Amsterdam. Map. Copperplate engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 15.5 x 31". Sheet measures 22 x 33" More

Frans Hogenberg, 1599. View. Color engraving. Image measures 17.5" x 13.25". This beautiful bird's eye view of Kempten was published by Braun and Hogenberg between 1572 and 1617. The title translates to Campidonia commonly known as Kempten, a famous city of the Holy Roman Empire in Southern Germany).The map depicts the walled city and surrounding fields in incredible detail with buildings drawn in profile. The key identifies 27 important sites of the time. The foreground features a couple dressed in..... More

Frans Hogenberg, 1599. View. Color engraving. Image measures 19.25" x 12". This fine decorative bird's eye view depicts the town of Frankenberg, a town in Hesse, central Germany. Published between 1572 and 1617 by Braun and Hogenberg, the map depicts the town from the northeast, on a hill above the River Eder. The walled city is beautifully depicted surrounded by fields, separated by fences. The Liebfrauenkirche, the three-aisled Church built in the gothic style in 1286, and based on the..... More

Amsterdam: 1688. Map. Engraving. Image measures 18 5/8 x 21 5/8" This 17th century map by Frederick de Wit depicts the Seventeen Provinces of the Low Countries (Germania Inferior). The map shows a high level of detail, including numerous cities, towns, rivers, and regional boundaries. A large decorative cartouche on the left features a coat of arms, and a list of the provinces. At the base of the cartouche is the crest of Johan Munter, an Amsterdam merchant and civic..... More

London: William Faden, 1804. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. 23" x 31". This scarce map of the disputed territory of the Duchy of Holstein in 1804 when it still belonged to Denmark. The chart notes fortified towns, market towns, castles, and other important notations which are visibly marked with a detailed key. Original hand colour. Important cities of Hamburg, Lubeck, and Eutin are identified. In 1848, there was an uprising in the Duchies of Schleswig (directly north of Holstein), and..... More

T. Cadell. Map. Hand-colored engraving. Image size 12" x 14". This beautiful 18th century map of the Danish Dutchies of Sleswick and Holstein (today Schleswig-Holstein in Germany) also includes Zealand Island, Lolland Island, Falster Island, Funen Island. Thomas Kitchin (1719-1784) was an English engraver and map-maker. His maps and atlases of England earned him the position of hydrographer to the King. Kitchin produced many maps for The London Magazine which was founded in 1732 and is still published today... More

Neustadt an der Weinstrasse: Daniel Meininger, 1930. Map. Colored lithograph. 25" x 16 1/2". Intricately detailed map of Neustadt an der Weinstrasse in the Rhineland-Palatinate region of South West Germany. Different types of roads and land (forest, swamp, etc.) are noted in a key at the bottom as well as waterways and different cabins in the Palatine Forest. There is an advertisement for a shopping center in Neustadt in the bottom right corner. Some wear to original folds. Good condition..... More

Amsterdam. Map. Copperplate engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 14.5 x 19". This decorative map of Oldenburg and Bremen in Germany includes Jadebusen and the estuary of the Weser. Oriented with north to the right, it depicts towns, fortresses, and beautifully rendered topography. Map is in good condition with some edge wear and overall toning. Minor wear along original centerfold. Brittle paper. Petrus Schenk (c.1660--1711) was a German engraver and cartographer. He began his training in Amsterdam in the..... More