Browse Listings in Asia
L'Empire du Sophy des Perses. . .
Map of Persian Empire prepared by N.Sanson and published by Pierre Mariette.Published in an early edition of the small Sanson atlas L'Europe Dediée a Monseigneur . . . L...
Place & Date: Paris, P. Mariette, 1667
Selling price: $70
Sold in 2011
L'Empire du Grand Mongol. . .
Map of the Northern part of India and the Mongol Empire prepared by N.Sanson and published by Pierre Mariette.Published in an early edition of the small Sanson atlas L'Eu...
Place & Date: Paris, P. Mariette, 1667
Selling price: $100
Sold in 2008
L'Arabie Petrée, Deserte, et hevrevse. . .
Attractive map of the Arabian peninsula prepared by N.Sanson and published by Pierre Mariette.Published in an early edition of the small Sanson atlas L'Europe Dediée a M...
Place & Date: Paris, P. Mariette, 1667
Selling price: $100
Sold in 2008
Presqu'isle de l'Inde. . .
Map of the Indian peninsula prepared by N.Sanson and published by Pierre Mariette.Published in an early edition of the small Sanson atlas L'Europe Dediée a Monseigneur ....
Place & Date: Paris, P. Mariette, 1667
Selling price: $220
Sold in 2008
Royaume de la Chine. . .
Map of China including the current island of Taiwan prepared by N.Sanson and published by Pierre Mariette. Korea shown as an insular.Published in an early edition of the ...
Place & Date: Paris, P. Mariette, 1667
Selling price: $300
Sold in 2008
La Grande Tartarie. . .
Map of Tartary which incorporates the current areas of Siberia, Turkestan (including East Turkestan), Greater Mongolia, Manchuria prepared by N.Sanson and published by Pi...
Place & Date: Paris, P. Mariette, 1667
Selling price: $80
Sold in 2009
Description des Isles du Iapon. . .
Map of Japan prepared by N.Sanson and published by Pierre Mariette.Published in an early edition of the small Sanson atlas L'Europe Dediée a Monseigneur . . . Le Tellier...
Place & Date: Paris, P. Mariette, 1667
Selling price: $500
Sold in 2008
Les Iles Philippines. . .
Map of the Philippine Islands prepared by N.Sanson and published by Pierre Mariette.Published in an early edition of the small Sanson atlas L'Europe Dediée a M...
Place & Date: Paris, P. Mariette, 1667
Selling price: $250
Sold in 2009
Les Iles Molvcques, Celebes, Gilolo. . .
Map of the Indian Ocean Islands of the Moluccas Islands prepared by N.Sanson and published by Pierre Mariette.Published in an early edition of the small Sanson atlas L'Eu...
Place & Date: Paris, P. Mariette, 1667
Selling price: $150
Sold in 2009
Les Isles de la Sonde entre lelquelles font Sumatra, Iava, Borneo. . .
Map of the islands of Java, Sumatra, Borneo and Bali. prepared by N.Sanson and published by Pierre Mariette.Published in an early edition of the small Sanson atlas L'Euro...
Place & Date: Paris, P. Mariette, 1667
Selling price: $450
Sold in 2013
Ceylan et les Maldives. . .
A fine map of Shri Lanka, and the Maldives prepared by N.Sanson and published by Pierre Mariette.Published in an early edition of the small Sanson atlas L'Europe Dediée ...
Place & Date: Paris, P. Mariette, 1667
Selling price: $275
Sold in 2008
Asia Vetus.
A fine map of the ancient continent of Asia.This edition carries the date 1667.Nicolas Sanson was to bring about the rise of French cartography, although the fierce compe...
Place & Date: Paris, 1667
Selling price: $500
Sold in 2013
Asie.
Rare map of Asia published by Jollain in 1667. Published in "Trésor Des Cartes Geographiques Des Principaux Estats de Lunivers".This atlas is based upon Boisse...
Place & Date: Paris, 1667
Selling price: $135
Sold in 2017
[Genteel Chinese woman.]
A lovely decorative Chinese print taken from Athanasius Kircher's wonderful work "China Illustrata", published in 1667. It shows a genteel, wealthy Chinese woma...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1667
Selling price: $16
Sold in 2017
Cypre.
Rare map of Cyprus with decorative title cartouche. Below six small inset maps of Greek islands at bottom of page published by Jollain in 1667. Published in "Trésor...
Place & Date: Paris, 1667
Selling price: $550
Sold in 2018
Indes orientales ou Gange.
Rare map of South East Asia, including India, Malaysia, Philippines and Southern China, published by Jollain in 1667. Published in "Trésor Des Cartes Geographiques ...
Place & Date: Paris, 1667
Selling price: $500
Sold in 2018
Imperium Sinicum Quindecupartitum.
An attractive, well made map of China, divided in its respective provinces. Formosa and the greater part of Japan are included. At bottom right a finely colored cartouche...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, ca 1667
Selling price: $575
Sold in 2019
Afbeeldinge vant Maghtich Keyserlyck Casteel Osacca...
Bird's eye view of the castle of Osaka, from the first description of Japan based on information from the Dutch who served in the V.O.C. (united East-India Company) and f...
Place & Date: Amsterdam 1669
Selling price: $200
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Le Païs de Canaan traversé par notre Seigneur..
Map of the Holy Land. At the bottom, the scene of the Resurrection while on both sides are represented the Nativity and the Crucifixion. Title cartouche upper part held b...
Place & Date: Leiden, 1669
Selling price: $300
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Reys-Kaerte vande Ambassade der Nederlandse Oost Indise Compagnie door China aen den Grooten Tartarsen Cham door Johan Nieuhoff. . .
Fine map of China, Korea, Taiwan (Il.Formosa) from Joan Nieuhof's comprehensive work about China. The map shows the track of the Dutch Ambassy of the V.O.C through China....
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1669
Selling price: $2550
Sold in 2016
[Quemoey] On these Islands which are now bècom a Kingdom used the famous Pyrates : Yquon J Kocksinga to Resort.
Fine chart of the Taiwanese island group of Quemoy just off Fujian province on mainland China. Taken from Ogilby's translation of Joan Nieuhof's comprehensive work about ...
Place & Date: Amsterdam 1669
Selling price: $210
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L'Asie.
Sansons' second map of Asia. North of Japan a peninsula separated from Honshu by the strait of Zungaar (Tsugaru). The discoveries of De Vries are incorporated into this p...
Place & Date: Paris 1669
Selling price: $350
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Sortie des Enfans d'Israel hors d'Egypte. . . [Together 3 maps of Holy Land]
Map of the Holy Land. At the bottom, Moïse is depicted receiving the Tables of the Law on the Sinai Mount while on both sides are represented the scene of the escape out...
Place & Date: Leiden, 1669
Selling price: $85
Sold in 2013
Afbeeldinge vant Maghtich Keyserlyck Casteel Osacca geleegen int groot Ryck Jappan besuyden de Stadt Osacca inde provinsie Qioo
A fantastic bird's-eye plan of the castle at Osaka. With many details and an extensive 35 number key at the bottom.
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1669
Selling price: $160
Sold in 2013
A MAPP of THE ESTATES of the TURKISH EMPIRE in ASIA, and EUROPE.
Uncommon antique map of the Eastern Mediterranean, Italy, Sicily, Cyprus, Turkey, the Black Sea & Caucasus, the Holy Land and Iraq, published in Blome's 'A Geographic...
Place & Date: London, 1669
Selling price: $250
Sold in 2014
Kantonis Plana effigies.
Highly detailed view of Guangzhou from the seaside, with numerous ships and buildings illustrated! With "a-p" legend key.
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1669
Selling price: $220
Sold in 2014
Reys-Kaerte vande Ambassade der Nederlandse Oost Indise Compagnie door China aen den Grooten Tartarsen Cham door Johan Nieuhoff. . .
Fine map of China, Korea, Taiwan (Il.Formosa) from Joan Nieuhof's comprehensive work about China. The map is embellished with sailing ships and junks and a title cartouch...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1669
Selling price: $1650
Sold in 2017
A New Mapp of y Empire of China With its severall Provinces or kingdomes . . .
Richard Blome's scarce early map of China, with coat of arms and dedication to the Honbl. Sr. Thomas Peylon of Knolton in the County of Kent Baronet. Blome's map is close...
Place & Date: London, 1669
Selling price: $2400
Sold in 2019
A generall mapp of Arabia, with the Red Sea and circumjacent lands . . .
The earliest folio-sized map of the Arabian Peninsula engraved and published in England.Fine example of this early state of Richard Blome's map of Arabia, distinguishable...
Place & Date: London, 1669
Selling price: $2500
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Itineraire de Perse d'Ispaham a Siras de Siras a Lar et de Lar a Gombru. . .
A map illustrating the route in Persia between Ispaham a Siras and Siras a Lar by Sieur Quiclet during his travels to and from Constantinople in 1657 and 1658. Published ...
Place & Date: Paris, 1669
Selling price: $8
Sold in 2020
Itineraire de L'Itineraire de Perse. . .
The map reflects Sir Thomas Herbert's travels in the Persian Empire in 1627-1628, as part of a diplomatic Embassy sent by Charles I to Sha Abbas I, in order to establish ...
Place & Date: Paris, 1669
Selling price: $25
Sold in 2020
Miako - Kyoto.
A large, rare, copper engraving by Arnoldus Montanus. "Denkwürdige Gesandschaften der Ostindischen Gesellschaft in den vereinigten Niederlanden an unterschiedliche ...
Place & Date: Amsterdm, 1669
Selling price: $250
Sold in 2021
Iedo - Tokyo.
A large, rare, copper engraving by Arnoldus Montanus. "Denkwürdige Gesandschaften der Ostindischen Gesellschaft in den vereinigten Niederlanden an unterschiedliche ...
Place & Date: Amsterdm, 1669
Selling price: $250
Sold in 2021
Daibots Gotzenhaus Tempel Van Dajboth Dayboths Temple.
This fascinating 'busy' engraving is that of the inside of a Buddhist temple in Japan depicts a funeral procession for two ambassadors leading up to a somewhat hermaphrod...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1669
Selling price: $60
Sold in 2021
Iedo.
Fine panoramic view of Jedo ( Tokyo) from Joan Nieuhof's comprehensive work about Japan. The view shows fields and landscapes, with the city in the background. With numbe...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1669
Selling price: $200
Sold in 2023
Festin des Vice-rois pres des murs de Kanton.
Decorative print showing the arrival of the Dutch Embassy of the V.O.C. at Canton.From Olfert Dapper mission to China, 1662-1663. Printed by Jacob van Meurs, title of the...
Place & Date: Amsterdam 1670
Selling price: $80
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Makou.
From Olfert Dapper mission to China, 1662-1663. Printed by Jacob van Meurs, title of the book: Gedenckwaerdig bedrijf der Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Maetschappye, op de ...
Place & Date: Amsterdam 1670
Selling price: $240
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Partie meridionale de l'' Inde En deux Presqu'' Isles l'' une deçà et l'' autre delà Gange. 1654.
Nicolas Sanson?s map of southern Asia with the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, Malaysia, Sumatra and western Borneo.Nicolas Sanson (1600-67), "father of the French c...
Place & Date: Paris, 1658-1670
Selling price: $700
Sold in 2016
[ Set of 2 maps ] Abbregé de la Carte de la Chine du R.P. Martinius Jesuiste / du R.P. Bouyn Jesuiste.
Extremely rare set of maps by Nicolas Sanson. Unlike most mapmakers, who readily adopted Martini’s map of China after it appeared in Blaeu's Novus Atlas Sinensis in 165...
Place & Date: Paris, 1670
Selling price: $5800
Sold in 2009
Asiae nova descriptio.
An attracting "carte à figures" map of the Asian continent. In the top there are six views of: Ormus, Aden, Jerusalem, Damasco, Rodus and Famgusta. At both sid...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1670
Selling price: $3300
Sold in 2010
Tabula Tartariae et majoris partis regni Chinae.
Map of China With Japan.
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1670
Selling price: $200
Sold in 2013
Tabula Indiae Orientalis.
The map shows from southeastern Persia to northwestern Australia. Focus is on India, Southeast Asia, and the East Indies with the Philippines. The many islands are clearl...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1670
Selling price: $900
Sold in 2012
Nova Persiae Armeniae Natoliae et Arabiae.
Decorative map of Persia with Cyprus.
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1670
Selling price: $500
Sold in 2010
Turicum Imperium.
Attractive map of Turkey, Arabia, Persia and the east Mediterranean region, including Cyprus.
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1670
Selling price: $615
Sold in 2010
Ibraim Pascia Visiragha di Giannizzari. (Portrait of Ibrahim Pasha)
Fine, decorative and very scarce copper engraved portrait of Ibrahim Pasha, Pargali Ibrahim Pasha (1493 or 1494–1536), also known as Frenk Ibrahim Pasha (the "West...
Place & Date: Vienna, Gio. Battista Hacque, 1670
Selling price: $95
Sold in 2010
Batavia.
Manuscript town-plan of Batavia, nowadays Jakarta, as it was at about 1639, by which time the part of the town on the western bank of the Ciliwung had already been laid o...
Place & Date: France, 1650- 1670
Selling price: $1500
Sold in 2011
Eigentlicher Situs und Grundt Riss.. Statt Jerusalem...
Scarce bird's-eye imaginary plan of Jerusalem after Juan Bautista Villalpando (1552-1608) . In top left a portrait of King David and upper right a portrait of Salomon. Wi...
Place & Date: Wittenberg, B.C. Wust, 1670
Selling price: $375
Sold in 2013
Land Tafel darumumen die Gegendt des Paradijss das Land Canaan. . .
Scarce map of Canaan, which is an early name for what is often called Israel or Palestine. It extends along the coast of the eastern Mediterranean.Georg Andreas Böckler ...
Place & Date: Wittenberg, B.C. Wust, 1670
Selling price: $150
Sold in 2015
Geographische Beschreibung dess Gelobten Landes Canaan. . .
Scarce map of Canaan, with portraits of the Apostles of Matheaus, S. Marcus, S. Lucas, S. Johannes. With Christ in lower part. The map extends along the coast of the east...
Place & Date: Wittenberg, B.C. Wust, 1670
Selling price: $300
Sold in 2013
Geographische Beschreibung des Gelobten Landt Schaften welche die Aposteln und sonderlich Paulus durchraiset. . .
Scarce map of the Near East with in top portraits of the Apostles Petrus and Paulus.Georg Andreas Böckler (ca. 1617–1687) was a German architect and engineer.From: Bib...
Place & Date: Wittenberg, B.C. Wust, 1670
Selling price: $150
Sold in 2015
Carte du District de Tranquebar / Caart des Regtsgebieds van Trankenbar.
Fine detailed plan of the area around Trabquebar which is now Tharangambadi, India. This was a Danish trading colony in the state of Tamil Nadu.
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1670
Selling price: $89
Sold in 2016
Insula Ceylan olim Taprobana nunc incolis Lankawn.
This rare map by Baldeus is show the island of Ceylon, oriented with east at the top. Two decorative cartousche embellish the map, which -a rarity for the time - shows de...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, ca 1670
Selling price: $140
Sold in 2017
Paradise or the Garden of Eden with the Countries Circumjacent Inhabited by the Patriarchs.
An attractive, detailed map of the middle East region around the Paradise and Garden of Eden, extending from Cyprus to the Persian Sea. The Garden of Eden is located in t...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, ca. 1670
Selling price: $113
Sold in 2020
Description de L'Empire du Sophi des Perses. . .
A map of Persia from Sanson's atlas "Cartes générales de toutes les parties du Monde". Including the Middle East and the area between the Black Sea and the Ca...
Place & Date: Paris, 1658-1670
Selling price: $255
Sold in 2021
[Lot of 2 maps] Perigrinatie ofte Veertich-Jarige Reyse der Kinderen Israëls.
Perigrinatie ofte Veertich-Jarige Reyse der Kinderen Israëls, Uyt Egypten door de Roode Zee, ende Woestyne, tot in 't Beloofde Land Canaan.Middelantsche Zee in den Bijb...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, c. 1670
Selling price: $300
Sold in 2023
[Japan, Imperial Palace Kyoto]
A copper engraved view of a Dutch Embassy at the Japanese Imperial Palace in Kyoto. Rare to be found in fine contempory coloring. From Ogilby's translation of Montanus's ...
Place & Date: London, 1670
Selling price: $135
Sold in 2022
The Forty Years Travels of the Children of Israel Out of Egypt. . .
A detailed map of the Palestinian and Lebanese coasts that depicts the Jews passage through the Red Sea and the Sinai Desert. North is oriented to the right. Decorated wi...
Place & Date: London, 1671
Selling price: $135
Sold in 2023
COLOMBO.
Fine plan of Colombo and surroundings, from Naauwkeurige beschryvinge van Malabar en Choromandel...
Place & Date: Amsterdam 1672
Selling price: $130
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Asia (heightened with gold leaf)
From a copy of "Introductionis in Universam Geographicam". Published by Bertius in Amsterdam and printed on the Elzevier press. Beautiful map in period correct ...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, ca. 1672
Selling price: $150
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Goa.
A combined panoramic and bird's eye-town-plan of Goa, the main Portuguese trading post in India. From Philippus Baldaeus "Naauwkeurige Beschryvinge Van Malabar en Ch...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1672
Selling price: $600
Sold in 2008
Isles de la Sonde.
Uncommon miniature map of the Indonesian islands (Java, Sumatra and Borneo) from Pierre Duval's La Geographie Universeille dated 1676. With "Sincapura" and &quo...
Place & Date: Paris, 1672
Selling price: $120
Sold in 2022
Goa.
A combined panoramic and bird's eye-town-plan of Goa, the main Portuguese trading post in India. From Philippus Baldaeus "Naauwkeurige Beschryvinge Van Malabar en Ch...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1672
Selling price: $700
Sold in 2011
Vera delineatio civitatis Bassoræ : Nec non Fluviorum, Insularum Oppidorum pagorum et terrarum ei adiacentium, inquibus passim habitant familiæ sabaorum Siue Mendaiorum, qui vulgo vocantur christiani sti. Joannis.
Rare map of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in the area surrounding modern-day Basra published from 1672 onwards in "Relations de Divers Voyages Curieux" by the...
Place & Date: Paris, 1672
Selling price: $50
Sold in 2015
Description de la partie des Indes orientales qui est sous la domination du grand Mogol.
An early map showing the northern part map of part of India, centered on Agra, extending from Afghanistan to Bengal and from Tartary to the Deccan. Published from 1672 on...
Place & Date: Paris, 1672
Selling price: $246
Sold in 2015
Cette figure represente un Retranchement que sirent les gens d'un Vaisseau Hollandois, qui eschoüa proche Damon, dont Rhoe parle dans ses memoires.
An early print showing Dutch ships arriving at Surat according to the memoirs of the English diplomat Thomas Roe (c. 1581 – 6 November 1644). Published from 1672 onward...
Place & Date: Paris, 1672
Selling price: $8
Sold in 2015
Portraits copiees sur les orginaus soits par le Peintre du Mogol.
An early text engraving showing Mogol paintings, published from 1672 onwards in "Relations de Divers Voyages Curieux" by the French geographer, Melchisédech Th...
Place & Date: Paris, 1672
Selling price: $5
Sold in 2015
(Scene in India)
An early text engraving published from 1672 onwards in "Relations de Divers Voyages Curieux" by the French geographer, Melchisédech Thévenot. Thévenot's work...
Place & Date: Paris, 1672
Selling price: $3
Sold in 2015
Le Musc. le Pourceau-cerf.
An early text engraving of a musk-deer and a babirusas, also called pig-deer published from 1672 onwards in "Relations de Divers Voyages Curieux" by the French ...
Place & Date: Paris, 1672
Selling price: $10
Sold in 2015
(Wood cut f a ginseng plant)
An early wood block engraving of a ginseng plant with a description by Thévenot citing Martini's explanation that "ginseng" was derived from ren (person). From...
Place & Date: Paris, 1672
Selling price: $20
Sold in 2015
Goa.
A combined panoramic and bird's eye-view of Goa, the main Portuguese trading post in India. From Philippus Baldaeus "Naauwkeurige Beschryvinge Van Malabar en Choroma...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1672
Selling price: $300
Sold in 2017
Nazareth.
Decorative view of Nazareth, below a decorative cartouche with numbered key and surrounded by 2 cherubins. Taken from a very rare travel book by Anthonius Gonsales, "...
Place & Date: Antwerpen, Michiel Cnobbaert, 1673
Rama. [Ramah]
Town plan of Ramah, about 5 miles (8 km) from Jerusalem and near to Gibeah. Below a decorative cartouche with numbered key and surrounded by 2 cherubins.Taken from a very...
Place & Date: Antwerpen, Michiel Cnobbaert, 1673
Via Bethleem. [The route from Jerusalem to Bethlehem ]
The route from Jerusalem to Bethlehem. Below a lettered key. Taken from a very rare travel book by Anthonius Gonsales, "Hierusalemsche Reyse". The book describe...
Place & Date: Antwerpen, Michiel Cnobbaert, 1673
Terra promihonis.
Map of the Holy Land, included in a very rare travel book by Anthonius Gonsales, "Hierusalemsche Reyse". The book describes his pilgrimage from Antwerp to Jerus...
Place & Date: Antwerpen, Michiel Cnobbaert, 1673
Selling price: $210
Sold in 2011
Syria.
Decorative and rare map of Syria, showing the cities of Nazareth, Jerusalem, Masaloth. Taken from a very rare travel book by Anthonius Gonsales, "Hierusalemsche Reys...
Place & Date: Antwerpen, Michiel Cnobbaert, 1673
Selling price: $200
Sold in 2011
Vallis Therebinthi. [valley of Terebinthus]
Valley of Terebinthus, below a decorative cartouche with lettered key and surrounded by 2 cherubins.From a very rare travel book by Anthonius Gonsales, "Hierusalemsc...
Place & Date: Antwerpen, Michiel Cnobbaert, 1673
Selling price: $46
Sold in 2011
Domue. Boni. Latronis. [with Jacob's Well ]
View with Jacob's Well. Below a decorative cartouche with lettered key and surrounded by 2 cherubins.Taken from a very rare travel book by Anthonius Gonsales, "Hieru...
Place & Date: Antwerpen, Michiel Cnobbaert, 1673
Selling price: $46
Sold in 2011
No tittle.
Decorative view of a cave where Adam's head was found. Below is a decorative cartouche with numbered key and surrounded by 2 cherubins.Taken from a very rare travel book ...
Place & Date: Antwerpen, Michiel Cnobbaert, 1673
Selling price: $1
Sold in 2023
De plante ost Vloer vande Kercke daer Chritus. . .
Decorative print showing a plan of the Church of Nativity, below a decorative cartouche with "De plante ost Vloer vande Kercke daer chritus...", surrounded by 2...
Place & Date: Antwerpen, Michiel Cnobbaert, 1673
Selling price: $10
Sold in 2018
Mons Carnelus. [Mount Carmel]
One of the mountains of spiritual realm mentioned in the Bible. The Mount Carmel Range and the Mediterranean Sea near modern Haifa. The modern town of Haifa sits partiall...
Place & Date: Antwerpen, Michiel Cnobbaert, 1673
Selling price: $150
Sold in 2011