Welcome to The Antique Maps Chest a website containing over 1000 genuine old maps and town plans. I am a private collector/dealer based in Sevenoaks, Kent, UK and have a wide range of antique maps, particularly UK and European town plans, dating from the 15th to 19th centuries.
All the maps and town plans are genuine antiques - no reproductions.
The website is structured around 8 catalogues and 3 supporting photo galleries. Listing information consists of location, mapmaker, date, dimensions, price and unique reference number (in the first 7 catalogues) and then the eighth catalogue contains all the maps but listed alphabetically by mapmaker instead.
Most of the maps are in very good condition but please contact me about individual maps. A 'P' symbol denotes if there is a photo of the map in the respective gallery. Again, please ask for additional photos (jpg.) of individual maps.
1) UK City Maps (especially: Cambridge, Edinburgh, Liverpool, London, Manchester)
2) UK County Maps (especially: Cambridgeshire, Kent, Lancashire, Yorkshire)
3) UK Country Maps (England, Wales, Scotland, Great Britain)
4) European City Maps (especially: Amsterdam, Bordeaux, Lille, Paris, Venice)
5) European Country Maps (especially: France, Germany, Holland)
7) World Country Maps (especially: South Africa)
8) Mapmaker (especially: Braun & Hogenberg, Merian, Munster, SDUK and Speed)
I do have other maps that are not listed here. If you are looking for anything in particular or want more information on a listed item, please feel free to email or contact me.
I have another website which contains my folding antique maps, antique panoramas (eg. Buck, Illustrated London News) and other antique prints.......www.oldmapsandbooks.co.uk
I hope you find what you are looking for.