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Period: Mid-18th Century
Antique Map of the Adour River, Near Bayonne, France
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Cours de la riviere de l'Adour depuis la mer jusqua Bayonne'. Original old map of the Adour river, near Bayonne, France. This map originates from 'Le Petit Atlas ...
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Antique Mid-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 Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of France with Decorative Title Cartouche
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte de la France'. Original old map of France. This map originates from 'Le Petit Atlas Maritime Recueil De Cartes et Plans Des Quatre Parties Du Monde (..) by ...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
18th Century Silver Butterfield Dial By Langlois Paris
By Pierre Langlois
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A fine example of a silver Butterfield type sundial in the original green shagreen case. The finely engraved dial has Premier cadran (first dial) engraved with the city names and lat...
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French Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Silver
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 Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Mémoires et Observations Géographiques et Critiques by Samuel Engel (1702–1784))
Located in Middletown, NY
Mémoires et Observations Géographiques et Critiques sur la Situation des Pays Septentrionaux de l’Asie et del'Amérique d'après les relations les plus récentes; Auxquelles on a joint ...
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Swiss Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Gold Leaf
Antique Map of the Northern Portion of the Philippines by J.N. Bellin, 1764
Located in Langweer, NL
Detailed map of the Northern portion of the Philippines, extending from Batanes and Babuyanes to Mindonoro and Masbate, and centered on Luzon. One of the most detailed maps of the pe...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
18th Century Italian Baroque Gilded Ewer Repoussé Copper Liturgical Pitcher
Located in Milano, MI
A stunning Italian gilt copper ewer dating back to 18th century with a circular body featuring a quadripartite decoration defined by the repoussé of a double vertical ribbed frame that frames tableaux decorated with floral scrolls; the background of these sections is finely dotted by chisel tool to underline a very pleasant relief to the embossed parts thanks to the burnishing.
An excellent and unique hand-made pitcher, selected in a private collection of Northern Italy.
This rare golden jug was created to serve wine during the Eucharistic celebration, the Christian liturgical practice. it is an Italian work of art that dates back to 1700, with a wonderful fire gilding, for collectors. In good age related condition regardless of a small dent in the middle part of the body, consistent with the eighteenth-century dating.
The cast handle takes up the motif of the volutes present on the body of the ewer. The spout is closed by a hinged lid with a small floral knob, with minimal deformations near the hinge compromising its perfect closure.
In the upper part, there are welding signs...
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Italian Baroque Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Copper
Old Map of Anatolia, part of modern-day Turkey, Armenia and Syria, 1745
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: "Kaartje van Natolie en Syrie opgesteld door de Hr. Lucas en de Hr. Guil de L'Isle en andere auteuren"
The title "Kaartje van Natolie en Syrie opgesteld door de Hr. Lucas en...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of Brabant 'The Netherlands' by N. Visscher, circa 1690
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Brabantiae Batavae pars orientalis, comprehendens Tetrarchiam sive majoratum sylvaeducensem in ejusdem subjacentes ditiones (..)'. Map of the Dutch province 'Brab...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Original Copper-Engraving of Westergo, Part of Friesland, the Netherlands, 1744
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Westergo'.
Original antique map of Westergo, part of the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. Published 1744.
Artists and engravers: Isaak Tirion (1705 ...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
18th Century Polish Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
The backplate is cast and pierced with a central two-handled vase of flowers, flanked by fully formed birds with their heads turned outward. The side panels fitted with two servant lights, fronted by a row of eight oil fonts. Scholars theorize that these Polish Chanukah Lamps that bear two servant lights (as opposed to the singular servant light normally found on a Chanukah Lamp), served a purpose, having been used on one of the days that Chanukah fell on the Sabbath, as Sabbath Candlesticks.
For another example, see page 296 of the book “Five Centuries of Hanukkah Lamps...
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Polish Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Brass
18th Century Angel's Head Sculpture Handcarved in Wood
Located in Marbella, ES
18th century Angel's head sculpture handcarved in wood.
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Spanish Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Wood
A Voyage Round the World, In the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV, By George Anson
Located in Middletown, NY
The Most Popular Book of Maritime Adventure of the Eighteenth Century
Anson, Lord George and Richard Walter
A Voyage Round the World, In the Years MDCCXI, I, II, III, IV, By George ...
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English Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Gold Leaf
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
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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
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Paper
Antique Map of New England and Eastern Canada by Homann Heirs, circa 1755
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Partie Orientale de la Nouvelle France ou du Canada (..)'. Original antique map of New England and Eastern Canada made a...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Hand-Coloured Map of North and South America, ca.1765
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Kaart van Amerika.' Attractive map of North and South America, the western part of Africa and south west Europe. Source unknown, to be determi...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
1748 Homann Heirs Double Map of the East Indies and Southeast Asia
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: 1774 Homann Heirs Double Map of the East Indies and Southeast Asia
Description:
This stunning 1774 double map by the Homann Heirs showcases the East Indies and Southeast ...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Alnmått (Cubit measure) in iron with gilded details. Baroque, dated 1731
Located in Knivsta, SE
Swedish Alnmått (Cubit measure) in iron with gilded details. Baroque, dated 1731. Provenance: Baron Carl Emanuel Cederström, great collector during the mid-19th Century in Sweden.
W...
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Swedish Baroque Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Iron
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 Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Bible World Map by R. & J. Wetstein, 1743
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique world map titled 'De Werelt Caart'.
A scarce and richly detailed double hemisphere world map that was probably based on an earlier work by Cornelis Dankerts. This map has t...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
1738 Map of the Philippines & Eastern Indonesia: Spice Islands by Tirion
Located in Langweer, NL
1738 Map of the Philippines & Eastern Indonesia: Spice Islands by Tirion/Albrizzi
This beautifully hand-colored map from circa 1738, created by Tirion and Albrizzi, showcases the Philippines and the eastern part of Indonesia, reflecting the Dutch colonial interests in the region.
The map features a detailed representation of the numerous islands, including the renowned Spice or Banda Islands, pivotal to the Dutch spice trade.
Key regions include the Philippines (Isole Filippine), the Mariana Islands (Ladrones), with Guam, the Caroline and Palau Islands (Nieuwe Fillippynsche Eilenden), the Moluccas (Moluccos) known as the Spice Islands, the eastern tip of Java and Borneo, and a portion of Papua New Guinea.
Measuring 12.8 inches wide by 11.1 inches high, the map is in excellent condition with a crisp impression, slight foxing, and minor printer's creases, printed on a bright sheet with a lion watermark.
Keywords:
- Philippines historical map
- Eastern Indonesia map...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of Greece, Turkey and surroundings with original coloring
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Kaart van Europisch Turkyen na de alderlaatste ontdekking in t licht gebracht'. Antique map of Greece with Crete and Cyprus, Turkey and the Black Sea. Publ...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Old Map of the Lower Bishopric of Münster (1726-1750) by Sanson & Ottens, c.1750
Located in Langweer, NL
Historical Map of the Lower Bishopric of Münster (1726-1750) by Sanson & Ottens – Hand-Colored Copperplate Engraving
The map titled "BASSE PARTIE DE L'EVESCHE DE MUNSTER" is a detai...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Original Antique Map of the Empire of Japan, Centered on the Bay of Osaka, c1752
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte de L'Empire de Japon (..).'
Map of the Empire of Japan. Centered on the Bay of Osaka, this map covers from Hirado (here identified as I. Firando) and Na...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Mid-18th Century Italian Bronze Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Located in New York, NY
Rare bronze Hanukkah lamp Menorah, Italy, circa 1750.
On round decorated base with baluster shape stem.
The upper portion constructed with eight semicircle arms support eight oil f...
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Italian Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Bronze
Antique Map of Spain & Portugal 'Iberian Peninsula', Decorative Cartouche, c1755
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Spain and Portugal'.
Small, detailed antique map of Spain and Portugal (Iberian Peninsula). Decorative title cartouche.
Artists and Engravers: Thomas Jeff...
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Antique Mid-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 Mid-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 Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map op Siberia and Chinese Tartary with original hand coloring, 1732
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Kaart van Tartarie na de alderlaatste ontdekking int ligt gebragt'. Map op Siberia and Chinese tartary. In the north Novaya Zemlya curls back to attach its...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of Eastern Turkey, Caucasus, Israel through Iraq and part of Arabia
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Kaart van Irak Arabia, Kurdistan, Diarbek, Turkomannia, Syrie en het Heilige Land'. Beautiful map including eastern Turkey, the Caucasus, Israel through Ir...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Beautiful Antique Map of the Northern Hemisphere with California as an Island
By Isaak Tirion
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Kaart van de Noord Pool na de alderlaatste ontdekking int licht gebracht tot Amsterdam door Isaak Tirion'. Beautiful map of the Northern Hemisphere and Nor...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Uncoulored Original Antique Map of Western Africa, 1749
Located in Langweer, NL
Interesting detailed German antique map titled 'Neue Vorstellung der Abendlaendischen Küsten von Africa (..)'. Original antique map of Western Africa. This map originates from 'Neue ...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of the Electorate of Brandenburg by Georges-Louis Le Rouge, 1768
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Map of the Electorate of Brandenburg by Georges-Louis Le Rouge, 1748
This 1748 map by Georges-Louis Le Rouge, titled "Le Marquisat et Electorat de Brandenbourg," depicts the...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
A Stunning 1744 Bowen Map: South East Germany & Queen of Hungary’s Dominions
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: A New and Correct Map of the South East part of Germany, 1744
This map by Emanuel Bowen, dating to around 1744, beautifully captures the southeastern part of Germany. The det...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Detailed Plan of the City of Zutphen, The Netherlands – Hendrik de Leth, c.1740
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Detailed Plan of the City of Zutphen – Hendrik de Leth, ca. 1740
This hand-colored engraving, created by Hendrik de Leth and published around 1740, presents a detailed and ...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Engraving of Deucalion and Pyrrha of Phthia, Thessaly, Greece, 1733
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Deucalion & Pyrrha (..)'.
This print depicts Deucalion and Pyrrha. Deucalion, who reigned over the region of Phthia, had been forewarned of the flood by his...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Map of Amersfoort and Surroundings by Covens & Mortier, published in 1747
Located in Langweer, NL
Map of Amersfoort and Surroundings by Covens & Mortier, published in 1747
Hand-coloured copper engraving titled *Carte Particulière des Environs de Amersfoort*, created by Jean Cove...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Old Antque Pirint of the New Dutch Church of Batavia 'Jakarta, Indonesia', 1744
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Ein Aufzug und Durchschnitt der Neuerbauten Holländischen Kirche in Batavia nach den Maastaab aufegzogen'.
Old print with a cross-section of the new Dutch church of Batavia (Jakarta). This print originates from from 'Allerneuester Geographische- und Topographischer Schau-platz, von Africa und Ost-Indien'.
Artists and engravers: Johann Wolfgang Heydt, a German artist who worked for the Dutch East India...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Old Map of the Philippines and Part of Indonesia 'Spice Islands', 1744
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Kaart van de Filippynsche, Ladrones, Moluccos of Specery Eilanden, als mede Celebes etc'.
Old map of the Philippines and part of Indonesia. Originates ...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Engravings of Mauritius and Indonesia, incl de Banda Islands, c.1730
Located in Langweer, NL
Title on page: "Ins. de Cerno a. Nostatibus Mauritius Nominata [on sheet with] Gunnanappi Labetacq [and] Civitas Gammelamme [and] Rex Tubatus", Le Clerc, Jean
This sheet includes fo...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of South East Asia, Australia and the Indian Ocean, 1726
By F. Valentijn
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Tabula Indiae Orientalis'.
Beautiful detailed map of Australia, Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean. The map features a fine depiction of the outlines of the western two-thirds of Australia, based on the discoveries of explorers working for the Dutch East India Company (the VOC). These include Willem Jansz's discoveries in the Gulf of Carpentaria in 1606; the encounters of Dirk...
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Dutch Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Old Print of William Cavendish, First Duke of Newcastle, on Horseback, ca.1740
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Apres l'homme le Cheval (..)'.
Antique print depicting William Cavendish, first Duke of Newcastle, on horseback on an inscr...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Map of the Ottoman Empire in Europe, incl. the Balkans, Greece & Turkey, c.1760
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map Turkey titled 'An Accurate Map of Turky in Europe drawn from the best Authorities'.
Map of the Ottoman Empire in Europe, the Balkans, Greece, and Turkey in Europe. Engr...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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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
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Paper
Antique Map of the Banda Islands in Indonesia by Valentijn, 1726
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map Indonesia titled 'Kaart der Zuyd-Wester Eylanden van Banda'. Map of the islands in the southwestern part of the Banda Sea including ...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map Plan of Town and Mole of CAP D'agde & Fort De Brescou, France, 1759
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Plan titled 'Plan of the Town and Mole of Agde with the Fort de Brescou'. Antique town plan of Agde, engraved for the Geographical Dictionary, by Rol...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Charting Eastern Tartary: An 18th-Century Jesuit and English Collaboration, 1757
Located in Langweer, NL
The antique map titled 'Carte de la Tartarie Orientale pour Servir a l'Histoire Generale des Voyages Tiree des Cartes Levees par les P.P. Jesuites' is an original old map that covers...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Old Map of the Moluccas, Known as the Famous Spice Islands, Indonesia, ca.1730
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Insularum Moluccarum Nova Descriptio.'
Old map of the Moluccas. The famous Spice Islands, the cornerstone of the Dutch trading empire in the East Indies throughout the 17th Century, is the focus of this exquisite map. Similar to Blaeu's map, except that it extends further south...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Detailed Map of Arabian Peninsula and Canaan, Highlighting Biblical Territories
Located in Langweer, NL
This antique map, titled "Terre de Chanaan ou Terre Promise a Abraham," is a finely detailed copper-engraved map created around 1750 by Delamarche in Paris, based on earlier works by...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of Celebes 'Sulawesi, Indonesia' by Bellin, ciarca 1755
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte de l'Isle Celebes ou Macassar'. Map of Celebes (Sulawesi, Indonesia), showing Makassar, which was the most important trading city of eastern Indonesia in th...
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European Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of the Indonesian and Philippine Archipelagos by R. de Vaugondy
Located in Langweer, NL
Striking and highly detailed map of the region from Sumatra and Malaca and Southern China to the Philipines, New Guinea and Northern Australia, centered on Borneo. Includes a large i...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Original Antique Map of Egypt by Van Dùren '1749'
Located in Langweer, NL
Decorative German antique engraving with titled 'Neue Vorstellung von Aegypten (..)'. It concerns a rare original antique map of Egypt. This map o...
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Antique Mid-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 Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Original Engraved Map of Saint Lucia in the West Indies by Bellin, 1758
Located in Langweer, NL
The "Carte de L’Isle de Sainte Lucie" by Jacques Nicolas Bellin, a prominent figure as the Royal Hydrographer and engineer of the French Navy, is a remarkable antique map showcasing ...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Antique Map of Islands in the Mediterranean by Bowen, 'c.1760'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Particular Draughts of some of the chief African Islands (..)'. Eight small maps on one sheet including 'Islands of Malta Goze & Cuming, An Accurate Chart of Cape de Verde Islands…, Island of St Helena.., Island of Madera, Island of Teneriffe, The Bay of Agoa…, The Dutch Fort at the Cape of Good Hope…, A Draught of Table Bay...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
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Paper
Portrait of the Jesuit Willem 'Guilielmus' Cuperus, Published 1740
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'P. Guilielmus Cuperus (…)' - Portrait of the Jesuit Willem (Guilielmus) Cuperus (1686 - 1741).
Source unknown, to be determined.
Artists and Engravers: ...
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