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Africa

ORTELIUS,A. - Africae Tabula Nova.
Antwerp 1590, Coloured.. 375x495mm. Paper slightly age-toned. Very good condition.
The title is contained in a striking cartouche consisting of a panel flanked by caryatids and strapwork. The sea is engraved in stipple-work, and features a sea-battle in the lower right corner, as well as swordfish and a sea monster. Ortelius' depiction of Africa is based on Gastaldi's rare wall ma... (Go to Item Page)

$ 3,600
Approx. Euro 2340

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MERCATOR,G./ HONDIUS,J., Nova Africae Tabula., antique map, old maps

MERCATOR,G./ HONDIUS,J. - Nova Africae Tabula.
Amsterdam 1630, In original colours.. 373x501mm. A good and strong impression. Center fold strengthened. With some later colour addition.
An attractive map of the continent, added by Hondius when he took over publication of Mercator's Atlas. Although it is based on Mercator's map, Hondius improved the outline of Madagascar, and named Cape False and Saldanha Bay.
Richly ornamented map of the continent. Decorative title cartouche su... (Go to Item Page)

$ 2,520
Approx. Euro 1638

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KREVELT,A., Nieuwe Generale Kaart van Africa.., antique map, old maps

KREVELT,A. - Nieuwe Generale Kaart van Africa..
Amsterdam 1792, Original colours.. 180x215mm. In good condition.
Uncommon map of Africa, engraved by A.Krevelt. The map is according to title cartouche improved after the last discoveries of Capt. Cook!.... (Go to Item Page)

$ 180
Approx. Euro 117

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North Africa

MARIETTE,P. / TAVERNIER,M., Patriarchatus Alexandrini Geographica descriptio., antique map, old maps

MARIETTE,P. / TAVERNIER,M. - Patriarchatus Alexandrini Geographica descriptio.
Paris 1640, In original o/l colours.. 348x499mm. Dark impression. Good condition.
An ecclesiastical map showing the Patriarchate of Alexander in Roman times. Prepared by M.Tavenier and published by Pierre Mariette of Paris, rue S.Jacques a l'Esperance. This edition without publisher's name.... (Go to Item Page)

$ 240
Approx. Euro 156

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HONDIUS, H., Barbaria./ Egypt/ Tunesia., antique map, old maps

HONDIUS, H. - Barbaria./ Egypt/ Tunesia.
Amsterdam 1641, Coloured.. 350x470mm. Repair of split lower part center fold, hardly notable. Good impression.
Three maps on one sheet. Upper part, it shows the coast of Barbaria from Morocco to Egypt; the map on the left corner of Tunis includes a plan of Goletiae, and the right corner shows the coasts from Alexandria to Damiata.
Latin text on verso.... (Go to Item Page)

$ 580
Approx. Euro 377

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GOOS,P., De Cust van Barbaryen van out Mamora tot Capo Blanco.., antique map, old maps

GOOS,P. - De Cust van Barbaryen van out Mamora tot Capo Blanco..
Amsterdam, 1666, Coloured.. 433x520mm. On double-ply paper as issued. Paper very mildly age-toned, as usual. A good and dark impression.
Six charts on one sheet. The two upper charts covering an area from Cape Blanc to Casablanca. In lower part four insets with detailed charts of islands as Madera, Porto Sancto, Tercera, S.Michiels and Fayal.
Pieter Goos (ca. 1616-1675) was one of the most importan... (Go to Item Page)

$ 1,100
Approx. Euro 715

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Morocco

BLAEU,W., Fezzae et Marocchi regna Africae celeberrima., antique map, old maps

BLAEU,W. - Fezzae et Marocchi regna Africae celeberrima.
Amsterdam 1638, In attractive strong original colours.. 382x500mm. Paper slightly browned. Dark impression. Some minor offsetting due to oxidation of green paint. Very good condition.
North to the right. A finely engraved, decorative map, who influenced subsequent maps for the rest of the century.... (Go to Item Page)

$ 580
Approx. Euro 377

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HONDIUS,J./ PURCHAS,S., Marocchi Regnum., antique map, old maps

HONDIUS,J./ PURCHAS,S. - Marocchi Regnum.
London 1645, Uncoloured.. 153x188mm. In good condition.
Samuel Purchas' edition of the Mercator/Hondius "Atlas Minor". Early map of Morocco published in his famous collection of voyages "His Pilgrimes". With descriptive text in English on both sides. Size of paper: 32x21cm.... (Go to Item Page)

$ 140
Approx. Euro 91

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HONDIUS,J./ PURCHAS,S. - Marocchi Regnum.
London 1645, Uncoloured.. 153x188mm. A good and dark impression. Some marginal wormholes re-inforced. On small tear re-inforced.
"From the Mercator/Hondius ""Atlas Minor"". Early map of Morocco."... (Go to Item Page)

$ 100
Approx. Euro 65

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Canary Islands

GOOS,A., Caarte voor een gedeelte der Canarise Eylanden als Canaria, Tenerifa, Forteventura, etc., antique map, old maps

GOOS,A. - Caarte voor een gedeelte der Canarise Eylanden als Canaria, Tenerifa, Forteventura, etc.
Amsterdam 1666, In original colours.. 425x533mm. Good and dark impression. Usual age-toning. Contemporarily laid down on paper. Very fine throughout.
Very rare chart of the Canaries. Showing Palma, Ferro, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Forteventura, Lancerota. In upper right hand corner inset of harbour of Lancerota.... (Go to Item Page)

$ 2,160
Approx. Euro 1404

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GOOS,P., De Cust van Barbaria, Gualata, Arguyn, en Gene..heo, van Capo S.Vincente tot Capo Verde., antique map, old maps

GOOS,P. - De Cust van Barbaria, Gualata, Arguyn, en Gene..heo, van Capo S.Vincente tot Capo Verde.
Amsterdam 1666, Coloured.. 422x518mm. On double-ply paper as issued. Paper very mildly age-toned, as usual. A good and dark impression.
An eye-catching chart of the north western coast of Africa. Including Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands and Azores.
Pieter Goos (ca. 1616-1675) was one of the most important cartographer, engraver, publisher and print seller of Amsterdam. His widow continued busi... (Go to Item Page)

$ 1,080
Approx. Euro 702

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Egypt

HONDIUS,J./ PURCHAS,S. - Aegyptus.
London 1645, Uncoloured.. 150x175mm. Left hand margin cut off, into engraved area.
Samuel Purchas' edition of the Mercator/Hondius "Atlas Minor". Early map of the Nile delta with swash lettering and title cartouche with strapwork surrounds, published in his famous collection of voyages "His Pilgrimes".
With descriptive text in English on both sides. Size of paper: 32x21cm.... (Go to Item Page)

$ 60
Approx. Euro 39

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BLAEU,J., Nova Aegypti Tabula., antique map, old maps

BLAEU,J. - Nova Aegypti Tabula.
Amsterdam 1650, In original colours.. 436x524mm. Wide margins. Some very minor offsetting due to oxidation of green paint. Very good throughout.
With an ornate cartouche and two surveyors supporting the mileage scale.... (Go to Item Page)

$ 1,010
Approx. Euro 656

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North Africa cities

PEETERS,J., Isola de Tabaria, antique map, old maps

PEETERS,J. - Isola de Tabaria
Antwerp, 1692, Uncoloured.. 95x262mm. In very good condition. Good and dark impression.
Rare panoramic view of a city on the Northern African coast. Showing the Mediterranean seen from the African coast with Sardigna on the horizon.
The print is signed in the lower right hand corner. Underneath the signature are the remains of a earlier signature slightly visible. Engraved by... (Go to Item Page)

$ 70
Approx. Euro 45

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ENGELMANN,J., Vue d'Alger.., antique map, old maps

ENGELMANN,J. - Vue d'Alger..
Paris 1850, Uncoloured.. 238x363mm. Lithography.
Fine panoramic view of the town of Alger. In the bottom 3 panels with a plan of the town, a geographical description and a numbered key (1-16).
Father and son Engelmann were lithographers from Alsace and worked in Paris and Mulhouse. It was one of the foremost lithographic companies of the early ... (Go to Item Page)

$ 70
Approx. Euro 45

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Central Africa

CORONELLI,V.M., Bocche del Fiume Negro et Isole di Capo Verde., antique map, old maps

CORONELLI,V.M. - Bocche del Fiume Negro et Isole di Capo Verde.
Venice 1690, Uncoloured.. 455x605mm. In very good condition.
Double-page engraved map of the Cape Verde Islands and part of the coast of Senegal, with large decorative cartouche. One with inset of the island Goree.
During three centuries, a large number of Africans where reduced to slavery and shipped, from the island of Goree on direction to the American... (Go to Item Page)

$ 1,500
Approx. Euro 975

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West coast / Ivory Coast

LE GRAND,A., L'Enfance de Paul et Virginie, antique map, old maps

LE GRAND,A. - L'Enfance de Paul et Virginie
Basle 1550-1580, Uncoloured.. 395x455mm. Very good condition. Dark impression.
Fine engraving... (Go to Item Page)

$ 500
Approx. Euro 325

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BLAEU,W., Guinea., antique map, old maps

BLAEU,W. - Guinea.
Amsterdam 1635, In original colours.. 386x526mm. Paper washed and colours touched up. Split in lower part center fold [5 cm into the engraved area] professionally repaired. A good and dark impression.
An attractive map, covering the coast from Sierra Leone to Gabon, filed with intersecting rhumb lines and decorated with monkeys, lions, elephants, sea monsters and two compass roses.
The large title cartouche is flanked by two natives and topped by a very human-looking monkey. On the left of the... (Go to Item Page)

$ 1,080
Approx. Euro 702

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GOOS,P, Pas-Caart van Guinea en den Custen daer aen gelegen Van C.., antique map, old maps

GOOS,P - Pas-Caart van Guinea en den Custen daer aen gelegen Van C..
Amsterdam 1666, Coloured.. 441x538mm. On double-ply paper as issued. Paper very mildly age-toned, as usual. A good and dark impression.
A decorative chart of the southwest coast of Africa, embellished with an elaborate, finely coloured title-cartouche, and 2 compass-roses.
Pieter Goos (ca. 1616-1675) was one of the most important cartographer, engraver, publisher and print seller of Amsterdam. Hi... (Go to Item Page)

$ 1,560
Approx. Euro 1014

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SANSON,N./ HALMA,F., Guinee en de omliggende Landen., antique map, old maps

SANSON,N./ HALMA,F. - Guinee en de omliggende Landen.
Utrecht 1680, Coloured.. 165x305mm. A good and dark impression.
A map of the lands along the Gulf of Guine.... (Go to Item Page)

$ 240
Approx. Euro 156

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DE WIT,F., Guinea., antique map, old maps

DE WIT,F. - Guinea.
Amsterdam 1680, Original colours.. 418x533mm. Repair of lower part centre fold. In very attractive full original colours, town spots heightened with gold.
A close copy of the map by Blaeu. Covers the Guinea and Benin coast. A very decorative map with a large title cartouche. At bottom right two putti area carrying an elephant's tooth. With seven ships in the sea.
Mint.... (Go to Item Page)

$ 1,440
Approx. Euro 936

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MOUNT & PAGE, A chart of the coast of Africa from Cape Virde to Cape Bona Esperansa., antique map, old maps

MOUNT & PAGE - A chart of the coast of Africa from Cape Virde to Cape Bona Esperansa.
London 1748, Coloured.. 560x445mm. In good condition. Contemporarily laid down on paper.
Rare and attractive chart of western part of Africa.... (Go to Item Page)

$ 1,440
Approx. Euro 936

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East coast

DE BRY,Th., Die Insel Madagascar.., antique map, old maps

DE BRY,Th. - Die Insel Madagascar..
Frankfurt 1593, In attractive original colours.. 142x198mm. Margins cut till the neat line, a few water staining lower part and very minor brown spotting. A good and dark impression.
From De Bry's Ostindische Reisen.With Passe-partout. Heightened with gold.... (Go to Item Page)

$ 1,080
Approx. Euro 702

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DE BRY, Th., Vera effigies et delineatio Insulie Ascenstio?, antique map, old maps

DE BRY, Th. - Vera effigies et delineatio Insulie Ascenstio?
Frankfurt, 1593, In attractive strong original colours.. 152x218mm. A few brown spotting in outer margins. A very good and dark impression. Heightened with gold.
Prospect view Ascension, with galleons.
From De Bry's Ostindische Reisen.With Passe-partout.... (Go to Item Page)

$ 840
Approx. Euro 546

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Southern Africa

BLAEU,W., Aethiopia inferior, vel exterior., antique map, old maps

BLAEU,W. - Aethiopia inferior, vel exterior.
Amsterdam 1635, Uncoloured. 380x496mm. Paper washed, colours re-freshed. A split in the lower part center fold [10 cm into the engraved area], expertly repaired. A fine copy in attractive colours.
The standard map of South Africa throughout the 17th century. The lake out of which the 'Zambere' -the Zambesi- flows is probably based on reports of Lake Ngami, undiscovered until 1849. Then 20 miles long, it is today only marshland.
The interior is filled with indigenous animals and ships sail ... (Go to Item Page)

$ 1,200
Approx. Euro 780

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JANSSONIUS,J., Aethiopia inferior, vel exterior., antique map, old maps

JANSSONIUS,J. - Aethiopia inferior, vel exterior.
Amsterdam 1645, Coloured.. 378x496mm. A fine copy in attractive colours. No text on verso.
The standard map of South Africa throughout the 17th century. The lake out of which the 'Zambere' -the Zambesi- flows is probably based on reports of Lake Ngami, undiscovered until 1849. Then 20 miles long, it is today only marshland.
Some minor browning outer part margin. No text on verso.... (Go to Item Page)

$ 1,260
Approx. Euro 819

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DU VAL,P., Cafrerie et Monomotapa., antique map, old maps

DU VAL,P. - Cafrerie et Monomotapa.
Paris 1676, Uncoloured.. 103x126mm. Slight marginal browning.
Uncommon miniature map of South Africa, from Pierre Duval's "La Geographie Universeille" dated 1676. Following his "Cartes de geographie in 1657, Pierre Duval published this smaller size atlas which contains a larger quantity of maps. The maps in the atlas appear to be derived from those of his uncl... (Go to Item Page)

$ 180
Approx. Euro 117

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COVENS, J. / MORTIER, C., Carte du Congo et du Pays des Cafres., antique map, old maps

COVENS, J. / MORTIER, C. - Carte du Congo et du Pays des Cafres.
Amsterdam, c. 1745, Original o/l colour.. 500x610mm. Printed on heavy paper, slightly age-toned as usual. Good impression. Excellent condition.
Detailed copper-engraved map of southern Africa providing numerous particulars and comments concerning European trade, native kingdoms, and mineral wealth.
Includes Madagascar and several islands in the Indian Ocean.
The map is from a Dutch edition of De L'Isle's work entitled, Atlas Nouve... (Go to Item Page)

$ 960
Approx. Euro 624

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Cape of Good Hope

D'APRES DE MANNEVILLETTE. - Vue de la Baye de False / Vue de la Rade de Simons-Baye. Vue du Cap des Aiguilles.Vue du Cap des Hottentots.Vue du Cap de Bonne Esp�rance.
Paris, ca. 1775, Coloured.. 470x330mm. Good impression, printed on heavy paper. Some light marginal water staining.
3 French charts of Cape of Good Hope. Each chart has in addition profiles and a lettered key.
Latitude and longitude scales, compass rose and system of rhumb lines, soundings near coast and in bay areas.
D' Apr�s de Mannevillette (1707-1780) was a famous French sailor and hydrograph. During a ... (Go to Item Page)

$ 600
Approx. Euro 390

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D'APRES DE MANNEVILLETTE., Plan du Cap de Bonne-Esp�rance et de ses Environs., antique map, old maps

D'APRES DE MANNEVILLETTE. - Plan du Cap de Bonne-Esp�rance et de ses Environs.
Paris, ca. 1775, Coloured.. 478x330mm. Good impression, printed on heavy paper. Some light marginal water staining.
French chart of Cape of Good Hope.
Latitude and longitude scales, compass rose and system of rhumb lines, soundings near coast and in bay areas.
D' Apr�s de Mannevillette (1707-1780) was a famous French sailor and hydrograph. During a voyage to China in 1728 h... (Go to Item Page)

$ 600
Approx. Euro 390

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