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Trau citta nella Dalmacia vicino al Spaleto. . .
Uncommon map of the Dalmatian coast with the town of Trau (Trogir) in Croatia, from Giovanni Francesco Camocio's rare " Isole Famose porti, fortezze, e terre maritim...
- $1000 / ≈ €880
Place & Date: Venice, D.Bertelli, ca.1574
Sebenico antiquam.e Sico detto Citta nobile nella prouincia della Dalmacia. . .
Uncommon map of the coast of Croatia with the bay and town of Šibenik (Sebenico) with Venetian war ships in the foreground. From Giovanni Francesco Camocio's rare "...
- $1000 / ≈ €880
Place & Date: Venice, D.Bertelli, ca.1574
Golfo de Lodrin con parte di Albania.
Rare map of the northern coast of Albania, Serbia and Montenegro, extending from Malonta and Castel Novo and Bocca del Colfo di Cattaro to Durrës. Venetian war ships in ...
- $1500 / ≈ €1321
Place & Date: Venice, D.Bertelli, ca.1574
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
Illyricum.
Early map of Istria and Slovenia. Prepared by Johann Sambucus 1572.
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1574
Lympurch. (Limburg)
Very desirable and early town-plan of the city of Limburg in Belgium with its fortifications at the end of the 16th century.From volume one of the greatest publication in...
- $250 / ≈ €220
Place & Date: Cologne, 1575
Dordrecht.
Very desirable and early town-plan of Dordrecht.From volume one of the greatest publication in this genre!. The Civitates was compiled and written by George Braun, Canon ...
- $200 / ≈ €176
Place & Date: Cologne, 1575
Pedemontanae Vicinorumque Regionum.
Fine map including the Italian coast from Monaco till Genoa. Milan in the upper righthand corner and Turin in the center of the map.
- $600 / ≈ €528
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1574-1575
Le vray portraict de la Ville de Marseille.
Fine wood cut bird's-eye view of Marseille. Decorated with several ship in the harbour and on the sea. To the left two keys describing the main buildings and places. Publ...
Place & Date: Paris, 1575
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Naumaohiae [sic] id est navalis pugnae ex vetusteis lapidum et nummorum monumenteis graphica deformatio.
Naval engagement set inside an arena, spectators in the stands attending the event; reclining river god and nymphs in the lower part. From "Speculum Romanae Magnific...
Place & Date: Rome, ca. 1575
Page from La Cosmographie Universelle with map of France. (Page 160)
Text page with woodblock map of ancient France (122 x 163 mm.) In 1575 Sebastian Münster's Cosmographia was translated into French and published in Paris by François d...
- $75 / ≈ €66
Place & Date: Paris, 1575
Thusciae Descriptio Auctore Hieronimo Bellarmato.
Decorative and detailed map of Tuscany, from the 1574 or 1575 Latin text edition of Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas of the world. The map is bas...
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1574-1575
Leodium. (Luik or Liège)
Very desirable and early town-view of Liège, which shows the city with the Meuse flowing in its favorable location amongst gentle hills, sturdy trees and fertile fields....
- $300 / ≈ €264
Place & Date: Cologne, (1572) 1577
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Sevilla, Hispalis ... [on sheet with] Cadiz [and] Malaga.
Very desirable and early view of Sevilla, Cadiz and Malaga, with the Roman and Moorish citadels on the hills in the background. "In the upper part Sevilla, showing ...
- $500 / ≈ €440
Place & Date: Cologne, (1572) 1577
Messana, Urbs est Sicilie maxima, situ, opulentia, & tuta navium statione.
Very desirable and early town-plan of Messina on Sicily, with a numbered key (1-167) in lower part. "Messina is shown from the east, in a view looking down upon the ...
- $500 / ≈ €440
Place & Date: Cologne, (1572) 1577
Exacta novaqve descriptio dvcatvs Andegravensis qvem vvlgari nomine Le Duche d'Aniou Indigitant.
Centered on the town of Angiers. From the first edition of De Jode's Speculum Orbis Terrarum, the second general atlas of the world, after Ortelius. Engraved by Ioannes V...
- $750 / ≈ €660
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1578
Die Statt Paris etlicher mass figuriert und contrafehtet nach jetziger Gelegenheit.
Published in the "Universal Cosmography" of S. Münster. Text in German. Under the legendary plan in German A to G. It is framed by a border composed of foliage...
- $200 / ≈ €176
Place & Date: Bâle, H. Petri, 1578
Schlavoniae, Croatiae, Carniale.. Bosniae. . .
First state. Fine and early map of former Yugoslavia after a map of Hirschvogel (1552-1565) and used by A.Ortelius in his atlas 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum [Atlas of the Who...
- $400 / ≈ €352
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1579
Moscavw. Moscovia, Urbs regionis eiusde nominis metropolitica, duplo maior. . .
Showing Moscow within the walled city and figures in the foreground. Title cartouche in the lower right corner Moscovia, Urbs. Regionis ciusde nominis metropolitica, dup...
Place & Date: Cologne, 1580
Selling price: $2600
Sold in 2009
Roterodamum.. (Rotterdam) / Gouda.
One of the oldest panoramic views of the cities of Gouda and Rotterdam.From the greatest publication in this genre !. The ,Civitates, was compiled and written by George B...
- $500 / ≈ €440
Place & Date: Cologne 1580
1) Caletensivm et Bononiensivm..2) Veromandvorvm eorvmque..
Prepared by Jean Surhon, cartographer, goldsmith and engraver. From 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum [Atlas of the Whole World]': published in Antwerp.
- $200 / ≈ €176
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1580
Sarmatia Asie.
The map is showing the area of Armenia and Kazakhstan. From his Cosmographia, that great compendium of Renaissance knowledge. Sebastian Münster was born in Nierder-Ingel...
- $90 / ≈ €79
Place & Date: Basle, 1550-1580
Lutetia Parisiorum urbs, toto orbe celeberrima notissimaque, caput regni Franciae.
Early bird's eye view of Paris, called at the time Lutetia. From a French text edition of S. Münster's Cosmographia, which is a short and complete summary of Renaissance...
Place & Date: Basle, 1550-1580
Slusa, Teutonicae Flandriae opp. . . (Sluis)
Bird'eye view of the town of Sluis.From the greatest publication in this genre!. The Civitates was compiled and written by George Braun, Canon of Cologne Cathedral. Braun...
Place & Date: Cologne, 1580
Tafel der Lender darin der Apostel Paulus geprediget hat.
Rare wood block map depicting the Mediterranean, with an over-sized Cyprus from the final Dutch edition of Heinrich Bünting's famous Itinerarium Sacrae Scripturae, a boo...
Place & Date: Magdeburg, 1581
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Traiectum ad Mosam. [Maastricht]
A birds-eye view of Maastricht seen from the south. Rising on Vrijthof square is the dominant complex of Sint-Servaas, in front of which - seen here in a distorted perspe...
Place & Date: Cologne, ca. 1581
Descrittione di M. Lodovico Guicciardini patritio Fiorentino, di tutti i Paesi Bassi,...
Second Italian edition (variant B) and first Plantin edition (1st Silvius 1567) and the most sought-after edition of the famous description of the Low Countries, updated ...
Place & Date: Antwerp, Plantin, 1581
Brabantia.
Map of Brabant from Guicciardini's "Description de touts les Pais-Bais" edited by Plantin in 1582. The map drawn after Ortelius' map of Brabant, and after the l...
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1582
Westphaliae Totius, Finitimarumque Regionum Accurata Descriptio.
A very beautiful hand colored copper engraved map of North Rhein-Westphalia by A. Ortelius. This is a general map of Westphalia and the surrounding regions in northwest G...
Place & Date: Antwerp, ca 1584
Universe Europae Maritime Eiusque Navigationis Descriptio. Generale Pascaerte van Europa . . .
This general chart of north-western Europe and the surrounding coastal waters is from the rare pilot-guide De Spiegel der Zeevaerdt , printed by Christopher Plantin in Le...
Place & Date: Leyden, 1584
Veronae Urbis Territorium.
Very fine map of part of Italy centered on Verona, Vizenza and Lake Garda. Prepared by Bernardino Brugnoli, which first was published in 1574 by Forlani. Ortelius' map is...
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1584
Beschrijvinge vande de zee Cuften va Vlanderen en Picardien. . .
DUTCH TEXT EDITION. A detailed chart of the coast of Flanders and Normandy decorated by a large colorful baroque title cartouche, and the coat of arms of Flanders with a ...
Place & Date: Leiden, Plantijn, 1585
De zee cuften tufschen Dovere en Orfords nesse, daer de Teemse de Vermaerde Rivire van Lonen gelegens is. . .
A detailed chart of the English Channel coastland. Decorated by a colorful title cartouche and scale cartouche, one compass rose, several vessels and sea monsters. A very...
Place & Date: Leiden, Plantijn, 1585
Belchrijuinghe vande zee custen van Engelandt. . .
A rare Dutch text edition of this detailed early chart of the northern coast of England. West to the top. The mileage cartouche has no Latin captures. Decorated by a colo...
Place & Date: Leiden, Plantijn, 1585
Caerte der Noordt cufte van Engelandt, beginnende van Robinhodes baij tot Coket Eijlandt. . . .
A very early Dutch text edition of this detailed chart of the northern coast of England. The mileage cartouche has no Latin captures. West to the top.Decorated by a color...
- $2000 / ≈ €1761
Place & Date: Leiden, Plantijn, 1585
De custen van een deel van Denemarken en Swede. . .
A detailed chart of the coast Skane and Kalmar, with the island Öland. Decorated by a title and scale cartouche, a compass rose, several vessels and sea monsters, and de...
- $2000 / ≈ €1761
Place & Date: Leiden, Plantijn, 1585
Zee caerte vande Sondt tvermaerste van Danemarcke . . .
A detailed chart of the coast of Denmark and its islands, Copenhagen in the center of the chart. West to the top. It is decorated by a title, scale and descriptive cartou...
Place & Date: Leiden, Plantijn, 1585
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Anverpia, nobile in Barbantia oppidum, parrim maritimum . . . [Antwerp]
The bird's-eye plan provides an excellent view of the citadel, city, docks and fortifications. The city was defended by a line of fortification and a moat constructed und...
Place & Date: Cologne, 1585
Beschrijvinge vande de zee Cuften va Vlanderen en Picardien. . .
A detailed description of the coast of Picardie and Normandy decorated by a large colored baroque title cartouche, and the coat of arms of Flanders with a colorful scale ...
- $1750 / ≈ €1541
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1585
De Zee-Kuste vant Landt te Noort-oosten sorterende onder Norweghen ende eendeels onder Sweden alsoe tlandt aldaer in zijn gedaente is, van Distelberch tot Waersberghe.
A rare Latin text edition of this early and detailed chart of the coast of Norway of this landmark contribution to the science of navigation. Decorated by a large title c...
Place & Date: Leiden, Plantijn, 1585
Siciliae Veteris Typus.
A very beautiful early map of ancient Sicily. Title cartouche centered on the upper part: includes also an inset map of Syracuse in the upper left, and a list of the town...
- $600 / ≈ €528
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1587
Descriptio Germaniae Inferioris.
The oval map is surrounded by a strapwork frame and the title, adorned with ribbons, is held aloft by two winged cherubs.According to P. Meurer based on de Jode's 12 shee...
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1587
POLONIAE finitimarumque locorum descrip:tio. Auctore WENCESLAO GRODECCIO. Polono.
Ortelius' map of Poland, being a close copy of Grodecki / Pograbka's map of 1558/62 map, itself based on Wapovsky 1526 (Karrow 56) With Latin text on verso, a state 1 and...
- $1200 / ≈ €1057
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1587
Wie ist das gluck so gar ungleich . . . Plate 18.
Early print showing a hanging in Brabant on 11 February 1620.Plate from the series about the " Eighty Years' War" or the independence war of Holland against Spa...
- $80 / ≈ €70
Place & Date: Cologne, ca. 1590
Picardiae Belgicae regionis descriptio
From Theatrum Orbis Terrarum [Atlas of the Whole World]. Prepared by Jean Surhon.Dare to go in Black. All early maps were printed in black and white, and many were kept t...
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1590
Von dem Moscowycern
Map centered on Moscow, with on verso a wood cut engraving of a Bison. From a German text edition of his Geographia , that great compendium of Renaissance knowledge.
- $125 / ≈ €110
Place & Date: Basle, 1550-1590
Valencena . . .
Eye-bird view of Valenciennes.
Place & Date: Anvers, 1590
The hanging of the head of police Jean Grauwels in Brussels, 11 february 1569.
Print relating to Brussels during the first decades of the eighty year war between Spain and the Low Countries: (plate 18). This plate shows the hanging of the head of po...
Place & Date: Cologne, ca. 1590
Venetia. (Venice)
Precise, beautiful bird's-eye town-view of Venice, clearly depicting the city's architectural landmark. The surrounding lagoon is animated with a great variety of sailing...
Place & Date: Cologne, 1590
Habiti delle Donne Venetiane . . .
Title page of the book Habiti delle Donne Venetiane" (Dress of Venetian Women) which consists of twenty numbered plates of ornately dressed women. This very decorati...
Place & Date: Venice, ca. 1591
POLONIAE finitimarumque locorum descrip:tio. Auctore WENCESLAO GRODECCIO. Polono.
Ortelius' map of Poland, being a close copy of Grodecki / Pograbka's map of 1558/62 map, itself based on Wapovsky 1526 (Karrow 56) With Latin text on verso, a state 4 and...
- $1400 / ≈ €1233
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1592
Prussiae Regionis Sarmatiae Europae Nobilissimae Novaet vera descriptio . . .
Nice example of the first edition of De Jode's map of Prussia, from the 1593 edition of De Jode's atlas.The present map is an entirely new addition to the second De Jode ...
- $2200 / ≈ €1937
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1593
Nova et integra caenomaniae descriptio vulg. Le Mans.
Fine separately issued example of Gerard De Jode's map of Caenomaniae (Maine Province), from his Speculum Orbis Terrarum. Gérard de Jode (1508? -1590) published in Antwe...
Place & Date: Antwerp, ca. 1593
Comitatus Venayscinensis Nova Discriptio.
Rare map depicting part of Provence with Avignon, Cavaillon, Orange, Carpentras, etc.Gerard De Jode was the great rival of Ortelius, both made a living out of selling map...
- $325 / ≈ €286
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1593
Bitvrigvm, provinciae que Berry.
A rare and beautifully engraved map from the second edition of De Jode's atlas "Speculum Orbis Terrarum". Includes the Loire Valley, centered on Bourges and Vie...
- $200 / ≈ €176
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1593
Lutetia Furens. Das ist : Die wütende Statt PARIS.
Rarissime placard dirigé contre la Ligue et le duc de Mayenne. La gravure est signée I.S. (marque inconnue). Ce placard en latin et en allemand est une reprise de l’e...
Place & Date: France ca.. 1594
Prima Columbiin Indiam navigation Anno 1492.
Christopher Columbus and the Pinzon brothers leaving the port of Palos in Spain on August 3, 1492 for the New World. Right The King and Queen of Portugal Catholic Ferdina...
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1594
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Blaisois Blesiensis Territorii. . . [together with] - Lemovicum totius et confinium provinciarum. . .
The map on the left is centered on the Loire with the town of Blois. The right hand map is centered on Limoges.
- $150 / ≈ €132
Place & Date: Antwerp, c. 1595
Latium.
Based on classical authors' sources, specifically Virgilius, Plinius, Varro, Halicarnasseus, Festus and Ausonius.Philip Wingius in his letter to Ortelius from 1592 mentio...
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1595
Descrittione Dell'Imperio della MOSCOVIA IMPERIUM.
Uncommon map including Latvia, Livonia, Lithuania, the Ukraine, and northern Part of the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, Siberia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan.Giovanni ...
Place & Date: Venice, 1596
Nova et recens emendata totius Regni Ungariae una cum adiacentibus et finitimis regionisbus delineatio.
Engraved map by Jan van Deutecum, here the very rare first edition published by Cornelis Nicola in Asterdam in 1596. In very attractive original coloring.A re-issued was ...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, Cornelius Nicol, 1596
Tabula Asiae II.
A striking example of Magini's map of the Black Sea region from the 1597 edition of Magini's 'Geographia', based upon the work of Claudius Ptolemy. Latin text and tables ...
- $300 / ≈ €264
Place & Date: Venice, 1597
Brabantiae Descriptio.
In an inset Mechelen and surroundings. Decorative scale and title cartouche with dedicational initials, which may refer to Laurentius Michaelis, who may be connected with...
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1598
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[ View of Cruzola]
Very rare view of Tremite Islands Island published in the first edition of "Viaggio da Venetia, a Costantinopoli. Per Mare, e per Terra, & infieme quello di Terr...
Place & Date: Venice, Giacomo Franco, 1598
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[San Nicola, Tremiti islands, in Italy. ]
Very rare view of San Nicola, Tremiti islands, in Italy, published in the first edition of "Viaggio da Venetia, a Costantinopoli. Per Mare, e per Terra, & infiem...
Place & Date: Venice, Giacomo Franco, 1598
Polla Querrner [Pula in southern Istria)
Very rare view of Pula in southern Istria, published in the first edition of "Viaggio da Venetia, a Costantinopoli. Per Mare, e per Terra, & infieme quello di Te...
Place & Date: Venice, Giacomo Franco, 1598
![[View of Gulf of Trieste].](/uploads/cache/45191-250x250.jpg)
[View of Gulf of Trieste].
Very rare view of Gulf of Trieste published in the first edition of "Viaggio da Venetia, a Costantinopoli. Per Mare, e per Terra, & infieme quello di Terra Santa...
Place & Date: Venice, Giacomo Franco, 1598
![[View of Caorle].](/uploads/cache/45190-250x250.jpg)
[View of Caorle].
Very rare view of Caorle, at the time an island, published in the first edition of "Viaggio da Venetia, a Costantinopoli. Per Mare, e per Terra, & infieme quello...
Place & Date: Venice, Giacomo Franco, 1598
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[ Map of the island Nexos]
Very rare map of the island Naxos published in the first edition of "Viaggio da Venetia, a Costantinopoli. Per Mare, e per Terra, & infieme quello di Terra Santa...
Place & Date: Venice, Giacomo Franco, 1598
![Venetia. [Venice ]](/uploads/cache/45176-250x250.jpg)
Venetia. [Venice ]
Scarce view of Venice published in the first edition of "Viaggio da Venetia, a Costantinopoli. Per Mare, e per Terra, & infieme quello di Terra Santa. Da Giosepp...
Place & Date: Venice, Giacomo Franco, 1598
Gelriae, Cliviae, Finitimorumque Locorum Verissima..
East to the top. Fine map of Geldria and Limburg, prepared by Christian s'Grooten. Very fine title cartouche lower right with painter's utensils around the cartouche. ...
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1598
Regionis Biturigum... Per Ioannem Calamaeum. / Limaniae Topographia Gabriele Symeoneo Auct.
Two maps on one sheet. Biturigum. The Loire river is on the right in central France. Neuers (Nevers) is at the middle of the right margin. Bourges is near the center, and...
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1598
![Blaisois Blesiensis Territorii. . . [together with] - Lemovicum totius et confinium provinciarum. . .](/uploads/cache/40963-250x250.jpg)
Blaisois Blesiensis Territorii. . . [together with] - Lemovicum totius et confinium provinciarum. . .
The map on the left is centered on the Loire with the town of Blois. The right-hand map is centered on Limoges. Dare to go in Black. All early maps were printed in bla...
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1598
Anjou. Andegavensium Ditionis Vera et Integra Descriptio. Licimo Guijeto Andegavense auctore.
Beautiful map of the Anjou region of western France along the Loire River. Include the city of Angers in the center. Accompanying French text on verso. Dare to go in B...
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1598
Lutzenburgen sis Ducatus Veriss. Descript.
An attractive map of Luxembourg: title cartouche on the lower left corner. From 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum [Atlas of the Whole World]'.Iacobo Surhonio Montano auctore. D...
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1598
![[View of Osero].](/uploads/cache/45194-250x250.jpg)
[View of Osero].
Very rare view of Osor published in the first edition of "Viaggio da Venetia, a Costantinopoli. Per Mare, e per Terra, & infieme quello di Terra Santa. Da Giosep...
- $400 / ≈ €352
Place & Date: Venice, Giacomo Franco, 1598
Angliae, scotiae, et Hiberniae, sive Britannicar:insularum.
Fine general map of the British Isles and Ireland on horizontal projection with north to right of page. Derived from Mercator's 1564 map of the British Isles.Dare to go i...
Place & Date: Anwerp, 1598
Namurcum Comitatus.
Prepared by Jacques Surhon in 1555. His manuscript map was, for security reasons not published. Only in 1579, when Antwerp was independent for a short time, Ortelius used...
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1598
Angliae Regni florentissimi nova descriptio..
Fine general map of England derived from Mercator's 1564 map of the British Isles in 8 sheets.Dare to go in Black. All early maps were printed in black and white; many we...
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1598
Leodiensis Diocesis Typus.
East to the top. Centered on Liege, including the southern part of Dutch Limburg. Prepared by Jan van Schille.Dare to go in Black. All early maps were printed in black an...
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1598