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Period: 16th Century
Antique Map of Asia Minor, Region of the Nile and Region of the City of Carthage
Located in Langweer, NL
Three antique maps on one sheet titled 'Natoliae quae olim Asia Minor [with] Aegypti recentior descriptio [with] Carthaginis Celeberrimisinus Typus'. The first map covers Asia Minor,...
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Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$475 Sale Price
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1584 Ortelius Map of Switzerland: A Cartographic Reversal
Located in Langweer, NL
This is a fine example of Ortelius' map of Switzerland from his *Theatrum Orbis Terrarum*, recognized as the first modern atlas of the world. The map is oriented with south at the top, which reverses the typical north-up orientation seen in most modern maps. It highlights significant geographical features such as Lake Geneva (Lemanus Lacus) to the right of the map and the Rhine river entering Switzerland near the center.
The *Theatrum Orbis Terrarum*, first published in 1570 by Abraham Ortelius in Antwerp, was groundbreaking as it compiled uniform maps with supporting text in a single volume, marking a departure from earlier collections of maps that were custom-assembled on demand. This atlas included a wealth of sixteenth-century cartographic knowledge, reflecting the extensive global explorations occurring after the discovery of America...
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Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$909 Sale Price
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Hainaut Map Ortelius 1590 – Rare Hand-Colored French-Belgian Border Map
Located in Langweer, NL
Decorative 16th Century Map of Northern France by Ortelius, circa 1590
This richly colored antique map titled *Nobilis Hannoniae Comitatus Descriptio* depicts the County of Hainaut ...
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Belgian Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Superb Antique Map of the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands, ca.1575
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Gelriae, Cliviae, Finitimorumque Locorum Verissima Descriptio Christiano Schrot. Auctore'.
This superb map is Ortelius' first plate covering Gelderland. It is b...
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Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$1,189 Sale Price
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Mercator's Ptolemaic map of Taprobana, (Ceylon) Sri Lanka
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Asiae XII Tab'. Mercator's Ptolemaic map of Taprobana. The map shows Ptolemy's erroneous location of the island of Sri Lanka near the equator, with a bit of India...
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Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$552 Sale Price
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Period Renaissance Early 16th Century Processional Cross, France
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Exceptional Period Renaissance processional cross early 16th century, France
Extremely rare and beautiful processional cross from the early period of the French Renaissance. This ...
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French Renaissance Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Bronze
Petrarch — Phisicke against Fortune
Located in Middletown, NY
Petrarch (Francesco Petrarca). Thomas Twyne, translator.
Phisicke against Fortune, as well prosperous, as adverse, contained in two Bookes [History of Gain and Fortune]
London: Ric...
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English Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Leather, Paper
Mercator's Ptolemaic Map of the Holy Land, Cyprus and Syria, circa 1580
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Asiae IIII Tab'. Beautiful map of Mercator's Ptolemaic map of the Holy Land, Cyprus, Syria, etc. Originates from Mercator's 'Geograph...
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Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$652 Sale Price
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Map of Avenches Region Switzerland by Mercator, Original 1585 Engraving
Located in Langweer, NL
Map of Wiflispurgergov by Gerardus Mercator, Avenches Region, 1585
This rare and finely engraved map, titled *Das Wiflispurgergov*, was produced by Gerardus Mercator and published i...
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Dutch Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Original Map of the City of Deventer, the Netherlands, 1588
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Liberae et Hanseaticae urbis Daventriensis delineatio'.
Original bird's eye plan of the Dutch hanseatic city Deventer, on the situated IJssel river. This map ...
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Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$751 Sale Price
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1592 Abraham Ortelius Map "Lorraine: Lotharingiae Nova Descripti, Ric.A005
Located in Norton, MA
1592 Abraham Ortelius map entitled
"Lorraine: Lotharingiae Nova Descripti
Ric.a005
Description: Ortelius is best known for producing the atlas from which this map comes from, "...
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Dutch Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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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 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Very Old Antique Map of the Persian Empire by Magini, c.1597
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Persiae Regnum sive Sophorum Imperium'. Old map of the Persian Empire. This map originates from 'Geografia cioe Descrittione Universale della Terra' by G.A. Magin...
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Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Limburg Cityscape 1580: Historical Copper Engraving by Braun and Hogenberg
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Limburgum Oppidum Galliae Belgicae, vulgo Lympurch, gallicè, Lembor Dr.
Type: Print (Copper Engraving)
Circa 1580
Technique: Colored Copper Engraving
Medium: Handmade Paper
S...
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German Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Rare Attractive Antique Map of Asia, India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, 1599
Located in Langweer, NL
Original Antique map of Asia, India, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Maldives by Rosaccio / Ruscelli in attractive coloring.
Title: Calecut Nuova Tavola
Year: 1599
Relief shown pictorially.
...
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European Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$713 Sale Price
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Antique Map of North Africa by Ortelius, c.1580
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Barbariae et Biledulgerid Nova Descriptio'. Original antique map of North Africa. The map covers the regions of Barbaria and Biledulgerid, essentially the territo...
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Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$341 Sale Price
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Spanish Carving of Saint John the Evangelist, School of Juan de Ancheta
Located in Valladolid, ES
Outstanding Spanish carving of San Juanito, 16th century, school of Juan de Ancheta.
Juan de Ancheta (1533 - November 30, 1588) was a Spanish sculptor in the Romanesque style. His w...
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Spanish Renaissance Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
$8,409 Sale Price
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Sebastian Münster's 16th Century Map of the British Isles, ca.1590
Located in Langweer, NL
GREAT BRITAIN -- "ENGELLANDT mit dem anstossenden Reich Schottlandt so vorzeiten Albion und Britannia haben geheissen". (Basel, c. 1590).
Partly handcolored woodcut double-page map from S. Munster's 'Cosmographey'. 330 x 408 mm. (Lower margin cut short (touching the line), tiny hole in upper margin, sl. foxed/browned, lower right corner a bit thumbed).
Sebastian Münster's 16th Century Map of the British Isles from 'Cosmographia Universalis...
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Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$604 Sale Price
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Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1595: A Renaissance Cartographic Masterpiece
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: "Braunschweig and Lüneburg Duchies: Authentic Depiction by Abraham Ortelius"
This is an exquisite example of Abraham Ortelius’s cartographic craftsmanship: an original antiqu...
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Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$333 Sale Price
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Antique Map of the Artois Region of France by Ortelius, 'circa 1590'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Artesia'. Original antique map of the Artois region, France. Published by A. Ortelius, circa 1590.
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Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$571 Sale Price
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Original Antique Bird's-Eye View of Colmar, Alsace, France, 1552
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'La Paincture de la cité de Colmar & du pais circonuoisin'.
Original antique bird's-eye view of Colmar, Alsace, France. This map originates from 'La Cosmograph...
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Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$628 Sale Price
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Coloured Antique Map of Sicily, Sardinia, Corfu, Elba, Malta and Zerbi (Jerba)
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Insularum Aliquot Maris Mediterranei Descriptio'. A very attractive example of Ortelius' map combining, on one page, maps of the islands of Sicily, Sardinia, Corfu, Elba, Malta and Zerbi (Jerba, off the coast of Tunisia.) The maps detail fortifications on the islands and other major features. (Jerba, for instance, is shown connected to the mainland by a causeway.) The waters are attractively engraved and are sailed by ships. A shipwreck, north of Malta, indicates the point at which St. Paul is thought to have shipwrecked. Volcanoes are indicated in the Sicily map...
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Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$1,570 Sale Price
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Rare and Very Old Antique Map of South East Asia, Published circa 1574
Located in Langweer, NL
A very fine impression of this map of the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, with Singapore denoted as 'Cinca Pula'.
Highly distorted and inaccurate map by Girolamo Ruscelli after J...
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Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$1,142 Sale Price
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Old Antique Print of the City of Groningen, The Netherlands, by Münster, c.1600
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Groeninga'. View of the city of Groningen, the Netherlands. This map originates from 'Cosmographia' published by Münster.
Artists and Engravers: Sebastian Münster...
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Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$323 Sale Price
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Antique Map of Greece from Ortelius's Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, 1595
Located in Langweer, NL
Original antique map titled "Graecia Sophiani." This is a very detailed and decorative engraved map, with two decorative cartouches and a hand-colored initial on the verso, from Abra...
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Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$1,637 Sale Price
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Friesland, Groningen and Overijssel – Rare Woodcut Map by Münster, c. 1550
Located in Langweer, NL
Frisia, Groningen and Overijssel – Rare Woodcut Map by Münster, c. 1550, Germany
This highly decorative 16th-century woodcut map titled “Von dem Teutschen Land: Seelentfrie” was pub...
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Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Daniae Regni & Oldenburg – Antique Maps of Denmark and Saxony by Ortelius, 1598
Located in Langweer, NL
Daniae Regni & Oldenburg – Antique Maps of Denmark and Saxony by Ortelius, 1584
This elegant antique map sheet features two detailed regional maps side by side: Daniae Regni Typus (...
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European Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$856 Sale Price
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Holy Face. Oil on canvas. Spanish School, 16th century
Located in Madrid, ES
Holy Face. Oil on canvas. Spanish School, 16th century.
A canvas depicting a face on a light background with no other elements. Iconographically, this is what is commonly called a ...
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Spanish Renaissance Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Other
Antique Print of the City of Rome, Italy by Münster, C.1580
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Abbildung der Statt Rom/wie sie von Romulo anfänge - Von Italia'. Woodcut of ancient Rome. This print originates from Munster's Cosmographia, one of the most in...
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Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$437 Sale Price
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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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Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$780 Sale Price
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Antique Map of Denmark by Münster '1588'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Beschreibung des Königreichs Dennmarck (..)'. Early map of Denmark. This map originates from 'Cosmographey Oder beschreibung Aller Länder (..)' by Sebastian Münster.
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Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$261 Sale Price
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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 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Saint on a bed. Polychromed wood. Flemish school, 16th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Dream of a saint. Carved and polychrome wood. Flemish school, 16th century.
Relief made of carved and polychrome wood that shows an old man with a particular headdress (reminiscent of some chaperones) lying on a bed and accompanied by two friars dressed in habits, who talk to each other. Iconographically, the figure of the old man lying on the bed (note the cushion that raises the upper part of the body, following the common use of the time) who has not died (probably) because he was not completely lying down, is reminiscent of how he was usually represented, for example, to San Antón, San Jerónimo, etc. It is not very likely that it is the subject of the Transit or Death of Saint Francis of Assisi due to the absence of the Stigmata and due to age. It would be part of a cycle of scenes in the altarpiece of a church, an accompaniment that would give the viewer more clues about the identity of those represented. Stylistically, Flemish sculpture...
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European Renaissance Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Other
Antique Plan of Grave, The Netherlands, Showing the Siege of Grave in 1602
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Die Stat Grave' Bird's eye view plan of Grave, The Netherlands, Holland. Showing the siege of Grave in the year 1602 by Prince Maurits of The Netherlands. Source ...
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Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$418 Sale Price
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16th Century Spanish Carved & Polychrome Painted Saint Anne with the Infant Mary
Located in Miami, FL
This sculpture represents Santa Ana (Saint Anne) with the infant Mary.
Verge.
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European Baroque Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Wood
$12,480 Sale Price
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Antique Map of the Region Around the Nile and the City of Carthage
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Aegypti recentior descriptio - Carthaginis Celeberrimi sinus typus'. Two detailed regional maps by Ortelius. One map shows the region around the Nile, as far as A...
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Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$552 Sale Price
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Antique Print of Liège / Luik in Belgium by Braun & Hogenberg, 1575
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Leodium'. View of Liège / Luik, Belgium with surrounding hills and the city wall. With text explaining the origins of Liège, a cartouche expressing thanks to th...
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Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$1,275 Sale Price
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Late 16th Century Sheet with Copper Engravings of India, Pakistan, etc, 1598
Located in Langweer, NL
One sheet with two engraved maps, one on each site, and text in Italian. Late 16th century copper engravings in great condition, considering its age.
"Tavola Decima Dell'Asia" - Tabula Asiae X" Plate X (10). Pakistan, Cashmir, Bangla Desh, North-India...
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Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$533 Sale Price
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Arcimboldo by Roland Barthes (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A beautifully produced book by Franco Maria Ricci, one of a limited edition of 3,000 numbered copies, this being 388. 175 pages with tipped in color plates with additional drawings and sketches, the text is in English. Arcimboldo has become best known for his portraits of human heads made up from vegetables, plants, fruits, sea creatures and tree roots, which were greatly admired by his contemporaries and remain of great fascination to this day. each was carefully constructed and as can be seen with the main image, the Librarian...
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Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Hand-Coloured Map of India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, ca.1599
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Tabula Asiae XI - 1599
Very old and decorative map of India, Sri Lanka and the Maledives. Put this map in a frame on the wall and amaze your visitors. This original engravi...
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Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$533 Sale Price
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Rare Original 16th Century Antique Map of Greece, 1598
Located in Langweer, NL
Beautiful and rare antique map of Greece with Albania, Mecedonia, Romania, Dalmatia and the peninsula of Salento to the Golf of Taranto. Also clearly shown the islands of the Aegaian...
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Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$342 Sale Price
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Antique Map of the Region of Boulogne and Peronne, France 'C.1590'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Caletensium et Bononiensium (..)'.
Two detailed regional maps on one sheet. The first map shows Belgian and French Coastal region, from Estaples to Gruerlinge...
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Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$466 Sale Price
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Rare Early Plate of a Woman from Venice, Italy in 16th Century Costume, 1577
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'CXXII. Veneta Mulier'
This rare early plate shows a woman from Venice, Italy in 16th century costume. From: 'Habitus praecipuorum populorum tam virorum qu...
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Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$456 Sale Price
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Beautiful Decorative Antique Map of the City of Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 1581
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Dordrecht'.
Map of the city of Dordrecht, the Netherlands. Bird's-eye plan view of the city, with many ships and two coats of arms in upper corners. This map ...
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Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$1,351 Sale Price
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Antique Map of the City of Bolsward, Friesland in The Netherlands, c.1598
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled ‘Bolzvardia vetus in Frisia Foederis (..)’. Old map of the city of Bolsward, Friesland. Originally part of a sheet together with the cities of Stavoren, Harlingen ...
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Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$333 Sale Price
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Antique Map of The Frisian Cities Leeuwarden and Franeker in Friesland, 1580
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Lewardum Occidentlis Frisiae Opp: 1580, Franicher Nobiliu hominum, in Frisia Occidentali, ut plurimum saedes'.
This sheet contains two very detailed bird?s-ey...
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Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$618 Sale Price
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Antique Map of the City of Franeker by Bast, 1598
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Franeker'. Very rare and early map of the city of Franeker, Friesland. With decorative cartouche and Dutch legend. Artists and Engravers: Pieter Bast (1550-1605) ...
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Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$1,066 Sale Price
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Antique Map of Friesland with Elaborate Cartouche by Mapmaker Ortelius, c.1570
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Oost end West Vrieslandts beschrijvinghe. Utriusque Frisiorum Regionis Noviss: Descriptio. 1568.' Detailed map of Friesland, the Netherlands. Includes a larger co...
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Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$904 Sale Price
20% Off
Print of the Fortress Julaof Tokay, Hungary, Surrounded by Turkish Troops, c1580
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print Hungary titled 'Contrafehtung der Festung Tokay'.
Birds eye view of the fortress Julaof Tokay, Hungary, surrounded with Turkish troops. Originates from a German edi...
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Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$266 Sale Price
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Very Old Original Hand-Colored Map of the Basel Region, Switzerland, Ca.1578
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Basiliensis territorii descriptio nova'.
Old map of the Basel region, Switzerland. Originates from 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum' by A. Ortelius.
Artists and...
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Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$694 Sale Price
20% Off
Reference Book Chinese Porcelain: Beurdeley - Chinesische Keramik Ein Handbuch
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Beurdeley, Cecile and Michel
320 pages with 111 pasted-on colour images, more than 300 drawings and black and white images, 12 chronological plates and 7 maps.
The aim of this book ...
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Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of East Frisia by Ortelius, c.1595
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'Frisia Orientalis.' Map of East Frisia originating from 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum'. It is based on the manuscript map by Jon Bloe...
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Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$809 Sale Price
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Antique Map of the Island of Zealand 'Denmark' by Thevet, circa 1590
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Partie de Danemarc'. Map of the island of Zealand, Denmark, including the city of Copenhagen. This map originates from 'Cosmographie Universelle' by André Thevet.
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Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$261 Sale Price
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Antique Map of the Picardy Region of France by Ortelius, 'circa 1590'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Picardiae Belgicae regionis descriptio'. Original antique map of the Picardy region, France. Published by A. Ortelius, circa 1590.
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Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$571 Sale Price
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Antique Map of Friesland 'The Netherlands' by J. Bussemacher, 1596
By Johann Bussemacher
Located in Langweer, NL
Beautiful hand-colored engraving of the province Friesland (The Netherlands). This map originates from the Atlas 'Europae totius orbis terrarium partis praestantissimae, universalis ...
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European Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Gothic Period Carved Stone Statue of Saint Nicholas
Located in Round Top, TX
A wonderful Gothic period hand carved stone statue of Saint Nicholas from the Avignon area of France. The now headless Saint Nicholas holds his staff an...
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French Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Stone
1590 Mercator Map Entitled "France Picardie Champaigne, Ric.0001
Located in Norton, MA
Description: Published in Amsterdam by Mercator/Hondius ca. 1590.
Ric.0001
Artists and Engravers: Map : 'France Picardie Champaigne cum regionibus adiacentibus'. (Map of the french provinces of Picardie and Champagne.) Copper engraved map of the french provinces of Picardie and Champagne, showing the cities of Caen, Paris, Melun, Auxerre, Verdun, etc. Copperplate engraving on verge type hand laid paper with watermark. Description: Published in Amsterdam by Mercator/Hondius ca. 1600.Artists and Engravers: Mercator was born in Rupelmonde in Flanders and studied in Louvain under Gemma Frisius, Dutch writer, astronomer and mathematician. The excellence of his work brought him the patronage of Charles V, but in spite of his favor with the Emperor he was caught up in the persecution of Lutheran protestants and charged with heresy, fortunately without serious consequences. No doubt the fear of further persecution influenced his move in 1552 to Duisburg, where he continued the production of maps, globes and instruments. Mercator's sons and grandsons, were all cartographers and made their contributions in various ways to his atlas. Rumold, in particular, was responsible for the complete edition in 1595. The map plates...
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Dutch Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Tibetan lamellar iron armor
Located in Milano, IT
The Tibetan lamellar iron armor with dark patina, provided with shoulders and helmet, can be traced back to the 17th-18th centuries and is in excellent condition. It belonged to a pr...
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Tibetan Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Iron
Carved Oak Statue Of Saint Peter – Late 16th Century, Northern Europe
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Carved Oak Statue Of Saint Peter – Late 16th Century, Northern Europe"
Carved Oak Statue of Saint Peter – Late 16th Century, Northern Europe
Origin: Northern Europe, likely Southern...
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Belgian Baroque Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Wood
Tabernacle Door, Wood, Metal, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
This type of elements are basic in churches, chapels, etc. since they contain the Sacred Forms, reason why it is logical the abundance, with a series of typologies more habitual and traditional or old than others. There are also iconographies more common than others, a certain thematic preference according to the date or school to which the work belongs, etc., always related to the Sacrifice of Christ, Salvation, Transubstantiation, Eucharist, etc. for being a key element for Christianity (especially the Catholic) what they will always contain.
The present work shows a chalice with Sacred Form in what would originally be the interior of the door (very usual iconography) and a somewhat more striking relief to the exterior. Inside that it is a Eucharistic Christ or Eucharistic Savior, the way of presenting it is more usual of the scenes of the Last Supper, being not so frequent to find it alone like this. Compare for example with works such as the door of the tabernacle attributed to Alonso Cano...
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Spanish Renaissance Antique 16th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Metal
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