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East Asia. "Tabula Tartariae et majoris partis Regni Chinae". Orig. copperplate engraving, F. de Wit, Amsterdam, ca. 1680. Orig. old colouring. With decorative title cartouche. 44:55,5 cm.
Japan. "Regni Japoniae Nova Mappa Goegraphica". Orig. copper-engraving, M. Seutter, Augsburg, ca. 1740. Engraved by T. C. Lotter after the Engelbert Kaempfer's geographical sketches. Orig. old colouring. With great figure title cartouche in the upper left corner and coats of arms relating to the kingdom of Japan and japanase silver and gold coins in the...
Japan and Korea. "Isola del Giapone e Penisola di Corea". Orig copper-engraving, V. M. Coronelli (from his Isolario). Published in Venice, 1696.
Northeast Asia / Tartary / North America. "Tartariae Imperium". Orig. copperplate engraving from G. Magini's 'Geographiae Universae'. Engraved by G. Porro. Published by P. Keschedt in Cologne, 1597. 13:17 cm.
China, Korea and Japan. "Imperii Sinarum Nova Descriptio". Orig. copperplate engraving after M. Martini's map of China. Published by J. Blaeu, 1655. Orig. old colouring. With great figure title cartouche. 46:60 cm.
Northeast Asia. "Tartaria sive Magni Chami Imperivm". Orig. copper-engraving from the French edition of A. Ortelius' Epitome, published in Antwerp by Plantin Press for F. Galle, 1598. With title-cartouche and Latin title above the map. 8:10,5 cm...
Japan."Iapan I.". Orig. copper-engraving from G. Mercator's Atlas Minor. Published by J. Hondius in Amsterdam, 1609. With great ornamental title-cartouch with the scale of map and a wind-rose. 13:17 cm (5 1/4 x 6 3/4 inch.).
Japan."Iaponia et Terra Eso". Orig. copper-engraving from G. Mercator's Atlas Minor. Published by J. Janssonius in Amsterdam, 1651. With German title ("Von Iapan") above the map, ornamental title-cartouche, another cartouche with the scale of map...
Japan."Karte von dem Reiche Japon". Orig. copper-engraving, J. N. Bellin. Published in Leipzig, ca. 1760. With ornamental title-cartouche. 21,5:31 cm (8 1/2 x 12 1/4 inch.).
East Indies. "Indiae Orientalis Insularumque Adiacentium Typus". Orig. copperplate engraving, A. Ortelius, 1570. Orig. old colouring. With ornament. title cartouche, a coat of arms, mermaids and sea creatures. 35:50 cm.
Japan."Iapan". Orig. copper-engraving from P. Bertius' "Tabulae Geographicae ...". Published in Amsterdam by J. Hondius Jr., 1616/18. With ornamental title-cartouche with the scale of map ("Milliaria Germanica"), a ship, 2 sea-creatures and Latin...
Japan. "Iaponia Insula". Orig. copper-engraving from the German edition of A. Ortelius' Epitome ("Außzug auß des ... Ortely Theatro Orbis"). Published by L. Hulsius in Frankfurt am Main, 1604. With ornamental title-cartouche, the scale of map...
Japan."Iapan". Orig. copper-engraving. Published by C. J. Visscher in Amsterdam, 1649 (in Tabulae Geographicae Contrare). With ornamental title-cartouche and a sea-creature. 9:12,5 cm (3 1/2 x 5 inch.).
Japan."Iaponia Insvla". Orig. copper-engraving from the Latin edition of A. Ortelius' Epitome. Published by J. B. Vrients in Antwerps, 1609. With ornamental title-cartouche, the scale of map ("Scala milliarium") and Latin title above the map...
Japan. "Iaponia Insula". Orig. copper-engraving from the French edition of A. Ortelius' Epitome, published in Antwerp by Plantin Press for F. Galle, 1598. With ornamental title-cartouche, a cartouche with the scale of map ("Mill. Aequinoctial")...
Japan."Iaponia". Original copper-engraving after P. Duval's map from 1660. Engraved by S. Hipschmann. Published by J. Hoffman, 1678. Orig. old colouring. With ornamental title-cartouche. 10:12,5 cm (4 x 5 inch.).
"Ichigaya Ushigone ezu". A plan of Tokyo, oriented to the west. Coloured woodcut (Ukiyo-e- Tokyo, ca. 1857). With 3 coloured cartouches (cases). Printed on 2 sheets of paper. 47:51 cm (18 1/2 x 20 inch.). As usual folded and pasted between 2...
Japan."Iaponia Regnum". Orig. copper-engraving after A. Martini's map of the region. Published by J. Blaeu, 1655. Original old colouring. With engraved title, "Milliaria Iaponiaca ... Milliaria Germanica ..." and "Cum privilegio Sacrae ..."....