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Basilea (Basel).
An incunable double page panoramic view of Basel by H. Schedel from the German text edition of his Nuremberg Chronicle. Hartmann Schedel grew up in Nuremberg and first s...
Place & Date: Nuremberg, 1493
Selling price: $700
Sold in 2021
Bern in der Eydgnoschafft an dem Wasser Aar gelegen, figuriert nach ihrer gelegenheit.
This well rendered bird's-eye view depicts the fortified Swiss city of Bern. The detailed plan shows the Arola Fl or Aare River wrapping around the city with scores of in...
Place & Date: Basel, H.Petri, ca. 1550
Selling price: $125
Sold in 2020
Bende Stett Genff Gross und Klein/mit Einer Brucken Zusammen Gehencht. (Geneva)
Detailed hand-colored woodcut engraving of Geneva. The plate shows buildings, gardens and town walls. Map is adorned with a large armorial and has German text on the vers...
Place & Date: Basle, c1550
Selling price: $55
Sold in 2013
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Genff [Geneva]
Early wood block print of Geneva. From his Geographia , that great compendium of Renaissance knowledge.The Cosmographia was one of the most successful and popular books o...
Place & Date: Basle, ca. 1550
Selling price: $40
Sold in 2008
Beyde Stett Basel mit dem fürfliessenden Rhein und allen fürnemmen gebeüwen.
A double-page wood block bird's-eye view of the fortified Swiss city of Basel. Filled with detail, down to individual streets and buildings, bridges, towers and churches....
Place & Date: Basel, H.Petri, ca. 1550
Selling price: $150
Sold in 2019
Basel. - Beyde Stett Basel mit dem fürfliessenden Rhein und allen fürnemmen Gebewen
A decorative map with a striking bird's-eye plan of Basel from Seb. Muenster, with key to locations. Maybe the first map of Basel , printed in Basel.Basle is shown here f...
Place & Date: Basel, ca. 1550
Selling price: $165
Sold in 2021
![BEYDE STAETT GENFF. . .[Geneva]](/uploads/cache/85034-250x250.jpg)
BEYDE STAETT GENFF. . .[Geneva]
An uncommon and early woodblock panoramic view of Geneva as a medieval walled city on the shores of Lake Leman. The skyline is dominated by the Cathedral of St. Peter, wh...
Place & Date: Basel, ca 1550
Selling price: $200
Sold in 2021
La ville de Berne L'an 1549.
Attractive hand colored woodcut by Sebastian Münster. Fine bird's-eye view of Berne, Switzerland on the river Aare. The engraving shows city walls, churches, castles and...
Place & Date: Paris, 1556
Selling price: $150
Sold in 2016
L'effigie de la ville de Saleurre. . . (Solothum)
Panoramic of Solothum with on the foreground the River Aar. In lower right CS. There is no information available for the monogamist CS, he was probably German or Swiss a...
Place & Date: Basle, ca. 1560
Selling price: $35
Sold in 2015
La ville de Berne. . .
Bird's eye town-plan of Bern.
Place & Date: Basle, ca. 1560
Selling price: $100
Sold in 2010
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[ Zürich ]
One Latin text page with a wood-cut illustration of Zürich (120 x 173 mm). From Münster's Cosmographia Universalis. The Cosmographia by Sebastian Munster from 1544 is t...
Place & Date: Basle, ca. 1564
Selling price: $14
Sold in 2022
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GINEVRA [Geneve]
Splendid and rare Lafreri School town-plan of Geneva, Calvin's paradise on earth, with index, lake of Lausanne and dated 1567, engraved by Paolo Forlani, of the Lafreri s...
Place & Date: Venice, Zaltieri, (1567) 1567
Selling price: $790
Sold in 2017
![[Geneva] Vedendo quanto il mondo sia hoggi di curioso di ueder il sito e forma bdi Ginevra ..](/uploads/cache/16885-250x250.jpg)
[Geneva] Vedendo quanto il mondo sia hoggi di curioso di ueder il sito e forma bdi Ginevra ..
Extremely rare bird's-eye plan of the town of Geneva. In lower text banner a lettered key A-O.The print is addressed and dated In Venetia alla libraria dalla Colonna l'an...
Place & Date: Venice 1568
Selling price: $775
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DECEM ET TRIA LOCA CONFOEDERATORUM HELVETIAE. (13 views of Swiss cities)
A decorative, striking map with 13 bird's-eye views of Swiss cities by Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg: Schwyz, Unterwalden, Zug, Glarus, Basel, Zurich, Bern, Lucerne, Ur...
Place & Date: Cologne, 1572
Selling price: $750
Sold in 2020
Decem et Tria Loca Confoederatorum Helvetiae.
A fine antique copper engraved sheet with 13 copper engraved views of the original 13 Cantons of the Swiss confederacy from the first volume of Braun & Hogenberg's &q...
Place & Date: Cologne, 1572
Selling price: $400
Sold in 2021
Bende Statt Basel mit dem Furssiessenden Rhein.
Fine double page wood block bird's-eye view of the fortified city of Basel, Switzerland. An original wood engraved map from the “COSMOGRAPHIA UNIVERSALIS” by Sebastia...
Place & Date: Basel, 1572
Selling price: $290
Sold in 2018
Wahre abcontrasehtung der Loblichen und alten Statt Solothurn / gelegen in der Eydtgnoschaffe an der Uar
A double page bird’s-eye map of Solothurn, town on the Aar River in Switzerland. Solothurn is considered by many to be the most beautiful baroque city in Switzerland. T...
Place & Date: Basel, 1572
Selling price: $36
Sold in 2016
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Constantia, vulgo Costnitz Memorabile Sueuie Opp. - S. Galli Opp. et Monasterium Helvetiorum, [Konstanz - Sankt Gallen]
Two bird's-eye panoramic views on one sheet: Constance and Sankt Gallen, by Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg. From: 'Civitates Orbis Terrarum, ... Part 2'. Köln, 1575. CO...
Place & Date: Cologne, 1575
Selling price: $350
Sold in 2021
Basilea (Basle)
One of the earliest detailed birds-eye view of Basle.From the greatest publication in this genre!. The Civitates was compiled and written by George Braun, Canon of Cologn...
Place & Date: Cologne, 1580
Selling price: $400
Sold in 2015
Le pourtraict de la ville de Basle . . .
Panoramic view of Basel. Engraved by Hans Rudolf Manuel Deutsch (1525-1571) was a painter, designer and poet. Probably apprenticed with Maximilian Wischack in Basel in th...
Place & Date: Basle, ca. 1580
Selling price: $300
Sold in 2010
De Germania Ursina ciuitas, uulgo Bernensis, ad hunc Christi annum 1549. exarata.
Early bird\'s eye view of Bern. From a French text edition of S. Münster\'s Cosmographia, which is a short and complete summary of Renaissance knowledge.
Place & Date: Basle, 1550-1580
Selling price: $50
Sold in 2010
De Germania Basiliensis ciuitatis contrasactura, adumbrata ad genuinu eius situm, quem anno 1549 habuit.
Early bird's eye view of Basle. From a French text edition of S. Münster's Cosmographia, which is a short and complete summary of Renaissance knowledge.
Place & Date: Basle, 1550-1580
Selling price: $55
Sold in 2011
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TIGVRVM [Zürich]
One of the finest and most sought-after views of Zürich. From volume one of the greatest publication in this genre!. The Civitates was compiled and written by George Bra...
Place & Date: Cologne, 1581
Selling price: $590
Sold in 2018
Basilea. (Basel)
A decorative map with a striking bird's-eye plan of Basel by Braun and Hogenberg, with key to locations. Together a sheet with the description in Latin text. COMMENTARY B...
Place & Date: Cologne, ca. 1581
Selling price: $350
Sold in 2020
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CONSTANTIA, vulgo Costnitz Memorabile Sueuie Opp. [on sheet with:] S. GALLI Opp. et Monasterium Helvetiorum. . . (Constance (Konstanz) / Sankt Gallen).
This sheet contains two lovely bird's-eye views of towns bordering Lake Constance, which lies between Germany and Switzerland. At top is Konstanz in southwest Germany and...
Place & Date: Cologne, ca 1581
Selling price: $350
Sold in 2020
.. Stett Genff.. (Geneva)
An uncommon and early woodblock view of Geneva as a medieval walled city on the shores of Lake Leman. The skyline is dominated by the Cathedral of St. Peter, where John C...
Place & Date: Basle 1598
Selling price: $250
Sold in 2009
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 ...
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1605
Selling price: $56
Sold in 2023
Geneua
Nice rare woodcut view of Geneva / Geneve at the Lac Leman (Switzerland) on a full text sheet. From \"Parvum Theatrum Urbium sive Urbium Praecipuarum totius orbis Br...
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1608
Selling price: $110
Sold in 2009
BASILEA Basel.
A decorative detailed plan of Basel, from Merian's "Neuwe Archontologica Cosmica", published in 1638. It shows the Rhine River, bridge, walled city, gates, stre...
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1638
Selling price: $120
Sold in 2020
![Bern Die Hauptstatt in Nüchtland : ward erbawen durch Berchtoldum den V. Hertzogen zu Zäringen Ao. 1191 und Befreyet von den Keyseren Henrico dem VI. und Friderico dem II. Kam in den Eydgenössichen Bundt Anno 1353 [Berna]](/uploads/cache/84277-250x250.jpg)
Bern Die Hauptstatt in Nüchtland : ward erbawen durch Berchtoldum den V. Hertzogen zu Zäringen Ao. 1191 und Befreyet von den Keyseren Henrico dem VI. und Friderico dem II. Kam in den Eydgenössichen Bundt Anno 1353 [Berna]
Fine early view of Bern, Switzerland, on the Aare River, engraved by Joseph Plep for Matthaus Merian the elder.The map shows a detailed treatment of the city, its main br...
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1645
Selling price: $180
Sold in 2022
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Geneue. Genff. [Geneva]
This is a detailed panorama of Geneva, looking towards the lake.Matthäus Merian sr. (the elder; 1593-1630) was born in Switzerland but eventually settled in Frankfurt; h...
Place & Date: Frankfurt, ca. 1646
Selling price: $240
Sold in 2021
Lucerna Helvetiorum Vulgo Lucernn.
Very scarce original town view of Lucerne by the Bohemian master Wenceslaus Hollar who worked with Jan Jansson.Highly decorative: The view is presented with 95 (!) number...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1657
Selling price: $400
Sold in 2011
Munchenstein.
A bird's-eye view of Munichstein, with in the background the town of Basle. From Merian's Theatrum Europaeum.
Place & Date: Frankfurt 1659
Selling price: $30
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Basle.
A charming panoramic view of Basle seen from a neighboring hillside.Title in curtain draped at top. French text on verso.From the original 1683 text edition of "Desc...
Place & Date: Paris, 1683
Selling price: $30
Sold in 2020
Geneville alliée des suisses est sur le Lac de même nom, le siège de l'Eveche de Genève. . .
A very decorative and extremely raretown-viewof Geneva, including a numbered key (1-22) in lower part. Engraved by Pierre-Alexandre Aveline. With "fait par Aveline a...
Place & Date: Paris, ca.1692
Selling price: $300
Sold in 2013
Tigurum Zürüch.
A beautifully engraved and richly detailed plan of Zürich. In upper right part a key to 27 principal spots in the town. Originally engraved for the rare town book of Fre...
Place & Date: Leiden 1729
Selling price: $400
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Basilea Basel.
A beautifully engraved and richly detailed plan of Basel. In upper right part a key to 42 principal spots in the town. Originally engraved for the rare town book of Frede...
Place & Date: Leiden 1729
Selling price: $400
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Vue de la ville de Geneve du coté du septentrion.
Decorative panoramic view of Geneva, after Robertus Gardelle and engraved by J.G.Seiller. From Jacob Spon Histoire de Genève. Rectifiée & augmentée par d'amples no...
Place & Date: Geneva, Fabri & Barrillot, 1730
Selling price: $375
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Veuë de la ville de Geneve du coté du midy.
Decorative panoramic view of Geneva, after Robertus Gardelle and engraved by Daudet. From Jacob Spon Histoire de Genève. Rectifiée & augmentée par d'amples notes..
Place & Date: Geneva, Fabri & Barrillot, 1730
Selling price: $375
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Veue de la ville de Geneve du coté du Septentrion.
A panoramic view of the city center of Geneva, Switzerland, as seen from Eaux Vives, Frontenex. The Jura mountains are in the background. After a design by Antoine Chopy ...
Place & Date: Geneva, 1730
Selling price: $195
Sold in 2023