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DE BRY, Th., Mirae Chinensium ceremoniae, quibus in sacris & diuino cultu vtuntur., antique map, old maps

DE BRY, Th. - Mirae Chinensium ceremoniae, quibus in sacris & diuino cultu vtuntur.
Frankfurt, 1599, Uncoloured.. 140x177mm. Text sheet with copper plate engraving (140x177mm.) In very good condition, dark impression.
A religious scene in China Linschoten's famous voyages to the East of 1583-92 here published by De Bry the year after they first appeared as a separate book. From Part II, PARS INDIAE ORIENTALIS, IN QU JOHAN. HUGONIS LINTSCOTANI NAVIGATIO IN ORIENTEM.
After his stay in the Indian city of Goa, V... (Click on title or image to go to item page)

$ 150
Approx. Euro 128

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DE BRY, Th., Punishment of China., antique map, old maps

DE BRY, Th. - Punishment of China.
Frankfurt, 1599, Uncoloured.. 140x177mm. Text sheet with copper plate engraving (140x177mm.) In very good condition, dark impression.
The Chinese way of a punishment from Linschoten's famous voyages to the East of 1583-92 here published by De Bry the year after they first appeared as a separate book. From Part II, PARS INDIAE ORIENTALIS, IN QU JOHAN. HUGONIS LINTSCOTANI NAVIGATIO IN ORIENTEM.
After his stay in the Indian city... (Click on title or image to go to item page)

$ 150
Approx. Euro 128

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DE BRY, Th., Punishment of a criminal in China., antique map, old maps

DE BRY, Th. - Punishment of a criminal in China.
Frankfurt, 1599, Uncoloured.. 140x177mm. Text sheet with copper plate engraving (140x177mm.) In very good condition, dark impression.
Punishment of a criminal in China from Linschoten's famous voyages to the East of 1583-92 here published by De Bry the year after they first appeared as a separate book. From Part II, PARS INDIAE ORIENTALIS, IN QU JOHAN. HUGONIS LINTSCOTANI NAVIGATIO IN ORIENTEM.
After his stay in the Indian ci... (Click on title or image to go to item page)

$ 150
Approx. Euro 128

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DE BRY, Th., Feast of China., antique map, old maps

DE BRY, Th. - Feast of China.
Frankfurt, 1599, Uncoloured.. 140x177mm. Text sheet with copper plate engraving (140x177mm.) In very good condition, dark impression.
A scene of a Chinese dinner feast from Linschoten's famous voyages to the East of 1583-92 here published by De Bry the year after they first appeared as a separate book. From Part II, PARS INDIAE ORIENTALIS, IN QU JOHAN. HUGONIS LINTSCOTANI NAVIGATIO IN ORIENTEM.
After his stay in the Indian ci... (Click on title or image to go to item page)

$ 150
Approx. Euro 128

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DE BRY, Th., Funeral in China., antique map, old maps

DE BRY, Th. - Funeral in China.
Frankfurt, 1599, Uncoloured.. 140x177mm. Text sheet with copper plate engraving (140x177mm.) In very good condition, dark impression.
A scene of a funeral in China from Linschoten's famous voyages to the East of 1583-92 here published by De Bry the year after they first appeared as a separate book. From Part II, PARS INDIAE ORIENTALIS, IN QU JOHAN. HUGONIS LINTSCOTANI NAVIGATIO IN ORIENTEM.
After his stay in the Indian city o... (Click on title or image to go to item page)

$ 100
Approx. Euro 85

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ANONYMOUS, Kantong [The Dutch Folly Fort off Canton], antique map, old maps

ANONYMOUS - Kantong [The Dutch Folly Fort off Canton]
Canton?, c.1750, In original o/l colours.. 59x90mm. Water colour with pen and ink. Some discolouration in corners.
Charming 18th water colour on paper depicting The Dutch "Folly Fort" off Canton. Probably made by a western artist visiting China.
Forts were built in several places, to defend the city and river from pirate attacks, for example.... (Click on title or image to go to item page)

$ 1,000
Approx. Euro 850

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ANONYMOUS, Kancheu., antique map, old maps

ANONYMOUS - Kancheu.
c.1750, In original o/l colours.. 65x122mm. Water colour with pen and ink. Some discolouration in corners.
Charming 18th water colour on paper depicting Kancheu. Probably made by a western artist visiting China.... (Click on title or image to go to item page)

$ 1,200
Approx. Euro 1,020

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PROBST,G.B., Vue d'une Rue Nanking., antique map, old maps

PROBST,G.B. - Vue d'une Rue Nanking.
Augsburg 1760, Original colours.. 310x410mm. In very attractive original colours. Good margins.
A well-known publisher of optical prints, established in Augsburg. After a design by P.van Blankaert.
In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries there were many popular speciality establishments in Paris, Augsburg and London which produced optical viewing devices and special engravings to be vi... (Click on title or image to go to item page)

$ 400
Approx. Euro 340

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ANONYMOUS, A fan combines views of Hong Kong (right), Canton (left), China, ca 1850-1860., antique map, old maps

ANONYMOUS - A fan combines views of Hong Kong (right), Canton (left), China, ca 1850-1860.
China, ca. 1850-1860, In original colours.. 120x280mm. Folding fan. Fan painted with a view of the foreign factory site at Canton important figures and a view of Hong Kong. The fan has pierced bone sticks and guards with a hand painted leaf. On verso 39 characters. Held in a lacquer box. Mint condition.

The fan shows nice images of Hong Kong and Canton on onside and on verso a garden with 39 characters welcoming a r... (Click on title or image to go to item page)

$ 4,500
Approx. Euro 3,825

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DIETH, H., Runde Strasse in Peking., antique map, old maps

DIETH, H. - Runde Strasse in Peking.
Germany, 1882, In original colours.. 340x230mm. Water colour on paper, signed and dated.
Finely executed water colour made by Henri Dieth of a charming street scene in Peking. The water colour is made after Eduard Hildebrandt (1818-1869). Hildebrandt, was born in Gdansk, and made numerous journeys visiting the Americas, most of the Mediterranean countries, Asia Minor, India, China, Japa... (Click on title or image to go to item page)

$ 3,500
Approx. Euro 2,975

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Gabriel FOURMAINTRAUX / DESVRES, Designs for porcelain plate with Chinese design., antique map, old maps

Gabriel FOURMAINTRAUX / DESVRES - Designs for porcelain plate with Chinese design.
Desvres, 1905 - 1925, In original colours.. 320x480mm. Very good condition.
In right hand side "Planche d'aquarelle N° 06502". And the numbers 11.153, 11.154, 11.155. Original design created by the Sevres artist Gabriel Fourmaintraux ( 1886 - ) at about 1910 to serve as guides for the painters of the porcelain and as sales tools for prospective clients showing them the ra... (Click on title or image to go to item page)

$ 450
Approx. Euro 383

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Gabriel FOURMAINTRAUX / DESVRES, Designs for Porcelain ware with Chinese design., antique map, old maps

Gabriel FOURMAINTRAUX / DESVRES - Designs for Porcelain ware with Chinese design.
Desvres, 1905 - 1925, In original colours.. 313x480mm. Very good condition. Pen and ink with water colour on paper.
In left hand side "Planche d'aquarelle N° 05501". Original design created by the Sevres artist Gabriel Fourmaintraux ( 1886 - ) at about 1910 to serve as guides for the painters of the porcelain and as sales tools for prospective clients showing them the range of sizes, decorative motifs, and fini... (Click on title or image to go to item page)

$ 450
Approx. Euro 383

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Gabriel FOURMAINTRAUX / DESVRES, Designs for two porcelain bowls with Chinese design., antique map, old maps

Gabriel FOURMAINTRAUX / DESVRES - Designs for two porcelain bowls with Chinese design.
Desvres, 1905 - 1925, In original colours.. 323x169mm. Pen and ink and water colour. Very good condition.
With numbers 4.601, 4.818. In top "Planche N° d'ordre : 03004.
Original design created by the Sevres artist Gabriel Fourmaintraux ( 1886 - ) at about 1910 to serve as guides for the painters of the porcelain and as sales tools for prospective clients showing them the range of sizes, decorativ... (Click on title or image to go to item page)

$ 300
Approx. Euro 255

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FOURMAINTRAUX, G. / DESVRES, Designs for porcelain vase with Chinese motif., antique map, old maps

FOURMAINTRAUX, G. / DESVRES - Designs for porcelain vase with Chinese motif.
Desvres, 1905 - 1925, In original colours.. 480x320mm. Pen and ink with water colour. Very good condition.
With attractive pattern of a classic Chinese motif. In top "Planche d'aquarelle N° 04510" and the numbers 2,198. Original design created by the Sevres artist Gabriel Fourmaintraux ( 1886 - ) at about 1910 to serve as guides for the painters of the porcelain and as sales tools for prospective clien... (Click on title or image to go to item page)

$ 600
Approx. Euro 510

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FOURMAINTRAUX, G. / DESVRES, Designs for porcelain vases with Chinese motif., antique map, old maps

FOURMAINTRAUX, G. / DESVRES - Designs for porcelain vases with Chinese motif.
Desvres, 1905 - 1925, In original colours.. 480x320mm. Water colour on paper. Very good condition.
Hand coloured design of 13 vases with attractive patterns of a classic Chinese motif. In right "Planche d'aquarelle N° 04004" and the numbers 7.404, 2.074, 8.930 - 8.936, 770, 1.690, 1.546, 1.852, 1.733. This hand water colored print is a original design created by the Sevres artist Gabriel Fourmain... (Click on title or image to go to item page)

$ 600
Approx. Euro 510

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