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.

1628 - Gerard Mercator
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
11446
Coloured map of the British Islands. Printed in Amsterdam in the year 1628.
920,00 €
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1584 - Gerard Mercator
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:
11852
Old coloured map of Germany. Printed in Cologne by G. Kempen in 1584.
650,00 €
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1628 - Gerard Mercator
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
11843
Old coloured map of Lower Saxony. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1628.
450,00 €
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1607 - Gerard Mercator
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
11861
Coloured map of Jutland (Jylland). Printed in Amsterdam by J. Hondius in 1607.
350,00 €
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1595 - Gerard Mercator
Gerard Mercator: Fionia
G. Mercator, Duisburg, 1595-1602
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
11860
Old coloured map of Fyn. Printed in Duisburg by G. Mercator in 1595.
260,00 €
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1628 - Gerard Mercator
Gerard Mercator: [Argow]
Gerard Mercator, Amsterdam, 1628
Original old coloured detailed engraved map of Argau / Switzerland by G. Mercator. Covering the area around the Lake Lucerne, Lake Zurich and Lake Thun. From a French edition of Mercator-Hondius...
[Argow]
10847
Old coloured map of Argau. Printed in Amsterdam by Gerard Mercator in 1628.
250,00 €
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1630 - Gerard Mercator
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
10490
Coloured map of the Black Forest, Breisgau, Alsace. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius circa 1630.
220,00 €
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1606 - Gerard Mercator
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...
10657
Antique map of the Lake Geneva. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1606.
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1589 - Gerard Mercator
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
11498
Old coloured map of Italy. Printed in Duisburg by Gerard Mercator in 1589.
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1606 - Gerard Mercator
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
10687
Coloured map of the Philippines, Thailand, China, India. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius circa 1606.
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1589 - Gerard Mercator
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
11497
Old coloured map of Asia Minor, Aegean, Peloponnese. Printed in Duisburg by Gerard Mercator in 1589.
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1630 - Gerard Mercator
Gerard Mercator: Asia ex Magna Orbis Terre Descriptione Gerardi Mercatoris Desumpta, Studio et Industria G.M....
1630
This map first appeared in the famous Mercator "Atlas Sive Cosmographicae" of 1595, later puplished until 1633 in Mercator Hondius Atlases.
Asia ex Magna Orbis Terre Descriptione Gerardi Mercatoris Desumpta,...
10041
Old coloured map of the Asian continent. Printed in the year 1630.
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1613 - Gerard Mercator
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,...
10322
Old coloured map of the Asian continent. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius circa 1613.
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1630 - Gerard Mercator
Gerard Mercator: Prussia
1630
Showing coast of Baltic Sea in Prussia, today Poland. First edition of the Prussia map, second state followed 1633. French text on reverse.
Prussia
10086
Old coloured map of Borussia. Printed in the year 1630.
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1638 - Gerard Mercator
Gerard Mercator: Abissinorum sive Pretiosi Ioannis Imperiu
Amsterdam, 1638
Hand coloured copper engraved map of Central Africa by G. Mercator. With two beautiful coloured cartouche and one inset map of the Congo. Showing the Kingdom of Prester John in central Africa, how...
Abissinorum sive Pretiosi Ioannis Imperiu
10863
Coloured map of Priest Joan, Congo, Central Africa. Printed in Amsterdam in the year 1638.
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1613 - Gerard Mercator
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
11863
Old coloured map of Denmark. Printed in Amsterdam by J. Hondius in 1613.
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1595 - Gerard Mercator
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
11440
Old coloured map of Sardinia. Printed in Basle by G. Mercator in 1595.
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1639 - Gerard Mercator
Gerard Mercator: Wirtenberg Ducatus
H. Hondius, Amsterdam, circa 1639
Nice early 17th century copper engraved map of Württemberg in South Germany of G. Mercator by H. Hondius. Later state, with cartouches changed. Covering the region between Offenburg, Sigmaringen,...
Wirtenberg Ducatus
10618
Antique map of Württemberg. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius circa 1639.
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1595 - Gerard Mercator
Gerard Mercator: Morea olim Peloponnesus
1595
Beautiful original old coloured engraved map of the Peloponnes (Pelopónnisos) formerly Morea by G. Mercator. From a Latin edition of the Mercator-Hondius Atlas.
Morea olim Peloponnesus
11450
Old coloured map of the Peloponnese. Printed in the year 1595.
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1610 - Gerard Mercator
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
10586
Coloured map of the Burgundy. Printed in Amsterdam circa 1610.
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1628 - Gerard Mercator
Gerard Mercator: Persici vel Sophorum Regni typus
Amsterdam, 1628
Hand coloured copper engraved map of Persia by G. Mercator. With two beautiful coloured cartouche. Covering the area of today Iran with the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf. From a 1628 edition of...
Persici vel Sophorum Regni typus
10857
Coloured map of the Persian Gulf, Caspian Sea, Iran. Printed in Amsterdam in the year 1628.
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1590 - Gerard Mercator
Gerard Mercator: Morea olim Peloponnesus
1590
Coloured engraving showing Greek peninsula Peloponnes (Pelopónnisos) former Morea. From a french edition.
Morea olim Peloponnesus
10032
Coloured map of the Peloponnese. Printed in the year 1590.
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1630 - Gerard Mercator
Gerard Mercator: Episcopatus Bremensis cum Adiacentibus
Amsterdam, circa 1630
Decorative copper engraved map of Lower Saxony centred around Bremen by G. Mercator. Showing the area between the river Ems and Elbe along the North Sea coast with the East Frisian Islands. With...
Episcopatus Bremensis cum Adiacentibus
10962
Antique map of Bremen, Lower Saxony. Printed in Amsterdam circa 1630.
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1630 - Gerard Mercator
Gerard Mercator: Saxonia Inferior et Meklenborg Duc.
Janssonius, Amsterdam, circa 1630
Nice mid 17th century copper engraved map of north German region of G. Mercator by J. Janssonius. Showing the area between the estuary of the Elbe river and Rostock. With one cartouche and two...
Saxonia Inferior et Meklenborg Duc.
10676
Antique map of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony. Printed in Amsterdam by Janssonius circa 1630.
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