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Natolia quae olim Asia Minor.

A finely designed map of Turkey and Cyprus from the great Blaeu family of Amsterdam. The decoration consist of a colored title cartouche, sea monsters, a naval engagement...

Mappa Aestivarum Insularum alias Barmudas.

Blaeu based his work on John Speed's remarkably accurate map of 1626-1627. It shows the island divided into tribes and lots, and below the map itself appear the names of ...

India quae Orientalis..Insulae Adiacentes.

An important Dutch map of South East Asia, noteworthy for being the first map to include, albeit incompletely, the discoveries made by the Dutch vessel Duyfken in 1605-06...

Territorium Metense.

A beautiful colored engraved map centred on Metz in France. Cartouche decorated with a chain of leaves and fruits and three coats of arms. The author of this map was the ...

Valesium Ducatus. Valois

The map shows the area between Senlis, Compiègne, Soissons and Meaux which was the ancient duché de Valois. In the left-hand lower part of the image a beautiful cartouc...

Picardia Regio Belgica, Auctore Ioanne Surhonio.

A map of Picardie centered on the city of Amiens. Two beautiful and colored cartouches. The one in the left-hand lower part is decorated with two human figures. In the up...

Oldenburg Comitatus.

Willem Blaeu's attractive map of Oldenburg, also depicting Bremen. From the French edition of Willem Blaeu's atlas "Theatrum".

Belsia, Vulgo la BEAUSSE.

In the left-hand lower part of the image a beautiful contemporary colored cartouche with goddess Ceres [agricultural] holding a reaping-hook in her right hand and receivi...

Champagne latine Campania, comitatus.

A good engraved map embellished with two decorative scale cartouches showing putti.

Lotharingia Ducatus Vulgo LORRAINE.

This is a map of Lorraine with a coat of arms.

Gallia Vetus, Ad iul Caesaris Commentaria, ex conatibus geographicis Abrah Ortelii.

Decorative map depicting the Roman Empire during Caesar.

Lionnois, Forest, Beaujolois et Masconnois.

A map of the northern area of Lyon. In the left-hand upper part, a cartouche with two cherubs and a coast of arms.In the left-hand lower part, a third putti with surveyor...

BORBONIUM Ducatus BOURBONNOIS.

Decorative map of the area called Bourbonnais. In the Top left-hand corner, a big cartouche with title and coast of arms. In the opposite corner, a smaller cartouche with...

Monasteriensis Episcopatus.

A very detailed map of Germany centered on Munster and Linge. Also showing Wessel to the top of the map and Oldenburg to the right. North to the right. The map is adorned...

Bohemia.

Willem Blaeu, founder of the famous publishing firm. Originally publishing pilot-guides, he issued his first atlas, 'Atlantis Appendix', in 1630, followed by his "Th...

Germaniae veteris typus

A very attractive historical map of Germany was concepted after the map of Abraham Ortelius. It shows the area from the North Sea and Baltic Sea in the north to south of ...

Austria Archiducatus auctore Wolfgango Lazio.

Showing the Danube and its cities. Bordering Bohemia, Moravia, Salzburg, Corinthian and Styria. Vienna is prominently featured and the map is filled with villages, cities...

Saltzburg Archiepiscopatus, et Carinthia Ducatus.

A beautiful map showing an Austrian region with a splendid decoration consisting of two big coats of arms between three cherubs.

Das Wiflispurgergow. Gerardo Mercatore Auctore.

Finely engraved map including in the left-hand lower part Geneva and Lake Geneva with Lausanne and in center of the map, the cantons of Fribourg and Bern.

Helvetia cum finitimis regionibus confoederatis.

Nova totius germaniae descriptio.

Detailed and finely engraved map of Germany, Poland, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria and a little part of Italy and Croatia. Embellished with an enormous title cartouche al...

Comitatus Marchia et Ravensberg.

With an inset of Ravensberg comitatus. Decorative title cartouche with coats of arms. Scale cartouche with a surveyor.

Danubius Fluvius Europae Maximus, a Fontibus ad Ostia..

Depicts the course of the river Danube and the surrounding countries from the place where it rises to the Black Sea.Because of the dimensions the map was printed from two...

Persia Sive Sophorum Regnum.

Willem Blaeu, founder of the famous publishing firm. Originally publishing pilot-guides, he issued his first atlas, \'Atlantis Appendix\', in 1630, followed by his \"...

Stato della Chiessa Con la Toscane.

Willem Blaeu, founder of the famous publishing firm. Originally publishing pilot-guides, he issued his first atlas, 'Atlantis Appendix', in 1630, followed by his "Th...

La Principaute d\' Orange et Comtat de Venaissin Par Iaques se Chieze Oraqngeois. 1627.

Willem Blaeu was the founder of the famous publishing firm. Johan succeeded his father when the latter died in 1638. He led the Blaeu firm to its greatest achievement the...

Languedoc.

Willem Blaeu was the founder of the famous publishing firm. Johan succeeded his father when the latter died in 1638. He led the Blaeu firm to its greatest achievement the...

Meklenburg Ducatus. Auctore Ioanne Laurenbergio.

Willem Blaeu, founder of the famous publishing firm. Originally publishing pilot-guides, he issued his first atlas, 'Atlantis Appendix', in 1630, followed by his "Th...

Helvetia, cum finitimis regionibus confoederatis.

Willem Blaeu, founder of the famous publishing firm. Originally publishing pilot-guides, he issued his first atlas, 'Atlantis Appendix', in 1630, followed by his "Th...

Nova Virginiae Tabula.

The map is based on the first state of Smith's map, 1612, and is slightly larger and more expertly engraved. In 1629 the Hondius plate was purchased by Blaeu who deleted ...

Constantinopolitanae urbis effigies ad vivum expressa, quam Turcae Stampoldam vocant. A° MDCXXXV.

Large, decorative view of the city of Constantinople, with legend across the bottom.Copper engraving, printed from 2 plates and originally mounted, by Matthäus Merian.Si...

Nassovia Comitatus.

Willem Blaeu, founder of the famous publishing firm. Originally publishing pilot-guides, he issued his first atlas, 'Atlantis Appendix', in 1630, followed by his "Th...

Hibernia regnum vulgo Ireland..

Standard map of Ireland embellished with decorative coat of arms, cartouche with title and a scale cartouche showing two putti.

Catalonia.

Decorative map of the province Catalonia in Spain.

Valentia regnum Contestani, Ptol. Edentani, Plin.

Fine map of the Spanish province of Valencia, with large title cartouche and Dutch vessels offshore. West on top. Dutch text on verso.

Nova Italiae Delineatio

Beautiful full old colored example of Blaeu's first map of Italy. Showing whole Italy with Sardinia, Corsica and parts of Sicily. With several sailing ships and a sea mon...

Indiae Orientalis Nova Descriptio

Fine decorative chart of the region including Indochina, the Philippines and the East Indies. Includes the new discoveries in New Guinea made by the Dutch Duyfkens explor...

Guinea.

An attractive map, covering the coast from Sierra Leone to Gabon, filed with intersecting rhumb lines and decorated with monkeys, lions, elephants, sea monsters and two c...

Portugallia et Algarbia quae olim Lusitania.

Prepared by Fernando Alvarez Secco, a Portuguese map maker who's map was used by various publishers till the end of the 17th century.

Groninga Dominium

A nice decorative map displaying Groningen in Netherlands, a part of East Frisia, Emden as well as the adjacent areas. The map is richly decorated with very beautiful car...

Tabula Russiae ex autographo, quod delineandum curavit Foedor filius Tzaris Boris desums... - Domino regionum Iueriae Kartalinie et Groefiniae Tzari etc: dedicata ab Heselo Gerardo M.DC.XIIII

A re-issue, by Willem Blaeu, of Hessel Gerritsz' rare and influential map of Russia. Dutch text on verso, extending west to east from Emden to Aspachan and north to south...

Danubius Fluvius Europae Maximus, a Fontibus ad Ostia..

Depicts the course of the Danube River, from its sources in the Alps to the Black Sea..Because of the dimensions the map was printed from two copper plates.With two very ...

Moluccae Insulae Celeberrimae.

The map shows the islands of Ternate, Tidore, Mot and Makian. In the top right corner an inset map of the island of Bachian is shown. Latin text.

Catalonia.

Decorative map of the province Catalonia in Spain. French text on verso.A first state, the title has been changed in 1659 to accompany the Spanish text edition.

[Title page] Theatrum Europaeum, oder auszführliche und warhafftige Beschreibung. . .

Letter press with copper engraved title piece. Title page from "Theatrum Europaeum, oder auszführliche und warhafftige Beschreibung. . ."

China.

Scarce English version of Hondius’ smaller map of China set in a page of text.

Nova totius terrarum orbis geographica ac..

Sought-after world map by one of the most famous Dutch mapmakers. The paneled borders show, at the top allegorical representations of the sun, moon and the five known pla...

Americae Nova Tabula.

The delineation of the coast and the nomenclature on both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts are basically Spanish in origin and follow the maps of Ortelius and Wytfliet. To...

Africae nova descriptio.

Much of the geographical information is still based on the Ptolemaic maps, with the Nile shown with its source in the Lakes Zaire and Zaflan. Also included are various ot...

Europa recens descripta à Guilielmo Blaeuw.

On either side columns depicting the manner of dress in the major countries of Europe, surmounted by nine city views and plans.For European mapmakers their own continent ...

Asia noviter delineata.

With columns of figures on either side depicting the native manners of dress, and nine city plans and views at the top.Japan is shown accurately unusually with Korea as a...

Pourtraict de la fameuse ville et havre de Duynckercke. . .

Detailed of the coast of France from Dunkerque to Calais showing fleets anchored offshore. With an inset panorama of Duynckercke [Dunkirk] after Jan Van Loon and a small...

Palatinatus Bavariae.

Area north of Danube. Including the towns of Nuremberg, Ingolstadt, Regensburg, etc.

Hungaria Regnum.

Detailed map of Hungary centered on Budapest. Including the towns of Vienna, Zagreb as well.

Territorio di Trento.

Centered on the town of Trento. In lower right part of Lake Garda.

Novus Brasiliae Typus.

A decorative map with a title cartouche of two natives: in the interior is an inset of Baya de todos os Sanctos (Salvador), indigenous wild life and cannibal scenes. Orig...

ASIA noviter delineata Autore Guiljelmo Blaeuw.

A fine example of Willem Blaeu's famous map of Asia. Like the Blaeu Africa map, this is a map that appeals both to a sense of cartographic history and to an aesthetic se...

GALLIA. Le royaume de France.

Engraved by the master engraver Josua van den Ende. Attractive map of France, title cartouche at lower left, two royal shields above further shields in the upper corners.

Territorium Norimbergense.

Centered on Nuremberg the capital of the printing shop of Homann. Lower right hand corner inset plan of Nuremberg. Very fine.As Willem Blaeu died in 1638 most of his maps...

VENEZUELA cum parte Australi Novae Andalusiae.

A nice example of Blaeu's map showing two compass roses, a lovely cartouche and a ship. In the land are shown mountains, trees an exotic bird and a sheep. From the first ...

(Title page) Decretales D. Gregorii Papæ IX. Suæ integritati una cum glossis restitutæ.

Decorative title page from "Corpus iuris canonici). Decretum Gratiani. Emendatum et notationibus illustratum. Una cum glossis Gregorii XIII. Pont. Max. iussu ed. Ad ...

Marca Brandenburgensis & Pomerania. / The Marquiship and Electorship of Brandenburg.

Single page map showing part of north eastern Germany and Poland. English text on verso. From "Historia Mundi or Mercator's Atlas ..."

Venezuela, cum parte Australi Novae Andalusiae.

Venezuela, cum parte Australi Novae Andalusiae. A very fine example of Willem Blaeu's map of Venezuela and Columbia, embellished with two cartouches, two compass-roses...

Mediolanum Ducatus.

Willem Blaeu's attractive map of the Duchy of Milan. Embellished with two fine cartouches. From the French edition of Willem Blaeu's atlas "Theatrum".W. Blaeu, ...

[Lot of 7 maps] Paraguay, Ó Prov. de Rio de la Plata cum regionibus With Arnold Montanus's and Tirion's of the countries bordering the Rio de la Plata. and Isaak Tirion's map of the same area.

Willem Blaeu, founder of the famous publishing firm. Originally publishing pilot-guides, he issued his first atlas,  'Atlantis Appendix', in 1630, followed by his "...

[Lot of 5 maps of Austria, Tsjechia, Silesia and Slowakia] Salzburg.

Willem Blaeu's decorative map of the archbishopric of Saltzburg and the duchy of Carinthia. From the French edition of Willem Blaeu's atlas "Theatrum".Willem Bl...

[Lot of 4 map western Spain / Portugal Antique map of Galicia] Gallaecia Regnum, descripta a F. Fer. Ojea.

A map of Galicia after Ferdinand Ajea’s map ‘Reyno de Galizia of 1598. Decorated with two cartouches, ships and wind-roses. Dutch text on verso.Willem Blaeu, fath...

[ Lot of 4 maps] Western Spain with Gibraltar.

Johannes Janssonius, the great rival of Willem Blaeu, was the son-in-law of Jodocus Hondius. Together with Jodocus' son Hendrick, he continued to publish the successive e...

Mare Bal Ticum. Pomeraniae Ducatus Tabula Auctore Eilharo Lubino

This handsome decorative map by Willem Blaeu depicts the region on the south shore of the Baltic Sea called Pomerania, which is Poland’s entire Baltic coast and Germany...

Albis Fluvius Germaniae celebris A Fontibus Ad Ostia. . .

A nice original colored map showing the course of the Elbe River in Germany from the North Sea to Prague. By the famous Dutch cartographer Jan Jansson. The map Includes t...

[Title page] Nieuwen ATLAS ofte Weereldt-Beschrijvinghe Eerste Deels Vervolgh/ Inhoudende Duytschlandt.

Title page from Jansson's 'Atas Novus', first published in 1636. With a fine ornate coat of arms above, held by eagles, coat of arms with a crowned double eagle in center...

Perchensis Comitatus, La Perche Compte Amstlelodami.

A highly detailed 1636 Jansson map of the former province of Perche, France. It features a strap work title cartouche, a drape including a large Royal armorial and a str...

[Lot of 7 maps and gravure] Nova Hispania et Nova Galicia. [with map of Guatamala]

Willem Blaeu’s beautiful map of Mexico is decorated with a very large title-cartouche with the coat-of-arms of the king of Spain, another cartouche and two ships and a ...

Turcicum Imperium.

Merian's map of the Turkish Empire, showing the area from Sicily and Italy until the Caspian Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea, Socotra Island, and Saudi Arabia.

[lot of 8 maps/ prints of the Caribbean] Cuba Insula, inset: Havanna portus; Hispanolia Insula; Insula Iamaica; Ins. S. Ioannis; I.s. Margareta.

Re-issue of Gerard Mercator's small atlasA lot of 8 maps and prints of the Caribbean.

Magnae Britanniae et Hiberniae Tabulae

A handsome map of Britain and Ireland, published by M. Merian in Frankfurt in 1636.Merian based this map on Blaeu's influential earlier work and he added a Stuart coat of...

Nova et accurata tabula Episcopatuum Stavangriensis, Bergensis et Asloiensis.

Fine map of the southern part of Norway. Decorated with many ships and a compass rose. German text on verso.

Nova et accurata tabula Episcopatuum Stavangriensis, Bergensis et Asloiensis.

Fine map of the southern part of Norway. Decorated with many ships and a compass rose. Latin text on verso. From a French composite atlas.

Nova Totius Livoniae accurata Descriptio.

Decorative map of Estonia and Latvia. Including the southern tip of Finland and the south eastern tip of Sweden, including Stockholm.From a French composite atlas.Read mo...

Loudunois. Laudunum / Mirebalais.

Two maps on one sheet. Centered on Loudun and Mirebeau. Showing lower left cartouche putti playing with grapes.No text on verso. From a French composite atlas.Read more a...