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Primae Partis Asiae.

The Very Rare First State. Turkey/ Holy Land/ Iran/ Iraq/ Arabia/ Afghanistan. A superb example of the rare 1578 edition of this fine map of the Middle East, spanning fro...

Highest Bid:: $2900 / ≈ €2726

BidAsk spread:
$3500 - $4500

Publisher: DE JODE, C.
Date: Antwerp, 1578

2 bids

Ailhae Cidade de Goa Metropolitana da Indiae Partes Orientais que esta en 15 Graos da Banda da Norte.

A large, highly decorative antique and rare bird's eye view and plan of the isle and city of Goa, by Jan Huygen van Linschoten, on map: 1595. Engraver: Baptista van Doete...

Starting Bid: $2640

BidAsk spread:
$3300 - $4000

Publisher: HUYGEN VAN LINSCHOTEN, Jan
Date: Amsterdam, 1596

Constantinopolitanae urbis effigies ad vivum expressa.

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 Latin, Dutch, and French poem. ...

Starting Bid: $2200

BidAsk spread:
$2750 - $3500

Publisher: VAN DEN HOEYE, R.
Date: Amsterdam, 1650

Acamantis insula hogidi Cipro . . .

Decorative map of Cyprus. The remarkable Vincenzo Coronelli (1650-1718), was a Franciscan Friar and appointed General of the Order in 1701. He was cosmographer to the Rep...

Highest Bid:: $2200 / ≈ €2068

BidAsk spread:
$2750 - $3500

Publisher: CORONELLI, V.
Date: Venice, 1700

1 bid

Constantinopolis Constantinopel.

Very rare and decorative panoramic view of Istanbul prepared by Friedrich Berhard Werner and published by Martin Engelbrecht. The engraving is done by Johann Georg Ringli...

Highest Bid:: $2000 / ≈ €1880

BidAsk spread:
$2500 - $3500

Publisher: WERNER, F.B. / PINZ, J.G.
Date: Augsburg, M.Engelbrecht, ca.1730-1740

1 bid

Asia noviter delineata

This is a fine example of Willem Blaeu's iconic map of Asia flanked by pairs of carto-figures representing the various peoples of the continent and topped with nine views...

Starting Bid: $1800

BidAsk spread:
$2400 - $3200

Publisher: Blaeu, W.
Date: Amsterdam, 1635

Byzantium nunc Constantinopolis.

One of the finest and most sought-after views of Istanbul. Viewed from the village of Scutari, the City is shown with all its fortifications, the original Genoese distric...

Starting Bid: $1700

BidAsk spread:
$1900 - $2200

Publisher: BRAUN,G. / HOGENBERG, F.
Date: Cologne, ca 1574

Tabula Sexta Asia (Arabian Peninsula)

This is a very desirable early Ptolemaic woodblock map of the Arabian Peninsula, here called Arabia Felix. The map is presented on a trapezoidal projection with paralle...

Starting Bid: $1600

BidAsk spread:
$1800 - $2200

Publisher: WALDSEEMULLER, M. / FRIES, L.
Date: Strassburg, 1525

Ansicht der stadt Nangasaky. [Nagasaki - title also in Russian characters]

A lively scene in Nagasaki harbor. In the foreground, Japanese junks and the town of Nagasaki in the background, with the warehouses on Deshima, the trading post of the D...

Highest Bid:: $1600 / ≈ €1504

BidAsk spread:
$2000 - $3000

Publisher: KRUSENSTERN, A.J.
Date: St.Petersburg, 1810-1814

1 bid

China.

An early map of China (first edition 1606). One of the most sought-after maps of China, also showing Korea and Japan. Korea is shown as an island, and Japan is strangely ...

Starting Bid: $1600

BidAsk spread:
$2000 - $2700

Publisher: MERCATOR, Gerard / HONDIUS, Jodocus.
Date: Amsterdam, 1617-1634