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Braun & Hogenberg Amsterdam c.1572
sold
Braun & Hogenberg's attractive late 16th Century bird's eye plan of the Dutch port of Amsterdam
Braun & Hogenberg Bruxelles c.1572
£ 600.00
Braun & Hogenberg's fine bird's eye plan of the Belgian Capital, Bruxelles
French Admiralty Vietnam 1862
£ 140.00
Uncommon mid-19th Century French Admiralty chart of the coasts of Vietnam and Southern Hainan
Braun & Hogenberg Moscow c.1575
£ 1850.00
Based on the earlier view of Von Herberstein, Braun & Hogenberg's splendid late 16th Century panorama of the City of Moscow
Jansson Madrid 1657
£ 2000.00
The earliest printed plan of Madrid, a spendid double-sheet bird's eye perspective from Jan Jansson's 1657 Town book
Virgil Cosmological Map 1502
£ 1400.00
A spendid woodblock interpretation of the contemporary Cosmos from an early 16th Century edition of Virgil's "Georgics", surrounded by wonderful portrayals of everyday medieval life on the land and at sea.
Gaubil Ryukus 1781
Early 18th Century depiction of the Ryuku islands based on the reports of the Jesuit Father Gaubil
Kino California 1781
£ 300.00
The famous Kino map of California, this example from Volume VIII of the 1781 edition of the Jesuit "Lettres Edifiantes"
Falck World Map (section) 1779
£ 2200.00
A 1-sheet section of an exceptionally scarce Danish Wall map by P Falck published in Copenhagen in 1779
Braun & Hogenberg-Jansson Krakow 1657
£ 3750.00
Jan Jansson's 1657 slightly truncated reissue of Braun & Hogenberg's splendid panoramic view of the Polish city of Krakow
Speed British Isles Heptarchy c.1662
£ 3250.00
The rare Roger Rae issue of John Speed's decorative map of the British Isles at the time of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy or seven kingdoms.
Fullarton British Empire c.1865
£ 485.00
Archibald Fullarton's iconic mid 19th Century map of the World, depicting the extent of the British Empire at the height of the Victorian era
French Admiralty Vietnam-Cambodia 1863
£ 250.00
Uncommon and detailed mid 19th Century French Admiralty chart of the coasts of Cambodia and Vietnam, published following France's increased colonial interest in the region and probably amongst the first detailed surveys of both countries' interior river systems and coastal hinterlands
French Admiralty Vietnam 1864
£ 140.00
Detailed mid 19th Century French Admiralty Chart of parts of the southern coasts of Vietnam
Maskeleyne Schehallion 1778
£ 175.00
A rare and interesting map of a Scottish mountain, commemorating one of the most important scientific experiments of the late 18th Century
Blaeu Heptarchy 1672
£ 3000.00
Splendid originally coloured example of Blaeu's map of the British Isles at the time of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy
Hondius China 1630
£ 2250.00
Jodocus Hondius' important early 17th Century Dutch map of China and Japan
Pocock Inflatable globe c.1830
£ 3950.00
A extremely rare and unusual early 19th Century inflatable paper globe
Braun & Hogenberg Venice c.1572
£ 2500.00
Braun & Hogenberg's spectacular late 16th Century bird's eye view of the City of Venice
Hondius-Jansson Italy c.1642
£ 950.00
A beautifully embellished mid-17th Century Dutch map of Italy in fine original colour
Speed Roman Empire 1627
£ 1200.00
Uncommon first edition of John Speed's attractive map of Europe at the time of the Roman Empire, finely embellished with contemporary 17th Century views and figures
Graphic Imperial Federation Map 1886
sold
A sumptuously embellished late 19th Century evocation of the Victorian British Empire
Visscher Russia 1634
£ 2500.00
Rare 1634 first issue of Nicolaas Visscher's decorative map of Russia, derived from the earlier outline of Hessel Gerritsz
Braun & Hogenberg Antwerp c.1588
£ 1775.00
Braun & Hogenberg's specatacular late 16th Century double-sheet panorama of the City of Antwerp
Graphic Imperial Federation Map 1886
sold
A sumptuously embellished late 19th Century evocation of Britain's Victorian Empire
Van der Aa Japan c.1707
£ 600.00
Charming early 18th Century Dutch map of Japan from an account of the voyage of William Adams, the first Englishman to reach Japan in 1600
Dudley Central Philippines 1646
£ 2950.00
Sir Robert Dudley's exceptionally rare mid-17th Century large-scale chart of the Central Philippines
de Mailla Formosa (3) 1781
£ 425.00
A set of three maps and plans of Taiwan based on the reports of the Jesuit de Mailla and here from Volume XVIII of the 1781 edition of the Jesuit "Lettres Edifiantes"
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