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Islandia.
Quad's : reduced in size Ortelius´ map, of Iceland. With German text on verso, from Geographisch Handtbuch. Signed by the engraver Johan Bussemacher.Rare in original col...
Date: Cologne, 1600
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Lutzenburgensis Ducatus Veriss Descript.
Map of the Luxembourg published by Ortelius, manuscript map prepared by Jacob Surhon. Surhon was paid 500 Livres for the manuscript map by Charles V in 1551. The map was ...
Date: Antwerp, c. 1600
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Mansfeldiae Comitatus Descriptioauctore Tilemanno Stella Sig.
Map of the region surrounding the town of Mansfeld (Mansfelt) in central Germany. The manuscript map drawn by Tilemann Stella. Mansfeld is the town that Martin Luther gre...
Date: Antwerp, c. 1600
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ANVERS
Uncommon copper engraved plan of Antwerp, with the harbor, the fortifications, and the surrounding area. Latin text on verso. Shows the streets and city walls, plus fiel...
Date: Amsterdam, 1600
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Der Candinal vor Hulst Komt An...
A very fine copper engraving of the attack of Hulst, showing the military strengths of opposing forces. Attack by Archduke Albert Von Austria, governor of the Netherlands...
Date: Cologne, ca. 1600
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Londen oder Lunden (Londinum Feracis: Ang. Met.).
Superb bird's-eye view of London based on the Braun & Hogenberg view. Shows the area between Clerkenwell, Wapping, Southwark and Westminster Abbey. Elizabethan costum...
Date: Basle, c1600
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Majorcae et Minorcae descrip.
Superb miniature map of the Balearics. Including a sailing ship, sea monsters, and the title cartouche. With French text on verso.Published in his "Caert-Thresoor&qu...
Date: Amsterdam, c. 1600
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Moscoviae Imperium.
Early map of Imperial Russia and Ukraine by Mathias Quad, published by Johann Bussemacher and Wilhelm Lützenkirchen. It shows the Russian Empire in Europe from the Mare...
Date: Cologne, 1600
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Tabula Geographica Provinciarum Brabantiae, Geldriae, Comitatus sutphaniae, Trajectini, Transilvaniae, Drentiae, Twentiae, Hollandiae et Frisiae.
One of the rarest maps covering a large part of the Netherlands, engraved by Benjamin Wright and published by Cornelis Claesz. Schilder mentions only one other know copy ...
Date: Amsterdam, c.1600
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Vera Designatio Urbis in Littavia Grodnae.
Shows a view of the city of Hrodna (Grodno. Different groups of people are crossing the wooden bridge and entering the city.After an engraving by Matthias Zündt, dated 1...
Date: Cologne, c. 1600
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Italia mit dreien fürnemsten Inseln / Corsika / Sardinia und Sicilia.
An early woodcut map from a German edition of Münster's famous 'Cosmographie.' Shows the area from Marseille to Albania, including the Adriatic Sea, the islands of Sicil...
Date: Basel, ca. 1600
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RynBerk (Seige of Rynberk).
This is a very detailed copper engraving with hundreds of identifiable soldiers, horses, fortresses and topographical places. It includes ships in the rivers.The Siege of...
Date: Amsterdam, 1600
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Britannia & Normandia cum confinibs regionibus.
An important early map of Bretagne (Brittany) and Normandie, extending to show Paris, the Channel Islands, and parts of Cornwall. Decorated with sailing ships, a sea mons...
Date: Duisburg or Amsterdam, ca. 1600
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Oropitum.
A lovely, detailed miniature map of the region around the Lago di Bolsena, including the cities of Montefiascone, Viterbo, Orvieto, and many more.
Date: Antwerp, ca. 1600
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La Citta di Napoli Gentile.
Florimi's plan of the city of Naples derives from Mario Cartaro's plan (1579). Probably engraved by Arnoldo di Arnoldi (Arnold van Scherpenseel) who worked for a short ti...
Date: Siena, c. 1600
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France Picardie Champaigne cum regionibus adiacentibus.
An early map of Bretagne (Brittany), Normandie, and Champagne. Extends from Arras to Auxerre and Orleans. Including Dieppe, Rouen, Paris, Verdun, towns are shown as small...
Date: Amsterdam, ca 1600
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Europa primi pars terrae in forma Virginis septentrio.
Desirable, famous, and relatively scarce-to-rare items are usually deemed a curiosity or oddity map. All of Europe is depicted as a Queen wearing her crown and flowing ro...
Date: Magdeburg, ca 1581-1600
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Riga.
An early view of Riga from the seaside with many buildings shown. Set on a page with latin text printed on both sides. Published in Münsters famous "Cosmographie&qu...
Date: Basel, ca 1600
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Stocholmia [Stockholm].
The top engraving, showing the timber houses so typical of Scandinavia, is a view from the northeast across what was then the suburb of Norrmalm and is now the city centr...
Date: Cologne, 1588-1600
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Inferior Germania.
Very rare map of the Benelux, centered on the Netherlands. According to van der Heijden only known in 6 examples. Two compass-roses with rumb lines but without the names ...
Date: Amsterdam,ca. 1600
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Antverpia.
A spectacular bird's-eye view plan of Antwerp by Braun and Hogenberg after Georg Hoefnagel, with key to locations. From the famous Civitates Orbis Terrarum.COMMENTARY BY ...
Date: Cologne, ca 1600
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Novissima Urbis Romae Descriptio.
First state. A rare bird's-eye-view of Rome from the Lafreri-School. Numbered key below the view with 86 references. It is inspired by the plan created by Ambrogio Brambi...
Date: Sienne, 1600
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Aquitania australis regnu Arelatense cum confinijs
Early map of southern France, extending until Monaco, parts of Spain and Switzerland. Published in Mercators famous Atlas Sive Cosmographia. Latin text on verso.
Date: Amsterdam, ca. 1600
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Islandia.
Quad's : reduced in size Ortelius´ map, of Iceland. With German text on verso, from Geographisch Handtbuch. Signed by the engraver Johan Bussemacher.Matthias Quad was o...
Date: Cologne, 1600
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Septentrionalium Regionum Descrip.
A fantastic map of the northern Atlantic. Shows a part of America, Greenland, Iceland, the British Islands, Scandinavia, and parts of Europe and Russia. With several phan...
Date: Antwerp, 1601
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Ducatus mediolanensis, ?
Miniature map of a part of Italy, with major cities named. Strapwork title cartouche. Latin text on verso.
Date: Antwerp, 1601
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Ceremonensis Ager.
Miniature map of a part of Italy, with major cities named. Strapwork title cartouche. Latin text on verso
Date: Antwerp, 1601
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Typus regni Neapolitani.
Miniature map of a part of Italy, with major cities named. Strapwork title cartouche. Latin text on verso.
Date: Antwerp, 1601
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Perusia.
Miniature map of a part of Italy, with major cities named. Strapwork title cartouche. Latin text on verso.
Date: Antwerp, 1601
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Apulia.
Miniature map of a part of Italy, with major cities named. Strapwork title cartouche. Latin text on verso.
Date: Antwerp, 1601
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Fori Iuly vulgo Friuli typus.
Miniature map of a part of Italy, with major cities named. Strapwork title cartouche. Latin text on verso.
Date: Antwerp, 1601
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Hispania.
Miniature map of a part of Spain and Portugal, with major cities named. Strapwork title cartouche. Latin text on verso.
Date: Antwerp, 1601
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Russiae, Moscoviae et Tartariae Descriptio.
Engraved by Frans Hogenberg from an original of 1562 by Anthony Jenkinson of the English Muscovy Company. The map covers the region from the Gulf of Finland, Lithuania an...
Date: Antwerp, 1601
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The third Dutch artic voyage by W.Barentsz.
Scene during the third Dutch arctic voyage in order to find the north-east passage to India.Barentsz made three voyages (1594, 1595, 1596-1597) in search of the Northeast...
Date: Frankfurt, 1601
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LV. Quo loco tandem homines iterum in conspectum nobis dati sint 20. (The third Dutch artic voyage by W.Barentsz.)
Willem Barentsz encounter with Russian locals during the third Dutch arctic voyage in order to find the north-east passage to India.Barentsz made three voyages (1594, 159...
Date: Frankfurt, 1601
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Quo Pacto vix Magna Agilitate Navfra (The Third Dutch Arctic Voyage).
Fine Copper Engraving of "The Third Dutch Arctic Voyage", engraved by W. Barentsz. This scene pictures one of Barentsz's voyages attempting to find a North-East...
Date: Frankfurt, 1601
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Provincia
Miniature map of Provence after Ortelius published by Giovanni Battista Vrients. Names the cities of Arles, Aix, Avignon, Marseille, Antibes, Toulon, and Nice. Decorated ...
Date: Antwerp, ca. 1601
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Normandia.
Miniature map of Normandy after Ortelius published by Giovanni Battista Vrients. Among many others it names the cities of Paris, Amiens, Dieppe, Caen, and Rouen. Decorate...
Date: Antwerp, ca. 1601
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The third Dutch artic voyage by W.Barentsz.
These famous and desirable scene is engraved by de Bry, depicting the two open ships during the return voyage during the third Dutch Arctic voyage to find the north-east ...
Date: Frankfurt, 1601
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Daniae Typus.
A fine early map of Denmark and including southern Sweden by Abraham Ortelius, engraved in small format by J.B. Vrients. Latin text on verso.
Date: Antwerp, ca 1601
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Siciliae Veteris Typus.
A very beautiful early map of ancient Sicily. Title cartouche centered on the upper part: includes an inset map of the ancient city of Syracuse, a city notable for its ri...
Date: Antwerp, 1601
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" Mürs Comitatus."
"Detailed and early map centred on Moers, Duisburg and Xanten. With two insets: ""Mürs Oppidum et Arx"" and ""Modiliana"&...
Date: Amsterdam 1602
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Hollandiae Antiquorum Catthorum..
Prepared by Jacob van Deventer in 1550. It shows Holland in great detail, including small towns, walled cities, rivers and lakes (many of which were reclaimed in the 17th...
Date: Antwerp 1602
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Hollandiae Antiquorum Catthorum. . .
Prepared by Jacob van Deventer in 1550. It shows Holland in great detail, including small towns, walled cities, rivers and lakes (many of which were reclaimed in the 17th...
Date: Antwerp, 1602
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[Puteoli]
Rare and early plan of Pozzuoli, in the province of Naples. Its Latin name was Puteoli 'little wells', referring to the many hot springs in the area, most notably Solfata...
Date: Rome, 1586 / 1602
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Hungaria.
A scarce map of Hungary by Matteo Florimi (fl.1580-1612) was active in Sienna as a publisher and is perhaps more famous for his town views than his maps. Most of his maps...
Date: Siena, 1602
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Anglia, Regnum si quod aliud in toto Oceano ditissimuin et florentissimum. [imprints] Christophorus Saxton describedat, J.le Clerc ex.
Rare map of England, with elaborate title cartouche, and Royal coat-of-arms A close copy of the Saxton (c.1543-1610) / Ortelius map of 1603, however slightly smaller. Acc...
Date: Paris, 1602
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Moravia.
Detailed and uncommon map of Moravia, now the eastern part of the Czech Republic. Including cities of Litta, Boskowitz, Landstein, Austerlitz.
Date: Bussemacher, 1602
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Hollandiae Antiquorum Catthorum. . .
Prepared by Jacob van Deventer in 1550. It shows Holland in great detail, including small towns, walled cities, rivers and lakes (many of which were reclaimed in the 17th...
Date: Antwerp, 1602
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Die Stat und Vestung Kynsael.. Ihrlandt welchs vbr die dreissig Jahr der Cron England zu wider war. . .
Showing siege of Kinsale on 8 January 1602, when the Spanish forces surrender to the English. The Battle of Kinsale was a decisive turning point in Irish history, bringin...
Date: Cologne, 1602
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La Mirandola.
A rare and early town-plan with the siege of Mirandola. In the foreground Modena and in the background Mantua. To the left the French Royal flag as Mirandola had allied w...
Date: Rome, 1586 / 1602
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La Toscana.
Rare map of Tuscany reissued by Orlandi after Bell'Armato's Chorographia Tusciae. This map derives from Bell'Armato's Chorographia Tusciae. The present map was first issu...
Date: Rome, Giovanni Orlandi, 1602
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Namur Namen.
A striking, Langenes miniature 1602 copper engraved map of Namur in Belgium. With French text on the verso.BARENT LANGENES (1598-1610) was a publisher in Middelburg about...
Date: Middleburg, 1602
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Germania.
A beautiful general map of Germany, including Switzerland, Austria, The Netherlands and Belgium. From a Latin text edition. Based on Christiaan Sgrothen (1520-1608) map o...
Date: Antwerp, ca 1570-1602
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La Gra. Citta di Milano.
Extremely rare city map of Milan. The plan showing the city within the city walls, with the surrounding countryside, title and dedicatory verse set in elaborate strapwork...
Date: Rome, 1602
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Castello S Angelo Con La Girandola.
A print on the firework display called Girandola at the Castello Sant'Angelo in Rome etched by Brambilla, showing a nocturnal scene, in the background the castle, from th...
Date: Rome, Orlandi, 1602
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Helvetiae descriptio.
A fine map based upon a map by the Swiss cartographer Aegidicus Tschudi of 1538.
Date: Antwerp 1603
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Anglia Regnum si quod aliud in toto Oceano ditissimum et florentissimum.
Rare England map by Ortelius. Latin text on verso.
Date: Antwerp, 1603
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Pontus Euxinus
Detailed engraved map of the Black Sea by Abraham Ortelius. Covering the Black Sea with Ukraine, Crimea, and the surrounding countries. With two Renaissance cartouches. F...
Date: Antwerp, 1603
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Gallia Narbonens / Sabavdiae Ducat / Venuuxini comitatus Nova Descr.
Detailed maps of regions of southern and southeastern France by Ortelius. "Gallia Narbonens," the map on the top left, depicts the southern French Riviera coast...
Date: Antwerp, 1603
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GERMANIAE Veteris, typus. Ex conatibus geographicis Abrahami Ortelij.
Historical map of Germany and much of central Europe, including the Low Countries, Poland, Switzerland, Austria and including most important European rivers. According to...
Date: Antwerp, 1603
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Hollandiae Antiquorum.
A third state of this mile stone map published by Ortelius on the basis of the map drawn by Jacob van Deventer in abt. 1550. Decorated with a large strapwork title cartou...
Date: Antwerp, 1603
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Limburgensis Ducatus Nova Descriptio . .
This hand colored Mercator/Hondius map of the Duchy of Limburg is now of northeastern Belgium and southern Netherlands. Large title cartouche with coat of arms. Latin tex...
Date: Antwerp, 1603
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Islandia.
From the Latin text edition of the Theatrum of 1603 (according to van den Broecke only 300 copies printed). The most famous map of Iceland. On the south side a series of ...
Date: Antwerp, 1603
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Anglia.
Miniature map of England and Wales from Ortelius-Coignet atlas published by Hulsius in Frankfurt after Abraham Ortelius. The title is contained in a strapwork cartouche.I...
Date: Frankfurt, 1604
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Hispaniae nova descriptio de integro multis in locis.
Nice example of the Kaerius-Hondius map of Spain and Portugal. A dark impression of this fine decorative map.
Date: Amsterdam, 1605
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The sea coastes of the landes of Poyctou and Bordeaux ...as they shew and appeare, when you sayle there alongst betweene Picquelier and the River of Bordeaux called the Garonne
This particular chart is a fine example of the west coast of France including Isle de Re and Oléron. The nearby mainland displays La Rochelle and the town of Charente ne...
Date: Amsterdam, 1588 - 1605
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Lovanium.
A special and extremely rare engraving designed by the Leuven painter Joes vander Baren. It is about the Lovanium of Leuven engraving. Vander Baren had previously painted...
Date: Antwerpen, 1605
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Heverlea.
A special and extremely rare engraving designed by the Leuven painter Joes vander Baren. This is the Heverlea engraving. The engraving was etched by Peeter vander Borcht ...
Date: Antwerpen, 1605
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Picardia.
From "Cosmographia Universalis" by Paul Merula, printed in Amsterdam in 1605. The maps used to illustrate the first edition of Cosmography were engraved in by J...
Date: Amsterdam, 1605
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Pianta del Conclave fatta in sede vacante di Clemente 8° per l'elettione del nuovo Pontefice cominciando il di 14 di marzo 1605.
Scarce representation of the conclave of March 1605. Numbered key with 69 references below the plan."Pope Clement VIII died in March 1605. The 60 cardinal electors w...
Date: Italy, ca. 1605
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Basilea (Basle).
This superb miniature view of the city of Basilea is from an edition of the famous Abraham Saur's Theatrum Urbium.The Theatrum Urbium was republished numerous times. The ...
Date: Frankfurt, 1605
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Corsica.
A fine miniature map of the island of Corsica. North to the left.
Date: Amsterdam 1606
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Nortcaep
A beautifully engraved early 17th century map of Scandinavia, west to the top. With lovely hand color.
Date: Amsterdam 1606
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Franckenlandt Francia Orientalis.
Map centred on Alsace-Lorraine.Mercator was born in Rupelmonde in Flanders and studied in Louvain under Gemma Frisius, Dutch writer, astronomer and mathematician. The exc...
Date: Amsterdam 1606
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Fionia.
"Early map, including Odense and the island ""Langeland"".Mercator was born in Rupelmonde in Flanders and studied in Louvain under Gemma Frisius,...
Date: Amsterdam 1606
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Holsatia ducatus.
Map of Holsatia. Including the town of Hamburg.Mercator was born in Rupelmonde in Flanders and studied in Louvain under Gemma Frisius, Dutch writer, astronomer and mathem...
Date: Amsterdam 1606
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Daniae Regnu.
Map of Denmark, with a sea monster in the sea.Mercator was born in Rupelmonde in Flanders and studied in Louvain under Gemma Frisius, Dutch writer, astronomer and mathema...
Date: Amsterdam 1606
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Jutia Septentrionalis.
Early and detailed map of Jutland.Mercator was born in Rupelmonde in Flanders and studied in Louvain under Gemma Frisius, Dutch writer, astronomer and mathematician. The ...
Date: Amsterdam 1606
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Warwicum Northamtonia Huntingdonia Cantabrigia..
A map of the south-eastern part of England.Mercator was born in Rupelmonde in Flanders and studied in Louvain under Gemma Frisius, Dutch writer, astronomer and mathematic...
Date: Amsterdam 1606
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