Swaen BuyNow GALLERY 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.
Tariffs - Maps, prints and artwork are EXEMPT from Reciprocal Tariffs under Chapter 99 Secondary Classification: 9903.01.31, [continue reading].
ANTIQUE MAPS AND AI
A great deal has changed since Pierre Joppen began selling antique maps, atlases, prints, and globes in 1978. The internet was one of the major developments in the 90s. In 2025, everyone is talking about AI and ChatGPT.Here at Paulus Swaen, we have built our first bots: Ortelius, who will tell you what he knows about ancient mapmakers, and Mercator, who will help you find maps in our BuyNow Collection.
Or learn from our 2-minute videos.
About Paulus Swaen
The firm was founded by Pierre Joppen in 1978 in the Netherlands and relocated to Florida in 1996, where we began selling online. (Continue reading)
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Virtual Collection
Now you can save any of your favorite items from our BuyNow Catalog or Archive in one place. Build your own Virtual Collection.
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Latest Listings
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Mapmakers and explorers
Sometimes, maps become more famous than their makers. Many cartographers
only become famous after they’ve created a masterpiece.
Still, others make a famous map, then disappear from history forever.
The Mapping of...
We have created some short articles about the mapping of Arabia, Australia, Canada, China, Hungary, Invasion of Minorca, Japan, Korea, Malta, Mer de l'Ouest, Northwest Passage, Poland, Russia, South East Asia, Taiwan and Ukraine.
The Curated Collection
This is a collection of carefully selected old and rare maps, which are all graded with 8-10 stars in the HiBCoR grading system
This carefully selected list of old and rare maps, atlas and books have all in common that they are extraordinary items that make a difference to any collection.
Catalog Archive
Paulus Swaen maintains an archive of sold items, including HR images. Most map images are not restricted by copyright and can be used freely, as most are in the public domain. These historically achieved prices can help understand the pricing development of old maps and help with placing bids.
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 other subjects such as posters, old prints, Nuremberg Chronicle, optical prints, medieval manuscripts, trading companies, etc.