Amsterdam: Jan Jansson. Map. Engraving with oxidized original hand color. Image measures 15 x 19.5". This fine antique wine map by Jansson depicts the Duchy of Aiguillon, now a commune of the Lot-et-Garonne department in southwest France. The map identifies important towns, fortifications, rivers, vineyards and villages throughout with beautifully rendered mountains and forests.The Garonne river is prominently featured and it's tributary the Lot river. The map is dedicated to Marie de Vignerot de Pontcourlay. She was the niece of..... More

Amsterdam: Jansson, 1662. Map. Engraving with beautiful hand coloring. Image measures 13 1/2" x 19" A finely engraved and highly decorative map of ancient Tuscany (Tuscia), depicting the region as understood in the Roman period. Based on Ortelius's influential reconstruction of classical geography, the map traces Roman roads, rivers, and settlements across central Italy, encompassing modern Tuscany and parts of Lazio and Umbria. Prominent Etruscan centers such as Tarquinia and Volterra appear alongside key Roman sites including Florentia (Florence) and..... More

1658. Map. Engraving. 18" x 22". Important map of Japan & Korea as an Island, with Ezo, Kunashiri and Sakhalin as a single land mass. Hard to find in an uncolored State. Jan Jansson was part of an influential family of map publishers from the Netherlands throughout the 17th century and beyond. They were based in Arnhem then in Amsterdam. They were printers, publishers and booksellers. Major publications were under the joint ownership of the Jansson heirs and their printing..... More