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GOOS, Abraham.
Beautiful map of Africa from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor. Petrus Kaerius, Abraham Goos and others, engraved additional maps showing new discoveries.
Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½
£195
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FULLER, Thomas
Decorative map of Palestine from the time of Abraham. Text on Latin at right above decorated scale. Compass point at sea. Arms of ‘Eduardo Benlossio’ at top left. Biblical scenes represented on map. “From the seventeenth century onwards various works were issued which dealt with the ancient world, ...
Dimensions (W x H): 32 x 28 / 12½ x 11
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JANSSON, Jan
Beautiful map of east Africa from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor. Petrus Kaerius, Abraham Goos and others, engraved additional maps showing new discoveries.
Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan
In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...
Dimensions (W x H): 20 x 14.5 / 8 x 5½
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KAERIUS, Petrus
Beautiful map of South America from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor. Petrus Kaerius, Abraham Goos and others engraved additional maps showing new discoveries.
Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan
In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...
Dimensions (W x H): 19.5 x 14 / 7½ x 5½
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan
In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...
Dimensions (W x H): 17.5 x 12 / 7 x 4½
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan
In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...
Dimensions (W x H): 18 x 12 / 7 x 4½
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan
Inset maps of Corfu, Sanorimi, Zante, Milo, Nicsia and Scarpanto. In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as ...
Dimensions (W x H): 20 x 14.5 / 8 x 5½
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan
In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...
Dimensions (W x H): 18 x 12 / 7 x 4½
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan
In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...
Dimensions (W x H): 18 x 12 / 7 x 4½
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KAERIUS, Petrus
Beautiful map of Devon from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor. Petrus Kaerius, Abraham Goos and others engraved additional maps.
Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan
In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...
Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 13.5 / 7½ x 5½
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KAERIUS, Petrus
Beautiful map of Tierra del Fuego and the Magellan Straits from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor. Petrus Kaerius, Abraham Goos and others, engraved additional maps showing new discoveries.
Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½
£120
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan
In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...
Dimensions (W x H): 17.5 x 12 / 7 x 4½
£120
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan
In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...
Dimensions (W x H): 18 x 12 / 7 x 4½
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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
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan
In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...
Dimensions (W x H): 18 x 12 / 7 x 4½
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KAERIUS, Petrus
Beautiful map of Mexico from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor. Petrus Kaerius, Abraham Goos and others provided additional maps showing new discoveries.
Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 5½ x 5½
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ORTELIUS, Abraham
Very interesting and decorative map of the Iberian penninsula, surrounded by stipple engraved seas full of ships and sea monsters, from the famous Ortelius’ atlas Theatrum Orbis Terrarum as a part of one of Parergon editions (a series of maps reconstructed from antiquity). The map was based on ...
Dimensions (W x H): 49.4 x 37.5 / 19½ x 15
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan
In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...
Dimensions (W x H): 20 x 14.5 / 8 x 5½
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan
In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...
Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 13.5 / 7½ x 5½
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan
In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...
Dimensions (W x H): 19.5 x 14 / 7½ x 5½
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KAERIUS, Petrus
Beautiful map of South East Asia from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor. Petrus Kaerius, Abraham Goos and others, engraved additional maps showing new discoveries.
Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan
In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...
Dimensions (W x H): 18 x 14.5 / 7 x 5½
£120
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan
In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...
Dimensions (W x H): 20 x 13.5 / 8 x 5½
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan
In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...
Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan
In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...
Dimensions (W x H): 20 x 14.5 / 8 x 5½
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan
In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...
Dimensions (W x H): 20 x 14.5 / 8 x 5½
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan
In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...
Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 13.5 / 7½ x 5½
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KAERIUS, Petrus
Beautiful map of Norfolk from Jansson’s edition of Mercator’s Atlas Minor. Petrus Kaerius, Abraham Goos and others engraved additional maps.
Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan
In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...
Dimensions (W x H): 20 x 14 / 8 x 5½
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan
In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...
Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½
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ORTELIUS, Abraham
Very attractive map of the Iberian peninsula surrounded by stipple engraved seas full of ships and sea monsters. Plenty of cities, mountains and forests indicated. A large strapwork title cartouche and scale of miles with calipers ornament the map. Abraham Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum is ...
Dimensions (W x H): 50 x 38.5 / 19½ x 15
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan
In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...
Dimensions (W x H): 20 x 14 / 8 x 5½
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan
In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...
Dimensions (W x H): 20 x 14.5 / 8 x 5½
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan
In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...
Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 13.5 / 7½ x 5½
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan
In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...
Dimensions (W x H): 20 x 14.5 / 8 x 5½
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan
In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...
Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan
In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...
Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 13 / 7½ x 5
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan
In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...
Dimensions (W x H): 18 x 12 / 7 x 4½
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![[Four Mogul Emperors] Jehan ou Jehan Gure, mort en 1627. Cha Jehan ou Kourum, mort en 1665. Oranzeb, mort en 1707. Badour Siah, onignore le tems de sa mort.](itemImages/th_4673.jpg)
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CHÂTELAIN, Henry Abraham
Four full figure portraits on one sheet of four seventeenth-century moguls. The portrait shows the moguls at rest, standing, with a simple halo. Title below each print.
Dimensions (W x H): 23 x 37 / 9 x 14½
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CHÂTELAIN, Henry Abraham
The four prints show, from top left: 1. A holy man, seated on a rich terrace, feeding a peacock. 2. Two men seated on the ground, one with a bird on his head, the other has a bird in hand. 3. Three seated women, near a tree. 4. A woman, barebreasted, sitting on a rug in the lotus position, a ...
Dimensions (W x H): 23 x 37 / 9 x 14½
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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
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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
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CHÂTELAIN, Henry Abraham
Handsome map of Europe, coloured by country. Like most of Chatelain’s maps, there is a huge amount of additional information displayed - on either side of the map there are long lists of the principal countries, provinces and capital cities. Eight scales on lower right hand corner, title along top ...
Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 47 / 23 x 18½
£900
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CHATELAIN, Henri Abraham
Chatelain's superb map of North America and the West Indies, from Newfoundland and the Great Lakes to Northern South America. Inset with remarks on Mexico and Florida.
Dimensions (W x H): 51.5 x 40 / 20½ x 15½
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CHÂTELAIN, Henry Abraham
Splendid detailed map of Africa south of the Equator, based on Guillaume Delisle’s foundation map. It is finely engraved with detail, showing the tribal kingdoms, and numerous references to gold mines. A text block at lower right describes the Congo, Monomotapa and Kaffraria
Dimensions (W x H): 52.5 x 41 / 20½ x 16
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CHÂTELAIN, Henry Abraham
An attractive and fascinating genealogical chart of Mediaeval English royal families, Seven coats of arms of Edward the Confessor, Edward III, the Plantagenets, the Duke of Normandie and others. This is the left half of a larger chart (stock no.2879)
Dimensions (W x H): 48.5 x 38 / 19 x 15
£350
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CHÂTELAIN, Henry Abraham
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A spectacular and extremely detailed genealogical chart of the Royal families of Hungary and Bohemia, show the family trees of all the kings and queens, dukes and duchesses, princes, and princesses from the dark ages until around 1700. There are two inset maps, one of Bohemia, the other of Hungary ...
Dimensions (W x H): 96 x 38 / 38 x 15
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CHÂTELAIN, Henri Abraham (1684-1743)
Map of the course of the Nile at centrefold, flanked by texts and four small engravings of Egyptian anitiquities. Chateleain’s Atlas Historique was a major seven volume atlas and encyclopaedia, ornately decorated and with text by Nicholas Geudeville
Dimensions (W x H): 48.5 x 37 / 19 x 14½
£250
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CHÂTELAIN, Henry Abraham
Interesting plate with two maps side by side - 1. Scotland, 2. England and Wales, with a list of the principal battles in England, two coats of arms, of England and Scotland. The chart is the left half of a larger chart, but with the maps of England and Scotland at the centre, makes an attractive ...
Dimensions (W x H): 44 x 37.5 / 17½ x 15
£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
£650
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ORTELIUS, Abraham
Embellished with an elegant border and an imposing title cartouche containing nine lines of Latin text in top right corner. Natural topography is clearly delineated with the relief shown pictorially.
Dimensions (W x H): 45.3 x 34.3 / 18 x 13½
£420
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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
£2700
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ORTELIUS Abraham
Ortelius’ decorative map of South East Asia. This map is gorgeously fanciful - little was accurately known about the area at the time - the sea at top right is decorated with colourful sea-monsters and mermaids. Strapwork title cartouche at lower left.
Dimensions (W x H): 49.6 x 34.7 / 19½ x 13½
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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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£450
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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
£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
£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
£1800
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CHÂTELAIN, Henry Abraham
An attractive and informative world map. Two circular hemispheres, joined centrally, one depicting the Old World, the other the New. The maps are surrounded by numerous remarks and tables listing the countries of each continent, the principal towns, lakes rivers etc. The detail on the map and the ...
Dimensions (W x H): 67 x 47 / 26½ x 18½
£1750
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CHÂTELAIN, Henry Abraham
Handsome twin hemisphere Mappe Monde coloured by country. Like most of Chatelain’s maps, there is a huge amount of additional information displayed - tables above and below the map list the principal countries rivers, mountains, lakes etc., title along top edge. ‘Chatelain’s Atlas Historique, was ...
Dimensions (W x H): 67 x 48 / 26½ x 19
£195
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CHÂTELAIN, Henry Abraham
A beautiful map of the northern part of European Russia from 58 degrees (Saint Petersburg) northwards to the arctic coast. The map shows the different provinces, rivers forests and towns.
Dimensions (W x H): 46 x 36 / 18 x 14
£220
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CHÂTELAIN, Henri Abraham (1684-1743)
An attractive map with lists of nobles, towns etc. A small inset of the Orkney Isles.
Dimensions (W x H): 46 x 34.5 / 18 x 14
£475
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CHÂTELAIN, Henry Abraham
“Chatelain’s Atlas Historique, was a major work of its time, The text was by Nicholas Gueudeville” (Ref: Moreland and Bannister, p132.) Shows the routes of the major explorers. There are remarks and tables on the map giving information on the History and governance of South America.
Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 47 / 23 x 18½
£320
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CHÂTELAIN, Henry Abraham
A map of England and Wales with tables giving detailed information on the counties, area, number of parishes, houses and the principal town. There is a small inset showing Northumberland which is not complete on the main map
Dimensions (W x H): 62.2 x 46.5 / 24½ x 18½
£650
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£600
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ORTELIUS, Abraham
Ortelius based the map on the map and plan by Marcus Secsnagel, 1551. Braun and Hogenberg also used Secsnagel work. The poem at the top left commemorates him. The map has been drawn as if stretched over a frame, with the edges pinned down, the lower edges have rolled free to reveal the town plan ...
Dimensions (W x H): 43 x 34 / 17 x 13½
£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
£1800
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ORTELIUS, Abraham
Embellished with an elegant border and an imposing title cartouche in top right corner and a smaller oval cartouche in bottom left corner containing nine lines of Latin text. Natural topography is clearly delineated with the relief shown pictorially. Charming details include a couple of sailing ...
Dimensions (W x H): 47 x 35 / 18½ x 14
£820
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Ortelius's third world map, replacing the first two, with the corrected coastline of South America and the medallions in the corner, containing the quotations from Cicero and Seneca. This is the first state, retaining the 1587 date and before the addition of 'Le Maire Strait'. Title above, ...
Dimensions (W x H): 49 x 36 / 19½ x 14
£22500
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ORTELIUS, Abraham
Ortelius' oval map was based on a large 21-sheet world map published by his colleague, Gerard Mercator in 1569. Mercator apparently encouraged Ortelius to make use of his research as well as to do some amendments. This is a magnificent example of Ortelius's third world map, replacing the first two ...
Dimensions (W x H): 49.5 x 36 / 19½ x 14