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  • 1750 - Anonymous

    Anonymous:  Ch'onha chido [Atlas of all under Heaven]

    circa 1750

    A Scarce Korean Woodblock Atlas.Album with 9 woodblock maps from a traditional Korean woodblock atlas, printed mid 18th century. With a map of China with Korea and 8 maps of the provinces of...

    Ch'onha chido [Atlas of all under Heaven]
    12080

    Korean Woodblock Atlas, Ch'onha-Chido, Mid 18th Century

    6 500,00 €
  • 1540 - Sebastian Münster

    Sebastian Münster:  Ptolemaisch General Tafel, begreiffend die halbe Kugel der Welt.

    Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1540 (1578)

    Early Ptolemaic woodcut world map by Sebastian Münster. With a surround of clouds and wind-heads. Title on verso surrounded by a beautiful woodcut border. From the German edition of Sebastian...

    Ptolemaisch General Tafel, begreiffend die halbe Kugel der Welt.
    12837

    Ptolemaic woodcut world map by Sebastian Munster. Published by Heinrich Petri in Basel in 1578.

    1 800,00 €
  • 1781 - Pieter Schenk

    Pieter Schenk:  Atlas Saxonicus novus, enthaltend die sieben Kreise des Kuhrfürstenthums Sachsen.

    P. Schenk & Sohn, Leipzig, Dresden, Amsterdam, 1781

    The most important and very detailed atlas of Central Germany in the 18th century.The Atlas Saxonicus Novus (New Atlas of Saxony), also known as Schenk'scher Atlas , is an important Central...

    Atlas Saxonicus novus, enthaltend die sieben Kreise des Kuhrfürstenthums...
    12697

    Large-format atlas of Saxony and central Germany by A. F. Zürner by P. Schenk. Printed in 1781.

    8 900,00 €
  • 1696 - Vincenzo Maria Coronelli

    Vincenzo Maria Coronelli:  Isole dell'Indie diuise in Filippine, Molucche, e della Sonda

    Venice, 1696

    Coronelli's map of Southeast Asia with the northern part of Australia, centred around Borneo. Verso a smaller map (22x28cm) of the adjoining western region up to Ceylon with Malaysia at centre....

    Isole dell'Indie diuise in Filippine, Molucche, e della Sonda
    11472

    Antique map of Northern Australia, Borneo. Printed in Venice in the year 1696.

    1 650,00 €
  • 1628 - Michael Mercator

    Michael Mercator:  America sive India Nova ad magnae Gerardi Mercatoris avi universalis imitationem incompendium...

    Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1628 or 1633

    This striking map of the Western Hemisphere is a remarkable example of Michael Mercator's engraving skills. It is the only map he ever engraved, yet it displays exceptional artistry. The map is...

    America sive India Nova ad magnae Gerardi Mercatoris avi universalis...
    12764

    Coloured map of the American continent. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1628 or 1633.

    4 950,00 €
  • 1593 - Gerard de Jode

    Gerard de Jode:  Galliae amplissimi regni tabula

    G. de Jode, Antwerp, 1593

    Rare antique map of France by Gerard de Jode. The map appeared only in the second edition of G. de Jodes Atlas Speculum orbis terrae in 1593. To the top right a decorative title cartouche, in the...

    Galliae amplissimi regni tabula
    12407

    Antique map of France. Printed in Antwerp by G. de Jode in 1593.

    1 200,00 €

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  • 1653 - Johannes Janssonius

    Johannes Janssonius:  Descriptio Fluminum Rheni, Vahalis et Mosae...

    J. Janssonius, Amsterdam, 1653-66

    Beautiful copper engraving map of the watercourses Rhine (Rhenus), Waal (Vahalis) and Maas (Mosa). Published by Johannes Janssonius in the Spanish edition of the Atlas Novus in 1653. The map...

    Descriptio Fluminum Rheni, Vahalis et Mosae...
    12999

    Coloured map of the Rhine, Waal, Meuse. Printed in Amsterdam by J. Janssonius in 1653.

    350,00 €
  • 1636 - Jodocus Hondius

    Jodocus Hondius:  Poli Arctici, et Circumiacentium Terrarum Descriptio Novissima

    Johannes Janssonius, Amsterdam, 1636

    This striking map of the North Polar regions, published in 1636 by Henricus Hondius, is a milestone in early polar cartography. It represents the third state of the plate and the first fully...

    Poli Arctici, et Circumiacentium Terrarum Descriptio Novissima
    13000

    Old coloured sea chart of the North Pole. Printed in Amsterdam by Johannes Janssonius in 1636.

    2 700,00 €
  • 1493 - Hartmann Schedel

    Hartmann Schedel:  Basilea

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Decorative incunable double-leaf in folio showing Basel by Hartmann Schedel. From the Latin edition of the famous Liber chronicarum or Nuremberg Chronicle published in 1493, the year that...

    Basilea
    12994

    Antique woodcut town view of Basel. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

    650,00 €
  • 1493 - Hartmann Schedel

    Hartmann Schedel:  Bamberga

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Decorative incunable double-leaf in folio showing Bamberg by Hartmann Schedel. From the Latin edition of the famous Liber chronicarum or Nuremberg Chronicle published in 1493, the year that...

    Bamberga
    12995

    Antique woodcut town view of Bamberg. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

    650,00 €
  • 1493 - Hartmann Schedel

    Hartmann Schedel:  Patavia

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Decorative incunable double-leaf in folio showing Passau by Hartmann Schedel. From the Latin edition of the famous Liber chronicarum or Nuremberg Chronicle published in 1493, the year that...

    Patavia
    12996

    Antique woodcut town view of Passau. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

    590,00 €
  • 1493 - Hartmann Schedel

    Hartmann Schedel:  Bressla

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Decorative incunable double-leaf in folio showing Breslau (Wroclaw, in Silesia) by Hartmann Schedel. The oldest panoramic view of Breslau. From the Latin edition of the famous Liber chronicarum or...

    Bressla
    12997

    Coloured woodcut town view of Breslau, Wroclaw, Silesia. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

    1 400,00 €
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