Collecting Antique Maps - Good Things Come in Small Sizes!

This is certainly true when it comes to so called miniature maps. If you're new to collecting antique maps there are some big advantages to collecting small. There's no problem with wanting to display your collection.  If you have limited space at home is not an issue. These small maps are easy to handle, store and affordable to mount and frame.

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Above: A Pair of Hemisphere Maps - Continent Septentrional & Meridional by Alain Mallet c1683.  
A favourite of mine is the work of Alain Manesson Mallet the French cartographer and engineer. He started his career as a soldier in the army of Louis XIV, became a Sergeant-Major in the artillery and an Inspector of Fortifications. He also served under the King of Portugal, before returning to France, and his appointment to the court of Louis XIV.  His five volume work Description de l'univers was originally published in Paris in 1683 and contained almost 700 small engravings of maps, charts, plans and views.
More info on this pair of Mallet's Hemisphere Maps