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Jodocus Hondius: Gerardus Mercator natus Rupelmundae ... Iudocus Hondius natus in pago Flandriae
Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1628
This double portrait depicts two renowned sixteenth-century cartographers, Gerard Mercator and Jodocus Hondius. Created shortly after Hondius' death in 1612, the engraving was made by his widow...
Copper engraving of a portrait. Mercator Hondius Double Portrait. 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].
Henry Raigniauld: Isle de Cipre
J. Baudoin oder A. de Naberat, Paris, 1629 or 1640
Rare map of Cyprus engraved by H. Raigniauld. The map comes from Histoire des Chevaliers de l'Ordre de S. Iean de Hierusalem by J. Baudoin printed 1629 in Paris, or from the 1640 edition by A. de...
Antique map of Cyprus. Printed in Paris by J. Baudoin oder A. de Naberat in 1629 or 1640.
Pieter van den Keere: Nova Hispaniae Descriptio
Johannes Janssonius, Amsterdam, 1616 [1640]
Scarce Kerius-Janssonius map of Spain with side panels.Very decorative and rare 'carte-à-figures' map of the Iberian Peninsula by Johannes Janssonius. The beautiful map of Spain and Portugal...
Antique map of Spain - Portugal. Printed in Amsterdam by Johannes Janssonius in 1640.
Jodocus Hondius: Africae nova tabula
Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633
Beautiful map of Africa by Henricus Hondius. This version of Jodocus Hondius' map depicts the continent without its decorative borders, which were removed to accommodate the atlas format. The...
Coloured map of the African continent. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1633.
Willem Janszoon Blaeu: [Manuscript Chart of the South Atlantic Ocean] Tweede stuck wassende Graedkaert van de Kaap...
Joan Blaeu II, Amsterdam, circa 1690
A Dutch East India Company (V.O.C.) Manuscript Chart by Joan Blaeu II on VellumFragment of a manuscript nautical chart of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) of the West African coast by Joan...
Manuscript sea chart on vellum of the Atlantic Ocean with the West African coast line. Drawn by Joan Blaeu II in Amsterdam.
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.