Richard and Penelope Betz welcome you to Hemispheres Antique Maps & Prints, specializing in fine original antique maps from the 16^th through 19^th centuries.  Our inventory is strongest in antiquarian maps of Africa though we have fine antique maps of the world & other regions as well.

In case you might be interested:  "September 11, 2010 – New York The New York Map Society will meet at 2:30 pm in the lower level auditorium of the New York Public Library, Fifth Avenue & 42nd Street. Our guest speaker, map dealer Richard Betz, will discuss The Mapping of Africa.  He will demonstrate the changing nature of the depiction of Africa from earliest times to 1700. Special attention will be given to African map-making and non-European exploration of the continent by the peoples of the Indian Ocean. This will be followed by a presentation using maps of the European expansion into Africa beginning in 1415, plus a summary of the major cartographic models developed in the course of researching and analyzing all antique maps produced up to 1700.".

Our antique maps range in price from US $50 to $15,000.  We trust you will find something of interest.   We now have added a number of reference books on antique maps and cartography to our web site.  These can be found under "Books" on our "Index to All Maps & Books" webpage.  We also have added a fourth on-line catalogue of what we believe to be the largest single group of antique maps of Africa and southern Africa since the Oscar Norwich collection, now at Stanford University. This fourth catalog features antique maps of southern Africa. You can find these catalogs on the "Index To All Maps & Books" webpage.  

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