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Period: Mid-18th Century
Authentic Map of the Coast from Cape Formosa to the Dony River, Africa, 1732
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'The New Correct Mapp of Calbar River vulgarly call'd Calabar (..)'.
An interesting map of the coast from Cape Formosa to the Dony River stated on the map to be ...
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Old Original Copper Engraving Depicting a Viceroy with Entourage in China, 1735
Located in Langweer, NL
Original handtinted copper engraving with title: 'Cortege d'un Viceroy tout les fois qu'il sort de son palais'.
Translate in English: 'Procession of a Viceroy whenever he leaves h...
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Antique Map with Details of Berings' Expedition into Russians' Far East, 1737
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte Des Pays traverses par le Capne. Beerings depuis la Ville de Tobolsk jusqua'a Kamtschatka'.
This is the first printed map to illustrate Vitus Bering's fir...
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Antique Map of Western Tartary, with Information from Kyrkov's Surveys
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte de la Tartarie Occidentale'. This map covers western Tartary with a focus on the region of present-day Mongolia. This map includes information from Kyrkov's...
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Antique Map of the Bay of Brusc, France
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte de la rade du Brusc'. Original map of the bay of Brusc, France. This map originates from 'Le Petit Atlas Maritime (..)' by J.N. Bellin. Published 1764.
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Detailed Map of Dutch Rivers, with the Rhine, Maas, de Merwe en de Lek, C.1750
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Kaart van den Loop der Rivieren de Rhyn, de Maas, de Waal, de Merwe en de Lek, door de Provincien van Gelderland, Holland en Utrecht'.
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Large Antique Map of Gaul under Roman Rule, ca.1760
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Gallia Augustiniana in suas provincias divisa (..)'. Large antique map of Roman Gaul, it refers to Gaul under provincial rule in ...
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Old Print of the Governor-General's Residence in Batavia, Indonesia, 1739
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Ein Prospect Sr. Hoch-Edelheit des Herrn Gen: Gouverneurs Hoff und Wohnhausses in dem Castel Batavia wie dasselbe von innen anzusehen'.
Old print with a view of the Governor-General's residence in Batavia. 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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Old Print of the Cruelty of the Spaniards in Antwerp, Belgium '1576', ca.1730
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Voorbeeldt van d'afgryselyke Wreedtheit der Spanjaarden, aan seekere Bruydt getoont, by 't plonderen van Antwerpen'.
Old print of the cruelty of the Spaniards in Antwerp, 1576. It was the time of the Sack of Antwerp, often known as the Spanish Fury at Antwerp, an episode of the Eighty Years' War. It is the greatest massacre in Belgian history. This print orginates from 'Geschiedenissen der Vereenigde Nederlanden (..)' by Jean le Clerc...
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Rare Engraving of Dutch and Danish Forts on the West African Gold Coast, 1744
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'The Dutch Fort Croevecoeur (…).'
A four panel plate showing forts on the West African Gold Coast, Ghana; a) The Dutch Fort Croevecoeur at Accra, b) The Danish Fort Christiaenburgh at Accra, c) Cape Ruygehoeck or Duyvelsbergh, d) The Prospect of the Village and Coast of Lay, the mount Redonda being at NNE. Ussher Fort is a fort in Accra, Ghana. It was built by the Dutch in 1649 as Fort Crevecoeur. From: "A Collection of Voyages and Travels" published by John and Awnsham Churchill in London in 1744.
Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Johannes Kip' after 'A. Churchill'. Johannes Kip (b Amsterdam, 1653; d London, 1722). Dutch draughtsman, engraver and dealer, active in England. He was a pupil of Bastiaen Stopendaal (1636–1707) from 1668 to 1670. His earliest dated engravings are of 1672 (e.g. the Siege of Groningen , Hollstein, no. 4), and he supplied numerous plates for books published from that date onwards. His work brought him into contact with the court of William of Orange and in 1686 he produced six plates depicting William of Orange, his Wife and Attendants near The Hague (Hollstein, no. 5). Shortly after the Glorious Revolution of 1688 Kip followed the court to England. After settling in Westminster, he worked extensively for London publishers, engraving works after Francis Barlow, Caius Gabriel Cibber (e.g. Interior of the Danish Church in London , 1697; Hollstein, no. 6) and other London-based artists. His engravings were principally destined for book illustrations. The work for which Kip is best remembered is his large corpus...
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Detailed Original Antique Map of the Russian Empire in Asia, 1750
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Partie Orientale de l'Empire de Russie en Asie (..)'.
Detailed map of the Russian Empire in Asia.
Artists and Engravers: Gilles Robert de Vaugondy (1688-1766) was the head of a leading family of geographers in eighteenth century France. Gilles got his start when he jointly inherited the shop of Pierre-Moullart Sanson, grandson of the famous geographer Nicholas Sanson. The inheritance included the business, its stock of plates, and a roller press...
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Religious Antique Engraving of the Various Ways of Crucifixion, 1731
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Three religious images on one sheet titled 'Verscheide Manieren van Kruysigen'.
Various methods of crucifixion. This print depicts religious punishments and originates...
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Interesting Map of the Thousand Islands in the Bay of Batavia 'Jakarta', ca.1740
Located in Langweer, NL
A single unfolded page border colored engraved map, printed no. 107 in top corner. This same map is found as plate 107 in Atlas Universelle aus dem Jahre 1787 by Philippe de Pretot b...
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Old Print with a Genealogical Tree of the Chinese Imperial Dynasties, 1732
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Succession des Empereurs de la Chine divisée en XXII Familles'.
Old print with a genealogical tree of the Chinese imperial dynasties. This print originates ...
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Original Antique Map of Syria Phoenice by Van Dùren '1749'
Located in Langweer, NL
Interesting Antique map published in Germany titled 'Neue Vorstellung von Phoenice und Syrien (..)' This map is engraved with a lot of details. It is an original antique map of Syria...
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Antique Map of South America by Tirion 'circa 1765'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Kaart van het Onderkoningschap van Peru, zig uitstrekkende over Chili, Paraguay en andere Spaansche Landen: als ook van Brazil en verdere Bezittingen van Portugal...
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Original Detailed Antique Map of Southern India and Most of Ceylon, 1744
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'A Map of India on the west Side of the Ganges, comprehending the coasts of Malabar, Coromandel and the Island Ceylon'.
Map of Southern India and most of Ceylo...
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Large Title Cartouche and a View of Wilhermsdorf, Beieren, Germany, 1744
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Sauber und nach dem Leben gezeichnete Prospecten und Plans, von den wichtigsten der Holländisch-Ost-Indischen-Compagnie in Africa u: Asia (..)'. Frontispiece of...
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Original Antique Map of the Bay and the Island of Arguin, Mauritania, 1747
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled ’Plan de la Baye et Isle d'Arguim (..) - Oppervlakte van de Baai en 't Eiland van Arguin (..)'.
Original antique map of the bay and the island of Arguin. This ...
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Old Original Antique Map of the Islands of East Indonesia, 1756
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Isles Moluques.
Old and rare, this decorative map of the Maluku Islands in the period it was still controlled by the Dutch colonial power. It also shows the island of Bali, Lombok, part of Borneo (Kalimantan), Celebes (Sulawesi), Timor, The Lesser Sunda Islands, West Papua...
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Old Copper Engraving of the Port City Dabhol in India, 1757
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Dabul'.
Old print of the port city Dabhol in India. In the 15th and 16th centuries, Dabul was an opulent Muslim trade center. Around 1660 it was annexed to th...
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Stunning Antique Map of Northern Italy by J.B. Homann, circa 1745
Located in Langweer, NL
This beautiful hand-colored map covers from Bergamo east as far as Albona (Labin) and from Vipiteno Sterzing south as far as Florence.
The map is exceptionally detailed, noting towns, rivers, lakes, cities and a host of additional topographical features. Includes neighboring Parma, Modena, Mantua and Mirandol. The map depicts the Veneto region and its vicinity during the decline of the Republic of Venice. A key in included in the top left quadrant of the map, while a beautifully engraved title cartouche adorns the lower right quadrant. This map was issued in Homann Heirs circa 1745 edition of Atlas Novus Terrarum Orbis.
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Fine Engraving Depicting an Officer's Mess in the Low Countries, 'Holland', 1754
Located in Langweer, NL
Title on Page (Dutch and French): CORPS DE GARDE van Hollandsche Officiers / Corps de Garde des Officiers Hollandois". Amst., 1754.
Fine engraving depicting an officer's mess by J. Punt and P. Tanjé after a painting by C. Troost, with coat of arms engraved in lower margin and dedication to G. Braamcamp ("beminnaar der schilderkonst").
Waiting room with reading, smoking and card playing officers. Right, one of them studies a map of the Netherlands. On the wall a coat of arms with the Dutch lion. At the bottom of the margin the coat of arms and an assignment to Gerrit Braamcamp, who had the original painting in his collection.
Cornelis Troost...
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Scarce Plate of Saints Nilus and Bartholomew Kneeling for the Holy Virgin, 1762
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique print titled 'Bma Virgo S. S. Nilum, et Bartholomæum pomo aureo donat'.
Scarce plate of Saint Nilus and Saint Bartholomew kn...
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Antique Map of France by Mortier 'c.1730'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Galliae Antiquae Tabula'. Original antique map of France in ancient times. Published by P. Mortier, circa 1730.
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Scarce Plate Showing the Four Evangelists; John, Matthew, Marc and Luke, 1762
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique print titled 'S. Johannes - S. Matthaeus - S. Marcus - S. Lucas'.
Scarce plate showing the four evangelists; John, Matthew, M...
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Print of Pleasure Gardens of the Governor-General of Batavia, Indonesia, ca.1744
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Ein Prospect aus Sr. Hoch-Edelheit des Herrn General-Gouverneurs Lust oder Spiel-Haus nach der Werff, dem Vier Kand und der Baum Wachters Häusgen in Batavia gez...
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Antique View of The N.W. side of Saypan and one of The Ladrones Islands, 1757
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Vue de deux des Iles des Larrons - Gezigt van twee der Eilanden Ladrones (..)'.
View of two Ladrones Islands; View of the N.W. side of Saypan, one of the La...
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Old Map of the Gulf of Bothnia, the Northernmost Arm of the Baltic Sea, 1759
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte du Golphe de Bothnie'.
Original antique map of the Gulf of Bothnia, the northernmost arm of the Baltic Sea. It is situated between Finland's west coast ...
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The Angel & Jesus with the Sick in Bethesda Near Jerusalem's Sheep Gate, 1754
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique religious print titled 'L'Ange du Seigneur descend dans la piscine des brebis pour la guerison des malades'.
The Angel descending into the pool of Bethesda...
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Antique Map of the City of Batavia by Van der Aa 'c.1730'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Plan de la Ville et du Chateau de Batavia en l'Isle de Iava - Ware affbeeldinge wegens het Casteel ende Stadt Batavia gelegen op groot Eylant Java'. Detailed plan...
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Original Old Copper Engravings of Seals of Lubeck, Stavoren, Amsterdam etc. 1767
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled ‚Zegel der stad Lubek (..)’.
Seals of the city of Lubeck and others: Stavoren, Amsterdam (8x), van Amstel, Persijn (..). This print originates from ‘Amsterda...
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Original Antique Print of a Machine for Boring Pipes, ca.1760
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'A machine for boring Pipes'.
Print of a machine for boring pipes. This print originates from 'The Universal Magazine of Kn...
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Antique Map of Juan Fernandez Island by Anson '1749'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'l'Ile de Juan Fernandes dans la Mer du Sud (..) - Het Eiland Juan Fernandes in de Zuid Zee (..)'. This map depicts Juan Fernandez Island in the Southern Sea. This...
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Rare Copper Engraved Plate of Bartholomew the Apostle Building a Temple, 1762
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique print titled 'S. Bartholomaeus Ecclesiam B.M.V. edificari jubet, et columna decidens Monachiejus Dicipli jussu sistitur.'
Scarce plate showing Bartholomew th...
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Detailed Old Map showing Spain and Portugal Incl. Majorca, Minorca & Ibiza, 1740
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Kaart van Spanje en Portugal.'
Attractive detailed map showing Spain and Portugal. Including Majorca, Minorca and Ibiza. Title in block-style cartouche...
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Old Print of the Spanish Conquest of Cusco or Cuzco, Capital of the Incas, c1750
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Grundriss von Cuzco bey der Eroberung von den Spaniern'.
Old plan of the city of Cusco, Peru, often spelled Cuzco. It shows Cusco during the conquest by the...
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Old Copper Engraving of the Siege of Syracuse, Sicily, Italy, Published, ca.1740
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Syracuse, Assiégée par les Atheniens'.
Old print of the siege of Syracuse, Sicily, Italy. Source unknown, to be determined.
The siege of Syracuse by the...
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Old Original 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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Original Antique Map of the Ancient Netherlands and Belgium, c.1750
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique map titled 'Naauwkeurige Kaart van het Oude Nederland (..)'.
Original antique map of the Netherlands and Belgium. This map originates from 'Vaderlandsche his...
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Bay of Arguin, West Coast of Africa from Cape Blanco to Tanit, Africa, 1747
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte De La Coste Occidentale D'Afrique (..)
Kaart van de Westkust van Afrika (..)'. Original antique map of the western coast of Africa. Shows the area aroun...
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Rare Religious Print of God the Father with S. Actenasius & S.Ianuarius, ca.1750
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique religion print titled 'Pictura vetustissima Altaris S. Salvatoris veteris in Cathedrali Neap'.
Little is known about this interesting antique print. In the middle, an iconography of God the Father...
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Beautiful Antique Map of the Province of Noord-Holland, the Netherlands, Ca.1730
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Kennemaria et Westfrisia vulgo et vernaculé Noord-Holland'.
Beautiful original antique map of the province of Noord-Holland, the Netherlands. Two large elaborat...
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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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Nice Antique Map of the Empire of Japan. Centered on the Bay of Osaka, ca.1752
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 Naga...
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Rare Antique Map of the Rio De La Plata, Buenos Ayres, Brazil, ca.1760
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique map titled 'De Ingang van Rio de la Plata, Waar aan de Stad Buenos Ayres ligt, in Zuid-Amerika'. A map showing the Rio de la Plata es...
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Antique Hand-Colored Map of Northern Portugal, 1756
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map Portugal titled 'Parte Sepentrional del Reyno de Portugal'.
Antique map of Northern Portugal. This map originates from 'Atlas Port...
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Navigational Chart of Mexico's Coast, with Acapulco and Port Marquis, 1748
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'The Form of cruising off Acapulca on the Coast of Mexico in the South Seas in the Year 1742. by His Majesty's Ships, Centurion, Gloucester, Tryall Prize, Carmila ...
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Large German Chart of the Islands of the Philippines with Hand-Colored Borders
Located in Langweer, NL
Original antique map titled 'Karte von dem Canal in den Philippinischen Inseln (..)'. 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 rose and rhumb lines. Originates from a German edition of "Voyage around the World...
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Antique Map of Menorca / Minorca by Homann Heirs '1757'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte Topographique de l'Isle Minorque'. Scarce decorative map of Menorca (or Minorca), with two gorgeous views of Mahon and Fort St. Phillipe at the bottom. Publ...
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Antique Sea Chart of the Shetland Islands, Scotland, ca.1745
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map of Scotland titled 'Nieuwe Paskaard van Hitland met de daar omleggende eylanden na de nieuwe aftekening gemaakt by den Lofwaarden en onvermoeyden Hit en Zeeman Ian Bruyst...
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Antique Map of Western Russia by Covens & Mortier, 1740
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte de Moscovie'. Antique map of the western portion of Russia. The map centers on Moscow (shown near the top of the lower sheet) and spans from the Sea of Azov...
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Antique Map of Asia 'in Frame, circa 1739'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Asia Dividida em suas Regioens & Principaes Estados'. Rare and uncommon map of Asia. Signed '1739'. Source unknown, to be determined.
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Antique Map of the Languedoc Region 'France' by D. Weege, 1753
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Caart van Languedoc'. Map of the Languedoc-Rousillion region in Southern France. Flanked by miniature plans and views of cities of the region like Montpellier, N...
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Antique Plan of the Kungur Ice Cave by Bellin, '1768'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Plan de la Grotte de Kungur'. Original plan of the Kungur Ice Cave, a karst cave located in the Urals, near the town Kungur in Perm Krai, Russia, on the right ban...
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Antique Map of Greece by Seutter or Lotter, 'c.1740'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Graecia pars Septentrionalis'. Original antique map of Greece, uncommon. Signed cum Gratia et Privil. S.R.I. Vicariatus (..)'. Published by Seutter or Lotter, cir...
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Antique Map of the Sunda Islands by Tirion 'c.1760'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nuova Carta delle Isole di Sunda come Borneo, Sumatra e Iava Grande'. Detailed map of the Sunda Islands, Southeast Asia, extending from the tip of Cambodia to Jav...
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Antique Map of the Cape of Good Hope by J.N. Bellin, 1748
Located in Langweer, NL
Early plan of the Cape of Good Hope, includng a town plan and illustrations of the fortificatons. This map originates from Tome V of Abbe Prevost's Histoire generale du voyages.
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