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Prosp. Der Statt Parys… 1654.
Superbly realized panorama of Paris, showing it within the context of the surrounding countryside replete with windmills. It effectively recreates what the mid-17th century traveler would have seen on approaching the city from the northeast, at a distance of a few miles. This view is to be distinguished from Merian’s.....
Quantung, Imperii Sinarum Provincia Duodecima.
An exceptionally fresh example, in brilliant original color, of the earliest separate map of the area that now includes Hong Kong. Macau, Guangzhou (Canton), and several other place names appear in the Zhu (Pearl) River delta, and Hainan Island to the southwest is quite well detailed. Finely engraved Oriental figures.....
Nordovicum.
Scarce, large-paper, Jansson edition beautifully engraved, bird’s-eye view of the English cathedral city of Norwich that was also a center of the wool trade. With vibrant, full original color. From Jansson’s magnificent, eight-volume townbook atlas.
Holy Land/ Judaica. VISSCHER, Nicolaus [Amsterdam: c. 1657] Peregrinatie ofte Veertich-Iarige Reyse Der Kinderen Israels,,… 12 ½ x 18 ¾ inches. Copperplate engraving with fine, early color; bottom of centerfold reinforced, a few mended edge splits, none affecting engraved area, overall excellent. A finely engraved and colored map, from a......
Amerique Septentrionale . .
An attractive example of a pivotal map, which inaugurated a new era in the cartography of North America, as dominance in mapmaking turned decidedly in favor of the French. In addition to being one of the earliest obtainable maps to show all five Great Lakes in a recognizable form, this.....
Title Page. CELLARIUS, Andreas [Amsterdam, 1660] Atlas Coelestis, seu Harmonia Macrocosmica… Image sized: 17 x 10 ¼ inches; with frame: 25 x 18 ¼ inches. Superb original color, heightened with gold; a few rubbed areas else excellent. A magnificent example, in full original color heightened with.....
Novissima et Accuratissima totius Italiae Corsicae et Sardiniae . .
A beautifully colored Dutch map of Italy, Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica. The cartouche is decorated with putti and a regal figure representing the city of Rome, and by extension, Civilization. On the scales in the lower left a putto plays with surveying implements. The map features many ships, and a......
Regni Sueciae Tabula Generalis.
A most attractive map with rich Dutch coloring of the period of Scandinavia centering on Sweden and Finland but including eastern Norway. Also depicted are all of present-day Estonia and part of Latvia along with a portion of northwestern Russia. The coats-of-arms of several of these nations adorn the cartouche.....
Novi Belgii Novaeque Angliae.
This is the most lavishly decorative of all the early editions of the best 17th century, Dutch map of the Northeast and New York. It added illustrations of animals and other detail not found on previous issues. The map was the culmination of all the surveys of the area conducted.....
Mediolanus Milano.
This large, oblique aerial view of Milan is certainly among the most beautiful early depictions of the city known. The city's structures are shown with considerable architectural detail, especially the larger structures such as the Duomo in center of the work. In all, 256 structures are listed and keyed to.....
Haemisphaerium stellatum Australe aequali sphaerum proportione.
In this arresting work, constellations of the southern skies, as if viewed from deep in space, can be seen superimposed over a portion of the earth. The area depicted “beneath” the stars extends from the United States to the South Pole and includes all of South America. Because this chart.....
St. Lawrence River. VAN KEULEN, Gerard [Amsterdam: 1717] Nouvelle Carte de la Riviere de Canada ou St. Laurens… [Imprint:] Imprime et donne au Lumiere pare Gerard Van Keulen…A. Amsterdam. 20 ½ x 23 ¾ inches. Trimmed close at lower right with very slight loss, two corners extended & side margins.....
Carte Tres Curieuse de la Mer du Sud.
A splendid example, with rich, vibrant hand color, of a wall map of extraordinary intricacy and detail: "one of the most decorative maps of North America of the 18th century" (Tooley). Its elaborate illustrations provide a panorama of the Discovery Period, colorfully depicting the mores, rituals and practices of indigenous.....
Carte des Antilles Francoises et des Isles Voisines.
A very handsome example of De l’Isle’s map of the French Antilles, covering an area stretching from Guadeloupe in the north to Grenada in the south. Included on it are St. Vincent and the Grenadines, showing and naming both Bequia and Mustique. This is the Amsterdam edition of the map.....
Forts Montgomery & Clinton/ Hudson River/ Revolutionary War. DES BARRES, J. F. W. [London, c. 1778-1781] Three Untitled Aquatints with Etching on a Single Sheet Showing the above forts from three different perspectives. Image area: 26 x 18 ½ inches. Light staining along vertical fold, else excellent condition. Extremely.....