Nicely colored example of Munster's second map of America. By 1588, Munster's first map of America (first issued in 1540) had become dated. It was decided to update the 1540 map of America with a a new map based upon the second edition of Ortelius'...
The Rare English Copy of Waghenaer's General Sea Chart of Europe -- The Earliest Sea Chart Engraved in England Important early sea chart of Europe, engraved by Jodocus Hondius for the The Mariner's Mirrour, an English translation of Waghenaer's...
Nice old color example of Braun & Hogenberg's map of Gouda. This is a bird's-eye view of the city from the south. In the foreground is the confluence of the Gouwe and the IJssel. Prominent features are the town hall (Stadthuys) and the Gothic...
Striking example of the scarce French edition of Waghenaer's sea chart showing the coastlines of Northern Germany and Denmark. The chart includes the modern cities of Greifswald, Stalsund, the island of Rugen, Barth, Wismar, Rostock, and Lubeck and...
Nice old color example of Braun & Hogenberg's views of Dresden and Leipzig. From Braun & Hogenberg's Civitatus Orbis Terrarum, the most important book of town plans and views published in the 16th Century.
Striking example of the scarce English edition of Waghenaer's sea chart showing the coastlines of Northern Germany and Denmark. The chart includes the modern cities of Greifswald, Stalsund, the island of Rugen, Barth, Wismar, Rostock, and Lubeck and...
Rare English Waghenaer Map of Southwestern Swedish Coastline Old color example of this scarce English edition of Waghenaer's sea chart showing the coastlines of Sweden, centered on Marstrand and the coastline west of Gothenberg. The chart is oriented...
Rare 16th Century map of Venice, published in Venice by Leandro Alberti of Bologna, in his Isolario appartenenti alla Italia, published in 1588. A very scarce early map, with a very unique printing style.
Old color example of Braun & Hogenberg's views of Urbino and Sulmona. This view of Urbino has been reduced to two views. The upper view is from the Southwest and shows the Palazzo Ducale built into the slope. Directly behind it appears the tower...
Fine example of the Braun & Hogenberg Plan of Rome, first published in the 1588 edition of the Civitates Orbis Terrarum. Braun & Hogenberg's view is based upon the work of Pirro. However, the title banner and lower key embellishments are...
Nice full color example of Munster's second map of modern Greece, from Munster's Cosmographia, one of the most influential georgaphical works of the 16th Century. Munster's Geographia (first published in 1540), and his later Cosmographia, were...
Nice old color example of Braun & Hogenberg's views of Famagusta, Rhodes, Malta and Cagliari. From Braun & Hogenberg's Civitatus Orbis Terrarum, the most important book of town plans and views published in the 16th Century.
Old Color, gold heightened example of Waghenaer's sea chart showing a significant part of the coastline of Denmark. The chart includes the modern cities of Randers, Kalundborg, Korsor, Aarhus, Horsens, Vejle, Kolin, Haderslev, Sonderborg, Nordborg,...
Rare unauthorized English Edition Waghenaer's map of the Jutland Coastline. Oriented with southeast at the top, the map extends from Aalborg and Hals to Skagen at the northern tip of Jutland. The English map is a copy of the first state of...
Rare unauthorized English Edition Waghenaer's map of the Danish coastline. The chart is oriented with west at the top and includes the modern cities of Randers, Kalundborg, Korsor, Aarhus, Horsens, Vejle, Kolin, Haderslev, Sonderborg, Nordborg,...
Finely colored map of Cyprus, Syria, the Holy Land and contiguous regions, from an early edition of Munster's Cosmographia. Munster's Cosmographia was one of the most influential geographical works of the 16th Century and had a profound impact on the...