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ORTELIUS, Abraham
Based on the 1548 map by Jacques and Jean Surhon, according to van der Broecke there were only one hundred copies of this map printed. Strapwork cartouche, coats of arms,two scales beadwork border Ref: van den Broecke 69
Dimensions (W x H): 50 x 38 / 19½ x 15
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FRICX, Eugene Henri
Fricx’s famous maps of Belgium and northern France, accurate and detailed, show the fortifications of the towns very clearly, here boldly coloured in red. Originally published in 1712
Dimensions (W x H): 65 x 49 / 25½ x 19½
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WIT, Frederick de
Although this detailed map is titled ‘Belgium’, it roughly corresponds to modern day Holland. Map extends as far south as Ghent. Splendid decorated cartouche with title on drape with coat of arms above, surrounded by angels and cherubs.
Dimensions (W x H): 55 x 47 / 21½ x 18½
£445
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ORTELIUS, Abraham
Ornate map of Luxembourg, eastern Belgium and part of North Eastern France, with flamboyant strapwork decoration to title across upper centre. Decorated frame. The stippling around the scale identifies this as the later of two plates of the same subject. Ref: Van den Broecke 64.
Dimensions (W x H): 48.5 x 37.5 / 19 x 15
£400
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ORTELIUS, Abraham
Based on the 1548 map by Jacques & Jean Surhonio, which for security reasons was never published. Only in 1579, when Antwerp was independent for a short time, did Ortelius publish it (van den Broecke 70). Strapwork cartouche, coats of arms, two scales
Dimensions (W x H): 49 x 37 / 19½ x 14½
£350
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HOMANN, Johann Baptist
Detailed map of Belgium and parts of Holland, France and Germany. Decorated cartouche at top left, with title beneath drapes, reclining figure below. Secondary cartouche at lower right with two lions guarding an inset view of Lüttich under bombardment
Dimensions (W x H): 56 x 48 / 22 x 19
£350
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JANSSON, Jan
Map of part of Belgian coast around Dunquerque. Sandbanks and ships at sea. North to top right of map. Decorated cartouche at lower left. 2 scales. Ref: Koeman, Atlantes Neerlandica, vol1 3201:2
Dimensions (W x H): 50 x 40 / 19½ x 15½
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DE L’ISLE, Guillaume and BUACHE, Philippe
Ornamental cartouche, seven different national scales, a good clear map showing the regions of Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg. The plates were originally made by De l’Isle around 1700. Covens and Mortimer reissued them in the Atlas Novissimo (1730-40). Phillipe Buache, de l’Isle’s successor, and ...
Dimensions (W x H): 62 x 47.5 / 24½ x 18½
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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 very detailed and beautiful map of Flanders (northern Belgium), as well as parts of Northern France including Lille. An interesting note at the top of this map ...
Dimensions (W x H): 66.2 x 50 / 26 x 19½
£300
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FRICX, Eugene Henri
Map of present day Limburg and the north east corner of Belgium. Fricx’s famous maps of Belgium and northern France, accurate and detailed, show the fortifications of the towns very clearly, here boldly coloured in red. Originally published in 1712
Dimensions (W x H): 65 x 49 / 25½ x 19½
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FRICX, Eugene Henri
Map of area of Belgium next to French border. Fricx’s famous maps of Belgium and northern France, accurate and detailed, show the fortifications of the towns very clearly, here boldly coloured in red. Originally published in 1712
Dimensions (W x H): 65 x 49 / 25½ x 19½
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WIT, Frederick de
Attractive map of part of Belgium, with title along top border. Illustration at top right with cherub holding coat of arms outside a blacksmith’s workshop. Scale at lower right.
Dimensions (W x H): 55 x 46 / 21½ x 18
£275
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ZATTA, Antonio
Map of Flanders, with decorated cartouche showing a cannon, banners and cannonballs next to a rural scene. 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 ...
Dimensions (W x H): 42 x 33 / 16½ x 13
£275
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RAPIN- THOYRAS, Paul
Beautiful and detailed plan of Bruges, showing every house, and the surrounding moats and fortifications. Decorative cartouches with names of places of interest corresponding with letters and numbers on the map.
Dimensions (W x H): 49 x 39 / 19½ x 15½
£275
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RAPIN- THOYRAS, Paul
Detailed plan of Brussels, with its fortifications, decorated title cartouche at lower left and explanation at lower right.
Dimensions (W x H): 47 x 37.5 / 18½ x 15
£245
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CLARKE, W.B.
Crisp and detailed plan of Brussels. Elevations of the major buildings across the lower edge of map, inset map of the environs of Brussels at lower left Title and scale at upper left.
Dimensions (W x H): 39 x 33 / 15½ x 13
£245
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RAPIN- THOYRAS, Paul
Beautiful and detailed plan of Bruges, showing every house, and the surrounding moats and fortifications.
Dimensions (W x H): 49.2 x 40.5 / 19½ x 16
£245
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RAPIN - THOYRAS, Paul
A detailed plan of the city, in the mid-18th century with a decorated title cartouche “BRUSSELS a large and beautiful city in the Dutchy BRABANT, Subject to the Queen of Hungary, and ye Seat of her chief Governor for these Parts.”
Dimensions (W x H): 49.5 x 41 / 19½ x 16
£220
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GOTTFRIED, Johann Ludwig
Bird’s eye view of the Belgian town of Liege, as it was in the mid seventeenth century, showing all its streets, buildings waterways, and l surrounding fields. The view was originally published by Merian in his Topographia, and later incorporated into Gottfried’s Archontoligica. Born in Basel, ...
Dimensions (W x H): 37.5 x 29 / 15 x 11½
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Detailed map of Antwerp, ‘a strong large and beautiful CITY on ye RIVER SCHELD..’ as the decorated cartouche at lower left says. Inset map of the area around Antwerp at top right.
Dimensions (W x H): 49 x 40 / 19½ x 15½
Dimensions (W x H): 49 x 40 / 19½ x 15½
£200
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RAPIN- THOYRAS, Paul
Detailed plan of the city and castle with numbered explanation.
Dimensions (W x H): 47.6 x 38.2 / 18½ x 15
£195
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QUAD, Matthias
Handsome map of Brabant in northern Belgium. North to the right. Coat of arms at top right, title 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 ...
Dimensions (W x H): 26 x 18 / 10 x 7
£195
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CLARKE, W.B.
Crisp and detailed map of Brussels showing canals, streets and major buildings. Inset of ‘Environ of Brussels’ at lower right. Tiny vignettes of major buildings along lower border.
Dimensions (W x H): 39 x 33 / 15½ x 13
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Crisp and detailed plan of Brussels. Elevations of the major buildings across the lower edge of map, inset map of the environs of Brussels at lower left Title and scale at upper left.
Dimensions (W x H): 41 x 34 / 16 x 13½
Dimensions (W x H): 41 x 34 / 16 x 13½
£195
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RAPIN- THOYRAS, Paul, 1732-1785
Detailed plan of the city and castle with numbered explanation.
Dimensions (W x H): 49.5 x 40.5 / 19½ x 16
£195
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DE FER, Nicholas
An attractive map of part of Belgium, showing forests and river valleys. ‘de Fer’s maps are popular despite or maybe because of their rather flamboyant decoration’ ( Moreland & Bannister, p130). Title at lower right
Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 23 / 23 x 9
PLAN of the CITY and CITADEL of ANTWERP. For Mr Tindal’s Continuation of Rapin’s History of England.
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RAPIN - THOYRAS, Paul
A detailed plan of the city, in the mid-18th century with a decorative cartouche “ANTWERP A strong, large and Beautiful City on ye River Scheld, in the Dutchy of Brabant, Subject to ye Queen of Hungary”. Key at lower edge explains different stages of the city’s development. There is an inset ...
Dimensions (W x H): 49.5 x 40 / 19½ x 15½
£185
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WATKINS, J.
/ RAPKIN, J
A highly decorative map of Brussels, with five vignettes views of parts of the city. The map and the vignettes are surrounded by an elegant uncoloured border.
Dimensions (W x H): 35 x 25 / 14 x 10
£175
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BOWEN, Emanuel
This attractive and detailed map covers modern-day Belgium and northern France, but not Holland, which, on the map is called, ‘The Seven United Provinces.’ Ornamental cartouche at lower left.
Dimensions (W x H): 43 x 36 / 17 x 14
£175
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CLUVER, Philipp
A detailed and colourful map of what is now Belgium and part of north west Germany with Cluver’s idiosyncratic elaborate cartouches. A library stamp on the reverse has been removed but shows slightly through and does not affect image.
Dimensions (W x H): 26 x 21 / 10 x 8½
£175
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THOMSON, John
Handsome map of Belgium with a key to the 15 departments at top right. Thomson’s New General Atlas was one of the best produced atlases of the day. His ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.
Dimensions (W x H): 60 x 49 / 23½ x 19½
£175
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QUAD, Matthias
Map of an area roughly corresponding to modern day eastern Belgium. Oval portrait at top right, text in Latin at lower left, title 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 ...
Dimensions (W x H): 26 x 20 / 10 x 8
£175
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QUAD, Matthias
Decorative map of Flanders, with ornamental border, Latin text within strapwork border at lower right, scale at lower left, title and two coast of arms at upper left. Title cartouche to right of top centre. Matthaus Quad was a German cartographer based in Cologne, which, at the time was the ...
Dimensions (W x H): 26 x 18 / 10 x 7
£175
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WATKINS, J.
/ RAPKIN, J
A highly decorative map of Brussels, with five vignettes views of parts of the city. The map and the vignettes are surrounded by an elegant uncoloured border.
Dimensions (W x H): 35 x 25 / 14 x 10
£175
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DE FER, Nicholas
An attractive map of part of Belgium, showing forests and river valleys. ‘de Fer’s maps are popular despite or maybe because of their rather flamboyant decoration’ ( Moreland & Bannister p130). Title at lower right
Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 22 / 23 x 8½
£175
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A detailed plan of the town which includes a view and written explanation
Dimensions (W x H): 47.2 x 38.5 / 18½ x 15
Dimensions (W x H): 47.2 x 38.5 / 18½ x 15
£175
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RAPIN- THOYRAS, Paul
Attractive map of the environs of Ostende, with troop placements during the surrender of the town on 6th July 1706. Many ships at sea. compass point, ornamental cartouche surrounding the ‘explanation’ of the features on the map. Title along lower border
Dimensions (W x H): 47 x 38 / 18½ x 15
£150
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DE FER, Nicholas
Dimensions (W x H): 33 x 22 / 13 x 8½
£145
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A detailed plan of the town which includes a view and written explanation
Dimensions (W x H): 47.8 x 38.5 / 19 x 15
Dimensions (W x H): 47.8 x 38.5 / 19 x 15
£145
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RAPIN - THOYRAS, Paul
Detailed plan of the city and castle, showing all buildings and moats, with numbered explanation.
Dimensions (W x H): 48.5 x 39.5 / 19 x 15½
£145
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J Marchant
/ 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): 33 x 26 / 13 x 10
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Crisp and detailed map of Antwerp, showing the River Scheldt, streets, docks and fortifications. Inset map at centre right of ‘ ...the Scheldt from Antwerp to Lillo.’ There is a vignette of the city at upper centre and tiny vignettes of the major buildings along the lower edge of the map.
Dimensions (W x H): 41 x 34 / 16 x 13½
Dimensions (W x H): 41 x 34 / 16 x 13½
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CARY, John
Clear and accurate map of the Netherlands, which at the time of this map’s publication was closer to Belgium than Holland, stretching from France to the Scheldt, and the north seaa to the Rhine as far south as Mannheim. title at top right, three sacales at lower left John Cary was considered 'the ...
Dimensions (W x H): 51.5 x 46 / 20½ x 18
£145
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QUAD, Matthias
Map of part of Belgium and Luxembourg. North is to the 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. It was printed by Johannes Bussemacher.
Dimensions (W x H): 27 x 19.5 / 10½ x 7½
£145
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MOLL, Herman
Attractive map of present day Belgium. Later colour. Library stamp slightly visible. Some minor off-setting.
Dimensions (W x H): 25.2 x 17.7 / 10 x 7
£145
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CLARKE, W.B.
Crisp and detailed map of Antwerp, showing the River Scheldt, streets, docks and fortifications. Inset map at centre right of ‘ ...the Scheldt from Antwerp to Lillo.’ There is a vignette of the city at upper centre and tiny vignettes of the major buildings along the lower edge of the map.
Dimensions (W x H): 39.5 x 33 / 15½ x 13
£120
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RAPIN- THOYRAS, Paul, 1732-1785, c. 1745
A detailed plan with numbered list and an inscription giving a brief history
Dimensions (W x H): 50.8 x 41 / 20 x 16
£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
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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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A detailed plan of the city and fortifications
Dimensions (W x H): 47.2 x 38 / 18½ x 15
Dimensions (W x H): 47.2 x 38 / 18½ x 15
£120
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A detailed plan with numbered list and an inscription giving a brief history
Dimensions (W x H): 49.2 x 40.5 / 19½ x 16
Dimensions (W x H): 49.2 x 40.5 / 19½ x 16
£120
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A detailed plan showing the fortifications and inscription “Menin A very Strong Town in the Earldom, of Flanders Taken by ye Allies in the year 1706 and retaken by ye French in 1744”
Dimensions (W x H): 48.6 x 39.5 / 19 x 15½
Dimensions (W x H): 48.6 x 39.5 / 19 x 15½
£120
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A detailed plan of the city and the forces surrounding it.
Dimensions (W x H): 48 x 39.4 / 19 x 15½
Dimensions (W x H): 48 x 39.4 / 19 x 15½
£120
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BOWEN, Emanuel
This attractive map covers modern day Belgium, and northern France, but not Holland, which, according to the map, is ‘Part of the seven Provinces’. Ornamental cartouche at lower left
Dimensions (W x H): 48 x 40 / 19 x 15½
£120
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BOWEN, Emanuel
Ornamental cartouche at lower left. This attractive and detailed map covers modern day Belgium, and northern France, but not Holland, which, on the map is called, ‘The Seven United Provinces.’
Dimensions (W x H): 43 x 36 / 17 x 14
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Attractive and detailed plan of this Flemish town, showing every house and the extensive fortifications surrounding the town. North to the left.
Dimensions (W x H): 47 x 37 / 18½ x 14½
Dimensions (W x H): 47 x 37 / 18½ x 14½
£120
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DE FER, Nicholas
Dimensions (W x H): 33 x 22 / 13 x 8½
£95
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RAPIN-THOYRAS, Paul
Attractive town plan of this Belgian town, showing the extensive moats and defensive walls
Dimensions (W x H): 49 x 40 / 19½ x 15½
£95
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A detailed plan of the battle with written explanation
Dimensions (W x H): 47.9 x 39.3 / 19 x 15½
Dimensions (W x H): 47.9 x 39.3 / 19 x 15½
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A detailed plan which contains an inset entitled “ Prospect of the City of Dendermonde” and written explanation.
Dimensions (W x H): 47.1 x 38.3 / 18½ x 15
Dimensions (W x H): 47.1 x 38.3 / 18½ x 15
£95
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IVOY, Col. d’
A detailed plan of the battle with written explanation
Dimensions (W x H): 46.4 x 38.5 / 18½ x 15
£95
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MOLL, Herman
Map of present day Belgium
Dimensions (W x H): 26 x 19 / 10 x 7½
£75
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ANDRIVEAU-GOUJON, Eugene
Interesting map of Belgium, showing the confusion of borders between Belgium, France, Luxemburg and Germany in the early nineteenth century.
Dimensions (W x H): 59.5 x 43 / 23½ x 17
£60
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A plan of the town with written explanation
Dimensions (W x H): 46.9 x 38 / 18½ x 15
Dimensions (W x H): 46.9 x 38 / 18½ x 15
PLAN of the City of BOUCHAIN situated upon the Rivers SENSETTE and SCHELD in the County of HAINAULT.
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Bird’s eye view of this city in Northern France, showing sites of military significance during the War of the Spanish Succession. Decorative cartouche in top right corner is surrounded by cannons, cannon balls and spears, within the cartouche is an “Explanation” referring to points identified by ...
Dimensions (W x H): 46.5 x 35.5 / 18½ x 14
Dimensions (W x H): 46.5 x 35.5 / 18½ x 14
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Detailed plan of this battle in the War of the Spanish Succession - a victory for the Duke of Marlborough, which allowed him to gain control of the Spanish Netherlands. “Explanation” in decorative cartouche in bottom right corner identifies points of military significance marked on the map by ...
Dimensions (W x H): 46.5 x 36 / 18½ x 14
Dimensions (W x H): 46.5 x 36 / 18½ x 14