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CLARKE, W.B.
Crisp and detailed map of Frankfurt including important buildings and the Mayn Fluss river running from south west to south east. There is a handsome view of the city from Sachsenhausen along the lower edge of the map and a translation of relevant German words into English.
Dimensions (W x H): 38 x 29.5 / 15 x 11½
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GOTTFRIED, Johann Ludwig
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Impressive view of Edinburgh with the castle mound to the left and the city stretching out to the right. Two men on horseback gallop towards the city in the foreground, and in the background ships sail in the port at Leith. Coat of arms in top left corner.
Dimensions (W x H): 34.5 x 20 / 13½ x 8
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SWEERT, Emanuel
Beautiful engraving showing 13 varieties of anenome with the rootstock of two varieties. The designs are well balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by ...
Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13
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SWEERT, Emanuel
13 species of anenome, six with the root stock shown. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner in 1612 -1614. It ...
Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13
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SWEERT, Emanuel
Nine species of carnations. Stems leaves and flowers are shown. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner in 1612 ...
Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13
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SWEERT, Emanuel
Beautiful engraving of nine species of carnation. The designs are elegantly balanced on the page and the captions neatly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner in 1612 -1614. It was ...
Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13
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SWEERT, Emanuel
Nine varieties of aqualegia, better known as columbines. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner in 1612 -1614. It ...
Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13
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SWEERT, Emanuel
The engraving shows six species of crocus of various hues, from blue to red patterned to yellow. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed ...
Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13
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SWEERT, Emanuel
Four varieties of delphinium - white, variegated blue and white, purple and blue. The engraving shows flowers, leaves and stem. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His ...
Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13
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SWEERT, Emanuel
Beautiful print of eight varieties of the muscari family (grape hyacinths), showing the bulbs and flowering heads. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert's Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner in 1612 -1614. It was ...
Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13
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SWEERT, Emanuel
This plate show five varieties of iris. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner in 1612 -1614. It was originally a ...
Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13
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SWEERT, Emanuel
Beautiful plate of four varieties of Iris, showing the whole plant from root to flower. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed in ...
Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13
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SWEERT, Emanuel
Beautiful plate of five flowering plants. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner in 1612 -1614. It was originally ...
Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13
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SWEERT, Emanuel
Satyrion, commonly known as ‘salep’ was thought by the Greeks to be an aphrodisiac. Oiginally from the east it is now found wild in Britain. Nine varieties are shown in this beautiful engraving. The designs are well balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was ...
Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13
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SWEERT, Emanuel
Beautiful plate of nine flowering plants, including four varieties of Amaranthus. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by ...
Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13
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SWEERT, Emanuel
Fascinating print of five varieties of poppy with leaves and seed pod. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner in ...
Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13
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SWEERT, Emanuel
Beautiful engraving of six varieties of Leucoium. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert's Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner in 1612 -1614. It was originally a sales catalogue for plants and bulbs from Sweert's ...
Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13
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SWEERT, Emanuel
Beautiful engraving of two sprouting bulbs. The two plants are side by side on the page. The right hand plant has a light green leaf with a maroon mottled tip. The plants are well balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor ...
Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13
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SWEERT, Emanuel
Beautiful engraving of two sprouting bulbs. The plants are side by side on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner in 1612 -1614. It was originally a ...
Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13
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SWEERT, Emanuel
The print shows four plants- the vine - ‘Vitis Vinifera’, Rosemary, ‘Balsamina sive momordica’ and ‘Halicacabus Indicus Arborescens’. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. ...
Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13
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SWEERT, Emanuel
Beautiful plate of four flowers. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner in 1612 -1614. It was originally a sales ...
Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13
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SWEERT, Emanuel
Beautiful plate of four flowering plants, including two varieties of jasmine. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by ...
Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13
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SWEERT, Emanuel
Beautiful print of six different species of hyacinth, showing the whole plant from bulb to flowering head. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert's Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner in 1612 -1614. It was originally a ...
Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13
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SWEERT, Emanuel
Beautiful plate of six flowering plants. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner in 1612 -1614. It was originally a ...
Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13
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SWEERT, Emanuel
Four species of conifer showing branches, needles and berries. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner in 1612 ...
Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13
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SWEERT, Emanuel
Beautiful print of three varieties of iris, showing the whole plant, from bulb to flowering head. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert's Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner in 1612 -1614. It was originally a sales ...
Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13
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SWEERT, Emanuel
This beautiful print shows four species from the nightshade family, including deadly nightshade, aubergine and tomato. Each illustration shows both the fruit and the flower. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert's Florilegium was first ...
Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13
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SWEERT, Emanuel
Four varieties of minor bulb, two of which are ‘scilla’ or squill. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert's Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner in 1612 -1614. It was originally a sales catalogue for plants and bulbs ...
Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13
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SWEERT, Emanuel
A beautiful print of four species of flower: Two varieties of hellebore, yellow ladies slipper, and one other. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert's Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner in 1612 -1614. It was ...
Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13
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SWEERT, Emanuel
Beautiful plate of four flowering plants. The lower two on the plate are varieties of the tobacco plant. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first ...
Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13
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MERIAN, Matthaus
An attractive map/bird’s eye view of Algiers showing the city walls, the moat, outlying forts and settlements, by Matthew Merian. Merian was not only a publisher, but an accomplished engraver in his own right. Born in Basel, Switzerland, he spent most of his life in Frankfurt where he met and ...
Dimensions (W x H): 35 x 22 / 14 x 8½
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GOTTFRIED, Johann Ludwig
This map is a reduced version of the one Merian engraved for Johann Ludwig Gottfried in 1631. It is one of many derivative maps of the Jodocus Hondius, 1618. One noticeable difference is the altered perspective of the inset map of Greenland. Matthew Merian was not only a publisher, but an ...
Dimensions (W x H): 36 x 27.5 / 14 x 11
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MERIAN, Matthaus
An attractive map/bird’s eye view of the city of Santo Domingo, capital of the Domincan republic by Matthew Merian. Merian was not only a publisher, but an accomplished engraver in his own right. Born in Basel, Switzerland, he spent most of his life in Frankfurt where he met and married Theodore ...
Dimensions (W x H): 33 x 19.5 / 13 x 7½
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GOTTFRIED, Johann Ludwig
Attractive view of Corfu Town in the mid-seventeenth century, with the Old and New Forts dominating the fortified islet, and several large rowing galleys in the harbour. The view was originally published by Matthew Merian in his Topographia, and later incorporated into Gottfried’s Archontoligica. ...
Dimensions (W x H): 35 x 13 / 14 x 5
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QUAD, Matthias
A curious map of the Rheinland and Hessen regions of Germany. East appears to be to the right of the map, and west to the left, so Frankfurt for example is shown to the left of Meintz, and Bingen on the right when in fact they should be the other way round. Matthaus Quad was a German cartographer ...
Dimensions (W x H): 28.5 x 20 / 10½ x 8½
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SWEERT, Emanuel
This beautiful print shows a gladiolus plant, bulb leaves and flowers, and two tubers. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt ...
Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13
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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
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QUAD, Matthias
Handsome map of Hesse, Germany, approximately, the land between Kassel and Frankfurt, the rivers Fulda and the Main. Text in Latin at lower left, title at upper right. Matthaus Quad was a German cartographer based in Cologne, which, at the time was the centre for German cartography. This map is ...
Dimensions (W x H): 30 x 22 / 12 x 8½
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SWEERT, Emanuel
Beautiful engraving of two varieties of hyacinth - one blue, the other red - showing the whole plant from flowering head to bulb. The two plants are side by side on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His ...
Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13
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GOTTFRIED, Johann Ludwig
This map is a reduced version of Blaeu’s 1635 map of the same title, with some noteable differences. Merian has place his cartouche at lower left allowing more detail on the Chinese mainland and there are no rhumb lines for example, but the area covered and the level of detail is the same Matthew ...
Dimensions (W x H): 35.5 x 27 / 14 x 10½
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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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SWEERT, Emanuel
Two varieties of martagon lily, showing the bulb and flowering heads. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert's Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner in 1612 -1614. It was originally a sales catalogue for plants and bulbs ...
Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13
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SWEERT, Emanuel
Beautiful engraving of two varieties of narcissus bulb with shooting leaves. The two plants are side by side on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. . Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner ...
Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13
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SWEERT, Emanuel
Beautiful engraving of two varieties of narcissus bulb with shooting leaves. The two plants are side by side on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner in ...
Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13
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SWEERT, Emanuel
Handsome engraving of two varieties of nasturtium, valerian and a potato plant. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by ...
Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13
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SWEERT, Emanuel
Beautiful engraving of six species of berry. The designs are well balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner in 1612 -1614. It was originally a ...
Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13
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GOTTFRIED, Johann Ludwig
Impressive panorama of Rome showing every street and important building within the city walls. North to the left. The River Tiber flows across from left to right, the Vatican at lower left, the Coliseum to right of centre. The plan was originally published by Merian in his Topographia, and later ...
Dimensions (W x H): 69 x 23.5 / 27 x 9½
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MERIAN, Matthaus
Map of the Bay de Todos os Sanctos in Bahia, Brazil showing the location of Salvador and other settlements. An inset map at lower left shows the city of Salvador, now a World Heritage Site. Matthew Merian was not only a publisher, but an accomplished engraver in his own right. Born in Basel, ...
Dimensions (W x H): 38 x 29.5 / 15 x 11½
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WIT, Frederick de
Detailed double map of Rhine. The upper map shows the the river from its source to Frankfurt, the lower map shows the northern part to the sea. Decorated cartouche at lower left of upper map, scales flanked by Neptune and mermaid at top right of lower map.
Dimensions (W x H): 52.5 x 46 / 20½ x 18
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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