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Period: 18th Century
Map Holy Land La Terre Sainte Engraved van Loon Published N de Fer 1703 French
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
La Terre Sainte, The Holy Land, Tiree Des Memoires De M.De.La Rue. Par N. de Fer. Geographe de Sa Majeste Catoliq et de Monseigneur le Dauphin. Avec Privil du Roi 1703
Detailed map of the Holy Land from Nicholas de Fer's L'Atlas Curieux ou le Monde. East is oriented at the top.
MAKER Nicolas de Fer 1646-1720
The French cartographer and engraver, Nicolas de Fer, was a master at creating maps that were works of art. The maps that he published were printed during the Baroque period when the decorative arts were characterized by ornate detail. De Fer’s detailed maps and atlases were valued more for their decorative content than their geographical accuracy.
Nicolas de Fer was born in 1646. His father, Antoine de Fer, owned a mapmaking firm. At the age of twelve, Nicolas was apprenticed to a Parisian engraver named Louis Spirinx. The family business was starting to decline when his father died in 1673. Nicolas de Fer’s mother, Genevieve, took over the business after the death of her husband. In 1687 the business was passed on to Nicolas and the profits increased after he took over the firm. Nicolas de Fer was a prolific cartographer who produced atlases and hundreds of single maps. He eventually became the official geographer to King Louis XIV of France and King Philip V...
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French Louis XIV Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Print of the Urselen Monastery in Amsterdam, c.1760
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 't Urselen Klooster in 1596 tot 't Spinhuis herbouwt'. This print depicts the Urselen monastery in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. This print originates from 'Amster...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Copper Engraving of Kamchadal Women from Kamchatka, Russia, 1770
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique print titled 'Habillemens des Femmes du Kamtchatka'. Copper engraving of Kamchadal women. This print originates from volume 19 of 'Histoire generale des voyages (..)' by Antoine Francois Prevost d'Exile.
Artists and Engravers: Published by Panckoucke.
The Kamchadals inhabit Kamchatka, Russia. The name "Kamchadal" was applied to the descendants of the local Siberians and aboriginal peoples (the Itelmens, Ainu, Koryaks and Chuvans) who assimilated with the Russians. The descendants of the mixed-blood Russian settlers in 18th-19th century are called Kamchadals these days. The Kamchadals speak Russian with a touch of local dialects of the aboriginal languages of Kamchatka. The Kamchadals engage in fur trading...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$321 Sale Price
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Original Antique Map of the Island of Dominica in the West Indies, 1794
Located in Langweer, NL
MAP OF THE ISLAND OF DOMINICA for the History of the West Indies, by Bryan Edwards. Esq.
Dominica, an island renowned for its lucrative exports of sugar, cocoa, and coffee, operated...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$226 Sale Price
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Map of the Vietnamese Coast, Centered on Turon Harbor 'Da Nang Area', 1796
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'A chart of part of the coast of Cochin-China including Turon Harbour and the Island Callao'.
Detailed map of the Vietnamese Coast, centered on Turon Harbor (D...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$633 Sale Price
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Old Religion Print Showing Six Roman Catholic Habits, Rituals & Ceremonies, 1723
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique religion print depicting six Roman Catholic habits, rituals and ceremonies. Degradation of a Bishop, excommunication, rehabilitation of someone ...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$274 Sale Price
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Original Antique Map of the Peninsula of India with Part of Ceylon by Wyld, 1844
Located in Langweer, NL
This extensive map of India, spanning two sheets, draws from Reynell’s original map and incorporates data provided by Sir Archibald Campbell, as well as surveys conducted by Colonel ...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$1,134 Sale Price
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Print of a Mufti or Sunni Islamic Scholar, an Interpreter of Islamic Law, c.1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique portrait titled 'Le Moufti, ou Chef de la Loy'.
Old print of the Mufti or Chief of the Law. A mufti is a Sunni Islamic scholar who is an interpreter or expounder of Islam...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$368 Sale Price
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Antique Print of the Dutch Trading Post Deshima in Japan, circa 1738
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Isoletta Desima abittata Dagli Olandesi nel Giappone secondo la delineazione del Sigr. Voogt'. Bird's-eye view of Deshima (or Dejima) copied from a manuscript b...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A late 18th century mahogany miniature chest retaining good colour throughout, with rectangular top over four well figured long drawers having...
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English Hepplewhite Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Mahogany
$2,171 Sale Price
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18th Century Spanish Baroque Carved Giltwood Altar Ornament with Angel Head
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful baroque altar ornament with Angel head. Great and unique item.
Spain circa 1750
Weathered, losses and old repairs.
More photo's available on...
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Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Wood
Original Antique Map of Abyssinia, Sudan and the Red Sea, 1749
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nubie, Abissinie et Cote d'Ajan'.
Map of Abyssinia, Sudan and the Red Sea by Robert Vaugondy. Covers from Arabia and Egypt south to M...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$321 Sale Price
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Large Impressive Burmese Gilded Buddha Sculpture in Bhūmisparśa Mudrā . 32 kg
Located in Kastrup, DK
Large Antique Buddha (99 cm) from a Temple in Burma, crafted in hardwood, likely Burma teak.
Beautifully and intricately carved, the Buddha is depicted in Bhūmisparśa Mudrā, a class...
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Burmese Other Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Hardwood
French Louis XVI Barometer
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI (18th Century) barometer with original scientific illustrations and mercury vial framed with gilt foliate carvings & ebonized ...
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Giltwood, Glass
Antique Map of Virginia & the Chesapeake Bay by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, c. 1750
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique 18th century French map of North America.
By Jacques-Nicolas Bellin.
On laid paper with polychrome highlights.
Depicting Virginia, the Chesapeake Bay, and the nearb...
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French Baroque Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Set of Two 18th Century Italian Silk Frames with Embroidery and Saints Figures
Located in Milano, MI
Pair of antique embroidered frames, rectangular shape, in ivory colored silk satin with embroidery in cotton and gold lamé of floral elements and love knots. These are devotional monastic Italian...
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Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paste, Silk
Poems of Robert Fergusson
Located in Middletown, NY
This is the FIRST EDITION OF ROBERT FERGUSSON'S POEMS in a very attractive binding. It presents poems in both English (1-84) and Scots (80-121) and includes a Glossary of Scots words...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Leather, Paper
Sterling Silver Medallion reliquary – 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Elegant 18th-century reliquary in solid silver, finely hand-engraved, with ornamental decoration typical of Baroque religious art. Its oval shape features floral and symbolic detail...
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European Baroque Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Sterling Silver
Detailed 1729 Battle Map – Allied Army Camp at Denain France, 1712 Siege
Located in Langweer, NL
Map of Allied Camp at Denain, France, 1712 Attack – Published 1729
This engraved map depicts the army camp of the Allied forces at Denain, attacked by the French on July 24, 1712 du...
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Dutch Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Senex Map of Castile, Leon & La Mancha in The Spanish Heartland, 1714
Located in Langweer, NL
This antique map, titled "A Map of Old & New Castile from the Observations of Rodrigo Mendes Silva and others," depicts the regions of Old Castile and New Castile in Spain, along with the Kingdom of Leon, Estremadura, La Mancha, among others. The map dates back to the early 18th century, a period marked by significant political shifts and territorial changes in Europe, particularly illustrated by the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714) that reshaped Spain’s governance and regional boundaries.
The map itself was published in 1714 by John Senex, a prominent English mapmaker, surveyor, globemaker, and geographer of the early eighteenth century. He was apprenticed as a young man to bookseller Robert Clavell and collaborated with notable mapmakers such as Jeremiah Seller and Charles Price. In 1728, Senex's contributions to geography and mapping were recognized when he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, an exceptional honor for a mapmaker, underlining his significant role as the Society's engraver and a publisher of maps by Edmund Halley and other notable figures.
John Senex is renowned for his English Atlas, first published in the same year as this map, 1714, and continued to be printed until the 1760s. Following his death in 1740, his widow Mary Senex managed the business until 1755. Afterward, the stock passed to William Herbert and Robert Sayer for maps, and to James Ferguson for globes.
The map serves not just as a geographical record but also as a historical document, reflecting the territorial divisions significant to Spain's political and economic structure at the time. The focus on Old and New Castile underscores their importance during a transformative era in Spanish history.
Here are some potentially significant places and features of this map:
1. **Old Castile (Castilla la Vieja)**: Historically significant as part of the former Kingdom of Castile, this region includes major cities such as Burgos and Valladolid. These cities could be popular search...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$463 Sale Price
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Antique plan of Ayutthaya, the capital of Siam, Thailand
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Judia, De Hoofd-Stad van Siam'. Antique plan of Ayutthaya, the capital of Siam (Thailand). This print originates from 'Oud en Nieuw Oost-...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$935 Sale Price
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Weather in Style: Exquisite 18th-Century French Barometer by Charles Desnioulin
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite 18th-century French barometer, crafted in 1778 by Charles Desnioulin (Signed), is a true masterpiece of both science and art. The finely carved wood frame, adorned wi...
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Wood, Glass
Antique Genealogy Chart of the Valois House in France, 1732
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Nouvelle Carte Genealogique des Branches du Cote Gauche (..)'.
Set of two prints with a chart of the left branch of the genealogy of the Valois House, and the various branches formed through alliances, each with its coat of arms including the Counts and Dukes of Alencon, Anjou, Naples, Calabria, Burgundy, Brabant. With inset engraved views of the Hotel des Invalides in Paris, the Trianon, Versailles and St. Cloud. This print orginates from 'Atlas Historique'.
The House of Valois...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$340 Sale Price / set
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Pl. 18 Antique Print of a Garden Design by Le Rouge, c.1785
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Bain de Cesar (..)'. Copper engraving showing a garden design. This print originates from 'Jardins Anglo-Chinois à la Mode' by Georg Louis le Rouge. Artists and...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Print of Seals of Nobility and Important Men of Scotland, 1792
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Plate XXX. Seals of Nobility and great Men of Scotland'. Original antique print showing Seals of Nobility and important men of Scotland. This print originates f...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$245 Sale Price
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Elaborately Carved Antique Beggar's Bowl Kashkul
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Kashkul carved from half of the giant nutshell of Coco-de-mer likely from Persian Qajar Dynasty circa 18-19th century. Kashkul is a container known as the beggar's bowl, carri...
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Persian Islamic Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Wood
Antique Map of the Coast of France Between Brest and Bayonne
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte des Costes de France depuis Brest jusquá Bayone'. Original old map of the coast of France between Brest and Bayonne. This map originates from 'Le Petit Atla...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$302 Sale Price
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Detailed Antique Map of the Black Sea, Balkans and Asia Minor
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nuova Carta del Europa Turchesca (..)'. This is an Italian version of Tirion's detailed map of the Black Sea, Balkans, and Asia Minor. It is embellished with a si...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$548 Sale Price
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English Titled 18th c Lady with Coat of Arms Portrait Oil Painting Gilt Frame
Located in Savannah, GA
18th century English noblewoman in a gold gilt ornate period frame. Lovely detail and color, coat of arms in corner. Unsigned.
Without the frame the painting itself measures 29 inche...
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English George III Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Giltwood, Canvas
$5,996 Sale Price
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Old 18th Century Composite Map of Key Caribbean Islands with Descriptive Texts
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Dominia Anglorum in praecipuis Insulis Americae ut sunt Insula S. Christophori, Antegoa, Iamaica, Barbados nec non Insulae Bermudes vel Sommers dictae. Die Englis...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$737 Sale Price
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Antique Print of Spanish Inquisitions in Madrid and Goa by B. Picart '1723'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print with two religious images on one sheet. 1. Iugement de l'Inquisition dans la grande Place de Madrid, 2. La Procession de l'Inquistion, a Goa'. Antique print depicting Spanish inquisitions...
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Dutch Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Gilpin, Wm: Observations... on Great Britain, and High-Lands of Scotland, 2 vols
Located in Middletown, NY
This is Gilpin's third in his series of works tracing picturesque beauty in British natural landscapes. In it he portrays the landscapes of Scottish Highlands, and describes them lyrically in his text. Prefacing the list of Prints at the end of the second volume, the author says "With regards to the prints, which adorn these volumes, I can only say..... that few of them pretend to be 'exact portraits.' They in general 'only characterize the countries,' through which the reader is carried." The illustrations, based on Gilpin's sketches, were etched by his nephew William Sawrey Gilpin using the newly invented aquatint process. This volume also includes a technical discourse about drawing and the mixing of colors, including a chart (vol. 1, p. 131-134)
William Gilpin (1724 – 1804) was an English artist, Church of England cleric, schoolmaster and author. He is best known as a travel writer and as one of those who originated the idea of the picturesque. Gilpin's tour journals circulated in manuscript to friends such as the poet William Mason and a wider circle including Thomas Gray...
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English Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Leather, Paper
Antique Genealogy Chart of the Leaders of Europe by Chatelain, 1732
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Carte Genealogique des Souverains de l'Europe (..)'. Chart of the royal line of the great Frankish major, Aega. As early as the 14th century the Hapsburgs attem...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$264 Sale Price
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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
$543 Sale Price
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Antique Print of London with St. Paul's Cathedral Before the Fire, ca.1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print London titled 'Londres, capitale de l'Angleterre'.
Antique print of London with St. Paul's Cathedral (before the fire) in the...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$680 Sale Price
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Antique Plan of the City of Grave in Holland With Coats of Arms and Compass Rose
By Isaak Tirion
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Grondtekening der Stad Graave'. Plan of Grave, The Netherlands. With coats of arms, compass rose and key. From: Isaak Tirion's 'Hedendaagsche Historie, of Tegenwo...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$207 Sale Price
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JESUS CHRIST CRUCIFIED Indo-Portuguese sculpture from the 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
JESUS CRISTO CRUCIFICADO
Indo-Portuguese sculpture from the 18th century
in ivor... Cross in carved rosewood and base in gilded wood. The figure is repres...
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Portuguese Baroque Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Wood
A Dutch East India Company VOC almanack for the year 1785
Located in Amsterdam, NL
"D’Erven Stichter’s Comptoir Almanach, Op ’t Jaar onzes Heeren Jesu Christi, 1785. Voorzien met alle de Jaar-, Paarden-, Beesten-, en Leermarkten, alsmede de Vacantien, het Varen der...
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Dutch Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Leather, Paper
Original Old Map of Present-Day Mongolia, Northeast China and Korea
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte de la Tartarie Chinoise. Projettee et assujettie aux observations astronomiques par M. Bonne, Hydrographe du Roi. A Paris, Chez Lattre Graveur, ordinaire de...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$1,124 Sale Price
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Antique Map Made After a Roman Papyrus Travel Map, Known as Peutinger Map, 1773
Located in Langweer, NL
Old Dutch engraving with title: 'Romeinsche Reis Kaart van K. Peutinger'.
Rare antique map based on the original 'Peutinger' map, the map has the shape of papyrus scrolls. Originat...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$425 Sale Price
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Pl. 4 Antique Print of Various Elements of the Kew Gardens by Le Rouge, c.1785
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Vue du Lac, de l'Orangerie et du Temple d'Eole à Kew (..)'. Copper engraving showing the lake, orangery, temple and pagoda of the Kew gardens. This print origin...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$132 Sale Price
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Original Antique Map of Spain and Portugal, circa 1790
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Super map of Spain and Portugal
Copper plate engraving by A. Bell
Published, circa 1790.
Unframed.
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English Other Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Engraving of Constructing Sun Dials, 1769
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print of Ferguson's method of constructing sun dials. This print originates from 'The Gentleman's Magazine'.
Artists and Engravers: The Gentleman'...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$122 Sale Price
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Rare Antique Engraving of the City of Stockholm, Norway, ca.1720
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Die Königl. Schwedische Haupt und Residenz Stadt Stockholm'. Panoramic view of the city of Stockholm, Sweden. This print originates from the series 'Europe Prac...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$434 Sale Price
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Antique Map of Italy by R. Bonne, circa 1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Beautiful map of Italy, Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily. Highly detailed, showing towns, rivers, some topographical features and political boundaries. Published by R. Bonne, circa 1780.
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French Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$283 Sale Price
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Antique Map of Southeast Asia from Persia to the Timor Island, 1712
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'A New Map of the East Indies'.
Old map covering all of Southeast Asia from Persia to the Timor Island, inclusive of the modern day nations of India, Ceylon, T...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$746 Sale Price
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Rare Antique Print of Seals of Royal Boroughs in Scotland, 1792
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Plate XXVII. Seals of Royal Boroughs in Scotland'. Original antique print showing Seals of Royal Boroughs in Scotland. This print originates from 'An Account of...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$207 Sale Price
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Antique Copper Engraving with a Panoramic View of Mexico City, ca.1760
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique print titled 'Nouveau Mexico'.
Copper engraving with a panoramic view of Mexico city. Source unknown, to be determined.
Artists and Engravers: Engraved after ...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$274 Sale Price
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Rare Hand-Colored Antique Map of Tartary, China and Korea, ca.1741
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'A General Map of Eastern and Western Tatary, commonly call'd Tartary; drawn from the Particular Maps of the Jesuit Missionaries'.
Rare antique map of Tartary, C...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$2,599 Sale Price
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Fine Carved German or Austrian 18th Century Stags Horn Powder Flask
Located in TEYJAT, FR
A FINE CARVED GERMAN OR AUSTRIAN 18TH CENTURY STAGS HORN POWDER FLASK - The front face expertly carved with two hunters in a wooded river bank scene with hounds and two flighting duc...
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European Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Horn
$2,315 Sale Price
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Old Print of Aztec deities Vitzliputsli, Tlaloch or Tescalipuca, Mexico, 1723
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Vitzliputsli (..)'. Old print of the Aztec deities Vitzliputsli, Tlaloch or Tescalipuca. Also depicted are Mexican priests. Originates from 'Ceremonies et coutu...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$396 Sale Price
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Antique Map of the Languedoc Coast between Agde and Sète 'Cette', France
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Coste de Languedoc depuis Agde jusqu'a Cette'. Original map of the Languedoc coast between Agde and Sète (historically Cette), France. This map originates from 'L...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$321 Sale Price
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Print of Various Ceremonies 'Marriage, Funeral, Baptism, Magic' of Finland, 1726
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Mariage des Lapons (..)'.
Old print of various ceremonies (marriage, funeral, baptism, magic) of Finland. This print originates from 'Ceremonies et costumes...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$321 Sale Price
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Antique Print of Seals of Nobility and Important Men of Scotland, 1792
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Plate XXIX. Seals of Nobility and great Men of Scotland'. Original antique print showing Seals of Nobility and important men of Scotland. This print originates ...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$245 Sale Price
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Antique Map of the Northwestern Netherlands, incl Texel and Vlieland, ca.1741
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'Tabula Comitatus Hollandiae in Praefecturas sua distributa; cui adjuncta est Provinc. Ultraiectina et maxima pars Geldriae summo studio delin. Et aeri incidit...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
$888 Sale Price
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18th Century Architectural Model of a Doric Column
Located in Richmond, London
An extremely rare, exquisite architectural model of a Doric column. England, third quarter of 18th century.
Why we like it
Exquisitely carved with accents in gold, this rare survivor from Britain’s golden era of Classical architecture may have been intended for an architect’s office or the study of a gentleman architect like Lord Burlington (1694–1753), famously known as the "Apollo of the Arts" and the "Architect Earl." Such exquisite decorative objects were copied from ancient Greek and Roman originals, which aspiring architects could view and sketch during their “Grand Tour” across Italy, Greece, the Ottoman Empire, and beyond.
The only comparable example we have encountered was a set of three columns previously owned by Sir Albert Richardson (1880–1964)—architect, historian, writer, artist, teacher, and former President of the Royal Academy—sold by Christie’s London, 19 September...
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British Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Wood
Antique Print of the Temple of Pythons, Ouidah, Benin, Africa, 1748
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Procession au Temple du Serpent - Ommegang naar den Tempel des Serpents'.
Print of the procession at the Temple of Pythons, Ouidah. This print originates from 'Historische beschryving der reizen, of Nieuwe en volkoome verzameling van de aller-waardigste en zeldsaamste Zee- en Landtogten' by P. de Hondt.
The Temple of Pythons is a site of historical and modern symbolism and spiritual practice in Ouidah, Benin. The snakes are a major totem for followers of Vodun, a religion practiced by groups of people within West and Central African nations such as Ghana, Togo, and Benin.
Vodun became somewhat widespread in southern regions of the New World as a result of the African diaspora. It became the inspiration for other religions such as Louisiana Voodoo and Haitian Vodou...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Asian Temple Stone Relief Carved Architectural Element
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent, rare, one of a kind, ancient Asian temple stone architectural panel, likely frieze fragment. Born in Asia, pre-18th century, most likely mu...
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Asian Ming Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Stone
Early 19th Century Giltwood and Gesso Large Italian Religious Cross
Located in Hastings, GB
This heavy, hand carved wooden cross, with applied gesso and gilding is stunning, Italian and dating to the turn of the 18th/19th centuries.
163cm...
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Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Gesso, Wood
Panneaux Decoratifs et Tentures Murales from 18th and Early 19th Century (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a complete folio with 34 loose plates in colour and black and white showing elegant 18th century decorative wall panels, wall hangings and arabesques. An excellent design res...
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Antique 18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
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