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Period: Early 1600s
Natives from Pegu, the Moluccan Islands, Penequais Indians and St Thomas, c.1605
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Provincie Pegu incola (..) - Incola ex Insulis Moluco (..) - Penequais familiae (..)'.
Old print showing various figures including a man from Pegu, a man fr...
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Antique Early 1600s Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
1601 Miniature Map of Southeast Asia & Nova Guinea by Ortelius, Vrients Edition
Located in Langweer, NL
This miniature map of the East Indies and Nova Guinea was created by Abraham Ortelius and published in 1601 as part of the "Epitome" by Giovanni Battista Vrients. It is a finely hand...
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Antique Early 1600s Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Old Decorative Map of the West African Coast & St. Thomae Island, c.1600
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Guineae Nova Descriptio.'
This very decorative map shows the West African coast from Senegal (the 'Rio Senega' is the Senegal River) to Cape Lopez on the Gulf...
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Antique Early 1600s Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Italia Antiqua Philippo Cluvero – 1603 Hondius Map of Ancient Italy, Handcolored
Located in Langweer, NL
Italia Antiqua Philippo Cluvero – 1603 Hondius Map of Ancient Italy with Hand Color
This stunning early 17th-century map, *Italia Antiqua Philippo Cluvero Borusso Designatore*, wa...
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Antique Early 1600s Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Thraciae Veteris Typus – 1618 Ortelius Map of Ancient Thrace with Hand Color
Located in Langweer, NL
Thraciae Veteris Typus – 1618 Ortelius Map of Ancient Thrace with Hand Color
This striking early 17th-century map, Thraciae Veteris Typus, was published in 1618 by Abraham Orteliu...
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Antique Early 1600s Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Original Very Old Hand-Colored Map of Limousin or Limoges, France, ca.1600
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Totius Lemovici et Confinium (..).' -
A handsome and detailed map of Limousin/Limoges, prepared by the well-known engraver, Petrus Kaerius. With an insert view ...
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Antique Early 1600s Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
1606 Hand-Colored Woodcut Map of Sumatra from Ramusio’s Delle Navigationi
Located in Langweer, NL
This is a fascinating woodcut map titled *Taprobana*, depicting the island of Sumatra, hand-colored, and published in Venice in 1606. The map originates from Giovanni Battista Ramusi...
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Antique Early 1600s Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Rare Original Handcolored Miniature Map of Malaysia and Singapore, 1600
Located in Langweer, NL
Very handsome original old coloured copper engraving of Malaysia and Singapore, with parts of Sumatra, inc the island of Bangka and Bintam. Title of the map 'Description Malacca'. On...
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Antique Early 1600s Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Old Print of Ascension Island with Ships, a Whale and Flying Fish, 1601
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'Vera effigies et delineato Insulae Ascenstio …' - Bird's eye view of Ascension Island. Five large sailing ships in the background and flying fish and waterfowl in the foreground. On the rear an image of four ships sailing towards a whale, accompanied by fowl, flying fish and dolphins. From 'Indiae Orientalis', 1598-1604.
Artists and Engravers: Made by an anonymous engraver after 'Jean Theodore de Bry...
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Antique Early 1600s Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
1608 Hispaniae Novae Sive Magnae Vera Descriptio Framed Mexico Map
Located in Stamford, CT
1608 Hispaniae Novae Sive Magnae Vera Descriptio Framed Mexico Map. As found custom black wooden frame/ matting.
This map is based on the work of Abraham Ortelius as is an example o...
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Mexican Spanish Colonial Antique Early 1600s Collectibles and Curiosities
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Glass, Wood, Paper
Exquisite 1600 Ortelius Map of Artois, France: A Collector’s Piece
Located in Langweer, NL
Exquisite 1600 Ortelius Map of Artois, France: A Collector’s Piece with Rich Historical Detail
Description of the Map:
This map, titled "Atrebatum Regionis Vera Descriptio," create...
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Antique Early 1600s Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Original Antique Map the Imperial States of the Habsburg Netherlands, 1609
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Belgii inferioris descriptio (..)'.
Old map of the Seventeen Provinces, the Imperial states of the Habsburg Netherlands in the 16th century. They roughly cove...
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Antique Early 1600s Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Old Map of the Dutch Provinces of Friesland and Groningen, The Netherlands, 1604
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'Frisiae Occidentalis.'
Handsome map of the Dutch Provinces of Friesland and Groningen. Embellished with strapwork title-car...
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Antique Early 1600s Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Rare Antique Print of A Cupid being Eaten by A Crocodile, ca. 1608
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print of Cupid and a crocodile.
This print originates from 'Amorum Emblemata', this work includes engravings of Cupids encountering the various trials of Love. The emblematic illustrations include verses in Latin, Dutch and French. The verse of this print would translate to 'Love is the opposite of a crocodile. They say the crocodile has such a nature, that he cries when he is killing and devouring men. But Amor has an opposite nature, for he laughs when he makes lovers perish'.
Artists and Engravers: Otto van Veen...
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Antique Early 1600s Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Original Antique Miniature Map of Persia, Published, ca.1601
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique miniature map titled 'Persia'. Small map of Persia published in the Epitome, or pocket-edition of the "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum".
Artists and e...
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Antique Early 1600s Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Rare Original Miniature Map of Papua New Guinea and the Salomon Islands, 1600
Located in Langweer, NL
Very handsome original old coloured copper engraving of Papua and the Solomon Island. Title of the map 'Descriptio Novae Guneae et Inss. Salom.
On the reverse text in Latin.
Ve...
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Antique Early 1600s Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Original Antique Map of the Region of Picardy, France, ca.1602
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Picardiae Belgicae regionis descriptio'.
Original antique map of the region of Picardy, France. Superb example of the decorative style of Ortelius and filled ...
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Antique Early 1600s Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Original Antique Map of the Rhine, South and North of Strasbourg, Germany, 1608
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Argentoratensis agri descriptio'.
Original antique map of the Rhine, both south and north of Strasbourg, based on Daniel Specklin's three-sheet map of the Elz...
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Antique Early 1600s Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Limoges enamel plaque the Assumption of Mary, silver frame. France, around 1600
Located in Gorssel, GE
Limoges enamel pax depicting the Assumption of Mary, in a silver frame in Renaissance style decorated with scrollwork and five angel heads,
ca. 1600.
Total height: 14.8 cm., width...
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French Antique Early 1600s Collectibles and Curiosities
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Copper, Enamel, Silver
Early Antique Map of the Dutch Provinces of Friesland and Groningen, 1604
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Frisiae Occidentalis.'
This attractive map shows the Dutch Provinces of Friesland and Groningen. Embellished with strapwork tit...
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Antique Early 1600s Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
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Italian Parchment Map of the City of Pisa Dated, 1640
By Matthäus Merian the Elder
Located in Florence, Tuscany
An antique map of the Tuscan city of Pisa engraved for The 'Itinerarium Italiæ Nov-antiquæ' by Matthäus Merian the Elder and printed in 1640....
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Italian Antique Early 1600s Collectibles and Curiosities
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Alpine Ski Photograph, 'St. Moritz' Taken from Original 1930s Photograph
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Alpine Ski photograph.
'St. MORITZ', a new mounted black and white photographic image after an original 1930s skiing photograph. Prior to being a recreational activity skiing was purely a means of travelling from A to B through the snow, it only started to become the sport it is today in the mid-1800s. St. Moritz is a luxury alpine resort town in Switzerland's Engadin valley. It has hosted the Winter Olympics twice, has the Cresta Run...
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Antique Map of Principality of Monaco
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
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Antique Rare Bronze Gavel in the Form of a Fist Dated 1603, England
Located in Doha, QA
EVERY LAWYER AND JUDGE MUST HAVE! This extraordinary bronze gavel, dated 1603 and weights 1,3 kg. It is a rare and evocative example of early ceremonial instruments. Cast in the form of a clenched fist- symbolising authority, resolve, and order- it is mounted on a worn, aged wooden handle that enhances its historic character. The craftsmanship and materials suggest it originated in medieval or early Stuart England, a period when guilds, courts, and civic bodies often used symbolic tools to assert power and structure in meetings and proceedings.
While the term “gavel” became widely recognised in the 18th and 19th centuries, mallet-like instruments were used much earlier, particularly in English trade guilds and legal contexts, where they served as emblems of control and decision-making. The clenched fist design is highly unusual, possibly denoting a unique ceremonial role or elevated authority within a guild or council.
This piece is not only a striking object of early design but also a rare surviving example from the transitional period between the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras...
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Original Antique Map of Ancient Greece, Achaia, Corinth, 1786
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great map of Ancient Greece. Showing the region of Thessaly, including Mount Olympus
Drawn by J.D. Barbie Du Bocage
Copper plate engraving by P.F Tardieu
Original hand color...
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French Other Antique Early 1600s Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Weapon Keris Ukurian Ceremonial Sword Dagger, Southeast Asia Indonesia, 20th C.
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
20th c Weapon Keris Ukurian Ceremonial Sword Dagger Southeast Asia Indonesia.
Additional information:
Material: Bronze & Metal, Wood / Bamboo
Region of Origin: India/Indonesia
Perio...
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Collection of 14 Ogden's Guinea Gold Cigarette Cards
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Fourteen Ogden Golf Cigarette Cards.
The collection of fourteen 'Ogden's Guinea Gold Cigarettes' card show twelve different professional male golfers, two are duplicates. The cards s...
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Paper
19th Century Framed Engravings From The New Book Of Martyrs by Henry Southwell
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A collection of 11 framed and glazed engravings taken from the New Book Of Martyrs By Henry Southwell
The 11 engravings show authentic and genuine historical account of the many dre...
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Glass, Pine, Paper
H 14.77 in W 10.24 in D 0.6 in
Three Centuries of American Prints: from the National Gallery of Art, Exhib. Cat
Located in valatie, NY
Three Centuries of American Prints: From the National Gallery of Art
by Judith Brodie, Amy Johnston and Michael J. Lewis. Publisher Thames & Hudson Lt...
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H 11.75 in W 9.75 in D 1.5 in
Dendy Sadler, "The Royal and Ancient" Golf Print
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Golf print 'The Royal and Ancient' after Dendy Sadler.
A good oak framed artist proof golf etching by James Dobie after the painting by Dendy Sadler. The ...
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New Map of North America from the Latest Discoveries, 1763
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique 18th century map of the North American seaboard.
Entitled "A New Map of North America from the Latest Discoveries 1763".
By the Cartographer/Engraver - John Spil...
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Original Antique Map of Europe, Arrowsmith, 1820
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great map of Europe
Drawn under the direction of Arrowsmith.
Copper-plate engraving.
Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1820
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Old Map of the Holy Land, Palestine, Promised Land and Biblical Regions, 1608
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: 1584 Ortelius Map of the Holy Land, Palestine, Promised Land, and Biblical Regions
Description: This original 1608 (or 1612) map of the Holy Land, titled *Palestinae Sive Tot...
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Antique Early 1600s Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
H 17.52 in W 21.93 in D 0.01 in
1609 Antique Map of Cuba and Jamaica by Cornelis Claesz, Rare Caribbean Map
Located in Langweer, NL
This 1609 copper-engraved map titled "Cuba ende Iamaica" depicts Cuba, Jamaica, and surrounding areas with remarkable detail. It was published in Amsterdam by Cornelis Claesz as part...
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H 4.34 in W 6.89 in D 0 in
Samuel DANIEL. The Civile Wares. SECOND EDITION & FIRST EXPANDED EDITION - 1609
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DANIEL, Samuel
TITLE: The Civile Wares betweene the Howses of Lancaster and Yorke.
PUBLISHER: London: Simon Watersonne, 1609.
DESCRIPTION: SECOND EDITION AND FIRST EXPANDE...
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British Antique Early 1600s Collectibles and Curiosities
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H 7.13 in W 5.32 in D 0.5 in
Very Old Original Antique Engraving of a Print of the Triumph of Venus, 1608
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Proh quanta potentatia regni est Venus'. Print of the Triumph of Venus. This print originates from 'Amorum Emblemata', this work includes engravings of Cupids encountering the various trials of Love. The emblematic illustrations include verses in Latin, Dutch and French.
Artists and Engravers: Otto van Veen...
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Paper
H 6.11 in W 7.88 in D 0 in
Attractive Antique Map of East and Central Africa with Inset Map of Congo, 1609
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Abissinorum sive Pretiosi Ioannis Imperiu'.
Attractive map of East and Central Africa with inset map of Congo, focusing on the legendary kingdom of prester ...
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Antique Early 1600s Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
H 15.56 in W 20.48 in D 0.08 in
Original Antique Hand-Colored Map of Southern Scotland, ca.1600
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map of Southern Scotland. This map was published by G. Mercator, he also published a map of Northern Scotland titled 'Scotiae Regnum'. Both maps were published on individual sheets.
Artists and Engravers: Gerard Mercator (1512 - 1594) originally a student of philosophy was one of the most renowned cosmographers and geographers of the 16th century, as well as an accomplished scientific instrument maker. He is most famous for introducing Mercators Projection, a system which allowed navigators to plot the same constant compass bearing on a flat map...
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Paper
Antique Map of Ireland in Original Handcoloring by Mercator 'circa 1610'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Udrone. Irlandiae in Catherlagh Baronia'. Original handcol. engraved map of Ireland, highlighted with gold. Published by Mercator, 'circa 1610'. French text on ve...
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Late Victorian Mahogany Rowing Boat Model
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A late Victorian mahogany rowing boat, with three thwarts, on a wooden base stand. English, circa 1900.
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