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![[Map of Zakynthos or Zante]](/uploads/cache/45226-250x250.jpg)
[Map of Zakynthos or Zante]
Very rare map of Zakynthos or Zante, a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the third largest of the Ionian Islands. Published in the first edition of "Viaggio da V...
- $450 / ≈ €390
Date: Venice, Giacomo Franco, 1598
![Zafalonia [Map of Kefalonia]](/uploads/cache/45223-250x250.jpg)
Zafalonia [Map of Kefalonia]
Very rare map of the island of Kefalonia published in the first edition of "Viaggio da Venetia, a Costantinopoli. Per Mare, e per Terra, & infieme quello di Terr...
- $450 / ≈ €390
Date: Venice, Giacomo Franco, 1598
![[Map of Corfu. View of the city of Corfu on the foreground. ]](/uploads/cache/45221-250x250.jpg)
[Map of Corfu. View of the city of Corfu on the foreground. ]
Very rare map of Corfu with a view of the city of Corfu on the foreground. Published in the first edition of "Viaggio da Venetia, a Costantinopoli. Per Mare, e per T...
Date: Venice, Giacomo Franco, 1598
![Sopoto - Margaritino. [Sopot and Margarita in Albania]](/uploads/cache/45218-250x250.jpg)
Sopoto - Margaritino. [Sopot and Margarita in Albania]
Very rare view of Sopot and Margarita in Albania published in the first edition of "Viaggio da Venetia, a Costantinopoli. Per Mare, e per Terra, & infieme quello...
Date: Venice, Giacomo Franco, 1598
![Fortezza Di Sopoto [Fortress of Sopot in Abania]](/uploads/cache/45216-250x250.jpg)
Fortezza Di Sopoto [Fortress of Sopot in Abania]
Very rare view of the Fortress of Sopot in Albania published in the first edition of "Viaggio da Venetia, a Costantinopoli. Per Mare, e per Terra, & infieme quel...
Date: Venice, Giacomo Franco, 1598
![Valona [ View of Valona]](/uploads/cache/45215-250x250.jpg)
Valona [ View of Valona]
Very rare view of Vlora in Albania published in the first edition of "Viaggio da Venetia, a Costantinopoli. Per Mare, e per Terra, & infieme quello di Terra Sant...
Date: Venice, Giacomo Franco, 1598
![Antivari [View of Bar in Montenegro]](/uploads/cache/45214-250x250.jpg)
Antivari [View of Bar in Montenegro]
Very rare view of Bar in Montenegro published in the first edition of "Viaggio da Venetia, a Costantinopoli. Per Mare, e per Terra, & infieme quello di Terra San...
Date: Venice, Giacomo Franco, 1598
![[ View of Ragusi]](/uploads/cache/45206-250x250.jpg)
[ View of Ragusi]
Very rare view of Ragusa published in the first edition of "Viaggio da Venetia, a Costantinopoli. Per Mare, e per Terra, & infieme quello di Terra Santa. Da Gios...
Date: Venice, Giacomo Franco, 1598
![[ View of Cruzola]](/uploads/cache/45205-250x250.jpg)
[ 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...
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...
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...
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...
Date: Venice, Giacomo Franco, 1598
![[ Map of the island Nexos]](/uploads/cache/45289-250x250.jpg)
[ 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...
Date: Venice, Giacomo Franco, 1598
![[San Nicola, Tremiti islands, in Italy. ]](/uploads/cache/45204-250x250.jpg)
[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...
Date: Venice, Giacomo Franco, 1598
The bird called 'Eeme' and other creatures of India.
Especially on the island of Java and in India, a strange bird called an 'Eeme' is found. It is almost as large as an ostrich with strong and sturdy legs, but it has no to...
Date: Frankfurt, 1598
Burgundiae inferioris quae Ducatus Nomine Censetur, Des.
Map centered on the province of Burgundy, from 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum'.Dare to go in Black. All early maps were printed in black and white; many were kept that way for ...
- $100 / ≈ €87
Date: Antwerp, 1598
Virulus marinus. Cete (Whale and whaling scene)
Whale and whaling scene, set against a mountainous landscape in the manner of Pieter Brueghel the Elder. Plate number 1. The engraving is copied after Adrian Collaert pla...
Date: Antwerp, after 1598
Canis marinus. Cuculus. Silurc (Piscium Vivæ Icones - Fish)
Two seals and fishes, set against a mountainous landscape in the manner of Pieter Brueghel the Elder. Plate number 3. The engraving is copied after Adrian Collaert plate ...
Date: Antwerp, after 1598
Pineapple, Bettel, palma dactylifera, Samaca & Mango.
These are all Indian fruits, of which the pineapple has the best flavour and aroma. The Bettel plant is also shown here climbing up long rods and canes, just as the peppe...
- $100 / ≈ €87
Date: Frankfurt, 1598
Cepola, Rosmarus, Adonis, Hirunda. (Piscium Vivæ Icones - Fish)
Depiction of Cepola, Rosmarus, Adonis, Hirunda, set against a mountainous landscape in the manner of Pieter Brueghel the Elder. Plate number 5. The engraving is copied af...
Date: Antwerp, after 1598
Anguilla, Congrus, Orbis, Tesludo marina, Tesludo. (Piscium Vivæ Icones - Fish)
Blowfish, turtle, eel, etc. set against a mountainous landscape in the manner of Pieter Brueghel the Elder. Plate number 7. The engraving is copied after Adrian Collaert ...
- $200 / ≈ €174
Date: Antwerp, after 1598
Carpio. (Piscium Vivæ Icones - Fish)
Different types of carp, widespread freshwater fish, are set against a mountainous landscape in the manner of Pieter Brueghel the Elder. Plate number 9. The engraving is ...
- $200 / ≈ €174
Date: Antwerp, after 1598
Pusser, Percainus, Salino. (Piscium Vivæ Icones - Fish)
Salmon and other fish set against a mountainous landscape in the manner of Pieter Brueghel the Elder. Plate number 11. The engraving is copied after Adrian Collaert plate...
- $200 / ≈ €174
Date: Antwerp, after 1598
Glaucus, Cantharus, Salpa, Rarus. (Piscium Vivæ Icones - Fish)
Depiction of Glaucus, Cantharus, Salpa, Rarus. Fish set against a mountainous landscape in the manner of Pieter Brueghel the Elder. Plate number 12. The engraving is copi...
Date: Antwerp, after 1598
Some of the animals that are found in India.
Although most elephants are found in Ethiopia, there are also many in India too. They are called 'Caffres' by the inhabitants and are slaughtered for their tusks, which t...
Date: Frankfurt, 1598
Birds and fish seen during the voyage to India.
During their voyage to India many strange birds were seen, for example, the 'Garayos' that were the size of a chicken, the 'Rabos de Juncos' that are white and about the ...
- $100 / ≈ €87
Date: Frankfurt, 1598
The bamboo, the tree of roots and the Durian fruit.
In India there is a kind of cane, known as Bambus, which has a stem as thick as a human leg. This is used for many things as it is light and yet strong. There is also a k...
- $80 / ≈ €69
Date: Frankfurt, 1598
The Dutch are attacked by giant crabs.
During their return voyage, the Portuguese were wrecked on a sandbank (the Seychelles?) From the debris they began building a smaller ship in which they hoped to return t...
Date: Frankfurt, 1598
Hispaniae novae sive magnae recens et vera descriptio. 1579
This was the standard map of the area for a generation, copied by De Bry, Quad and Hondius. Even though Herrera (Spain's Royal Cosmographer) and Wytfliet worked 20 years ...
Date: Antwerp, 1598
The carcapuli, canella de mato and cassia solutiva.
The ‘caarcapuli’ that grows on the island of Sunda is a tasty, cherry-sized fruit. The Canella de mato that grows in abundance in the forests of Java is wild cinnamon...
- $80 / ≈ €69
Date: Frankfurt, 1598
Faber piscis, Asellus minor, Conger, Alburinus. (Piscium Vivæ Icones - Fish)
Depiction of Faber piscis, Asellus minor, Conger, Alburinus. Fish set against a mountainous landscape in the manner of Pieter Brueghel the Elder. Plate number 14. The eng...
Date: Antwerp, after 1598
Gladius piscis, Galeus piscis, Araneus, Mugil. (Piscium Vivæ Icones - Fish)
Depiction of Gladius piscis, Galeus piscis, Araneus, Mugil. Fish set against a mountainous landscape in the manner of Pieter Brueghel the Elder. Plate number 15. The engr...
Date: Antwerp, after 1598
Perca, Tinca piscis. (Piscium Vivæ Icones - Fish)
Depiction of Perca, Tinca piscis. Fish types set against a mountainous landscape in the manner of Pieter Brueghel the Elder. Plate number 16. The engraving is copied afte...
- $200 / ≈ €174
Date: Antwerp, after 1598
Oswiec. et Zatorien. Ducatus.
Miniature map of Poland from "Il Theatro del Mondo," which was a plagiarized version of Ortelius' pocket atlas published specifically for the Italian market by ...
- $200 / ≈ €174
Date: Brescia, 1598
The extraordinary 'Abore Triste' tree of India.
In India there is an extraordinary tree, known as the 'Abore Triste', which is regarded as one of God's miracles. This tree flowers for a whole year but only at night tim...
- $80 / ≈ €69
Date: Frankfurt, 1598
India Tercera Nuova Tavola.
The 1598 edition of this early map of South East Asia. Just to the west and south of Malacca one will notice ‘Camatra’ (Sumatra) and Java. China with Canton in the up...
Date: Venice, 1598
Braunsvicensis et Luneburgensis . . . (together with) Norimberg Agri,..
Two maps on one sheet, showing the regions of Braunschweig and Nuremberg from 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum [Atlas of the Whole World]': published in Antwerp.Dare to go in Bla...
- $125 / ≈ €108
Date: Antwerp, 1598
Soria et Terra Santa nuova tavola.
Early map of this classical map of the Holy Land, including Cyprus, prepared by Giovanni Botero. The copper plate was however later used by Giuseppe Rosaccio's expended e...
Date: Venice, 1598
Buchaviae / Waldeccensis Comitatus.
Two maps on one sheet. The map on the left is based on Wolfgang Regerwyl's 1574 single fulda map. The map of Waldeck is based on Joist Moers map of 1572. Abraham Ortelius...
- $100 / ≈ €87
Date: Antwerp, 1598
Arabia Felice Nuova Tavola.
Fine early map of Arabian peninsula, being one of the earliest modern maps of the region.Girolamo Ruscelli first published the map in his "La Geographi di Claudio To...
Date: Venice, 1598
![Peruviae Auriferae Regionis Typus [with] La Florida Auctore Hieron Chiaves [with] Guastecan Reg.](/uploads/cache/60004-250x250.jpg)
Peruviae Auriferae Regionis Typus [with] La Florida Auctore Hieron Chiaves [with] Guastecan Reg.
The Chaves map of Florida is a prime example of an explorer's map since it records the recent discoveries of Cabeza de Vaca, De Soto, and Moscoso. The map revealed little...
- $2000 / ≈ €1736
Date: Antwerp, 1598
XVII. Proditorum in Pegu Supplicium.
Human torture in Pegu, now Myanmar. After his stay in the Indian city of Goa, Van Linschoten set out for Europe with a Portuguese return fleet in 1588. One of the ships w...
- $75 / ≈ €65
Date: Frankfurt, 1599
XVI. Magnificentiae Regis In Pegu, et Quomodo. . .
A scene in the kingdom of Pegu, now Myanmar, shows elephants, ships, and locals. Theodore de Bry, a German engraver and book dealer, began a compilation of early voyages ...
- $75 / ≈ €65
Date: Frankfurt, 1599
XV. Ratio Homines Ex Uno Loco In alium gestandi.
Scene in the kingdom of Pegu, now Myanmar, showing elephant, ships and locals.Theodore de Bry, a German engraver and book dealer, began a compilation of early voyages in ...
Date: Frankfurt, 1599
![[A Chinese vessel ] Naves Chinensibus usitatae velis arundineis & anchoris ligneis.](/uploads/cache/29498-250x250.jpg)
[A Chinese vessel ] Naves Chinensibus usitatae velis arundineis & anchoris ligneis.
Showing a Chinese vessel, print taken from Linschoten's famous voyages to the East of 1583-92, here published by De Bry the year after they first appeared as a separate b...
Date: Frankfurt, 1599
A Parade of Noblemen in China.
This famous and desirable scene from Linschoten's famous voyages to the East of 1583-92 is here published by De Bry the year after they first appeared as a separate book....
Date: Frankfurt, 1599
Punishment of China.
The Chinese way of a punishment from Linschoten's famous voyages to the East of 1583-92 here published by De Bry the year after they first appeared as a separate book. Fr...
Date: Frankfurt, 1599
Punishment of a criminal in China.
Punishment of a criminal in China from Linschoten's famous voyages to the East of 1583-92, here published by De Bry the year after they first appeared as a separate book....
Date: Frankfurt, 1599
Wolgangus Lazius Historic Caesare.
Very decorative portrait of Wolfgang Lazius, engraved by Theodor de Bry (1528-1593) and published in Jean Jacques Boissard, "Icones Virorum Illustrium". Wolfgan...
- $300 / ≈ €260
Date: Frankfurt a.M. 1597 - 1599
Christophorus Columus Ligur Indiarum Prim invet A°1492
Very decorative portrait of Christopher Columbus (c. 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506), engraved by Theodor de Bry (1528-1593) and published in Jean Jacques Boissard, &quo...
Date: Frankfurt a.M. 1597 - 1599
Joan Schonerus Mathematicus.
Very decorative portrait of Johannes Schöner (January 16, 1477 in Karlstadt am Main – January 16, 1547 in Nürnberg), engraved by Theodor de Bry (1528-1593) and publis...
- $300 / ≈ €260
Date: Frankfurt a.M. 1597 - 1599
Feast of China.
A scene of a Chinese dinner feast from Linschoten's famous voyages to the East of 1583-92, here published by De Bry the year after they first appeared as a separate book....
Date: Frankfurt, 1599
Funeral in China.
A scene of a funeral in China from Linschoten's famous voyages to the East of 1583-92, here published by De Bry the year after they first appeared as a separate book. Fro...
Date: Frankfurt, 1599
![XIX. Venatio Elephantum in Pegu. [How elephants are caught in Pegu]](/uploads/cache/29795-250x250.jpg)
XIX. Venatio Elephantum in Pegu. [How elephants are caught in Pegu]
How elephants are caught in Pegu. The king of Pegu had a particular method of transporting elephants. He had a great enclosure built of strong wooden posts, with a trap d...
Date: Frankfurt, 1599
Quo habitu vulgus Lusitanorum in India per publicum incedat. (Portuguese citizens and soldiers in Goa)
This famous and desirable scene is showing comportment and dress of the Portuguese citizens and soldiers in East India as they appear in the streets from 1599. From Part ...
Date: Frankfurt, 1599
Peregrinationes noctu devotionis ergo à Lusitanis in India susceptae.
Showing Portuguese family in India from Linschoten's famous voyages to the East of 1583-92 here published by De Bry the year after they first appeared as a separate book....
Date: Frankfurt, 1599
Lusitani in India deseruntur in Lecticis.
The way the Portuguese carried a nobleman in India from Linschoten's famous voyages to the East of 1583-92, here published by De Bry, the year after they first appeared a...
Date: Frankfurt, 1599
Quomodo Lusitanorum vxores & filiae deserrantur per publicum.
The way how the Portuguese carried a noble lady in India from Linschoten's famous voyages to the East of 1583-92 here published by De Bry the year after they first appear...
Date: Frankfurt, 1599
Seqvuntur Iam Icones ad Alteram Huius operis navigationem. . . (Water pump)
Illustration from seventh part of De Bry’s Petits Voyages, including Gasparo Balbi's voyage to Pegu via Syria in 1579-1588. The plate is showing a water pump driven by ...
- $100 / ≈ €87
Date: Frankfurt, 1599
XXII. Sepulturae Regum et Sacerdotum in Pegu delineatio. (The funerals of kings and priests in Pegu)
When a king dies, his friends call for a special boat. This is a kind of double boat, like a catamaran, with a gilded roof overhead, under which is a gilded framework upo...
- $100 / ≈ €87
Date: Frankfurt, 1599
![XXI. Festorum Quorundam Aliorum in Pegu. (Other festivities in the kingdom of Pegu]](/uploads/cache/29797-250x250.jpg)
XXI. Festorum Quorundam Aliorum in Pegu. (Other festivities in the kingdom of Pegu]
Among their many festivals, the Peguans had a particular one called Sapan Daiche – the Festival of Water. The king arrived at a certain place where everyone sprinkled e...
- $100 / ≈ €87
Date: Frankfurt, 1599
![XX. Festum Regis in Pegu Solenne. [The king of Pegu's festival]](/uploads/cache/29796-250x250.jpg)
XX. Festum Regis in Pegu Solenne. [The king of Pegu's festival]
The king of Pegu's festival. In Pegu there are many festivals. The most important one is known as Sapan Giachie. On that day, the king appeared, dressed in the most festi...
- $100 / ≈ €87
Date: Frankfurt, 1599
![FIORENZA [FLORENCE].](/uploads/cache/49141-250x250.jpg)
FIORENZA [FLORENCE].
State 2 of this bird's-eye view of Florence. In the center, under the upper border, the engraved title "Fiorenza". At the top left, a compass rose is represente...
Date: Siena, Pietro Petrucci, ca. 1600
Antiquae urbis perfecta et Nova delineatio. [ Ancient Rome)
First state before imprint of Jacobus de Rubeis. A rare view of Ancient Rome from the Lafreri-School in the style of Ambrogio Brambilla's view of about 1575. A unique opp...
Date: Rome, ca. 1600
Sclavonia Croatia, Bosnia & Dalmatiae Pars Maior.
Mattheus Quadt's map of the western Balkan with a portrait of the Roma.Matthias Quadt (1557-1613) was a Dutch geographer who worked in Cologne. From "Geographisch ha...
- $500 / ≈ €434
Date: Cologne, 1600
![Le Roy de Navarra venant à Paris recheut le coup de cousteau au visaige par ung Pierre Chastel, lequel par quatre chevaulx fut tiré en pièces, faict le 27 de Decemb[re] l'an 1594.](/uploads/cache/38548-250x250.jpg)
Le Roy de Navarra venant à Paris recheut le coup de cousteau au visaige par ung Pierre Chastel, lequel par quatre chevaulx fut tiré en pièces, faict le 27 de Decemb[re] l'an 1594.
Engraved news-sheet with text in German and French. Pictorial reportage on the failed assassination attempt on King Henri IV of France by Jean Châtel (here identified as...
Date: Cologne, ca. 1600
Le Nouveau miroir des voiages marins de la navigation de la mer occidentale & orientale.
A second and final French edition of this important sea atlas. Two engraved frontispieces, figure with volvelle, full-page figure, 48 double-page charts (one numbered 19....
Date: Antwerp, Chez Iean Bellere, a l’Aigle d’or, l’An M.CCCCCC (1600
Palermo.
Rare bird's-eye view of Palermo, the plan showing the city and harbor within the city walls, with the surrounding countryside, title and dedicatory verse set in elaborate...
Date: Seina, ca. 1600
Tab. IX Europae, Continens Daciam, Misiam, Thraciam, ac Macedoniae partem.
Map of Dacia, Thrace and Macedonia -- or Byzantium from the Black Sea west to Greece. Including the site of Constantinople / Istanbul, the Dardanelles, Bosphorus, etc. By...
- $400 / ≈ €347
Date: Amsterdam, c.1600
Lotatoref apud Turcaf (Turks wrestling)
Beautiful engraving of Turk's wrestling, copied after an illustration by Abraham de Bruijn, originally published in 1577 in Cologne.
Date: c. 1600
![[Title page] : Europae totius orbis terrarum partis praestantissimae ..](/uploads/cache/47931-250x250.jpg)
[Title page] : Europae totius orbis terrarum partis praestantissimae ..
Quad's title page of his rare work Europae totius orbis terrarum partis praestantissimae..Engraved by Henricus Nagel. Latin text on verso.
- $400 / ≈ €347
Date: Cologne, 1600
Nova exactissimaque descriptio Danubii.
Rare loose impression of de Jode's map of the Danube with the surrounding countries with de Jode's imprint replaced by Theodor Galle's one. Without letterpress text on ve...
- $4000 / ≈ €3471
Date: Antwerp, 1600
Geometria, from The Seven Liberal Arts.
A female figure with a castle on her head measures a globe with a compass; representing geometry. Engraving by Johann Sadeler I after M. de Vos.
Date: Antwerp, 1570 - 1600
Oswiecz et Zantor.
An attractive miniature map of Oswieczin and Zator in the Southern part of Poland, with major cities named. Strapwork title cartouche at the bottom. French text on verso....
- $125 / ≈ €108
Date: Antwerp, 1601
Typus Orbis Terrarum.
Ortelius' third and last world map is dated 1587 under the author's signature. The earlier border of clouds has been replaced by a more intricate and elegant lattice of s...
Date: Antwerp, 1592/1601
![Ornithon sive Aviarum M. Varronis Pyrro.Ligorio.Neap.inv. [The reconstruction by Pirro Ligorio of the aviary of Marcus Varro].](/uploads/cache/49261-250x250.jpg)
Ornithon sive Aviarum M. Varronis Pyrro.Ligorio.Neap.inv. [The reconstruction by Pirro Ligorio of the aviary of Marcus Varro].
The print, depicting the reconstruction by Pirro Ligorio of the aviary of Marcus Varro in Rome, was printed by Giovanni Orlandi in 1602 from a copperplate originally eng...
Date: Rome, 1581-1602
![Se rapita lasciai verdure et fiori, regina hor godo, et piene anco le mani, lieta ne tengo di piu grati odori [Flora].](/uploads/cache/image-250x250.png)
Se rapita lasciai verdure et fiori, regina hor godo, et piene anco le mani, lieta ne tengo di piu grati odori [Flora].
The print, figuring Flora, was printed by Giovanni Orlandi in1602 from a copperplate originally engraved for the "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae", with the im...
Date: Rome, 1602
Capitolii sciographia ex ipso exemplari Michaelis Angeli Bonaroti a Stephano Duperac Parisiensi accurate delineata…
View of the Roman Capitol as re-designed by Michelangelo, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae", first published in 1569, this example edited by Giovanni Orlan...
Date: Rome, Orlandi, 1602
Il vero ritratto di Nettvno al presente oaupato da gl'imperiali.
Rare and early town-plan of Nettuno, in the province of Rome, which is nowadays a touristic harbor.Issued by Joannes Orlandi who acquired many Lafreri plates, which he re...
Date: Rome, 1557 / 1602
Insula Tiberina.
View of the Tiber Island depicted as a ship, showing the Temple of Aesculapius, the obelisk and other monuments. Printed by Giovanni Orlandi in1602 from a copperplate or...
Date: Rome, 1585-1602