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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...

$450 / ≈ €394
Maker / Publisher: MERCATOR, G./ HONDIUS, J.
Place & 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 / ≈ €66
Maker / Publisher: MERCATOR, G. / HONDIUS, J.
Place & 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 / ≈ €131
Maker / Publisher: MERCATOR,G. / HONDIUS,J.
Place & 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 / ≈ €131
Maker / Publisher: MERCATOR, G. / HONDIUS, J.
Place & 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 / ≈ €263
Maker / Publisher: MERCATOR, G. / HONDIUS, J.
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 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 / ≈ €3504
Maker / Publisher: BLAEU, W.
Place & 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...

$100 / ≈ €88
Maker / Publisher: KAERIUS, P. / HONDIUS, J.
Place & 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 / ≈ €131
Maker / Publisher: MERCATOR, G. / HONDIUS, J.
Place & 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
Maker / Publisher: MERCATOR, G. / HONDIUS, J.
Place & 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
Maker / Publisher: MERCATOR, G. / HONDIUS, J.
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1608

 


Chinae, olim Sinarum regionis. . .

The first printed map of China. It is signed by Ludovico Georgio, whose real name was Luis Jorge de Barbuda. He was a Portuguese Jesuit cartographer and besides that a sp...

$6000 / ≈ €5256
Maker / Publisher: ORTELIUS, A.
Place & Date: Antwerp, 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 / ≈ €44
Maker / Publisher: MERCATOR, G. / HONDIUS, J.
Place & 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 / ≈ €44
Maker / Publisher: MERCATOR, G. / HONDIUS, J.
Place & 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 / ≈ €44
Maker / Publisher: MERCATOR, G. / HONDIUS, J.
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1608

 


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 / ≈ €263
Maker / Publisher: MERCATOR, G. / CLOPPENBURGH, J.E.
Place & Date: Amsterdam, Cloppenburgh, 1608

 


II Pars Indiae Orientalis in qua Johan. Hugonis Linschotani. . .

De Bry's Part II of his "Les Petit Voyages", containing "Pars Indiae Orientalis, in qua Johan. Hugonis Linscotani navagatio in Orientem, 1609", being ...

$3250 / ≈ €2847
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th. / LINSCHOTEN, J.H.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, Wolffgang Richter, 1609

 


[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 / ≈ €131
Maker / Publisher: LODEWYCKSZ, Willem
Place & Date: Amsterdam, Cornille Nicolas, 1609

 


[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 / ≈ €88
Maker / Publisher: LODEWYCKSZ, Willem
Place & Date: Amsterdam, Cornille Nicolas, 1609

 


[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 / ≈ €44
Maker / Publisher: LODEWYCKSZ, Willem
Place & Date: Amsterdam, Cornille Nicolas, 1609

 


[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 / ≈ €110
Maker / Publisher: LODEWYCKSZ, Willem
Place & Date: Amsterdam, Cornille Nicolas, 1609

 


[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 / ≈ €66
Maker / Publisher: LODEWYCKSZ, Willem
Place & Date: Amsterdam, Cornille Nicolas, 1609

 


[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 / ≈ €66
Maker / Publisher: LODEWYCKSZ, Willem
Place & Date: Amsterdam, Cornille Nicolas, 1609

 


[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...

$10 / ≈ €9
Maker / Publisher: LODEWYCKSZ, Willem
Place & Date: Amsterdam, Cornille Nicolas, 1609

 


Pars Undecima Orientalis III. Quomodo Pembae incolae Anglos aliquot. . .

Finely engraved view of the arrival of Europeans at Pemba iIsland in Zanziba.Theodore de Bry, a German engraver and book dealer, began a compilation of early voyages in 1...

$100 / ≈ €88
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1609

 


[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 / ≈ €88
Maker / Publisher: LODEWYCKSZ, Willem
Place & Date: Amsterdam, Cornille Nicolas, 1609

 


[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 / ≈ €131
Maker / Publisher: ORTELIUS, A.
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1609

 


III. Repraesentatio Mullierum, et vestimentorum, Quibus Utuntur.

Inhabitants of the coast of the Ivory coast in Africa.Theodore de Bry, a German engraver and book dealer, began a compilation of early voyages in 1590 and had published s...

$75 / ≈ €66
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1609

 


IX. Repraesentatio Piscationum Diurnarum.

Fishing offshore at the coasts of Guinea. Theodore de Bry, a German engraver and book dealer, began a compilation of early voyages in 1590 and had published six parts at ...

$75 / ≈ €66
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 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 / ≈ €79
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1609

 


[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 / ≈ €44
Maker / Publisher: LODEWYCKSZ, Willem
Place & 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 / ≈ €88
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1609

 


[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 / ≈ €44
Maker / Publisher: LODEWYCKSZ, Willem
Place & Date: Amsterdam, Cornille Nicolas, 1609

 


[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 / ≈ €131
Maker / Publisher: LODEWYCKSZ, Willem
Place & Date: Amsterdam, Cornille Nicolas, 1609

 


[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 / ≈ €131
Maker / Publisher: LODEWYCKSZ, Willem
Place & 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 / ≈ €394
Maker / Publisher: LANGENES, B.
Place & Date: Amsterdam/Frankfurt 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 / ≈ €175
Maker / Publisher: LANGENES, B.
Place & 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...

$275 / ≈ €241
Maker / Publisher: LANGENES, B.
Place & Date: Amsterdam/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 / ≈ €88
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 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 / ≈ €66
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 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 / ≈ €66
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & 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 / ≈ €88
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1609

 


[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 / ≈ €88
Maker / Publisher: LODEWYCKSZ, Willem
Place & Date: Amsterdam, Cornille Nicolas, 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 / ≈ €88
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1609

 


[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 / ≈ €88
Maker / Publisher: LODEWYCKSZ, Willem
Place & Date: Amsterdam, Cornille Nicolas, 1609

 


Delineatio Piscationum Ternatensis.

Fishing scene on Ternate island, Maluku, Indonesia.Theodore de Bry, a German engraver and book dealer, began a compilation of early voyages in 1590 and had published six ...

$80 / ≈ €70
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1609

 


Germania.

A miniature map of Germany. The title cartouche on the lower left corner. First published in 1598 in his Caert-Thresoor, the plates were executed by the most famous engra...

$75 / ≈ €66
Maker / Publisher: LANGENES, B.
Place & Date: Amsterdam/Frankfurt, 1609

 


Leodiensis Dioecesis.

A miniature map of the southern part of Belgium centered on Liege. The title cartouche on the lower left corner.First published in 1598 in his Caert-Thresoor, the plates ...

$75 / ≈ €66
Maker / Publisher: LANGENES, B.
Place & Date: Amsterdam / Frankfurt, 1609

 


Coloniensis Diocesis.

A miniature map centered on Cologne. Title cartouche on the lower left corner.First published in 1598 in his Caert-Thresoor, the plates were executed by the most famous e...

$80 / ≈ €70
Maker / Publisher: LANGENES, B.
Place & Date: Amsterdam / Frankfurt, 1609

 


Hassiae Descriptio / Hesse.

A miniature map centered on the province of Hessen. The title cartouche on the upper right corner.First published in 1598 in his Caert-Thresoor, the plates were executed ...

$50 / ≈ €44
Maker / Publisher: LANGENES, B.
Place & Date: Amsterdam / Frankfurt, 1609

 


Noricum.

A miniature map showing a part of Bavaria, including the cities of Bamberg and Nuremberg. Title cartouche on the left side.First published in 1598 in his Caert-Thresoor, ...

$50 / ≈ €44
Maker / Publisher: LANGENES,B.
Place & Date: Amsterdam / Frankfurt, 1609

 


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 / ≈ €131
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & 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 / ≈ €66
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & 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 / ≈ €88
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1609

 


[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...

$75 / ≈ €66
Maker / Publisher: LODEWYCKSZ, Willem
Place & Date: Amsterdam, Cornille Nicolas, 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 / ≈ €66
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1609

 


[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 / ≈ €66
Maker / Publisher: LODEWYCKSZ, Willem
Place & Date: Amsterdam, Cornille Nicolas, 1609

 


[Javanese gamelan orchestra]

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...

$75 / ≈ €66
Maker / Publisher: LODEWYCKSZ, Willem
Place & Date: Amsterdam, Cornille Nicolas, 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...

$150 / ≈ €131
Maker / Publisher: LANGENES, B.
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1609

 


Insula D.Helenae sacra coeli Clementia . . .

A fine perspective view of the Island of St.Helena in the South Atlantic. The location of the Island directly on the navigation route from Europe to the Cape of Good Hope...

$750 / ≈ €657
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1609

 


Vera effigies et delineatio Infulce Ascenstio. . . (St. Helena)

Striking view of the Island of Ascuncion (St. Helena).Theodore de Bry, a German engraver and book dealer, began a compilation of early voyages in 1590 and had published s...

$100 / ≈ €88
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1609

 


[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 / ≈ €66
Maker / Publisher: LODEWYCKSZ, Willem
Place & Date: Amsterdam, Cornille Nicolas, 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 / ≈ €175
Maker / Publisher: ORTELIUS, A.
Place & Date: Antwerp, 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 / ≈ €88
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & 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 / ≈ €88
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1609

 


XVI. Civitas Bantam Tormentis nostris oppugnata . . .

Attack of Bantam (Banten), a city and former sultanate on Java island.Theodore de Bry, a German engraver and book dealer, began a compilation of early voyages in 1590 and...

$100 / ≈ €88
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1609

 


XXV. Quo Ritu Bantani Concilia Militaria Agant. 19. (Councils meeting at Bantam)

Councils meeting at Bantam (Banten), a city and former sultanate on Java island. Theodore de Bry, a German engraver and book dealer, began a compilation of early voyages ...

$100 / ≈ €88
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1609

 


[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 / ≈ €175
Maker / Publisher: LODEWYCKSZ, Willem
Place & Date: Amsterdam, Cornille Nicolas, 1609

 


[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 / ≈ €88
Maker / Publisher: LODEWYCKSZ, Willem
Place & Date: Amsterdam, Cornille Nicolas, 1609

 


VII. Repraesentatio Processus in Iudiciis Civilibus et Criminalibus Ufitati. (Courts and Administration of Justice)

A depiction of the court and administration of justice. Seven features are identified : (A) the king or chief listening to a case presented to him, (B) the beheading of a...

$90 / ≈ €79
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & 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 / ≈ €110
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & 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 / ≈ €88
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & 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 / ≈ €88
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 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 / ≈ €88
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: 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 / ≈ €88
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1609

 


Indianorum, Insulae Pugnatan Incolarum. (The natives of the island of Pugnatan)

There was an island called Pugnatan at the western entrance to the Strait of Sudan, where the natives went about completely naked. Like the natives of Brazil, their hair ...

$100 / ≈ €88
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & 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 / ≈ €88
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & 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 / ≈ €66
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1609

 


Delineatio Foederis Hollandorum cum Rege Calecutanorum pacti.

A treaty between the Dutch and the king of Calicut. The Dutch Admiral, Steffan van der Haagen already knew that the people of Calicut, on the Malabar Coast of India, were...

$100 / ≈ €88
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1609

 


Repraesentatio Aedificiorum in Benyn, et Quid Praeterea notatu dignum ibi occurrat. [Execution of criminals in Benin.]

Execution of criminals in Benin. According to the text: The town of Benin is quite large and comprises homes with no windows, only open roofs. The more distinguished hous...

$100 / ≈ €88
Maker / Publisher: DE BRY, Th.
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1609

 


[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 / ≈ €131
Maker / Publisher: LODEWYCKSZ, Willem
Place & Date: Amsterdam, Cornille Nicolas, 1609