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Paulus Swaen Old and Rare Maps is one of the longest established dealers (since 1978) in antique maps, atlases, globes, books and rare decorative prints. All items offered are fine original examples. Our stock dates from incunabula (pre-1500) to the late 1800s. We also carry decorative prints, medieval manuscripts and posters. Books include atlases.

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Our oldest maps are from the 15th century, althrough most of the maps we sell are genuie maps, prints and atlases published in the 16th to 18th century.
Each item is sold with a certificate of authenticity.

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We usually ship flat between sturdy cardboard. Large maps are rolled and shipped in solid tubes.
Shipping costs are 25$ for Europe, America. Other areas are 40$.
Shipments are fully insured.
We ship to all parts of the world.
Purchases from European buyers will be sold in the European VAT system and VAT is included and no extra custom duties payable.

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Museums keep their storage areas at an optimum temperature of around 70 degrees F, and relative humidity of 50%. If conditions cannot be kept to this ideal (and historic houses, for example, often are not air-conditioned), avoiding extremes, such as the very high heat in an attic, and avoiding major fluctuations.

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Many of our users are loking for guidance about map collecting or have questions about old map and prints.
Many answers are found on our FAQ page.

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We offer thousands of rare maps, prints, atlases, globes, posters and medieval manuscripts in our BuyNnow Catalog
We update our stock and aquire maps on an weekly bases. You can see our Latest Additions here !

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