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  • 1633 - Jodocus Hondius

    Jodocus Hondius:  Insulae Indiae Orientalis Praecipuae, In quibus Moluccae celeberrime sunt

    Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    The Most Elegant and Decorative Map of the Region (Thomas Suarez)This map by the Dutch mapmaker Jodocus Hondius depicts the European knowledge of the East Indies, which became increasingly...

    Insulae Indiae Orientalis Praecipuae, In quibus Moluccae celeberrime sunt
    12777

    Coloured map of Southeast Asia. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1633.

    3 600,00 €
  • 1647 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu

    Willem Janszoon Blaeu:  Maritima Brasiliae Universae - Qua Patet Orbis

    Joan Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1647 [1652]

    This very rare coastal map of Brazil, issued separately, is based on Joan Blaeu's monumental 1647 wall map of Dutch Brazil. This sheet is the lower left part of the wall map compiled by the German...

    Maritima Brasiliae Universae - Qua Patet Orbis
    12969

    Old coloured map of Brazil. Printed in Amsterdam by Joan Blaeu in 1652.

    2 900,00 €
  • 1730 - George Matthäus Seutter

    George Matthäus Seutter:  Hamburg eine Weltberühmte Freye Reichs und Hansee, auch reiche u. Volkreiche Handels Statt an der...

    M. Seutter, Augsburg, circa 1730

    Beautiful, large plan of the city of Hamburg by Matthäus Seutter in excellent condition. Town plan with fortifications and buildings. In the lower third the ornamentally decorated prospect of the...

    Hamburg eine Weltberühmte Freye Reichs und Hansee, auch reiche u....
    12974

    Old coloured city plan of Hamburg, Germany. Printed in Augsburg by M. Seutter circa 1730.

    1 600,00 €
  • 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 €
  • 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 €
  • 1677 - Giovanni Giacomo Rossi

    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...

    L'America Settentrionale. Nuovamente Corretta et Accresciuta Secondo le...
    12415

    Old coloured map of North America. Printed in Rome by G. G. de Rossi in 1677.

    2 200,00 €

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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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