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Antique Town Plan Map, Poole, English, Framed Cartography, Georgian, Circa 1780
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique town plan map of Poole in Dorset. An English, framed atlas engraving, dating to the 18th century and later.
Fascinating cartography with annotated streets and pl...
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British George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Glass, Wood, Paper
Two Charts of The English Channel, Each Adorned with Nice Compass Roses, ca.1700
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Hydrographia Canalis Marini Inter Angliam et Galiiam de Fluentis.'
Sheet with with two charts of the English Channel, each adorned with beautiful compass rose...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Original Antique Map of the Virgin Islands with Insets of Caribbean Isles, 1787
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Supplément pour les Isles Antilles (..)'. Original old map of the Virgin Islands, with insets of Barbuda, St. Kits, Antigua, Dominica, St. Lucia, Barbados, St. Vi...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Antique Map of Spain including the Balearic Islands
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Hispania Nova Tabula'. Ruscelli's map of Spain, including the Balearic Islands. This map originates from 'Espositione & introduttioni universali di Gir. Ruscelli sopra tutta la Geografia di Tolomeo (..)' published by Girolamo Ruscelli, 1561.
Girolamo Ruscelli (1500-1566) was a cartographer, humanist, and scholar from Tuscany. Ruscelli was a prominent writer and editor in his time, writing about a wide variety of topics including the works of Giovanni Boccaccio and Francesco Petrarch, Italian language, Italian poetry, medicine, alchemy, and militia. One of his most notable works was a translation of Ptolemy’s Geographia...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Small Original Antique Map of the Lower Alsace region, Germany
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Alsatia Inferior'. Small original antique map of the Lower Alsace region, Germany. This map originates from 'Atlas minor Gerardi Mercatoris a I. Hondio plurimis a...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Antique Map of Gambia, West Africa
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte du Cours de la Riviere de Gambra ou Gambie (..)'. Detailed map of Gambia, West Africa, surrounded by Senegal with decorative title based on information supp...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Antique Map of Asia Minor, showing Turkey, Cyprus and the Islands in the Aegean
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Natolia, quae olim Asia Minor'. Decorative map of Asia Minor, showing Turkey, Cyprus and the Islands in the Aegean. This attractive map shows all of Turkey, Cyprus and the Aegean Islands to a relatively high degree of accuracy. At the time the entire region was under the rule of the Ottoman Empire (Cyprus was conquered in 1571 from the Venetians). A maritime battle...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Detailed Decorative Antique Map of the Coast of Malabar and Coromandel, India
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte des Côtes de Malabar et de Coromandel'. Finely engraved map of the southern part of India, first issued in 1723 by acclaimed French mapmaker Guillaume De L’Isle. It focuses on trade routes within India, as well as the Coromandel and Malabar Coasts...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Loudun and Mirebeau: A Cartographic Masterpiece of 17th Century France by Blaeu
Located in Langweer, NL
Cartography, 17th century. Willem (1571-1638) and Joan Blaeu (1596-1673), Theatrum Orbis Terrarum sive Atlas Novus..., 1635. Figure: Loudonois. Laudunum (Loudun); Mirebalais (Mirebea...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Antique Map of Swabia, 1685
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Sueviae quae cis Codanum fuit finum Antiqua defcriptio.' Miniature map of Swabia, a medieval Duchy in south-west Germany, that also included part of Poland, from ...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Antique Map of the Netherlands by N. Visscher, 1684
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Comitatus Hollandiae Tabula Pluribus Locis Recens Emendata a Nicolao I. Visschero'. West to the top. Lower left inset of the Wadden Islands, Texel, Vlieland, Ters...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Antique Map of the Empire of the Great Mogol and the Kingdom of Kachimere
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Genealogie des Empereurs Mogols depuis Tamberlan ou Tamerlan'. Two maps, a genealogical tree and three indigenous views of the Mogol Empire on one sheet with desc...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Antique Map and Views of Batavia by Homann Heirs, '1733'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Der Hollaendisch-Ostindianischen Compagnie weltberuhmte Haupt-Handels und Niederlags-Stadt Batavia, in Asien auf dem grossen Eyland Iava in dem konigreich Iacatra...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Antique Map of the Beaujolais Region by Homann Heirs, 1762
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'La Generalite Proprie Taire De Lyon (..) - Propriae Lugudunensis Generalitatis (..)'. Detailed regional map of the Beaujolais region including the cities of Lyon,...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Antique County Map, Northamptonshire, English, Framed Cartography, Richard Blome
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique county map of Northamptonshire. An English, framed atlas engraving by Richard Blome, dating to the 17th century and later.
Fascinating cartography, oriented 90 d...
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British Charles II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Decorative Antique Map of Central Asia
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte de la Tartarie Indépendante (..)'. Decorative map of Central Asia (Tartary). Covers from the Black Sea south to China, north to Russia, and south to Persia ...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Antique Map of Cayenne and Cassepouri, French Guinea, South America, c.1730
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'A Map of the Island Cayenne (..)’. A set of interesting copper engravings of Cayenne and Cassepouri, French Guinea, South America, and Martinique in the West Indies. The map of Cayenne, home of Cayenne pepper, has a key of symbols identifying the sugar works, petty plantations, indian carbet or village, woody country and palmetto trees. The plan of Fort Lewis, Cayenne also has a lettered key including; A. the fort on a pretty high hill...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Charting the Course of Empire: Bonne's 1770 Masterpiece Maps of the Indian Ocean
Located in Langweer, NL
A voyage through history with an exquisite collection of Rigobert Bonne's 1770 maps, as featured in the coveted Atlas Moderne circa 1770. Each map, a cartographic treasure, captures ...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Beautiful Antique Map of the Northern Hemisphere with California as an Island
By Isaak Tirion
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Kaart van de Noord Pool na de alderlaatste ontdekking int licht gebracht tot Amsterdam door Isaak Tirion'. Beautiful map of the Northern Hemisphere and Nor...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Historical Map of Holstein - Copperplate Engraving by Matthias Seutter, ca. 1730
Located in Langweer, NL
Historical Map of Holstein - Copperplate Engraving by Matthias Seutter, ca. 1730
This impressive historical map, titled Holsatiae. Mappa universalis in suos ducatus nimirum Holsat...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Historic 1690 Map of Lorraine in France by Allard - Cities of Toul, Nancy, Metz
Located in Langweer, NL
Exactissima Lotharingia - A Rare 17th Century Map of Lorraine by Carel Allard
This fascinating map of Lorraine, created by Carel Allard around 1690, is a stunning example of coppe...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Beautiful Original Copper Engraved Map of Lake Geneva in Switzerland, 1613
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique map titled 'Lacus Lemanus'.
Old map of Lake Geneva with good detail of surrounding towns and villages. Decorated with a large compass rose with two sailing boats and a sea monster in the lake. Originates from 'Atlas Minor'.
Artists and Engravers: Henricus Hondius...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Print of the Interior of the Governor General's Home on Java (Indonesia), 1739
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Ein Prospect der Gallerie, von des General-Gouverneurs Wohnung, nach dem Versammlungs-Saal derer Herren Rathen von Indien.'
View of the interior of the Governor General's home on Java (Indonesia). It shows the ceiling painting and row of columns leading to the ornate door...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Rare Original Double Hemisphere World Map with Allegorical Figures, 1785
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nieuwe en Naukeurige Kaart der Gantsche bekende Werreld.'
A double hemisphere world map. Four allegorical figures in the c...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Antique Print of Designs for Ebberston Lodge, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'The Elevation of Ebberston Lodge (..)'. Designs for Ebberston Lodge, near Scarborough, Yorkshire, England.
This print originates from 'Vitruvius Britannicus' ...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Original Antique Engraving of the Quangguamiau Pagoda in China, 1665
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Pagoda Quangguamiau'. Old print depicting the 'Quangguamiau' pagoda, China. This print originates from 'Het gezantschap der Nee^rlandtsche Oost-Indische Compagn...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Antique Map of the Northwestern Coast of Spain
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Gallaecia Regnum'. Original old map of the northwestern coast of Spain, extending from the Asturias de Oviedo region and Aviles in the Northeast to Bayona and the...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Antique Map of Southeast Asia by H. Chatelain, circa 1720
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Le Royaume de Siam aves les Royaumes qui luy sont Tributaires et les Isles de Sumatra Andemaon'. Influential map of Southeast Asia, including modern day Thailand, southern Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra and Java. Chatelain incorporated information provided by the French Jesuits and charts the route of the French Embassy to and from Siam in 1685-1686 through the Straits of Banca and the Gulf of Siam.
With good detail of the Andaman Islands, the Gulf of Thailand (Golfe de Siam) and coastal Vietnam. In the Kingdom of Siam, this map shows the fortress of Bangkok, the ancient Siamese capital of Ayutthaya, royal palace, and the Dutch trading colony. In Cambodia, it details the village of Ponompingn (Phnom Penh...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Antique Map Eastern Mediterranean by D. Stoopendaal 'circa 1710'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map Middle East titled 'De Beschryving van de Reysen Pauli en van de Andere Apostelen'. Antique map of the Eastern Mediterranean with details of the travels by Apostle Paul...
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Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Antique Map of Northern Germany, showing the area of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Meklenburg Ducatus'. Attractive map of northern Germany, showing the area of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Published by J. Janssonius, circa 1630.
Jan Janssonius (als...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Antique Map of Asia and the East Indies and Korea as a Peninsula, ca.1660
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Asiae nova delineatio'. Decorative map of Asia and the East Indies. The map shows Korea as a peninsula. In China the Great Wall is depicted, as well as a long str...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Original Antique Print of Mount Cinthus on the isle of Delos, Greece, 1688
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print Greece titled 'Bergh Cinthus'. Old print of Mount Cinthus (birth place of Apollo), Delos, Greece. This print originates from 'Nauwkeurige Beschrijving der eilanden in de in de Archipel der Middellantsche Zee' by O. Dapper.
Mount Cynthus (Kýnthos) is located on the isle of Delos, part of the Greek Cyclades.
In Greek mythology, Leto gave birth to Apollo and Artemis...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Lyonnais, Beaujolais, Forez, Mâconnais: A 1644 Depiction of France's Provinces
Located in Langweer, NL
An original antique map from 1644, depicting the French provinces of Lyonnais, Beaujolais, Forez, and Mâconnais. In this map, north is oriented to the right, which is a cartographic ...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Old Map of Algiers, with Surrounding Cities and the Bay of Algiers, 1773
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Plan van de Stad Algiers'.
Old map of Algiers, also depicting surrounding cities and the Bay of Algiers. Originates from the first Dutch editon of an interest...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Rare Old Map of the City of Stavoren, Friesland, the Netherlands, 1616
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Staveren'.
Old map of the city of Stavoren, Friesland. This map originates from 'Rerum Frisicarum Historia' by U. Emmius.
Artists and Engravers: Nicolaes ...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Isle de Ladrones: Early 18th-Century Map of the Mariana Islands by F. Bernard
Located in Langweer, NL
Isle de Ladrones: Early 18th-Century Map of the Mariana Islands by F. Bernard
This intriguing copper engraving depicts the *Isle de Ladrones*, now known as the Mariana Islands, situated in the western Pacific Ocean. The map was published around 1722 in Amsterdam by F. Bernard as part of the influential travel compilation *Recueil des voyages qui ont servi a ...*. The map offers a simplistic yet stylized portrayal of the island, emphasizing its rugged and mountainous terrain, dotted with sparse vegetation and hills.
The term *Isle de Ladrones* (Islands of Thieves) was given by the Spanish explorer Ferdinand Magellan in 1521 during his circumnavigation of the globe, as his crew encountered thefts from the native Chamorro people. The name later changed to *Mariana Islands* when they were named after Queen...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Antique Map of the Gironde, part of the Dordogne and the Garonne, France
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Cours de la riviere de Gironde et parties de la Dordogne et de la Garonne depuis Bourdeaux jusqu'au banc de Bey'. Original old map of the Gironde, part of the Dor...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Roseaux, St. Lucia Island Map by BELLIN, Handcolored Engraving, 1763
Located in Langweer, NL
Dating back to around 1763, this antique hand-colored print, a creation by Jacques Nicolas Bellin, unveils a meticulously detailed "Plan du Cul de Sac des Roseaux dans l'Isle de Ste....
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Antique Map of the Region of Berre-l'Étang, France
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte des etangs de Berre de Martigue et environs'. Original map of the region of Berre-l'Étang, France. This map originates from 'Le Petit Atlas Maritime (..)' b...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Rare Antique Map of Leeuwarden, Friesland, The Netherlands, by P. Bast, 1603
By P. Bast
Located in Langweer, NL
Very rare plan of Leeuwarden, Friesland, The Netherlands. With several cartouches and coat of arms. With a legend and compass rose at bottom right. Made by 'Pieter Bast' after the su...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Old Print of Farmers Harvesting Cinnamon on the Island Ceylon or Sri Lanka, 1672
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'Hoe men de Caneel schilt opt Eyland Ceylon.'
This rare original plate shows a group of farmers harvesting cinnamon on the island of Ceylon / Sri Lanka. Du...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Striking Antique Map of Cayenne in French Guyana, South America, ca.1760
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique map titled 'Land-kaart van het Eiland en de Volkplanting van Cayenne aan de Kust van Zuid-Amerika'.
Striking map of the island and settlement of Cayenne in F...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Antique Map of Islands in the Mediterranean by Bowen, 'c.1760'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Particular Draughts of some of the chief African Islands (..)'. Eight small maps on one sheet including 'Islands of Malta Goze & Cuming, An Accurate Chart of Cape de Verde Islands…, Island of St Helena.., Island of Madera, Island of Teneriffe, The Bay of Agoa…, The Dutch Fort at the Cape of Good Hope…, A Draught of Table Bay...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Antique Map of Western and Eastern Barbary in Africa, c.1744
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'A New & Accurate Map of the Western Parts of Barbary' and 'A New & Accurate Map of the Eastern Parts of Barbary'. Decorative maps of North Africa and the Southern...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
1726 Valentyn's Map of Bali and Lombok, Original Engraving
Located in Langweer, NL
This antique map is a detailed 18th-century chart of the island of Bali, one of the many islands of Indonesia, with an inset of the neighboring island Lombok, attributed to François ...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Antique Print of a Greece Island, Most Likely Gavdopoula South of Crete, 1688
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Untitled print of one of the islands of Greece, most likely Gavdopoula (located south of Crete).
Gavdopoula is an islet located north-west of its larger neighbour, G...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Old Map of Indian Ocean & Sumatra, Java, Borneo, India, Arabia, Africa, c.1783
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte des Declinaisons et Inclinaisons de L'Aiguille Aimantée redigée d'après la table des observations Magnetiques faites par les Voyageurs depuis l'Année 1775'....
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Three Antique Maps on One Folio: Turkey, Northern Egypt, and Ancient Carthage
Located in Langweer, NL
The map consists of three distinct sections on a single folio sheet:
1. **Map of Turkey**:
- Orientation: The map is oriented with the east at the top, which is a common practic...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Antique Map of the Rhineland and Alsace Region with Original Hand Coloring
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Palitinat du Rhein, Alsace, et partie de Souabe de Franconie (..)'. Double-page engraved map of the Rhineland and Alsace with original/contemporary hand coloring....
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Antique Print of the Main Facade of Castle Hill, Dorsetshire, England c.1770
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Principal Front of Castle Hill in Dorsetshire (..)'.
Lambert's Castle Hill (258 metres, 846 feet high) rises between the villages...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Rare Small Map of Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Macassar, Madura, Bali, 1614
Located in Langweer, NL
One of the first maps of the Indonesia islands of Java, Bali, Sumbawa etc. in early days of the Dutch Indies. Also showing Banten, Jakarta (Jacatra), Indr...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Old Engraving of Batavia 'Jakarta, Indonesia' with Map and Harbour View, 1750
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte des environs de Batavia '. French map of the Batavia area (Jakarta) in Indonesia. With cartouche, scale and compass rose. Published circa 1750.
The map i...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Antique Map of Ambelau and Buru Island, Maluku or Moluccas in Indonesia, 1726
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Boero - Amblauw (..).' Detailed map of the Island Ambelau and Buru, Maluku Islands, Indonesia, by Francois Valentyn. With an inset of the lake on the Buru mountai...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Great Antique Bird's-Eye View Plan of Brielle by Blaeu in The Netherlands, 1649
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'Briela.'
Bird's-eye view plan of Brielle in The Netherlands. With key to locations and coats of arms. Text in Dutch on verso. This plan originates from the famous city Atlas: 'Toneel der Steeden' published by Joan Blaeu...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Antique Map of South America by J. Cook (1775)
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Kaart van het Zuidlyk Eind van Amerika'. Map of the sourthern part of South America, focusing on Cook's tracks around the Cape Horn and Tierra del Fuego in 1775. ...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Antique Map of Germany and Central Europe
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'S. Imperium Romano-Germanicum oder Teutschland mit seinen angrantzenden Königreichen und Provincien'. Original antique map of Germany...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Paper
Antique Map of the Holy Land with Picture Frame Border
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Terre Sainte Suivant les Nouvelles Observations (..)'. Original old map of the Holy Land with the picture frame border. The term "Holy Land" usually refers to a t...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Maps
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Old View of the Queen Charlotte's Islands 'Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon', 1774
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Cote Septentrional de la plus grande des Isles de la Reine Charlotte (..)'.
Map and coastal view of the islands within the Queen Charlotte's Islands (Santa Cruz Islands...
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