Iceland

  • Konrad Celtis:  Barbara Codonea - Germaniae Latus Septentrionale

    Sodalitas Celtica, Nuremberg, 1502

    One of the Earliest Depictions of the Arctic Ocean. Printed in 1502.Very rare first edition of the woodcut map of Central and Northern Europe with the early depiction of the Arctic Ocean by...

    Barbara Codonea - Germaniae Latus Septentrionale
    1502 - Konrad Celtis
    12465

    Early woodcut map of Northern and Central Europe. Printed in Nuremberg by Sodalitas Celtica in 1502.

    7 800,00 €
  • Gerard Mercator:  Islandia

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    The second map based on local Icelandic data.This impressive map showcases Iceland and is attributed to the famous cartographer Gerhard Mercator. It was featured in the Atlas sive...

    Islandia
    1633 - Gerard Mercator
    12845

    Coloured map of Iceland. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1633.

    1 500,00 €
  • Benedetto Bordone:  Islanda - Irlanda [Iceland and Ireland]

    Venice, 1528-1565

    Early woodcut map of Iceland by Benedetto Bordone. On verso the map of Ireland.From Libro di Benedetto Bordone... de tutte l'isole del mondo... , more commonly known as Isolario of...

    Islanda - Irlanda [Iceland and Ireland]
    1528 - Benedetto Bordone
    12201

    Antique woodcut map of Iceland and Ireland. Printed in Venice between 1528 and 1565.

  • Olaus Magnus:  [Scandinavia]

    Henric Petri, Basle, 1567

    Olaus Magnus' Important Map of Scandinavia.Very rare and important map of Scandinavia by Olaus Magnus, printed in 1567. From the Historia Olai Magni gothi archiepiscopi Upsalensis De...

    [Scandinavia]
    1567 - Olaus Magnus
    12744

    Antique woodcut map of Scandinavia. Printed in Basle by Henric Petri in 1567.

  • Tomaso Porcacchi:  Islanda - Descrittione dell'Isola d'Islanda.

    Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro, Venice, 1572

    First edition of Porcacchi's very attractive and early map of Iceland. The first separate map of Iceland. This finely-executed map shows the the frozen sea around the island. With a compass rose...

    Islanda - Descrittione dell'Isola d'Islanda.
    1572 - Tomaso Porcacchi
    12367

    Antique map of Iceland. Printed in Venice by Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro in 1572.

  • Tomaso Porcacchi:  Islanda

    S. Galignani, G. Porro, Venice, circa 1575

    Attractive copper engraved map of Iceland from the famous "L'isole piu famose del Mondo" of T. Porcacci. The map was engraved by Girolamo Porro, and first printed 1572 in Venice.

    Islanda
    1575 - Tomaso Porcacchi
    10842

    Antique map of Iceland. Printed in Venice by S. Galignani, G. Porro circa 1575.

  • Emanuel Bowen:  A Map of Old Greenland or Oster Bygd & Wester Bygd ... An Improved Map of Iceland ... A Map of...

    E. Bowen, London, 1747

    An unusual copper engraving by E. Bowen from 'A Complete System of Geography'. Featuring 4 small maps of the North Atlantic Islands Greenland, Iceland and Faroe. A curiosity on the sheet is the...

    A Map of Old Greenland or Oster Bygd & Wester Bygd ... An Improved Map...
    1747 - Emanuel Bowen
    11029

    Antique map of the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Island. Printed in London by E. Bowen in 1747.

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