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Berta etas mudi Folium CLI. The patriarch of Constantinople Eraclius. Ill-trained children. Natural and Meteorological Phenomena.The Prophet Mahommet. The bishop saint Isidore of Seville, saint Jouarre.
A beautiful woodblock print from the Nuremberg Chronicle. Latin text page is illustrated with a depictions of The Patriarch of Constantinople Eraclius. Ill-trained childr...
Place & Date: Nuremberg, 1493.
Selling price: $180
Sold in 2017
Palermo.
A colored bird's eye view of the city of Palermo on Sicily, depicted in its defense works surrounded by fields, as seen from the North. The city's coat of arms at the top...
Place & Date: Leiden, 1715-25
Selling price: $155
Sold in 2022
Plan de la grande & fameuse ville marchande d'Amsterdam / Plan de la grande & fameuse ville marchande d'Amsterdam
A very large size city map of Amsterdam within its fortifications is seen from the IJ, with main buildings depicted in bird's eye view, and many ships moored or in the ha...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, ca. 1725/35
Selling price: $900
Sold in 2022
Belgium and Holland, late the Km. of the Netherlands.
"Very detailed map of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. Indicated are railways, canals and battlefields by date.James Wyld (the younger) was geographer to the...
Place & Date: London 1855/64
Selling price: $55
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Colombia prima or South America..
Very detailed map of South America in two sheets. With table showing civil divisions with square miles and population. In lower part of the map three altitude insets afte...
Place & Date: London 1855/64
Selling price: $320
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Map of the Republic Switzerland, describing its 22 cantons.
Very detailed map of Switzerland. Upper right hand corner geographical notes, lower left, explanations of the signs.James Wyld (the younger) was geographer to the Queen a...
Place & Date: London 1855/64
Selling price: $60
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Manuscript leaf on vellum from a book of hours.
Manuscript leaf, in a Bâtarde bookhand from a book of hours. RECTO: One 2-line initial in blue, red, white and liquid gold. VERSO: Two 2-line initials in blue, red, whit...
Place & Date: Flanders c. 1520.
Selling price: $100
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Mandria, Fornoli, Lipso and Cruscia /.(verso) Lango.
Benedetto Bordone (1460-1531), cartographer and engraver. Published in 1528 his islands book, 'Isolario'.Two woodcut maps from Bernadetto Bordone?s ?Isolario?.
Place & Date: Venice, 1532.
Selling price: $140
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Panorama of Havana.
A fine, large colored steel engraving showing a panoramic view of Havana and its harbour as seen from the south or southeast. The city centre is depicted in remarkable de...
Place & Date: [Havana, G.B. Haase, 1854].
Selling price: $2000
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Neuw Griechenlandt, mit andern. . .
A nice full color example of Münster's first map of modern Greece, from Munster's 'Cosmographia', one of the most influential geographical works of the 16th century. Dat...
Place & Date: Basel, ca 1550
Selling price: $200
Sold in 2020
Il Cuscho Citta Principale Della Provincia Del Peru.
A 1550's decorative bird's-eye view of Cusco, from a German edition of Münster's 'Cosmographia', one of the most influential geographical works of the 16th century. One ...
Place & Date: Basel, ca 1550
Selling price: $350
Sold in 2020
Die Eydtgnoschafft,oder das Schwytzerlandt. . .
An antique map of Switzerland and the source of the Rhine, by Sebastian Munster.One of the Earliest Modern Maps of Switzerland. This map is also the first of the 3 sheets...
Place & Date: Basel, ca 1550
Selling price: $150
Sold in 2020
Italia mit Dreien Fuernemsten Inseln, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicilia.
A fine woodblock map of Italy by Münster, from a 1550's German edition of his 'Cosmography'. A map covering all of Italy, Sicily, Corsica and Sardinia, showing the river...
Place & Date: Basel, ca 1550
Selling price: $200
Sold in 2020
Teutschland,mit seinem gantzen begriff und eingeschlossnen Landschafften.
A fine antique woodcut map of Germany by Sebastian Münster, ca 1550, Basel. From a German edition of his 'Cosmography'.Germany, with parts of the Netherlands, Austria, S...
Place & Date: Basel, ca 1550
Selling price: $170
Sold in 2020
SCLAVONIA ODER WINDISCH MARCK. . .
A detailed and attractive wood block map by Munster of the region that included Istria and extends to include some of Slovenia, Croatia, Dalmatia, and northeastern Italy....
Place & Date: Basel, ca 1550
Selling price: $130
Sold in 2021
HISPANIA. . .
Sebastian Münster's highly influential modern map of the Iberian peninsula. The first state, second issue, one of the earliest obtainable modern maps of Spain and Portug...
Place & Date: Basel, ca 1550
Selling price: $310
Sold in 2021
Behemer Koenigreich. . .
Münsters first map [of 2] of Bohemia, published in Basel, circa 1550. An early woodcut map of Bohemia, (Czech Republic) by Sebastian Münster oriented to the South. The ...
Place & Date: Basel, ca 1550
Selling price: $150
Sold in 2021
![Die Siebenbürg. . .Transylvania,Romania]](/uploads/cache/85024-250x250.jpg)
Die Siebenbürg. . .Transylvania,Romania]
Münsters first map [of 2] of Bohemia, published in Basel, circa 1550. An early woodcut map of Transylvania, Romania by Sebastian Münster oriented to the North. The titl...
Place & Date: Basel, ca 1550
Selling price: $130
Sold in 2021
![L'effigie de la ville de Saleurre. . . [Solothurn]](/uploads/cache/85032-250x250.jpg)
L'effigie de la ville de Saleurre. . . [Solothurn]
A fine (woodcut) panoramic town-view of Solothum with the River Aar in the foreground. In lower right CS. There is no information available for the monogamist CS, however...
Place & Date: Basel, ca 1550
Selling price: $120
Sold in 2021
![LA VILLE DE CHOURES. . .[Chur]](/uploads/cache/85033-250x250.jpg)
LA VILLE DE CHOURES. . .[Chur]
A fine woodcut panoramic view of Chur, by Sebastian Muenster, ca. 1550. Chur is the oldest town in Switzerland and the capital of the Canton of Graubünden/Grisons. Chur ...
Place & Date: Basel, ca 1550
Selling price: $130
Sold in 2021
Germania. . .
A map of Germany from Abraham Ortelius’ "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" is probably based on the map by Christaan Sgrooten. Embellished with a large title-cartouche...
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1571.
Selling price: $200
Sold in 2021
ANFA. QUIBUSDAM ANAFFA - AZAAMURUM - DIU - GOA fortissima Indiae urbs in Christianorum potestatem anno Salutis 1509. . .
A nice old color example of Braun & Hogenberg's set of Casablanca (Anfa) - Azemmour (Azamor) - Diu - Old Goa (Velha Goa). Text to verso.
Place & Date: Cologne, ca 1572
Selling price: $400
Sold in 2019
CALECHUT CELEBERRI MUM INDIAE EMPORIUM - ORMUS - CANONOR - S. GEORGE Oppidum Mina nunucaptum.
A striking old colored set of four city views, illustrating a trip from Africa to the trading regions of East, from Braun & Hogenberg's Civitates Orbis Terrarum, the ...
Place & Date: Frankfurt, ca 1572
Selling price: $300
Sold in 2019
![ADEN.[Yemen] Arabiae Foelicis Emporium Celeberrimi Nominis, quo ex India, Aethiopia ... - MOMBAZA - QUILOA - CEFALA.](/uploads/cache/82806-250x250.jpg)
ADEN.[Yemen] Arabiae Foelicis Emporium Celeberrimi Nominis, quo ex India, Aethiopia ... - MOMBAZA - QUILOA - CEFALA.
A striking, old colored set of four city views. The oldest obtainable printed view of Aden, with smaller views of 3 other African Harbours. The harbour of Aden was among ...
Place & Date: Cologne, ca 1572
Selling price: $400
Sold in 2019
Tabula Aphricae I .
One of the earliest maps of Morocco and Tunisia, the northern coast of Africa, including Gibraltar and the Balearic islands. Early double page copperplate engraving from ...
Place & Date: Venice, 1574
Selling price: $65
Sold in 2014
Palestinae sive totius Terrae Promissionis nova descriptio?
A new description of Palestine or the whole Promised Land. The shoreline runs from Berytus (Beirut) to the Nile Delta, reaching inland east of the Jordan and in the south...
Place & Date: Antwerp 1575.
Selling price: $450
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![Rhetiae alpestris descriptio in qua hodie Tirolis Comitatus [with] Goritiae, Karstii, Chaczeolae, Carniolae, Histriae, et Windorum Marchae Descrip.](/uploads/cache/99693-250x250.jpg)
Rhetiae alpestris descriptio in qua hodie Tirolis Comitatus [with] Goritiae, Karstii, Chaczeolae, Carniolae, Histriae, et Windorum Marchae Descrip.
Depicts two maps by Abraham Ortelius. A map of Tyrol, Austria is seen on the left while an example of Northern Yugoslavia is on the right.Both are rendered in lovely orig...
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1580
Selling price: $155
Sold in 2010
![Baden im Argow. Baden Argoiae. [Baden]](/uploads/cache/84274-250x250.jpg)
Baden im Argow. Baden Argoiae. [Baden]
A map of Baden in Switzerland, published by Merian and his heirs in various works, including the Archontologia cosmica, Theatrum Europaeum and the Topographia Germaniae. ...
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1646 ca
Selling price: $130
Sold in 2020
Terra sancta a Petro Laicstain perlustrata..
The Holy Land described by Petrus Laicstain, a Dutch astronomer who collected topographic material on Palestine during his stay there in 1556. Designed by Christian Schro...
Place & Date: Anvers 1612.
Selling price: $500
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Berge op Zoom.
From Ludovico Guicciardini.'s description of the Netherlands ' Beschrijvinghe van alle de Nederlanden anderssins ghenoemt Neder-Duytslandt ', published by Willem Blaeu.A ...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, W.Blaeu, 1612.
Selling price: $140
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HUNGARIA Per Gerardum Mercatorem
This is Mercator's map of the Kingdom of Hungary. The Danube River runs through the map from the top left to the bottom right. Transylvania borders the map on the righ...
Place & Date: Duisburg and later Amsterdam, (1585-95) 1613
Selling price: $230
Sold in 2012
MARCA BRANDEBURGENSIS & POMERANIA.
Gerard Mercator (1512-94). His 'Atlas sive Cosmographica' was posthumously published in 1595. Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612), a founder of the Hondius publishing house, acqu...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1613.
Selling price: $310
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The Countie and Citie of Lyncolne described with the Armes of Them That Have Bene Earles thereoe since the conquest.
“The Countie and Citie of Lyncolne described with the Armes of Them That Have Bene Earles thereoe since the conquest”. English county map by John Speed. The plates we...
Place & Date: London, 1614
Selling price: $450
Sold in 2020
Argonautica.
A very nice map of Greece. Very decorative title cartouche centred in the upper part of the map. Three inset maps in upper left-hand corner and lower-right-hand corner, i...
Place & Date: Antwerp 1603-1618.
Selling price: $440
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Philippus III. Dei Gratia Hispaniarum Et Indiarum Rex etc.
The engraving depicts a half length oval portrait of Philip III of Spain.Nicolaes de Clerck (de Klerc) was active as engraver and publisher in Delft from 1599-1621.Includ...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, Cloppenburch, 1621.
Selling price: $10
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Valletta Citta Nova di Malta.
A fine, early map of Valletta, the capital of Malta. A very detailed view of the city with 41 locations of important buildings and locations. It includes a large inset ma...
Place & Date: Frankfurt am Mains, 1636
Selling price: $290
Sold in 2017
Insula Sacra; Vulgo Holy Iland; Et Farne.
Attractive map of Holy and Farne Islands off the coast of Northumberland. Farne Island is shown with the Tower and on Holy Island a fort and abbey are visible. The mainla...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1646.
Selling price: $180
Sold in 2012
Hollandia Comitatus.
French text verso. Highly detailed regional map of Holland, showing the area around Amsterdam, Utrecht, Rotterdam, with an inset upper right corner of the Dutch Islands o...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1647
Selling price: $775
Sold in 2016
Delineatio Situsve Provinciae Clissam & spalatum. Abbildung oder Situation der Landschafft Clissa vnd Spalato.
An important copper engraving from Merian's Theatrum Europäum, 1652 (see Fauser Nr. 13238). It shows a bird's-eye view of the region of Split with the islands of Solta u...
Place & Date: Frankfurt a. M., 1654
Selling price: $120
Sold in 2019
Lisbona.
A rare panoramic view of Lisbon with over the whole length of the lower part 3 columns of poems in Latin, Dutch and French.Published by Dancker Danckerts (1634-1666)Colle...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1660.
Selling price: $1200
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