
I am Robert Putman, Amsterdam based antiquarian map & book dealer. I am the organizer of the Virtual Antique Map fair, now the VIRTUAL ANTIQUE & RARE ART on PAPER – MAP - GLOBE & BOOK FAIR.
Dear Visitor of the VIRTUAL FAIR,
THE VIRTUAL ANTIQUE & RARE ART on PAPER – MAP - GLOBE & BOOK FAIR focuses exclusively on the collector of rare books, globes & instruments, atlases & maps and prints, drawings and water-colours on paper.
Started originally as an antique map fair in October 2008, the Virtual Fair has been enlarged with sections ‘ART on PAPER’, 'GLOBES & INSTRUMENTS' and ‘RARE BOOKS’, widening the scope of the Virtual Fair considerable.
The site
For your convenience the books, globes and prints / drawings are organized per category, the maps are organized per category and geographical region. You can find fast and easily all maps, books and prints / watercolours offered in the VIRTUAL FAIR that are of interest to you. Of course you can search with the fair's search engine in the total of the dealer's offerings, but you can also brows for the unexpected as you would do when you visit a 'real-world' fair. Nearly all items' description have one or more pictures of the item.
You can contact the dealer who offers an item by clicking on the button ‘CONTACT DEALER’ in the description of the item. You may also enjoy to peruse his stock as well as the stock of his colleague dealers. In this way you can visit the VIRTUAL ANTIQUE & RARE ART on PAPER – MAP - GLOBE & BOOK FAIR without the costs of traveling, hotels, etc. that goes with visiting a ‘real world’ fair
Subscribe as Collector Member by sending your name and e-mail address.
It is my hope that you will enjoy visiting the VIRTUAL FAIR and make it a success.
Robert Putman