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Livonia.
Scarce miniature map of Lithuania, from the first French-text edition of Jodocus Hondius' Atlas Minor. Engraved by Pieter Van Den Keere.Shortly after the publication of t...
- $300 / ≈ €259
Date: Amsterdam, Cloppenburgh, 1608
Pascaarte van een deel der Oost Zee, tusschen Bornholm ende der Memel, vertonende de ware gelegentheijt der Zeecusten van Pruijssen. . .
This very rare chart of the Northern Coast of Poland with Gdansk, appeared in the rare English edition of Willem Blaeu's 'Het Licht der Zeevaert', an atlas of sea charts ...
- $4000 / ≈ €3455
Date: Amsterdam, 1608
Palatinat. Bavariae.
Detailed map showing part of Bavaria. It covers the area between Ingolstadt, Nuremberg and Regensburg.From the first French-text edition of Jodocus Hondius' Atlas Minor.S...
- $50 / ≈ €43
Date: Amsterdam, 1608
Bavaria.
Detailed map showing part of Bavaria. It covers the area between Ingolstadt and Salzburg.From the first French-text edition of Jodocus Hondius' Atlas Minor.Shortly after ...
- $50 / ≈ €43
Date: Amsterdam, 1608
Brauswik et Meydburg com confinijs.
Detailed map showing the region around Brunswick and Magdeburg. With major cities of the area named.From the first French-text edition of Jodocus Hondius' Atlas Minor.Sho...
- $50 / ≈ €43
Date: Amsterdam, 1608
Wirtenberg.
Detailed map centered on Baden-Württemberg. With major cities of the area named.From the first French-text edition of Jodocus Hondius' Atlas Minor. Shortly after the p...
- $40 / ≈ €35
Date: Amsterdam, 1608
Waldek Comit.
Early map of the region surrounding Waldeck, northern Hessen. From the first French-text edition of Jodocus Hondius' Atlas Minor.Shortly after the publication of the big ...
- $45 / ≈ €39
Date: Amsterdam, 1608
Udrone.
Map depicting present-day County Carlow in Leinster Province & Catherlaugh which is now Carlow. From the first French-text edition of Jodocus Hondius' Atlas Minor.Sho...
- $150 / ≈ €130
Date: Amsterdam, 1608
Asia.
Map of Asia with an oversized Korea and a curious shape for Japan, from the first French-text edition of Jodocus Hondius' Atlas Minor.Shortly after the publication of the...
Date: Amsterdam, 1608
Indiae Orientalis.
This map covers an area including India, part of Malaysia, Borneo and China.From the first French-text edition of Jodocus Hondius' Atlas Minor.Shortly after the publicati...
Date: Amsterdam, 1608
Fessae Regnum.
Charming small map of the northwestern tip of Africa with Fez showing as the principal city. Decorative title cartouche.From a Latin-text edition of Jodocus Hondius' Atla...
- $120 / ≈ €104
Date: Amsterdam, 1608
Hassia Landgraviatus.
Detailed map showing the region around Kassel. With major cities of the area named.From the first French-text edition of Jodocus Hondius' Atlas Minor.Shortly after the pu...
- $50 / ≈ €43
Date: Amsterdam, 1608
Persicum Regnum.
Early map of Persia, from the first French-text edition of Jodocus Hondius' Atlas Minor.Shortly after the publication of the big folio-atlases the need was apparently fel...
- $100 / ≈ €86
Date: Amsterdam, 1608
Brabantia.
Decorative regional map of northern Belgium and the Dutch province Brabant, extending north to Breda and south to Namur, with Antwerp and Brussels near the center.Oriente...
- $150 / ≈ €130
Date: Amsterdam, 1608
Saxoniae Superioris Lusatiae..
Detailed map of Saxony. With Prague at the bottom. From the first French-text edition of Jodocus Hondius' Atlas Minor.Shortly after the publication of the big folio-atlas...
- $50 / ≈ €43
Date: Amsterdam, 1608
Saxonia Inferior et Mekleburg.
Detailed map showing part of northern Germany. With major cities of the area named.From the first French-text edition of Jodocus Hondius' Atlas Minor.Shortly after the pu...
- $80 / ≈ €69
Date: Amsterdam, 1608
La Germanie.
Small map of Germany, including Austria and part of Poland. Strap work title cartouche in the lower left.From the first French-text edition of Jodocus Hondius' Atlas Mino...
- $75 / ≈ €65
Date: Amsterdam, 1608
Northumbr. Cumberladia Dunelm. Episcop.
A map of the most northern part of England, from the first French-text edition of Jodocus Hondius' Atlas Minor.Shortly after the publication of the big folio-atlases the ...
- $100 / ≈ €86
Date: Amsterdam, 1608
Ultonia Oriental.
Map depicting part of Ulster, with the south-western tip of Scotland in the upper right. From the first French-text edition of Jodocus Hondius' Atlas Minor.Shortly after ...
- $75 / ≈ €65
Date: Amsterdam, 1608
Das Wiflispurgergou.
Reduced version of Mercator''s map of the southwestern part of Switzerland. Shows Geneva, Lake Geneva, Lake Neuchatel, Lake Biel, Bern, Freiburg, Lake Thuner, etc.From th...
- $75 / ≈ €65
Date: Amsterdam, 1608
Anglesey Ins. / Wight.. / Ins. Garnesey. / Ins. Iarsey.
A reduced version of Mercator's folio map with four maps on one sheet depicting the English islands of Jersey, Guernsey, Wright and Alderney.Each map is embellished with ...
- $150 / ≈ €130
Date: Amsterdam, 1608
Anglia.
Map of England, from the first French-text edition of Jodocus Hondius'' Atlas Minor.Shortly after the publication of the big folio-atlases the need was apparently felt fo...
- $150 / ≈ €130
Date: Amsterdam, 1608
Cuba Insula. Hispaniola.
Decorative engraved map of Cuba above Hispaniola with smaller insets of Havana, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Margarita.From the first French-text edition of Jodocus Hondius''...
- $300 / ≈ €259
Date: Amsterdam, 1608
![[Title page for] Atlas Minor de Guerard Mercator. . .](/uploads/cache/47933-250x250.jpg)
[Title page for] Atlas Minor de Guerard Mercator. . .
Title page from a 1608 French edition of the Atlas Minor (351:11). The title page is similar to that in the Latin edition of 1607, but a slip of paper with the engraved t...
Date: Amsterdam, 1608
Polus Arcticus cum vicinis regionibus.
Map of the North Pole regions from the 1608 second edition of Jodocus Hondius' Atlas Minor.A reduction of the 1606 Mercator-Hondius folio map (which is a later state of t...
Date: Amsterdam, 1608
Totius Lemovici et . . .
Map of part of France, centered on Limoge, including a plan of Limoge. Prepared by Jean du Fayen (1530-1612), French physician and geographer, who prepared the first know...
Date: Amsterdam, 1608
XXVII. Triremes seu Galiottae et Fustae Iavenenfium. 21. ( A typical Javanese man-of-war ship)
A typical Javanese man-of-war ship. The Javanese call their man-of-war ships, Cathurs. The slaves are all seated below deck and do the rowing with oars, while the warrior...
- $150 / ≈ €130
Date: Frankfurt, 1609
XX. Repraesentatio Eorum Quae Praeterea in Cabo Lopo Gonfalues. . . (More inhabitants of Cabo Lopo Gonsalues)
Here we see more figures of Cabo Lopo Gonsalues and Rio de Gabon. A: a distinguished man decked out in his finery and carrying several types of knives in his belt. In his...
- $100 / ≈ €86
Date: Frankfurt, 1609
XXI. Repraesentatio Bellorum, Quae Aethiopes Invicem . . .
A fight between Ethiopian warriors.Theodore de Bry, a German engraver and book dealer, began a compilation of early voyages in 1590 and had published six parts at the tim...
- $75 / ≈ €65
Date: Frankfurt, 1609
Natolia olim Asia Minor.
Genuine antique map "Natolia" by Abraham Ortelius from Epitome Theatri Orbis Terrarum, published in Antwerp in 1609. This charming 400-year-old miniature copper...
- $200 / ≈ €173
Date: Antwerp, 1609
VI. Repraesentatio Bellorum, et Quomodo se ad Illa praeparent. (How the natives fight each other)
This shows how the men go to war and which weapons they use. They hold large square shields, about six feet high and four feet wide, made of cane and fortified with ox-hi...
- $90 / ≈ €78
Date: Frankfurt, 1609
XVI. Delineatio Solennitatis, qua Nobiles Creari Solent.
Fine print of a Ceremony of electing or appointing a Nobleman in Guinea. Text below the engraving with an explanation in Latin : "During this ceremony there is a gre...
- $90 / ≈ €78
Date: Frankfurt, 1609
XV. Aedificiorum, et Rei Familiaris Administandae Ratio.
A village-scene in Guinea.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 ...
- $100 / ≈ €86
Date: Frankfurt, 1609
XIV. Repraesentatio Agriculturae et Fructuum Variorum exterra nafcentium.
Agriculture. 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 1598...
- $100 / ≈ €86
Date: Frankfurt, 1609
XIII. Repraesentatio Bestiarum ferarum Omnis Generis, quales in Guinea reperiuntur.
Fine engraving of Elephant and other wild animals. Theodore de Bry, a German engraver and book dealer, began a compilation of early voyages in 1590 and had published six ...
- $100 / ≈ €86
Date: Frankfurt, 1609
XI. Repraesentatio Pecorum et animalium in Guinea cicuratorum.
Various animals and birds from Africa. Engraved and published by Theodore de Bry, a German engraver and book dealer, began a compilation of early voyages in 1590 and had ...
- $100 / ≈ €86
Date: Frankfurt, 1609
Pars Undecima Orientalis II. Quomodo Robertus, Caverta Capitaneus.
Fine engraving showing the arrest of the English captain Robert Caverta. Below an explanation in Latin that Caverta was arrested and killed by order of the king of the Co...
- $100 / ≈ €86
Date: Frankfurt, 1609
Expressio Germinum Quoque Aliorum, in S. Lavrentii.
Plants found in the island of S. Laurenti [Madagascar]. A’ denotes a tree with only a few twigs on the top. From this tree, canoes and boats are made. ‘B’ is a bush...
- $100 / ≈ €86
Date: Frankfurt, 1609
XIX. Repraesentatio Maiestatis, qua rex in Cabo Lopo Gonsalves . . . (How the chief of Cabo Lopo Gonsalues presents himself )
This describes the places they call Cabo Lopo Gonsalues and Rio de Gabon, where the chief receives his visitors. He sits on a chair placed upon a platform with two or thr...
- $100 / ≈ €86
Date: Frankfurt, 1609
![[Java Fruits].](/uploads/cache/37933-250x250.jpg)
[Java Fruits].
Text engraving of fruits on Java from "Premier livre de l'histoire de la navigation aux Indes Orientales, par les hollandois, et des choses a eux advenues . . . &qu...
- $75 / ≈ €65
Date: Amsterdam, Cornille Nicolas, 1609
Milites in Bantam Gregarii Gum Suis armis. (Warriors of Bantam)
The warriors of Bantam carry both small and large shields made of leather, also swords or long lances with sturdy spear-heads. Their clothing is made with little square p...
- $75 / ≈ €65
Date: Frankfurt, 1609
![[Tropical fruits of Java].](/uploads/cache/37934-250x250.jpg)
[Tropical fruits of Java].
Two text engravings of fruits on Java from "Premier livre de l'histoire de la navigation aux Indes Orientales, par les hollandois, et des choses a eux advenues . . ....
- $75 / ≈ €65
Date: Amsterdam, Cornille Nicolas, 1609
![[View of the arrival of Cornelis de Houtman's fleet at Bantam, Java.].](/uploads/cache/37937-250x250.jpg)
[View of the arrival of Cornelis de Houtman's fleet at Bantam, Java.].
Engraved map of Bantam on Java with a lettered key (A-N) showing the arrival of Cornelis de Houtman’s fleet at Bantam, Java in 1596. Houtman’s four vessels, the Amste...
- $200 / ≈ €173
Date: Amsterdam, Cornille Nicolas, 1609
Solemnitas Nuptialis Bantam Incolarum. (A wedding ceremony in the city of Bantam)
When a young couple become engaged they do not leave their homes until the wedding takes place. On their wedding day they are dressed up and happy, and visited by all the...
- $75 / ≈ €65
Date: Frankfurt, 1609
![[Bantam]](/uploads/cache/37939-250x250.jpg)
[Bantam]
Two text engravings from "Premier livre de l'histoire de la navigation aux Indes Orientales, par les hollandois, et des choses a eux advenues . . . ", being the...
- $100 / ≈ €86
Date: Amsterdam, Cornille Nicolas, 1609
![[Bantam].](/uploads/cache/37941-250x250.jpg)
[Bantam].
Text engraving showing the arrival of the Dutch fleet at Bantam from "Premier livre de l'histoire de la navigation aux Indes Orientales, par les hollandois, et des c...
- $150 / ≈ €130
Date: Amsterdam, Cornille Nicolas, 1609
![[Description de la Figure de la ville de Gammelamme - Description du N° 15]](/uploads/cache/43504-250x250.jpg)
[Description de la Figure de la ville de Gammelamme - Description du N° 15]
View of the town of Gammelamme [Gamalama] on Ternate, where the Dutch established a trading post. Text engraving from "Premier livre de l'histoire de la navigation a...
- $50 / ≈ €43
Date: Amsterdam, Cornille Nicolas, 1609
![[Foreign Merchants at Bantam].](/uploads/cache/37943-250x250.jpg)
[Foreign Merchants at Bantam].
Two text engravings from "Premier livre de l'histoire de la navigation aux Indes Orientales, par les hollandois, et des choses a eux advenues . . . ", being the...
- $100 / ≈ €86
Date: Amsterdam, Cornille Nicolas, 1609
![[Javanese Vessels]](/uploads/cache/37947-250x250.jpg)
[Javanese Vessels]
Two text engravings from "Premier livre de l'histoire de la navigation aux Indes Orientales, par les hollandois, et des choses a eux advenues . . . ", being the...
- $100 / ≈ €86
Date: Amsterdam, Cornille Nicolas, 1609
![[Dutch ship Amsterdam].](/uploads/cache/37948-250x250.jpg)
[Dutch ship Amsterdam].
Text engraving of the Dutch vessel Amsterdam offshore the island of Java near Surabaya from "Premier livre de l'histoire de la navigation aux Indes Orientales, par l...
- $150 / ≈ €130
Date: Amsterdam, Cornille Nicolas, 1609
![[Celebrating the arrival of the Dutch in Turban].](/uploads/cache/37949-250x250.jpg)
[Celebrating the arrival of the Dutch in Turban].
Text engravings of a tournament in Turban. On 23rd January 1599, the Dutch landed at Turban (on the north coast of Java) with several small boats. Great crowds of people ...
- $150 / ≈ €130
Date: Amsterdam, Cornille Nicolas, 1609
![[Plants and fruits of the East Indies].](/uploads/cache/37951-250x250.jpg)
[Plants and fruits of the East Indies].
Two text engravings from "Premier livre de l'histoire de la navigation aux Indes Orientales, par les hollandois, et des choses a eux advenues . . . ", being the...
- $50 / ≈ €43
Date: Amsterdam, Cornille Nicolas, 1609
![[Ambon].](/uploads/cache/37953-250x250.jpg)
[Ambon].
Text engraving showing a bay on the Island of Ambon, an island in the Maluku Islands (Moluccas) of eastern Indonesia. Above the map a lettered key (A-D). Text engraving f...
- $150 / ≈ €130
Date: Amsterdam, Cornille Nicolas, 1609
![[Ternate].](/uploads/cache/37954-250x250.jpg)
[Ternate].
Text engraving showing a bay on the Island of Ternate, an island in the Maluku Islands (Moluccas) of eastern Indonesia. Above the map a lettered key (A-E). Text engraving...
- $100 / ≈ €86
Date: Amsterdam, Cornille Nicolas, 1609
![[Sumatra]](/uploads/cache/37955-250x250.jpg)
[Sumatra]
Text engraving from "Premier livre de l'histoire de la navigation aux Indes Orientales, par les hollandois, et des choses a eux advenues . . . ", being the clas...
- $50 / ≈ €43
Date: Amsterdam, Cornille Nicolas, 1609
![[Madagascar].](/uploads/cache/37962-250x250.jpg)
[Madagascar].
Two text engravings from "Premier livre de l'histoire de la navigation aux Indes Orientales, par les hollandois, et des choses a eux advenues . . . ", being the...
- $125 / ≈ €108
Date: Amsterdam, Cornille Nicolas, 1609
![[Bantam].](/uploads/cache/37963-250x250.jpg)
[Bantam].
Text engraving showing some merchants of Bantam, from "Premier livre de l'histoire de la navigation aux Indes Orientales, par les hollandois, et des choses a eux adv...
- $75 / ≈ €65
Date: Amsterdam, Cornille Nicolas, 1609
Chinensium in Bantam Superstitio et idololatria. 18. ( How the Chinese worship their idols in Bantam)
How the Chinese worship their idols in Bantam. As can be seen here, the Chinese worship their idol, which takes the form of a devil. They lay offerings of fruit on an alt...
- $100 / ≈ €86
Date: Frankfurt, 1609
![[Native Flora of Java].](/uploads/cache/37964-250x250.jpg)
[Native Flora of Java].
Text engraving of native flora of Java from "Premier livre de l'histoire de la navigation aux Indes Orientales, par les hollandois, et des choses a eux advenues . . ...
- $75 / ≈ €65
Date: Amsterdam, Cornille Nicolas, 1609
![[Chinese Merchants and temple].](/uploads/cache/37966-250x250.jpg)
[Chinese Merchants and temple].
Two text engravings of Chinese merchants on Java and a Chines temple from "Premier livre de l'histoire de la navigation aux Indes Orientales, par les hollandois, et ...
- $100 / ≈ €86
Date: Amsterdam, Cornille Nicolas, 1609
![[Bantam].](/uploads/cache/37970-250x250.jpg)
[Bantam].
Text engravings from "Premier livre de l'histoire de la navigation aux Indes Orientales, par les hollandois, et des choses a eux advenues . . . ", being the cla...
Date: Amsterdam, Cornille Nicolas, 1609
Natolia.
A miniature map of the Arabian peninsula, including Cyprus. The title cartouche on the lower right corner.First published in 1598 in his Caert-Thresoor, the plates were e...
- $200 / ≈ €173
Date: Amsterdam / Frankfurt, 1609
Turcicum Imperium / Empire Turc.
A miniature map of the Arabian peninsula, centered on Jerusalem. Title cartouche on the lower left corner.First published in 1598 in his Caert-Thresoor, the plates were e...
Date: Amsterdam/Frankfurt 1609
Pars Undecima Orientalis X. Quomodo in Septentrionalibus insulis prope. (How the inhabitants catch whales off the east coast of Madagascar.)
How the inhabitants catch whales off the east coast of Madagascar. When the natives of Santa Marta, off the east coast of Madagascar see a whale, they row out in their li...
- $100 / ≈ €86
Date: Frankfurt, 1609
![[Navigational chart].](/uploads/cache/37971-250x250.jpg)
[Navigational chart].
Two text engravings from "Premier livre de l'histoire de la navigation aux Indes Orientales, par les hollandois, et des choses a eux advenues . . . ", being the...
Date: Amsterdam, Cornille Nicolas, 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
XXVI. Repraesentatio Capitum Praecipuarum Aliquot Personarum in Benyn.
Different types from Benin, in West Africa.Theodore de Bry, a German engraver and book dealer, began a compilation of early voyages in 1590 and had published six parts at...
- $75 / ≈ €65
Date: Frankfurt, 1609
VIII. Repraesentatio Commerciorum et Negotiationum, Quas Nigritae cum Batauis exercent.
Locals from Gold Coast trying to sell items to the crew of a Dutch vessel. Theodore de Bry, a German engraver and book dealer, began a compilation of early voyages in 159...
- $100 / ≈ €86
Date: Frankfurt, 1609
V. Inusitata Terrae Concussio, in Insula S. Michael Facta.
Showing the Vila Franca earthquake on 26 July 1591Theodore de Bry, a German engraver and book dealer, began a compilation of early voyages in 1590 and had published six p...
- $75 / ≈ €65
Date: Frankfurt, 1609
XII. Delineatio Venationum, quomodo Nimir um Omnis Generis feras capiant. (How the hunters catch animals: 1603-1604)
A: shows a leopard walking into a cage with a trap door. B: is an antelope, killed by natives, using ‘assagais’. C: shows rabbits being caught. They are frightened ou...
- $125 / ≈ €108
Date: Frankfurt, 1609
Habitus Moresque Insulae Sumatra Incolarum. (People of Sumatra)
People of Sumatra.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 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
Tartaria.
A miniature map showing China, Korea and Russia. Title cartouche on the upper left corner.First published in 1598 in his Caert-Thresoor, the plates were executed by the m...
Date: Amsterdam, 1609
Delineatio Civitatis et Castelli Amboinae.
Early view of Ambon, with 6 Dutch vessels offshore.Theodore de Bry, a German engraver and book dealer, began a compilation of early voyages in 1590 and had published six ...
Date: Frankfurt, 1609
Lutzenburgensis Ducatus veriss descript.
Prepared by Jacob Surhon who made a manuscript map of Luxembourg for which he received 500 Livres from Charles V in 1551. For security reasons the map was not published. ...
Date: Antwerp, 1609
Delineatio Duorum Oppidorum, Ortat.
Early map of the Banda Islands.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...
Date: Frankfurt, 1609
![[Sunda].](/uploads/cache/37956-250x250.jpg)
[Sunda].
Text engraving and coastal profiles in wood block from "Premier livre de l'histoire de la navigation aux Indes Orientales, par les hollandois, et des choses a eux ad...
Date: Amsterdam, Cornille Nicolas, 1609
Sumatra Insula.
A miniature map of Sumatra containing detailed geography and nomenclature around the entire island. The neighbouring coast of the Malay Peninsula is shown, including Sing...
- $450 / ≈ €389
Date: Amsterdam/Frankfurt 1609
![[Titlepage] Nomenclator Ptolemaicus..](/uploads/cache/06436-250x250.jpg)
[Titlepage] Nomenclator Ptolemaicus..
Title page from a Ortelius Atlas part called: Nomenclator , containing a register of place names in antiquity. Letterpress with copper engraved print (60x60mm) of the eas...
- $150 / ≈ €130
Date: Antwerp, 1609
Orbis Terrae Compendiosa Descriptio.
Gerard Mercator's great world map of 1569 was condensed into double hemispherical form by his son Rumold. It first appeared in 1587 in Casaubon's edition of Strabo's Geog...
Date: Amsterdam, 1595-1609