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Item Ships From: Netherlands
Period: 18th Century
Antique Map of the Tonkin River ‘Vietnam’ by J.N. Bellin, 1764
Located in Langweer, NL
One of the maps produced by Bellin for Prevost d'Exiles' influential travel book, ‘L'Histoire Generale des Voyages’. This map depicts part of Southeast Asia, most likely northern Vie...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Original Hand-colored Antique Map of Denmark by S. Neele, 1790
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique very decorative engraving of Denmark engraved by S. Neele. Published in November 1790 by John Trusler. Tape on verso.
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of Nova Zembla ‘Russia’ by J.N. Bellin, 1758
Located in Langweer, NL
An interesting map of Nova Zembla and surrounding areas. With details on the eastern tip of Nova Zembla of the place where the stranded Dutch sailors under Willem Barentsz spent the ...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of Moscovy 'Russia' by E. Bowen, 1747
Located in Langweer, NL
Beautiful map of European Russia by the English cartographer Emmanuel Bowen. It depicts the European portion of Russia extending from the Gulf of Finland to the Ural Mountains. The m...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of Denmark by Covens & Mortier, 1730
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map of Denmark from: 'Atlas Nouveau ... Par Guillaume de l'Isle' Amsterdam, Covens & Mortier, 1730.
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Print with a View of Amsterdam from the IJ Dock by H. Schouten
Located in Langweer, NL
This rare authentic old antique print / plate originates from: 'Nieuwe atlas, van de voornaamste gebouwen en gezigten der stad Amsterdam, met derzelver beknopte beschryvingen.' (tran...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Coastal Map of West Sumatra 'Indonesia' by J. Mannevillette, 1745
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte de la côte occidentale de l'isle Sumatra depuis la ligne équinoctiale jusqu'au détroit de la Sonde'. Beautiful coastal map of We...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
18th Century Polynesian Ironwood Gata Waka or War Club from Fiji
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Polynesian ironwood Gata waka or war club
Fiji, probably 18th century or earlier
Measures: Height. 97 cm
Including museum-quality powder-coated stand.
Provenance:
Private collection, France
Polynesian culture is traditionally a culture of power and prestige, and there was a fine line between battle and ceremony. Warrior people par excellence, the Fijians had at their disposal a large panoply of weapons, each for a specific use.
The elegant Gata are called gun-sticks by Europeans due to the recognizable form. However, they are designed after a snake, gata in Fijian language. The Ula throwing clubs...
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Fijian Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Hardwood
Ancient Egypt Map – Ægyptus Antiqua by D’Anville, Paris circa 1765
Located in Langweer, NL
Ancient Egypt Map – Ægyptus Antiqua by D’Anville, Paris circa 1765
Description:
This finely detailed antique map titled "Ægyptus Antiqua" presents an elegant depiction of ancient Eg...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Original Antique Map of Muscovy or Russia by Isaak Tirion, Amsterdam circa 1740
Located in Langweer, NL
Map of Muscovy or Russia by Isaak Tirion, Amsterdam circa 1740
Description:
This beautifully engraved and delicately hand-colored map titled "Nieuwe Kaart van Muskovië of Rusland" w...
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Dutch Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of Hungary and Transylvania by Isaak Tirion, Amsterdam c.1740
Located in Langweer, NL
Poland Map 1740s – Nieuwe Kaart van het Koninryk Poolen by Isaak Tirion
This finely engraved and attractively hand-colored map of the Kingdom of Poland was published by Isaak Tirion...
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Dutch Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Historic Map of Poland and Lithuania – Tirion Edition c.1740
Located in Langweer, NL
Poland Map 1740s – Nieuwe Kaart van het Koninryk Poolen by Isaak Tirion
This finely engraved and attractively hand-colored map of the Kingdom of Poland was published by Isaak Tirion...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
France Map 1757 – Southern Provinces by Isaak Tirion in Dutch Engraving
Located in Langweer, NL
France Map 1757 – Southern Provinces by Isaak Tirion in Dutch Engraving
This original copperplate engraving published in 1757 by Isaak Tirion in Amsterdam presents a highly detailed...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Crete Map 1749 – Homann Heirs Engraving of Candia with Aegean Islands
Located in Langweer, NL
Crete Map 1749 – Homann Heirs Engraving of Candia with Aegean Islands
This fine 1749 map titled 'Insula Creta hodie Candia' presents an 18th-century cartographic portrait of the isl...
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German Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Switzerland Map 1778 – Striking Hand-Colored Copperplate of the Thirteen Cantons
Located in Langweer, NL
Switzerland Map 1778 – Faden’s Hand-Colored Copperplate of the Thirteen Cantons
This striking copperplate engraving, published by William Faden in London in 1778, offers a detailed ...
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European Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Greece and Ottoman Balkans Map – Homann Engraving ca. 1720
Located in Langweer, NL
Greece and the Danube Basin Map c.1720 – Antique Engraving of the Balkans
This remarkable early 18th-century map presents a sweeping view of southeastern Europe, centering on the co...
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European Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique French Map of Asia Including China Indoneseia India, 1783
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Very nice map of Asia. 1783 Dedie au Roy.
Additional information:
Country of Manufacturing: Europe
Period: 18th century Qing (1661 - 1912)
Condition: Overall Condition B (Good Used)...
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European Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Super Rare Antique French Map of Chine and the Chinese Empire, 1780
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Super Rare Antique French Map of Chine and the Chinese Empire, 1780
Very nice map of Asia. 1780 Made by Bonne.
Additional information:
Type: Map
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European Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
A Dutch West India Company GWC almanack for the year 1760
Located in Amsterdam, NL
"D'Erven Stichter’s Comptoir Almanach, Op ’t Schrikkel-Jaar onzes Heeren Jesu Christi, 1760, voorzien met alle de Jaar-, Paarden-, Beesten-, en Leermarkten Alsmede de Vacantien, het ...
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Dutch Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Leather, Paper
Reference Book -The Colour Treasury of 18th Century Porcelain Siegfried Ducret
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Reference Book Chinese Japanese and European Porcelain and Antique -The Colour Treasury of 18th Century PorcelaiN Siegfried Ducret
The Colour Treasury of 18th Century PorcelaiN Sieg...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Utrecht city plan
Located in UTRECHT, UT
“Platte grond der Stad Utrecht vertonende alle Gragten, Straaten, Stegen, Gangen, Markten, en plaatsen der openbare Gebouwen”, engraving published by Johannes van Schoonhoven in Amst...
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Dutch Other Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Amsterdam city plan - Joost van Sassen
Located in UTRECHT, UT
“Afbeeldinge der Stad Amsterdam, gelyk deselve in den jaren 1536 door Cornelis Antonisz na ’t leven is geschildert, en Ao 1544 in druk uytgegeven.”, engraved by Joost van Sassen and ...
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Dutch Other Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Engraved Commemorative Surinam Plantation Glass, History of 18th Century Slavery
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A splendid commemorating glass with a fine engraving of a plantation house and coffee shrubs with a text reading: Het.Welvaaren.Van.De.Plantagie.Saxen (the prosperity of the Plantati...
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Surinamer Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Japanese Sculpture Okimono of a Dutchman, Dutch Colonial, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An extremely rare wood Japanese Okimono of a Dutchman playing with a bat
Edo period, 18th-19th century or earlier
The Dutchman is standing and h...
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Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Boxwood
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