Antique Print Club

A French cartographer’s superb world map (Henri Chatelain, circa 1718). Carte tres curieuse de la Mer du Sud, contenant des remarques nouvelles et tres utiles.. (Very curious map of the Southern Seas...

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French Département maps Creativity of cartography extends to the elaborate decorative narrative in Levasseur maps of the departments of France and her colonies. The ornate decoration included his...

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There are few things as fascinating and evocative as an antique map. Unlike the highly functional maps of today, maps used to be decorative works of art, that not only portrayed a country's geography ...

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In botany, the word ‘exotic’ is used to indicate a botanical specimen has been introduced from another country. Many people describe our own native plants as ‘exotic’, meaning they have unusual foliag...

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Starting a collection in a new subject can be thrilling. Collecting maps can begin in many ways. A long time interest might result in a decision to begin collecting antique maps. Finding an old ch...

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Plan de la Riviere Brisbane(Nouvelle Hollande) Découverte par M. OXLEY Ingenieur  Chart of the Brisbane River Discovered by John Oxley, Geographical Engineer at Port Jackson. (December 1823) John ...

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To know more about antique prints, you should understand the processes involved in their creation. To start at the beginning, “printing” describes the transference of ink from a prepared printing surf...

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Have you ever had a great holiday, and returned, still marvelling at the wonderful detail and classical style in the centuries-old buildings you saw? You may not be able to build your own stone chatea...

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) was a brilliant classical artist whose work will always be admired - even if his name is often unknown. The series of superb etchings of Vases, often referred to...

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Many new fashions from Paris couturiers were introduced to the wealthy, in the fashion plates by prominent artists for Gazette du Bon Ton (Journal of Good Style). The styles of these hand-coloured p...

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