Subcategories
Ceylon. "Isle de Ceilan". Orig. copperplate engraving, P. Duval, Paris, 1676. Original old colouring. With decorative title cartouche. 12,5:10 cm.
Azores. "Insulae Flandricae, olim Asores dictae". Orig. copperplate engraving, P. Schenk und G. Valk, Amsterdam, ca. 1690. Orig. old colouring. With fig. title cartouche, cartouche with the scale of map, 5 ships and 2 wind roses. 42,5:53 cm.
Balearic Islands. "Insulae Balearides et Pytiusae". Orig. copperplate engraving, W. J. Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1634. Orig. old colouring. With decorative title cartouche, ornament. cart. with the scale of map, 2 coats of arms, ships end sea monsters. 38:50 cm.
Huahine, French Polynesia. Cook's Third voyage. "A View of Huaheine". Orig. copperplate engraving from: J. Cook, A voyage to the Pacific Ocean, London, 1784. Engraved by W. Byrne after J. Webber's drawing. 23:46,5 cm.
Ireland. "Hiberniae v. Tabula". Orig. copperplate engraving, 1607 from Mercator's Atlas Minor published by J. Hondius in Amsterdam. With ornamental title cartouche and French title above the map. 13,8:18,8 cm.
Ireland. "Ultonia Conatia et Media". Orig. copperplate engraving, 1607 from Mercator's Atlas Minor published by J. Hondius in Amsterdam. With ornamental title cartouche and French title above the map. 13,5:18,5 cm.
Iceland. "Tabula Islandiae Auctore Georgio Carolo Flandro". Orig. copperplate engraving, W. J. Blaeu, 1630 after J. Carolus' map. Published in Amsterdam by J. Blaeu, 1647-49. Orig. old colouring. With ornamental title-cartouche. 38:50,5 cm.
Moluccas. "Insularum Moluccarum Nova descriptio". Orig. copperplate engraving from Mercator's Atlas Minor. Published by J. Janssonius in Amsterdam, 1648. With ornamental title cartouche. 14,5:20 cm.
Anglesey, Isle of Wight, Guernesey and Jersey. "Anglesey Ins."; "Wight ol. Vectis"; "Ins. Garnesey"; "Ins. Iarsey". Orig. copperplate engraving from Mercator's Atlas Minor. Published in Amsterdam by J. Hondius in Amsterdam, 1609. 12,5:17 cm.
East Indies. "Insulae Indiae Orientalis". Orig. copperplate engraving from Mercator's Atlas Minor. Published by J. Janssonius in Amsterdam, 1648. With ornamental title cartouche. 14,5:19,5 cm.
East Indies. "Insulae Indiae orientalis". Orig. copperplate engraving from Mercator's Atlas Minor. Published by J. Hondius in Amsterdam, 1608. With ornamental title cartouche. 14,5:19,5 cm.
Cyprus. "Cyprus". Orig. copperplate engraving from Mercator's Atlas Minor. Published by J. Hondius in Amsterdam, 1609. With ornamental title cartouche and 6 inset maps. 14:19 cm.
Sicily. "Siciliae Regnum". Orig. copperplate engraving, G. Mercator, 1589. Published by H. Hondius in Amsterdam, 1630. With ornamental title-cartouche and the scale of map. 34:47,5 cm.
Sicily. "Siciliae Regnum". Orig. copperplate engraving, G. Mercator, Duisburg, 1589. Orig. old colouring. With ornamental title-cartouche and a scale of map. 34:47,5 cm.
Malta, Gozo, Comino. "Melite vulgo Malta cum ...". Orig. copperplate engraving after N. de Fer map. Published by M. Seutter, ca. 1730. Orig. old colouring. With title cartouche, an inset plan of Valetta and 68 coats of arms erby grand masters of the Knights Hospitaller. 50:58 cm.
Malta, Gozo, Comino. "Insulae Melitae Vulgo Malte Nova et accurata Descriptio". Orig. copperplate engraving, J. Janssonius. Published by P. Schenk and G. Valk, ca. 1690. Original old colouring. With figure title cartouche and inset plan of Valetta. 41:51 cm.
Malta, Gozo, Comino. "Insula Malta accuratisime Delineata Urbibus, et Fortalitiis expressa". Orig. copperplate engraving, F. de Wit, ca. 1680. Original old colouring. With decorative title cartouche with inset plan of Valetta. 44,5:54 cm.
Malta, Gozo, Comino. "Insularum Meliate Vulgo Maltae et Gozae Novissima Delineatio". Orig. copperplate engraving, N. Visscher, ca. 1680. Original old colouring. With figure title cartouche and inset map of Western Mediterranean. 46:56,5 cm.
Malta, Gozo, Comino. "Insularum Maltae et Gozae ... Delineatio Geographica". Orig. copperplate engraving, J. B. Homann, ca. 1720. Original old colouring. With great figure title cartouche and inset fortification plan and a panoramic view of Valletta. 48,5:58 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.
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.
Corfu (Greece). "Plan de la place de Corfu". Orig. copperplate engraving, J. B. Homann, Nuremberg, 1716. With great figure cartouche and decorative border. 48,5:56 cm.
Sicily. "Siciliae Regnum". Orig. copperplate engraving, G. Mercator, Duisburg, 1589. Published by J. Janssonius and H. Hondius in Amsterdam, 1633. Coloured. With ornamental title-cartouche and a scale of map. 34:47,5 cm.
Mediterranean islands. "Insularum aliquot Maris Mediterranei descriptio". Orig copperplate engraving, A. Ortelius, 1570. Orig. old colouring. With decorative title-cartouche. 36:47,5 cm.
Sardinia. "Sardiniae Regnum et Insula". Orig. copperplate engraving after V. M. Cornelli's map of the region. Published by Homann Heirs in Nuremberg, 1734. Orig. old colouring. 56:47,5 cm.
Sardinia. "Regni Sardiniae descriptio". Orig. copperplate engraving, Ch. Weigel, Nuremberg, ca. 1720. Orig. old colouring. With figure title-cartouche. 40:32 cm.
Ireland. "Hibernia". Orig. copperplate engraving from P. Bertius' "Tabulae Geographicae Contractae". Published by J. Hondius in Amsterdam, 1616-18. 9,5:13,5 cm.
Great Britain and Ireland. "Anglia Scotia et Hibernia". Orig. copperplate engraving from P. Bertius' "Tabulae Geographicae Contractae". Published by J. Hondius in Amsterdam, 1616-18. 9,5:13,5 cm.
Great Britain and Ireland. "Gros Britan... oder Engelland, Schot zu Irrla...". Orig. copperplate engraving. Engraved by J. G. Probst, 1785, published by J. M. Probst in Augsburg. Orig. old colouring. 16:23,5 cm.
Sicily. "Sicilia Regnum". Orig. copperplate engraving, M. Merian. Published in Frankfurt am Main, ca. 1640. With ornamental title-cartouche, 2 coats-of-arms, 3 ships and a sea-creature. 27:35,5 cm.
Newfoundland. "Charte der Baenke von Newfoundland". Orig. copperplate engraving, 1821. Orig. old colouring. 32:34,5 cm.
Corfu. "Plan du Siege de Corfu". Orig. copperplate engraving, J. B. Homann, Nürnberg, ca. 1720. Orig. old colouring. With great figure cartouche and decorative border with title, explanatory notes, 4 inset detailed plans and a coat of arms. 48:55,5 cm.
Valletta. Malta. "Malta". Orig. copperplate engraving, Pietro Bertelli, 1599. From 'Theatro delle Citta d'Italia', Vicenza, D. Amadio. 1616. With an engraved title, a coat-of-arms and a ship. 12:17,5 cm.
Canary Islands, Madeira. "Insulae Canariae, olim Fortunatae Dictae". Orig. copperplate engraving. Published by Schenk & Valk, Amsterdam, ca. 1690. Orig. old colouring. With figure title-cartouche and a cartouche with the scale of map. 42,5:53 cm.
Rügen. "Nova Famigerabilis Insulae ac Ducatus Rugiae Descriptio". Orig. copper-engraving, 1609, after E. Lubin's map of the region. From Mercator-Hondius Atlas, Amsterdam, 1630. With ornamental title-cartouche, 2 graet coats of arms, ships, sea-creatures and 30 coats of arms by the sides. 38:48,5 cm.
Ré and Oléron Islands. "Insulae Divi Martini et Uliarus vulgo l'Isle de Ré et Oleron". Orig. copper-engraving, W. and J. Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1635. Orig. old colouring. With 2 figure cartouches and many ships. 39,5:54 cm (15 1/2 x 21 1/4 inch.).
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.
Sicily. "Regnum Siciliae". Orig. copper-engraving, N. Visscher, Amsterdam, 1680. Orig. old colouring. With decorative title-cartouche and a cartouche with the scale of map. 46,5:57 cm.
Sicily. "Insula sive Regnum Siciliae ...". Orig. copperplate engraving, F. de Wit, Amsterdam, ca. 1680. Orig. old colouring. With decorative title-cartouche held by 2 cherubs, a compass rose, a coat-of-arms with dedication, 2 ships and 5 inset views (Messina, Palermo, Catania, Trapani and a fortification plan of Milazzo). 49,5:59,5 cm.
Sicily and Sardina. "Regnorum Siciliae et Sardiniae nec non Melitae seu Maltae Insulae ...". Original copper-engraving, J. B. Homann, ca. 1720. Original old colouring. With great figure title cartouche with 2 coats-of-arms, a cartouche with inset plan of Catania with Mt. Etna in the background, another cartouche with inset fotification plan of Valletta....
Southern Italy. "Continentis Italiae ... Regnum Neapolitanum ... Sicilia ... Malta Insula". Orig. copperplate engraving, P. Schenk, Amsterdam, 1703. Orig. old colouring. With decorative title cartouche with 4 coats of ams and depiction of Mt. Vesuvius and Mt. Aetna errupting and inset map of Malta and Gozo islands. 58:49 cm.
Bali. "Lisle Bali". 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 title above the map. 14,5:21,5 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.
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.
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.