Switzerland

Sebastian Münster: Die Statt Chur im Schweizergebirg, in der Grauwenbündter Land, unten vom Rhein gelegen.
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574
Large, early woodcut view of Chur by Sebastian Munster on the full double sheet. Below description of the city. From the German edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmography, titled Cosmographey oder...
Die Statt Chur im Schweizergebirg, in der Grauwenbündter Land, unten vom...
1574 - Sebastian Münster
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Antique woodcut town view of Chur, Graubunden. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.
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Sebastian Münster: Die Statt Sitten sampt zweyen Schloessern und Bischofflichen Kirchen, Valeria genannt.
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574
Large, early woodcut view of Sion (Sitten) by Sebastian Munster on the full double sheet. With coat of arms and two cartouches. Verso description of the city. From the German edition of Sebastian...
Die Statt Sitten sampt zweyen Schloessern und Bischofflichen Kirchen,...
1574 - Sebastian Münster
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Antique woodcut town view of Sion, Sitten, Valais. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.
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Sebastian Münster: Die Eydtgnoschafft oder Schwytzerland, mit den anstossenden Landern / Die ander Tafel desz...
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574
Early woodcut map of the course of the river Rhine in three sheets. The first large map of the river Rhine by Sebastian Munster. Printed from three woodblocks, not assembled. Shows the river Rhine...
Die Eydtgnoschafft oder Schwytzerland, mit den anstossenden Landern /...
1574 - Sebastian Münster
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Antique woodcut map of the Rhine river. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.
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Sebastian Münster: Valesia / Wallisserland
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574
Early woodcut map of the Valais in southern Switzerland. Showing the region at the river Rhone from the Furka Pass to St. Maurice. Small woodcut of an earthquake on verso. From the German edition...
Valesia / Wallisserland
1574 - Sebastian Münster
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Antique woodcut map of Valais. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.
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Sebastian Münster: [Lacus Lemanus / Genffer See]
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574
Early woodcut map of the Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) by Sebastian Münster. Oriented to the South. On the full text sheet. From the German edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmography, titled...
[Lacus Lemanus / Genffer See]
1574 - Sebastian Münster
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Antique woodcut map of the Lac Leman, Lake Geneva. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.
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Sebastian Münster: Beyde Stett Genff, gross und klein, mit einer Brucken zusammen gehenckt.
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574
Large, early woodcut view of Geneva (Genève) by Sebastian Munster on the full double sheet. From the German edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmography, titled Cosmographey oder beschreibung aller...
Beyde Stett Genff, gross und klein, mit einer Brucken zusammen gehenckt.
1574 - Sebastian Münster
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Antique woodcut town view of Geneva (Geneve). Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.
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Sebastian Münster: Von dem Hoff zu Chur
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574
Early woodcut view of Chur in Graubünden. From the German edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmography, Cosmographey oder beschreibung aller Länder , on the full text sheet. The sheet was published...
Von dem Hoff zu Chur
1574 - Sebastian Münster
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Antique woodcut town view of Chur, Graubünden. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.
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Sebastian Münster: von der Statt Lucern
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574
Early woodcut view of Lucerne. From the German edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmography, Cosmographey oder beschreibung aller Länder , on the full text sheet. The sheet was published 1574 by...
von der Statt Lucern
1574 - Sebastian Münster
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Antique woodcut town view of Luzern, Lucerne. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.
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Sebastian Münster: Beyde Stett Basel mit dem fürfliessenden Rhein und allen fürnemmen gebeüwen.
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574
Large, early woodcut view of Basel by Sebastian Munster on the full double sheet. Title and a description of the city on verso. From the German edition of Sebastian Munster's Cosmography, titled...
Beyde Stett Basel mit dem fürfliessenden Rhein und allen fürnemmen...
1574 - Sebastian Münster
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Antique woodcut town view of Basel, Bale. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.
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Francois de Belleforest: De la Gaule et de la situation d'icelle, item de la division. peuples, villes, montagnes...
Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius, Paris, 1575
A rare and early woodcut map of France with Switzerland, the Netherlands and the western part of Germany. Ruled in brown ink. Extremely fine cut for a woodcut view.This woodcut was published...
De la Gaule et de la situation d'icelle, item de la division. peuples,...
1575 - Francois de Belleforest
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Antique woodcut map of France. Printed in Paris by Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius in 1575.
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Francois de Belleforest: Description Generale de Toute la France
Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius, Paris, 1575
A large and rare woodcut map of France with parts of Switzerland. Based on Ortelius' first map of France from Theatrum Orbis Terrarum , but much rarer than the Ortelius map. Extremely fine cut for...
Description Generale de Toute la France
1575 - Francois de Belleforest
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Antique woodcut map of France. Printed in Paris by Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius in 1575.
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Abraham Ortelius: Basiliensis Territorii Descriptio Nova, Auctore Sebastiano Munstero / Circulus sive Liga Sueviae,...
Antwerp, 1578
Beautiful original coloured map of the area around Basel in Switzerland on sheet with a map of Swabia with the Lake of Constance (Bodensee) in South Germany. From the 1578 Latin edition of Theatrum...
Basiliensis Territorii Descriptio Nova, Auctore Sebastiano Munstero /...
1578 - Abraham Ortelius
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Coloured map of Basel, Switzerland. Printed in Antwerp in the year 1578.
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Sebastian Münster: Die erst Tafel, innhaltend das Schweytzerlandt, mit den anstossenden Ländern / Die ander Tafel...
Sebastian Henric Petri, Basle, 1588
Monumental map of the course of the Rhine river. The three-sheet woodcut map showing the Rhine from the headwaters in Switzerland to its mouth in the North Sea. The map on three leaves was first...
Die erst Tafel, innhaltend das Schweytzerlandt, mit den anstossenden...
1588 - Sebastian Münster
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Coloured woodcut map of the Rhine River. Printed in Basle by Sebastian Henric Petri in 1588.
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Matthias Quad: Helvetia
J. Bussemacher, Cologne, 1592
Antique map of Switzerland with the surrounding countries by Matthias Quad. With a cartouche and a mileage scale. Shows Switzerland with the Lake Constance and the Lake Geneva. Early edition...
Helvetia
1592 - Matthias Quad
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Old coloured map of Switzerland. Printed in Cologne by J. Bussemacher in 1592.
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Gerard Mercator: Helvetia cum Finitimis Regionibus Confoederatis
Rumold Mercator, Duisburg, 1595
Early map of Switzerland by Gerard Mercator. From the first edition of his famous Atlas sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica Mundi et Fabricati Figura published in Duisburg in 1595 by his...
Helvetia cum Finitimis Regionibus Confoederatis
1595 - Gerard Mercator
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Old coloured map of Switzerland. Printed in Duisburg by Rumold Mercator in 1595.
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Sebastian Münster: Der Statt Zürich in Helvetia ... / Contrafactur Der Statt Zürich Anno 1595
Petri, Basle, circa 1600
Early impressively detailed bird's-eye view of Zurich from Sebastian Munster. From a German edition of his 'Cosmographia', printed from a wood block around 1600 in Basel. Extensive key at lower...
Der Statt Zürich in Helvetia ... / Contrafactur Der Statt Zürich Anno 1595
1600 - Sebastian Münster
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Antique woodcut town view of Zurich. Printed in Basle by Petri circa 1600.
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Gerard Mercator: Chorographica Tabula Lacus Lemanni Locorumque Circumiacentium Auctore Iac. G. Genevensi
H. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1606
Beautiful old coloured map of the Lake Geneva after J. Goulart from the first Latin edition of the Mercator-Hondius Atlas. Rare edition with the five portraits of Calvin, Farellus, Viretus, Beza...
Chorographica Tabula Lacus Lemanni Locorumque Circumiacentium Auctore...
1606 - Gerard Mercator
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Antique map of the Lake Geneva. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1606.
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Abraham Saur: Geneua
W. Richter, Frankfurt, 1608
Nice rare woodcut view of Geneva / Genève at the Lac Léman (Switzerland) on a full text sheet. From "Parvum Theatrum Urbium sive Urbium Praecipuarum totius orbis Brevis & Methodica Descriptio" by...
Geneua
1608 - Abraham Saur
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Antique woodcut town view of Geneve, Geneva. Printed in Frankfurt by W. Richter in 1608.
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Abraham Saur: Basilea / Friburgum
W. Richter, Frankfurt, 1608
Nice woodcut view of Basel on front page and Freiburg on back side on a full text sheet. From "Parvum Theatrum Urbium sive Urbium Praecipuarum totius orbis Brevis & Methodica Descriptio" by...
Basilea / Friburgum
1608 - Abraham Saur
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Antique woodcut town view of Basel / Freiburg. Printed in Frankfurt by W. Richter in 1608.
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Abraham Ortelius: Lacus Lemani Vicinorumq. Locorum Nova et Accurata Descriptio
J. B. Vrients, Antwerp, 1609 or 1612
Rare and extremely decorative map of Lake Geneva by J. B. Vrients. Vrients used this map only in 3 editions of the Ortelius atlases he published between 1608 and 1612. According to Marcel Van den...
Lacus Lemani Vicinorumq. Locorum Nova et Accurata Descriptio
1609 - Abraham Ortelius
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Old coloured map of the Lac Leman, Lake Geneva. Printed in Antwerp by J. B. Vrients in 1609 or 1612.
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Gerard Mercator: Burgundia superior sive liber comitatus
Amsterdam, circa 1610
Beautiful coloured engraved map the Burgundy (Bourgogne) with parts of Switzerland and France by G. Mercator. Showing the Lake Geneva or Lake Léman and the Lake Neuchâtel. From a Latin edition of...
Burgundia superior sive liber comitatus
1610 - Gerard Mercator
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Coloured map of the Burgundy. Printed in Amsterdam circa 1610.
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Jodocus Hondius: Chorographica Tabula Lacus Lemanni Locorumque Circumiacentium Auctore Iac. G. Genevensi
Jodocus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1613-16
Antique map of Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) by Jodocus Hondius after Jacques Goulart. Showing the Lake Geneva with Geneva (Genève) and Lausanne. Oriented to the southeast. Decorated with two cartouches,...
Chorographica Tabula Lacus Lemanni Locorumque Circumiacentium Auctore...
1613 - Jodocus Hondius
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Coloured map of the Lac Leman, Lake Geneva. Printed in Amsterdam by Jodocus Hondius in 1613.
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Petrus Bertius: Zurich
J. Janssonius, Amsterdam, 1616
Early cooper engraved view of Zurich in Switzerland from P. Bertius' "Commentariorum Rerum Germanicarum" printed 1616 in Amsterdam. Latin text on verso.
Zurich
1616 - Petrus Bertius
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Antique town view of Zurich. Printed in Amsterdam by J. Janssonius in 1616.
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Jodocus Hondius: Germaniae nova et accurata descriptio - Germania
Everard Cloppenburgh, Amsterdam, 1625 [1630]
Scarce Visscher-Hondius map of the Holy Roman Empire with side panels.Very decorative and rare 'carte-à-figures' map of Germany with the surrounding countries by Jodocus Hondius. This...
Germaniae nova et accurata descriptio - Germania
1625 - Jodocus Hondius
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Antique map of Germany. Printed in Amsterdam by Everard Cloppenburgh in 1630.
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