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Poly-Olbion Glamorgan, Monmouthshire, Brecknockshire, Somerset. And the Severn Estuary.
The most decorative map from Drayton's fantastical 'Poly-Olbion' Engraved by William Hole for the 1622 edition of Poly-Olbion the area of Glamorgan, Monmouthshire, Brekno...
Date: London, 1622
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[Title page] Description des Indes Occidentales Qu'on appelle aujourdhuy Le Nouveau Monde. . .
Title page from Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas Description des Indes Occidentales Qu'on appelle aujourdhuy Le Nouveau Monde. . . Herrera was the official historian of C...
Date: Amsterdam, Michel Colin, 1622
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Descripcion De Las Yndias Del Norte.
Map of the Southern United States, Mexico, Central American and the Caribbean, from his Description des Indes Occidentales Qu'on appelle aujourdhuy Le Nouveau Monde. . fi...
Date: Amsterdam, Michel Colin, 1622
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Descripcion De la Provincia de Chile. 13
Rare early map of the province of Chile, locating rivers and settlements, the earliest map to include information from the previously secret manuscript maps of the Spanis...
Date: Amsterdam, Michel Colin, 1622
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Descripcion Del Audiencia Del Quito. (Colombia & Ecuador)
Rare early map of now Ecuador and Quito. From Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas Description des Indes Occidentales Qu'on appelle aujourdhuy Le Nouveau Monde. .. This map i...
Date: Amsterdam, Michel Colin, 1622
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Descripcion Del Audiencia De los Charcas (Chile, Bolivia, Peru)
The earliest map to include information from the previously secret manuscript maps of the Spanish cosmographer, Juan López de Velasco, showing the Audiencia of the New K...
Date: Amsterdam, Michel Colin, 1622
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Descripcion del audiencia de Panama.
Rare early map of the Audiencia of Panama. The earliest map to include information from the previously secret manuscript maps of the Spanish cosmographer, Juan López de ...
Date: Amsterdam, 1622
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Hoornse Eijlandt Isle de Hoorn.
Scarce print on French text sheet showing the bay and coast of the South Seas island of Futuna (Hoorn). The bay shown was named after the ship Eendrachts (Unity Bay). Wil...
Date: Amsterdam, 1622
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[Portrait of Jacques Le Maire with map of Strait Le Maire ]
Portrait of Jacques Le Maire. Frontispiece to the first French text edition of Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas Description des Indes Occidentales Qu'on appelle aujourdhu...
Date: Amsterdam, 1622
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Untitled map of Port Desire (today's Puerto Deseado, Argentina)
Scarce untitled map of Port Desire (today’s Puerto Deseado, Argentina).From a description of the voyage of Le Maire and Schouten included in first French text edition o...
Date: Amsterdam, 1622
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Descripcion de las Yndias de Mediodia. 7.
The earliest map to include information from the previously secret manuscript maps of the Spanish cosmographer, Juan López de Velasco, showing South America with the pap...
Date: Amsterdam, Michel Colin, 1622
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Descripcion de las indias del Poniente. 14.
Early map of the East Indies from Bengal to the Solomon Islands and north to Japan. Based on the manuscript map of López de Velasco, the earliest map to name all of the ...
Date: Amsterdam, Michel Colin, 1622
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Descripcion del destricto del audiencia de nueva Espana 4.
Rare map of the southern part of Mexico. From Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas Description des Indes Occidentales Qu'on appelle aujourdhuy Le Nouveau Monde. .. Herrera se...
Date: Amsterdam, 1622
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Africae nova Tabula.
A second state of this very rare "carte à figures"- map. Decorated with the four decorative borders by Jodocus Hondius Jr.This remarkable map of Africa was fir...
Date: Amsterdam, 1623
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Dutch Trade Bead.
An extremely rare necklace made from authentic early 17th-century glass beads produced in the Netherlands. This rare and early Dutch Trade bead is built up from irregular...
Date: Middelburg, before 1623
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China.
A splendid map of China heightened in gold. Besides China, the map depicts Korea as an elongated island and Japan from the Teixeira model of 1595. Decorated with strapwor...
Date: Amsterdam, 1623
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Insulae Indiae Orientalis Praecipuae, In quibus Moluccae.
A beautiful new map of Southeast Asia created by the Dutch mapmaker Jodocus Hondius for an enlarged issue of the Mercator Atlas of 1606. Focusing on the islands. Geograph...
Date: Amsterdam, 1623
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Islandia.
A very nice map from Iceland showing a sea monster and exploding volcano.Mercator was born in Rupelmonde in Flanders and studied in Leuven under Gemma Frisius, Dutch writ...
Date: Amsterdam, 1623
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SEPTENTRIONALIUM Terrarum descriptio. Per Gerardum Mercatore
State 2. This is the first map devoted to the Arctic, a hemispherical one on a North Polar projection with an attractive floral design surrounding it. In the corners are ...
Date: Amsterdam, 1623
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Gallaecia Regnum.
Scarce and exquisite map of the Kingdom of Galicia, heightened in gold. Decorated by a fine title cartouche and sailing ships.
Date: Amsterdam, after 1623
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Guineae Nova Descriptio.
This very decorative map shows the West African coast from Senegal (the 'Rio Senega' is the Senegal River) to Cape Lopez on the Gulf of Guinea just below the equator.The ...
Date: Amsterdam, 1623
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Flandria Comit.
Exquisite map of Flanders, issued in Amsterdam by the Hondius dynasty and directly based on the innovative triangular work by the great Flemish cartographer Gerardus Merc...
Date: Amsterdam, 1623
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Livonia.
Antique map o the Baltic States Estonia and Latvia.
Date: Amsterdam, 1623
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Asia ex magna orbis terre descriptione Gerardi Mercatoris desumpta studio et industria G. M. Iunoris
An important map of Asia, that includes an ornate cartouche and sailing ship. The map was updated and the cartouche etc. changed in 1606, making these early examples scar...
Date: Amsterdam, 1623
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Nova et accurata Tabula Hispaniae. . .
FIRST STATE. The map shows the geographical image introduced by Hessel Gerritsz's 1612 wall map of Spain, based on information provided by the Coimbra University professo...
Date: Amsterdam, 1623
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SEPTENTRIONALIUM Terrarum descriptio. Per Gerardum Mercatore
State 2. This is the first map devoted to the Arctic, a hemispherical one on a North Polar projection with an attractive floral design surrounding it. In the corners are ...
Date: Amsterdam, 1623
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Exquilita.. Freti Magellanici Facies.
A highly decorative and sought after copperplate engraving of the Straights of Magellan from the Mercator-Hondius atlas. This example depicts creatures believed to inhabi...
Date: Amsterdam 1623
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Middle-Sex described with the most famous cities of London and Westminster.
One of the most famous and sought-after of Speed's County maps. The County of Middlesex surrounded by a splendid border incorporating a plan of Westminster and London. In...
Date: London 1610-1623
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Africae nova Tabula.
A second state of this very rare "carte à figures" map.Decorated with the four decorative borders by Jodocus Hondius Jr.This remarkable map of Africa was first...
Date: Amsterdam, 1623
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De West-Cust van Yerlandt tusschen C. Tellin en Slijnehooft.
Vry rare sea chart from Willem Blaeu's maritime atlas "Derde Deel der Zeespiegel."
Date: Amsterdam, c. 1623
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The only known, unmounted gores, from an extremely rare Dutch Globe.
These are the only known, surviving examples of loose gores from a 17-inch (44 cm.) diameter globe by Hondius and Jansson. Only four or five examples of the globe itself ...
Date: Amsterdam, 1623
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Paskaart van de Weser, Elve en Eyder.
Sea chart of the entrances to the ports of Bremerhaven and Hamburg and the mouths of the Weser, Elbe and Eyser rivers in Northeastern Germany.A rare and early small map, ...
Date: Amsterdam, 1623
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[Unmounted gores from a very rare Dutch Globe]
These rare gores are very possibly the only surviving examples from a 17 inch (44cm) diameter globe by Hondius and Janssonius. It is believed that only four of five examp...
Date: Amsterdam, ca 1623
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Otharingia Ducatus Noua Deseriptio.
An old, antique map of Lorraine, by Johannes Janssonius. It features a decorative cartouche and mileage chart. Johannes Janssonius (Arnhem, 1588-1664), son of the Arnhem ...
Date: Amsterdam, 1623
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Guinea Nova Descriptio
An uncommon map of Guinea with an inset depicting the island of St. Thomas, with an attractive later coloring. Decorated with sea monsters, ships, boats and a decorative ...
Date: Amsterdam, 1623
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A village fair.
By an anonymous engraver after a design by Jan van de Velde. Jan van de Velde II (1593-1641) came from the southern Netherlands as a fugitive around 1600 to the Netherlan...
Date: 1623
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Amstelredamum, nobile Inferioris Germaniæ oppidum
A map of Amsterdam in bird-eye view, seen from the Northeast, the IJ river at front with many ships. Title and extensive description at top right, at bottom left legends ...
Date: Cologne, 1618-1623
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Tabula Itineraria Ex Illustri Peutingerorum Biblitheca Quae Augustae Vindel.
Full title in a cartouche at the top of sheet one: Tabula Itineraria Ex Illustri Peutingerorum Biblitheca Quae Augustae Vindel. Est Beneficio Marci Velseri Septemviri Aug...
Date: Antwerp ,1598-1624
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[Title page] Thesauri Philo-Politci pars Altera. . .
Very skillfully engraved title page from a rare work printed by Eberhard Kieser: Thesaurus Philo-Politicus. Das ist Politisches Schatzkästlein guter Herren und bestendig...
Date: Frankfurt, 1624
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Scenographia totius fabricage s. Laurentii in Escuriaco
A decorative view of the Escorial, the Royal Palace of Philip II, King of Spain, from Ortelius's 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum', published by Jan Baptiste Vriendts, Amsterdam,...
Date: Amsterdam, 1624
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Peregrinationis Divi Pauli Typus…
A splendid map depicting the travels of Paulus. With two fine scenes in top. Showing the countries along the Mediterranean, including Cyprus and Italy. Based on Mercator'...
Date: Antwerp, 1624
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Abrahami Patriarchae Peregrinatio et Vita.
The Holy Land map itself occupies the center and is surrounded by vignettes of the life of the Patriarch Abraham. Extremely decorative map made by Ortelius, based on Ptol...
Date: Antwerp, 1624
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Alexandri Magni ma Cedonis Expeditio. . .
Historical map of the Near East showing the expedition of Alexandre the Great.The inset lower left shows the oracle of Jupiter Ammon, supposedly situated in present day L...
Date: Antwerp, 1624
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[Title page] Thesauri Philo-Politci pars Altera. . .
Very skillfully engraved title page from a rare work printed by Eberhard Kieser: Thesaurus Philo-Politicus. Das ist Politisches Schatzkästlein guter Herren und bestendig...
Date: Frankfurt, 1624
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[Title page] Thesauri Philo-Politci Quarta pars. . .
Very skillfully engraved title page from a rare work printed by Eberhard Kieser: Thesaurus Philo-Politicus. Das ist Politisches Schatzkästlein guter Herren und bestendig...
Date: Frankfurt, 1624
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Aenwysinge van de Stadt Salvador, ende de Baya de Todos Los Santtos.
Extremely rare map of Salvador and Baia de Todos os Santos (Bay of Saints) published by the The Hague publisher Henricus Hondius (not to confuse with the Amsterdam H.Hond...
Date: The Hague, 1624
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[Title page] Thesauri Philo-Politci pars Altera. . .
Very skillfully engraved title page from a rare work printed by Eberhard Kieser: Thesaurus Philo-Politicus. Das ist Politisches Schatzkästlein guter Herren und bestendig...
Date: Frankfurt, 1624
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Descripcion de las Indias Ocidentalis.
De Bry's version of this important map of China, Southeast Asia, the Philippines, etc., it first appeared in Herrera's Descripcion de las Indias Ocidentales, first publis...
Date: Frankfurt, 1623-1624
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[Title page] Thesauri Philo-Politci pars . . .
Very skillfully engraved title page from a rare work printed by Eberhard Kieser: Thesaurus Philo-Politicus. Das ist Politisches Schatzkästlein guter Herren und bestendig...
Date: Frankfurt, 1624
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Nova et recens emendata totius Regni Ungariae una cum adiacentibus et finitimis regionisbus delineatio.
Engraved map by Jan van Deutecum, published by Claes Jansz. Visscher, Amsterdam 1624. Verso no text.
Date: Amsterdam, 1624
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Descrition Du Diocese de Sarlat et Haut Perigord.
A delicate and detailed map of the Dordogne region of France, including Sarlat, Bergerac, and Domme. The map features an insert of Sarlat, with 23 points listed and numbe...
Date: Paris, 1624
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[Title page] Thesauri Philo-Politci pars Altera. . .
Very skillfully engraved title page from a rare work printed by Eberhard Kieser: Thesaurus Philo-Politicus. Das ist Politisches Schatzkästlein guter Herren und bestendig...
Date: Frankfurt, 1624
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Americae Pars Magis Cognita.
A beautiful map focusing on the Spanish possessions in the Americas, this map covers what is the present-day southern United States through South America. It was publishe...
Date: Low Countries, 1624
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Insular. Aliquot Aegaei Maris Antiqua Descrip.
Ten maps on one plate. Showing Rinia and Dilos, Nicaria, Euboea, Samos, Keos (near Euboea), Rhodus, Chios, Cyprus, Lesbos, Lemnos.This map belongs to a series of historic...
Date: Antwerp, 1624
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Nova et recens emendata totius Regni Ungariae una cum adiacentibus et finitimis regionisbus delineatio.
Engraved map by Jan van Deutecum, published by Claes Jansz. Visscher, Amsterdam 1624. Verso no text. A second state, now with the signature of Visscher in the upper right...
Date: Amsterdam, 1624
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.. Lumen Historiarum Per Orientem .. Concinn. Fran. Hareio ..'
Shows the pyramids in Egypt, the route of Abraham from Ur to Sichem, and the wandering of the Children of Israel.Inset top a fine world map according to Ortelius. (Typus ...
Date: Antwerp, 1624
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Abrahami Patriarchae Peregrinatio, et Vita.
The most beautiful "carte à figures" map from Ortelius' Theatri Orbis Terrarum Parergon. The medallions illustrate the life of Abraham. Latin text on verso.
Date: Antwerp, 1624
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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...
Date: Antwerp, 1624
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Lumen Historiarum per Orientem.
The Rare Ortelius Middle East map from the 'Parergon.' In the upper right corner is an inset with a world map.The map is surrounded by letterpress explanatory text with p...
Date: Antwerp, 1624
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Turcicum Imperium.
The rare Samuel Purchas' edition of the Mercator/Hondius "Atlas Minor" atlas map. Early map of Turkey, the Arabian pen insular and eastern part of the Mediterra...
Date: London 1625
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Transylvania
The rare Samuel Purchas' edition of the Mercator/Hondius "Atlas Minor" atlas map. Early map of Hungary published in his famous collection of voyages "His P...
Date: London 1625
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Leaf of manuscript music from an Antiphonary.
This leaf is from an Antiphonary of Spanish origin on extremely heavy vellum (most likely ox) in Latin.Music is on a stave, inked in red, formed of five lines in black in...
Date: Probably Spain, c.1625
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Taurica Chersonesus.
The rare Samuel Purchas' edition of the Mercator/Hondius "Atlas Minor" atlas map. Early map of part of Russia with in the north Smolensk and Moscow and in the s...
Date: London 1625
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Morea.
The rare Samuel Purchas' edition of the Mercator/Hondius Atlas Minor atlas map. Early map of Peloponnesus, Greece published in his famous collection of voyages His Pilgri...
Date: London 1625
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Ceilan Insula.
The rare Samuel Purchas' edition of the Mercator/Hondius Atlas Minor atlas map. Early map of Sri Lanka published in his famous collection of voyages His Pilgrimes . With ...
Date: London, 1625
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Fretum Magellani.
The rare Samuel Purchas' edition of the Mercator/Hondius Atlas Minor atlas map. Early map of Strait Magellan. Depicts the extremity of South America, with Patagonia, the ...
Date: London 1625
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Hispania.
The rare Samuel Purchas' edition of the Mercator/Hondius Atlas Minor atlas map. Early map of Spain and Portugal, including the Balearic Islands published in his famous co...
Date: London, 1625
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Leaf of manuscript music from an Antiphoner.
This leaf is from an Antiphoner of Spanish origin on extremely heavy vellum (most likely ox) in Latin.RECTO: Music is on a stave, inked in red, formed of five lines in bl...
Date: Probably Spain, c.1625
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Leaf of manuscript music from an Antiphoner.
This leaf is from an Antiphoner of Spanish origin on extremely heavy vellum (most likely ox) in Latin.RECTO: Music is on a stave, inked in red, formed of five lines in bl...
Date: Probably Spain, c.1625
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Leaf of manuscript music from an Antiphoner.
This leaf is from an Antiphoner of Spanish origin on extremely heavy vellum (most likely ox) in Latin.RECTO: Music is on a stave, inked in red, formed of five lines in bl...
Date: Probably Spain, c.1625
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Leaf of manuscript music from an Antiphoner.
This leaf is from an Antiphoner of Spanish origin on extremely heavy vellum (most likely ox) in Latin.Music is on a stave, inked in red, formed of five lines in black ink...
Date: Probably Spain, c.1625
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Leaf of manuscript music from an Antiphoner.
This leaf is from an Antiphoner of Spanish origin on extremely heavy vellum (most likely ox) in Latin.Music is on a stave, inked in red, formed of five lines in black ink...
Date: Probably Spain, c.1625
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Leaf of manuscript music from an Antiphoner.
This leaf is from an Antiphoner of Spanish origin on extremely heavy vellum (most likely ox) in Latin.Music is on a stave, inked in red, formed of five lines in black ink...
Date: Probably Spain, c.1625
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Leaf of manuscript music from an Antiphoner.
This leaf is from an Antiphoner of Spanish origin on extremely heavy vellum (most likely ox) in Latin.Music is on a stave, inked in red, formed of five lines in black ink...
Date: Probably Spain, c.1625
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Hungaria.
The rare Samuel Purchas' edition of the Mercator/Hondius Atlas Minor atlas map. An early map of Hungary published in his famous collection of voyages His Pilgrimes . Wi...
Date: London 1625
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Leaf of manuscript music from an Antiphoner.
This leaf is from an Antiphoner of Spanish origin on extremely heavy vellum (most likely ox) in Latin.Music is on a stave, inked in red, formed of five lines in black ink...
Date: Probably Spain, c.1625
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Leaf of manuscript music from an Antiphoner.
This leaf is from an Antiphoner of Spanish origin on extremely heavy vellum (most likely ox) in Latin.Music is on a stave, inked in red, formed of five lines in black ink...
Date: Probably Spain, c.1625
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Ceilan Insula.
The rare Samuel Purchas' edition of the Mercator/Hondius Atlas Minor atlas map. Early map of Ceylon published in his famous collection of voyages His Pilgrimes. With desc...
Date: London 1625
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Russia cum consinijs
The rare Samuel Purchas\' edition of the Mercator/Hondius Atlas Minor atlas map. Early map of Russia published in his famous collection of voyages His Pilgrimes.In 1625 S...
Date: London, 1625
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India Orientalis.
The rare Samuel Purchas' edition of the Mercator/Hondius Atlas Minor atlas map. Early map of the East Indies published in his famous collection of voyages His Pilgrimes. ...
Date: London 1625
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