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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Antique Print of the West Front of Rolls House by Campbell, 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'The West Front of the Rolls in Chancery Lane (..)'. Print of the west front of Rolls House, Chancery Lane, London. This print originates from 'Vitruvius Britann...
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Antique Map of Switzerland by Janssonius, 1657
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map of Switzerland titled 'Helvetiae Rhetiae & Valesiae'. Decorative and detailed map of Switzerland. This map originates from 'Atla...
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Authentic Map of the Coast from Cape Formosa to the Dony River, Africa, 1732
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'The New Correct Mapp of Calbar River vulgarly call'd Calabar (..)'.
An interesting map of the coast from Cape Formosa to the Dony River stated on the map to be ...
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Antique Map of Prussia by Janssonius, 1628
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Prussia'. Original antique map of Prussia, a historically prominent German state that originated in 1525 with a duchy centered on th...
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Antique Map of Northern Asia by Mallet, 1719
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Das Mitternächtige Theil des Alten Asien'. This sheet of five miniature maps describes the northern part of Asia in classical times, perhaps circa 150 AD. At the top, an overview map shows the main regions and territories, which are pictured in more detail below. From left to right, the four maps below depict Scythia east of the Imaus (Pamir) Mountains, Serica, Sychia west of the Pamir mountains, and Sarmatia, the last of which borders the Black Sea. Originates from Alain Manesson Mallet's 'Description de l 'Univers' (German edition). Artists and Engravers: Alain Manesson Mallet (1630-1706) was a French cartographer and engineer. He started his career as a soldier in the army of Louis XIV, became a Sergeant-Major in the artillery and an Inspector of Fortifications. He also served under the King of Portugal, before returning to France, and his appointment to the court of Louis XIV. His military engineering and mathematical background led to his position teaching mathematics at court. His major publications were Description de L'Univers (1683) in 5 volumes, and Les Travaux de Mars ou l'Art de la Guerre (1684) in 3 volumes. His Description de L'Universe contains a wide variety of information, including star maps...
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Antique Map of London Showing the Area from Essex to Surrey, England, 1741
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Regionis quae est circa Londinum specialis repraesentatio (..)'
Very detailed map showing the area from Essex to Surrey and shows a lovely view of London with a high level of detail, stretching from Old London Bridge...
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Antique Map with Details of Berings' Expedition into Russians' Far East, 1737
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte Des Pays traverses par le Capne. Beerings depuis la Ville de Tobolsk jusqua'a Kamtschatka'.
This is the first printed map to illustrate Vitus Bering's fir...
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Antique Map of the Dutch Province of Gelderland, 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Frisiae Haereditariae seu Trajectini Episcopatus Gelria?. Map of the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. This map originates from 'Atlas Descriptio, secundum...
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Antique Map of Kerguelens Island Coast by Cook, 1784
By James Cook
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Kerguelen's Land (..)'. Antique map of Kerguelens island coast, known today as the Desolation islands. Originates from 'A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean: Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere (..)' published in Dublin.
Artists and Engravers: James Cook...
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Antique Map of the Harbour of Praia, Santiago Island, Cape Verde, c.1750
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'A Draught of ye Harbour of Praya in the Island St. Jago (..)'. Uncommon map showing the harbour of Praia on Santiago Island, Cape Verde. Source unknown, to be det...
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Antique Print of Amsterdam and St. Paul Island, 1753
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Isle d'Amsterdam, Isle St. Paul'. Two images on one sheet depicting Amsterdam and St. Paul island. The Dutch captain Anthonie van Diemen named it island Nieuw Amsterdam...
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Antique Map of the Islands Near Batavia, Capital of the Dutch East Indies, 1682
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Caerte van de Eylanden voor Batavia.'
Map of the islands near Batavia, Indonesia. With scale, compass rose, cartouche and ships on the sea. Sheet with engraving...
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Encoloured Engraving of Cliff Kaloiero or Caloiero Island, Panaia, Greece, 1688
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print Greece titled 'De Klip van Kaloiero'. Old print of the Island Kaloiero or Panaia, Greece. This print originates from 'Nauwkeurige Be...
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Bird's Eye View of Dabhol as Seen from the Sea, North of Goa, India, 1727
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'De Bay ende Stadt Dabul'.
Bird's eye view of Dabhol as seen from the sea. The city is situated on the Vashishti river, north of Goa in India, on the Malabar...
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Detailed Map of Dutch Rivers, with the Rhine, Maas, de Merwe en de Lek, C.1750
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Kaart van den Loop der Rivieren de Rhyn, de Maas, de Waal, de Merwe en de Lek, door de Provincien van Gelderland, Holland en Utrecht'.
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Map of Spain & Portugal Incl. the islands of Ibiza, Minorque & Majorque, 1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Les Royaumes d'Espagne et de Portugal.'
Map of Spain and Portugal. Includes the islands of Ibiza, Minorque, and Majorque. Shows towns, rivers, some topographi...
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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 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 Map of Sangir Island and the Talaud Islands by Valentijn, 1726
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Het Eyland Sangir & De Talautse Eylanden'. Two maps on one sheet. To the left, a map of Sangir Island, Indonesia. To the right, a map of the Talaud Islands, Indon...
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Antique Map of the Gulf of Cambay, Gujarat, India, 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Le Golfe de Cambaye at la Rade de Suratt.' (The gulf of Cambay and the coast of Surat, India.) The Gulf of Khambhat, formerly known as the Gulf of Cambay, is an i...
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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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Antique Map of the County of Bentheim by Hondius, c.1630
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Comitatus Bentheimensis nova descriptio'. Engraved map of the County of Bentheim, showing Linge, Enschede, Bad Bentheim, Coevorden, Ne...
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Beautiful Old View of Spice Island Banda Neira with Fort Nassau, Indonesia, 1726
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Het Eyland Neira, en het Casteel Nassau mitsgaders Belgica'.
Beautiful view of Banda Neira with Fort Nassau, Indonesia. This print originates from 'Oud en Nie...
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Antique Map of Northern Europe and European Russia, ca.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Le Nord de L'Europe, Contenant Le Danemark, La Norwege; La Suede et La Laponie avec la Majeure Partie de al Russie Europeenne.'
Map of Northern Europe and Eur...
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Original Antique Engraved Map of the Russian Empire, 1778
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique map titled 'A New and Correct Map of the Russian Empire'.
Original antique map of the Russian Empire. This map originates from Moore's 'New and Complete Coll...
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Old Print of a Religious Ceremony for Corpus Christi Day and Palm Sunday, 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Two images on one sheet titled 'La Procession des Palmes le Dimanche des Rameaux' and 'La Procession du Saint Sacrement le jour de la Dête-Dieu'.
The upper image depicts Palm Sunday...
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Large Antique Map of New Guinea and New Britain Showing Capt. Cooks Tract, 1773
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'A Chart of Captain Carteret's Discoveries at New Britain, with part of Captain Cooke's Passage thro Endeavour Streights, & of Captain Dampier's tract & discoverie...
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Large Antique Map of Gaul under Roman Rule, ca.1760
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Gallia Augustiniana in suas provincias divisa (..)'. Large antique map of Roman Gaul, it refers to Gaul under provincial rule in ...
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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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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 Print of the Elevation of a New Design Dedicated to Lord Cadogan
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'The Elevation of a new design of my Invention in the Palatial Stile (..)'. Old engraving of the elevation of a new design dedicated to Lord Cadogan. This print ...
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Antique Map of the Region of Touraine in France by Janssonius, 1657
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Touraine - Turonensis Ducatus'.
Decorative map of the Touraine region. This map originates from 'Atlas Novus, Sive Theatrum Orbis Orbis Terrarum: In quo Galli...
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Calvary XVIIth Century, Religious
Located in Madrid, ES
Calvary XVIIth century, religious
17th Century Calvary, religious Ancient Calvary from the 17th century carved in boxwood Boxwood is characterized by its hardness and difficult pruning. It has traces of polychromy and gold. Measure: 65x45...
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Finely Engraved Antique Map of Europe with inset of America, c.1745
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Theatrum Historicum pars Occidentalis.' Finely engraved historical map with a profusion of details. It shows western Europe and the northern Mediterranean basin a...
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Antique Print of the Massacre in Naarden, The Netherlands, 1679
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'De Moordt der Spanjaerden te Naerden geschiedt den eersten van December in den Jaare 1572'. Old print of the massacre by the Spaniards in Naarden, the Netherlands, 1 december 1572. This print originates from 'Oorsprongk, begin, en vervolgh der Nederlandsche oorlogen' by Pieter Christiaansz. Bor.
Artists and Engravers: Jan Luyken...
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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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Map of the Duchy Clivia & Ravestein, Brabant in The Netherlands & Germany, 1635
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Clivia Ducatus et Ravestein Dominium.'
Map of the Duchy Clivia and Ravestein, part of Brabant in The Nethe...
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Antique Map of Southern Italy by Janssonius, C.1650
Located in Langweer, NL
"Antique map titled 'Itala nam tellus Graecia Maior erat Ovid. IV. Fastor. Haec Italiae pars nunc primum de prica aerugine est abstersa (..)'. Beautiful map of Southern Italy...
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Detailed Original Antique Map of the Russian Empire in Asia, 1750
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Partie Orientale de l'Empire de Russie en Asie (..)'.
Detailed map of the Russian Empire in Asia.
Artists and Engravers: Gilles Robert de Vaugondy (1688-1766) was the head of a leading family of geographers in eighteenth century France. Gilles got his start when he jointly inherited the shop of Pierre-Moullart Sanson, grandson of the famous geographer Nicholas Sanson. The inheritance included the business, its stock of plates, and a roller press...
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Old Print of the Governor-General's Residence in Batavia, Indonesia, 1739
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Ein Prospect Sr. Hoch-Edelheit des Herrn Gen: Gouverneurs Hoff und Wohnhausses in dem Castel Batavia wie dasselbe von innen anzusehen'.
Old print with a view of the Governor-General's residence in Batavia. 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 Puerto San Julian in Patagonia, 1749
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Plan van de Haven van St. Juliaan op de Kust van Patagonia (..) - Plan du Port St. Julien, sur la Côte des Patagons (..)'. Original antique map of St. Julian on t...
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Views of Saunders, Osnaburg, Boscawens, Admiral Keppel's & Wallis Island, c.1774
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Isles de Sir Charles Saunder Latitude (..)'.
Coastal views of Sir Charles Saunders Island ; Osnaburg Island [Mehetia, in French Polynesia] ; Boscawens Islan...
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Antique Map of the Region of Lyon by Janssonius, 1657
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map of France titled 'La Principaute de Dombes'. Detailed map of the area above Lyon. This map originates from 'Atlas Novus, Sive Theatrum Orbis Orbis Terrarum: In quo Gallia...
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Rare Engraving of Dutch and Danish Forts on the West African Gold Coast, 1744
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'The Dutch Fort Croevecoeur (…).'
A four panel plate showing forts on the West African Gold Coast, Ghana; a) The Dutch Fort Croevecoeur at Accra, b) The Danish Fort Christiaenburgh at Accra, c) Cape Ruygehoeck or Duyvelsbergh, d) The Prospect of the Village and Coast of Lay, the mount Redonda being at NNE. Ussher Fort is a fort in Accra, Ghana. It was built by the Dutch in 1649 as Fort Crevecoeur. From: "A Collection of Voyages and Travels" published by John and Awnsham Churchill in London in 1744.
Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Johannes Kip' after 'A. Churchill'. Johannes Kip (b Amsterdam, 1653; d London, 1722). Dutch draughtsman, engraver and dealer, active in England. He was a pupil of Bastiaen Stopendaal (1636–1707) from 1668 to 1670. His earliest dated engravings are of 1672 (e.g. the Siege of Groningen , Hollstein, no. 4), and he supplied numerous plates for books published from that date onwards. His work brought him into contact with the court of William of Orange and in 1686 he produced six plates depicting William of Orange, his Wife and Attendants near The Hague (Hollstein, no. 5). Shortly after the Glorious Revolution of 1688 Kip followed the court to England. After settling in Westminster, he worked extensively for London publishers, engraving works after Francis Barlow, Caius Gabriel Cibber (e.g. Interior of the Danish Church in London , 1697; Hollstein, no. 6) and other London-based artists. His engravings were principally destined for book illustrations. The work for which Kip is best remembered is his large corpus...
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Antique Map of The Nile, Egypt and the Red Sea by Bachiene, 1765
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'De XIde Landkaart verbeeldende Egypte en de Woestyne der Schelf-Zee (..).' Map of Biblical Egypt and the Red Sea. With title cartouche, compass rose and scale. Th...
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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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Antique Map of the Maine Region by Janssonius, 1657
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map of France titled 'Diocese du Mans vulgo le Mains'. Decorative map of the region of Maine, France. This map originates from 'Atlas Novus, Sive Theatrum Orbis Orbis Terraru...
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Antique Map of Portugal by Placide, c.1700
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Le Portugal dedié au Roy (..)'. Large and detailed map of Portugal. With a small inset map of Porto. Artists and Engravers: Publish...
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Rare Etching of a Warrior Standing and Leaning on a Long Sword, ca.1658
Located in Langweer, NL
Etching of a warrior standing and leaning on a long sword. Originates from a figurine series 1653-1658, signed with his monogram.
Artists and engravers: Sa...
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Interesting Map of the Thousand Islands in the Bay of Batavia 'Jakarta', ca.1740
Located in Langweer, NL
A single unfolded page border colored engraved map, printed no. 107 in top corner. This same map is found as plate 107 in Atlas Universelle aus dem Jahre 1787 by Philippe de Pretot b...
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Antique Map of the County of Hainaut by Jaillot, 1692
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Le Comté de Haynaut divisé en Chateliensis, Balliages, Prevoste's (..)'. Large map of the county of Hainaut (France) with its most important cities, Mons (Bergen)...
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Antique Print of the Village of Loenen, The Netherlands, c.1790
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 't'Dorp Loenen'. View of the village of Loenen, the Netherlands. This print originates from 'Vaderlandsche gezigten'.
Artists and Engravers: Engraved by K.F....
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Antique Map of Flanders, Belgium, 1630
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Comitatus Flandria'. Original antique map of Flanders, Belgium. This map originates from 'Vyerige Colom verthonende de 17 Nederlandsche Provintien' published 1630...
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Antique Map of the Region of Amsterdam by Wagenaar, c.1760
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Kaart van de Ambagts - Heerlykheden der Stad Amsterdam, in Rynland, Kennemerland en Amstelland (..).' Detailed map of the administrative territories in the...
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Antique Map of Hertfordshire in England by Speed, 1627
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Hartfordshire described the sittuations of Hartford (..)'.
Map of Hertfordshire, England. Includes inset maps of Hertford and the Roman settlement of Verolani...
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Map of the Electorate of Bavaria, Incl Lake Constance, by Jesuit Scherer, c.1700
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Electorat Bavariae.' Map of the Electorate of Bavaria by the Jesuit Heinrich Scherer. The lower map shows the Lake Constance. Source unknown, to be determined.
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Antique Map of France with a Nice Cartouche of a Distance Scale, c.1756
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'France'. Engraved map of France with a small, decorative title cartouche and distance scale. Originates from 'A New Geographical and Historical Grammar (..)', by ...
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Two Maps of Asia on One Sheet, India, Bangladesh and Malaysia & Burma etc., 1617
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Tabula Asiae'.
Two maps of Asia on one sheet, recto and verso. The recto features an interesting map of India, Bangladesh and the Ganges River. On the verso, ...
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