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Mercatorum Extra. Neorum in Bantam Alia. Effigiatio. (People of Malacca)
People of Malacca.Theodore de Bry, a German engraver and book dealer, began a compilation of early voyages in 1590 and had published six parts at the time of his death in...
- $100 / ≈ €86
Date: Frankfurt, 1609
Mercatorum Ex China in Bantam Negotiantium Schema.
An early portrait of Chinese merchants in Banten (Bantam), a small port town near Java's western end.Theodore de Bry, a German engraver and book dealer, began a compilati...
- $100 / ≈ €86
Date: Frankfurt, 1609
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[Title page] Germaniae Tabule Geographicae ...
This is the title page to the volume of the atlas devoted to maps of Germany. According to Shirley the "early sectional parts of his "Atlas" each had Manne...
Date: Amsterdam, 1585-c.1610
Prussia .
Important early map showing coast of Baltic Sea in Prussia, today Poland, prepared by the German cartographer Gaspher Henneberg of Erlich. Embellished with a large strapw...
Date: Amsterdam, 1612
Prussia .
An early map of northern Poland from the "Atlas Minor" (Gerhard Mercator / Jodocus Hondius). Extends from Memel to Torun and the Narew River. With two sailing s...
- $300 / ≈ €259
Date: Amsterdam, 1612
Flandria.
Very decorative, egg-shaped map. This is the last and very rare third state with the signature Theodorus Galle. The fortifications along the Scheldt River are added and t...
- $1000 / ≈ €863
Date: Antwerp, after 1612
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[Titlepage] Galliae tabulae geographicae..
Decorative title page from the atlas by Mercator, surrounded with strapwork designs, garlands, fruit, birds and a portrait of a king.Read more about title pages. [+]
- $220 / ≈ €190
Date: Amsterdam, 1613
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[Titlepage] Italiae, Sclavoniae, et Graeciae tabula geographice..
The text in this decorative title page from the atlas by Mercator is enclosed in an architectural framework engraved with cherubs, garlands and an eagle.Read more about t...
- $220 / ≈ €190
Date: Amsterdam, 1613
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[Title page for] Galliae tabule geographicae . . .
Very fine title page by Gerard Mercator, composed of an elaborate strapwork design with the portrait of a King at the top.
Date: Amsterdam, 1613
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[Lot of 6 Maps of Germany] PALATINATUS BAVARIAE.
[Lot of 6 Maps of Germany]- Palatinatus Bavariae. (H.Hondius & G.Mercator) circa. 1619 (490x370 mm)- La Basse Partie Du Cercle Du Haut Rhein divisé en tous ses ...
- $750 / ≈ €647
Date: Amsterdam, 1619
Africa ex magna orbis terre descriptione Gerardi Mercator. . .
A classic map of Africa. The map first appeared in Gerard Mercator’s Atlas sive Cosmographicae..., published posthumously in 1595. As stated in the title, this map is b...
Date: Duisburg and then Amsterdam, (1595) 1609 or 1619
Japonia.
Jodocus Hondius' fine map early 17th-century map of the islands of Japan, was first issued as one of the new maps in the expended Mercator Hondius Atlas of 1606.The map i...
Date: Amsterdam, 1606-1620
Provinciae, Regionis galliae, vera exactissimaq. Descriptio
This is a highly detailed and well engraved map of Provence in southern France. Engraved by H.Picart and published by Jean le Clerc.Jean le Clerc (1560-1621) was an engra...
- $500 / ≈ €432
Date: Paris, ca. 1620
Europa.
The rare Samuel Purchas' edition of the Mercator/Hondius Atlas Minor atlas map. Early map of Europe published in his famous collection of voyages His Pilgrimes . With des...
- $150 / ≈ €129
Date: London, 1625
Aegyptus.
The rare Samuel Purchas' edition of the Mercator/Hondius Atlas Minor atlas map. Early map of Egypt published in his famous collection of voyages His Pilgrimes . With desc...
Date: London, 1625
Hispania Nova.
The rare Samuel Purchas' edition of the Mercator/Hondius Atlas Minor atlas map. This was the standard map of the area for a generation. The map shows an area correspondin...
- $100 / ≈ €86
Date: London, 1625
India Orientalis.
The rare Samuel Purchas' edition of the Mercator/Hondius Atlas Minor atlas map. Thisearly map of the East Indies was published in his famous collection of voyages His Pil...
- $300 / ≈ €259
Date: London, 1625
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[No title] Tabla de la Europa. . . / Italie.
Page from a Mercator Atlas with letter press in Spanish illustrated with two maps. Recto a map of Europe (109x16mm.) and on verso a map of northern Italy (90x150mm).
- $230 / ≈ €199
Date: Amsterdam, c.1625
Turcicum Imperium.
The rare Samuel Purchas' edition of the Mercator / Hondius "Atlas Minor" atlas map. Early map of Turkey, the Arabian pen insular and eastern part of the Mediter...
Date: London, 1625
Persicum Regnum.
The rare Samuel Purchas' edition of the Mercator/Hondius Atlas Minor atlas map. Early map of Turkey, including Cyprus published in his famous collection of voyages His Pi...
- $115 / ≈ €99
Date: London, 1625
Nova Franconiae Descriptio.
In 1626 Abraham Goos engraved a single-sheet "carte à figures"- map of Franconia with decorative borders for Joannes Janssonius. In the center part of the top ...
- $2000 / ≈ €1726
Date: Amsterdam, 1626
Europa, ad magnae Europae Gerardi Mercatoris. . .
General map of Europe, as well as Americae Pars, Greenland, Iceland, a Polar landmass, along with the mythical islands of Frisland, Drogeo, and Bradain. A large strapwor...
Date: Amsterdam, 1628
Arragonia et Catalonia
Aragon and Catalonia. Decorative map with mountain relief and river. 2 finely engraved sailing boats.Mercator was born in Rupelmonde in Flanders and studied in Louvain un...
- $600 / ≈ €518
Date: Amsterdam, 1628
Europa, ad magnae Europae Gerardi Mercatoris. . .
General map of Europe with in the left hand corner, south east of Iceland the mythical island of Frisland, which was purportedly discovered by the Zeno brothers in a 14th...
Date: Amsterdam, 1628
Arragonia et Catalonia.
Aragon and Catalonia. Decorative map with mountain relief and river. 2 finely engraved sailing boats.Mercator was born in Rupelmonde in Flanders and studied in Louvain un...
- $250 / ≈ €216
Date: Amsterdam, 1628
Guineae Nova Descriptio.
The map shows the West African coast from Senegal (the 'Rio Senega' is the Senegal River) to Cape Lopez on the Gulf of Guinea just below the equator.The island of St. Tho...
- $700 / ≈ €604
Date: Amsterdam, 1628
Set of four continents.
Fine set of 4 continents prepared by Gerard Mercator. The general map of Europe, as well as Americae Pars, Greenland, Iceland, a Polar landmass, along with the mythical i...
Date: Amsterdam, 1628
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 signature of Gerard Mercator in lower left cor...
Date: Amsterdam, 1628
Coloniensis Archiepisscopatus.
Extremely rare first edition of this beautiful map of Cologne and Dusseldorff.Jodocus Hondius Jr. planned to produce a new modern atlas less dependent on the Mercator pla...
Date: Amsterdam, 1629
Monasteriensis Episcopatus.
The extremely rare first edition of this beautiful map of Munster.Jodocus Hondius Jr. planned to produce a new modern atlas less dependent on the Mercator plates that his...
Date: Amsterdam, 1629
Westphalia Ducatus.
Extremely rare first edition of this beautiful map of Westphalia.Jodocus Hondius Jr. planned to produce a new modern atlas less dependent on the Mercator plates that his ...
Date: Amsterdam, 1629
Sueviae Nova Tabula.
Extremely rare first edition of this beautiful map of Swaben, including Ulm, Augsburg, Stuttgart, Zurich, Lucerne and Lake Constance.Jodocus Hondius Jr. planned to produc...
Date: Amsterdam, 1629
Alpinae seu Foederatae Rhaetiae . . .
Extremely rare first edition of this beautiful map of Graubünden Canton in Switzerland. Including Chur, Davos, St.Moritz, etc.Jodocus Hondius Jr. planned to produce a ne...
- $750 / ≈ €647
Date: Amsterdam, 1629
Nova Africae Tabula.
An attractive map of the continent, added by Hondius when he took over publication of Mercator's Atlas. Although it is based on Mercator's map, Hondius improved the outli...
Date: Amsterdam, 1630
Candia cum Insulis.. Corfu Zante, Milo, Nicsia, Santorini.
Four views on one sheet: A large map of Crete, with three smaller views across the top showing the Ionian Islands of Kerkira (Corfu), Cephalonia and Zakinthos (Zante.) Th...
Date: Amsterdam, 1630
Sclavonia, Croatia, Bosnia cum Dalmatiae parte.
Nice map of the Eastern Balkans with the political divisions of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Dalmatia.Mercator was born in Rupelmonde in Flanders and studied in Louvain ...
- $300 / ≈ €259
Date: Amsterdam 1630
Guineae Nova Descriptio.
The map shows the West African coast from Senegal (the 'Rio Senega' is the Senegal River) to Cape Lopez on the Gulf of Guinea just below the equator. The island of St. Th...
- $450 / ≈ €388
Date: Amsterdam, 1630
Udrone Irlandiae in Catherlagh Baronia.
A detailed map of the Barony of Udrone (modern Idrone) in County Carlow, Ireland The title is surrounded by a strapwork design cartouche topped with calipers & a mile...
- $200 / ≈ €173
Date: Amsterdam, 1630
Irlandiae Regnum.
A very nice map from Ireland.Mercator was born in Rupelmonde in Flanders and studied in Louvain under Gemma Frisius, Dutch writer, astronomer and mathematician. The excel...
Date: Amsterdam, 1630
Zelandia Comitatus.
Based on the map by Van Deventer. For the first time a road connection between Flushing, Middelburg and Arnemuiden is shown. Mercator pays much attention to the area of s...
Date: Amsterdam, 1630
Morea olim Peloponnesus.
Gerard Mercator's map of the Greece's Peloponnesus peninsula called and labeled Morea. A few of the other smaller islands appear included the larger Cerigo (today's Cythe...
- $300 / ≈ €259
Date: Amsterdam, 1630
America sive India Nova.
This map was created by Michael Mercator, grandson of the great Gerard Mercator. It is the only map attributed to him. The map first appeared in 1595, one year after the ...
- $3000 / ≈ €2590
Date: Amsterdam, 1630
Taurica Chersonesus . . .
An attractive, detailed and early map of the Ukraine, Russia and surrounding regions between the northern coast of the Black Sea and Moscow.Shows ports, fortified cities ...
- $300 / ≈ €259
Date: Amsterdam, 1630
Prussia.
An attractive, detailed and early map of present-day Poland and Lithuania. From the Cloppenburg edition slightly larger format and more scarce edition of the Mercator/Hon...
- $450 / ≈ €388
Date: Amsterdam, 1630
Marca Brandeburgensis & Pomerania.
Centered on the towns of Brandenburg and Berlin. Based on the map by Elias Cameriarus (abt.1530-1581).RARE second state, with both the signatures of Gerard Mercator and H...
- $75 / ≈ €65
Date: Amsterdam, 1630
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[Title page] Galliae tabule geographicae . . .
Very fine title page by Gerard Mercator, composed of an elaborate strapwork design with the portrait of a king at top.
Date: Amsterdam, 1630
Westfaliae.
A nice map showing the province of Westphalia.Mercator was born in Rupelmonde in Flanders and studied in Louvain under Gemma Frisius, Dutch writer, astronomer and mathema...
Date: Amsterdam, 1630
Asia.
Asia map from the rare Cloppenburg edition slightly larger format and more scarce edition of the Mercator/Hondius "Atlas Minor". Engraved by Pieter Van Den Keer...
Date: Amsterdam, 1630
Pomeraniae Ducatus.
Pomerania map from the rare Cloppenburg edition slightly larger format and more scarce edition of the Mercator/Hondius "Atlas Minor". Small and detailed map of ...
Date: Amsterdam, 1630
Prussia.
An attractive, detailed and early map of present-day Poland and Lithuania from the rare Cloppenburg edition slightly larger format and more scarce edition of the Mercator...
Date: Amsterdam, 1630
Russia.
Russia map from the rare Cloppenburg edition slightly larger format and more scarce edition of the Mercator/Hondius "Atlas Minor". Engraved by Pieter Van Den Ke...
Date: Amsterdam, 1630
Polonia et Silesia.
Map of Poland and Silesia from the rare Cloppenburg edition slightly larger format and more scarce edition of the Mercator/Hondius "Atlas Minor". Engraved by Pi...
Date: Amsterdam, 1630
A More Particular Description of some Provinces of Moscovia.
From the English edition of the popular Mercator - Hondius atlas. English text to verso. This map elegantly depicts the Muscovy region of western Russia, with Moscow in t...
- $225 / ≈ €194
Date: Amsterdam, 1630
India Orientalis.
Map covering India, Thailand, Philippines, Northern Borneo and the coast of Southern China. From the rare Cloppenburg edition "Atlas Sive Cosmographicae Meditationes...
- $550 / ≈ €475
Date: Amsterdam, 1630
Virginiae item et Floridae . . .
Map of Virginia from the rare Cloppenburg edition slightly larger format and more scarce edition of the Mercator/Hondius "Atlas Minor". Engraved by Pieter Van D...
- $750 / ≈ €647
Date: Amsterdam, 1630
Description des Isles Bermudas.
Map of Bermuda from the rare Cloppenburg edition slightly larger format and more scarce edition of the Mercator/Hondius "Atlas Minor". Engraved by Pieter Van De...
- $800 / ≈ €691
Date: Amsterdam, 1630
Corsse et Sardaigne.
Maps of Corsica and Sardinia from the rare Cloppenburg edition slightly larger format and more scarce edition of the Mercator/Hondius "Atlas Minor". Engraved by...
- $300 / ≈ €259
Date: Amsterdam, 1630
Tabula Islandiae. . .
With a very decorative cartouche, and a very fine imprint. No text on verso; included in the rare "Appendix" of 1630. VERY RARE. This handsome map of Iceland wa...
- $1200 / ≈ €1036
Date: Amsterdam, 1630
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[Title Page] Atlas Sive cosmographicae Meditationes . . .
Title page from the rare Cloppenburg edition slightly larger format and more scarce edition of the Mercator/Hondius "Atlas Minor". Engraved by Pieter Van Den Ke...
Date: Amsterdam, 1630
Livonia. 1627
Detailed map of the northern Baltic region. The map is centered on Riga and extends south to Memel, west to Poland and part of Russia and north to the Strait between Finl...
Date: Amsterdam, ca. 1630
India Orientalis.
Published in Hondius' editions of the Mercator Atlas from 1606 onwards, showing the Indian subcontinent, the Malay Peninsula, Siam and Cambodia, China and the Philippines...
- $2000 / ≈ €1726
Date: Amsterdam, 1630
India Orientalis.
Published in Hondius' editions of the Mercator Atlas from 1606 onwards, showing the Indian subcontinent, the Malay Peninsula, Siam and Cambodia, China and the Philippines...
Date: Amsterdam, 1630
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[Portrait of Gerard Mercator and Jodocus Hondius.]
Arguably the finest engraved portrait of early mapmakers. In the well-executed design, Gerard Mercator and Jodocus Hondius are seated within an architectural cartouche of...
Date: Amsterdam, 1630
Nova Europae descriptio.
Rare early issue of the map of Europe with the lower border removed and without text on the reverse. Variant : The map has no longer the lower border, doesn't have text o...
Date: Amsterdam, after 1630
Asia recens summa cura delineata.
This is the rare early issue with decorative paneled borders. In upper border views and plans of Famagusta, Rhodos, Damascus, Jerusalem, Aden and Ormus. Originally engrav...
Date: Amsterdam, 1632
Sclavonia, Croatia, Bosnia cum Dalmatiae parte.
Nice map of the Eastern Balkans with the geographical & political divisions of Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Bosnia, Serbia, etc.Mercator was born in Rupelmonde in Fla...
- $250 / ≈ €216
Date: Amsterdam, 1632
Bresse.
Early map of Eastern France and part of Switzerland. Geneva in upper right corner. With Latin text on verso. Engraved by Petrus Kaerius. Shortly after the publication of ...
- $50 / ≈ €43
Date: Amsterdam, 1632
Belovacium comitatus.
Early map centered north of Paris. With Latin text on verso. Engraved by Petrus Kaerius. Shortly after the publication of big folio-atlases the need was apparently felt f...
- $75 / ≈ €65
Date: Amsterdam, 1632
Tartaria.
Published in Hondius' editions of the Mercator Atlas from 1606 onwards, China, Korea, and the northern Pacific coast of America are shown as two continents separated by t...
Date: Amsterdam, 1633
Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica..
The first of four states of the map. French text on verso. One of the most beautiful world maps ever engraved and one of the most influential in promulgating the Californ...
Date: Amsterdam, 1630-1633
Composite atlas of the Low Countries.
A unique, made-to-order atlas comprising 18 double-page engraved maps by or after Hessel Gerritsz, Theodoor Galle, Jacob van Deventer, Gerard Mercator, Peter Verbiest, Je...
Date: [Antwerp, c. 1633
Polonia et Silesia.
Fine and important map of Poland, including Warsaw, Krakow, Oppeln, Breslau, Gnezna, Graudenz, Lublin etc.Mercator was born in Rupelmonde in Flanders and studied in Leuve...
Date: Amsterdam, 1633
Argow cum parte merid. Zurichgow.
Nice map of Canton Aargau and parts of the Cantons Schwyz, Zürich and Glarus. Includes the cities of Bern and Luzern.Based on the cartography of Gerard Mercator and very...
- $100 / ≈ €86
Date: Amsterdam, 1634
Das Wiflispurgergow.
Detailed map of South-western Switzerland after Gerhard Mercator's map of the same. With ornamental title cartouche and German text on the verso.It shows Geneva, Lake Gen...
Date: Amsterdam, 1634
Turcicum Imperium.
Early map of Turkey, the Arabian peninsula and eastern part of the Mediterranean.From the English edition of Mercator's Atlas Minor. This edition 1635. English text on ve...
Date: Amsterdam, 1635
Walachia, Servia, Bulgaria, Romania.
Striking map of the region centered on the Lower Danube, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia and Macedonia. Includes decorative cartouche, coat of arms, etc. Latin text on verso.Th...
Date: Amsterdam, 1638
Karstia, Camiola, Histria et Windorum Marchia.
Including the Gulf of Trieste, Venice and the northern part of former Yugoslavia. Prepared by Gerard Mercator.As Willem Blaeu died in 1638 most of his maps are actually p...
Date: Amsterdam, 1638
Argow .
Centered on the Bernese and Lucerne. Including the towns of Lucerne, Bern and Thuner- and Lucerner See. Prepared by Gerard Mercator.
Date: Amsterdam, 1639
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...
Date: Amsterdam, 1640
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...
- $1400 / ≈ €1208
Date: Amsterdam, 1640