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Naves Chinensibus usitatae velis arundineis & anchoris ligneis.

A Chinese vessel. Print taken 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. Fro...

$200 / ≈ €173
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1599

 


A Parade of Noblemen in China.

This famous and desirable scene 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. Fr...

$100 / ≈ €87
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1599

 


Delineatio Duorum Oppidorum, Ortat.

Early map of the Banda Islands.Theodore de Bry, a German engraver and book dealer, began a compilation of early voyages in 1590 and had published six parts at the time of...

$150 / ≈ €130
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1609

 


Delineatio Civitatis et Castelli Amboinae.

Early view of Ambon, with 6 Dutch vessels offshore.Theodore de Bry, a German engraver and book dealer, began a compilation of early voyages in 1590 and had published six ...

$150 / ≈ €130
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1609

 


Western Australia. Swan River.

Decorative steel engraved map of part of Western Australia and Swan River, surrounded by illustrations of Perth, Aborigines and sheep shearing. With the seal of Western A...

$200 / ≈ €173
Maker / Publisher: TALLIS, J.
Place & Date: London, ca. 1851

 


Islands in the Atlantic.

Decorative steel engraved map of Islands showing the Azores, Madeira, Bermuda, the Canaries and the Cape Verdes. Interlocking border design. Taken from "The illustra...

$150 / ≈ €130
Maker / Publisher: TALLIS, J.
Place & Date: London, ca. 1851

 


L'Isle Formose et parties des Costes de la Chine. . .

This well-known map of Taiwan was prepared by Jacques Nicolas Bellin and was based on Jesuit information. The text along the island's east coast claims: Of this coast, ...

$700 / ≈ €607
Maker / Publisher: BELLIN, J.N.
Place & Date: Paris, 1763

 


Leaf on vellum from a manuscript Brevier.

RECTO: One 4-line illuminated initial depicting Maria and child and two 1-line initials in burnished gold on colored grounds. Panel border of acanthus leaves, flowers and...

$1500 / ≈ €1301
Maker / Publisher: BREVIER
Place & Date: Tours, c.1485

 


Leaf on vellum from a manuscript Book of Hours.

RECTO: Panel border of acanthus leaves and flowers on a partly liquid gold and dark red ground, height 1-line initial in liquid gold on colored grounds and three line fil...

$300 / ≈ €260
Maker / Publisher: BOOK OF HOURS.
Place & Date: France, ca. 1420-1480

 


Carta nuova dell'Arabia.

Detailed map of Arabia and environs. Based on a map published by Isaak Tirion in Amsterdam, but here issued by Albrizzi with a modified title.More about Mapping of Arabia...

$550 / ≈ €477
Maker / Publisher: ALBRIZZI, G.
Place & Date: Venice, 1740

 


DU GLOBE TERRESTRE - Figure XC. 253

Finely engraved plate of various types of sailing ships.From the French text edition of Description d'Univers.. (5 volumes), 1683. By Allain Manneson Mallet (1630-1706), ...

$200 / ≈ €173
Maker / Publisher: MALLET,A.M.
Place & Date: Paris, 1683

 


(Ships on full sea)

A fine engraving of different sailing vessels at full sea.From the French text edition of Description d'Univers.. (5 volumes), 1683. By Allain Manneson Mallet (1630-1706)...

$200 / ≈ €173
Maker / Publisher: MALLET, A.M.
Place & Date: Paris, 1683

 


Nova Persiae Armeniae Natoliae et Arabiae.

This fine map shows the area East from Cyprus to Iran, including The Saudi Peninsula, Red Sea, Nile River, Cyprus, Asia Minor, the Gulf of Aden, the Indian Ocean, Armenia...

$900 / ≈ €781
Maker / Publisher: DE WIT, F.
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1680

 


Turcicum Imperium.

A very handsome map with a particularly fine cartouche showing the Turkish Sultan on his throne and allegorical figures at either side brandishing weapons. At right is a ...

$1100 / ≈ €954
Maker / Publisher: BLAEU, W.
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1658

 


Nieuwe kaart van Arabia.

An attractive map of the Arabian Peninsula here is called Gelukkig Arabia or Happy Arabia . The map has a great advance on other maps of the time by showing the true exte...

$1200 / ≈ €1041
Maker / Publisher: TIRION, I.
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1740

 


Rhodopsin Vistana Czechoslovakia 1895 . . .

Chromo lithographed poster of Les Maîtres de l'Affiche being plate n°56. The "Les Maîtres de l'Affiche" contained 256 small for lithographic prints of the be...

$150 / ≈ €130
Maker / Publisher: LES MAITRES DE L'AFFICHE
Place & Date: Paris, Imprimerie Chaix, 1897

 


Asiae Nova Descriptio.

Final State of Pieter Van Den Keere's Rare Map of Asia--The first map of Asia to include decorative panels.The map has an interesting south positioning of the Caspian Sea...

$3000 / ≈ €2602
Maker / Publisher: VISSCHER, N.J.
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1636

 


Planisfero (Tav III)

A large-format world map with a key to the steamship routes, telegraph lines and land routes in Europe. Finely engraved and beautifully colored and was prepared by Girola...

$350 / ≈ €304
Maker / Publisher: PETRI Girolamo
Place & Date: Rome, 1858

 


Paskaerte Zynde t'Oosterdeel Van Oost Indien, met alle de Eylanden daer ontrendt geleegen van C. Comorin tota aen Iapan.

An eye-catching chart of Pieter Goos' sea chart of Australia, Southeast Asia, China, Japan, Korea and India. The chart shows the regions from Cape Comorin (Southern India...

$10000 / ≈ €8675
Maker / Publisher: GOOS, P.
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1669

 


N°3. Horologium Horizontale Horas a meridie et media nocte Numeratas continens ad latitudinem XLIX GR XXIII Minut ec.

This beautiful engraving is a horological diagram with a 32-point wind rose at the bottom, signed underneath "M:Franciscus Ritter N fac A° 1640."It is remarkab...

$750 / ≈ €651
Maker / Publisher: RITTER, F.
Place & Date: Nuremberg 1640

 


Manuscript leaf, on vellum from a book of hours.

The flesh side of the vellum has 4 large 1-line initial illuminated initials in blue and red with white heightening, on a very heavily burnished gold ground. 1 side illum...

$350 / ≈ €304
Maker / Publisher: BOOK OF HOURS
Place & Date: Paris, 1450

 


Manuscript leaf, on vellum from a book of hours.

This vellum leaf has on each side a large 2-line initial illuminated in blue and red with white heightening, on a very heavily burnished gold ground. Illuminated borders...

$300 / ≈ €260
Maker / Publisher: BOOK OF HOURS
Place & Date: Paris, 1450

 


[Title page] Le Theatre du Monde ou Nouvel Atlas.

Architectural frontage with the title and imprint printed on paste-on slips.Parts of the item are heightened in gold. Read more about maps heightened in gold

$400 / ≈ €347
Maker / Publisher: BLAEU, J. / C.
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1640

 


Die Republic Holland oder die Verenigte Niederlande..

Charming map of the Netherlands, with inset maps of Novi Belgium area in America and Indonesia. With a fine cartouche.

$250 / ≈ €217
Maker / Publisher: SCHREIBER, J.G.
Place & Date: Leipzig 1749

 


Governo di Venezia / Provincie di Padova e di Rovigo.

Very finely engraved and detailed map of the government of Venice. Lower left corner, two inset plans of Padova and Rovigo. Upper right corner, a key. Engraved by Vettori...

$250 / ≈ €217
Maker / Publisher: STANGHI, V.
Place & Date: Rome, 1860

 


Il vero ritratto di Nettvno al presente oaupato da gl'imperiali.

Rare and early town-plan of Nettuno, in the province of Rome, which is nowadays a touristic harbor.Issued by Joannes Orlandi who acquired many Lafreri plates, which he re...

$1200 / ≈ €1041
Maker / Publisher: ORLANDINI, J.
Place & Date: Rome, 1557 / 1602

 


Quarta Etas Mndi. Carvilium / Aquileya. [Carovilli and Aquileia]

A lovely presentation of Carovilli, in the province of Cremona. Recto, a view of the town of Aquileya in Italy, centered on the castle and the high walls. Aquileia is an ...

$300 / ≈ €260
Maker / Publisher: SCHEDEL, H.
Place & Date: Nuremberg, 12 July 1493

 


[Title page] Album delle principali vedute di Venezia disegnate da Marco Moro. . .

The title page has a virgin and the lion of Saint Mark sitting on an island with the background of the town of Venice. Learn more about map printing and views of Venice ...

$50 / ≈ €43
Maker / Publisher: MORO, M.
Place & Date: Venice, G. Brizeghel, ca 1860

 


Vorstellung der Evangelisch-Ostindischen Kirche Augsburger Protestanten.

It is a very decorative and rare print to commemorate the 200-year Confession of the Augsburg Protestant Confession. Engraved by J. Kleinschmidt after a design of E. Ridi...

$2000 / ≈ €1735
Maker / Publisher: RIDINGER, J.
Place & Date: Augsburg, 1732

 


A manuscript leaf from a Book of Hours. (Calendar month of August)

RECTO : Calendar month of August with a 2-line initial in liquid gold on colored ground. colorful panel border in the left margin of acanthus leaves and flowers, with bla...

$450 / ≈ €390
Maker / Publisher: BOOK OF HOURS
Place & Date: Paris, ca. 1450

 


America settentrionale. . .

Rare map of North America drawn directly from the work of Nicholas De Fer and N. Sanson's famous map of 1650. The map is engraved by Antonius Donzel Gallus.With open Grea...

$1800 / ≈ €1561
Maker / Publisher: PETRINI, P.
Place & Date: Napels, 1766

 


Carte du Golfe de Bengale, Mer de Indes, et Riviere du Gange, Avec les Pais et Iles d'alentour, Savoir les Cotes de Malabar, Cormandel, Ile de Ceylon, Les Maldives . . .

Detailed map of the Southern part of India with Ceylon. Good detail along the coasts of Malabar, Coromandel, the Maldives islands and the Kingdoms of Visipour, Golconda, ...

$275 / ≈ €239
Maker / Publisher: VANDER AA, P.
Place & Date: Leiden, 1719

 


Planisphere celeste Septentrional. . . [together with] Planisphere celeste meridional. . .

Beautiful set of celestial charts of the northern and southern skies by the well-known French astronomer, Philippe de La Hire. Surrounded by panels of astronomical notes ...

$3000 / ≈ €2602
Maker / Publisher: DE LA HIRE, P. / DESNOS, S.
Place & Date: Paris, ca.1775

 


Bibliomappe. Chronologie Historique et Géographique par MM. Année et Vivien bound with : Bibliomappe, ou Livre-Cartes: Leçons Méthodiques de Chronologie et de Géographie, . . .

With 67 maps (1 folding) by A.M. Perrot. Published in Paris. Most maps have original color. The atlas is complete very rare, as it was issued in 15 separate installments ...

$1750 / ≈ €1518
Maker / Publisher: ANNEE et VIVIEN / [BAILLEUL, Jacques-Charles].
Place & Date: Paris, Renard, 1827 / 1824-1826

 


A New Map of Asia from the latest Observations Most Humbly Inscrib'd to the Right Honbl. George Earl of Warrington &c.

Fine map of Asia, with decorative title cartouche flanked by two figures in Asian dress, along with flora and fauna of the continent., based on the work of Guillaume De L...

$1500 / ≈ €1301
Maker / Publisher: SENEX, J.
Place & Date: London, 1721

 


Asia Concinnata Secundum Observationes Academiae Regalis . . .

A version of De L'Isle's map. T.C. Lotter married M. Seutter's daughter in 1740 and succeeded him in 1756. Lotter used the copperplate of Seutter, he only changed the nam...

$750 / ≈ €651
Maker / Publisher: LOTTER, T.C.
Place & Date: Augsburg, ca. 1770

 


Plan de la ville de Louvo . . .

Early plan of Louvo city. Across the top is an extensive list of 22 important sites and locations keyed to the plan with tiny letters and numbers.Jacques Nicolas Bellin (...

$350 / ≈ €304
Maker / Publisher: BELLIN, J.N.
Place & Date: Paris, 1750

 


L'Inde de la le Gange, suivant les nouvelles observations...

Uncommon edition of this map of Malaysia, Thailand, Indo China and the Northern parts of the islands of Sumatra and Borneo. Singapore marked as Sincapour. With decorative...

$600 / ≈ €520
Maker / Publisher: AA, P. van der
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1728

 


Carte de L'Isle de Sumatra Dressee sur les Journaux des Navigateurs . . .

Detailed map of Sumatra and Malacca, centered on Singapore and including the southern portion of the Malaysian peninsula. With "Detroit de Sincapour" and severa...

$350 / ≈ €304
Maker / Publisher: BELLIN, J.N.
Place & Date: Paris, ca. 1750

 


Thusciae Descriptio Auctore Hieronimo Bellarmato.

Decorative and detailed map of Tuscany, from the 1574 or 1575 Latin text edition of Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas of the world. The map is bas...

$900 / ≈ €781
Maker / Publisher: ORTELIUS, A.
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1574-1575