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Messana..
A fine view of Messana.From the greatest publication in this genre!. The Civitates was compiled and written by George Braun, Canon of Cologne Cathedral. Braun gathered to...
Date: Cologne 1580
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Abundance.
Engraving, showing allegorically Abundance. signed in right bottom-corner J.BO.
Date: Bologna. 1550-1580
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Woodcut showing the Holy Family.
Woodcut showing the holy family, 2nd.state. Signed in topright corner HsP. Hans Sebald Beham (1500-1550)
Date: 1550-1580
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Asia wie es jetziger zeit nach den fuernemesten Herzschaften
Map of the continent of Asia, copied after the copper engraved map by Ortelius. It was added to Münster's Cosmographia from 1588 onwards, probably in order to make it mo...
Date: Basle 1580
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Antiquae urbis Romae imago accuratiss..
A view showing ancient Rome. From the greatest publication in this genre!. The Civitates was compiled and written by George Braun, Canon of Cologne Cathedral. Braun gathe...
Date: Cologne 1580
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Aden../ Mambaza / Quilao / Cefala.
Three views on one page. In top panoramic view of Aden. In lower part views of Mombasa, Quiloa, and Cefala (or Sofala) near the mouth of the Cuama River in southeast Afri...
Date: Cologne, 1580
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Tab.II AFRICAE, Complectens AFRICAM Proprie dictam..
Ptolemeac map, shows the western part of the mediterranean with North-african coast, and parts of Sardinia and Sicily.The Island of Malta and Gozo right in the centre.
Date: Antwerp after 1580
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Calechut Celeberri mum Indiae Emporium/ Ormus/ ..
Four panoramic views on one sheet: the upper approximately two-thirds of this double page sheet contains a fine panoramic view of Calicut which is on the west coast of In...
Date: Cologne, 1580
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Monstra marina..
A fine detailed woodcut depicting a superb variety of fantastic sea-monsters, such as might be encountered by a sailor in northern waters. This famous piece may well have...
Date: Basel 1580
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Vienna.. / Buda..
Pair of views on one sheet, the first showing the Austria capital of Vienna with fields, and figures in the foreground.Lower view shows the Hungarian capital of Budapest....
Date: Cologne, 1580
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3 leaves from Münster's Cosmographia Universalis
3 leaves from Münster's Cosmographia Universalis, illustrated with heterogeneous figures in woodblock engravings. One page features the mouse-tower of Bingen with rats e...
Date: Basel, 1580
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Byzantium, Nunc Constantinopolis..
One of the finest and most sought-after views of Istanbul. Viewed from the village of Scutari, the City is shown with all its fortifications, the original Genoese distric...
Date: Cologne 1580
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Indiae Orientalis, Insularumque Adiacientium Typus..
Finely handcolored example of Ortelius' map of SE Asia, Japan, and the Philippines, etc. The map includes Beach and other information drawn from Marco Polo.The map also i...
Date: Antwerp 1580
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Calechut Celeberri mum Indiae Emporium/ Ormus/ ..
Four panoramic views on one sheet: The upper approximately two-thirds of this double page sheet contains a fine panoramic view of Calicut which is on the west coast of In...
Date: Cologne 1580
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Spectandum dedit Ortelius mortalib..
This famous portrait, engraved by Galle, was included in Ortelius' atlases from 1579 onwards.The title translation is By looking, Ortelius gave to mortal beings the world...
Date: Antwerp, 1580
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Helvetiae descriptio.
A fine map based upon a map by the Swiss cartographer Aegidicus Tschudi of 1538.
Date: Antwerp, 1580
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Carpetaniae Partis Descr. / Guipuscoae Regionis Typus. / (Cadiz) Hanc Insulam Perlustrabat?.
RARE no text on verso. An ornate and highly decorative series of three maps, Carpetanin, (upper left), Guipuzcoa, (upper right) and Cadiz (lower center). Each with a nice...
Date: Antwerp c.1580
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Schletstatt.
Very early birds-eye view of Schletstatt in Elsas. From his Cosmographia, that great compendium of Renaissance knowledge. An exciting print. With monogram of RMD.
Date: Basle, 1550-1580
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![[Europe depicted as a Queen]](/uploads/cache/24785-250x250.jpg)
[Europe depicted as a Queen]
Among the most striking of early cartographic curiosities is this woodcut of Europe regina or Queen of the world. This is a simplified version of Johannes Bucius' represe...
Date: Basel, 1580
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[Old world]
A charming map of the old world, surrounded with 12 windheads, among three are sculs. From an early small octavo edition of Apianus' hugely popular work Cosmographicus li...
Date: Venice, c.1580
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Sumatra ein grosse Insel..
One of the most interesting fruits of the revamping of the Münster Cosmographia in 1588 was this map of the southern Malay Peninsula and Sumatra, one of the earliest to ...
Date: Basle, 1580
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Descriptio Germaniae Inferioris.
The oval map is surrounded by a strapwork frame and the title, adorned with ribbons, is held aloft by two winged cherubs.Ortelius based this and several other maps of the...
Date: Antwerp, 1580
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Spectandum dedit Ortelius mortalib. Orbem, Orbi spectandum Galleus Ortelium. Papins.
This famous portrait, engraved by Galle, was included in Ortelius' atlases from 1579 onwards.The title translation is By looking, Ortelius gave to mortal beings the world...
Date: Antwerp, 1580
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Lucenburgum.
Very decorative and detailed view of the town of Luxembourg, including the Prince's Peter place.
Date: Cologne, 1580
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Antiquae urbis Romae imago accuratiss.
A view showing ancient Rome. From the greatest publication in this genre!.
Date: Cologne, 1580
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Roterodamum. . . (Rotterdam)
One of the oldest plans of the city. On top coat of arms.From the greatest publication in this genre!. The Civitates was compiled and written by George Braun, Canon of Co...
Date: Cologne, 1580
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Die Stadt Enchuijsen. . .
Plan of Enkhuizen, birthplace of Lucas Waghenaer. Lower left title cartouche with coat of arm and extensive key to principal places and houses in town. Enkhuizen was one ...
Date: Cologne, 1580
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Danzich.
Miniature woodcut view of Gdansk from a German text edition of Munster?s Cosmographia. Text beneath image and continued on verso.
Date: Basle, 1580
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Vegel. Velis Malaga
Early views of Vegel and Malaga, a bird\'\'s eye view from the greatest publication in this genre ! The Civitates was compiled and written by George Braun, Canon of Colog...
Date: Cologne, c.1580
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Emuda, vulgo Embden.
Early view of Emden, a bird''s eye view from the greatest publication in this genre ! The Civitates was compiled and written by George Braun, Canon of Cologne Cathedral. ...
Date: Cologne, c.1580
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Groeninga. Broversavia. Goricum.
Early views of Groningen, Brouwershaven and Gorinchem, a bird''s eye view from the greatest publication in this genre ! The Civitates was compiled and written by George B...
Date: Cologne, c.1580
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Mons. Arras.
Early views of Mons and Arras, a bird's eye view from the greatest publication in this genre ! The Civitates was compiled and written by George Braun, Canon of Cologne Ca...
Date: Cologne, c.1580
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Vienna. / Buda. [Budapest]
Early views of Vienna and Budapest, a bird\'s eye view from the greatest publication in this genre ! The Civitates was compiled and written by George Braun, Canon of Colo...
Date: Cologne, c.1580
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Die Stat Swybuschin in nider Schlesien
Attractive birdeye view of Swiebodzin in Poland, Silesia. Beautiful color. From a Latin edition of "Civitates orbis terrarum".
Date: Cologne, 1580
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Genua... / Florentia.
A fine set of two views on one sheet, the upper showing Genoa. The lower view shows a perspective of the city of Florence.From the greatest publication in this genre!. T...
Date: Cologne, 1580
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Byzantium nunc Constantinopolis.
One of the finest and most sought-after views of Istanbul. Viewed from the village of Scutari, the City is shown with all its fortifications, the original Genoese distric...
Date: Cologne, 1580
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Algeri.
Rare view of the city of Algiers, with its fortifications, harbor and adjacent area by M.Florimi. With key a-Z, 1-48 of the principal buildings.Florimi\'s works are among...
Date: Siena, ca. 1580
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Hungariae descriptio, Wolfgango Lazio Auct
Original old color copper engraved map of Hungary by A. Ortelius. The map is based on Wolfgang Lazius 5 sheet wall map of 1556. From the 1580 German edition of "Thea...
Date: Antwerp, 1580
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[Amsterdam]
Very early birds-eye view of Amsterdam. From his Cosmographia, that great compendium of Renaissance knowledge. An exciting print.Sebastian Münster was born in Nierder-In...
Date: Basle, 1550-1580
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[Edinburgh]
Early panoramic view of Edinburgh. From his Cosmographia, that great compendium of Renaissance knowledge. An exciting print.Sebastian Münster was born in Nierder-Ingelhe...
Date: Basle, 1550-1580
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[Africa].
Very early map of Africa. From his Cosmographia, that great compendium of Renaissance knowledge. An exciting print.Sebastian Münster was born in Nierder-Ingelheim, near ...
Date: Basle, 1550-1580
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[Asia Minor - Turkey]
Very early map of the Asian part of Turkey. From his Cosmographia, that great compendium of Renaissance knowledge. An exciting print.Sebastian Münster was born in Nierde...
Date: Basle, 1550-1580
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Candia feu Creta insula.
Very early map of the island of Crete. From his Cosmographia, that great compendium of Renaissance knowledge. An exciting print.Sebastian Münster was born in Nierder-Ing...
Date: Basle 1550-1580
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[Poland]
Map of Poland. From his Cosmographia, that great compendium of Renaissance knowledge. An exciting print.Sebastian Münster was born in Nierder-Ingelheim, near Mainz on 20...
Date: Basle, 1550-1580
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[Greece]
Map of Greece. From his Cosmographia, that great compendium of Renaissance knowledge. An exciting print.Sebastian Münster was born in Nierder-Ingelheim, near Mainz on 20...
Date: Basle, 1550-1580
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[Poland]
Little map of Poland. From his Cosmographia, that great compendium of Renaissance knowledge. An exciting print.Sebastian Münster was born in Nierder-Ingelheim, near Main...
Date: Basle, 1550-1580
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Gotland oder Gothen.
Map of Scandinavia. From his Cosmographia, that great compendium of Renaissance knowledge. An exciting print.Sebastian Münster was born in Nierder-Ingelheim, near Mainz ...
Date: Basle 1550-1580
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Sarmatia Asie.
The map is showing the area of Armenia and Kazakhstan. From his Cosmographia, that great compendium of Renaissance knowledge. An exciting print.Sebastian Münster was bor...
Date: Basle, 1550-1580
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[Cyprus]
Two woodcuts on one page. In upper part a map of Cyprus, in lower part a jumping deer and a sheep drinking water. The drinking sheep with old pen scratches. From his Cosm...
Date: Basle, 1550-1580
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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...
Date: Basle 1550-1580
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![[Map of the Holy Land, including Cyprus]](/uploads/cache/26213-250x250.jpg)
[Map of the Holy Land, including Cyprus]
Attractive full page longitudinal map of Palestine, Syria and Cyprus, cut by Hans Rudolf Manuel Deutsch. The shore line running from Southern Anatolia to the Nile Delta. ...
Date: Basle 1550-1580
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der Statt Themistitan in den newen Inseln gelegen / figurierung.
Plan of Mexico City (\"Der Statt Themistitan...\"). From his Cosmographia, that great compendium of Renaissance knowledge. An exciting print.Sebastian Münster ...
Date: Basle 1550-1580
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Asiae nova descriptio.
Beautiful colored map of Asia. From the 1580 German edition of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum by Abraham Ortelius. The cartographical source of this map comes from Ortelius own ...
Date: Antwerp, 1580
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Cairus Quae Olim Babylon Aegypti Maxima Urbs.
Attractive bird-eye view of Cairo in Egypt with the Nile river, the Great Pyramids and Sphinx of Giza. Beautiful original color. German text on verso. From a German editi...
Date: Cologne, 1580
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[Von dem Königreich Poladt das in Sarmatia auch..]
Early map of the coast of Poland. Wood block printed map (12x15cm.) set in a page with German text..
Date: Basle, 1580
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De Germania Colmariensis ciuitatis & circumiacentis agri pictura ad uiuum expressa.
Early bird\'s eye view of Colmar. From a French text edition of S. Münster\'s Cosmographia, which was a complete summary of Renaissance knowledge.
Date: Basle, 1550-1580
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Lutetia Parisiorum urbs, toto orbe celeberrima notissimaque, caput regni Franciae.
Early bird\'s eye view of Paris, called at the time Lutetia. From a French text edition of S. Münster\'s Cosmographia, which is a short and complete summary of Renaissan...
Date: Basle, 1550-1580
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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.
Date: Basle, 1550-1580
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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.
Date: Basle, 1550-1580
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De Italia Florentia nobilissima Hethruriae ciuitas, deformata nostra tempora.
Early bird\'s eye view of Florence. From a French text edition of S. Münster\'s Cosmographia, which is a short and complete summary of Renaissance knowledge.
Date: Basle, 1550-1580
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Affricae tabula nova / Africa, Lybia, Morenlandt, mit allen K÷nigreichen so jetziger Zeit darumb gefunden werden
Attractive woodcut map showing the African continent. From a German edition of Cosmographia by Sebastian Munster printed from Petri in Basel 1580. \"This map ... was...
Date: Basle, 1580
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Lucenburgum.
Very decorative and detailed view of the town of Luxembourg, the monument of Igel and the Palace of Mansfeld.
Date: Cologne, 1580
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ANFA. / AZAAMURUM. / DIU. / GOA.
Four fine coastal views of these fortified cities, which were important to European trade with Asia. Goa (130x465mm.) and Diu on the western coast of India, together with...
Date: Cologne, 1580
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Descriptio Germaniae Inferioris.
The oval map is surrounded by a strapwork frame and the title, adorned with ribbons, is held aloft by two winged cherubs.Ortelius based this and several other maps of the...
Date: Antwerp, 1580
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Byzantium, Nunc Constantinopolis..
One of the finest and most sought-after views of Istanbul. Viewed from the village of Scutari, the City is shown with all its fortifications, the original Genoese distric...
Date: Cologne, 1580
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Africae. . .
Münster's smaller woodcut map of Africa, printed area 130 x 160mm, set in a large page of text. From an Latin text edition of the Cosmography. One of the earliest obtain...
Date: Basle, c. 1580
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Liber V. De Novis insulis quomodo, quando & per quem illae inuentae sint.
Map of unspecified islands in the New World, printed area 105 x 160mm, set in a large page of text. From an Latin text edition of the Cosmography. One of the earliest obt...
Date: Basle, c. 1580
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ANFA. / AZAAMURUM. / DIU. / GOA.
Text on the back in Latin.Four fine coastal views of these fortified cities, which were important to European trade with Asia. Goa (130x465mm.) and Diu on the western coa...
Date: Cologne 1580
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Byzantium nunc Constantinopolis.
One of the most sought-after views of Istanbul. Perspective from the village of Scutari, with all its fortifications, the original Genoese district of Galata. Galleons an...
Date: Cologne, 1580
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De Graecia Constantinopolitanae urbis effigies, quamhodie sub Turccae inhabitatione habet.
Early bird's eye view of Constantinople. From a French text edition of S. Münster's Cosmographia, which is a short and complete summary of Renaissance knowledge.
Date: Basle, 1550-1580
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Die Statt Breßlaw
Nice woodcut view of Wroclaw in Silesia, Poland from "Theatrum Urbium" by Abraham Saur on the full text sheet. Printed in Frankfurt around 1580.
Date: Frankfurt, 1580
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[ Spain and Portugal. ]
On recto an early representation of Spain and Portugal. On verso eight coat of arms and a view of a medieval village.From a French text edition of his Cosmographia , that...
Date: Basle, ca. 1580
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Bruxella.
A bird's-eye-view of the town.From the greatest publication in this genre! The Civitates was compiled and written by George Braun, Canon of Cologne Cathedral. Braun gathe...
Date: Cologne, 1580
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Tartariae sive Magni Chami Imperium.
This is a very early depiction of the northern Pacific, with the first mapping of Northwest Coast of America and probably the first map to name California 'C. Califormio'...
Date: Antwerp, 1580
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Regni Hispaniae Post Omnium Editiones Locuplettissima Descriptio
Original old colored map of Spain and Portugal by A. Ortelius. Showing the Iberian Peninsula with Balearic Islands and parts of northern Africa. With one large cartouche,...
Date: Antwerp, 1580
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Windsheim 1576
RECTO: A print of the city of Windsheim dated 1576. With in lower portion by a woodcut of a Pope . Bad Windsheim is a small historic city in Bavaria, Germany, west of Nur...
Date: Basle, ca. 1580
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ALGERII Sarace norum urbis fortissimae.
An attractive town-plan of the Alger, including a numbered key legend in the lower part. From the greatest publication in this genre!. The "Civitates" was compi...
Date: Cologne, 1580
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Persici.
Abraham Ortelius' map of the Persian empire. The map of the Persian Empire depicts nowadays Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Caspian Sea and the north eastern tip of the...
Date: Antwerp, c. 1580
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[Map of Scandinavia]
Small Scandanvia woodcut map by Sebastian Münster.
Date: Basel, c. 1580
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Sevilla / Cadiz / Malaga.
Very decorative set of views of Seville, Cadiz and Malaga, from the greatest publication in this genre!. On verso another print of Seville engraved by Meusnier in 1668: &...
Date: Cologne 1580
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