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Gerard de Jode: Germaniae Totius, Nostrae Europae Celeberrimae Regionis, Descriptio Singularis.
Gerard de Jode, Antwerp, 1593
Scarce de Jode map of the Holy Roman Empire.Rare map of Germany with the surrounding countries by Gerard de Jode. Showing the domain of the Roman-German emperors in the late 16th century....
Antique map of Germany. Printed in Antwerp by Gerard de Jode in 1593.
Johannes van Keulen: Pascaert vande Zuyd Zee en een Gedeelte van Brasil Van Ilhas de Ladronos tot R. de la Plata
J. van Keulen, Amsterdam, 1680
Dramatic Sea Chart of the Pacific with California Depicted as an Island. Johannes van Keulen's very decorative chart of the Pacific Ocean. Shows the Pacific Ocean with North and South America....
Coloured sea chart of the Pacific Ocean. Printed in Amsterdam by J. van Keulen in 1680.
Braun & Hogenberg: Descriptio Agri Civitatis Coloniensis Cum Suis Limitibus... Beschreibung und abris des...
Abraham Hogenberg, Cologne, 1604-1610
Extremely rare map of Greater Cologne printed from 4 plates.This extremely rare map by Abraham Hogenberg, printed from 4 copper plates, is one of the rarest sheets in the field of Cologne...
Coloured map of Cologne, Köln. Printed in Cologne by Abraham Hogenberg between 1604 and 1610.
Gerard de Jode: Natoliam Moderni / Turcia Turci Cive Imperii
G. de Jode, Antwerp, 1578
From The Rare First Atlas Edition. Rare first edition of the antique map of the Ottoman Empire by Gerard de Jode. Shows the eastern Mediterranean, the southeast of Europe, Asia Minor with...
Antique map of the Ottoman Empire, Turkish Empire. Printed in Antwerp by G. de Jode in 1578.
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...
Old coloured map of Japan - Korea. Printed in Amsterdam by J. Janssonius in 1639.
Giovanni Giacomo Rossi: L'America Settentrionale. Nuovamente Corretta et Accresciuta Secondo le Relationi Piu Moderne da...
G. G. de Rossi, Rome, 1677
First state of the rare map of North America by G. G. de Rossi after G. Sanson. California is shown as an island. Based on the map of Sanson from 1669. It includes a few additions to Sanson's map...
Old coloured map of North America. Printed in Rome by G. G. de Rossi in 1677.
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...
Coloured map of the Rhine, Waal, Meuse. Printed in Amsterdam by J. Janssonius in 1653.
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...
Old coloured sea chart of the North Pole. Printed in Amsterdam by Johannes Janssonius in 1636.
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...
Antique woodcut town view of Basel. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.
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...
Antique woodcut town view of Bamberg. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.
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...
Antique woodcut town view of Passau. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.
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...
Coloured woodcut town view of Breslau, Wroclaw, Silesia. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.