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£2250
CHINA Veteribus SINARUM REGIO nunc Incolis TAME dieta.
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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

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


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

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

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


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

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

£245
SEPTENTRIO NALIUM Terrarum descript.
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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

£950
SICILIAE Regnum.
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Hondius, Jodocus edition of Mercator


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

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

£850
TARTARIA
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HONDIUS, Jodocus edition of MERCATOR


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

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

£1800
BARKSHIRE described.
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SPEED, John.


Speed’s decorative map of Berkshire has a magnificent view of Windsor Castle at top edge. There is an inset of the battle of Radcott Bridge at upper left. Strapwork cartouche at upper centre, with a flag of St. George flanked by cherubs with open books above.

Dimensions (W x H): 51 x 38 / 20 x 15

£1600
NORFOLK a countie florishing and populous described and devided WITH THE armes of such noble families as have borne the titles thereof.
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SPEED, John.


Speed’s decorative map of Norfolk has two insets; Norwich at upper right and a battle scene at top left. A magnificent Royal Arms to the left of the title, seven coats of arms on right hand edge, scale at lower centre.

Dimensions (W x H): 51 x 38 / 20 x 15

£350
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HONDIUS, Jodocus


Hondius’ edition of Mercator’s classic map

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

£110
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

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

£345
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Hondius, Jodocus edition of Mercator


Elaborate strapwork cartouche. The map shows part of southern Italy, south of Rome, with bits of both coasts, with sea decorated in typical Hondius style.

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

£4950
AMERICA/Jodocus Hondius excudit Amsterodami.
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HONDIUS, Jodocus


This map was engraved by Jodocus Hondius for his first edition of Gerard Mercator’s Atlas. It was issued alongside the America siue India Nova by Michael Mercator in 1595. Produced on a stereographic projection like more and more maps of the time, it is an amalgam of various sources. It ...

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

£175
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

Dimensions (W x H): 19.5 x 14 / 7½ x 5½

£120
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

Dimensions (W x H): 17.5 x 12 / 7 x 4½

£120
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

Dimensions (W x H): 18 x 12 / 7 x 4½

£110
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan.


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 12 / 7½ x 4½

£95
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan.


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 12 / 7½ x 4½

£85
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan.


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 12 / 7½ x 4½

£785
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SPEED, John


A beautiful map of Buckinghamshire from Speed’s Theatre. Inset plans of the market towns of Buckingham and Redding, the latter being a strange choice given that it lies in the county of Berkshire - an indication that the other market towns in Buckinghamshire were not large or prosperous. ...

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

£150
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan


Inset maps of Corfu, Sanorimi, Zante, Milo, Nicsia and Scarpanto. In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as ...

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

£165
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MERCATOR, Gerard/HONDIUS, Jodocus


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

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

£95
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan.


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 12 / 7½ x 4½

£120
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

Dimensions (W x H): 18 x 12 / 7 x 4½

£120
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

Dimensions (W x H): 18 x 12 / 7 x 4½

£450
Cyprus Insula
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HONDIUS, Jodocus


The island shown with title cartouche and insets of the islands of ‘Stalimini’, ‘Chius’, ‘Mitilene’, ‘Negroponte’, ‘Cerigo’ and ‘Rhodus’ below.

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½

£95
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan.


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 12 / 7½ x 4½

£1400
ESSEX, devided into Hundreds, with the most antient and fayre Towne COLCHESTER Described and other memorable MONUMENTS observed
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SPEED, John


Speed drew on the work of John Norden for his map of Essex. His inset plan of Colchester ‘reveals a town of some prosperity with its castle, churches, dwellings and former religious houses, somewhat uncomfortably straddling a circle of walls of Roman origin’. (Nigel Nicolson: A Tudor Atlas by ...

Dimensions (W x H): 51 x 39 / 20 x 15½

£95
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan.


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 12 / 7½ x 4½

£350
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Hondius, Jodocus edition of Mercator


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

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

£85
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan.


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 12 / 7½ x 4½

£110
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 13.5 / 7½ x 5½

£120
Frisia Occidentalis
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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

£1600
GLOCESTERSHIRE contrived into thirty thre several hundreds & those againe into foure principall devisions.  The Citie of Glocester & Bristowe discribed with the armes of such noble men as have bene dignified with ye titles of Earles & Dukes thereof
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SPEED, John


A highly decorative map with insets of the cities of Gloucester and Bristol with accompanying descriptions of each. Scale of ‘myles’ in the bottom left corner with dividers. Above, battle scenes showing the conflict between King Canute and the Saxons, and the confrontation of King Edward the 4 ...

Dimensions (W x H): 51.5 x 38 / 20½ x 15

£275
GRANATA ET MURCIA REGNA.
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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

£110
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan.


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 12 / 7½ x 4½

£195
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

Dimensions (W x H): 18 x 12 / 7 x 4½

£95
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan.


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 12 / 7½ x 4½

£165
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

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

£300
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Maps -> Asia -> Japan
HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 13.5 / 7½ x 5½

£220
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Maps -> Asia -> India
HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

Dimensions (W x H): 19.5 x 14 / 7½ x 5½

£150
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

Dimensions (W x H): 18 x 14.5 / 7 x 5½

£1600
KENT WITH HER CITIES AND EARLES described and observed.
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SPEED, John


A beautiful map of Kent based on the work of Philip Symonson. Insets of the cathedral cities of Canterbury and Rochester, and seven coats of arms. Due to Kent’s extensive coastline, and proximity to France and the Netherlands, it had unrivalled advantages for trade, thus making it’s defence ...

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

£120
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

Dimensions (W x H): 20 x 13.5 / 8 x 5½

£95
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan.


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 12 / 7½ x 4½

£145
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½

£110
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

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

£345
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HONDIUS, Jodocus


Jodocus Hondius’ edition of Mercator’s map.

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

£95
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan.


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 12 / 7½ x 4½

£175
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

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

£500
NATOLIA quae olim ASIA MINOR.
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MERCATOR,Gerard/HONDIUS, Jodocus


Clear and attractive map of Turkey, including Cyprus and the eastern Aegean islands. Title on ribbon at top, flanked by turbanned angels. Fighting ships at sea, sea monsters, scale at lower right The signature ‘bb’ on rear of map suggests this map is from the Appendix Atlantis, to the Newer Atlas ...

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

£195
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 13.5 / 7½ x 5½

£195
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

Dimensions (W x H): 20 x 14 / 8 x 5½

£120
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan.


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 12 / 7½ x 4½

£85
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan.


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 12 / 7½ x 4½

£130
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½

£150
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MERCATOR, Gerard/HONDIUS, Jodocus


Handsome map of Portugal with north to the left, ship at sea. In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. ...

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

£210
Portugalla et Algarve.
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JANSSON, Jan/HONDIUS, Jodocus


Attractive little map of Portugal. North to the right.

Dimensions (W x H): 20 x 14 / 8 x 5½

£130
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JANSSON, Jan and HONDIUS, Jodocus


A delightful little map of Provence. Title at top left, scale at bottom right.

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 13.5 / 7½ x 5½

£165
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan.


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 12 / 7½ x 4½

£375
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HONDIUS, Jodocus


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

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

£300
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Hondius, Jodocus edition of Mercator


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

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

£395
Romandiola cum Parmensi Ducatu
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Hondius, Jodocus edition of Mercator


Strapwork cartouche, stippled sea, shows the area from Florence in the south to Mantua in north, with a little of both coasts showing (the Gulfs of Genoa and of Venice)

Dimensions (W x H): 36 x 43 / 14 x 17

£165
Russia cum Confinijs
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

Dimensions (W x H): 20 x 14 / 8 x 5½

£95
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan.


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 12 / 7½ x 4½

£95
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan.


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 12 / 7½ x 4½

£95
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan.


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 12 / 7½ x 4½

£100
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

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

£520
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Hondius, Jodocus edition of Mercator


Strapwork cartouche at top left. A splendid map of Sicily with shot silk effect at sea

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

£1400
SUFFOLKE described and devided into Hundreds, The situation of the fayre towne IPSWICH shewed, with the ARMS of the most noble families that have been either DUKES, or EARLS both of that Countie as also of Clare.
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SPEEDE, Iohn


A fine example of this edition. Inset map of Ipswich. Although Speed assembled much of his material from the earlier works of Saxton, Norden and others, a considerable part of the up-to-date information especially relating to the inset town plans depicted was first hand.

Dimensions (W x H): 51 x 39 / 20 x 15½

£1350
SUFFOLKE described and divided into Hundreds, The situation of the fayre towne IPSWICH shewed, with the ARMES of the most noble families that have bene either Dukes or Earles both of that Countie as also of Clare
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SPEED, John


A very attractive map of Sussex with inset of Ipswich enclosed in an elegant border. On the right of this, is a pictorial reference to Bodicia, Queen of the Iceni who occupied the area today known as East Anglia. On the left stands a Roman General. Numerous coats of arms of the Dukes and Earles ...

Dimensions (W x H): 51 x 38 / 20 x 15

£1650
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SPEED, John


A very beautiful map of Sussex with inset of Chichester at top left enclosed in a strapwork border. Title at top centre with royal coat of arms to the right, cartouche at lower right containing text on the Norman invasion of 1066. Five shields bearing the arms of five earls at lower entre, ...

Dimensions (W x H): 51 x 38 / 20 x 15

£395
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HONDIUS, Jodocus


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

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

£120
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

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

£145
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 14 / 7½ x 5½

£195
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 13 / 7½ x 5

£180
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s 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

£250
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan


Decorated title cartouche at top left. Three shields. Secondary cartouche sith scale at lower left. ‘Notarium explicatio’at right, 2 scales at lower left, (Blaeu’s nearly identical map has one scale). 3 coats of arms. Ref: Koeman, 6055:1B.1

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

£395
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HONDIUS, Jodocus


Jodocus Hondius’ edition of Mercator’s map.The map shows the area from Lake Garda to Venetia. Stippled sea. Simple strapwork cartouche at top right. Rivers in detail, towns and mountains

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

£95
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan.


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 12 / 7½ x 4½

£120
Warwicum Northamtonia Huntingdonia Cantabrigia, Suffolcia, Oxonium, Buckinghsmia, Bedfordia Hartfordia Essexia Berceri Midelsexia, Southatonia Surria, Cantium Southsexia
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HONDIUS, Jodocus


A beautiful miniature map of the south east counties of England. Jodocus Hondius’ edition of Mercator’s map.

Dimensions (W x H): 26 x 19.5 / 10 x 8

£95
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan.


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 12 / 7½ x 4½

£95
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan.


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 12 / 7½ x 4½

£95
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan.


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 12 / 7½ x 4½

£95
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HONDIUS, Jodocus & JANSSON, Jan.


In 1604 Hondius bought the plates of Gerard Mercator’s atlas, added about 40 maps to Mercator’s original number, and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages still under Mercator’s name, but with his own name as publisher. These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius ...

Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 12 / 7½ x 4½

£1100
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GOTTFRIED, Johann Ludwig


This map is a reduced version of the one Merian engraved for Johann Ludwig Gottfried in 1631. It is one of many derivative maps of the Jodocus Hondius, 1618. One noticeable difference is the altered perspective of the inset map of Greenland. Matthew Merian was not only a publisher, but an ...

Dimensions (W x H): 36 x 27.5 / 14 x 11

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


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

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

£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

£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

£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

£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

£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
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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

£2200
IMPERII SINARUM NOVA DESCRIPTIO
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Maps -> Asia -> China
JANSSON, Jan


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

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

£2300
INDIA quae ORIENTALIS dicitur, et INSULAE ADIACENTES.
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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

£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

£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

£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

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


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

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

£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

£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

£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

£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

£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

£475
ABISSINORUM RUM SIVE Pretiofi Ioan: Imperiú.
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MERCATOR/HONDIUS


An attractive map of central Africa with an inset map of the Congo entitled ‘CONGI REGNI in Africa Chriftiani Nova Descriptio’. Lake shows the mythical lakes Zaire, Zembre and Zaflan.Title and scales each have their own strapwork cartouches. Ref: Koeman, Atlantes Neerlandica, volume I, 8720:1A

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

£445
AETHIOPIA SUPERIOR vel INTERIOR vulgo ABISSINORVM sive PRESBITERI IOANNIS IMPERIVM.
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JANSSON/HONDIUS


Map of central and eastern Africa, showing the nonexistent lakes Zaire and Zaflan. Wild beasts fill the unexplored interior. Decorated cartouche, with title flanked by turbanned figures, shielded from a burning sun by African cherubs with umbrellas. Ref:Koemans, Atlantes Neerlandici, volI 8720:1.B

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

£120
ANDALUZIA.
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Mercator/ Hondius


Dimensions (W x H): 18.5 x 13 / 7½ x 5

£850
ASIA recens summa cura delineata.
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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

£720
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SPEED, John


A beautiful map with coats of arms of the various Dukes and Earls of Bedford. Inset showing a townplan of Bedford.

Dimensions (W x H): 51.0 x 38.0 / 20 x 15

£120
Biscaia et Legio
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Mercator/ Hondius


Dimensions (W x H): 18 x 13 / 7 x 5

£375
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HONDIUS, Henricus


A bold and beautiful map within a beaded border. Ornamented cartouche at top left, secondary cartouche at top right with three scales. The sea is decorated with ships, compass and sea monsters, whilst a volcano spews fire in the Andes. The map shows the mid section of the Chilean coast, from the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 48 x 38 / 19 x 15

£500
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SPEED, John


A most decorative map with galleon and monster in the sea. A lion and unicorn stand either side of the British coat of arms as well as coats of arms of the earls of Carlisle. An inset of a town plan of Carlisle with a list of principal buildings.

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

£400
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MERCATOR, Gerard


This map covers not only Macedonia but also northern Greece, and part of Turkey in Europe. Title cartouche at lower left, on tablet, surrounded by cherubs. Ships at sea. Ref: Koeman 7830:1.2.

Dimensions (W x H): 43.5 x 35.5 / 17 x 14

£500
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MERCATOR/HONDIUS


A beautiful map of Turkey, Cyprus and the eastern Aegean islands with battling vessels and sea monsters. Scale at lower right, title in banner across top centre flanked by turbanned angels. Koeman, Atlantes Neerlandica, 8110:1B

Dimensions (W x H): 49.8 x 38.3 / 19½ x 15

£375
Pedemontana regio cum Genvensium territorio & Montisferrati Marchiona tu.
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Jodocus Hondius’ edition of Mercator


Compact ornamental strapwork cartouche, stippled sea. Detailed map of Piedmont, from the French border to east of Milan.

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

£120
Regni Valentiae Typus.
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Mercator/ Hondius


Dimensions (W x H): 18.5 x 13 / 7½ x 5

£950
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SPEED, John


An important map of the Isle of Wight as John Speed was the first to publish a map of the island on its own. Insets showing townplans of Newport and Southampton.

Dimensions (W x H): 51.0 x 38.0 / 20 x 15

£750
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SPEED, John


A beautiful map showing the coats of arms of the Earls of Wiltshire and Salisbury and a detailed description of Stonehenge with picture. An inset shows a town plan of Salisbury with list of principal sites and buildings in the town.

Dimensions (W x H): 52 x 39 / 20½ x 15½

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