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1721 - Anonymous
Anonymous: Aigentlicher Entwurff Der Gnädigen Herrschafft Schülzburg, Granheim, Erbstetten und Ahnhausen. …...
1721
Important Manuscript Map of the Swabian Alb on Parchment.Very large, impressive, and detailed manuscript map of the Swabian Alb. The map, drawn on parchment, depicts the dominions of...
Aigentlicher Entwurff Der Gnädigen Herrschafft Schülzburg, Granheim,...
12984
Manuscript map on parchment of the Swabian Alb. Drawn in 1721.
3 800,00 €
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1715 - Frederick de Wit
Frederick de Wit: Regni et Insulae Siciliae
Covens & Mortier, Amsterdam, circa 1715
Rare antique map of Sicily (Sicilia) by Frederick de Wit. This is the edition with the imprint of Covens and Mortier. Shows the Mediterranean island of Sicily with a beautiful title cartouche with...
Regni et Insulae Siciliae
12534
Old coloured map of Sicily (Sicilia). Printed in Amsterdam by Covens & Mortier circa 1715.
1 900,00 €
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1639 - Johannes Janssonius
Johannes Janssonius: Iaponiae Nova Descriptio
J. Janssonius, Amsterdam, 1639-49
Early Map of Japan with Korea as an Island.Old coloured antique map of Japan and Korea by J. Janssonius after Mercator-Hondius. In the west the coastline of China, Korea is shown as an...
Iaponiae Nova Descriptio
12559
Old coloured map of Japan - Korea. Printed in Amsterdam by J. Janssonius in 1639.
1 800,00 €
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1540 - Sebastian Münster
Sebastian Münster: Africa Lybia Morenlandt mit allen königreichen so zu unsern zeiten darin gefunden werden.
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1540 [1578]
A very fine example of the earliest obtainable printed map to show all of Africa. First published in 1540 by Sebastian Munster, this map is also famous because of its rich mythical content. The...
Africa Lybia Morenlandt mit allen königreichen so zu unsern zeiten darin...
12839
Coloured woodcut map of the African continent. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1578.
2 300,00 €
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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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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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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 €
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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 €
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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 €
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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 €
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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 €
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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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