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IMPERII SINARUM NOVA DESCRIPTIO
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Maps -> Asia -> China
JANSSON, Jan


A decorative map of China embellished with sailing ships and junks, a title cartouche flanked by Chinese and Jesuit men and a scale of miles surrounded by putti. The Great Wall is shown and Korea has a more or less correct peninsular shape, and there are many cities noted throughout. Johannes ...

Dimensions (W x H): 53 x 47 / 21 x 18½

£120
PARAGVAY, O PROV DE RIO DE LA PLATA cum regionibus adiecentibus TUCUMAN et STA. CRUS DE LA SIERRA
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JANSSON, Jan


Johannes Janssonius (1588 - 1664), more familiarly known as Jan Jansson, was a Dutch cartographer who produced his first maps of France and Italy in 1616 and continued from then onwards publishing a large number of maps which were almost comparable to Blaeu in quality. During the 1630s he went into ...

Dimensions (W x H): 19.5 x 14.5 / 7½ x 5½

£850
RUSSIA cum confinijs.
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HONDIUS, Jodocus edition of MERCATOR


Gerard Mercator (1512-1594) ranks as one of the greatest cartographers in history, not only for the extremely fine maps he produced, but also for the innovations which he introduced into cartographic science. Through his constant accumulation of new geographic and cosmological data, Mercator was ...

Dimensions (W x H): 48 x 35 / 19 x 14

£950
SICILIAE Regnum.
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Hondius, Jodocus edition of Mercator


Attractive map in original hand colour and featuring a decorative title cartouche.

Dimensions (W x H): 48 x 34 / 19 x 13½

£850
TARTARIA
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HONDIUS, Jodocus edition of MERCATOR


An attractive example of Hondius' map of Tartary, China, Korea and adjacent regions. The map shows the Great Wall of China, Korea as an island, a very early example of the the Northwest Coast of America, naming Cape de Fortuna and the Straits of Anian between Asia and North America, an incomplete ...

Dimensions (W x H): 49.5 x 34 / 19½ x 13½

£620
TERRITORIO DI SIENA con il Ducato di CASTRO
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JANSSON, Jan


Johannes Janssonius (1588 - 1664), more familiarly known as Jan Jansson, was a Dutch cartographer who produced his first maps of France and Italy in 1616 and continued from then onwards publishing a large number of maps which were almost comparable to Blaeu in quality. During the 1630s he went into ...

Dimensions (W x H): 49 x 38 / 19½ x 15

£400
MOREA olim Peloponnesus.
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JANSSON, Jan after Mercator


Beautiful map of the Peleponnese with ornamented calligraphy, ships and monsters at sea, title at lower left, scale at top right.

Dimensions (W x H): 41 x 34 / 16 x 13½

£75
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KAERIUS, Petrus


Beautiful map of a part of Germany from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor.

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½

£245
A. The Emperiall palace where the presents were received.
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This fascinating copperplate engraving comes from a famous work originally published in Dutch by the trade diplomat Jan Nieuhoff, but translated into English by the British mapmaker and publisher John Ogilby. The images provide a document of early western contact with China and come from the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 36 x 29.5 / 14 x 11½

£350
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HONDIUS, Jodocus


Hondius’ edition of Mercator’s classic map

Dimensions (W x H): 49 x 34 / 19½ x 13½

£145
ABISSINORUM SIVE Pretiosi Ionnis Imperium.
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JANSSON, Jan


Beautiful map of east Africa from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor. Petrus Kaerius, Abraham Goos and others, engraved additional maps showing new discoveries.

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½

£110
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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): 20 x 14.5 / 8 x 5½

£295
Aegyptus Antiqua
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after JANSSON


Very similar to Jansson’s map of the same name, but with addition of an inset map of the eastern Mediterranean. The print is less bold, the decorated cartouche is a little smaller

Dimensions (W x H): 46.5 x 39.5 / 18½ x 15½

£220
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after JANSSON


Very similar to Jansson’s map of the same name, but with addition of an inset map of the eastern Mediterranean. The print is less bold, the decorated cartouche is a little smaller than Jansson’s map.

Dimensions (W x H): 51 x 37 / 20 x 14½

£240
Afgod SEKIA. The Idoll Sekia.
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This fascinating copperplate engraving comes from a famous work originally published in Dutch by the trade diplomat Jan Nieuhoff, but translated into English by the British mapmaker and publisher John Ogilby. The images provide a document of early western contact with China and come from the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 36 x 29 / 14 x 11½

£275
AFRICAE DESCRIPTIO.
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GOOS, Abraham.


Beautiful map of Africa from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor. Petrus Kaerius, Abraham Goos and others, engraved additional maps showing new discoveries.

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½

£75
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MERCATOR/JANSSON


Beautiful map of a part of Germany from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor. Maps by other cartographers, including Petrus Kaerius, and Abraham Goos were added to this and other later editions.

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 5½ x 7½

£75
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KAERIUS, Petrus


Beautiful map of a part of Germany from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor. Maps by other cartographers, including Petrus Kaerius, and Abraham Goos were added to this and other later editions.

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½

£220
AMERICA MERIDIONALIS.
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KAERIUS, Petrus


Beautiful map of South America from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor. Petrus Kaerius, Abraham Goos and others engraved additional maps showing new discoveries.

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½

£4750
America siue India Nova
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MERCATOR, Michael


This is the only known map to have been engraved by Gerard Mercator’s grandson, Michael Mercator. “It is a hemispherical map contained within an attractive floral design, and surrounded by four roundels, one of which contains the title. The other three contain maps of the Gulf of Mexico, Cuba and ...

Dimensions (W x H): 46.5 x 37 / 18½ x 14½

£450
Anglesey, Wight, Garnesay, Iarsey
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MERCATOR, Gerard


Four maps in one of these British islands. Two of the maps have Hondius style shot silk effect sea, and the other two have Ortelius style stippling. The plate was originally published in Mercator’s atlas and subsequently in the Mercator-Hondius atlas, the Mercator-Hondius-Janssonius atlas and the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 43 x 31.5 / 17 x 12½

£175
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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): 19.5 x 14 / 7½ x 5½

£350
ANGLIA REGNUM
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JANSSON, Jan


A very pretty, detailed map of England and Wales, showing counties and rivers, with hills, forests and towns shown pictorially. With elegant sailing ships at sea. Royal coat of arms at top right, Irish and Scots arms on map. Decorative title cartouche on right side crowned with a coat of arms with ...

Dimensions (W x H): 50 x 38.5 / 19½ x 15

£275
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MERCATOR, Gerard


Attractive map of Great Britain from the Cloppenburgh editon of the Atlas Minor. French text on verso. Title cartouche at top left. This edition of the map has a very attractive shot-silk effect sea, the Jansson edition of the same map leaves the sea blank.

Dimensions (W x H): 25.5 x 18.5 / 10 x 7½

£1650
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ORTELIUS Abraham


A beautiful Ortelius map of England and Wales, based on earlier maps by Humphrey Lluyd and Mercator, with ornate strapwork title cartouche, flanked by two figures. Secondary cartouche with scales at top right. Stippled sea with ships and fishes. This is state two with corrected scale. Ref:Van den ...

Dimensions (W x H): 47 x 37.5 / 18½ x 15

£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): 17.5 x 12 / 7 x 4½

£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

£110
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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

£300
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JANSSON, Jan


Jansson’s handsome map of the Basque region. Ships at sea, compass points, rhumblines, title cartouche at lower right, two shields (one empty), scale with cherub at lower left.

Dimensions (W x H): 49 x 38 / 19½ x 15

£75
BRABANTIAE Ducatus.
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KAERIUS, Petrus


Beautiful map of part of Belgium from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor.Petrus Kaerius, Abraham Goos and others aded maps to the later editions of the Atlas Minor.

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½

£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

£85
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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

£150
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan


Inset maps of Corfu, Sanorimi, Zante, Milo, Nicsia and Scarpanto. 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 ...

Dimensions (W x H): 20 x 14.5 / 8 x 5½

£950
Carta particolare dell mare de Lindre con la parte Tramontana de I’Isola S. Lorenzo
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DUDLEY, Robert


A beautiful sea chart of part of the Indian Ocean, north west coast of Madagascar, and islands to the east including Maurtitius. Robert Dudley’s principal work was the Dell Arcano del Mare which was first published in Florence in 1646, the second edition was in 1661. It was the first sea atlas ...

Dimensions (W x H): 39 x 48 / 15½ x 19

£375
CARTE del’Ancien et du Nouveau MONDE
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PHILIPPE DE PRETOT,


Attractive world map in Mercator’s Projection, with climatic tables at sides. Ornamental cartouche at lower left

Dimensions (W x H): 42 x 29.5 / 16½ x 11½

£165
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MERCATOR, Gerard/HONDIUS, Jodocus


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): 25 x 18.5 / 10 x 7½

£220
Castrum a Meinjaceen.
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This fascinating copperplate engraving comes from a famous work originally published in Dutch by the trade diplomat Jan Nieuhoff, but translated into English by the British mapmaker and publisher John Ogilby. The images provide a document of early western contact with China and come from the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 33 x 22.5 / 13 x 9

£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

£75
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KAERIUS, Petrus


Beautiful map of a part of Germany from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor. Maps by other cartographers, including Kaerius, and Abraham Goos were added to this and other later editions.

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½

£650
COMITATUS DORCESTRIA sive DORSETTIA; Vulgo Anglice Dorsetshire
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SCHENK, Pieter & VALCK, Gerard


Splendid map of Dorset divided into its hundreds, with decorated cartouche at top left, ships at sea, compass rose, rhumb lines, 4 shields (one is empty) at top right, and the Royal Seal at top centre. The map is very similar to (but more decorative than) Jansson’s map of the same name.

Dimensions (W x H): 50 x 38 / 19½ x 15

£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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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
CORSICA/ SARDINIA.
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KAERIUS, Petrus


Beautiful map of part of Italy from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor.

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½

£275
De Stadt AIMUY. The Citie.
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This fascinating copperplate engraving comes from a famous work originally published in Dutch by the trade diplomat Jan Nieuhoff, but translated into English by the British mapmaker and publisher John Ogilby. The images provide a document of early western contact with China and come from the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 36 x 29 / 14 x 11½

£275
De Stadt KINNINGFOE The Citie
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This fascinating copperplate engraving comes from a famous work originally published in Dutch by the trade diplomat Jan Nieuhoff, but translated into English by the British mapmaker and publisher John Ogilby. The images provide a document of early western contact with China and come from the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 35.5 x 29 / 14 x 11½

£245
De Stadt QUEMUY. The Citie.
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This fascinating copperplate engraving comes from a famous work originally published in Dutch by the trade diplomat Jan Nieuhoff, but translated into English by the British mapmaker and publisher John Ogilby. The images provide a document of early western contact with China and come from the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 36 x 29 / 14 x 11½

£165
DEVONIAE DESCRIPTIO.
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KAERIUS, Petrus


Beautiful map of Devon from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor. Petrus Kaerius, Abraham Goos and others engraved additional maps.

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½

£75
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MERCATOR/JANSSON


Beautiful map of a part of Germany from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor. Maps by other cartographers, including Petrus Kaerius, and Abraham Goos were added to this and other later editions.

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 5½ x 7½

£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

£75
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KAERIUS, Petrus


Beautiful map of a part of Germany from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor. Maps by other cartographers, including Petrus Kaerius, and Abraham Goos were added to this and other later editions.

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½

£420
EUROPAE I. TAB.
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MERCATOR, Gerard


Mercator’s map of Great Britain, based on Ptolemy’s Geographia. This map, with its unaltered strapwork cartouche, is from an earlier edition of the atlas. The Ptolemaic maps were based in the work of Claude Ptolemy (AD 87 - 150) a Greek mathematician, astronomer and geographer, living in ...

Dimensions (W x H): 41 x 34 / 16 x 13½

£1800
Exquisita & magno aliquot mensium periculo lustrata et iam retecta Freti Magellanici facies.
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HONDIUS, Jodocus edition of MERCATOR


Important early map of the Straits of Magellan, predating the discovery of the Straits of Le Maire. A classic early Mercator map, featuring 3 large strapwork cartouches, one of which includes a profile view of the entrance to the Strait. The ornate compass rose point downward, indicating North at ...

Dimensions (W x H): 46 x 35 / 18 x 14

£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

£350
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Hondius, Jodocus edition of Mercator


A beautiful map of the northern Adriatic from the popular Hondius edition of Mercator, with an ornamental strapwork cartouche, and stippled sea. The map shows Venice, Trieste and the northern Dalmatian Islands

Dimensions (W x H): 47 x 34.5 / 18½ x 13½

£85
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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

£110
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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 13.5 / 7½ x 5½

£120
FRETI MAGELLANICI ac novi Freti vulgo Le Maire exactissima delineatio.
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KAERIUS, Petrus


Beautiful map of Tierra del Fuego and the Magellan Straits from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor. Petrus Kaerius, Abraham Goos and others, engraved additional maps showing new discoveries.

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½

£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): 17.5 x 12 / 7 x 4½

£350
GALLAECIA REGNUM descriptio a F. Fer Ojea
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JANSSON, Jan


Jansson’s handsome map of Galicia. Decorated cartouche at lower left, shield flanked by cherubs at upper left, ships at sea, compass roses and rhumb lines.

Dimensions (W x H): 49 x 38 / 19½ x 15

£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

£75
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KAERIUS, Petrus


Beautiful map of a part of Germany from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor. Maps by other cartographers, including Petrus Kaerius, and Abraham Goos were added to this and other later editions.

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½

£110
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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

£195
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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

£245
HISPANIAE NOVAE NOVA DESCRIPTIO.
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KAERIUS, Petrus


Beautiful map of Mexico from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor. Petrus Kaerius, Abraham Goos and others provided additional maps showing new discoveries.

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 5½ x 5½

£275
HITSIU. In the Province of Tzietkiang
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This fascinating copperplate engraving comes from a famous work originally published in Dutch by the trade diplomat Jan Nieuhoff, but translated into English by the British mapmaker and publisher John Ogilby. The images provide a document of early western contact with China and come from the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 35.5 x 29 / 14 x 11½

£75
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MERCATOR/JANSSON


Beautiful map of a part of Germany from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor. Maps by other cartographers, including Petrus Kaerius, and Abraham Goos were added to this and other later editions.

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 5½ x 7½

£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

£165
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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): 20 x 14.5 / 8 x 5½

£300
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Maps -> Asia -> Japan
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 13.5 / 7½ x 5½

£500
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ZATTA, Antonio


An attractive Mappa Monde in Mercator’s Projection. Ornamental cartouche at lower left. Routes of major explorers are shown, 16 point compass. The projection exaggerates the lack of knowledge about the Northern coast of America. Antonio Zatta was one of the leading cartographers and publishers of ...

Dimensions (W x H): 42 x 33 / 16½ x 13

£220
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Maps -> Asia -> India
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): 19.5 x 14 / 7½ x 5½

£245
INDIA ORIENTALIS.
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KAERIUS, Petrus


Beautiful map of South East Asia from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor. Petrus Kaerius, Abraham Goos and others, engraved additional maps showing new discoveries.

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½

£85
INSULA CEILAN qua incolis Tenarisin dicitur.
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KAERIUS, Petrus


Beautiful map of Sri Lanka from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor. Petrus Kaerius, Abraham Goos and others, engraved additional maps showing new discoveries.

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½

£150
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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 14.5 / 7 x 5½

£1250
Insula Javae cum parte insularum Borneo Sumatrae et circumjacentium insularum novissima delineatio
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SCHENK, Pieter & VALCK Gerard


A superb map of the island of Java showing its relationship to Bali, Sumatra and Borneo. Very decorative title cartouche with natives and a cherub. Map scale in cartouche with cherubs and mermaids. The Schenk and Valck families were closely linked by marriage. Most of their work consisted of ...

Dimensions (W x H): 51 x 42 / 20 x 16½

£1200
Insularum Indiae Orientalis Nova Descriptio
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SCHENK, Pieter & VALCK Gerard


A superb map of the East Indies. Decorative title cartouche with natives holding spears and swords. Map scale also in cartouche with mermaid. The sea decorated with ships a sea monster and a compass rose. The Schenk and Valck families were closely linked by marriage. Most of their work ...

Dimensions (W x H): 50 x 39 / 19½ x 15½

£220
JEMPING
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This fascinating copperplate engraving comes from a famous work originally published in Dutch by the trade diplomat Jan Nieuhoff, but translated into English by the British mapmaker and publisher John Ogilby. The images provide a document of early western contact with China and come from the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 36 x 29 / 14 x 11½

£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): 20 x 13.5 / 8 x 5½

£220
LANKIN
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This fascinating copperplate engraving comes from a famous work originally published in Dutch by the trade diplomat Jan Nieuhoff, but translated into English by the British mapmaker and publisher John Ogilby. The images provide a document of early western contact with China and come from the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 36 x 29 / 14 x 11½

£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

£145
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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 14 / 7½ x 5½

£110
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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): 20 x 14.5 / 8 x 5½

£345
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HONDIUS, Jodocus


Jodocus Hondius’ edition of Mercator’s map.

Dimensions (W x H): 35 x 46 / 14 x 18

£220
MATZOU
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This fascinating copperplate engraving, showing interior of a temple, comes from a famous work originally published in Dutch by the trade diplomat Jan Nieuhoff, but translated into English by the British mapmaker and publisher John Ogilby. The images provide a document of early western contact ...

Dimensions (W x H): 36 x 29 / 14 x 11½

£75
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MERCATOR/JANSSON


A delightful map of Holland. From Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor.

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 15 / 7½ x 6

£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

£175
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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): 20 x 14.5 / 8 x 5½

£75
NAMURCUM Comitatus.
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KAERIUS, Petrus


Beautiful map of part of Belgium, from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor. Petrus Kaerius and other cartographers added maps to this and other later editions of the Atlas Minor.

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½

£195
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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 13.5 / 7½ x 5½

£350
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JANSSON, Jan


Jansson’s handsome map of Navarre. Illustrated cartouche at lower left, shields, coat of arms and secondary cartouche with scale.

Dimensions (W x H): 49.5 x 41 / 19½ x 16

£165
NORFOLCIAE DESCRIPTIO.
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KAERIUS, Petrus


Beautiful map of Norfolk from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor. Petrus Kaerius, Abraham Goos and others engraved additional maps.

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½

£195
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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): 20 x 14 / 8 x 5½

£75
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KAERIUS, Petrus


Beautiful map of a part of Germany from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor. Maps by other cartographers, including Kaerius, and Abraham Goos were added to this and other later editions.

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½

£75
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MERCATOR/JANSSON


A detailed map of Lower Saxony, Germany. From Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor.

Dimensions (W x H): 20 x 15 / 8 x 6

£275
PACIFIC OCEAN.
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ARROWSMITH, John.


Fine map of the Pacific Ocean on Mercator’s Projection. John Arrowsmith constantly revised and improved his popular London Atlas and it ran to many editions.

Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 47.5 / 23 x 18½

£250
PACIFIC OCEAN.
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HALL, Sydney


This fine, late copper engraving shows the whole of the Pacific Ocean on Mercator’s Projection. Many of the islands have the date of their discovery beside them.

Dimensions (W x H): 53 x 43 / 21 x 17

£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): 19 x 12 / 7½ x 4½

£95
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MERCATOR/JANSSON


A delightful map of Bavaria, Germany. From Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor.

Dimensions (W x H): 18 x 14 / 7 x 5½

£85
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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

£240
PAOLINX PAGODA.
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This fascinating copperplate engraving comes from a famous work originally published in Dutch by the trade diplomat Jan Nieuhoff, but translated into English by the British mapmaker and publisher John Ogilby. The images provide a document of early western contact with China and come from the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 30 x 22 / 12 x 8½

£145
PARAGUAYO Prov de Rio de la Plata cum regionibus adiacentibus Tucuman et Sta Crus de la Sierra.
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MERCATOR/JANSSON


Beautiful map of part of South America around Paraguay from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor. Title cartouche at top right.

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½

£120
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Unknown


Interesting map of North America, Greenland and Western Europe in Mercator’s Projection, before the North West Coast and Alaska were explored, with fanciful coastlines and sketched North West Passage,

Dimensions (W x H): 49 x 29.5 / 19½ x 11½

£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): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½

£150
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MERCATOR, Gerard/HONDIUS, Jodocus


Handsome map of Portugal with north to the left, ship at sea. 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. ...

Dimensions (W x H): 25 x 18.5 / 10 x 7½

£275
POUCHING
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This fascinating copperplate engraving comes from a famous work originally published in Dutch by the trade diplomat Jan Nieuhoff, but translated into English by the British mapmaker and publisher John Ogilby. The images provide a document of early western contact with China and come from the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 35.5 x 29 / 14 x 11½

£130
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KAERIUS, Petrus


Beautiful map of Connaught on the west coast of Ireland from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor. Petrus Kaerius, Abraham Goos and others engraved additional maps.

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½

£165
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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

£375
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HONDIUS, Jodocus


Jodocus Hondius’ edition of Mercator’s map. a beautiful map of southern Italy with north to the right. Strapwork cartouche, shot silk effect sea, ship at sea.

Dimensions (W x H): 46 x 34 / 18 x 13½

£300
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Hondius, Jodocus edition of Mercator


A beautiful map of southern Italy from the popular Hondius edition of Mercator, with an ornamental strapwork cartouche, and typical Hondius-style sea. The map shows Apulia, Calabria, Barri, and the tip of Sicily

Dimensions (W x H): 46 x 34 / 18 x 13½

£130
REGNA PEGU et ARACAM.
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MERCATOR/JANSSON


Beautiful map of part of Myanmar from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor. North to the right of map.

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½

£165
Russia cum Confinijs
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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): 20 x 14 / 8 x 5½

£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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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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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

£100
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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): 20 x 14.5 / 8 x 5½

£175
SEPTENTRIONALIUM Terrarium descript.
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MERCATOR/JANSSON


Beautiful map of the Arctic Ocean from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor.

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½

£450
Sinus Gangeticus vulgo Golfo de Bengala
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Maps -> Asia -> India
SCHENK, Pieter & VALCK, Gerard


The style of this beautiful map and its decorative cartouche are very like Jansson and suggest this is one of the maps that Schenk and Valck reissued from Jansson’s Atlas Novus. (Morton and Bannister, p120) North faces to the right. The Bay of Bengal is decorated with compasses and ships at full ...

Dimensions (W x H): 53 x 46 / 21 x 18

£85
STIRIA.
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KAERIUS, Petrus


Beautiful map of Stiria, now in modern southern Austria from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor. Petrus Kaerius and others added maps ot the later editions of the Atlas Minor.

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½

£400
TABULA TARTARIAE et majoris partis REGNI CHINAE.
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Maps -> Asia -> China
WIT, Frederick de


Finely engraved map of China and eastern Asia, from the Caspian Sea to Japan. The north east of Asia is very fancifully depicted, with short texts on the areas of the map that were unknown. The area was not accurately mapped until one hundred years after this map was made. The map was engraved by ...

Dimensions (W x H): 55 x 44 / 21½ x 17½

£395
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HONDIUS, Jodocus


Jodocus Hondius’ edition of Mercator’s map. Strapwork cartouche at top left. Stippled sea. The map shows the North East of Italy. with rivers, towns and mountains

Dimensions (W x H): 47 x 35 / 18½ x 14

£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): 20 x 14.5 / 8 x 5½

£145
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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 14 / 7½ x 5½

£130
TERRA SANCTA quae in Sacris terra Promissionis ol: PALESTINA.
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KAERIUS, Petrus


Beautiful map of from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor. Petrus Kaerius and others added maps ot the later editions of the Atlas Minor.

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½

£120
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KAERIUS, Petrus


Beautiful map of part of Italy from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor.

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½

£195
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A detailed map of Australia with two insets entitled “The World on Mercator’s Projection with Distances from Australian Ports.” and “ Tasmania or Van Diemen Land.”

Dimensions (W x H): 68 x 40 / 27 x 15½

£240
The departure of the Empirour Hocksieuw to the EMPERIASS COURT at PEKING.
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This fascinating copperplate engraving comes from a famous work originally published in Dutch by the trade diplomat Jan Nieuhoff, but translated into English by the British mapmaker and publisher John Ogilby. The images provide a document of early western contact with China and come from the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 35.5 x 29 / 14 x 11½

£240
The Idoll Sechia. AFGOD SECHIA
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Attractive engraving of a statue of the Buddha Sakyamuni with all-seeing third eye in a temple. This fascinating copperplate engraving comes from a famous work originally published in Dutch by the trade diplomat Jan Nieuhoff, but translated into English by the British mapmaker and publisher John ...

Dimensions (W x H): 35.5 x 29 / 14 x 11½

£220
The Idoll, VITEK or NINIFO. Afgod VITEK of NINIFO.
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This fascinating copperplate engraving comes from a famous work originally published in Dutch by the trade diplomat Jan Nieuhoff, but translated into English by the British mapmaker and publisher John Ogilby. The images provide a document of early western contact with China and come from the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 36 x 29 / 14 x 11½

£240
The Royall BANQUET.
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This fascinating copperplate engraving comes from a famous work originally published in Dutch by the trade diplomat Jan Nieuhoff, but translated into English by the British mapmaker and publisher John Ogilby. The images provide a document of early western contact with China and come from the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 35.5 x 29 / 14 x 11½

£240
The Royall Presents given to the King SINGSAMON and to all the Nobles of Hocsiuw.
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This fascinating copperplate engraving comes from a famous work originally published in Dutch by the trade diplomat Jan Nieuhoff, but translated into English by the British mapmaker and publisher John Ogilby. The images provide a document of early western contact with China and come from the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 35.5 x 29 / 14 x 11½

£245
The Welcoming dor by the Lipu half an hower without the Towne PECKING
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This fascinating copperplate engraving comes from a famous work originally published in Dutch by the trade diplomat Jan Nieuhoff, but translated into English by the British mapmaker and publisher John Ogilby. The images provide a document of early western contact with China and come from the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 36 x 29.5 / 14 x 11½

£75
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MERCATOR/JANSSON


Beautiful map of a part of Germany from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor. Maps by other cartographers, including Petrus Kaerius, and Abraham Goos were added to this and other later editions.

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 5½ x 7½

£75
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MERCATOR/JANSSON


Beautiful map of a part of Germany from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor. Maps by other cartographers, including Petrus Kaerius, and Abraham Goos were added to this and other later editions.

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 5½ x 7½

£195
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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 13 / 7½ x 5

£180
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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 orig