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80/5491 Africa  Africa ex magna orbis terre descriptione Gerardi Mercatoris desumpta 80/5491 Africa Africa ex magna orbis terre descriptione Gerardi Mercatoris desumpta
80/5491 [Africa]. "Africa ex magna orbis terre descriptione Gerardi Mercatoris desumpta". Handcol. engr. map w. cartouche, 37,7x47 cm., from G. MERCATOR, Atlas sive Cosmographicae (...), Amst., 1623(?).

- Fine. = Betz 31; Tooley p.75. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXI.

€ (350-450) 350
80/5492 Africa  Africae in Tabula Geographica Delineatio 80/5492 Africa Africae in Tabula Geographica Delineatio
80/5492 [Africa]. "Africae in Tabula Geographica Delineatio". Handcol. engr. map w. large cartouche by A.F. ZÜRNER, 49,5x57,5 cm., Amst., P. Schenk, ±1720.

- Trifle/ sl. yellowed, otherwise fine. = Nice. After the map by Nicolaes Visscher.

€ (200-300) 275
80/5493 Africa  Africae nova Tabula 80/5493 Africa Africae nova Tabula
80/5493 [Africa]. "Africae nova Tabula." Handcol. engr. map surrounded by elaborate border incorporating 6 bird's eye views of cities and 10 full-body portraits of native people in traditional dress, 2 cartouches, ships and sea monsters, 40x55,2 cm., Amst., H. Hondius, 1632, framed.

- Some foxed spots; trifle browned.

= Betz 60.4, fourth state of 5, without the lower border and with the date "1632"; Van der Krogt/ Koeman I, 8600:1D.2. Very rare. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXII.

€ (1.000-1.500) 1400
80/5494 Africa  Africae Tabula nova 80/5494 Africa Africae Tabula nova
80/5494 [Africa]. "Africae Tabula nova". Handcol. engr. miniature map by P. GALLE, title-cartouche, (battling) ships and a sea monster, 7,6x10,5 cm., from P. GALLE and P. HEYNS, Le Miroir du Monde, ±1580.

- Fine. = Rare early pocket version after Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum.

€ (80-100) 90
80/5495 Africa  Descriptio totius Guineae tractus Congi Angolae et Monomotapae  80/5495 Africa Descriptio totius Guineae tractus Congi Angolae et Monomotapae
80/5495 [Africa]. "Descriptio totius Guineae tractus, Congi, Angolae, et Monomotapae (...)". Letterpress title-page, 31x20 cm. (leaf), w. attractive engr. vignette showing the carrack 'Victoria' commanded by the explorer Ferdinand Magellan (9,5x13,5 cm., within dec. borders), from J.H. VAN LINSCHOTEN, Descriptio totius Guineae tractus, Congi, Angolae, et Monomotapae, 1599.

= Very rare.

€ (80-100) 80
80/5496 Africa  Insula de s Laurety 80/5496 Africa Insula de s Laurety
80/5496 Africa  Insula de s Laurety 80/5496 Africa Insula de s Laurety
80/5496 Africa  Insula de s Laurety 80/5496 Africa Insula de s Laurety
80/5496 [Africa]. "Insula de s. Laurety". Engr. map, 26,5x21,5 cm., ship, 2 large compass roses and 4 inset maps: "Insula de s. Maria", "Caemeterium Battavorum", "Baija Dantongil", "Porto de S. Augostino", on a textleaf from J.T. DE BRY, Indiae orientalis navigationes, 1598-1607 (vertical fold in right part). - ADDED: 3 other lvs. from the same work, with large engr. ills.: "Saevissimia tempestas ad terceram"; "Indianorum, insulae Pugnatan Incolarum (...)" and "Quomodo Lusitanorum uxores & filiae deferantur per publicam".

= All rare.

€ (150-250)
80/5497 Africa  Refrisco Puorto Dale La Baye de l'Isle de Prince 80/5497 Africa Refrisco Puorto Dale La Baye de l'Isle de Prince
80/5497 Africa  Refrisco Puorto Dale La Baye de l'Isle de Prince 80/5497 Africa Refrisco Puorto Dale La Baye de l'Isle de Prince
80/5497 Africa  Refrisco Puorto Dale La Baye de l'Isle de Prince 80/5497 Africa Refrisco Puorto Dale La Baye de l'Isle de Prince
80/5497 [Africa]. "Refrisco. Puorto Dale". "La Baye de l'Isle de Prince". Two engr. views of ships off the coast by B. VAN DOETECUM, one w. 7 cartouches w. titles, coat of arms, 13,5x21,6 or 14,4x22,5 cm., from I. COMMELIN, Begin ende Voortgangh/ van de Vereenighde Nederlantsche Geoctroyeerde Oost-Indische Compagnie, 1646.

- The second print trimmed on the right border line. = Both very rare.

AND 1 other similar from the same work: "Ung Batteau de Iapan dit Champan".

€ (120-150)
80/5498 America  Americae Mappa Generalis 80/5498 America Americae Mappa Generalis
80/5498 [America]. "Americae Mappa Generalis". Partly handcol. engr. map, elaborate (uncol.) cartouche showing natives, 47x54,6 cm., Nürnberg, Homann heirs, 1746.

- Overall fine.

= With a sl. later engr. legend "Bedeutung der Farben" on 2 sm. pieces of paper laid down below.

€ (250-350)
80/5499 America  Americae sive novi Orbis nova Descriptio 80/5499 America Americae sive novi Orbis nova Descriptio
80/5499 [America]. "Americae sive novi Orbis nova Descriptio". Handcol. engr. miniature map by P. GALLE, title-cartouche and (battling) ships, 7,7x10,6 cm., from P. GALLE and P. HEYNS, Le Miroir du Monde, ±1580.

- Fine. = Rare early pocket version after Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum.

€ (100-150) 130
80/5500 America  Carte generale des treize États Unis de l'Amerique Septentrionale Kaart van de dertien Verenigde Staaten in Noord Amerika 80/5500 America Carte generale des treize États Unis de l'Amerique Septentrionale Kaart van de dertien Verenigde Staaten in Noord Amerika
80/5500 [America]. "Carte generale des treize États Unis, de l'Amerique Septentrionale. Kaart van de dertien Verenigde Staaten in Noord Amerika." Engr. map w. contemp. handcol. borders, title-cartouche in upper left corner, mounted in 8 sections on linen, total size 41,4x57,4 cm., Amst., C. Mortier and J. Covens et fils, n.d. (±1776?), in contemp. board slipcase.

= A very fine copy of this rare map, which is one of the earliest maps showing the flag of the USA with stars (13x) and stripes (in the cartouche). The title cartouche is dated in contemp. hand in pen and ink "14. Jul.1776" (American Declaration of Independence). The map has some other interesting contemp. annotations in French and Dutch, i.a. (below title cartouche) "903.040.000 acres" from which is detracted "94.040.000 d'eau" leaving "809.000.000 en terre"; the sea in front of Chesapeak Bay has the following in contemp. manuscript: "270 M.L. 17a 18. 6. en 8 a 9 Vad. diep" and to the West of Cape Fear in vague manuscript "C.F.L.C Y[?] D.M."; Lake Huron has an annotation in the middle reading: "1000 M.d.tour" and Lake Ontario has "600 M. de Tour" written the middle of the lake. Finally the place name(?) "Spelt" is written in the triangle formed by the Endless Mountains, the letters "vanie" (of Pensilvanie) and the word "Riviere" (of Delaware Riviere). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXII.

€ (1.200-1.500) 1600
80/5501 America  Quomodo Americus Vesputius in Pariam modò American  80/5501 America Quomodo Americus Vesputius in Pariam modò American
80/5501 [America]. "Quomodo Americus Vesputius in Pariam, modò American (...)". Engr. view, 15,2x17,5 cm., on a texleaf from T. DE BRY, Americae Pars Decima, 1619.

= Showing the first landing of Vespucci in the Americas, in Venezuela.

€ (60-80) 60
80/5502  Ant arctica  Nieuwe kaart van de Noord Pool 80/5502 Ant arctica Nieuwe kaart van de Noord Pool
80/5502 [(Ant)arctica]. "Nieuwe kaart van de Noord Pool". Handcol. engr. circular map by J. KEYZER, Ø 28 cm., title-banner above, from I. TIRION, Nieuwe en Beknopte Hand-Atlas (Amst., 1744), the map dated 1735, framed.

= Shows the upper half of the northern hemisphere from the North Pole down to California (as an island), northern Africa, the Caspian Sea and Japan, with i.a. all of Europe, Russia and Canada.

€ (100-150) 160
80/5503 Aruba  Kaart van het Eiland Aruba 80/5503 Aruba Kaart van het Eiland Aruba
80/5503 [Aruba]. "Kaart van het Eiland Aruba". Engr. map by W.A. VAN SPENGLER and R.F. VAN RADERS, engr. by F. ETIENNEZ, 30,5x45 cm., The Hague, Topographisch Bureau, 1825.

- Two vague oblique folds in upper right corner.

= The first detailed map of Aruba, "gevolgd naar de opmeting in den jare 1820 gedaan, onder directie van den Kapitein ter Zee W.A. van Spengler en in den jare 1825 met verscheidene nieuwe bepalingen verrykt door den Kapitein R.F. van Raders". In 1773 a large map on seventeen sheets was made, which showed only the island's coastline. The present map was made after the Netherlands regained possession of 'Curaçao en Onderhorigheden' in 1816. Up-to-date reports and maps of Curaçao and Bonaire were soon made, but a survey of Aruba had to wait until 1820, when Captain Van Spengler, port warden of Curaçao from 1816 onwards, offered to perform this task. A copy of his manuscript map eventually found its way to the 'Departement van oorlog of Koloniën' in The Hague. In 1824, news arrived in The Hague that gold was found on Aruba. Immediately, Captain R.F. van Raders was sent to the island to investigate. During his three visits to Aruba in 1824 and 1825, Van Raders carried Van Spengler's map or a copy of it, and added new information to it concerning the gold mining. In 1825, this manuscript map was made in print. For extensive information on the mapping of Aruba in this period, see Caert Thresoar 2009-3, p.65-70.

€ (800-1.000) 850
80/5504 Asia  Asia Accuratissime Descripta 80/5504 Asia Asia Accuratissime Descripta
80/5504 [Asia]. "Asia Accuratissime Descripta." Partly contemp. handcol. engr. map by N. WITSEN, w. decorative handcol. title-vignette, 49x58,7 cm., Amst., P. Schenk, ±1700.

- Doubled w. Japanese, closing tear along lower part of middle fold and sm. acid-tear along border of Japan; remnants of Japanese paper (used for former mounting(?)) on verso, but not visible on recto.

= Decorative map by Witsen, who was mayor of Amsterdam and administrator of the East India Company (VOC), whence came his extensive geographical knowledge of Asia. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXIII.

€ (200-300)
80/5505 Asia  Asia ex magna orbis terre 80/5505 Asia Asia ex magna orbis terre
80/5505 [Asia]. "Asia ex magna orbis terre". Contemp. handcol. engr. map, dec. cartouche, a ship, 37,5x46,5 cm., Amst., Mercator/ Hondius, early 17th cent, framed.

- Occas. trifle browned; nevertheless fine.

= Van der Krogt/ Koeman I, 8000:1A. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXIII.

€ (800-1.000)
80/5506 Asia  Asia recens summa cura delineata 80/5506 Asia Asia recens summa cura delineata
80/5506 [Asia]. "Asia recens summa cura delineata". Handcol. engr. map surrounded by elaborate border incorporating 6 bird's eye views of cities and 10 full-body portraits of native people in traditional dress, 2 cartouches, ships and a sea monster, 41x55,5 cm., Amst., H. Hondius, ±1638.

- Trifle browned; sl. foxed; wormholes in centre professionaly retouched.

= Van der Krogt/ Koeman I, 8000:1C.2. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXIV.

€ (1.000-1.500) 1000
80 5507 Asia  Asia Secundum novas celeberrimi de L'Isle proiectiones aliorumque recentissimorum geographorum observationes 80 5507 Asia Asia Secundum novas celeberrimi de L'Isle proiectiones aliorumque recentissimorum geographorum observationes
80/5507 [Asia]. "Asia. Secundum novas celeberrimi de L'Isle proiectiones aliorumque recentissimorum geographorum observationes". Contemp. handcol. engr. map, 47x56 cm., Augsb., M.A and G.F. Lotter, ±1780.

- Waterstain in centre lower margin, ±3,5 cm within the image.

€ (150-250)
80/5508 Asia  Asiae nova descr 80/5508 Asia Asiae nova descr
80/5508 [Asia]. "Asiae nova descr." Handcol. engr. miniature map by P. GALLE, title-cartouche and ship, 7,7x10,6 cm., from P. GALLE and P. HEYNS, Le Miroir du Monde, ±1580.

- Fine. = Rare early pocket version after Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum.

€ (80-100) 80
80/5509 Asia  Descriptio Hydrographica accomodata ad Battavorum navagatione in Javam Insulam Indiae Orientalis Laetam ad quam postridie calendar Aprilis ann' 1595 ex Hollandia solverunt et ex qua d80/5509 Asia Descriptio Hydrographica accomodata ad Battavorum navagatione in Javam Insulam Indiae Orientalis Laetam ad quam postridie calendar Aprilis ann' 1595 ex Hollandia solverunt et ex qua d
80/5509 [Asia]. "Descriptio Hydrographica accomodata ad Battavorum navagatione in Javam Insulam Indiae Orientalis, Laetam ad quam postridie calendar Aprilis ann' 1595 ex Hollandia solverunt et ex qua domum redierunt Idus Augusta anno 1597 (...)." Handcol. engr. map by C. CLAESZ on 2 joined leaves, title-cartouche in upper right margin, 4 compass roses, 35,5x66,5 cm., from vol. 3 of J.T. and J.I. DE BRY, Indiae Orientalis (...), Frankf. a.M., 1599, framed.

= A fine copy of this important and rare map, showing the outbound and return voyage of the first Dutch fleet sailing from the Zuiderzee in Holland to Java in 1596-1597 undertaken under the command of Cornelis de Houtman. Despite the fact that this voyage proved to be very costly both in terms of the loss of life of crew members as well in financial terms, Houtman's journey laid the foundation for the rapid growth and eventually dominance of the Dutch trading empire in the 17th century. The map was intended to be published in Willem Lodewijcksz, Historie van Indien (1595), but publication was prohibited by the Dutch authorities, probably as a protective measure. In 1598 Cornelis Claesz. nevertheless published the map as a separate sheet and 1599 the map was included, with some small changes, in the third volume of De Bry's Indiae orientalis (...). Schilder, Monumenta Cartographica Neerlandica vol. VII, p.263f and illustration 11.56. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXIV.

€ (2.500-3.500) 3000
80/5510 Asia  Tabula Asiae I 80/5510 Asia Tabula Asiae I
80/5510 [Asia]. "Tabula Asiae I". Handcol. woodcut map after PTOLEMY, 25x35 cm., from S. MÜNSTER, Cosmographia, ±1550.

- Some foxing.

= Map extends from Greece to Armenia and shows parts of Cyprus and the Black Sea. With on verso: a large table showing distances between larger towns and Alexandria, flanked by large woodcut columns with putti on top (likely by A. DÜRER).

€ (120-150) 120
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