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Large Rhine River Map, Moselle and Meuse, by Willem Blaeu, Hand-coloured - 1640
Large Rhine River Map, Moselle and Meuse, by Willem Blaeu, Hand-coloured - 1640

Large Rhine River Map, Moselle and Meuse, by Willem Blaeu, Hand-coloured - 1640

Located in Langweer, NL

Rhine River & Tributaries Antique Map by Willem Blaeu, c.1640 This spectacular mid-seventeenth-century copper-engraved map, titled in Latin “Rhenus Fluviorum Europae celeberrimus, c...

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Antique Mid-17th Century Dutch Maps

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Paper

Antique Map of the Siege of Breda, City in the Netherlands by Blaeu, 1649
Antique Map of the Siege of Breda, City in the Netherlands by Blaeu, 1649

Antique Map of the Siege of Breda, City in the Netherlands by Blaeu, 1649

Located in Langweer, NL

Joan became the official cartographer of the Dutch East India Company. Around 1649 Joan Blaeu published a collection of Dutch city maps named Tooneel der Steeden (Views of Cities).

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Antique 17th Century Maps

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Paper

Original Map with Bird's-Eye View of Zutphen in the Netherlands by Blaeu, 1649
Original Map with Bird's-Eye View of Zutphen in the Netherlands by Blaeu, 1649

Original Map with Bird's-Eye View of Zutphen in the Netherlands by Blaeu, 1649

Located in Langweer, NL

Joan became the official cartographer of the Dutch East India Company. Around 1649 Joan Blaeu published a collection of Dutch city maps named Tooneel der Steeden (Views of Cities).

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Antique 1640s Maps

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Paper

Map of Northumberland by Joan Blaeu
Map of Northumberland by Joan Blaeu

Map of Northumberland by Joan Blaeu

By Joan (Johannes) Blaeu

Located in London, GB

Johannes 'Joan' Blaeu (1596 - 1673) Comitatus Northumbria, Vernacular Northumberland (1662) Engraving with later hand-colouring 43 x 52 cm A decorative map of Northumberland by the ...

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1660s Landscape Prints

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Engraving

Antique Plan of the Fortress of Greetsiel, Germany, by Blaeu, c.1650
Antique Plan of the Fortress of Greetsiel, Germany, by Blaeu, c.1650

Antique Plan of the Fortress of Greetsiel, Germany, by Blaeu, c.1650

Located in Langweer, NL

This print originates from 'Novum ac magnum theatrum urbium Belgicae' by J. Blaeu. Artists and Engravers: Joan Blaeu was a Dutch cartographer born in Alkmaar, the son of cartogra...

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Antique 17th Century Maps

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Paper

Stunning Bird's-Eye View Plan of Hasselt by Blaeu in The Netherlands, 1649
Stunning Bird's-Eye View Plan of Hasselt by Blaeu in The Netherlands, 1649

Stunning Bird's-Eye View Plan of Hasselt by Blaeu in The Netherlands, 1649

Located in Langweer, NL

Joan became the official cartographer of the Dutch East India Company. Around 1649 Joan Blaeu published a collection of Dutch city maps named Tooneel der Steeden (Views of Cities).

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Antique 1640s Maps

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Paper

Nice Hand-Colored Plan by  Blaeu of Bolsward in Friesland, the Netherlands, 1652
Nice Hand-Colored Plan by  Blaeu of Bolsward in Friesland, the Netherlands, 1652

Nice Hand-Colored Plan by Blaeu of Bolsward in Friesland, the Netherlands, 1652

Located in Langweer, NL

Joan became the official cartographer of the Dutch East India Company. Around 1649 Joan Blaeu published a collection of Dutch city maps named Tooneel der Steeden (Views of Cities).

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Antique 1650s Maps

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Paper

Beautiful Bird's-Eye View Plan of Enkhuizen in The Netherlands by Blaeu, 1649
Beautiful Bird's-Eye View Plan of Enkhuizen in The Netherlands by Blaeu, 1649

Beautiful Bird's-Eye View Plan of Enkhuizen in The Netherlands by Blaeu, 1649

Located in Langweer, NL

Joan became the official cartographer of the Dutch East India Company. Around 1649 Joan Blaeu published a collection of Dutch city maps named Tooneel der Steeden (Views of Cities).

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Antique 1640s Maps

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Paper

Mapping the Heart of France: Willem Blaeu's 17th Century Île-de-France, ca.1650
Mapping the Heart of France: Willem Blaeu's 17th Century Île-de-France, ca.1650

Mapping the Heart of France: Willem Blaeu's 17th Century Île-de-France, ca.1650

Located in Langweer, NL

It included Paris and its immediate vicinity, extending to include areas that were under the direct influence and control of the kings of France. It is a historic map from "Theatrum...

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Antique 1650s Maps

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Paper

Great Antique Bird's-Eye View Plan of Brielle by Blaeu in The Netherlands, 1649
Great Antique Bird's-Eye View Plan of Brielle by Blaeu in The Netherlands, 1649

Great Antique Bird's-Eye View Plan of Brielle by Blaeu in The Netherlands, 1649

Located in Langweer, NL

Joan became the official cartographer of the Dutch East India Company. Around 1649 Joan Blaeu published a collection of Dutch city maps named Tooneel der Steeden (Views of Cities).

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Antique 1640s Dutch Maps

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Paper

Antique Map of Buckinghamshire in England, 1743
Antique Map of Buckinghamshire in England, 1743

Antique Map of Buckinghamshire in England, 1743

Located in Langweer, NL

Artists and Engravers: John Overton (1640-1713) and his son, Henry, produced a number of atlases and maps from 1665 to c.1755. They never possessed a complete set of county map plate...

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Antique 18th Century Maps

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Paper

Moses Pitt's 17th-Century Map of Frankfurt, Circa 1690
Moses Pitt's 17th-Century Map of Frankfurt, Circa 1690

Moses Pitt's 17th-Century Map of Frankfurt, Circa 1690

Located in Langweer, NL

Moses Pitt is best known for his ambitious, though financially troubled, *Atlas Major*, intended to rival Blaeu and Janssonius' works. This map, created in that period, reflects his ...

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Antique 1690s British Maps

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Paper

1633 Map Entitled "Beauvaisis Comitatus Belova Cium, Ric.0002
1633 Map Entitled "Beauvaisis Comitatus Belova Cium, Ric.0002

1633 Map Entitled "Beauvaisis Comitatus Belova Cium, Ric.0002

Located in Norton, MA

This map was among the most important of that group and accounts for variants of this map being issued by competing Blaeu and Hondius firms.

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Antique 17th Century Dutch Maps

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Paper

Antique Map of Asia Minor (Natolia) – Janssonius, circa 1650
Antique Map of Asia Minor (Natolia) – Janssonius, circa 1650

Antique Map of Asia Minor (Natolia) – Janssonius, circa 1650

Located in Langweer, NL

Janssonius, a major Amsterdam-based map publisher and a contemporary of Blaeu, issued this map as part of his *Atlas Novus*.

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Antique Mid-17th Century Dutch Maps

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Paper

Antique Map of the County of Devon by Overton, 1713
Antique Map of the County of Devon by Overton, 1713

Antique Map of the County of Devon by Overton, 1713

Located in Langweer, NL

Artists and Engravers: John Overton (1640-1713) and his son, Henry, produced a number of atlases and maps from 1665 to c.1755. They never possessed a complete set of County map plate...

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Antique 18th Century Maps

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Paper

Antique Map of Germany of German in Roman Times, c.1660
Antique Map of Germany of German in Roman Times, c.1660

Antique Map of Germany of German in Roman Times, c.1660

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique map Germany titled 'Germaniae Veteris Typus'. Antique map probably by Blaeu or based on an earlier state by W.

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Antique 17th Century Maps

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Paper

Antique Map of West Africa, focused on the Congo and Angola
Antique Map of West Africa, focused on the Congo and Angola

Antique Map of West Africa, focused on the Congo and Angola

Located in Langweer, NL

The map is drawn from a similar map published by Blaeu in Amsterdam.

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Antique Late 17th Century Maps

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Paper

1616 Petrus Kaerius Map of Southern India and Ceylon – Narsinga et Ceylon
1616 Petrus Kaerius Map of Southern India and Ceylon – Narsinga et Ceylon

1616 Petrus Kaerius Map of Southern India and Ceylon – Narsinga et Ceylon

Located in Langweer, NL

His 'Caert-Thresoor' pocket maps were among the earliest affordable atlas maps available to merchants and scholars, preceding Blaeu’s and Mercator’s popular works.

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Antique Early 17th Century German Maps

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Paper

Original Very Old Hand-Colored Map of Limousin or Limoges, France, ca.1600
Original Very Old Hand-Colored Map of Limousin or Limoges, France, ca.1600

Original Very Old Hand-Colored Map of Limousin or Limoges, France, ca.1600

Located in Langweer, NL

Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612) was the founder of the famous 17th century Dutch map publishing family. Hondius, along with sons Jodocus II and Henricus and son-in-law Jan Janssonius, wa...

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Antique Early 1600s Maps

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Paper

Old Map of Ancient Times covering Egypt Towards Arabia and India to Java, c.1660
Old Map of Ancient Times covering Egypt Towards Arabia and India to Java, c.1660

Old Map of Ancient Times covering Egypt Towards Arabia and India to Java, c.1660

Located in Langweer, NL

Janssonius' maps are similar to those of Blaeu, and he is often accused of copying from his rival, but many of his maps predate those of Blaeu and/or covered different regions.

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Antique 1660s Maps

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Paper

Original Antique Engraving of a Sea Chart of the Western Mediterranean, ca.1650
Original Antique Engraving of a Sea Chart of the Western Mediterranean, ca.1650

Original Antique Engraving of a Sea Chart of the Western Mediterranean, ca.1650

Located in Langweer, NL

Janssonius' maps are similar to those of Blaeu, and he is often accused of copying from his rival, but many of his maps predate those of Blaeu and/or covered different regions.

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Antique 1650s Maps

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Paper

Bermuda: An Early 17th Century Hand-colored Map by Henricus Hondius
Bermuda: An Early 17th Century Hand-colored Map by Henricus Hondius

Bermuda: An Early 17th Century Hand-colored Map by Henricus Hondius

By Henricus Hondius

Located in Alamo, CA

It is based on a survey of Richard Norwood in 1618, which led to earlier maps by John Speed in 1627. Henricus's older brother, Jodocus Hondius II, engraved a version of the map for t...

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Early 17th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

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Engraving

Animal painting of a 'Tamanuâguacû (Ant-eater)' late 17th/18th century, Brazil
Animal painting of a 'Tamanuâguacû (Ant-eater)' late 17th/18th century, Brazil

Animal painting of a 'Tamanuâguacû (Ant-eater)' late 17th/18th century, Brazil

Located in Amsterdam, NL

During the Thirty-Year War in Germany Wagener tried his luck in Amsterdam where he worked for the map-maker Willem Blaeu. In 1634 he joined the WIC and left for Dutch Brazil where he...

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Early 18th Century Old Masters Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, India Ink, Gouache

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