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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...
Date: Antwerp, 1593
First German text edition of the Spieghel der Zeevaerdt…
First German edition including 47 charts in very fine contemporary colors and bound in a contemp. brown calf binding. The boards are richly blind stamped, with a design ...
Date: Amsterdam, 1593
Sacri in tabernaculo apparatus partes ex descriptione Mosis. . .
Fine engraving of the brazen altar, bronze altar, or altar of sacrifice among other ritual objects such as the candelabrum. From Benedictus Arias Montanus' Antiquitatum I...
- $200 / ≈ €173
Date: Antwerp, 1572 / Leiden, 1593
Prussiae Regionis Sarmatiae Europae Nobilissimae Novaet vera descriptio . . .
Nice example of the first edition of De Jode's map of Prussia, from the 1593 edition of De Jode's atlas.The present map is an entirely new addition to the second De Jode ...
- $2200 / ≈ €1903
Date: Antwerp, 1593
(South America) - Delineatio omnium orarum totius Australis partis Americae, dictae Peruvianae, a R. de la Plata, Brasiliam Pariam, et Castellam auream una cum omnibus…
A particularly lush example of Dutch decorative cartography boasting two intricate strapwork cartouches. Linschoten was one of the prime movers of Dutch and British expan...
Date: Amsterdam, 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...
Date: Antwerp, ca. 1593
Occidentalis Americae partis.
The most beautifully engraved early map of the Caribbean, including Florida and the Southeast. The map includes representations of Columbus' ships and various notes regar...
Date: Frankfurt, 1594
![Dritter Theil Indiae Orientalis . . . [Title page]](/uploads/cache/43482-250x250.jpg)
Dritter Theil Indiae Orientalis . . . [Title page]
A very attractive title page from the second part of de Bry's travel book. Theodore de Bry, a German engraver and book dealer, began a compilation of early voyages in 159...
- $250 / ≈ €216
Date: Frankfurt, 1594
Prima Columbiin Indiam navigation Anno 1492.
Christopher Columbus and the Pinzon brothers leaving the port of Palos in Spain on August 3, 1492 for the New World. Right The King and Queen of Portugal Catholic Ferdina...
Date: Frankfurt, 1594
(Island of Pearls) Perlarum insula ob unionum copiam sic dicta.
A depiction of Cubagua as the Perlarum Insula (Island of Pearls), with in the foreground, two large ships send dinghies toward busy Native Americans collecting pearl oyst...
Date: Frankfurt, 1594
Cacodemon attacking the savages.
Cacodemon ("evil spirit") attacking the savages. Read more about "Les Grand Voyages" by Theodore De Bry [+]
Date: Frankfurt, 1594
![Arcis Carolinae delineatio [Jacksonville]](/uploads/cache/48530-250x250.jpg)
Arcis Carolinae delineatio [Jacksonville]
Depicting Fort Caroline in Jacksonville, Florida. A French expedition, organized by Protestant leader Admiral Gaspard de Coligny and led by the French Explorer Jean Ribau...
Date: Frankfurt, 1594
![[The French left in Fort Charles suffer the scarcity of provisions.]](/uploads/cache/48529-250x250.jpg)
[The French left in Fort Charles suffer the scarcity of provisions.]
An Indian town visited by the French of Charlesfort in search for food. After a drawing by LeMoyne. Charlesfort-Santa Elena is on what is now Parris Island, South Carolin...
Date: Frankfurt, 1594
![Pisces in mari alati [flying fish attack]](/uploads/cache/48527-250x250.jpg)
Pisces in mari alati [flying fish attack]
Flying fish attacking a Portuguese ship in the West Indian Waters.Read more about "Les Grand Voyages" by Theodore De Bry [+]
Date: Frankfurt, 1594
![[Navel battle between Portuguese and French Battle off Buttugar (Brazil).]](/uploads/cache/48526-250x250.jpg)
[Navel battle between Portuguese and French Battle off Buttugar (Brazil).]
Navel battle between Portuguese and French in the seas off the Poti guaran Territories in Brazil.Read more about "Les Grand Voyages" by Theodore De Bry [+]
Date: Frankfurt, 1594
![[Columbus is standing in the bow of his ship]](/uploads/cache/48524-250x250.jpg)
[Columbus is standing in the bow of his ship]
Columbus is standing in the bow of his ship, which is near the shore. He is clad in a long mantle and undercoat, while his armor lies at his feet, and his standard is flo...
Date: Frankfurt, 1594
Inventio Maris Magallanici.
Allegorical scene allegorical image celebrating the circumnavigation of the earth by Ferdinand Magellan. The image shows Magellan on board of his ship, surrounded by myth...
Date: Frankfurt, 1594
Americae Retectio (Allegory of the Discovery of America)
Allegorical scene commemorating the discovery of America. The main image shows Neptune, supporting a Globe, flanked by Flora-representing Florence, and Janus-representin...
Date: Frankfurt, 1594
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...
Date: France ca.. 1594
ABRAHAMUS ORTELIUS ANTVERPIANUS Orteli dum proponis spectantibus Orbem, Quam tua delectant structa Theatra homines! . . .
Portrait of Abraham Ortelius (Abraham Ortel), famous cartographer born in Antwerp and after studying Greek, Latin and mathematics set up business there with his sister, a...
Date: Antwerp, c.1595
Latium.
Based on classical authors' sources, specifically Virgilius, Plinius, Varro, Halicarnasseus, Festus and Ausonius.Philip Wingius in his letter to Ortelius from 1592 mentio...
Date: Antwerp, 1595
Peregrinatie Jesu Christu Een ordentliche beschrijvinge des Heijligen landts....
Very rare separately map of the Holy Land engraved by Joannes van Doetecum Jr. Oriented to the east. The shoreline runs from "Antaradus" in Syria to "Rhino...
Date: Amsterdam, ca. 1595
![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 / ≈ €130
Date: Antwerp, c. 1595
Peregrinationis Divi Pauli Typus corographicus. . .
A splendid map depicting the travels of Paulus. With two fine scenes in top. Showing the countries along the Mediterranean, including Cyprus and Italy. A first edition wi...
Date: Antwerp, 1595
Calecuty Regnum
A rare and unusual depiction of the Indian Ocean between Madagascar, Ethiopia, southern Arabia, and south India and Ceylon.The calligraphy is florid and decorative. The e...
- $2000 / ≈ €1730
Date: Cologne, 1596
Sic capiunt Ibices iaculo, sic cuspide ferri, / Vel canibus, duro aut flammantis turbinis ictu.
A fine early illustration of capturing a mountain goat hunt. In the left foreground, a group of hunters rest, three dead mountain goats lying beside them; to the right, a...
- $300 / ≈ €260
Date: Antwerp, Philips Galle, ca 1596
Sic inter dumos, pregrandi corpore cerus. - In pecus extrorquent dumeta per auia, acuto.
This is a plate from a series "Venationes ferarum, avium, piscium, pugnae bestiariorum & mutuae bestiarum". Published by Philippe Galle (Haarlem 1537 - 1612...
Date: Antwerp, Philips Galle, ca 1596
Sic per secta repens venator consista dumis - Torquet et undosos anates, Fusicasp palustres
This is a plate from a series "Venationes ferarum, avium, piscium, pugnae bestiariorum & mutuae bestiarum". Published by Philippe Galle (Haarlem 1537 - 1612...
Date: Antwerp, Philips Galle, ca 1596
Sic leporem in laqueos agitnat per aperta fugacem - Gramina, siq canes rapidi sua terga sequutur
This is a plate from a series "Venationes ferarum, avium, piscium, pugnae bestiariorum & mutuae bestiarum". Published by Philippe Galle (Haarlem 1537 - 1612...
Date: Antwerp, Philips Galle, ca 1596
Piscantur tevetes sinuato in gargite pices.
This is a plate from a series "Venationes ferarum, avium, piscium, pugnae bestiariorum & mutuae bestiarum". Published by Philippe Galle (Haarlem 1537 - 1612...
Date: Antwerp, Philips Galle, ca 1596
Nova et recens emendata totius Regni Ungariae una cum adiacentibus et finitimis regionisbus delineatio.
Engraved map by Jan van Deutecum, here the very rare first edition published by Cornelis Nicola in Asterdam in 1596. In very attractive original coloring.A re-issued was ...
Date: Amsterdam, Cornelius Nicol, 1596
Descrittione Dell'Imperio della MOSCOVIA IMPERIUM.
Uncommon map including Latvia, Livonia, Lithuania, the Ukraine, and northern Part of the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, Siberia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan.Giovanni ...
Date: Venice, 1596
Tabula Asiae II.
A striking example of Magini's map of the Black Sea region from the 1597 edition of Magini's 'Geographia', based upon the work of Claudius Ptolemy. Latin text and tables ...
- $300 / ≈ €260
Date: Venice, 1597
Africa Tertia pars Terrae.
This map of Africa has an unusual shape, tapering to a narrow angle in the south. Numerous rivers appear in West Africa and as tributaries to the Nile, and mountain chain...
Date: Magdeburg, ca 1597
Basiliensis territorii descriptio nova./Circulus sue Liga. . .
Left-hand map centered on Basel, east to top. With credit to Sebastian Münster in the title cartouche. Right-hand map with Boden See, Strasbourg and Augsburg. The map wa...
- $300 / ≈ €260
Date: Antwerp, 1598
Chinae, olim Sinarum regionis. . .
The first printed map of China. It is signed by Ludovico Georgio, whose real name was Luis Jorge de Barbuda. He was a Portuguese Jesuit cartographer and besides that a sp...
Date: Antwerp, 1598
Arabia Felice Nuova Tavola.
Fine early map of Arabian peninsula, being one of the earliest modern maps of the region.Girolamo Ruscelli first published the map in his "La Geographi di Claudio To...
- $850 / ≈ €735
Date: Venice, 1598
Arabia Felice Nuova Tavola.
Fine early map of Arabian peninsula, being one of the earliest modern maps of the region.Girolamo Ruscelli first published the map in his "La Geographi di Claudio To...
Date: Venice, 1598
Culiacanae Americae regionis.. / Hispaniolae, Cubae..
Two separate virtually identically sized inset maps on one sheet, each with a decorative scroll title cartouche. Culiacanae depicts the coastal and inland western region...
Date: Antwerp 1598
Carinthiae et Goritiae... / Histria tabula.../ Zarae, et Serebenici ..
Three maps on one sheet. The left hand is centered on the eastern part of Austria. The right upper hand map is centered on northern Yugoslavia, and the last map is center...
Date: Antwerp, 1598
Argumentum VI. De modis quibus de loco in locum, feruorum aut conductitiorum humeris transferri Folent. (How the Congolese are transported)
How the Congolese are transported. None of the horses (probably zebras) are tame enough to ride and the people seem incapable of training the oxen to pull wagons for the ...
- $100 / ≈ €87
Date: Frankfurt, 1598
Argumentum IV. Habitus tam magnatum quam plebeiorum descriptus lib. 2 cap. 7. (How the Congolese men dress)
This shows what the inhabitants of the Congo wore before the Portuguese arrived. The men had small square berets, usually red or yellow, more for decoration than as prote...
- $100 / ≈ €87
Date: Frankfurt, 1598
Argumentum I. Primus Lufitanorum cum Sogni praefecto congreffus, eiusdemque Baptismus, de quibus lib. 2 cap 2. fit mentio. (The arrival of the Portuguese in the county Sogno)
The arrival of the Portuguese in the county Sogno. When the Portuguese first discovered the county and the inhabitants of Sogno, they were taken for gods and received wit...
- $100 / ≈ €87
Date: Frankfurt, 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 / ≈ €87
Date: Antwerp, 1598
Touraine. Turonensis Ducatus.
Map of Touraine Duché in very fine original colours.
Date: Antwerp, 1598
Chinae, olim Sinarum regionis. . .
The first printed map of China. It is signed by Ludovico Georgio, whose real name was Luis Jorge de Barbuda. He was a Portuguese Jesuit cartographer and besides that a sp...
Date: Antwerp, 1598
![Zafalonia [Map of Kefalonia]](/uploads/cache/45223-250x250.jpg)
Zafalonia [Map of Kefalonia]
Very rare map of the island of Kefalonia published in the first edition of "Viaggio da Venetia, a Costantinopoli. Per Mare, e per Terra, & infieme quello di Terr...
- $450 / ≈ €389
Date: Venice, Giacomo Franco, 1598
Moraviae.
This early map of Slovakia was prepared by Paul Fabritius in 1569, centered on the city of Brno. Title cartouche on the upper left corner. Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598) wa...
Date: Antwerp, 1598
Barbariae et Biledulgerid, nova descriptio.
North-West Africa. Koeman speculated: "In view of the important trading relationship between Antwerp and Africa, it is not impossible that the original was a manuscr...
Date: Antwerp, 1598
Presbiteri Johannis, sive Abissinorum Imperii descriptio.
Depicting Africa from the Mediterranean to the Mountains of the Moon placed just below Mozambique. Dare to go in Black. All early maps were printed in black and white,...
Date: Antwerp, 1598
![Citta Di Trav [Trogir]](/uploads/cache/45200-250x250.jpg)
Citta Di Trav [Trogir]
Very rare map centered on the historic town of Trogir published in the first edition of "Viaggio da Venetia, a Costantinopoli. Per Mare, e per Terra, & infieme q...
- $300 / ≈ €260
Date: Venice, Giacomo Franco, 1598
Natoliae Quae Olim Asia Minor, Nova de Scriptio / Carthaginis Celeberrimi Sinus Typus / Aegypti re Centior de Scriptio
Three detailed regional maps by Ortelius from his "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum", the world's first modern atlas.The first map covers Asia Minor, Cyprus and the East...
Date: Antwerp, 1598
Terra Sancta A Petro Laicstain perlustrata, et ab eius ore
Oriented to the east. Shows the shoreline from Beirut to Gaza. P. Laicksteen, a Dutch astronomer… collected topographic material on Palestine during his stay there in 1...
Date: Antwerp, 1598
IAPONIAE INSULAE DESCRIPTIO.Ludoico Teisera auctore.
The map was based upon the manuscript draft supplied to Ortelius in about 1592 by the famous official Portuguese chart maker, Luis Teixeira , who was the cartographer t...
Date: Antwerp, 1598
Romaniae, (quae olim Thracia dicta) ..
Very fine map centered on the Danube area. The map is based on the double sheet map by Jacob Gastaldi. Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598) was a cartographer and publisher, who ...
Date: Antwerp, 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...
Date: Antwerp, 1598
Hollandiae Antiquorum Catthorum..
This map shows Holland in great detail, including small towns, walled cities, rivers and lakes (many of which were reclaimed in the 17th century, and no longer exist). A ...
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...
Date: Antwerp, 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...
Date: Antwerp, 1598
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...
Date: Antwerp, 1598
Lutzenburgen sis Ducatus Veriss. Descript.
An attractive map of Luxembourg: title cartouche on the lower left corner. From 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum [Atlas of the Whole World]'.Iacobo Surhonio Montano auctore. D...
Date: Antwerp, 1598
Gelriae, Cliviae, Finitimorumque Locorum Verissima..
East to the top. Fine map of Geldria and Limburg, prepared by Christian s'Grooten. Very fine title cartouche lower right with painter's utensils around the cartouche. ...
Date: Antwerp, 1598
Leodiensis Diocesis Typus.
East to the top. Centered on Liege, including the southern part of Dutch Limburg. Prepared by Jan van Schille.Dare to go in Black. All early maps were printed in black an...
Date: Antwerp, 1598
Russiae, Moscoviae et Tartariae Descriptio.
Engraved by Frans Hogenberg from an original of 1562 by Anthony Jenkinson of the English Muscovy Company. The many vignettes are based on the reports of Marco Polo's expl...
Date: Antwerp, 1598
Namurcum Comitatus.
Prepared by Jacques Surhon in 1555. His manuscript map was, for security reasons not published. Only in 1579, when Antwerp was independent for a short time, Ortelius used...
Date: Antwerp, 1598
Angliae, scotiae, et Hiberniae, sive Britannicar:insularum.
Fine general map of the British Isles and Ireland on horizontal projection with north to right of page. Derived from Mercator's 1564 map of the British Isles.Dare to go i...
Date: Anwerp, 1598
Angliae Regni florentissimi nova descriptio..
Fine general map of England derived from Mercator's 1564 map of the British Isles in 8 sheets.Dare to go in Black. All early maps were printed in black and white; many we...
Date: Antwerp, 1598
Culiacanae Americae regionis.. / Hispaniolae, Cubae..
Two virtually identically sized inset maps on one sheet, each with a decorative scroll title cartouche. Culiacanae depicts the coastal and inland western region in North ...
Date: Antwerp, 1598
La Florida/ Peruviae Auriferae regionis Typus/ Guastecan.
The Chaves map of Florida is a prime example of an explorer's map since it records the recent discoveries of Cabeza de Vaca, De Soto, and Moscoso. The map revealed little...
Date: Antwerp, 1598
![Valona [ View of Valona]](/uploads/cache/45215-250x250.jpg)
Valona [ View of Valona]
Very rare view of Vlora in Albania published in the first edition of "Viaggio da Venetia, a Costantinopoli. Per Mare, e per Terra, & infieme quello di Terra Sant...
Date: Venice, Giacomo Franco, 1598
![Fortezza Di Sopoto [Fortress of Sopot in Abania]](/uploads/cache/45216-250x250.jpg)
Fortezza Di Sopoto [Fortress of Sopot in Abania]
Very rare view of the Fortress of Sopot in Albania published in the first edition of "Viaggio da Venetia, a Costantinopoli. Per Mare, e per Terra, & infieme quel...
Date: Venice, Giacomo Franco, 1598
![Sopoto - Margaritino. [Sopot and Margarita in Albania]](/uploads/cache/45218-250x250.jpg)
Sopoto - Margaritino. [Sopot and Margarita in Albania]
Very rare view of Sopot and Margarita in Albania published in the first edition of "Viaggio da Venetia, a Costantinopoli. Per Mare, e per Terra, & infieme quello...
Date: Venice, Giacomo Franco, 1598
![[Map of Corfu. View of the city of Corfu on the foreground. ]](/uploads/cache/45221-250x250.jpg)
[Map of Corfu. View of the city of Corfu on the foreground. ]
Very rare map of Corfu with a view of the city of Corfu on the foreground. Published in the first edition of "Viaggio da Venetia, a Costantinopoli. Per Mare, e per T...
Date: Venice, Giacomo Franco, 1598
![Rhodi [Map of Rhodes]](/uploads/cache/45235-250x250.jpg)
Rhodi [Map of Rhodes]
Very rare map of Rhodes Island published in the first edition of "Viaggio da Venetia, a Costantinopoli. Per Mare, e per Terra, & infieme quello di Terra Santa. D...
Date: Venice, Giacomo Franco, 1598
Santorini.
Very rare map of Santorini published in the first edition of "Viaggio da Venetia, a Costantinopoli. Per Mare, e per Terra, & infieme quello di Terra Santa. Da Gi...
Date: Venice, Giacomo Franco, 1598
Jerusalem.
Very rare view of Jerusalem published in the first edition of "Viaggio da Venetia, a Costantinopoli. Per Mare, e per Terra, & infieme quello di Terra Santa. Da G...
Date: Venice, Giacomo Franco, 1598
![Rodi [View of Rhodes]](/uploads/cache/45236-250x250.jpg)
Rodi [View of Rhodes]
Very rare view of the City of Rhodes on the island of Rhodes. Historically, Rhodes island was very famous worldwide for the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders o...
Date: Venice, Giacomo Franco, 1598
![Namphio. [Map of Anafi]](/uploads/cache/45243-250x250.jpg)
Namphio. [Map of Anafi]
Very rare map of the island of Anafi Island published in the first edition of "Viaggio da Venetia, a Costantinopoli. Per Mare, e per Terra, & infieme quello di T...
Date: Venice, Giacomo Franco, 1598
![Candia [Map of the island Crete]](/uploads/cache/45233-250x250.jpg)
Candia [Map of the island Crete]
Very rare map of the island Crete published in the first edition of "Viaggio da Venetia, a Costantinopoli. Per Mare, e per Terra, & infieme quello di Terra Santa...
Date: Venice, Giacomo Franco, 1598
India Tercera Nuova Tavola.
Fine 1598 edition of this early map of South East Asia. Just to the west and south of Malacca, one will notice ‘Camatra’ (Sumatra) and Java. China with Canton in the ...
- $1000 / ≈ €865
Date: Venice, 1598
