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[ Chief Regolo ].

Aquatint depicting chief warriors engraved by G. G. Plate N°58.Cacique from the taíno word for the pre-Columbian tribal chiefs or leaders, of the Taino tribes in the Ba...

$150 / ≈ €140
Maker / Publisher: FERRARIO, G.
Place & Date: Milan, 1827

 


[ Cofre de Perote ].

Aquatint depicting the Cofre de Perote engraved by Fumagalli. Plate N°59.Cofre de Perote, mean something like 'Mountain of the Lord of Four Places'. This extinct volcano...

$80 / ≈ €75
Maker / Publisher: FERRARIO, G.
Place & Date: Milan, 1827

 


[ Regla columnar basalt quarry ].

Aquatint depicting columnar basalt quarry engraved by Fumagalli. Plate N°60.This common extrusive volcanic rock is used for highway construction, railroad ballast, and t...

$150 / ≈ €140
Maker / Publisher: FERRARIO, G.
Place & Date: Milan, 1827

 


[ Jorullo Volcano ].

Aquatint depicting the Jorullo Volcano engraved by Fumagalli. Plate N°61.El Jorullo is a cinder cone volcano in Michoacán, central Mexico in an area known as the Michoa...

$150 / ≈ €140
Maker / Publisher: FERRARIO, G.
Place & Date: Milan, 1827

 


[ Portraits of Motezuma II and Cortes ].

Aquatint depicting two portraits of Motezuma II and Cortes engraved by Gallina. Plate N°63.Montezuma II was trained as a priest and rose to become leader of the Aztecs i...

$120 / ≈ €112
Maker / Publisher: FERRARIO, G.
Place & Date: Milan, 1827

 


[ Montezuma II As Represented in an Anonymous Codex in The Vatican ].

Aquatint depicting Motezuma II represented in the Vatican's anonymous codex engraved by DKB. Plate N°64.The Codex Vaticanus, so called because it is the most famous manu...

$150 / ≈ €140
Maker / Publisher: FERRARIO, G.
Place & Date: Milan, 1827

 


[ Mexican weapons ].

Aquatint depicting Mexican weapons engraved by DKB. Plate N°65.From Giulio Ferrario's work Le Costume Ancien et Moderne ou Histoire du gouvernement, de la milice, de la ...

$150 / ≈ €140
Maker / Publisher: FERRARIO, G.
Place & Date: Milan, 1827

 


[ Mexican weapons ].

Aquatint depicting an Oaxaca monument representing a warrior engraved by Bonatti. Plate N°66.Oaxaca is the historic home of the Zapotec and Mixtec peoples, and contains ...

$150 / ≈ €140
Maker / Publisher: FERRARIO, G.
Place & Date: Milan, 1827

 


Cajanie, ou Bothnie Orientale Tirée de celles d'Andr Burae et de Isaac Massa. . .

Map of the Northern part of Gulf of Bothnia, today's border area between Sweden and Finland. The map derive from the work of the Swedish cartographer Andreas Bureus and I...

$600 / ≈ €561
Maker / Publisher: SANSON, N.
Place & Date: Paris, P.Mariette, 1666

 


[ Aztec low relief representing ancient warriors ].

Aquatint depicting an Oaxaca monument representing a warrior engraved by Bonatti. Plate N°67.From Giulio Ferrario's work Le Costume Ancien et Moderne ou Histoire du gouv...

$150 / ≈ €140
Maker / Publisher: FERRARIO, G.
Place & Date: Milan, 1827

 


Carte des côtes du Golfe du Mexique compris entre la pointe sud de la presqu'Ile de la Floride et la pointe nord de la presqu'Ile d'Yucatan: Dresée d'après le observations et las plans des espagnols, ...

Detailed and important early chart of the Gulf Coast and Florida and dated 1800. First French edition of "the first printed [map] to show and name Galveston Bay&qu...

$4500 / ≈ €4211
Maker / Publisher: DEPOT GÉNÉRAL DE LA MARINE
Place & Date: Paris, 1800

 


EUROP, and the cheife Cities contayned therin described. . .

A good impression from an early edition of this famous and decorative "carte à figures"- map from the first world atlas produced by an Englishman - John Speed'...

$3000 / ≈ €2807
Maker / Publisher: SPEED, J. / BASSET, T. / CHISWELL, R.
Place & Date: London, 1627 - 1676

 


[ Hieroglyph representing the Cihuacohuat Goddess ].

Aquatint depicting a hieroglyph representing the Cihuacohuat Goddess engraved by DKB. Plate N°68.From Giulio Ferrario's work Le Costume Ancien et Moderne ou Histoire du ...

$150 / ≈ €140
Maker / Publisher: FERRARIO, G.
Place & Date: Milan, 1827

 


Over deese grietenije.. Eerste van Wester Goo..

Very decorative map centered on Menaam, Marsum and Boxum from the Uitbeelding der Heerlijkheit Friesland prepared by Schotanus. With decorative title cartouche lower righ...

$450 / ≈ €421
Maker / Publisher: SCHOTANUS, B.
Place & Date: Leeuwarden, F.Halma, 1718

 


[ Azrec Idols ].

Aquatint depicting Aztec idols engraved by Gallina. Plate N°698.From Giulio Ferrario's work Le Costume Ancien et Moderne ou Histoire du gouvernement, de la milice, de la...

$150 / ≈ €140
Maker / Publisher: FERRARIO, G.
Place & Date: Milan, 1827

 


[Human sacrifice.]

Aquatint depicting a human sacrifice engraved by Gallina. Plate N°72.From Giulio Ferrario's work Le Costume Ancien et Moderne ou Histoire du gouvernement, de la milice, ...

$150 / ≈ €140
Maker / Publisher: FERRARIO, G.
Place & Date: Milan, 1827

 


Perspective du Voorhout, promenade publique de La Haye.

Showing the Voorhout in The Hague. Likely published by Mondhard, who was a well-known publisher of optical prints, established in rue St.Martin in Paris. In the eighteent...

$220 / ≈ €206
Maker / Publisher: MONDHARD
Place & Date: Paris, ca. 1750

 


[ 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...

$100 / ≈ €94
Maker / Publisher: FERRARIO, G.
Place & Date: Milan, 1827

 


Punishment of China.

The Chinese way of a punishment 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...

$150 / ≈ €140
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1599

 


Russiae vulgo Moscovia dictae, Partes Septentrionalis et orientalis.

In the north the Murmansk Sea. Including the western coast of Nova Zembla. Title cartouche and two cartouches, the bottom right one showing two hunters, bears, stags etc....

$1200 / ≈ €1123
Maker / Publisher: BLAEU, J.& C.
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1647

 


Feast of China.

A scene of a Chinese dinner feast 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. ...

$150 / ≈ €140
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1599

 


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...

$100 / ≈ €94
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1599

 


[ 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...

$100 / ≈ €94
Maker / Publisher: FERRARIO, G.
Place & Date: Milan, 1827

 


[ Acrobatic games ].

Aquatint depicting acrobatic games engraved by Gallina. Plate N°78.From Giulio Ferrario's work Le Costume Ancien et Moderne ou Histoire du gouvernement, de la milice, de...

$150 / ≈ €140
Maker / Publisher: FERRARIO, G.
Place & Date: Milan, 1827

 


Costumes des habitans de Manille.

A very beautiful print, showing four elegant figures relaxing in a shady glade, two women recline and two stand chatting.After a design of Duché de Vancy and engraved by...

$225 / ≈ €211
Maker / Publisher: LA PEROUSE, J. F. G.
Place & Date: Paris, 1798

 


Vue de cavite dans la Baie de Manille.

Two boats and passengers with Cavite Philippines in the background as if was seen from Manila Bay in January 1787. After a design of Gaspard Duchè de Vancy and engraved ...

$225 / ≈ €211
Maker / Publisher: LA PEROUSE, J. F. G.
Place & Date: Paris, 1798

 


[ Bread making ].

Aquatint depicting a family making bread engraved by Gallina. Plate N°82.From Giulio Ferrario's work Le Costume Ancien et Moderne ou Histoire du gouvernement, de la mili...

$80 / ≈ €75
Maker / Publisher: FERRARIO, G.
Place & Date: Milan, 1827

 


[ Mexican traditional garments ].

Aquatint depicting Mexican traditional garments engraved by Gallina. Plate N°83.From Giulio Ferrario's work Le Costume Ancien et Moderne ou Histoire du gouvernement, de ...

$150 / ≈ €140
Maker / Publisher: FERRARIO, G.
Place & Date: Milan, 1827

 


[ Hieroglyph Christian calendar written in an Aztec style ].

Aquatint depicting Hieroglyph Christian calendar written in an Aztec style engraved by BonattiB. Plate N°84.From Giulio Ferrario's work Le Costume Ancien et Moderne ou H...

$150 / ≈ €140
Maker / Publisher: FERRARIO, G.
Place & Date: Milan, 1827

 


(Untitled view from Scutari with a view of Constantinople)

Panoramic view from Scutari with a view of Constantinople in the distance, after a design by Johann Schranz. Published by J. Missiriè.

$1500 / ≈ €1404
Maker / Publisher: JACOMME et CIE.
Place & Date: Paris, 1860

 


[ Mechoacan Indians traditional garments ].

Aquatint depicting Mechoacan Indians traditional garments engraved by Gallina. Plate N°85.From Giulio Ferrario's work Le Costume Ancien et Moderne ou Histoire du gouvern...

$150 / ≈ €140
Maker / Publisher: FERRARIO, G.
Place & Date: Milan, 1827

 


Die Stadt Narva. . .

An early of the town of Narva, located at the eastern tip of Estonia, on the Russian border.From the uncommon Hamburg edition "Viel Vermehrte Moscowitische und Pers...

$750 / ≈ €702
Maker / Publisher: OLEARIUS, A. / ROTHGIESSER, C.
Place & Date: Hamburg, 1696

 


MAUREEN Shipping model of a fishing boat.

This type of fishing ships were used by the Dutch fisherman to fish for codfish, and even reached with them into the Canadian waters.Overall dimensions: 1400 x 100 x 230m...

$7000 / ≈ €6550
Maker / Publisher: ANONYMOUS
Place & Date: Netherlands, ca. 1850

 


CH'ONHA CHIDO [Atlas of all under Heaven]

The Ch’onha chido [Atlas of all under Heaven] is a late 18th century copy of the traditional Korean atlas produced in the early Choson dynasty (1392-1910). One of the m...

$30000 / ≈ €28072
Maker / Publisher: Anonymous
Place & Date: Korea, ca. 1790

 


Het gezandtschap der Neerlandtsche Oost-Indische Compagnie, aan den grooten Tartarischen Cham, Den tegenwoordigen Keizer van China. . .

Third edition of this beautifully illustrated work on China. The first edition was published in 1665.Jan Nieuhof was a "Dutch traveler and adventurer" (1618-72)...

$5500 / ≈ €5146
Maker / Publisher: NIEUHOF, J.
Place & Date: Amsterdam, W. Waasberge, 1693

 


.Tabula III Asiae. [Caucass and Armenia.]

Ptolemaic map of the region south of the Caucasus Mountains and between the Caspian Sea as far south as the headwaters of the Tigris River in the south and the Black Sea,...

$1800 / ≈ €1684
Maker / Publisher: PTOLEMY, C.
Place & Date: Lyons, M. Servetus, 1535

 


Ducatus Lutzenburgi Novissima et Accuratissima Delineatio.

West to the top. Very detailed and fine map of Luxembourg, including the towns of Namur, Liege, Trier and Metz.

$600 / ≈ €561
Maker / Publisher: VISSCHER, N.
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1680

 


Middle-sexia.

Double-page map of the old Middlesex County, including a marvelous depiction of London on the Thames in the lower right corner. Decorative cartouche and coat of arms. Lat...

$600 / ≈ €561
Maker / Publisher: BLAEU, J.
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1662

 


Tabula Prima Africa.

The map apart from depicting Morocco also shows southern Spain and the Balearic Islands. In north Africa the map extends eastwards toward modern day Algeria and to the we...

$4500 / ≈ €4211
Maker / Publisher: PTOLEMY, C. / WALDSEEMÜLLER, M.
Place & Date: Strasbourg, 1513

 


Carte von West=Gallizien welche auf allerhöchsten Befehl Seiner Kaiserlich oesterreichischen und Königlich apostolischen Majestät in den Jahren 1801 bis 1804. . .

Important early map of Western Galicia, as given to Austria by the third Partition of Poland (1795). Due to its long development period, a rare map rich in detail shows t...

$2500 / ≈ €2339
Maker / Publisher: VON HELDENSFELD, A. M. / BENEDICTI.
Place & Date: Vienna, (1808) after 1811