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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...
Old coloured city plan of Karlsruhe. Printed in Augsburg by M. Seutter circa 1730.
Maria Sibylla Merian: Ananas [Pineapple with Cockroaches - Ananas mit Schaben]
1705-71
The first and one of the most beautiful engravings of Maria Sibylla Merian's Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium . Merian combines the most enchanting and the most repulsive on one sheet. She...
Engraving of a pineapple plant with cockroaches. Printed between 1705-71.
Jodocus Hondius: Tabula Exactissima Regnorum Sueciae et Norvegiae, nec non Maris Universi Orientalis...
J. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633
Scarce map of Scandinavia and the Baltic region by J. Hondius. It was only included in a few early editions of the Mercator-Hondius Atlas and is quite rare. After Anders Bure's large map of...
Coloured map of Scandinavia. Printed in Amsterdam by J. Hondius in 1633.
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...
Poggibonsi's pilgrimage from Venice to the Holy Land, with 158 woodcuts, publihed by Niccolò Zoppino 1529 in Venice.
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.
Pieter van den Keere: Nova Germaniae descriptio
Johannes Janssonius, Amsterdam, 1615 [circa 1632]
Scarce Kerius map of the Holy Roman Empire with side panels.Very decorative and rare 'carte-à-figures' map of Germany with the surrounding countries by Pieter Kaerius (van den Keere). Shows...
Coloured map of Germany. Printed in Amsterdam by Johannes Janssonius 1615 [circa 1632].
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.