The Antique Map Shop's
NEW LOOK WEBSITE
is under construction at the moment but will be available soon with our latest stock and more.
Until it's up and running, please contact us via the 'Contact us' page or call the shop during opening hours (10-5 GMT) on
01225 446 097
or
e-mail: dave@dgardner10.fsnet.co.uk
NEW LOOK WEBSITE
is under construction at the moment but will be available soon with our latest stock and more.
Until it's up and running, please contact us via the 'Contact us' page or call the shop during opening hours (10-5 GMT) on
01225 446 097
or
e-mail: dave@dgardner10.fsnet.co.uk
A brief history of
The Antique Map Shop... Established over 30 years ago by proprietor Dave Gardner, The Antique Map Shop Ltd, specialises in genuine antique maps, town plans, sea charts, and other engravings from the mid 16th to the early 20th Century. Initially, Dave travelled the country buying and selling at various antique fairs, in the process making invaluable contacts within the map trade. The business at this time was named Earley Maps, after Dave's Berkshire home town. When the business moved to the historic city of Bath in South-West England, it was initially based at the Antiques centre in Bartlett Street. Now, with our own premises, we can be found on one of the city's iconic landmarks, Pulteney Bridge. We have been in this fabulous location for about nine years and it makes the shop is very easy to find: only a five minute walk from the Roman Baths and Bath Abbey, and very near the 'Rec', the famous home of Bath Rugby. Our stock regularly includes original works from 17th century map makers and publishers such as John Speed, Willem Blaeu and Jan Jansson, as well as later work from the likes of Robert Morden, Thomas Kichin, John Ogilby, John Tallis, Thomas Moule and many more. The huge variety of maps that comes through the shop covers areas as small as a single town and as vast as the entire world. We do not make copies of the maps: they are all as dated and at least 100 years old.The Antique Map Shop Ltd guarantees this, and each map or print comes with its own certificate of authenticity. 
The British Isles by Abraham Ortelius, printed in c.1570.
The county of Somerset by Willem Blaeu, printed in c.1645.
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Inside the shop - boxes and boxes of genuine antique maps, organised by area: each showing the date it was printed, the price and any other relevant details.
 View from the bridge - not a bad office view... 
Sample Cerificate of Authenticity - every map in the shop has its own certificate.
Double Hemisphere map of THE WORLD by Janvier, printed in c.1762
More to come...please watch this space... |