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Period: 17th Century
Antique Map of Thracia ‘Greece’ by J. Janssonius, circa 1650
Located in Langweer, NL
This antique map of Thracia is engraved and published by J. Janssonius after the cartographical sources by Abraham Ortelius. Ornated in the upper left corner with a title cartouche a...
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Stunning Decorative Antique Map of East Frisia with an Inset of Emden, c.1610
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique map titled 'Typus Frisie Orientalis a Dullarto (..)'. One of the most decorative maps of East Frisia and its important shipping center of Emden and the Watten Is...
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Antique Hand-colored Map of Brandenburg, Germany
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Marchionatus Brandenburgicus'. Original antique map of Brandenburg, with Königsberg and Stettin, Germany. Published by J. Janssonius, circ 1650.
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Antique Map of the Southern Lorraine Region by Mercator, c.1625
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Lotharingiae Ducatus'. Old map of the southern portion of the Lorraine region, France. Lorraine is a cultural and historical region in north-eastern France, now l...
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Original Antique Map of the Holy Land with Decorative Cartouche
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Totius Terrae Sanctae'. Original old map of the Holy Land, with a large decorative cartouche. The term "Holy Land" usually refers to a territory roughly correspon...
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Original Antique Map of the Road from Marlborough to Huntspil
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'The Continuation of the Road from London to Bristol (..)'. A strip map of the continuation of the road from London to Bristol, this particular sheet showing the r...
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Antique Map of the Burgundy Region by Mallet, c.1683
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Royaume de Bourgogne sous la seconde Race des Roys de France'. Detailed miniature map of the Burgundy region, France. Originates from Mallet's 'Description de l'U...
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Antique Map of the Region involved in the Conquest of Cyrus the Great
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Tabula Itineris Decies Mille (..)'. This historical map illustrates the region involved in the conquest of Cyrus the Great (558-528 BC), the founder of the Persia...
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Antique Map of the Dutch Provinces Groningen and Drenthe, C.1660
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Dominii Groningae nec non maximae partis Drentiae (..)'. Map of Groningen and Drenthe in the north-east part of the Netherlands. Inset upper right corner of the "...
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Antique Map of the Region of Franche-Comté by Janssonius, circa 1650
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Burgundiae Comitatus Franche Comté'. Old map of the historical and former region of Franche-Comté, France. As a region, it encompasse...
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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 Map of the Region of Le Mans 'France' by Blaeu, circa 1640
By Willem Blaeu
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map: Cenomanorum Galliae regionis typus vulgo le Mans – Blaeu, circa 1640
This beautifully engraved and hand-colored map depicts the historical province of Maine in northw...
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Cartographic Tapestry: Antique Map of Asia Minor, circa 1640
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: "Historical Tapestry: Antique Map of Asia Minor, circa 1640"
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This authentic antique map, created by Willem Blaeu and published in Amsterdam circa 1640, is a capt...
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Antique Map of Westfriesland in Ancient Times by Alting, 1697
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Frisiae Liberae quae Westfresia Post eluviones seculi XIII'. Map of Westfriesland in ancient times. This copper engraved map shows part of Holland as it was in an...
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Old Engraving of The Catching of Horses on Jafnapatnam, Ceylon 'Sri Lanka', 1672
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'Paardevangst op Jafnapatnam' - This plate shows the catching of horses on Jafnapatnam. The province of Jaffna , and specially the fort at Jaffnapatnam were th...
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Antique Map of the Region of Beauvais by Hondius, circa 1630
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Beauvaisis - Comitatus Belovacium'. Old map of the region of Beauvais, France. This map originates from a composite atlas and is signed by J. Hondius.
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Antique County Map, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Dutch, Framed, Janssonius
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique county map of Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire. A Dutch, framed atlas engraving by Johannes Janssonius, dating to the 17th century and later.
A treat for the col...
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Small Original Antique Map of Upper Saxony, Germany
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Saxonia Superior'. Small original antique map of Upper Saxony, Germany. Upper Saxony (German: Obersachsen) was the name given to the majority of the German lands ...
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Original Antique Map the Imperial States of the Habsburg Netherlands, 1609
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Belgii inferioris descriptio (..)'.
Old map of the Seventeen Provinces, the Imperial states of the Habsburg Netherlands in the 16th century. They roughly cove...
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Antique Map of the Region of Liege by Coronelli, 1690
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Vescovato di Liege (..)'. Map of the Belgium area centered on Liege and the course of Meuse/Maas River. Also depicts the cities of Maastricht, Namur and Tienen. O...
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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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Map of the Region of Basel and Northern Switzerland by Ortelius, circa 1603
Located in Langweer, NL
Two original antique maps on one sheet titled 'Basiliensis Territorii Descriptio Nova [with] Circulus sive Liga Sueviae'. The first centers on Basel, Switzerland, located on the Rhine River...
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Antique Map of Batavia, Dutch East Indies, Nowadays Jakarta, Indonesia, ca.1669
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Ware afbeeldinge wegens het Casteel ende Stadt Batavia gelegen opt groot Eylant Java Anno 1679. Plan de la Ville et du Chateau de Batavia en l'Isle de Iava. 1679....
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Antique Map of Holstein, Germany
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Holsatia Ducatus'. Original old map of Holstein, Germany. By Petrus Kaerius, published circa 1650. Pieter van den Keere (Latin: Petrus Kaerius 1571 – circa 1646) ...
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Antique Map of the course of the Rhine from Lahnstein to Rheinkassel, Germany
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Parte meridionale degli Stati dell 'Elet di Colonia'. This map shows the course of the Rhine from Lahnstein to Rheinkassel and the area west to Aachen, Germany. W...
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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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Charming 18th Century Miniature Map of Greece, 1685
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Graeciae Descriptio.' Charming miniature map of Greece from the pocket atlas 'Introductionis in Universam Geographiam tam Veterem qu...
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17th Century Topographical Map, Champagne-Ardenne, Marsal, Maubert Iohan Peeters
Located in New York, NY
Fine topographical 17th century map by Iohan Peeters of Marsal and Maubert Fontaine in the Champagne-Ardennes Region of North Eastern France.
Fabulous period engraving for a Wine Ce...
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Antique Map of the Strait of Malacca, Malay Peninsula & Dutch Indies, c.1670
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Indiae Orientalis, nec non Insularum Adiacentium Nova Descriptio.'
Map of Southeast Asia. The map centers on the Strait of Malacca and Malay Peninsula. It ext...
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Original Antique Map of the Duchy of Holstein
By Willem Blaeu
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Ducatus Holsatiae Nova Tabula'. Original old map of the Duchy of Holstein, the northernmost territory of the Holy Roman Empire, from the mid-17th Century. To the ...
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Antique Map of the City of Leeuwarden by Leti, 1690
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Leovardia.' A plan of Leeuwarden in Friesland, the Netherlands. With two coats of arms, the title in a scroll and an index of 30 buildings in the lower right. Fro...
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Original Antique Map of Brecknockshire, Wales
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Brecknoc comitaus pars olim silurum'. Original old map of Brecknockshire, Wales. Engraved by R. Vaughan after Christopher Saxton. Published circa 1640.
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Antique Map of Cheshire, North West England
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Cestria comitatus Palatinus'. Original old map of Cheshire, Northwest England. Published circa 1665 by J. Blaeu. Willem Jansz. Blaeu and his son Joan Blaeu are th...
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Original Italian Antique Map of Asia Minor and Cyprus and Neighboring Regions
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Natolia detta anticamente Asia Minor (..)'. Rare map of Asia Minor (Turkey) and Cyprus and neighboring regions. The map provides one of the most detailed and up t...
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Antique Map of Delfland, Schieland and Islands of Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Delflandia, Schielandia, et Insulae (..)'. Original antique map of Delfland, Schieland and islands of Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands. The 'Zuid-Hollandse Eilanden'...
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Original Hand-Colored Antique Map of Gelderland and Utrecht in the Netherlands
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Ducatus Geldriae novissima descriptio'. Detailed map of Gelderland, a province in the Netherlands. Two coats of arms, one with scale. Ships on ‘De Zuyderzee’. Pub...
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17th Century Topographical Map of Cote D'azur, Avignon, Frejus by Iohan Peeters
Located in New York, NY
Fine topographical 17th century map by Iohan Peeters of the towns of Avignon and Frejus in the Cote d'Azur-Provence-Alpes Region of Southeastern France.
Beautifully suited decorativ...
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Decorative Original Antique Map of Normandy, France
Located in Langweer, NL
Original antique map titled 'Ducato D'Normandie Scala di Miglia d'Italia'. Very decorative map of Normandy, with a fine title cartouche featuring Leda ...
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Antique Miniature Map of the Western Hemisphere, with California as an Island
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique miniature map titled 'Nouveau Continent avec plusieurs Isles et Mers'. Decorative map of the Western Hemisphere, published by Alain Manesson Mallet. The map shows California as an Island...
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Decorative Map of the Spice Islands in the Mollucas, Indonesia, ca.1640
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Moluccae Insulae Celeberrimae'.
Decorative map of the Spice Islands. Inset of the Island of Bachian (Batjan) in an elaborate frame as well as a Moluccan couple in the lower right corner in Europeanized native dress.
Artists and Engravers: Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638) was a prominent Dutch geographer and publisher. Born the son of a herring merchant, Blaeu chose not fish but mathematics and astronomy for his focus. He studied with the famous Danish astronomer Tycho...
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Original Antique Map of Prussia, ca.1630
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Prussia - Preussen'. Original map of Prussia, a historically prominent German state that originated in 1525 with a duchy centered on...
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Antique Map of the Region of Zevenwouden in Friesland, The Netherlands, 1635
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'De Zeeven Wolden'. Map of the region of Zevenwouden (or Zevenwolden) in Friesland, the Netherlands. This region include the villages of Langweer, Echtenerbrug, Le...
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Antique Map of the Province of Overijssel, the Netherlands
Located in Langweer, NL
Original antique map titled 'Ditio Trans-Isulana'. Original old map of the province of Overijssel, the Netherlands. With coat of arms and two decorative cartouches. Published by J. J...
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Antique Map of Upper Bavaria, Germany
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Bavariae pars superior cum insertis et adjacentibus regionibus non solum in ejusdem ditiones generales (..). Original antique map of upper Bavaria from Regensburg...
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Antique Map of the Rethelois or Rethel Region in France by Janssonius, ca.1650
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map of France titled 'Dioecese de Rheims et le Païs de Rethel'.
Detailed map, centered on the River Ayne and the River Velle and sowing Reims, Chalons, Rethel, Sedan, Cha...
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Antique Map of Gloucestershire in Britain by Camden, 1637
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Glocestriae comitatus olim sedes Dobunorum'. Map of Gloucestershire, England. This map originates from Camden?s 'Britannia' ...
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Antique Sea Chart of the Western Coast of Africa
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Paskaert van de Kust van Genehoa (..)'. This attractive sea chart covers the western coast of Africa from Cape Blanco (Ras Nouadhibou) to Cape Verde (Dakar...
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Antique Map of Gabon, Angola and the Congo Region in Africa c.1680
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Royaume de Congo'.
Map of Gabon, the Congo and Angola from Cape Lopez and Sao Tomé to approximately the border with present-day Namibia. The map is fully engrav...
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Antique Map of the region of Bremen and Verden, Germany
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Ducatus Bremae et Ferdae (..)'. Original antique map of the region of Bremen and Verden, Germany. Published by N. Visscher, circa 1690.
The Visscher family were...
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Antique Map of Part of Flanders 'Belgium' by F. de Wit 'circa 1680'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Marchionatus Sacri Imperii et Dominii Mechelini Tabula'. Large folio size map of the region around Mechelen, Leuven, Brussels, Dendermonde and Antwerp. Published ...
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Rare Antique Engraving of Mount Fuji During an Earthquake in Tokyo, Japan, 1669
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'Aertbeevinge tot Jedo.' - ('Earthquake in Edo').
A temple falls to ruins because of an earthquake in Yedo (or Edo, Jeddo; now Tokyo). Men and women lament...
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Antique Map of Northern Jutland by Kaerius, 1628
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Iutia Septentrionalis'. Copper engraved map of Northern Jutland (Denmark) by P. Kaerius. This map originates from 'Atlas Minor (..)' by G. Mercator.
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Original Old Bird's-eye View plan of Sneek, Friesland, The Netherlands, 1649
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled: 'Sneeck.' Bird's-eye view plan of Sneek, Friesland, The Netherlands. Text in Latin on verso. This plan originates from the famous city Atlas: 'Toneel der Steeden'...
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Antique Print of the City of Leeuwarden, Friesland in The Netherlands, 1680
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Leeuwaerd'. Old bird's eye view of the city of Leeuwarden, Friesland. This print originates from 'Thooneel der Steden ende Sterckten van 't Vereenight Nederland...
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Antique Map of Flanders and Zeeland by Merian, 1659
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Flandria et Zeelandia Comitatus'. Original antique map of Flanders, Belgium, and part of Zeeland, the Netherlands. This map originates from 'Topographia Germaniae...
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Rare Original Miniature Map of Papua New Guinea and the Salomon Islands, 1600
Located in Langweer, NL
Very handsome original old coloured copper engraving of Papua and the Solomon Island. Title of the map 'Descriptio Novae Guneae et Inss. Salom.
On the reverse text in Latin.
Ve...
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Original Antique Hand-Colored Map of The East Indies and Southeast Asia, c.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 J...
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Antique Map of the French Province of Quercy, ca.1625
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Quercy Cadurcium'. Old map of the region of Quercy, France. Quercy is a former province of France, the present-day department of Lot, the northern half of the dep...
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