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Lo Stati Presente di Tutti i Paesi e Popoli del Mondo..

This most uncommon work provides an interesting focus on the dissemination of the outline of Japan provided by Kaempfer. Beside the description of Japan, the book include...

$1100 / ≈ €1029
Maker / Publisher: ALBRIZZI, G.
Place & Date: Venice, 1734

 


Planiglobii Terrestris - Mappe-Monde...

Word map in double hemisphere. In center two smaller hemispheres of the north and south pole are shown. Two interesting diagrams depict the earth as it would be seen from...

$1750 / ≈ €1638
Maker / Publisher: HOMANN HEIRS.
Place & Date: Nuremberg, 1746

 


DELFT. Delphium urbs Hollandiae cultissima. . .

A bird's-eye view of the town of Delft. From the first Dutch translation of Guicciardini's description of the Netherlands. In this town-plan, three buildings, still domin...

$200 / ≈ €187
Maker / Publisher: GUICCIARDINI, L.
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1612

 


Tractus Littorales Guineae a Promontorio Verde usque ad sinum Catenbelae.

Chart of the West coast of Africa from Mauritania up to Angola. In top centre a very decorative title cartouche.

$1000 / ≈ €936
Maker / Publisher: DE WIT, F.
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1675

 


Nova Africa descriptio.

A beautifully engraved and most attractive "carte à figures"- map of the African continent. Bordered, above, by panels showing panorama's of Cairo, Alexandria,...

$2500 / ≈ €2339
Maker / Publisher: DE WIT, F.
Place & Date: Amsterdam, after 1660

 


Carte des Isles du Japon Esquelles est remarque la Route..

This uncommon map of Japan, which is on a fairly large scale, contains comments about the nature of the country. For instance, Ocsaqui (Okazaki, near Nagoya) is said to h...

$5000 / ≈ €4679
Maker / Publisher: TAVENIER, J.B.
Place & Date: Paris 1679

 


Vue de Gattweick et de l'embouchure du Rhin, dans la Mer du Nord.

Very decorative view of Katwijk. Signed lower right, Louis Bleuler au chateau de Laufen . Original design by Louis Bleuer. This gouache was the model for his aquatint in ...

$1500 / ≈ €1404
Maker / Publisher: BLEULER, L.
Place & Date: 1820

 


Peregrinationis Divi Pauli Typus corographicus. . .

A splendid map depicting the travels of Paulus. With two fine scenes in top. Showing the countries along the Mediterranean, including Cyprus and Italy. A first edition wi...

$1800 / ≈ €1684
Maker / Publisher: ORTELIUS, A.
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1595

 


Terra Sancta.

This is the most modern of Ortelius' maps of the Holy Land. It focuses specifically on the Holy Land and is oriented with east of the top. Ortelius used as a model the wa...

$2400 / ≈ €2246
Maker / Publisher: ORTELIUS, A.
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1603

 


Tabula Ducatus Brabantiae.

Detailed map orientated west to the top.

$450 / ≈ €421
Maker / Publisher: DE WIT, F.
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1680