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• Matthias Quad:  Germania

  J. Bussemacher, Cologne, circa 1600

  Antique map of Germany and the surrounding countries by Matthias Quad. With the Netherlands, Germany, Austria and parts of Switzerland, in the east parts of Poland and Hungary. To the lower left,...

  Germania

  1600 - Matthias Quad

  12592

  Antique map of Germany. Printed in Cologne by J. Bussemacher circa 1600.

  290,00 €

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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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• Sebastian Münster:  Europa das ein Drittheil der Erden, nach gelegenheit unsern zeiten.

  Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1550

  16th Century Woodcut Map of Europe.One of the earliest printed maps of the European continent. Curiously oriented to the south. Shows the continent from Constantinople and Greece in the east...

  Europa das ein Drittheil der Erden, nach gelegenheit unsern zeiten.

  1550 - Sebastian Münster

  12610

  Coloured woodcut map of the European continent. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1550.

  1 200,00 €

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• Hartmann Schedel:  Imago Mortis

  Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

  The famouse Dance of Death or Danse Macabre is one of the most sought after leaves of the Nuremberg Chronicle by Hartmann Schedel. This woodcut is attribute occasionally to Albrecht Dürer....

  Imago Mortis

  1493 - Hartmann Schedel

  12612

  Dance of the Death (Danse Macabre) by Wilhelm Pleydenwurff from Schedel's world chronicle, printed in Nuremberg in 1493.

  2 200,00 €

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• Johannes Loots:  Paskaart van het Zuyderdeel van de Noord Zee streckende van de Wester Eems tot aan de Hoofde......

  Johannes Loots, Amsterdam, circa 1700

  Very rare nautical chart of the North Sea by Johannes Loots. With the coasts of Friesland, Holland, Zeeland, Flanders and the coastal regions of England with Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Kent with...

  Paskaart van het Zuyderdeel van de Noord Zee streckende van de Wester...

  1700 - Johannes Loots

  12614

  Sea chart of the North Sea. Printed in Amsterdam by Johannes Loots circa 1700.

  2 700,00 €

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• Johannes Loots:  Nouvelle carte reduite de la Mediterranee - Nieuwe Wassende Graadege Pas-kaart van de Geheele...

  Johannes Loots, Amsterdam, 1715

  Very rare nautical chart of the Mediterranean Sea by Johannes Loots. Above the western part of the Mediterranean with the coasts of Spain, France, Italy, the Balkans and the northwestern part of...

  Nouvelle carte reduite de la Mediterranee - Nieuwe Wassende Graadege...

  1715 - Johannes Loots

  12615

  Sea chart of the Mediterranean Sea. Printed in Amsterdam by Johannes Loots in 1715.

  4 500,00 €

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• Johannes Loots:  Nieuwe verbeterde Pascaart Beginnende van het Canaal en so Langs de kusten van Spanjen, en...

  Johannes Loots, Amsterdam, circa 1700

  Very rare nautical chart of the north-eastern Atlantic by Johannes Loots. Shows the coastline from Southern Ireland, Cornwall, Brittany, Spain, Portugal and the northwest coast of Africa to Cape...

  Nieuwe verbeterde Pascaart Beginnende van het Canaal en so Langs de...

  1700 - Johannes Loots

  12616

  Sea chart of the Atlantic Ocean. Printed in Amsterdam by Johannes Loots circa 1700.

  3 400,00 €

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• Johannes Loots:  Paskaerte van de Bocht van Vranckrijck, Biscajen en Galissen.

  Johannes Loots, Amsterdam, circa 1700

  Rare sea chart of the Bay of Biscay by Johannes Loots. Shows the gulf of the northeast Atlantic Ocean (Golfe de Gascogne) from Galicia to Brittany along the north coast of Spain and the west coast...

  Paskaerte van de Bocht van Vranckrijck, Biscajen en Galissen.

  1700 - Johannes Loots

  12617

  Sea chart of the Bay of Biscay. Printed in Amsterdam by Johannes Loots circa 1700.

  1 300,00 €

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• Johannes van Keulen:  Kaart van de Baay van Cadix met de Plans der Fortificatien. Ten Dienst der Zeevaart opgesteld...

  Johannes van Keulen, Amsterdam, circa 1700

  Sea chart of the Bay of Cadiz by Johannes van Keulen. Shows the bay and harbour of Cádiz on the Atlantic coast of Spain after a map by William May. With Rota, El Puerto de Santa Maria and Cádiz....

  Kaart van de Baay van Cadix met de Plans der Fortificatien. Ten Dienst...

  1700 - Johannes van Keulen

  12618

  Sea chart of Cadiz, Andalusia. Printed in Amsterdam by Johannes van Keulen circa 1700.

  600,00 €

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• Covens and Mortier:  Introduction a la Geographie

  Covens & Mortier, Amsterdam, circa 1730

  Small engraved map of the western hemisphere and the northern sky on a title page by Covens and Mortier.

  Introduction a la Geographie

  1730 - Covens and Mortier

  12619

  Antique map of the world. Printed in Amsterdam by Covens & Mortier circa 1730.

  190,00 €

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• Sebastian Münster:  Von Der Statt Und Dem Königreich Pego / Von der Insel Sumatra

  Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1550

  Small woodcut view of Bago in Myanmar (formerly Pego). On verso, a depiction of a nutmeg tree in Sumatra.From the German edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmography, titled Cosmographey oder...

  Von Der Statt Und Dem Königreich Pego / Von der Insel Sumatra

  1550 - Sebastian Münster

  12595

  Antique woodcut town view of Bago, Myanmar. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1550.

  70,00 €

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• Sebastian Münster:  Von Stetten Mauritanie / Von den Löwen und irer Natur

  Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1550

  Early small woodcut view of Mauritania. On verso a depiction of a lion.From the German edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmography, titled Cosmographey oder beschreibung aller Länder ,...

  Von Stetten Mauritanie / Von den Löwen und irer Natur

  1550 - Sebastian Münster

  12596

  Antique woodcut town view of Lion, Mauritania. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1550.

  70,00 €

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• Sebastian Münster:  [Nile River delta] / Bacchus

  Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1550

  Early woodcut map of the Nile River delta by Sebastian Münster. Shows the Mediterranean coast with parts of the Gulf of Suez. With Alexandria in the West, Cairo with the Pyramids of Giza in the...

  [Nile River delta] / Bacchus

  1550 - Sebastian Münster

  12597

  Antique woodcut map of the Nile River. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1550.

  180,00 €

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• Sebastian Münster:  Babylon, Memphis, Alkair

  Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1550

  Early small woodcut view of Cairo in Egypt. On verso a depiction of Queen Cleopatra with snake.From the German edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmography, titled Cosmographey oder...

  Babylon, Memphis, Alkair

  1550 - Sebastian Münster

  12598

  Antique woodcut town view of Cairo, Egypt. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1550.

  100,00 €

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• Sebastian Münster:  Die Tafel gibt ein kleine anzeigung... / Von Jerusalem...

  Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1550

  Early woodcut map of the Holy Land with Cyprus. On the full page. From the German edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmography, titled Cosmographey oder beschreibung aller Länder , published 1550 by...

  Die Tafel gibt ein kleine anzeigung... / Von Jerusalem...

  1550 - Sebastian Münster

  12599

  Antique woodcut map of Cyprus, Israel. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1550.

  290,00 €

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• Sebastian Münster:  Cyprus

  Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1550

  Early woodcut map of Cyprus. On the full page. The map of the island is a reduction of that of Matheo Pagano in all its geographical features, but only three place names are marked: Nicosia,...

  Cyprus

  1550 - Sebastian Münster

  12600

  Antique woodcut map of Cyprus. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1550.

  350,00 €

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• Sebastian Münster:  Lydia oder Meonia

  Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1550

  Early woodcut view of the ancient city of Sardis, the capital of the ancient Kingdom of Lydia, today the western part of Anatolia. The woodcut shows the destroyed city after an earthquake. From the...

  Lydia oder Meonia

  1550 - Sebastian Münster

  12602

  Antique woodcut town view of Sardis, Lydia. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1550.

  60,00 €

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• Sebastian Münster:  [Asia Minor]

  Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1550

  Early woodcut map of Turkey. On lower right with Cyprus. On the full sheet. From the German edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmography, titled Cosmographey oder beschreibung aller Länder ,...

  [Asia Minor]

  1550 - Sebastian Münster

  12603

  Antique woodcut map of Asia Minor. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1550.

  250,00 €

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• Sebastian Münster:  Die Heilige Statt Jerusalem...

  Petri, Basle, 1550

  Early woodcut view of Jerusalem by Sebastian Münster. From the German edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmography, titled Cosmographey oder beschreibung aller Länder , published 1550 by Heinrich...

  Die Heilige Statt Jerusalem...

  1550 - Sebastian Münster

  12605

  Antique woodcut town view of Jerusalem. Printed in Basle by Petri in 1550.

  350,00 €

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• Sebastian Münster:  Constantinopel des Griechischen Keyserthumbs hauptstatt im land Thracia am Moere gelegen

  Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1550

  Large, early woodcut view of Constantinople, today Istanbul, by Sebastian Munster on the full double sheet. Decorated with many ships. From the German edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmography,...

  Constantinopel des Griechischen Keyserthumbs hauptstatt im land Thracia...

  1550 - Sebastian Münster

  12606

  Antique woodcut town view of Istanbul, Constantinople. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1550.

  450,00 €

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• Sebastian Münster:  Figur und Gestalt des Theatri oder Spilhaus, so vor Zeiten zu Veron ist gewesen / Theatrum...

  Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1550

  Large, early woodcut view of the Verona Arena 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...

  Figur und Gestalt des Theatri oder Spilhaus, so vor Zeiten zu Veron ist...

  1550 - Sebastian Münster

  12607

  Antique woodcut town view of Verona Arena. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1550.

  140,00 €

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• Sebastian Münster:  Tabula Novarum Insularum, quas Diversis Respectibus Occidentales & Indianas Vocant

  Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1540 (1554)

  The first map to show the New World as an entity. Earliest appearance of Japan on a map, predating European contact. First appearance of Mare Pacificum on a map.Early state of...

  Tabula Novarum Insularum, quas Diversis Respectibus Occidentales &...

  1540 - Sebastian Münster

  12611

  Coloured woodcut map of the American continent. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1554.

  6 900,00 €

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• Johann Baptist Homann:  Tafel in welcher alle gehörige Werck-zeuge zur Kriegs-Kunst, Vestungs-bau und Artillerie, zu...

  J. B. Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1720

  Large, old coloured engraving with numerous illustrations of siege and war technology by Johann Baptist Homann. Including different military equipment such as cannons, mortars, battle axes, various...

  Tafel in welcher alle gehörige Werck-zeuge zur Kriegs-Kunst,...

  1720 - Johann Baptist Homann

  12591

  Copper engraving of a military scene. Printed in Nuremberg by J. B. Homann circa 1720.

  490,00 €

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