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MERIAN, Matthew
An attractive illustrated map of Amsterdam by the famed Swiss engraver, Matthew Merian This very detailed and beautifully designed map shows the town, its fortifications, and its busy harbour teeming with ships. Two coats of arms towards the upper corners, title at lower centre.Gottfried’s ...
Dimensions (W x H): 35.5 x 28 / 14 x 11
£395
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VUILLEMIN, A
An interesting view of the Netherlands and Belgium from a commercial and industrial perspective. There is statistical information about various Dutch and Belgian cities and regions on the top and bottom of the map with 21 attractive vignettes depicting industry native to each area as well as its ...
Dimensions (W x H): 59.5 x 84 / 23½ x 33
£375
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DE L’ISLE, Guillaume and BUACHE, Philippe
Elaborate cartouche of strapwork surrounded by marine and mythical figures, secondary simpler cartouche contains three scales. A large clear map of present day Holland. The plates were originally made by De l’Isle around 1700. Covens and Mortimer reissued them in the Atlas Novissimo (1730-40). ...
Dimensions (W x H): 61 x 47 / 24 x 18½
£350
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DELISLE, Guillaume
Delisle was an important French cartographer of the early 18th century. He held the position of First Royal Geographer to the King. A map of what is now the Netherlands. Decorative cartouche upper left corner. Coast of England in the west to the region of Westphalia in Germany in the east and ...
Dimensions (W x H): 62.5 x 48.3 / 24½ x 19
£300
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CARY, John.
A fine detailed map of The Netherlands with title on top left and scales below. John Cary is considered by some to be the finest of English cartographers. His maps, although not the most decorative, appeal for their clarity, detail and the precision of engraving. When the Ordnance Survey began ...
Dimensions (W x H): 51.5 x 46 / 20½ x 18
£300
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JANSSON, Jan
Ships at sea, compass point, rhumblines. Cartouche at lower left decorated with an army of cherubs. North West to top of map
Dimensions (W x H): 51 x 42 / 20 x 16½
£250
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MERIAN, Matthew
A very decorative map of Holland and Belgium, with ornamented title cartouche at upper right, and a row of eighteen provincial coats of arms along top edge. Compass rose at sea, north to the right of map. This map, like many by the famed Swiss engraver Matthaus Merian, is very similar to Blaeu’s ...
Dimensions (W x H): 36.5 x 30 / 14½ x 12
£210
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QUAD, Matthias
Handsome map of Holland, north to the right. Vignette portrait of ‘Philippus II’ at top right. Decorated title cartouche at upper left. Matthaus Quad was a German cartographer based in Cologne, which, at the time was the centre for German cartography. This map is from his Fascilus Geographicus. ...
Dimensions (W x H): 30 x 22.5 / 12 x 9
£195
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MERIAN, Matthew
View of Groningen, showing the town and its fortifications, with a list of the important buildings at lower left. This town plan was one of many engravings originally published in Merian’s Theatrum Europaeum that were incorporated into later editions of Gottfried’s chronicles.
Dimensions (W x H): 37 x 29 / 14½ x 11½
£195
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QUAD, Matthias
Handsome map of the Groningen area of northern Holland. Title cartouche at top centre. Matthaus Quad was a German cartographer based in Cologne, which, at the time was the centre for German cartography. This map is from his Fascilus Geographicus. It was printed by Johannes Bussemacher.
Dimensions (W x H): 26.5 x 19 / 10½ x 7½
£195
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PORCACCHI DA CASTIGLIONE, Thomaso
Map of islands of southern Dutch coast before dykes were built and land reclaimed. The maps for this atlas were engraved by Girolamo Porro from Padua, and are set within a page of text, with engraved headpiece and decorated initial. There were many editions of this popular atlas between 1576 and ...
Dimensions (W x H): 14 x 10.5 / 5½ x 4
£195
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BOWEN, Emannuel
Attractive map of the Dutch Provinces. Title flanked by Dutch figures, and a coastal scene.
Dimensions (W x H): 42 x 34 / 16½ x 13½
£195
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CLARKE, W. B.
/ CLARKE, W. B.
Clear and interesting map of the Dutch capital showing the ordered arrangement of canals that run in a semi-circle from the docks. There is a smaller plan of the environs of Amsterdam at the top centre and some relevant Dutch words translated into English. Some vignettes of notable buildings run ...
Dimensions (W x H): 38.4 x 33 / 15 x 13
£185
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PORCACCHI DA CASTIGLIONE, Thomaso
Map of Holland before any dykes were built and land reclaimed, showing all the original islands, Title cartouche. The maps for this atlas were engraved by Girolamo Porro from Padua, and are set within a page of text, with engraved headpiece and decorated initial. There were many editions of this ...
Dimensions (W x H): 14 x 10.5 / 5½ x 4
£175
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THOMSON, John
Handsome map of Holland, before the building of the dykes. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.
Dimensions (W x H): 49.6 x 59 / 19½ x 23
£175
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GOTTFRIED, Johann Ludwig
Attractive plan of the Dutch town of Harlem. List of principal buildings at lower right, town shield at upper left. The plan was originally published by Merian in his Topographia, and later incorporated into Gottfried’s Archontoligica. Born in Basel, Switzerland, Merian spent most of his life in ...
Dimensions (W x H): 26.5 x 21 / 10½ x 8½
£175
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QUAD, Matthias
Handsome map of Southwestern Holland with north to the right. Latin text at top left, scales at lower right. Matthaus Quad was a German cartographer based in Cologne, which, at the time was the centre for German cartography. This map is from his Fascilus Geographicus. It was printed by Johannes ...
Dimensions (W x H): 26.5 x 18 / 10½ x 7
£175
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ZATTA, Antonio
Attractive map of the provinces of Northern Holland, with an attractive cartouche at top left. Antonio Zatta was one of the leading cartographers and publishers of the time, and his Atlante Novissimo was one of the most beautifully produced of 18th century atlases. He drew on the work of other ...
Dimensions (W x H): 42 x 33 / 16½ x 13
£175
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PHILIPPE DE PRÉTOT, Etienne André
Attractive map of the Netherlands, with decorated cartouche at top left. 2 scales at lower right
Dimensions (W x H): 33 x 29 / 13 x 11½
£175
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BOWEN, Emanuel
A clean crisp engraving. The cartouche depicts a man and a woman with ship builders in the background
Dimensions (W x H): 42 x 34.3 / 16½ x 13½
£175
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MOLL, Herman
Map of Holland, with inset at lower right of Luxemburg. Title at top left. Library stamp very slightly visible from reverse.
Dimensions (W x H): 26.5 x 18.7 / 10½ x 7½
£165
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ZATTA, Antonio
A clear map of the southern Provinces of Holland, with a decorated cartouche at top left. Antonio Zatta was one of the leading cartographers and publishers of the time, and his Atlante Novissimo was one of the most beautifully produced of 18th century atlases. He drew on the work of other ...
Dimensions (W x H): 42 x 33 / 16½ x 13
£165
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CHIQUET, Jacques.
Map of Holland, Belgium and northern France, with provinces in outline cartouche at top left, short historical text at lower centre. In the early eighteenth century, French cartography overtook the Dutch in terms of accuracy and design. Chiquet’s delightful Nouveau et Curieux Atlas was typical ...
Dimensions (W x H): 16.5 x 21.5 / 6½ x 8½
£150
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Map of the environs of Maastricht, showing the troop placements for the Battle of Maastricht on May 14th 1703. Decorated cartouche at top left. Title on lower border
Dimensions (W x H): 47 x 36 / 18½ x 14
Dimensions (W x H): 47 x 36 / 18½ x 14
£145
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ZATTA, Antonio
An attractive map of Holland , showing its regions, with a decorated cartouche at top left, showing a rural scene, with sheep at a rivers edge. Antonio Zatta was one of the leading cartographers and publishers of the time, and his Atlante Novissimo was one of the most beautifully produced of 18th ...
Dimensions (W x H): 33 x 42 / 13 x 16½
£145
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PHILIPPE DE PRÉTOT, Etienne André
Dimensions (W x H): 34 x 28 / 13½ x 11
£130
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan
In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...
Dimensions (W x H): 18 x 12 / 7 x 4½
£130
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BRION DE LA TOUR, Louis
In the mid-eighteenth century, French mapmaking was at its peak. Brion de la Tour was one of its most prolific cartographers. This beautiful decorated little map, elegantly surrounded by an ornate engraved uncoloured frame, is a fine example of the period.
Dimensions (W x H): 30 x 28 / 12 x 11
£120
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GOTTFRIED, Johann Ludwig
Plan of the town of Zutphen in central Holland, on the River Ijssel showing its defenses. List of major buildings at top right, town shield at upper left. The plan was originally published by Merian in his Topographia, and later incorporated into Gottfried’s Archontoligica. Born in Basel, ...
Dimensions (W x H): 29 x 25 / 11½ x 10
£120
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan
In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...
Dimensions (W x H): 18 x 12 / 7 x 4½
£120
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Benevolent societies with the intention to disseminate knowledge were a distinguishing feature of the Victorian age. SDUK was founded in 1827 by John, Earl Russell and Henry Brougham, later Lord Chancellor of England. The Society published books that were deemed to be of high educational worth but ...
Dimensions (W x H): 23 x 35 / 9 x 14
Dimensions (W x H): 23 x 35 / 9 x 14
£95
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MOLL, Herman
Map of Holland, with inset at lower right of Luxemburg. Title at top left
Dimensions (W x H): 26 x 19 / 10 x 7½
£95
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BOWEN, Emanuel
Dimensions (W x H): 43 x 36 / 17 x 14
£95
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H Warren
/ RAPKIN, J
A Highly decorative map for the period with vignettes showing towns and local scenes, the whole enclosed in an elegant border
Dimensions (W x H): 25 x 35 / 10 x 14
£95
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Attractive map showing the troop placements on 30 June, 1703, across fields around the village of Eckeren in Brabant. Ornamental cartouche
Dimensions (W x H): 47 x 37 / 18½ x 14½
Dimensions (W x H): 47 x 37 / 18½ x 14½
£95
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Map of the environs of Maastricht, showing the troop placements for the Battle of Maastricht on May 14th 1703. Decorated cartouche at top left. Title on lower border
Dimensions (W x H): 47 x 37 / 18½ x 14½
Dimensions (W x H): 47 x 37 / 18½ x 14½
£95
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan.
In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...
Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 12 / 7½ x 4½
£95
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SWANSTON, George H.
A detailed map of the Low Countries. Title at top right with a list of Dutch foreign territories below.
Dimensions (W x H): 40 x 53 / 15½ x 21
£95
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CARY, John.
This beautiful map, accurate and concise, is from John Cary’s Universal Atlas. This was a compact version of his General Atlas, and shows the high standard of design, printing, and geographical accuracy that has led many to consider Cary as the finest of English map-makers.
Dimensions (W x H): 28 x 23 / 11 x 9
£95
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CARY, John.
This beautiful map, accurate and concise, is from John Cary’s Universal Atlas. This was a compact version of his General Atlas, and shows the high standard of design, printing, and geographical accuracy that has led many to consider Cary as the finest of English map-makers.
Dimensions (W x H): 28 x 23 / 11 x 9
£85
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BOWEN, Emanuel
Dimensions (W x H): 42 x 34 / 16½ x 13½
£65
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Piat
/ ANDRIVEAU-GOUJON, Eugene
Dimensions (W x H): 38 x 41 / 15 x 16
£65
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DOWER, John
Netherlands includes present day Belgium
Dimensions (W x H): 33 x 40.5 / 13 x 16
£65
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SMITH, Charles
Dimensions (W x H): 35.5 x 26.5 / 14 x 10½