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The World. "Iter S. Francisci Xaverii ...". Orig. copperplate engraving from H. Scherer's 'Geographia Politica ...', Munich, 1703. Oval world map. With title cartouche at the bottom and ships in the corners. 23,5:35,5 cm.
Armillary sphere, stellar sky, planets. "La Sphere Artificielle ou Armilaire oblique". Orig. copperplate engraving, L. Ch. Desnos, Paris, 1766. Orig. old colouring. 44:67,5 cm.
The World (thematic map). "Designatio Orbis Christiani". Orig. copperplate engraving from Mercator's Atlas Minor. Published by J. Hondius in Amsterdam, 1609. With ornamental title cartouche. 15:19 cm.
North Pole (Arctic). "Polus Arcticus cum vicinis regionibus". Orig. copperplate engraving from Mercator's Atlas Minor. Published by J. Hondius, C. Claesz. a J. Jansz. in Amsterdam, 1607. 13,5:18,5 cm. 13,5:18,5 cm.
Map of the World. (Daniel's Dream Map). Original woodcut after F. Terzio's drawing (monogram 'TF' at thoe bottom of the map) from Czech Bible printed by J. Melantrich in Prague, 1570. 12,3:17,5 cm.
Map of the World. "Orbis Terrarum Nova et Accuratissima Tabula. Auctore Nicolao Visscher". Orig. copperplate engraving, N. Visscher. Published by J. Janssonius in Amsterdam, 1658. Orig. old colouring. 47:56 cm.
Comet of 1742. "Cometa qui Anno Christi 1742. apparuit, ex Observationibus, a die 13 Marty usque ad 15 Aprilis, plusquam Vigesies quinquies institutis, qua ...". Orig. copperplate engraving, M. Seutter, 1743. Orig. old colouring. 50:59,5 cm.
Mariner's (nautical) map of the World. "Universi Orbis Descriptio Ad Usum Navigantium". Orig. copperplate engraving from G. Magini's 'Geographiae Universae'. Engraved by G. Porro. Published by P. Keschedt in Cologne, 1597. 13,5:17,5 cm.
Map of the Ptolemaic (ancient) world. "Ptolemaei Typus". Orig. copperplate engraving from G. Ruscelli's Latin edition of Ptolemy's Geographia. Published in Venice by V. Valgrisi, 1562. With engraved title above the map. 20:25,5 cm (8 x 10 inch.).
Map of the world in two hemispheres. "Typus Orbis Terrarum". Orig. copperplate engraving, M. Merian, 1641. From T. Garzoni's 'Piazza Universale'. With title at the top and symbols for the sun, moon and the four elements, along with Hebrew letters in the center. 17:25 cm.
South Pole (Antarctica). "Neueste Karte vom Süd-Pol". Orig. steel-engraving. Old coloured. Joseph Meyer, Hildburghausen, ca. 1845. A map of the South Pole in oval. Diameter 29,5 cm.
North Pole (Arctic). "Neueste Karte vom Nordpol". Orig. steel-engraving. Old coloured. Joseph Meyer, Hildburghausen, ca. 1845. A map of the North Pole in oval. Diameter 29,5 cm.
Map of the World. "L´Ancien Monde et le Nouveau en deux Hemispheres". Orig. copperplate engraving from R. Bonne 'Atlas de toutes les parties connues du globe terrestre ...', J.-L. Pellet, Geneva, 1780. Coloured in outline. With engraved title in the centre. 21,5:41,5 cm.
Constellations. Doppelmayr. "Globi Coelestis in Tabulas planas redacti Pars II.". Orig. copper-engraving from J. G. Doppelmayr's Atlas Coelestis. Published by J. B. Homann in Nuremberg, ca. 1720. Magnificent old colouring. A celestial map of 18...
Constellations. Doppelmayr. "Globi Coelestis in Tabulas planas redacti Pars III.". Orig. copper-engraving from J. G. Doppelmayr's Atlas Coelestis. Published by J. B. Homann in Nuremberg, ca. 1720. Magnificent old colouring. A celestial map of 17...
Constellations. Doppelmayr. "Globi Coelestis in Tabulas planas redacti Pars IV.". Orig. copper-engraving from J. G. Doppelmayr's Atlas Coelestis. Published by J. B. Homann in Nuremberg, ca. 1720. Magnificent old colouring. A celestial map of 16...
Constellations. Doppelmayr. "Globi Coelestis in Tabulas planas redacti Pars VI.". Orig. copper-engraving from J. G. Doppelmayr's Atlas Coelestis. Published by J. B. Homann in Nuremberg, ca. 1720. Magnificent old colouring. A celestial map of 21...
Celestial Chart. "Planisphaerium Coeleste". Orig. copper engraving, M. Seutter, Augsburg, ca. 1730. Orig. old colouring. With great figural title cartouche, depiction of Milky Way and constellations of Northern and Southern Skies. 50:58 cm.
Ancient World. "Aevi Veteris, Typus Geographicus". Orig. copper-engraving, A. Ortelius after C. Ptloemy's map of the Ancient World, Antwerp, 1590. Orig. old colouring. A map of the ancient World with ornamental cartouche with Ortelius' address, surrounded by an ornamental border with two cartouches and 4 small inset maps in the corners. 31,5:44,5 cm.
The World. "Die erst General Tafel ... des gantzen Erdtrichs und Meers innhaltende". Orig. woodcut from S. Münster's 'Cosmographey'. Published in Basle by S. Henricpetri, 1588. 31:36 cm (12 1/4 x 14 1/4 inch.).
Terceira (Azores). "Terçera.". Orig. copper-engraving from the French edition of A. Ortelius' "Epitome du Theatre du Monde", published in Antwerp by Plantin, 1598. With engraved title, a cartouche with the scale of map ("Milliaria"), Latin heading-title, 2 ships...
The World. "Typus Orbis a Ptol. Descriptus". Orig. woodcut, S. Münster after C. Ptolemy's map of the Ancient World. Orig. old coluring. Basle, H. Petri, 1540. With Latin title at the top and 12 classical windheads in the decorative region outside the map, each named....
Constellations. Doppelmayr. "Hemisphaerium Coeli Australe". Orig. copper-engraving from J. G. Doppelmayr's Atlas Coelestis. Published by J. B. Homann in Nuremberg, ca. 1720. Orig. old colouring. A chart of the southern hemisphere constellations ...
Constellations. Doppelmayr. "Hemisphaerium Coeli Australe". Orig. copper-engraving from J. G. Doppelmayr's Atlas Coelestis. Published by J. B. Homann in Nuremberg, ca. 1720. Orig. old colouring. An oval chart of the of the constellationes of the southern sky. 49:58 cm.
Saint Helena. "S Helena". Orig. copper-engraving from W. Lodewijcksz's (also Lodewycksz) "Premier Livre de l'Histoire de la Navigation aux Indes Orientales". Published by C. Clesz in Amsterdam, 1598. With engraved title in map. 14,5:21 cm.
Saint Helena. "Insula D. Helenae sacra ... S. Helena ist eine Insel ...". Orig. copper-engraving by J. T. de Bry, published by M. Becker in Frankfurt a. Main, 1613. With ornamental title cartouche with Lat.-Ger. title, a coat-of-arms, a wind-rose and many ships in the foreground. 21,5:29 cm.
The World."Mappmonde ou Description Generale du Globe Terrestre". Orig. copper-engraving from H. Chatelain's Atlas Historique, published in Amsterdam, 1705. With ornamental border, depiction of the Sun and the Moon, a wind-rose and explanatory...
Solar eclipse."Die verfinsterte Erdkugel d. i. Geographische Vorstellung der Sonnen- od. Erd-Finsternis den 25.ten Iulii Ao. 1748 ... I.tes Blatt ... - Le Monde Eclipse ou Representation Geographique de l'Eclipse de la Terre ou du Soleil ......
Pacific Ocean."Carte de Océan Pacifique au Nord de l'Equateur ... - Charte des Stillen Weltmeers im Nördlichen Aequator ...". Orig. copper-engraving, T. C. Lotter. Published in Augsburg by Lotter (family), 1781. Original old colouring. With...
The World."Typus Orbis Terrarum". Orig. copper-engraving, 1661. P. Cluver's map of the World. Published in Wolfenbüttel by J. Buno, 1661. With title at the top. 15,5:30,2 cm (6 1/4 x 12 inch.).
The World."Typus Orbis Terrarum". Orig. copper-engraving after J. Hondius' map. From P. Bertius' "Tabulae Geographicae ...". Published in Amsterdam by J. Hondius Jr., 1616/18. A map of the World in 2 hemispheres. With title at the top and...
South Pole (Antarctica). "Facies Poli Antarctici ex recentissimis itinerariis descripta". Orig. copperplate engraving, Ch. Weigel, Nuremberg, 1718. Orig. old colouring. With title in upper corners of the map. 32:36 cm (12 1/2 x 14 1/4 inch.).
North Pole (Arctic). "Facies Poli Arctici adiacentiumque ei regionum ex recentissimis itinerariis delineata". Orig. copperplate engraving, Ch. Weigel, Nuremberg, 1718. Orig. old colouring. With title in upper corners of the map. 32:36 cm.
Constellations. Doppelmayr. "Globi Coelestis in Tabulas planas redacti Pars VI.". Orig. copper-engraving from J. G. Doppelmayr's Atlas Coelestis. Published by J. B. Homann in Nuremberg, ca. 1720. Orig. old colouring. A celestial map of 21...
Constellations. Doppelmayr. "Globi Coelestis in Tabulas planas redacti Pars V.". Orig. copper-engraving from J. G. Doppelmayr's Atlas Coelestis. Published by J. B. Homann in Nuremberg, ca. 1720. Orig. old colouring. A celestial map of 23...
Constellations. Doppelmayr. "Globi Coelestis in Tabulas planas redacti Pars IV.". Orig. copper-engraving from J. G. Doppelmayr's Atlas Coelestis. Published by J. B. Homann in Nuremberg, ca. 1720. Orig. old colouring. A celestial map of 16...
Constellations. Doppelmayr. "Globi Coelestis in Tabulas planas redacti Pars III.". Orig. copper-engraving from J. G. Doppelmayr's Atlas Coelestis. Published by J. B. Homann in Nuremberg, ca. 1720. Orig. old colouring. A celestial map of 17...
Constellations. Doppelmayr. "Globi Coelestis in Tabulas planas redacti Pars II.". Orig. copper-engraving from J. G. Doppelmayr's Atlas Coelestis. Published by J. B. Homann in Nuremberg, ca. 1720. Orig. old colouring. A celestial map of 18...
Constellations. Doppelmayr. "Globi Coelestis in Tabulas planas redacti Pars I.". Orig. copper-engraving from J. G. Doppelmayr's Atlas Coelestis. Published by J. B. Homann in Nuremberg, ca. 1720. Orig. old colouring. A celestial map of 17...
Constellations. Doppelmayr. "Hemisphaerium Coeli Boreale". Orig. copper-engraving from J. G. Doppelmayr's Atlas Coelestis. Published by J. B. Homann in Nuremberg, ca. 1720. Orig. old colouring. An oval chart of the constellationes of the northern sky. 49:58 cm.
World and continents. "Typus Orbis Terrarum" + "Europa" + "Asia" + "Africa" + "America sive Novus Orbis". Orig. copperplate engravings from the French edition of A. Ortelius' Epitome, published in Antwerp by Plantin Press for F. Galle, 1598.
The World.Orig. copper-engraving by M. Merian after T. de Bry map of W. C. Schouten's voyage around the world. From J. L. Gottfried's "Historia Antipodum, oder Newe Welt". Published in Frankfurt am Main by Merian's Heirs, 1655. A map of the world...
The World."Mappe Monde ou description generale du Globe Terrestre". Orig. copper-engraving after G. Delisle map of the World. Published in Paris, ca. 1700. Orig. old colouring. With title above the map. 14:21 cm (5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inch.).
Atlantic."Karte des Atlantischen Oceans". Orig. copper-engraving. Published in Vienna by F. A. Schraembl, 1788. Coloured in outline. With oval title-cartouche. 49:62 cm (19 1/4 x 24 1/2 inch.).
The World and the Continents. "Typus Orbis Terrarum" + "Africae descriptio" + "Americae descrip." + "Asia" + "Europa". Orig. copperplate engravings after G. Mercator's maps published by J. Hondius in Amsterdam, 1609.
South Pole (Antarctica)."Hemisphere Meridional pour voir plus distinctement les Terres Australes". Orig copper-engraving after G de l'Isle's map. Publisehd in Amsterdam by R. & J. Ottens, ca. 1740. With French title, small inset map of the Bouvet...
Doppelmayr."Sphaera Mundi Per circulos tam primarios quam secundarios ... exhibita". Orig. copper-engraving from J. G. Doppelmayr's Atlas Coelestis. Published by J. B. Homann in Nuremberg, ca. 1740. Orig. old colouring. With 4 globes in the...
The World."Carta Hydrohraphica oder Algemeine Welt und Commercien Carte". Orig. copper-engraving. Published by G. Bodenehr (1664-1758) in Augsburg, ca. 1720. Orig. old colouring. With title and description of the oceans and seas in decorative...
The World. "Der Neuen Welt Begriff. Bestehend in 2 Haubt Theilen als Nord America und Sud America. Der Alte Welt Begriff bestehend in 3 Haubt Theilen als Africa, Europa, Asia". Orig., old coloured copper-engraving by G. Bodenehr (1664-1758),...
The World. Orig. copper-engraving by S. Hipschmann. Published in B. W. Seywald's "Welt-Spiegel" in Nürnberg by J. Hoffmann, 1673. With engraver's name at the lower middle part of the map. 14,5:27,5 cm (5 3/4 x 10 3/4 inch.).