Sea Monsters

From the Middle Ages until the 17th century, sea monsters, marine beasts, dragons and strange creatures appeared on maps and charts. They indicate unexplored areas and made unknown oceans seem strange and threatening. These monsters served as decoration or referred to famous myths. Here you will find original antique and old maps decorated with these fascinating and visually engaging sea monsters and unnatural creatures.
  • Abraham Ortelius:  Larii Lacus vulgo Comensis Descriptio / Territorii Romani Descrip. / Fori Iulii vulgo Friuli Typus

    Antwerp, 1584

    Nice original old coloured map of Lake Como (Lago di Como), Rome (Roma) and surroundings and the region of Udine in the northern part of the Adriatic Sea by Abraham Ortelius. From the 1584 Latin...

    Larii Lacus vulgo Comensis Descriptio / Territorii Romani Descrip. /...
    1584 - Abraham Ortelius
    11351

    Old coloured map of Udine, Rome, Lake Como. Printed in Antwerp in the year 1584.

    600,00 €
  • Abraham Ortelius:  Chinae, olim Sinarum Regionis, nova descriptio. Auctore Ludovico Georgio.

    A. Ortelius, Antwerp, circa 1587

    Ortelius' Stunning Map of China with Old Colour.Old coloured map of China by Abraham Ortelius. The map is oriented to the west, north is on the right side. This is the first map of China ever...

    Chinae, olim Sinarum Regionis, nova descriptio. Auctore Ludovico Georgio.
    1587 - Abraham Ortelius
    11521

    Old coloured map of China. Printed in Antwerp by A. Ortelius circa 1587.

    3 400,00 €
  • Gerard Mercator:  Italia

    Jodocus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1589 [1619]

    Very nice old colored map of Italy by Gerard Mercator. With Sardinia and Corsica. Decorated with a beautiful title cartouche, a galleon and a sea monster.The first edition of the map was...

    Italia
    1589 - Gerard Mercator
    12895

    Old coloured map of Italy. Printed in Amsterdam by Jodocus Hondius in 1619.

    980,00 €
  • Abraham Ortelius:  Hispalensis Conventus Delineatio Auctore Hieronymo Chiaves

    Plantin Press, Antwerp, 1592

    Beautiful old coloured antique map of Andalusia by A. Ortelius. Depicting Seville and its surroundings in Andalusia. With Córdoba, Écija, and Jerez de la Frontera. From the first modern atlas, the...

    Hispalensis Conventus Delineatio Auctore Hieronymo Chiaves
    1592 - Abraham Ortelius
    12894

    Old coloured map of Seville, Andalusia. Printed in Antwerp by Plantin Press in 1592.

    520,00 €
  • Christian Adrichem:  Situs Terrae Promissionis SS Bibliorum Intelligentiam Exacte Aperiens

    A. Mylij, Cologne, 1593

    A very large map of the Holy Land printed from two plates. From Christian van Adrichem's famous description of the Holy Land Theatrum Terrae Sanctae et Biblicarum Historiarum , printed 1593 in...

    Situs Terrae Promissionis SS Bibliorum Intelligentiam Exacte Aperiens
    1593 - Christian Adrichem
    12135

    Antique map of the Holy Land. Printed in Cologne by A. Mylij in 1593.

    950,00 €
  • Abraham Ortelius:  Daniae regni typus / Cimbricae Chersonesi nunc Iutiae

    Jan Baptist Vrients, Antwerp, 1602

    Antique map of Denmark by A. Ortelius. Two maps on one sheet. The left map shows the entire Kingdom of Denmark with Schleswig-Holstein and the Baltic coast of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in the south....

    Daniae regni typus / Cimbricae Chersonesi nunc Iutiae
    1602 - Abraham Ortelius
    12763

    Antique map of Denmark. Printed in Antwerp by Jan Baptist Vrients in 1602.

    590,00 €
  • Abraham Ortelius:  Oldenburg Comit. / Thietmarsiae, Holsaticae Regionis Partis Typus

    A. Ortelius, Antwerp, 1603

    Old coloured antique map of Oldenburg country and Dithmarschen by A. Ortelius. Two maps on one sheet. The right map shows the Oldenburg country between Weser and East Friesland from Bremen to Jever...

    Oldenburg Comit. / Thietmarsiae, Holsaticae Regionis Partis Typus
    1603 - Abraham Ortelius
    11856

    Old coloured map of Schleswig-Holstein, Lower Saxony. Printed in Antwerp by A. Ortelius in 1603.

    490,00 €
  • Abraham Ortelius:  Oldenburg Comit. / Thietmarsiae, Holsaticae Regionis Partis Typus

    A. Ortelius, Antwerp, 1609-41

    Old coloured antique map of Oldenburg country and Dithmarschen by A. Ortelius. Two maps on one sheet. The right map shows the Oldenburg country between Weser and East Friesland from Bremen to Jever...

    Oldenburg Comit. / Thietmarsiae, Holsaticae Regionis Partis Typus
    1609 - Abraham Ortelius
    11847

    Old coloured map of Schleswig-Holstein, Lower Saxony. Printed in Antwerp by A. Ortelius in 1609.

    450,00 €
  • Pieter van den Keere:  Nova Germaniae descriptio

    Johannes Janssonius, Amsterdam, 1615 [circa 1632]

    Scarce Kerius map of the Holy Roman Empire with side panels.Very decorative and rare 'carte-à-figures' map of Germany with the surrounding countries by Pieter Kaerius (van den Keere). Shows...

    Nova Germaniae descriptio
    1615 - Pieter van den Keere
    12657

    Coloured map of Germany. Printed in Amsterdam by Johannes Janssonius 1615 [circa 1632].

    3 200,00 €
  • Pieter van den Keere:  Nova Hispaniae Descriptio

    Johannes Janssonius, Amsterdam, 1616 [1640]

    Scarce Kerius-Janssonius map of Spain with side panels.Very decorative and rare 'carte-à-figures' map of the Iberian Peninsula by Johannes Janssonius. The beautiful map of Spain and Portugal...

    Nova Hispaniae Descriptio
    1616 - Pieter van den Keere
    12654

    Antique map of Spain - Portugal. Printed in Amsterdam by Johannes Janssonius in 1640.

    3 500,00 €
  • 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
    1616 - Johannes Janssonius
    12783

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

    2 400,00 €
  • Pieter van den Keere:  Typus Frisiae Orientalis à Dullarto ...

    Pieter van den Keere, Amsterdam, 1622

    One of the most beautiful maps of East Frisia.Rare and very decorative map of East Frisia (Ostfriesland) by Ubbo Emmius. Showing the North Sea coast of Friesland between Dollart and the Jade...

    Typus Frisiae Orientalis à Dullarto ...
    1622 - Pieter van den Keere
    12662

    Antique map of East Frisia, Ostfriesland. Printed in Amsterdam by Pieter van den Keere in 1622.

    1 150,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Regni Valentiae typus

    Amsterdam, 1623 or 1630

    Antique map of Valencia by Jodocus Hondus. Shows the Spanish Mediterranean coast from Torrevieja to Tarragona. With Alicante, Xàbia, Dénia, Gandia, Castellón de la Plana and L'Ampolla. In the...

    Regni Valentiae typus
    1623 - Jodocus Hondius
    12408

    Coloured map of Valencia. Printed in Amsterdam in 1623 or 1630.

    420,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  China

    Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1623

    Impressive antique map of China, Japan and Korea by Jodocus Hondius. First published in the Mercator-Hondius Atlas of 1606.At the beginning of the 17th century, little is known about this...

    China
    1623 - Jodocus Hondius
    12412

    Coloured map of China. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1623.

    2 200,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  India Orientalis

    Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1623

    One of the Most Beautiful Early Maps of Southeast Asia.Antique map of the Indian subcontinent with the Philippines and parts of Indonesia by Jodocus Hondius. Shows Southeast Asia between...

    India Orientalis
    1623 - Jodocus Hondius
    12649

    Coloured map of the Philippines, Thailand, China, India. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1623.

    2 600,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Iaponia

    Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1628

    A beautiful example of Hondius' map of Japan and Korea from the early 17th century. It shows one of the greatest cartographic myth with Korea depicted as an island. But Hondius expressing his...

    Iaponia
    1628 - Jodocus Hondius
    12778

    Coloured map of Japan - Korea. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1628.

    2 400,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  China

    Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1628

    Impressive antique map of China, Japan and Korea by Jodocus Hondius. First published in the Mercator-Hondius Atlas of 1606.At the beginning of the 17th century, little is known about this...

    China
    1628 - Jodocus Hondius
    12779

    Coloured map of China. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1628.

    2 700,00 €
  • Johannes Janssonius:  Insularum Indiae Orientalis Nova Descriptio.

    G. Valk and P. Schenk, Amsterdam, 1630 (1690)

    Janssonius' map of Southeast Asia coloured by a contemporary hand. Re-issued by G. Valk and P. Schenk with modified title and signature. Decorated with three cartouches, two compass roses, ships...

    Insularum Indiae Orientalis Nova Descriptio.
    1630 - Johannes Janssonius
    11276

    Old coloured map of Southeast Asia. Printed in Amsterdam by G. Valk and P. Schenk in 1690.

    1 600,00 €
  • Johannes Janssonius:  Indiae Orientalis Nova Descriptio

    Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    One of the Earliest Editions of Janssonius' Important Map of Southeast Asia.Johannes Janssonius' 1630 map is a significant early depiction of Southeast Asia, the Philippines, and Australia....

    Indiae Orientalis Nova Descriptio
    1633 - Johannes Janssonius
    12773

    Coloured map of Southeast Asia. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1633.

    Out of stock
    1 800,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Africae nova tabula

    Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    Beautiful map of Africa by Henricus Hondius. This version of Jodocus Hondius' map depicts the continent without its decorative borders, which were removed to accommodate the atlas format. The...

    Africae nova tabula
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12776

    Coloured map of the African continent. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1633.

    1 600,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Insulae Indiae Orientalis Praecipuae, In quibus Moluccae celeberrime sunt

    Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    The Most Elegant and Decorative Map of the Region (Thomas Suarez)This map by the Dutch mapmaker Jodocus Hondius depicts the European knowledge of the East Indies, which became increasingly...

    Insulae Indiae Orientalis Praecipuae, In quibus Moluccae celeberrime sunt
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12777

    Coloured map of Southeast Asia. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1633.

    3 600,00 €
  • Gerard Mercator:  Frisia occidentalis

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    Early map of West Frisia and Groningen by G. Mercator. The map extends from the islands of Schellinck to Borkum in the north, the province of Groningen in the east, the IJsselmeer and part of North...

    Frisia occidentalis
    1633 - Gerard Mercator
    12818

    Coloured map of Frisia, West-Friesland, Groningen. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1633.

    350,00 €
  • Gerard Mercator:  Islandia

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    The second map based on local Icelandic data.This impressive map showcases Iceland and is attributed to the famous cartographer Gerhard Mercator. It was featured in the Atlas sive...

    Islandia
    1633 - Gerard Mercator
    12845

    Coloured map of Iceland. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1633.

    1 500,00 €
  • Jodocus Hondius:  Italia nuovamente piu perfetta che mai per inanzi posta in luce.

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    Early map of Italy with rich decoration by J. Hondius. The map title is adorned with two caryatid-like women on either side. Below the ornate cartouche, the depiction of Rome's legendary founders,...

    Italia nuovamente piu perfetta che mai per inanzi posta in luce.
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12846

    Coloured map of Italy. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1633.

    1 500,00 €
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