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1628 - Jodocus Hondius
Jodocus Hondius: Iaponia
Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1628
A beautiful example of Hondius' map of Japan and Korea from the early 17th century. It shows one of the greatest cartographic myth with Korea depicted as an island. But Hondius expressing his...
Iaponia
12778
Coloured map of Japan - Korea. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1628.
2 400,00 €
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1630 - Johannes Janssonius
Johannes Janssonius: Insularum Indiae Orientalis Nova Descriptio.
G. Valk and P. Schenk, Amsterdam, 1630 (1690)
Janssonius' map of Southeast Asia coloured by a contemporary hand. Re-issued by G. Valk and P. Schenk with modified title and signature. Decorated with three cartouches, two compass roses, ships...
Insularum Indiae Orientalis Nova Descriptio.
11276
Old coloured map of Southeast Asia. Printed in Amsterdam by G. Valk and P. Schenk in 1690.
1 600,00 €
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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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1587 - Abraham Ortelius
Abraham Ortelius: Chinae, olim Sinarum Regionis, nova descriptio. Auctore Ludovico Georgio.
A. Ortelius, Antwerp, circa 1587
Ortelius' Stunning Map of China with Old Colour.Old coloured map of China by Abraham Ortelius. The map is oriented to the west, north is on the right side. This is the first map of China ever...
Chinae, olim Sinarum Regionis, nova descriptio. Auctore Ludovico Georgio.
11521
Old coloured map of China. Printed in Antwerp by A. Ortelius circa 1587.
3 400,00 €
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1628 - Jodocus Hondius
Jodocus Hondius: Gerardus Mercator natus Rupelmundae ... Iudocus Hondius natus in pago Flandriae
Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1628
This double portrait depicts two renowned sixteenth-century cartographers, Gerard Mercator and Jodocus Hondius. Created shortly after Hondius' death in 1612, the engraving was made by his widow...
Gerardus Mercator natus Rupelmundae ... Iudocus Hondius natus in pago...
12774
Copper engraving of a portrait. Mercator Hondius Double Portrait. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1628.
2 500,00 €
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1745 - Reiner Ottens
Reiner Ottens: Occidentalior Tractus Indiarum Orientalium a Promontorio Bonae Spei ad C. Comorin
Reiner & Joshua Ottens, Amsterdam, 1745
A magnificently preserved, old coloured example of Frederic De Wit's sea chart of Africa, Arabia and part of India. This map, here the one in the rare 1745 edition by Reiner & Joshua Ottens, is...
Occidentalior Tractus Indiarum Orientalium a Promontorio Bonae Spei ad...
12864
Old coloured sea chart of the Indian Ocean. Printed in Amsterdam by Reiner & Joshua Ottens in 1745.
1 350,00 €
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1631 - Jodocus Hondius
Jodocus Hondius: America noviter delineata
Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1631
A beautiful and detailed map of North and South America by H. Hondius and J. Janssonius. The map America noviter delineata was first issued in 1618 by Jodocus Hondius Jr. and is considered a...
America noviter delineata
13002
Old coloured map of the American continent. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1631.
2 600,00 €
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1662 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Regiones Sub Polo Arctico
Joan Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1662
Old coloured sea chart of the North Pole by Willem Blaeu. With Greenland and Canada, Iceland, Spitsbergen, Norway and the north coast of Russia. The map shows, the famous Northwest Passage , a...
Regiones Sub Polo Arctico
13003
Old coloured sea chart of the North Pole. Printed in Amsterdam by Joan Blaeu in 1662.
1 200,00 €
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1760 - George Matthäus Seutter
George Matthäus Seutter: La Plus Grande Partie de la Manche, qui Contient les Cotes d'Angleterre et celles de France les...
T. C. Lotter, Augsburg, circa 1760
Old colored map of the English Channel by Georg Matthäus Seutter, published by Tobias Lotter in Augsburg. Shows the south coast of England, the Isle of Wight, and the north coast of Normandy....
La Plus Grande Partie de la Manche, qui Contient les Cotes d'Angleterre...
13004
Old coloured map of the English Channel. Printed in Augsburg by T. C. Lotter circa 1760.
320,00 €
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1730 - George Matthäus Seutter
George Matthäus Seutter: Imperii Magni Mogolis sive Indici Padschach ...
G. M. Seutter, Augsburg, circa 1730
This striking map by Matthäus Seutter presents the Mughal Empire at the height of its territorial extent, offering a comprehensive European perspective on South and Central Asia in the 18th...
Imperii Magni Mogolis sive Indici Padschach ...
13005
Old coloured map of India. Printed in Augsburg by G. M. Seutter circa 1730.
590,00 €
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1760 - Tobias Conrad Lotter
Tobias Conrad Lotter: Zeelandiae Comitatus novissima et accuratissima delineatione mappa Geographica repraesentatus
T. C. Lotter, Augsburg, circa 1760
This finely hand-colored copper engraving was published around 1760 by Tobias Conrad Lotter, one of the foremost Augsburg map publishers of the 18th century. It depicts the County of Zeeland with...
Zeelandiae Comitatus novissima et accuratissima delineatione mappa...
13006
Old coloured map of Zeeland. Printed in Augsburg by T. C. Lotter circa 1760.
290,00 €
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1636 - Johannes Janssonius
Johannes Janssonius: Nova Anglia Novum Belgium et Virginia
J. Janssonius, Amsterdam, 1636
Influential map of the East Coast of North America, from Virginia to Nova Scotia. Naming Manhattan and New Amsterdam. With beautiful old colors.This early and influential map by Johannes...
Nova Anglia Novum Belgium et Virginia
13001
Old coloured map of New York, Virginia, Carolina. Printed in Amsterdam by J. Janssonius in 1636.
1 800,00 €
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