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Banda Islands. "La Carte de Banda". Orig. copper-engraving from J. Cornelisz. van Neck's "Le second livre, Iournal ou Comptoir ... du Voiage ... 1598". Published by C. Clesz, Amsterdam for Bonaventure Dacivelle, Calais, 1601. With title above the map. 14:20 cm.
Kildin Island and Kola Harbor (Russia). "Insula Kildyn. Cola". Orig. copper-engraving from G. de Veer's French edition of 'Diarium Nauticum'. Published by C. Claesz in Amsterdam, 1598. With title in map, a wind-rose, depiction of native people and French comment above the map. 14,5:20,5 cm.
Kola Peninsula (Russia). "Lappia". Orig. copper-engraving from G. de Veer's French edition of 'Diarium Nauticum'. Published by C. Claesz in Amsterdam, 1598. With title in map, 2 wind-roses, ornamental cartouche with depiction of native people, another native people in the map and French comment above the map. 14:20,5 cm.
Novaya Zemlya (Russia). "Caerte van Nova Zembla, de Weygats, de custe van Tartarien ...". Orig. copper-engraving from G. de Veer's French edition of 'Diarium Nauticum'. Published by C. Claesz in Amsterdam, 1598. Engraved by Baptista van Doetecum after G. de Veer's map of the region. With ornamental title-cartouche, 2 wind-roses, the scale of map, 2 ships,...
Russia. "Tabula Russiae". Orig. copperplate engraving, W. J. Blaeu, 1634, after H. Gerritsz' map of Russia from 1614. Published by J. and C. Blaeu in Amsterdam, 1640. Orig. old colouring. With decorative title-cartouche, inset plan of Moscow and a cartouche with a view of Arkhangelsk. 43:55 cm.
Scotland. Annandale. "Annandiae Praefectura, Vulgo The Stewartrie of Annandail". Orig. copperplate engraving after T. Pont's map of the region. Published by J. Blaeu in Amsterdam, 1654. Original old colouring. 42,5:51 cm.
North Africa. "Barbaria". Orig. copper-engraving from Mercator's Atlas Minor. Published in Amsterdam by J. Janssonius, 1648-51. 14,5:19 cm.
Northwest Africa (Morocco, Algeria). "Mauritania" (title above the map). Orig. woodcut from P. Mela's "De Orbis Situ Libri tres". Published by Henric Perti in Basel, 1564. 12,5:16 cm (5 x 6 1/4 inch.).
Northern Africa. "Africa" (title above the map) - "Lybia Interior" (title in map). Orig. woodcut from P. Mela's "De Orbis Situ Libri tres". Published by Henric Perti in Basel, 1564. 12,5:15,5 cm (5 x 6 1/4 inch.).
Tunis. "Carthaginensis sinus". Orig. copper-engraving. Published by C. J. Visscher in Amsterdam, 1649 (in Tabulae Geographicae Contrare). With ornamental title-cartouche, a sea-creature and a ship. 9:12,5 cm.
Guinea. "Guinea". 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.
Central Africa. "Abissinorum Imperium". Orig. copper-engraving. Published by C. J. Visscher in Amsterdam, 1649 (in Tabulae Geographicae Contrare). With ornamental title-cartouche, a ship and a sea-creature. 9:12,5 cm.
Morocco. "Marocchi Regnum". Orig. copper-engraving from Mercator's Atlas Minor. Published in Amsterdam by J. Janssonius, 1648. 15:19 cm.
Central Africa. "Abissinorum sive Pretiosi Ioannis Imperium". Orig. copper-engraving after G. Mercator's map of the region. Engraved by P. Kaerius. Published in Amsterdam by J. Janssonius, 1648. With ornamental title-cartouche with the scale of map. 13,5:19,5 cm.
Congo (Western Africa). "Congi Regnum". Orig. copper-engraving from G. Mercator's Atlas Minor. Published in Amsterdam by J. Hondius, C. Claesz. and J, Jansz., 1607. With ornamental title-cartouche and another ornamental cartouche with the scale of map. 14:17,5 cm.
Morocco. "Fessae Regnum". Orig. copper-engraving from G. Mercator's Atlas Minor. Published in Amsterdam by J. Hondius, C. Claesz. and J, Jansz., 1607. With ornamental title-cartouche and a ship. 15,5:19 cm.
Egypt. "Aegyptus". Orig. copper-engraving from G. Mercator's Atlas Minor. Published in Amsterdam by J. Hondius, C. Claesz. and J, Jansz., 1607. With ornamental title-cartouche and another ornamental cartouche with the scale of map. 15:19 cm.
Guinea. "Guinea". Orig. copper-engraving from G. Mercator's Atlas Minor. Engraved by P. Kaerius (van den Keere). Published in Amsterdam by J. Janssonius, 1648-51. With ornamental title-cartouche, the scale of map and a cartouche with inset map of Saint Thomas (São Tomé) Island. 14:18,5 cm.
Guinea. "Guinea". Orig. copper-engraving from G. Mercator's Atlas Minor. Published in Amsterdam by J. Hondius, C. Claesz. and J, Jansz., 1607. With ornamental title-cartouche, the scale of map, a sea-creature and a cartouche with inset map of Saint Thomas (São Tomé) Island. 15:19 cm.
North Africa. "Barbaria". Orig. copper-engraving from Mercator's Atlas Minor. Published in Amsterdam by J. Janssonius, 1630. 14:18,5 cm.
Morocco. "Marocchi Regnum". Orig. copper-engraving from Mercator's Atlas Minor. Published in Amsterdam by J. Hondius, 1609. 15,5:19 cm.
Ambon (Indonesia). "Conterfeytur der Stadt und Festung Amboina". Orig. copper-engraving, J. T. de Bry. Published by M. Becker in Frankfurt a. Main, 1606. With German title above the engraving. 13,5:17,5 cm.
Sri Lanka. "Eygentlicher Abriß der Stat Vintane auch in Celon gelegen". Orig. copper-engraving by J. T. de Bry, published by M. Becker in Frankfurt a. Main, 1605. With German title above the engraving. 14:19 cm.
Madagascar. "Insula de S. Laurentii". Orig. copperplate engraving, J. T. de Bry after J. H. van Linschoten's map of the region. Published by M. Becker in Frankfurt a. Main, 1599. With German title above the map. 14:19,5 cm.
Sri Lanka (Ceylon). "Mappe dieser Landtschafft oder Insel Celon". Orig. copper-engraving by J. T. de Bry, published by M. Becker in Frankfurt a. Main, 1605. With German title on verso. 28:19,5 cm.
Vardøya (Norway). "Abriß der Insel Warthuß in Lappenlandt". Orig. copper-engraving by J. T. de Bry, published by M. Becker in Frankfurt a. Main, 1613. With German title on verso. 13,5:26,5 cm.
Old Banten. Banten (Java - Indonesia). ("Wie die Statt Bantam gelegen"). Orig. copper-engraving by J. T. de Bry, published by M. Becker in Frankfurt a. Main, 1599. With German title on verso of the previous leaf. 15:25 cm.
Yugorsky Strait (Russia). "Abriß der Strassen Nassau, mit aller Gelegenheit". Orig. copper-engraving by J. T. de Bry, published by M. Becker in Frankfurt a. Main, 1599. With German title above the picture. 14:18 cm.
Bali (Indonesia). "Contrafaytung der Insel Baly". Orig. copper-engraving by J. T. de Bry, published by M. Becker in Frankfurt a. Main, 1599. With German title above the picture. 14:18 cm.
Banten (Java - Indonesia). "Wie wir die Statt Bantam beschlossen ...". Orig. copper-engraving by J. T. de Bry, published by M. Becker in Frankfurt a. Main, 1599. With German title above the picture. 14,5:17,5 cm.
Island of Mozambique. "Insulae et arcis Mocambique deschriptio ad fines Melinde sitae ... Egentliche suhrbildung der Insel Sampt dem Schloss Mosambique So da liget am gestaden Melinde mit dern gelegenheit". Orig. copper-engraving by J. T. de Bry based on J. H. van Linschoten's travels to the Far East. Published by M. Becker in Frankfurt a. Main, 1613.
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.
Banda Islands. "Abbildung der zwo Stätte Ortattan und Londor, in der Insel Banda gelegen". Orig. copper-engraving by J. T. de Bry, published by M. Becker in Frankfurt a. Main, 1613. With German title above the map and two ships. 14,5:18,5 cm.
Cape of Good Hope (Africa). "Abbildung der Cabo de bona Esperanca". Orig. copper-engraving by G. Keller from J. T. de Bry's Orientalische Indien. Published by M. Becker in Frankfurt a. Main, 1612. With German title above the map, many ships, sea-creatures, figures and 2 wind-roses. 14:17 cm.
Israel / Palestine. "Cesta Synůw Izraelských z Egipta". Orig. woodblock from the first Czech edition of M. H. Bunting's "Itinerarium Sacrae Scripturae, to gest Putowánj Swatých". Published in Prague by D. Adam z Veleslavina, 1592. With Czech...
Papal States. "Dominium Ecclesiasticum in Italia". Orig. copper-engraving from the German edition of Mercator's Atlas Minor published in Amsterdam by J. Janssonius, 1648. Engraved by P. Kaerius. With ornamental title-cartouche and another ornamental cartouche with the scale of map.
The Hague. "Graven-Haag". Orig. copper-engraving, G. Bodenehr, Augsburg, ca. 1720. With decorative title and explanatory notes under the picture. 9,5:26 cm.
Geraardsbergen. "Gheertsberge". Orig. copper-engraving, C. Merian, ca. 1650. Published in M. Zeiler's Topographia Germaniae-Inferioris by Merian, 1659. With engraved title, 2 coats-of-arms and a cartouche with explanatory notes (1.-13.) at the bottom. 19,5:29,5 cm.
Northern France. "La Basse - Hesdin". Orig. copper-engraving, C. Merian, ca. 1650. Published in M. Zeiler's Topographia Germaniae-Inferioris by Merian, 1659. With engraved titles. 25:31 cm.
Ostend. "Ostende. - Ostende. Andre Seiten". Orig. copper-engraving, C. Merian after J. Peeters' drawing, ca. 1650. Published in M. Zeiler's Topographia Germaniae-Inferioris by Merian, 1659. With engraved titles and many ships in the foregroung. 22,5:31 cm.
Tiel. "Thiel". Orig. copper-engraving, C. Merian, ca. 1650. Published in M. Zeiler's Topographia Germaniae-Inferioris by Merian, 1659. With engraved title and a ship in the foreground. 12,5:34,5 cm.
Lier. "Lier". Orig. copper-engraving, C. Merian after J. Peeters' drawing, ca. 1650. Published in M. Zeiler's Topographia Germaniae-Inferioris by Merian, 1659. With engraved title. 12:33,5 cm.
Limbourg. "Limburg". Orig. copper-engraving, C. Merian, ca. 1650. Published in M. Zeiler's Topographia Germaniae-Inferioris by Merian, 1659. With engraved title and several figures in the foreground. 15:36 cm.
Grave. "Grave". Orig. copper-engraving, C. Merian after J. Peeters' drawing, ca. 1650. Published in M. Zeiler's Topographia Germaniae-Inferioris by Merian, 1659. With engraved title and several ships and figures in the foreground. 11,5:31,5 cm.
Zierikzee. "Ziricksee". Orig. copper-engraving, C. Merian, ca. 1650. Published in M. Zeiler's Topographia Germaniae-Inferioris by Merian, 1659. With engraved title and a blank cartouche at the bottom. 10,5:31,5 cm.
Elburg. "Elburg". Orig. copper-engraving, C. Merian, ca. 1650. Published in M. Zeiler's Topographia Germaniae-Inferioris by Merian, 1659. With engraved title and a figure in the foreground. 11:34,5 cm.
Veere. "Ter Veer". Orig. copper-engraving, C. Merian, ca. 1650. Published in M. Zeiler's Topographia Germaniae-Inferioris by Merian, 1659. With engraved title and several ships in the foreground. 10:31,5 cm.
Stavoren. "Stavern". Orig. copper-engraving, C. Merian, ca. 1650. Published in M. Zeiler's Topographia Germaniae-Inferioris by Merian, 1659. With engraved title and several ships in the foreground. 11:33 cm.
Harderwijk. "Harderwyck". Orig. copper-engraving, C. Merian, ca. 1650. Published in M. Zeiler's Topographia Germaniae-Inferioris by Merian, 1659. With engraved title, figures in the foreground and windmills in the background. 10,5:30 cm.
Cassel. "Cassel". Orig. copper-engraving, C. Merian, ca. 1650. With engraved title and explanatory notes (1.-26.) under the picture. 25:33,5 cm.