Our Latest Catalogue

Dear Map Enthusiasts,

Welcome to our latest catalogue 2009/2010 - please scroll down for click-through geographical categories.

We hope you find maps of interest here for your own collection and perhaps also see some items that would make suitable gifts for others. In addition to a large range of attractive and less expensive items, from early seventeenth century maps of parts of the world to county maps of the mid-nineteenth century, we can now also offer Gift Certificates and Gift Packs – ideal for those who would prefer to choose their own. As before, all the maps in our catalogue are illustrated here on our website, along with hundreds of other stock items. However, the website and the catalogue display just a fraction of our stock, so please contact or visit us if you cannot see exactly what you want.

The gallery is normally open weekdays from 10am to 6pm but will also be open later each evening until 7pm for the week beginning November 30th for map browsing and a glass of wine. We hope this extra time will facilitate your browsing. Purchases made before or during this week allow the necessary time for framing in time for Christmas, should you wish to take advantage of our framing service.

Throughout the catalogue we refer to a number of important reference books - many of these are available to purchase though us, again further details may be found on the website. We also refer to COPAC in a number of catalogue descriptions - the COPAC library catalogue gives free access to the merged online catalogues of many major University, Specialist, and National Libraries in the UK and Ireland, including the British Library and may be found online at http://copac.ac.uk/

We are often asked if there are courses in "Collecting Antique Maps". At Jonathan Potter Ltd we are happy to talk about collecting antique maps at any time and would be very happy to arrange informal evening events if requested – please let us know if this could be of interest to you, or anyone else you know. You might also be interested to read our report in Encompass of a recent evening event we held at the gallery.

We have also been asked recently "how's business?" Like most trades, the last couple of years have seen a noticeable turndown in activity, but regardless of media forecasts and reports for better or worse from economists, politicians and pundits, we are noticing a distinct improvement in enquiries and sales, and we are looking forward to a lively 2010. Auction prices remain buoyant with fewer items appearing in the market place and a general acceptance that old maps still represent real value compared with so many other "art" or "investment" commodities.

Jonathan Potter Limited
 

Please select the region you require:

World Maps 1-8
Maps of Europe (including Jansson's Atlas Minor) 9-87
Maps of Africa 88-107
Maps of Asia 108-132
Australasia and the Pacific 133-141
Maps of North America 142-162
Maps of South America and the West Indies 163-178
British Isles Maps (including Parliamentary Report Maps and Maps by Thomas Moule)180-279
London and Middlesex Maps 280-303
Curiosities 304-305