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ANONYMOUS, Illuminated leaf from a lithurgical Psalter., antique map, old maps

ANONYMOUS - Illuminated leaf from a lithurgical Psalter.
Flanders, Rhineland, or possibly England, c. 1280, In original colours.. 179x132mm. 20 Lines of text in a Gothic hand, on vellum. Extremities of the pen work extenders sometimes slightly cropped, in very fine condition.
Very fine illuminated leaf from a liturgical Psalter in Latin with the reading from the Vulgate Bible, Deuteronomy 32:16 - 32:27.
Lines in a slightly irregular Gothic hand, black ink, plummet ruling. Pencil foliation in the upper right corner indicating number 194.
20 Versal initials in bu... (Go to Item Page)

$ 3,000
Approx. Euro 2,400

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MASTER OF JEAN ROLIN II, Miniature of three kings offer gifts to the Christ Child, who is held by Mary., antique map, old maps

MASTER OF JEAN ROLIN II - Miniature of three kings offer gifts to the Christ Child, who is held by Mary.
Paris, ca. 1470, In original colours.. 160x120mm. Very good. Right hand margin cut close. Size of miniature : 105x60mm.
Page from a Book of Hours, use of Rome, with a large miniature set in full borders, by the Maitre François sub-group of Parisian artists of the middle of the second half of the 15th century, rather nearer to the Master of the Horloge de Sapience (or Master of Jean Rolin II ) than to Maitre François ... (Go to Item Page)

$ 7,500
Approx. Euro 6,000

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BREVIER, Leaf on vellum from a manuscript Brevier., antique map, old maps

BREVIER - Leaf on vellum from a manuscript Brevier.
Tours, c.1485, In original colours.. 177x123mm. Two columns each 29 lines of text in Latin, written in brown ink in a Gothic book hand. Vellum in two text lines oxidated by brown ink.
Generally in very good condition.
RECTO: One 4-line illuminated initial depicting Maria and child and two 1-line initials in burnished gold on coloured grounds. Panel border of acanthus leaves, flowers and bird on a partly liquid gold and dark red ground.
VERSO: two 2-line initial in burnished gold on red ground and two 1-line... (Go to Item Page)

$ 3,000
Approx. Euro 2,400

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SCHEDEL, H., Nuremberga. [Nüremberg] Folio. C. and XCIX, antique map, old maps

SCHEDEL, H. - Nuremberga. [Nüremberg] Folio. C. and XCIX
Nuremberg, 12 July 1493, Coloured.. 340x525mm. Double page wood cut. Two sheets joined, excellent.
Double page panoramic town-view of Nüremberg.
As most town view in the book are imaginary views, the view of Nuremberg as being the town where the book was published, the view must be one of the few accurate.
In the mlower right corner Ulman Stromer's paper mill.... (Go to Item Page)

$ 6,000
Approx. Euro 4,800

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SCHEDEL, H., [Text page with portrait of Matheolus Perusinus, Kings and Roman personalities. ] Sexta Etas Mundi CCLII , antique map, old maps

SCHEDEL, H. - [Text page with portrait of Matheolus Perusinus, Kings and Roman personalities. ] Sexta Etas Mundi CCLII
Nuremberg, 12 July 1493, Uncoloured.. 340x220mm. Some staining along margins and printed text. A few small worm holes. Wide margins, in good condition.
Important page as it states on verso the invention of printing and continues about Guttenberg "born in Germany... in the city near the Rhine [i.e. Mainz]... in the year 1440".
Recto and verso text pages with woodcuts of Kings and Roman personalities, two of them holding a book , one is t... (Go to Item Page)

$ 80
Approx. Euro 64

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JACOBUS PHILIPPUS DE BERGAMO., Supplementum. Supplementi de la Chroniche vulgare novamante agionto & emendato al anno 1503., antique map, old maps

JACOBUS PHILIPPUS DE BERGAMO. - Supplementum. Supplementi de la Chroniche vulgare novamante agionto & emendato al anno 1503.
Venise, Georgio de Rusconi, August 7th. 1508, Uncoloured.. 295x200mm. Folio, 17th century vellum, raised spine with title in brown ink. With (12) and 350 leaves, small restorations of corners and along spine. With large woodcut title-border, woodcut border on leaf A1 and 107 (2 full-page) woodcuts.
Interesting Italian text edition of this important chronicle, first published in Latin in 1483. With large woodcut title-border, woodcut border on leaf A1 and 107 (2 full-page) woodcuts with city views in several sizes including a version of the 'T-O' world map (Shirley, world plate 2).

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$ 15,000
Approx. Euro 12,000

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WALDSEEMULLER, M., Quinta Asie Tabvla., antique map, old maps

WALDSEEMULLER, M. - Quinta Asie Tabvla.
Strasbourg, J. Schott,1513, In attractive strong original colours.. 365x535mm. Mint condition.
Wood block map of Persia from Martin Waldseemüller's 1513 edition of Ptolemy, who was a landmark work that contributed to major advances in both Renaissance geography and map printing. Published by Johann Schott in Strassburg, and in very fine contemp. colours. ¤ ... (Go to Item Page)

$ 7,500
Approx. Euro 6,000

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WALTSEEMULLER, M. / FRIES, L., Tabula Sexta Asia (Arabian Peninsular), antique map, old maps

WALTSEEMULLER, M. / FRIES, L. - Tabula Sexta Asia (Arabian Peninsular)
Strassburg, 1525, Coloured.. 280x457mm. Good condition. Lower margin cut close.
A fine example of this rare Ptolemaic map of the Arabian Peninsula, one of the earliest maps available to a collector. The map, with its noticeable distortion of the Persian Gulf coast, has numerous place names, prominent mountain ranges, and rivers. ¤... (Go to Item Page)

$ 6,000
Approx. Euro 4,800

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PTOLEMY, C., Tabula III Asiae. [Caucass and Armenia.], antique map, old maps

PTOLEMY, C. - Tabula III Asiae. [Caucass and Armenia.]
Lyons, M. Servetus, 1535, In attractive strong colours.. 312x430mm. In very good condition, with wide margins.
Ptolemaic map of the region south of the Caucasus Mountains and between the Caspian Sea as far south as the headwaters of the Tigris River in the south and the Black Sea, including Armenia Maior, Iberia, Albania, Colchis, Porte Albania, the Euphrates River, the Tigris, Assyria, and many other place ... (Go to Item Page)

$ 1,800
Approx. Euro 1,440

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BRAUN, G. / HOGENBERG, F., Mexico. & Cusco regni Peru in novo orbe caput., antique map, old maps

BRAUN, G. / HOGENBERG, F. - Mexico. & Cusco regni Peru in novo orbe caput.
Antwerp 1572, Coloured.. 269x471mm. In good condition.
From part one of the "Civitates", the only view in the entire work to depict cities of the New World. Shown here are the great cities of the Aztec and Inca culture at the time of their conquest by the Spanish conquistadors under Cortes and Pizarro.
The view of Tenochtitlán, the Aztec capital (s... (Go to Item Page)

$ 2,200
Approx. Euro 1,760

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WAGHENAER, L. J., Beschrijvinge vande de zee Cuften va Vlanderen en Picardien. . ., antique map, old maps

WAGHENAER, L. J. - Beschrijvinge vande de zee Cuften va Vlanderen en Picardien. . .
Leiden, Plantijn, 1585, Coloured.. 325x510mm. Marginal discolouration and paper slightly age-toned. Else good condition.
A detailed chart of the coast of Flanders and Normandy decorated by a large colorful baroque title cartouche, and the coat of arms of Flanders with a colorful scale cartouche decorated with a compass, a compass rose, several vessels and sea monsters.
From a early Dutch text edition of this land... (Go to Item Page)

$ 3,800
Approx. Euro 3,040

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WAGHENAER, L. J., Belchrijuinghe vande zee custen van Engelandt. . ., antique map, old maps

WAGHENAER, L. J. - Belchrijuinghe vande zee custen van Engelandt. . .
Leiden, Plantijn, 1585, Coloured.. 325x510mm. Paper slightly age-toned. Repair of a few marginal tears. Else good condition.
A detailed chart of the northern coast of England. West to the top. Milleage cartouche has no Latin captures. Decorated by a colourful title cartouche and scale cartouche, one compass rose, several vessels.
A early Dutch text edition of this landmark contribution to the science of navigation. <... (Go to Item Page)

$ 3,000
Approx. Euro 2,400

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After BRAUN,G./ HOGENBERG, F., Novesium vulgo Neus - Verona nunc Bonn - Brula - Sontina, Zunsz Oppidum. . ., antique map, old maps

After BRAUN,G./ HOGENBERG, F. - Novesium vulgo Neus - Verona nunc Bonn - Brula - Sontina, Zunsz Oppidum. . .
Cologne, c.1590, In original colours.. 335x498mm. Four pen and ink with watercolour views on one sheet of paper. Paper a little brittle due to oxidation of green paint. Painted on sheet with Latin text on verso.
Four pen and ink with watercolour town-views of - Novesium vulgo Neus urbs ubiorum Rhenana Aº. Dm M.D.L.XXV ad viuum delineata. (10,5 x 46 cm)
- Verona, nunc Bonna, Communiter, Bonn Oppidum Supra Coloniam Agrippinam, ad Rheni flumen, illus Fre. 1575. (11,3 x 46 c... (Go to Item Page)

$ 2,900
Approx. Euro 2,320

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ORTELIUS, A., La Florida/ Peruviae Auriferae regionis Typus/ Guastecan., antique map, old maps

ORTELIUS, A. - La Florida/ Peruviae Auriferae regionis Typus/ Guastecan.
Antwerp, 1592, Coloured.. 335x465mm. In good condition. Wide margins.
The Chaves map of Florida is a prime example of an explorer's map since it records the recent discoveries of Cabeza de Vaca, De Soto, and Moscoso. The map revealed little information on the interior of North America, but the details presented have been definitely linked with known features. The vill... (Go to Item Page)

$ 3,000
Approx. Euro 2,400

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ORTELIUS, A., Islandia., antique map, old maps

ORTELIUS, A. - Islandia.
Antwerp, 1592, Coloured.. 335x490mm. In very good condition. Latin text on verso.
Perhaps the most famous map of Iceland. On the south side of the island a collection of all possible sea monsters is depicted. Polar bears on ice flows and volcanoes in the interior. On verso there is a legend, mentioning the names of these animals.
Van den Broecke estimates the number of copie... (Go to Item Page)

$ 9,500
Approx. Euro 7,600

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ORTELIUS, A., Maris Pacifici., antique map, old maps

ORTELIUS, A. - Maris Pacifici.
Antwerp, 1595, Coloured.. 345x497mm. Some minor age toning. Minor discolouration on the extremities of the center fold. Repair of split lower part center fold, 4cm. Into engraved area. Good margins. Very good condition.
This was the first printed map to be devoted solely to the Pacific, and the first to name North and South America separately. It includes most of North and South America, with a vast Terra Australia Sive Magellanica Nondum Detecta which slopes north sharply to join with Java a myth started by Mercat... (Go to Item Page)

$ 14,000
Approx. Euro 11,200

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METELLUS, J., Norumbega et Virginia., antique map, old maps

METELLUS, J. - Norumbega et Virginia.
Cologne, 1598, Uncoloured.. 180x230mm. Paper slightly age-toned. Repair of tear in right-hand margin, not affecting engraved area. In good condition.
"Rare sixteenth century map; It shows the east coast of North America from the Outer Banks of present day Carolina to Canada is depicted at a period just before a number of English voyages to explore and settle the coast. No Long Island or Hudson River are shown.
This was the most accurate map of... (Go to Item Page)

$ 7,500
Approx. Euro 6,000

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WYTFLIET, C van, Granata nova et California., antique map, old maps

WYTFLIET, C van - Granata nova et California.
1597-1600, Uncoloured.. 229x292mm. In very good, near to mint condition. Good and dark impression.
The first printed map devoted to California and the Southwest was issued by Cornelis van Wytfliet in editions of his Descriptionis Ptolemaicae Augmentum first published in Louvain in 1597. It contains the major geographical fallacies of the area derived from imaginative Spanish narratives, that had ... (Go to Item Page)

$ 3,000
Approx. Euro 2,400

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METELLUS, J., Florida et Apalache., antique map, old maps

METELLUS, J. - Florida et Apalache.
Cologne, 1600, Uncoloured.. 187x245mm. Paper slightly age-toned as usual. Some discoloration along center fold. Some offsetting of the Latin text on verso. Large margins. Very good condition.
Very rare map of Florida, including parts of Cuba and the east coast north to the area of the Outer Banks of Carolina. The map is a reduced version of Cornelis Wytfliet map of 1597 although it lacks the TROPICVS CANCRI. Most of the knowledge shown derives from the explorations of Hernando de Soto du... (Go to Item Page)

$ 5,000
Approx. Euro 4,000

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VREDEMAN DE VRIES, J. / GALLE, Th., Perspective print after Vredeman de Vries., antique map, old maps

VREDEMAN DE VRIES, J. / GALLE, Th. - Perspective print after Vredeman de Vries.
Antwerp, c. 1562 - 1601, Uncoloured.. 208x255mm. Good impression. Paper slightly age-toned, and some marginal light staining. Else fine.
Engraving after Hans, or Johannes Vredeman de Vries (ca.1527-1604), a famous Dutch architect and draughtsman, known in the Low Countries as "The king of architects".
Born in Leeuwarden (Vredeman Frisius, De Vries), he lived in Antwerp probably during the years 1555-1560 where he collaborated wit... (Go to Item Page)

$ 180
Approx. Euro 144

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METELLUS, J., Maris Pacifici vulgo Mar del Zur., antique map, old maps

METELLUS, J. - Maris Pacifici vulgo Mar del Zur.
Cologne, c. 1602, Uncoloured.. 195x276mm. Some marginal age-toning and spotting. Slight discoloration along center fold. A few brown spots. Large margins. Very good condition.
Only the second printed map devoted to the Pacific. Reduced version of the map by Ortelius, it lacks latitude and longitude markings.
Published in Metellus America sive Novus Orbis. First published in 1598 by Acosta who was a Spanish Jesuit missionary, historian and cosmographer. The incl... (Go to Item Page)

$ 7,500
Approx. Euro 6,000

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MERCATOR, G./ HONDIUS, J., Insulae Indiae Orientalis., antique map, old maps

MERCATOR, G./ HONDIUS, J. - Insulae Indiae Orientalis.
Amsterdam, 1608, Uncoloured.. 140x194mm. Good condition.
Charming map of the East Indies, including the Philippines, and the Malay Peninsular, from the first French-text edition of Jodocus Hondius' Atlas Minor.
Covering the coast of Indochina and Malaysia with the Philippines and Indonesia. The west coast of New Guinea is exaggerated and the southern c... (Go to Item Page)

$ 750
Approx. Euro 600

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MERCATOR,G./ HONDIUS,J., Americae Descrip., antique map, old maps

MERCATOR,G./ HONDIUS,J. - Americae Descrip.
Amsterdam, 1608, Uncoloured.. 150x193mm. Some browning of the paper. Lower & right margins short, as issued. Else good condition.
Map of America from the first French-text edition of Jodocus Hondius' Atlas Minor.
Shortly after the publication of the big folio-atlases the need was apparently felt for a smaller-sized atlas, one that would be handier and above all, cheaper.
The Atlas Minor was larger in format than other sm... (Go to Item Page)

$ 750
Approx. Euro 600

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ORTELIUS, A. / GALLE, TH., Gelriae, Cliviae, Finitimorumque Locorum Verissima Descriptio., antique map, old maps

ORTELIUS, A. / GALLE, TH. - Gelriae, Cliviae, Finitimorumque Locorum Verissima Descriptio.
Antwerp after 1612, Uncoloured.. 372x502mm. A good and dark impression. Slight age toning of the paper. Light marginal discolouration. Some foxing in the corners.
From the very rare Galle edition of the Ortelius Atlas, published after 1612.
Fine map of Geldria and Limburg, prepared by Christian s'Grooten. Very fine title cartouche lower right with artist brushes and palettes as well as an owl gazing in a round mirror.
East to the top. ¤... (Go to Item Page)

$ 1,700
Approx. Euro 1,360

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ORTELIUS, A. / VRIENTS, J.B., No title Parmae et Placentiae Ducatus., antique map, old maps

ORTELIUS, A. / VRIENTS, J.B. - No title Parmae et Placentiae Ducatus.
Antwerp, 1608-1612, In attractive original colours.. 366x482mm. Paper slightly age toned. From a rare Spanish text edition.
Very rare early state of this map covering Parma area. This state has no title cartouche and scale. The map is based on the single sheet map of the Piacenze and Parma area with Giovanni Antonio Magini (1555-1617) drew around 1600.
Copper engraving with Spanish text on verso. Abraham Ortelius (152... (Go to Item Page)

$ 4,000
Approx. Euro 3,200

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DE BRY, Th., Hispaniae novae sive magnae, recens et vera descriptio * 1595., antique map, old maps

DE BRY, Th. - Hispaniae novae sive magnae, recens et vera descriptio * 1595.
Frankfurt, 1619, Uncoloured.. 331x440mm. A good and dark impression. Re-inforcement of small part of margin in lower left corner. Good margins.
This was the standard map of the area for a generation, copied after Ortelius. Both cartouches in the map are copies of designs by Hans Vredeman de Vries.
The map shows an area corresponding roughly to the modern Mexican states of Michoacan, Jalisco, Mayarit, and Guerrero, plus the Valley of M... (Go to Item Page)

$ 1,500
Approx. Euro 1,200

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KAERIUS, P. / VISSCHER, C. J., Artesia descriptio., antique map, old maps

KAERIUS, P. / VISSCHER, C. J. - Artesia descriptio.
Amsterdam, 1624, Coloured.. 370x476mm. No text on verso. Repair of marginal split lower part center fold.
Very rare. The map is dated 1624 which is unknown to Van der Krogt.
Très rare, Van der Krogt ne signale pas cette édition de 1624, qui est postérieure à la dernières édition (1622) du " Germania Inferior" par Kaerius, de plus la carte ne porte pas de texte au verso. Carte décorative comprenant d... (Go to Item Page)

$ 1,050
Approx. Euro 840

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MERCATOR, G./ HONDIUS, J., Africa ex magna orbis terre descriptione Gerardi Mercator. . ., antique map, old maps

MERCATOR, G./ HONDIUS, J. - Africa ex magna orbis terre descriptione Gerardi Mercator. . .
Amsterdam, 1628, In attractive strong original colours.. 378x470mm. A good and strong impression. In mint condition. The cartouche is highlighted with gold dots !
Map of Africa, based on Gerard Mercator's twenty-one sheet wall map of the World, first published in 1569. Much of the interior of Africa defers to the traditions of Ptolemy, the Nile river is shown with the two lakes and the Mountains of the Moon across southern Africa.
A seated legendary prie... (Go to Item Page)

$ 3,000
Approx. Euro 2,400

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HONDIUS, H. / JANSSONIUS, J., Africae nova Tabula., antique map, old maps

HONDIUS, H. / JANSSONIUS, J. - Africae nova Tabula.
Amsterdam, 1632, Coloured.. 410x550mm. Usual paper age-toning. Repair of split lower part center fold, 3cm. into engraved area.
Fine map of Africa, it's the issue of Jodocus Hondius map, with decorative borders on three sides. There are six ships in full sail on the Atlantic and one to the south of Madagascar.
Flying fish and various monsters decorate the sea. Neptune and a mermaid are riding the waves lower left. ¤... (Go to Item Page)

$ 6,000
Approx. Euro 4,800

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MERCATOR, G. / HONDIUS, J., Graeciae., antique map, old maps

MERCATOR, G. / HONDIUS, J. - Graeciae.
Amsterdam, 1633, Coloured.. 362x468mm. A good and strong impression. In very good condition. Paper slightly browned, as usual. Cartouche heightened with gold dots.
Mercator's fine map of Greece, based on Nikolaus Sophianos (1500-1552). ¤... (Go to Item Page)

$ 1,200
Approx. Euro 960

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BLAEU, W., Danubius Fluvius Europae Maximus, a Fontibus ad Ostia.., antique map, old maps

BLAEU, W. - Danubius Fluvius Europae Maximus, a Fontibus ad Ostia..
Amsterdam, 1638, In attractive strong original colours.. 410x960mm. Printed on heavy paper. Good and dark impression. Repair of a small tear in left fold, hardly notable. Printed on two joined sheets. Left margin is about 15mm. wide. French text on verso.
Depicts the course of the Danube River, from its sources in the Alps to the Black Sea..
Because of the dimensions the map was printed from two copper plates.
With two very large title cartouches. The title cartouche in the upper right corner is flanked by the Holy Roman Emperor and Europe on... (Go to Item Page)

$ 1,250
Approx. Euro 1,000

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BLAEU, W. - Matching set of world and continents. Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula auct: Guiljelmo Blaeuw [and] Asia noviter delineata [and] Africae nova descriptio [and] Americae nova Tabula [and] Evropa recens descripta.
Amsterdam, 1640, In attractive colours.. 406x541mm. Very good In attractive colours. A few marginal repaired tears, not affecting engraved area. Asia and Europe with repair of the usual split lower part center fold, hardly notable.
These 5 maps represent the apogee of seventeenth century Dutch cartography.
With their decorative panels of costumed figures, city views and mythological personifications, they helped establish an iconography in the popular imagination which endures to this day.

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$ 70,000
Approx. Euro 56,000

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BERTIUS, P. / VAN LOCHEM, M., Carte de l' Amerique. . ., antique map, old maps

BERTIUS, P. / VAN LOCHEM, M. - Carte de l' Amerique. . .
Paris, 1640, Coloured.. 380x500mm. In lower center part a piece of paper 3x3cm. missing and replaced and care fully redrawn. In very good condition.
Very rare map of the Americas engraved by Michel van Lochem. A second state who clearly shows signs of reworking and Burden believes that it is the same as that of 1624 listed in both Tooley and Wheat.
Louis Loeb-Larocque (1989, pp.25-6) assigns this second state to Michel van Lochem, 1640, ba... (Go to Item Page)

$ 4,500
Approx. Euro 3,600

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BOISSEAU, J., Desciption de lopulente et manifique ville de Venise., antique map, old maps

BOISSEAU, J. - Desciption de lopulente et manifique ville de Venise.
Paris, 1646, Uncoloured.. 275x694mm. A strong impression. Printed on two sheets of paper. Wide margins. Small brown spot in middle. Repair of a small marginal tear, not affecting engraved area.
Very good and dark impression.
Extremely rare panoramic town-view of Venice and neighboring islands (Murano, Burano, Torcello and Mazorbo), clearly depicting the city's architectural landmark. The surrounding lagoon is animated with a great variety of sailing vessels.
Exceptional bright, sharp exam... (Go to Item Page)

$ 7,500
Approx. Euro 6,000

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JANSSONIUS, J., America Septentrionalis., antique map, old maps

JANSSONIUS, J. - America Septentrionalis.
Amsterdam, 1647, Coloured. 464x550mm. Some minor shine true of text. Paper very slightly age-toned. Repair of split lower part center fold, 2cm. into engraved area. In very good condition.
Showing California as an island, and above, the north west of the continent left blank except for two legends explaining the discoveries to that date. The Hudson Bay is called Buttons Bay, and the St Lawrence flows from Lake Iroquois, the only Great Lake to be shown.
This important map was the fi... (Go to Item Page)

$ 5,000
Approx. Euro 4,000

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STRADA, FAMIANI, De Bello Belgico, Decas PrimaDeces II., antique map, old maps

STRADA, FAMIANI - De Bello Belgico, Decas PrimaDeces II.
Rome, Franciscus Corbelletus, 1632-1647, Uncoloured.. 183x139mm. 2 vols. Folio. (10), 374, (88), (12),480, (56) pp. Contemp. Full calf, spine in compartments, richly gilt with 2 red title-labels, with richly gilt ornamental borders on side with large gilt central ornament of three 'fleurs de lys' (LOUIS QUATORZE PRESENTATION-BINDINGS).
With 2 engraved titles of the 'Leo Belgicus', with one paw resting on a shield bearing the title, large woodcut printer's device on the colophons, and 30 richly engraved views and plans of battles and sieges, 28 double-page and 2 full-page, by Johanness W.Bauer, J.Miele, Jacomo Cortese, a.o.

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$ 13,000
Approx. Euro 10,400

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VAN DEN HOEYE, R., Constantinopolitanae urbis effigies ad vivum expressa., antique map, old maps

VAN DEN HOEYE, R. - Constantinopolitanae urbis effigies ad vivum expressa.
Amsterdam 1650, Uncoloured.. 395x522mm. Margins cut close. Repair of split center fold and a few more splits filled in. Laid down on tissue paper. Dark impression.
Extremely rare panoramic view of Istanbul published by Rombout van den Hoeye. With a numbered key (1-29) to principal places in town and a poem in Latin, Dutch and French. Rombout van den Hoeye (1622-1671) was a printer, publisher, engraver and mapseller, active in Amsterdam.
The view is cribbed ... (Go to Item Page)

$ 6,800
Approx. Euro 5,440

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MERIAN, C., Magnae Britanniae et Hiberniae nova descriptio., antique map, old maps

MERIAN, C. - Magnae Britanniae et Hiberniae nova descriptio.
Frankfurt, c.1658, Uncoloured.. 312x380mm. Good impression. Folded several times, as issued.
Map shows England, Scotland and Ireland, Shetland islands on separate insert in upper right corner. Belgium coastal area in right bottom. Large uncoloured cartouche on top left. A reduced copy of the map by Janssonius. The style of engraving and letterering is very similair to those by Merian.
A ... (Go to Item Page)

$ 900
Approx. Euro 720

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ORLEARIUS, Le Cours de la Riviere de Wolga Anciennement appellee RHA Dedie A Monsieur Vion . . . 1659, antique map, old maps

ORLEARIUS - Le Cours de la Riviere de Wolga Anciennement appellee RHA Dedie A Monsieur Vion . . . 1659
Paris, 1659, Coloured.. 388x1110mm. Several folds as issued, with some paper thinness on crossings of folds, carefully reinforced. Short right margin as issued, left hand margin cropped into engraved area, carefully reinforced and outer border re-drawn.
Olearius' map of the Volga River, from the 1659 edition of Olearius' Relation du voyage d'Oléarius Adam en Moscovie, Tartarie, et Perse avec celui de I.A. De Mandelslo aux Indes Orientales - traduit de l'Allemand et augmenté par A. de Wicquefort.
Olearius's map of the lower Volga is the ... (Go to Item Page)

$ 2,500
Approx. Euro 2,000

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JANSSONIUS, J., Sumatrae et insularum Locorumque nonnullorum circumiacentium.., antique map, old maps

JANSSONIUS, J. - Sumatrae et insularum Locorumque nonnullorum circumiacentium..
Amsterdam, 1660, Original colours.. 420x520mm. A good and dark impression. Paper slightly browned.
Fine chart depicting the Island of Sumatra and the southern coasts of Malaysia from Quedo to Johore.
North is orientated to the left of the page.
Singapore is probably identified just to the south of Johore as Senasur. Little interior detail is given but... (Go to Item Page)

$ 1,800
Approx. Euro 1,440

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CELLARIUS, A., Haemisphaerium Scenographicum Australe Colli Stellatiet Terrae.., antique map, old maps

CELLARIUS, A. - Haemisphaerium Scenographicum Australe Colli Stellatiet Terrae..
Amsterdam, 1661, Original colours, stars heightened with gold dots.. 425x494mm. Repair of small marginal tear lower part centerfold. Mint condition.
Southern sky, illustrating the constellations, with decorative scenes surrounding the chart. The South Pole, South Africa & South America are also shown, with the South Pole listed as Terra Incognitae.
Cellarius full hemisphere maps are becoming increasing difficult to find, especially in such ... (Go to Item Page)

$ 8,500
Approx. Euro 6,800

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$GOOS, P., Pascaerte Van\'t Westelyckste der Middelandsche Zee.., antique map, old maps$

GOOS, P. - Pascaerte Van't Westelyckste der Middelandsche Zee..
Amsterdam 1666, In attractive strong original colours.. 400x516mm. Heightened with gold ! On contemp. double-ply paper. Paper very mildly age-toned, as usual. A good and dark impression.
An eye-catching chart of the western part of the Mediterranean Sea.
Pieter Goos (ca. 1616-1675) was one of the most important cartographer, engraver, publisher and print seller of Amsterdam. His widow continued business at her husband's death. She re-issued the... (Go to Item Page)

$ 3,750
Approx. Euro 3,000

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SANSON, N. / MARIETTE, P., Gouvernement General du Languedoc, divise en ses .., antique map, old maps

SANSON, N. / MARIETTE, P. - Gouvernement General du Languedoc, divise en ses ..
Paris, 1667, Coloured.. 410x530mm. Paper contemporarily cut till plate mark and laid down on a larger sheet of paper. Good and dark impression.
¤ Map of Languedoc. Numerous place-names of counties, cities, towns, physical features. Prepared by N.Sanson. This edition carries the date 1667 and the publishers address "A PARIS chez Pierre Marriette, rue St. Jacques a lesperance."
Nicolas Sanson was to bring about the rise of French cartogr... (Go to Item Page)

$ 450
Approx. Euro 360

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SANSON, N., Audience de Guadalajara nouveau Mexique, Californie. &c., antique map, old maps

SANSON, N. - Audience de Guadalajara nouveau Mexique, Californie. &c.
Paris, P. Marriete, 1667, Coloured.. 201x236mm. Some light brown marginal spotting, not affecting engraved area.
A finely engraved map of California and New Mexico. Prior to this map, all maps with California shown as an Island were either World maps, Western Hemisphere, North America, Pacific Ocean or some substantially larger geographical region.
First map to show 2nd Sanson Model of insular California ... (Go to Item Page)

$ 2,000
Approx. Euro 1,600

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SPEED, J. / BASSET, T. / CHISWELL, R., EUROP, and the cheife Cities contayned therin described. . ., antique map, old maps

SPEED, J. / BASSET, T. / CHISWELL, R. - EUROP, and the cheife Cities contayned therin described. . .
London, 1627 - 1676, Coloured.. 392x517mm. Good impression. Repair of split next to lower part center fold, 15cm. into engraved area. Paper browned.
A good impression from an early edition of this famous and decorative cartes-a-figures from the first world atlas produced by an Englishman - John Speed’s Prospect Of The Most Famous Parts Of The World.
Full length figures in national costume appear in panels on either side, while the up... (Go to Item Page)

$ 3,000
Approx. Euro 2,400

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VISSCHER, N., Candia./ Insula Candia olim Creta., antique map, old maps

VISSCHER, N. - Candia./ Insula Candia olim Creta.
Amsterdam, 1680, In original colours.. 405x503mm. In mint condition.
Richly engraved work, one of the most beautiful ever produced maps of Crete.
Upper part showing the Turkish siege of the town of Candie.¤... (Go to Item Page)

$ 3,000
Approx. Euro 2,400

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LETI, G., Waere affbeeldinge wegens het casteel ende stadt Batavia., antique map, old maps

LETI, G. - Waere affbeeldinge wegens het casteel ende stadt Batavia.
Amsterdam, 1681, Uncoloured.. 403x508mm. In good condition. Very dark impression. Fold underlaid with tissue paper for protective reason.
A good impression of this finely engraved and detailed plan of Batavia, present-day Jakarta, the Dutch V.O.C. centre of trading activities in the East Indies. Copied after Clement de Jonghe''''s map on a smaller scale, with one major alteration, the coastline in front of the fortress as curving inwa... (Go to Item Page)

$ 2,200
Approx. Euro 1,760

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BRUNACCI, F., Planisfero del Globo Celeste artico Antartico. . ., antique map, old maps

BRUNACCI, F. - Planisfero del Globo Celeste artico Antartico. . .
Rome, 1687, Coloured.. 420x560mm. Paper slightly age-toned. Fine.
Decorative double hemisphere chart. Text in Italian below image. From Rossi's Mercurio Geografico. Finely engraved by Mariotti, very decorative double hemisphere celestial map.
This elegantly engraved chart is based on the work of the Italian astronomer Francesco Brunacci (1640-1703),... (Go to Item Page)

$ 4,500
Approx. Euro 3,600

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DE ROSSI, G., Penisola dell India di là dal Gange. . ., antique map, old maps

DE ROSSI, G. - Penisola dell India di là dal Gange. . .
Rome, 1683-1688, In original o/l colours.. 530x410mm. Some very minor spotting. Dark impression.
Giacomo Rossi's fine late 17th century map of Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia and part of Sumatra. Issued in Il Mercurio geografico In lower right hand corner a large title cartouche with dedication to Tavernier and Mandeslo, supported by exotic Asian figures and surmounted by an elephant.
... (Go to Item Page)

$ 4,500
Approx. Euro 3,600

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DANCKERTS, J, Novissima et Accuratissima Totius Angliae Scotiae.., antique map, old maps

DANCKERTS, J - Novissima et Accuratissima Totius Angliae Scotiae..
Amsterdam, 1690, In original colours.. 496x575mm. A good and dark impression. Printed on heavy paper. Some waterstaining in the upper margin. Left and right margin cut till neatline and contemp. re-margined.
Rare issue of Justus Danckert's attractive map of Great-Britain. With the imprint of Justus in place of Theodore in the title.
The plate is also been retouched in several places. It is uncertain whether this state has been produced by Justus I (the father of Theodore) who lived until 1701, or b... (Go to Item Page)

$ 1,200
Approx. Euro 960

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