Antique Maps by Gerard Mercator (*1512 - †1594)

Gerard Mercator (Kremer) was born in Rupelmonde in Flanders and studied in Louvain. He drawn his first map in 1537 and became a cartographer and globe maker. In 1552 he moved to Duisburg, Germany where he published his famous 18-sheet world map in 1569 with his own new projection, today called Mercator projection. Later he decided to publish a new edition of Ptolemy's Geographia. Followed by his major work, a 3 volume collection of maps to which the word Atlas was applied the first time. The first volume was published 1585, followed by the second in 1589 and the third one after his death in 1595 by his son Rumold. A second edition of all three parts was published 1602. 1604 Jodocus Hondius acquired the plates and published several edition together with his sons Jodocus II and Henricus until 1633. More editions followed until 1666 by Janssonius who was in partnership with Henricus. Some of the plated where also used by W.J. Blaeu in 1630.

Gerard Mercator: Europ: IIII Tab:
G. Kempen, Cologne, 1584
Early engraved map of Germany by G. Mercator after Ptolemy. This map comes from the Cologne edition of the Geographia of Ptolemy from 1584. Latin text on verso.
Europ: IIII Tab:
1584 - Gerard Mercator
11852
Old coloured map of Germany. Printed in Cologne by G. Kempen in 1584.

650,00 €
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Gerard Mercator: Irlandiae Regnum
Amsterdam, 1595 (1628)
Hand coloured map of Ireland by G. Mercator. Oriented to the West. Decorative title cartouche. French text on verso.
Irlandiae Regnum
1595 - Gerard Mercator
11446
Original antique map of Irland. Printed in Amsterdam in 1628.

920,00 €
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Gerard Mercator: Morea olim Peloponnesus
Jodocus Hondius & Cornelis Claesz, Amsterdam, 1606
Antique map of the Peloponnese by Gerard Mercator. A beautiful title cartouche to the lower left. From the early Latin edition of the Mercator-Hondius Atlas of 1606. Latin text on verso.
Morea olim Peloponnesus
1606 - Gerard Mercator
12572
Coloured map of Greece. Printed in Amsterdam by Jodocus Hondius & Cornelis Claesz in 1606.

420,00 €
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Gerard Mercator: Iutia Septentrionalis
J. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1607-08
Antique Map of Jutland (Jylland) in Denmark by Gerard Mercator. Shows Midtjylland (Central Jutland) between the North Sea and Kattegat with Thisted, Aalborg, Randers, Aarhus, Horsens, Grenaa and...
Iutia Septentrionalis
1607 - Gerard Mercator
11861
Coloured map of Jutland (Jylland). Printed in Amsterdam by J. Hondius in 1607.

350,00 €
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Gerard Mercator: Walachia, Servia, Bulgaria, Romania
Jodocus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1607-08
Old coloured map of the Eastern Balkans by Jodocus Hondius. Shows the Wallachia, Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania, in the south Macedonia, in the east the west coast of the Black Sea. First published...
Walachia, Servia, Bulgaria, Romania
1607 - Gerard Mercator
12478
Old coloured map of the Eastern Balkans with Romania, Bulgaria and Serbia. Printed in Amsterdam by Jodocus Hondius in 1607.

490,00 €
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Gerard Mercator: Macedonia Epirus et Achaia
Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1623
Old coloured antique map of Northern Greece and the Eastern Balkans by Gerard Mercator. With Albania, Macedonia, Corfu and the north of Greece. To the lower left a title cartouche with a skull....
Macedonia Epirus et Achaia
1623 - Gerard Mercator
12571
Old coloured map of Greece. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1623.

390,00 €
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Gerard Mercator: Westphalia cum Dioecesi Bremensi
H. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1628
Old coloured antique map of Lower Saxony by Gerard Mercator. Shows East Friesland with Bremen and Oldenburg. In the north to Holstein and the Elbe. Top left a title cartouche. From the 1628 French...
Westphalia cum Dioecesi Bremensi
1628 - Gerard Mercator
11843
Old coloured map of Lower Saxony. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1628.

450,00 €
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Gerard Mercator: Graecia
Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1628
Antique map of Greece with the Greek Islands, the Aegean Sea and part of Asia Minor by Gerard Mercator. A beautiful title cartouche to the lower left. From the French edition of the...
Graecia
1628 - Gerard Mercator
12570
Coloured map of Greece. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1628.

590,00 €
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Gerard Mercator: Alsatia Superior cu Suntgoia & Brisgoia
H. Hondius, Amsterdam, circa 1630
Nice coloured map of the Alsace from G. Mercator by H. Hondius. Covering the area of the Black Forest and Breisgau with the River Rhine between Strasbourg and Basel. From the Mercator-Hondius Atlas...
Alsatia Superior cu Suntgoia & Brisgoia
1630 - Gerard Mercator
10490
Coloured map of the Black Forest, Breisgau, Alsace. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius circa 1630.

220,00 €
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Gerard Mercator: Tartaria
Johannes Cloppenburch, Amsterdam, 1630-36
Scarce antique map of the Tartary by G. Mercator. Shows the Tartar Empire with Russia, the Caspian Sea in the west, the north of China with the Great Wall of China, Korea is still shown as an...
Tartaria
1630 - Gerard Mercator
12593
Antique map of the Tartary. Printed in Amsterdam by Johannes Cloppenburch in 1630.

270,00 €
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Gerard Mercator: China
Johannes Cloppenburch, Amsterdam, 1630-36
Rare antique map of China by G. Mercator. Shows China with the Great Wall of China, Japan, Korea is still shown as an island and in the northeast with Alaska. From the scarce edition of the...
China
1630 - Gerard Mercator
12594
Antique map of China. Printed in Amsterdam by Johannes Cloppenburch in 1630.

750,00 €
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Gerard Mercator: Germania
Rumold Mercator, Duisburg, 1585 or 1595
Early and rare old coloured map of Germany by Gerard Mercator. From the first edition of his famous Atlas sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica Mundi et Fabricati Figura published in...
Germania
1585 - Gerard Mercator
11902
Old coloured map of Germany. Printed in Duisburg by Rumold Mercator in 1585 or 1595.
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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
11497
Old coloured map of Asia Minor, Aegean, Peloponnese. Printed in Duisburg by Gerard Mercator in 1589.
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Gerard Mercator: Italia
Gerard Mercator, Duisburg, 1589
True first edition of Mercator's map of Italy with beautiful old colour.Early and important engraved map of Italy with Sardinia and Corsica. This is the real first edition, published in 1589...
Italia
1589 - Gerard Mercator
11498
Old coloured map of Italy. 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
10032
Coloured map of the Peloponnese. Printed in the year 1590.
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Gerard Mercator: Alsatia inferior
G. Mercator, Amsterdam, circa 1595
Nice coloured map of the Alsace from G. Mercator. Covering the area around Strasbourg.
Alsatia inferior
1595 - Gerard Mercator
10501
Coloured map of Strasbourg, Alsace. Printed in Amsterdam by G. Mercator circa 1595.
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Gerard Mercator: Sardina
G. Mercator, Basle, 1595
First edition of Mercator's map of Sardinia, published 1595. The later editions have a different title and cartouche.
Sardina
1595 - Gerard Mercator
11440
Old coloured map of Sardinia. Printed in Basle by G. Mercator in 1595.
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Gerard Mercator: Morea olim Peloponnesus
Amsterdam, 1595 (1630)
Beautiful original old coloured engraved map of the Peloponnes (Pelopónnisos) formerly Morea by G. Mercator. From the 1630 Latin edition of the Mercator-Hondius Atlas.
Morea olim Peloponnesus
1595 - Gerard Mercator
11450
Old coloured map of the Peloponnese. Printed in Amsterdam in 1630.
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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
11499
Old coloured map of Switzerland. Printed in Duisburg by Rumold Mercator in 1595.
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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.
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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
10657
Antique map of the Lake Geneva. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1606.
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Gerard Mercator: India Orientalis
H. Hondius, Amsterdam, circa 1606
Beautiful coloured map of India, the Malay Peninsula, China and the Philippines, Thailand and Cambodia and parts of Sumatra with Borneo from a French edition of the Mercator-Hondius Atlas. With two...
India Orientalis
1606 - Gerard Mercator
10687
Coloured map of the Philippines, Thailand, China, India. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius circa 1606.
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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
10586
Coloured map of the Burgundy. Printed in Amsterdam circa 1610.
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Gerard Mercator: Asia ex Magna Orbis Terre Descriptione Gerardi Mercatoris Desumpta, Studio et Industria G.M....
H. Hondius, Amsterdam, circa 1613
Beautiful original old coloured Mercator map of Asia. This map first appeared in the famous Mercator "Atlas Sive Cosmographicae" of 1595, later published until 1633 in Mercator Hondius Atlases....
Asia ex Magna Orbis Terre Descriptione Gerardi Mercatoris Desumpta,...
1613 - Gerard Mercator
10322
Old coloured map of the Asian continent. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius circa 1613.
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