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ALLARD,C., Planisphaerium Terrestre Sive Terrarum Orbis.., antique map, old maps

ALLARD,C. - Planisphaerium Terrestre Sive Terrarum Orbis..
Amsterdam 1696, In original o/l colours.. 520x595mm. Very good, each of the four corners underlaid with paper, due to some missing image, care fully re-drawn.
"Decorative double hemisphere map of the world, surrounded by additional hemispheric projections of the world. One of the earliest maps to abandon the baroque style of the 17th Century for a more scientific appearance. Shows California as an Island, incomplete coastlines for Australia and New Zealan... (Go to Item Page)

$ 6,000
Approx. Euro 4,800

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ALLARD, C., Tartaria, sive magni Chami Imperium ex credendis amplissimi viri Nicolai Witsen. . ., antique map, old maps

ALLARD, C. - Tartaria, sive magni Chami Imperium ex credendis amplissimi viri Nicolai Witsen. . .
Amsterdam, 1705, In attractive strong original colours.. 500x590mm. Mint condition.
This map is particularly significant for its depiction of Russia, Siberia, and parts of Chinese Tartary, taken from the great six-sheet map by Nicolas Witsen, 1687. The importance of the Witsen map for a European understanding of northern Asia is unparalleled, it was simply “considered as one of the... (Go to Item Page)

$ 2,700
Approx. Euro 2,160

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ALLARD, C., Nouvelle carte de la sphere pour faire connoitre les diver mouvemens des planetes et leurs diverses revolutions.., antique map, old maps

ALLARD, C. - Nouvelle carte de la sphere pour faire connoitre les diver mouvemens des planetes et leurs diverses revolutions..
Amsterdam, 1706, In attractive strong original colours.. 518x598mm. Very good, in decorative original colours. Upper margin underlaid on 2 unimportant places due to paper thinness.
A rare print showing an armillary globe with smaller circular diagrams illustrating the theories of Ptolemy, Copernicus, Brahe and Descartes.
The tables along the sides identify and describe the constellations on the chart., published in Allard's Atlas Coelestis.
A visually striking exampl... (Go to Item Page)

$ 2,200
Approx. Euro 1,760

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COVENS, J. / MORTIER, C., Partie Meridionale de Moscovie.., antique map, old maps

COVENS, J. / MORTIER, C. - Partie Meridionale de Moscovie..
Amsterdam 1720, In original colours.. 481x617mm. Repair of split lower and upper part centre fold, hardly affecting printed area. Very good condition. Good impression.
Centred on Moscow including Azow in the bottom part of the map.
The Amsterdam publishing firm of Covens and Mortier (1721 – c. 1862) was the successor to the extensive publishing empire build by Frenchman Pierre Mortier (1661 – 1711). Upon Mortier’s death in 1711 his firm was taken over by his ... (Go to Item Page)

$ 750
Approx. Euro 600

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COVENS, J. / MORTIER, C., Carte de la prevosté et vicomté de Paris., antique map, old maps

COVENS, J. / MORTIER, C. - Carte de la prevosté et vicomté de Paris.
Amsterdam, 1720, In original colours.. 485x630mm. Very good condition
Paris and the surrounding territory including major roads.
Guillaume de l'Isle (1675-1726) was the son of a cartographer and pupil of Jean Dominique Cassini, who, among other important contributions, aligned the study of astronomy to the study of geography. Under Cassini's direction, observatio... (Go to Item Page)

$ 600
Approx. Euro 480

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ALLARD, C., Strasburger Gebiet., antique map, old maps

ALLARD, C. - Strasburger Gebiet.
Amsterdam, 1730, In original colours.. 510x585mm. Margins cut close and re-margined.
Signed by Allard and re-published by J.Covens and C.Mortier.... (Go to Item Page)

$ 200
Approx. Euro 160

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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. 1730, Original body colour.. 500x610mm. Printed on heavy paper. Good impression. Mint 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.
This map offers significant detail throughout the interior naming numerous t... (Go to Item Page)

$ 900
Approx. Euro 720

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COVENS, J./ MORTIER, C., Carte de l'Isle et Royaume de Sicile Par Guillaume del 'Isle . . ., antique map, old maps

COVENS, J./ MORTIER, C. - Carte de l'Isle et Royaume de Sicile Par Guillaume del 'Isle . . .
Amsterdam c. 1744, Original o/l colour.. 472x572mm. Printed on heavy paper. Good impression. In fine body colour, cartouches uncoloured as issued. Very good condition.
Detailed and rare issue of this map of Sicily prepared by de L'Isle. Beautiful rendering of Mt. Etna. An inset map of the islands of Malta and Gozzo, " Carte particuliere des Isles de Malte et des iles voisines."
The Amsterdam publishing firm of Covens and Mortier (1721 – c. 1862) was th... (Go to Item Page)

$ 1,300
Approx. Euro 1,040

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DE WIT, F. / COVENS, J. / MORTIER, C., Dania Regnum In quo sunt Ducatus Holsatia et Slesvicum Iutia, et Insule, dictae Danicae. . ., antique map, old maps

DE WIT, F. / COVENS, J. / MORTIER, C. - Dania Regnum In quo sunt Ducatus Holsatia et Slesvicum Iutia, et Insule, dictae Danicae. . .
Amsterdam c. 1744, Original o/l colour.. 500x579mm. Printed on heavy paper. Good impression. In fine body colour, cartouches uncoloured as issued. Very good condition.
An attractive map centered on Denmark and including southern tip of Sweden. Very ornamented title cartouche in the upper right-hand corner.
Originally published by Frederick de Wit, this is the rare variant with the address of "Ex Officina J.Covens et C.Mortier" added.
The Amsterdam publis... (Go to Item Page)

$ 300
Approx. Euro 240

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COVENS, J. / MORTIER, C., No title (Carte générale de l'empire de Russie)., antique map, old maps

COVENS, J. / MORTIER, C. - No title (Carte générale de l'empire de Russie).
Amsterdam, ca.1748, In original colours.. 495x490mm. Near to mint condition.
The right hand sheet of a map of the Empire of Peter the Great.
This important map is based on maps from the Bering expedition and on De L’Isle’s Akademiia nauk Atlas of 1745.
The Amsterdam publishing firm of Covens and Mortier (1721 – c. 1862) was the successor to the extensive publishing... (Go to Item Page)

$ 1,200
Approx. Euro 960

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COVENS, J. & MORTIER, C., L'Amerique septentrionale, Dressée sur les memoires les plus recens. . . MDCCLVII, antique map, old maps

COVENS, J. & MORTIER, C. - L'Amerique septentrionale, Dressée sur les memoires les plus recens. . . MDCCLVII
Amsterdam, 1757, In original colours.. 465x580mm. Mint condition. Decorative contemp. body colour, with uncoloured cartouche as issued.
A rare map of North America, showing good detail, especially in the region between the Appalachians and the Mississippi and the course o the Mississippi to its source, which extends well to the west of its true course.
In upper left corner inset map showing the Hudson and Baffin Bay, with Gree... (Go to Item Page)

$ 2,600
Approx. Euro 2,080

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COVENS, J. / MORTIER, C., L'amerique meridionale dressee sur les memoires le plus recens. . ., antique map, old maps

COVENS, J. / MORTIER, C. - L'amerique meridionale dressee sur les memoires le plus recens. . .
Amsterdam, 1757, In original o/l colours.. 535x580mm. Printed on thick paper. Upper margin cut and shaving the scale border. Good condition.
Rare and decorative map of South America with good detail and interesting notations concerning the explorations of the interior.
With in lower right corner a title cartouche flanked by natives with a background of erupting volcanoes.
The Amsterdam publishing firm of Covens and Mortier (17... (Go to Item Page)

$ 1,000
Approx. Euro 800

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