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Early maps, also known as maps and charts, were created by ancient civilizations to navigate their surroundings

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Background imageEarly Maps Collection: Sewer depths in the City of London, 1944 (colour litho)

Sewer depths in the City of London, 1944 (colour litho)
7201427 Sewer depths in the City of London, 1944 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Town planning survey showing sewer depths in the City of London)

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: Ham House, Surrey (aquatint)

Ham House, Surrey (aquatint)
7193612 Ham House, Surrey (aquatint) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ham House, Surrey)

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: Ruthin Castle, Denbighshire (engraving)

Ruthin Castle, Denbighshire (engraving)
7159446 Ruthin Castle, Denbighshire (engraving) by Gastineau, Henry (1791-1876) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ruthin Castle, Denbighshire)

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: Historical city map of Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany, lithograph, published 1897

Historical city map of Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany, lithograph, published 1897

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: 1643, antiquity, archival, british isles, cartography, england, europe, geographical

1643, antiquity, archival, british isles, cartography, england, europe, geographical, geography, historical, map, nobody, old-fashioned, text, uk, vintage, Antique Maps, 89687337

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: Map of Italian Peninsula, Islands of Corsica and Sardinia an

Map of Italian Peninsula, Islands of Corsica and Sardinia and Adriatic coast. Engraving. 16th century

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: 1855, Colton Map of Persia, Afghanistan, and Arabia, topography, cartography, geography

1855, Colton Map of Persia, Afghanistan, and Arabia, topography, cartography, geography
1855, Colton Map of Persia, Afghanistan, and Arabia

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: 1848, Crutchley Pocket Map or Plan of London, England, topography, cartography, geography

1848, Crutchley Pocket Map or Plan of London, England, topography, cartography, geography
1848, Crutchley Pocket Map or Plan of London, England

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: 1818, Pinkerton Map of the British Isles, England, Scotland, Ireland, John Pinkerton

1818, Pinkerton Map of the British Isles, England, Scotland, Ireland, John Pinkerton, 1758 - 1826, Scottish antiquarian, cartographer, UK

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: Sweden and Norway, lithograph, published in 1878

Sweden and Norway, lithograph, published in 1878
Ancient map of Sweden and Norway. Lithograph, published in 1878

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: Antique map of Denmark

Antique map of Denmark

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: Map, Griffiths new historical description of Cheltenham and its vicinity, 19th

Map, Griffiths new historical description of Cheltenham and its vicinity, 19th century engraving, UK

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: Map of England, Britannia Antiqua, from The Atlas of Ancient Geography

Map of England, Britannia Antiqua, from The Atlas of Ancient Geography
KW288091 Map of England, Britannia Antiqua, from The Atlas of Ancient Geography, by Samuel Butler, published in London, c.1829 (colour litho) by English School

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: Franco-British Exhibition - London Underground plan

Franco-British Exhibition - London Underground plan
Advertising postcard for the Liverpool Street Hotel, bearing a map of the London Underground at the time of the Franco-British Exhibition of 1908. Date: 1908

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: Map of the Kingdoms of Spain and Portugal

Map of the Kingdoms of Spain and Portugal (prior to the Portuguese Revolution in 1910). Date: circa 1908

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: MAP: NEW YORK AREA, 1906. New York City and vicinity. Color engraving, 1906

MAP: NEW YORK AREA, 1906. New York City and vicinity. Color engraving, 1906

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: Phrenology bust by L. N. Fowler

Phrenology bust by L. N. Fowler
Phrenology bust by L.N. Fowler. Phrenology was a popular pseudoscience of the nineteenth century. The basis for the theory lay in a misplaced belief that a persons character

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: Ursa Major constellation, Bode Star Atlas

Ursa Major constellation, Bode Star Atlas
Ursa Major constellation. This star map shows the northern hemisphere constellation of Ursa Major (the Great Bear) as published by the German astronomer Johann Elert Bode (1747-1826) in 1805

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: Orteliuss map of Italy, 1570

Orteliuss map of Italy, 1570
Orteliuss map of Italy. This map is from the 1570 first edition of Theatrum orbis terrarum ( Theatre of the World ). Drawn by the Flemish mapmaker Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598)

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: Orteliuss map of Poland, 1570

Orteliuss map of Poland, 1570
Orteliuss map of Poland. This map is from the 1570 first edition of Theatrum orbis terrarum ( Theatre of the World ). Drawn by the Flemish mapmaker Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598)

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: Orteliuss map of Greece, 1570

Orteliuss map of Greece, 1570
Orteliuss map of Greece. This map is from the 1570 first edition of Theatrum orbis terrarum ( Theatre of the World ). Drawn by the Flemish mapmaker Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598)

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: The Nile -- Notes for Passengers on Cooks Steamers

The Nile -- Notes for Passengers on Cooks Steamers
A bust of Queen Nefertiti in profile, with a sketch of the River Nile in the background, on a Thomas Cook publication, Notes for Passengers on Cooks Steamers

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: Map / Europe / Balkans C1850

Map / Europe / Balkans C1850
The Turkish-occupied territories in Europe, comprising all the Balkans apart from Greece

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1933-35

Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1933-35
Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition, historical map. This expedition took place between 1933 and 1935, and followed an earlier expedition from 1928 to 1930

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: MAPS / BRITAIN / 1763

MAPS / BRITAIN / 1763
An accurate map of Great Britain and Ireland from the best authorities

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: Hydra Star Map

Hydra Star Map
Hydra constellation, including an owl, a raven and a sextant

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: Orion Star Map

Orion Star Map
Orion, giant hunter, clubbing a lion. Being slain by Diana, he was made one of the constellations and is supposed to be attended with stormy weather

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: Ursa Minor Star Map

Ursa Minor Star Map
Draco and Ursa Minor constellation

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: Canis Major Star Map

Canis Major Star Map
Canis Major (dog) and Lepus (hare) constellation

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: Plan of Silchester / 1777

Plan of Silchester / 1777
A plan and details from the well-preserved Roman town of Silchester (Calleva Atrebatum). The entire circuit of the town wall, and bowl of the amphitheatre have survived

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: Map / North America 1702

Map / North America 1702
Map of North America

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: Map / Australia / Nz 1862

Map / Australia / Nz 1862
Map of Australia and New Zealand

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: Map / Warwickshire C1857

Map / Warwickshire C1857
Map of Warwickshire

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: Regents Park Plan C1830

Regents Park Plan C1830
A plan of Regents Park including Regents Canal and Marylebone Church Date: c1830

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: Map / W Indies / Hispaniola

Map / W Indies / Hispaniola
The island of Hispaniola, now occupied by Haiti to the west, the Dominican Republic to the east

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: Vietnam / Map C1930 French

Vietnam / Map C1930 French
Card produced when La Cochinchine was a French colony

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: Map / Europe / Greece 323Bc

Map / Europe / Greece 323Bc
the Empire of Alexander

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: Map of Peru 1683 Mallet

Map of Peru 1683 Mallet
Perou. A map showing a coastal part of South America on the South Pacific. Both the equator and tropic of Capricorn are given

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: London Map 1756

London Map 1756
London still surrounded by fields, with Tyburn (note the gallows) and Buckingham House on the outskirts. Trafalgar Square doesn t exist, and Mayfair is still undeveloped

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: Map of Atlantis / Kircher

Map of Atlantis / Kircher
Map of Atlantis showing position relative to Europe, Africa and America (albeit upside down)

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: Schiaparellis two hemispheres of the planet Mars

Schiaparellis two hemispheres of the planet Mars
The two hemispheres of the planet Mars as drawn by the Italian astronomer and historian of science, Giovanni Schiaparelli

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: Gemini

Gemini
The Constellation Gemini

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: Sagittarius

Sagittarius
The Constellation Sagittarius

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: 15th century World Map

15th century World Map according to Andrea Bianco

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: Ursa Major Star Map

Ursa Major Star Map
The constellation of Ursa Major

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: Map of Corsica. Italian engraving. 16th century

Map of Corsica. Italian engraving. 16th century

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: Early map of the Moon, 1635

Early map of the Moon, 1635
Map of the Moon, by Johann Doppelmayr (1671- 1750). This early engraving of the Moon by the German mathematician and astronomer Doppelmayer is thought to date from 1730

Background imageEarly Maps Collection: Ploughing up England

Ploughing up England
Map showing the extent of the Ploughing Up England Campaign designed to maximise farm produce during World War Two



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Early Maps Collection

Early maps, also known as maps and charts, were created by ancient civilizations to navigate their surroundings. These early cartographers used various techniques such as observation, measurement, and estimation to create accurate depictions of the world around them. The earliest known map dates back to 6th century BCE in Babylonia. As time progressed, more advanced mapping techniques were developed including the use of longitude and latitude lines for navigation purposes. Maps have played a significant role in history by aiding explorers in discovering new lands and helping nations establish boundaries. Today, they can valuable artifacts that provide insight into the past and serve as a reminder of how far cartography has come over time.
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Our beautiful pictures are available as Framed Prints, Photos, Wall Art and Photo Gifts

The Early Maps collection from Media Storehouse is a fascinating assortment of historical maps and charts that offer an insight into the evolution of cartography. Our collection features antique maps dating back to the 16th century, including world maps, regional maps, city plans, and nautical charts. These meticulously crafted pieces are not only visually stunning but also provide valuable information about the geography, topography, and political boundaries of different regions throughout history. The Early Maps collection offers a unique opportunity for art enthusiasts, historians or anyone interested in exploring the past through visual representation. The prints are available in various sizes and formats such as canvas prints or framed wall art making them suitable for any home or office decor. Whether you're looking to add a touch of vintage charm to your living space or seeking inspiration for research projects on historical geography or navigation techniques - our collection has something for everyone.
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What are Early Maps (Maps and Charts) art prints?

Early Maps art prints are reproductions of historical maps and charts that were created centuries ago. These maps were originally made by cartographers who used various techniques to accurately depict the geography, topography, and other features of different regions around the world. Early Maps art prints offer a glimpse into how people perceived the world in earlier times, as well as providing valuable information about past civilizations, cultures, and trade routes. These art prints are ideal for history buffs, collectors or anyone who appreciates vintage artwork. They can be displayed in homes or offices to add a touch of elegance and sophistication to any space. We offer a wide variety of Early Maps art prints from different eras such as medieval Europe, ancient Rome or China during the Ming dynasty. These beautiful reproductions provide an opportunity for individuals to own a piece of history while also enjoying stunning works of art that showcase incredible craftsmanship from long ago.
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What Early Maps (Maps and Charts) art prints can I buy from Media Storehouse?

We offer a wide range of early maps and charts art prints for purchase. These include antique world maps, vintage city plans, historical nautical charts, and topographical surveys from various periods in history. Some of the most popular collections available on Media Storehouse are the 16th-century world maps by Gerardus Mercator and Abraham Ortelius, as well as the 18th-century British county maps by John Speed. In addition to these classic pieces, Media Storehouse also has an extensive collection of rare and unique maps that showcase different regions around the globe. Whether you're looking for a map of ancient Rome or a detailed chart of the Caribbean islands from the 17th century, there is something for everyone at Media Storehouse. All art prints are produced using high-quality materials to ensure they look great on any wall. They come in a variety of sizes and finishes to suit your needs. With so many options available, finding the perfect early map or chart print has never been easier.
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How do I buy Early Maps (Maps and Charts) art prints?

To buy Early Maps art prints from Media Storehouse, you can browse our online collection of maps and charts. Once you have found the print that you like, simply add it to your cart and proceed to checkout. You will be prompted to enter your shipping information and payment details. After completing your purchase, your print will be printed on high-quality paper using archival inks. We offer a wide range of sizes for their prints so that you can choose the perfect size for your space. We also offer framing options if you prefer to receive a framed print rather than an unframed one. Whether you are looking for antique maps or modern interpretations of historical cartography, we have a vast selection of Early Maps art prints available for purchase. Our easy-to-use website makes it simple to find the perfect piece of artwork for any room in your home or office.
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How much do Early Maps (Maps and Charts) art prints cost?

We offer a wide range of Early Maps art prints that vary in price depending on the size and type of print you choose. Our prices are competitive and affordable, making it easy for anyone to own a piece of history through our collection of vintage maps and charts. Our Early Maps art prints come in various sizes ranging from small to large, so you can find the perfect fit for your home or office space. We also offer different types of paper finishes such as matte or glossy to suit your preference. Whether you're looking for a unique gift or want to add some character to your living space, our Early Maps art prints are an excellent choice. With their intricate details and historical significance, they make for fascinating conversation starters while adding charm to any room.
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How will my Early Maps (Maps and Charts) art prints be delivered to me?

We take great care in delivering your Early Maps art prints to you. We use high-quality packaging materials to ensure that your prints are protected during transit. Depending on the size of your order, we may use either a sturdy cardboard tube or a flat package with reinforced corners. We work closely with our trusted delivery partners to ensure that your order arrives safely and on time. Our standard delivery service is reliable and efficient, but if you need your order urgently, we also offer express shipping options for an additional fee. Once your order has been dispatched, you will receive a tracking number so that you can monitor its progress online. If there are any issues with the delivery of your print(s), please do not hesitate to contact us - our friendly customer service team will be happy to assist you in resolving any problems as quickly as possible.