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Period: Mid-18th Century
Engraving of a Map of Florida, the Gulf Coast, Caribbean & Central America, 1728
Located in Langweer, NL
This exceptional antique map, titled "Nouvelle Carte Marine de Toute les Cotes de l´Amerique" and alternatively known as "Nieuwe groote en seer Curieuse Paskaart van Geheel-WestIndie...
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European Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Plan of the City of Bayonne, France
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Plan de Bayonne'. Original old plan of the city of Bayonne, France. This map originates from 'Le Petit Atlas Maritime (..)' by J.N. Bellin. Published 1764.
Be...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of Russia and Central Asia, showing the Northeast Passage
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Generalis Totius Imperii Moscovitici (..)'. Decorative map of Russia and Central Asia, showing the Northeast Passage. The map covers the entirety of the Russian Empire at the time, stretching from the Arctic Circle in the north to the "Oceanus Orientalis" and the northern parts China (Chinae Septentrionalis confinia), Mongolia and India in the south. Published by J.B. Homann, circa 1730.
Johann Baptist Homann was born 1664 in Oberkammlach. He founded his business 1702 in Nuremberg, Germany. After a long period of Dutch domination in map publishing, the Homann publishing house became the most important map...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
18th-Century Orthodox Icon of Saint Athanasius of Alexandria – Hand-Painted
Located in LA FERTÉ-SOUS-JOUARRE, FR
A stunning 18th-century Orthodox icon depicting Saint Athanasius of Alexandria, an important Patriarch and Church Father. This religious artwork is hand-painted on a solid wooden pan...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fruitwood
18th Century Carved Wood INRI Scroll Jesus of Nazareth King of the Jews
Located in Hastings, GB
Intricately carved and rare late 18th Century carved wooded scroll, bearing the letters INRI - Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum (Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews).
A magnificent ...
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Italian Baroque Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Finely Engraved Historical Map of Middle East and Asia, c.1745
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique map titled'Theatrum Historicum pars Orientalis.'
Finely engraved historical map with a profusion of details. It shows the Middle East and Asia. Decorative ti...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Huge 18th Century hand crafted gesso over pine all seeing eye starburst fragment
Located in London, GB
Huge 18th Century hand crafted gesso over pine all seeing eye starburst fragment
A rare and oversized example of an 18th Century hand carved gesso over pine “Eye of Providence” or ...
Category
French Folk Art Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Pine
Antique Map of Champagne and surrounding Regions, France
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte de la Champagne et des Pays Voisins (..)'. Detailed map of Champagne and surrounding regions of Chalons and Soissons, Reims,...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique 18th C Spanish Colonial Lifesize Saint Paul Carved Estofado Statue Santo
Located in Portland, OR
A rare antique Spanish Colonial life size carved Santo figure of St. Paul the Evangelist, Mexico, circa 1750.
A wonderful carved colonial statue in the style of the Castilian School,...
Category
Mexican Spanish Colonial Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
1750 Map of the Holy Land: The Land of Canaan and the Twelve Tribes
Located in Langweer, NL
Carte de la Terre de Canaan ou Terre Promise
Cartographer: Le St. Robert
Date of Publication: 1750
This exquisite 18th-century map, 'Carte de la Terre de Canaan ou Terre Promise', w...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Brass Gregorian refractor telescope circa 1750 attributed to James Short
Located in Milan, IT
Antique mid-18th-century brass Gregorian refractor telescope, almost certainly made by James Short (1710-1768). Good condition, replaced eyepiece and missing lens, lathe rebuilt the ...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique Engraving of Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Java, Borneo, Sumatra, c.1750
Located in Langweer, NL
Nice decorative and detailed map from the Gulf of Siam and Mindoro to Timo, Java and Sumatra Borneo and Roy de Siam. Large compass rose and nice cartouche.
Title: Carte des Isles ...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Voltaire's Candide True First Edition & First London Edition
Located in Savannah, GA
A rare example of a first edition Candide, published in Geneva by Cramer, 1759.
299pp. Woodcut ornaments and Voltaire's corrected pages (pp. 31...
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Swiss Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Original Hand-Colored Antique Regional Map of Switzerland, 1753
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map Switzerland titled 'Territorium Reipublicae liberae Helveticae Scaphusiensis (..)'. Regional map of Switzerland.
Artists and En...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Two Extra Small Dutch Delft Tobacco Jars: no 5 & 6, 18th Century
By De Klaauw
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Origin: Delft
Date: Second half of the 18th century
Workshop: De Porceleyne Claauw
A genuine set of two blue and white tobacco jars for the storage of snuff tobacco.
The jars are ...
Category
Dutch Rococo Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic, Delft, Faience
Barados and St Christopher or St Kitts and Nevis Islands in the Caribbean, 1748
Located in Langweer, NL
This original map, a copperplate engraving by Le Rouge, presents two significant areas in the Caribbean. Titled "Isle St. Christophle une des Antilles aux anglois" and "La Barbade. d...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Map of Arabia and the Red Sea
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte de la Coste d'Arabie (..) - Kaart van de Kust van Arabië (..)'. This is a Dutch version, engraved by J. van Schley, of Bellin's map of Arabia and the Red Sea...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Plan of the Town and Harbour of Boulogne-sur-Mer by Barrow 'c.1760'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Plan of the Town and Harbour of Boulogne'. Original antique plan of the town and harbour of Boulogne-sur-Mer, France. This map originates from John Barrow...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Large Print of the Procession for the Papal Inauguration in Rome, Italy, c.1730
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'Le Pape va en ceremonie prendre possession du pontificat (…)' - This very large original antique print shows the procession for the Papal inauguration in the ...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of Tracks of Anson's Ships around South America & Cape Horn, 1749
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique map titled 'Kaart van het Zuidelykste Gedeelte van Zuider Amerika (..) - Carte de la Partie Meridionale de l'Amerique Meridionale (..)'.
Detailed chart tracking the route of Capt. George Anson's ship The Centurion in 1745. The chart shows the tracks of Anson's ships around South America & Cape Horn to the Juan Fernandes Islands, with notes on currents and positions.
In 1740 Capt. George Anson (1697-1762) of the Royal Navy, was given command of a squadron of ships. As England was at war with France and Spain, Anson's task was to intercept and capture a Spanish treasure...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Map of the Western Part of NEW MEXICO & CALIFORNIA
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: "Map of the Western Part of NEW MEXICO and CALIFORNIA According to the Latest Discoveries by the Jesuits and Others"
Description:
This exquisite original Dutch map, titled "...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Ireland House of Commons 1753 Vol. III and Statutes at Large 1703-1719 Vol. IV
Located in Morristown, NJ
Two leather bound volumes published in Dublin, Ireland in the mid 1700's.
The Journals of the House of Commons of the Kingdom of Ireland from the Eleventh Year of King James the Fir...
Category
Irish Georgian Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Map of the Northern Hemisphere and North Pole by Tirion, circa 1754
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Kaart van de Noord Pool na de alderlaatste ondekking int licht gebracht'. Map of the Northern Hemisphere and North Pole, which shows the NE Passage, but no...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Pair of Silvered Wooden Reliquaries from France, Circa 1750
Located in Dallas, TX
This pair of silvered wooden reliquaries are from France, circa 1750. The backs are still preserved by wax seals, indicating that the relics were never removed.
Each reliquary has...
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French Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Pocket Globe by Nathaniel Hill, London 1754
Located in Milano, IT
Nathaniel Hill
Pocket globe
London, 1754
The globe is contained in its original case, which itself is covered in shark skin.
There are slight gaps in the original paint on the sphere. The case no longer closes.
The sphere measures 2.6 in (6.8 cm) in diameter whereas the case measures 2.9 in (7.4 cm) in diameter.
lb 0.24 (kg 0.11)
The globe is made up of twelve printed paper gores aligned and glued to the sphere.
In the North Pacific Ocean there is a scroll with the inscription:
A
New
terrestrial
Globe
by
Nath. Hill,
1754.
The celestial globe is depicted on the inside of the box.
On the terrestrial globe much of central and southern Africa is empty. North America bears only the name of some British colonies. It shows California as a peninsula and the northwest coast of America as "unknown parts" (Alaska is not described and is only partially delineated; it would become part of the United States in 1867). The route of Admiral Anson is traced (1740) and the trade winds are indicated by arrows. Australia, still named New Holland (the new name would be introduced in 1829), is part of the west coast. (See Van der Krogt, P., Old Globes in the Netherlands, Utrecht 1984, p. 146 and Van der Krogt, P. - Dekker, E., Globes from the Western World, London 1993, p. 115.)
Nathaniel Hill (London, news from 1746 to 1768) had impeccable professional credentials: he had done his apprenticeship with Richard Cushee, who at the time was carrying out surveying work for John Senex's Surrey map...
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English George II Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shagreen, Paper
Antique wax Seal Stamp With Important Coat Of Arms, 18th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
An 18th century wax seal in brass with boxwood handle with a nice aged old patina
Important noble coat of arms
Height 8.5 cm, surface area of the seal 3 cm, diameter top boxwood gri...
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French Other Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
18th Century Altar Console in Painted Wood from Portugal
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very stunning Portuguese 18th century Altar console in painted wood and gilt accents. Beautifully sculpted form resting on a faux marble painted base.
Category
Portuguese Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Mechanical Equatorial Sundial, Johann Michael Bergauer, Ante 1745
By Johann Michael Bergauer
Located in Milano, IT
Johann Michael Bergauer (Simonsfeld, 1676 - Innsbruck, 1745 circa)
Mechanical equatorial sundial
Signed: Michael Bergauer Insprugg? Innsbruck?
Ante 1745
Gilded and silvered brass; glass.
Measures: closed 1.29 x 3.50 x 4.92 in (33 x 89 x 125 mm); open 5.19 x 3.50 x 3.81 in (132 x 89 x 97 mm).
Weight: the sundial 0.49 lb (224 g); the case 0, 20 lb (95 g)
Original wooden case covered in brown leather.
State of conservation: very good. It has some signs of use. The spring that allowed for the two parts of the instrument to remain open is missing (absent even in the comparative specimens kept in museums).
The sundial is composed of two overlapping plates hinged together on the north edge.
The base plate is octagonal and is supported by three turned legs. The upper face is gilded and a compass with a magnetic variation index has been inserted. The rest of the surface is occupied by a rich decoration of engraved scrolls, centered around the inscription “Michael Bergauer Insprugg”. A foldable oval support with a plumb-bob is attached with a hinge on the southern edge. On the reverse of the base plate a table of the latitudes of some European cities (expanded with the vertical writing “Meiland 40” on the edge and “Rome” deleted) and of Jerusalem has been engraved. A Cam marked for 0 °-70 ° is applied near the northern edge. This can be adjusted to change the inclination of the upper plate according to the latitude; originally a spring, now lost, made it possible to keep the two plates of the clock open.
The second plate is round, has a toothed edge and measures 3.26 in (83 mm) in diameter: it is slightly smaller than the octagonal base which it rests upon and overlaps when the instrument is closed.
The recto is gilded and there are three concentric graduated circles engraved on it:
- the outermost is the equatorial hour dial, numbered I-XII, I-XII;
- the second-one is that of days 1-30 of the lunar month and has “Aetas lunae” engraved on it;
- the third, silvered, is a subsidiary hour dial, with double numbering 1-12; originally it could have been rotated.
The engravings of the first two circles are enameled in red.
In the center - on the polar axis - there is an alidade, at the end of which is associated the silvered minute dial. This, in turn, is welded, perpendicularly, to a small disc, also silvered, with a triangular gnomon. The plate, alidade and minute dial are connected to each other by toothed mechanisms.
Below is the procedure for measuring the time:
1) Adjust the Cam under the base of the clock, based on the latitude of your location;
2) Place the watch on a flat surface using the plumb-bob and with the side closest to the compass facing south;
3) Keeping the instrument still, manually rotate the alidade until the shadow cast by the triangular gnomon on the small silvered disc falls on the line marked below it;
4) The hour and minutes can therefore be read on the hour and minute dials set on the alidade respectively.
Johann Michael Bergauer, who sometimes only signs his works as Michael Bergauer, was born in Simonsfeld, north of Vienna. His apprenticeship as a watchmaker took place in Landshut and he probably worked as a laborer in Augsburg before becoming a watchmaker at the court of Karl Philipp von der Pfalz in Innsbruck in 1708. In the following years, his repeated attempts to obtain Innsbruck citizenship are documented and, in 1721, he is listed as a resident. In 1724 he was admitted to the guild of watchmakers, with which however he had continuous problems. In 1732 he presented a "masterpiece". This is the last reference to his business; he must have died before or in 1745 because in that year his widow appealed to the City Council.
The mechanical sundial...
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Austrian Baroque Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Detailed Antique Map of Italy and surrounding Islands
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Italie volgens de allernieuwste Uitgave van den Heere d'Anville'. Very detailed antique map, based on D'Anville's important map of It...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Large Antique Map of Ceylon, Sri Lanka
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Kaart van het Eyland Ceylon opgestelt door Francois Valentyn'. Beautiful map of Sri Lanka. Originates from 'Oud en Nieuw Oost ...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Plan of Alicante Bay, Spain
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Plan de la Baye d'Alicant'. Black and white harbor chart /port plan of Alicante Bay, Spain. This map originates from the scarce atlas 'Recueil de Plusiers Plans d...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of Champagne and surrounding Regions, France
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte de la Champagne et des Pays Voisins (..)'. Detailed map of Champagne and surrounding regions of Chalons and Soissons, Reims,...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Shakespeare by Montagu, Mrs. (Elizabeth)
Located in Middletown, NY
Montagu, Mrs. (Elizabeth), 1718-1800
An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Shakespeare; An essay on the writings and genius of Shakespeare, compared with the Greek and French dramat...
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English Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
18th Century Spanish Colonial Carved Wood Statue of a Saint
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine Spanish Colonial statue of a male saint in carved and polychromed wood. The saint's face has a beatific expression and the eyes are made of gl...
Category
Philippine Baroque Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Original Antique Map of Arabia and the Red Sea
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte de la Coste d'Arabie (..) - Kaart van de Kust van Arabië (..)'. This is a Dutch version, engraved by J. van Schley, of Bellin's map of Arabia and the Red Sea...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Georgian Yew Wood Miniature Chest Of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Charming 18th Century Miniature Chest, Constructed Extremely Unusually From Yew Wood Timbers, Having Four Long Drawers Retaining Original Turned Brass Knobs, Raised On Elegant Orig...
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English Georgian Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Yew
18th Century Water Gilded Processional Cross with Embroidered IHS
Located in Hastings, GB
Glorious 18th century water gilded baroque processional cross, with embroidered IHS panels inset.
Time worn patina, gesso over wood.
Height 61 cm, Width 37 cm, Depth 13 cm
Category
Italian Baroque Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Map of Tartary by Isaak Tirion: Detailed Cartography of Northern Asia, ca.1740
Located in Langweer, NL
This is an antique map titled "Nieuwe Kaart van Tartarie," which translates to "New Map of Tartary." The map was created by Isaak Tirion, a prominent Dutch cartographer and publisher...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Aedium Farnesiarum Tabulae, Annibale CARRACCI, 1753 - oversized folio
Located in Middletown, NY
Carracci's frescoes at Palazzo Farnese in Rome
Rome: Venantius Monaldinus, 1753.
First Edition.
Oversized folio, 17 1/4 x 12 inches (438 x 304 mm); half title, engraved portrait o...
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Italian Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
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 Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
18th 1st Edition of "New Art of Cooking" in Spanish by Juan Altamiras
Located in Miami, FL
18th First Edition of "New Art of Cooking" in Spanish with skin flap.
Traditional recipes of Spanish gastronomy
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Spanish Baroque Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Animal Skin, Paper
Vintage Portuguese Handcrafted Wooden Stand Cross with Gilt Bronze Christ
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Vintage handcrafted wooden stand cross with gilt bronze Christ and ornaments on a beautiful carved wooden base, Portugal, 1930-1939.
Measures: Height 19...
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Italian Gothic Revival Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Miniature Tripod Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A superb quality 18th century mahogany George II
Period miniature table having well figured circular
Tilting top over vase turned central stem with
Elegant bold tripod legs terminating on
Pointed pad feet
(Almost certainly made as a travelling salesman...
Category
English George II Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mahogany
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 Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Street Map of the City of Edo 'Modern Tokyo' in Japan
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Plan de Jedo - Platte Grond van Jedo'. A detailed street map of the city of Edo (modern Tokyo) in Japan, originally engraved by Bellin and Schley and reissued for...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1742 Antique Map of the Persian Empire with Detailed Borders and Cartouche
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: 1742 Covens & Mortier Map of the Persian Empire by Guillaume De L'Isle
This remarkable 1742 map, "Carte de Perse," was originally designed by Guillaume De L'Isle, a preemin...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of South America by J. Cook, 1775
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Kaart van het Zuidlyk Eind van Amerika'. Map of the sourthern part of South America, focusing on Cook's tracks around the Cape Horn and T...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Ptolemaic Map of Ceylon or nowadays Sri Lanka
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Tab XII. Asiae Taprobanam'. Ptolemaic map of Sri Lanka. Ptolemy drew on the accounts of travelers and sailors and though the information was secondhand and often ...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of the Philippines by Anson '1749'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte du Canal des Iles Philippines - Kaart van het Kanaal in de Filippynsche Eilanden'. Large detailed chart of the islands of the Philippines. One of the most detailed charts of the Philippines of the era. Shows Islands, bays, reefs, soundings tracks of the Manila Galleon route, etc. Includes a large compass...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Map of Normandy, France
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte de Normandie (..)'. Attractive map of Normandy, France. it depicts the former French Duchy of Normandy, covers the region fro...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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 Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of the Savoy and Piedmont Regions, Centered on Torino, ca.1735
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Ducatus Sabaudiae, Principatus Pedemontium et ducatis Montisferrati (..).'
Map of the Savoy and Piedmont regions, centered on Torino. The map coverage extends...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Scarce Antique Russian Palekh icon Life of Saint Nicholas of Myra mid 18 century
Located in Sweden, SE
This Icon is real gem for museum and private collection. Such an icon could be seen in very few museums and perhaps in one or two very important private collection! Here is truly uni...
Category
Russian Baroque Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique Map of Israel Filled with Biblical Scenes, Published in 1748
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map Holy Land titled 'Het beloofde landt Canaan doorwandelt van onsen Saligmaker Jesu Christo neffens zyne Apostelen'.
Antique map of Israel ...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Rare 1757 Jesuit Map of California and Baja, Dedicated to the King of Spain
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Rare 1757 Jesuit Map of California and Baja, Dedicated to the King of Spain
This rare and detailed map, titled *Carte de la Californie Levee par la Société des Jésuites*, wa...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Map of Southern Spain Depicting Castile, Andalusia, Granada, Murcia and Valencia
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Partie Meridionale Des Etats de Castille (..)'. Decorative and highly detailed map of the southern part of Castile, Spain, including a decorative cartouche. Publi...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Bowles's New Collection of English Moths and Butterflies by Benjamin WILKES
Located in Middletown, NY
Bowles's New Collection of English Moths and Butterflies; In Twelve Prints, All Drawn from Life Representing near 300 different Species of those Beautiful Insects. Elegantly and accurately Engraved and disposed in an Ornamental Order To each Print is added:-A Description of their Names, Food, and times of Change, By Benjamin Wilkes.
London: Carington Bowles, 1764.
Second Edition.
Folio, (15 1/2 x 11 3/4 in, 394 x 300mm) Second edition, 1 title page and 12 plates engraved and hand-colored, trimmed to plate-mark at fore-edge, lightly browned, some spotting, later 3/4 red morocco with title and fillets in gilt, rubbed and a little stained, rebacked, corners worn.
The plates were engraved by Henry Roberts as evidenced in the markings of each plate the first edition, but omitted in the second edition.
[Nissen 4411; Linsey 183].
EXTREMELY RARE, COMPLETE BOUND SET of...
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English Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
Vol 15 of 'The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure' by Hinton '1754'
Located in Langweer, NL
Vol XV 'The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure' by John Hinton, published 1754. The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure was a per...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Plan of the City of Bayonne, France
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Plan de Bayonne'. Original old plan of the city of Bayonne, France. This map originates from 'Le Petit Atlas Maritime (..)' by J.N. Bellin. Published 1764.
Be...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique German Bible 1738 Martin Luther Old and New Testament European Germany
Located in Greer, SC
Collectible antique German Luther Bible, also known as " Lutherbibel " in Germany. The Lutherbibel is a German translation by the Protestant reformer Martin Luther, a New Testament t...
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German Other Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paper
James Paine – Plans, Elevations and Section of Noblemen and Gentlemen's Houses
Located in Middletown, NY
A fine FIRST EDITION ELEPHANT FOLIO of Jame's Paine monumental work:
Plans, Elevations and Section of Noblemen and Gentlemen's Houses, and also of Stabling, Bridges, Public and Priv...
Category
English Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Antique Map of the Gironde, part of the Dordogne and the Garonne, France
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Cours de la riviere de Gironde et parties de la Dordogne et de la Garonne depuis Bourdeaux jusqu'au banc de Bey'. Original old map of the Gironde, part of the Dor...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of part of India, the Ganges and Hindustan
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte de l'Indoustan'. Original antique map of part of India, the Ganges and Hindustan. This map originates from 'Histoire Generale Des Voyages' by Antoine Franco...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
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...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique 18th Century Gilt Gothic Art Carved Wood Angel Sculpture Candlestick
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful and sizeable Church altar candelabra in the form of a winged Angel.
This hand-carved Church altar piece is carved out of wood and the gilt finishing gives this piece it's ...
Category
Dutch Gothic Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique Map of the City of Paris by Tirion '1763'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Kaart der platte Grond van de Stad Parys (..)'. Beautiful city plan of Paris, France. This map originates from 'Nieuwe en Beknopte Hand-Atlas, bestaande in...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Barbados Island at the Height of the Plantation Economy, Circa 1759
Located in Langweer, NL
Carte de l'Isle de la Barbade by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703–1772), Circa 1759
This rare antique map of Barbados, titled Carte de l'Isle de la Barbad...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
18th Hispanic Filipino Crucified Christ Carved Wood Sculpture
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind sculpture of Crucified Christ in carved wood and crystal eyes (one of them its loose), 18th century Hispano Filipino School. The crown, ...
Category
Philippine Baroque Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
18th Century Carved Wooden Representing Christ on the Cross Folk Art
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Latin American 1700s wooden crucifix. Carved face and body features. Beautiful patina. Jesus on the Cross Folk Art.
Category
Paraguayan Folk Art Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
18th Century Porcelain Snuff Tobacco Box with Ormulu Gilt Decorations
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-18th Century porcelain snuff tobacco box with Ormulu gilt embossed relief and with empire classical motives. The inside of the lid is decorated with colorful flowers.
Wonderful a...
Category
European Empire Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ormolu
GEORGE II's PRAYER BOOK FROM THE ROYAL CHAPEL - 1745 - Book of Common Prayer
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: COMMON PRAYER.
TITLE: The Book of Common Prayer: And Administration of the Sacraments: And Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England: Together With the Psalter, o...
Category
British Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
18th Century Italian Antique Oil on Canvas Painting Saint Francesco Saverio
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful antique Italian oil painting on canvas. Excellent pictorial quality great attention to detail. Italian school of the 18th century. Not signed. A beautiful religious painting Saint Francesco...
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Italian Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Canvas
Lt. Col. Robert Stewart, Miniature Portrait C. 1763, French & Indian War
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Lt. Col. Robert Stewart, Miniature Portrait C. 1763, French and Indian War
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Stewart (1729–1809) of the Virginia Regiment
Labeled on the back:: Lieutennip? F...
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American Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Porcelain, Glass, Wood
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