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Very Old Original Antique Map of The City of Douai in France, ca.1575
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map of Douai (France) titled 'Duacum, Catuacorum Urbs, tam situ, quam incolis, et litterarum studijs elegantissime ornata'.
This map depicts the city of Douai (France) an...
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Rare Antique Map of Japan with Place Names Given in Dutch Nomenclature, 1726
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Kaart van het Eyland Japan'.
Rare map of Japan, it shows each of the Japanese provinces, with place names along the route from Nagasaki to Edo. The place...
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Old Map of the Kingdoms of Fez, Algiers, Segelmese, Tafilet and Morocco, ca.1760
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'A Map of the Empire of Morocco Comprehending the Kingdoms of Fez, Morocco'.
Original antique map of the kingdoms of Fez, Algiers, Segelmese, Tafilet and Moroc...
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Map of Choromandel & Malabar, Incl Kerala, Tamil Nadu & Part of Sri Lanka, 1726
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nieuwe kaart van Choromandel ende Malabar.'
Original antique map of Southern India documenting the VOC's areas of influence. Included is Kerala, Tamil Nadu...
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Antique Map of the Area Around Venice in Italy by H. Hondius, circa 1606
By Gerard Mercator, Jodocus Hondius
Located in Langweer, NL
Attractive and early map of the area around Venice, Italy. With South-Tirol in the North, areas of Krain (Slovenia), Croatia, Ferrara, Modena and Piacenza. In the east with areas aro...
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Antique Map of the Region of Charolais by Janssonius, 1657
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map 'Les environs de L'Estang de Longpendu, comprenant une grande partie du Comté de Charolois'. Decorative map of the Charolais region. This map originates from 'Atlas Novus...
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Large Scale Map of Greece, Extending to Cythera with Inset of Macedonia, ca.1786
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Graeciae Antiquae'.
Large scale map of Greece, extends south to the island of Cythera. Inset map shows details of Macedonia. Pu...
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Old Antique Map of the East Indies and Southeast Asia, ca.1644
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'India quae Orientalis dicitur, et Insulae adiacentes'.
Old map of the East Indies and Southeast Asia showing the area between India in the West and parts of Japan, the Marianas and New Guinea/Australia in the East. This map is dedicated to D. Christophorus Thisius by Henricus...
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Original Antique Map of Egypt by Van Dùren '1749'
Located in Langweer, NL
Decorative German antique engraving with titled 'Neue Vorstellung von Aegypten (..)'. It concerns a rare original antique map of Egypt. This map o...
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Architectural Antique Print of Various Garden Temples by Le Rouge, c.1785
Located in Langweer, NL
Untitled antique print showing various garden temples. This print originates from 'Jardins Anglo-Chinois à la Mode' by Georg Louis le Rouge. Artists and ...
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Antique Map of Eastern Seram, Part of the Maluku Island in East Indonesia, 1726
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'De Landvoogdy van Amboina met de elf onderhoorige Eylanden.' Detailed map of the eastern part of Seram in Indonesia, part of the Maluku islands. Map of the southe...
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1606 Hand-Colored Woodcut Map of Sumatra from Ramusio’s Delle Navigationi
Located in Langweer, NL
This is a fascinating woodcut map titled *Taprobana*, depicting the island of Sumatra, hand-colored, and published in Venice in 1606. The map originates from Giovanni Battista Ramusi...
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Antique Bird's Eye-view Atjien or Atjeh in Aceh in Northern Sumatra, Indonesia
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique print Indonesia titled 'Atsjien'. Bird's eye-view of the Town of Atjien on the northernmost point of Sumatra. This print originates from 'Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indië...
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Antique Map of the Island of Djerba by Coronelli '1691'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Isola e Castello di Gerbi'. Original antique map of the Island of Djerba, Tunisia, in Africa. Includes an inset of the Djerba Castle in upper right. This map orig...
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Antique Map of Eastern Turkey, Caucasus, Israel through Iraq and part of Arabia
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Kaart van Irak Arabia, Kurdistan, Diarbek, Turkomannia, Syrie en het Heilige Land'. Beautiful map including eastern Turkey, the Caucasus, Israel through Ir...
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Rare Original Antique Ptolemy Map of Ceylon, Present Day Sri Lanka
Located in Langweer, NL
Original antique map titled 'Tab XII Asiae Taprobanam (..)'. For this map of Toprobana (Sri Lanka), Ptolemy drew on the accounts of travelers and sailors and though the information was secondhand and often inaccurate, it represented the most advanced account of the world's geography at that time. This map depicts the island with the typical misconceptions of the period with the enlarged island straddling the Equator and nearly divided by a ridge of mountains. A small part of India is incorrectly shown in the northeast corner of the map and a spurious coastline labeled Gangem fills the upper right corner. The stipple engraved sea contains an oriental ship...
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Old Map Covering All of Southeast Asia from Persia to the Timor Island, 1712
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique map titled 'A New Map of the East Indies'. Old map covering all of Southeast Asia from Persia to the Timor Island, inclusive of the modern day nations of India, ...
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17th-Century Map of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) by Mercator & van den Keere, 1630
Located in Langweer, NL
This captivating 17th-century map titled "Zeilan ou Ceilon Isle" (Ceylon/Sri Lanka) was engraved by Petrus Kaerius (van den Keere) and published in Mercator's "Atlas Minor," edited b...
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16th Century Antique Map of Ven Framed in Gold
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Ven (older Swedish spelling Hven), is a Swedish island in the Öresund strait laying between Skåne, Sweden and Zealand and Denmark. The island was historically under Danish rule. Dani...
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Original Engraved Map of Saint Lucia in the West Indies by Bellin, 1758
Located in Langweer, NL
The "Carte de L’Isle de Sainte Lucie" by Jacques Nicolas Bellin, a prominent figure as the Royal Hydrographer and engineer of the French Navy, is a remarkable antique map showcasing ...
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Antique Map of the City of Geldern by Blaeu, 1649
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Gelre'. Old map of the city of Geldern, Germany. This map originates from 'Toonneel der Steden van de Vereenighde Nederlanden' by J. Blaeu.
Artists and Engrav...
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Circa 1659 Johannes Blaeu Map: Ducatus Silesiae Ligniciensis, Legnica Region
Located in Langweer, NL
Circa 1659 Johannes Blaeu Map: Ducatus Silesiae Ligniciensis, Legnica Region
This hand-colored map from circa 1659 by Johannes Blaeu, titled "Ducatus Silesiae Ligniciensis," depicts the region centered around Legnica (Lignitz) in southwestern Poland.
It extends to include the cities of Lublin, Jawor, and Lwówek Śląski.
The map features decorative elements such as a title cartouche adorned with a putto, garlands of fruit, and birds, and a distance scale cartouche that includes a hunter with his dogs.
This map is dedicated to Georgius Rodulfus, the Duke of Silesia, by Ionas Scultetus, reflecting the map's historical context and noble patronage.
It includes Spanish text on the verso, indicating publication between 1659 and 1672. Measuring 20.9 inches wide by 16.3 inches high, the map is in excellent condition with a sharp impression, full contemporary color, and a large watermark of the god Atlas. Minor details include a bit of printer's ink residue at the right and slight marginal soiling.
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- Silesia historical map
- Legnica (Lignitz) map
- 17th-century Poland map...
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Antique Print of the Batavia Massacre 'Present-Day Jakarta', Indonesia
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Tableau de la Partie de Batavia, ou s'est fait proprement le terrible Massacre des Chinois (..)'. Original antique print of the Batavia massacre. The 1740 Batav...
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Original Antique Map of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Les Isles Britanniques, ou sont les Royaumes d Angleterre (..)'. Detailed map of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, with French coast and part of the Netherlan...
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A Handsome & Detailed Map of the Duchy of Mecklenburg & Pomerania, Germany, 1680
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Ducatus Meklenburgicus in quo sunt Ducatus Vandaliae et Meklenburgi Ducatus et Comitatus Swerinensis.'
A handsome and detailed map of the Duchy of Mecklenburg...
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Antique Sea Chart of Hudson Bay and Arctic Canada by Van Keulen, circa 1681
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Pascaarte vande Noorderzee Custen van America (..)'. Sea chart of Hudson Bay and Arctic Canada. Compass roses, loxodromic lines, and ships decorate the oceans and...
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Antique Map of Asia Minor with Cyprus, Syria and Turkey and the Black Sea, 1747
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map Middle East titled 'A New and accurate map of Anatolia or Asia Minor, with Syria and such other provinces of the Turkish Empire (.....
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Antique Map of Mozambique and Cape of Good Hope with Kingdom Monomotapa, 1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte Du Canal De Mozambique.' The main map, on the right, covers from the Cape of Good Hope north as far as Zanzibar and modern day Kenya, focusing on the gold r...
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Original Antique Hand- Map of Africa by Allard '1697'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Novissima et Perfectissima Africae (..)'. Beautiful large map of Africa. This is the 3rd state of the map, with climate notation add...
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Original Antique Engraving of a Horse Race at a Japanese Racing Track, 1669
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique print, titled: 'Japansche Ren-baanen.' -
View of a race at a Japanese (horse) racing track. A man runs beside a horse (the horse's rein in his hand). A man w...
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Rare Map of Kildin Island in Russia Plus Engraving of Seal Hunting, 1614
Located in Langweer, NL
Insula Kilduyn. Orig. copper-engraving after details from J. H. van Linschoten's map taken from his account of the three expeditions undertaken by Willem Barents in 1594, in an attem...
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Antique Map of Sumatra, Indonesia 'c.1780'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Neue Karte von der Insel Sumatra'. Extremely rare map of Sumatra, Indonesia. Published circa 1780.
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Beautiful Antique Map with Views of Dendermonde, Belgium, 1735
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Teneramonda vulgo Dendermonde'. Beautiful map with views of Dendermonde, Belgium. This map originates from 'Flandria illustrata, sive provinciae ac comitatus huju...
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Antique Map of Stavoren by Priorato, 1673
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Staveren'. Original antique map of the city of Stavoren, Friesland, the Netherlands. This map orginates from 'Teatro del Belgio (..)', published in Frankfurt am Main in 1673 by Gualdo Priorato. Artists and Engravers: Author: Galeazzo Gualdo Priorato (1606-1678) entered military service at a very young age and served in Flanders under the Prince of Orange. After his retirement, he authored several historical accounts including the Teatro del Belgio, which described the Catholic/Protestant wars in Belgium and Netherlands during the seventeenth century. His superb plans do not show the internal layout of the cities, except for showing the locations of the major churches. Instead the emphasis is on the fortification, as well as on the surrounding site, rivers and canals...
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Antique Map of the Region of Oldenburg, Germany
By Willem Blaeu
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Oldenburg Comitatus'. Detailed old map of Oldenburg, Germany. The map also shows Bremen and the Jade Bight. Published by W. Blaeu, circa 1640. Willem Jansz. Blaeu...
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Detailed Plan of the City of Zutphen, The Netherlands – Hendrik de Leth, c.1740
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Detailed Plan of the City of Zutphen – Hendrik de Leth, ca. 1740
This hand-colored engraving, created by Hendrik de Leth and published around 1740, presents a detailed and ...
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Antique Map of South America by Tirion 'circa 1765'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Kaart van het Onderkoningschap van Peru, zig uitstrekkende over Chili, Paraguay en andere Spaansche Landen: als ook van Brazil en verdere Bezittingen van Portugal...
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Very Decorative Original Antique Map of the World, Published in France in c.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'L'Ancien Monde Et Le Nouveau en Deux Hemispheres' - Double hemisphere map of the World, showing the contemporary geographical...
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Original Hand-Colored Antique Map of Africa by Elwe '1792'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'l'Afrique Divisée en ses Empires, Royaumes, et Etats'. Decorative large map of Africa. The cartography is typical for the 17th century with the Nile originating i...
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Antique Map of India and Southeast Asia by Sanson '1654'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Partie Meridionale de l'Inde'. Early map of India and Southeast Asia. The map shows most of modern India, Bangladesh and Burma, the whole of Sri Lanka, Thailand, ...
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Antique Map of Guyenne, Gascony and Béarn, France
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Guyenne et Gascogne et Bearn'. Original old map of Guyenne (or Guienne), Gascony and Béarn, France. This map originates from 'Le Petit Atlas Maritime Recueil De C...
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Antique Map of Guadeloupe, Island in the Caribbean, c.1757
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte de L'Isle de la Guadeloupe'.
A very decorative map of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean, adorned with rhumb lines, fleur-de-lys, and two decorative rococo-style...
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Antique Map of Southern England and Wales by Zatta, 1784
Located in Langweer, NL
"Antique map titled 'Parte Meridionale dell' Inghilterra e del Pricipato di Galles'. Engraved map of the southern part of England and Wales, with title cartouche. Shows political and...
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Old Ptolemaic Map of the Region Between the Persian Gulf and Caspian Sea, 1598
Located in Langweer, NL
"Tabula Asiae V", Ptolemy/Ruscelli
Subject: Persia - Iran
Period: 1598 (published)
Publication: Geografia di Claudio Tolomeo Allessadrino…
Claudius Ptolemy was a mathematician, ast...
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Antique Map of South American, The West Indies & Most of Africa, Ca.1775
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte pour Servir a l' Histoire Philosophique et Politique des Etablissemens et du Commerce des Europeens dans les deux Indes'.
This map is roughly centered o...
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Circa 1659 Willem Blaeu Map: Southwestern Switzerland with Geneva & Lakes
Located in Langweer, NL
Circa 1659 Willem Blaeu Map: Southwestern Switzerland with Geneva & Lakes
This detailed map from circa 1659 by Willem Blaeu, titled "Das Wiflispurgergow," highlights the southwestern region of Switzerland.
It features significant landmarks such as Geneva, Lake Geneva (Lacus Lemannus), Lake Neuchatel, Lake Biel, Bern, Freiburg, and Lake Thuner.
Based on the work of Gerard Mercator, this map is published with Spanish text on the verso, dating from the period between 1659 and 1672.
Measuring 19.9 inches wide by 15.1 inches high, the map is rendered in full contemporary color on a bright sheet that bears a large watermark of the god Atlas.
The condition is excellent, with a sharp impression, short centerfold separations at the top and bottom margins, and an archivally repaired tear in the right margin.
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- Gerard Mercator
- 17th-century Switzerland map...
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Original Antique Map of the Cape Verde Islands, 1746
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte Des Isles Du Cap Verd.' Original antique map of the Cape Verde Islands. Decorative cartouche and compass rose. Extends from Isle d...
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Old Antique Print of Fort Noordwijk, Batavia in the Dutch East Indies, 1739
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Ein Prospect des Forts Nortweijck, wie sich dasselbe wan man von Jacatra komt, mit seiner Gegend präsentiret'.
Old print of Fort Noordwijk, Batavia (Jakarta). This print originates from from 'Allerneuester Geographische- und Topographischer Schau-platz, von Africa und Ost-Indien'.
Artists and Engravers: Johann Wolfgang Heydt, a German artist who worked for the Dutch East India...
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Antique Map of the Northern Coast of Africa and Southern Europe, circa 1745
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'In Notitiam Ecclesiasticam Africae Tabula Geographica'. Very decorative hand-colored map of the northern coast of Africa, Spain, Italy and the Mediterranean with the islands of Sardinia, Corsica, Majorca, Minorca etc. Sicily features a smoking Mount Aetna. Embellished with three architectural cartouches...
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Genuine Antique Engraved Map of Helvetia or Switzerland, 1729
Located in Langweer, NL
Decorative early 18th century engraved map of Switzerland.
Title: Helvetia Conterminarumq terra rum antiqua.
Translated from Latin: Switzerland is an ancient land
Description: Switzerland, antique copperplate engraved map with hand coloring and a decorative title cartouche. Two figures greatly enhances visual appeal.
Author: Phillip Cluver, or Philip Cluverius, Philipp Clüver, Latinized as Philippus Cluverius studied law in Leiden and settled over there in 1615.
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Antique Map of the Caspian Sea, Uzbekistan, Northern Persia Etc, C.1735
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nova Maris Caspii et Regions Usbeck (..).' Detailed map of Central Asia centered on the Caspian Sea, showing Uzbekistan to the east of ...
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Antique Map of the Electorate of Brandenburg by Georges-Louis Le Rouge, 1768
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map of the Electorate of Brandenburg by Georges-Louis Le Rouge, 1748
This 1748 map by Georges-Louis Le Rouge, titled "Le Marquisat et Electorat de Brandenbourg," depicts the...
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Antique Map of Turkey with Cyprus and Greece Islands by N. Sanson, circa 1652
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map of Turkey, Anatolie with Cyprus and the Greece islands. Attractive scrolled title cartouche to top right corner. Blank verso.
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Map of Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence in France and Piedmont in Italy, c1680
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Antique map titled 'La basse Partie du Gouvernement de Languedoc, environne des Frontiers des Gouverns de Provence, de Dauphine de Lyonnais et de Guienne et Gascogne ; Les Fro...
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Antique Map of the Northern Portion of the Philippines by J.N. Bellin, 1764
Located in Langweer, NL
Detailed map of the Northern portion of the Philippines, extending from Batanes and Babuyanes to Mindonoro and Masbate, and centered on Luzon. One of the most detailed maps of the pe...
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Antique Map of the Cape Verde Islands, Africa, ca.1670
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Pascaert van de Soute Eylanden ofte Ilhas de Cabo Verde'.
This map depicts the Cape Verde Islands (Africa). Islands titled 'Ile de B...
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Map of the West African coast from the North of Mauretania to Guinee, 1788
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Particular Map of the Western Coast of Africa, from Cape Blanco to Cape de Verga, and of the Course of the Rivers Senega and Gambia.'
Map of the African coast...
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18th Century Antique Engraving of the Southern Hemisphere by G. de L'Isle
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Hemisphere Meridional pour voir plus distinctement Les Terres Australes'. Hemispherical map of the southern hemisphere centered on ...
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