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Guinea.
Samuel Purchas' edition of the Mercator/Hondius Atlas Minor . Map of Guinea published in his famous collection of voyages His Pilgrimes . With descriptive text in English...
Date: London, 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
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
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...
- $575 / ≈ €483
Date: Amsterdam, 1645
Mappa Aestivarum Insularum, alias Barmudas. . .
It shows the island divided into tribes and lots, and below the map itself appear the coats of arms of Bermuda and England and the names of the first proprietors and the ...
Date: Amsterdam, 1645
Wirtenberg Ducatus.
Map depicting the area south of Heidelberg, including Stuttgart, Ulm, etc.. and river Danube.A beautiful coat of arms and a splendid title cartouche decorated by three ch...
- $80 / ≈ €67
Date: Amsterdam, 1645
Tabula Islandiae..
This handsome map of Iceland was based on information from a Dutch navigator named Joris Carolus in about 1620. The map shows the influence of both versions of bishop Gud...
- $1100 / ≈ €924
Date: Amsterdam, 1645
Juliacensis et Montensis Ducatus / De Hertoghdomen Gulick en Berghe.
Detailed map centered on Cologne. Embellished with scale cartouche with cherubs, a cartouche with a putti inside holding two coats of arms. Lower left corner, the title c...
- $150 / ≈ €126
Date: Amsterdam, 1645
Taurica Chersonesus, Nostra aetate Przecopsca, et Gazara dicitur.
Detailed map of the Ukraine, Russia with in the north Smolensk and Moscow and in the south the Black Sea. Shows ports, fortified cities and the mouths of the Danube. Mino...
- $750 / ≈ €630
Date: Amsterdam, 1645
Hungaria Regnum.
Detailed map of Hungary centered on Budapest. Including the towns of Vienna, Zagreb as well.As Willem Blaeu died in 1638 most of his maps are actually published by his so...
Date: Amsterdam, 1645
Waldeck Comitatus.
Blaeu's attractive map of the region of Waldeck. Forests, hills and rivers all feature, along with towns villages and cities. Decorative title cartouche surmounted by coa...
- $100 / ≈ €84
Date: Amsterdam, 1645
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...
- $575 / ≈ €483
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
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 / ≈ €420
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
Novissima Russiae Tabula.
Detailed map of Russia including Scandinavia. Bottom left title cartouche and dedication. Prepared by Isaac Masso. Latin text on the verso.
Date: Amsterdam, 1645
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 J...
- $750 / ≈ €630
Date: Amsterdam, ca.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
Marocchi Regnum.
From the Mercator/Hondius Atlas Minor. Early map of Morocco.
Date: Amsterdam, 1645
Tartariae sive Magni Chami Imperium.
Fine map of Tartary, including northern part of China, and tip of Korea.
- $500 / ≈ €420
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...
- $350 / ≈ €294
Date: Amsterdam, 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
Brabantia Ducatus.
A very decorative map by Willem Blaeu with west is at the top. On the lower left a magnificent cartouche with a sitting female figure carrying a globe and compasses and t...
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
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
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
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Ins. de Cerno a. Nostatibus Mauritius Nominata [on sheet with] Gunnanappi Labetacq [and] Civitas Gammelamme [and] Rex Tubatus.
Three views and one map on one page: Shows natives on Mauritius fishing and building a boat, with a dodo and two turtles at right; The Banda islands; A procession for th...
Date: Amsterdam, c.1646
Asia.
This lovely rare miniature map of the continent of Asia is a single page with text on verso taken from John Speed's folio atlas, and is signed with Van den Keere's Latini...
- $275 / ≈ €231
Date: London, 1646
Brasilia.
Striking old color example of Blaeu's second map of Brazil prepared by Krystof Arciszewski, a Polish general who worked for the Dutch West Indian Company. The map perpetu...
- $750 / ≈ €630
Date: Amsterdam, 1647
Territorium Abbatiae Herefeldensis - 't Stift Hirszfeldt.
Detailed map centered on Hirschfelt. Title cartouche embellished with two cherubs.
- $250 / ≈ €210
Date: Amsterdam, 1647
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De Bello Belgico, Decas PrimaDeces II. [with 2 Leo Belgicus maps]
Each volume contains an engraved title with a representation of the Netherlands and Belgium in the shape of a lion, with one paw resting on a shield bearing the title, a ...
Date: Rome, Franciscus Corbelletus, 1632-1647
Walachia, Servia, Bulgaria, Romania.
The cartographer of this map was Gerard Mercator. Latin text on verso.The scale of longitude and latitude are colored alternating with red, blue and pink. The cartouches ...
Date: Amsterdam, 1647
Prussiae nova tabula.
Rare map of Prussia with nowadays Poland. The map features a bold title cartouche, a ship, compass rose, and a sea monster in the Baltic Sea. The map was prepared by the ...
- $550 / ≈ €462
Date: Amsterdam, 1647
Traduzida palabra por palabra de la verdad Hebrayca, por muy excelentes letrados.
Complete title : Traduzida palabra por palabra de la verdad Hebrayca, por muy excelentes letrados. Vista y examinad a per el officio de la Inquisicion. Con Privilegio del...
- $8500 / ≈ €7137
Date: Ampsterdam, Gillis Ioost, 1647
Kom - Kaschan.
An early of Kom and Kaschan on one sheet. From the rare first edition "Offt begehrte Beschreibung der newen orientalischen Rejse, so durch Gelegenheit einer Holstei...
- $250 / ≈ €210
Date: Schleßwig, Zur Glocken, 1647
Die stadt Narva . . .
Two panoramic views of the city of Narva, on one sheet. Narva is the third largest city in Estonia. It is located at the eastern extreme point of Estonia, at the Russian...
- $250 / ≈ €210
Date: Schleßwig, Zur Glocken, 1647
Isfahan.
An early of Isfahan in central Iran,. From the rare first edition "Offt begehrte Beschreibung der newen orientalischen Rejse, so durch Gelegenheit einer Holsteinisc...
- $250 / ≈ €210
Date: Schleßwig, Zur Glocken, 1647
Brasilia.
Fine copy of this map by Krystof Arciszewski, a Polish general who worked for the Dutch West Indian Company. The map perpetuates various myths including the Parime Lago ,...
Date: Amsterdam, 1647
Colomna - Cassimogorod - Moruma.
Three panoramic views of Colomna - Cassimogorod - Moruma on one sheet. From the rare first edition "Offt begehrte Beschreibung der newen orientalischen Rejse, so dur...
- $300 / ≈ €252
Date: Schleßwig, Zur Glocken, 1647
Tarku.
An early of Tarku in the Republic of Dagestan. From the rare first edition "Offt begehrte Beschreibung der newen orientalischen Rejse, so durch Gelegenheit einer Ho...
- $250 / ≈ €210
Date: Schleßwig, Zur Glocken, 1647
Tetus - Samara - Soratof - Zariza - Tzornogar - Kusmamedianski.
Panoramic views of Tetus, Samara, Soratof, Zariza, Tzornogar and Kusmamedianski on one sheet. From the rare first edition "Offt begehrte Beschreibung der newen orien...
- $300 / ≈ €252
Date: Schleßwig, Zur Glocken, 1647
Geographische Beschryvinge van de wandeling der Apostelen. . .
Finely engraved detailed map covering the whole of the eastern Mediterranean. Showing the travels of the apostles after the death of Christ, with episodes from the life o...
Date: Amsterdam, 1648
La ville archie-piscopale et primatiale de Vienne en Dauphiné.
View of Vienne, engraved by François de La Pointe.
- $600 / ≈ €504
Date: Paris, 1648
Penbrochia Comitatus et Comitatus Caermaridunum.
Attractive map of the country of Pembroke shire in UK by J. Blaeu. From a Dutch edition of "Atlas Maior" in beautiful color. With 13 coats of arms, the feathere...
Date: Amsterdam, 1648
Royaume de Naples..
Fine map of the southern part of Italy.This edition carries the date 1648, engraved by AB. De la plaets. With the manuscript number in the upper right corner.Nicolas Sans...
Date: Paris, 1648
Ducatus Silesiae Glosani.
Charming map of the Silesia from the Mercator Hondius “Atlas Minor” published in Amsterdam in 1648 at Janssonius with German text on verso. Engraved by Petrus Kaerius...
- $200 / ≈ €168
Date: Amsterdam, 1648
Itinerarium Sacrae Scripturae, dat is, Het Reysboeck der heyligher Schrift
This is a scarce 1648 Dutch edition of Büntings "Itinerarium Sacrae Scripturae" printed in Leeuwarden. The book includes 6 folding maps and 2 plates. The book ...
- $3000 / ≈ €2519
Date: Leeuwarden, de Vries, Jan Jansz., 1648
Wratislavia. Bresslaw.
Decorative town-plan of the Polish city of Wroclaw, once known as Breslau. The engraving is by the famed Swiss engraver Matthew Merian. A numbered key (1 - 38) the corner...
- $600 / ≈ €504
Date: Frankfurt, ca. 1649
Cataractae coeli apertoe funt: Et aguae proealuerunt super terram comfumptag Est omnis caro . . . (Plate 13)
Very nice etching by Nicolas Chapron, and after Raphaël's (Raffaello Sanzio) frescoes in the Vatican Loggia. Scene illustrating the moment when God said to Noah "Go...
- $25 / ≈ €21
Date: Paris, Petrus Mariette, 1649
Concepit Heua & peperit Cain fratremg eius Abel. . . . (Plate 8)
Very nice etching by Nicolas Chapron, after Raphaël's (Raffaello Sanzio) frescoes in the Vatican Loggia. Scene illustrating Cain and Abel, a scene from Genesis IV.From t...
- $50 / ≈ €42
Date: Paris, Petrus Mariette, 1649
Antverpia, Gallis Anvers. Vernacule Antwerpen.
Detailed plan of the city of Antwerp with extensive key to principal buildings. Lower left title cartouche with two coats of arms and Mercurius.
Date: Amsterdam, 1649
Saba Aethiopum Regina venit ad Salomonem, cum magnis Opibus aromatum, Auri, ac Gemmarum. ( Plate 47)
Very nice etching by Nicolas Chapron, after Raphaël's (Raffaello Sanzio) frescoes in the Vatican Loggia. Scene illustrating the visit of the Queen of Sheba at her visit ...
Date: Paris, Petrus Mariette, 1649
Arca Dni septies circuit Ciuitatem et clangentib tubis. Jericho corruerunt Moenia. Iosue. CVI. ( Plate 38)
Very nice etching by Nicolas Chapron, after Raphaël's (Raffaello Sanzio) frescoes in the Vatican Loggia. Scene illustrating the walls of Jericho crumbling.From the first...
- $25 / ≈ €21
Date: Paris, Petrus Mariette, 1649
La partie orientale de la Grande Aquitaine.
Map taken from "Geographique Theater de l'Europe …, a rare work by the Jesuit priest Briet.
Date: Paris, 1649
Cataractae coeli apertoe funt: Et aguae proealuerunt super terram comfumptag Est omnis caro . . . (Plate 10)
Very nice etching by Nicolas Chapron, and after Raphaël's (Raffaello Sanzio) frescoes in the Vatican Loggia. Scene illustrating the moment when God said to Noah "Go...
- $50 / ≈ €42
Date: Paris, Petrus Mariette, 1649
Regnum Galliae. . .
Map of France from the rare atlas of the Capucin order: "Chorographica descriptio provinciarum, et conventum fratrum minorum S. Francisci Capucinorum…".
Date: Turin, 1649
Portantes Arcam sacerdotes . . . (Plate 37)
Very nice etching by Nicolas Chapron, after Raphaël's (Raffaello Sanzio) frescoes in the Vatican Loggia. Scene illustrating Priests carrying the Ark through the River Jo...
- $25 / ≈ €21
Date: Paris, Petrus Mariette, 1649
De la Ruine de l'Empire des Turcs Sixiesme figure / Epigramme de la Sixiesme figure. (89)
Sought-after copper engraved plate taken from Laonikos Chalcocondyle’s "L'histoire de la décadence de l'empire grec et establissement de celuy des Turcs", th...
- $50 / ≈ €42
Date: Paris, Mathieu Guillemot, 1650
De la Ruine de l'Empire des Turcs Quatorziesme figure / Epigramme de la Quatorziesme figure. (105)
Sought-after copper engraved plate taken from Laonikos Chalcocondyle’s "L'histoire de la décadence de l'empire grec et establissement de celuy des Turcs", th...
- $25 / ≈ €21
Date: Paris, Mathieu Guillemot, 1650
De la Ruine de l'Empire des Turcs Cinquiesme figure / Epigramme de la Cinquiesme figure. (87)
Sought-after copper engraved plate taken from Laonikos Chalcocondyle’s "L'histoire de la décadence de l'empire grec et establissement de celuy des Turcs", th...
- $50 / ≈ €42
Date: Paris, Mathieu Guillemot, 1650
De la Ruine de l'Empire des Turcs Quatriesme figure / Epigramme de la Quatriesme figure. (85)
Sought-after copper engraved plate taken from Laonikos Chalcocondyle’s "L'histoire de la décadence de l'empire grec et establissement de celuy des Turcs", th...
- $50 / ≈ €42
Date: Paris, Mathieu Guillemot, 1650
De la Ruine de l'Empire des Turcs Seconde figure / Epigramme de la Seconde figure. (81)
Sought-after copper engraved plate taken from Laonikos Chalcocondyle’s "L'histoire de la décadence de l'empire grec et establissement de celuy des Turcs", th...
- $50 / ≈ €42
Date: Paris, Mathieu Guillemot, 1650
De la Ruine de l'Empire des Turcs Première figure / Epigramme de la première figure. (79)
Sought-after copper engraved plate taken from Laonikos Chalcocondyle’s "L'histoire de la décadence de l'empire grec et establissement de celuy des Turcs", th...
- $50 / ≈ €42
Date: Paris, Mathieu Guillemot, 1650
Fille Moresque esclave en Alger ville de Barbarie. (63)
Sought-after copper engraved plate of a young slave from Algeria. Plate from Laonikos Chalcocondyle’s "L'histoire de la décadence de l'empire grec et establisseme...
- $45 / ≈ €38
Date: Paris, Mathieu Guillemot, 1650
Femme moresque de Tripoly en Barbarie. (60)
Sought-after copper engraved plate of a woman with child from Tripoli. Plate from Laonikos Chalcocondyle’s "L'histoire de la décadence de l'empire grec et establi...
- $45 / ≈ €38
Date: Paris, Mathieu Guillemot, 1650
Femme de la Caramanie. (57)
Sought-after copper engraved plate taken from Laonikos Chalcocondyle’s "L'histoire de la décadence de l'empire grec et establissement de celuy des Turcs." by...
- $50 / ≈ €42
Date: Paris, Mathieu Guillemot, 1650
Gentille Femme Perotte Franque. (48)
Sought-after copper engraved plate of a woman from Pera, taken from Laonikos Chalcocondyle’s "L'histoire de la décadence de l'empire grec et establissement de cel...
- $100 / ≈ €84
Date: Paris, Mathieu Guillemot, 1650
Esclave More. (38)
Sought-after copper engraved plate of a Moor slave from North Africa. Plate from Laonikos Chalcocondyle’s "L'histoire de la décadence de l'empire grec et establis...
- $75 / ≈ €63
Date: Paris, Mathieu Guillemot, 1650
Silesia Inferior..
Decorative map prepared by Jonas Scultetus, a Silesian cartographer (1603-1664).
- $400 / ≈ €336
Date: Amsterdam, 1650
Japoniae Nova Descriptio.
The map is identical in cartographic detail to the Hondius map of 1606 but newly designed ornate cartouches have been added. The three main islands of Japan are shown wit...
Date: Amsterdam 1650
Azzappi. (10)
Sought-after copper engraved plate from Laonikos Chalcocondyle’s "L'histoire de la décadence de l'empire grec et establissement de celuy des Turcs." by Thoma...
- $50 / ≈ €42
Date: Paris, Mathieu Guillemot, 1650
Ducatus Silesiae Grotganus cum Districtu Episcopali Nissensi Delineatore Iona Sculteto, Silesio.
Attractive engraved map of Upper Silesia prepared by Joanus Scultetus, a Silesian cartographer (1603-1664) and published by J. Janssonius. Showing the area around Nysa an...
- $400 / ≈ €336
Date: Amsterdam, 1650
Nova Zemla.
Decorative sea chart decorated with hunters, polar foxes, polar bears and a sea monster.The scalebar in the lower right is in the form of a skewed 'checker-board', to ref...
- $900 / ≈ €756
Date: Amsterdam, 1650
Femme Turque de moyen estat En chambre. (42)
Sought-after copper engraved plate from Laonikos Chalcocondyle’s "L'histoire de la décadence de l'empire grec et establissement de celuy des Turcs." by Thoma...
Date: Paris, Mathieu Guillemot, 1650
Pellerins mores, reue nuns de la Mecque.
Sought-after copper engraved plate from Laonikos Chalcocondyle’s "L'histoire de la décadence de l'empire grec et establissement de celuy des Turcs." by Thoma...
Date: Paris, Mathieu Guillemot, 1650
Constantinopolitanae urbis effigies ad vivum expressa.
Extremely rare panoramic view of Istanbul published by Rombout van den Hoeye. With a numbered key (1-29) to principal places in town and a Latin, Dutch, and French poem. ...
Date: Amsterdam, 1650
Descriptio Peregrinationis D. Pauli, Apostoli. . .
A striking map of the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding areas. It depicts the travels of the Apostle St. Paul.The pair of decorative cartouches, presented in a curtai...
Date: Amsterdam, 1650
Calidesquer. (5)
Sought-after copper engraved plate from Laonikos Chalcocondyle’s "L'histoire de la décadence de l'empire grec et establissement de celuy des Turcs." by Thoma...
Date: Paris, Mathieu Guillemot, 1650
Religieux Turc. (26)
Sought-after copper engraved plate taken from Laonikos Chalcocondyle’s "L'histoire de la décadence de l'empire grec et establissement de celuy des Turcs." by...
Date: Paris, Mathieu Guillemot, 1650
Description de l'Empire du Sophi des Perses tiree en partie de l'Arabe de Nubie, et en partie de plusieurs et diverses Relations.
The map of the Empire of Persia is shown to extend from Baghdad almost to the present-day borders of India. Including part of Saudi Arabia and Oman. Including "Golfe...
Date: Paris, 1650