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Basiliensis Territorii Descriptio Nova and Circulus Sveviae, Vulgo Schwafiue Ligabische Kraiss.
This page is comprised of two maps by Ortelius, with great original coloring. The left map is of the Basel, Switzerland, area, with Basel shown in the center, and is cred...
Date: Antwerp, 1573
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Regionis Biturigum Exactiss Descriptio per D. 10 Annem Calamaeum / Limaniae Topographia Gabriele Symeoneo Auct.
Two detailed regional maps of France by Ortelius showing the regions of Berry and Limagne. Accompanying Latin text is on verso with hand-colored rubric letters. Striking,...
Date: Antwerp, 1573
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Scotiae Tabula.
Original old colored map of Scotland by A. Ortelius with north to the right of the plate. With one large cartouche, one sailing ship and a sea monster. From the 1573 Dutc...
Date: Antwerp, 1573
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Basiliensis territorii descriptio nova./Circulus sue Liga. . .
Left hand map centered on Basle, east to top. With credit to Sebastian Münster in title cartouche.Right hand map with Boden See, Strasbourg and Augsburg. The map was pre...
Date: Antwerp, 1573
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Angliae Regni flo: rentissimi nova descriptio, auctore Humfredo Lhuyd.
Stunning map of England and Wales compiled from Mercator's 1564 wall map of the British Isles and Lhuyd's manuscript map of 1568. The countryside is fully engraved with t...
Date: Antwerp, 1573
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Salisburgensis Iurisdictio...
Fine Ortelius copperplate map of the Salzberg region of Austria. The cartography is based on Marcus Secznagel. This is the first of Ortelius' maps of the region surroundi...
Date: Antwerp, 1573
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Regionis Biturigum Exactiss / Limaniae Topographia Gabriele.
Two detailed regional maps of France on one page by Ortelius; showing the regions of Berry and Limagne.The larger map covers the Loire region from Gian to Le Blang and Ar...
Date: Antwerp, 1573
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Caletensium et Bononi Ensium Ditionis Accurata delineation / Veromandy Orum Eorum Que Confini.
Two fine Ortelius maps on one sheet. The left hand map shows the Opal Coast (Côte d'Opale) within Pas-de-Calais between Gravelines to Étaples, including Calais & Bo...
Date: Antwerp, 1573
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Septentrionalium Regionum Descrip.
Early second state of this influential map of the Arctic, including Scandinavia, Iceland, Greenland and part of the North American continent, includes also the legendary ...
Date: Antwerp, 1571/1573
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Venuxini Comitatus Nova Descr. / Gallia Narbonensis / Sabaudiae Ducat.
Interesting with three maps on one sheet. Upper left the coast of the Mediterranean Sea (with places like Narbonne, Aigues Mortes, Avignon, Arles etc. In the bottom left ...
Date: Antwerp, 1573
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Basiliensis territorii descriptio nova./Circulus sue Liga. . .
Left hand map centered on Basle, east to top. With credit to Sebastian Münster in title cartouche.Right hand map with Boden See, Strasbourg and Augsburg. The map was pre...
Date: Antwerp, 1573
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Flandria
Beautiful old colored copy of the Ortelius/Mercator map of Flanders, published in the 1573 Latin edition of ´Orbis Terrarum..´. Only 75 copies of these were printed! Ac...
Date: Antwerp, 1573
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Moraviae, qvae olim Marcomannorvm sedes, corographia,..
Early map of Slovakia prepared by Paul Fabritius in 1569. From Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. [Atlas of the Whole World] with Latin text on verso.
Date: Antwerp 1574
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Austriae ducatvs chorographia, Wolfgango Lazio auctore.
Fine and early map of Austria after Wolfgang Lazius and used by A.Ortelius in his atlas Theatrum Orbis Terrarum.The Theatrum was re-issued in 42 editions with 5 supplemen...
Date: Antwerp 1574
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1) Patavini Territorii .. 2) Apuliae Quae Olim Ia Pygia, ..
Two maps on one plate. From Theatrum Orbis Terrarum.
Date: Antwerp 1574
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Palatinatus Bavariae descriptio.../ Wirtenbergensis Ducatus...
Two maps on one sheet. Covering the Danube and Regensburg. The map on the right hand side centered on Stuttgart.
Date: Antwerp 1574
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Basiliensis territorii descriptio nova./Circulus sue Liga..
Left hand map centred on Basle, east to top. With credit to Sebastian Münster in title cartouche.Right hand map with Boden See, Strasbourg and Augsburg. The map was prep...
Date: Antwerp 1574
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Thietmarsiae, Holsaticae regionis partis typus.
Fine map of Holstein.
Date: Antwerp 1574
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Hungariae Descriptio ..
A very fine map of Hungary, centered on Budapest. The map was prepared by Wolfgang Lazius in 1556. Very decorative cartouche on the lower right corner.Abraham Ortelius (1...
Date: Antwerp 1574
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Europae Tabula VII.
Map representing Sardinia and Sicily. Also showing Malta, southern part of Corsica, northern part of Africa and western part of Italy.From La Geografia Di Clavdio Tolomeo...
Date: Venise 1574
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Oost ende West Vrieslandte beschryvinghe.
Prepared by Jacob van Deventer. A very decorative map of the Dutch provinces of Friesland, Groningen and Drente and of the German Province of Friesland. §
Date: Antwerp, 1574
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Moraviae, qvae olim Marcomannorvm sedes, corographia,..
Early map of Slovakia prepared by Paul Fabritius in 1569. From 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum [Atlas of the Whole World] with Latin text on verso.
Date: Antwerp, 1574
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Anglia et Hibernia Nova. . .
One of the earliest maps of Great Britain.Girolamo Ruscelli's edition of Ptolemy's Geographia included newly engraved copperplates by Giulio and Livio Sanuti. From the se...
Date: Venice, 1574
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Rochella munitissimum galliae opp :
Town-plan of La Rochelle, with a numbered key (1-16) in the upper left corner gives the locations of the important buildings and landmarks.From volume II of Braun and Hog...
Date: Cologne, ca. 1574
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Brabantiae Germaniae Inferioris.
Based on a map by Jacob van Deventer, by order of King Charles V. Jacob van Deventer was one of the first cartographers of the Southern Netherlands. He was famous for his...
Date: Antwerp, 1574
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Daniae Tabula...
Striking map of Denmark, extending from the Mechlenberg, Pomerania and Prussian Coastlines to the Norwegian Coastline, and extending north to show Stockholm. from the 157...
Date: Antwerp,1572/1574
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Graeciae Universae Secundum Hodiernum Neoterica Descriptio.
Published in a French edition of the 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum'. Finely hand-colored in wash and outline. A fine map, showing Greece prominently with its neighbouring coun...
Date: Antwerp, 1572/1574
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Eryn - Hiberniae, Britannicae Insulae, Nova Descriptio - Irelandt.
A beautiful map of Ireland from Ortelius' "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum." This map is significant as the first separate printed map of Ireland. It’s also one of th...
Date: Antwerp, 1574
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Italiae Novissima Descriptio.
Original copper engraving, published 1572/74 in a French text edition of the Atlas 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum' at Christopher Platin in Antwerp. A highly decorative and ear...
Date: Antwerp, 1572/1574
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Zarra et Contado citta principale della Dalmatia posta sul mare adriatico loco Ihr.me Sri. Venetiani al pnte molestata aa Turchi.
Uncommon map of the Dalmatian coast with the town of Zadar in Croatia, with Turkish and Venetian warships in the foreground, from Giovanni Francesco Camocio's rare "...
Date: Venice, D.Bertelli, ca.1574
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![[Citta Di Ragusi]-[Citta Di Cataro]](/uploads/cache/32474-250x250.jpg)
[Citta Di Ragusi]-[Citta Di Cataro]
Uncommon map of the coast of Montenegro with the bay and town of Kotor (citta di Cataro) and Dubrovnik (cita di Ragusi) with Venetian war ships in the foreground. From Gi...
Date: Venice, D.Bertelli, ca.1574
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[Greece]
Rare map of Greece. From Giovanni Francesco Camocio's rare " Isole Famose porti, fortezze, e terre maritime . . ." issued by Bertelli. The second state, which i...
Date: Venice, D.Bertelli, ca.1574
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(Greece)
Uncommon map of Greece with the western part of Turkey. From Giovanni Francesco Camocio's rare " Isole Famose porti, fortezze, e terre maritime . . ." issued by...
Date: Venice, D.Bertelli, ca.1574
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Austriae Descrip. Par Wolfganum Lazium.
Early map of the Duchy of Austria, engraved after the cartographic source by Wolfgang Lazius. This is the first state of two, before the horizontal hatching in the Neusie...
Date: Antwerp, ca. 1574
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Rochella munitissimum galliae opp :
Town-plan of La Rochelle, with a numbered key (1-16) in the upper left corner gives the locations of the important buildings and landmarks.From volume II of Braun and Hog...
Date: Cologne, ca. 1574
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![Russiae, Moscoviae et Tartariae Descriptio. [With Latin text on verso]](/uploads/cache/33401-250x250.jpg)
Russiae, Moscoviae et Tartariae Descriptio. [With Latin text on verso]
From a Latin text edition, v.d. Broecke estimates that 175 copies are printed. Engraved by Frans Hogenberg from an original of 1562 by Anthony Jenkinson of the English Mu...
Date: Antwerp, 1574
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Gallia Nova Tabula.
Early map showing parts of France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Cornwall, and the Ligurian coast with Genoa and Milan. Engraved with mountains and rivers wi...
Date: Venice, c1574
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Russiae, Moscoviae et Tartariae Descriptio. [With Latin text on verso]
From a Latin text edition. Engraved by Frans Hogenberg from an original of 1562 by Anthony Jenkinson of the English Muscovy Company. The map covers the region from the Gu...
Date: Antwerp, 1574
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Hiberniae Britannicae insulae nova descriptio.
Copied from Mercator's influential wall map of the British Isles of 1564, this is certainly the best map of Ireland of the 16th century.
Date: Antwerp, 1574
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Scotiae tabula.
Very fine general map of Scotland with north to right of page. Derived from Mercator's 1564 map of the British Isles in 8 sheets.
Date: Antwerp, 1574
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Europae.
Early edition of the classic Europa map by Ortelius. Somewhat distorted land masses: vignette of Europe being carried off by the bull (Zeus). The first plate with title A...
Date: Antwerp, 1574
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Daniae Regni Typus.
Early decorative map of Denmark, extending from the Mechlenberg, Pomerania and Prussian Coastlines to the Norwegian Coastline, and extending north to show Stockholm. Abra...
Date: Antwerp, 1574
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Tabula Asiae II.
A scarce map of the ancient region of Asiatic Sarmatia - now Southern Russia and part of Ukraine, around the Azov sea. Shows Armenia Maior, Iberia, Albania, Colchis, Port...
Date: Venice, 1574
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Valesia - Wallisserland.
Early woodcut map of the Valais in southern Switzerland. Showing the region at the river Rhone from the Furka Pass to St. Maurice. Published by Heinrich Petri in Basel.
Date: Basel 1574
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![Tabula Europae I [British Isles].](/uploads/cache/42111-250x250.jpg)
Tabula Europae I [British Isles].
An early double page Ptolemaic map of the British Isles from 'La Geografia Di Claudio Tolomeo Alessandrino...' published by G. Ziletti, Venice (using plates from the 1561...
Date: Venice, 1574
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Portugalliae que olim Lusitania.
The best-known map of Portugal, after Alvares Secco (1560), map is orientated west to the top of the sheet, seen here in a fine, early impression in good color. Fernando ...
Date: Antwerp, 1574
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Die statt Eger vor dem Bohemer wald gelegen conrafhe et nach jetziger gelegenheit..
An attractive, large, early woodcut view of Cheb (Eger) in the Karlovy Vary region of the Czech Republic by Sebastian Munster on a full double sheet. Title and a descript...
Date: Basle, 1574
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Die Statt Rom boden und circkel sampt thor. . .
An early woodcut map of the ancient Rome by Sebastian Münster. From the German edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmography, titled Cosmographey oder beschreibung aller L...
Date: Basle, 1574
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Die statt Montpellier . . .
Panoramic view of Montpellier by Sebastian Münster. Title and a description of the city on verso. With a lettered key underneath the engraving. From the German edition o...
Date: Basel, 1574
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![Weimaria [on sheet with] Iena [and] Erdfordia [and] Gotha [and] Fuldensis Civitatis. [Weimar, Jena, Erfurt, Gotha, and Fulda]](/uploads/cache/84191-250x250.jpg)
Weimaria [on sheet with] Iena [and] Erdfordia [and] Gotha [and] Fuldensis Civitatis. [Weimar, Jena, Erfurt, Gotha, and Fulda]
Five bird's-eye views on one sheet: Weimar, Jena, Erfurt, Gotha and Fulda. TRANSLATION OF CARTOUCHE TEXT: Weimar, a handsome town in Thuringia, the famous seat of the Duk...
Date: Cologne, 1574
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Teutschland mit seinem gantzen begriff und eingeschlossnen Landschaften
Early woodcut map from Munster's Cosmographey, one of the most influential geographical works of the 16th Century. It shows central Europe, Poland, Germany, Austria, S...
Date: Basle, c1574
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Amsterdam
This important early map of Amsterdam is from Braun and Hogenberg’s important work Civitates Orbis Terrarum, the first atlas of cities of the world.This particular map ...
Date: Cologne, 1574
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Regni Neapolitani verissima…
Very attractive antique Ortelius map of the Southern Italy. It shows the area with towns of Ascoli Piceno, Napels, Fogia, Bari, Catanzaro and Messina.The map comes from L...
Date: Antwerp, 1574
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Septentrionalium Partium Nova Tabula
The map of Italy, Corsica and the Gulf of Venice.Comes from atlas “La geografia di Claudio Tolomeo Alessandrino, nuouamente tradotta di Greco in Italiano, da Girolamo R...
Date: Venice, 1574
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Graeciae Universae Secundum Hodiernum Situm Neoterica descriptio.
Ortelius' fine map of Greece, based on Jacobo Gastaldi's map of 1560. The early imprint with the uncorrected scale bar numeral ..80-90-10.
Date: Antwerp 1575
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Description Générale de toute la France.
Detailed and uncommon wood block map of France after Ortelius, from François Belleforest's Paris version of Münster's cosmography : Histoire Universe du Monde ..
Date: Paris 1575
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Middelburgum Selandiae Opp:
Originally colored birds's-eye view of the city of Middelburg. Coats of arms of the province of Zeeland. With ships in the city port. Churches and city walls with gates a...
Date: 1575
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Hollandiae Antiquorum.
This map was published by Ortelius on the basis of the map drawn by Jacob van Deventer in abt. 1550. In the Spanish text on verso Ortelius marvels that such a small count...
Date: Antwerp 1574-1575
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Flandria.
Map of Flanders. Very decorative, egg-shaped map. This is the early state with the farmer's wife and three ships in the North Sea.
Date: Antwerp 1574-1575
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Transilvania.
Detailed map of Hungary prepared by Sambucas in 1566, who itself based his map on Honter's map of 1532.Latin text on verso.
Date: Antwerp, 1575
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Soest.
Fine panoramic view of the town of Soest. From the greatest publication in this genre!. The "Civitates" was compiled and written by George Braun, Canon of Colog...
Date: Cologne 1575
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Monasterium.. / Osnabrugum.. / Wesalia Inferior.
Three prospects of Osnabruck, Münster and Wesel in Northern Germany above each other on one sheet.From the greatest publication in this genre!. The "Civitates"...
Date: Cologne 1575
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Cliviam../ Duisburgum.. / Embrica.. / Gennapium..
Four prospects clockwise showing : Cliviam (Kleve ) Duisburgum (Duisberg) Embrica (Emmerich) Gennapium (Gennip in The Netherlands).From the greatest publication in this g...
Date: Cologne 1575
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Nurnberga
Fine panoramic view of Nuremberg.From the greatest publication in this genre!. The "Civitates" was compiled and written by George Braun, Canon of Cologne Cathed...
Date: Cologne 1575
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Lubeca Urbs Imperialiss Libera.. / Hamburga, Florentisimum inferioris Saxoni..
Two prospects of Hamburg and Lubeck in Northern Germany above each other on one sheet.From the greatest publication in this genre!. The "Civitates" was compiled...
Date: Cologne 1575
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Hamburgum.
Plan of Hamburg in Northern Germany.From the greatest publication in this genre!. The "Civitates" was compiled and written by George Braun, Canon of Cologne Cat...
Date: Cologne 1575
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Civitas Francofordiana Ad Mo:
Plan of Frankfurt in central Germany.From the greatest publication in this genre!. The "Civitates" was compiled and written by George Braun, Canon of Cologne Ca...
Date: Cologne 1575
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Soest. / Warborch.
Two prospects of Soest and Warborch in Northern Germany above each other on one sheet.From the greatest publication in this genre!. The "Civitates" was compiled...
Date: Cologne 1575
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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 many vignettes are based on the reports of Marco Polo's expl...
Date: Antwerp, 1575
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Moscauw.
It shows the city of Moscow from a slightly elevated viewpoint across the frozen Moskva River.The walled center of the city is depicted with its many churches and filled ...
Date: Cologne, 1575
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Cliviam../ Duisburgum.. / Embrica.. / Gennapium..
Four prospects clockwise showing : Cliviam (Kleve ) Duisburgum (Duisberg) Embrica (Emmerich) Gennapium (Gennip in The Netherlands).From the greatest publication in this g...
Date: Cologne, 1575
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Europae. La carte d'Europe.
In 1575 Sebastian Münster's Cosmographia was translated into French and published in Paris by François de Belle-Forest. The Europe map being a folding woodcut copy of O...
Date: Paris, 1575
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Flandria.
Very decorative, egg-shaped map. This is the early state with the farmer's wife and three ships in the North Sea.
Date: Antwerp, 1574-1575
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Europae. La carte d'Europe.
In 1575 Sebastian Münster's Cosmographia was translated into French and published in Paris by François de Belle-Forest. The Europe map being a folding woodcut copy of O...
Date: Paris, 1575
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Moscavw. Moscovia, Urbs, regionis eiusde nominis metropolitia, duplo maior. . .
It shows the city of Moscow from a slightly elevated viewpoint across the frozen Moskva River. The walled center of the city is depicted with its many churches and filled...
Date: Cologne, 1575
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Illustris Civitatis Conimbriae in Lusitania. . .
A rare and exceptional copper plate engraving of the city of Coimbra in N. Central Portugal. The town is home to the tenth oldest continuously extant university in the w...
Date: Cologne, ca, 1575
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Noua Bracarie Auguste Descriptio.
A rare, beautifully engraved bird's-eye view of Braga, one of the world's most famous ecclesiastical centers. The city has a rich history and served as the capital of th...
Date: Cologne, ca, 1575
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Nurnberga, urbs noblissima, totius quasi Germanie . . .
Fine panoramic view of Nuremberg.From the greatest publication in this genre!. The "Civitates" was compiled and written by George Braun, Canon of Cologne Cathed...
Date: Cologne, 1575
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Cantebrigia...
A sought after and highly decorative early bird's-eye plan of the ancient university town of Cambridge. From Braun & Hogenberg's monumental work, CIVITATES ORBIS TERR...
Date: Cologne, ca. 1575
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Transilvania.
Detailed map of Hungary prepared by Sambucas in 1566, who itself based his map on Honter's map of 1532.Latin text on verso.
Date: Antwerp, 1575
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