Terms and Conditions
Payment should accompany orders except for Account Holders and by prior arrangement.

Any item may be returned for a refund within seven days of receipt as long as it is properly wrapped and insured at the buyer's expense.

Prices do not include postage or insurance, which will be charged at cost.  See details in Postage & Packing section.

Payment may be made by Visa, Amex, Mastercard, Eurocard, Debit Card (Maestro etc..) by sterling cheque or money order, without surcharge.

Please note that payment by cheque or money order in currencies other than UK sterling (GB pounds) will incur a surcharge of £10.00. 

Orders will be dealt with as received and will not be acknowledged unless requested.

We aim to dispatch all orders within 48 hours of payment being received. In particularly urgent cases it may be possible to send out orders on the same day, but this cannot be guaranteed. Orders will always be sent as soon as possible

If a particular map is no longer available, please state whether a similar map of equal or greater value may be substituted (at the same price).

Enquiries

If you have any questions over any of the stock items or terms of business please contact me.

Ordering


Gather up the Ref No and description of the item or items that you wish to acquire.  
In most cases, if the item is listed it is still available.  Sold items may not be removed immediately.
Press the Orders Form button below to open up the email communications.
Enter your name, email address, and postal address in the boxes provided.
Enter details of the items you wish to purchase in the Details box.   ( ie Ref 0099-123, Blaeu-Spain 1643)
( It's easy to copy & paste the details into the email - that way there's no mistake in interpretation. )
Press the Submit button to send the email.
As soon as possible I will reply to you with availability,  and total cost including postage.
Make a note (or copy, ready for pasting) of the Item Ref No and description -  You will need this for PayPal's  description of purchase.
(If there are lots of items, just list the Ref Nos)
Return to this page and proceed to the Payment section. 





Payment



There are many payment methods listed below.



      

PayPal  Payment

PayPal  -  The easy way to pay. It's fast and it's safe and secure for you.   
It's not everyone's choice - alternative methods listed below.
If you have any of the popular cards (and an ordinary email account) you can pay from most places in the world and in most currencies.  
The PayPal Banking system offers you complete security over your payment. 
PayPal is one of the world's largest banking corporations and is fully regulated.
Ideal if you don't use or don't want to use a credit card.

Here's the process:

1    Confirm with me (via the Enquiry Form) that the item is still available and we'll
      fix the final payment  value in UK Pounds. (This will include the postage and
      any extra insurance you may wish to take).
      I will send you a Confirmation email with the purchase reference numbers and the
      brief details to be entered on the PayPal payment page.
2    Return to this page and click the Payment Form button below.
      This takes you to a page explaining the simple process of payment
      via PayPal using your regular credit or debit card.
      (Check out the Purchase Form without making a payment - just out of curiousity and familiarity)


If you already have a PayPal account it's even easier - no fiddling with the credit card data.
If you plan doing much online purchasing give some consideration to a PayPal account.

PayPal will sort out all the currency conversion and notify you, before it's debited, of the value in your currency.
PayPal is one of the largest international banking systems and is fully regulated.
This is the safest and quickest means of settling this kind of payment.
To view the PayPal process as a series of screen shots Click Here.


 


Alternatives to PayPal:
British cheque (or check) from a British Bank in £ (GB pounds) made payable to 'Simon Hunter'.
Money Order payable in £ (GB pounds) accepted by British banks or Post Offices.   It is your responsibility to ensure that your money order will be accepted, fee free, by British Banks.
Credit Card or Debit Card.

Visa,  Mastercard,  Eurocard, Maestro and American Express are accepted.
Details (unless already known to me) should be submitted on the form shown (to include: card number, expiry date, issue number (for debit cards), security code (last 3 numbers on signature strip on the back of most cards, 4 digit number on the front on Amex cards) and billing address (if different from mailing address).

For security reasons please send credit card details in 2 separate e-mails


Cash in either   £ (GB pounds),    Euros   or   US dollars.   These values will be rounded up to the next convenient note value (ie  33.50 will become 35).  The exchange rate will be determined by the Universal Currency Exchanger   www.xe.com      
You must send cash by a registered and insured postal service that requires a signature at my end -  this is for your protection and safety.
Western Union  Money Transfer.   Only for invoice values over £50.
See Western Union sites for more details:   www.westernunion.com    or   www.westernunion.co.uk  
MoneyGram Money Transfer.   Only for invoice values over £50.  
See MoneyGram site for more details:   www.moneygram.com
 
Further details of these payment methods will be forwarded on request with replies to purchase enquiries.


Please use the Universal Currency Converter to determine the cost in your currency.

Check out exchange rates at    UCC    The Universal Currency Converter.

*Notes on the £10 supplement for payment in currencies other than British Pounds Sterling.

If you are paying by Credit Card, Charge Card, International Money Order in sterling, personal cheque drawn on a sterling account, there is no currency surcharge.

For those of you who have not used your credit cards for foreign purchases, the process goes something like this:

  1. We submit a slip for the amount in sterling
  2. The UK branch of the credit card company bills your local branch at the exchange rate prevailing on the day of the transaction, plus any commission they may apply.
  3. Your local branch enters the transaction to your account in your local currency.
  4. In practice the net exchange rate applied is no worse than, and sometimes better than the tourist rate you would get if you changed the currency yourselves.

Those of you who find it impossible to use credit cards or to obtain sterling money orders, and who insist on paying in money orders, or traveller's cheques drawn in currencies other than sterling, should add £10 to the total catalogue prices, plus an appropriate amount for postage, then convert the sterling amount to your currency. If we think that you have sent insufficient funds, you will be notified.

Postage & Packing



Click on the button below for the full list of fees to your part of the world.




Most items will be packed in either rigid envelopes with plastic stiffener inserts or rigid cardboard tubes, depending on the size of the item.
The package will contain a  Payment Receipt / Invoice detailing the transaction, along with a guarantee of antique authenticity.
All items will be sent by a 'Signed For' service requiring a signature at the receiver's end.
Items sent outside the EU will carry a customs declaration label indicating 'Document - Printed Paper'.


Some very large items requiring very large tubes may incur an additional cost. Any surcharge will be clearly marked in the item's description.


Accounts & Ordering


You may order by mail, telephone, fax or e-mail. If you wish to use the latter and do not have an account, you can open one to make ordering more convenient.
Accounts

Open an account  by sending your name, address(including post/zip code), delivery address (if different),  telephone number, e-mail address, and credit card details if you plan to pay by card.

For security reasons please send credit card details in 2 separate e-mails

If you are an existing customer on our mailing list you will already have an account.

Once you have your account, you can use it to order, without needing to send credit card details every time.

Ordering
Please ensure that you have read and understood the Terms and Conditions before placing an order.
If you are not ordering via e-mail, you will need to send us your details as listed in the Accounts section , with every order. If you are using e-mail, just list your name and delivery address.
For every map that you wish to order give the Catalogue Number, Cartographer, Title and Price.
While not strictly necessary, all this information is used to cross check that you will receive the maps that you require.
We will advise you if any maps are not available, offer alternatives, and advise the total charge minus discounts and plus post, packing and insurance charges.

Discounts


Discounts are available on all orders for 3 or more maps.
Orders over £50 (excl. p&p) - 10% Orders over £150 (excl. p&p) - 15%

The discounts do not apply on charges for insurance or postage and packing.

Privacy Policy

All information supplied to us by customers will be held securely and remain undisclosed to third parties except where required in order to carry out a transaction at the customer's behest. Upon request by a customer all information held on them will be removed and destroyed.