PAULUS SWAEN OLD & RARE MAPS
We specialize in rare maps, atlases, globes, travel posters, master prints, and decorative prints from the 16th to 18th centuries, and we offer antique maps from around the world, produced by renowned cartographers such as Ortelius, Mercator, Blaeu, Janssonius, Hondius, Visscher, and de Wit. The items listed in our BuyNow catalog are available for immediate sale.Â
Swaen BuyNow CATALOG
Our BuyNow-catalog offers immediate sale items, and no commission is charged. The catalog includes old maps of the World - America - Asia - Europe - Africa - Medieval Manuscripts - Nuremberg Chronicle - Prints - Posters, atlases, globes, etc.
We update our stock weekly, and our latest additions are conveniently displayed in our "Latest Listings".
Check out our Gallery highlights or our Curated Collection of carefully selected old and rare maps, all graded 8-10 stars in the HiBCoR grading system.
Latest Listings & Updates
You can always check our latest listings page. It updates daily, so you can see what we’ve recently added. Let's take a look at some rare maps we've recently acquired.Join our newsletter to be the first to hear about new acquisitions and get exclusive offers.
Gallery Highlights
In this highlights section of the BuyNow catalog, we present some personal favorites from our large stock of authentic maps, atlases, prints, globes, posters and Medieval manuscripts.
Items are available immediately, and we charge no commission.
Paris Map Fair, 21 Nov.
Paulus Swaen will exhibit at the 25th Paris Map Fair at Espace Cléry, 21 November, 2026. Please check out some of the highlights we will bring to the fair
My Collection+
Now you can save any of your favorite items from our BuyNow catalog, Latest Listings, or Archive in one place. Build your own Virtual Collection. It is free and you can delete an item at any time. Previously acquired items are automatically added to the My Collection+ list.
The Mapping of . . .
We have created some short articles on the mapping of Arabia, Australia, Canada, China, Hungary, the Invasion of Minorca, Japan, Korea, Malta, the Mer de l'Ouest, the Northwest Passage, Poland, Russia, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, and Ukraine, among other regions.
Archive of sold items
Paulus Swaen maintains an archive of sold items, including images. Most map images are not subject to copyright and can be used freely, as they are in the public domain. These historical prices can help explain how old map prices developed.
Read our short articles
If you are interested in the backgrounds of antique maps, prints, mapmakers, etc., then you should read our short but informative articles >>>>
Or about posters, old prints, Nuremberg Chronicle, optical prints, medieval manuscripts, etc.
Featured Listings
De custen van een deel van Denemarken en Swede. . .
1585 WAGHENAER, L.J. - De custen van een deel van Denemarken en Swede. . .
Date: Leiden, Plantijn, 1585
Le Nouveau miroir des voiages marins de la navigation de la mer occidentale & orientale.
1600 WAGHENAER, L.J. - A second and final French edition of this important sea atlas.
Date: Antwerp, Chez Iean Bellere, a l’Aigle d’or, l’An M.CCCCCC - 1600
Carte Genealogique pour conduire a l´Histoire des Rois du Nord la carte de Leurs etats, leurs armes et des remarques pour conduire a l‘intelligence de l‘ Histoire du Nord
1728 CHATELAIN, H.A. - Carte Genealogique pour conduire a l´Histoire des Rois du Nord la carte de Leurs etats, leurs armes et des remarques pour conduire a l‘intellige...
Date: Amsterdam, 1728
Amstelodami celeberrimi hollandiae emporii delineatio nova.
1700 DE WIT, F. - Bird's-eye view of Amsterdam. The Amstel River is still open water flowing through the city's heart
Date: Amsterdam, c.1700
(Sea-chart of Catalunia, Languedoc, Provence, Cote d'Azur, Riviera, Corsica with Marseille, Cannes, Nice, Monaco.)
1607 BARENTSZ, W. - (Sea-chart of Catalunia, Languedoc, Provence, Cote d'Azur, Riviera, Corsica with Marseille, Cannes, Nice, Monaco.)
Date: Amsterdam, 1607
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[ The repositioning of the Vatican obelisk ]
1649 BLAEU, J. - [ The repositioning of the Vatican obelisk ]
Date: Amsterdam, 1649
Popular Listings
Chinese advertising poster for Red Lion cigarette brand.
1960 ASIATIC LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PRESS - Chinese advertising poster for Red Lion cigarette brand.
Date: Shanghai, 1950/1960
A rare suite of 12 original etchings by Martin van Maele to the famous work by Edmond Haracourt.
1883 VAN MAELE, M. - A rare suite of 12 original etchings by Martin van Maele to the famous work by Edmond Haracourt.
Date: Nevers, Brussels, 1882,1883
Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula.
1680 PITT, M. / SWART, S. / JANSSONIUS VAN WAESBERGHE, J. - Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula.
Date: Oxford, 1680
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[Anti capitalism Soviet Union propaganda poster]
1974 THE FIGHTING PENCILS - [Anti capitalism Soviet Union propaganda poster]
Date: Leningrad, 1974
