Japan - Korea

Abraham Ortelius: Chinae, olim Sinarum Regionis, nova descriptio. Auctore Ludovico Georgio.
A. Ortelius, Antwerp, circa 1587
Ortelius' Stunning Map of China with Old Colour.Old coloured map of China by Abraham Ortelius. The map is oriented to the west, north is on the right side. This is the first map of China ever...
Chinae, olim Sinarum Regionis, nova descriptio. Auctore Ludovico Georgio.
1587 - Abraham Ortelius
11521
Old coloured map of China. Printed in Antwerp by A. Ortelius circa 1587.

3 400,00 €
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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
1623 - Jodocus Hondius
12412
Coloured map of China. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1623.

2 200,00 €
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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...
Iaponia
1628 - Jodocus Hondius
12778
Coloured map of Japan - Korea. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1628.

2 400,00 €
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Jodocus Hondius: China
Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1628
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
1628 - Jodocus Hondius
12779
Coloured map of China. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1628.

2 700,00 €
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Gerard Mercator: China
Johannes Cloppenburch, Amsterdam, 1630-36
Rare antique map of China by G. Mercator. Shows China with the Great Wall of China, Japan, Korea is still shown as an island and in the northeast with Alaska. From the scarce edition of the...
China
1630 - Gerard Mercator
12594
Antique map of China. Printed in Amsterdam by Johannes Cloppenburch in 1630.

750,00 €
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Jodocus Hondius: Tartaria
H. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633
This beautiful map of the Tartary, first published by Jodocus Hondius in Amsterdam in 1606, vividly depicts East Asia, with a focus on Tartary, Central Asia, and Asiatic Russia.Noteworthy...
Tartaria
1633 - Jodocus Hondius
12886
Coloured map of Russia. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1633.

950,00 €
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Willem Janszoon Blaeu: China Veteribus Sinarum Regio nunc Incolis Tame dicta
J. Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1634
Blaeu's first Map of China.Old coloured map of China by Willem Blaeu. China is outlined in green and bounded by the Great Wall in the north. Korea is still depicted as an island. The...
China Veteribus Sinarum Regio nunc Incolis Tame dicta
1634 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
11508
Old coloured map of China. Printed in Amsterdam by J. Blaeu in 1634.

2 000,00 €
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Johannes Janssonius: Iaponiae Nova Descriptio
J. Janssonius, Amsterdam, 1639-49
Early Map of Japan with Korea as an Island.Old coloured antique map of Japan and Korea by J. Janssonius after Mercator-Hondius. In the west the coastline of China, Korea is shown as an...
Iaponiae Nova Descriptio
1639 - Johannes Janssonius
12559
Old coloured map of Japan - Korea. Printed in Amsterdam by J. Janssonius in 1639.

1 800,00 €
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Johannes van Keulen: Pascaert vande Zuyd Zee en een Gedeelte van Brasil Van Ilhas de Ladronos tot R. de la Plata
J. van Keulen, Amsterdam, 1680
Dramatic Sea Chart of the Pacific with California Depicted as an Island. Johannes van Keulen's very decorative chart of the Pacific Ocean. Shows the Pacific Ocean with North and South America....
Pascaert vande Zuyd Zee en een Gedeelte van Brasil Van Ilhas de Ladronos...
1680 - Johannes van Keulen
12737
Coloured sea chart of the Pacific Ocean. Printed in Amsterdam by J. van Keulen in 1680.

7 900,00 €
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Guillaume de l'Isle: Carte de Tartarie Dressee sur les Relations de Plusieurs Voyageurs de Differentes Nations... /...
Covens & Mortier, Amsterdam, circa 1730
Old coloured antique map of Russia with Siberia and Korea after Guillaume de l'Isle. This is the Covens & Mortier edition of the detailed map by G. de l'Isle. Shows the Russian Empire from Moscow...
Carte de Tartarie Dressee sur les Relations de Plusieurs Voyageurs de...
1730 - Guillaume de l'Isle
12453
Old coloured map of Russia. Printed in Amsterdam by Covens & Mortier circa 1730.

790,00 €
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Anonymous: Ch'onha chido [Atlas of all under Heaven]
circa 1750
A Scarce Korean Woodblock Atlas.Album with 9 woodblock maps from a traditional Korean woodblock atlas, printed mid 18th century. With a map of China with Korea and 8 maps of the provinces of...
Ch'onha chido [Atlas of all under Heaven]
1750 - Anonymous
12080
Korean Woodblock Atlas, Ch'onha-Chido, Mid 18th Century

6 500,00 €
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Anonymous: Ch'onha Chido [Atlas of all under Heaven]
circa 1800
A Scarce Korean Manuscript Atlas.Rare Korean manuscript atlas with 12 maps, produced around 1800. With a world map (Chonha-Do) with China in the center, a map of China with Korea, a map of...
Ch'onha Chido [Atlas of all under Heaven]
1800 - Anonymous
12834
Korean Manuscript Atlas, Ch'onha-Chido, around 1800

8 000,00 €
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Anonymous: Ch'onha Chido [Atlas of all under Heaven]
circa 1820
A Scarce Korean Manuscript Atlas.Album with 11 manuscript maps from a traditional Korean manuscript atlas, drawn in the early 19th century. With a China-centered world map (Chonha-Do), a map...
Ch'onha Chido [Atlas of all under Heaven]
1820 - Anonymous
12082
Korean Manuscript Atlas, Ch'onha-Chido, early 19th Century

9 500,00 €
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Benedetto Bordone: Ciampagu - Iava Maggiore [Japan and Borneo]
Venice, 1528-1565
The earliest Europe-printed map of Japan as an islandEarly and very important map of Japan by Benedetto Bordone. On verso a map of the Southeast Asia islands Java or Borneo (Java Majjiore),...
Ciampagu - Iava Maggiore [Japan and Borneo]
1528 - Benedetto Bordone
12204
Antique woodcut map of Japan. Printed in Venice between 1528 and 1565.
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Sebastian Münster: Die Neuwen Inseln / so hinder Hispanien gegen Orient / bey dem Landt Indie ligen
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1540 (1574)
The first map to show the New World as an entity. Earliest appearance of Japan on a map, predating European contact. First appearance of Mare Pacificum on a map.Sebastian Munster's...
Die Neuwen Inseln / so hinder Hispanien gegen Orient / bey dem Landt...
1540 - Sebastian Münster
11326
Coloured woodcut map of the American continent. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.
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Sebastian Münster: Die neuwen Inseln, so hinder Hispanien gegen Orient bey dem Land India ligen
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1540 (1550)
The first map to show the New World as an entity. Earliest appearance of Japan on a map, predating European contact. First appearance of Mare Pacificum on a map.Early state of...
Die neuwen Inseln, so hinder Hispanien gegen Orient bey dem Land India...
1540 - Sebastian Münster
12468
Coloured woodcut map of the American continent. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1550.
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Sebastian Münster: Tabula Novarum Insularum, quas Diversis Respectibus Occidentales & Indianas Vocant
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1540 (1554)
The first map to show the New World as an entity. Earliest appearance of Japan on a map, predating European contact. First appearance of Mare Pacificum on a map.Early state of...
Tabula Novarum Insularum, quas Diversis Respectibus Occidentales &...
1540 - Sebastian Münster
12611
Coloured woodcut map of the American continent. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1554.
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Sebastian Münster: Die neüwen Inseln, so hinder Hispanien gegen Orient, bey dem Landt Indie ligen.
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1540 (1578)
The first map to show the New World as an entity. Earliest appearance of Japan on a map, predating European contact. First appearance of Mare Pacificum on a map.Sebastian Münster's...
Die neüwen Inseln, so hinder Hispanien gegen Orient, bey dem Landt Indie...
1540 - Sebastian Münster
12836
Coloured woodcut map of the American continent. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1578.
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Abraham Ortelius: Tartariae sive Magni Chami Regni Typus
Antwerp, 1570
First state of the Tartary map by A. Ortelius. Showing large part of Asia from Black Sea with Russia, parts of China, a curious early treatment of Japan and an early treatment of the West Coast of...
Tartariae sive Magni Chami Regni Typus
1570 - Abraham Ortelius
11686
Coloured map of the Tartary. Printed in Antwerp in the year 1570.
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Tomaso Porcacchi: Mondo Nuovo - Descrittione dell'Isola et Terra di di Santa Croce, ouero Mondo Nuovo.
Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro, Venice, 1572
The earliest obtainable map of North America. Printed in 1572.Rare first edition of Porcacchi's very attractive and early map of North America. The earliest obtainable map of North America,...
Mondo Nuovo - Descrittione dell'Isola et Terra di di Santa Croce, ouero...
1572 - Tomaso Porcacchi
12371
Antique map of North America. Printed in Venice by Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro in 1572.
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Abraham Ortelius: Tartariae sive Magni Chami Regni Typus
Antwerp, 1584
Beautiful original old coloured copper engraved map of the Tartary by A. Ortelius. Showing large part of Asia from Black Sea with Russia, parts of China, a curious early treatment of Japan and an...
Tartariae sive Magni Chami Regni Typus
1584 - Abraham Ortelius
11336
Old coloured map of the Northwestern US, Tartary. Printed in Antwerp in the year 1584.
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Gerard Mercator: Tartaria
Johannes Cloppenburch, Amsterdam, 1630-36
Scarce antique map of the Tartary by G. Mercator. Shows the Tartar Empire with Russia, the Caspian Sea in the west, the north of China with the Great Wall of China, Korea is still shown as an...
Tartaria
1630 - Gerard Mercator
12593
Antique map of the Tartary. Printed in Amsterdam by Johannes Cloppenburch in 1630.
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Frederick de Wit: Magnae Tartariae, Magni Mogolis Imperii, Iaponiae et Chinae, Nova Descriptio
Amsterdam, circa 1670
Original hand coloured engraved map of Siberia / Tartaria with China, Japan and the peninsulas of Korea by Frederick de Wit. One beautiful coloured cartouche.
Magnae Tartariae, Magni Mogolis Imperii, Iaponiae et Chinae, Nova...
1670 - Frederick de Wit
10101
Coloured map of Russia, Korea, Japan. Printed in Amsterdam circa 1670.
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Vincenzo Maria Coronelli: [Asia]
Venice, 1697
Important Asia map of V.M. Coronelli showing southeast Asia with Australia and Japan. Many discoveries around and in Australia are described with dates, place and discoverer. The map was concept as...
[Asia]
1697 - Vincenzo Maria Coronelli
10880
Coloured map of Australia, Japan, Southeast Asia. Printed in Venice in the year 1697.
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