Antique Coastal Views and a Map of Van Diemens Land (Tasmania), Australia, 1803

Antique map of Australia titled 'Western Australia - Van-Diemen Island'. Two maps on one sheet. Left, Western Australia containing the settlements of the Swan river...

Antique print titled 'Bewohner von Diemensland, Habitans de terre de Diemen'. This print depicts inhabitants of Van Diemen's Land, Tasmania/Australia. O...

Antique map Australia titled 'Kaart van Basses Straat tusschen Nieuw Zuid Wales en van Diemensland (..)'. Large chart of Bass Strait and one of t...

Description: Antique print titled 'Vrouw van Van Diemens Land'. Antique print depicting a woman of Van Diemen's Land, Tasmania, Australia. Originates fr...

Great map of Tipperary and Waterford Steel engraving Drawn under the direction of A.Adlard Published by How and Parsons, C.1840 Unframed.

Super map of Spain and Portugal Copper plate engraving by A. Bell Published, circa 1790. Unframed.  

A very stylish "View of the Center of Paris Taken from the Air" lithograph map published by the Paris Ministry of Tourism, circa early 1950s. The piece measures 27" x 43" and shows...

An original antique engraving entitled "Joppe; in ’t Hebreeusch by ouds Japho; hedendaags Japha, of Jaffa; volgens d’aftekening gedaan 1668", by Nicholas Sanson d'Abbeville (1600 - 1667). This is a view of the city of Joppe (in Hebrew Japho), now called Japha or Jaffa, the harbor portion of modern day Tel Aviv, Israel as it appeared in 1668 . It depicts a very busy harbor with numerous boats. A large ship on the left appears to be firing its canons and a small ship on the right appears to be sitting very low in the water, either heavily loaded with cargo or sinking. The town is seen on the far shore with a fortress on a hill across in the background. The map is printed from the original Sanson copperplate and was published in 1709 by his descendants. The map is presented in an ornate brown wood frame embellished by gold-colored leaves and gold inner trim with a double mat; the outer mat is cream-colored and the inner mat is black. There is a central vertical fold, as issued. There are two small spots in the lower margin and one in the upper margin, as well as two tiny spots adjacent to the central fold. 1717 is written below the date 1668 in the inscription. The map is otherwise in very good condition. Another map of the "Holy Land" (by Claes Visscher in 1663), with an identical style frame and mat is available. This pair of maps would make a wonderful display grouping. Please see Reference #LU5206220653552. A discount is available for the purchase of the pair of maps. Artist: Nicholas Sanson d'Abbeville (1600-1667) and his descendents were important French cartographer's active through the 17th century. Sanson started his career as a historian and initially utilized cartography to illustrate his historical treatises. His maps came to the attention of Cardinal Richelieu and then King Louis XIII of France, who became a supporter and sponsor. He subsequently appointed Sanson 'Geographe Ordinaire du Roi' the official map maker to the king. Sanson not only created maps for the king, but advised him on geographical issues and curated his map collection...