Antique Maps

Posted on 05. Mar, 2009 in Featured, Misc

For all antique lovers this collection will be a real feast for eyes, because here we have an unique photo collection of rare and old maps, mostly from the 16th to the 19th century. If you are into history or geography you’ll surely find these map prints interesting. By looking back at images from the past we gain knowledge about from where we came, and where we might be going. We can actually see the places, people, and events that shaped our world. To view an antique map, print or photograph, is to look back at our past; the time of our ancestors.

In addition to the wonderful information they impart, old maps, prints and photographs are beautiful works of art. Many of the works in our gallery are without peers in the modern art world. There is nothing like the elegance of an antique map, the delicate lines and hand-painted detail of a botanical print, or the warm sepia tone and stark contrast in the photographs of 100 years ago.