Greece

Benedetto Bordone: Legina, il colori, flenda, albara, gaideronissi, macronisso, boetia, athene, porto lion, cerigo,...
Venice, 1528-1565
Rare map of the Greek islands in the Saronic Gulf by Benedetto Bordone. With Attica, Boeotia, Aegina and Athens. On verso the map of Kythira (Κύθηρα). Two woodcut maps on one sheet.From...
Legina, il colori, flenda, albara, gaideronissi, macronisso, boetia,...
1528 - Benedetto Bordone
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Antique woodcut map of Kythira, Aegina, Boeotia, Athens, Attica. Printed in Venice between 1528 and 1565.
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Benedetto Bordone: Epiro, cuzolari, diluchio, s. maura, parte de zafalonia, compare
Venice, 1528-1565
Three rare maps of Greek islands in the Aegean Sea by Benedetto Bordone on one sheet. Including a map of the island of Lefkada (Λευκάδα) and a map of Ithaca (Ιθάκη). On verso a map of the coast of...
Epiro, cuzolari, diluchio, s. maura, parte de zafalonia, compare
1528 - Benedetto Bordone
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Antique woodcut map of Echinades islands, Epirus, Ithaca, Lefkada. Printed in Venice between 1528 and 1565.
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Laurent Fries: Europae tabula nona. Continet Iaziges Metanastas, Daciam, Mysiam superiorem
Trechsel, Vienne, 1541
Untitled trapezoidal Ptolemaic woodcut map of the Balkan. From the 1541 Vienne (Dauphiné) edition of Ptolemy's Geographia published by Gaspar Trechsel and sold by Hughes de la Porte in Lyons. The...
Europae tabula nona. Continet Iaziges Metanastas, Daciam, Mysiam superiorem
1541 - Laurent Fries
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Coloured woodcut map of Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Balkan. Printed in Vienne by Trechsel in 1541.
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Sebastian Münster: Noua Graecia secundum omnes eius regiones & prouincias citra ultra & Hellespontum
Petri, Basle, circa 1550
Beautiful coloured woodcut map of Greece with the western part of Turkey. From an edition of "Cosmographiae Universalis" by Sebastian Münster.
Noua Graecia secundum omnes eius regiones & prouincias citra ultra &...
1550 - Sebastian Münster
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Coloured woodcut map of Turkey. Printed in Basle by Petri circa 1550.
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Sebastian Münster: Candia seu Creta Insula
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1550
Early woodcut map of Crete. An elephant on verso. From the German edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmography, titled Cosmographey oder beschreibung aller Länder , published 1550 by Heinrich Petri...
Candia seu Creta Insula
1550 - Sebastian Münster
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Antique woodcut map of Crete. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1550.
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Giovanni Francesco Camocio: Cipro insula nobiliss.a ch di grandezza tutte le altre ...
G. F. Camocio, Venice, before July 1570
A very rare, early map of Cyprus from Camocio's Isole Famose . This copy is printed from the first state of the plate, without the number in the lower right corner. The map is extremely rare and...
Cipro insula nobiliss.a ch di grandezza tutte le altre ...
1570 - Giovanni Francesco Camocio
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Antique map of Cyprus. Printed in Venice by G. F. Camocio in 1570.
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Natal Bonifacio: Rhodi Insula nobilissima nel Mare
Venice, circa 1570
A very fine and rare map of Rhodes by Natale Bonifacio. To the upper left a decorative cartouche with key and the title Li Savii di Rhodi , to the upper right another cartouche. Below left the...
Rhodi Insula nobilissima nel Mare
1570 - Natal Bonifacio
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Antique map of Rhodes. Printed in Venice circa 1570.
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Giovanni Francesco Camocio: Famagosta
G. F. Camocio, Venice, 1571
A very rare, early view of Famagusta in Cyprus from Camocio's Isole Famose . Showing the siege of Famagusta by the Turks in 1571. This copy is printed from the first state of the plate, without...
Famagosta
1571 - Giovanni Francesco Camocio
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Antique map of Famagusta. Printed in Venice by G. F. Camocio in 1571.
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Giovanni Francesco Camocio: Tine insula, e citte antiqua posta nella Arcipelago...
G. F. Camocio, Venice, 1571
A very rare, early view of Tinos, an island of the Cyclades in the Aegean Sea from Camocio's Isole Famose . Showing the island sieged by battle ships. This copy is printed from the first state of...
Tine insula, e citte antiqua posta nella Arcipelago...
1571 - Giovanni Francesco Camocio
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Antique map of Tinos. Printed in Venice by G. F. Camocio in 1571.
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Giovanni Francesco Camocio: Morea Peninsula ...
G. F. Camocio, Venice, 1571
A very rare, early map of the Peloponnese from Camocio's Isole Famose . Showing the peninsula with a cartouche and a compass rose. This copy is printed from the first state of the plate, without...
Morea Peninsula ...
1571 - Giovanni Francesco Camocio
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Antique map of the Peloponnese. Printed in Venice by G. F. Camocio in 1571.
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Tomaso Porcacchi: Cipro - Descrittione dell'Isola di Cipro.
Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro, Venice, 1572
First edition of Porcacchi's very attractive and early map of Cyprus. One of the earliest obtainable separate maps of Cyprus. This finely-executed map shows the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. With...
Cipro - Descrittione dell'Isola di Cipro.
1572 - Tomaso Porcacchi
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Antique map of Cyprus. Printed in Venice by Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro in 1572.
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Tomaso Porcacchi: Arcipelago - Descrittione dell'Arcipelago.
Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro, Venice, 1572
First edition of Porcacchi's very attractive and early map of Greece. This finely-executed map shows shows the southern part of Greece with the Aegean Sea and Crete. With a decorative title...
Arcipelago - Descrittione dell'Arcipelago.
1572 - Tomaso Porcacchi
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Antique map of Greece. Printed in Venice by Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro in 1572.
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Sebastian Münster: Cyprus
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574
Early, attractive woodcut map of Cyprus. On the full page. The map of the island is a reduction of that of Matheo Pagano in all its geographical features, but only three place names are marked:...
Cyprus
1574 - Sebastian Münster
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Antique woodcut map of Cyprus. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.
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Sebastian Münster: Contrafestung der Statt Famagusta
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574
Early woodcut view of Famagusta, Cyprus. On the full page. Based on the view of Braun and Hogenberg of 1572. From the German edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmography, titled Cosmographey oder...
Contrafestung der Statt Famagusta
1574 - Sebastian Münster
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Antique woodcut town view of Famagusta. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.
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Sebastian Münster: Neuw Griechenlandt, mit andern anstossenden Landern, wie es zu unsern zeiten beschriben ist
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574
Early woodcut map of Greece by Sebastian Münster. Showing Greece with western Turkey. The title on verso is surrounded by a beautiful woodcut border. From the German edition of Sebastian Münster's...
Neuw Griechenlandt, mit andern anstossenden Landern, wie es zu unsern...
1574 - Sebastian Münster
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Antique woodcut map of Greece. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.
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Sebastian Münster: Rhodys die Insel unnd Hauptstatt darinn
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574
Early woodcut view of the capital of the island of Rhodos. From the German edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmography, Cosmographey oder beschreibung aller Länder , on the full page. The sheet was...
Rhodys die Insel unnd Hauptstatt darinn
1574 - Sebastian Münster
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Antique woodcut town view of Rhodos. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.
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Francois de Belleforest: Cyprus Insula
Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius, Paris, 1575
A very scarce early woodcut map of Cypus. The double-folio map a based on Camoccio's map of 1566 via the Ortelius version of 1570. Below and verso description of Cyprus. Ruled in brown ink....
Cyprus Insula
1575 - Francois de Belleforest
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Antique woodcut map of Cyprus. Printed in Paris by Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius in 1575.
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Francois de Belleforest: La Description de l'Isle de Corfou / Corfu
Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius, Paris, 1575
A scarce and early woodcut map of Corfu. As a woodcut map, it is extremely fine cut. On the full text sheet. Based on the engraved Corfu map of Ortelius. The map comes from the French edition of...
La Description de l'Isle de Corfou / Corfu
1575 - Francois de Belleforest
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Antique woodcut map of Corfu. Printed in Paris by Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius in 1575.
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Francois de Belleforest: Napoli Citta nella Provincia della Morea.
Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius, Paris, 1575
A scarce and early woodcut view of the city of Nafplio, Peloponnese. Ruled in brown ink. As a woodcut view, it is extremely fine cut. On the full text sheet. The view comes from the French edition...
Napoli Citta nella Provincia della Morea.
1575 - Francois de Belleforest
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Antique woodcut town view of Nafplio, Peloponnese. Printed in Paris by Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius in 1575.
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Abraham Ortelius: Candia Insula / Archipelagi Insularum Aliquot Descrip.
Antwerp, 1584
Beautiful original old coloured copper engraved map of Crete with 10 additional islands by A. Ortelius. Showing Crete and the islands Lesbos (Metellino), Kithira (Cerigo), Karpathos (Scarpanto),...
Candia Insula / Archipelagi Insularum Aliquot Descrip.
1584 - Abraham Ortelius
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Old coloured map of the Aegean Sea, Cyclades, Crete. Printed in Antwerp in the year 1584.
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Abraham Ortelius: Insularum Aliquot Maris Mediterranei Descriptio.
Antwerp, 1584
Beautiful original old coloured copper engraved map of six Mediterranean Island by A. Ortelius. Showing Malta, Sardinia, Sicily, Corfu, Elba and Djerba. From the 1584 Latin edition of Theatrum...
Insularum Aliquot Maris Mediterranei Descriptio.
1584 - Abraham Ortelius
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Old coloured map of Djerba, Elba, Corfu, Sicily, Sardinia, Malta. Printed in Antwerp in the year 1584.
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Sebastian Münster: New Griechenlandt, mit andern anstossenden Ländern, wie es zu unsern zeiten beschriben ist.
Heinrich Petri, Basle, circa 1588
Woodcut map of Greece by Sebastian Münster. The map has early colour which is rare for a Seb. Münster map. Showing Greece with western Turkey. The title on verso Graciae. New Griechenlandt / so...
New Griechenlandt, mit andern anstossenden Ländern, wie es zu unsern...
1588 - Sebastian Münster
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Old coloured woodcut map of Greece. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri circa 1588.
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Gerard Mercator: Graecia
Gerard Mercator, Duisburg, 1589
True first edition of Mercator's map of Greece with beautiful old colour.Early and important map of Greece with stunning original colour. This is the real first edition published in 1589...
Graecia
1589 - Gerard Mercator
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Old coloured map of Asia Minor, Aegean, Peloponnese. Printed in Duisburg by Gerard Mercator in 1589.
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Gerard Mercator: Morea olim Peloponnesus
1590
Coloured engraving showing Greek peninsula Peloponnes (Pelopónnisos) former Morea. From a french edition.
Morea olim Peloponnesus
1590 - Gerard Mercator
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Coloured map of the Peloponnese. Printed in the year 1590.
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