COLLECTING ANTIQUE MAPS

MAP WORLD'S CATALOGUE OF ANTIQUE MAPS  -   3rd EDITION. 

Now consisting of ANTIQUE MAP PRICE GUIDE Volumes 1-23 and Volume 24 (Index of Cartographers and Map Titles in alphabetic order - 344 pages). Author: Jeffrey Sharpe.

THIS UNIQUE REFERENCE WORK LISTS ALL* ANTIQUE MAPS OF ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD BY CONTINENT, COUNTRY AND LOCAL REGION IN DATE ORDER FROM THE YEAR 1472 TO 1850. GIVES EACH ANTIQUE MAP'S 2011 INSURANCE VALUE (IN FINE CONDITION); NO OUT-OF-DATE AUCTION AND DEALER PRICES.                                                       INCLUDES MANY BEAUTIFUL COLOUR IMAGES THROUGHOUT AND INFORMATION ON INDIVIDUAL MAPS BY THE AUTHOR. EQUIVALENT TO A 1600-PAGE REFERENCE BOOK. 25000 DIFFERENT ANTIQUE MAPS ON ONE CD. TOTAL COST IF THE 23 VOLUMES ARE PURCHASED AS INDIVIDUAL BOOKS FROM AMAZON.COM: £375.

Until now, a list or catalogue of all antique maps has not been available to collectors.  It may come as a surprise, but comprehensive listings of antique maps of many regions / islands / cities / counties etc. have never been compiled, or have only been compiled for maps printed before the year 1700.

Historical records of printed auction and dealer catalogue prices have attempted to remedy this situation. But they do not tell collectors about the existence of many antique maps not sold by catalogue. The large majority of antique maps have been sold in antique map shops or directly to collectors. Nor do catalogue prices reveal which maps have been bought by dealers for re-sale at a higher price.

Now, for the first time, Map World's 23 Antique Map Price Guides solve all of these problems. They offer the collector / investor comprehensive listings of all* printed antique maps from 1472 to 1850 based on source atlases etc. And they also offer 2011 replacement / insurance values for these maps, based on rarity, importance and other factors. However, any antique map’s replacement value (other factors being equal) depends greatly on its condition, as does the value of any other antique. This is why all Map World’s replacement prices are for maps in undamaged / unrestored ‘fine’ condition. (Although it may be difficult to find some maps in this condition, many collectors only collect antiques in fine condition).

Order your copy of Map World’s Catalogue of Antique Maps on CD for only GB £120 including postage, either by using the PayPal button below or by contacting us by phone at UK (0)1227 769636 with your credit /debit card details. Or receive this CD free of charge when you spend more than £200 on undiscounted antique map(s) from Map World in the future. If you wish to purchase Price Guides of individual regions, please go to the region concerned (above) or search for 'antique map price guide' at www.amazon.com.

 *Antique maps that have not been selected for this catalogue include celestial maps, diagrammatic route maps, antique maps of parts of counties or parts of cities, different editions of the same map by the same mapmaker, maps of proposed developments, globe gores, puzzle maps, Ptolemaic maps printed after the year 1570 and antique maps of such rarity that none are known to exist in private hands. Topographical views of cities are not included unless they give ‘birds eye’ information about a whole city.