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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Detailed Antique Map of Western Belgium and Eastern France by Coronelli, 1690
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Contado d'Hannonia (..)'. Map of western Belgium and eastern France, from south of Brussels (not shown) to Cambrai, France, generally centered around the towns of...
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Antique Map of the Bay of Brusc, France
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte de la rade du Brusc'. Original map of the bay of Brusc, France. This map originates from 'Le Petit Atlas Maritime (..)' by J.N. Bellin. Published 1764. ...
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Print of the Solemn Celebration Sapan Giacche in Pegu, Burma 'Myanmar', 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'Fete Solennelle de Pegu appelee Sapan Giacche' This plate shows the Solemn celebration called Sapan Giacche in Pegu or Bago, the capital of the Bago Regio...
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Original Antique Map of the Duchy of Holstein
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 Region Between the Seine and Loire Rivers by Janssonius, 1657
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map of France titled 'Gastinois et Senonois'. Regional map of central France, northeast of Orleans showing the area between the Seine and Loire Rivers. Includes Auxerre, Sens...
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Original Antique County Map of Derbyshire, England
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Darbyshire'. Original antique map of the country of Derbyshire, England. Engraved by Robert Morden. Sold by Abel Swale, Awnsham and John Churchill...
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Old Map of Ceylon 'Sri Lanka' with The North Oriented to The Left, 1731
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique map Ceylon titled 'Nieuwe Kaart van t Eland Ceilon'. Old map of present-day Sri Lanka with north oriented to the left. The ...
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Antique Map of the Island of Djerba by Coronelli '1691'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Isola e Castello di Gerbi'. Original antique map of the Island of Djerba, Tunisia, in Africa. Includes an inset of the Djerba Castle in upper right. This map orig...
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Original Antique Map of England, Showing the Most Memorable Battles
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte d'Angleterre ou l'on fait observer les Batailes les plus Memorables de ce Royaume'. Original antique map of England, showing the most memorable battles. Thi...
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Antique Map of the Coastline Between Calais and Estaples and Northern France
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Caletensium et Bononiensium Ditionis Accurata Delinatio [on sheet with] Veromanduorum Eorumque Confinium Exactissima Discriptio'. Two maps on a folio sheet. Calentensium covers the coastline between Calais and Estaples based in part on a four-sheet map by Nicolas de Nicolay...
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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 Holstein, Germany
Antique Map of Holstein, Germany
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Antique Map of France with Inset showing the Northern Departments
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'The Republic of France divided according to its 103 Departments'. Decorative map of France. Includes a large cartouche and an in...
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Antique Map of the British Isles by Lotter, 1764
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Le Grand Bretagne ou les Royaumes d'Angleterre et d'Ecosse'. Old engraved map of the British Isles (main islands United Kingdom & Ire...
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Antique Map of Ambon and Boero by Valentijn, 1726
Located in Langweer, NL
Untitled map of the western part of the island Amboina with Boero, Indonesia. This print originates from 'Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën' by F. Valentijn.
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Old Original Handcoloured Map of the Former Province of Perche, France, ca.1640
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Perchensis Comitatus - La Perche compte'. Old map of the former province of Perche, France. Until the French Revolution, Perche was bounded by four ancient te...
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Antique Map of Europe by Keizer & de Lat, 1788
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Kaartje van Europa (..)'. Uncommon original antique map of Europe. This map originates from 'Nieuwe Natuur- Geschied- en Handelkundige Zak- en Reisatlas' by Gerri...
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Antique Map of Northern Germany by M. Seutter, circa 1730
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Saxoniae Inferioris Circulus'. Old map of the northern part of Germany by M. Seutter. Covering the area of Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Schleswig-Hols...
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Antique Print of the Battle of Camaret in the Nine Years War, Near Brest, France
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Plan of the Attack of Camaret Bay, on the Coast of Bretagne, thro which lies the Harbour of Brest'. Striking plan showing the details of the battle at the mouth of Cameret Bay. Includes a battle plan...
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Original Old & Rare View of the City of Workum, Friesland, The Netherlands, 1616
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Worcum'. This print depicts the city of Workum (Friesland, The Netherlands). With German captions. This print originates from 'Rerum Frisicarum Historia' publishe...
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Cross Erected in Memory of Queen Eleanor, Basire, 1791
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'The Cross erected in memory of Queen Eleanor, near Northampton'. Antique print depicting the Eleanor cross near Northampton. Artists and Engravers: Made by J. B...
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Antique Hand-Colored Map of France by J.B. Elwe, 1792
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte Nouvelle du Royaume de France'. Beautiful antique map of France, including the Southern part of England. Decorated with cartouche and 12 coats of arms.  
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Original Antique Regional Map of France with Orleans, Auxerre and Montargis
Located in Langweer, NL
Original antique map titled 'Gastinois et Senonois'. Beautiful regional map of France. With Corbeil in the north, Pont sur Seyne in the east, Auxerre in the south, and Orleans in the...
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Large, Original Antique Print of the Roman Tropaeum Alpium, Near Monaco, ca.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Ruines du Monument de la Turbie, près de Monaco'. Large, original antique print of the Tropaeum Alpium, a Roman trophy (tropaeum) ce...
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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 the City of Zutphen by Guicciardini, 1613
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map Zutphen titled 'Zutphen'. This map depicts the city of Zutphen, Gelderland, The Netherlands. Originates from 'Discrittione di tutti i Paesi Bassi'. Artists and Engrav...
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Antique Engraving of the Statue of the Mythologic Hero Meleager, Rome. 1660
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique print, titled: 'Meleager in Aedibus Pichinys.' Statue of Meleager in Rome. In Greek mythology, Meleager was a hero venerated in his temenos at Calydon in Aetolia. He was already famed as the host of the Calydonian boar hunt in the epic tradition that was reworked by Homer. From the 1660 Dutch edition of 'Icones et Segmenta Nobil. Signorum et Statuarum quae Romae extant' by Francois Perrier...
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Antique Map of China Including Korea and Taiwan by Vaugondy, 1749
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Empire de la Chine'. Beautiful map of China including Korea and Taiwan (Formosa). This map originates from 'Atlas Universel (..)' by Gilles Robert de Vaugondy, 17...
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Original Antique Map of Juan Fernandez by Van Schley, 1757
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte Particuliere de l'Isle de Juan Fernandez - Byzondere Kaart van 't Eiland Juan Fernandez'. Map of the Chilean Juan Fernandez Island, topped by a view of it...
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Antique Print of the Tiber River in Rome, Italy, 1704
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Insulae Tiberinae et Pontis Senatorii Vestigia'. This original antique print shows a view of the Tiber River in Rome with the Bridge 'Ponte dei Senatori'. Above more images of Rome. Originates from 'Beschryving van Oud en Nieuw Rome. Verdeelt in drie Deelen. In 't Fransch beschreven door den Heer Francois Desseine. En in 't Nederduitsch vertaalt.', by Francois Desseine and published by Francois Halma in 1704, first published in French in 1690. Copies of this work are rarely complete as the maps and engravings are of high quality matching the work of Piranesi. Artists and Engravers: Jan Goeree (1670-1731) was a Dutch engraver and poet. He was the son of the Middelburg bookseller Willem Goeree. Born in Middelburg, but soon they moved to Amsterdam. Initially he focussed on painting, assumably a student of Gerard de Lairesse...
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Bird's Eye Plan of the Ancient City of Jerusalem Based on Old Records, c.1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Beschryving van het oude Jeruzalem volgens Villalpandus.' Bird's eye plan of the ancient city of Jerusalem based on Villalpando's foundation map. The plan shows...
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Antique Map of Overijssel by Van der Aa, c.1715
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'L'Over-Issel'. This map depicts the Dutch province Overijssel. This map originates from 'Nouvel Atlas, très exact et fort commode pour toutes sortes de personnes,...
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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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Detailed Map of the Holy Land, Showing the Travels of Christ & Apostles, ca.1650
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Het Beloofde Landt Canaan door wandelt van onsen Salichmaeker Jesu Christo neffens syne Apostelen.' Detailed map of the Holy Land, showing the travels of Christ and the Apostles, including Paul's travel's at sea and numerous sailing vessels. Below bible scenes such as the nativity and crucifiction of Christ. An excellent example of a Duch Bible map...
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Beautiful Original Antique Map of Antwerp, Belgium by Mapmaker Blaeu, ca.1652
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique map titled 'Antverpia; Gallis Anvers. Vernacule Antwerpen.' A very nicely coloured plan of Antwerp in Flanders, Belgium. West-oriented, with the river Scheld...
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Antique Map of the Eastern Part of the World by Tirion, 1755
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Kaart van het Oostelykste Deel der Weereld, dienende tot Aanwyzing van de Scheepstogten der Nederlanderen naar Oostindië'. Australia (Nieuw Holland) shown ...
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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 Print of Longford Castle, South of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, 1766
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Longford Castle the Seat of the Earl of Radnor in Wiltshire'. Large engraving of Longford Castle, Wiltshire. Source unknown, to be determined. Artists and Engravers: Engraved by Miller. Longford Castle stands on the banks of the River Avon...
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Antique Map of the Port of Acapulco in Mexico, 1749
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Plan van de Haven van Acapulco (..) - Plan du Port d'Acapulco (..)'. Original antique map of the Port of Acapulco on the coast of Mexico in the Southern Sea, at 1...
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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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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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Early 18th Century Map of Denmark in Old Coloring, Published in 1706
Located in Langweer, NL
Denmark. Schenk (Petrus), Dania Regnum Ducatus Holsatia. et Slesvicum Insulae Danicae et Provinciae Jutia Scania etc. Amsterdam, 1706, engraved reticulated map on thick paper with co...
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Antique Map of the Main Comoro Islands by Van Schley, 1749
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled ‘Carte des Isles de Comore (..) - Kaart van de Eilanden Komoro (..)’. Original antique map of the main Comoro Islands or Comoros including Comore, Mohéli, Anjouan ...
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Antique Map of the Bay of Terney by La Pérouse, 1797
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Plan de la Baie de Ternai'. Old map of the north eastern coast of Russia. This map originates from 'Atlas du voyage de La Perouse'. Arti...
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Antique Map of Menorca / Minorca by Homann Heirs '1757'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte Topographique de l'Isle Minorque'. Scarce decorative map of Menorca (or Minorca), with two gorgeous views of Mahon and Fort St. Phillipe at the bottom. Publ...
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Old Map of the Namibia and South Africa Coasts & Inset of Saldanha Bay, ca.1700
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte particuliere des Costes de l'Afrique'. Map of the coasts of Namibia and South Africa. With an inset map of Saldanha Bay. Artists and Engravers: Publ...
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Print of the Temple of Sanjusangen-Do 'Thousand Armed Kannon' Kyoto, Japan, 1669
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'Tempel met Duysent Beelden.' The Temple of Sanjusangen-Do in Kyoto, dedicated to the Thousand Armed Kannon. The central statue is that of Kannon. In front...
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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 Map of the Siege of Breda, City in the Netherlands by Blaeu, 1649
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Breda obsessa et expugnata a Celsissimo Frederico Henrico'. Old map of the city of Breda, the Netherlands. It shows the Siege of Breda in 1637. Originates fro...
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Antique Map of Batavia, Nowadays Jakarta, the Capital of Indonesia, 1782
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map Batavia titled 'Batavia zo als het was in den Jaare 1731'. Old map of the city of Batavia (Jakarta) in Indonesia. Originates from 'Batavia, de Hoofdstad van Neerlands O. ...
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Early Map of Australasia, Marking The Route of Abel Tasman in 1642 'Publ. 1726'
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique map titled 'Kaart der Reyse van Abel Tasman volgens syn eygen opstel'. Rare and early map of Australasia, marking the route of Abel Tasman's voyage from Mauritius to Batavia in 1642, on which he discovered Tasmania and New Zealand and proved that Australia was not part of the Great Southern...
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Chart of the Coast of Cochinchina' and 'Plan of Pulo Condor', Vietnam, 1778
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'A Chart of a part of the Coast of Cochinchina' and 'Plan of Pulo Condor'. Two maps on one sheet. The upper map shows part of the coast of Cochinchina from Cha...
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Antique Map of the Empire of China by Bonne, c.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte de L'Empire de la Chine.' Decorative map of the Empire of China, depicting China, Corea ( Korea ), Japan, Tonquin and the Philippine island Lucon. Source un...
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Old Map of the Philippines and Part of Indonesia 'Spice Islands', 1744
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Kaart van de Filippynsche, Ladrones, Moluccos of Specery Eilanden, als mede Celebes etc'. Old map of the Philippines and part of Indonesia. Originates ...
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Large Set of Old Dutch Books about the Rise of the Dutch Republic, 1782
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Vaderlandsche historie, vervattende de geschiedenissen der nu Vereenigde Nederlanden, inzonderheid die van Holland, van de vroegste tyden af [...]. 21 vol., 8vo (1 sm. tear in map in vol. II; normal minor browning or spotting). - Reissue of the 2nd Tirion ed. (1770, 1st 1749-1759) of the account of the rise of the Dutch Republic with historical notes and references by the Dutch historian J. Wagenaar (1709-1773), until the year 1751. Engr. ill. by J. Folkema, P. Tanjé, J.C. Philips, J. Houbraken, S. Fokke, etc.: front. by J. Punt, 5 large folding maps (e.g. "Naaukeurige kaart van het Oude Nederland en eenige aangrenzende gewesten", "Oude kaart der nu Vereenigde Nederlanden", "Nieuwe kaart van het oostelijkste deel der weereld diendende tot aanwijzing van de scheepstogten der Nederlanderen naar Oostindië"), 1 city-plan of Leiden, 105 full-page portraits (e.g. of Erasmus, Philips of Marnix of St Aldegonde, Prince Maurice, Albert & Isabella, Kenau, Hugo De Groot, Piet Hein, Michiel de Ruyter...
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Antique Map of the North Sea From the English Channel to Norway & Sweden, 1746
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'A correct Chart of the German Ocean from the North of Scotland to the Start Point, on the Coast of Great Britain; and from So. Bygden on ye coast of Norway, to C....
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Pl. 8 Antique Print of Various Garden Temples by Le Rouge, c.1785
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Divers petits Temples pour les Jardins Anglais'. Copper engraving showing various temples for English gardens. This print originat...
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Old Color Engraving of Blaeu's first Map of Brazil, North Oriented to the Right
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Novus Brasiliae Typus'. Fine old color example of Blaeu's first map of Brazil, with north oriented to the right. Includes inset map of Baya de todos Santos, elaborate cartouche, 2 compass roses and richly embellished vignettes of native Brazilian life and animals. The interior of the map includes vignettes of indigenous animals and native scenes, including cannibalism. Inset within a decorative border is a small map of "Baya de todos Sanctos". In the sea are monsters, a galleon and two compass roses. The large title cartouche features a male and female Brazilian, both of whom are shown naked. 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 Brahe...
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Antique Engraving of Kirby Hall Near Gretton, Northamptonshire, England c.1770
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Principal Front of Kirby Hall'. Kirby Hall is an Elizabethan country house, located near Gretton, Northamptonshire, England. The nearest main town is Corby. One of the great Elizabethan houses of England, Kirby Hall was built for Sir Humphrey Stafford of Blatherwick, beginning in 1570. In 1575 the property was purchased by Sir Christopher Hatton of Holdenby,[1] Lord Chancellor to Queen Elizabeth I. It is a leading and early example of the Elizabethan prodigy house. Construction on the building began in 1570, based on the designs in French architectural pattern books and expanded in the Classical style over the course of the following decades. The house is now in a semi-ruined state with many parts roof-less although the Great Hall and state rooms remain intact. The gardens, with their elaborate "cutwork" design, complete with statues and urns, have been recently restored. Anne of Denmark stayed at Kirby on 9 August 1605 while King James stayed at Rockingham Castle. King James stayed for three days in August 1616. During a royal progress Esmé Stewart, 3rd Duke of Lennox died at Kirby of the "spotted ague" on 30 July 1624. The building and gardens are owned by the Earl of Winchilsea and are managed by English Heritage. Kirby Hall has been used as a filming location in many productions. These include the following; an episode (6. Protest and Communication) of Kenneth Clark...
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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 Map of Part of Russia, c.1740
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Ienisensis Provinicia cum adjacentibus Toboliensis & Irkutensis'. Old map of part of Russia including the city of Tobolsk and others. Source unknown, to be determ...
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