Antique Maps and Atlases


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  • 1513 - Martin Waldseemüller

    Martin Waldseemüller:  Secunda Asiae tabula

    Johannes Schott, Strasbourg, 1513 or 1520

    Rare woodcut map of Central Russia from M. Waldseemuller of 1513/1520. With the Crimea peninsula.Shows the area between the Baltic Sea, the Black Sea with the Crimea peninsula and Caspian...

    Secunda Asiae tabula
    11470

    Antique woodcut map of the Caucasus, Caspian Sea, Crimea. Printed in Strasbourg by Johannes Schott in 1513 or 1520.

    2 900,00 €
  • 1616 - Johannes Janssonius

    Johannes Janssonius:  Nova Germaniae Descriptio

    Johannes Janssonius, Amsterdam, 1616 [1632]

    Scarce Janssonius map of the Holy Roman Empire with side panels.Very decorative and rare 'carte-à-figures' map of Germany with the surrounding countries by Johannes Janssonius. First...

    Nova Germaniae Descriptio
    12783

    Coloured map of Germany. Printed in Amsterdam by Johannes Janssonius in 1632.

    2 400,00 €
  • 1590 - Theodor de Bry

    Theodor de Bry:  Americae Pars, Nunc Virginia Dicta, Primum ab Anglis Inventa Sumtibus Dn. Walteri Raleigh...

    Theodor de Bry, Frankfurt, 1590

    One of the Most Significant Cartographical Milestones on Colonial North American History.A very fine dark impression of the first printed map of Virginia and the Carolinas. From the first...

    Americae Pars, Nunc Virginia Dicta, Primum ab Anglis Inventa Sumtibus...
    11188

    Coloured map of Virginia. Printed in Frankfurt by Theodor de Bry in 1590.

    15 900,00 €
  • 1750 - Anonymous

    Anonymous:  Ch'onha chido [Atlas of all under Heaven]

    circa 1750

    A Scarce Korean Woodblock Atlas.Album with 9 woodblock maps from a traditional Korean woodblock atlas, printed mid 18th century. With a map of China with Korea and 8 maps of the provinces of...

    Ch'onha chido [Atlas of all under Heaven]
    12080

    Korean Woodblock Atlas, Ch'onha-Chido, Mid 18th Century

    6 500,00 €
  • 1572 - Tomaso Porcacchi

    Tomaso Porcacchi:  Isole Molucche - Isole Molvcche - Descrittione dell'Isola Molucche

    Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro, Venice, 1572

    First edition of Porcacchi's very attractive and early map of the East Indies and Indochina. This finely-executed map is one of the earliest obtainable maps of Southeast Asia and shows Malaysia,...

    Isole Molucche - Isole Molvcche - Descrittione dell'Isola Molucche
    12373

    Antique map of Southeast Asia. Printed in Venice by Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro in 1572.

    890,00 €
  • 1598 - Abraham Ortelius

    Abraham Ortelius:  Typus Orbis Terrarum

    Plantin Press, Antwerp, 1598

    An old coloured and early example of one of the most famous world maps ever published. From the first modern atlas Theatrum Orbis Terrarum by Abraham Ortelius. "As the first world map occurring...

    Typus Orbis Terrarum
    12786

    Antique map of the world by Abraham Ortelius. Published in 1598 in Antwerp.

    5 900,00 €

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  • 1720 - Johann Baptist Homann

    Johann Baptist Homann:  Ducatus Franciae Orientalis seu Sac. Rom. Imperii Principatus et Episcopatus Herbipolensis.

    J. B. Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1720

    Old colored, very detailed antique map of Franconia by J. B. Homann. From Tann (Rhön) in the north to Rothenburg in the south, in the east from Lichtenfels to Aschaffenburg in the west. With...

    Ducatus Franciae Orientalis seu Sac. Rom. Imperii Principatus et...
    12978

    Old coloured map of Franconia. Printed in Nuremberg by J. B. Homann circa 1720.

    280,00 €
  • 1740 - Johann Baptist Homann

    Johann Baptist Homann:  Accurata Utopiae tabula. Das ist der Neu-entdeckten Schalck-Welt, oder des so offt benannten, und...

    Homann Erben, circa 1740

    The Famous Sought After Fantasy Map of Utopia.Schlaraffenland means Land of Cockaigne or Land of milk and honey in German and represents a country of idleness and luxury. This is a...

    Accurata Utopiae tabula. Das ist der Neu-entdeckten Schalck-Welt, oder...
    12979

    Old coloured map of Utopia, Land of Cockaigne. Printed by Homann Erben circa 1740.

    1 700,00 €
  • 1730 - George Matthäus Seutter

    George Matthäus Seutter:  Planisphaerium coeleste

    M. Seutter, Augsburg, circa 1730

    Beautiful double hemisphere celestial chart of the northern and southern sky with allegorical constellations by Matthäus Seutter. The star map is surrounded by seven smaller astronomical diagrams....

    Planisphaerium coeleste
    12980

    Old coloured celestial map. Printed in Augsburg by M. Seutter circa 1730.

    1 500,00 €
  • 1649 - Joan Blaeu

    Joan Blaeu:  Marchionatus Brandenburgicus

    Joan Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1649-50

    Antique map of the Margraviate of Brandenburg by J. Blaeu. From the island of Rügen with Mecklenburg and Pomerania to Saxony-Anhalt. In the east the northwestern part of Poland. With Berlin,...

    Marchionatus Brandenburgicus
    12981

    Old coloured map of Brandenburg, Germany. Printed in Amsterdam by Joan Blaeu in 1649.

    390,00 €
  • 1730 - Guillaume de l'Isle

    Guillaume de l'Isle:  Partie Septentrionale de la Souabe

    Covens & Mortier, Amsterdam, circa 1730

    Antique map of northern Württemberg and Franken by Guillaume de l'Isle. This is the Covens & Mortier edition of the detailed map by G. de l'Isle. Showing the area Hornberg, Nuremberg, Stuttgart. In...

    Partie Septentrionale de la Souabe
    12982

    Old coloured map of Nordwürttemberg, Franken. Printed in Amsterdam by Covens & Mortier circa 1730.

    300,00 €
  • 1680 - Frederick de Wit

    Frederick de Wit:  Nova Tabula Magni Ducatus Finlandiae in Provincias Divisa, Multis Locis...

    F. de Wit, Amsterdam, circa 1680

    Old colored antique map of Finland by Frederick de Wit. Surrounded by the Gulf of Bothnia and the Gulf of Finland. In the west parts of Sweden and Aland, in the east Lake Ladoga. With Helsinki,...

    Nova Tabula Magni Ducatus Finlandiae in Provincias Divisa, Multis Locis...
    12983

    Old coloured map of Finland. Printed in Amsterdam by F. de Wit circa 1680.

    450,00 €
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