![Terta Etas Mundi. Foliu CX [With view of Metz]](/uploads/cache/46260-250x250.jpg)
Terta Etas Mundi. Foliu CX [With view of Metz]
The Latin text page is illustrated with a depictions of Kings, Noble men and women and scientists, among Eustace (Eustachius) a Roman soldier and martyr, appears as a bea...
- $450 / ≈ €421
Place & Date: Nuremberg, 12 July 1493
![[Lot of 2 leaves] Rubeaquum cum arce Isenburgo…/ Wyssenburg…](/uploads/cache/48269-250x250.jpg)
[Lot of 2 leaves] Rubeaquum cum arce Isenburgo…/ Wyssenburg…
Two wood block printed early bird's-eye views of Rouffach (lies along the Alsatian wine route) and Wissembourg (Alsace). From the 1552 Latin text edition of Münster's Co...
- $100 / ≈ €94
Place & Date: Basel, 1552
Orleans assiegé au mois de Janvier. 1563.
Rare copper engraved view of the siege of Orleans in January 1563, engraved by Jean Jacques Perrissin, (1536 - before 1611).Print from the suite "The Wars, Massacres...
- $100 / ≈ €94
Place & Date: Geneva, ca. 1570
Lutetia, vulgari nomine Paris, urbs Gallia. . .
Beautiful and early town-plan of Paris with title cartouche and figures in the foreground. The Bastille is shown at the upper center of the engraving and the Notre-Dame c...
Place & Date: Cologne, ca. 1572
Die statt Montpellier . . .
Panoramic view of Montpellier by Sebastian Münster. Below the engraving a letterpress key. From the German edition of Sebastian Munster's Cosmography, "Cosmographey...
Place & Date: Basel, Heinrich Petri, 1574
Page from La Cosmographie Universelle with map of France. (Page 160)
Text page with woodblock map of ancient France (122 x 163 mm.) In 1575 Sebastian Münster's Cosmographia was translated into French and published in Paris by François d...
- $75 / ≈ €70
Place & Date: Paris, 1575
Le vray portraict de la Ville de Marseille.
Fine wood cut bird's-eye view of Marseille. Decorated with several ship in the harbour and on the sea. To the left two keys describing the main buildings and places. Publ...
Place & Date: Paris, 1575
Die Statt Paris etlicher mass figuriert und contrafehtet nach jetziger Gelegenheit.
Published in the "Universal Cosmography" of S. Münster. Text in German. Under the legendary plan in German A to G. It is framed by a border composed of foliage...
- $200 / ≈ €187
Place & Date: Bâle, H. Petri, 1578
Exacta novaqve descriptio dvcatvs Andegravensis qvem vvlgari nomine Le Duche d'Aniou Indigitant.
Centered on the town of Angiers. From the first edition of De Jode's Speculum Orbis Terrarum, the second general atlas of the world, after Ortelius. Engraved by Ioannes V...
- $750 / ≈ €702
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1578
Lutetia Parisiorum urbs, toto orbe celeberrima notissimaque, caput regni Franciae.
Early bird's eye view of Paris, called at the time Lutetia. From a French text edition of S. Münster's Cosmographia, which is a short and complete summary of Renaissance...
Place & Date: Basle, 1550-1580
1) Caletensivm et Bononiensivm..2) Veromandvorvm eorvmque..
Prepared by Jean Surhon, cartographer, goldsmith and engraver. From 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum [Atlas of the Whole World]': published in Antwerp.
- $200 / ≈ €187
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1580
Beschrijvinge vande de zee Cuften va Vlanderen en Picardien. . .
A detailed description of the coast of Picardie and Normandy decorated by a large colored baroque title cartouche, and the coat of arms of Flanders with a colorful scale ...
- $1750 / ≈ €1638
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1585
Beschrijvinge vande de zee Cuften va Vlanderen en Picardien. . .
DUTCH TEXT EDITION. A detailed chart of the coast of Flanders and Normandy decorated by a large colorful baroque title cartouche, and the coat of arms of Flanders with a ...
Place & Date: Leiden, Plantijn, 1585
Picardiae Belgicae regionis descriptio
From Theatrum Orbis Terrarum [Atlas of the Whole World]. Prepared by Jean Surhon.Dare to go in Black. All early maps were printed in black and white, and many were kept t...
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1590
Valencena . . .
Eye-bird view of Valenciennes.
Place & Date: Anvers, 1590
Comitatus Venayscinensis Nova Discriptio.
Rare map depicting part of Provence with Avignon, Cavaillon, Orange, Carpentras, etc.Gerard De Jode was the great rival of Ortelius, both made a living out of selling map...
- $400 / ≈ €374
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1593
Nova et integra caenomaniae descriptio vulg. Le Mans.
Fine separately issued example of Gerard De Jode's map of Caenomaniae (Maine Province), from his Speculum Orbis Terrarum. Gérard de Jode (1508? -1590) published in Antwe...
Place & Date: Antwerp, ca. 1593
Bitvrigvm, provinciae que Berry.
A rare and beautifully engraved map from the second edition of De Jode's atlas "Speculum Orbis Terrarum". Includes the Loire Valley, centered on Bourges and Vie...
- $200 / ≈ €187
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1593
Lutetia Furens. Das ist : Die wütende Statt PARIS.
Rarissime placard dirigé contre la Ligue et le duc de Mayenne. La gravure est signée I.S. (marque inconnue). Ce placard en latin et en allemand est une reprise de l’e...
Place & Date: France ca.. 1594
![Blaisois Blesiensis Territorii. . . [together with] - Lemovicum totius et confinium provinciarum. . .](/uploads/cache/28865-250x250.jpg)
Blaisois Blesiensis Territorii. . . [together with] - Lemovicum totius et confinium provinciarum. . .
The map on the left is centered on the Loire with the town of Blois. The right hand map is centered on Limoges.
- $150 / ≈ €140
Place & Date: Antwerp, c. 1595
Anjou. Andegavensium Ditionis Vera et Integra Descriptio. Licimo Guijeto Andegavense auctore.
Beautiful map of the Anjou region of western France along the Loire River. Include the city of Angers in the center. Accompanying French text on verso. Dare to go in B...
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1598
Gallia.
Extremely rare map of France, Netherlands, Southern England, Switzerland, and Northern Spain. This map was never regularly included in the Theatrum; Denuce mentions the i...
Place & Date: Antwerp, ca 1598
![Blaisois Blesiensis Territorii. . . [together with] - Lemovicum totius et confinium provinciarum. . .](/uploads/cache/40963-250x250.jpg)
Blaisois Blesiensis Territorii. . . [together with] - Lemovicum totius et confinium provinciarum. . .
The map on the left is centered on the Loire with the town of Blois. The right-hand map is centered on Limoges. Dare to go in Black. All early maps were printed in bla...
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1598
Regionis Biturigum... Per Ioannem Calamaeum. / Limaniae Topographia Gabriele Symeoneo Auct.
Two maps on one sheet. Biturigum. The Loire river is on the right in central France. Neuers (Nevers) is at the middle of the right margin. Bourges is near the center, and...
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1598
Regionis Biturigum... Per Ioannem Calamaeum. / Limaniae Topographia Gabriele Symeoneo Auct.
Two maps on one sheet. Biturigum. The Loire river is at the right in central France. Neuers (Nevers) is at the middle of the right margin. Bourges is near the center, an...
- $125 / ≈ €117
Place & Date: Antwerp, ca. 1598
Artois. Atrebatum Regionis Vera Descripto.
Prepared by Jacob Surhon, who made a manuscript map of Artois for which he received 36 Livres from Charles V in 1554. For security reasons, the map was not published. Onl...
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1598
Burgundiae inferioris quae Ducatus Nomine Censetur, Des.
Map centered on the province of Burgundy, from 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum'.Dare to go in Black. All early maps were printed in black and white; many were kept that way for ...
- $100 / ≈ €94
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1598
Touraine. Turonensis Ducatus.
Map of Touraine Duché in very fine original colours.
Place & Date: Antwerp, 1598
![Le Roy de Navarra venant à Paris recheut le coup de cousteau au visaige par ung Pierre Chastel, lequel par quatre chevaulx fut tiré en pièces, faict le 27 de Decemb[re] l'an 1594.](/uploads/cache/38548-250x250.jpg)
Le Roy de Navarra venant à Paris recheut le coup de cousteau au visaige par ung Pierre Chastel, lequel par quatre chevaulx fut tiré en pièces, faict le 27 de Decemb[re] l'an 1594.
Engraved news-sheet with text in German and French. Pictorial reportage on the failed assassination attempt on King Henri IV of France by Jean Châtel (here identified as...
Place & Date: Cologne, ca. 1600
![Descriptio Gadium [France].](/uploads/cache/43237-250x250.jpg)
Descriptio Gadium [France].
An attractive miniature map of France, published by Petrus Bertius, in Amsterdam at the beginning of the seventeenth century. Title in bold capital letters above map, sti...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1606
Gasconia.
A lovely miniature map of Gascony, in the S.W. region of France, published by Petrus Bertius, in Amsterdam at the beginning of the seventeenth century. There is a small s...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1606
Descriptio Comitatus Burgundiae.
A decorative small map of region around Dijon, Halons and Dole in Burgundy. Features a nice strap-work title, shows rivers and settlements. From the Bertius atlas Tabular...
- $100 / ≈ €94
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1606
Descriptio Biturigum.
A charming small map of central France. Showing the areas around the rivers Loire, Auron, Allier and Yevre. Nevers and Bourges depicted. From the Bertius atlas Tabularum ...
- $100 / ≈ €94
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1606
Descriptio Pictaviae.
A charming small map of Poitou in west central France. Showing Cognac, Limoges, Perigord, Poitiers and Angouleme. From the Bertius atlas Tabularum geographicarum contract...
- $100 / ≈ €94
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1606
Descriptio Galliae.
A charming small map of ancient Gaul, France under Roman occupation. Featuring most major cities, rivers, mountains and regions are named. From the Bertius atlas Tabularu...
- $100 / ≈ €94
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1606
Descriptio Burgundiae Ducatus.
A decorative small map of region around Dijon, Chalons and Dole in Burgundy. Shows many rivers including the Seine, Saone and Brune. It features a nice strap-work title, ...
- $100 / ≈ €94
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1606
Descriptio Leodiensis Dioecesis.
A decorative map of the ancient Diocese of liege in Belgium, highlighting cities such as Huy, Liege, Tongeren (old capital), Namur and Maastricht. North is orientated to ...
- $100 / ≈ €94
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1606
Aniou.
Anjou is a historical province of France, straddling the lower Loire River. Its capital was Angers. It bordered Brittany to the west, Maine to the north, Touraine to the ...
- $100 / ≈ €94
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1606
Picardia.
A decorative miniature map of Picardy, a historical northern French region. A map that appears to be sparsely populated is still full of detail with great attention to de...
- $100 / ≈ €94
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1606
Artesia.
A decorative miniature map of Artois, a historical northern French province that borders Belgium. A map full of detail and is expertly engraved. With the cities of Boulo...
- $100 / ≈ €94
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1606
Lotharingia.
Lothringaria (Lorraine) is a historical province of N.E. France, it features the cities of Sarrebourg, Metz, Toul and Nancy. With excellent physical and topographical det...
- $100 / ≈ €94
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1606
Limania.
A pleasant miniature map of the Limousin region of central France, the area surrounding Clermont Ferrand. Good map detail. From the Bertius atlas Tabularum geographicarum...
- $100 / ≈ €94
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1606
![Venuxinus Comitatus. [Vaucluse]](/uploads/cache/43427-250x250.jpg)
Venuxinus Comitatus. [Vaucluse]
A pleasant miniature map of the Vaucluse region of S.E. France, as published by Petrus Bertius in Amsterdam at the beginning of the seventeenth century. Many mountains as...
- $100 / ≈ €94
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1606
Descriptio Veromanduorum.
A decorative miniature map of Aisne (Vermandois), a French department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. It is named after the river Aisne. The map is cent...
- $100 / ≈ €94
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1606
Caletensium et Bononiesium def.
An decorative miniature map of the N.W. France, including Calais and Boulogne. A map full of detail and attractive embelishments. North is orientated to the left. From th...
- $100 / ≈ €94
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1606
Descriptio Provinciae.
A decorative miniature map of Provence - a geographical region and historical province of south-eastern France, which extends from the left bank of the lower Rhône River...
- $100 / ≈ €94
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1606
Savoie.
A decorative miniature map of Savoy - a cultural region in Central Europe that comprises roughly the territory of the Western Alps between Lake Geneva in the north and Da...
- $100 / ≈ €94
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1606
Biturigum.
A miniature map of the Berry. Fine cartouche in the upper left corner.First published in 1598 in his Caert-Thresoor, the plates were executed by the most famous engravers...
Place & Date: Amsterdam/Frankfurt 1609
Burgundiae Ducatus.
Map of Burgundy region without text on the verso. Second state with the date 1597 removed from the title cartouche. This is the rarest Burgundy map of the four that Ortel...
- $500 / ≈ €468
Place & Date: Antwerp, after 1612
Burgundiae Ducatus. Burgundiae Comitatus.
Separately issued map of Burgundy area. Two maps of Burgundy region on a plate. Separately published map, without text on the verso. Second state with the date 1597 remov...
Place & Date: Antwerp, after 1612
Artois. Atrebatum Regionis Vera Descripto.
Prepared by Jacob Surhon who made a manuscript map of Artois for which he received 36 Livres from Charles V in 1554. For security reasons the map was not published. Only ...
- $500 / ≈ €468
Place & Date: Antwerp, after 1612
Provinciae, Regionis Galliae, vera exactissimaq. descriptio. Provence Petro Ioanne Bomparioo auctore.
A finely engraved map of the Province prepared by Pierre-Jean de Bompar who published a single sheet map of the Province in 1591. Title cartouche in the upper left-hand c...
- $500 / ≈ €468
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1613
Gallia. Nova Galliae descriptio . . .
Very rare and early map of France with figures on three sides with views of cities, portraits (Henri IV and Marie de Medicis) and costumes. The map was directly influence...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1616
L'Isle de France / Parisiensis agri descrip.
Adorned with a title cartouche and a framing border. Leclerc's "Theatre geographique de France" is an extension of Bouguereau's "Theatre". A refugee w...
Place & Date: Paris, ca. 1619
![[Lot of 17 maps] L' ISLE DE FRANCE Pariensis agri descriptio. Francois de la Hoeye fecit, Jean le Clerc excud.](/uploads/cache/19592-250x250.jpg)
[Lot of 17 maps] L' ISLE DE FRANCE Pariensis agri descriptio. Francois de la Hoeye fecit, Jean le Clerc excud.
The map of Ile de France which Jean Leclerc added in his re-issue of Maurice Bouguereau's atlas 'Theatre Francois' , as ' La Theatre geographique de France' in 1619. An u...
- $1000 / ≈ €936
Place & Date: Paris, 1619
Provinciae, Regionis galliae, vera exactissimaq. Descriptio
This is a highly detailed and well engraved map of Provence in southern France. Engraved by H.Picart and published by Jean le Clerc.Jean le Clerc (1560-1621) was an engra...
- $500 / ≈ €468
Place & Date: Paris, ca. 1620
Philippus I. D. G. Hispaniarum Rex. Archid. Austriae Dux Burgund. Bra. Com. Fland. Etc. / Alfonsus V. D. G. Portugaliae Algarbiae etc. Rex. Duo- Decimus.
The engraving depicts a half length oval portrait of Philippus I of France and Alfonsus V on the verso.Nicolaes de Clerck (de Klerc) was active as engraver and publisher ...
- $25 / ≈ €23
Place & Date: Amsterdam, Cloppenburch, 1621
Ioannes Aurelianus, Comes Engolismae, Avus Francis. I. Gall. Reg.
The engraving depicts a half length oval portrait of John of Orléans, Count of Angoulême and of Périgord (1399 – 1467), was a younger son of Louis I, Duke of Orléan...
- $20 / ≈ €19
Place & Date: Amsterdam, Cloppenburch, 1621
Carolus IX. D. G. Galliarum Rex Christianissimus.
The engraving depicts a half length oval portrait of Charles IX of France.Nicolaes de Clerck (de Klerc) was active as engraver and publisher in Delft from 1599-1621.Inclu...
- $20 / ≈ €19
Place & Date: Amsterdam, Cloppenburch, 1621
Franciscus I. D. G. Galliarum Rex Christianissimus.
The engraving depicts a half length oval portrait of Francis I of France.Nicolaes de Clerck (de Klerc) was active as engraver and publisher in Delft from 1599-1621.Includ...
- $20 / ≈ €19
Place & Date: Amsterdam, Cloppenburch, 1621
Ludovius XI. D. G. Galliae Rex Christianiss.
The engraving depicts a half length oval portrait of Louis XI of France.Nicolaes de Clerck (de Klerc) was active as engraver and publisher in Delft from 1599-1621.Include...
- $20 / ≈ €19
Place & Date: Amsterdam, Cloppenburch, 1621
Henricus IIII. D. G. Galliae Et Navarrae Rex Christian.
The engraving depicts a half length oval portrait of Henry IV (1553 – 1610), also known by the epithet "Good King Henry", was King of Navarre (as Henry III) f...
- $25 / ≈ €23
Place & Date: Amsterdam, Cloppenburch, 1621
Ludovius XI. D. G. Galliae Rex Christianiss.
The engraving depicts a half length oval portrait of Louis XI of France.Nicolaes de Clerck (de Klerc) was active as engraver and publisher in Delft from 1599-1621.Include...
- $25 / ≈ €23
Place & Date: Amsterdam, Cloppenburch, 1621
Franciscus I. D. G. Galliarum Rex Christianissimus.
The engraving depicts a half length oval portrait of Francis I (François Ier) (1494 – 1547) was the first King of France from the Angoulême branch of the House of Val...
- $25 / ≈ €23
Place & Date: Amsterdam, Cloppenburch, 1621
Maria De Medices D. G Galliae et Navarrae Reg. Uxor Henr. IIII.
The engraving depicts a half length oval portrait of Marie de' Medici, queen consort of France .Nicolaes de Clerck (de Klerc) was active as engraver and publisher in Delf...
- $15 / ≈ €14
Place & Date: Amsterdam, Cloppenburch, 1621
Lodovicus XIII. D. G. Galliae Et Navarrae Rex Christianiss.
The engraving depicts a half length oval portrait of Louis XIII of France.Nicolaes de Clerck (de Klerc) was active as engraver and publisher in Delft from 1599-1621.Inclu...
- $25 / ≈ €23
Place & Date: Amsterdam, Cloppenburch, 1621
Carolus V D. G. Romanor Imperator Semper August.
The engraving depicts a half length oval portrait of Charles V (24 February 1500 – 21 September 1558) was ruler of both the Spanish Empire from 1516 and the Holy Roman ...
- $25 / ≈ €23
Place & Date: Amsterdam, Cloppenburch, 1621
Carolus Magnus Romanorum Imperator Et Francorum Rex..
The engraving depicts a half length oval portrait of Charles the Great.Nicolaes de Clerck (de Klerc) was active as engraver and publisher in Delft from 1599-1621.Included...
- $20 / ≈ €19
Place & Date: Amsterdam, Cloppenburch, 1621
Gallia.
Small map of France, surrounded by text in Dutch. Nicolaes de Clerck (de Klerc) was active as engraver and publisher in Delft from 1599-1621.Included in the rare book : W...
- $70 / ≈ €66
Place & Date: Amsterdam, Cloppenburch, 1621
Lotaringia Ducatus.
Small map of Lorraine, oriented with West on top and surrounded by text in Dutch. Nicolaes de Clerck (de Klerc) was active as an engraver and publisher in Delft from 1599...
- $75 / ≈ €70
Place & Date: Amsterdam, Cloppenburch, 1621
Carte de la Coste de La Rochelle a Brouaige et de l'Isle d'Oleron Observee par le S.r de Chattillon ingenieur du Roy.
Map of the island of Oléron, with an inset in lower left corner showing the route of an English fleet to La Rochelle. At the time of mapping the area was a stronghold of...
Place & Date: Paris, 1627
Champagne Comitatus Campania.
Map of French region of Champagne, including part of Lorraine. North to the east. The second state with the signature of J.Janssonius.
- $150 / ≈ €140
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1630
Description du Gouvernement de la CAPPELLE. Par P. Petit Bourbon.
Decorative map of Cappellein the region of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais in France with three decorative cartouches.The map of Cappelle is by Pierre Petit Bourbon (1598-1667), m...
- $100 / ≈ €94
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1631
Bresse.
Early map of Eastern France with Lyon to the lower left corner and part of Switzerland. Geneva in upper right corner. Engraved by Hondius. From a French composite atlas.R...
- $150 / ≈ €140
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1631
Description du Gouvernement de la CAPPELLE. Par P. Petit Bourbon.
RARE without text on verso. Decorative map of Cappellein the region of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais in France with three decorative cartouches.The map of Cappelle is by Pierre ...
- $150 / ≈ €140
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1631
Belovacium comitatus.
Early map centered north of Paris. With Latin text on verso. Engraved by Petrus Kaerius. Shortly after the publication of big folio-atlases the need was apparently felt f...
- $75 / ≈ €70
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1632
Bresse.
Early map of Eastern France and part of Switzerland. Geneva in upper right corner. With Latin text on verso. Engraved by Petrus Kaerius. Shortly after the publication of ...
- $50 / ≈ €47
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1632
Description du pais de Valois.
Rare map published by Jean Le Clerc (1560-1621) and prepared by Damien de Templeux map of the region to the northeast of Paris, between the Oise River in the west and the...
- $300 / ≈ €281
Place & Date: Paris, 1632
![[John Smith caught by the French].](/uploads/cache/41114-250x250.jpg)
[John Smith caught by the French].
In 1615, during one of John Smith’s voyages across the Atlantic, he was caught by some French pirates. While at sea in captivity he was forced to suffer great hardships...
Place & Date: Frankfurt, M.Merian, 1633
![[John Smith caught by the French.]](/uploads/cache/40473-250x250.jpg)
[John Smith caught by the French.]
In 1615, during one of John Smith’s voyages across the Atlantic, he was caught by some French pirates. While at sea in captivity he was forced to suffer great hardships...
- $75 / ≈ €70
Place & Date: Frankfurt, M.Merian, 1633