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![[ Jorullo Volcano ].](/uploads/cache/27571-250x250.jpg)
[ 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...
Place & Date: Milan, 1827
![[ Portraits of Motezuma II and Cortes ].](/uploads/cache/27573-250x250.jpg)
[ 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...
Place & Date: Milan, 1827
![[ Montezuma II As Represented in an Anonymous Codex in The Vatican ].](/uploads/cache/27574-250x250.jpg)
[ 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...
Place & Date: Milan, 1827
![[ Mexican weapons ].](/uploads/cache/27575-250x250.jpg)
[ 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 ...
Place & Date: Milan, 1827
![[ Mexican weapons ].](/uploads/cache/27576-250x250.jpg)
[ 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 ...
Place & Date: Milan, 1827
![[ Aztec low relief representing ancient warriors ].](/uploads/cache/27577-250x250.jpg)
[ 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...
Place & Date: Milan, 1827
![[ Hieroglyph representing the Cihuacohuat Goddess ].](/uploads/cache/27578-250x250.jpg)
[ 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 ...
Place & Date: Milan, 1827
![[ Azrec Idols ].](/uploads/cache/27579-250x250.jpg)
[ 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...
Place & Date: Milan, 1827
![[Human sacrifice.]](/uploads/cache/27582-250x250.jpg)
[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, ...
Place & Date: Milan, 1827
![[ Gladiators ].](/uploads/cache/27583-250x250.jpg)
[ 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
![[ Local Mexican Indian game, the Voladores de Papantla ].](/uploads/cache/27587-250x250.jpg)
[ 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
![[ Acrobatic games ].](/uploads/cache/27589-250x250.jpg)
[ 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...
Place & Date: Milan, 1827
![[ Bread making ].](/uploads/cache/27591-250x250.jpg)
[ 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...
Place & Date: Milan, 1827
![[ Mexican traditional garments ].](/uploads/cache/27592-250x250.jpg)
[ 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 ...
Place & Date: Milan, 1827
![[ Hieroglyph Christian calendar written in an Aztec style ].](/uploads/cache/27593-250x250.jpg)
[ 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...
Place & Date: Milan, 1827
![[ Mechoacan Indians traditional garments ].](/uploads/cache/27594-250x250.jpg)
[ 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...
Place & Date: Milan, 1827
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...
Place & Date: Netherlands, ca. 1850
![CH'ONHA CHIDO [Atlas of all under Heaven]](/uploads/cache/33625-250x250.jpg)
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...
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)...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, W. Waasberge, 1693
Danzig.
Detailed and rare plan of Danzig with extensive key in German.
Place & Date: Augsburg, 1730
Russie Européenne . . .
Detailed map of European part of Russia, including Finland and Lapland.Gilles Robert de Vaugondy (1688–1766), also known as Le Sieur or Monsieur Robert, and his son, Di...
Place & Date: Paris, ca. 1753
Carta geographica generalatus carlostatuensiscum adgacentibus confinis turcicis et venetis...
Fine and rare manuscript map of Croatia and the Dalmatian coast from the early eighteenth century. Oriented to the south the map details the Venetian, Austrian and Turkis...
Place & Date: Venice , c. 1700
Optique de St.Cloud.
This perspective view of St. Cloud comprises 6 hand colored images of the grand Bassin d'Apollon viewed through an square and two round holes cut out from the front card ...
Place & Date: Paris, ca.1845
Paris.
A spectacular panoramic view of Paris, with legends numbered from 1-70 in French. With the title in a banderol.After a design by Friedrich Bernhard Werner (1690-1776) who...
Place & Date: Augsbourg, ca. 1740
Occidentalis Americae partis.
The most beautifully engraved early map of the Caribbean, including Florida and the Southeast. The map includes representations of Columbus' ships and various notes regar...
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1594
Virginie, Grande Region l'Amerique Septentrionale...
Pierre van der Aa used the old copper plate of Meurs and re-did the engraving, changed the large pictorial cartouche, a new scale of German and French leagues is provided...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1729
Xantung, sinarum imperii provincia quatra.
A map of the northern province ‘Xantung’ of China after the Jesuit Martino Martini.Shows the Great Wall and is centered on the Bohai Sea, and the Shandong and Liaonin...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, ca 1660
Polonia regnum et Silesia ducatus.
Very decorative map of Poland embellished with two cartouches and two coats of arms surmounted by cherubs and female figures. Showing the region from the Oder east to Pod...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1638
't Hooge Heemraedschap van Delfland met alle de Steden, Dorpen, Ambachten, Litmaten, Polders, (etc.).
The so-called Kruquius map is a wall-map of the Delfland water board district. The map consists of 25 engraved map sheets. Several maps flanked by fine large armorial car...
Place & Date: Delft, 1712-1750
Vue de Malthe du cote du Fort.
A so-called optical print of Valletta seen from the castle. This rare optical print shows people in typical French dresses in the foreground and placed in boats.In the ei...
Place & Date: Paris, 1798
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...
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 ...
Place & Date: Paris, 1798
(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.
Place & Date: Paris, 1860
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...
Place & Date: Hamburg, 1696
Map of China.
Showing China, Taiwan and Korea, divided into provinces with the main cities marked. The map is of interest for the use of Sea of Corea, the sea between Korea and Japan, ...
Place & Date: London, 1804
Hark ! Hark ! The dogs do bark.
This very rare political caricature map of Europe depicts the continent at the outbreak of World War I, or as it was called at the time the Great War. Designed by Johnson...
Place & Date: London, Johnson Riddle & Co., 1914
AN EXCEPTIONAL AND VERY RARE PAIR OF CELESTIAL AND TERRESTIAL GLOBES.
BLAEU, Willem Janszoon (1571-1638) AN EXCEPTIONAL AND VERY RARE PAIR OF CELESTIAL AND TERRESTRIAL GLOBES, 9inch / 23cm, with an overall height of 38 cm, Amsterdam, dat...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, dated 1602, but published after 1621
Carta Topografica dell' Isola Del Maritaggio di Monsieur le Boble per la prima volta. Tradotta dal francese in italiano.
Second Italian printing of Eustache Le Noble’s "Carte de l’isle de marriage." The book’s text offers instructions on how to reach this matrimonial island ...
Place & Date: Cosmopoli, 1766
CCCP/USA, 1966
Original 1968 Cold War Superman Style Poster by Roman Cieslewicz (1930-1996). Published by Georges Fall, Paris. Printed by Serg, Paris.In 1968 the Parisian left-wing ar...
Place & Date: Serg, Paris, 1968
(Shipping)
Finely etched depiction of a vessel, with a lettered key. With explanatory text on verso.From the French text edition of Description d'Univers.. (5 volumes), 1683. By All...
Place & Date: Paris, 1683
(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
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
A Map of the Environs of Constantinople Drawn from a great number of accurate astronomical & geographical manuscripts and printed documents, by A. Arrowsmith 1801 and 1804.
Arrowsmith’s large and detailed map of the Ottoman Empire and the Black Sea, with Cyprus, Crete and the Greek Islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Albania, Bosnia and Herz...
Place & Date: London, No.10 Soho Square, 4th September 1804
Tabula Asiae XII (Sri Lanka, with Elephant)
The FIRST edition of Munster's first modern map of Sri Lanka, which appeared in his "Geographia Universalis", first published in 1540. The Geographia was a new ...
Place & Date: Basel, Heinrich Petri, 1545
Le globe terrestre representé en deux plans-hemispheres, Dressé sur la Projection de Mr. De la Hyre...
“This splendid GlobeTerrestre originally published by J.B. Nolin is one of the finest large-scale world maps to be produced and is a fitting bridge between the geograph...
Place & Date: Paris, c. 1780
Fossa Sanctae Mariae.
Detailed map of part of the country between rivers Rhine and Meuse showing a canal to be dug between 1626 and 1628 between Rheinberg in Germany and Venlo. A deficiency of...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1645
Kaart van Zeeland.
Fine map of the province of Zeeland, with the fortified cities are highlighted in red. Isaac Tirion was born in Utrecht ca. 1705. He came to Amsterdam ca. 1725. Tirion pu...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1747
Tabula Episcopatuum Leodiensis et Coloniensis. . .
Rare issue of Cornelis Danckert's attractive map of Limburg, shows the area of Cologne, Mainz, Trier, Jülich, Mons, Antwerp and Liege in Belgium.Decorative title cartouc...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1700
Nouvelle carte de l'Isle de Java.
A very nice map centred on the island of Java.With French text in title cartouche and an additional title in Dutch underneath the map.Read more Early maps of South East A...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1773
Nouveau Plan Routier de la Ville et Faubourgs de Paris // Avec ses principaux Edifices et Nouvelles Barrieres.
Decorative wall map of Paris, published by M. P|chon in Paris and engraved by Michel Glot. The plan is framed by a floral border and there are 27 Parisian views of places...
Place & Date: Paris, 1834
Very rare share in the Ostend Company. (4527)
Upper left hand corner share number 4527 in manuscript. In top emblem of the Ostend Company in copper engraving. Text: De Directeurs van de generale Keijserlijche- Indisc...
Place & Date: Antwerp / Ostend 1723
Map of the Great Salt Lake And Adjacent Country in the Territory Of Utah. Surveyed in 1849 and 1850, under the orders of Col. J.J. Abert ...
Map of the Great Salt Lake And Adjacent Country in the Territory Of Utah. Surveyed in 1849 and 1850, under the orders of Col. J.J. Abert .. by Capt. Howard Stansbury .. a...
Place & Date: Ackerman, New York, 1852
Carte du Katay ou Empire de Kin. . .
The map is of interest for the use of Mer de Corée for the sea between Korea and Japan .Fine map of Korea and China's Yellow Sea. Complete title in top: Carte du Katay o...
Place & Date: Paris, 1750
Carte de L'Empire d'Alemagne par P. Duval. . .
Uncommon map of Germany and the eastern part of Poland. In upper right corner a dedicational cartouche with coat of arms and dedication to Saint-Laurens.
Place & Date: Paris, 1676
Plan de la rade de Macao (chine) Levé d'après les ordres mr. Rocquemaurel.
Very detailed chart of Macao and several of the surrounding Islands, and features numerous depth soundings throughout. Prepared by captain, Gaston de Rocquemaurel. Logo o...
Place & Date: Paris, c.1856 / 1863
Mufle de veau. Antirrhinum majus L.
Bouquet of Common Snapdragons, engraving by P.F. Le Grand after designs by the Dutch born Gerard van Spaendonck (1746-1822).Taken from the rare work "Fleurs dessiné...
Place & Date: Paris, c.1800
Digitale pourprée. Digitalis purpurea L.
The foxglove, engraving by P.F. Le Grand after designs by the Dutch born Gerard van Spaendonck (1746-1822).Taken from the rare work "Fleurs dessinées d'après natur...
Place & Date: Paris, c.1800
Sceau de Salomon. Convallaria multiflora L.
King Solomon's Seal or David's Harp, engraving by P.F. Le Grand after designs by the Dutch born Gerard van Spaendonck (1746-1822).Taken from the rare work "Fleurs de...
Place & Date: Paris, c.1800
Grande Capucine. Tropaeolum majus. L.
Indian cress or monks cress, engraving by P.F. Le Grand after designs by the Dutch born Gerard van Spaendonck (1746-1822).Taken from the rare work "Fleurs dessinées...
Place & Date: Paris, c.1800
![[Set of 6 maps] Charta öfver Storfurstendömet Finland på Friherre S. G. Hermelins Anstalt och Omkostnad. Sammandragen och författad af C. P. Hällström. Philos. Magister och Auscultant i Kongl. BergsColl. 1799.](/uploads/cache/34482-250x250.jpg)
[Set of 6 maps] Charta öfver Storfurstendömet Finland på Friherre S. G. Hermelins Anstalt och Omkostnad. Sammandragen och författad af C. P. Hällström. Philos. Magister och Auscultant i Kongl. BergsColl. 1799.
This is the beautiful set of key map and separate maps of Samuel Gustav Hermelins map of Finland. The maps have been engraved by Fredrik Akrel, a very skilled and product...
Place & Date: Källa: J.Strang & E.- S. Harju: Suomen karttakirja 1799
Very rare share in the Ostend Company. (299)
Upper left hand corner share number "299" in manuscript. In top emblem of the Company in copper engraving. Text: " De Directeurs van de generale Keijserlij...
Place & Date: Antwerp / Ostend, 1723
Les Provinces confederées du Pais-Bas
The first wall map of the Seven Provinces of 1651, re-issued as 'Stoel des Oorlogs' by Covens & Mortier. The first issue of the present wall-map is known to be includ...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, c. 1740
Quarta pars Brabantiae cujus caput Sylvaducis.
A good and dark impression in strong original colors.The third state. The coat of arms of Brabant and 's-Hertogenbosch appears on the map. The municipal arms in the colum...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1645
Leaf on vellum from an antiphonary.
A more than 600 years old antiphonary leaf, written in Besançon, in 1370. Musical notation on 4 bars, the staves are in red and the notes in black: numerous pen-flourish...
Place & Date: Besançon, 1370
Leaf on vellum from an antiphonary.
A more than 600 years old antiphonary leaf, written in Besançon, in 1370. Musical notation on 4 bars, the staves are in red and the notes in black: numerous pen-flourish...
Place & Date: France, 1370
Leaf on vellum from an antiphonary.
A more than 600 years old antiphonary leaf, written in Besançon, in 1370. Musical notation on 4 bars, the staves are in red and the notes in black: numerous pen-flourish...
Place & Date: Besaçon, 1370
Leaf on vellum from an antiphonary.
A large vellum antiphonary leaf, written in Latin , probably Rome. RECTO: A wonderful initial "Q",, decorated with penwork in red, white and blue, in rich burni...
Place & Date: Italy, 1480
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...
Place & Date: Paris, ca. 1450
Leaf on vellum from a antiphonary.
A leaf from a Medieval Antiphonal or Choir Missal for Spanish use, in Latin on extremely heavy vellum. Justification: 360x246mm. Text is in Spanish rounded gothic hand (R...
Place & Date: Sevilla, ca.1520
Leaf on vellum from an antiphonary.
A large vellum antiphonary leaf, written in Latin, probably Rome. RECTO: A wonderful initial ,Q, decorated with pen work in red, white and blue, in rich burnished gold.VE...
Place & Date: Italy, 1480
Mapa De la parte de la Isla Formosa sa perteneciente al Emperadotde la China sacado por Ord. De S.M.
Extremely rare map of the west coast of Taiwan, the Punghu or Pescadore Islands, and the Fokien or Fujian coast of China. Several ancient Taiwanese cities are noted, incl...
Place & Date: Manilla, Seminario Conciliar, y Real de San Carlos, 1788-1792
Loudunois. Laudunum / Mirebalais.
Two maps on one sheet. Centered on Loudun and Mirebeau. Showing lower left cartouche putti playing with grapes.German text on verso.
Place & Date: Amsterdam, after 1636
Pascaart van Europa alsmede een gedeelte vande Kust van Africa. . .
An eye-catching chart of the entirety of Europe's coastline from northern Russia to Yugoslavia in the south. Also showing the West Coast of Africa as far as the Cape-Verd...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, after 1666
Selling price: $2375
Sold in 2023
A new & accurate map of Asia, Drawn from the most approved modern maps & charts / by Thos. Bowen.
The map is of interest for the use of Sea of Korea, the sea between Korea and Japan.Detailed map of Asia from Saudi Arabia, Persia, Russia, India, China, Japan to Southea...
Place & Date: London, J.Cooke, 1777-1778
Selling price: $600
Sold in 2023
La China e Giapone.
Uncommon map of China, Korea, Japan and Taiwan (I.Formosa), only one town labeled, Tayoan. Very strange shape for Japan.The map is of interest for the use of Mar di Corea...
Place & Date: Italy, ca. 1800
Nobiolo Canavesano, o uva Spanal.
Highly decorative stipple engraving with hand-colored details from a scarce work 'Pomona Italiana ossia Trattato Degli Alberi Fruttiferi' by Giorgio Gallesio. The series ...
Place & Date: Turin, 1832
(Northern celestial planisphere with a pasted volvelle.)
Probably by the Vienna astronomer Melchior Klayber who used the Copernican precession theory, which is closely connected with the chart (Ptolemy - 6° 40' and Ptolemy - 5...
Place & Date: Vienna, ca. 1569
L'Asie, dressée pour l'étude de la Géographie . . .
Highly decorative map of Asia embellished with a landscape style title cartouche and several sailing ships.The map is of interest for the use of Mer de Corée, the sea be...
Place & Date: Paris, 1765
Selling price: $600
Sold in 2023
Tartaria.
Published in Hondius' editions of the Mercator Atlas from 1606 onwards, showing China, Korea as an island, and the northern Pacific coast of America showing the two conti...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1633
Karte von Katay od. dem Reiche Kin, zur Geschichte von Jenghiz Khan. Aus dem Englischen.
The map is of interest for the use of East Sea, the sea between Korea and Japan, here called "Meer von Corea".Copper engraving, hand colored in outline and wash...
Place & Date: Leipzig, Schwabe, ca. 1750