A number of map dealers include descriptions (usually very brief) and images of items currently for sale. These tend to be the more standard, collectable maps, compared to the rarities that may be found on institutional sites.

The following links are to sites that include at least 100 images (and often far more), of a reasonable size (or enlargeable), and with a good geographical and date coverage. Typically, the images are arranged by region (hierarchically), which makes it easy to find and browse a selection for your area of interest. While the images will give a good idea of a map's appearance, they are not sharp enough for study.

Please note that this listing is concerned solely with images and should not be considered as an endorsement of the firm in question.

* indicates you can search the site for works by a particular mapmaker or publisher

• Adina S Sommer
• * Altea Gallery (enlargeable to medium res., with an 'advanced search' facility)
• * Antiquemaps-online (Sifton, Praed & Co)
• Ashley Baynton-Williams (unusual maps; browse fast-loading descriptions with images by selecting 'Start Slideshow')
• * Art Source International (small, but clear, images of 12,625 maps - mostly 19th and 20th centuries)
• * Barry Lawrence Ruderman ('Over 10,000 Authentic Antique Maps, Sea Charts & Atlases From All Parts of the World Illustrated & Described on-line'- enlargeable to full screen at high resolution; see also the collection of 2,490 high resolution images from his former stock [which can then be panned] mounted by Stanford University)
• Beach Antique Maps & Prints (miniature maps and town plans, arranged by author)
• Beaux Arts (Dallas) (map images enlargeable to very high resolution via Zoomify)
• * Cartographic Arts
• * Classical Images (Melbourne) (enlargeable images)
• * Cosmography.com [Thomas Suarez]
• * Donald A. Heald
• * Fair Winds Antique Maps
• * Geographicus Antique Maps (enlargeable to very high resolution via Zoomify)
• Hemispheres. Antique Maps & Prints (Richard & Penelope Betz, fairly high resolution images - particularly strong on Africa)
• J.A.L. Franks (miniature maps in medium resolution)
• Jonathan Potter Ltd
• Lee Jackson
• Leen Helmink (high resolution images)
• Loeb-Larocque (enlargeable maps, including a number of rarities)
• Martayan Lan (New York) (includes a number of rarities, in large, fairly high res. scans)
• Michael Jennings
• * Miklian Antiquarian Maps (19th century and less expensive maps)
• * Mostly Maps
• Murray Hudson
• * The Old Print Shop
• * Old World Auctions (searchable archives of earlier auctions)
• * Paralos
• PastPresent Gallery (mostly 19th century)
• * Paulus Swaen (auction)
• * Pettinaroli (Milan) (enlargeable to medium res.)
• The Philadelphia Print Shop
• Philographikon
• The Portsmouth Bookshop (offers pre-selected close-ups - usually 2 or 3 of each map including the title)
• * Postaprint Antique Maps & Prints
• * Rainer J Goetzfried Antique Maps (an archive of enlargeable maps, with selected, high resolution details)
• * Richard B. Arkway, Inc (incorporating Cohen & Taliaferro LLC; former catalogues are left up indefinitely)
• * Richard Nicholson
• Robert Putman
• Roderick M. Barron (enlargeable images)
• Steve Bartrick Antique Prints & Maps (thumbnails, with one pre-selected detail)
• Vintage World Antique Maps & Prints
• VÖBAM (Stockholm) (enlargeable images at fairly high resolution)
• WardMaps.com (enlargeable to high resolution)
• * World View Maps (Ralph Salomon) (specialising in Africa; enlargeable and zoomable medium resolution images)

These map dealers were found among approximately 300 (September 2002) listed under the special Oddens search for antiquarian links, selecting "Sellers of Cartographic Material - Antiquarian" [though note that this site is no longer being maintained]. See also Yahoo's listing of Antique map dealers and the Perry-Castańeda Library Map Collection's listing of Map Dealers - Antiquarian Maps.

[With apologies to any 'larger' dealer site that has been overlooked]

See also Map Collecting and Marketplace