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Crete, Greece. "Insula Candia olim Creta" (title in map). Orig. copperplate engraving, M. Merian, Theatrum Europaeum, Frankfurt am Main, 1672. With 5 inset maps. 31:42,5 cm.
Crete and the Aegean Islands. "Archipelagi Insularum Aliquot Descrip.". Orig. copperplate engarving, A Ortelius, Antwerp, 1584. Orig. old colouring. With decorative title cartouche and 10 inset maps. 36,5:51 cm.
Crete. "Insula Candia Ejusque Fortificatio". Orig. copperplate engraving, F. de Wit, Amstedam, 1680. Orig old colouring. With title cartouche with 2 cehrubs, many ships and 6 inset maps. 46:55 cm.
Crete and other Greek islands. "Candia cum Insulis aliquot circa Graeciam". Orig. copperplate engraving, G. Mercator, 1589. Orig. old colouring. With ornamental title cartouche, another cartouche with the scale of map and 6 inset maps. 34:47,5 cm.
Heraklion (Crete) and Corfu. "Candia. Corphu". Orig. copperplate engraving from M. Merian's 'Neuwe Archontologica Cosmica', 1638. Two views printed from one plate. 27:35,5 cm.
Crete. "Genuina Delineatio Insulae Cretae ... Eigentlicher Abriß der Vornehmen Insul Creta". Orig. copperplate engraving from 'Genuina delineatio Insular Cretae quam moderni Candiam appellant ...', M. Merian the Younger, 1670. 22,5:69,5 cm.
Crete. "Candia, olim Creta". Orig. copperplate engraving, J. and C. Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1641. Orig. old colouring. With ornamental title cartouche, 2 blank shields and 2 sailing ships. 38,5:53 cm.
Eastern Mediterranean - St. Paul's missionary journeys. "Descriptio Peregrinationis D. Pauli, Apostoli". Orig. copperplate engraving after A. Ortelius map of the region. Published by J. Janssonius in Amsterdam, 1652 or later. Engraved by P. van den Keere. Orig. old colouring. 36,5:51 cm.
Crete. "Insula Creta hodie Candia". Orig. copper-engraving, J. B. Homann, Nürnberg, ca. 1720. Original old colouring. With beautiful figure title cartouche, the scale of map and explanatory notes ("Signorum explicatio"). 48,5:58 cm.
Crete. "Insula Creta nunc Candia ... cum ... Aegei maris Insulis inprimis Nova Santorini Insula". Orig. copper-engraving, T. C. Lotter, Augsburg, ca. 1750. Orig. old colouring. With great figure title-cartouche with a coat-of-arms, ornamental cartouche...
Crete. "Candia". Orig. copperplate engraving. Published by C. J. Visscher in Amsterdam, 1649 (in Tabulae Geographicae Contractae). With ornamental title-cartouche with the scale of map ("Milliaria Germanic.") and a ship. 9:12,5 cm (3 1/2 x 5 inch.).
Crete. "Candia Insula olim Creta". Orig. copperplate engraving from G. Magini's 'Geographiae Universae'. Engraved by G. Porro. Published by P. Keschedt in Cologne, 1597. 13,5:17 cm.
Turkey, Cyprus. "Natolia olim Asia Minor". Orig. copperplate engraving from G. Magini's 'Geographiae Universae'. Engraved by G. Porro. Published by P. Keschedt in Cologne, 1597. 13:17 cm (5 1/4 x 6 3/4 inch.).
Crete (Greece). "Candia vel Creta insula". Orig. copperplate engraving, G. F. Camocio, 'Isole Famose ...', Venice, ca. 1571. With title cartouche, a compass rose and many ships. 19,5:16 cm.
Crete. "Candia Olim Creta". Orig. copper-engraving from the Latin edition of A. Ortelius' Epitome. Published by J. B. Vrients in Antwerp, 1609. With ornamental title-cartouche, another cartouche with the scale of map ("Milliaria Italica") and Latin...
Crete. "Candia olim Creta". 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, scale of map ("Scala miliarium Italicoru"), 2 ships, a...
Crete. "Candia". Orig. copperplate engraving, P. Duval, 'Geographiae Universalis', J. Hoffman, Nuremberg, 1679. Original old colouring. With title above the map. 9,5:12,5 cm.
Crete, Corsica, Sardinia. "Creta Iovis magni medio iacet insula ponto". Orig. copperplate engraving, A. Ortelius, 1584. Map of Crete (18,5:46,5 cm) with maps of other Mediterranean Isles above it ("Corsica", 12,5:14cm- "Insulae Maris Ionii", 8:17 cm- "Sardinia", 12,5:14 cm). Four maps printed from one plate....
Heraklion (Crete). "Prospect der Statt Candia". Orig. copperplate engraving, Merian, Theatrum Europaeum, ca. 1670. A depiction of naval battle near Heraklion with many ships in the foreground and two inset fortification plans ("Sabionira" and "St. Andrae"). One view and 2 plans printed from one desk. 30,5:38 cm.
"Candia olim Creta". Orig. copper-engraving by F. Galle after A. Ortelius' map of the region. From Galle's "Theatri Orbis Terrarum Enchiridion". Published in Antwerp by C. Plantin for F. Galle, 1585. With ornamental title-cartouche, a cartouche...
"Candia Olim Creta". 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, another cartouche with...
"Candia". Orig. copper-engraving, P. Bertius, 1616. Published by J. Hondius Jr. in Amsterdam, 1616/18. With lat. title above the map ("Descriptio Cretae"), ornamental title-cartouche, another ornamental cartouche with the scale of map ("Milliaria...
"Candia vel Creta insula". Orig. copper-engraving from G. F. Camocio's Isole Famose .... Published in Venice by Camocio, 1571. With title-cartouche and many ships. 19,5:16 cm (8 x 7 3/4 inch.).
"Metropolis Caneae in Candia, a Turcis obseßa Ao. 1645. Canea vom Türcken Belägert Ao. 1645". Orig. copper-engraving by M. Merian, ca. 1650. With engraved Lat.-Ger. title and many ships. 22,5:31,5 cm (9 x 12 1/2 inch.).
"Eigentlicher Abriß welcher gestalt der Türckische Keijser, erstlich in das Königreich Candia eigefallen und die Statt Canea belägert Ao 1645". Orig. copper-engraving by M. Merian, ca. 1650. With title-cartouche and many ships. 20,5:32 cm (8...
"Candia cum Insulis aliquot circa Graeciam". Orig. copper-engraving by G. Mercator, published ca. 1610. Original outline colouring. With ornamental title-cartouche, another ornamental cartouche with "Miliaria Italica communia" and 6 inset maps of...
"Insula Creta hodie Candia in sua ...". Orig., copper-engraving, J. B. Homann (1663-1724), printed ca. 1720. Original old colouring. With beautiful figure title cartouche. 48,5:58 cm.
"Creta Iouis magni medio iacet insula ponto". Map of Crete (18,5:46,5 cm) with maps of other Mediterranean Isles above it ("Corsica", 12,5:14cm- "Insulae Maris Ionii", 8:17 cm- "Sardinia", 12,5:14 cm). Four mas printed from one plate....
"Candia olim Creta". Copper-engraving by W. Bleau, published ca. 1640. Coloured. With coloured ornamental title-cartouche and two coloured blank shields. 38:53 cm.
"Candia olim Creta". Copper-engraving published by P. Schenk & G Valk, ca. 1700. Original hand coloring. With two colored ornamental and figure cartouches, ships and colored coat-of-arms. 37,5:52 cm (14 3/4 x 20 1/2 inch.).