A good example of German historian David Koehler's popular early 18th-century atlas by Nuremberg mapmaker Christopher Weigel, with maps based on models by Homann, Moll, and Goos. Includes a map of the world and continents and 25 regional maps,...
Rare map of the region between Lubeck and Lauenberg, illustrating the region claimed by the Dukes of Lauenburg and the cities of Lübeck and Hamburg.
A Spanish Rarity of the Bishoprick of Cartagena and Kingdom of Murcia A very rare engraved map of the Murcia region in southeastern Spain. Oriented with west at the top, the map shows the diocese of Cartagena with the Mediterranean coast from Vera,...
One of the earliest printed maps of Trincomalee Bay, from Valentyn's Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indien. Finely detailed map of the Trincomalee Bay in Sri Lanka. Valentijn was born in 1666 in Dordrecht, Holland, but spent significant time in the tropics,...
Fine early view of Colombo, Sri Lanka, including a number of buildings along the coast and the Indian Ocean teeming with vessels. Francois Valentijn Francois Valentijn was born in 1666 in Dordrecht, Holland, but spent significant time in the tropics,...
Fine early view of Trincomallee Bay, Sri Lanka, with soundings, compass rose and other details. The map is oriented with Southwest at the top. Francois Valentijn Francois Valentijn was born in 1666 in Dordrecht, Holland, but spent significant time in...
The Earliest Obtainable Large-Format Chart of Manila Bay Fine dark impression of Francois Valentijn's chart of Manila Bay, from his important Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indien. The striking chart is the earliest obtainable chart to show Manila Bay in such...
The Earliest Obtainable Large-Format Chart of the Philippines. Rare chart of the Philippine Islands from Valentijn's important Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indien. A striking, large-format map, it is the earliest obtainable map of this size and detail to focus...
Fine Chart of the Cape of Good Hope from an Important History of the Dutch in the East Indies Nice example of Francois Valentijn's chart of the coast of South Africa near the Cape of Good Hope and Table Bay. It featured in his Oud en Nieuw...