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URBIBUM PRAECIPUARUM MUNDI THEATRUM QUINTUM, AUCTORE GEORGIO BRAUNIO AGRIPPINATE.

A fine example of the title page to the BRAUN & HOGENBERG 'CIVITATES..' VOL.5, together with the dedication sheet.The 'Civitates Orbis Terrarum' (Atlas of Cities of t...

[Lot of 4 portraits, including Abraham Ortelius]

The portrait of Abraham Ortelius appeared in the editions of his ‘Theatrum’ published after his death in 1598. See M.C.C. no.105.The engraver is Ph. Galle.Lot of 4 po...

[Portrait of Jan Huijgen van Linschoten.]

Rare head and shoulder portrait of the famous explorer Jan Huijgen van Linschoten. The portrait medallion has an oval frame of simulated metal upon which is engraved Lins...

Sebastianus Munsterus Cosmographus.

Very decorative portrait of Sebastian Münster (20 January 1488 – 26 May 1552), engraved by Theodor de Bry (1528-1593) and published in Jean Jacques Boissard, "Ico...

Petrus Apianus Binvitzius Astrologus

Very decorative portrait of Petrus Apianus (April 16, 1495 – April 21, 1552), engraved by Theodor de Bry (1528-1593) and published in Jean Jacques Boissard, "Icone...

Guliemus Camdenus historicus Brittannus.

Very decorative portrait of William Camden (2 May 1551 – 9 November 1623), engraved by Theodor de Bry (1528-1593) and published in Jean Jacques Boissard, "Icones V...

Johannes Hugonis a Linschoten Haerlemensis aeta 35 A° 1598 Soufrir pour parvenir.

Very decorative portrait of Jan Huyghen van Linschoten (1563, Haarlem – 8 February 1611, Enkhuizen), engraved by Theodor de Bry (1528-1593) and published in Jean Jacque...

Johannes Hugonis a Linschoten Haerlemensis aeta 35 A° 1598 Soufrir pour parvenir.

Very decorative portrait of Jan Huyghen van Linschoten (1563, Haarlem – 8 February 1611, Enkhuizen), engraved by Theodor de Bry (1528-1593). Jan Huyghen van Linschoten ...

Baixos de India.

Early print of a wreaked ship, with people captured by giant lobsters! From the Caert-Thresoor and engraved by the Dutch master-engraver Petrus Kaerius. The first edition...

Abraham Ortelius.

Galliae tabule geographicae. Per Gerardum Mercatorem...

Attractive titlepage of the France volume from Mercator's Atlas Sive Cosmographia. According to Shirley the "early sectional parts of his "Atlas" each had ...

Der Orietalischen Idien. . . [Title page]

A very attractive title page from the second part of de Bry's travel book. Theodore de Bry, a German engraver and book dealer, began a compilation of early voyages in 159...

[Lot of 3 portraits, with a portrait of Abraham Ortelius and portraits of William Camden and Robert Dudley]

A striking portrait of Abraham Ortelius, This portrait of Abraham Ortelius appeared in the editions of his ‘Theatrum’ published after his death in 1598. Abraham Ortel...

Islandia.

Quad's : reduced in size Ortelius´ map, of Iceland. With German text on verso, from Geographisch Handtbuch. Signed by the engraver Johan Bussemacher.Matthias Quad was o...

Abrahami Ortelli. . .

Decorative sheet with a portrait of the great Abraham Ortelius published after his death in 1598. Including a small map of Eastern Hemisphere. The text is the epitaph wri...

The Portrait of Abraham Ortelius from his Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

This is the famous portrait of Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598), the author of the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. The Theatrum Orbis Terrarum was the first atlas that displayed a ...

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...

[Portrait of J.H.van Linschoten.]

Attractive roundel portrait of the famous Dutch navigator Jan Huijgen van Linschoten (1563-1610). The portrait is set within a strap work border incorporating vignettes o...

[Portrait of J.H.van Linschoten.]

Attractive roundel portrait of the famous Dutch navigator Jan Huijgen van Linschoten (1563-1610). The portrait is set within a strap work border incorporating vignettes o...

[Portrait of Bertrand d'Argentré by Thomas de Leu]

Portrait engraved by Thomas de Leu. Thomas de Leu or Leeuw or Le Leup (1560-1612) is a French engraver of Dutch origin. He made his debut in Antwerp, first influenced by ...

Title page : Germaniae Tabule Geographicae..

An attractive title page.Mercator was born in Rupelmonde in Flanders and studied in Louvain under Gemma Frisius, Dutch writer, astronomer and mathematician. The excellenc...

Belgii Inferioris Geographicae Tabule..

An attractive title page.Mercator was born in Rupelmonde in Flanders and studied in Louvain under Gemma Frisius, Dutch writer, astronomer and mathematician. The excellenc...

[Title page] Indiae Orientalis pars septima. . .

Title page from a Latin text edition " Indiae Orientalis pars septima . . . à Georgio Spilbergio. . . Caspao Balby. . .". Being part VII of the Grand Voyages. ...

[Title page] Atlas sive Cosmographicae Meditationes . . .

Latin text edition. With the Mercator-Hondius double portrait, inserted from 1613 in the various editions of the Atlas. "In the first decade of the seventeenth centu...

Pascaarte vande Belt, verthoonende de Oostersche Zeecuste van Iutlandt…

This is a very rare sea chart of the east coast of Denmark with the island of Fyn. The map is oriented with west at the top with two lovely compass roses indicating north...

Parergon sive Veteris Geographiae Aliquot Tabulae.

Abraham Ortelius(1527-98), Dutch cartographer and publisher of the first modern atlas, "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" in 1570. Editions till 1612. Also an atlas of a...

Delle Guerre di Fiandra, Libri VI (Title Page).

Fine copper-engraved title page from “The Wars of Flanders, Book VI”. Antwerp, First edition by P. Giustiniani and Joseph Camurini in Antwerp in 1609. The book contai...

[Title page]. Le second livre, journal ou comptoir, contenant le vray discours et narration historique, du voyage fait par les huit navires d'Amsterdam. . .

The title page has a large engraving of the Dutch arriving at Tuban, including an elephant. From "[Le second livre, Iournal ou comptoir, contenant le vray discours e...

Portrait of Sebastian Munster.

Rare head and shoulder portrait of the famous geographer Sebastian Munster.

Belgii inferioris descriptio..

A very attractive title page, decorated with cherubs, fruits and flowers.

[Title page] from "Caroli Scribani..".

Title page with copper engraved printers device (72x96mm). Christoffel Plantin (± 1520 - 1589) established himself in Antwerp around 1549. First, he worked as a bookbind...

Tornaci Nervorum. Episcopatus Perantiquus Totaq. Tornacesii Ditio... Ion. Baptista Vrientius Antverp. Tabulam a se delineatam.. [One of the rarest of all Ortelius maps]

This exceptional rare map of Hainaut is a must for all collectors of Ortelius maps!!! The rarest of all Ortelius maps. Centered on Lille. The map has a dedication to Mich...

'Britannia' Frontispiece - William Camden.

Above the title, a cartouche depicting the figure of Britannia, with shield and spear, seated on a rock beside the sea. Below a map of Britain, inscribed with the Latin n...

The Achievement of Our Soveraigne King James as he Nowe Beareth With the Armes of Severall kings that have aunciently raigned within his nowe Dominions

This is the frontispiece to John Speed's “The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine.” The central panel contains the Royal Arms, allegorical motifs including putti,...

[Title page] Theatro Del Mondo Di Abrahamo Ortelio . . .

Fine decorative title page of the Italian text edition of the 1612 edition of Theatro Del Mondo Di Abrahamo Ortelio (31:652) printed by the Moretus brothers. On the vers...

[Titlepage] Galliae tabulae geographicae..

Decorative title page.

Title page.

This is the title leaf of an Atlas by Mercator, describing the Netherlands.

Plantarum Horti Eystaettensis Classis Hybernia.

A decorative and beautiful frontispiece page .

[Title page] Plantarum Horti Eystaettensis Classis Hybernia.

A decorative and beautiful frontispiece page from the 'Winter' section one of the largest and most magnificent of the great flower books, depicting more than 1000 flowers...

(Title page) Commentariorum Rerum Germanicarum Libri Tres

Map of ancient Europe, prepared by Petrus Bertius (1565-1629). From "Commentariorum Rerum Germanicarum Libri Tres : Primus est Germaniae veteris. Secundus, Germaniae...