2. Mercator, Gerard

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.
  • Mercator, Germany, 1584: Europ: IIII Tab:

    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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  • Mercator, Greece, 1606: Morea olim Peloponnesus

    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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  • Mercator, Title Pages, 1606-30: Galliae tabule geographicae

    Gerard Mercator:  Galliae tabule geographicae

    Jodocus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1606-30

    Title page from the French section of the Mercator-Hondius Atlas, published between 1606 and 1630 in Amsterdam.

    Galliae tabule geographicae
    1606 - Gerard Mercator
    12706

    Title page of the Mercator-Hondius Atlas. Printed in Amsterdam in 1606.

    390,00 €
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  • Mercator, Denmark, Jutland (Jylland), 1607-08: Iutia Septentrionalis

    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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  • Mercator, Balkan, Eastern Balkans, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania: Walachia, Servia, Bulgaria, Romania

    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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  • Mercator, England, Cornwall, South Wales, Southwest England: Cornubia, Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria Monumetha, Glamorgan, Caermarden, Penbrok, Cardigan, Radnor,...

    Gerard Mercator:  Cornubia, Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria Monumetha, Glamorgan, Caermarden,...

    Jodocus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1613-19

    Old coloured map of the south-western part of England by G. Mercator. Shows the southwest of England and the south of Wales, Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire. With a...

    Cornubia, Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria...
    1613 - Gerard Mercator
    12645

    Old coloured map of Southwest England, South Wales, Cornwall. Printed in Amsterdam by Jodocus Hondius in 1613.

    490,00 €
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  • Mercator, Scandinavia, 1619: Suecia et Norvegia cum Confinijs

    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.

    1 790,00 €
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  • Mercator, Greece, 1623: Macedonia Epirus et Achaia

    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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  • Mercator, Germany, Lower Saxony, 1628: Westphalia cum Dioecesi Bremensi

    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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  • Mercator, British Isles, Jersey, Wight, Guernsey, Anglesey: Anglesey, Garnesay, Wight olim Vectis, Iarsay

    Gerard Mercator:  Anglesey, Garnesay, Wight olim Vectis, Iarsay

    Jodocus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1628

    Antique map of the Channel Islands by Gerhard Mercator. Showing the islands of Guernsey, Jersey and Wight in the English Channel, and Anglesey in North Wales in the Irish Sea. First published in...

    Anglesey, Garnesay, Wight olim Vectis, Iarsay
    1628 - Gerard Mercator
    12653

    Old coloured map of Anglesey, Guernsey, Wight, Jersey. Printed in Amsterdam by Jodocus Hondius in 1628.

    350,00 €
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  • Mercator, Denmark, Fyn, 1628 or 1633: Fionia

    Gerard Mercator:  Fionia

    G. Mercator, Duisburg, 1628 or 1633

    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
    1628 - Gerard Mercator
    12762

    Old coloured map of Fyn. Printed in Duisburg by G. Mercator in 1628 or 1633.

    320,00 €
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  • Mercator, China, 1630-36: China

    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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  • Mercator, England, Isle of Man, North Wales, North West England: West Morlandia, Lancastria, Cestria, Caernaruan, Denbigh, Flint, Merionidh, Montgomery, Salopia, cum insulis Mania et...

    Gerard Mercator:  West Morlandia, Lancastria, Cestria, Caernaruan, Denbigh, Flint, Merionidh, Montgomery, Salopia,...

    Jodocus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1634

    Old coloured map of North Wales and the northwestern part of England by G. Mercator. Shows the north of Wales, the Isle of Man, Angelsey, Westmorland, Cheshire, Lancashire and Cumberland. With a...

    West Morlandia, Lancastria, Cestria, Caernaruan, Denbigh, Flint,...
    1634 - Gerard Mercator
    12644

    Old coloured map of North West England, North Wales, Isle of Man. Printed in Amsterdam by Jodocus Hondius in 1634.

    450,00 €
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  • Mercator, Title Pages, 1638: Atlantis Novi Pars Tertia, Italiam, Graeciam & maximas insula Maris Mediterranei ...

    Gerard Mercator:  Atlantis Novi Pars Tertia, Italiam, Graeciam & maximas insula Maris Mediterranei ...

    Jodocus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1638

    Title page from the second volume of the Mercator-Hondius Atlas, published 1638 in Amsterdam.

    Atlantis Novi Pars Tertia, Italiam, Graeciam & maximas insula Maris...
    1638 - Gerard Mercator
    12717

    Title page of the Mercator-Hondius Atlas. Printed in Amsterdam in 1638.

    290,00 €
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  • Mercator, Germany, 1585 or 1595: Germania

    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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  • Mercator, Greece, Peloponnese, Aegean, Asia Minor, 1589: Graecia

    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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  • Mercator, Italy, 1589: Italia

    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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  • Mercator, Greece, Peloponnes, 1590: Morea olim Peloponnesus

    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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  • Mercator, France, Alsace, Strasbourg, 1595: Alsatia inferior

    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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  • Mercator, Italy, Sardinia, 1595: Sardina

    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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  • Mercator, Ireland, British Islands, 1595 (1628): Irlandiae Regnum

    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.

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  • Mercator, Greece, Peloponnes, 1595 (1630): Morea olim Peloponnesus

    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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  • Mercator, Switzerland, 1595: Helvetia cum Finitimis Regionibus Confoederatis

    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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  • Mercator, Denmark, Fyn, 1595 or 1602: Fionia

    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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