Nova Europae Descriptio.
A fine uncolored version of Hondius' second map of Europe, first issued in 1606. From: Jodocus Hondius, 'Atlas sive cosmographicæ meditationes de fabrica mundi et fabric...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1621-/23
Selling price: $615
Sold in 2020
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[Northern Europe with Poland]
Map of Northern Europe and centered on Poland. First issue, with Latin text colophon and date on verso. The map is deemed to be the first printed map of Germany, even if ...
Place & Date: Nuremberg, 12 July 1493
Selling price: $2000
Sold in 2016
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[Germania Magna]
Map of Northern Europe and centered on Poland. First issue, with Latin text colophon and date on verso. The map is deemed to be the first printed map of Germany, even if ...
Place & Date: Nuremberg, 1493
Selling price: $3100
Sold in 2013
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[Northern Europe with Poland]
Map of Northern Europe and centered on Poland. First issue, with Latin text colophon and date on verso. The map is deemed to be the first printed map of Germany, even if ...
Place & Date: Nuremberg, 12 July 1493
Selling price: $6200
Sold in 2016
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[Germania Magna].
A woodcut colored map of northern and central Europe. The first modern map of the area. Second printed map of the North, after the woodcut map published in the 'Ulm' Ptol...
Place & Date: Nuremberg, 1493
Selling price: $5800
Sold in 2017
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[Northern Europe with Poland.]
A map of Northern Europe and centred on Poland. First issue, with Latin text colophon and date on verso. The map is deemed to be the first printed map of Germany, even if...
Place & Date: Nuremberg, 1493
Selling price: $4700
Sold in 2018
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Anglia / Hispania [England and Spain, two views on one page]
Incunable sheet with two woodcut engravings of imaginary Views of 'Anglia'/England or Great Britain, and 'Hispania'/Spain on the back [Please view additional picture From...
Place & Date: Nuremberg, 1493
Selling price: $150
Sold in 2020
Europae Tabula
At the time Sebastian Münster published this map, it was not yet conventional to locate the North at the top of the map. Münster‘s orientation to the South was taken ...
Place & Date: Basle, 1540
Selling price: $800
Sold in 2015
TEÜTSCHLAND MIT SEINEM GANTZEN BEGRIFF UND EINGSCHLOSZNEN LANDSCHAFFTEN.
A very rare state of Europe or Germany by Sebastian Münster, unlike most maps of Germany from the Cosmographia. Attractively colored and oriented to the South. Showing t...
Place & Date: Basel, ca 1540
Selling price: $350
Sold in 2019
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[Map of Europe]
Page with an early representation of Europe. The continent is filled with the Alps mountains and the rivers Rhine and Danube.This text page with a fine wood block printed...
Place & Date: Basle, Michael Isengrin, 1544
Selling price: $500
Sold in 2011
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[Map of Europe]
Page with an early representation of Europe. This text page with a fine wood block printed map is from the rare work "C. Iulii Solini Polyhistor, Rerum Toto Orbe Mem...
Place & Date: Basle, Michael Isengrin, 1544
Selling price: $225
Sold in 2013
Von dem Europa, das zu unsern zeiten die Christenheit under im begreifft und etwas von der Türkey.
An attractive map of Europe from the famous 'Cosmographia' by Sebastian Münster, in very nice colors. Europe has almost already taken the shape of Regina Europa. On ve...
Place & Date: Basel, 1544
Selling price: $100
Sold in 2022
Europa, das ein Drittheil der Erden, nach gelegenheit unsern zeiten
Attractive woodcut map showing the European continent with South on top. From a German edition of Cosmographia by Sebastian Munster printed from Petri in Basel around 154...
Place & Date: Basle, 1545
Selling price: $500
Sold in 2009
Tabula Nova Prima Europa. (Europe - 1st edition)
The FIRST edition of Munster's first modern map of Europe, with south oriented at the top which appeared in his "Geographia Universalis", first published in 154...
Place & Date: Basel, Heinrich Petri, 1545
Selling price: $300
Sold in 2022
Tabula nova prima Europa.
This map comes from The first edition of Munster's "Geographia Universalis", first published in 1540. It is thus the first modern map of Europe, with south orie...
Place & Date: Basel, Heinrich Petri, 1545
Selling price: $1090
Sold in 2014
Die erst Tafel, innhaltend das Schweytzerlandt, mit den anstossenden Ländern / Die ander Tafel des Rheinstroms, begreiffend die Pfaltz, Westereich, Eyfel ec. . .
A monumental map of the course of the Rhine river. This is a three-sheet woodcut map showing the Rhine from the headwaters in Switzerland to its mouth in the North Sea. T...
Place & Date: Basel, H.Petri, ca. 1550
Selling price: $375
Sold in 2020
Moderna Evropae descriptio.
This important map represents one of the first printed maps of the European continent as a whole. Printed initially around 1550 in the famous Cosmographia, it was then re...
Place & Date: Basel, ca. 1550
Selling price: $700
Sold in 2013
Moderna Evropa descriptio.
At the time Sebastian Münster published this map, it was not yet conventional to orient the North at the top. The uncommon orientation to the South for this map was deri...
Place & Date: Basle, 1550
Selling price: $1650
Sold in 2013
Moderna Evropae Descriptio.
One of the first printed maps of the European continent as a whole. Initially, it appeared in the famous Cosmographia (CIRCA 1550) and then re-issued several times before...
Place & Date: Basel, circa 1550
Selling price: $2100
Sold in 2015
Die erst Tafel, innhaltend das Schweytzerlandt, mit den anstossenden Ländern / Die ander Tafel des Rheinstroms, begreiffend die Pfaltz, Westereich, Eyfel ec. . .
A monumental map of the course of the Rhine river. The three-sheet woodcut map showing the Rhine from the headwaters in Switzerland to its mouth in the North Sea. The map...
Place & Date: Basel, H.Petri, ca. 1550
Selling price: $325
Sold in 2020
Description nouvelle d'Europe.
Sebastian Münster's (1488–1552) modern map of Europe from a French text edition.Sebastian Münster (Ingelheim, c.1489-1552, Basel), originally a Franciscan friar, beca...
Place & Date: Basle, 1552
Selling price: $1550
Sold in 2010
Description Nouvelle d'Europe.
The first map of the continent of Europe! The map is oriented with south at the top and includes a large sailing ship off the coast of Spain and France. Latin text on ver...
Place & Date: Basle, 1552
Selling price: $950
Sold in 2017
Europa / das ein Drittheil der Erden / nach gelegenheit unsern zeiten.
A decorative, full color example of Munster's map of Europe. It belongs to an early German edition of Munster's 'Cosmographia', which has been one of the most influential...
Place & Date: Basle, 1560
Selling price: $1225
Sold in 2016
De Europa
A small, attractive map of Europe from the famous 'Cosmographia' by Sebastian Munster, in very nice colors.
Place & Date: Basel, ca. 1560
Selling price: $120
Sold in 2018
Europae Tabula VIII.
Ptolemaic map of eastern Europe, including a portion of Scandinavia, Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine and Russia, stretching from the Swedish island of Gotland (Gothia Insula) ...
Place & Date: Venice, 1561
Selling price: $200
Sold in 2015
Descriptio Germanicae nationis propter . . .
One text page with a small wood cut map of central Europe (10 x 13,5 cm) with south to the top. On verso, Latin text with German locals. From Münster's Cosmographia Univ...
Place & Date: Basle, ca. 1564
Selling price: $25
Sold in 2019
Description de la Germanie.
A wood cut printed map of Germany, The Low Countries, Poland, Austria and Switzerland (345 x 250). South to the top and a scale to the right. On verso French text.From M...
Place & Date: Basle, ca. 1564
Selling price: $80
Sold in 2016
Europae Brevis AC Novissima descriptio Venetis. Apud Johannem Ern.Camotiu..
Collector's item. The first Italian map of Europe in folio format. The general outline is copied from the Gastaldi wall map of the world of ca. 1561. Punctual additions o...
Place & Date: Italy 1568
Selling price: $12700
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Europa, das ein Drittheil der Erden, nach gelegenheit unsern zeiten.
A very important, attractive woodcut map showing the European continent with South at the top.It comes from a German edition of the famous 'Cosmographia Universalis' by S...
Place & Date: Basel, ca 1570
Selling price: $1200
Sold in 2016
Europae.
The first edition Ortelius’ map of Europe. The map is based upon several important maps of Europe, including Gerard Mercator’s 1554 map of Europe. Mapping of Greenlan...
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1570
Selling price: $600
Sold in 2021
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...
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1574
Selling price: $925
Sold in 2017
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...
Place & Date: Paris, 1575
Selling price: $2000
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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...
Place & Date: Paris, 1575
Selling price: $750
Sold in 2008
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...
Place & Date: Paris, 1575
Selling price: $1300
Sold in 2008
Europe.
Uncommon wood-cut map of Europe. The surrounding sea is cut in very great detail. The seas are teeming with numerous small sailing vessels of different shapes and sizes t...
Place & Date: Paris, 1575
Selling price: $1000
Sold in 2014
Europae totius orbis partium amoenissimae..
Map of Europe from the extremely rare first edition.With ''cum priuilegio'' added.Engraved by Joannes and Lucas van Deutecum, who's signature is in the lower left corner...
Place & Date: Antwerp 1578
Selling price: $6125
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[Europe in the shape of a Queen.]
From 'Cosmographia, das ist: Beschreibung der Gantzen Welt,...'; German edition. wood engraving; overall size 34 x 21 cm. On verso: German text with high-lightened capita...
Place & Date: Basle, c1578
Selling price: $1450
Sold in 2016
Europa, das ein Drittheil der Erden / nach gelegenheit unsern zeiten.
At the time Sebastian Münster published this map, it was not yet conventional to orient the North at the top. The uncommon orientation to the South for this map was deri...
Place & Date: Basel, 1578
Selling price: $800
Sold in 2018
EUROPAE.
Europe map from the 1595 Latin edition of "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum", with not many copies in circulation. Latin text on verso of one half of the sheet.1579L(A)2...
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1579
Selling price: $800
Sold in 2018
Europae.
A classic map of Europe derived from Mercator's work; Russia from Jenkinson's map; Scandinavia from Olaus Magnus. The relatively modest cartouche shows a partially covere...
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1579
Selling price: $1000
Sold in 2013
Europae.
Beautifully colored map of the Europe from the 1579 edition of Ortelius’Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas of the world. Ortelius’ map of Europe became t...
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1579
Selling price: $900
Sold in 2015
ROMANI IMPERII IMAGO.
A highly decorative map of Europe, from Abraham Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas of the world. This image of Europe and its history was developed...
Place & Date: Antwerp, ca. 1579
Selling price: $600
Sold in 2017
Von dem Land Europa. . .
Early map of Europe. From his Cosmographia, that great compendium of Renaissance knowledge. An exciting print.Sebastian Münster was born in Nierder-Ingelheim, near Mainz...
Place & Date: Basle 1550-1580
Selling price: $70
Sold in 2008
Evropa prima pars terrae in forma virginis.
This map, from Heinrich Bünting's Itinerarum Sacrae Scripturae, is based upon the map of Europa by Sebastian Munster Cosmographia. But even before, in 1537 the Tirolese ...
Place & Date: Magdeburg, 1581
Selling price: $1750
Sold in 2012
Europa prima pars terrae in forma virginis.
Europe is depicted in the form of a Queen. One of the earliest allegorical maps, appeared in the theologian Heinrich Bünting Itinerartum Sacrae Scripturae, a book mainly...
Place & Date: Magdeburg, after 1581
Selling price: $950
Sold in 2013
Europa Prima Pars Terrae in Forma Virginis.
In this fascinating map, Europe is depicted in form of a Queen, following the example of Munster's 'Cosmographia'. It is one of the earliest allegorical maps, it appeared...
Place & Date: Magdeburg, after 1581
Selling price: $500
Sold in 2017
Europae.
Somewhat distorted land masses: vignette of Europe being carried off by the bull (Zeus).The second plate with title AFRICAE PARS now in Italic lettering.
Place & Date: Antwerp 1584
Selling price: $2325
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Europae.
Somewhat distorted land masses: vignette of Europe being carried off by the bull (Zeus).The first plate with title AFRICAE PARS in normal lettering. Fine impression.The m...
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1584
Selling price: $1500
Sold in 2013
Romanii Imperii Imago.
An attractive map of the second plate prepared (after 1592) of the Roman Empire, drawn by Ortelius and published in the 'Paregon' section. The medallion portraits are of ...
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1584
Selling price: $800
Sold in 2012
Universe Europe Maritime Eiusque Navigationis Descritio. Generale Pas chaerte van Europa. . . 1583.
The rare first plate of Waghenaer's general sea chart of Europe, dated 1583, with Latin text on verso; from the first Latin text edition, published in Leiden: Frans van R...
Place & Date: Enkhuizen, 1586
Selling price: $14800
Sold in 2017
Europa, das ein drittheil der erden, nach gelegenheit unserer zeit beschrieben.
Decorative full color example of Munster's final map of Europe, from a German edition of Munster's Cosmographia, one of the most influential geogaphical works of the 16th...
Place & Date: Basle, S. H. Petrie, 1588
Selling price: $400
Sold in 2013
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[Europe] Europa das ein Drittheil der Erde nach gelegenheit unserer zeit beschrieben.
Decorative example of Munster's final map of Europe, from a German edition of Munster's Cosmographia, one of the most influential geographical works of the 16th Century. ...
Place & Date: Basle, S.H.Petri, 1588
Selling price: $210
Sold in 2014
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[Europe]
On verso an early wood block printed map of Europe.From a Latin text edition of his Geographia , that great compendium of Renaissance knowledge.
Place & Date: Basle, 1550-1590
Selling price: $115
Sold in 2013
Europa Prima Pars Terrae Forma Virginis.
Desirable, famous and extremely rare issue of this famous map of Europe, depicted in the form of a Queen wearing her crown and in flowing robes.This is a very rare issue...
Place & Date: Magdeburg, ca. 1592
Selling price: $3200
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Universe Europae Maritime Eiusque Navigationis Descriptio. Generale Pascaerte van Europa . . .
This general chart of western Europe and the surrounding coastal waters is from the rare pilot-guide Spieghel der Zeevaerdt ,first printed by Christopher Plantin in Leyde...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1592
Selling price: $20490
Sold in 2015
Nova totius Europae tabula.
Very rare map of the continent of Europe, with in top a dedication to Theodor Echter von Mespelbrunn. With an oversized Nova Zemla, including the fictions island "Fr...
Place & Date: Antwerp 1593
Selling price: $5000
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Nova totius Europae tabula.
Very rare map of the continent of Europe, with in top a dedication to Theodor Echter von Mespelbrunn. With an oversized Nova Zemla, including the fictions islands of the ...
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1593
Selling price: $6750
Sold in 2011
Europam, Sive Celticam Veterem.
Possibly derived to some extent from Ortelius' own two sheet map of the Roman Empire, which appeared in 1571. Further, this map is based on classical sources, such as Sal...
Place & Date: Antwerp 1595
Selling price: $390
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ROMANI IMPERII IMAGO.
The medallion portraits are of Romulus and Remus -the genealogical 'tree' describes the lineage of the Roman emperors while the strapwork bordered panels explain the hist...
Place & Date: Antwerp 1595
Selling price: $435
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ROMANI IMPERII IMAGO.
Very decorative map of the ancient Roman empire. The medallion portraits Romulus and Remus.This map belongs to a series of historical maps known as the "Parergon The...
Place & Date: Antwerp 1595
Selling price: $650
Sold in 2013
Europa.
Map of Europe, including great part of northern Africa and the Near East.The map comes from a scarce pirate edition published by Petrus Keschedt in Cologne one year after...
Place & Date: Cologne 1597
Selling price: $200
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Europa Regina
This is one of the most famous of cartographic oddities showing Europe in the shape of a woman. The representation of Europa Regina or Queen of Europe, was first drawn by...
Place & Date: Basel 1598
Selling price: $950
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Romani Imperii Imago.
An attractive map of the second plate prepared (after 1592) of the Roman Empire, drawn by Ortelius and published in the 'Paregon' section. The medallion portraits are of ...
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1598
Selling price: $700
Sold in 2018
Europa.
Fascinating, scarce early map of the Europe from Quad's Europae totius orbis terrarum, published by Johann Bussemacher. Quad's map is a fantastic amalgam of many cartogr...
Place & Date: Cologne, 1598
Selling price: $365
Sold in 2019
Europa primi pars terrae in forma Virginis septentrio.
Desirable, famous and relatively scarce-to-rare item usually deemed a curiosity or oddity map. All of Europe is depicted in the form of a Queen wearing her crown and in f...
Place & Date: Magdeburg, ca 1581-1600
Selling price: $2750
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Romani Imperii Imago.
Early map showing the Roman Empire, from the first French-text edition of Jodocus Hondius'' Atlas Minor.Shortly after the publication of the big folio-atlases the need wa...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1608
Selling price: $100
Sold in 2008
Europa.
Map of Europe 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 for a...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1608
Selling price: $155
Sold in 2009
Europam, sive Celticam Veterem.
An attractive map of Europe, according to the Romans. Embellished with three strap work cartouches. From the extremely rare Spanish edition of Abraham Ortelius’ ‘Thea...
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1609
Selling price: $600
Sold in 2021
Romani Imperii Imago.
An attractive map of the second plate prepared (after 1592) of the Roman Empire, drawn by Ortelius and published in the 'Paregon' section. The medallion portraits are of ...
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1612
Selling price: $900
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Europae.
Somewhat distorted land masses: vignette of Europe being carried off by the bull (Zeus).The second plate with title AFRICAE PARS now in Italic lettering.
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1612
Selling price: $1750
Sold in 2008
Germania ex descriptione Caesaris Plinij Taciti.
Map of ancient Europe, prepared by Petrus Bertius (1565-1629). From "Commentariorum Rerum Germanicarum Libri Tres : Primus est Germaniae veteris. Secundus, Germaniae...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, J.Janssonius, 1616
Selling price: $61
Sold in 2015
Europa.
Small map of Europe, surrounded by text in Dutch.Nicolaes de Clerck (de Klerc) was active as engraver and publisher in Delft from 1599-1621.Included in the rare book : We...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, Cloppenburch, 1621
Selling price: $90
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Europa.
Small map of Europe, surrounded by text in Dutch.Nicolaes de Clerck (de Klerc) was active as engraver and publisher in Delft from 1599-1621.Included in the rare book : We...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, Cloppenburch, 1621
Selling price: $90
Sold in 2019
Lumen Historiarum per Occidentem.
The map shows the western part of the Mediterranean (west of Crete) and Europe up to 54 degrees of latitude. From: Theatri Orbis Terrarum Parergon. Antwerpen. Balthasar M...
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1624
Selling price: $650
Sold in 2009
A new mappe of the Romane Empire newly described by I:Speede..
The map has six bird's-eye views of cities (Rome, Genoa, Jerusalem, Venice, Constantinople & Alexandria), and ten costume vignettes. In the sea off Ireland is a sea-b...
Place & Date: London 1626
Selling price: $1500
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Europ, and the cheife Cities contained therein, described with the habits of most Kingdoms now in use... 1626.
A very decorative and prestigious “carte à figures”- map. Map is bordered by images of various European ethnicities in traditional 17th century dress. The upper bord...
Place & Date: London, 1626
Selling price: $2000
Sold in 2018
Evrop, and the cheife Cities contayned therin ...1626.
A landmark English map of Europe being the First English Map Of Europe.
Place & Date: London, 1626
Selling price: $1101
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A new mappe of the Romane Empire. . .
This delightful map of the Roman Empire has six lovely bird's-eye vignette views of important cities (Rome, Genoa, Jerusalem, Venice, Constantinople & Alexandria), an...
Place & Date: London, 1626
Selling price: $550
Sold in 2019
Carte de L'Europe, corrigée et augmentée desus toutes les autres cy ..
Rare map of Europe, dated 1627. First state, issued by Melchoir Tavernier. Most probably engraved by Cornelis Danckerts (the elder), a highly skilled engraver. Most proba...
Place & Date: Paris, 1627
Selling price: $1250
Sold in 2023
Carte de L'Europe, corrigée et augmentée desus toutes les autres cy ..
Rare map of Europe, dated 1627. First state, issued by Melchoir Tavernier. Most probably engraved by Cornelis Danckerts (the elder), a highly skilled engraver. Most proba...
Place & Date: Paris, 1627
Selling price: $850
Sold in 2019