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Period: 18th Century
Anatomical model: a thyroid, Germany end of 18th century.
Located in Milan, IT
Coloured wax anatomic model depicting an human organ: Thyroid mounted on black painted wooden base. Germany end of XVIII sec.
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German Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Wood
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 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
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 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Print of the Residence of Sir Gregory Page by Miller, c.1770
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Elevation of the Flank of Sir Gregory Page'. Architectural elevation of the residence of Sir Gregory Page.
Sir Gre...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
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 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Circa 1800, Antique French Hand Carved Nutwood Putti Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Lovely putti sculpture in typical Baroque Style.
This beautiful and chubby putto sculpture was probably part of a larger Church ornament / sculpture o...
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French Baroque Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Nutwood
Antique Print of Weapons of the Tartar Tanguts and the Samoyeds, 1768
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Armes des Tatares Tunguts et des Samojedes'. Copper engraving of weapons, like arrowheads, of the Tartar Tanguts and the Samoyeds. This print originates from vo...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Mid-18th Century French Alabaster Sculpture Depicting a Female Nude with Anchor
Located in Milan, IT
Alabaster sculpture depicting a female nude with cloak and hat, with clasped hands and resting her foot on an anchor, as if to invoke protection for the sailors; French manufacture o...
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French Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Alabaster
Louis XV Parcel-Gilt And Painted Wood Barometer
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th century Louis XV period hand carved and painted parcel gilt French wall barometer. Louis XV giltwood case with ornately hand-carved scrollwork on a green painted wood back. A be...
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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Wood, Glass
Antique French Map of Java, Indonesia by Chatelain, '1719'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte de l'Ile de Java: Partie Occidentale, Partie Orientale, Dressee tout Nouvellement Sur Les Memoires Les Plus Exacts (..)'. This beautiful map of Java (Indone...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of the Eastern Part of the World
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Kaart van het Oostelykste Deel der Weereld, diendende tot aanwyzing van de Scheepstogten der Nederlanderen Naar Oostindie'. This finely engraved map of the...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Old Map of Persia, incl the Caspian Sea and Part of the Arabian Peninsula, 1726
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map of Persia. It covers from the Gulf of Suez eastward to Ahmedabad (Amadabad) in modern day western India.
This map, centered on Persia, includes the Caspian Sea and part of the Arabian...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of France Divided into Departments, with Original Hand Coloring
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'A New Map of France (..)'. Original old map of France, divided into departments. With original/contemporary hand coloring. Published by John Cary, 1799. John Cary was an important and prolific London map seller...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of the Tunquin River and Bay to Cacho, the Capital City, Siam, 1758
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled ‘Kaart van den Loop der Rivier van Tonkin van Cacho tot aan de Zee / Carte du Cours de la Riviere de Tunquin Depuis Cacho jusqu'à la Mer J. v. Schley direx.’ Detailed map of the Tunquin River and Bay, extending north to Cacho, the capital...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Bust of a Spanish Knight, Hand Carved with Original Gesso and Paint
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Wooden bust of a knight.
A wonderful armored knight carved from lime wood. The knight is well carved with the face (with moustache) looking out of the ...
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Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pine
Stalls in the Choir of Rochester Cathedral, Basire, 1790
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Stalls in the Choir of Rochester Cathedral'. Antique print depicting the Stalls in the Choir of Rochester Cathedral. Artists and Engravers: Made by J. Basire af...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of Manipa, Nusa-Laut, Saparua & Haruku 'Indonesia' by F. Valentijn
Located in Langweer, NL
Four maps of islands and two figures in native dress. The islands are: Manipa, Nusa-Laut (Noessa-Laoet), Saparua (Honimoa) and Haruku (Oma). These islands...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Large Scale Map of Greece with Inset Map of Macedonia, c.1786
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Graeciae Antiquae'. Large scale map of Greece, extends south to the island of Cythera. Inset map shows details of Macedonia. Publis...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Hand-Colored Print of the Common Hazel, 1758
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print of the common hazel. Originates from 'Pomologia' by J. H. Knoop.
Artists and Engravers: Published by Johann Hermann Knoop (c.1700-1769).
Condition: Good, general ...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of West Africa by R. Bonne, 1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Partie Occidentale De L'Ancien Continent Depuis Lisbonne Jusqua La Riviere De Sierra Leona Avec L'Isle de Madere, les Isles Canaries et celles Du Cap Verd'. Parts...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Sea Chart of Central America and the Northwest Coast of South America, ca.1745
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Novae Hispaniae, Chili, Peruviae et Guatamala Littorae.'
Sea chart of Central America and the northwest coast of South America, oriented to the east, by Reinier & Joshua Ottens (after Frederick de Wit - 1675) in 1745 ('Atlas van de Zeevaart'). The map shows all or parts of the coasts of Peru, Chili, Honduras, Costa Rica and Mexico as well as the western Caribbean and the Galapagos...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of the Region of Osaka and Hirado Island in Japan, 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Description exacte et fidele des villes, bourgs et villages qui les Ambassadeurs de Hollande ont rencontrez dans leur voyage par terre de la ville Osacca jusqu'a ...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of Eastern Mediterranean and Asia Minor by a Benedictine, c.1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Byzondere Afbeelding der Landschappen, van de Apostelen bevaren en doorwandelt om het Evangelium J. C. te Prediken.' Map of the lands travelled by the Apostles to...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Print of Various Apples by Knoop, 1758
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print depicting apple variaties including the Framboos-Appel, Herfst Bloem-Soete, Somer-Parmain, Peer-Soete, Soete Dolphyn, Roode Herfst-Striepeling, Witte Soete Silverling, ...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of the Lorraine Region 'France' (c.1735)
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte du Duche de Lorraine - Kaart van Lotharingen'. A detailed map of the Duchy of Lorraine. The map is surrounded by thirteen vignette bird-eye view of fortifie...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Detailed Original Old Map of the Southern Region of the Kingdom of Algiers 1773
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Kaart van het Zuidelyk Gedeelte van het Ryk Algiers'.
Old map of the southern region of the Kingdom of Algiers, Algeria. Originates from the first Dutch edito...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Coppia di Fregi Italiani Dorati e Intagliati con la Figura di San Michele 1750s
Located in Milano, MI
Coppia Di Fregi Dorati riccamente intagliati in legno di tiglio con un tableau centrale ovale raffigurante San Michele mentre impugna la spada con la mano destra e regge la bilancia ...
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European Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Giltwood
Antique Print of the Dutch VOC Bombing Palembang, Sumatra (Indonesia), ca.1700
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'La Ville de Palimbang dans L’Ile de Sumatra.' A very decorative, impressive engraving of Palembang in Sumatra. Two views on one sheet. In the upper part the ove...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
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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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of India and Ceylon, along with the Maldives
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Stato del Mogol con l'Isole di Ceilan e Maldive'. Beautiful map of India and Ceylon, along with the Maldives. Includes a large decorative title cartouche. The map...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Old Map of the East Indonesian Islands Borneo, Celebes, New Guinea, Bali, 1792
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Partie de la Nouvelle Grande Carte des Indes Orientales, contenant les Isles de Borneo, Iava, Celebes, Mindanao (..)'.
Detailed map of the Indonesian islands ...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Engraved Map of Hungary and Transylvania or Romania, c.1710
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Hungary and Transilvania'. Original antique map of Hungary and Transylvania (modern day Romania), centered on Budapest. Artists and ...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Print of Cape or Cabo Verde, Africa, c.1750
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Gezigt van Kabo Verde' and 'Zydelings Gezigt van Kabo Verde'. Old print of Cabo Verde with a double view of the island coast. Engraved...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
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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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of Borneo (Largely Kalimantan), the Largest Island of Asia, 1726
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map Indonesia titled 'Kaart van het Eyland Borneo'. Early map of the Island of Borneo. This map originates from 'Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indië...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Marseille Ancienne et Moderne - FIRST ED WITH THE GILT ARMS OF NAPOLEON - 1786
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: M. Guys [Pierre-Augustin].
TITLE: Marseille Ancienne et Moderne.
PUBLISHER: Paris: Veuve Duchesne, 1786.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION WITH THE GILT ARMS OF NAPOLEON. 1 vol....
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French Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Leather
1718 Ides & Witsen Map "Route D'amsterdam a Moscow Et De La Ispahan Et Gamron
Located in Norton, MA
1718 Ides & Witsen map, entitled
"Route D'Amsterdam A Moscow Et De La Ispahan Et Gamron,"
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Subject: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Period: 1718 (published)
Publicati...
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Dutch Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Excellent Antique Map of America with Unusual Northwest Coast of America, c.1754
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Kaart Van het Westelykste Deel Der Weereld, dienende tot aanwyzing an de Scheepstogten der Nederlanderne Naar West Indie.' Excellent map of America, featuring an unusual northwest coast of America, which includes Martin d'Aguilar's strait which provides for a Northwest Passage via the Great Lakes. The rest of the NW coast...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of Egypt and the Nile River
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Egypten nach dem Zustand der alten Zeit vorgestellt'. This uncommon and richly detailed map of Egypt features hundreds of place names along the Nile. The Sinai Pe...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
18th Century French Cuir-ciselé Extra Large Reliquary Chalice or Monstrance Case
Located in Haarlem, NL
Large decorative antique 18th century 2-piece reliquary or monstrance case to hold a religious relic.
This is a large case, 87cm high, 38cm wide and 20cm deep (34.3" x 15" x 7.9")...
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French Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Damask, Wood
Antique Map of Continental Asia, with Japan, Arabia, India, Russia, etc c.1702
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Totius Asiae Continens (..).' On this map of continental Asia and the adjacent islands Japan is shown with an oversized Terra Iedso (Hokkaido) connected with Honshu via a narrow isthmus. The Compagnie Land of the de Vries expedition is shown above, separated by a narrow strait named after the explorer. Nova Zembla is depicted correctly as an island, but the northeastern part of Siberia, the Chukchi peninsula and Kamchatka are missing. A portion of Australia is shown as Nova Hollandia...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of the Mughal Empire by Van der Aa, C.1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Royaume de Grand Mogol (..).' This map shows the extend of the Mughal Empire, which includes northern India, from Golconda to Afghanistan and eastwards to Bengal....
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of Europe by Hederichs, circa 1740
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Europa Christiani Orbis Domina'. Rare miniature map of Europe. This map originates from 'Anleitung Zu den fürnehmsten Historischen Wissenschaften, Benanntlich Der...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Print of Various Mirrors, C.1700
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Spiegel und Wand Leuchter vor Bildhauer und Goldtschmidt'. This print shows decorative mirrors/wall decoration. Artists and Engravers: Made after P. Decker.
...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Old Map of the UK & Ireland, Insets of Orkney, Shetland and Faroe Islands, 1786
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: "Les Isles Britanniques qui contiennent les Royaumes d'Angleterre, Escosse, et Irlande".
Hand-colored engraved map with 2 (large) decorative cartouches, inset map of the Ork...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Engraving of a Meeting of the Dutch Synode in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1732
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Synode tenu dans le Choeur (..)'. Old print of a meeting of the Dutch Synode in 'De Nieuwe Kerk' in Amsterdam, The Netherlands in 1730. Also depicted the accept...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of New England and Part of Canada by Vaugondy 'circa 1755'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Partie de l'Amérique septent qui comprend la nouvelle France ou le Canada'. Decorative and highly detailed map of New England an...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
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 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Town Plan Map, Poole, English, Framed Cartography, Georgian, Circa 1780
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique town plan map of Poole in Dorset. An English, framed atlas engraving, dating to the 18th century and later.
Fascinating cartography with annotated streets and pl...
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British George III Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Glass, Wood, Paper
Two Charts of The English Channel, Each Adorned with Nice Compass Roses, ca.1700
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Hydrographia Canalis Marini Inter Angliam et Galiiam de Fluentis.'
Sheet with with two charts of the English Channel, each adorned with beautiful compass rose...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Original Antique Map of the Virgin Islands with Insets of Caribbean Isles, 1787
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Supplément pour les Isles Antilles (..)'. Original old map of the Virgin Islands, with insets of Barbuda, St. Kits, Antigua, Dominica, St. Lucia, Barbados, St. Vi...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of Gambia, West Africa
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte du Cours de la Riviere de Gambra ou Gambie (..)'. Detailed map of Gambia, West Africa, surrounded by Senegal with decorative title based on information supp...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Detailed Decorative Antique Map of the Coast of Malabar and Coromandel, India
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte des Côtes de Malabar et de Coromandel'. Finely engraved map of the southern part of India, first issued in 1723 by acclaimed French mapmaker Guillaume De L’Isle. It focuses on trade routes within India, as well as the Coromandel and Malabar Coasts...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of the Empire of the Great Mogol and the Kingdom of Kachimere
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Genealogie des Empereurs Mogols depuis Tamberlan ou Tamerlan'. Two maps, a genealogical tree and three indigenous views of the Mogol Empire on one sheet with desc...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map and Views of Batavia by Homann Heirs, '1733'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Der Hollaendisch-Ostindianischen Compagnie weltberuhmte Haupt-Handels und Niederlags-Stadt Batavia, in Asien auf dem grossen Eyland Iava in dem konigreich Iacatra...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of the Beaujolais Region by Homann Heirs, 1762
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'La Generalite Proprie Taire De Lyon (..) - Propriae Lugudunensis Generalitatis (..)'. Detailed regional map of the Beaujolais region including the cities of Lyon,...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of Cayenne and Cassepouri, French Guinea, South America, c.1730
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'A Map of the Island Cayenne (..)’. A set of interesting copper engravings of Cayenne and Cassepouri, French Guinea, South America, and Martinique in the West Indies. The map of Cayenne, home of Cayenne pepper, has a key of symbols identifying the sugar works, petty plantations, indian carbet or village, woody country and palmetto trees. The plan of Fort Lewis, Cayenne also has a lettered key including; A. the fort on a pretty high hill...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
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