Scandinavia

Original antique and old maps of Scandinavia. We offer authentic antique maps of Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Iceland. Also antique city views and old plans of Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen or Helsinki are occasionally for sale.
  • 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:  Gotlandia - Descrittione dell'Isola di Gotlandia.

    Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro, Venice, 1572

    First edition of Porcacchi's very attractive and early map of Gotland, the largest island of Sweden. This finely-executed map shows the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea and is one of the...

    Gotlandia - Descrittione dell'Isola di Gotlandia.
    1572 - Tomaso Porcacchi
    12372

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

  • Sebastian Münster:  Gotland oder Gothen

    Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574

    Early woodcut map of Scandinavia by Sebastian Münster. With Norway, Sweden, Finland, Livonia, Tallinn and Riga. On the full text sheet. From the German edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmography,...

    Gotland oder Gothen
    1574 - Sebastian Münster
    11409

    Antique woodcut map of Scandinavia. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.

  • Sebastian Münster:  Beschreibung des Koenigreichs Dennmarck...

    Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574

    Early woodcut map of Denmark and Southern Sweden by Sebastian Münster. On the full text sheet. From the German edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmography, titled Cosmographey oder beschreibung...

    Beschreibung des Koenigreichs Dennmarck...
    1574 - Sebastian Münster
    11410

    Antique woodcut map of Sweden, Denmark. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.

  • 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.

  • Lucas Janszoon Waghenaer:  Zee Custe van Sweeden otrent de Westerwijck en tgatt vann Stockholm... Kalmar... en Rookoe

    Cornelis Claesz, Amsterdam, 1583

    Rare sea chart of the east coast of Sweden from the Zeespieghel by Lucas Janszoon Waghenaer. Shows the coastline between Kalmar, Kalmarsund, the northern part of Öland up to Stockholm. Splendidly...

    Zee Custe van Sweeden otrent de Westerwijck en tgatt vann Stockholm......
    1583 - Lucas Janszoon Waghenaer
    12409

    Coloured sea chart of Sweden. Printed in Amsterdam by Cornelis Claesz in 1583.

  • Abraham Ortelius:  Septentrionalium Regionum Descrip.

    Antwerp, 1584

    Fascinating and important map of the North Atlantic by A. Ortelius in stunning original colours.Showing Scandinavia, Siberia and the Arctic regions in the East, the British Isles with the...

    Septentrionalium Regionum Descrip.
    1584 - Abraham Ortelius
    11436

    Old coloured map of the North Pole, North Atlantic. Printed in Antwerp in the year 1584.

  • Braun & Hogenberg:  Danorum Marca, vel Cimbricum, aut Daniae regnum...

    Gottfried von Kempen, Cologne, 1585 [1588]

    Gorgeous, old coloured map of Denmark by M. Jordanus from the town book Civitates orbis terrarum by Braun and Hogenberg. Showing Denmark with Holstein and Zealand with Bornholm in the east....

    Danorum Marca, vel Cimbricum, aut Daniae regnum...
    1585 - Braun & Hogenberg
    12141

    Old coloured map of Denmark. Printed in Cologne by Gottfried von Kempen in 1588.

  • Braun & Hogenberg:  Danorum Marca, vel Cimbricum, aut Daniae regnum...

    Gottfried von Kempen, Cologne, 1585 [1588]

    Gorgeous coloured map of Denmark by M. Jordanus from the town book Civitates orbis terrarum by Braun and Hogenberg. Showing Denmark with Holstein and Zealand with Bornholm in the east. Decorated...

    Danorum Marca, vel Cimbricum, aut Daniae regnum...
    1585 - Braun & Hogenberg
    12650

    Coloured map of Denmark. Printed in Cologne by Gottfried von Kempen in 1588.

  • Abraham Ortelius:  Septentrionalium Regionum Descrip.

    Christoffel Plantin, Antwerp, 1587

    Ortelius' famous and important map of the North Atlantic. With stunning old colours.The famous and probably the most beautiful map of the North. Shows the North Atlantic with Scandinavia and...

    Septentrionalium Regionum Descrip.
    1587 - Abraham Ortelius
    12682

    Old coloured map of the North Pole, North Atlantic. Printed in Antwerp by Christoffel Plantin in 1587.

  • Lucas Janszoon Waghenaer:  De Custen van Een Deel van Denmarken en Swederijk, Beginnede va Vuijtste tot Calmer toe. Orae...

    Cornelis Claesz, Amsterdam, 1588

    Rare sea chart of the coasts of Sweden by Lucas Janszoon Waghenaer. Shows the coastline between Simrishamn and Kalmar with Åhus and the islands Oland, Hanö and Bornholm. With two decorative...

    De Custen van Een Deel van Denmarken en Swederijk, Beginnede va Vuijtste...
    1588 - Lucas Janszoon Waghenaer
    11767

    Coloured sea chart of Sweden. Printed in Amsterdam by Cornelis Claesz in 1588.

  • Lucas Janszoon Waghenaer:  Beschrijuinge vande wterste omlopende custe van Judtlandt aen weder zijden op de Belt en Noortzee...

    Cornelis Claesz, Amsterdam, 1588

    Rare and very beautiful sea chart of the coasts of Denmark by Lucas Janszoon Waghenaer. Shows the coastline of Jutland with Aalborg, Hals, Saeby, Hirtshals to Skagen and the island of Laesoe...

    Beschrijuinge vande wterste omlopende custe van Judtlandt aen weder...
    1588 - Lucas Janszoon Waghenaer
    11768

    Coloured sea chart of Jutland. Printed in Amsterdam by Cornelis Claesz in 1588.

  • Gerard Mercator:  Fionia

    G. Mercator, Duisburg, 1595 or 1602

    Old coloured antique map of the eastern part of South Denmark by Gerard Mercator. With Funen (Fyn) and the offshore islands Langeland and Ærø. Below a title cartouche. From the early Latin edition...

    Fionia
    1595 - Gerard Mercator
    11860

    Old coloured map of Fyn. Printed in Duisburg by G. Mercator in 1595 or 1602.

  • Gerard Mercator:  Daniae Regnu

    J. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1613-19

    Old coloured antique map of Denmark by Gerard Mercator. Shows Denmark with Holstein and Mecklenburg with Rügen in the south and south Sweden in the north. Top right a title cartouche, in the North...

    Daniae Regnu
    1613 - Gerard Mercator
    11863

    Old coloured map of Denmark. Printed in Amsterdam by J. Hondius in 1613.

  • Gerard Mercator:  Septentrionalium Terrarum Descriptio

    Jodocus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1613

    The First Separate Printed Map of the North Pole and the Arctic Regions.The first printed map devoted exclusively to the Arctic. First published after Gerard Mercator's death (1594) by his...

    Septentrionalium Terrarum Descriptio
    1613 - Gerard Mercator
    12431

    Antique map of the North Pole and the Arctic. Printed in Amsterdam by Jodocus Hondius in 1613.

  • Gerard Mercator:  Suecia et Norvegia cum Confinijs

    Jodocus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1619

    Old coloured antique map of Scandinavia by Gerard Mercator. With Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark. Decorated with a beautiful scrollwork title cartouche. First published in the Mercator Atlas of...

    Suecia et Norvegia cum Confinijs
    1619 - Gerard Mercator
    12685

    Old coloured map of Scandinavia. Printed in Amsterdam by Jodocus Hondius in 1619.

  • Gerard Mercator:  Septentrionalium Terrarum Descriptio

    Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1628

    The First Separate Printed Map of the North Pole and the Arctic Regions.The first printed map devoted exclusively to the Arctic. First published after Gerard Mercator's death (1594) by his...

    Septentrionalium Terrarum Descriptio
    1628 - Gerard Mercator
    12782

    Antique map of the North Pole and the Arctic. Printed in Amsterdam by Jodocus Hondius in 1628.

  • Gerard Mercator:  Daniae Regnu

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    Beautiful coloured antique map of Denmark by Gerard Mercator. Shows Denmark with Holstein and Mecklenburg with Rügen in the south and south Sweden in the north. Top right a title cartouche, in the...

    Daniae Regnu
    1633 - Gerard Mercator
    12833

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

  • 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.

  • Johannes Janssonius:  Nova et accurata Tabula Episcopatuum Stavangriensis, Bergensis et Asloiensis Vicinarumque aliquot...

    Amsterdam, 1636

    Original old coloured map of southern Norway by J. Janssonius. Showing the area between Oslo, Stavanger and Bergen. Decorated with a figural cartouche with mileage scale, a allegoric cartouche with...

    Nova et accurata Tabula Episcopatuum Stavangriensis, Bergensis et...
    1636 - Johannes Janssonius
    10878

    Old coloured map of Bergen, Stavanger, Oslo, Norway. Printed in Amsterdam in the year 1636.

  • Willem Janszoon Blaeu:  Fionia vulgo Funen

    J. Blaeu, Amsterdam, circa 1640

    Beautiful old coloured map of Funen in Denmark from J. Blaeu. Showing Funen, Als and Langeland. With one coloured cartouche and scale.

    Fionia vulgo Funen
    1640 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
    10472

    Old coloured map of Fyn, Funen, Denmark. Printed in Amsterdam by J. Blaeu circa 1640.

  • Willem Janszoon Blaeu:  Gothia

    Joan & Cornelius Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1641-42

    Beautiful coloured map of southern Sweden showing Götaland. This is the early version of the map with mileage scale cartouche and without publishers address. With two large coat of arms and several...

    Gothia
    1641 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
    11468

    Coloured map of Gothia, Götaland, Sweden. Printed in Amsterdam by Joan & Cornelius Blaeu in 1641.

  • Willem Janszoon Blaeu:  Regiones Sub Polo Arctico

    Joan Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1643-50

    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...

    Regiones Sub Polo Arctico
    1643 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
    12043

    Old coloured sea chart of the North Pole. Printed in Amsterdam by Joan Blaeu in 1643.

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