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1623 - Jodocus Hondius
Jodocus Hondius: China
Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1623
Impressive antique map of China, Japan and Korea by Jodocus Hondius. First published in the Mercator-Hondius Atlas of 1606.At the beginning of the 17th century, little is known about this...
China
12412
Coloured map of China. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1623.
2 200,00 €
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1730 - George Matthäus Seutter
George Matthäus Seutter: Accurater Prospect der... Stadt Carls Ruhe - Representation exacte de Charles Ruh...
M. Seutter, Augsburg, circa 1730
Magnificent, large bird's-eye view of Karlsruhe by Matthäus Seutter in excellent condition. With a German-French title bar at the top and ornamental cartouches in the corners, a large coat of arms...
Accurater Prospect der... Stadt Carls Ruhe - Representation exacte de...
12977
Old coloured city plan of Karlsruhe. Printed in Augsburg by M. Seutter circa 1730.
1 500,00 €
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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 €
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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 €
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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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1650 - Johannes Janssonius
Johannes Janssonius: Pascaart vande Noort-Zee. Tabula Hydrographica Oceani Borealis.
Johannes Janssonius, Amsterdam, 1650
Rare and very decorative, old coloured sea chart of the North Sea by J. Janssonius. Shows the North Sea coast with the Shetland and Orkney Islands, the Scottish and English east coast, Calais and...
Pascaart vande Noort-Zee. Tabula Hydrographica Oceani Borealis.
11914
Old coloured sea chart of the North Sea. Printed in Amsterdam by Johannes Janssonius in 1650.
1 650,00 €
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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 €
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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 €
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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 €
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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 €
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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 €
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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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