Attractive map of Hungary which at the time extended from the Adraiatic to the Black Sea, and included present day Romania, Bulgaria, and most of the former Yugoslavia. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time when the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 24.5 x 17.5 / 9½ x 7

Attractive map of Morocco, the Saharan hinterland, and the Canary Islands. Handsome title cartouche at top left. Much of the charm of early maps of Africa lies in how they show the interior of the continent, which was not explored until the 19th century. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. ...

Dimensions (W x H): 28 x 17 / 11 x 6½

A beautiful print showing five winter flowers. One of a collection of botanicals from Basilius Besler’s Hortus Eystettensis. Besler was a Nuremburg apothecary in charge of the elaborate garden of the Bishop Prince of Eisenstatt. The plates, illustrating more than a thousand flowers were arranged ...

Dimensions (W x H): 39.5 x 48 / 15½ x 19½

This sumptuously decorated twin hemisphere map has cherubs supporting the title banner, zephyrs and images of the heavens along the top edge, and volcanoes, whirlpools, and rainbows on lower edge. Two celestial insets of the northern and southern hemispheres, plus two smaller insets showing the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 54.5 x 48.2 / 21½ x 19

Sumptuously decorated twin hemisphere map with zephyrs and images of the heavens along the top edge, cherubs supporting the title banner. Dramatic depictions of volcanoes, whirlpools, and rainbows in lower corners, with explanatory text below. Two celestial hemispheres of the northern and southern ...

Dimensions (W x H): 55 x 48 / 21½ x 19

Winter sports scene.

Dimensions (W x H): 22.5 x 15 / 9 x 6