An incunable map of Turkey from a landmark edition of Ptolemy by Francesco Berlinghieri, titled: Tabula Prima de Asia. One of the earliest available maps of Turkey, published in the third edition of Ptolemy’s Geography to have printed maps, which was the first to be printed in the vernacular and the first with ‘modern’ maps’. Francesco Berlinghieri (1440-1501), an Italian scholar and humanist, started work on a revision of Ptolemy in 1464, updating the Ptolemaic maps, supplementing them with mod

Explore Abraham Ortelius’s famous map of the northern Atlantic regions titled: Septentrionalium Regionum Descrip. This antique map is from the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas and shows Britain, Scandinavia, Iceland, Greenland and parts of North America in great detail. The map also shows many mythical islands: the islands of Hy Brasil & st Brendan from Celtic mythology, Drogeo believed to represent Newfoundland, Frisland which is just off the coast of Iceland, and Groclandt. The

The British Empire in 1886 by Walter Crane, titled: Imperial Federation, Map of the World Showing The Extent of the British Empire in 1886. The decorative map shows the British Empire in red, and published as a supplement to a London magazine, “The Graphic”. The elaborate borders are filled with allegorical figures celebrating the extent of the empire, with the slogans ‘Freedom’, ‘Fraternity’ and Federation’ above the map. It seems that after commissioning Crane to draw the map to celebrate Quee

We are delighted to share our first catalogue of 2026! We have compiled a selection of our oldest maps and books, reaching back nearly five and a half centuries to 1482. Follow the link below to browse the full catalogue https://www.alteagallery.com/catalogue/catalogue-26-15th-and-16th-century-maps-and-books/ Based in Mayfair, London, Altea Gallery specialises in antique maps, rare atlases, geological maps, sea charts, celestial charts, and globes, and works closely with collectors, museums, lib