Jan l’Huilier

TABULA TARTARIAE et majoris partis REGNI CHINAE.

£400

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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

A. The Emperiall palace where the presents were received.

£245

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Views -> Asia -> China

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

Afgod SEKIA. The Idoll Sekia.

£240

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Views -> Asia -> China

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

Castrum a Meinjaceen.

£220

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Views -> Asia -> China

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

De Stadt AIMUY. The Citie.

£275

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Views -> Asia -> China

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

De Stadt KINNINGFOE The Citie

£275

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Views -> Asia -> China

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

De Stadt QUEMUY. The Citie.

£245

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Views -> Asia -> China

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

HITSIU. In the Province of Tzietkiang

£275

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Views -> Asia -> China

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

IMPERII SINARUM NOVA DESCRIPTIO

£2200

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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

INDIA quae ORIENTALIS dicitur, et INSULAE ADIACENTES.

£2300

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Maps -> Asia -> South East Asia

JANSSON, Jan

An important and attractive Dutch map of South East Asia, showing Dutch discoveries in northern Australia. The map includes South East Asia in general with all of Malaysia, the East Indies, the Philippines, Indonesia, Indochina, Maledives and Southern China with the Pearl River Delta, Taiwan, and ...

Dimensions (W x H): 49 x 39.5 / 19½ x 15½

JEMPING

£220

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Views -> Asia -> China

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

LANKIN

£220

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Views -> Asia -> China

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

MATZOU

£220

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Views -> Asia -> China

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

PAOLINX PAGODA.

£240

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Views -> Asia -> China

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

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

£120

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Maps -> South America -> Paraguay

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

POUCHING

£275

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Views -> Asia -> China

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

TERRITORIO DI SIENA con il Ducato di CASTRO

£620

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Maps -> Europe -> Italy

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

The departure of the Empirour Hocksieuw to the EMPERIASS COURT at PEKING.

£240

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Views -> Asia -> China

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

The Idoll Sechia. AFGOD SECHIA

£240

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Views -> Asia -> China

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

The Idoll, VITEK or NINIFO. Afgod VITEK of NINIFO.

£220

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Views -> Asia -> China

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

The Royall BANQUET.

£240

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Views -> Asia -> China

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

The Royall Presents given to the King SINGSAMON and to all the Nobles of Hocsiuw.

£240

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Views -> Asia -> China

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

The Welcoming dor by the Lipu half an hower without the Towne PECKING

£245

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Views -> Asia -> China

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

Untitled.

£195

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Views -> Asia -> China

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): 47.5 x 27.5 / 18½ x 11

Untitled.

£195

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Views -> Asia -> China

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): 47.5 x 27.5 / 18½ x 11

Untitled.

£195

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Views -> Asia -> China

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): 47.5 x 27.5 / 18½ x 11

Untitled.

£210

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Views -> Asia -> China

This fascinating copperplate engraving, showing Chinese worshipping various gods, 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 ...

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

Untitled.

£195

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Views -> Asia -> China

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): 47.5 x 27.5 / 18½ x 11

£75

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Maps -> Europe -> Germany

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

[13 varieties of anemone].

£300

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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical

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

[3 coastal Views of Ascunsion].

£250

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Prints -> Travel/Costume -> Linschoten

LINSCHOTEN, Jan Huygen van

Decorative print showing three coastal views of Ascunsion island in the Atlantic, numerous birds, flying fish and ships at sea, compass rose at sea, strapwork cartouche at top right, two secondary cartouches at left centre and lower right. Text in Latin and Dutch along lower edge. Linschoten lived ...

Dimensions (W x H): 32 x 25 / 12½ x 10

[Anenomes].

£300

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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical

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

[Carnations].

£300

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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical

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

[Carnations].

£300

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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical

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

[Columbines].

£435

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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical

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

[Crocus].

£300

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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical

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

[Delphiniums].

£300

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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical

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

[Eight bulbs and eight flowering heads of varieties of grape hyacinths].

£395

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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical

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

[Five varieties of Iris].

£300

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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical

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

[Four varieties of Iris]

£400

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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical

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

[Four views of the myrtle plant - three show the plant flowering and one shows the plant with berries, and a view of ‘agnus castus’, the castor oil plant.]

£300

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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical

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

[Nine species of Satyrion].

£300

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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical

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

[Nine varieties of flowering plants.]

£250

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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical

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

[Poppies].

£300

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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical

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

[Six varieties of Leucoium]

£435

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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical

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

[Two sprouting bulbs]. Africanus bulbo crassofacie hyac. Peruiani. Hyacint, Indic, Orientaldict, swerti, ad hus Incognit.

£300

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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical

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

[Two Sprouting bulbs]. Narc. Promont bonae ... .Ornitho galum indicum ... .

£300

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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical

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

[Vine and three other species].

£300

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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical

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

1. fraxinella alba. 2. fraxinella alba sub Cerulea. 3. Anthyrrhinum albu. 4. Anthyrrhinum suaue Rubens.

£400

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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical

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

1. Admirabilis peruiana flo. albu et luteo distinct. 2. Admirabilis peruiana vary coloris Albo Rubicunda. 3. Jasminum luteum 4. Jasminum album.

£300

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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical

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

1. Hya hispa flo Cerul. 2. Hya hispa flo alb. ...

£435

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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical

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

1. Matricaria flore pleno 2. Chrysantheriu Valentinum 3. Cortusa Mathioli flore purpureo 4. flos Adonis Color mali aranti 5. flos Adoni Rubro fl. 6. Graphalium montanu Suaue Rubente fl.

£300

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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical

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

1. Sabina baccata altera 2.Arbor Vitae 3. Juniperius 4. Cedrus phoenicea.

£200

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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical

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

1.Iris hispanica cerul.purpurea 2. Iris bulbosa Latifoli purpu. 3. Iris tuberosa abscuro viridi colo.

£435

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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical

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

1.Mala Insana 2.Poma Amoris 3. Solanum Somniferum 4. Solanum halicacabum.

£435

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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical

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

1.Nar. sive pancratium clusy. 2. scilla marina. 3. Nar scilla minor. 4. Nar sive pancratiu maius hispa.

£355

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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical

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

1.Sesamoides magnu Cordi flo Virid. Color 2. Heleborusniger.flo.albo. 3. Calceolus Marieflo. flavo 3. Helebor niger feruleceus flo Luteo.

£395

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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical

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

1.Viola Damascena. 2. Dentaria alba flore. 3. Thabacum sive herba sancta minor. 4. Nicotiana sive sana Sancta Indorum.

£300

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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical

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

ABISSINORUM SIVE Pretiosi Ionnis Imperium.

£145

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Maps -> Africa -> East Africa

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

Abruzzo et Terra di Lavoro

£110

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Maps -> Europe -> Italy

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

Aethiopum e Mocambyque et conterminis regionibus ico quarum alij Christian alij Gentiles verum major pars Maurituii vocant ...

£195

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Prints -> Travel/Costume -> Linschoten

LINSCHOTEN, Jan Huygen van

Attractive print of four Africans. Text in Latin and Dutch along lower edge. Linschoten lived and wrote at a time when exploration was rapidly opening up the world. His travel writings, in three parts, the famous ‘Itinerarium’, included ‘Description de l’Amerique’, ‘Le Grande Route de Mer’ and ...

Dimensions (W x H): 32 x 25 / 12½ x 10

AFRICAE DESCRIPTIO.

£275

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Maps -> Continents -> Africa

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

Agricola Indus Canaryn dictus.

£195

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Prints -> Travel/Costume -> Linschoten

LINSCHOTEN, Jan Huygen van

Attractive print of four people and two children in India. Text in Latin and Dutch along lower edge. Linschoten lived and wrote at a time when exploration was rapidly opening up the world. His travel writings, in three parts, the famous ‘Itinerarium’, included ‘Description de l’Amerique’, ‘Le ...

Dimensions (W x H): 32 x 25 / 12½ x 10

Agricola Indus Canaryn dictus.

£150

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Prints -> Travel/Costume -> Linschoten

LINSCHOTEN, Jan Huygen van

Attractive print of four people and two children in India. Text in Latin and Dutch along lower edge. Linschoten lived and wrote at a time when exploration was rapidly opening up the world. His travel writings, in three parts, the famous ‘Itinerarium’, included ‘Description de l’Amerique’, ‘Le ...

Dimensions (W x H): 32 x 25 / 12½ x 10

ALSATIA inferior.

£75

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Maps -> Europe -> Germany

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

ALSATIA superior.

£75

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Maps -> Europe -> Germany

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

AMERICA MERIDIONALIS.

£220

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Maps -> Continents -> South America

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

AMERICAE DESCRIPTIO.

£345

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Maps -> Continents -> The Americas

MERCATOR/JANSSON

Beautiful map of the Americas from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor. The map shows a conjectured north-west passage, and a large land mass between Asia and North America.

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 5½ x 8

Anglesey, Wight, Garnesey, Iarsay

£175

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Maps -> British Isles -> Islands

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

ANGLIA REGNUM

£350

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Maps -> British Isles -> England & Wales

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

ANGLIA.

£150

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Maps -> British Isles -> England

MERCATOR/JANSSON

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

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 5½ x 7½

Artesia Comitatus

£120

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Maps -> Europe -> Switzerland

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

ASIA recens summa cura delineata.

£850

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Maps -> Continents -> Asia

HONDIUS, Henricus

A beautiful map of Asia, with lions and elephants on land and galleons on the sea. Cartouche at top left. Most of the coastline is fairly accurately depicted except for some of islands of the East Indies and the eastern coast of Asia, from Japan northwards.

Dimensions (W x H): 50 x 37.5 / 19½ x 15

Austria Archiducatus

£120

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Maps -> Europe -> Austria

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

Barbaria, Tunis und Aegypten.

£110

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Maps -> Africa -> North Africa

KAERIUS, Petrus

Three maps on one print from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor.The upper map shows the whole of North Africa. The lower maps are of Tunis and the Nile Delta.

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 5½ x 7½

BAVARIA Ducatus

£110

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Maps -> Europe -> Germany

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

BISCAIA ET GUIPUSCOA CANTABRIAE VETERIS PARS.

£300

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Maps -> Europe -> Spain & Portugal

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

Bohemia in Suas Partes Geographice Distinctia

£450

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Maps -> Europe -> Germany

JANSSON Jan

A delightful map with its simple cartouche and scales at lower left hand corner, and fine detail of Bohemia’s regions, town, rivers and forests

Dimensions (W x H): 46.5 x 40.5 / 18½ x 16

BRABANTIAE Ducatus.

£75

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Maps -> Europe -> Belgium

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

Bramenes cum mortuus est secundum eorum legem crematur.

£150

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Prints -> Travel/Costume -> Linschoten

LINSCHOTEN, Jan Huygen van

Fabulous print of a Brahman cremation ceremony. Text in Latin and Dutch along lower edge. Linschoten lived and wrote at a time when exploration was rapidly opening up the world. His travel writings, in three parts, the famous ‘Itinerarium’, included ‘Description de l’Amerique’, ‘Le Grande Route de ...

Dimensions (W x H): 32 x 25 / 12½ x 10

BRANDEBURG et POMERANIA

£95

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Maps -> Europe -> Germany

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

BRAUNSWYCK et MEYDBURG

£85

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Maps -> Europe -> Germany

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

BRITANNIA prout divisa fuit temporibus ANGLO-SAXONUM praefertim durante illorum HEPTARCHIA.

£3250

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Maps -> British Isles -> British Isles

JANSSON, Jan

Spectacular map showing the Saxon Kingdoms of Britain. The map is based upon Blaeu's map of 1645, but can be readily distinguished from Blaeu's map by the addition of 3 compass roses, rhumb lines and sailing ships. The two sets of vignettes on either side of the map were first incorporated by Speed ...

Dimensions (W x H): 53 x 42 / 21 x 16½

Buckinghamiae comitatus cum Bedfordiensi vulgo Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire

£420

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Maps -> British Isles -> Bedfordshire

JANSSON, Jan

A beautiful map of the counties with an abundance of cherubs and coats of arms.

Dimensions (W x H): 50 x 40 / 19½ x 15½

Candia

£150

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Maps -> Europe -> Greece

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

Candia, Crete

£300

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Maps -> Europe -> Greece

JANSSON, Jan

A beautiful map of Crete, particularly notable for the flamboyant calligraphy at sea. Decorated title cartouche at top left, scales with its own cartouche at top right, empty shield at top centre. Koeman, Atlants Neerlandica, VolI 7900.1:B

Dimensions (W x H): 53 x 38 / 21 x 15

CARTE DE NIGRITIE ET GUINEE

£900

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Maps -> Africa -> West Africa

DU VAL, Pierre

Covers area from Western Sahara to Congo.

Dimensions (W x H): 54 x 39 / 21½ x 15½

CHILI.

£145

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Maps -> South America -> Chile

MERCATOR/JANSSON

Beautiful map of central Chile from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor. North to the left of map

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½

CHINA Veteribus SINARUM REGIO nunc Incolis TAME dieta.

£2250

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Maps -> Asia -> China

HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan

An elegantly engraved map of the region with the eastern part of China (bounded in the northwest by the Great Wall) dominated by several large lakes. The fictitious Chaimay Lacus is shown with numerous rivers flowing south into India and Siam. Korea is depicted as a strangely shaped island ...

Dimensions (W x H): 50 x 41 / 19½ x 16

CLEVE et MUERS

£95

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Maps -> Europe -> Germany

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

Cochini Rex elephante vectus.

£195

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Prints -> Travel/Costume -> Linschoten

LINSCHOTEN, Jan Huygen van

Handsome print of elephant and spear-bearing Cochin soldiers. Text in Latin and Dutch along lower edge. Linschoten lived and wrote at a time when exploration was rapidly opening up the world. His travel writings, in three parts, the famous ‘Itinerarium’, included ‘Description de l’Amerique’, ‘Le ...

Dimensions (W x H): 31.5 x 25 / 12½ x 10

COLONIENSIS Archiepiscopatus.

£75

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Maps -> Europe -> Germany

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

Comitatus Flandria

£120

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Maps -> Europe -> Belgium

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

Comitatus Hannonia

£120

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Maps -> Europe -> Belgium

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

COMITATUS LAGENIAE.

£120

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Maps -> Europe -> Ireland

MERCATOR/JANSSON

Beautiful map of East Coast of Ireland from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor.

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 5½ x 7½

CORNUBIA five CORNWALLIA.

£800

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Maps -> British Isles -> Cornwall

JANSSON, Jan

Attractive map of Cornwall with compass points and ships at sea. 9 coats of arms, one blank, flanked by mermaids and cherubs. Decorated cartouche at lower left. secondary cartouche with two scales at lower right. ‘In 1647, a fourth volume was published, with maps of British Isles transferred from ...

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

Cornubia, Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria, Monumetha, Glamorgan, Caermarden, Penbrok, Breknoke et Herefordia.

£145

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Maps -> British Isles -> South-west England

MERCATOR/JANSSON

Beautiful map of Southwest England and South Wales from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor.

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 5½ x 7½

Corona Imperialis alta Rubicunda, and Corona Imperialis Coronata flavo flore

£400

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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical

SWEERT, Emanuel

Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 34 / 8½ x 13½

CORSICA/ SARDINIA.

£130

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Maps -> Oceans and Islands -> Mediterranean Islands

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

CUMBRIA & WESTMORIA. Vulgo Cumberland & Westmorland.

£545

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Maps -> British Isles -> Cumbria

JANSSON, Jan

A beautiful map of Cumberland and Westmorland, showing the towns, rivers, hills, lakes, parks and forests of this area (all now part of the present-day county of Cumbria). A decorative title cartouche in the top left shows mermaids and cherubs. In the bottom left corner the map scale is presented ...

Dimensions (W x H): 53.5 x 42 / 21 x 16½

DEVONIAE DESCRIPTIO.

£165

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Maps -> British Isles -> Devon

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

Ducatus Silesiae Glosni.

£75

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Maps -> Europe -> Germany

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

Eboracum, Lincolnia, Derbia, Staffordia, Notinghamia, Lecestria,Rutlandia et Norfolkia.

£120

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Maps -> British Isles -> England

MERCATOR/JANSSON

Beautiful map of the eastern counties of England, from Norfolk to Durham, from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor.

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 5½ x 7½

Ecce tibi ramum nigra quem nox suavibus ornat.

£195

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Prints -> Travel/Costume -> Linschoten

LINSCHOTEN, Jan Huygen van

Interesting print of an agricultural compound with trees, cows and the preparation of Betel nut (Arecca) in the foreground. Text in Latin and Dutch along lower edge. Linschoten lived and wrote at a time when exploration was rapidly opening up the world. His travel writings, in three parts, the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 31.5 x 25 / 12½ x 10

EMDEN et Oldenborch

£95

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Maps -> Europe -> Germany

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

Episcopatus Dunelmensis Vulgo The Bishoprike of Durham

£375

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Maps -> British Isles -> Durham

JANSSON, Jan

A beautiful map with the lion and the unicorn supporting the British coat of arms in the top right corner.

ERPACH.

£75

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Maps -> Europe -> Germany

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

FESSAE REGNUM.

£120

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Maps -> Africa -> Morocco

MERCATOR/JANSSON

Beautiful map of northern Morocco from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor.

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½

FIONIA

£95

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Maps -> Europe -> Denmark

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

Flandriae pars occidentalis

£350

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Maps -> Europe -> Belgium

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

FLANDRIAE TEUTONICAE PARS ORIENTALIOR

£300

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Maps -> Europe -> Netherlands

JANSSON, Jan

Ships at sea, compass point, rhumblines. Cartouche at lower left decorated with an army of cherubs. North West to top of map

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

FRANCKENLAND

£85

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Maps -> Europe -> Germany

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

Freti Magellanici ac novi Freti vulgo Le Maire exactiffima delineatio

£110

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Maps -> South America -> Tierra del Fuego

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

FRETI MAGELLANICI ac novi Freti vulgo Le Maire exactissima delineatio.

£120

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Maps -> South America -> Tierra del Fuego

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

Frisia Occidentalis

£120

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Maps -> Europe -> Netherlands

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

Frittillaria

£300

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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical

SWEERT, Emanuel

Dimensions (W x H): 20.5 x 34 / 8 x 13½

GALLAECIA REGNUM descriptio a F. Fer Ojea

£350

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Maps -> Europe -> Spain & Portugal

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

Geldria Ducatus

£120

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Maps -> Europe -> Germany

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

Gestus et habitus tam civium que militum Lusitanorum in oriente agentium ...

£195

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Prints -> Travel/Costume -> Linschoten

LINSCHOTEN, Jan Huygen van

An attractive print of several Portuguese soldiers with sun umbrellas in east India. Text in Latin and Dutch along lower edge. Linschoten lived and wrote at a time when exploration was rapidly opening up the world. His travel writings, in three parts, the famous ‘Itinerarium’, included ...

Dimensions (W x H): 32 x 25 / 12½ x 10

Gladiolus maximus, Bulba rubra Promont ... , Radix tuber faciae ... .

£400

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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical

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

GRANATA ET MURCIA REGNA.

£275

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Maps -> Europe -> Spain & Portugal

HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan

Map of Southern Spain, from near Gibraltar to Alicante, Ships at sea, compass points, rhumb lines, two shields, ornamental cartouche, secondary cartouche with scale.Ref: Koeman, Atlantes Neerlandica, Vol I, 6130:1

Dimensions (W x H): 49 x 37.5 / 19½ x 15

Guinea.

£350

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Maps -> Africa -> Guinea

JANSSON, Jan

Dimensions (W x H): 53 x 39 / 21 x 15½

GUINEA.

£130

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Maps -> Africa -> West Africa

MERCATOR/JANSSON

Beautiful map of coastal West Africa, with an inset map of San Tome. 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

Habitus e China regno pretiose elegantie et rerum omnium affluentissimum.

£175

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Prints -> Travel/Costume -> Linschoten

LINSCHOTEN, Jan Huygen van

Handsome print of four inhabitants of China. Text in Latin and Dutch along lower edge. Linschoten lived and wrote at a time when exploration was rapidly opening up the world. His travel writings, in three parts, the famous ‘Itinerarium’, included ‘Description de l’Amerique’, ‘Le Grande Route de ...

Dimensions (W x H): 32 x 25 / 12½ x 10

Habitus et facies Mercatorum Goensium Indorum, Banjanes e Cambaja/ Bramenes Idolorum.

£195

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Prints -> Travel/Costume -> Linschoten

LINSCHOTEN, Jan Huygen van

Handsome print of four people - merchants from Goa and Cambodia and a Brahmin and his wife. Text in Latin and Dutch along lower edge. Linschoten lived and wrote at a time when exploration was rapidly opening up the world. His travel writings, in three parts, the famous ‘Itinerarium’, included ...

Dimensions (W x H): 32 x 25 / 12½ x 10

Hac forma Lusitanorum nobiliores et qui opulen tiores se gestari jubent.

£195

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Prints -> Travel/Costume -> Linschoten

LINSCHOTEN, Jan Huygen van

A handsome print of a Portuguese nobleman being carried on a palanquin. Text in Latin and Dutch along lower edge. Linschoten lived and wrote at a time when exploration was rapidly opening up the world. His travel writings, in three parts, the famous ‘Itinerarium’, included ‘Description de ...

Dimensions (W x H): 32 x 25 / 12½ x 10

HANTONIAE comitatus cum BERCHERIA.

£700

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Maps -> British Isles -> Hampshire

JANSSON, Jan

Attractive map of Hampshire and Berkshire. North to the right of map. Compass at sea. Nine coats of arms, flanked by cherubs, decorated cartouche at lower left, secondary cartouche at top right ‘In 1647, a fourth volume was published, with maps of British Isles transferred from Volume 1’. Ref: ...

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

HASSIA Landgraviatus.

£75

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Maps -> Europe -> Germany

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

HASSIA Landtgravatus.

£110

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Maps -> Europe -> Germany

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

Hemisphaerium Orbis Antiqui cumzonis circulis et situ populorum diverso

£1800

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Maps -> World, Hemispheres & Sets of Continents -> Eastern & Western Hemispheres

LOON, Jan van (1649-86)

A magnificent map of the old world, divided into climatic zones with a highly decorative border. Containing cherubs, animals, diagrams and the title at top. Van Loon was an engraver and mathematician who mainly published charts and maps for pilot books and sea atlases.

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

Hispaniae Novae Nova Descriptio

£195

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Maps -> Central America -> Mexico

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 ...