Crete/ Greek Islands. MERCATOR, G./ HONDIUS, J. [Amsterdam, 1633] Candia cum Insulis aliquot circa Graeciam. 13 ¼ x 18 ¾ inches. Fine hand color; lower margin, centerfold & cartouche at lower right reinforced, still very good overall. A very beautifully engraved and colored Dutch map from the great partnership of.....
One of the finest early maps of Cyprus in a beautiful original-color example. Its magnificent cartouche portrays Venus, pulled on a sea-chariot by two swans, accompanied by Cupid (distinguishable from an ordinary putto by the arrow he brandishes.) The waters around the island are embellished with three ships, two compass.....
A very rare, Greek cartographic imprint in a separately published example. We located a copy of the map at the Library of Congress but not elsewhere, either in institutional collections or in market records. Cf. Tooley's Dictionary K-P, p. 102.
A rare, clearly printed, political map of this volatile region, described as "entirely new" in the advertisement included here. Although the map is not dated, the Royal Geographic Society reported its acquisition of an example in July of 1914 (see below). Since the Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated on June.....
Roman Empire/ The Peutinger Table. ORTELIUS, A. [Antwerp, 1598/ 1624] Tabula Itineraria Antiquae… Four sheets, each approximately 16 ½ x 20 ½ inches. Centerfold reinforced with rice paper, a few marginal mends, else excellent. .....
Greece/ Greek Islands. LAURENBERG, J./ JANSSON, J. [Amsterdam: 1650] Hessas. Seu Graecia Universa. Autore J. Laurenbergio. 18 ½ x 22 ¼ inches. Fine original color; lightly toned, a marginal split, else excellent. .....
