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Guyenne - Gascogne.
Very decorative, informative map of Guyenne and Gascogne region in France. The map is filled with buildings, animals, figures and two locals. With a large compass rose in...
Place & Date: France, 1943
Kasteel Heeswijk.
Very fine etching of the Castle of Heeswijk, by the well-known etcher Ludwig Willem Reymert Wenckebach. He was born in The Hague on 12 January 1860 and died in 1937. The ...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1901
Sigeth.
Panoramic view of Sigeth. Published in "Der Donau-Strand Mit allen seinen Ein- und Zuflüssen. . .". Published by Jacob Sandrart.
Place & Date: Nuremberg, Jacob Sandrart, 1684
Grès Emile Muller . . .
Chromo lithographed poster, "Grès Emile Muller . . .", by CHARPENTIER, A. Plate 131, published in Maître 17, on April 1898. The "Les Maîtres de l'Affich...
Place & Date: Paris, Imprimerie Chaix, April 1898
Le Chantier d'Amsterdam.
Decorative lithography representing the head quarters of the V.O.C. and shipyard in Amsterdam. The building serves nowadays as the Maritime Museum. After a painting by A....
Place & Date: Brussels, J. B. A. Jobard, 1825
Toujours des sangsues!
Lithograph depicting a corpulent physician diagnoses more leeches for a young woman, who lies drained. In 1832, there was a devastating cholera epidemic in Paris.Publishe...
Place & Date: Paris, c. 1832
The Dutch are attacked by giant crabs.
During their return voyage, the Portuguese were wrecked on a sandbank (the Seychelles?) From the debris they began building a smaller ship in which they hoped to return t...
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1598
[ View of an inn and a horse carriage. ].
Aquatint depicting a view of an inn and a horse carriage engraved by Fumagalli. Plate N°44.From Giulio Ferrario's work Le Costume Ancien et Moderne ou Histoire du gouver...
Place & Date: Milan, 1827
A leaf from a breviary.
Two large 2-line initials in red and or blue for the start of the new chapter.Nice clean leaves, with ample margins, from a breviary, end of the 15th. century.
Place & Date: Northern Netherlands ?, ca. 1480
Carte Geographique, Statistique et Historique de Guatimala.
A nice detailed map of Guatemala from Buchon's Atlas Gégraphique Statistique, historique et chronologique des deux Ameriques et des isles adjacentes traduit de l'atlas e...
Place & Date: Paris, 1825
Terre de Diemen. Grou-Agara. [plate X]
A portrait of the Tasmanian Aboriginal Grou-Agara, after the original sketches by Lesueur, from Voyage de découvertes aux terres Australes by François Péron, 1824.The ...
Place & Date: Paris, 1824
Leaf on vellum from a printed Book of Hours.
21 lines of printed text, surrounded by Renaissance borders decorated with flowers and little miniatures with figures on both sides.From the press of the leading Parisian...
Place & Date: Paris, Germain Hardouyn, c. 1520-1540
Casino d'Enghien.
Chromo lithographed poster, "Casino d'Enghien.", by CHERET, Jules. Plate 129, published in Maître 33, on August 1898. The "Les Maitres de l'Affiche" ...
Place & Date: Paris, Imprimerie Chaix, April 1890
Femme Persienne. (59)
Sought-after copper engraved plate of a woman from Persia. Plate from Laonikos Chalcocondyle’s "L'histoire de la décadence de l'empire grec et establissement de c...
Place & Date: Paris, Mathieu Guillemot, 1650
Caricature anti-cholérique La peur du mal donne le mal de la peur. (pl 1)
Caricature on hypochondria and protective measures against cholera. An overweight man seated in a chair surrounded by pitchers and bowls. In 1832, there was a devastating...
Place & Date: Paris, ca. 1830
Leaf on vellum from a printed Book of Hours.
24 lines of printed text, surrounded by renaissance borders decorated with flowers, vases and religious scenes.From the press of the leading Parisian publisher and illumi...
Place & Date: Paris, Germain Hardouyn, c.1520-1540
Iannissaire ou Ianissarler Soudart a Pied de la Garde Ordinaire du Grand Seigneur. (8)
Sought-after copper engraved plate from Laonikos Chalcocondyle’s "L'histoire de la décadence de l'empire grec et establissement de celuy des Turcs." by Thoma...
Place & Date: Paris, Mathieu Guillemot, 1650
[Canadian Indians ].
Aquatint depicting a group of Canadian Indians engraved by Gallina. Plate N° 33 n°1.From Giulio Ferrario's work Le Costume Ancien et Moderne ou Histoire du gouvernement...
Place & Date: Milan, 1827
[ Local Mexican Indian game, the Voladores de Papantla ].
Aquatint depicting local game engraved by Fumagalli. Plate N°77.The Aztecs also had spectacular dances such as the Voladores de Papantla ,the Sun Dance, in which the dan...
Place & Date: Milan, 1827
Azamoglan Rustique .(12)
Sought-after copper engraved plate taken from Laonikos Chalcocondyle’s "L'histoire de la décadence de l'empire grec et establissement de celuy des Turcs." by...
Place & Date: Paris, Mathieu Guillemot, 1650
(Publicity.) Thé Lyons. Renommé pur son Arome.
Original chromo lithography in-store display for Lyon's tea in Belgium and France. In 1902 the Lyons family started their little tea business on High Street in Dublin, ne...
Place & Date: Paris, ca. 1935
Franciae orientalis../ Monasteriensis et osnaburgensis..
From 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum [Atlas of the Whole World]' published in Antwerp. French text on verso.The map of Frankenland is prepared by Sebastian Rotenhan (1478-1532) ...
Place & Date: Antwerp, c.1574
Carte Geographique, Statistique et Historique de l'Amerique Meridionale.
A nice detailed map of South America from Buchon's Atlas Gégraphique Statistique, historique et chronologique des deux Ameriques et des isles adjacentes traduit de l'atl...
Place & Date: Paris, 1825
[ Niagara Falls ]
Two aquatints depicting the Horse Shoe Fall (also known as Canadian Falls at the top) and the Fort Schloper Fall (bottom) engraved by Biasolé. From Giulio Ferrario's wor...
Place & Date: Milan, 1827
[ A typical Timucua Indians Village ].
Aquatint depicting a typical Timucua Indians Village engraved by Fumagalli, after Jacques LeMoyne. The Timucua of northeast Florida (the Saturiwa and Agua Dulce tribes) a...
Place & Date: Milan, 1827
Carte Geographique, Statistique et Historique du Perou.
A nice detailed map of Peru from Buchon's Atlas Gégraphique Statistique, historique et chronologique des deux Ameriques et des isles adjacentes traduit de l'atlas exécu...
Place & Date: Paris, 1825
[Florida Indian cooking ].
Aquatint depicting Florida Indian cooking engraved by Fumagalli. Plate N°54.From Giulio Ferrario's work Le Costume Ancien et Moderne ou Histoire du gouvernement, de la m...
Place & Date: Milan, 1827
s'Lands en Oost-Indische Lynbanen. & t'Oost-Indisch-Huys.
A decorative print of the Lynbanen a place were V.O.C. ship riggings and ropes were produced and kept.
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1760-1767
Habit et Manière ancienne des Peiches ou Laquais du Grand Seigneur. (14)
Sought-after copper engraved plate taken from Laonikos Chalcocondyle’s "L'histoire de la décadence de l'empire grec et establissement de celuy des Turcs." by...
Place & Date: Paris, Mathieu Guillemot, 1650
Nouvelle-Hollande. Gnoung-A-Gnougn-A, Mour-Re-Mour-Ga ( Dit Collins). [plate XVII]
A portrait of a male Tasmanian Aboriginal Gnoung-A-Gnougn-A, Mour-Re-Mour-Ga ( Dit Collins) by Lesueur, from Voyage de découvertes aux terres Australes by François Pér...
Place & Date: Paris, 1824
Solachi ou Solacler, Archer Ordinaire de la Garde du Grand Seigneur. (7)
Sought-after copper engraved plate taken from Laonikos Chalcocondyle’s "L'histoire de la décadence de l'empire grec et establissement de celuy des Turcs." by...
Place & Date: Paris, Mathieu Guillemot, 1650
Terre de Diemen. Arra-Maida. [plate XII]
A portrait of a female Tasmanian Aboriginal Arra-Maida, after the original sketches by Lesueur, from Voyage de découvertes aux terres Australes by François Péron, 1824...
Place & Date: Paris, 1824
't dorp Aalst.
Rare print of the old church of Aalst (near Eindhoven), from Vaderlandsche gezichten of afbeeldingen.. by J.Bulthuis, printed by H.Gartman in Amsterdam.
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1786 / 1792
Actualites. [News]
A lithographic cartoon showing two tradesmen conversing. One says to the other: "Eh! Well jocker you're not working anymore!" "I have colic!" says the...
Place & Date: Paris, ca 1840
Nieuwe Kaart van de Westfaalse Kreits..
Isaac Tirion was born in Utrecht ca. 1705. He came to Amsterdam ca. 1725. Tirion published a number of important books, many of which are still in demand for their intere...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1745
Peich ou Peider de Nation Persienne Laquais du Grand Seigneur. (13 )
Sought-after copper engraved plate taken from Laonikos Chalcocondyle’s "L'histoire de la décadence de l'empire grec et establissement de celuy des Turcs." by...
Place & Date: Paris, Mathieu Guillemot, 1650
Terre de Diemen. Paraberi. [plate XI]
A portrait of the Tasmanian Aboriginal Paraberi, after the original sketches by Lesueur, from Voyage de découvertes aux terres Australes by François Péron, 1824.The Fr...
Place & Date: Paris, 1824
Die Zyp / La Zype.
A miniature map showing the polder of De Zype. Title cartouche in the upper side.First published in 1598 in his Caert-Thresoor, the plates were executed by the most famou...
Place & Date: Amsterdam / Frankfurt, 1609
Leaf on vellum from a printed Book of Hours In Latin and French.
24 lines of printed text, surrounded by renaissance borders decorated with flowers, vases and figures. Gothic type, text in Latin, numerous one and two-line initials in g...
Place & Date: Paris, Germain Hardouyn, c. 1520-1540
[Title in Russian; translated to : Who the death bears, that's himself in the end I'm sure I'll stretch my legs. (Google translation) ]
Propaganda mini poster published in Russia during The Cold War (1979–1985). The time refers to the phase of a deterioration in relations between the Soviet Union and th...
Place & Date: Russia, 1982
[Russian Agitprop propaganda poster for 9 May]
Soviet propaganda poster celebrating Victory Day (Thursday 9 May). Showing a star with USA, English, French flags partly overlapped with Soviet flag and inscription in Ru...
Place & Date: Moskow, 1988
L'Homme A La Boule.
Satirical print in which Count Otto von Bismarck balances on the world with one spurred foot entering France, and wearing only his underpants which are marked with the Ge...
Place & Date: Paris, 1870-1871
[ Spitzbergen ]
Two aquatints depicting the northern coasts of the Spitzbergen engraved by Fumagalli. From Giulio Ferrario's work Le Costume Ancien et Moderne ou Histoire du gouvernement...
Place & Date: Milan, 1827
[ Gladiators ].
Aquatint depicting gladiators in combat engraved by Gallina. Plate N°73.From Giulio Ferrario's work Le Costume Ancien et Moderne ou Histoire du gouvernement, de la milic...
Place & Date: Milan, 1827
Iannissaire Allant à la Guerre. (9)
Sought-after copper engraved plate from Laonikos Chalcocondyle’s "L'histoire de la décadence de l'empire grec et establissement de celuy des Turcs." by Thoma...
Place & Date: Paris, Mathieu Guillemot, 1650
A leaf from a breviary.
Two large 2-line initials in red and or blue for the start of the new chapter.Nice clean leaves, with ample margins, from a breviary, end of the 15th. century.
Place & Date: Northern Netherlands ?, ca. 1480
Protect the globe!, 1989.
USSR propaganda poster, with the slogan "protect de globe". A child holding a globe with flowers and birds.
Place & Date: Russia, 1989
VII. Quorundam ob Delicta sua misere mutilatorum effigies.
This shows Sebald van de Weert, the Dutch sailor who emerged from the Magellan Straits in 1600 and spotted the rocky islands off the coast of South America. For most of t...
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1609
Carte Geographique, Statistique et Historique de Buenos-Ayres.
A nice detailed map of what is today northern Argentina (Rep. of Buenos Ayres or the United Provinces of South America) from Buchon's Atlas Gégraphique Statistique, hist...
Place & Date: Paris, 1825
Exposition Internationale des produits du commerce . . .
Chromo lithographed poster, "Exposition Internationale des produits du commerce . . .", by WILETTE, A. Plate 142, published in Maître 17, on April 1896. The &q...
Place & Date: Paris, Imprimerie Chaix, April 1896
Leaf on vellum from a printed Book of Hours In Latin and French.
24 lines of printed text, surrounded by renaissance borders decorated with flowers, vases and figures. Gothic type, text in Latin, numerous one and two-line initials in g...
Place & Date: Paris, Germain Hardouyn, c. 1520-1540
[Anti capitalism Soviet Union propaganda poster]
Propaganda mini anti-capitalism poster published in Russia during The Cold War. By the 1960’s and 1970’s, outrageous practices in Soviet bureaucracy flourished. Poor ...
Place & Date: Leningrad, 1974
GALERE
Miniature view of a galley. From the French text edition of Description d'Univers.. (5 volumes), 1683. By Allain Manneson Mallet (1630-1706), a well travelled military en...
Place & Date: Paris, 1683
Carte Geographique, Statistique et Historique du Paraguay.
A nice detailed map of Paraguay from Buchon's Atlas Gégraphique Statistique, historique et chronologique des deux Ameriques et des isles adjacentes traduit de l'atlas ex...
Place & Date: Paris, 1825
XIX. Venatio Elephantum in Pegu. [How elephants are caught in Pegu]
How elephants are caught in Pegu. The king of Pegu had a particular method of transporting elephants. He had a great enclosure built of strong wooden posts, with a trap d...
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1599
Terre de Diemen. Bara-Ourou. [plate VIII]
A portrait of the Tasmanian Aboriginal Bara-Ourou, after the original sketches by Lesueur, from Voyage de découvertes aux terres Australes by François Péron, 1824.The ...
Place & Date: Paris, 1824
St. Pierre et Miquelon.
In the lower left corner, "Imprimé en France" with a monogram of the publisher "BD". The map carries the printed signature of the French illustrator...
Place & Date: France, 1943
Funeral in China.
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...
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1599
Carte Geographique, Statistique et Historique de la Guyane.
A nice detailed map of Guyana from Buchon's Atlas Gégraphique Statistique, historique et chronologique des deux Ameriques et des isles adjacentes traduit de l'atlas exé...
Place & Date: Paris, 1825
Nouvelle Carte des dix-sept Provinces des Pays-Bas.
Map of the 17 provinces of the Netherlands. In an inset upper left corner 17 coats of arms of each province and vignettes. The Channel is filled with Naval battles fought...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, ca. 1720
Les Yurongnes. (18)
Sought-after copper engraved plate taken from Laonikos Chalcocondyle’s "L'histoire de la décadence de l'empire grec et establissement de celuy des Turcs." by...
Place & Date: Paris, Mathieu Guillemot, 1650
Double page manuscript page from a Shahnameh, The Book of Kings, written by Ferdowsi.
Fine double page brilliantly illuminated gilt leaves written by the scribe Abu Bakr Jami in Isfahan. The Arabic text contains Islamic prayers with beautiful headings thro...
Place & Date: Isfahan, ca. 1780
Leaf on vellum from a manuscript Book of Hours.
14 Lines of text in Latin and three 1-line initials in blue on colored grounds.RECTO: 14 Lines of text in Latin and four 1-line initials in blue on colored grounds with l...
Place & Date: France, ca.1470
Town of Bedford Westchester Co. NY.
Fine lithographed map of the town of Bedford. The map provides the names of specific homeowners, as well as information about the occupations and physical locations of th...
Place & Date: New York, 1867
(Des Galeres - Shipping scene)
Miniature view of a vessel, showing the various types of sails. With key list in upper left corner.From the French text edition of Description d'Univers.. (5 volumes), 16...
Place & Date: Paris, 1683
Coast to Coast.
A game board that features a map of the U.S. with a built-in spinner. Players travel a circular track around the map visiting landmarks as they go. A fun way to learn geo...
Place & Date: New York, ca. 1950
[ William Penn's treaty with the Indians in 1681 ].
Aquatint depicting William Penn's treaty with the Indians in 1681, after a painting by Benjamin West.William Penn (October 14, 1644 - July 30, 1718) was founder and "...
Place & Date: Milan, 1827
Carte Geographique, Statistique et Historique du Bresil.
A nice detailed map of Brazil from Buchon's Atlas Gégraphique Statistique, historique et chronologique des deux Ameriques et des isles adjacentes traduit de l'atlas exé...
Place & Date: Paris, 1825
(Grand dame Turque. 45)
Sought-after copper engraved plate of a woman from Turkey. Plate from Laonikos Chalcocondyle’s "L'histoire de la décadence de l'empire grec et establissement de c...
Place & Date: Paris, Mathieu Guillemot, 1650
Boluch Bassi Capitaine de Cent Janissaires. (6)
Sought-after copper engraved plate from Laonikos Chalcocondyle’s "L'histoire de la décadence de l'empire grec et establissement de celuy des Turcs." by Thoma...
Place & Date: Paris, Mathieu Guillemot, 1650
Double page manuscript page with Islamic prayers with beautiful headings throughout.
Fine double page brilliantly illuminated gilt leaves written by the scribe Abu Bakr Jami in Isfahan. The Arabic text contains Islamic prayers with beautiful headings thro...
Place & Date: Isfahan, ca. 1780
Één doel - Één wil. (Koninklijke Marine)
Poster on the Allied military cooperation published by the Dutch Military Government. ¨Poster with stylised portraits of an infantryman, airman and sailor, turned in pro...
Place & Date: London, James Haworth & Brother LTD, 1944 - 1945
Torlaqui Religieux Turc. ( 25 )
Sought-after copper engraved plate taken from Laonikos Chalcocondyle’s "L'histoire de la décadence de l'empire grec et establissement de celuy des Turcs." by...
Place & Date: Paris, Mathieu Guillemot, 1650
Inferior Germania.
A rare miniature map of present-day The Netherlands and Belgium. Strap-work title cartouche in the lower right corner with scale. Expertly engraved by Petrus Kaerius, the...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1606
Indian painting on paper.
Fine miniature, presenting a couple in love making position. The miniature has been painted in India in early 20th century. The miniature is 165 x 110 mm, painted in oil ...
Place & Date: India, ca. 1920
Terre de Diemen. Ourlaga. [plate IX]
A portrait of the female Tasmanian Aboriginal Ourlaga, after the original sketches by Lesueur, from Voyage de découvertes aux terres Australes by François Péron, 1824....
Place & Date: Paris, 1824
Nouvelle-Hollande: Ile King. - L'Eléphant -marin ou Phoque à trompe. [plate XXXII]
Plate illustrating seals by Lesueur, from Voyage de découvertes aux terres Australes by François Péron, 1824.The French expedition under Nicolas Baudin, was commission...
Place & Date: Paris, 1824
(Publicity poster) Amer Besset Sans Rival.
Original chromo lithographed in-store display for alcoholic drink Amer Besset. Printed by Joseph-Charles in Paris.
Place & Date: Paris, ca.1933
A leaf from a breviary.
Two large 2-line initials in red and or blue for the start of the new chapter.Nice clean leaves, with ample margins, from a breviary, end of the 15th. century.
Place & Date: Northern Netherlands ?, ca. 1480
Leaf on vellum from a manuscript Book of Hours.
14 Lines of text in Latin and three 1-line initials in blue on colored grounds.RECTO: 14 Lines of text in Latin and three 1-line initials in blue on colored grounds with ...
Place & Date: France, ca.1470