Cornelius Claesz. Map. Copper engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 3.75" x 5". This miniature map shows the region of Istria, the largest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea. The map extends from the Gulf of Trieste to the Bay of Kvarner and includes parts of modern-day Italy, Croatia, and Slovenia. The map also includes the Gulf of Venice in the Adriatic Sea. The moire patterned sea has two tiny ships and sea monsters, and there is a small title..... More
Amsterdam. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 15.25" x 20.75". Beautifully detailed town plan of Bolsward in northern Holland, shown in an unusual panoramic birds-eye view, circa 1649. Features the fortress and the town within it, and the surrounding pastoral landscape. Includes two coats of arms, both of which are hand burnished with beautiful gold leaf. Dedication cartouche is decorated in an agricultural theme. Latin text on verso. Published around the time of the Spanish acknowledgment of the..... More
Amsterdam. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 16 5/8" x 20.5". Beautifully colored town plan of Doesburg in northeastern Holland, shown in an unusual panoramic birds-eye view, circa 1649. Features the fortress walls and a few cottages in the surrounding landscape. Includes two coats of arms, both of which have been hand burnished with beautiful gold leaf. Scale also includes gold leaf. Latin text on verso. Published around the time of the Spanish acknowledgment of the Dutch Republic..... More
Amsterdam. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 14.75" x 19.5". Beautifully colored town plan of Goes in western Holland, shown in an unusual panoramic birds-eye view, circa 1649. Features the fortress and the surrounding pastoral landscape, with ships in the waters. Includes two coats of arms, both of which are hand burnished with beautiful gold leaf. Latin text on verso. Published around the time of the Spanish acknowledgment of the Dutch Republic in "Novum Ac Magnum Theatrum Urbium..... More
Amsterdam. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 16.25" x 20.75". Exquisite town plan of Grolla in Holland, circa 1649, shown in an unusual panoramic birds-eye view. Features the fortress and the surrounding pastoral landscape. Includes a coat of arms, which is hand burnished with beautiful gold leaf. Cartouche and scale are also decorated in gold leaf. Wonderful vignette in bottom left corner of two men fighting on horseback. Latin text on verso. Published around the time of the..... More
Amsterdam. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 13.75" x 19.75". Absolutely stunning town plan of Hasselt in northeastern Holland, shown in an unusual panoramic birds-eye view, circa 1649. Features the fortress and the town within it, and ships in the surrounding river. Includes two coats of arms, both of which are hand burnished with beautiful gold leaf. Latin text on verso. Published around the time of the Spanish acknowledgment of the Dutch Republic in "Novum Ac Magnum Theatrum..... More
Amsterdam: Johannes Blaeu. Map. Copper plate engraving with original hand coloring with highlights in gold. Image measures 15" x 19.5". Sheet measures 20.25 x 24". This sea chart shows the Cape Verde Islands, an archipelago off the coast of Western Africa. The islands became particularly strategic starting in the 15th Century, when the Portuguese colonized them and utilized them as a stop in the Atlantic Slave Trade. The map is beautifully drawn with rhumb lines criss-crossing around a central compass..... More
Amsterdam: Johannes Blaeu. Map. Copper plate engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 14.75" x 19.5". This beautiful circa 1662 map by Johannes Blaeu features the region of Istria, the largest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea. Oriented with north to the left, extends from the Gulf of Trieste to the Island of Cres in the Adriatic Sea to include part of Italy and Croatia. As a part of the Venetian Republic, this region contained many important sea ports that are..... More
Amsterdam: Johannes Blaeu, 1662. Map. Hand colored engraving. 20 1/2" x 24". Classic Blaeu latin edition of the greater Polish area, centering on Posnan. Beautiful cartouches featuring cherubs, Polish heraldry, and the crown. The map is dedicated to Doctor Georg Freudenhammer. One of the most prolific Dutch mapmakers of his time, Willem Blaeu (1571-1638) started one of the most famous map publishing firms of the 17th century. It was at this time that the Dutch controlled the map trade, and..... More
Amsterdam: Johannes Blaeu. Map. Copper plate engraving with original hand coloring with highlights in gold. Image measures 15.25" x 21". This beautiful circa 1650 map by Johannes Blaeu depicts southern Russia in detail. Covering the southwest part of Russia and Eastern Ukraine, the map extends from Vologda south to the Sea of Azov and from Mykolaiv east to the Volga River, where it discharges into the Caspian Sea. Throughout, the map notes rivers, towns, cities, lakes, and a host of..... More
Amsterdam. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 14" x 18.25". Beautifully detailed town plan of Steenwijk in northeastern Holland, circa 1649, shown in an unusual panoramic birds-eye view. Features the fortress and the town within it, and the surrounding pastoral landscape. Includes two coats of arms. Latin text on verso. Published around the time of the Spanish acknowledgment of the Dutch Republic in "Novum Ac Magnum Theatrum Urbium Belgicae Liberae Ac Foederataee" ("Town books of the Netherlands"). Many..... More
Amsterdam. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 16.25" x 20.75". Exquisite town plan of Zwartsluis in northeastern Holland, shown in an unusual panoramic birds-eye view, circa 1649. Features the fortress and the town within it facing the ships in the outstretched waters. North is oriented toward the bottom of the page. Scale includes hand burnished gold leaf. Latin text on verso. Published around the time of the Spanish acknowledgment of the Dutch Republic in "Novum Ac Magnum Theatrum..... More
Amsterdam: Johannes Blaeu. Map. Hand colored engraving. 19 1/2" x 23 1/2". Classic Blaeu map of China and Tartary. Shows from the Caspian Sea to the South China Sea. The great wall of China is finely rendered but most of the geography is still unknown. More detail appears along the Western portion of the silk road. Latin text verso. Commentary throughout in Latin. Repairs to lower center margins, otherwise good condition. One of the most prolific Dutch mapmakers of his..... More
Amsterdam. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 15.5" x 20". Exquisite town plan of Enkhuizen, circa 1649, shown in an unusual panoramic birds-eye view. Beautifully detailed, with delicately rendered ships in the various waterways around the city. Includes two coats of arms. Dutch text on verso. Published around the time of the Spanish acknowledgment of the Dutch Republic in "Tooneel der Steden van der Vereenighde Nederlanden" ("Town books of the Netherlands"). Many of the town plans included in..... More
Amsterdam. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 16.25" x 20.75". Beautifully detailed town plan of Tiel in central Holland, circa 1649, shown in an unusual panoramic birds-eye view. Shows the pastoral and maritime nature of the area, with farms, houses, churches and ships in the surrounding waters. Includes two coats of arms. Dutch text on verso. Published around the time of the Spanish acknowledgment of the Dutch Republic in "Tooneel der Steden van der Vereenighde Nederlanden" ("Town books..... More
Amsterdam: Willem Blaeu. Map. Copper plate engraving with hand coloring. Decorative title cartouche. Image measures 15" x 19.5". Sheet measures 20.75 x 24.5". Striking map of south Africa from Congo and Mozambique to the Cape of Good Hope. Dates to circa 1636. Part of Madagascar included. Identifies the mythical Mountains of the Moon or 'Lunae Montes'. The source of the Zambesi River (Zachaf Lacus) is also identified. The map includes beautiful illustrations of wildlife, including elephants and monkeys, four ships..... More
Amsterdam: Willem Blaeu. Map. Copper plate engraving with hand coloring. Decorative title cartouche. Image measures 15 1/4" x 19 3/4". Sheet measures 20 3/4 x 24 7/8". Fascinating map of central Africa including the legendary fictitious kingdom of Prester John. Published circa 1600, the map depicts the region from Sudan to Mozambique. The map includes many illustrations of wildlife, including elephants, ostriches, and monkeys. Title cartouche features two figures with babies, and have been beautifully hand colored. Willem Blaeu (1571-1638)..... More
Amsterdam. Map. Copperplate engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 15.5 x 31". Sheet measures 22 x 33". This map of the historic French region of Alsace focuses on the lower Rhine River. Oriented with north to the right, the map describes a fertile area of France that, due to the many tributaries of the river, has historically been well-known for its wine. Perhaps the lushness of the region can account for the map's, particularly risqué title cartouche, which features two..... More
Amsterdam: Willem Blaeu. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 14 7/8" x 19 3/8". Beautiful map of southern Spain in original color with gold highlights, circa 1650. Shows Andalusia with Seville, Cordoba and the Strait of Gibraltar. Decorative features include ornate cartouches with cherubs and architectural elements, a compass rose, ships and two coats of arms. Minor overall aging and offsetting, full original margins. Willem Blaeu (1571-1638) was a prolific Dutch mapmaker who started one of the most..... More
Amsterdam. Map. Engraving with original hand outline. Image measures 15" x 19.75". Beautiful regional map of northern France, circa 1640. Includes Paris in the south east and the winding Seine River. Great cartouche vignette of the goddess of agriculture, Ceres, and a figure in a cart drawn by two winged dragons. Willem Blaeu (1571-1638) was a prolific Dutch mapmaker who started one of the most famous map publishing firms of the 17th century. It was at this time that the..... More
Amsterdam: Willem Blaeu. Map. Engraving with original hand color. Image measures 15 x 19.5". This wonderful map from circa 1635 covers the Dordogne River valley region in southwest France. It extends south from the Dordogne River and labels several important towns including Sarlat, Bergerac, Molieres, Domme, Ville Franche, Monbazillac, Montignac, etc. Based on the work of Jean Tarde, a mathematician and astronomer, and the Canon of Sarlat, the map beautifully renders mountains and cities in profile and notes towns, villages..... More
Amsterdam: 1634. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 16.5" x 20.5", page measures 21.5 x 25.75". Rare example from Spanish edition of "Theatrum Obis Terrarum" published in 1634. Shows section of Southern Uplands. Willem Blaeu (1571-1638) was a prolific Dutch mapmaker who started one of the most famous map publishing firms of the 17th century. It was at this time that the Dutch controlled the map trade, and their ornate and beautiful maps had immense popularity. Blaeu was..... More
Amsterdam: Willem Blaeu. Map. Copper plate engraving with hand coloring. Decorative title cartouche. Published in Amsterdam, 1634. Image measures 15 1/4" x 19 3/4". Sheet measures 20 3/4 x 24 7/8". Beautiful 17th century map of west Africa extending from Sierra Leone to present-day Gabon. The map is extensively illustrated with wildlife, including elephants, monkeys, lions, cheetah, and crocodiles. Title cartouche features two figures holding jewels, a spear, and a parrot, surrounded by more monkeys. In the lower right there..... More
Amsterdam: Willem Blaeu. Map. Engraving. Image measures 14.75 x 19.25". This stunning circa 1640 map of the volcanic island of Ischia located in the Tyrrhenian Sea on the northern part of the Gulf of Naples depicts the mountainous island in exquisite detail. A combination of a map and a Bird's-eye view, it covers the island as well the coast of nearby Naples. The peninsula of Capo Miseno as well as the island of Procida are included. Oriented with north at..... More
Amsterdam. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 17 3/8" x 21.5". This beautiful map of the province of Languedoc, the French winemaking region in southern France by Willem Bleau dates to circa 1645. Covers from Auvergne to the Mediterranean and includes extraordinary detail throughout, noting several towns, rivers and topographical features. The region of Languedoc is one of the largest wine producing region in France with some of the oldest vineyards. It is also famous for the production of cheeses including..... More
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