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Iceland."Islandia" (title in map). Orig. copper-engraving by P. Kaerius. Published by C. J. Visscher in Amsterdam, 1649 (in Tabulae Geographicae Contrare). With the scale of map ("Scala Milliarium Islandicorum"), depiction of erupting Hekla...
Sumatra (Indonesia)."Sumatra Insula". Orig. copper-engraving by B. Wright. Published by C. J. Visscher in Amsterdam, 1649 (in Tabulae Geographicae Contrare). With ornamental title-cartouche. 9:12,5 cm (3 1/2 x 5 inch.).
Java (Indonesia)."Iava Maior". Orig. copper-engraving. Published by C. J. Visscher in Amsterdam, 1649 (in Tabulae Geographicae Contrare). With ornamental title-cartouche and a ship. 8,5:12,5 cm (3 1/4 x 5 inch.).
Philippines."Insulae Philippinae". Orig. copper-engraving by P. Kaerius. Published by C. J. Visscher in Amsterdam, 1649 (in Tabulae Geographicae Contrare). With ornamental title-cartouche with the scale of map ("Milliaria Hispanica"). 9:12,5 cm...
Ischia (Italy)."Ischia insula". Orig. copper-engraving. Published by C. J. Visscher in Amsterdam, 1649 (in Tabulae Geographicae Contrare). With ornamental title-cartouche and the scale of map ("Miliare Italicum"). 9:12,5 cm (3 1/2 x 5 inch.).
Malta."Malta". Orig. copper-engraving. Published by C. J. Visscher in Amsterdam, 1649 (in Tabulae Geographicae Contrare). With ornamental title-cartouche, the scale of map ("Scala miliarium") and a ship. 9:12,5 cm (3 1/2 x 5 inch.).
Elba (Italy)."Elba". Orig. copper-engraving. Published by C. J. Visscher in Amsterdam, 1649 (in Tabulae Geographicae Contrare). With decorative title-cartouche, another cartouche (blank) and 3 sea-creatures. 9:12,5 cm (3 1/2 x 5 inch.).
Crete (Greece)."Candia". Orig. copper-engraving. Published by C. J. Visscher in Amsterdam, 1649 (in Tabulae Geographicae Contrare). With ornamental title-cartouche with the scale of map ("Milliaria Germanic.") and a ship. 9:12,5 cm (3 1/2 x 5 inch.).
Puerto Rico (USA)."Diui Ioannis de port Rico". Orig. copper-engraving by B. Wright after G. de Veer's map. Published by C. J. Visscher in Amsterdam, 1649 (in Tabulae Geographicae Contrare). With title-cartouche and a wind rose. 8,5:12,5 cm (3 1/4...
Isla Margarita (Venezuela)."S. Margareta". Orig. copper-engraving by B. Wright. Published by C. J. Visscher in Amsterdam, 1649 (in Tabulae Geographicae Contrare). With title in map, a cartouche with explanatory notes and a wind rose. 8,5:12,5 cm...
Great Britain and Ireland."Tabula Europae Prima". Orig. copper-engraving from G. A. Magini's Geographiae Universae. Based on C. Ptolemaeus' map of the region. Engraved by G. Porro. Published in Köln by P. Keschedt, 1597. With title above the...
Sicily and Sardinia."Tabula Europae VII". Orig. copper-engraving from G. A. Magini's Geographiae Universae. Based on C. Ptolemaeus' map of the region. Engraved by G. Porro. Published in Köln by P. Keschedt, 1597. With title above the map. 13:17...
Corsica (France)."Corsica". Orig. copper-engraving, A. Ortelius. Published by F. Galle in Antwerps, 1598. With ornamental title-cartouche, the scale of map ("Milliaria Italica") and Latin heading title. 8:11 cm (3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch.).
Corsica (France)."Corsica". Orig. copper-engraving from the Latin edition of A. Ortelius' Epitome. Published by J. B. Vrients in Antwerps, 1609. With ornamental title-cartouche, another cartouche with the scale of map ("Milliaria Italica") and...
Malta, Sicily, Elba, Corsica and Sardinia."Li Regni di Sicilia, e Sardegna, colle Adiacenti Isole di Corsica, Elba, Malta, e Liparee ...". Orig. copper-engraving after G. A. B. Rizzi Zannoni's map of the region. Published by Homann's heirs, 1762....
Cyprus."Cypri Insula". Orig. copper-engraving from G. A. Magini's Geographiae Universae. Engraved by G. Porro. Published in Köln by P. Keschedt, 1597. With title above the map and 2 ornamental cartouches. 13:16,5 cm (5 1/4 x 6 1/2 inch.).
Crete (Greece)."Candia Insula olim Creta". Orig. copper-engraving from G. A. Magini's Geographiae Universae. Engraved by G. Porro. Published in Köln by P. Keschedt, 1597. With title above the map, ornamental cartouche with explanatory notes...
Great Britain and Ireland. "Britanicae Insulae". Orig. copper-engraving from G. A. Magini's Geographiae Universae. Engraved by G. Porro. Published in Köln by P. Keschedt, 1597. With title above the map and 4 sea-creatures. 13,5:17,5 cm (5 1/2 x 7...
Great Britain and Ireland. "Britanicae Insulae". Orig. copper-engraving from G. A. Magini's Geographiae Universae. Engraved by G. Porro. Published in Köln by P. Keschedt, 1597. With title above the map and 4 sea-creatures. 13,5:17,5 cm (5 1/2 x 7...
Sicily and Sardinia."Sardinia et Sicilia". Orig. copper-engraving from G. A. Magini's Geographiae Universae. Engraved by G. Porro. Published in Köln by P. Keschedt, 1597. With title above the map. 13,5:17 cm (5 1/2 x 6 3/4 inch.).
Southeast Asia."India Orientalis". Orig. copper-engraving from G. A. Magini's Geographiae Universae. Engraved by G. Porro. Published in Köln by P. Keschedt, 1597. With title above the map. 13:17 cm (5 1/4 x 6 3/4 inch.).
Sri Lanka (Ceylon)."Tabula Asiae XII". Orig. copper-engraving from G. A. Magini's Geographiae Universae. Based on C. Ptolemaeus' map of the region. Engraved by G. Porro. Published in Köln by P. Keschedt, 1597. With title above the map and...
Greenland, Iceland and the North Sea islands."Scandia sive Regiones Septentrionales". Orig. copper-engraving from G. A. Magini's Geographiae Universae. Engraved by G. Porro. Published in Köln by P. Keschedt, 1597. With title above the map....
Euboea (Greece)."Negroponte Insula". Orig. copper-engraving from G. F. Camocio's Isole Famose .... Published in Venice by Camocio, 1571. With title-cartouche. 20,5:16 cm (8 x 6 1/4 inch.).
Sicily (Italy)."Sicilia Insula". Orig. copper-engraving from G. F. Camocio's Isole Famose .... Published in Venice by Camocio, 1571. With ornamental title-cartouche, the scale of map ("Scala de miglia Italiani") and a ship. 15:21,5 cm (6 x 8 1/2...
Tinos (Greece)."Tine insula ...". Orig. copper-engraving from G. F. Camocio's Isole Famose .... Published in Venice by Camocio, 1571. With ornamental title-cartouche and many ships. 16:20,5 cm (6 1/4 x 8 inch.).
Kefalonia (Greece)."Cefalonia Insula ...". Orig. copper-engraving from G. F. Camocio's Isole Famose .... Published in Venice by Camocio, 1571. With title-cartouche. 15,5:21 cm (6 1/4 x 8 1/4 inch.).
Patmos (Greece)."Palmosa Patmo ... Insula ...". Orig. copper-engraving from G. F. Camocio's Isole Famose .... Published in Venice by Camocio, 1571. With ornamental title-cartouche and a ship. 21:16 cm (8 1/4 x 6 1/4 inch.).
Rhodes (Greece)."Rhodi insula et citta memorabile ...". Orig. copper-engraving from G. F. Camocio's Isole Famose .... Published in Venice by Camocio, 1571. With ornamental title-cartouche and 7 ships. 20:15,5 cm (8 x 6 1/4 inch.).
Lesbos (Greece)."Metelin Mitilene ...". Orig. copper-engraving from G. F. Camocio's Isole Famose .... Published in Venice by Camocio, 1571. With decorative title-cartouche and 4 ships. 22,5:17 cm (9 x 6 3/4 inch.).
Naxos (Greece)."Nicsia Nacso ... Isola". Orig. copper-engraving from G. F. Camocio's Isole Famose .... Published in Venice by Camocio, 1571. With title-cartouche. 20,5:15,5 cm (8 x 6 1/4 inch.).
Cyprus."Cipro insula". Orig. copper-engraving from G. F. Camocio's Isole Famose .... Published in Venice by Camocio, 1571. With title-cartouche and many ships. 20:16 cm (8 x 6 1/4 inch.).
Hvar (Croatia)."Liesena Insula nella Dalmatia". Orig. copper-engraving from G. F. Camocio's Isole Famose .... Published in Venice by Camocio, 1571. With title-cartouche. 16:21 cm (6 1/4 x 8 1/4 inch.).
Korcula (Croatia)."Curciola insula". Orig. copper-engraving from G. F. Camocio's Isole Famose .... Published in Venice by Camocio, 1571. With title-cartouche. 15,5:20,5 cm (6 1/4 x 8 inch.).
Malta."Malta. Die Starcke Stat Malta oder Melite". Orig. copper-engraving, J. B. Metzger, 1710. With 2 title-cartouches, a cartouche with explanatory notes (1-10) and several ships. 24:17 cm (9 1/2 x 6 3/4 inch.).
Greenland, Iceland and the North Sea islands."Gemeine Beschreibung aller Mitnächtigen Länder alsz Schweden, Gothen, Norwegien, Dennmarck, &c.". Orig. woodblock, S. Munster after A. Ortelius' map of the region. Published in Basle by S. Petri,...
Greenland, Iceland and the North Sea islands."Septentrionales Reg.". Orig. copper-engraving from the French edition of A. Ortelius' "Epitome du Theatre du Monde", published in Antwerp by Plantin, 1598. With ornamental title-cartouche, another...
Fyn (Denmark)."Fionia vulgo Funen". Orig. copper-engraving by W. Blaeu, published by J. Blaeu, ca. 1640. Orig. old colouring. With figure title cartouche, ornamental cartouche with the scale of map ("Milliaria Germanica communia"), great...
Fyn (Denmark)."Nova et accurata descriptio totius Fioniae vulgo Funen". Copper-engraving by J. Janssonius published by G. Valk & P. Schenk, ca. 1710. Original old col. With 2 coloured figure cartouches, colored coat-of-arms and a ship. 40:50,5 cm...
Iceland."Insulae Islandiae delineatio, prout haec Solenni mensurandi negotio sub Auspiciis Potentissimi Regis Daniae facto, & a. 1734. demum per Cnopfium Archit. militarem ad finem perducto, debetur- divisae in quatuor partes, Islandice...
Iceland."Islandia". 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, the scale of map ("Milliaria Islandica") and Latin title above...
Iceland."Islandia". 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. 8,5:12...
Iceland."Islandia". Orig. copper-engraving after G. Mercator's map of Iceland. Published in Amsterdam by H. Hondius, 1630. Coloured. With ornamental title-cartouche, the scale of map with compass, a sea creature and exploding volcano Hekla....
Iceland."Karte von Island". Orig. copper-engraving, J. N. Bellin. Published in Leipzig, ca. 1760. With title-cartouche, another cartouche with explanatory notes ("Erklaerungen") and a wind-rose. 29,5:38 cm (11 3/4 x 15 inch.).
Iceland."l'Islande". Orig. copper-engraving, P. Duval (1619-1683), Paris, 1660. Original old colouring. With ornamental title-cartouche. 11:13 cm (4 1/4 x 5 1/4 inch.).
Iceland."Tabula Islandiae Auctore Georgio Carolo Flandro". Orig. copper-engraving after J. Carolus' map of Island. Published in Amsterdam by J. Janssonius, 1644-58. Orig. old colouring. With ornamental title-cartouche with 2 mythological figures,...
Greenland and Iceland."Karte von Groenland. Gezeichnet von Laurent". Orig. copper-engraving after Laurent for J. N. Bellin, dated 1770. Published in Leipzig, ca. 1770. With decorative title-cartouche. 19:25,5 cm (7 1/2 x 10 inch.).
Jan Mayen (Norway)."Insula quae a Ioanne Mayen nomen sortita est". Orig. copper-engraving. Published in Amsterdam by J. Blaeu, 1659. Orig. old colouring. With figure title-cartouche (fishermen), another figure cartouche (blank) and 2 wind roses....
Azores. "Açores Insulae". Orig. copper-engraving. Published by A. Ortelius after to L. Teixeira's map of the Açores. Dated 1584. Coloured. With title in decorative border, 3 ornamental cartouches, 2 ships, sea-monster and "Scala Leucarum"....
Terceira (Azores)."Tercera". Orig. copper-engraving from the German edition of A. Ortelius' Epitome, published in Frankfurt am Main by L. Hulsius (Hulst), 1604. With ornamental title-cartouche, another cartouche with the scale of map ("Scala...