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
Sold
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