What is 17th-century furniture called?

What 17th-century furniture is called varies. The general term for all furniture produced 100 years ago, including 17th-century pieces, is antique furniture. You may also choose to be more specific and describe a piece by its style. Theatrical and lavish, the Baroque style was prevalent across Europe from the 17th to the mid-18th century and spread around the world through colonialism, including in Asia, Africa and the Americas. Baroque furniture was extravagant in all aspects, from shape to materials. 17th-century pieces from England often feature characteristics of the William and Mary style, such as crisp lines, maple and walnut veneers, inlaid bands and C-scroll ornaments. On 1stDibs, explore a variety of antique furniture.

Who invented the reflector telescope in the 17th century?

Sir Isaac Newton invented the reflector telescope in the 17th century. He created it as a replacement for the refracting telescope, which tended to have poor optics. Find a collection of antique and vintage telescopes on 1stDibs from some of the world’s top sellers.

What are the major features of Dutch 17th century portraiture?

17th-century Dutch portraiture has many similarities to other Baroque paintings, including rich colors, dark shadows and intense lighting. Many famous Dutch Baroque works lean toward realism. In Dutch portraiture, props and detailed backgrounds are uncommon. You'll find a collection of Dutch Baroque paintings from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.

17th Century World Map

Old World Furniture

Plexi Wall Art

Dutch Bible

World Map Coffee Table

Antique French Miniature

California Map

Pictorial Map

Miniature Maps

Ancient Europe Map 1652, Europa Antiqua – Nicolas Blancardus, Roman World

$828

H 20.79 in W 25.04 in D 0.02 in

Ancient Europe Map 1652, Europa Antiqua – Nicolas Blancardus, Roman World

Located in Langweer, NL

Ancient Europe Map 1652, Europa Antiqua – Nicolas Blancardus, Roman World Description: This uncommon mid-17th-century map of ancient Europe presents the classical world as understoo...

Category

Antique Mid-17th Century Dutch Maps

Materials

Paper

Original Antique Hand-colored World Map with or without Frame, '1696'

$4,263Sale Price|20% Off

H 28.75 in W 33.67 in D 1.58 in

Original Antique Hand-colored World Map with or without Frame, '1696'

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique world map titled 'Mappe-Monde dressee sur les Observations de Mrs. de l'Academie Royale des Sciences (..)'. Beautiful original antique world map. Relief shown pictorially. In...

Category

Antique Late 17th Century French Maps

Materials

Paper

Antique World Map with Astronomical Spheres by Pierre Mortier, Amsterdam, c.1700

$870Sale Price|25% Off

H 16.93 in W 20.08 in D 0 in

Antique World Map with Astronomical Spheres by Pierre Mortier, Amsterdam, c.1700

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique World Map with Astronomical Spheres by Pierre Mortier, Amsterdam, circa 1700 This fascinating antique world map titled "Carte générale du monde, ou description du monde terr...

Category

Antique 17th Century French Maps

Materials

Paper

Gorgeous Antique World Map by the Dutch Mapmaker Visscher, published circa 1679

$6,252Sale Price|20% Off

H 20.79 in W 25.2 in D 0.02 in

Gorgeous Antique World Map by the Dutch Mapmaker Visscher, published circa 1679

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique map titled 'Novissima Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula, Auctore Nicolao Visscher'. Gorgeous example of Nicholas Visscher's World map, which appeared in his Atlas Minor after 1679...

Category

Antique Late 17th Century Dutch Maps

Materials

Paper

Antique Miniature Map of the Old World and France by Mallet, circa 1683

$165Sale Price|20% Off

H 11.03 in W 8.86 in D 0.6 in

Antique Miniature Map of the Old World and France by Mallet, circa 1683

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique map titled 'Planisphere du Monde - France'. Two miniature maps on one sheet. The upper map shows a hemisphere of the Old World. The lower map shows France. This map originate...

Category

Antique Late 17th Century Maps

Materials

Paper

Carel AllardWORLD MAP - Planisphaerium Terrestre Sive Terrarum Orbis... 1696, 1696

$4,750

H 20.5 in W 23.5 in

WORLD MAP - Planisphaerium Terrestre Sive Terrarum Orbis... 1696

By Carel Allard

Located in Santa Monica, CA

CAREL ALLARD (1648 – 1709) PLANISPHAERIUM TERRESTRE SIVE TERRARUM ORBIS… 1696 (Shirley 578) Engraving, 20 ½ x 23 ½”, sheet 21 x 24 1/8". A stunning double hemisphere World Map wi...

Category

17th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving

Starlie Sokol Hohne Untitled Globe Mixed Media Monoprint Artwork One-of-a-Kind

$1,600

H 28.5 in W 27.75 in D 1.25 in

Starlie Sokol Hohne Untitled Globe Mixed Media Monoprint Artwork One-of-a-Kind

Located in Secaucus, NJ

The central element is a representation of the 17th-century world map "Nova Totivs Terrarvm Orbis Geograph," created by figures like Henricus Hondius or Willem Janszoon Blaeu during ...

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Plexiglass, Cherry, Paint, Paper

Recent Sales

Highly Decorative Italian Wall Map of the World

Unavailable

H 40 in W 47.5 in D 1 in

Highly Decorative Italian Wall Map of the World

By Paolo Petrini

Located in La Jolla, CA

This large-scale double-hemisphere world map represents the high point of geographic printing in Naples at the end of the 17th century.

Category

Antique Early 1700s Italian Baroque Prints

Materials

Paper

Coffee Table With Antique World Map

Sold

H 20.48 in W 53.15 in D 35.04 in

Coffee Table With Antique World Map

Located in Brussels, Brussels

The top has a large glass and underneath is a representation of a 17th century Italian world map with many decorations.

Category

20th Century Italian Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Mahogany

"Orbis Terrarum Typus" Cluver 17th C Hand-colored World Map, CA as an Island

Sold

H 7.5 in W 11 in D 0.07 in

"Orbis Terrarum Typus" Cluver 17th C Hand-colored World Map, CA as an Island

By Philipp Clüver

Located in Alamo, CA

A hand-colored double hemisphere map of the world entitled "Orbis Terrarum Typus", which appears to be a later edition (probably by Jan Jansson van Waesberge in 1674) of a map by Phi...

Category

Antique 17th Century German Maps

Materials

Paper

Antique World Map by Stoopendaal, circa 1680

Sold

H 12.41 in W 18.71 in D 0.02 in

Antique World Map by Stoopendaal, circa 1680

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique map of the world titled 'Werelt Caert'. Double-hemisphere map of the world, with California an island, surrounded by pictorial engravings allegorical of the four continents, ...

Category

Antique Late 17th Century Maps

Antique Map of the Old World by Coronelli, circa 1690

Sold

H 19.14 in W 25.32 in D 0.02 in

Antique Map of the Old World by Coronelli, circa 1690

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique map titled 'Dicatus Illustrissimo atque Excellentissimo Domino (..)'. Fine example of Coronelli's map of the Old World, dedicated to Jacobo Marcello. Coronelli bases his map ...

Category

Antique Late 17th Century Maps

Materials

Paper

People Also Browsed

Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago

$34,343

H 6.3 in W 15.75 in D 5.91 in

Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago

Located in Puglia, Puglia

Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier African Natural Specimens

Materials

Bone

Decorative Antique Celestial Map – Zodiac, Stars & Hemel Globe, 1720

$698

H 7.09 in W 12.6 in D 0.12 in

Decorative Antique Celestial Map – Zodiac, Stars & Hemel Globe, 1720

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique Celestial Map – Hemel Globe, Zodiac & Constellations by Halma, 1720 This striking double-hemisphere celestial chart, titled Hemel Globe. Coeli enarrant gloriam Dei (The ...

Category

Antique Early 18th Century Dutch Maps

Materials

Paper

Edo Period Samurai Suit Of Armor

$188,500

H 51.25 in W 25.75 in D 22.63 in

Edo Period Samurai Suit Of Armor

Located in New Orleans, LA

This exquisite Tetsusabiji Uchidashi Gomai Dou Gusoku (Five-Plate Russet Iron Embossed Cuirass Armor), crafted in the 18th century, exemplifies the pinnacle of Edo-period samurai arm...

Category

Antique 18th Century Asian Edo Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Copper, Iron

Rare 15th Century Solid Oak Medieval Dutch Gothic Chest or Trunk

$10,399Sale Price|41% Off

H 31.5 in W 43.31 in D 27.17 in

Rare 15th Century Solid Oak Medieval Dutch Gothic Chest or Trunk

Located in Casteren, NL

A very rare chest that was completely made of solid oak from the Netherlands middle ages. It is a joined chest with hand carved geometric gothic front panels. The ornaments used ar...

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Dutch Gothic Blanket Chests

Materials

Wrought Iron

Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.

$445,112

H 70.87 in W 125.99 in D 2.17 in

Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.

Located in London, GB

This outstanding fossilised skeleton is that of the ancestral crocodile species Steneosaurus bollensis that lived during the early Jurassic period. The skeleton, complete with armour...

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier German Decorative Art

Materials

Other

Egyptian Stone Relief of Man and Wife

$255,000Sale Price|33% Off

H 11.03 in W 10.44 in D 1.58 in

Egyptian Stone Relief of Man and Wife

Located in London, GB

This painted limestone relief is an exquisite example of New Kingdom relief carving from the apogee of Egyptian artistic production. Carved in raised relief - a labour-intensive tech...

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Busts

Materials

Limestone

Antique Ortelius Map of Asia Featuring Japan, China, Taiwan & East Indies, 1587

$3,809Sale Price|35% Off

H 13.78 in W 19.3 in D 0.02 in

Antique Ortelius Map of Asia Featuring Japan, China, Taiwan & East Indies, 1587

By Abraham Ortelius

Located in Langweer, NL

Ortelius Asia Japan China Taiwan Philippines East Indies Antique Map 1570 This highly important early map of Asia titled “Indiae Orientalis Insularumque Adiacientium Typus” is one o...

Category

Antique 16th Century Belgian Maps

Materials

Paper

Mantelliceras Fossil Ammonite On Steel Mount

$7,258

H 19.22 in Dm 15.16 in

Mantelliceras Fossil Ammonite On Steel Mount

By Modenature

Located in Scorton, GB

A superb example of fossilised marine invertebrates, this specimen originates from the high-altitude sedimentary strata of the Anti-Atlas Mountains in northwestern Morocco an interna...

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier North African Prehistoric Natural Speci...

Materials

Limestone, Stainless Steel

50 Million Year Old Fossil Crocodile Specimen (Green River Formation, Wyoming)

$1,780,000

H 49 in W 90 in D 2.75 in

50 Million Year Old Fossil Crocodile Specimen (Green River Formation, Wyoming)

By Green River Fossil Company

Located in Logan, UT

Act fast to claim this exquisite piece of natural history, as our fossils will no longer be available through 1stDibs after October 31. This sculptural stone specimen features an ex...

Category

2010s American Decorative Art

Materials

Limestone

Italian Sterling Silver Chess Board, Chess Game, Sodalite Marble

$39,080

H 8.67 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in

Italian Sterling Silver Chess Board, Chess Game, Sodalite Marble

By Arval Argenti Valenza

Located in VALENZA, IT

Impressive sterling silver chess board medieval style chess set. The chess board, made by ARVAL ARGENTI VALENZA, was made in white marble and sodalite is supported by a STERLING SIL...

Category

2010s Italian Medieval Games

Materials

Marble, Sterling Silver

1899 Poole Brothers Antique Railroad Map of the Illinois Central Railroad

$7,950

H 41 in W 47 in D 1.25 in

1899 Poole Brothers Antique Railroad Map of the Illinois Central Railroad

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

This is an 1899 railroad map of the Illinois Central and Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroads, published by the Poole Brothers. The map focuses on the continuous United States from...

Category

Antique 1890s American Maps

Materials

Paper

Pre-Columbian Gold Quimbaya Necklace with Six Frogs

$48,000

H 1.88 in W 12 in D 0.5 in

Pre-Columbian Gold Quimbaya Necklace with Six Frogs

Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon

Gold Quimbaya necklace with beads in the shape of six frogs of delicate and slender shape with a beautiful gold color and patina, very nice expression with two narrow lines on the ba...

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Pre-Columbian Antiquities

Attractive Antique Map of the World as Planisphere, Shows Cook's Voyages, 1799

$1,332Sale Price|25% Off

H 16.15 in W 20.08 in D 0.02 in

Attractive Antique Map of the World as Planisphere, Shows Cook's Voyages, 1799

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique map titled 'Chart of the World, according to Mercators Projection'. This world map shows the various discoveries of Captain James Cook during his 3 voyages between 1768 and 1...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century British Maps

Materials

Paper

Antique Map of the World on Mercator's Projection, 1788

$710Sale Price|20% Off

H 8.08 in W 12.8 in D 0.02 in

Antique Map of the World on Mercator's Projection, 1788

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique map titled 'Kaart van de Geheele Wereld (..)'. Uncommon small world map on Mercator's projection. Nice detail of the islands throughout the world. Decorative title cartouche ...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Maps

Materials

Paper

Antique Map of the World in Hemispheres by Keizer & de Lat, 1788

$473Sale Price|20% Off

H 8.08 in W 11.03 in D 0.02 in

Antique Map of the World in Hemispheres by Keizer & de Lat, 1788

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique map titled 'Schuine Ronde Aard-Bolle waar van 't Middelpunt is Amsterdam (..)'. Interesting double hemisphere world map on polar projections. In North America, there is a lar...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Maps

Materials

Paper

Set of Four Original Antique Maps of Asia by Bolton & Seale, circa 1770

$7,437Sale Price / set|20% Off

H 20.48 in W 16.74 in D 0.02 in

Set of Four Original Antique Maps of Asia by Bolton & Seale, circa 1770

Located in Langweer, NL

Set of four antique maps of Asia: 1) Asia plate 6, Part of China, Tibet and Tartary 2) Asia plate 2, Japan, Corea, the Monguls and part of China 3) Asia plate 8, Second part of ...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Maps

Materials

Paper

Wall Decorations Under $1,000

Antique and Vintage Wall Decorations

18th Century and Earlier Wall Decorations

Paper Wall Decorations

European Wall Decorations

Wall Decorations on Sale

Get Updated with New Arrivals

Save "17th Century World Map", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.

17th Century World Map For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic 17th century world map available at 1stDibs. Each 17th century world map for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paper, metal and brass. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer 17th century world map, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A 17th century world map, designed in the Baroque or Victorian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made 17th century world map has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Johannes Janssonius, B. Schotanus and Jacques-Nicolas Bellin are consistently popular.

How Much is a 17th Century World Map?

Prices for a 17th century world map can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $65 and can go as high as $275,000, while the average can fetch as much as $350.

Questions About 17th Century World Map

What is 17th-century furniture called?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024
What 17th-century furniture is called varies. The general term for all furniture produced 100 years ago, including 17th-century pieces, is antique furniture. You may also choose to be more specific and describe a piece by its style. Theatrical and lavish, the Baroque style was prevalent across Europe from the 17th to the mid-18th century and spread around the world through colonialism, including in Asia, Africa and the Americas. Baroque furniture was extravagant in all aspects, from shape to materials. 17th-century pieces from England often feature characteristics of the William and Mary style, such as crisp lines, maple and walnut veneers, inlaid bands and C-scroll ornaments. On 1stDibs, explore a variety of antique furniture.
Who invented the reflector telescope in the 17th century?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
Sir Isaac Newton invented the reflector telescope in the 17th century. He created it as a replacement for the refracting telescope, which tended to have poor optics. Find a collection of antique and vintage telescopes on 1stDibs from some of the world’s top sellers.
What are the major features of Dutch 17th century portraiture?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
17th-century Dutch portraiture has many similarities to other Baroque paintings, including rich colors, dark shadows and intense lighting. Many famous Dutch Baroque works lean toward realism. In Dutch portraiture, props and detailed backgrounds are uncommon. You'll find a collection of Dutch Baroque paintings from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.

Punk Rock and Rebellion Animate London’s Hit Yoshitomo Nara Show

The exhibition includes his portraits of wide-eyed kids with mayhem on their minds, as well as some of the artist’s personal belongings.

Whether Painted or Papered, Muraled Walls Make Bold Statements in the Home

The ancient practice of covering walls in artistic scenery is back.

In Francks Deceus’s ‘Mumbo Jumbo #5,’ the Black Experience Is . . . Complicated

Despite the obstacles, the piece’s protagonist navigates the chaos without losing his humanity.

12 Floral-Accented Rooms with a Handmade, Folkloric Feel

Who needs a flower garden? Just use your imagination — and some beautifully patterned wallpaper or fabric — to bring the outdoors in.

This Wolf Kahn Pastel Is the Epitome of Beauty at Its Most Essential

A longtime admirer of Kahn’s work, 1stDibs editorial director Anthony Barzilay Freund explores why it’s relevant now more than ever.

Why Jules Chéret Was the King of the Modern Poster

The streets of fin-de-siècle Paris were set aglow with colorful poster ads, thanks to the printing techniques invented by Jules Chéret. Now, the Milwaukee Art Museum is celebrating this undersung talent in America's first solo show dedicated his exuberant works.

Anna Condo’s Multifaceted Career Spans Film, Photography and NFTs

From her historic Manhattan townhouse, the talented creator and curator of 1stDibs' latest NFT exhibition tells us about the art in her home and how she got involved with cryptoart.

How Keith Rivers Went from NFL Linebacker to Blue-Chip Art Aficionado

The former football player is as serious about becoming a great contemporary-art patron as he once was about making tackles. Here, Rivers tells us how he got the collecting bug and how his tastes have evolved over the years.