Amsterdam: Jodocus Hondius, 1609. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 14.75" x 19.75". Amsterdam: 1609 French edition. Important early map of the Americas. The stereographic projection includes sea vessels from various regions including Japan, Greenland, Florida, South America, and Europe. Two indigenous fire canoes are described with notes.The lower cartouche shows two birds looking in on a strapwork framed scene of Brazilians making alcohol, based on Theodor De Bry's work. Cauim, is an alcoholic beverage made from manioc root..... More

Amsterdam. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 13 1/2" x 19 1/2", sheet measures 17 3/4" x 21 7/8" Beautiful and rare map of Tartary, extending from the Black Sea to the Pacific, and from Central Asia to the Arctic. Some notable features on this map include the Great Wall of China, Korea depicted as an island, and an early inclusion of present-day Alaska in the upper right corner with Cape Fortuna and the Straits of Anian labeled..... More

1609. Map. Engraving. Sheet measures 18 1/2 x 22 1/4 inches. 14 1/8 x 19 3/8 inches. Faint stains and worm holes to upper margins, otherwise in good condition. Stunning map of South America with an inset plan of Cusco Peru. Eastern Brazil is depicted as an island. Lake Parime or Lake Parima, the legendary lake located in Guiana is located and named. It was reputedly the location of the fabled city of El Dorado - the city of gold..... More

Amsterdam: Jodocus Hondius. Map. c. 1630. Engraving. Image measures 14.75" x 19.5". This beautiful circa 1630 map features the Savoy region of France. Extending southward from Lake Geneva or Lac Leman to Grenoble, the map covers the departments of Savoie and Haute-Savoie in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alps region of France. Includes parts of southern Switzerland and Piemont in Italy. This map labels several towns, villages, and rivers with beautifully rendered forests and mountains. This mountainous region, popular for its ski resorts, is..... More

Amsterdam: Jodocus Hondius, 1612. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 13 1/4 x 15 inches. Sheet measures 18 x 22 inches. Stains and chips to margins but otherwise in good condition. Beautiful map of the eastern part of Ulster, featuring Down and Antrim Counties in Northern Ireland. Mercator's famous moire pattern in the sea is used and relief is shown pictorially. The map appears in the French edition of the Mercator-Hondius Atlas. Gerard Mercator (1512-1594) was an accomplished mathematician..... More

Amsterdam: Jodocus Hondius, 1633. Map. Copper plate engraving with original hand coloring. Published in Amsterdam, 1633. Image measures 13 1/2" x 19 1/4", sheet measures 18 7/8" x 22 1/4" Beautiful 17th century map of the African continent with impressive detail. The water is engraved with the signature moire effect detail to mimic ocean waves, and illustrations include flying sea monsters, native fauna throughout the continent, several large merchant ships, and a a dugout canoe with one person depicted rowing..... More