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Old atlases have often been cut up to make framed maps – but this has actually increased their rarity value.

For many people, the word map means simply google map which guides us to find a location. However according to map expert Daniel, maps have a long history. Maps are not only for finding locations, but they are also exceptional works of art and history.

The rivers that make their way beneath London’s streets to the Thames have an enduring fascination for many people. Since 1962 the classic work on the subject has been Nicholas Barton’s The Lost Rivers of London, which stood alone in its several editions until last year. Then, such is the synchronicity of publishing, it was joined by books by Paul Tilling, Tom Bolton and Stephen Myers. Myers, whose Walking on Water: London ‘s Hidden Rivers Revealed deals with seven northem watercours-es, is a professional water engineer and he has mapped them more precisely than ever before.

An extremely rare 16th-century map which a Dutch cartographer celebrates English adventures.

Daniel Crouch Rare Books, the London-based merchant of maps, atlases, and other high-end cartographic items, recently released their Catalogue IV. This is a thick, 127-page tall volume offering just 25 items. Naturally, these are all very special selections. With an average of five pages each, the descriptions are thorough, the illustrations copious. For anyone who collects maps at the highest level, the catalogue is a must. Here are a few of the pieces being offered.

This year, forthe second time, London drawings dealer Stephen Ongpin is one of the 17 exhibitors in the upstairs TEFAF Paper section, which was introduced three years ago and encompasses books, maps and photography as well as watercolours, prints and drawings.

The European Fine Art Fair (Tefaf) brings together a huge array of works, from classical antiquities to contemporary art, with everything from jewellery to armour and antique wallpaper in between. The Art Newspaper spoke to scholars, dealers and auction experts – as well as members of each vetting committee – to produce a brief, introductory guide to some of the key objects and fields you will find under Tefaf’s roof.

200 members of the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) from around the globe will exhibit their wares at the largest rare and antiquarian book fair in the world this coming weekend, February 10-12, at the 45th California International Antiquarian Book Fair, held in the new Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California.

Daniel Crouch Rare Books, leading specialist in rare maps and atlases, will be exhibiting two fine and rare cartographic works at the Miami International Map Fair, by Ptolemy, and Jesuit monk Ferdinand Verbiest.

The enduring appeal of beautifully-produced atlases, books and maps is seen in the launch of Mayfair-based Daniel Crouch Rare Books’ new website, which has been created as an archive of the exquisite rare and antique printed artworks that have passed through the company.

Maps offer slices of the history of our ever-changing capital and Daniel Crouch has myriad rare examples on offer, says Godfrey Barker.

Mayfair based Daniel Crouch Rare Books has launched a new website, created in collaboration with design agency William Joseph.