Cities of the World Reproduction Maps

These world city maps and Views are accurate reproductions of the originals. Where colored, they follow the original hues of the period. We have chosen maps that are becoming increasingly difficult to find in their original state and reflect a period of interesting development in the cities history. If the city of your choice is not listed, please inquire as we are constantly adding to our inventory and have access to many others.  All items are priced $50.00 each.

Acapulco, Mexico, 1671. Uncolored, about 11 1/4 by 13 3/4 inches. For 250 years, beginning in 1565, this city on Mexico's west coast served as the chief port for Spanish trade with Manila and the far east.

Amsterdam, Holland, 1710. Uncolored, about 17 by 29 1/4 inches. This is the large and finely detailed plan of Amsterdam published about 1710 by the widow of Nich-olas Visscher. It shows the city nearing the completion of its ring canal expansion plan.

Bath, England, 1799. Colored, about 17 3/4 by 20 1/4 inches. The Circus and the Royal Crescent of John Wood the younger are but two of the major planning projects that transformed this former Roman settlement into the most elegant provincial town of 18th century England.

Berlin, Germany, 1749. Uncolored, about 19 by 26 1/2 inches. This is the Berlin of Frederick the Great. It shows the new districts planned in the previous century beyond the restricted, walled perimeter of the original urban nucleus. An unusually extensive legend in French and German identifies all places of interest.

Bombay, India, 1703. Colored, about 16 by 21 inches. Samuel Thornton, Hydrographer to the Honorable East India Company, provided a clear idea of the islands in the harbor nearly three centuries ago, just after they had been transferred from Portuguese to British rule. This French version of his map contains references to the major English fort, the smaller military outposts and the neighboring settlements.

Brussels, Belgium, 1700. Uncolored, about 16 1/2 by 21 3/4 inches. De Wit's Theatrum Ichnographicum Omnium Urbium et Pareci-puorum Oppidorum Belgicarum, published in Amsterdam about 1700, included this finely executed copper engraving of Belgium's capital.

Cape Town, South Africa, 1764. Uncolored, about 12 3/4 by 18 3/4 inches. The oldest colonial settlement by Europeans in southern Africa was founded by the Dutch East India Company. This engraving from Bellin's Petit Atlas Maritime shows its tidy rectangular street system.

Copenhagen, Denmark, 1660. Uncolored, about 16 3/4 by 20 1/2 inches. Rombout van den Hoeijen engraved this view of the Danish capital about 1660.  It is an accurate and gracefully executed representation of this fascinating city.

Constantinople, Turkey, 1572, Braun and Hogenburg. Uncolored, about 12 3/4 by 18 3/4 inches. A birds eye view of the walled city with ships and other decorative effects in the foreground. Includes a decorative cartouche. 

Edinburgh, Scotland, 1767. Uncolored, about 18 by 26 inches. One of the most famous urban plans of all times was the design by James Craig for the "new town" of Edinburgh. Its straight and broad streets and formal squares were in marked contrast to the old city.

Florence, Italy, 1755. Uncolored, about 19 3/4 by 26 1/2 inches. Superbly engraved by Guiseppe Bouchard, this large and detailed plan shows the many features of urban design and civic embellishment that have attracted visitors for centuries.

Havana, Cuba, 1762. Uncolored, about 15 3/4 by 22 inches. Cuba's capital was one of the earliest of the Spanish colonial cities in the New World and the most important center of naval power. This French chart by Bellin shows the city, the harbor, and its major defenses as they existed in 1762.

Jerusalem, Holy Land, 1584, Adrichomio Uncolored, about 20 1/4 by 29 1/4 inches. A birds eye view of the walled city with many details of Biblical significance. Extremely detailed. Several decorative effects. 

London, England, 1749. Unolored, about 17 1/2 by 32 1/4 inches. Three years after John Rocque completed his great twenty-four sheet plan of London he issued this smaller version for general use. This reproduction is reduced one-tenth from the size of the original.

Mexico City, Mexico, 1671. Uncolored, about 11 1/4 by 13 3/4 inches. While this view was published in the 17th century, it purports to show the capital of Mexico as it appeared before the Spanish conquest.

Moscow, Russia, 1646, Pierre Avity. Uncolored, about 11 by 14 inches. A birds eye view of the inner walled city and the expanded growth which is also walled. Includes two decorative cartouches. 

Munich, Germany, 1844. Uncolored, about 14 by 15 1/2 inches. Meyer's Hand-Atlas included this 19th century plan of Munich, which highlighted the city's numerous gardens and green spaces.  Elevations of prominent churches and public buildings line the bottom of the sheet.

Oxford, England, 1731. Uncolored, about 11 1/2 by 30 1/2 inches. Samuel and Nathaniel Buck produced a series of finely etched and engraved views of English cities in the 1730's. Their magnificent panorama of this university town is perhaps the most desirable of the entire set. Historical notes, the arms of the city and university, and a detailed legend add to the beauty and interest of this superb print.

Paris, France, 1620. Uncolored, about 13 1/24 by 18 inches. The original of this superbly detailed bird's-eye view was drawn by Matthew Merian in 1655 for Zeiller's Topographis Galliae and shows Paris as it existed in 1620.

Pisa, Italy, 1695. Uncolored, about 13 1/2 by 16 1/2 inches. This beautifully engraved plan-view appeared in Frederick de Wit's Theat-rum Praecipuorum Totius Europae Urbium.  The exaggerated inset view of the cathedral campanile suggests that in the 17th century, as now, this famous leaning tower was regarded as the city's major attraction

Rome, Italy, 1667. Uncolored, about 12 1/2 by 28 inches. The Eternal City of the late Renaissance is fully portrayed on this large, highly decorative, and beautifully detailed plan showing the city at the death of Pope Alexander VII.  Our reproduction is reduced one-tenth from the original size.

Salzburg, Austria, 1493. Uncolored, about 9 1/2 by 20 1/2 inches. Located in a basin on both sides of the Salzach River, Salzburg began as a Celtic settlement and later became a noted Roman town. Evident in the town is the Romaneque cathedral, while overlooking it is the Benedictine Abbey and the great fortress of Hohensalzburg.

Stockholm, Sweden, 1751. Uncolored, about 14 3/4 by 20 1/4 inches. This handsome plan of one of the world's most attractive modern cities reveals that even in the middle of the 18th century Stockholm's growth was orderly and compact.  An interesting detail is the system of fire signals shown in the upper right insert.

Tokyo, Japan, 1854. Uncolored, about 19 3/4 by 27 inches. In 1854, when this woodcut was published, Commodore Matthew Perry brought his fleet to Tokyo Bay to negotiate the first commercial treaty with Japan.  Crests indicate the palaces of noble families, and a legend gives distances from the city's center to outlying locations.

Toronto, Canada, 1854. Uncolored, about 12 by 19 inches. After producing his earliest views in the eastern United States Edwin Whitefield moved to Canada. This image demonstrates his artistry.

Vienna, Austria, 1493, Braun and Hogenburg. Uncolored, about 13 by 183/4 inches. A birds eye view of the intricate city with its canals and islands. Figures in the foreground and an extensive legend. 

Venice, Italy, 1572, Braun and Hogenburg. Uncolored, about 7 1/2 by 20 3/4 inches. This romantic, stylized view shows the walled city whose skyline is punctuated by towered fortifications and tall steeples, amidst a domesticated landscape.