Antique Maps Burma
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Rangoon, 1914
Publisher: Karl Baedeker, Leipzig
20" x 14" (51 x 35.5 cm)
Framed $75
Unframed $35
The first Baedeker guidebook was published in 1832 in Koblenz, Germany. The publishing house moved to Leipzig in 1872 and in 1956 to Freiburg. Baedeker was well-known for its precise travel information and abundance of maps. This Rangoon map was published in the 1914 issue of Baedeker’s India. The Guide book covers not only India, but also Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), Siam (now Thailand), Malaya (now Malaysia), Java, and Burma (now Myanmar).
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Rangoon Guide Map, 1944
29.5" x 48" (75 x122 cm)
Framed $150
Unframed $75
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Rangoon Map 1950s
9.5" x 14.5" (24 x 37 cm)
Framed $50
Unframed $20
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Rangoon, 1888
Ministère des travaux publics. Administration des routes
18" x 12" (46 x 30.5 cm)
Framed $55
Unframed $25
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Rangoon, 1897
16" x 12" (40.5 x 30.5 cm)
Framed $50
Unframed $20
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Rangoon, 1920
18" x 14" (46 x 35.5 cm)
Framed $60
Unframed $25
MB 7
Plan of Rangoon, 1824
12" x 16.5" (30.5 x 42 cm)
Framed $50
Unframed $20
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Regni d'Aracan del Pegu
di Siam di Camboge e di Laos, 1785
Presso Antonio Zatta, e Figli, Venice
21" x 25.5" (53 x 65 cm)
Framed $90
Unframed $40
26" x 31" (66 x 79 cm)
Framed $110
Unframed $50
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Birman Empire, 1817
21" x 25" (53 x 63.5 cm)
Framed $90
Unframed $40
26" x 31" (66 x 79 cm)
Framed $110
Unframed $50
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A Geographical Sketch of the Burmese Empire
1825
Asiatic Lithographic Press
26" x 48" (66 x 122 cm)
Framed $150
Unframed $75
This exceptional and extremely rare large-scale map was created in 1825 during the first Anglo-Burmese war. At the time it was the very best and most detailed map of Burma. The coastline and the Irrawaddy River up to Ava (near modern day Mandalay) were mapped accurately however many parts of the Burmese territory were still unexplored. The cartographer duly recognizes,
The interior of the sketch compiled from such materials as have been described must be necessarily incorrect; but all the places inserted most probably exist they will suggest the grounds of further enquiries notwithstanding the errors of their positions.
The map was printed by the Asiatic Lithographic Company Press (1823 - 1860) which was a pioneering private lithographic printer based in Calcutta (now Kolkata). The press has its origins with the physician James Nathaniel Rind (1793 - 1840), who introduced the first lithographic printing press to India in August 1822. Rind's printing press, although initially intended to be private, was acquired by the British East India Company's Bengal Presidency for its own internal productions. Rind himself, as well as his top lithographer Thomas Black (1806 - 1861), were retained to operate the press. In the same year, the Asiatic Lithographic Company Press was founded at Park Street, Chowringhee, Calcutta, by 'public-spirited Englishmen' under the directorship of George Wood (1800 - 1877), one of Rind's assistants. In a short time, the Asiatic Lithographic Press (ALP) became known for fast high-quality printing and rose to dominate the local market.
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Burmah, with part of Anam
and Siam, 1829
(Sidney Hall)
21" x 26" (53 x 66 cm)
Framed $90
Unframed $40
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Birman Empire &
Countries South East
of the Ganges, 1831
(J. Dower)
18 x 22" (46 x 56 cm)
Framed $85
Unframed $40
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Burmah,1832
(Annin & Smith)
18.5" x 20.5" (47 x 52 cm)
Framed $80
Unframed $35
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Map of the Burman Empire, c 1840
(James Wyld)
26" x 31" (66 x 79 cm)
Framed $115
Unframed $50
30" x 36" (76 x 91.5 cm)
Framed $125
Unframed $55
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Neuste Karte von Hinterindien, 1844
Hauptmann Radefeld
20" x 24" (51 x 61 cm)
Framed $85
Unframed $40
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Map of Burma, 1856
Henry Yule
17.5" x 24" (44.5 x 61 cm)
Framed $85
Unframed $40
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Burma with Parts of India, China and Siam, 1886
18" x 25" (46 x 63.5 cm)
Framed $85
Unframed $40
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Burmah, 1886
26" x 35" (66 x 89 cm)
Framed $115
Unframed $55
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British Burma (South), Andaman,
and Nicobar Islands, 1894
W. & A. K. Johnston, Edinburgh, London
20" x 25" (51 x 63.5 cm)
Framed $85
Unframed $40
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Burma und Malayische
Halbinsel, 1904
15.5" x 22" (39 x 56 cm)
Framed $70
Unframed $30
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Burma, c 1910
W. & A.K. Johnston, Ltd.
American Baptist Mission Press
14" x 25" (35.5 x 63.5 cm)
Framed $75
Unframed $35
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Plan de la rivière de Siriam (now Thanlwin)
depuis l'entrée jusqu'à la ville
1753
27" x 16" (68.5 x 40.5 cm)
Framed $90
Unframed $40
Syriam (now Thanlyin) first came to prominence in the 15th century as the main port city of the Hanthawaddy Kingdom, replacing a silted-up Bago port. In 1539, the city became part of the Kingdom of Taungoo. In 1599, the city fell to the Rakhine forces led by the Portuguese mercenary Filipe de Brito e Nicote, who was made governor of the city. De Brito declared independence from his nominal Rakhine masters in 1603, defeated the invading Rakhine navy in 1604 and 1605, and successfully established Portuguese rule over Syriam or Sirião under the Portuguese viceroy of Goa. In 1613, Burmese king Anaukpetlun recaptured the city and executed Brito by impalement.
Syriam remained the major port of the Taungoo kingdom until the mid-18th century. In the 1740s, Thanlyin was made the base of the French East India Company for their help in the Mon's reestablishment of the Hanthawaddy Kingdom. The arrangement lasted until 1756 when King Alaungpaya of the Kobaung dynasty captured the city. From then on, the importance has shifted to Rangoon across the river, which Alaungpaya founded just a year earlier.
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Plan de la rivière de Siriam (now Thanlwin)
depuis son embouchure jusqu'à la ville
18th century
21.5" x 14" (54.5 x 35.5 cm)
Framed $75
Unframed $30
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Nouveau plan de l'entrée de la rivierre de Rengon 1782
14" x 17.5" (35.5 x 44.5 cm)
Framed $75
Unframed $30
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A Chart of the Coast of Pegu
with the Adjacent Coast of
Arakan and Tanasserim, 1798
21.5" x 29" (54.5 x 73.5 cm)
Framed $95
Unframed $45
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Plan of Siriam, 1775
(Thanlyin)
8.5" x 17" (22 x 43 cm)
Framed $55
Unframed $25
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Port et Bourg de Mergui, 1764
11" x 13.5" (28 x 33 cm)
Framed $45
Unframed $20
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A new and correct chart of Mergui
17th century
30" x 9.5" (76 x 24 cm)
Framed $75
Unframed $35
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Course de la riviere d'Ava,
18th century
(Irrawaddy River)
12" x 8.5" (30.5 x 21.5 cm)
Framed $50
Unframed $20
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Carte de la depuis Ponta de Negrais,
18th century
(Irrawaddy Delta)
11" x 6.5" (28 x 16.5 cm)
Framed $45
Unframed $20
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Descriptio Arachan et Pegu,
1616
10" x 7.5" (25.5 x 19 cm)
Framed $45
Unframed $20
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Sketch Map of Burma and
Adjacent Countries, 1907
28" x 25.5" (71 x 65 cm)
Framed $110
Unframed $50
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Upper Burma and the
Chindwin River, 1889
Royal Geographical Society
15.5" x 27" (25.5 x 44.5 cm)
Framed $75
Unframed $35
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Rangoon Military Map, 1942
15" x 20" (38 x 51 cm)
Framed $65
Unframed $30
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Burma showing the airfields in
Japanese occupied territory, 1944
12" x 15.5" (30.5 x 39cm)
Framed $50
Unframed $20
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Rangoon Army Map, 1954
25" x 19" (63.5 x 48 cm)
Framed $85
Unframed $40