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Quita Etas Mundi. Folium.LXVII
The Latin text page is illustrated with a plan of Solomon´s Temple. Page from the richest illustrated Incunable, the famous: Nuremberg Chronicle, published the year that...
- Highest Bid:
- $100 / ≈ €94
Date: Nuremberg, 12 July 1493
5 bids
Constantinopolis expugnatio a turchis
Nice example of Hartmann Schedel's incunable view of Constantinople (Istanbul). One of the oldest illustrations of the city. It shows the city with a windmill, and nume...
Starting Bid: $240
Publisher: SCHEDEL, H.Date: Nuremberg, 1493
Quita Etas Mundi. Folium. CCXXVIII
On recto, several woodcuts of people and of an Ottoman Turk in the upper left corner. Two portraits of kings on verso.Page from the richest illustrated Incunable, the fam...
Starting Bid: $72
Publisher: SCHEDEL, H.Date: Nuremberg, 12 July 1493
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Constatinopolis. [Istanbul]
Panoramic town-view of Constantinople (Istanbul). Woodcut published in the so-called pirate edition of the "small Schedel" in Augsburg, 1497, Latin edition. Ori...
- Highest Bid:
- $360 / ≈ €338
Date: Augsburg, Johann Schönsperger, 1497
1 bid
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
Publisher: WALDSEEMULLER, M. / FRIES, L.Date: Strassburg, 1525
Tabula X. Asiae hae sunt e cognitis totius orbis.
The earliest printed representation of India west of the Ganges River in Ptolemy's time. Considerable detail of river systems and mountain ranges.The first issue of this...
Starting Bid: $440
Publisher: PTOLEMY,C.Date: Lyons, M. Servetus, 1525
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[Map of Turkey]
Page with an early representation of Turkey with Cyprus and Syria. This text page with a fine wood block printed map is from the rare work "C. Iulii Solini Polyhisto...
Starting Bid: $160
Publisher: MELA, P. / SOLINUS, G.J.Date: Basle, Michael Isengrin, 1544
Tabula Asiae XI.
Attractive early woodblock map of the Indian Ocean, extending from Southeast Asia to the Ganges River and north to the Himalayas.In upper left inset panel of tiger, cocke...
- Highest Bid:
- $400 / ≈ €376
Date: Basle, H. Petri, c. 1552
1 bid
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[Lot of 2 plates] Ierusalem civitas../ [map of Palestine + Cyprus].
Early woodcut view of the city of Jerusalem surrounded by its ancient walls, featuring the temples and mosques. From the 1552 Latin text edition of Munster's Cosmographia...
- Highest Bid:
- $100 / ≈ €94
Date: Basel, 1552
1 bid
Sumatra.
Gastaldi prepared this map and it was the first separate map of any Southeast Asian island based on actual observation. The general contour of Sumatra is remarkably good ...
- Highest Bid:
- $870 / ≈ €818
Date: Venice, 1556
4 bids
Tabula Asiae I.
Interesting Ptolomaic map of part of Asia Minor, Turkey and Cyprus, extending from Constantinopel to Armenia. It includes most of Cyprus. The map first appeared in the 15...
Starting Bid: $100
Publisher: RUSCELLI, G.Date: Venice, 1574
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
Publisher: BRAUN,G. / HOGENBERG, F.Date: Cologne, ca 1574
Cyprus Insula / Candia, Olim Creta.
Two maps on one sheet. Copper engraving illustrating Cyprus and Crete, with Latin text on verso. From 1584 onwards editions of the Ortelius atlas no longer included this ...
Starting Bid: $600
Publisher: ORTELIUS, A.Date: Antwerp, 1575
Damascus, Urbs Nobilissima ad Libanum Montem, Totius Syriae Metropolis.
One of the finest and the earliest printed views of Damascus, Syria. Damascus was settled around 5000 BC and considered as the cradle of civilization.The view comes from ...
Starting Bid: $480
Publisher: BRAUN, G. & HOGENBERG, F.Date: Cologne, 1575
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
Date: Antwerp, 1578
2 bids
Calechut Celeberri mum Indiae Emporium/ Ormus/ Canonor, St.Georgii.
Four panoramic town-views on one sheet: The upper approximately two-thirds of this double page sheet contains a fine panoramic view of Calicut which is on the west coast ...
- Highest Bid:
- $550 / ≈ €517
Date: Cologne, 1580
2 bids
Arabia Felice Nuova Tavola
Early map of Saudi Arabia, the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, from Ruscelli's Geografia. Shows many towns, islands, hills, and rivers. Italian text on verso.
Starting Bid: $72
Publisher: RUSCELLI, G.Date: Venice, ca. 1580
Arabia Felice Nuova Tavola
Early map of Saudi Arabia, the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, from Ruscelli's Geografia. Shows many towns, islands, hills, and rivers. Italian text on verso.
Starting Bid: $72
Publisher: RUSCELLI, G.Date: Venice, ca. 1580
Hierosolymia, Clarissima totius Orientis civitas. . .
Two bird's eye perspectives on one sheet. The left plan shows ancient Jerusalem at the time of Christ.A contemporary view of Jerusalem appears to the right with an attrac...
Starting Bid: $600
Publisher: BRAUN,G. / HOGENBERG, F.Date: Cologne, 1582
Terrae Israel omnis ante Canaan dictae.
A decorative, early map of Israel by Benedictus Arias Montanus, 1593. Full title is a cartouche with roll word at bottom left: 'Terrae Israel omnis ante Canaan dictae in ...
Starting Bid: $480
Publisher: ARIAS MONTANUS, Benedictus.Date: Leiden, 1593
Cyprus - Insular Aliquot Aegaei maris antiqua descrip.
Ten maps on one sheet. With large map of Cyprus. Provenance: This map is from the personal collection of dr. Marcel van den Broecke, author of Ortelius Atlas Maps An...
Starting Bid: $500
Publisher: ORTELIUS, A.Date: Antwerp, 1595
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
Publisher: HUYGEN VAN LINSCHOTEN, JanDate: Amsterdam, 1596
Tartariae Imperium..
Map of Tartary, Japan and California, printed by Petrus Keschedt in Cologne. The map is a reduced version of the Abraham Ortelius map of 1570, with only a small amount of...
Starting Bid: $80
Publisher: MAGINI, G.A.Date: Cologne, 1597
Plants, including the canior, diringuo, pucho and chiabe.
In the Indies there are many delightful plants, which include the ‘costus indicus’ (named by the Malays 'pucho') that has a wonderful aroma. Then there is the ‘cala...
Starting Bid: $40
Publisher: DE BRY, Th.Date: Frankfurt, 1598
Illustrations of Lancuas, Fagaras, Lacca and Cuci fructa.
Common in Bali, Java and Sunda is a plant known as the great Galanga or Galigam. The natives, however, call it Lancuas. The fagaras, particularly found in Sunda, looks li...
Starting Bid: $40
Publisher: DE BRY, Th.Date: Frankfurt, 1598
A picture of various trees including the palm tree.
The Jacca fruit grows only on the trunk of the tree, not on its branches, rather like the fruit of the palmates. Then there is a fruit that grows in abundance in Bali, wh...
Starting Bid: $40
Publisher: DE BRY, Th.Date: Frankfurt, 1598
Pineapple, Bettel, palma dactylifera, Samaca & Mango.
These are all Indian fruits, of which the pineapple has the best flavour and aroma. The Bettel plant is also shown here climbing up long rods and canes, just as the peppe...
Starting Bid: $60
Publisher: DE BRY, Th.Date: Frankfurt, 1598
The trees that bear Cayus and Jambos and other plants.
Here are shown two trees that produce good fruits but it is the Jambos that is the best and most beautiful according to written accounts. Also shown is how the Perrer pla...
Starting Bid: $40
Publisher: DE BRY, Th.Date: Frankfurt, 1598
The bamboo, the tree of roots and the Durian fruit.
In India there is a kind of cane, known as Bambus, which has a stem as thick as a human leg. This is used for many things as it is light and yet strong. There is also a k...
Starting Bid: $40
Publisher: DE BRY, Th.Date: Frankfurt, 1598
A horrifying encounter with a large fish at Cochin.
While sailing from Cochin some repairs had to be done at sea. While one of the sailors was let down on a rope to repair the rudder a great shark, known by the Portuguese ...
- Highest Bid:
- $45 / ≈ €42
Date: Frankfurt, 1598
2 bids
Birds and fish seen during the voyage to India.
During their voyage to India many strange birds were seen, for example, the 'Garayos' that were the size of a chicken, the 'Rabos de Juncos' that are white and about the ...
Starting Bid: $60
Publisher: DE BRY, Th.Date: Frankfurt, 1598
The extraordinary 'Abore Triste' tree of India.
In India there is an extraordinary tree, known as the 'Abore Triste', which is regarded as one of God's miracles. This tree flowers for a whole year but only at night tim...
Starting Bid: $40
Publisher: DE BRY, Th.Date: Frankfurt, 1598
The bird called 'Eeme' and other creatures of India.
Especially on the island of Java and in India, is found a strange bird, called an 'Eeme'. It is almost as large as an ostrich with strong and sturdy legs but it has no to...
Starting Bid: $48
Publisher: DE BRY, Th.Date: Frankfurt, 1598
Some of the animals that are found in India.
Although most elephants are found in Ethiopia, there are also many in India too. They are called 'Caffres' by the inhabitants and are slaughtered for their tusks, which t...
- Highest Bid:
- $60 / ≈ €56
Date: Frankfurt, 1598
1 bid
Descriptio Tartariae / Tartaria.
A rare miniature map of Tartary and China, showing the Great Wall. Title cartouche on the upper left corner.First published in 1598 in his Caert-Thresoor, the plates were...
Starting Bid: $100
Publisher: LANGENES, B. / BERTIUS, P.Date: Amsterdam, Cornelis Claes, 1606
Descriptio Imperii Turcici / Turcicum Imperium.
A rare miniature map of the Arabian Peninsular. Title cartouche on the lower right corner.First published in 1598 in his Caert-Thresoor, the plates were executed by the m...
Starting Bid: $160
Publisher: LANGENES, B. / BERTIUS, P.Date: Amsterdam, Cornelis Claes, 1606
Descriptio Narsingae / Narsinga et Ceylon.
A rare miniature map of the southern part of India with Sri Lanka. The title cartouche on the upper right corner.First published in 1598 in his Caert-Thresoor, the plates...
- Highest Bid:
- $100 / ≈ €94
Date: Amsterdam, Cornelis Claes, 1606
1 bid
Malabar.
Very fine early miniature map of southern part of India and a part of Ceylon island. Title cartouche on the lower right corner.First published in 1598 in his Caert-Threso...
Starting Bid: $50
Publisher: LANGENES, B. / BERTIUS, P.Date: Amsterdam, Cornelis Claes, 1606
India Orien.
A miniature map showing India and the islands of Borneo, New Guinea, Sumatra, Java, etc.Korea as an enlonged peninsular and one town marked.First published in 1598 in his...
- Highest Bid:
- $210 / ≈ €197
Date: Amsterdam, Cornelis Claes, 1606
2 bids
Alexandri Magni Macedonis Expeditio. - Iovis Ammonis Oraculum. 1595.
Alexandri Magni Macedonis Expeditio - Iovis Ammonis Oraculum. 1595.Abraham Ortelius (1527-98), Dutch cartographer and publisher of the first modern atlas, ' Theatrum Orb...
Starting Bid: $250
Publisher: Abraham OrteliusDate: Antwerp, 1607