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£220
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.  VAN DIEMAN ISLAND.
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Interesting map in two parts. The Western Australia map shows from Perth, south to Albany, with county borders and sketchy geographical detail, supplemented by text on map - ‘Abundance of Kangaroos’ or ‘rich red loam.’The Tasmanian map shows the northern coast and the strip down to Hobart in ...

Dimensions (W x H): 39 x 31.5 / 15½ x 12½

£175
Nieuhoff’s China - ANHING, Ville dans la Chine
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John Nieuhoff was an explorer whose travels were recorded in this first French edition of ‘L’Ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale’. These beautiful prints brought important knowledge of late 17th century China to Europe.

Dimensions (W x H): 30.4 x 22 / 12 x 8½

£120
Nieuhoff’s China - Festin des Viee Rois pres des murs de Kanton.
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John Nieuhoff was an explorer whose travels were recorded in this first French edition of ‘L’Ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale’. These beautiful prints brought important knowledge of late 17th century China to Europe.

Dimensions (W x H): 30.4 x 22 / 12 x 8½

£120
Nieuhoff’s China - Festins et Magnificence des Chinois
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John Nieuhoff was an explorer whose travels were recorded in this first French edition of ‘L’Ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale’. These beautiful prints brought important knowledge of late 17th century China to Europe.

Dimensions (W x H): 30.4 x 22 / 12 x 8½

£175
Nieuhoff’s China - HOAIGAN, Une des grandes Villes de la Chine
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John Nieuhoff was an explorer whose travels were recorded in this first French edition of ‘L’Ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale’. These beautiful prints brought important knowledge of late 17th century China to Europe.

Dimensions (W x H): 30.4 x 22 / 12 x 8½

£175
Nieuhoff’s China - KINNUNGAM, Ville en Chine
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John Nieuhoff was an explorer whose travels were recorded in this first French edition of ‘L’Ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale’. These beautiful prints brought important knowledge of late 17th century China to Europe.

Dimensions (W x H): 30.4 x 22 / 12 x 8½

£145
Nieuhoff’s China - KRYGHS - ORDRE IN HET MARSEREN
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John Nieuhoff was an explorer whose travels were recorded in this first French edition of ‘L’Ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale’. These beautiful prints brought important knowledge of late 17th century China to Europe.

Dimensions (W x H): 30.4 x 22 / 12 x 8½

£195
Nieuhoff’s China - La celebre Ville de KANTON Une des principales de la Chine
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John Nieuhoff was an explorer whose travels were recorded in this first French edition of ‘L’Ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale’. These beautiful prints brought important knowledge of late 17th century China to Europe.

Dimensions (W x H): 30.4 x 22 / 12 x 8½

£175
Nieuhoff’s China - La Ville de HVKOEN ou HUKEU, dans la Chine
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John Nieuhoff was an explorer whose travels were recorded in this first French edition of ‘L’Ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale’. These beautiful prints brought important knowledge of late 17th century China to Europe.

Dimensions (W x H): 30.4 x 22 / 12 x 8½

£165
Nieuhoff’s China - La Ville de JAMCEFV, dans la Chine
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John Nieuhoff was an explorer whose travels were recorded in this first French edition of ‘L’Ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale’. These beautiful prints brought important knowledge of late 17th century China to Europe.

Dimensions (W x H): 30.4 x 22 / 12 x 8½

£175
Nieuhoff’s China - La Ville de KAJUTSIU, en Chine
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John Nieuhoff was an explorer whose travels were recorded in this first French edition of ‘L’Ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale’. These beautiful prints brought important knowledge of late 17th century China to Europe.

Dimensions (W x H): 30.4 x 22 / 12 x 8½

£175
Nieuhoff’s China - La Ville de KIANGSI en Chine
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John Nieuhoff was an explorer whose travels were recorded in this first French edition of ‘L’Ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale’. These beautiful prints brought important knowledge of late 17th century China to Europe.

Dimensions (W x H): 30.4 x 22 / 12 x 8½

£165
Nieuhoff’s China - La Ville de KIANGSI en Chine
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John Nieuhoff was an explorer whose travels were recorded in this first French edition of ‘L’Ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale’. These beautiful prints brought important knowledge of late 17th century China to Europe.

Dimensions (W x H): 30.4 x 22 / 12 x 8½

£175
Nieuhoff’s China - La Ville de KUCHING, en Chine
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John Nieuhoff was an explorer whose travels were recorded in this first French edition of ‘L’Ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale’. These beautiful prints brought important knowledge of late 17th century China to Europe.

Dimensions (W x H): 30.4 x 22 / 12 x 8½

£175
Nieuhoff’s China - La Ville de NAMKVN, ou NANKANG dans la Chine
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John Nieuhoff was an explorer whose travels were recorded in this first French edition of ‘L’Ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale’. These beautiful prints brought important knowledge of late 17th century China to Europe.

Dimensions (W x H): 30.4 x 22 / 12 x 8½

£165
Nieuhoff’s China - La Ville de NANGAN, dans la Chine
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John Nieuhoff was an explorer whose travels were recorded in this first French edition of ‘L’Ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale’. These beautiful prints brought important knowledge of late 17th century China to Europe.

Dimensions (W x H): 30.4 x 22 / 12 x 8½

£175
Nieuhoff’s China - La Ville de NANHUNG, dans la Chine
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John Nieuhoff was an explorer whose travels were recorded in this first French edition of ‘L’Ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale’. These beautiful prints brought important knowledge of late 17th century China to Europe.

Dimensions (W x H): 30.4 x 22 / 12 x 8½

£165
Nieuhoff’s China - La Ville de NANKING, dans la Chine
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John Nieuhoff was an explorer whose travels were recorded in this first French edition of ‘L’Ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale’. These beautiful prints brought important knowledge of late 17th century China to Europe.

Dimensions (W x H): 30.4 x 22 / 12 x 8½

£175
Nieuhoff’s China - La Ville de SINGLE, dans la Chine
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John Nieuhoff was an explorer whose travels were recorded in this first French edition of ‘L’Ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale’. These beautiful prints brought important knowledge of late 17th century China to Europe.

Dimensions (W x H): 30.4 x 22 / 12 x 8½

£175
Nieuhoff’s China - La Ville de TIENCIENWEY dans la Chine
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John Nieuhoff was an explorer whose travels were recorded in this first French edition of ‘L’Ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale’. These beautiful prints brought important knowledge of late 17th century China to Europe.

Dimensions (W x H): 30.4 x 22 / 12 x 8½

£175
Nieuhoff’s China - La Ville de TONGLOV, dans la Chine
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John Nieuhoff was an explorer whose travels were recorded in this first French edition of ‘L’Ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale’. These beautiful prints brought important knowledge of late 17th century China to Europe.

Dimensions (W x H): 30.4 x 22 / 12 x 8½

£175
Nieuhoff’s China - La Ville de TUNCHAM, dans la Chine
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John Nieuhoff was an explorer whose travels were recorded in this first French edition of ‘L’Ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale’. These beautiful prints brought important knowledge of late 17th century China to Europe.

Dimensions (W x H): 30.4 x 22 / 12 x 8½

£175
Nieuhoff’s China - La Ville de VANNVNGAM, dans la Chine
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John Nieuhoff was an explorer whose travels were recorded in this first French edition of ‘L’Ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale’. These beautiful prints brought important knowledge of late 17th century China to Europe.

Dimensions (W x H): 30.4 x 22 / 12 x 8½

£175
Nieuhoff’s China - La Ville de XANTSUI dans la Chine
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John Nieuhoff was an explorer whose travels were recorded in this first French edition of ‘L’Ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale’. These beautiful prints brought important knowledge of late 17th century China to Europe.

Dimensions (W x H): 30.4 x 22 / 12 x 8½

£175
Nieuhoff’s China - Le dedans d’une PAGODE dans la Chine. PAGODE Interior facies
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John Nieuhoff was an explorer whose travels were recorded in this first French edition of ‘L’Ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale’. These beautiful prints brought important knowledge of late 17th century China to Europe.

Dimensions (W x H): 30.4 x 22 / 12 x 8½

£175
Nieuhoff’s China - Le Fort MINJACEEN, dans la Chine, Castrum a Meinjaceen.
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John Nieuhoff was an explorer whose travels were recorded in this first French edition of ‘L’Ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale’. These beautiful prints brought important knowledge of late 17th century China to Europe.

Dimensions (W x H): 30.4 x 22 / 12 x 8½

£175
Nieuhoff’s China - MAKOU, Ville de la Chine
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John Nieuhoff was an explorer whose travels were recorded in this first French edition of ‘L’Ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale’. These beautiful prints brought important knowledge of late 17th century China to Europe.

Dimensions (W x H): 30.4 x 22 / 12 x 8½

£165
Nieuhoff’s China - PAOLINX PAGODE à Nanking, dans la Chine.
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John Nieuhoff was an explorer whose travels were recorded in this first French edition of ‘L’Ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale’. These beautiful prints brought important knowledge of late 17th century China to Europe.

Dimensions (W x H): 30.4 x 22 / 12 x 8½

£145
Nieuhoff’s China - Respresentation du Tour de PORCELAINE, dans la Chine
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John Nieuhoff was an explorer whose travels were recorded in this first French edition of ‘L’Ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale’. These beautiful prints brought important knowledge of late 17th century China to Europe.

Dimensions (W x H): 30.4 x 22 / 12 x 8½

£110
Nieuhoff’s China - Scheepen en Speeljachten
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John Nieuhoff was an explorer whose travels were recorded in this first French edition of ‘L’Ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale’. These beautiful prints brought important knowledge of late 17th century China to Europe.

Dimensions (W x H): 30.4 x 22 / 12 x 8½

£175
Nieuhoff’s China - TONGLINGH, Ville dans la Chine
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John Nieuhoff was an explorer whose travels were recorded in this first French edition of ‘L’Ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale’. These beautiful prints brought important knowledge of late 17th century China to Europe.

Dimensions (W x H): 30.4 x 22 / 12 x 8½

£175
Nieuhoff’s China - UFU, Ville dans la Chine
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John Nieuhoff was an explorer whose travels were recorded in this first French edition of ‘L’Ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale’. These beautiful prints brought important knowledge of late 17th century China to Europe.

Dimensions (W x H): 30.4 x 22 / 12 x 8½

£145
Nieuhoff’s China - XAOCHEU ou SUCHEU, Ville de la Chine
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John Nieuhoff was an explorer whose travels were recorded in this first French edition of ‘L’Ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale’. These beautiful prints brought important knowledge of late 17th century China to Europe.

Dimensions (W x H): 30.4 x 22 / 12 x 8½

£120
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BOWEN, Emannuel


Map of Denmark, the Skaggerak and western Baltic. Compass point, illustrated cartouche, showing a pair of horses in front of pine trees. Text below the cartouche states that ‘the sea coast is laid down.....according to....... van Keulen. The inland parts are chiefly taken from DeLisle’

Dimensions (W x H): 22.3 x 31.5 / 9 x 12½

£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

£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

£195
ANGLIA.
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Bertius, Petrus


Attractive little map of England and Wales, with title at top right. Petrus Bertius was a professor of mathematics and librarian at Leyden University. As well as being a prolific writer on mathematical, historical and theological subjects he is known as a cartographer for his editions of Ptolemy's ...

Dimensions (W x H): 13 x 9.5 / 5 x 3½

£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

£1800
ANGLIAE, SCOTIAE, ET HIBERNIAE, SIVE BRITANNICAR INSULARVM DESCRIPTIO
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ORTELIUS Abraham


A beautiful map of the British Isles. North is to the right. Title in strapwork cartouche at top right, text in Latin, in its own cartouche at lower left, scale and royal arms. Ships at sea. It is difficult to put an exact date on the map, because of the complex publishing history of Ortelius’ ...

Dimensions (W x H): 34.5 x 50.5 / 13½ x 20

£350
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ORTELIUS, Abraham


Splendid map of the Artois region of north eastern France, from Calais to Cambrai. Magnificent strapwork title cartouche at upper right, scale with strapwork decorations at lower left. The dedicatory cartouche at left, identifies this plate as van den Broecke 74.

Dimensions (W x H): 48 x 36.5 / 19 x 14½

£75
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VAN DEN KERRE, P.( Petrus Kaerius)


George Humble published this Atlas in 1627, known as the Speed Miniature Map. Of the 63 maps in the Atlas, 40 were from the original Van den Kerri plates, reworked, 16 were reduced from Speed and 7 were additional. The publication was very popular and there were further reissues up to 1676.

Dimensions (W x H): 12.2 x 8.6 / 5 x 3½

£220
BRITTANIA.
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BERTIUS, Petrus


Attractive map of Brittany in France. Petrus Bertius was a professor of mathematics and librarian at Leyden University. As well as being a prolific writer on mathematical, historical and theological subjects he is known as a cartographer for his editions of Ptolemy's Geographia. In 1618 he moved ...

Dimensions (W x H): 13 x 9.5 / 5 x 3½

£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

£195
CERRO de POTOSI.
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BERTIUS, Petrus


Attractive view of the fabled ‘silver mountain’ whose seemingly limitless supplies of silver flooded Spain in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Petrus Bertius was a professor of mathematics and librarian at Leyden University. As well as being a prolific writer on mathematical, historical ...

Dimensions (W x H): 13 x 9.5 / 5 x 3½

£245
CEYLON [and the Maldive Islands].
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Bertius, Petrus


Two maps on one sheet: Ceylon to the right and the Maldives to the left. Ships and sea-monsters. Petrus Bertius was a professor of mathematics and librarian at Leyden University. As well as being a prolific writer on mathematical, historical and theological subjects he is known as a cartographer ...

Dimensions (W x H): 13 x 9.5 / 5 x 3½

£450
CHART OF NEW SOUTH WALES, VAN DIEMEN’S LAND &c.
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Aspin
/ THOMSON, John


Interesting sheet with four maps, that shows the extent of settlement in Australia in the early nineteenth century. The four maps are, in order of size: ‘Surveys in the Interior of New South Wales.’, ‘Van Diemen’s Land from the latest Authorities and Surveys.’, ‘British Settlements at Port ...

Dimensions (W x H): 60 x 50 / 23½ x 19½

£245
CONGO Regnum Christian in Africa.
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BERTIUS, Petrus


Attractive little map of the Congo, ships and seamonster at sea, title cartouche to the right’, ‘Lunae montes’( Mountains of the Moon) erroneously placed to the south. Petrus Bertius was a professor of mathematics and librarian at Leyden University. As well as being a prolific writer on ...

Dimensions (W x H): 13 x 9.5 / 5 x 3½

£85
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VAN DEN KERRE, P.( Petrus Kaerius)


George Humble published this Atlas in 1627, known as the Speed Miniature Map. Of the 63 maps in the Atlas, 40 were from the original Van den Kerri plates, reworked, 16 were reduced from Speed and 7 were additional. The publication was very popular and there were further reissues up to 1676.

Dimensions (W x H): 12.2 x 8.6 / 5 x 3½

£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

£60
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VAN DEN KERRE, P.( Petrus Kaerius)


George Humble published this Atlas in 1627, known as the Speed Miniature Map. Of the 63 maps in the Atlas, 40 were from the original Van den Kerri plates, reworked, 16 were reduced from Speed and 7 were additional. The publication was very popular and there were further reissues up to 1676.

Dimensions (W x H): 12.2 x 8.6 / 5 x 3½

£300
Der X ten Hauptart I te Abtheilung II te Platte, die Blau Taube oder Holtz Taube, Vinago S:  Columba montana, Biset noir bleu.
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FRISCH, Johann Leonhard


Beautiful print of the pigeon, the colours vibrant, the detail exquisite, from Johann Leonhard Frisch's 'Vorsstellung der Vogel in Deutschland'. This was the first great German colour-plate bird book. The plates feature European and exotic birds, including a number of parrots, drawn from the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 29 / 8½ x 11½

£350
Der X ten Hauptart II te Abtheilung XIII te Platte, Die Schleyer oder Paruquen Taube, Columba galerita, Pigeon coeffe,
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FRISCH, Johann Leonhard


Beautiful print of the pigeon, the colours vibrant, the detail exquisite, from Johann Leonhard Frisch's 'Vorsstellung der Vogel in Deutschland'. This was the first great German colour-plate bird book. The plates feature European and exotic birds, including a number of parrots, drawn from the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 29 x 21 / 11½ x 8½

£300
Der X ten Hauptart II te Abtheilung XIV te Platte, Die Pfau Taube oder Hunerschwantz, Columba caudata, Pigeon a queve de Paon,
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FRISCH, Johann Leonhard


Beautiful print of the pigeon, the colours vibrant, the detail exquisite, from Johann Leonhard Frisch's 'Vorsstellung der Vogel in Deutschland'. This was the first great German colour-plate bird book. The plates feature European and exotic birds, including a number of parrots, drawn from the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 29 x 21 / 11½ x 8½

£100
Der XI ten Hauptart I te Abtheilung III te Platte, Fig.1 Fig.2
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FRISCH, Johann Leonhard


Print of a duck’s head (Fig.1) and 2 bones (Fig.2), the colours vibrant, the detail exquisite, from Johann Leonhard Frisch's 'Vorsstellung der Vogel in Deutschland'. This was the first great German colour-plate bird book. The plates feature European and exotic birds, including a number of parrots, ...

Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 29 / 8½ x 11½

£550
Der XI ten Hauptart I te Abtheilung V te Platte, die Baumgans, Glaucius Morillon.
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FRISCH, Johann Leonhard


Beautiful print of the goose, the colours vibrant, the detail exquisite, from Johann Leonhard Frisch's 'Vorsstellung der Vogel in Deutschland'. This was the first great German colour-plate bird book. The plates feature European and exotic birds, including a number of parrots, drawn from the family ...

Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 29 / 8½ x 11½

£250
Der XI ten Hauptart II te Abtheilung XI te Platte, Die graue Mittel Ente, Anas media cinerea, Canard morillon.
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FRISCH, Johann Leonhard


Beautiful print of the duck, the colours vibrant, the detail exquisite, from Johann Leonhard Frisch's 'Vorsstellung der Vogel in Deutschland'. This was the first great German colour-plate bird book. The plates feature European and exotic birds, including a number of parrots, drawn from the family ...

Dimensions (W x H): 29 x 21 / 11½ x 8½

£550
Der XI ten Hauptart II te Abtheilung XIII te Platte, Moder oder Mur Ente, Anas palustris, Canard de marais,
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FRISCH, Johann Leonhard


Beautiful print of the duck, the colours vibrant, the detail exquisite, from Johann Leonhard Frisch's 'Vorsstellung der Vogel in Deutschland'. This was the first great German colour-plate bird book. The plates feature European and exotic birds, including a number of parrots, drawn from the family ...

Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 29 / 8½ x 11½

£350
Der XI ten Hauptart II te Abtheilung XIV te Platte, Die Reiger oder Strauss Ente, Anas media cirruta, Canard ayant une aigrette.
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FRISCH, Johann Leonhard


Beautiful print of the duck, the colours vibrant, the detail exquisite, from Johann Leonhard Frisch's 'Vorsstellung der Vogel in Deutschland'. This was the first great German colour-plate bird book. The plates feature European and exotic birds, including a number of parrots, drawn from the family ...

Dimensions (W x H): 29 x 21 / 11½ x 8½

£350
Der XI ten Hauptart II te Abtheilung XIX te Platte, Krieck Ente, Querquedula, Cercerelle,
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FRISCH, Johann Leonhard


Beautiful print of the duck, the colours vibrant, the detail exquisite, from Johann Leonhard Frisch's 'Vorsstellung der Vogel in Deutschland'. This was the first great German colour-plate bird book. The plates feature European and exotic birds, including a number of parrots, drawn from the family ...

Dimensions (W x H): 29 x 21 / 11½ x 8½

£350
Der XI ten Hauptart II te Abtheilung XXIII te Platte, Turckische Ente, Anas Indica S: Turcica, Canard d’Inde,
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FRISCH, Johann Leonhard


Beautiful print of the duck, the colours vibrant, the detail exquisite, from Johann Leonhard Frisch's 'Vorsstellung der Vogel in Deutschland'. This was the first great German colour-plate bird book. The plates feature European and exotic birds, including a number of parrots, drawn from the family ...

Dimensions (W x H): 29 x 21 / 11½ x 8½

£550
Der XI ten Hauptart II te Abtheilung XXVII te Platte, Kleiner See Hahn oder Noricke, Colymbus minor, Plongeon Chatagneux,
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FRISCH, Johann Leonhard


Beautiful print of the ducks, the colours vibrant, the detail exquisite, from Johann Leonhard Frisch's 'Vorsstellung der Vogel in Deutschland'. This was the first great German colour-plate bird book. The plates feature European and exotic birds, including a number of parrots, drawn from the family ...

Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 29 / 8½ x 11½

£300
Der XI ten Hauptart II te Abtheilung XXVIII te Platte, See Taube oder gronlandischer  Taucher, Colymbus Groenlandicus, Plongeon de Groenlande.
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FRISCH, Johann Leonhard


Beautiful print of the diver, the colours vibrant, the detail exquisite, from Johann Leonhard Frisch's 'Vorsstellung der Vogel in Deutschland'. This was the first great German colour-plate bird book. The plates feature European and exotic birds, including a number of parrots, drawn from the family ...

Dimensions (W x H): 29 x 21 / 11½ x 8½

£550
Der XI ten Hauptart III te Abtheilung III te Platte, Krop-Taucher, Mergus Strumosus, Cormoran S: goitreux brun,
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FRISCH, Johann Leonhard


Beautiful print of the diver, the colours vibrant, the detail exquisite, from Johann Leonhard Frisch's 'Vorsstellung der Vogel in Deutschland'. This was the first great German colour-plate bird book. The plates feature European and exotic birds, including a number of parrots, drawn from the family ...

Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 29 / 8½ x 11½

£550
Der XI ten Hauptart III te Abtheilung V te Platte, Marrach oder See Rache mit Schwartzen Kopf, Marganser capite nigro, Grand Plongeon la tete noite.
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FRISCH, Johann Leonhard


Beautiful print of the duck, the colours vibrant, the detail exquisite, from Johann Leonhard Frisch's 'Vorsstellung der Vogel in Deutschland'. This was the first great German colour-plate bird book. The plates feature European and exotic birds, including a number of parrots, drawn from the family ...

Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 29 / 8½ x 11½

£300
Der XI ten Hauptart III te Abtheilung VII te Platte, See Papagey, See Taucher, Colymbus medius Groenlandicus, Plongeon de Groenlande.
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FRISCH, Johann Leonhard


Beautiful print of the diver, the colours vibrant, the detail exquisite, from Johann Leonhard Frisch's 'Vorsstellung der Vogel in Deutschland'. This was the first great German colour-plate bird book. The plates feature European and exotic birds, including a number of parrots, drawn from the family ...

Dimensions (W x H): 29 x 21 / 11½ x 8½

£350
Der XI ten Hauptart III te Abtheilung VIII te Platte, Schwartze Wilde Ente, Anas fera torquata nigra, Canard sauvage noire.
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FRISCH, Johann Leonhard


Beautiful print of the duck, the colours vibrant, the detail exquisite, from Johann Leonhard Frisch's 'Vorsstellung der Vogel in Deutschland'. This was the first great German colour-plate bird book. The plates feature European and exotic birds, including a number of parrots, drawn from the family ...

Dimensions (W x H): 29 x 21 / 11½ x 8½

£245
ELBA.
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Bertius, Petrus


Beautiful little map of Elba, with title cartouche of Neptune’s mouth at top right, galley at top left and a seamonster at lower right. Petrus Bertius was a professor of mathematics and librarian at Leyden University. As well as being a prolific writer on mathematical, historical and theological ...

Dimensions (W x H): 13 x 9.5 / 5 x 3½

£220
FEZZE et MAROCCHI Regna Africae Celeberrima.
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MERIAN, Matthaus


An attractive map of Morocco with ornamental cartouche at lower left, ships at sea, north to the right. The map is based on Ortelius’ map of the same region (Van den Broecke, 177).

Dimensions (W x H): 33 x 26 / 13 x 10

£500
Filius sic Magni est Jacobi haec filia Magni Henrici soboles dic musi qualis erit?
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Vertue, George


A handsome engraving by George Vertue of Anthony Van Dyck’s 1634 portrait of Charles I and his wife Henrietta. She looks towards the artist, and passes a crown of leaves to Charles, whose crown orb and sceptre sit on the table behind him. Text in latin along lower edge of engraving.

Dimensions (W x H): 57 x 42 / 22½ x 16½

£495
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ORTELIUS, Abraham


A beautiful decorative map. This plate replaces the earlier one and has the latitude numerals inside the border and Galliae Pars in large capitals next to the lower cartouche. Ref: Marcel P.R. van den Broecke, “Ortelius Atlas Maps” p 252 Entry: 200

Dimensions (W x H): 47.2 x 36.6 / 18½ x 14½

£1800
Hemisphaerium Orbis Antiqui cumzonis circulis et situ populorum diverso
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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

£420
HISPALENSIS CONVENTUS DELINEATO. Auctore Hieronymo Chiaves
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Ortelius, Abraham


A beautiful, detailed map of Andalucia with battle ships and monsters in the sea. Strapwork cartouche. ‘ Geromino Chaves’ lost manuscript of Andalusia’ Ref: van den Broecke 28

Dimensions (W x H): 45.3 x 34.6 / 18 x 13½

£220
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Bertius, Petrus


Very attractive little map of the northern Adriatic near Trieste. Ships and monsters at sea. Petrus Bertius was a professor of mathematics and librarian at Leyden University. As well as being a prolific writer on mathematical, historical and theological subjects he is known as a cartographer for ...

Dimensions (W x H): 13 x 9.5 / 5 x 3½

£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

£195
Insula and Arx. MOSAMBIQUE.
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BERTIUS, Petrus


Delightful little map of the island of Mozambique, discovered by Vasco da Gama in 1492. Petrus Bertius was a professor of mathematics and librarian at Leyden University. As well as being a prolific writer on mathematical, historical and theological subjects he is known as a cartographer for his ...

Dimensions (W x H): 13 x 9.5 / 5 x 3½

£245
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Bertius, Petrus


Mqp of the Italian island of Ischia. Petrus Bertius was a professor of mathematics and librarian at Leyden University. As well as being a prolific writer on mathematical, historical and theological subjects he is known as a cartographer for his editions of Ptolemy's Geographia. In 1618 he moved ...

Dimensions (W x H): 13 x 9.5 / 5 x 3½

£395
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Kaerius, Petrus


A bold map of Roman northern Italy based on the Ortelius map of the same name(Van den Broecke 206) Title cartouche at top left, two more cartouches containing lists of place names and lists of people. Annotations on map, Roman roads

Dimensions (W x H): 45 x 34 / 17½ x 5½

£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

£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

£445
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ORTELIUS, Abraham


Ornate map of Luxembourg, eastern Belgium and part of North Eastern France, with flamboyant strapwork decoration to title across upper centre. Decorated frame. The stippling around the scale identifies this as the later of two plates of the same subject. Ref: Van den Broecke 64.

Dimensions (W x H): 48.5 x 37.5 / 19 x 15

£200
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ORTELIUS, Abraham


Decorative cartouche at top left, secondary cartouche with scale at top right. Ref: van den Broecke, no.50

Dimensions (W x H): 50.4 x 34.3 / 20 x 13½

£245
MARE RUBRUM.
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Bertius, Petrus


TA fine little map of the Red Sea with Suez (north) to the right and Aden to the left. Petrus Bertius was a professor of mathematics and librarian at Leyden University. As well as being a prolific writer on mathematical, historical and theological subjects he is known as a cartographer for his ...

Dimensions (W x H): 13 x 9.5 / 5 x 3½

£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

£60
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VAN DEN KERRE, P.( Petrus Kaerius)


George Humble published this Atlas in 1627, known as the Speed Miniature Map. Of the 63 maps in the Atlas, 40 were from the original Van den Kerri plates, reworked, 16 were reduced from Speed and 7 were additional. The publication was very popular and there were further reissues up to 1676.

Dimensions (W x H): 12.2 x 8.6 / 5 x 3½

£245
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Bertius, Petrus


Attractive map of Turkey, including Cyprus and many of the Greek Islands, Cartouche at lower right. Petrus Bertius was a professor of mathematics and librarian at Leyden University. As well as being a prolific writer on mathematical, historical and theological subjects he is known as a ...

Dimensions (W x H): 13 x 9.5 / 5 x 3½

£185
New Zealand
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HUGHES, William


A clean, crisp engraving showing the coastline and rivers of New Zealand with two insets entitled “The Settled Portion of Western Australia.” and “Van Diemens Island.”

Dimensions (W x H): 27.4 x 38 / 11 x 15

£400
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ORTELIUS, Abraham


Based on the 1548 map by Jacques & Jean Surhonio, which for security reasons was never published. Only in 1579, when Antwerp was independent for a short time, did Ortelius publish it (van den Broecke 70). Strapwork cartouche, coats of arms, two scales

Dimensions (W x H): 49 x 37 / 19½ x 14½

£450
Nobilis Hannoniae Comitatus Descrip.
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ORTELIUS, Abraham


Based on the 1548 map by Jacques and Jean Surhon, according to van der Broecke there were only one hundred copies of this map printed. Strapwork cartouche, coats of arms,two scales beadwork border Ref: van den Broecke 69

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

£350
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ORTELIUS, Abraham


Attractive map of area around Mauberge in France and Mons in Belgium. ‘Franciscus Hogenburgus ex archetypo coelabat 1572’ in the lower left corner identifies this as the rarest of the three plates of this region that Ortelius made. Van den Broecke surmises that ‘perhaps about 100 copies’ were ...

Dimensions (W x H): 50.5 x 37.5 / 20 x 15

£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

£95
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VAN DEN KERRE, P.( Petrus Kaerius)


George Humble published this Atlas in 1627, known as the Speed Miniature Map. Of the 63 maps in the Atlas, 40 were from the original Van den Kerri plates, reworked, 16 were reduced from Speed and 7 were additional. The publication was very popular and there were further reissues up to 1676.

Dimensions (W x H): 12.2 x 8.6 / 5 x 3½

£285
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AA, Pieter van der.


Pieter van der Aa was apprenticed to a bookseller at the age of nine, and set up in business as a publisher at the age of 23. Over the following 50 years he produced a huge amount of Atlases and Ilustrated books. Les Delice de la Grand Bretagne, with text by his fellow Dutchman, James Beeverell, ...

Dimensions (W x H): 15.5 x 12.5 / 6 x 5

£85
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VAN DEN KERRE, P.( Petrus Kaerius)


George Humble published this Atlas in 1627, known as the Speed Miniature Map. Of the 63 maps in the Atlas, 40 were from the original Van den Kerri plates, reworked, 16 were reduced from Speed and 7 were additional. The publication was very popular and there were further reissues up to 1676.

Dimensions (W x H): 12.2 x 8.6 / 5 x 3½

£195
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Bertius, Petrus


Attractive little map of Poland, scales at top left, title cartouche at lower left. Petrus Bertius was a professor of mathematics and librarian at Leyden University. As well as being a prolific writer on mathematical, historical and theological subjects he is known as a cartographer for his ...

Dimensions (W x H): 13 x 9.5 / 5 x 3½

£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

£60
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VAN DEN KERRE, P.( Petrus Kaerius)


George Humble published this Atlas in 1627, known as the Speed Miniature Map. Of the 63 maps in the Atlas, 40 were from the original Van den Kerri plates, reworked, 16 were reduced from Speed and 7 were additional. The publication was very popular and there were further reissues up to 1676.

Dimensions (W x H): 12.2 x 8 / 5 x 3

£245
SABAVDIA.
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BERTIUS, Petrus


Map of ‘ Sabavida’, which covers the French Alps, or Chambery. Title cartouche at lower left. Petrus Bertius was a professor of mathematics and librarian at Leyden University. As well as being a prolific writer on mathematical, historical and theological subjects he is known as a cartographer for ...

Dimensions (W x H): 13 x 9.5 / 5 x 3½

£450
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ORTELIUS, Abraham


Very attractive map, with ornamented cartouche and border.Three scales. The map was criticised by Hiob van Magdeburg at an early stage but survived through all editions of the Ortelius’s landmark atlas. Ref: van den Broecke 93.

Dimensions (W x H): 50 x 34 / 19½ x 13½

£165
St. HELENE.
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An unusual square view of St. Helena showing the six rivers draining off to the North west. Rising sun at upper left, compass point at right centre, and title on banner, with cherub at upper centre. Key to place names in the upper right hand corner in French, in the lower left corner there is ...

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

£200
SVITIA Schwentz.
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GOTTFRIED, Johann Ludwig


A lovely view of the canton of Schwyz in central Switzerland. Coat of arms in centre top within title. To the right of the view is the canton’s capital town of the same name and below that is Brunnen on the shores of Lake Lucerne, which stretches across the bottom half of the view. To the left, ...

Dimensions (W x H): 32.5 x 20 / 13 x 8

£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

£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

£95
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VAN DEN KERRE, P.( Petrus Kaerius)


George Humble published this Atlas in 1627, known as the Speed Miniature Map. Of the 63 maps in the Atlas, 40 were from the original Van den Kerri plates, reworked, 16 were reduced from Speed and 7 were additional. The publication was very popular and there were further reissues up to 1676.

Dimensions (W x H): 12.2 x 8.6 / 5 x 3½

£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

£95
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VAN DEN KERRE, P.( Petrus Kaerius)


George Humble published this Atlas in 1627, known as the Speed Miniature Map. Of the 63 maps in the Atlas, 40 were from the original Van den Kerri plates, reworked, 16 were reduced from Speed and 7 were additional. The publication was very popular and there were further reissues up to 1676.

Dimensions (W x H): 12.2 x 8.6 / 5 x 3½

£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

£210
Untitled.
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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

£195
Untitled.
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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): 47.5 x 27.5 / 18½ x 11

£195
Untitled.
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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): 47.5 x 27.5 / 18½ x 11

£195
Untitled.
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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): 47.5 x 27.5 / 18½ x 11

£195
Untitled.
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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): 47.5 x 27.5 / 18½ x 11

£245
VALENTIA.
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Bertius, Petrus


Very attractive little map of the province of Valencia, surrounded by Murcia, Castilia and Arragon. Petrus Bertius was a professor of mathematics and librarian at Leyden University. As well as being a prolific writer on mathematical, historical and theological subjects he is known as a ...

Dimensions (W x H): 13 x 9.5 / 5 x 3½

£1200
VICTORY of  TRAFALGAR.
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DODD, Robert


Four magnificent prints of the Battle of Trafalgar, at various stages. Two prints, from before the battle, show the Van and Rear divisions approaching battle. Plate 3 shows a scene ‘nearly at the close of action’, with the French ships trying to escape and Plate 4, at the end of the battle shows ...

Dimensions (W x H): 77 x 51 / 30½ x 20

£245
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Bertius, Petrus


Map of north-west Switzerland, from Lake Geneva to Lucerne. Petrus Bertius was a professor of mathematics and librarian at Leyden University. As well as being a prolific writer on mathematical, historical and theological subjects he is known as a cartographer for his editions of Ptolemy's ...

Dimensions (W x H): 13 x 9.5 / 5 x 3½

£250
[3 coastal Views of Ascunsion].
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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

£475
Aegypti Recentior
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SCHENK, Pieter & VALCK Gerard


Splendid ornamental cartouche,with title flanked by four figures, with the pyramids in the background, sheaths of corn on the ground. North to the right of picture. Various animals and short texts adorn the map

Dimensions (W x H): 49 x 40 / 19½ x 15½

£175
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AA, Pieter van der


A truly apocalyptic print depicting an earthquake and erupting volcano in Japan (‘Jedo’). Panicking people in the foreground, a flood or mudslide to the right sweeping trees and buildings along with it, destroyed buildings and trees, dark brooding clouds and a fiery erupting volcano on the horizon, ...

Dimensions (W x H): 32 x 23.5 / 12½ x 9½

£195
Aethiopum e Mocambyque et conterminis regionibus ico quarum alij Christian alij Gentiles verum major pars Maurituii vocant ...
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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

£195
Agricola Indus Canaryn dictus.
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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