Antique Maps and Atlases


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  • 1529 - Niccolo da Poggibonsi

    Niccolo da Poggibonsi:  Viaggio da Venetia al santo Sepulchro & al monte Synai

    Niccolò Zoppino, Venice, 1529

    Very Rare and Early Travelogue from Venice to the Holy Land with Numerous Woodcut Views.Niccolò da Poggibonsi, a 14th-century Franciscan friar, embarked on a well-known pilgrimage to the...

    Viaggio da Venetia al santo Sepulchro & al monte Synai
    12788

    Poggibonsi's pilgrimage from Venice to the Holy Land, with 158 woodcuts, publihed by Niccolò Zoppino 1529 in Venice.

    8 900,00 €
  • 1633 - Gerard Mercator

    Gerard Mercator:  Irlandiae Regnum

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    Large, two-sheet map of Ireland by G. Mercator. Consists of two double-page engraved maps that, when combined, form a large and comprehensive map of Ireland. The two sheets are not joined together....

    Irlandiae Regnum
    12870

    Coloured map of Ireland. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1633.

    2 300,00 €
  • 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 €
  • 1528 - Benedetto Bordone

    Benedetto Bordone:  [Map of Europe]

    Venice, 1528-1565

    Bordone's map of EuropeEarly woodcut map of Europe by Benedetto Bordone. One of the erliest printed maps of Europe. Shows Europe, the Mediterranean Sea, North Africa in the south and Norway...

    [Map of Europe]
    12195

    Antique woodcut map of the European continent. Printed in Venice between 1528 and 1565.

    2 700,00 €
  • 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 €
  • 1573 - Abraham Ortelius

    Abraham Ortelius:  Typus Orbis Terrarum, Americae sive Novi Orbis, Nova Descriptio, Africae Tabula Nova, Asiae Nova...

    Gielis Coppens van Diest, Christoffel Plantin, Antwerp, 1573-1584

    Ortelius' World and Continents from the First Modern Atlas.A fine set consisting of a world map and four of the continents from the first modern atlas Theatrum Orbis Terrarum by Abraham...

    Typus Orbis Terrarum, Americae sive Novi Orbis, Nova Descriptio, Africae...
    12683

    Old coloured world map and continent maps by Abraham Ortelius. Published in 1573-84 in Antwerp.

    18 000,00 €

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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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