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![[Title page] Figura Universale](/uploads/cache/48045-250x250.jpg)
[Title page] Figura Universale
Title page by N.Tassin.
Date: Paris, 1643
![[Title page] Provincia di Bertagna.](/uploads/cache/48043-250x250.jpg)
[Title page] Provincia di Bertagna.
Title page by N.Tassin.
Date: Paris, 1643
![[Title page] Provincia di Bertagna.](/uploads/cache/48042-250x250.jpg)
[Title page] Provincia di Bertagna.
Title page by N. Tassin.
Date: Paris, 1643
Asiae Minoris nova descriptio. Geographische Beschryvinge aller Landen... ende sendbrieuen der Apostele...
Extremely rare map from a Dutch bible, published by Dancker Danckerts. This map was included in a Dutch bible including several maps signed by C.Danckerts and one dated 1...
Date: Amsterdam, 1643
![[Title page] Figura di tutta la francia.](/uploads/cache/48046-250x250.jpg)
[Title page] Figura di tutta la francia.
Title page by Tassin.
Date: Paris, 1643
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Helvetia cum finitimis regionibus confoederatis.
A typically detailed and finely engraved map of Switzerland by Blaeu, including the cities of Basel, Zürich, Bern, Lucerne, Fribourg, etc. The map is embellished with tw...
Date: Amsterdam, 1643
(Title page) Topographia Sueviae dasist . . .
Title page from Casper Merian's Topographia Sueviae. . ..
- $50 / ≈ €43
Date: Frankfurt, 1643
Title page : Topographia Sueviae dasist . . .
Title page from Casper Merian's Topographia Suevia..
- $50 / ≈ €43
Date: Frankfurt, 1643
![[Title page] Provincia di Bertagna.](/uploads/cache/48049-250x250.jpg)
[Title page] Provincia di Bertagna.
Title page by Tassin.
Date: Paris, 1643
Cadurcium Vernaculé Querci.
Detailed map of a province of France by one of the most famous map publisher. Centered on Cahors.In the lower-left corner, a colored scale cartouche surmounted by a monke...
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
Picardia Regio Belgica.
Map of the northern region of Picardy. The region is well known due to the 4 major battles fought between France, Britain and Germany between 1915-18 during World War I. ...
- $400 / ≈ €345
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
Xaintonge et Angoumois.
This map features a portion of western coastal France, north of Bordeaux with Ile de Ré and Ile Oléron. Two large cartouches show cherubs with grapes and wheat, and tw...
- $450 / ≈ €388
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
Lemovicum.. Lymosin. / Topographia Limaniae. . .
Two maps on one sheet. The author of the map of Lymosin was the French physician and cartographer Jean du Fayen. From early on Willem Jansz. Blaeu aimed of publishing an...
- $175 / ≈ €151
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
Territorium Metense. Auctore Ab. Fabert.. Le Pais Messin.
A very decorative map of part of Lorraine with beautiful cartouches. Orientated with West on top. Centered on Metz. From early on Willem Jansz. Blaeu aimed of publishing...
- $300 / ≈ €259
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
Les Souverainetez de Sedan et de Raucourt.. Doncheri.
A very decorative map with beautiful large cartouches of a province of France by one of the most famous map publishers. From early on Willem Jansz. Blaeu aimed of publis...
- $175 / ≈ €151
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
![[Title page from ] Le Theatre du Monde ou Nouvel Atlas . . .](/uploads/cache/45053-250x250.jpg)
[Title page from ] Le Theatre du Monde ou Nouvel Atlas . . .
A very decorative frontispiece by Willem Blaeu from the second part of this fine atlas. At top, a coat of arms surmounted by a crown and surrounded by two golden chains, ...
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
Veromanduorum.. Vermandois / Gouvernement de la Capelle.
A very decorative map with beautiful cartouches of a province of France by one of the most famous map publishers. Signed by Guilielmus Blaeu.From early on Willem Jansz. B...
- $220 / ≈ €190
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
Le Gouvernement de l'Isle de France.
A very detailed map of Ile de France centered on Paris. Showing Beauvais, Compiègne, Noyon, Laon, Soisson, Vernon, Mante, Pontoise, Meaux, etc.Adorned with the royal arm...
- $300 / ≈ €259
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
Europa recens descripta à Guilielmo Blaeuw.
On either side columns depicting the manner of dress in the major countries of Europe, surmounted by nine city views and plans.For European mapmakers their own continent ...
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
Insulae Divi Martini et Uliarus, vulgo L'Isle de Ré.. Oleron.
Map of Ré and Oléron islands. Depicting the west coast of France, showing La Rochelle. Several vessels and sailing ships dot the Atlantic ocean.Three windroses indicate...
- $950 / ≈ €820
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
Britannia Ducatus. Duché de Bretaigne.
Map of Bretagne in France. From early on Willem Jansz. Blaeu aimed of publishing an atlas to compete with the Hondius-Jansson Atlas. By 1630, he had published at least 1...
- $650 / ≈ €561
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
Tabula Russiae.
A re-issue, by Willem Blaeu, of Hessel Gerritsz' rare and influential map of Russia.This fine map was compiled from manuscripts brought back from Russia, by Isaac Massa, ...
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
Andaluzia continens Sevillam.
Features the province of Andalucia and the city of Seville, but also depicts the Straights of Gibraltar, know in classical times as the Pillars of Hercules. Córdoba, Má...
- $350 / ≈ €302
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
Asia noviter delineata. . .
From 1633 the members of the Blaeu family were official cartographers to the United East India Company and, as such, had access to the most up-to-date cartographic inform...
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
India quae Orientalis dicitur, et insulae adiacentes.
Extending from India to Japan and showing parts of Australia. It is indeed one of the first printed maps to show identifiable parts of Australia. It was not revised until...
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
Moluccae Insulae Celeberrimae.
Showing the geographical features of the islands, and decorated with ships, sea monsters and a handsome cartouche. With an inset of Bachian island. From early on Willem ...
- $750 / ≈ €647
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
Magni Mogolis Imperium.
An attractive map of the region from Iran through Afghanistan, Tibet, and northern India across to Burma. The travel route from Kabul to Surat is the most prominent featu...
- $350 / ≈ €302
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
China Veteribus Sinarum Regio.
This was the first of Blaeu's maps of China. In 1655 he was to publish the famous map of Father Martini, with many of the earlier inaccuracies present on this map correct...
- $2200 / ≈ €1899
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
Turcicum Imperium.
A very handsome map with a particularly fine cartouche showing the Turkish Sultan on his throne and allegorical figures at either side brandishing weapons. At the right i...
- $1800 / ≈ €1554
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
TERRA SANCTA quae in Sacris Terra Promissionis...
The Holy Land, Promised Land or Palestine. Oriented to the west. Shows the entire Palestine on both sides of the Jordan, the shore line running from Tripoli as far as the...
- $1000 / ≈ €863
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
![[Title page ] Duo Pro-regit Vnus.](/uploads/cache/47930-250x250.jpg)
[Title page ] Duo Pro-regit Vnus.
Blank frontispiece of Blaeu.More about Willem & Joan Blaeu and decorative atlas title pages [+]
- $300 / ≈ €259
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
![[Title page from ] Le Theatre du Monde ou le nouvel atlas mis en lumière par Guillaume et Jean Blaeu.](/uploads/cache/47924-250x250.jpg)
[Title page from ] Le Theatre du Monde ou le nouvel atlas mis en lumière par Guillaume et Jean Blaeu.
Frontispiece of the second part of this fine atlas. At top, a coat of arms surmounted by a crown and surrounded by two golden chains, the bigger carrying a pendant which ...
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
Fezzae et Marocchi regna Africae celeberrima.
North to the right. Showing the Atlas Mountains in the south to the southern coast of Spain, along the coast at Ceuta, Tangiers, and Arzilla.A finely engraved, decorative...
- $500 / ≈ €432
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
Aethiopia Superior vel Interior vulgo Abissinorum.
An attractive map of Eastern Africa and the fictitious kingdom of Prester John. The map shows a significant section of central and eastern Africa, including Mozambique, n...
- $700 / ≈ €604
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
Aethiopia inferior, vel exterior.
The standard map of South Africa throughout the 17th century. The lake out of which the 'Zambere' -the Zambesi- flows is probably based on reports of Lake Ngami, undiscov...
- $1100 / ≈ €950
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
Mappa Aestivarum Insularum alias Barmudas.
Blaeu based his work on John Speed's remarkably accurate map of 1626-1627. It shows the island divided into tribes and lots, and below the map itself appear the names of ...
- $2000 / ≈ €1726
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
Virginiae Partis Australis, et Floridae Partis Orientalis.
Blaeu based this map on the Mercator-Hondius of 1606. A number of geographical improvements, however were incorporated, although two large fictions lakes accompanied by e...
- $1500 / ≈ €1295
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
Terra Firma et Novum regnum Granatense et Propayan.
Handsome map of the Isthmus of Panama and north-western South America, including most of present day Columbia and part of Venezuela.Terra Firma is Panama, Veragua is Cost...
- $350 / ≈ €302
Date: Amsterdam, ca. 1644
Belsia vulgo La Beausse.
In the left-hand lower part of the image a beautiful contemporary cartouche with goddess Ceres [agricultural] holding a reaping-hook in her right hand and receiving with ...
- $200 / ≈ €173
Date: Amsterdam , 1644
Venezuela cum parte Australi Novae Andalusiae.
A finely engraved, decorative map of Venezuela. The islands of Trinidad and Tobago, Margarita, Aruba and Curaçao are shown. Local animals are depicted, sheep, birds, mon...
- $800 / ≈ €691
Date: Amsterdam, ca. 1644
Celeberrimi Fluvis Albis nova delineatio. . .
A decorative map from a 1640's Latin text edition of Blaeu's "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Sive Atlas Novis." The River Elbe is depicted in two sections from the mo...
- $80 / ≈ €69
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
![[Title page from ] Le Theatre du Monde ou le nouvel atlas mis en lumière par Guillaume et Jean Blaeu. La seconde partie de la seconde.](/uploads/cache/47923-250x250.jpg)
[Title page from ] Le Theatre du Monde ou le nouvel atlas mis en lumière par Guillaume et Jean Blaeu. La seconde partie de la seconde.
Frontispiece of the second part of the second part of this fine atlas. At top, a coat of arms surmounted by a crown and surrounded by two golden chains, the bigger carryi...
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
Chili.
Willem Blaeu's very decorative map of Chili with two large and beautiful cartouches, a compass and ships. From early on Willem Jansz. Blaeu aimed of publishing an atlas ...
- $900 / ≈ €777
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
Peru.
FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE OF THIS MAP. Decorated with ships and monsters in the sea. Orientated with east at the top. With the signature of G. Blaeuw lower right corner....
- $900 / ≈ €777
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
Guinea.
An attractive map covered with intersecting rhumb lines and decorated with monkeys, lions, elephants and native figures. With a dedication to Amsterdam anatomist and phys...
- $750 / ≈ €647
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
Nova Belgica et Anglia Nova.
The first Dutch settlers arrived in 1614 and settled at Fort Nassau (located near the Port of Albany).Oriented with north to the right. This is one of the earliest maps t...
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
![[Title page from ] Le Theatre du Monde ou le nouvel atlas mis en lumière par Guillaume et Jean Blaeu. La seconde partie de la premiere.](/uploads/cache/47929-250x250.jpg)
[Title page from ] Le Theatre du Monde ou le nouvel atlas mis en lumière par Guillaume et Jean Blaeu. La seconde partie de la premiere.
Frontispiece of the second part of the first part of this fine atlas. At top, a coat of arms surmounted by a crown and surrounded by two golden chains, the bigger carryin...
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
Comitatus Glatz.
Nice map by Willem Blaeu of the Silesia region with Glatz (Klodzko) at center. The forested region was renowned for its wild game and the map includes tiny illustrations ...
- $450 / ≈ €388
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
Taurica Chersonesus, Nostra aetate Przecopsca, et Gazara dicitur.
Part of Russia with in the north Smolensk and Moscow and in the south the Black Sea. More about Willem Blaeu. [+]
- $300 / ≈ €259
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
Brandeburgum Marchionatus. . .
Decorative map by Willem Blaeu centered on Berlin and Brandenburg, and part of Poland and Pomerania, Mecklenburg and Rugia with excellent detail of forests, rivers, towns...
- $250 / ≈ €216
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
Europa recens descripta à Guilielmo Blaeuw.
On either side, columns depicting the manner of dress in the major countries of Europe, surmounted by nine city views and plans.For European mapmakers their own continent...
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
Paraguayo prov. de Rio de La Plata cum regionibus..
A beautiful map of Paraguay, and parts of Peru, Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Bolivia. Much of the area was still "Terra Incognita" so there are few towns and ci...
- $600 / ≈ €518
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
Taurica Chersonesus.
One of the earliest detailed maps of the Crimea and Ukraine between the northern coast of the Black Sea and Moscow.With the engraved signature of Gerard Mercator in lower...
- $300 / ≈ €259
Date: Amsterdam, 1639-1644
Nova Virginiae Tabula.
The map is based on the first state of Smith's map, 1612, and is slightly larger and more expertly engraved. In 1629 the Hondius plate was purchased by Blaeu who deleted ...
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
Tabula Magellanica.
A map with Willem Blaeu's signature, but published by his son Joan, of South America's extremity. A dedication to Constantijn Huygens. From early on Willem Jansz. Blaeu ...
- $1000 / ≈ €863
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
Insulae Americanae in Oceanus Septentrionali cum Terris..
General map of the West Indies extending from Virginia to the mouth of the Orinoco, and destined to be copied in various shapes by many other publishers.Title cartouche t...
- $2500 / ≈ €2158
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
Americae Nova Tabula.
An inset shows Greenland and Iceland. Decorative elements include ships, sea monsters, and vignettes of native Americans within South America. In addition, the map is bor...
- $6500 / ≈ €5611
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
Silesia Inferior. . .
Decorative map prepared by Jonas Scultetus, a Silesian cartographer (1603-1664). More about Willem Blaeu. [+]
- $300 / ≈ €259
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
Ducatus Silesiae Glogani Vera Delineatio . . .
Map of Silesia showing the area of Glogow. French text on back. More about Willem Blaeu. [+]
- $350 / ≈ €302
Date: Amsterdam, 1644
Biscaia et Guipuscoa Cantabriae veteris Pars.
Shows cities of Bilbao and Laredo, and includes a charming vignette of a putti with surveying equipment, being observed by a kitten. With Dutch text on verso.More about m...
Date: Amsterdam, 1645
Zuydhollandia stricte sumta.
The count ship of Holland was subdivided into a number of bailiwicks. The most southerly bailiwick, bordering on Brabant was named Zuid-Holland. Many floods changed the a...
Date: Amsterdam, 1645
Theodorus Galle, Calcographus Anterpiæ.
Portrait of Theodorus Galle engraved by Lucas Vorsterman. Lucas Vorsterman was a Baroque engraver. He worked with the artists Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony van Dyck, as w...
Date: Antwerp, ca. 1645
Quarta pars Brabantiae cujus caput Sylvaducis.
The coat of arms of Brabant and 's-Hertogenbosch do appear on the map. But the municipal arms in the columns on right and left-hand side have not yet been filled in. The ...
Date: Amsterdam, 1645
Legionis Regnum et Asturiarum Principatus.
A very decorative map by Willem Blaeu of the Spanish Province Asturias, Castile and Léon, including the towns of Oviedo, Leon, Santander, Valladolid, etc. With two fine ...
Date: Amsterdam, 1645
Archiepiscopatus Maghdeburgensis et Anhaltinus Ducatus.
A very nice, decorative copper engraved map of Lower-Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt by Blaeu. With one figural cartouche. Bounded on the west by the River Wesel between Nienbur...
- $80 / ≈ €69
Date: Amsterdam, 1645
Americae Nova Tabula.
The delineation of the coast and the nomenclature on both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts are basically Spanish in origin and follow the maps of Ortelius and Wytfliet. To...
Date: Amsterdam, 1645
Andalusia continens Sevillam et Cordubam.
Features the province of Andalusia and the city of Seville, but also depicts the Straights of Gibraltar, know in classical times as the Pillars of Hercules. The title car...
Date: Amsterdam, 1645
Guiana sive Amazonum Regio.
Copper engraving, hand colored in outline when published. A highly decorative map showing Guiana extending westwards to Trinidad and Margarita Island, dominated by a huge...
Date: Amsterdam, 1645
Westphalia Ducatus.
Originally engraved for Jodocus Hondius II, at his death in August 1629, this map was, among 39 other copper plates, purchased by Willem Blaeu who deleted Hondius' name a...
Date: Amsterdam, 1645
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...
Date: Amsterdam, 1645
Congi regnu.
Samuel Purchas' edition of the Mercator/Hondius Atlas Minor . Early map of Congo published in his famous collection of voyages His Pilgrimes . With descriptive text in En...
Date: London, 1645
Tartaria sive Magni Chami Imperium.
Detailed and decorative map of Tartary and Northern part of China. Northern tip of Korea included. The Chinese Great Wall is depicted, with Central Asia, extending from M...
- $550 / ≈ €475
Date: Amsterdam, 1645
Arragonia Regnum.
A beautiful, highly decorative map of Aragon, centered on Saragossa and extending to Balbasdtor, Huesca, Calataiud, Tortosa, Tervel, Albarrazin and Cuenca. Towns, rivers,...
Date: Amsterdam, 1645
Nouvelle et exacte description du globe terrestre reveue corrigée et augmente´e suivant les derniéres relations des Anglais et Hollandois. Par Guillaume Blaeu 1645.
Extremely rare and decorative "carte a figures" world map published by Anthoine de Fer. The double hemisphere world map is surrounded by constellations of the A...
Date: Paris, 1645
Taurica Chersonesus, Nostra aetate Prezecopsca, et Gazara dicitur.
Part of Russia with in the north Smolensk and including Moscow and in the south the Black Sea.More about Willem Blaeu. [+]Taurica, Tauric Chersonese, and Taurida were nam...
- $500 / ≈ €432
Date: Amsterdam, 1645
Utriusque Castillae nova descriptio.
Blaeu's map of León-Castilla, showing Zaragoza, Valencia, Alicante, Cartagena, Madrid, Cordoba, Seville, Salamanca, Palencia, Segovia, Toledo, Cuenca, Granada, etc. Incl...
Date: Amsterdam, 1645
Monasteriensis Episcopatus.
A very detailed map of Germany centered on Linge. Showing Wessel to the top of the map, and Oldenburg to the right. North is oriented to the right. The map is further ado...
- $80 / ≈ €69
Date: Amsterdam 1645
Mappa Aestivarum Insularum, alias Barmudas..
Based closely on Blaeu's map of 1630 but with a simpler centered title piece. The map includes the arms of Bermuda and England, and lists proprietors of the various tribe...
Date: Amsterdam, 1645
Typus Galliae Veteris, Ex conatib' Geograph. Abrah.Ortelii.
A very decorative map with countries of ancient France prepared by Abraham Ortelius and published by one of the most famous map publishers, Willem Blaeu.
Date: Amsterdam, 1645
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...
Date: Amsterdam, 1645