Maps auctions

Ratibor [Racibórz] and Surroundings – topographic map 1:25,000, sheet 3418 “Ratibor [Racibórz],” photographed in 1882, published in 1894, reprinted in 1914 minor, localized damage along the edges of the map; otherwise in good condition The sheet is numbered 3418 and titled “Ratibor [Racibórz].” The lower margin bears the following overprint: “Königl. Preuss. Landesaufnahme 1882...
Rybnik and Surrounding Area, 1:25,000 topographic map, sheet 5977 Rybnik, 1941 edition, “Vorläufige Ausgabe”; “Nur für den Dienstgebrauch” The sheet is labeled with the number and name “5977 Rybnik,” with the heading “Topographische Karte 1:25,000 (4-cm-Karte)” and the note “Vorläufige Ausgabe.” The footer clearly reads: “Ausgabe 1941” and the name of the publisher: ...
Loslau [Wodzisław Śląski] and the surrounding area – Topographic Map 1:25,000 (4-cm map), sheet 5976, Prussian 3419 (old), surveyed in 1882 The upper edge of the map is worn with a small loss; the right edge of the map is clipped [with minor damage to the map legend text]; otherwise in good condition Topographic sheet labeled in the header as “5976 Loslau” and “Preuß. 3419 alt.” ...
Tarnowitz [Tarnowskie Góry] and Surroundings – topographic map, scale 1:25,000, “Tarnowitz” sheet, 1881, marked “FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY,” No. 3258 tear on the left and top edges of the map, slight soiling on the edges; otherwise in good condition The sheet is titled “Tarnowitz,” with the scale “Maßstab 25000 der natürlichen Länge” indicated in the lower margin. The footer ...
Poznań – topographic map, scale 1:100,000, Military Geographic Institute, 1935, size46.5 x 35.5 cm Good condition, signs of folding Topographic map “POZNAŃ,”  STRIP 39, COLUMN 24, No. 352. The lower margin indicates a scale of 1:100,000 and the publisher: Military Geographic Institute in Warsaw; year of publication: 1935. The map covers Poznań and surrounding towns, including Swarzę...
Żnin and the surrounding area — Topographic Map 1:25,000 (4-cm Map), Sheet 3172 Znin [Żnin], 1940 edition, “For official use only!” The sheet is labeled “3172 Znin [Żnin].” The header reads: “Topographic Map 1:25,000 (4-cm Map),” “With provisional name changes,” and “1940 edition.” The SLUB catalog identifies this item as sheet 3172, Znin [Żnin], at a scale of 1:25,00...
Ollschin [Olszyna] and the surrounding area — 1:25,000 topographic map, sheet 5279 “Ollschin,” Preuß. 3089 alt minor, localized tears along the edges, signs of creasing; otherwise in good condition The sheet is labeled “5279 Ollschin” and “Preuß. 3089 alt.” The scale 1:25,000 (“4-cm-Karte”) is indicated in the margin. The name Ollschin has been unequivocally identified as t...
Kalisch [Kalisz] and Surrounding Area – Topographic Map 1:25,000 (4-cm Map), Sheet 4274, unaltered reprint, September 1944, “For official use only!”, 57.5x59 cm edges slightly worn, otherwise in good condition German topographic map at a scale of 1:25,000. The lower margin bears the inscription “Unveränderter Nachdruck IX. 1944”; “Place names, as of VIII. 44; the old place names a...
Częstochowa and the surrounding area — 1:25,000 topographic map, sheet 5180 “Tschenstochau” [Częstochowa], “Vorläufige Ausgabe,” 1941, “Nur für den Dienstgebrauch!” Good condition Sheet No. 5180, titled “Tschenstochau” [Częstochowa], marked as “Vorläufige Ausgabe.” It is a topographic map at a scale of 1:25,000 (“4-cm Karte”); the footer indicates that it was pu...
Lissa [Leszno] and Surroundings – 1:25,000 topographic map, sheet 4165 Lissa, Place Names: Rev. VIII.44, Ed. 25 / DRO / Preliminary Ed., 59.5x58.5cm The top edge of the map is trimmed [without affecting the text]; there is a small loss on the right margin; the edges are slightly worn with minor, localized tears Topographic sheet marked with the number and name “4165 Lissa,” with the seri...
Nikolai [Mikołów] and Surroundings – 1:25,000 topographic map, sheet 5879 “Nikolai [Mikołów],” 1943 edition, “For official use only!” Good condition; a crease along the left edge of the map; minor stains along the edges of the map; otherwise in good condition German topographic sheet “Topographische Karte 1:25,000 (4-cm-Karte),” numbered 5879 and titled “Nikolai [Mikołów]...
colored copperplate engraving/paperDimensions: 41.3 x 56.5 cm (sheet)One of the most beautiful and, at the same time, rare maps of Poland. The first of three maps with margins decorated with views of cities—Gdańsk, Kraków, Wrocław, Poznań, Sandomierz, Krosno, and Biecz—depicted based on engravings from Braun and Hogenberg’s *Civitates Orbis Terrarum* from the turn of the 16th and 17t...
colored copperplate engraving/paperDimensions: 42 x 53 cm (inside the mat)ConditionFramed BibliographyK. Kozica, J. Pezda, *Imago Poloniae: The Former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in Maps, Documents, and Early Printed Books from the Collection of Tomasz Niewodniczański*, vol. II, Warsaw 2002, item K9/3
Germany – C. Lehmann’s Bahnpost-Karte vom Deutschen Reiche [Polish: Map of the German Empire’s Railway Postal Service] with a list of postal carriages in the German Empire’s postal district, as well as in Bavaria and Württemberg , 17th edition, Julius Springer, 1899, size 15x23 cm, 24 pages, map size 72.5x55.5 cm, in German folded map, with tears at the fold lines, original paperback ...
The northeastern part of the Kingdom of Prussia – Map No. 55, scale in Prussian and German miles, Franz Johann Joseph von Reilly, f. 38x29 cm [frame], 30x24 cm [plate impression] map mounted in a frame behind glass, in good condition, slight wear on the frame The Zentralbibliothek Zürich catalog lists the map as a sheet from the atlas “Schauplatz Der Fünf Theile Der Welt,” attributed t...
Langenbielau [Bielawa] and the surrounding area – topographic map at a scale of 1:25,000, Meßtischblatt 5365, published in 1935, with updates in 1937, for official use folds from being folded “in four,” numerous tape repairs along the edges, edge losses The sheet is labeled “(4 cm Karte) Meßtischblatt 5365” and titled “Langenbielau [Bielawa].” The scale is 1:25,000 (4 cm on the...
Map of Prussia "MAP RELEVANT TO THE THEATER OF WAR, CONTAINING PART OF LITHUANIA, THE TWO PRUSSES, AND POMERANIA..." Francesco Griselini, published by Pietro Bassaglia, Venice 1758 map approx. 44.5 by 31 cm The legend below the lower border refers to the color-coding of the borders—this piece left the publisher’s press without the colors applied Dantiscum Emporium G85/3 A map that very rar...
The Republic of Poland "REGNI POLONIAE MAGNI DUCAT LITHUANIAE" Homann 1715 sheet approx. 62 by 55 cm
Glatz [Kłodzko] and the surrounding area – topographic map at a scale of 1:25,000, Meßtischblatt 3244, Neu No. 5565, Edition F minor damage to the corners on the right side of the map, slight soiling along the edges; otherwise in good condition Topographic sheet titled “Glatz [Kłodzko],” marked as “(4 cm-Karte) Meßtischblatt 3244” and “Neu Nr. 5565”; the map border also bears...
Grafenweiler [Kolonowskie] and the surrounding area – topographic map 1:25,000, Neue No. 5376 / Meßtischblatt 3145; place names as of September 1, 1938 minor local damage along the edges, perforations on the left edge of the map; otherwise in good condition A sheet of a German topographic map labeled “Neue Nr. 5376” and “(4cm-Karte) Meßtischblatt 3145.” The scale is indicated in th...
Tarnowitz [Tarnowskie Góry] and surroundings – topographic map 1:25,000, sheet 5579 Tarnowitz, 1943 edition, “For official use only!” Worn lower edge of the map, one large tear on the lower edge [damaging the map; otherwise in good condition] Sheet 5579 “Tarnowitz,” labeled “Topographic Map 1:25,000 (4-cm Map).” The lower margin bears the notation “1943 Edition”; the sheet w...
Dubin – topographic map 1:25,000, Meßtischblatt 2490, published in 1944, size 56.5 x 60 cm The left edge of the map is slightly worn, with minor, localized tears and creases; otherwise, it is in good condition Topographic sheet titled “Dubin,” scale: 1:25,000 (4 cm on the map = 1 km on the ground).  The map depicts Dubin and surrounding localities, including Dubinko, Domaradzitz [Domar...
Leipe [Lipno] and Surroundings – 1:25,000 topographic map, sheet 4065 Leipe, published in 1944, Vorläufige Ausgabe, DRG Sheet “4065 Leipe” at a scale of 1:25,000 (Topographic Map 1:25,000, “4-cm Map”). The margins show the markings “Vorläufige Ausgabe,” “Ausgabe 1944,” “Ortsnamen: Stand VIII. 44,” and the reference “Ed 25 / Blatt Nr. 4065 / DRG / Vorl. Ausg.” The AM...
Mogilno [Mogilno] and the surrounding area – topographic map at a scale of 1:25,000, sheet 3373 Mogilno [Mogilno], published in 1940, place names: as of August 1944, “Nur für den Dienstgebrauch!”, size 57.5x59.5 cm in good condition; on the right edge of the map, one small tear and a crease German topographic sheet “Topographische Karte 1:25,000 (4-cm-Karte),” labeled with the numbe...
Honig [Chojnik] and the surrounding area – “Bartsch” hydrographic map, Sheet 2: Polnische-Bache 2, Honiger-Wasser 2; 1:25,000, No. 2640; base map from 1885, published in 1887; Breslau, October 7, 1911 The sheet is labeled in the header as “Bartsch. Blatt 2.”, with the specification “Polnische-Bache 2, Honiger-Wasser 2” and the name “Honig [Chojnik]”. The number 2640 is visibl...
Jutroschin [Jutrosin] and the surrounding area – 1:25,000 topographic map, sheet 4369 “Jutroschin,” published in 1941, Vorläufige Ausgabe, size55x63.5 cm The lower edge of the map is slightly worn; otherwise, it is in good condition German topographic map “Topographische Karte 1:25,000 (4-cm-Karte),” sheet no. 4369 “Jutroschin” [Jutrosin]. The lower margin reads: “Ausgabe 1941...
Lendzin [Lędziny] and the surrounding area – topographic map at a scale of 1:25,000 (4-cm map), sheet 5880 “Lendzin,” 1930 edition, Preliminary Edition, For Official Use Only! Good condition The sheet, numbered 5880 and titled “Lendzin,” depicts the area of present-day Lędziny and its surroundings. The margin indicates a scale of 1:25,000 and the designation “Topographic Map (4-c...
Kołczewo (Kolzow) – topographic map, sheet 598/684, 1:25,000, Reichsamt für Landesaufnahme, 1930,47x56cm map on canvas, in good condition, with traces of staining in several places A stamp from the local Hitlerjugend organization is visible on the canvas German topographic map “Kolzow,” sheet 598/684. The margin indicates a scale of 1:25,000 and the publisher: Reichsamt für Landesaufn...
Published by L. Zwoliński's Bookstore, Zakopane. Dimensions: 55.5 x 31 cm. Folding marks, two repairs; otherwise in good condition.
Tarnowitz [Tarnowskie Góry] and Surroundings — 1:25,000 topographic map, sheet 5579 Tarnowitz [Tarnowskie Góry], 1943 edition, “For official use only!” The right and left edges of the map are worn, with folds, creases, and localized tears; there are [minor] tears on the remaining edges; otherwise, the map is in good condition German topographic map “Topographische Karte 1:25,000 (4-c...
Map of Silesia "NOVISSIMUM SILESIAE THEATRUM, that is, THE MOST ACCURATE MAP OF THE UPPER AND LOWER SILESIA COUNTIES OF GLACIA..." Johannes Covens and Cornelis Mortier, based on maps by Johann Wolfgang Wieland, Matthäus Schubart, and Johann Jakob Lidl engraved by J. Condet and J. Punt (cartouches) Amsterdam, 1748 sheet approx. 94.5 by 79 cm, map approx. 86 by 78 cm
Pempowo [Pępowo] and the surrounding area — Topographic Map 1:25,000, Sheet 4268 Pempowo, “With provisional name changes,” “For official use only!”, size 57x60 cm Good condition, slight creases at the corners The sheet is marked with the number 4268 and the title “Pempowo”; the header identifies it as “Topographic Map 1:25,000 (4-cm Map).” Within the main settlement, the nam...
Szkaradowo and Surrounding Area – topographic map 1:25,000, sheet 4468 “Szkaradowo,” provisional edition, published in 1940, place names as of August 1944, DRG, “For official use only!” Topographic sheet No. 4468, titled “Szkaradowo,” marked as “Vorläufige Ausgabe” (provisional edition). The scale 1:25,000 and the sheet number are indicated in the margin; the Herder-Institut...
Krotoschin [Krotoszyn] and the surrounding area – Topographic Map 1:25,000 (4-cm map), sheet 4370 “Krotoschin,” 1940 edition; place names, as of August 4, 1944; Ed. 25, DRG, Preliminary Edition SchK, size54.5 x 63.5 cm Good condition, minor natural creases/folds along the edges Topographic sheet no. 4370, titled “Krotoschin” [Krotoszyn], at a scale of 1:25,000 (also marked as “4-cm...
colored copperplate engraving/paperDimensions: 40 x 52 cm (inside the mat)Condition 3ConditionFramed work BibliographyK. Kozica, J. Pezda, *Imago Poloniae: The Old Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in Maps, Documents, and Early Printed Books from the Collection of Tomasz Niewodniczański*, vol. II, Warsaw 2002, item K78/3 BiographyJohn Speed is one of the most famous English cartographers. Speed�...
[MAP OF THE SECOND POLISH REPUBLIC] The Republic of Poland. Administrative division as of April 1, 1939. Scale 1:1,000,000. Printed by the "Grafot" Printing House, Warsaw [1939] Color map, foldable. Dimensions: 83 x 110 cm. Numerous tears along the fold lines; paper loss at one fold. Compiled under the supervision of M. Bojańczykówna, M.A. Division into provinces and counties, railroad lines...
Ukraine, Bracław Province "UKRAINAE PARS QUAE BARCLAVIA PALATINATUS" Guillaume le Vasseur de Beauplan, published by Joan Blaeu, 1670 visible stains and discoloration on the paper; bound, approx. 76 by 63 cm
Mazovia "The Palatines of Mazovia: Rawa and Płock" Rizzi-Zannoni, Zatta 1781
The Republic of Poland "REGNI POLONIAE MAGNIQUE DUCATUS LITHUANIAE" Homann 1739 sheet approx. 59 by 53 cm
World Map "Nova Totius TERRARUM ORBIS TABULA ex Officina F. de Wit Amstelodami" Romeyn de Hooghe, published by Frederick de Wit, Amsterdam 1668 map approx. 56 by 48 cm, mounted approx. 74 by 65.5 cm stains; tissue paper reinforcement along the atlas fold; repaired (filled with paper pulp) margins (mainly lower corners)—details visible in the photos A rare map; virtually never found on the ma...
woodcut/paperDimensions: 38 x 49.5 cm (inside the mat)The map of Poland by Wacław Grodecki (c. 1539–1591), which underwent numerous revisions, had an enormous influence on the cartographic representation of the lands of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, primarily due to the version included in Abraham Ortelius’s atlases.Conditionwork mounted,
Poland "Poland According to the New Observations" van der Aa 1713 lower margin trimmed sheet approx. 42 by 29 cm
The Barony of Żmigród "A Depiction of the Free Dynasty of DRACHENBERG in Silesia, from the Workshop of Peter Schenk" Schenk, ca. 1700
"POLONIA Atlas: Maps from the 16th–18th Centuries" Main Office of Geodesy and Cartography, Warsaw 2005 map descriptions by Lucyna Szaniawska dust jacket slightly worn and faded; otherwise, in very good condition
Poznań – Karol Marcinkowski Middle School, SCHOOL BUILDING, Książnica-Atlas, size: 34x29 cm minor soiling, isolated tears along the edges, crease marks A fold-out color map titled “Karol Marcinkowski Middle School in Poznań,” marked with the number I and the heading “School.” This map is from the “Atlas of the Pomeranian and Poznań Provinces” by E. Romer and St. Pawłowski. ...
World Map "Various Earth-and-Water Globes with Varying Positions and Views Through the Tropics, Across Both Poles, and Portions of the Sphere at the Zenith, Depicted Orthographically on a Plane" "To which are added, due to the variation of the horizon, the different positions of the spheres, their convergence, and their relationship; compiled and edited by Auguste Vindel; Math. Seitter, S.C. M...
Greater Poland "Charter of South Prussia" Gussefeld 1794
Ostatni Grosz [Częstochowa] and Surrounding Area – 1:25,000 topographic map, sheet 5280 “Ostatni Grosz,” “Vorläufige Ausgabe,” 1941, “Nur für den Dienstgebrauch!” worn upper and lower edges of the map, German-language topographic sheet No. 5280 “Ostatni Grosz,” at a scale of 1:25,000 (also designated as a “4-cm-Karte”). The sheet bears the notation “Vorläufige Ausga...
[LVIV and Surrounding Area] Lemberg and Surrounding Area - German Army Map (“Weltkarte”) 1:1,000,000, Sheet No. M 35 “Lemberg,” Edition No. 2, Supplement No. 25 East, size 65x60 cm Folding creases, a small tear on the left margin, creases along the edges and corners of the map; otherwise in good conditionThe sheet covers Lemberg and its extensive surroundings, with markings for, among ...
German topographic map at a scale of 1:25,000 (also designated as the “4-cm-Karte”), sheet no. 3573 “Powidz.” The lower margin bears the notation “Ausgabe 1940”; the upper margin reads: “Mit vorläufiger Namensänderung” and “Nur für den Dienstgebrauch!”.The sheet covers Powidz, also marked with the German name Kurheim, and the areas around the lakes described on the map a...
Poznań Province – Administrative and Transportation Map, 1:300,000, Przykucki and Wojciechowski, 1938,87x82 cm Good condition, crease marks, paper reinforcement on the reverse [at fold lines, tears], paper reinforcement along the edges, tear at a fold line A single-sided map of the Poznań Voivodeship, based on the administrative division in effect as of April 1, 1938, published by T. Przyk...
Bomst [Babimost] and the surrounding area – topographic map, 1:25,000, Planblatt A 3125, 1936, Special Edition by the Army Survey Department of the Reich War Ministry A single-sided German topographic map at a scale of 1:25,000. The sheet header includes the title “Bomst,” the designation “Planblatt A 3125,” and the classification “Geheim!” The footer lists the publisher: Army Su...
Poland "Mappa Geographica POLONIAE" Homann 1773 (as of after 1795; the French title is missing at the top)
[Series] Reichskarte. [ Title] The Area Around Schweidnitz and Waldenburg.Monochrome, 1:100,000. Reprint from 1932 based on the Map of the German Reich.Published by: Verlag des Reichsamts für Landesaufnahme, Berlin NW 40, Moltkestraße 5. Map in German, on a sheet measuring approx. 64.2 x 81 cm, folded, in a publisher’s cover, 22.6 x 14 cm. Condition: the cover is stained at the bottom, sli...
World Map "NOVISSIMA TOTIUS ORBIS TABULA PER CAROLUM ALLARD" Karol Allard, Amsterdam 1683 (second "state" of the map, with the charter engraved at the bottom right) map approx. 58.5 by 50 cm, mounted approx. 76 by 67.5 cm stains; repaired paper losses along the atlas fold and on the lower corners and margins—details visible in the photos A rare map; virtually never found on the market today ...
Poznań – city map, 1:19,000, St. Adalbert Printing House and Bookstore, 1929, size 31.5 x 30.5 cm fold marks, soiling, repairs on the reverse, minor tears The city map is titled “Map of the Capital City of Poznań.” The sheet shows markings for, among other things, parks, bodies of water, railroads, bridges, planned streets, and P.W.K. areas. At the bottom right is the city’s coat of ...
colored copperplate engraving/paperDimensions: 50.5 x 57 cm (inside the mat)First state from the second plate Johann Baptist HomannConditionFramed BibliographyK. Kozica, J. Pezda, *Imago Poloniae: The Former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in Maps, Documents, and Early Printed Books from the Collection of Tomasz Niewodniczański*, vol. II, Warsaw 2002, p. 50, item K17/1
World Map "GEO-HYDROGRAPHIC WORLD MAP, or GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE TERRESTRIAL AND AQUATIC GLOBE IN TWO HEMISPHERES..." Sanson, Jaillot 1691 a large, representative world map from the late 17th century the paper shows signs of age—visible atlas binding, discoloration/stains with frame: approx. 111.5 by 75.5 cm
Asia "ASIA CUM OMNIBUS..." Matthäus Seutter, 1730 sheet approx. 63.5 by 55 cm
Map of Silesia "A NEW MAP OF THE UPPER AND LOWER DUCHIES OF SILESIA, DIVIDED INTO THEIR 17 SMALLER PRINCIPALITIES AND DOMINIONS..." Johann Baptist Homann, Nuremberg 1737 mounted, approx. 73.5 by 66 cm paper is soiled; slight discoloration and creasing along the mounting strip
Grunwald [Zieleniec] and the surrounding area – topographic map at a scale of 1:25,000 (4-cm map), Meßtischblatt 3294, “Grunwald” sheet, revised in 1919 minor soiling and isolated tears along the top edge of the map The topographic sheet labeled “(4 cm map) Meßtischblatt 3294” and titled “Grunwald” depicts the area of present-day Zieleniec. The lower margin indicates a scale of...
A map in German, with the title “Grossedeutschland – Polen – Westrussland” above it; at the bottom, a new legend with markings in two colors: “Demarkationslinie vom 22.9.39.”In the lower right corner, a publisher’s note: Bibliographisches Institut A.G., Leipzig. Color print on a sheet measuring 46.5 x 59 cm. Condition: poor—the map is glued onto thick paper or cardboard; it has...
colored copperplate engraving/paperDimensions: 40 x 51 cm (inside the mat)A striking and rare map of Poland on the antiquarian market, distinguished by its decorative, hand-colored design. The title cartouche is crowned with the coat of arms of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and flanked by figures in traditional Polish noble attire.ConditionFramed BibliographyK. Kozica, J. Pezda, *Imago Po...
Poznań, “Map of the Capital City of Poznań,” 1:28,000, “Pomoc” Cooperative Publishing House, 1945,67x52 cm Original loose-leaf paperback cover preserved; cover with glued spine [paper]; traces of folding, localized tears, and minor losses at the folds; otherwise in good condition A color map of Poznań prepared by the “Eles” Publishing Office; illustrations by K. W. Kledecki. The...