A Beautiful, Clean Example in the Publisher's Gilt-Vellum Binding. Johannes Blaeu's atlas of the Americas is an attractive and important atlas that deftly blended contemporary geographical knowledge with rich decorative imagery. Blaeu's maps set the...
A beautiful example of the second edition of Sanson's atlas of Africa, one of the best atlases dedicated to the continent from the 17th century. The first edition of this atlas was published in 1656 as the third volume in Sanson's series of four...
Blaeu's Important and Decorative Double-Hemisphere World Map. Finely colored example of Johannes Blaeu's scarce double hemisphere map of the World, originally prepared by Joan Blaeu for his Atlas Maior in 1662. The map was also included in...
Nice old color example of Pieter Goos' sea chart of Australia, Southeast Asia, China, Japan, Korea and India. First published in Goos' Zee Atlas. The chart is the second of two charts encompassing the sea routes from Southern Africa to the Far East,...
Nice old color example of Blaeu's map of the Yucatan peninsula, which appeared only in the late editions of Blaeu's atlases. This is one of the earliest Dutch maps to focus on the region centered on the Yucatan Peninsula. Includes decorative cartouche...
Rare sea chart of Brazil, one of the earliest obtainable Dutch Sea Charts of the region. Extraordinary detail, with rich colors and gold heightened.
Nice example of the Johannes Blaeu edition of Barleus' map of a portion of Brazil, which first appeared in Barleus's from his ervm per Octennivm in Brasilia et alibi nuper gesterum sub Praefectura Illustrissimi Comitis I. Mavritii, Nassoviae,...
Gorgeous full color example of Blaeu's scarce map of Brasil, which first appeared in late editions of Blaeu's Atlas Maior and was later reissued by Pieter Schen, after Schenk acquired what was left of the Blaeu inventory of copper plates. An nice old...
Striking old color example of the Johannes Blaeu edition of Barleus' map of a portion of Brazil, which first appeared in Barleus's from his ervm per Octennivm in Brasilia et alibi nuper gesterum sub Praefectura Illustrissimi Comitis I. Mavritii,...
Old color example of Blaeu's map of Rutland, heightened in Gold, from his Atlas Maior. Includes 6 decorative coats of arms, two cartouches and fine original color, lavishly heighted with gold leaf.
Exceptional old color example of Blaeu's map of the County of Brecknock (Brecon) in Wales, heightened in Gold, from his Atlas Maior. Fine original color, lavishly heighted with gold leaf. A fine example, with wide margins.
Exceptional old color example of Blaeu's map of Montgomeryshire, heightened in Gold, from his Atlas Maior. The map is decorated with a title cartouche and 3 coats of arms. A fine example, with wide margins.
Nice example of Blaeu's rare map of Poland, Lithuania, etc., which first appeared in the 1662 edition of Blaeu's Atlas Maior. This is Blaeu's second map based upon Radizwill's early map, originally engraved by Hessel Gerritsz. The Radziwill map is one...
An attractive antique map of southwestern Poland, which appeared in Blaeu's Atlas Maior. Focused on the border between the historical regions of Silesia and Lesser Poland, the map preserves a detailed layout of the area. While the map is named after...
Rare sea chart of a part of the White Sea, published by Jacob Theunisz (Lootsman). At first Jacob adopted his father Anthonie's name, being known as Jacob Theunisz. Later with his brother, Caspar, in association, they added the name Lootsman to their...
Refined, Intricate Plan of the Kremlin, from Blaeu’s Atlas Maior Fine, old-color example of Blaeu's rare plan of the Kremlin, which appeared only in his monumental Atlas Maior. The plan shows in exceptional detail the heart of Moscow's inner walled...