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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...
Coloured map of the American continent. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1628 or 1633.
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...
Old coloured sea chart of Bermuda. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1634.
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...
Antique town view of Palermo, Sicily, Sicilia. Printed in Rome by Giovanni Orlandi in 1602.
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...
Extremely rare, large pamphlet of the French-Dutch War. Printed on 4 sheets in the year 1675.
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...
Coloured map of Japan - Korea. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1628.
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...
Ptolemaic woodcut world map by Sebastian Munster. Published by Heinrich Petri in Basel in 1578.
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...
Old coloured map of the American continent. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1631.
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...
Old coloured sea chart of the North Pole. Printed in Amsterdam by Joan Blaeu in 1662.
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....
Old coloured map of the English Channel. Printed in Augsburg by T. C. Lotter circa 1760.
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...
Old coloured map of India. Printed in Augsburg by G. M. Seutter circa 1730.
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...
Old coloured map of Zeeland. Printed in Augsburg by T. C. Lotter circa 1760.
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...
Old coloured map of New York, Virginia, Carolina. Printed in Amsterdam by J. Janssonius in 1636.