 1677
- Technic: Engraving / etching with hand colouring on hand laid paper.
- Overall size: 15,1 x 12,7 inch
- Image size: 13,2 x 10,8 inch
- Condition: Good, given age. Some minor crinkles or creases. A few tiny spots. Original middle fold as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
- PartNumber: 58750
- Storage Location: BG-B6-27 Iscra
Alai et Chaine du Transalai – Reclus (1883)
Description: 'Alai et Chaine du Transalai.' (The Alay or Alai mountain range. Central Asia). The Alay or Alai Mountains constitute a mountain range that extends from the Tien Shan mountain range in Kyrgyzstan west into Tajikistan.
This original old antique print / plate originates from: 'Nouvelle Geographie Universelle La Terre et les Hommes VI : L' Asie Russe' by Jacques Elisee Reclus. published in Paris by Hachette & Cie.. 1881. This plate by Bertrand after T. Weber.
Artists and Engravers: Jacques Elisee Reclus was a renowned French geographer. writer and anarchist. He produced his 19-volume masterwork La Nouvelle Geographie universelle. la terre et les hommes ('Universal Geography'). over a period of nearly 20 years (1875Â - 1894).
- Date: 1881
- Technic: Wood engraving on a vellin type of paper.
- Overall size: 10,4 x 7,1 inch
- Image size: 7,5 x 5,5 inch
- Condition: Good. General age related toning. Please study scan carefully.
- PartNumber: 28041
- Storage Location: (BG) C180-36
Alanda, Campestris – Sepp & Nozeman (1797)
Description: Antique print titled ‘Alanda, Campestris'. This print depicts the Field-Lark (Dutch: veldleeuwerik). The field-lark (Alauda arvensis) is a small passerine bird species. It is a wide-spread species found across Europe and Asia with introduced populations in many other parts of the world. The genus name is from the Latin alauda, 'lark'. Pliny thought the word was originally of Celtic origin. The specific arvensis is also Latin, and means 'of the field'.
This print originates from 'Nederlandsche Vogelen; volgens hunne huisdouding, aert, en eigenschappen beschreeven', Amsterdam, 1770-1829 by C. Nozeman, M. Houttuyn and J.C. Sepp. This is the most important and first study in the Netherlands of ornithology at that time. The birds are depicted as they are in life, said to be depicted close to life sized and in their environment.
Original text page included.
Artists and engravers:Â This monumental work is associated with Christiaan Andreas Sepp, Jan Christiaan Sepp, Jan Sepp, Cornelis Nozeman, Martinus Houttuyn and Coenraad Jacob Temminck.
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- Date: 1797
- Overall size: 36 x 53 cm.
- Image size: 27.8 x 36.8 cm.
- Condition: Very good. General age-related toning. Please study image carefully.
Alauda – Sepp & Nozeman (1770)
Description: Antique print titled ‘Alauda'. This print depicts the common lark with nest and eggs (Dutch: leeuwerik). Alauda is a genus of larks found across much of Europe, Asia and in the mountains of north Africa, and one of the species (the Raso lark) endemic to the islet of Raso in the Cape Verde Islands.
This print originates from 'Nederlandsche Vogelen; volgens hunne huisdouding, aert, en eigenschappen beschreeven', Amsterdam, 1770-1829 by C. Nozeman, M. Houttuyn and J.C. Sepp. This is the most important and first study in the Netherlands of ornithology at that time. The birds are depicted as they are in life, said to be depicted close to life sized and in their environment.
Original text page included.
Artists and engravers:Â This monumental work is associated with Christiaan Andreas Sepp, Jan Christiaan Sepp, Jan Sepp, Cornelis Nozeman, Martinus Houttuyn and Coenraad Jacob Temminck.
- Date: 1770
- Overall size: 37 x 53 cm.
- Image size: 27.6 x 42.2 cm.
- Condition: Very good. General age-related toning. Please study image carefully.
