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  • 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 €
  • 1633 - Jodocus Hondius

    Jodocus Hondius:  Mappa Aestivarum Insularum, alias Barmudas Dictarum ... Accurate Descripta

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633 [1634]

    Very decorative old coloured antique nautical chart of the Islands of Bermuda by Hendrick Hondius. Shows the Bermuda Islands with Grand Bermuda, Somerset Island and Saint George's Island. Decorated...

    Mappa Aestivarum Insularum, alias Barmudas Dictarum ... Accurate Descripta
    12424

    Old coloured sea chart of Bermuda. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1634.

    1 700,00 €
  • 1580 - Natal Bonifacio

    Natal Bonifacio:  Palermo citta principalissima della Sicilia...

    Giovanni Orlandi, Rome, 1580 [1602]

    Important and First Large Printed Map of the City of Palermo by Natale Bonifacio.A very fine and rare map of Palermo by Natale Bonifacio. The detailed plan of Palermo and its surrounding...

    Palermo citta principalissima della Sicilia...
    12831

    Antique town view of Palermo, Sicily, Sicilia. Printed in Rome by Giovanni Orlandi in 1602.

    4 200,00 €
  • 1675 - Anonymous

    Anonymous:  Erschrecklicher und Erbärmlicher Schaw Platz Verüblter Frantzösischer Schandt Brandt und...

    circa 1675

    Extremely rare, large engraved pamphlet on 4 sheets joined. Shows dramatic scenes during the French-Dutch War (1672-1679). The unusual dramatic scenes of violence for this time of printmaking are...

    Erschrecklicher und Erbärmlicher Schaw Platz Verüblter Frantzösischer...
    11205

    Extremely rare, large pamphlet of the French-Dutch War. Printed on 4 sheets in the year 1675.

    2 800,00 €
  • 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 €
  • 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 €

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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 €
  • 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 €
  • 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 €
  • 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 €
  • 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 €
  • 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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