Mediterranean

Abraham Ortelius: Insularum Aliquot Maris Mediterranei Descriptio.
Antwerp, 1587
Beautiful original old coloured copper engraved map of six Mediterranean Island by A. Ortelius. Showing Malta, Sardinia, Sicily, Corfu, Elba and Djerba. From the 1587 French edition of Theatrum...
Insularum Aliquot Maris Mediterranei Descriptio.
1587 - Abraham Ortelius
11312
Old coloured map of Djerba, Elba, Corfu, Sicily, Sardinia, Malta. Printed in Antwerp in the year 1587.

1 100,00 €
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Henry Raigniauld: Isle de Cipre
J. Baudoin oder A. de Naberat, Paris, 1629 or 1640
Rare map of Cyprus engraved by H. Raigniauld. The map comes from Histoire des Chevaliers de l'Ordre de S. Iean de Hierusalem by J. Baudoin printed 1629 in Paris, or from the 1640 edition by A. de...
Isle de Cipre
1629 - Henry Raigniauld
12133
Antique map of Cyprus. Printed in Paris by J. Baudoin oder A. de Naberat in 1629 or 1640.

2 900,00 €
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Gerard Mercator: Barbaria
H. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633
Beautiful hand colored map of North Africa by G. Mercator. Shows the north of Africa with Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt and the southern part of the Mediterranean. Below two smaller maps...
Barbaria
1633 - Gerard Mercator
12811
Coloured map of North Africa. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1633.

530,00 €
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Gerard Mercator: Cyprus Ins.
H. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633
Beautifully coloured antique map of Cyprus from the Mercator-Hondius Atlas. Below six inset maps of Greek islands: Stalimini, Chios, Mitilene, Negroponte, Cerigo, and Rhodes. The map includes a...
Cyprus Ins.
1633 - Gerard Mercator
12875
Coloured map of Cyprus. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1633.

1 200,00 €
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Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Corsica
W. J. Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1634
First state of Blaeu's map of Corsica, published 1634 in the German edition of Atlas Novus . State in which map itself has no separate title, only letterpress title above. Later editions have...
Corsica
1634 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
11438
Coloured map of Corse, Corsica. Printed in Amsterdam by W. J. Blaeu in 1634.

400,00 €
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Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Turcicum Imperium
J. Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1635
Beautiful old coloured map of the Turkish Empire by Willem Blaeu. Very decorative map of the Ottoman Empire issued during the first half of the 17th Century. The beautiful title cartouche shows...
Turcicum Imperium
1635 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
11509
Old coloured map of the Ottoman Empire. Printed in Amsterdam by J. Blaeu in 1635.

1 200,00 €
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Petrus Bertius: Majorcae et Minorcae descrip
W. Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1635
Antique map of the Balearic Islands by Petrus Bertius. Shows the Balearic Islands (Islas Baleares) of Mallorca and Menorca. Decorated with two sea monsters and a sailing ship. This map first...
Majorcae et Minorcae descrip
1635 - Petrus Bertius
12624
Antique map of Menorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands. Printed in Amsterdam by W. Blaeu in 1635.

395,00 €
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Johannes Janssonius: Insulae Corsicae Nova & accurata Descriptio
J. Janssonius, Amsterdam, 1646-57
Beautiful old coloured engraved map of Corsica. Decorated with several sailing ships, sea monsters, a figurative text cartouche, a coat of arms and a mileage scale surrounded by Aquarius and putti....
Insulae Corsicae Nova & accurata Descriptio
1646 - Johannes Janssonius
12851
Old coloured map of Corse, Corsica. Printed in Amsterdam by J. Janssonius in 1646.

950,00 €
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Alexis Hubert Jaillot: Estats de l'Empire du Grand Seigneur des Turcs en Europe, es Asie, et en Afrique / Nova Imperii...
H. Jaillot, Paris, 1696
Old coloured antique map of the Ottoman Empire by Hubert Jaillot. Shows the south-east of Europe, the Middle East and the north-east of Africa. A title cartouche at the bottom centre.
Estats de l'Empire du Grand Seigneur des Turcs en Europe, es Asie, et en...
1696 - Alexis Hubert Jaillot
12480
Old coloured map of the Ottoman Empire, Turkish Empire. Printed in Paris by H. Jaillot in 1696.

780,00 €
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Pieter Goos: Carta Maritima della parte Meridionale della Cefalonia, com'anche l'Isola del Zante e la Costa di...
V. M. Coronelli, Venice, 1698
Rare sea chart of the Peloponnese by Pieter Goos after F. M. Levanto. Showing the northwest of the Peloponnese from Kyllini (Κάστρο) to Methoni (Modon, Μεθώνη) and the islands of Zakynthos...
Carta Maritima della parte Meridionale della Cefalonia, com'anche...
1698 - Pieter Goos
12666
Sea chart of Kefalonia, Zakynthos, Peloponnese. Printed in Venice by V. M. Coronelli in 1698.

690,00 €
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Pieter Goos: Carta Maritima della Meridionale Costa di Morea ...
V. M. Coronelli, Venice, 1698
Rare sea chart of the Peloponnese by Pieter Goos after F. M. Levanto. Showing the southern coast of the Peloponnese from Methoni (Modon, Μεθώνη), Mani (Μάνη) to Cape Malea and the islands of...
Carta Maritima della Meridionale Costa di Morea ...
1698 - Pieter Goos
12667
Sea chart of the Peloponnese. Printed in Venice by V. M. Coronelli in 1698.

590,00 €
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Christoph Weigel: Insulae Maltae nova et accurata Tabula
Johann Ernst Adelbulner, Nuremberg, 1718
Rare antique map of Malta with Gozo by Christoph Weigel. With a small map of the harbour and the fortification of La Valetta. Decorated with a beautiful title cartouche and a very elaborate...
Insulae Maltae nova et accurata Tabula
1718 - Christoph Weigel
12014
Old coloured map of Malta, Gozo, Valetta. Printed in Nuremberg by Johann Ernst Adelbulner in 1718.

1 700,00 €
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Homann Erben: Insulae Corsicae Accurata Chorographia Tradita Per I. Vogt Capit. S. C. M. et excusa Studio...
Homann Erben, Nuremberg, 1735
Corsica Map after Captain J. VogtExtremely well-detailed map of Corsica, published 1735 by Homann Hires. Divided into 38 districts. Decorated with a stunning cartouche, fashioned in the...
Insulae Corsicae Accurata Chorographia Tradita Per I. Vogt Capit. S. C....
1735 - Homann Erben
12160
Old coloured map of Corse, Corsica. Printed in Nuremberg by Homann Erben in 1735.

450,00 €
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Emanuel Bowen: Particular Draughts of Some of the Chief African Islands in the Mediterranean, as also in the...
E. Bowen, London, 1747
An unusual copper engraving by E. Bowen from 'A Complete System of Geography'. Featuring 7 small maps of islands of the Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic and South Africa including "An Accurate Map of...
Particular Draughts of Some of the Chief African Islands in the...
1747 - Emanuel Bowen
11189
Antique map of St Helena, Tenerife, Cape Verde, Malta, Mediterranean. Printed in London by E. Bowen in 1747.

390,00 €
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Lienhart Holle: [Secunda Affrice tabula continet Affricam & insulae que circa ipsam sunt Parallel]
Lienhart Holle, Ulm, July 1482
One of the earliest obtainable printed maps of North Africa. From the first Ulm edition of 1482.Untitled woodcut map, showing present-day Libya, Tunisia, Sardinia and Sicily based upon...
[Secunda Affrice tabula continet Affricam & insulae que circa ipsam sunt...
1482 - Lienhart Holle
11524
First Edition of an Important 15th Century Map of North Africa with Sardinia and Sicily. Printed in July 1482 in Ulm by Lienhard Holle.
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Benedetto Bordone: [Aegean Sea. Greece, Macedonia, Turkey]
Venice, 1528-1565
Rare sea chart of the Aegean Sea by Benedetto Bordone. Shows parts of Greece, Macedonia and Turkey, the Sea of Marmara, the Aegean Sea with the Peloponnese to Crete and the eastern Mediterranean...
[Aegean Sea. Greece, Macedonia, Turkey]
1528 - Benedetto Bordone
12196
Antique woodcut map of the Aegean Sea. Printed in Venice between 1528 and 1565.
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Benedetto Bordone: Cipro
Venice, 1528-1565
The 2nd printed map of Cyprus.Rare woodcut map of Cyprus by Benedetto Bordone on a double sheet. Printed from two woodblocks. Shows Cyprus with the south coast of Turkey, in the east Antioch...
Cipro
1528 - Benedetto Bordone
12197
Antique woodcut map of Cyprus. Printed in Venice between 1528 and 1565.
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Laurent Fries: Aphricae tabula secunda continet
Trechsel, Vienne, 1541
Untitled trapezoidal Ptolemaic woodcut map of North Africa. From the 1541 Vienne (Dauphiné) edition of Ptolemy's Geographia published by Gaspar Trechsel and sold by Hughes de la Porte in Lyon. The...
Aphricae tabula secunda continet
1541 - Laurent Fries
10111
Coloured woodcut map of Sardinia, Malta, North Africa. Printed in Vienne by Trechsel in 1541.
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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
12604
Antique woodcut map of Crete. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1550.
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Domenico Zenoi: Assedio de l'Isola di Malta 1565 / Valetta, nova Citta di Malta
Venice, 1567-69
Very rare, early map of the Great Siege of Malta 1565 from Domenico Zenoi. With a map of Valetta. Two engravings on one sheet. The copperplates have been used first in Paolo Forlani's Il primo...
Assedio de l'Isola di Malta 1565 / Valetta, nova Citta di Malta
1567 - Domenico Zenoi
11434
Antique map of Gozo, Valetta. Printed in Venice in the year 1567.
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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
11177
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
12134
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
11175
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
11178
Antique map of Tinos. Printed in Venice by G. F. Camocio in 1571.
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