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: Jans Jansson, 1652. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 16" x 20 3/4" This intriguing map depicts the Straits of Magellan and Tierra del Fuego, an archipelago off the southernmost tip of South America that is separated from Patagonia by the straits. Discovered in 1520 by its namesake, the narrow strip of water attracted significant European attention as the fastest connection between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. South of the strait is Tierra del Fuego, the..... 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