Antique Map Greeting Cards
25 items found in Antique Map Greeting Cards
Freemasons' Hall (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: Originally built as a peace memorial to honour the thousands of Freema- sons who fought during the First World War, Freemasons’ Hall is the home of the United Grand Lodge of England. One of the finest Art Deco buildings in London still used for its original purpose, Free...
Islington map (1755) : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: By the cartographer William Maitland, the map was published as part of “The History and Survey of London”. This map shows the vicinity of Islington. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-certified paper Produced in our London studio Trivia fact on the reverse ...
London before 1666 : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: Image from an eighteenth century copperplate depiction of London, published by J.Cooke, London, in 1776. as it was before the great fire of London. Most of the houses in London at the time were made of timber (wood) and very closely packed together along the extremely n...
London by john speed : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain by the famous English cartographer John Speed (1552-1629). First published in 1611, the decorative map of the county of Middlesex (now greater London), was engraved by Jodocus Hondius and printed from copper plates. "Middle-sex ...
British isles by john speed : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain by the famous English cartographer John Speed (1552-1629). First published in 1611, the decorative map of the British Isles was engraved by Jodocus Hondius and printed from copper plates. The map bears the Royal coats of arms, c...
Antwerp (1832) : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: Published under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, this map is a view of “Antwerp from the road to Mechlin, Brussels & Louvain” published by Baldwin & Cradock in London in 1832. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent e...
Antwerp (1652) : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: Titled ‘Antverpia; Gallis Anvers. Vernacule Antwerpen.”, the map is by the Dutch cartographer, Joan Blaeu (1596-1673). The city of Antwerp is showing in a cartouche in the bottom left corner with coat of arms with Mercury by its side, and to the bottom, a list of various...
Terrarum orbis geographica (1643) : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: A double hemisphere hand coloured map of the world, Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica by Pierre-Jean Mariette (1603-1657) published in Paris. Based upon the earlier map of Hondius from 1617, this map is embellished with allegorical spandrel vignettes representing ce...
Canterbury (c.1670) : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: A Ground Plott of Canterbury by Wenceslas Hollar, which was originally published around 1670. The copper plate engraving was taken from a strike off the original plate, which was printed around 1795. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-certified paper Produc...
County of gloucestershire (c.1840) : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: The antique map of the county of Gloucestershire, as part of "A Topographical Dictionary of England with Historical and Statistical Descriptions" by Samuel Lewis, published by S. Lewis and Co. in c.1840. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-certified paper Pr...
Gloucestershire (c.1840) : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: This antique map of Gloucestershire by Thomas Moule (1784 – 1851), contains vignettes of Gloucester Cathedral, Tewkesbury Abbey church and the New Spa, Cheltenham. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-certified paper Produced in our London studio Trivia fact ...
Gloucestershire (c.1611) : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain by the famous English cartographer John Speed (1552-1629). It reads: "Gloucestershire contrived into thirty three several hundreds & those again into four principal devisions The Citie of Glocester & Bristowe discribed w...
Ireland (1665) : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: A map of Ireland published as part of the Atlas Major. Today, 80 million people of Irish descent are estimated to live outside of Ireland, which is impressively, 14 times more in number than the population of Ireland itself. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent e...
Celestial map (1820) : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: Produced in London by Richard Brookes, the celestial map shows the constellations in the northern and southern hemispheres. The word "constellation" comes from the Latin term meaning "set with stars". A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-certified paper Produ...
London at the close of 19th C : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: Published 1892 onwards, these beautiful maps were sold at one penny per copy by a specialist in gentlemen’s tailoring and school outfits, Chas baker & co., located along High Holborn in London. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-certified paper Produced...
France (1665) : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: France, including the islands of French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, and Réunion Island, is the largest country by size in Europe. Print from the Atlas Major in 1665. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-certified paper Produced in our London stud...
Bristol (1568) : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: Titled "Brightstowe, vulgo" was published in Cologne in 1588 in the book Civitates Orbis Terrarum (Towns of the World). The sheep showing in the map, remind the importance of Bristol for the British wool trade at the time. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco...
London (1827) : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: Map of London from an actual survey made between 1824-1826 by Christopher and John Greenwood. The city was the first to reach a population of over one million in 1811. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-certified paper Produced in our London studio Trivia f...
Durham (1806) : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: A map of Durham from the publication The Beauties of England & Wales, 1806. The present city of Durham can be traced back to when a group of monks from Lindisfarne decided to settle in the area. They chose to build a church on its high peninsula back in AD995. A6 s...
Durham (1786) : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: A map of Durham published in Picturesque Views of the Antiquities of England & Wales, 1786. The entire centre of Durham is designated a conservation area. In addition to the Cathedral and Castle, Durham contains over 630 listed buildings, 569 of which are located wit...
Paris in 17th century : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: View of Paris published c.1660 by Martin Zeiller. The city was founded in the 3rd century BC by Celtic people called the Parisii, from where the city name came about. By the 12th century, Paris had grown to become the largest city in the western world. A6 size (148mm x...
Scotland (1851) : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: A map of Scotland with inset map of the Shetland Islands, published in 1851, containing illustrations of local sites and activities. Scotland has approximately 790 islands, of which 660 are uninhabited. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-certified paper Pro...
City of oxford (1837) : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: Engraved by J.Cleghorn, the map was published in 1837 as a part of Thomas Moule's English Counties. Steel engraved by J.Cleghor, the decorative plan of Oxford also features views from the north of the city, alongside Christ Church College, as well as coats of arms of sev...
Oxford (1806) : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: Engraved by J.Roper based on a plan by G.Cole, this copperplate printed mat was published in The Beauties of England & Wales in 1806. Numbered key indicate the various Colleges, Universities and Halls in Oxford. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-certif...
British isles (c.1760) : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: Published in Histoire Universelle around 1760, the copper engraving by Borde depicts the British Isles. The term Britain refers to the largest island in the United Kingdom. The British Isles refers to Great Britain and Ireland, as well as the 5,000 other small islands su...